Pabitra Kumar Deka
Pabitra Kumar Deka (29 January 19405 January 2010) was a progressive writer, columnist, publisher and editor of monthly magazine Roopkar, film critic and screenwriter of the State of Assam in India. He is the winner of the Best Film Critic Award in 1988 from the Eastern India Motion Picture Association. The Government of Assam has instituted the State Best Film Critic Award in the name of ''Pabitra Kumar Deka Award'' from 2010 after his death. Early life and education He was born in the small town of Haibargaon in the district of Nagaon (Assam) to Shri Mahendra Nath Deka and Swarnalata Deka. Mahendra Nath Deka, son of Durgaprasad Deka, a farmer from village Kampur, was a government officer in the Veterinary Department. The family settled in Guwahati in the early 1960s as Mahendra Nath Deka was transferred to the then capital city Shillong and later to Guwahati. After his retirement from office, Mahendra Nath Deka started ''M.N. Deka Films'', a film distribution company, whic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roopkar
''Roopkar'' was the first Assamese language, tabloid-sized magazine about Assamese cinema, theater and culture. Established in 1975, the magazine was founded and edited by journalist and humor writer Pabitra Kumar Deka. Advisers of the magazine were famous singer & composer Bhupen Hazarika and writer Nirode Choudhury. The magazine existed till the early 1990s. Magazine publishing ''Roopkar'' was published on a monthly basis. It was the most popular entertainment magazine in the Northeast; it also instituted the first popular film awards Roopkar Awards in Assam in 1975. Many young journalists contributed to the magazine, including Assamese film critic Utpal Datta and Arun Lochan Das. The Kolkata correspondent for the magazine was Nitai Ghosh. Besides cultural reporting, writers such as Padma Borkotoki and Lakshmi Nandan Bora wrote social novels for the magazine. Bhupen Hazarika and Lakshmi Nandan Bora wrote the columns ''Anyamat'' and ''Brittor Bahirot'' respective ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samakalin
''Samakalin'' was a progressive Assamese magazine published from Guwahati in the 1960s. It served as a platform for emerging writers and engaged with the socio-political discourse of Assam during that period. The magazine was published by Pabitra Kumar Deka, Amal Barua and Gobinda Chandra Gogoi, all employees of Assam Tribune group of newspapers. The Editors of the magazine were Amulya Barua and the novelist Padma Borkotoki. Many writers like Kirtinath Hazarika, Hiren Gohain, Lakshmi Nandan Bora, Nirode Choudhury, Rabindra Sarkar, Kamal Gogoi and Saurabh Kumar Chaliha Saurabh Kumar Chaliha (1930 – 25 June 2011) is the pen name of Assamese short story writer. His real name was Surendra Nath Medhi. His short story collection ''Ghulam'' won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 1974. Chaliha did not go ... were regular contributors to the journal. A theater club was also opened under the Samakalin group known as ''Samakalin Natya Gosthi'' and plays like ''Surjyahara'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dramatists And Playwrights From Assam
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. Ben Jonson coined the term "playwright" and is the first person in English literature to refer to playwrights as separate from poets. The earliest playwrights in Western literature with surviving works are the Ancient Greeks. William Shakespeare is amongst the most famous playwrights in literature, both in England and across the world. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English , from Old English ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word '' wright'' is an archaic English term for a craftsperson or builder (as in a wheelwright or cartwright). The words combine to indicate a person who has "wrought" words, themes, and other elements into a dramatic form — a play. (The homophone with "write" is coincidental.) The first recorded use of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2010 Deaths
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1940 Births
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January 4 – WWII: Luftwaffe Chief and Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Göring assumes control of most war industries in Nazi Germany, Germany, in his capacity as Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan. *January 6 – WWII: Winter War – General Semyon Timoshenko takes command of all Soviet forces. *January 7 – WWII: Winter War: Battle of Raate Road – Outnumbered Finnish troops decisively defeat Soviet forces. *January 8 – WWII: **Winter War: Battle of Suomussalmi – Finnish forces destroy the 44th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), Soviet 44th Rifle Division. **Food rationing in the United Kingdom begins; it will remain in force until 1954. *January 9 – WWII: British submarine is sunk in the Heligoland Bight. *January 10 – WWII: Mechele ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Assamese Writers With Their Pen Names
Assamese literature is the entire corpus of poetry, novels, short stories, documents and other writings in the Assamese language. It also includes popular ballads in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contemporary form. The literary heritage of the Assamese language can be traced back to the c. 9-10th century in the Charyapada, where the earliest elements of the language can be discerned. Poets are listed in alphabetical order by their pen name, as rendered in Latin script. See also * Assamese poetry * Assamese literature * List of Indian poets References External links Sobriquets at Enajori.com website. Pen Name/Original Nameat Enajori.com website. * Ganesh Chandra DekDeka Ganesh Chandra - Google Scholar Citations {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Assamese writers with their pen names Writers Writers A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asomiya Pratidin
