Khanamukh… my khanamukh
Khanamukh…. A delightful word, attractive name, a charming location. Khana means feast and mukh means mouth in Assamese language. In ancient time it’s the place where people can enjoy every item of food easily. From fish to potato, from chili to rice. The soil of khanamukh was very much fertile; the small tiny tributary khana
was full of tasty fish and pure water in each month of the year. So that in ancient time people may be selected the name khanamukh for this refreshing place.
LOCATION– khanamukh is not a village or a town. It’s the mixture place of urban and rural area. The west side of the tributary khana is in dharapur village (under rani development block) and the east parts are in the ward no 1 & 2 under the Guwahati municipality. Khanamukh is only 12 K.M. West from the central Guwahati (Panbazar) and only 10 K.M. East from Guwahati airport. In the east side of Khanamukh there is the popular religious temple Lankeswar hills and in west its Dharapur village. In the north the village Boripara and the south the world famous bird sanctuary DIPOR BILL.
HISTORY- There is not much historical evidence of khanamukh. In 1792 the king of aahom, Gourinath singh arrived khanamukh with the captain of East India Company K. Walash. They came throw river Brahmaputra with 7 companies of British Army. They leave King Gourinath Singh in the camp of Khanamukh and left to Guwahati. In 1613 Mogul king Jahangir equipped Kamrup and stayed permanently in Pandu. But the King of Darang Dharmanarayan and the King of Rani attacked Pandu for several times. So the officer in charge of Pandu Mirza Nathan reattacked Rani. In the first attempt they had loose the war. So they decided to attack by Navy force. They clear and dig the tributary khana and send skilled Navy force to attack Rani throw Khana and equipped Rani.
ANCIENT KHANAMUKH- Gunji Kalita (bayan), Maheswar Kalita (grandfather of this author), Matiram Thakuria, Niloy Ojha, Padma Baishya, Bhadra Kakoti, Sathia Bhakat, Netho Kalita, Sonaram Kalita, Katia Namasudra, and Sadha Kalita etc were the ancient rehab tent of khanamukh. They came from the different places of Kamrup to cultivation in this fertilized place and settled here permanently. They were cultivators and were good social worker. They developed the place and lived peacefully here. Religiously all peoples were from Hindu religion. There was no educational institute here in that time. So maximum peoples were illiterate. Before independent there were big farms of Mango, Betel Nut, leaves Banana, Coconut, and other fruits and vegetables in every house of khanamukh. The Potato, Cabbage, and Jute of khanamukh were famous in market in that time. Various kind of tasty and oily fishes (Rou, Bhakua, kurhi, Puthi etc) were available in the tributary Khana, in every channel, and Dipor bill.
After independent all situation had changed. The earth quick of ’50 filled a large part of Khana and the channels by the powder of Zinc sulpher with the mire. This posinised metal molecule killed the all fishes of khana and Dipor bill. The fertility of soil of Khanamukh had also distempered. Productions from the paddy field also dis ruptioned.
Now cultivation is not the prime income source for the villagers of khanamukh. Some of them have government services, some are involved in their own business, some starts their own profession etc. Literacy rate are also go high in these days, near about 90% of the population. There are a large numbers of small scale and big industries now in khanamukh.
Three big and well decorated NAMGHARs (temple) and a LAXMI MANDIR (temple of goddess Laxmidevi) are in khanamukh. Peoples of khanamukh offer worship to god in these namgrahs. The celebration of the worship of Goddess Laxmidevi celebrated in October/ November every year. It is a big function here.bihu also celebrates in khanamukh in very festive mood. Bohag bihu is celebrating by hosting a big and colorful cultural night of song and dance in April / may. In Kati bihu every male of the village being the guest of every houses of the village .all villagers travel the village from one corner to other on foot. The magh bihu the villagers get together in public field and take public feast of various kinds of tradional foods. There is a public club in khanamukh, which is established in 1956. It’s the Khanamukh Milan sangh. The youth members of sangh play various games i.e. Football, Volley ball, Cricket, etc in the play ground of club. They have play full length drama and one act drama throw the club.
People love to live in society; no matter it may be a village, town or a big city. Khanamukh is not any one among them. But all the peoples live there peacefully and trying to help each other.
