Arunachal Pradesh became the 25th state of the Indian Union with statehood being conferred upon it on the 20th of February, 1987. The people of the state celebrate the Festival of Arunachal to commemorate ‘the State Hood Day’. The festivities are carried out in Itanagar, the state capital of Arunachal Pradesh. The major attractions of [...]

The 72nd convention of ‘Asom Sahitya Sabha’ begins at ‘Ningrula Sammanay Khetra’ in Lido, Tinsukia.   The four days event starts on Feb 1 and ends on Feb 5, 2012. With many small and big events including the inauguration of ‘Mamoni Raisom Goswami Tributary Book Fair Entrance‘, ‘Book Release‘ events and discussions on literature with [...]

here are people we say who are gifted. There are people who are differently abled. And there are people who have triggered their talents to do extraordinary deeds. But what can we say about a person who can listen to a ten minutes piano solo once and deliver a ditto rendition instantly? Can we call [...]

here are not many musicians who could make it to the list of  ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’, and for someone with a track record of only eight (8) months in the music industry, it could be a mammoth task. Richard Steven Valenzuela or popularly Ritchie Valens was the first Hispanic rock star who [...]

‘Evergreen Romantic Superstar’ of Indian cinema, actor, director and producer Dev Anand died of a heart attack in London on December 4, 2011. He was 88 years old. Dev Anand is known for his acting in films like Guide (1965), Kala Bazaar (1960), Hum Dono (1961), Funtoosh (1956) and House No. 44 (1955). Born on [...]

In a few years from now, people would probably consider the majestic gramophone as a pre-civilization invention, thanks to the colossal onslaught of handheld technology. Portability has become the ‘apple’ of the eye, lean is in and lean in here to say. The music industry has always welcomed and adorned portable inventions with gadgets getting [...]