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As a part of series of steps to commemorate the 77th Independence Day, Raj Bhavan, Assam on Monday organized an essay writing and poster making competition on ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ in its campus
Guwahati, July 10 (PTI): Fired by the zeal to establish an independent identity for artists in the North-eastern region and create a space where creativity transcends boundaries, a group of like-minded creative people came together 46 years ago to set up the Gauhati Artists’ Guild (GAG). Eminent artists such as Benu Misra, Neel Pawan Baruah, Asu Dev and Rajen Hazarika, founding members of GAG, were instrumental in giving a direction to the contemporary art form to become a blend of regional traditions and modernism. It was on July 11, 1976, that a motley group of established, self-taught and even aspiring artists along with prominent intellectuals joined hands to lay the foundation of an institution where art flourished, new talents emerged and very definite and distinctive art styles and forms were created, GAG President Aminul Haque told PTI. The journey began from the rented premises of eminent folklorist Dr Birendranath Datta whose love for the fine arts is legendary. Now, GA