Khanamukh…. A delightful word, attractive name, a charming location. Khana means feast and mukh means mouth in Assamese language. In ancient time it’s the place where people can enjoy every item of food easily. From fish to potato, from chili to rice. The soil of khanamukh was very much fertile; the small tiny tributary khana
was full of tasty fish and pure water in each month of the year. So that in ancient time people may be selected the name khanamukh for this refreshing place.LOCATION– khanamukh is not a village or a town. It’s the mixture place of urban and rural area. The west side of the tributary khana is in dharapur village (under rani development block) and the east parts are in the ward no 1 & 2 under the Guwahati municipality. Khanamukh is only 12 K.M. West from the central Guwahati (Panbazar) and only 10 K.M. East from Guwahati airport. In the east side of Khanamukh there is the popular religious temple Lankeswar hills and in west its Dharapur village. In the north the village Boripara and the south the world famous bird sanctuary DIPOR BILL.
HISTORY- There is not much historical evidence of khanamukh. In 1792 the king of aahom, Gourinath singh arrived khanamukh with the captain of East India Company K. Walash. They came throw river Brahmaputra with 7 companies of British Army. They leave King Gourinath Singh in the camp of Khanamukh and left to Guwahati. In 1613 Mogul king Jahangir equipped Kamrup and stayed permanently in Pandu. But the King of Darang Dharmanarayan and the King of Rani attacked Pandu for several times. So the officer in charge of Pandu Mirza Nathan reattacked Rani. In the first attempt they had loose the war. So they decided to attack by Navy force. They clear and dig the tributary khana and send skilled Navy force to attack Rani throw Khana and equipped Rani.
ANCIENT KHANAMUKH- Gunji Kalita (bayan), Maheswar Kalita (grandfather of this author), Matiram Thakuria, Niloy Ojha, Padma Baishya, Bhadra Kakoti, Sathia Bhakat, Netho Kalita, Sonaram Kalita, Katia Namasudra, and Sadha Kalita etc were the ancient rehab tent of khanamukh. They came from the different places of Kamrup to cultivation in this fertilized place and settled here permanently. They were cultivators and were good social worker. They developed the place and lived peacefully here. Religiously all peoples were from Hindu religion. There was no educational institute here in that time. So maximum peoples were illiterate. Before independent there were big farms of Mango, Betel Nut, leaves Banana, Coconut, and other fruits and vegetables in every house of khanamukh. The Potato, Cabbage, and Jute of khanamukh were famous in market in that time. Various kind of tasty and oily fishes (Rou, Bhakua, kurhi, Puthi etc) were available in the tributary Khana, in every channel, and Dipor bill.
After independent all situation had changed. The earth quick of ’50 filled a large part of Khana and the channels by the powder of Zinc sulpher with the mire. This posinised metal molecule killed the all fishes of khana and Dipor bill. The fertility of soil of Khanamukh had also distempered. Productions from the paddy field also dis ruptioned.
Now cultivation is not the prime income source for the villagers of khanamukh. Some of them have government services, some are involved in their own business, some starts their own profession etc. Literacy rate are also go high in these days, near about 90% of the population. There are a large numbers of small scale and big industries now in khanamukh.
Three big and well decorated NAMGHARs (temple) and a LAXMI MANDIR (temple of goddess Laxmidevi) are in khanamukh. Peoples of khanamukh offer worship to god in these namgrahs. The celebration of the worship of Goddess Laxmidevi celebrated in October/ November every year. It is a big function here.bihu also celebrates in khanamukh in very festive mood. Bohag bihu is celebrating by hosting a big and colorful cultural night of song and dance in April / may. In Kati bihu every male of the village being the guest of every houses of the village .all villagers travel the village from one corner to other on foot. The magh bihu the villagers get together in public field and take public feast of various kinds of tradional foods. There is a public club in khanamukh, which is established in 1956. It’s the Khanamukh Milan sangh. The youth members of sangh play various games i.e. Football, Volley ball, Cricket, etc in the play ground of club. They have play full length drama and one act drama throw the club.
People love to live in society; no matter it may be a village, town or a big city. Khanamukh is not any one among them. But all the peoples live there peacefully and trying to help each other.
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