From Birishiri: Arrangements of bartatwentyfour.com means something different. The object is to introduce the readers and the viewers with something new. Such an arrangement was held on Friday(Nov.15) at Birishiri union under Durgapur upazilla of Netrokona district. A hobnobbing and discussions with the noted people of the indigenous Garo community was held followed by launch fest.
The arrangement had begun in a limited scale at noon at the YWCA hall room in the popular land of the Garos. The respected dignitaries of the Garos were present in this function. Manindranath Marak, educationist and historian presented the culture- tradition, history and legacy of the Garo community.
YWCA director Ruma Sangma, vice –principal of Don Bosco School & College Ruman Rangsa, lecturers of Don Bosco School & College Sagar Rangsa, Newton Daring and Kristi Charjya Rangsa; Suravi Manda, headmistress of Birishiri girls’ high school, assistant headmistress of Birishiri girls’ high schhol Ludia Malancha Sangma were present.
Educationist Manindranath Marak mentioned that the Garos have been suffering from hesitations about their culture. The Garos are suffering from frustration to save their own culture from the aggression of the multi-national and various cultures from outside. However in the present days the educated section and others have become conscious about their own culture. To save their own culture they are naming their children in Garo language.
Ruman Rangsa, vice-principal of Don Bosco School & College stressed the need for media like the first multi-media news portal of the country bartatwentyfour.com to create awareness among the Garo community about their ethnic culture and find out ways and means to save it from decaying.
They said that the Garos have their own culture; even they build their houses with different art & characteristics. They want to live and die in their own culture. The media should highlight their culture to extend help and cooperation to other ethnic communities or the Garos.
After an hour long discussion and hobnobbing the function came to an end followed by a lunch at the dinning hall of YWCA