Menaka PP Bora Assamese traditional dance and folklore in British museums

I take this opportunity to introduce my new ongoing dance project for Posoowa e-magazine. The details of the project are outlined below. I have also attached the official flyers. The main idea is to introduce and elucidate the contemporary relevance of Indian traditional dance and literature (in 2008 the focus is on Assamese traditional dance […]

Snehalaya: from scourge to life, from darkness unto light

The train came to a standstill after several hours. It was total darkness outside; I still knew that we were hours from Guwahati. I was sitting by the window trying to get some sleep. I had a difficult time sleeping - the excitement of the impending event was tremendous. I never thought that this train […]

Your Work is a Manifestation of Yourself

You had come home during the summer break. You were having a good time with your old friends till one day something unusual but ordinary happened. This was this. You encountered your mother on your way out of the big old rambling house. Your mother asked you right way to re-string a rope tightly between […]

Jugal Kalita inducted into Millionaire Club

Jugal Kalita, Professor of Computer Science, was recently inducted into the Millionaire Club for obtaining more than a million dollars in contracts and grants to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Jugal’s areas of research are artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing and bioinformatics. Jugal has published more than fifty refereed papers in […]

Will  outsourcing harm India and also the USA?

In the current US presidential debates, one of the agenda items is to stop outsourcing and how outsourcing is harming the US workers. I wonder if any of us have some answers. Of course, much has been written about how it would help the global corporations and also make the US competitive while helping developing […]

Santonu Goswami at the two ends of the Earth!

Santonu Goswami been involved in climate change research in the polar region for the last three years. He is a doctoral student in the environmental science and engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso and is working under the supervision of Dr. Craig E. Tweedie at the Systems Ecology Lab in the University […]

No – A Tool of Management

The sakhaas (friends) came to Jasoda and told her about Krishna eating and swallowing soil in hunger. When Krishna returned home in the evening, Jasoda questioned Him why He ate soil. Krishna replied, "Mother, I have done nothing wrong; I never ate soil. My sakhaas have lied to you." Jasoda caught hold of Him and […]

Few Words about our Krishnaguru Sewashram

In the month of October, 2000, Paramguru Shri Shri Gurujana blessed us to have our own place to construct our Krishnaguru Delhi Sakha Sewashram in Bandhwari Gaon. We started celebrating our nonstop-12hours (6am to 6 pm) Akhanda Krishnaguru EKNAAM Kirtan from 2003 on 4th November in Delhi Sakha Sewashram every year.

The Brindabani Bastra of Assam

The Brindabani Bastra exemplars from Assam, woven from the 16th through the 18th century, measuring 120 cubits long and 60 cubits broad, are rare silk textile fragments depicting scenes from the life of Lord Krishna in a floral, naturalistic and preciously elegant style. They are preserved at the Blythe House, part of the British Museum.

Life is Like Chasing a Wild Goose

I wrapped up my things in Bombay and I was ready to come home for eating some of my mother’s good cooking, and getting some long-delayed rest.  My two college buddies from Gauhati happened to be in the city. I met them at our institute when they came to see me. We decided that we […]

Assam Association, Chennai

If you are moving to Chennai, India and want to contact the Assam Association, here are details of the office bearers of the association.

DR. G BASUMATERY  (ONGC), PRESIDENT: 9444007054
H. BORDALOI  (ONGC), SECRETARY: 9445005049 
H, BARMAN (IT COMMISSIONER), ADVISER: 9444766283
SAMIR BARUA (IOB), ADVISER: 9444918246
D.K. GOSWAMI, MAGAZINE SEC:. 9840064064
KISHORE KALITA, ORGANIZING SEC: 9840588738
N. DAS, CASHIER: 9445005049
P.C. KALITA, […]