Weekend Jam- We can Jam!
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Issues on 02. Feb, 2012 | 0 Comments
How often have we lamented that today’s children lack enthusiasm and interest when it comes to our own heritage and culture; that they don’t understand folk culture, and can never appreciate the beauty of simplicity when it comes to folk music? How often have we debated and discussed at length about how our culture is [...]
Folktales from Assam
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Issues on 01. Feb, 2012 | 0 Comments
“Burhi Aai’r Xaadhu” (literally translated to Grandma’s Tales) is a collection of stories or folklore, that have been compiled by famous Assamese author and poet Laxminath Bezbarua. As most folklores go, before this compilation, there had been no written record of these stories. While some of the stories are more like the Assamese version of [...]
How to hunt for good music
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Fried Jukebox, How To Skills, Issue 02, Issue 2, Issues, Sections, Vol. III on 15. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Time: Half past ten on a pleasant autumn evening sometime in November Place: Inside a taxi somewhere in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City A football match between Malaysia and Indonesia is going on somewhere in the world and the enthusiastic taxi driver listens to the live commentary on the radio. It is half [...]
How to get married and remain sane through it
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in How To Skills, Issue 24, Issues, Vol. II on 15. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
“Here’s inviting you to the happiest day of my life!” began the invite that I had sent to all of my friends for my wedding about two months ago. Two months later, when I look back at that day now, all I can recall is being dragged from one place to another like a puppet [...]
Singapore- A visitor’s guide
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Issue 23, Issue 23, Issues, SeeNEw, Vol. II on 01. Dec, 2011 | 1 Comment
Before you start reading this, I should probably warn you that this is *not* a traveler’s guide. No, Sir. If you wish to read a traveler’s guide you should befriend our very dear Google. There isn’t much about Singapore that isn’t already floating about in the whole world wide web, so I don’t really want [...]
A wedding and few songs- A musical story
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Issues on 01. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
Once upon a time… There was a time when actual weddings and their filmed versions in Hindi movies showed some solidarity. The open yard and the flowers all over the place. The women sitting in a corner and singing wedding songs with children running around helter skelter squealing in delight at finally being able to [...]
Fight for Flight
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Fiction, Issue 18, Issues, Sections, Type 1, Vol. II on 15. Sep, 2011 | 2 Comments
She sat on the edge of the bed with her hands clasped between her knees and kept clenching and unclenching her palms to stop the trembling. The night was still and the house was stark silent. Except the ominous ticking of the clock on the wall, keeping track of the trickling seconds. On hearing a [...]
Monsoon Playlist
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Fried Jukebox, Issue 14, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Jul, 2011 | 0 Comments
Pages and pages of poetry have been written about rain, and the feelings it evokes on everyone. Even the most cynical become lyrical about the first shower of summer, and the superbly nostalgic smell of freshly wet earth; the subtle hiss that celebrates the first drop of rain meeting dry land after seasons. For me, the [...]
Anurag Saikia
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Fried Eye Special, Issue 13, Issues, Sections, Vol. II on 01. Jul, 2011 | 1 Comment
Dear Ma-Deuta, I had once promised you that I will introduce you to your grandson before I even get married. Here’s presenting your first grandson “Tup Tup” in your loving arms. Tell me, is he, too, like me? ~Papu These catchy words are on the cover of the audio CD “Tup Tup”, released sometime [...]
How to survive a long distance relationship
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in How To Skills, Issue 12, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Jun, 2011 | 0 Comments
Long distance relationships don’t work. Period. How many times have you heard this being said? How many movies have been made to prove this same thing again and again? Each time I watched one of these movies, hoping against hope that for once they’d brave showing some modicum of confidence in a long distance [...]
Reflection
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Creative Writing, Fiction, Issue 08, Issues, Sections, Type 1, Vol. II on 15. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
She looked at the mirror, and at the woman with her husband in the photo in his laptop. Laughing and free, without a care in the world. His hand casually wrapped around her waist and her palm resting on his chest. She was looking up at him, like she was saying something. The tinkling laughter [...]
Joi: Looking Out of The Window
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Fried Jukebox, Issue 07, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 01. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
Audio CD (21 December 2010) Original Release Date: 21 December, 2010 Number of Discs: 1 Label: RMC & Link Productions/Abani Tanti Composer: Joi Barua Genre: Assamese Modern Songs / Cross Genre ASIN: B004KHJ4WY Price: Rs. 55 (Audio CD) / $ 7.12 (Amazon) / $ 7.92 (iTunes) Rating:
Joi
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Cover Story, Fried Eye Special, Fried Jukebox, Issue 06, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Mar, 2011 | 3 Comments
In all sincerity, I have been writing this piece inside my mind for over a month now. But I guess when a casual conversation leaves this everlasting an impression on your mind, it doesn’t matter how much time has passed. It’s not like the inspiration wears off or that the optimism wanes away. In my [...]
North East Breeze
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Fried Jukebox, Issue 05, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 01. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
It is not very often that a small university tucked away in the cozy corners of a cute little town gets to be witness to a live performance by a band of national fame. The band: North East Breeze. The university in question: Tezpur University. The purpose: Cultural Night to wrap up the annual meet [...]
Falling in Love
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Fried Jukebox, Issue 04, Issues, Sections, Type 2, Vol. II on 15. Feb, 2011 | 0 Comments
Ah, elusive love. Lucky are those who have found it, and luckier are those who are yet to find it, for nothing, but nothing, beats the ecstasy of falling in love for the very first time. And yes, I am talking about the red glass that you see the world through, the sudden warmth in [...]
Homecoming
Posted by Sankhya Samhita in Creative Writing, Fiction, Issue 03, Issues, Sections, Type 1, Vol. II on 01. Feb, 2011 | 0 Comments
“Ah, the shame… the shame!” Menaka muttered to herself as she walked, almost in a trot while fumbling her steps, wiping her sweaty palms in her sador . The gaggling group of kids following her continued to giggle even as some of them bypassed her and ran ahead of her. “Third time this week… the [...]
