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TAMULPUR: Bijoy Das, a 20-year-old youth from Borkhopa village in Tamulpur district, has gone viral on social media after weaving a unique 'gamocha' featuring the most iconic landmarks and people from Assam on handlooms. The youth, who comes from humble origins, is reportedly paying for his education using money made from selling his handloom products. Bijoy Das, a fourth-semester student studying at Rongia College, is also a talented artist, poet, and adept at dancing Bihu.
Replying to media persons about why he weaves the 'gamocha' the way he does, he said: "I love my Assamese culture and I want to preserve Assamese culture in my lifetime. There are many iconic figures who have been an inspiration for me." Bijoy Das has informed scribes that he has learnt how to weave in handloom by watching his mother ever since he was a child. In one 'gamocha', he has woven images of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi, singer Deepali Borthakur, Angaraag Papon Mahanta, Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, singer Zubeen Garg, writers Homen Borgohain and Mamoni Roisom Goswami, and cultural doyens Jyoti Prasad Agarwala and Bishnu Rabha. In the same 'gamocha', he has also etched the famous Kamakhya temple.
Below these figures, he has also made a map of Assam State. In a question of media persons Bijoy's mother said, "I am glad that he is able to do this after learning from me. Even though I can make flowers on the 'gamocha', I cannot make faces on the cloth the way he does. In another 'gamocha', he has etched the words of the Assamese anthem 'O Mur Apunar Desh.'
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