Papers by Palme Borthakur
Space and culture, India, Jun 22, 2024
Space and Culture, India
This necrology focuses on the geographical contributions of Dr Bhaben Chandra Kalita, an eminent ... more This necrology focuses on the geographical contributions of Dr Bhaben Chandra Kalita, an eminent teacher and geographer from North East India, to mark tribute on his untimely demise on 13 July 2023.
IJARIIT, 2018
This article deals with an overview of the origin and development of modern music in Guwahati (GM... more This article deals with an overview of the origin and development of modern music in Guwahati (GMC), Assam. Development of modern music in the region reveals a long mythology and history. The development of modern music is tried to establish on lights of diversity, cultural fusion, social identity, globalization and travel of popular sounds. The article is based on secondary source of data as well as primary data. Other sources of data collection are various articles on music published in magazines, blogs and books, listening to songs from music albums, both print and electronic media. Some external links also were used like conversations and personal interviews with some experts in the area. The survey for collection of primary data in the study is done online with the help of Google Forms. As per the topic of the study a number of stakeholders related to modern music in the study area were considered. The survey schedule was prepared in Google Forms (a facility to create and operate online surveys) which was online between 30th September,2018 to 31st October,2018. The stakeholders like lyricists, composers, musicians, technicians, producers, promoters, singers and listeners were recruited via e-mails, Whats App with prior confirmation over mobile messages or phone calls. The musicians and other stakeholders related to music are very mobile and elusive, so difficult to find them and apply conventional surveys. To overcome this practical hurdle of collection of data smart survey technique i.e. online survey has been applied in the study as nowadays almost all stakeholders are highly engaged in internet.
Songs, instruments and dancethe collaboration of these three ingredients makes the music of any r... more Songs, instruments and dancethe collaboration of these three ingredients makes the music of any region or society. Folk music is one of the integral facet of culture which also poses all the essentials of music. The instruments used in folk music are divided into four halves-taat (string instruments), aanodha(instruments covered with membrane), Ghana (solid or the musical instruments which struck against one another) and sushir(wind instruments)(Sharma,1996). Out of these four, Ghana and sushirvadyas are being preferred to be played by female artists. Ghana vadyas include instruments like taal,junuka etc. and sushirvadyas include instruments that can be played by blowing air from the mouth like flute,gogona, hkhutuli etc. Women being the most essential part of the society are also involved in the process of shaping up the culture of a region. In the society of Assam since ancient times till date women plays a vital role in the folk music that is bihugeet. At times Assamese women in ...
International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 2018
This article deals with an overview of the origin and development of modern music in Guwahati (GM... more This article deals with an overview of the origin and development of modern music in Guwahati (GMC), Assam. Development of modern music in the region reveals a long mythology and history. The development of modern music has been tried to be established on lights of diversity, cultural fusion, social identity, globalization and travel of popular sounds. The article is based on a secondary source of data as well as primary data. Other sources of data collection are various articles on music published in magazines, blogs, and books, listening to songs from music albums, both print, and electronic media. Some external links also were used like conversations and personal interviews with some experts in the area. The survey for the collection of primary data in the study is done online with the help of Google Forms. As per the topic of the study, a number of stakeholders related to modern music in the study area were considered. The survey schedule was prepared in Google Forms (a facility...
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Papers by Palme Borthakur