NORTHEAST NOTEPAD: Beedi/cigarette and paan vendor Sambhu and tea vendor Sankeshwar, from Bihar, have been in this spot - Paltan Bazaar, a stone's throw away from Guwahati railway terminus, for over 20 years. Business has been excellent and never thought of returning to home. "Lallu or Nitesh in the saddle does not make much difference," they argue. Daily, they set shop around 3 a.m. that is when passengers alighting at railway station troop out to catch mini-cabs, buses to other parts of northeast and close shop around 11 p.m.
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NORTHEAST NOTEPAD: In Assam and not taking notice of the much celebrated film director Jon Barua? Well, here is a film poster of his latest offering. Can't read this Assamese title, but the English translation reads "Waves of Silence". A theatre nearby screens this flick. Will I watch it? Dunno.
It is running at a nearby theatre. Will I watch it? Dunno
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NORTHEAST NOTEPAD: What's this man upto? He's making boats out of banana trunks. For whom? I ask. For you and anyone. What for? To cross the samsara sagar (ocean of life) with less hurdle, devotees offer these boats to the Devi mandir nearby. It costs Rs.50 per piece.
Enough for this morning....
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