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Bobby Sarma Baruah
Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah is a national and international award winning Indian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter whose narrative content on socio-cultural issues in Assam and the Northeast India has been highly appreciated. Her debut feature film ''Adomya'' in which she explored the sensitivity and emotional world of women was awarded the best film in the spiritual category at the 13th Dhaka International Film Festival. ''Adomya'' was also screened as an official selection for more than eighteen International Film Festivals across the world. Her second venture, ''Sonar Baran Pakhi'', a biopic based on the life and time of the folk singer Late Padmashree Pratima Barua Pandey of Assam has been included as an official entry at various Festivals besides winning the Grand Jury prize for the best feature film in the 15th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and the best audience choice award at the 15th Dhaka International Film Festival. This movie was also screened at 24 international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka International Film Festival
Dhaka International Film Festival ( bn, ঢাকা আন্তর্জাতিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব) is a biennial film festival held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1992, the festival was initially organized on annual basis, but became a biennial event since 1995. DIFF is one of the most prestigious film events in Bangladesh, dedicated to introduce the mainstream global cinema to the local film makers as well as to promote healthy cine culture within Bangladesh. The festival was founded by Ahmed Muztaba Zamal of the Rainbow Film Society, which has, as of 2022, organized 20 editions of the event bringing international recognition to it. Awards The festival authority chooses and invites Asian and Australian films to participate in different sections. The sections are: * Retrospective * Cinema of the World * Women Filmmakers * Children's Film * Short and Independent * Spiritual Films The festival is devoted to feature films only. Documentary and sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Film Festival Of Kerala
The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. The festival is held in November or December every year and is acknowledged as one of the leading cultural events in India. Several national and international films have their premiers at the IFFK each year. Competition section is limited to 14 selected films produced in Asia, Africa or Latin America. The festival also has a section devoted to Malayalam cinema. On the lines of the IFFK, the Chalachitra Academy also organises the ''International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala''. History The Directorate of Film Festivals, Govt of India held the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at Thiruvananthapuram, in 1988. The festival cultivated an interest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Gauhati University
Gauhati University, also known as GU, is a collegiate public state university located in Guwahati, Assam, India. It was established on 26 January 1948 under the provisions of an Act enacted by the Assam Legislative Assembly. It is the oldest university in Northeast India. It is accredited grade "A" by National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Starting with 18 affiliated colleges and 8 Post Graduate Departments in 1948, Gauhati University, today, has 39 Post Graduate Departments, besides IDOL (Institute of Distance and Open Learning), a constituent Law and Engineering College. It has 341 affiliated colleges offering undergraduate and post graduate courses in the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, Medicine, Engineering and Technology. Gauhati University is a member of the Association of Indian Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities. History The first public demand was made at the annual session of the Assam Association held at Sivasagar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, consisting of 28 union states and eight union territories. Under the Constitution, there are three primary branches of government: the legislative, the executive and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in a bicameral Parliament, President, aided by the Council of Ministers, and the Supreme Court respectively. Through judicial evolution, the Parliament has lost its sovereignty as its amendments to the Constitution are subject to judicial intervention. Judicial appointments in India are unique in that the executive or legislature have negligible say. Etymology and history The Government of India Act 1833, passed by the British parliament, is the first such act of law with the epithet "Government of India". Basic structure The gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiru Golden Film Awards
''Hiru Golden Film Awards'' (Sinhala:හිරු රන් සිනමා සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sri Lanka's silver screen, awarded by the Asia Broadcasting Corporation, Sri Lanka and organised by Hiru TV, in recognition of the contributions made by them to the Sri Lankan cinema industry. First commenced in 2014, is held every two years, Hiru Golden Film Awards ceremony is one of the most popular cinematic program events in Sri Lanka. The ceremony was held thrice with the participation of popular Bollywood film stars along with Sri Lanka's finest stars together. 2014 32 awards were given. The ceremony witnessed the participation of Bollywood stars - Vivek Oberoi, Alka Yagnik, Anil Kapoor, Suniel Shetty and Bipasha Basu. Popular Category *Most Popular Actress - Yashoda Wimaladharma *Most Popular Child Actor - Pramuditha Udaya Kumara Best Category *Best Film - ''Ini Avan'' *Best Actor in Leading Role (Male) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's International Film Festival
