The Assamese community of Greater Toronto celebrated Srimanta Shankardev Utsav in Brampton. This is the third time, the community organized the event to remember and celebrate the cultural, literary and spiritual contributions of Srimanta Shankardev for the greater Assamese society.

The program started with Bhagabat path, followed by a prayer from Namgosha, a Borgeet and then a few Kirtan Gosha Nam. It was a splendid evening amidst Bhakatas and Bhakatanis from all around the greater Toronto in the ensemble of Khol, Taal and Chaparis. A  reverberating Haridhwani blessed the community for the days to come. Prasad was distributed followed by tea and homemade snacks and it completed the typical Nam-kirtan.

After the Nam, the children performed a drama in Assamese. This beautiful drama was written by Rita Barua. It was a very educative and entertaining drama and everybody enjoyed it immensely. Two Borgeets were sung by Uma Talukdar and Nayana Talukdar. The Assamese ladies all came together and performed a wonderful chorus”Runujhunu Runu jhunu…”. Nabya Ranjan Barua arranged the background music for the entire cultural program

The last program was quiz competition amongst the children. The quiz was conducted by Raju Deka. The quiz was based on topics on Sankardev, Assam and its culture. The quiz drew enthusiastic participation and everyone enjoyed immensely. After the quiz, certificates and prizes were distributed among children for their participation in art, cultural and literary program. The eventful day ended with a palatable homemade dinner. The Toronto Assamese community welcomed the guest Dr. Kulendu Pathak and newcomer to Toronto Saroj Barua and family.