Byatikram releases 17 books

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Dec 17: Byatikram, a publication house, today inked a record in the ongoing 11th North East Book Fair at Chandamari Field in Guwahati today by releasing as many as 17 books on the same forum. The books were released by litterateurs and intellectuals like Anima Guha, Anuradha Sarma Pujari, Rita Choudhury, Rani Gohain, Professor Amalendu Chakravarty, Maini Mahanta, Bishnupriya Manipuri Writers’ Forum president DILS Lakshmindra Sinha, Gautam Bandopadhyay, Lumding College Principal Ashok Pal, Axom Xahitya Xabha president Ronbong Terang and others.

So far, Byatikram has published Bengali, Assamese, English, Manipuri and Bishnupriya Manipuri books. Releasing a Bishnupriya Manipuri book, Sija, Bishnupriya Manipuri Writers’ Forum (BMWF) president DILS Lakshmindra Sinha said longevity of any literature depends much on its human appeal. He said poetry is a garland of words that create a vivid picture in the minds of readers.

DILS Sinha further said: “In the movement of development of the indigenous literatures in the Northeast, many Bishnupriya Manipuri writers have contributed their best. Poet Santosh Sinha has the depth and zeal to be among what could best be termed as the frontrunners of downstream poets and writers in the Bishnupriya Manipuri literature.”

Courtesy: The Sentinel (December 17, 2009)

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