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An Early-life Portrait of My Brother Sheelabhadra
Being neat and tidy has never been the hallmark of my mostly uneventful life except for a few incidental aberrations here and there. Since my brother Sheelabhadra is gone from this world now, I can say without fear of a mild rebuke or a reprimand in the form of a simple word or two that […]
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Rare baseball accomplishment of Assamese boy
This past season a rare baseball accomplishment was made by Olympia High School right fielder Preetam Talukdar by playing on the Safeco Field, the official home of the Seattle Mariners. Preetam is older son of Munin and Sujata Talukdar of Olympia, Washington. Preetam is heading to Lehigh University in Pennsylvania to study his engineering in […]
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Standout Siblings Graduating!
Arup Sarma
Arup Sarma, son of Girish and Minakhi Sarma of Overland Park, Kansas (USA) is graduating from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a double major in Computer Science and Engineering, and Mathematics and with a minor in Biomedical Engineering. Arup is one of the top students in the 2008 graduating class. He is also a […]
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Violinists Minoti Khaund and Sunita Bhuyan are Set to Tour England
The famed violinist of the 70’s musical world of Assam, Minoti Khaund is undoubtedly still a popular violinist today. With her disarming smile and charming manner, the bespectacled Minoti Khaund exudes a comfortable air.
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Good show by Delhi Oxomiya kids
Four students from the Assamese community here in Delhi, who appeared for CBSE Class-X, scored more than 90% in the results that were declared on 29th May, 2008.
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Remembering Dad: Barrister Nazmul Hussain (Makhan)
(1927-2008)
Shortly before I started to write this article on my father, Barrister Nazmul Hussain, I read something in the Gulf News that caught my eye. It talked about how the elder generation prefer to give their heirs their outlook on life rather than money. It reminded me of my father and how his outlook on […]
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Dr. Ganesh Bora
Dr. Ganesh Bora represented Oklahoma State University, Okmulgee, during the ceremony in Oklahoma City to rename the campus Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology on 21st May, 2008.
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Xattriya dance performance by Bonmayuri Kalita
Bonmayuri Kalita performed a Xattriya dance during Annual Award Ceremony at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on May 19, 2008, in Denver.
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Shankar Barua graduated
Shankar Barua graduated with an Masters in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston University in Huntsville, TX, on May 16th. Shankar recently directed a feature length documentary called Center Mass that has been released on DVD by Sam Houston University. You can see a promo for the documentary at Youtube.com. Shankar has to his credit several […]
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Welcome Ayesha!
Preeti and Ankur Baisof California were blessed with a baby girl Ayesha on Friday, March 21, 2008.
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Goodbye soldier! You always fought a clean and fair fight
I was shocked to get the sad news this morning of my brother Rebati Dutta Choudhury’s (Shilabhadra) death. He was sick off and on for some time. But, who in his or her right mind would think of the death of a very dear one?
When my wife returned from a recent trip home, she […]
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