Biswanath Chariali: Jyoti-Bishnu Samannay Khetra, the vast area covering approximately three thousand bighas of land between Dhalaibil and Jamugurihat, the 95th session annual conference site of the Srimanta Sankardev Sangha has turned into second Boikuntha puri with chanting of Hari Naam, Naam Prasanga, Bhagawat oration by the devotees with commencement of the state conference today. The first day programme began with a cleanliness drive in the morning with participation of all followed by Pratah Prasanga and Naam Prasanga. It was followed by a plantation drive inaugurated by Biswajyoti Das, Champak Deka, DFO, Sonitpur and Biswanath districts and Harendra Nath Marang, associate professor, Darrang College. The entrance gate of Seba Bahini was inaugurated by Debasish Sarma, commandant of 12 Assam Police Battalion. The main entrance gate of the conference site was inaugurated by Ananda Kumar Das, district commissioner, Sonitpur followed by inauguration of the gate of the Namghar by Mahendra Bhuyan. The conference hall of the delegate was inaugurated by Manash Kumar Saikia, CDC, Naduar. The office of the reception committee was inaugurated by Prashant Sagar Changmai, IGP. Other offices of the reception committee were inaugurated by Dharanidhar Das and others. Barun Purkayastha, SSP, Sonitpur inaugurated the book fair and exhibition stalls while Amarjyoti Borthakur, chairman of the Biswanath Town Committee inaugurated the cultural complex. A special delegate camp was inaugurated by Komission Mili, an eminent environmentalist followed by inauguration of the main pandal and the gate of the pandal by Lakhinandan Saharia, district commissioner, Biswanath. The flag altar was inaugurated by Dr Ajit Hazarika, principal of THB College while the medical camp was inaugurated by Dr Alima Nath, SDMO, North Jamuguri BPHC.
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The book release programme was held at Dharma Ratna Gahan Chandra Goswami and Golak Kakaty memorial main pandal with Bhabendranath Deka, padadhikar in the chair. The souvenir of the 95th session ‘Bhakti Dhara’ was released. The book release programme began with a Borgeet performed by Isha Priya Saikia. In the book release programme books including ‘Madhabdev Natak Aaru Geet’ was released by Bhabendranath Deka, ‘Borgeetor Samikhyatmak Adhyan’ was released by Manoj Kumar Goswami, editor Amar Asom, the Hindi translation of ‘Gunamala’ was released by Kushal Thakuriya, ‘Bhabendranath Dekar Nirbachita Prabandha Sankalan’ was released by Kamala Kanta Gogoi, ‘Sankardev: Paribeshya Kalar Yugshrastha’ was released by Debanjan Bora, Dimasa translation of ‘Kalia Daman’ was released by Dr Swadhinata Mahanta. The event was attended by Dr Sukdev Adhikari, Janardan Bhuyan, Dr Bhupen Saikia, Dr Palashmani Saikia, Dr Manoj Kumar Hazarika among others. More than one hundred books of research value and other books of spiritual and Sankari culture importance. The book release programme was followed by a conference of Thrift and credit cooperative society of the Sangha.
A total of ten thousand artists performed Dihanaam in memory of the legendary singer Zubeen Garg at the conference site. Earlier to this, the artists and the devotees sang the eternal song Mayabini as a mark and respect to the heartthrob. The ‘nat ghar’ was inaugurated by Bhaben Bora wherein Ankiya Nat will be exhibited in the night. Eminent actress Gayatri Mahanta inaugurated the cultural programme that was held in the main pandal. The second day programme will begin with a cleanliness drive to be followed by a series of delegate sessions and seminars and symposiums
