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| A still from Kadamtole Krishna Nache |
For young Assamese filmmaker Suman Haripriya, it is a reward for her hard work. Her film Kadamtole Krishna Nache has been selected for the Diaspora Film Festival in New York.
The film is a celluloid tribute to the legacy of the bhakti cult of the 15th century Vaishnavite saint Sankaradeva. It will be screened before an international audience on September 22, coinciding with the 559th birth anniversary of the saint.
It is the first full-length Assamese feature film on art, culture and social achievement of Sankaradeva and has bagged a number of awards in the state in 2006. It was screened in the mainstream section of the International Film Festival in Goa. “It is a great pleasure for me and the entire team that the film will be screened in New York. We will be able to tell the international audience about a great genius of Assam” who lived more than 500 years ago, said Haripriya.
The film projects the dance, music and drama created by Sankaradeva in the 15th century through a contemporary storyline penned by the director’s mother a couple of decades back.
“We had to do exhaustive research before making the film,” Haripriya added. The film has earned rave reviews from critics, who have described the venture as a commendable effort at capturing the local flavour and beauty of the time.
The excitement was palpable, as it was a rare occasion for the 27-odd inmates
of this orphanage. The Dagaon Anath Ashram in northwest Jorhat was packed with neighbours since Friday. Everyone wanted to chip in to help 18-year-old Nipamoni get ready for her marriage on Sunday.
Nipamoni hails from Golaghat district. Her parents abandoned her after they divorced when she was three. Since then, the forsaken girl has been brought up at the orphanage.
This is the third marriage at the orphanage. Nipamoni’s wedding was fixed just six days ago. Her bridegroom, Krishna Kalita, lives in the Tarajan area of the same town. He is poor, but considers it a duty to help those in distress. And what better way than to set an example by marrying an orphan?
Trust chief minister Tarun Gogoi to deliver a knockout punch on the unsuspecting Opposition. At a recent function at Darrang College, Gogoi, who made a donation of Rs 50 lakh for the development of the institution, said, “As far as I know, Asom Gana Parishad leader Brindaban Goswami, too, studied in this college. But I don’t think he ever had the time to think about his alma mater. Though the AGP was in power for two terms, how much did Goswami and his government contribute to this college?”
Goswami-bashing over, Gogoi turned his attention to former chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.
“Mahanta studied at Gauhati University. But he, too, did not provide any financial assistance to the university though he was the chief minister for two terms,” Gogoi said.
