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In a ceremony held at Guwahati on 28 June, the Bishnupriya Manipuri Development Council (BMDC) distributed auto rickshaws and sewing machines to unemployed Bishnupriya Manipuri youths and women.

By our Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 25: The secretary of the Durlabcherra Anchalik Committee of the Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Mahasabha (NBMM), Surajit Sinha, and Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Andolan Parishad (NBMAP) executive member Nirmal Sinha condemned Hareswar Sinha Manab and Rajkumar Sinha for their recent joint statement against Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Sahitya Parishad’s Assam State committee vice-president Paragjyoti Sinha on the ongoing spat between the NBMM and the newly formed Bishnupriya Manipuri Suraksha Samiti (BMSS). Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Sahitya Parishad (NBMSP) secretary Hareswar Sinha Manab and Bishnupriya Manipuri Suraksha Samiti (BMSS) secretary Rajkumar Sinha squarely questioned the extent of knowledge of NBMSP’s Assam State committee vice-president Raja Parag Jyoti Sinha (Shimu) about the power of “mass convention”. They also said that Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Mahasabha (NBMM) president Dr Debendra Kumar Sinha had no moral right to hold the top N...

By our Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 18: The Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Mahasabha (NBMM) lashed out at Bishnupriya Manipuri Surakha Samiti (BMSS) president Anil Singha Gautam for the latter’s statement given to the media stating that the BMSS had stripped NBMM president Dr Devendra Kumar Sinha of all powers, except convening NBMM sessions, that too, not without consulting the BMSS. Reacting to the news item published on the June 5, 2011 issue of The Sentinel under the deadline “ BMSS strips NBMM president of all powers ”, NBMM general secretary Krishnadas Sinha said that the very meeting that had formed the BMSS was not legal as it had no approval of the NBMM, the constitution of which had no provision for convening any “national convention”. Since the convention had no legal footing, the BMSS formed at the convention and the resolutions taken thereof were totally “void ab initio”, Sinha said, and added: “...it is also a distressing matter that there is no similarity between the rep...

By Rebati Mohan Sinha This is Part II of the series " Where Are We Heading Towards? " The very fact that NGOs aspire to improve the lives of poor people, means, they have committed themselves in some manner to perform activities on behalf of others, their ability to accomplish what is expected and promised is fundamental and necessary to their relationship with others as well as to the community. Such organizations are therefore not free of critiques, expectations or input from those whom they serve, and receive legitimacy, funding and interaction. The other day, a reliable source at Guwahati, stated that some office bearers led by the president of an organization, were camping in the city to have an audience with a request to Chief Minister of Assam to dismantle the present Gazette notified adhoc committee of BMDC and get the new one constituted instead. Where are we heading towards? In fact it is the present system, built on selfishness, greed and petty egos t...

By our Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 20: In their sharp reaction to the news item published on the June 11, 2011 issue of The Sentinel under the headline “ Sahitya Parishad pooh-poohs Singha Gautam ”, Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Sahitya Parishad (NBMSP) secretary Hareswar Sinha Manab and Bishnupriya Manipuri Suraksha Samiti (BMSS) secretary Rajkumar Sinha squarely questioned the extent of knowledge of NBMSP’s Assam State committee vice-president Raja Parag Jyoti Sinha (Shimu) about the power of “mass convention”. They also said that Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Mahasabha (NBMM) president Dr Debendra Kumar Sinha had no moral right to hold the top NBMM post. Shimu had gone on record saying that “every individual has the right to form/float an organization with like-minded people, but that doesn’t entitle him/her to make irresponsible comments like stripping of the power of the duly elected president of the Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Mahasabha (NBMM), Dr Debendra Kumar Sinha”. Terming ...

Special Correspondent SILCHAR, June 19: The Bishnupriya Manipuri Linguistic Minority Development Council (BMLMDC), in its charter of demands submitted to the Chief Minister and the Education Minister of Assam, has pressed for initiating steps for the educational welfare and development of linguistic minority students of the community. Briefing mediapersons about the contents of the memorandum, Gopidas Sinha, member, Assam Linguistic Minority Development Board (ALMDB), said that the demand was for preparation and adaptation of Bishnupriya Manipuri language textbooks for class V in LP, ME, high schools and higher secondary schools, inclusion of Bishnupriya Manipuri language as MIL in the curriculum of Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) and the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) from the next academic session. The memorandum was placed for appointment of linguistic minority Bishnupriya Manipuri language teachers in the dropped LP Schools in 2001 in the districts of...

