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Assam's Diwali festivities laden with pain of losing Zubeen Garg

Rita Mukand Diwali carried a sharp chill. On the surface it looked normal in Guwahati -- houses shimmered in the illuminations, families decorated banana trees and Tulsi plants with lights and lit diyas (oil lamps) around in their courtyards, the brightly lit streets carried a certain reverence and crackers sparked only sporadically. And yet, the air, usually electric with joy and festivity, seemed quieter. While the Kali Puja began, invok...

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Mass grieving for Zubeen Garg linked to his People's singer image

Rita Mukand On the afternoon of September 19, Assam was plunged into grief. News broke that Zubeen Garg- the iconic singer, composer, actor, and humanitarian had died suddenly by drowning. At 3 p.m., a memorial was held. Looking at the sea of stunned pale faces, the sorrow was contagious, and we were soon all in tears. Later, one Assamese girl voiced how sad they were and said, "Everyone is going through the same feeling; we never...

Patricia Mukhim recalls how citizens' movement ended militancy in Meghalaya

Rita Mukand In the late 1980s and 1990s, Meghalaya was gripped by insurgency. Violence escalated, people were gunned down, streets emptied by 5 p.m., and everyday life was paralyzed. Amidst this turmoil, Patricia Mukhim found herself drawn deeper into the fight against terrorism, determined to speak out even when fear silenced many. International Day Of Peace A Padma Shri Awardee, Patricia is an activist, writer, journalist, and ed...

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Patricia Mukhim recalls how citizens' movement ended militancy in Meghalaya

Rita Mukand In the late 1980s and 1990s, Meghalaya was gripped by insurgency. Violence escalated, people were gunned down, streets emptied by 5 p.m., and everyday life was paralyzed. Amidst this turmoil, Patricia Mukhim found herself drawn deeper into the fight against terrorism, determined to speak out even when fear silenced many. International Day Of Peace A Padma Shri Awardee, Patricia is an activist, writer, journalist, and ed...

Patrician Mukhim led a movement to nip militancy in the bud in Meghalaya

Rita Mukand In the late 1980s and 1990s, Meghalaya was gripped by insurgency. Violence escalated, people were gunned down, streets emptied by 5 p.m., and everyday life was paralyzed. Amidst this turmoil, Patricia Mukhim found herself drawn deeper into the fight against terrorism, determined to speak out even when fear silenced many. A Padma Shri Awardee, Patricia is an activist, writer, journalist, and editor of The Shillong Times. ...

The Next Dalai Lama will be in the Free World: Dalai Lama

Rita Farhat Mukand The Dalai Lama's surprising words, "The Next Dalai Lama will be in the Free World," have reverberated globally, prompting mixed reactions because there was an earlier indication that he wanted to devolve the institution of the Dalai Lama. This statement brought hope and the melody of promise to some. Others were left pondering over its meaning, searching for clarity, and for others, it stirred unease. T...

Dr. Bhairab Sarma demystifies AI impact on human life

Rita Farhat Mukand I waited in Dr. Bhairab Sarma’s office at the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM). The air was busy with the bustling of students and professors streaming into classes after lunch. I was to meet the Professor to discuss the baffling questions that are stirring generations of people to ask what is AI exactly because its conglomerates keep evolving making it tough to understand Artificial Intellige...

Durga Puja must reawaken the spirit of feminine power

Rita Farhat Mukand On the evening of October 11, as I walked down the glowing street of Uzan Bazar in Guwahati, I could catch glimpses of the River Brahmaputra glinting gold-red sparkles in the evening sun, flowing alongside in the northern part of the city with the distant drums of the Dussehra ecstasy beating in the background. A sense of joy and calm enveloped me as I recalled my conversation with Himashri Mohanta, a bright young A...

When women connected to promote Urdu and BANAT was born

Rita Farhat Mukand What would have been just another conference that ended with the invitees returning home rejuvenated did not quite turn out that way. A new exciting journey commenced at the end of the two-day All India Women Writers Conference in Patna, hosted by Bihar Urdu Academy, six years ago. Some 250 women read their stories, poetry, and prose, and shared research papers on different topics at the Patna event. With a concoctio...

USTM faculty Faizuddin Ahmed hopes his Stanford honour will motivate youth

Rita Farhat Mukand Walking into Dr. Faizuddin Ahmed's cool and neat office inside the campus of the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM) with his silver laptop well balanced on a stand, books piled sprucely, one can gauge he had a methodical orderly mind. An assistant professor in the Department of Physics at the USTM, Dr Ahmed has been recognized by Stanford University, USA, as one of the world’s top 2 perce...

