Heh! Heh! Heh!. Thank you Ganesh. Baideo is not willing to give me any credit. She thinks I have two left feet, and what with a bad back, methinks I did a pretty good job.
'Maje Maje Kokal ul bhangisilu'. Even Utpal thought I have improved myself from my last stint. --Ram da On 7/5/05, Ganesh C Bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Alpana Baideo, > > BTW, you forgot about Ram-da in the "performing crowd" > or "performers from the crowd"!!! > > Alpana Baideo has nicely narrated the events in > ASSAM2005. It was really great to meet so many > Assamese for the first time! Besides the official > programmes, informal gatherings till late night added > more flavor to ASSAM2005. > > Ganesh > > --------------------------------- > > Hi Everybody: > > We just got home from the great Assamese get-together > at Orlando, Florida held at the beautiful and elegant > setting at Disney Coronado Springs resort, which we > enjoyed thoroughly. > > Here are some of the highlights of the event (from my > point of view as a member of the audience): > > There was no small-time politics and upstaging one > another at all. Thus there was no tension and each > and everyone was having plain and simple fun. It was > truly a "community event" where the community was the > focus, as opposed to a convention which is consumed by > itself. > > Even though there is only one Assamese family in the > Orlando area, there are many out-of-town Assamese > Floridians (and also from other states) who organized > or helped in this great event for the guests to have > some down to earth fun. It made us feel like it was > taken care of by 'local people' - we were totally "at > home". > > Some from the crowd like, Ganesh Bora, Utpal Brahma, > Partha Gogoi, Prakash Deka, Abani Sharma, Jukti > Kalita, Priyankoo Sharma, Jugal Kalita, Kamal Sharma > etc., made the event much more livelier by their > frequent jokes and the use of their sense of humor at > the right times. > > Both professional artists (Elora Bora Singh and Jitul > Sonowal) from Assam gave great performances as > expected. We had the experience of personally talking > and dining with them - never get this opportunity even > back home. The guest artists were not just great > performers, but were also able to mix and mingle with > us freely. > > Before going to Orlando, we had often heard of many of > the names involved and thought they were larger than > life, but were pleasantly surprised that none of them > had any airs about them. > > To add to this, we enjoyed and were extremely proud to > be able to enjoy the performances of great artists > from the US itself. To mention some are: Rabin & > Arundhotee Goswami, Abani Sarma and his granddaughter > little Ranikiran, Priya Saikia, Anjana Bordoloi, Umesh > Tahbildar, Biraj Bhuyan, Chumki Gogoi, Ruprekha > Bhuyan, Lona Sarma, Leoni Borkakati, Preetha Kamath, > Priya Saikia, Bihu - wonderfully danced by little > Jahnabi Das, Rick Bhuyan, Nick Bhuyan, Nikumani > Bhuyan, Surabhi Kalita, Jukti Kalita, Nilakshi > Thakuria, Jayanta Thakuria, Malabika Brahma, Moushumi > Chatterjee, Anuradha Deka, Please forgive me if I > missed any performer's name. MCs: Rick and Nick > Bhuyan, Pari Saikia, Santanu and Moushumi Chatterjee > kept the show moving at a good pace. > > Rabin Goswami's presentation was just mesmerizing. His > personality filled with humility and politeness won't > give you a clue that he possesses a great voice and > the quality of a professional singer, unless and until > you hear him singing. > > The food was just great. The host families went out of > the way to provide the whole gathering with sumptuous, > nutritious meals of a medley of American, Italian, > Indian and Mexican (as opposed to the regular oily > Indian restaurant food) dishes. They even paid > attention to the details where vegetarians like me had > a wide choice - gestures like this reinforces the > feeling that each and everyone is welcome. > > Then there was this unique arrangement where guests > were taken by bus (a nice scenic drive) to a local > Indian restaurant for a grand dinner. It was like fun > mixed with food. > > Before I forget, we also had the pleasure of viewing a > short film by Ms. Sanchayita Sharma, "The Passage", > about a poor family and their life "amidst the crisis > of insurgency". The film is bases on the award winning > short story by Dr. Indira Goswami. > > We also got to see Sanjoy Hazarika's A River's Story, > the Quest for the Brahmaputra, directed by Jahnu > Barua. It depicted the everyday life of all the people > of the countries through which the great river flows. > > The gathering was also able to enjoy some of the > outstanding paintings of Mahesh da (Baishya) and Ms. > Jupi Tara Das' art (paper cutting) creation. Mahesh da > also took the extra time to educate us to the essence > of water-color painting. The discourse was not just > educational but also enabled many of us to appreciate > painting and art in a more knowledgeable way. There > was also a beautiful exhibiton of Some of you missed > the event because of some reason or another, but we > really wish you all had been there. Like us, I am sure > you too would have throughly enjoyed the fun-filled > events. We made many new friends, and touched base > with a whole lot more. > > One thing other meets in future might want to learn > from Assam 2005 is the spirit of comradrie and kinship > and the utter lack of groupism, that was felt > throughout the 3-day event. Its not just enough to put > up a lot pomp and glitz, but the main reason we need > to gettogether once in a while whether it's for Bihus > or for other events is to develop and enhance the > coheshiveness of Porbaxi Oxomiya. > > Young children too had their share of fun in the > sports and picnic - many of them were also enjoying it > in a grand way at Disney. > > Dr. Birendra Gohain, Commissioner to the CM of Assam, > was the keynote speaker on Sunday. He touched upon a > number of important issues involving Assam. > > We heartily congratulate all the people involved in > Assam 2005 for making the event a grand success. > > Thank you. > > - A. Sarangapani > > Houston, Texas. 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