North Lakhimpur is a city and a municipal board in Lakhimpur district in the Indian state of Assam, about 394 kilometres (245 mi) northeast of Guwahati. It is the district headquarters of Lakhimpur district.
Assamese cinema is the Indian film industry of Assamese language. It is based in Assam, India. The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie Joymoti. Since then the Assamese cinema has developed a slow-paced, sensitive style. In the beginning the industry were called Jollywood, for Agarwala's Jyoti Chitraban Film Studio.
Parag Kumar Das was the former editor of Asomiya Pratidin, a radical journalist, human right activist and one of the founders of the human rights movement in Assam.
Khiren Roy was a veteran journalist and editor to some English and Assamese Dailies published from Assam. He was born at Matia, a hamlet in Goalpara district of Assam.
Asomiya Khabar is an Assamese daily newspaper published simultaneously from Guwahati and Jorhat. It is one of the highest circulated Assamese daily newspaper. A weekly supplement named Deoboriya Khabar is published with it on every Sunday. It was placed as the second largest vernacular daily of the region. Veteran journalist Shankar Laskar is in the position of editor of Asomiya Khabar and Biswajit Das is the executive editor.
Pabitra Kumar Deka was a progressive writer, columnist, publisher and editor of monthly magazine, film critic and screenwriter of the State of Assam in India. He is the winner of the Best Film Critic Award in 1988 from the Eastern India Motion Picture Association. The Government of Assam has instituted the State Best Film Critic Award in the name of Pabitra Kumar Deka Award from 2010 after his death.
Dainik Janambhumi is an Indian Assamese-language daily newspaper. This newspaper is published by Janambhumi Group of Publications from Nehru Park, Tulsi Narayan Sarma Path, Jorhat. In 1947, Janambhumi Group of Publications was founded with the launch of the weekly newspaper Janambhumi, which is the oldest Assamese weekly. The Dainik Janmabhumi was first launched in 1972, the second and the third editions were launched from Guwahati and Tinsukia in 2004. The newspaper is now published simultaneously from Jorhat, Guwahati and Tinsukia.
Niyomiya Barta is an Indian Assamese language daily newspaper. The newspaper was launched on 4 March 2011. It is published simultaneously from Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Biswanath Chariali and Goalpara of Assam. Niyomiya Barta is run and published by Pride East Entertainment Private Limited.
Pratidin Time is a 24-hour Assamese news channel. The programs of the channel include various infotainment, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, showbiz, fashion, and education.
Nishita Goswami is an Indian actress who works in Assamese language films. Her notable Assamess Movies are Rong, Ratnakar, Hold My Hand, Mon, etc. She has also acted in a number of stage dramas.
Prodyut Kumar Deka is an Indian film & stage director, screenwriter and author residing in Assam, India. His films include Dhunia Tirutabur, Samiran Barua Ahi Ase, Surjasta, Borosi, Chiyahir Rong, Ji Golpor Ses Nai and The Government Servant.
Dainik Asam is one of the oldest daily Assamese Newspaper running to date. It was first published on 4 August 1965. This newspaper was one of the outcomes of the honest efforts of the late Radha Govinda Baruah. It is published from Guwahati and Dibrugarh.
Paglee is an Assamese language romantic action film directed by Rupjyoti Borah. This film features Nayan Nirban Baruah and Prastuti Parashar in lead role. It was produced and distributed by Rimzim Films.
Calendar is a 2018 Indian Assamese-language drama film directed by Himjyoti Talukdar under the banner of Enajori Talkies. The film stars Moloya Goswami, Arun Nath, Gunjan Bhardwaj and Rimjhim Deka. The movie was released on 16 February 2018 in theatres across Assam. The film has received good word of mouth publicity and the footfall has been increasing since its release. Many people have expressed in social media how this film made them emotional about their relationship with the family especially old parents. The film received the maximum number of seven awards in Prag Cine Awards North East 2018 in various categories. Lead actor Arun Nath won the Jury Special Award in the 2nd Guwahati International Film Festival for his performance in the film.
Ratnakar: A New Myth of Love is a 2019 Indian Assamese-language action thriller film directed by Jatin Bora and produced by Bora and Navanita Sharma's J.B. Production. The film stars Bora and Barsha Rani Bishaya, with Nishita Goswami, Pabitra Bora, Chetana Das, and Sanjeev Hazarika in supporting roles and features young Ashramika Saikia. It is the adaptation of 2016 Tamil film Theri.
Pranjal Bharali was an Indian businessman and film producer from Assam. He produced Assamese films.
Prabhat Sarma was a folk exponent and flutist from Assam, India.
Japarkuchi is an urban locality in Nalbari district, Assam, India. As per the 2011 Census of India, Japarkuchi has a population of 4,626 people including 2331 males and 2295 females, with a literacy rate of 87.44%.
