5/2/2009 - London Bihu 2009

3/27/2008 - Bihu (UK) 2008 .Birmingham 19th April, 2008 Saturday

with Rongali Bihu Greetings -

Dr. Shyam Saikia & the Birmingham Bihu Committee

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Programme:

Reception and Registration             1300 – 1400

Exhibition                                    1400 – 1530

Cultural programme                       1530 – 1630

Starters                                     1630 – 1800

Cultural programme                       1800 – 1930

Dinner                                        1930 – 2130

Open Dance Floor                         2130 – 2230

9/5/2007 - XonkorDeb Tithi in London, UK

559^TH Sankar Jayanti Celebration

Saturday 22^nd September 2007

At

Veterans Hall, Osidge Lane

Southgate, London N14 5DU

( Click here to know more about Srimanta Sankardeva)

Programme

1-3pm - Registration & Reception

3-5pm Namprasanga-Prayer & Mah Prasad Distribution

5-8pm Cultural Programme

8-10pm Jayanti Bhojan

Dear Friends,

Asam Sahitya Sabha UK(ASSUK) has great pleasure in inviting you, your family and friends to its forthcoming 559^th Birth Anniversary of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev (1449-1569) the Vaisnava saint, social reformer and father of the Assamese nation.

Your support and active participation in promoting and enjoying our rich literary and cultural heritage in the past has made this event a huge success, so please come along and join us again.

We look forward to meeting you at Sankar Jayanti with your active participation.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Gagon Hazarika

Mrs Lahori Barthakur

Mrs Manjira Chowdhury

Dr Karuna Sagar Das

Dr Anil Ranjan Barthakur

Mrs Jeeban Kumari Baruah

Mrs Surabhi Lahon

Dr Nilmoni Sikdar

Dr Dinesh Kakati

Mrs Arundhati Das

Mrs Geeta Sikdar

Dr Khogeswar Lahon

Dr Tarun Chowdhury

Mrs Geeta Borooah

Mrs Anima Sharma

Mrs Puspa Hazarika

For Further Information please contact:
Manjira Chowdhury

            16 Ledbury Close, Oadby Grange,

                                   Leicester LE2 4SR Tel 0116 2715979

           manjirachowdhury@yahoo.com

Travel Directions to Veterans Hall, Osidge Lane, Southgate, London N14 5DU

From M25 – Take exit 24, Follow A111 Cockfosters for about 4 miles towards Southgate and before reaching Southgate town centre take right at Osidge Lane and continue about a mile and pass Hampden Sq and Veterans Hall is on your left next to the Council car park where free parking is available.

From North Circular A406 – follow Southgate and at Wilmer Way soon after leaving North Circular A406 take second left Morton Way and continue Hampden Way and at Hempden Sq take first left and Veterans Hall is on your left next to the Council car park where free parking is available.

Underground - Southgate Piccadilly Line – take Chaseside on your left continue until Osidge Lane on your left – continue as for from M25

*Hotels & Guest Houses for Overnight Accommodation;

Try www.activehotels.com

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9/4/2007 - SATTRIYA DANCE UK TOUR 2007

"Sattriya Dance Tour UK 2007" - a programme of Indian Classical Sattriya Dance by Indira P.P. Bora and Menaka P.P. Bora from 16th September to 20 October 2007 in five UK Cities - London, Birmingham, Leicester, Manchester and Liverpool.
Visit http://www.sattriya.com

To book tickets see below:

For information on UK dance tour 2007
e : menakamenkis@hotmail.com
     ppbkalabhumi@rediffmail.com
w : www.sattriya.com

9/4/2007 - How to Join Assam Association UK

9/3/2007 - Connecting NRA's around the World- Posoowa

Posoowa is an e-newsletter published monthly consisting of news about Non Resident Assamese around the world.
Click here to see more about the magazine

Posoowa invites contributors from all over the world. We appreciate your valuable feedback, comments & suggestions, and of course, news from your part of the world for inclusion in the coming editions.

Do email me directly or, if you prefer, you can send your contributions directly to any of the editors listed in Posoowa website as well. Any contribution must be 750 words or shorter in length. Please include a scanned image of the author. We also request you to submit other pertinent photographs if possible.

Submission method:

• Email: posoowa@assam.org

9/3/2007 - Assam Day 2007 in United Kingdom

ASSAM DAY IN THE UK

Press Report

Assam Day, the popular premier annual function of the Assamese in the UK was celebrated during the weekend of 25^th and 26^th August 2007.  It was held at Novotel in the city of Nottingham. The function was very well attended.  People from all corners of the country attended and both the younger and older generations fully participated in the event. All enjoyed the weekend immensely making the occasion a great success.

The President of the Association, Bhupendra Dev Sarmah, inaugurated the function with his welcome speech.  The President told the guests of the importance of having a strong organisation to represent the people from  Assam and urged all Assamese in the UK to join the Assam Association.

A minutes silence was observed as a respect to the late Mr Ajit Tamuli, a Professor in nuclear physics who sadly passed away couple of weeks earlier.

 The highlight of the function was the performance by the invited young artists from Assam. They were, a classical dancer, Miss Dreamly Gogoi and accompanying instrumentalists of Dhol, Tal, Gangana and Pepa, Mr Lakhyadhar Gogoi and Mr Jagat Saikia. The artists delighted the audience with their superb performance.

The enjoyment of the function was enhanced further by local singer artists Gitika Saikia, Meera Azad, Mamani Sharma and Miss Sharmin Sohani.   A mystery group of singers of Bhaktinum and parody singers from North East of England entertained the audience.  A group of young girls performed Bihu dance.

The other events of the function were the Debate and quiz show presented by Miss Nina Goswami and the Assam Day Olympics organised by Miss Leena Sharma.

The gala dinner on Sunday night was an elegant occasion with ladies exquisitely dressed in exotic Mekhalas and Saris and the gents in immaculate suits.

Probir Brahma, the General Secretary, in his welcome dinner speech emphasized the importance and value of Assam Day.  He also told of the uniting factor that the Assam Association holds in bringing people together from Assam in UK.