Music contest:
Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra has organised dihanaam, ghosanaam and thiyanaam contests for women and a thiyanaam contest for men in its premises on August 23-24. Interested teams can collect forms from the Kalakshetra during office hours till August 18. The last date for submission of forms is August 20.
Alumni meet:
The School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, is celebrating its silver jubilee from October 17-20 at Medziphema. The alumni association of the school has organised an alumni night as well as exhibition football match on October 19. For details, contact 03862-247212, 03862-244295 or email: akali_chishi@yahoo.co.in
Courses:
H.Z. Ayesha educational trust in association with NEF College will hold a free three-month certificate course in computing for the underprivileged, minorities and economically and socially-backward communities from September 1. Those interested can contact 2458575.
The department of political science, Dibrugarh University, has organised a UGC-sponsored refresher course in political science from October 11-31. For details, contact 0373-2370208.
The Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Northeast campus, Shillong, will hold the fifth UGC-sponsored refresher course in English on Rethinking Romanticism from November 14 to December 5, 2003. Interested teachers may send their applications through their head of the institution on or before October 10, 2003.
workshops:
A workshop on fabric and rubber paintings will be held from August 21-23 by a Camlin-authorised tutor at Coaching Point, Nehru Park, Jorhat. For details, call 0376-2341790, 2326391 before 9 am and after 7 pm.
Glamourooms modelling agency, Jorhat, is organising a three-day modelling workshop by fashion designer Dipankar Kashyap in Jorhat from August 22. Contact 0376-2326882, 2300124
Lok sangeet:
As a tribute to the Bhayya Mama Comedy Group, an all-Assam lok sangeet contest under 12 sections is being organised by the Sangyukta Lok Sankskriti Kristi Vikash Sangha on August 21, 22 and 23 at the Lakshminath Barua Sadan near District Library, Guwahati. Interested participants can contact sangha members at the Sadan.
SEMINAR:
A two-day seminar on the topic, Society, Polity and Economy: Agenda for the 21st Century, will be organised by the ICSSR, Northeast centre, at the Nehu conference room in Shillong on August 28.
THEATRE:
Manipuri theatre academy, Wangoi, will stage the play Nongdi-Tarakkhidare (the turmoil) on September 10 at the J.N. Manipur Dance Academy auditorium, Imphal.
