Guwahati, Sept. 23 -- Former Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM (Retd.), will make his first-ever public appearance in the Northeast as Chief Guest at the monumental "Namami Bharatam" celebrations in Guwahati.

Organized by Vidya Bharati and Shiksha Samiti Assam on September 25 at the Shrimanta Sankardev International Auditorium, Kalakshetra in Guwahati, the event marks the 150th anniversary of the national song "Vande Mataram."

The programme is poised to create history through a massive socio-cultural mobilization and mass recitation, firmly placing Assam on the global map of cultural milestones.

Emphasizing the cultural magnitude of the occasion, Pawan Tiwari, Organizing Secretary, Vidya Bharati Northeast and Assa...