TAGORE AND HIS BELIEF

I am speaking of that time, when Tagore had not became Rabindranath. Generally people near him used to call him 'Rabibabu' off course Gandhi called him 'Gurudev'. Western countries called him 'Tagore', Rabibabu used to believe that he was only the great poet 'Kalidas' in his previous incarnation.His passion for Kalidas has been noticed in many of his creations To name one or two: 

" Ami Jodi Joumo nitem 

 kalidaser kalle

Hotem jodi ekti ratna

nabaratner vale...."

There is another more prominent :

" Doore, Bohu doore Ujjainipure

 Shipranaditire   

Khujite gechinu mor 

pratham janmer priyare......" 

Again in last part of the same poem it is more significant :

"......Dhire dhire neme elo mor Malabika......."

As we all know Kalidas's wifes name was Malabika,Rabibabu used the name in the above named poem as per his own belief.

AMALENDU GUHA AND ASSAM : SYNONYMOUS

A versatile genius Dr.Amalendu Guha Bade Adieu to all of us on this morning. A economist,social scientist, historian,puritan and a die hard educationist Dr Guha had his contributions towards our society are manifolds.He was also a communist in faith till he breathed his last. In his marathon innings of life he saw the imperial rulers in colonial days,as well as many decades of independent India.

He was born in Babupara of Imphal town in 1924 from Jaminisundar Guha, a school teacher who migrated from Tangail of Mymensingh district of present Bangladesh in 1905. He had his schooling thereat up to sixth standard and after retirement of his father his parents again shifted their base at Guwahati and he started his schooling from Paltan Bazar Bengali School.He completed his matriculation from same school in 1941 and he secured 4th position in I A (Inter Arts) from Calcutta University(Guwahati University was established in 1948) which has given him an University Scholarship and chance to study at Prestigious Presidency College at Calcutta.He completed his masters in Economics and Political Science in 1947 and joined at Darrang College in November 1948. 
He was offered to do research work by Delhi school of International studies and he took the chance in 1962. He took leave without pay from Darrang College and joined thereat. After submitting his paper in 1965 he went back to join at Darrang college again. 
He was arrested by police during 1962 Indo-China war time along with many other communist leaders and was sent at Bhubaneshwar jail at Orissa. He was released after 6 months. 
He was an active member of communist party since 1943 to 1965. After that he could not continue due to his other preoccupations and literary works. He worte many books in both Bengali and Assamese.His famous poetry collection in Assamese is TUMALOI and in Bengali is LUIT PAROR GATHA.But his most impotent work is "PLANTER RAJ TO SWARAJ" which tells the socio economic history of Assam since the days of treaty of Iandabu (1826) to the day of Independence (1947).  
He was an executive member of Indian History Congress(1975-1977),president of North East History Association(1981-1982)etc as well as he was president of various wings of Axom Xahitya Xabha.

His silhouette shadowing the cultural and literary of Assam since many decades has moved into oblivion and inordinate loss this region due to the vacuum created by his demise can not be filled up easily.  
    

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SAKSHI : PART 2

Little Sakshi has grown up now. She is in her teens. Many books she read specially on her own Hindu religion.Now a days she constantly disturbs her mother by questioning. She is practiced in putting questions after question so rapidly that their neighbour Arpan Goswami will feel shy to. Arpan is famous for asking rapid fire questions anywhere, may be in quiz contest or in newsroom where he works. 

However, we are talking about Sakshi. Other day she read Mahabharata. Although she saw this epic serial recently in Television but she is fond of reading such books which contained aroma of Hindu religion.

She asked her mother in morning next " Mom, Who was Draupadi?"

Mother Ms Tithi Asrani is a principal and CEO of a school in New Delhi. She replied " Why I told you other day that she was wife of Pandava five brothers"

" Mom why one wife for five persons?"  Sakshi looked confused.

" They were Gods. They can do like this you know." Mother tried to manage.

" Why Krishna is called her friend ?" Another shot from little girl 

" Because Krishna saved her in distress." Tithi  replied.

" Like my dad who is busy in Nepal to save those people who are in distress Mom?' Sakshi knew that her father's job is like this only. He goes to numerous countries throughout the year and stays home very often. 

"Mom,other day uncle from other block was discussing of giving NRI status to dad." Sakshi was disturbing her mother too much.

Presently Sakshi's father is busy in Nepal after the earthquake.Little girl knew all details.

" Mom, why not dad helps those didi's and save them like Krishna did to Draupadi?"

" What do you mean? Which didi? 

" All those didis who are being raped or molested in recent past."

" I don't know. Ask your dad when he will come back in country." Tithiji went away without giving Sakshi a chance for further questioning.