Thailand set to profit from Burma’s new Dawei port project
Burma is opening up. In the past few months foreign leaders paid high-profile visits to the long-isolated country, including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Foreign Secretary William Hague who both congratulated Burma on its progress toward democratisation. These endorsements signal that Western sanctions against Burma could soon be lifted. Meanwhile, Burma’s neighbours…
Music Beyond Borders -Celebrating Bhupen Hazarika and the Music of the North-East
A set of spell binding performances by members of the late Dr. Bhupen Hazarika's family, the gospel-choir group, the Nagaland Singing Ambassadors, and the father of Naga blues, Rewben Mashangva, and his 11-year-old son Saka, from Manipur, lifted spirits and brought the rich sounds and enchanting melodies of the North-east to Delhi this evening. Organized…
Singers from Assam, Nagaland and Manipur to perform at India International centre
Bhupen Hazarika compositions to be highlighted Date: 18.02.2012 Time: 18.30 onwards The India International Centre and the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research bring together singers and musicians from the North East in a musical evening to pay tribute to the legendary Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, perform some of his repertoire as well as…
Dividing Lines: Sophiya Hazarika’s story
Nations created, nations divided at the whims and fancies of a few. I still remember a lesson from my English book back in school, which touched me deep. It was about this little boy living in the border town near the Alsace - Lorraine region of France who realizes, a little to late, that he…
Successful counselling
The Boat Clinic health teams across 13 districts in Assam have noticed a distinct change in attitude amongst the isolated community they serve , with increasing numbers of young mothers with babies clinging to their backs coming to the immunization centers. Continuous visits and interactions with residents have created this transformation. However instances remain where…
Family Planning initiatives by Dhubri Boat Clinic Unit II
Along with reducing the high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR- 390 per 1,00,000 live birth) Infant Mortality Rate (IMR- 61 per 1000) in Assam, reducing the high Total Fertility Rate (TFR- 2.6) in the state is an important focus area of C-NES’ Boat Clinic health initiatives under NRHM. After constant awareness sessions by the health teams…
By the Brahmaputra (Vol:16)
C-NES Newsletter (For the quarter October – December 2011) Editorial China backs off the Brahmaputra The Bard can rest peacefully – China backs off the Brahmaputra Bhupen da can rest in peace – at least as far as his beloved Brahmaputra and Lohit are concerned. That is, if we are to believe the Chinese. In quick…
Sanjoy Hazarika to speak, screen film at German University
Sanjoy Hazarika has been invited to speak at the inauguration of an international conference on the North-east followed by the screening of his film, ‘A Measure of Impunity,’ on 15th December 2011 at the University of Göttingen, Germany. He will be participating in the workshop titled Performing Identity: Ethnicity and Ethnonationalism in the South-east Asian…
SBI donates multiutility vehicle to C-NES
State Bank of India on Monday extended its corporate social responsibility arm to C-NES by donating a multi utility vehicle (Mahindra Bolero). The vehicle donated to the organization will enable the programme management team(PMU) of C-NES, based out of Guwahati for using it for better monitoring and mobility to the health camps to supervise the…