Sarbananda Sonowal attends Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan Sanstha state convention in Dibrugarh
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended the second biennial state convention of the Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan Sanstha, Assam, at Rajgarh in Dibrugarh on 4 January 2026, and felicitated Banshi Bakliyal for his contribution to the tradition.
Summary
Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended the second biennial full-fledged state convention of the Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan Sanstha, Assam, held at Rajgarh in Dibrugarh on 4 January 2026, together with an Akhanda Bhagavat Path and a ceremonial programme of Sri Sri Auniati Satra. Sonowal called the Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan tradition an inseparable part of Assam's cultural life and urged that spiritual and cultural values be preserved in a technology-driven age. The Minister felicitated Banshi Bakliyal for his contribution to the Gayan-Bayan tradition.
Key facts
- Event
- Second biennial state convention, Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan Sanstha, Assam
- Date / venue
- 4 January 2026, Rajgarh, Dibrugarh
- Linked programmes
- Akhanda Bhagavat Path; Sri Sri Auniati Satra ceremony
- Chief guest
- Sarbananda Sonowal
- Felicitated
- Banshi Bakliyal
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan tradition, whose state convention Sarbananda Sonowal attended in January 2026, belongs to which state's cultural life?
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Correct answer: A — Assam
PIB (MoPSW): Sonowal called the Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan tradition an inseparable part of Assam's cultural life at the convention in Dibrugarh.
The ceremonial programme of which satra was held along with the Mridangiya Gayan-Bayan convention at Rajgarh, Dibrugarh, in January 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Sri Sri Auniati Satra
PIB (MoPSW): the convention was held along with an Akhanda Bhagavat Path and a ceremonial programme of Sri Sri Auniati Satra.