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It was the 13th of April, 2008. It was a hot sunny April afternoon. As soon as the evening approached, people from Assam as well as the well wishers of Assam, currently living in and around the National Capital Region of Delhi started congregating at the HUDA Community Hall at Sector-46, Gurgaon, to celebrate the most cherished festival of Assam, the Rongali Bihu. The Chief Guest of the evening was the Honorable Justice of the Supreme Court of India, Dr. Mukundakam Sharma. Dr. Sharma and Shri Binoy Sharma, Ex-CMD of Oil India Limited, were flanked by President of Assam Association Gurgaon, Shri Mridul Bhuyan for ‘Lighting of Lamp’, and with that the cultural evening started at about 7:45 PM.
The first item was the graceful dance recital of ‘Ganesh Vandana’ by Ms. Banditta Nath. The major attraction of the cultural evening was an elating performance by the ‘Bihu Team’, a regular of ‘Sankar Dev Kalakhetra’ of Guwahati. The members of the team were in all practicality ‘air-lifted’ from Guwahati at the nick of time. Other captivating events of the evening were melodious presentation of Assamese songs by Mr. Debojit Das, entertaining dances by Ms. Akankshya Bhuyan, Bihu songs by Mrs. Rim Pathak and exhilarating Bihu dance by Mrs. Smrita Barua. Finally, the evening came to an end with a spectacular presentation of songs by the guest artist Ms. Luna Bharali Das. The Vote of Thanks’ was given by the President, Assam Association Gurgaon. The cultural evening culminated with an exquisite Assamese dinner consisting of ‘Maati Dal’, ‘Mixed Vegetables’, ‘Maangso’, ‘Masor Tenga’, Murighonto’, ‘Bilahir Tok’, ‘Bangenar Bor’ and ‘Paayas’. The event was relished by about a 300-strong crowd.
By Mridul Bhuyan, President
Assam Association Gurgaon
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