"Amar Gaon" Assam India - A Village for Only Dwarfs !
Yangsi, a remote village in Sichuan province of Southwest China has baffled scientists for decades as most of the inhabitants here are dwarfs and that is why Yangsi is known as "village of dwarfs". The scientists have been unable to determine the cause behind the large number of height-challenged residents. It remains as mysterious today as it was some 60-odd years ago.
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There is a village in Assam which can also be called "village of dwarfs only" but this village is unlike Yangsi village as residents of this village have been brought from different parts of Assam. This village has come up with the noble intention of making such people live with dignity and away from the being stigmatized by society.
This village is the brainchild of Pabitra Rabha, a National School of Drama (NSD, Delhi) graduate and a well-known theatre personality of the state. He has set up the special home for these height-challenged people in Jalah village near Tangla in lower Assam's Udalguri district, about 90 km away from Guwahati - capital of Assam state of Northeast India.
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The name of the village is Amar Gaon - a place for dwarfs to live in with dignity and comfort.
Pabitra Rabha hails from a family with musical leanings and artistic talent. At one stage he left behind a promising career in films. He acted in Hindi films like 'Tango Charlie' and 'Mukhbir' directed by Mani Shankar to take up theatre seriously. Pabitra wants to promote theatre in Northeast India and create plays to highlight social issues.
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Pabitra Rabha started 'Dapon' in 2003. In 2008 he got the idea of associating dwarfs in Dapon as he felt they were hugely ignored community. Dapon also provides vocational training to the dwarfs and funds those who want to pursue their education. It is a tribute to Rabha's initiative that dwarfs who were stigmatized by society once, are now being looked up with newfound respect and dignity.
Sir, with due respect, I am trying to contact Mr. Pabitra Rabha or Dapon. May you please provide me any kind of contact or channel? debashispratim.sarma1@gmail.com
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Mr Pabitra Rabha is available on Facebook. You can try to contact him.
Dr Ajay Kumar
Respected sir I want to Visit Amar Gaon, kindly send me anykind of location about this village
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Thanks Raj Pradhan . Amar Gaon village is in Udalguri District of Lower Assam. Detail you can find out as you are from the same State.
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