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BAKSA: The preparation for the central Baah-Gosain festival of the Sarania Kachari community has almost been completed. The festival will be organized by All Assam Sarania Kachari Students' Union in association with Darangajuli Sarania Kachari Students' Union at the Mitharam Das Samanwai Field of Kumarikata under Tamulpur subdivision of Baksa district on April 19 and 20.
Biren Das and Gobind Sarania, president and secretary of the Central Baah-Gosain Festival Celebration Committee, said that the festival will be organized by following the COVID-19 protocols. He said that MCLA Bijit Gaura Narzary of Darangajuli BTC constituency will inaugurate the festival.
On the first day of the festival, Masmoriya Dance competition of Sarania Kachari will be held, among other programmes. Cultural activist Prasad Sarania will host the competition which will be inaugurated by eminent cultural activist from Tamulpur Lehoram Boro.
Eminent writer Nalini Deka Sarania will release a souvenir titled 'Baah – Gosain' at 12 pm.
A seminar titled – Parents' Activities for The Foundation of Education in Rural Areas – will also be organized under the conduct of Tapan Deka Saraniya, former leader of All Assam Sarania Kachari Students' Union.
The seminar will be attended by Sarania Kachari Students' Union founder president Rameswar Deka, Sarania Democratic Nari Manch founder president Baneshwari Sarania, former general secretary of Sarania Kachari Students' Union Umesh Sarania, Sarania Kachari Sahitya Sabha vice president Kishor Kumar Das, former general secretary of Saraniya Kachari Sahitya Sabha Gauri Sankar Sarania and Headmaster of Ramesuburi High School Umesh Chandra Das.
The ceremonial lamp will be lit at 6 pm by Dr. Mahesh Das, Dr. Arinadam Kalita, Dipak Choudhary, Dulal Das, Prasanna Boro along with eminent personalities from the area.
Principal of Kumarikata Junior College Bibha Rani Narzary will inaugurate the special cultural evening at 7.00 pm.
On the second day of the festival, an open meeting will be held at 12 noon under the chairmanship of Sarania Kachari Students Union president Prabeen Deka.
The meeting will be inaugurated by Sarania Kachari Development Council chairman Hitesh Deka. BTR Chief Pramod Boro will be the chief guest in the open session.
The meeting will be attended by retired professor of Maran College and Folk Culture Researcher Dr Anil Saikia, president of Sarania Kachari Sahitya Sabha Sonbar Baruah as a specific speaker, Bathuo Maha Sabha president Liladhar Brahma, eminent writer Ismail Hussain, MP from No 5 Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency Naba Kumar Sarania, former Minister Bhabesh Kalita.
The meeting will be attended by leaders of various students' organizations including All Assam Students' Union general secretary Sankar Jyoti Baruah, Nikhil Bodo Students' Union president Dwipen Boro, All Rabha Students' Union president Nripen Khanda, and All Assam Sonowal Kachari Students' Union president Ratna Kachari.
Former Tamulpur constituency MLA and Chairman of Small Industries Development Corporation of Assam Emanuel Mochahary will inaugurate the cultural evening at 7.00 pm.
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