NATIONAL MAARG SANGEET SANSTHA GUWAHATI

On a luminous Saturday evening of 16 May 2026, the residence of Dr. Pinakeswar Mahanta in Guwahati transformed into a sanctuary of melody and cultural warmth. National Maarg Sangeet Sanstha ( NMSS ) brought together artists, connoisseurs and families in a celebration that reaffirmed music’s power to console, inspire and bind communities. With an atmosphere at once intimate and dignified, the gathering exemplified NMSS’s enduring mission: to nurture a wholesome cultural environment where younger generations might find the balance, depth and meaning that modern life sometimes obscures.  A Home Turned into a Temple of Music: NMSS Guwahati Glorious Evening in Guwahati A gracious inauguration The programme opened with the time-honoured ritual of lighting the ceremonial lamp, a gesture that turned the evening’s promise into a living presence. Dr. Pinakeswar Mahanta, Director of NIT Meghalaya , and cultural activist Mr. Shyamal Chakraborty performed the lamp-lighting amidst gentle ...

Kabiguru Rabindranath Thakur: The Rishi of Modern India On the holy occasion of Rabindra Jayanti , we pay our deepest pranam to Biswakabi Rabindranath Thakur . He was not merely a poet; he was a modern Rishi (seer) who harmonised the timeless spiritual essence of Sanatana Dharma with the needs of the modern world. Kabiguru Rabindranath Thakur was the quintessential cultural ambassador of Bharat. He proved that to be profoundly Indian is to be profoundly universal. On this auspicious day, we honor his legacy by striving to build the world he envisioned in his prayers: "Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls... Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake."  The Upanishadic Soul: Spiritual Foundation Rabindranath’s worldview was deeply rooted in the ancient heritage of Bharat. His grandfather, "Prince" Dwarkanath, and his father, ...