TISS-ParZor academic course on Parsi culture adds to efforts of saving community from extinction

Rita Farhat Mukand The Parsi community is said to be on the fringes of a “suicidal mission” because they don’t feel their economic or tangible worth anymore, which is why phenomenal efforts are now being made to revive the community. Recently, TISS-ParZor launched the 10-month Online Certificate Program on Culture and Heritage Studies, a 20-credit Certificate Programme comprising various courses from different tracks, eac...

Tinat Atifa Masood defied death and lives to make everything possible

Rita Farhat Mukand Brimming with life and energy, Tinat Atifa Masood’s story takes you to extraordinary realms. A multi-tasker, she has anchored major events for VVIPs in Guwahati for 15 years and is an actor, model, artist, and writer, IELTS trainer, business communication and soft skills trainer, motivational speaker, empath, and influencer. Her two hashtags #IAmTheBest and #StoryOfMyLife has fascinating stories behind them. &ldquo...

Tinat Atifa Masood defied death and lives to make everything possible

For Tuesday (enlarge pics and add also read) Rita Farhat Mukand Brimming with life and energy, Tinat Atifa Masood’s story takes you to extraordinary realms. A multi-tasker, she has anchored major events for VVIPs in Guwahati for 15 years and is an actor, model, artist, and writer, IELTS trainer, business communication and soft skills trainer, motivational speaker, empath, and influencer. Her two hashtags #IAmTheBest and #StoryOfM...

Divine vibes and peace at Haji Musafir Khana Khanqah

Rita Farhat Mukand Driving down to the Haji Musafir Khana in the bustling city of Guwahati with its ever-flowing teeming life is a fascinating experience. Vendors selling cartloads of fruits, and vegetables; tiny shops crammed with clothes, shoes, and all varieties of hardware line the roadsides. Vendors pushing heavy wooden carts keep calling attention to their wares. The air is thick with mixed scents of sweet fruit, flowers, smoke, chic...

Sairabanu Khan on challenges and joys of making slum kids attend school

Rita Farhat Mukand It was 15 years ago that Sairabanu Khan started a school, now called New National High School, with a vision that education alone can change the destinies of underprivileged people. Today, the school is a testament to the power of education in metamorphosing lives. She lives in Bijapur, a historical city established in the 10th–11th centuries by the Kalyani Chalukyas in Karnataka. A day is never too long for Sa...

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Kolkata’s Shagufta Hanaphie is what zero to hero stories are made of

Rita Farhat Mukand Shagufta Hanaphie’s story is incredible, starting from a child as a shy girl who could barely speak, chronically ill with many complications to the point she would fall unconscious. Yet, at one point in her life, a “magic wand” touched and transformed her. She rose to become an Event Curator, Storyteller, Digital Creator, Author, Womenprenuer, Award Curator, and Philantropist. She is also the c...

Moonis Ather Indiawali from Karachi hosts podcast to build bridges

Rita Farhat Mukand Post Independence Day, Awaz-the Voice was able to connect with the India-born Moonis Chaudhari who lives in Karachi, Pakistan, where her family shifted in 1982. Moonis works as a podcast host at the Rehan Allahwala Institute in Karachi which has shot up in popularity drawing both Pakistani and Indian audiences. She goes by the penname of Moonis Ather Indiawali Social Media Incubator. She works for Rehan Allahwa...

Karnataka leader Roshan Baig tells how generic drugs became available to Indians

Rita Farhat Mukand “I am a proud Indian nationalist deshbhakt by blood and DNA. I have devoted my life to the urban poor,” says R. Roshan Baig, a veteran leader from Karnataka, a seven-time MLA and former Home Minister of the southern State. 78th Independence day “This 78 Independence Day, I send my blessings for our nation and it is with great pride and happiness that I can say I am the son of the soil of India, ...

Fazal e Elahi sacrificed his business in non-cooperation movement

Rita Farhat Mukand Shaikh Mohammed Elias, son of Shaikh Mohammed Younus Fakhre Quaum often heard the story of his great-grandfather’s sacrifice for freedom. Fazal e Elahi Gorey Fakhre Quaum was a wealthy dealer of foreign goods in the 1940s when the British Empire had reached its zenith in glory and power. In that pre-Independence era, all rich Indian merchants did well by shipping exorbitant British pro...

Shaikh Mohammed Elias sacrificed his business in non-cooperation movement

Rita Farhat Mukand Shaikh Mohammed Elias, son of Shaikh Mohammed Younus Fakhre Quaum often heard the story of his great-grandfather’s sacrifice for freedom. Fazal e Elahi Gorey Fakhre Quaum was a wealthy dealer of foreign goods in the 1940s when the British Empire had reached its zenith in glory and power. In that pre-Independence era, all rich Indian merchants did well by shipping exorbitant British products from Britain a...

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