At the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, Assam-based entrepreneur Drishti Medhi is representing India’s blue-collar workforce and indigenous communities of the Northeast. Drishti Medhi, co-founder of QuickGhy, has travelled to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 with a clear mission: to build market access for India’s blue-collar sector whilst representing the often-overlooked indigenous […]
In the field of theatre, eminent theatre artist Karuna Deka has been chosen for the Natasurya Phani Sharma Award for 2025. His work is known for reinterpreting the Ankiyā play tradition evolved by Srimanta Sankaradeva in modern language and contexts. By innovatively using elements such as the Sutradhāra, he has helped extend classical theatrical forms
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A major digital documentation effort has secured the linguistic heritage of three critically endangered languages of Assam—Khamyang, Tai Phake and Singpho. The initiative is being implemented by the Nanda Talukdar Foundation with support from the All Assam Students’ Union. The digital preservation has been carried out under the ‘Endangered Language Programme’ (ELP), aimed at preventing
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Veteran musician and violinist Minoti Khaund passed away, marking a significant loss to Assam’s classical music tradition. She dedicated her life to popularising the violin as a concert instrument in the state. Minoti Khaund had dedicated her entire life in popularizing violin as a musical instrument in the State. A disciple of late Pandit VJ
Sajid Hussain of Sipajhar College has been selected for the Chief Minister’s Green Fellowship Programme 2025–26, managed by the Assam Pollution Control Board. He secured 13th rank at the state level in a competitive selection process. The CM’s Green Fellowship Programme, an initiative under the Government of Assam, emphasizes environmental sustainability. Sajid Hussain, a dedicated
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Veteran actor Bishnu Kharghoria conferred the Lifetime Achievement Honour at the Guwahati Asian Film Festival (GAFF) 2026 for his extraordinary and enduring contribution to Indian cinema. Beginning with Bristi (1974), his career spans decades, with landmark films such as Kollol, Firingoti and Xagoroloi Bohudoor. He received National Film Award Special Mentions in 1995 and 2012,
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A bird survey carried out during Magh Bihu 2026 at Chandubi Beel and nearby habitats documented 111 bird species, spanning wetland-dependent birds, grassland and woodland species, as well as birds of prey. The exercise was undertaken by the Loharghat Range of the Kamrup West Forest Division, reinforcing Chandubi Beel’s role as a key biodiversity-rich wetland
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A study by the Department of Physics at Tezpur University has contributed to understanding how gravity behaves inside the Sun under extreme internal conditions. The research focuses on wave dynamics within the Sun, where temperature and density are exceptionally high. The Sun contains about 99.86% of the total mass of the solar system. Solar gravity
The Government of Assam has announced the recipients of its prestigious cultural and literary awards for 2025–26, including the Silpi Bota Award 2026, honouring eminent contributors to Assam’s art, music, literature, theatre and cinema. Eminent singer Dhanada Pathak has been selected for the State Government’s Silpi Bota Award 2026. Along with her husband, Rameshwar Pathak, she played a pioneering
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Traditional buffalo fights were organised during Magh Bihu celebrations at Ahatguri in Morigaon and Deobali in Raha, despite an existing legal ban. The events revived debate over the balance between cultural practices and animal welfare. In 2014, the Supreme Court of India, in the Animal Welfare Board of India vs A. Nagaraja case, banned all animal races and
