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The WM Group Ex-Planters'
6th Annual Get-together
The WM Group's Ex-
Planters' 6th Annual
Get-together was held at
Gurgaon on 23 Feb 2014. As in
previous years, Mcleod Russel
India Ltd had very kindly
sponsored the lunch. It was a
great afternoon indeed with 50
ex-planters and their spouses
coming from Jaipur, Chandigarh
and the greater Delhi area,
reminiscing over the ‘good old
days’ of being part of the Williamson Magor Group.
They greatly appreciated the efforts made by Mr Rajeev
Takru, Director, to attend the get-together and enjoyed
his company. A toast was raised for the good health of
Mr B. M. Khaitan, Chairman, who has steered the
Group so brilliantly for over five decades.
The Ladies
The Gentlemen
July 2014 35 34 July 2014
The Williamson Magor
Education Trust conferred
the prestigious Assam Valley
Literary Award for 2013 to
Sri Atulananda Goswami for his
significant contribution to the
treasury of Assamese literature.
Sri Goswami is a renowned author
with seven collections of short
stories and three acclaimed novels
to his credit. He has won numerous
accolades over the years for his work
– among them being the Sahitya
Akademi Award in 2006 for his
short story collection ‘Seneh Jarir
Ganthi’; two awards from the Asom Sahitya Sabha for his novel ‘Namghariya’; the Katha Award for ‘Balia
Hathi’; and the Sneha Bharati Sahitya Samman.
‘Namghariya’ has been included in the B.A. curriculum by Dibrugarh University and the National Book Trust
has selected the book to be translated into twelve languages. The English translations of ‘Balia Hathi’ and
‘Baibhav Bilap’ have been included in the Oxford University Press ‘Avenue’ series and the state’s Board of
Secondary Education’s curriculum respectively.
In addition to his creative writing in Assamese, Sri Goswami has also written a collection of stories in English,
and translated many books from Bengali, Oriya and English into Assamese.
The Award, comprising a trophy, citation and cheque, was presented to Sri Goswami by eminent novelist,
short story writer, critic and scriptwriter from Goa – Sri Damodar Mauzo – in the presence of distinguished
guests in Guwahati on 9 May 2014.
Golden Moments
Celebrating 30 years’ service
SANDEEP NAGALIA
PRAVIR KUMAR MURARI SANJAY BATRA
NAVORATNA SHUMSHERE THAPA
DHRUBA JYOTI BORAH
AssamValley LiteraryAward
L-R: Mr R.S. Jhawar, Sri Atulananda Goswami, Sri Damodar Mauzo & Mr P. Choudhury
Raising a Toast to Mr B.M. Khaitan