Asomiya Pratidin is an Assamese language, Assamese daily newspaper catering to all of Assam, with five editions published from Guwahati, Bongaigaon, Dibrugarh, and North Lakhimpur. The other periodical and magazines published under Pratidin group are Sadin, Nandini and Satsori. Awards *Shri Jayanta Baruah and Asomiya Pratidin had been awarded by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in 2008 for the outstanding contribution of vernacular daily. Indian Language Newspapers Association (ILNA) hosted this award. *Inclusion of Asomiya Pratidin in the Limca Book of Records, LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS – 2008, as one of the most highly circulated newspapers of North Eastern States. Sister Publications & Organisation *Sadin *Nandini *Satsori *Pratidin Time - A 24-hour Assamese news channel. References External linksOfficial Website Assamese-language newspapers 1995 establishments in Assam Newspapers established in 1995 Mass media in Guwahati {{Assam-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kohinoor Theatre
The Kohinoor Theatre () is a mobile theatre group of the North-Eastern Indian state of Assam, founded by Sri Ratan Lahkar in 1976. Kohinoor Theatre has performed dramas based on Indian, Assamese culture and some works of Shakespeare. The theatre also brought the Atlantic Ocean on stage by performing the movie ''Titanic''. Kohinoor Theatre is the only Assamese mobile theatre group that has performed at New Delhi, Assam. The National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a drama school situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an independent school ... (NSD) invited the troupe to perform in New Delhi in the year 2010 for 3 days from 25 to 29 April. List of plays ''List of Plays from 35th season (2010-11) is listed below'' References {{authority control Theatre companies in India Organisations based in Assam Culture of Assa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Theatre Of India
Theatre of India is one of the most ancient forms of theatre and it features a detailed textual, sculptural, and dramatic effects which emerged in mid first millennium BC. Like in the areas of music and dance, the Indian theatre is also defined by the dramatic performance based on the concept of '' Nritya'', which is a Sanskrit word for drama but encompasses dramatic narrative, virtuosic dance, and music. Historically, Indian theatre has exerted influence beyond its borders, reaching ancient China and other countries in the Far East. With the Islamic conquests that began in the 10th and 11th centuries, theatre was discouraged or forbidden entirely.Brandon (1997, 72) and Richmond (1998, 516). Later, in an attempt to re-assert indigenous values and ideas, village theatre was encouraged across the subcontinent, developing in a large number of regional languages from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Modern Indian theatre developed during the period of colonial rule under the Brit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Usha Mangeshkar
Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Marathi, Manipuri, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Odia and Assamese songs. She is the youngest among four Mangeshkar sisters, after Lata Mangeshkar, Meena Khadikar and Asha Bhosle as well as only elder from brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Career She came into the spotlight as a playback singer after singing some devotional songs for the movie '' Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975), which became an all-time blockbuster. She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer award for her song "Main to Aarti" in that film. She sang the same songs for that movie's remake in 2006. She is known for her famous song "Mungda" and songs for the Marathi movie '' Pinjara''. She is famous also for her song ''Chupi Chupi Gori Kane'' in Odia Film "Abhiman"(1977). She had also produced musical drama '' Phoolwanti'' for Doordarshan. Awards and nominations * BFJA Awards for Best Female Playback Singer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen ( ; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was a Bengali film director and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, and a few Hindi cinema, Hindi and Telugu cinema, Telugu language films. Regarded as one of the finest Indian filmmakers, along with his contemporaries Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, and Tapan Sinha, Sen played a major role in India's parallel cinema movement, which offered a realistic, socially aware counterpoint to splashy Bollywood films, as well as in the country's New Wave cinema. He also served as the President of Film and Television Institute of India, FTII from 1984 to 1986. Sen received various national and international honors including eighteen Indian National Film Awards. The Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan, and the Government of France honored him with the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, while Russian Government honored him with the Order of Friendship. Sen was also awarded the Dadasaheb Phal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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All India Radio
All India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani (), is India's state-owned public broadcasting, public radio broadcaster. Founded in 1936, it operates under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and is one of the two divisions of Prasar Bharati. Headquartered at the ''Akashvani Bhavan'' in New Delhi, it houses the Drama Section, FM Section, and National Service. It also serves as the home of the Indian television station Doordarshan Kendra. All India Radio is the largest radio network in the world in terms of the number of languages broadcast, the socioeconomic diversity it serves, and the scale of its broadcasting organisation. AIR's domestic service includes 420 stations nationwide, covering nearly 92% of India's geographic area and 99.19% of its population, with programming available in 23 languages and 179 dialects. History Akashvani When the Indian State Broadcasting Service (ISBS) was renamed to All India Radio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |