A trip to Orang .

Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park Covering 78.82 square Kilometers of area is one of the important heritage site for the wildlife situated in the junction of Darrang and Sonitpur District of Assam. Although I have heard about this National Park several times, I was never been able to go there. Finally I got a chance to visit this beautiful place.

Staying in the concrete jungle of Delhi and doing restless media job was a little hectic for me and I really needed a break. So I resigned from the firm and moved towards Assam with the hope to spend some good times with family and nature.  My parents told me that there will be a nature camp by Nature’s Beckon in Orang National Park from 10^th Dec. So I contacted with the organizer Sambhu Deb and Kishore Kumar Chaudhuri. Following their instruction I started from Guwahati at the early morning towards Mangaldoi. By 9.30 I get down at Mangaldoi and reached the hotel, where almost all the other members were present. After a little introduction we all started towards the National Park.

It is just 30 kilometer from Mangaldoi to ORang National Park. The road is good and we reached the place with-in 45 munities. Prashaanti Guest House was already booked for us. After the formal introduction our Nature’s Camp began. We were all together 14 member and another six member joined us letter on the next day. The programme started with discussion and then tracking near the forest. 

 It is said that this whole area of Orang National Park was a village till the year 1900. Due to black fever people abandoned this place and moved to other places. After that the area was covered by natural trees and wild life started to began. In 1915 British govt declared this place as a Game Reserve. In 1972 hunting was banned in this area and it was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary in 1985. And in the year 1999 it was declared as National park.

The landscape of Orang is basically a flat plain with a few depressions. There are several streams flowing in this area. A large part of the park is covered by grassland. Other parts are filled with planted and natural forest. Signs of human habitat are still visible in the Park. There are several man made pond are still there and an ancient stone structure which proves that this was a human habitat area.

At the end of each activity we had a discussion season in our camp. Senior people from Nature’s Beckon who has immense knowledge about birds, animals, trees shared their view. Expert on bird M.r Masih Ahmed Khan Nayar introduced various birds to us. He also gave us an important lesion on bird watching. Golap Gogoi , Kishore Kumar Chaudhuri, Hemanjali Handique and Sambhu Narayan Deb shared their experience of jungle along with other important information. Various discussions were done on the topic of conservation and protection of nature. 

Orang National Park has a very dense population of various animals. According to the recent census there are approximately 14 Tigers in the park. The park has a population of 64 Great Indian One Horned Rhinos, 5 wild elephants, numerous Hog Deer, Wild Boar, Indian Pangolin, Porcupines, Fox, Small Indian Civet, Otter, Leopard, Fishing Cat, Rhesus Macaque, and Blind Gangetic Dolphin etc.

The Park has a large population of birds. Numerous species of birds are visible in the park. Among these Bengal Florican, spotted-billed Pelican, Black necked Stork, Greater Adjutant Stork, Woolly necked Stork, Ruddy Shelduck, Gadwall, Mallard, Pintails, Fishing Eagles are widely visible. Among reptiles Python, Krait, Viper, Cobra, and 9 species of turtles are available in this park. 19 species of Amphibians are also seen in Orang National Park.

Nature’s Beckons nature’s camp is a complete package of information, entertainment, and practical activities.  We had discussion, interaction, debate, Book review, Musical session, tracking, Jeep safari, and all other activities that can be done in a camp. Those two days were informative, relaxing, entertaining, refreshing which really attacked me towards nature conservation and preservation.

এটা অভিযান ---1

5 জুলাই 2004 গুবাহাটী রেল স্টেসন , সময় রাতিপুয়া 8 বাজিবলৈ কেই মুহুর্তমান বাকিআছে …. প্রসন্দ সব্দ করি নর্থ ইস্ট এক্ষ্প্রেস্স রেল গাড়ি খন প্লাটফর্ম নম্বর ৪ ত প্রবেশ করিলে. ইমান দেরি শান্ত হই থকা পরিবেশ তু যেন উখল মাখল হৈ উঠিল. প্লেত্ফর্মত ভর্তি হই থাকা যাত্রী সকলর মাজত এটা যুদ্ধ সদৃশ পরিবেশর সৃষ্টি হৈ উঠিল. এই ভিরর মাজতে s4 নম্বর দবাত এহাল দম্পত্তি অরু তেওলোকর 18 বচরিয়া সন্তান আসন নম্বর ৪৫-৪৬-৪৭ অত উঠিল..

ঠিক ৮ বজার লগে লগে লাহে লাহে রেল গাড়ি খন চলিবলই আরম্ভ করিলে... ঝাক ঝাক ঝাক .......

কিসু সময়র পাচত ব্রহ্মপুত্র নদী পার হৈ রেল খন দ্রুত গতীত আগ বর্হি থাকিল ... দিন পার হৈ রাতি আহিল.... যেতিয়া রাতি পুয়াইচিল তেরিয়া রেল খন বিহারর পাটনা পার হৈ উত্তর প্রদেশট প্রবেশ করছিল . ইতিমধ্যে এই রেল খনত যাত্রা করি থাকা পরিয়াল তুর লগত চিনাকি হৈ উঠিছিল কাসর চিতঅত বহি থাকা কেইজন মান যুবক... এই যুবক কেইজন আছিল দেল্হী বিশ্ব বিদ্যালযৰ ছাত্র. .. আন হাতে দেল্হী অবিমুখে যাত্রা করি থাকা পরিয়াল তুর উদ্দেশ্য আছিল শিহতর 18 বচরিয়া সন্তান অক দেল্হী বিশ্ব বিদ্যালযৰ কুনুবা এখন কলেজট নাম ভর্তি করুয়ার.. ইতিমধ্যে লরাজনে গুবাহিত র এটা এটা প্রতিষ্ঠান র জরিযত্র দেল্হী বিশ্ব বিদ্যলয় র কমম এদ্মিসন ফর্ম ফিল আপ করি থৈ আহিসিল. যেতিয়া রেল খন কানপুর পার হইছিল কাসর যুবক কেইজনে এখন টাইম অফ ইন্ডিয়া যোগার করিছিল টাত দেল্হী বিশ্ব বিদ্যালযৰ 1st কাট অফ লিস্ট প্রকাশ হইছিল.. লিস্ট অনুসরী লরা জনে নর্থকেম্পাচর রামজাস কলেজ অত এদ্মিচন পাব বুলি ঠিরাং হইছিল.

রেল খন যেতিয়া দিল্লি পাইছিল তেতিয়া রাতির আন্ধর নামী আহিছিল .. এখন রিক্চা করি পরিয়াল তু ময়ুর অসম হোটেলট উপস্থিত হইছিল...

রাতিপুয়া ঠিক ৮ বজার লগে লগে এখন অটো ঠিক করি পরিয়াল তো রওনা হইছিল নর্থ কাম্পাস অভিমুখে.. ২৬ তারিখে রাতিপুয়া ঠিক ৯ বজার লগে লগে পরিয়াল তু উপস্থিত হইছিল রামজাচ কলেজর চৌহদত. দিঘলিয়া লাইন আছিল তারে এটা কাউনতারর পরা রাজনীতি বিজ্ঞানর ফর্ম লই ভর্তি করি থিও হইছিল সেউজিয়া রঙ্গর চলি দিয়া বারান্দার এটা দিঘলিয়া সারিত.. টাত এটা মাইকট উচারণ করি আছিল ছাত্র সকলর নাম... ১-১.৩০ ঘন্টা থিও হৈ থাকর পিচত মাইকট উচারণ হইছিল এটা নাম বেদান্ত বিকাশ কলিতা ....

কিছু সময় পিচয়ত লরা জনে কাউন্তারত কিছু কাম করত পাচত সম্পন্ন হইছিল এদ্মিচন কারজ় সম্পন্ন..

ইতিমধ্যে লরা জনর মক দেবতাকে চিনাকি হছিল কেইজন মান রামজাচ কলেজর ছাত্রর সইতে... তারে ভিতর এজনে দিল্লির গরমট থকা পরিয়াল টুক অনি দিচ্জিল কলেজর কান্তীনোর পরা কল্দ্রিন্ক্স ...

এদ্মিসন কার্জ় সম্পন্ন হল ইতিমধ্যে ৪ তা মান বাজি গৈছিল..

অবশেসত পরিয়াল তু রওনা হইছিল হোটেল অভি মুখে....

পাহার্গঞ্জ অঞ্চলর হোটেল সমূহ সেই সময়ত ভর্তি হৈ আছিল দেল্হী বিশ্ব বিদ্যালয়ট নাম ভর্তি করিবলই আহা লরা চুবালি আরু তেও লোকর পরিয়ালেরে...হোটেল অর ওচরতে ভাত খাবলৈ যাওতে তেও লোকে লগ পাইছিল রাহুল মহন্ত অরু ঋতুরাজ সাইকিয়ার পরিয়ালক দুয়োটাই অদ্মিচিওন পাইছিল রামজাস কলেজট .....

