‘O ki Rohedoi, kaxotekolohloi, abelibelika, paani aniboloi, okole okole, nejabaghatoloi…’‘O Rohdoi, swaying the pitcher on your hips gracefully,at twilight’s tender hour, do not go alone to the ghat to fetch water…’ This evokes a poetic nostalgia of an Assamese woman’s timeless daily ritual. Once, Assamese cinema and fiction captured this golden scene: young women draped […]
Author Archives: Rubee B. Das
Rubee B Das is a communication and gender specialist at the Flood and River Erosion Management Agency of Assam (FREMAA), with extensive experience spanning the media and development sectors.