TechXetra 2008

“Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress and working together is success.” With this hypermetropic success mantra, TechXetra’08, the first annual technical festival of Tezpur University concluded on October 18, 2008 after a hectic two-day event. The technical festival, organized under the initiative of the School Of Engineering, aims at expanding the frontiers [...]

Let’s celebrate global Bihu in April 2009

Concept and appraisal

SM Computer Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Guwahati, Assam is envisioning a concept for presenting and showcasing Bihu, the national festival of Assam in a global platform using the Internet and high tech multimedia gadgets for the coming season, i.e., in April 2009. Please find below a synopsis of the proposed event, the background of [...]

A weekend break at Pobitara Wildlife

Life has become really hectic these days. The whole week just passes by with work, stress, tension and the weekend comes. One hardly realizes how or where have all the weekdays gone! Well for most of us at work that’s the story. So when I get an opportunity to get away from all the hustle [...]

“Assamese Meet’ by Ramjas College Assamese students

The  ‘Assamese Meet’ organized by Ramjas College Assamese students in New Delhi on the 22nd of September, 2008, was a grand success. It was attended by over one thousand students from Assam, currently in New Delhi. It was a memorable experience to share a series of high quality cultural events performed professionally by students, well-maintained [...]

New Leadership Team Takes over Assam Society of America

President: Dr. Ganesh Bora, Fargo, ND Past President: Mr. Dhruba Das, Coatesville, PA Vice President: Dr. Samar Jyoti Bhuyan, Phoenix, AZ General Secretary: Mr. Utpal Borah, Glenmoore, PA
ASA Newsletter: Possowa
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Jugal Kalita, Colorado Springs, CO Technical Director: Mr. Babul Gogoi, New Delhi, India

Executive Members:
Mr. Kedar Bhuyan, Mays Landing, NJ [...]

Mike’s Space Mission And The ISS

It was past midnight on October 12, 2008, in Houston. While most Houstonians were sleeping, the visitor’s gallery at the NASA Control Center was alive and packed with relatives, friends and well wishers of NASA’s Astronaut Edward Michael Fincke. There was good reason for this. Astronaut Michael Fincke, popularly known as “Mike”, was scheduled to [...]

Srimanta Sankardev Tithi Celebration in Northeast

The Assamese community in the Northeast USA celebrated the death (“tirovav”) anniversary of the great saint and scholar Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardev on the 27th of September 2008. As has been the tradition year after year, the community came together to celebrate the “Sankardeva Tithi” at the Kingston Presbyterian Church, Kingston, New Jersey. The celebration started [...]

Arangetram by Gayatri Deka (Dolly)

Young danseuse Gayatri Deka enthralled the audience at the India International Centre on 5th October on her Arangetram -debut public performance. She performed for nearly two hours with precise movements and the promise of a brilliant career. Justice Shri Mukunda Kam Sharma of the Supreme Court of India spoke on the occasion and remarked [...]

Sankardeva Tithi Celebrated in Mumbai

Assam Association, Mumbai celebrated the 559th birth anniversary of the great saint and social reformer Srimanta Sankardeva on the 12th of October, 2008. On the occasion of the birth anniversary, Assamese people of Mumbai assembled at Assam Bhavan, Vashi. The celebration started with ritual “Naam Prasanga” performed by Assamese community of Mumbai. The Prasanga ended [...]

Poems by Parineeta Sharma

Poems…

Dr. John C. Mather, Nobel Laureate (2006) addresses Techniche ’08 at IIT Guwhati on September 5, 2008

A live video conference, the first of its kind in the region attracted a huge crowd in excess of 1000 people to IIT-Guwahati on September 5, 2008. Held in the newly inaugurated auditorium at IIT, Guwahati, the place was jam-packed with enthusiastic students, participants, faculty members and even school kids, who were a part of [...]