Inspired from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to focus more on the North-eastern region, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has decided to include success stories of women from the region in NCERT books from the next academic calendar. Subsequently, the council has recently sought the details of two inspirational women of Sikkim—singer Remanti Rai and kick-boxer Susmita Rai. Northeast Today caught up with the duo to know more about them and their work.
When Hobby Becomes Career
Born and brought up in Gangtok, Remanti began singing bhajan from the age of 6 while attending Sunday Bal Bikash classes. Gradually she started participating at various competitions and honed her skills as a singer.
“I always carried the aspiration to be a singer and my ambition always remained to be a singer in my friend’s Slam-books,” recalls Remanti.
For Remanti, music was just her hobby till her high school days. However, during her college days she began taking more interest in it and eventually learnt more about music.
“During that time learning music and opting music as a career was quite difficult in Sikkim. But without any formal training and with just a passion for it, I kept my belief alive,” she adds.
Getting candid, she says, “My parents have always been half hearted when it was about music. I believe they were simply becoming like one of those protective and concerned parents who wanted their children to get good education and settle down with government jobs. But the bitter part was that, I was opposite to their expectations as I always wanted to take the roads not taken. It was obviously a big dream for a middle class family girl like me to fulfill the dream and survive being a musician where there was no market.”
Denne historien er fra August 2017-utgaven av Northeast Today.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra August 2017-utgaven av Northeast Today.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
Mayong: The Trivet Of Black Magic
Having grown up watching Harry Potter and Salem Witches, and hearing stories with no possible explanations, visiting Mayong, the hub of “black magic” in Assam, was always at the top of my bucket list.
Why Is The 'Land Of Paradise' Empty?
By the end of the 20th century, Dubai prioritised ending its dependency on oil as it is a non-renewable resource and turned to the tourism sector to diversify its economy.
Clean Your Room And Improve Your Mood
Do you suffer from a bad mood on most occasions? Do you have a sense of irritability most of the time? If yes, then it is time to do some cleaning and arrange your living area.
CENTRE FORMULATES STRATEGY TO PROMOTE NORTHEAST AS AGRI EXPORT HUB
To boost the export of horticulture products grown in the northeast, the Centre is now up with a robust strategy to promote locally produced agricultural products to the international markets
HOJAGIRI DANCE: STATE'S MOST ACCLAIMED DANCE FORM
The Reang tribe is one of Tite 21 pastoral tribes in Tripura and among 75 primitive tribes in India. This indigenous tribe is the second largest after the Tripuri community.
SAGA-DAWA- A CLOSE WATCH
Small little monk kids are a little busier today as compared to other ordinary days as they have to prepare for a special puja session just before the day of Saga-Dawa, a triply blessed day.
NAGAS EMERGING IN INDIA'S CREATIVE FIELDS: RIO
A ddressing a gathering at the 2nd North East India Festival in Thailand, Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio said that the festival will help in connecting the region with Thailand and give a further thrust to the Centre's Act East Policy and Thailand's Act West Policy along with other South East Asian countries.
HORTICULTURE BLOOMING IN MIZORAM
Mizoram’s horticulture department has seen tremendous growth during the last decade, with many transformations seen in the form of introducing hybrid seeds with better adaptability and higher yields; as well as in infrastructure developments.
PA SANGMA FELLOWSHIP FOR LEGAL AND POLICY RESEARCH INAUGURATED
Meghalaya Minister K Sangma Chief Conrad recently inaugurated the PA Sangma Fellowship for Legal and Policy Research at Yojana Bhawan.
INFAMOUS OPERATION BLUEBIRD REMEMBERED
Operation Bluebird” called Onae Reh Dah in the local Oinam dialect) of 1987 was a nightmare that occurred in broad daylight, a nightmare that did not occur in dreamland but at Oinam Hill village in the Senapati district of Manipur.
