Preparations afoot for 56th Bodo Sahitya Sabha

The 56th Bodo Sahitya Sabha will be held at SB Bodo ME School field of Simen Chapari, 45 km away from Dhemaji, from February 4-February 7. Preparation is going on in full swing.

More than 500 volunteers were given training for the smooth running of the Sahitya Sabha. A strong reception committee was formed with Dr.Ranoj Pegu as the president, Mihiniswar Basumatari as working president and Lalit Chandra Bodo as secretary. Besides, 23 sub-committees were also formed.

The budget for the 56th Bodo Sahitya Sabha has been fixed at Rs.1.5 crore. The reception committee informed that more than 2,000 delegates from neighboring countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and neighbouring States like Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Delhi are going to participate in the conference.

In the open session, Prof. Kajuyuki Kiriyu of Mimasaka University, Chief Ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, State Education Minister, State Forest Minister and other different ministers of the Government of Assam and several Members of Parliament are also supposed to attend the conference.