Sashi Kant Sinha In the General Body Meeting of the Bisnupriya Manipuri Nagarik Samiti (BMNS) held on June 19, a new committee has been constituted with Chandra Mohan Sinha as President, Sashi Kant Sinha as Vice President, Jishnu Sinha as General Secretary. There has not been any change in the post of treasurer.

Abinash Sinha, son of Anupam Sinha, retired Naval Officer, the grand son of Late Prof. Nagendra Sinha of Assam Engineering College (AEC), has secured 91.8% in class 12. Abinash secured 95 % each in Maths, Physics, and Chemistry, in English he got 87%, and in Computer Science 86 per cent.

Post-1990 generation can't imagine the old India. India looked black and white. Doordarshan was by-default only television channel. Communication was by letters, urgency was shown with Telegram. Sunday wore a festivity look. One may ask what today's grown-up man watched when they were child. The Answer is : The Space City Sigma. And in this programme, Krishankant Sinha aka Captain Tara, was the imaginary ultimate hero for them. Here are the rare images of that science fiction serial. If your memories are faded, these photographs would refresh it. Space City Sigma Captain Tara (standing), Heeri Heeri and Shakti ZhakhaKoo Ashok Talwar and Bizeth Banerjee Thanks to Vinayak Razdan  for uploading these photographs. You may be interested to read: The 'Star' Krishankant Sinha of Space City Sigma

By RK Rishikesh Sinha Google had a tough time to monetize You Tube, a repository of raw videos from amateurs the world over. The Big G “Google” was paying to maintain the service for FREE. It had to tread a tough and grey area to monetize the property. Time has changed (though long back), in its effort to monetize You Tube and keeping the interest of various stakeholders in balance. Google has started streaming Hindi movies. You Tube Box Office, the name of the You Tube Channel, would be offering Hindi movies. The latest one is 2010 block blaster ( Main to ainvayi ainvayi ainvayi ainvayi lut gaya ) movie Band Baaja Baraat. Those who haven’t watch the movie, watch it online. Courtesy Google! The story of Band Baaja Baraat is contemporary and simple, yet it is gripping and entertaining. It is a story about two wedding planners — Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma — how they achieve sweet success. One would find Delhi culture in the movie. Besides this, in the You Tube Box Office, one ...

I was aghast to hear that one of the self-claimed social worker has filed a case against 16 office bearers including the President of NBMM and also the President of the Sahitya Sabha. It is true and accepted fact that Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Mahasabha is the sole representative organisation of the Bishnupriya Manipuri commnity. Therefore it is a fact that the President and the office bearers of NBMM are renowned and devoted social workers. The President of the Bishnupriya Manipuri Sahitya Sabha is also a true and responsible social worker. Surprisingly some of the remaining office bearers of the NBMM and BMSS are silent and have not condemned/protested openly against this injustice done to the society. Is there some malafied intention or some vested interest behind this? Recently there has been a lot of hue and cry on the leadership of NBMM President and his team. Should I assume that those people who are critical of the functioning of the President of NBMM and his team are also a...

Tushar Arjun spells magic in the Sony’s singing reality show X Factor. His performance was well appreciated by music lovers. He sang a philosophical song Main Jahan Rahun from the movie Nameste London. The 28-year old stage artist from Assam was seen relax and in good composure in his stint. His performance was also admired from netizen. “I really liked the way this difficult song was sung by Tushar Arjun ‘Main jahan rahu’”, said Summer 3 in a discussion forum. In the same forum, debayon commented, “his voice is as fresh as the morning dew and he has great range and clarity, and is blessed with a talented, awesome voice. He is the dark horse, and I expect him to go far in this competition.”

By Dilip Sinha A prominent academician of the North-East, Prof Kali Prasad Sinha died on June 2 at 5.10 pm at Divyashram, East Kachudharam near Silchar. Prof Sinha was born on January 3, 1937 in a small village called East Kachudharam, Silchar. Well-known all over India and abroad for his sterling contributions to Philosophy, Indology and linguistics, he has more than 30 books published reputed publishers of India. KP Sinha was an exponent of Bishnupriya Manipuri Linguistics. His contribution to Linguistics, Socio-linguistic studies and literature concretised the foundation of Bishnupriya Manipuri language and literature. He was a student of world famous Linguistic Prof. Suniti Kumar Chatterjee. He did his Ph.D on The Bishnupriya Manipuri Language studies from Jadavpur University and D Litt from Bardhawan University, West Bengal. He started his career as a lecturer in Cachar College, Silchar and subsequently joined as a Reader in the Department of Sanskrit, Gauhati University. Therea...

