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Kick, Punch & Knockout Kaustab Chakraborty speaks to  Bhabajeet Choudhury, Assam’s only professional MMA Fighter to  in SFL & Currently ranked 4th in SFL rankings. A fighter fights his way through all odds and that's what Bhabajeet Choudhury did to give his best shot in the field of Martial Arts and came out strong and sprited. Born and brought up in Bajali, - a small town in Assam's barpeta district, Bhabajeet Choudhury was drawn to into martial arts and fitness since he was a child. This passion made him learn all forms of martial arts and bulid a strong base as well.He have learnt and  expertise in Kungfu, Taewondo, Muay Thai, Kick Boxing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , Wushu  & Mixed Martial Art (MMA).  In 2008 he brought National gold medal for wushu to the state and his performance was very much appreciated in the national level. He have won enormous no of medals in various competitions held in North east and all over India. In 2009 ...

Kaustab Chakraborty speaks to the general secretary of Assam Baseball Association, Dr Ashma Begum about promoting the sport in the state, the association’s achievement so far and its future endeavours The heart and soul of the USA and one of the oldest and most popular games in the world, Baseball has pitched hard to make its presence felt in several corners of the world including Assam , India . The national sport of the United States of America which is under speculations to be re-included in the Summer Olympics next year, Baseball has had some significant following in the cricket-crazy nation, India where the Indian Baseball team has been ranked 74 th internationally. Baseball was introduced in India by the Amateur Baseball Federation of India in 1983 with an objective to promote the game and Indian stalwarts of the sports further agreed that the federation should become a member of Asian Baseball Federation and International Baseball Federation (IBF). But the big swi...

Kaustab chakraborty finds out about North East’s 1st Ngo Named Cyber Crime Awareness and Victim Counseling Assam practicing Cyber Crime Awareness campaign, training  and  Victim counseling for the victim of cyber crime. The cyber Crime also known as Computer crime and Cyber Activists and Hacktivist are now no more a new subject for the people in India. In Assam, there has been 450% rise in cyber crime in the year 2013. In the year 2015, the rise and impact of Cyber Crime may increase to double that of 2014 about 300,000. In the end of 2014, 15 numbers of websites of Assam were defaced by anonymous Hacktivist. In the terms of percentage increase of cyber crime cases, Assam is ranked second, after Uttrakhand among the states in the country. The rising popularity of social networking sites, e-commerce and e-marketing, there has been a phenomenon rise in defamation, threats and personal attacks made through social media, financial frauds and online cheating. The majorities o...

Creating visual brilliance in mainstream Kaustab Chakraborty speaks to Abhijit Gogoi , an independent Cinematographer about his journey from scratch towards achieving success in the mainstream Quite aptly put, an actor by birth and cinematographer by choice, Abhijit Gogoi have always had a dream to perfect the skill of artistically moving the camera to capture action in films. An independent cinematographer and a member of WICA (Western India Cinematographer Association), Mumbai, Abhijit has the experience of over a dozen films as assistant cinematographer under his belt and, currently, has his hands full of projects to create imagery delights for various films. Born in the historical Sivasagar town and a local of town’s Kalibari area, Abhijit completed his graduation from B Borooah College, Guwahati before moving out to Delhi in search of a technical course. There he took up Cinematography in Asian Academy of Film & Television (AAFT) Noida. Although acting came natura...

Kaustab Chakraborty appeases his food indulgences at a popular food joint of Shillong called Munchies Passing by Don Bosco square in Laitumkhrah, this is one such place that is surely going to grab your attention before working up your appetite. Constructed in a unique manner, this food joint of Shillong named Munchies bears resemblance to a bamboo house. The exceptional setting, the awesome ambience, a self customised playlist, warm hospitality of the staff and of course the yummy delicacies to devour are the core factors that keeps this place buzzing with people from all walks of life. Anand Lobo, manager of Munchies says, “We have been getting such a warm response from the visitors since the time we opened the restaurant four years back. We offer a very homely environment to the visitors. People come and have a good time with delicious food and music of their own choice. Arnab Karmakar, a Student of English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Shillong talks about why ...

Kaustab Chakraborty speaks to Assam’s fervent and resolute State Cricketer, Tarjinder Singh and the interesting course of events that made him a hard hitting sportsman of the state team. He’s a Punjab da puttar having roots in Assam and after completing his 10 th standard exams, his inextricable bond with North East brought Tarjinder back to Guwahati city. His father had established business here which made him come to the city to spend his vacations. But who would have thought that young lad would one day turn out to be one of the most consistent players for the Assam Cricket team? Performing unyieldingly well on behalf of the State team, Tarjinder today is a force to be reckoned with. Recalling his initial days in Guwahati, Tarjinder says, “I would come to Guwahati to meet my parents and spend the holidays out here. But my Dad used to be busy in his business related work and I didn’t know anybody out here as all my friends were in Punjab. One day, I saw few kid...