If some wise person has ever said that Music knows no boundaries...how correct he was
If some wise person has ever said that Music Unites people...how wise he was
If the NE has united today because of Debojit....how divine his voice is and how fruitful his efforts have been...
When I will visit Assam again (which in fact I will in the near future)..how happy will I be to see the people living in harmony and peace...and all becos of Debojit and who have supported Debojit and helped him to win...how proud would I be...
Debo fans: A big salute to your efforts and thoughts...I am sure in this new peaceful atmosphere North East will progress a lot and so will INDIA...and you can always proudly proclaim..I HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO WHAT MY COUNTRY IS TODAY...hats off to you guys!!!!!!
and for your reading pleasure..the article below....
GUWAHATI: ONE winning contestant of a television singing talent show has done what what no party in Assam could. Such has been the frenzy leading up to—and after—Silchar's Debojit Saha's win in the recently concluded popular television talent show Sa Re Ga Ma, that it has brought the two divided valleys of Assam—Brahmaputra and Barak—together. One dominated by the Assamese-speaking and the other by the Bengali-speaking residents. It also developed into a North vs Northeast rift, but that's another story.
The new-found bonding has largely been the outcome of a spirited campaign by the All Assam Students' Union (AASU). Such has been its success that for the first time an Assam bandh called by the AASU recently to protest the death of eight people in police firing in Tinsukia was successful in the Bengali-speaking Barak Valley, Debojit's hometurf. That's unusual stuff.
The two valleys, in fact, have not been on speaking terms—literally—for decades. The demand for leaving out Barak Valley from the sate during the prime of the Assam agitation during 1979-85 is something neither side has forgotten. ''While politicians always tried to divide the people of the two valleys for their convenience, it was for the first time that Barak and Brahmaputra joined hands and that too for a wonderful cause where the prestige of the state was at stake,'' read one of the hundreds of letters from readers that have been pouring into newspaper offices in Assam. ''That music is a great unifier was proved by Debojit when the people of the Barak and Brahmaputra Valleys buried all their differences to stand unitedly behind him,'' wrote another reader.
Debojit acknowledges the student body's role in his success. ''I was suprised by the way in which the students' union campaigned for me. I had never met them before. But I will never ever forget in my life the the manner in which the AASU welcomed me in Guwahati,'' said Debojit.
AS Debojit emerged a major contender in Zee TV's long-running singing talent show, Assam started taking notice. Votes for him began pouring from the state. But it was only when he was in the last four stages that things really hotted up. A comment by someone in the audience that she wanted to listen to the Voice of India and not the Voice of Assam, triggered a wave of anger in his home state. ''If Hemchandra of Hyderabad or Vinit of Lucknow can contest for India's voice, so can Debojit of Assam. After all, Assam is also an integral part of India,'' thundered Samujjal Bhattacharyya, the influential advisor of AASU.
The AASU took up Debojit's cause, appealing to the people of Assam to sms their votes for Debojit. He came out the winner with over 2.77 crore votes, which even included a vote each from Assam's chief minister Tarun Gogoi and wife Dolly.
''Debojit, like most other talents from the Northeast, was almost pushed out by the Hindi lobby, had it not been for the overwhelming support of the people of the region,'' adds Bhattacharyya.
There were other troubles as well. A statement issued by Zee TV said that it had received a call from Assam where the caller identified himself as a leader of the ULFA and threatened that things would go wrong if Debojit was not made the winner. Though the ULFA refused to comment, reports say it was no more than a prank.
But things finally worked out for the 29-year-old civil engineer who quit his government job three years ago and moved to Mumbai to concentrate on his singing.
More than a week after his success, newspapers in Assam are still full of his win, holding him up as a model for the region. The sentiment expressed by Apurba Kumar Das, a veteran art and music critic, in his popular column in The Assam Tribune sums up the state's feelings pretty much. ''Debojit's success has sent a message to the youth of the Northeast that if one has determination and dedication, one can reach the top. Besides bringing glory for Assam he has been able to convey to the ignorant people of the country that there is a part of India beyond Kolkata, known as the Northeast.''
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=88984
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