The glorious voyage of over 80 years of The Assam Tribune, the premier and oldest English daily of the North-Eastern India was portrayed in an exclusive documentary which was premiered on 2nd May, 2019 on the occasion of Silver Jubilee Function of CEC. This documentary is produced by CEC Educational Society.
As an English daily newspaper published from Guwahati and Dibrugarh with huge readership ‘The Assam Tribune’ is the most popular newspaper in the North-East India. The Assam Tribune has a wide reach in terms of circulation figures as well as the reliability of the news matter. This revered newspaper was first published on 4th August, 1939 in Guwahati by Radha Govinda Baruah as a weekly newspaper under the editorship of Lakshminath Phookan. This venerated newspaper had also played a key role in the independence movement in Assam.
Dipankar Dutta, Founder President of CEC Society, a premier institute of the North Eastern region and Mrs. Arunima Dutta, entrepreneur and an eminent Yoga specialist of Guwahati had initiated the idea of making this documentary on this most prolific newspaper of Assam. Mr. Dutta took the responsibility of producing this documentary and eventually this documentary was premiered on the occasion of 25th year of the CEC on 2nd May, 2019. The editor of ‘The Assam Tribune’, Prafulla Govinda Baruah, son of revered Assamese Radha Govinda Baruah, Babita Rajkhowa, Director of the Assam Tribune Group, eminent educationist Dr. Amarjyoti Choudhury along with a galaxy of eminent personalities were present during the occassion.
Titlled as “The Assam Tribune-Nation Talks” this was also telecasted various satellite Channels and received much accolades from the worldwide viewers. Revered Assamese educationist Dr. Amarjyoti Choudhury played the role of storyteller in the documentary which showcases various exclusive interviews, visuals, memoirs of the newspaper group revealing the challenges, pitfalls and triumphs faced in this journey of more than eight decades.
‘The Assam Tribune-Nation Talks’ is a documentary that portrays the glorious journey of the North East India’s most popular English daily, The Assam Tribune. This newspaper has tremendous contribution in shaping the history of Assam. The documentary conveys the extraordinary story of RG Baruah and how he was able to build an organization that has won hearts of readers and critics alike across the globe. The journey of The Assam Tribune was remained an untold story so far and thus the documentary seeks to convey the story, given the influence it has had from its inception till present.
The documentary presents itself, focusing on various aspects of The Assam Tribune and how it has remained an undisputed market leader in the newspaper industry of North-east. The newspaper has witnessed India’s transitioning into a modern republic even as the popular daily had its own share of challenges which it has dealt with courage and survived only due to its foresighted vision.
Currently this documentary is available in YouTube for free viewing by the public which showcases various exclusive interviews on the premises of ‘The Assam Tribune’ revealing the challenges, pitfalls and triumphs faced in this glorious journey. This documentary film also looks at the transformation of news and reporting from the inception to the current digital age.
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“The Assam Tribune: Nation Talks” – When the dream comes true.
The documentary ‘The Assam Tribune-Nation Talks’ is publicly available in youtube.