পিচ দিনা আকৌ আরম্ভ হইছিল যুদ্ধর .. দেল্হিলৈ আহা প্র্যতেক ছাত্রর পরিয়ালর দরে বেদান্তর মক দেউতাকেও ভাভিচিল কলেজর হোস্টেল নুপুয়ালৈকে pvt হোস্টেল ভাল হব বুলি... ঠিক সেই ধ্যান ধারণা অনুসরী বেদান্তোক রাখা হল শক্তি নাগারর এখন pvt হস্তেলত.. pvt হস্তেলোর অদ্মিস্সিওন কার্জ় সম্পন্ন হুয়ার পাচত পরিয়ালর সকলু উভতি আহিছিল পাহার্জান্জর ময়ুর অসম হোটেলই..

তার পিচ দিনিয়া বেদান্তই লৈচিল এটা মোবাইল ফন... 

মক দেউতাকে হতে বেদান্তক দেল্হির এখন প্রইভেট হস্তেলত থৈ অসম অভিমুখে উভতি আহিল.....

আরম্ভ হল বেদান্তর এটা নতুন জীবন...

Through the green passage of Chakrashila

Date 19^th Dec 1010. Destination Chakrashika Wildlife Sanctuary. The journey started from Nagarbera at 6 o clock in the morning. Foggy winter morning. Me and my father started towards Chakrashila. Our car was passing through the natural beauty and the tea garden of simlitola. By 11.30 we reached Salkosha, from there we started towards the wildlife sanctuary. Its around 3-4 kilometer from the national highway 31. We meet Soumyadeep Datta da on the way to the place. He was on the way to Salkosha for some shopping. We reached the camp and we meet Durga da and Kharam da there. They were two local Rabha people, who has a great contribution in conserving the Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary. There was already a team in that camp that team has came from dibrugarh. All of them were college student and they were there for their college project.

By the time we reached the camp there was a team of Golden Langur playing and eating around the camp. I was able to take lots of photograph of those langur. We finisher our tea and took a little stroll in the jungle.

After some time Soumydeep Datta came and we started to talk. Datta has vast knowledge about wildlife and about jungle. He told us about the conservation movement he started here to save the forest and the wildlife. He also shared his experience of jungle with us.

At around 1.30 the student team came back and after some time at around 2 PM we had our lunch. Datta got little busy as he has to manage everything in the camp. After lunch Kharam da and Durga da got busy with arranging the tent for us. We had a little chat with the student and they got busy with their field work. We had a conversation with Soumyadeep Datta da and Marami Bou(his wife). I learned lots of thing about jungle, about the animal, birds, etc.

In the evening me my father and Datta stared tracking in the jungle. After tracking around one hour we reached the small string named Mauri jora, it was a small string with fresh and cold water. I washed my hands and face in that string. During the trek Datta told us how the forests are being destroyed. He also discussed about the golden langur and about their food habit, their social life, and various related things with it. He also told us how he got interested in this conservation issue,

After having the fresh water from that string we started towards the camp, on the way we entered the village and went to Bhadreswer’s house, he was also involved in the conservation movement of Chakrashila. When we reached the camp it was already dark.

I joined the group of the student while my father and Datta were busy in talking. A bonfire was arranged and the student began to sing along with the tune of the guitar. It continued till 8.30 O’ clock. At 9 we had our diner. The student got busy arranging their tents while me, my father, Soumyadeep da, and Marami bou, sit around the fire. We started talking about the jungle experience. We talk till 10 O’clock, as it was very cold there and the fog started we finished our discussion and entered out tent.

Next morning we woke up very early in the morning. I had a chance 2 capture the sunrise. At first the jungle was full of fog the sun came out slowly removing the curtains of fog. I was able to take some photographs satisfying me.

The fog continued till 9 o clock. In the mean time we had breakfast. We went out for tracking again. We reached the top of the hill. Wonderful view from the top, the lake was visible from distant. Had a lot of conversation with Soumyadip Datta. Got to know a lot about the jungle. Finally after 3 hours of tracking we came back to the camp, after some time we had lunch. Kharam da cooked a wonderful meal. We had smoked pork as a special dish it was awesome.

