People paid rich tributes to Baruah, highlighted his unsurpassable contributions in enriching Assamese literature and culture HT C orrespondent TEZPUR, June 8: The historical Poki, also known as the Jyoti Bharati Museum could be heard reverberating with the melodious compositions of noted poet, lyricist and dramatist, Parbati Prasad Baruah on his 60 th death anniversary. Jonaki Baat, a cultural organisation in collaboration with Jyoti Bharati under the state directorate of cultural affairs observed the noted poet’s death anniversary by organising a cultural programme at Poki on Friday, which included renditions of Baruah’s songs, dance performances and thought provoking lectures. The Jyoti Bharati Museum is the ancestral home of Assamese cultural icon Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala.
Attending the programme as chief guest Tezpur MLA, Prithviraj Rabha lighted a lantern at the portrait of the great artist and paid rich tributes to him. He also remembered the unmatched contributions made by the great artist in the field of Assamese literature and culture. In his speech MLA Rabha highly lauded the incessant efforts of Jonaki Baat to preserve and promote the creations of Parbati Prasad Barua and the cultural doyens of the state.
He remembered that his father Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha had once taken part in the programme Jonaki Mel initiated by the great artist Parbati Prasad. The Jonaki Mel is also a unique constituent of the poet’s legacy. In 1929, while at Sarusorai Tea.