By Rebati Mohan Sinha One group of Bishnupriya Manipuri fighting another desperately seeking to assert their own right to be part of the modern society we talk about. There is no attempt to reach out, resolve issues, and build relationship that can go beyond the feudal structure of the ruled and ruler. We have forgotten that we are one society. We need to work for one and all for future. A future can`t be realized through conflicts; but needs to be nurtured through an understanding of local issues and concern. Whatever is happening today in the society is because of lack of leadership. A real leader emerges when there is perfect harmony between his ideas and the people`s mood; but at some point, he has to fade away. The leaders, who make desperate attempts to cling to their receding turf, often face humiliation. You are relevant as long as you can keep pace with the changes. I felt abashed reading news items ‘ NBMM suspends five office bearers ’, ‘ Singha Gautam catches NBMM on wron...

Kali Prasad Sinha The teachers and students of the Department of Sanskrit, Gauhati University and admirers of Prof KP Sinha held a meeting on June 6 in the Department of Sanskrit and condoled the sad demise of Professor Kali Prasad Sinha, former Professor of the Department of Sanskrit, GU and an eminent Sanskrit scholar of Assam. The teachers and students recalled his contribution and expressed condolence to the bereaved family and prayed to God for the eternal peace of the departed soul, a press release stated. Courtesy: The Assam Tribune

By our Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 10: Reacting to the news item appeared on the June 4, 2011 issue of The Sentinel under the headline “ BMSS strips NBMM president of all powers ”, Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Sahitya Parishad (NBMSP), Assam State Committee, vice-president Raja Parag Jyoti Sinha (Shimu) said that “every individual has the right to form/float an organization with like-minded people, but that doesn’t entitle them to make irresponsible comments like stripping of the power of the duly elected president of the Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Masabha (NBMM), Dr Debendra Kumar Sinha”. Bishnupriya Manipuri Suraksha Samiti (BMSS) president Anil Singha Gautam went on record saying that the BMSS had “stripped” NBMM president Dr Devendra Kumar Sinha of “all powers”, except convening of NBMM sessions, that too, in consultation with the BMSS. Singha Gautam had also said that the recent BMSS convention at Patharkandi in Karimganj district had expressed its lack of confidence on the ...

Birjit Rajkumar Nilmadhab Mukherjee I have had the privilege of being a disciple of this great artiste – Guru Nilmadhab Mukherjee, who was born to late Aiga Aatal Mukherjee and late Radhika Devi in the year 1920 at village Luwarpuwa, Karimganj district, Assam. With a firm determination to achieve his goal in life, he proceeded to Manipur on foot in the year 1951. On reaching there, he placed himself under the tutelage of Ojah Gopal Macha in playing the mridanga, and later on, Ojah Lacrangjoa. With utmost sincerity and devotion, he learnt the art of playing the mridanga in various forms. Within a very short time, he could play ten mridangas at a time, with full synchronisation. Completing his mridanga course, he returned to his native village in the year 1952. He performed in various districts of Assam, Tripura, Sylhet-Bangladesh, and all over the region. Again in the year 1955, he went to Manipur and underwent training in Manipuri dance in ovindajee Nartanaloya. During his stay...

Friday, March 10, 2006 SANTANU GHOSH Silchar, March 9: In a landmark judgment yesterday, the Supreme Court has recognised Bishnupriya Manipuri language as a separate entity in the family of Indo-Aryan languages. A two-bench division of the apex court, comprising Justice Ruma Paul and Justice Dalbir Bhandari, also made it clear that there was nothing wrong if Bishnupriyas continued to use the term ‘Manipuri’ either as a prefix or a suffix to the nomenclature of the Bishnupriyas. With this verdict, the Supreme Court endorsed Gauhati High Court’s judgment, delivered on April 9, 1999, approving the inclusion of Bishnupriya Manipuri linguistic community in the list of the other backward communities (OBC) in Assam. The case came to the Supreme Court after the Manipur government and one K. Kumardhan Singh challenged the Gauhati High Court’s verdict, in a bid to assert the identity of the Meiteis as the only Manipuri population. They objected to the use of the term ‘Manipuri’ along with B...

Aug 2, 1999 2:27 pm Manipuri govt. questions the validity of Bishnupriyas as a This is nothing but racism ! -------------------------------------------------- Inclusion of Bishnupriyas in OBC list Manipur Govt moves Supreme Court NEW DELHI, Aug 1 — Threatened by the recognition of Bishnupriya Manipuris as Other Backward Classes (OBCs) by States of Assam and Tripura and an order of Gauhati High Court, the Manipur Government has moved the Supreme Court detailing the differences between the Bishnupriyas and Manipuris, reports PTI. The Manipur Government has challenged the decision of the High Court to include Bishnupriya Manipuris in the State list of OBCs saying the Court has given the direction without going into the question whether such a community existed at all. The petitioner said the decision of the States of Assam and Tripura allowing prefixing or suffixing of the word 'Manipuri' with Bishnupriyas wou...