After a little rest we started towards home. It was a wonderful experience for me. Those two days in the mist of jungle taught me a lot.

Use condom - Stay protected

The time i have spend with nature...

The Time I have spend with nature...

I don"t know why i get very much aggressive in some issues.. yes I am writing this in a very aggressive mood. 1st of all I am sick of this environmental degradation specially pollution and the dust. I am a nature lover. I want to live in the midst of nature. Nature has given me ... me???? only me??? not you??? We all are living in this earth only because of nature... and what we have given in return..pollution, diseases, natural disaster etc etc.

But i can remember some of my childhood days which i have spent in the midst of nature. I have spend my 18 eyers of my life in a village. My village is situated in the southern most part of the Kamrup district of Assam. And my house was surrounded by the paddy field. There was a huge elephant-apple (ou tenga) tree on the next plot of my house.. the tree was full of orchid and "raghumola" “rabonor nai” I dont know what it is called in English or in Hindi... that tree was very huge and old.. it was the shelter for a large no. of birds, including owl and bat... I can still remember the sound that used to come from that tree and the smell of the bat... but that plot was sold to someone. and the tree was cut down. destroying the houses of the birds.. now there is a house for a human. with 24 hour running water.. 24 hour running water!!!! what does it mean, why I have mentioned this??? Let me explain.. once upon a time we required (in my village) only 3-4 pipes(70 feet) for a tube well to get fresh water.. now we need at-least 5 (100feet)pipes to get the fresh water..I hope u have got my point..the water level is going down day by day..

The school I studied till class 10 was one of the oldest school of that area.. in 5th standard when I took admission in the school, was Surrounded by a large no of old trees.. but while I was in class 8 all the trees of the school were cut down..I dont know the region.. {May be the head master has some explanation for this..]

I used to go to Bhaiti Dadas (my uncle) home very often. In fact I have grown up at his place. with my grand ma. Some time I used to return home from his home at night. I had a short cut through the high school filed. At night the whole School field was used be filled with JONAKI porua.

My Experience with TATA Photon+

I am frustrated enough to write a blog against this company.

Tata photon+ got gadget of the year NDTV tech life award. I am surprised to here this while i called the tata customer care. How can it be possible???? tata indicom is one of the unmanaged company of India. how can they get the award?

I am using tata photon+ since july 2009. on the 1st month i used it for only about 15-17 days.. and they send me a bill of Rupees 5666. and they disconnected my connection saying that i have exceed the credit limit. i called the customer care several times. but finally they solved my problem after complaining it to the nodal officer.

After that i changed my tariff plan and. I took 1100 plan which gives me 10 gb data for one month. I have never used that much of data in a month but they use to send me a bill of 1300-2200 every month.. I thought chalo jo vi ho mera kaam chal to raha hai..

Now they have launched a new plan where i should get 10 gb data at the speed of 3.1 mbps and after that the speed will come down to 250kbps 4 unlimited use. I requested them to change my tariff plan to that new plan ..

On 3 rd of this month the new plan got activated. and i have started getting the speed of 15kbps... i complained it to the customer care several times. every time they says that they will solve my problem within 24 hours. but already 10 days has passed. some executive has visited my place for the 3rd times but nothing has changed. some executive says that my device will be replaced some other says its the problem of the server. i complained it to the nodal officer also but nothing has changed yet...

Now i dont hav any other option to get this things fixed.I will definitely disconnect my Tata Photon+ in the next month.

now do you really want to go for this product...

Some Experience

Hello every one... Here i am writing again almost after Half a Year. You might be surprised to see the new look of my blog. I also have deleted some un-important topic fro my blog ..From now I will try to write regularly on this blog.

First of all in the last few days i have gained a lots of experience on my professional field. I was associated with a news channel last month. Here i got to know several new aspects of news. I came to know what is news and what is not.. How to make a story. what kind of footage to be used and what is not.. Even what kind of word, language, tone, pitch, are to be used, from selecting the background music to writing of the slugs.

I have worked on the on the Naxal issue, the Kashmir Valley issue, The issue of CWG corruption etc etc. I will tell you what i have learned from this. It will be difficult for me to write on all the topic in one article so i am going to write separate articles for all the topic..

