The spring season brings in a festive mood, and the vibe of celebration is not confined to geographical boundaries. To enhance this vibe, the Kolkata Assamese Cultural Association(KACA) is set up for the cross-cultural presentation of art, literature, music and more. This 16-year-old KACA has already set a benchmark in Bengal in presenting and publishing various socio-literary and cultural activities. This spring season there is no difference as KACA presented a cultural event KOLKATA RONGALI BIHU coinciding with the Bihu celebration in Kolkata on Sunday at the Madhusudan Mancha. 

The evening began with Mukoli Bihu in the foreground of Madhusudan Mancha presented by the attendees of the workshop mentored by Bihu Samragyee Jaya Seal Ghosh inApril in Kolkata. It is to be noted that the mainly non-Assamese team performed so gracefully that the audience and the bystanders could not restrict themselves from joining the team and joyfully dancing and grooving to the beats of dhol and pepa.

KACA President Khanindra Pathak inaugurated the evening accompanied on stage by the Chief Guest Shri Prem Anup Sinha, General Manager of State Bank of India. Other dignitaries present were mentor of the Bihu Dance Workshop, Bihu Samragyee and actress Smt. Jaya Seal Ghosh, Singer Smt. Dolly Ghosh, Singer Shri Mithun Dhar, son of Assam and a popular actor of Bengali cinema Shri Rishi Kaushik, actress Smt. Sushmita Chatterjee, eminent dance artist Smt. Alokananda Roy and former Chairman of ICCR Shri Goutam Dey. Along with the dignitaries, Shri Dhruba Jyoti Das and Shri Ritupaban Kotoky were also felicitated for their recipient of Doctorate Degrees in musical instruments Flute and Guitar respectively.                    

The13th edition of the yearly trilingual magazine Sristi published byKACA was inaugurated by Journalist Smt. Snigdhasikha Bora. Themesmerizing evening of the Kolkata Rongali Bihu had a bunch of performancesthat kept the audience glued to their seats. Folk singer Ananya Dutta andBangladeshi artist and a researcher of Assamese folk music Ripon Sarkar sweptaway the stage with their rendition. Jhinjiri Thakuria and her team showed asplendid dance sequence depicting the music and dance forms of various tribes ofAssam. Followed by this was the Husori by the very own Bihu Team of KACAcomprising of the students and working professionals staying in Kolkata.                    

Chief artist of the evening, an artist of the roots to modern music Shri Rupam Bhuyanshowered the audience with unplugged versions of his songs and music. The jampacked Madhusudan Mancha once again remained a witness in Kolkata of the colourful and vibrant celebration of Rongali Bihu. It is to be mentioned that more than 2000 audience stepped into the show and left with very positive and encouraging feedback for the organizer, the logistic, cultural and technical teams and the support systems behind this show.

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