A correspondent The Assamese department of DHSK Commerce College organized a special oration on ‘Asamiya Bhasha aru Asamiya Adhunik Sangeet : Oitjya aru Uttaranar Parikrama’ (Assamese Language and Assamese Modern Music: A Journey of Heritage and Enrichment) on November 9 to mark the statewide celebration of ‘ ’ on the occasion of recognition of Assamese as a Classical Language by the centre. The oration, jointly conducted in association with the Heritage Club as well as the Students’ Union of the college, was chaired by Sailen Gogoi, principal in charge of the college. Participating as the chief orator in the function, Dr.
Chandanjyoti Chutia, Assistant Professor at the Department of the MDK Girls’ College, briefly but attractively described how modernity in the Assamese musical world started with the lyrics of Satyanath Borah in his book ‘Geetawali’, and later how it was enriched with the contribution of the great trio music masters, i.e., Bishnu Prasad Rabha, Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, and Parbati Prasad Baruah, besides Bhupen Hazarika, etc.
, great musical talent of the soil, and finally have reached the latest plight, contributed with artists like Zubin Garg, etc. Dr. Chutia, however, during his speech lamented regarding some artists’ wrong use of words etc.
in their lyrics in Assamese songs in recent times, besides some other mistakes. Anwesha Saikia, another invited speaker, a promising musical artist, and an assistant professor at the Department of Economi.
