She is Smita Baruah, who, in a short span of just six years in Washington DC has established herself as one of America’s leading policy advocates in the field of international development. Her’s is a rare case of a young woman from the North-East succeeding in her field of activity in her adopted country America, arguably the richest and most powerful nation in the globe.

SOMEWHERE AROUND mid-1998 when Indipop was going through a bad phase, when Bhangra was the only thing which made money and when remixing only meant adding that predictable stereotyped `jhankar\\' beats, one album which stood out was Jalwa.

It was a remix album — with a difference. Lesser-known Hindi film songs were treated by Jayanta Pathak, and the end result was a very energetic, groovy set of some 10 songs which rocked the music scene and for the first time, discos in the country actually grooved to a Hindi song called Yeh Hai Jalwa.

Among those artists who showcased their talents
include Ms. Gayatree Sarma of Guwahati, Mr. Rabin Goswami of Mangaldai, Mr. Sankumani Sarma of Guwahati, and Guruji Surendra Katthulla of Hyderabad who were supported by Mr. Bidip
Sinha of Guwahati, and Mr. Shivalik Ghosal of West Coast, USA in tabla. All the artists
currently live in USA. The evening was emceed by Ms. Ruby Bordoloi of Piscataway, New
Jersey. The money raised will be disbursed through various organizations in Assam to aid
the victims of the most recent flood. It is the sincere hope of the expatriate Assamese

Just before leaving the country on September 13, Anirbaan informed, “In this tour I will be touching Liverpool in England for a concert and I am very excited about it”. He added, “I am also an avid fan of the Beatles and since it was in Liverpool that they made their mark, this venue has always been very special for me.” The Ghazal singer further added, “In my earlier European tours I was not lucky enough to perform in Liverpool but by the grace of God and the love of the Indian people for me – it has materialized this time.”

The aim of the school is to make students prepare for taking up competitive exams at various levels.
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The conference has been organized by Moran Anchalik Samiti(Abhyarthana Samiti) under the Presidentship of Sjt. Lohit Chetia. Sjt Niranjan Mohanta,Gen Secy. has taken adequate steps to welcome the Satradhikars and the representatives of the different Satras of Assam.