O mur Apunor Dekh
O mur Apunor Dekh
O mur sikuni Dekh
Enekhon xuola
Enekhon xuphola
Enekhon moromor Dekh
O mur xuria maat
Axomor xuodi maat
Prithibir kotu bisari janamatu
nupua korileu paat
O mur upoja thai
O mur Axomi aai
Sai lau ebar mukhoni tumar
Hepah mur polua nai
The cool and scenic ambience of LALBAGH Botanical garden in Bangalore
reverberated with the harmonious rendition of the heartwarming O Mur Apunor
Dekh by all the fifty or more AXOMIYA raij, including the young Moinas who
had gathered for the first Moina Mel RODALI on Sunday.
It was an evening to remember, an evening to cherish, a time reminiscent of
our beloved Axom as the cheerful laughter and melodic singing of the young
children, their youthful exuberance and playful innocence made it one of the
most memorable and enjoyable evening of our life here in Bangalore.
We are overwhelmed with emotion and greatly inspired by the
enthusiastic response from all who actively participated in our first MOINA MEL
session and we would like to extend our heartiest thanks to our young Moinas
and their Parents for making it such an interactive, fun filled and learning
session. Also, a special thanks to everyone else who was present yesterday and
lent an encouraging support with their participation and valuable inputs.
We plan to continue with these Moina Mel sessions in the coming
weeks and we will again get-together for the next one on 1st June, 2008
(Sunday) at Lalbagh itself (Timing: 3.30 pm-5.30 pm). We look forward to
everyones continued support, encouragement and participation and hope more of
our Axomiya raij and our young Moinas will join us in our future sessions.
Snapshots from RODALI on 25th May, Sunday:
We gathered at around 4-4.30 pm in the evening with Yugantar da
starting off the proceedings with a brief introduction or Hobhar Udeshyo
Bakhya wherein he welcomed everyone and outlined the intention and
significance of organizing such MOINA MEL sessions in a place like Bangalore
which is seeing an ever-increasing influx of Assamese people from different
walks of life.
Then, we had a brief self-introductory or Moina hokolor
Sina-porisoi round where everyone from the young children to the adults
present introduced themselves.
This was followed by some fun activities like poem-recital and
singing of Assamese poems and songs by our young Moinas, thus displaying their
budding talent and potential to the fullest.
Then it was QUIZ time. A few questions related to AXOM, its
history and culture were thrown at the young participants to gauge their level
of awareness, but all were answered with great élan and confidence.
Taking cognizance of the fact that All work and no play may make
our young Moinas dull, we had a Khel-dhemali session full of games like
tekeli-bhonga wherein all our young moinas participated with great enthusiasm
and vigour.
Finally, after a quick round of snacks and soft drinks/juice, the
first RODALI session was concluded with everyone proudly joining in the singing
of O MUR APUNOR DEKH
. taking us all through a nostalgic trip back to our
beloved Axom, a truly XUOLA-XUPHOLA AXOM..!
Thanks and Warmest Regards,
Kaushik
