Karmayogi JN Deka's birth centenary lecture on post-colonialism delivered

The birth centenary of Karmayogi Jogendra Nath Deka who was instrumental in developing the social life of Doomdooma
Karmayogi JN Deka's birth centenary lecture on post-colonialism delivered

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DOOMDOOMA: The birth centenary of Karmayogi Jogendra Nath Deka who was instrumental in developing the social life of Doomdooma in the 70s through his visionary zeal and dedication, was observed by DoomdoomaSakhaXahityaXabha on Saturday with BimalaBaruah in the chair.

BinaDeka, former Principal of Doomdooma College, paid tribute at the portrait of the JN Deka by lighting the ceremonial lamp. It was followed by inauguration of a wall magazine titled Pratipad edited by GautamMedhi by Professor DrSatykamBarthakur of Dibrugarh University (DU). As chief speaker, DrBarthakur delivered a commemorative lecture on 'Post colonial Assam: Literature and culture'. Tracing the history of Assam since pre-British and post-British period, he said that the primary objective of the Britishers was to exploit Assam and for that they created a middle-class favourable in their attitude towards British Raj. The first assault on the structure of tribal society began with the introduction of land rights whose primary aim was to accommodate the British tea planters. After independence, colonialism in disguise appeared in the scenario. DrBarthakur significantly remarked that globalization was meant for the 'designers' and not for its 'beneficiaries'.

Referring to an article 'EkoichSatikaDhemaliNahoi' (Twenty-first century not a matter of joke) by eminent Assamese writer Saurav Kumar Chaliha, he quoted from the article to infer that if discovery of X-ray and quantum theory were two wonders of the 12th century, it was 'the probability of wonders' that could be termed as wonders of the 21st century. DrBarthakur also spoke briefly about JogeshDas' masterpiece DaworAruNai (There is cloud no more) written in the backdrop of Doomdooma during the Second World War to show how the war degraded the moral values of the society and pointed out some aspects of micro-narratives as mentioned in the writings of some of the present day writers in Assamese. 

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