With spring knocking at the door, new green leaves are sprouting on the trees,and Cuckoo's Melodious voice is constantly sweetening our ears..Yes, its the time to celebrate the most important harvest festival of Rongali Bihu in Assam.

This festival mark the new year calendar of the Assamese society & it inspires unity, humanity, bond of love, joy, expressed through intoxicating songs and dances.

In Guwahati, more than 65 Bihu Sanmilans have organised various programmes including Bihu dance competitions and Mukoli Bihu (open bihu).

The Guwahati Unit of  All Guwahati Students’ Union (AASU), like previous years celebrated Rongali Bihu in, the most important ,colourful Spring festival of Assam with granduer & gaity inhe historic Judge’s Field on 14th April 2013.

Noted poet and litterateur Nalinidhar Bhattacharya hoisted the Bihu flag & it was followed by AASU’s flag hoisting by its president Shankar Prasad Rai.

The Mukoli Bihu programme included Bagejari dance of Rabha community, Mahoho dance of Barpeta, chorus by the students of Handique Girls's college,Kids Bihu dance and a number of other performances by artistes from different parts of the State. 

Hiruda-loi Ekajali Shrandhhanjali’ – a special tribute paying ceremony to Assam's well known poet Hiren Bhattacharyya,by Eminent Actor Adil Hussain was also held on the occasion where the actor recited lines of a famous poem by Hiru Da.

Many distinguished personalities, including artistes, litterateurs and sportspersons of the State The Bihu  participated in the programme. On the occasion, the All Assam Student's Union's Advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya felicitated twenty eminent personalities who have brought laurels to the State.Well known Assamese Actor Bisnu Kharghoria, Padmashree Awarded Hemendra Prasad Barua & Ghanakanta Bora Borbayan,Narayan Chandra Goswami and others were amongst them.

Participated by prominent citizens and commoners alike, this Mukoli Bihu Mohotsav was a treat to one's Eye &  a breather to the Soul of every Assamese.

Yaashmin Maddeha