Administration and politics which originated with the formation of organized societies are generally dominated by menfolk. Women, even in the matriarchal societies could hardly play a dominant role in it. But that does not mean that women had no interest … [Read the rest...] “Women’s Role in Administration and Politics in Early Assam | Dr. (Mrs) S.L. Baruah”
The Ramayana and The Mahabharat in Assamese Literature | U.C. Lekharu
The Ramayana portraying Indian culture and ideals had been made very popular in Assam by the various recentionists who flourished in different periods. Assamese Literature may boast of its priority in producing the Ramayana over all other provincial Aryan Language. … [Read the rest...] “The Ramayana and The Mahabharat in Assamese Literature | U.C. Lekharu”
What Should Be India’s National Security Doctrine: A Note
When we use a concept we have to be clear about it. Though the concepts “Strategy” and “Doctrine” are often used interchangeably, in effect, the latter guides the former and so they are inter-related and not interchangeable. The American Heritage … [Read the rest...] “What Should Be India’s National Security Doctrine: A Note”
The Cinema in Eastern India and its Social Significance | Dr. Hiren Gohain
At the outset let me disclaim all knowledge of the technical mysteries of film· making. Here I speak as an ordinary film-goer, who has not even seen all the award-winning films. I have some bookish notions about technical aspects of … [Read the rest...] “The Cinema in Eastern India and its Social Significance | Dr. Hiren Gohain”
An Introduction to the Contemporary Paintings in Assam | Samiran Boruah
An Introduction to the Contemporary Paintings in Assam with a reference to its Old Tradition
– Samiran Boruah
… [Read the rest...] “An Introduction to the Contemporary Paintings in Assam | Samiran Boruah”“Any path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or to others, in dropping it if that is
The Impact of the West on Assamese Literature
It is now accepted by all that the modern age in Assamese literature starts from the beginning of the British regime in Assam in the nineteenth century. We can take 1826 as the landmark, as the Treaty of Yandabu singed … [Read the rest...] “The Impact of the West on Assamese Literature”
Modern Assamese Drama | Satya Prasad Barua
The modern period of Assamese drama begins from 1857 when Gunabhiram Barua wrote his serious social play Ram-Navami on the problem of early marriage and widowhood, in the western model. Gunabhiram Barua’s contemporary Hemchandra Barua, more famous as a lexicographer, … [Read the rest...] “Modern Assamese Drama | Satya Prasad Barua”
Modern Assamese Short Stories | Upendranath Sarma
Modern Assamese literature started in the forties. A variety of circumstances led to the abrupt snapping of the old ties. The Second World War cast a pebble on the still waters of the Assamese society and broke insularity. The war … [Read the rest...] “Modern Assamese Short Stories | Upendranath Sarma”
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