Children's International Film Festival has been conceptualised by The Film Studio FZ LLC, which is a company based out of Dubai Studio City. Children's International Film Festival, is commonly known as CIFF is the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...' first national level Children's Film Festival. CIFF over a period of time has attracted significant attention from schools, parents, families and filmmakers - locally, regionally and globally. CIFF has had 4 editions held during the last week of April from the years 2014 to 2017. Activities *Filmmaking workshops *Filmmaking competition *Film appreciation forums *International Children Film Screenings References External links * Film festivals in the United Arab Emirates Children's film fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assamese Language
Assamese (), also Asamiya ( ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-east Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language, and it serves as a ''lingua franca'' of the wider region. The easternmost Indo-Iranian language, it has over 23 million speakers. Nefamese, an Assamese-based pidgin, is used in Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language, is widely used in Nagaland. The Kamtapuri language of Rangpur division of Bangladesh and the Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri districts of India are linguistically closer to Assamese, though the speakers identify with the Bengali culture and the literary language. In the past, it was the court language of the Ahom kingdom from the 17th century. Along with other Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, Assamese evolved at least before the 7th century CE from the middle Indo-Aryan Magadhi Prakrit. Its sister languages include Angika, Bengali, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Chakma, Chittagonian, Hajong, Rajbangsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata International Film Festival
The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India. Founded in 1995, it is the third oldest international film festival in India. The festival is organized by the West Bengal Film Centre under the West Bengal Government. In 2019, it was held from 8 November to 15 November. Duration will be not less than 60 minutes for featured films. The length of short films must be not more than 30 minutes, and for documentaries A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in term ... not more than 60 minutes. Productions may not be older than two years and must be an Indian premiere. Awards ceremonies The following is a listing of all Kolkata International Film Awards ceremonies since 1995. See also * 26th Kolkata International Film Festival * 28t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonar Baran Pakhi
''Sonar Baran Pakhi'' () is a 2016 Indian biographical film based on life of the Assamese folk singer Pratima Barua Pandey. The film was directed by Bobby Baruah Sarma. ''Sonar Baran Pakhi'' is the first Rajbangshi-language film. It was voted Best Feature Film at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Cast *Pranami Bora as Old Pratima Barua Pandey *Pranjal Saikia as Prakritish Baruah *Arati Baruah as Old Pratima Barua Pandey *Kamal Priya Das as Pratima's mother *Susmita Ray as Kid Pratima Barua Pandey *Jagadish Deka as Ganga Sankar Pandey *Dhruba Jyoti Kumar as Ritwik Ghatak *Nilim Chetiia as Bhupen Hazarika Bhupen Hazarika () (8 September 1926 – 5 November 2011) was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor, filmmaker and politician from Assam, widely known as ''Sudha Kontho'' (meaning cuckoo, literally "nectar-throated"). His ... References External links * 2016 films Indian biographical films Films set in Assam 2010s biographical films 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi
Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi ( as, য়েছে দৰজে ঠংচি) (born 13 June 1952) is an Indian writer. He was formerly deputy commissioner. His first literary creation is a poem named Junbai'(জোনবাই). He is the recipient of India's prestigious award Padma Shri 2020 for his work in the field of literature and education. Awards *Padmashri- Govt of India, 2020 * Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ..., 2005 for Assamese novel ''Mauna Outh Mukhar Hriday'' (Silent lips, Murmuring Heart) * Kalaguru Bishnu Rabha Literary Award-Assam Sahitya Sabha-2001 * Sukapha Award- Govt of Assam 2021 * Assam Valley Literary Award- Williamson Megor Educational trust kolkata 2017 * Bhasha Bharati Award from the central Institute of Indian language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherdukpen Language
Sherdukpen (autonym: Mey) is a small language of India. It is one of the Kho-Bwa languages.Post, Mark W. and Roger Blench (2011).Siangic: A new language phylum in North East India, ''6th International Conference of the North East India Linguistics Society'', Tezpur University, Assam, India, Jan 31 – Feb 2 There are two distinct varieties, Mey of Shergaon and Mey of Rupa. The name ''Sherdukpen'' comes from the words Shergaon and ''Tukpen'' (the Monpa name for Rupa) (Blench & Post 2011:3). The language is known to speakers as ''Mey nyuk''. Dialects Lieberherr & Bodt (2017)Lieberherr, Ismael; Bodt, Timotheus Adrianus. 2017Sub-grouping Kho-Bwa based on shared core vocabulary In ''Himalayan Linguistics'', 16(2). list the following dialects of Sherdukpen. *Rupa: spoken in Rupa village and two other main villages, as well as nearby hamlets. Likely around 3,000 speakers. *Shergaon: spoken in Shergaon village. Likely around 1,500 speakers. Locations Sherdukpen is spoken in Shergaon, sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