Good news for Assam

Today I just took the Hindustan Times lazily and see the short stories in the left hand. After a long time saw some good news from Assam. Assam govt has took the initiative to offer 100 acres of land to Indias leadind IT Industries. Thats a gerat news for the people of assam. If the IT company comes to Assam, regional development will incerease. Lots of employment will be genereted. Now let us hope for the best.

new website

Hi every one.... I have opened my mew website. Please visit my website: www.bedantabikashkalita.webs.com

Assam Sahitya Sabha

70th Session of Asam Sahitya Sabha

70th session of Asam Sahitya Sabha will start from 14.02.2009 with a five-day long programme. Sukapha Pathar Samannay Khetra in Dhemaji, is the venue of the 70th session of Asam Sahitya Sabha.

NAGARBERA

Nagarbera is a small town situated in the south western part of kamrup district. Latitude 26.1°, Longitude 90.9833333°. It is almost hundred (100) kilometers away from Guwahati. The name of the Mouza is also Nagarbera. Nagarbera comes under Chamaria Block. This place comes under the Nagarbera Revenue circle. There is a College - Bimala Prasad Chaliha College, affiliated to Guwahati University.

The historical significance of this place are:

1. There is a pond made by the Ahom Swargadeo Gauri Nath Singha, at the time of Burmese invasion, in the Pukhuri para village. This pond is covering around 5 bighas of land.

2. There is a temple in Pahar Para village made by the Ahom swargadeo Gauri Nath Singha.

3. Malancha satra in the village Malancha is also one of the oldest satra in this area.

Geographically this place is surrounded by several lake namely - Hekra, Jamlai, Tiplai etc. All the lakes are famous for the migratory birds. nagarbera is basically a flood affected area as it is very near to the river Brahmaputra. River Kulsi flows through this place. But people called it river Jaljali.

Nagarbera's climate is mildly sub-tropical with warm, dry summers from April to late May, a strong monsoon from June to September and cool, dry winters from late October to March. The town's average yearly temperature is around 24 degree Celsius (76 °F). Average high temperature is around 29 degree Celsius (85 °F), while the average low is 19 degree Celsius (67 °F). December, January and February are the coldest and June, July, August and September are the hottest. Average yearly precipitation is around 162 cm (64.inches). June and July are the wettest months. Extreme high level of humidity, many a times at more than 80/90 percent often creates discomfort during summer.

Nagarbera is well connected with the other part of the state. There are several roads connecting this place.

1. From Singra to Nagarbera via Hekra

2. From Dhupdhara to Nagarbera via Hekra

3. From rangjoli to Nagarbera via Shimlitola

4. From rangjoli to Nagarbera via Tiplai

All these roads connect this place with National Highway 37.

5. From Goalpara to Nagarbera via Matia

Nagarbera is well connected with Post Office, Telephone, Fax, internet, and Mobile.

Banking, Medical and eEducation facility is efficient in this place. There is a police station also.

Basic economy depends upon agriculture.

Main Religions are: Hindu and Muslim

Main Cast are: S.C and General Cast

Some places near nagarbera are:

Tiplai (7.6Km)

Khutabari (14.7Km)

Rangjoli (18Km)

Dhupdhara (23.4Km)

Bagbor (25.6Km)

Dalgoma (27.6Km)

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Serial Blast in Assam

Serial Blast in Assam

Hi All Concerned Indians:



After many recent incidents all over the country, like blasts in JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD, BANGALORE, DELHI, MUMBAI,& TRIPURA. 7 HUJI activists were gunned down by the Indian Army in the border district of Dhubri in Assam about a month ago. After all these, then the POGROM between the Illegal Migrants lynching our Local Bodo brothers at Udalguri and unfurling of Pakistan's Flag. And now the SERIAL BLAST IN ASSAM that shook the entire world. The cascading incidents indicate more to come if we don't react.STOP KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE.

Developing assam

A ‘Knowledge City’ would come up over a 6,770-bigha plot at Nagarbera near Guwahati, hosting a number of educational institutions.

Four new bridges over Brahmaputra.The proposed four bridges over Brahmaputra will link Dhola and Sadiya, Numaligarh and Gahpur, Jorhat and North Lakhimpur, and Guwahati and North Guwahati.


A world-class university, a centre of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, another institute on the pattern of the National Institution of Design, and a State Silk Development Mission were among the institutes that would come up. Also a ‘Science City’ in Guwahati.

They need our help....

Flood affected assam...

flood affected assam...

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