Courtesy: The Sentinel By our Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 5: The Bishnupriya Manipuri Writers’ Forum (BMWF) condoled the death of Indologist and scholar of repute Dr Kali Prasad Sinha at a meeting at Rehabari in Guwahati today. The condolence meeting that was presided over by BMWF president DILS Lakshmindra Sinha was attended among others by BMWF vice-president Narendra Kumar Sinha, Sanjib Sinha, Ranjita Sinha and others. Delivering his lecture at the condolence meeting, DILS Sinha took a short trip down the memory lane on his long roller-coaster relationship with Dr KP Sinha. The relationship between the two, according to DILS Sinha, was a blend of affection and respect to each other amid distinct and open differences that they failed to sink. DILS Sinha said that the demise of the great scholar created a void in the Bishnupriya Manipuri community. Meanwhile, EMA Socio Welfare Society, Guwahati chairman Sanjib Sinha and secretary Shyam Kishore Sinha also condoled the death of ...

The General Body Meeting of the Bisnupriya Manipuri Nagarik Samiti (BMNS) is going to be held at Venue : K 1/62, C R Park, New Delhi Date : Sunday, 19th June 2011 Time : 4PM sharp. Agenda of the meeting: 1.Presentation of consolidated report of last 3 yrs of BMNS functions and accounts by G secy. 2.Feedback from people. 3.Dissolving old committee and formation of a new. 4.Voting for new prime office bearers. Followed by refreshments. All Bishnupriya Manipuri people residing in Delhi/NCR are invited to attend the meeting and participate in the election. For more information contact: B N Sinha : 9810131539 Sashikanta Sinha: 9911921562

Courtesy: The Sentinel By our Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 3: The Bishnupriya Manipuri Suraksha Samiti (BMSS) that was formed at the national mass convention of the Bishnupriya Manipuris held recently at Patharkandi in Karimganj district has “stripped” Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Mahasabha (NBMM) president Dr Devendra Sinha of “all powers”. According to BMSS president Anil Singha Gautam, except convening of NBMM sessions, that too, in consultation with the BMSS, Dr Sinha will have no powers as NBMM president forthwith. The BMSS has also set August 15, 2011 as its deadline for the convention of the next NBMM session. Talking to this reporter from Diphu, Singha Gautam said: “In order to protect the Bishnupriya Manipuri community from the sort of autocracy let loose by Dr Devendra Sinha, the Patharkandi national convention of the community held with advocate Bireswar Sinha, Birendra Kumar Sinha and Mangal Babu Sinha in the presidium formed the BMSS.” The president of the BMSS is Singh...

The Assam Tribune CORRESPONDENT SILCHAR, June 3 – An eminent educationist of Sanskrit in the State, Prof Kali Prasad Sinha passed away yesterday at his East Kachudharam residence on the outskirts of Silchar town. He was 75. Dr KP Sinha  Prof Sinha retired from Assam University as head of the Department of Sanskrit. Ealier, he was lecturer of Sanskrit at Gauhati University and then at Tripura University prior to joining Assam University. He was the first Bishnupriya Manipuri scholar to have been awarded PhD and DLit degrees. A bachelor, Prof Sinha was the general secretary of the Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Mahasabha for sometime. He was also associated with the Bishnupriya Manipuri Sahitya Sabha. Prof Tapodhir Bhattacharjee, Vice Chancellor of Assam University has expressed deep sorrow on his demise. He termed Prof Sinha as not only an educationist, but a great philosopher. Prof Sinha’s contribution to Sanskrit education will always be remembered, he felt. Prof Sinha’s demis...

Courtesy: The Sentinel  By our Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 2: Dr Kali Prasad Sinha, a septuagenarian Indologist who had over 60 books, including a Bishnupriya Manipuri-English dictionary that is in the press, to his credit, breathed his last at his East Kachudharam residence on the outskirts of Silchar town today. Dr Sinha was the all-time great scholar in the Bishnupriya Manipuri community and one of the front runners in his field in the country. The 76-year-old brahmachari (bachelor) had stints as a professor of Sankrit in Gauhati University, Tripura University and Assam University. He was the first and foremost Bishnupriya Manipuri to have been awarded Ph.D and D. Lit degrees. His research paper “A Study on Bishnupriya Manipuri Language” brought him the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Jadavpur University in 1968. His research work on “Absolute in Indian Philosophy” brought him D. Lit degree from Burdwan University, Calcutta, in 1983. He then joined Gauhati University as a S...