New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal, joined Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, as the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah inaugurated the Jyoti-Bishnu International Cultural Complex, the biggest such auditorium in the whole of Northeast in Guwahati on Monday.

Named after Assam's cultural icons, Rupkonwar Jyotiprasad Agarwala and Kalaguru Bishnuprasad Rabha, the complex is designed to be one of the largest and most modern performing-arts venues in eastern and northeastern India. With seating for nearly 5,000, it is equipped to host music concerts, theatre productions, film screenings, dance festivals, academic conferences and large cultural conventions.

Speaking at the...