ITANAGAR, April 12: The apex student organization of the state-All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union(AAPSU) has adopted Dr Bhupen Hazarika evergreen song ‘Hamara Arunachal’, as its anthem.
In its victory function at Hotel Donyi Polo Ashoka on April 11, the song was officially adopted by the AAPSU in presence of students, Govt. official and public. The song was sung in the function by Bengia Hemanta, a close associate of Dr. Bhupen.
Hemanta enthralled the audience by singing the classic ‘Hamara Arunachal… a number in Arunachal’s first celluloid film Mera Dharam Meri Maa (1976) by Dr Bhupen Hazarika and drew huge rounds of applause from the audience.
AAPSU president Takam Tatung while expressing his delight over the adoption of the song said it was his long cherished. This was one of manifestoes, he added. He thanked his supporters who left no stone unturned in making him the President elated Takam said.
Newly elected General Secretary Tujum Poyom also spoke on the occasion and thanked his supporter who worked tirelessly in his road to AAPSU office.
Local MLA, Kipa Babu when asked to share some words of encouragement to the newly elected members of the AAPSU, said that student’s organization like needs to play very important role in shaping the political and economic status of the state.
Babu pointed out that the former AAPSU President Kanu Bagang and present ANSU President Niglar Veo preferred of dialogue over bandh culture to put across the students grievances. He further said that it is not always necessary to go for the bandh while asking the students organization to cooperate with the govt.
Renowned local singers Geli Kaye, Kamal Sonar and other presented enthralled the audience with their numbers.
slightly veering off the post but is Bengia Hemanta an arunachali? Just asking ‘cos need to officially contact Dr. Bhupen Hazarika to get archival film content from the abovementioned film “Meri Dharam Meri Maa”
Else would also appreciate if anyone reading this can provide contact details of the AAPSU activist who would have organized this gathering.
This should be a beginnin chapter for the AAPSU to fully declare that it’s a political party in the garb of innocent students population, whose betterment atleast interms of studies lies in alienating itself from any sorts of political activities. I hope these enlightened future politicos would understand the problems faced by students..and let them concentrate on studies alone. This is where the betterment of arunachal as whole lies in…not in forcing students everytime some student leaders starts having some fancy ideas on”how to earn money – a rather simple way” . God save arunachal…
This is a sad day. All over the world students drive communities. The least this student body could have done was to compose an anthem in a medley of arunachli dialects. First we get stuck with a name which doesnt mean anything in our dialects and now our anthems too!