Rina Inghipi soon became a true ambassador of Karbi ethnicity; she started as a budding artist and presented several stage dramas at Taralangso and other centers of Assam with distinction within a few years.

Rina Inghipi came to the limelight within no time, she made a meteoric rise, hailing from a hamlet, Habai, situated under Kolonga area of West Karbi Anglong, by dint of her relentless work ethics Rina soon became the perfect symbol of Karbi heritage.

She was in class 10 when the field to stand out in the meadow of fine art and culture brought her to Taralangso, both her father and mother had expired some years before the time she arrived at the bigger pitch of Taralangso.

Rina comes basically from a pitiable family background. At the onset she received all kinds of cooperation and facilities from KCS. She, along with some other performers, who like her were appointed as staff artists by KCS made Taralangso their permanent place of living. She took several tours in the form of cultural exchange programmes at different places of the country along with her

collogues during her illustrious vocation.

Among her notable achievements Rina gave a startling performance in a Karbi drama ‘Kangting Asampri’ which was written and directed by Joysing Tokbi and Anup Hazarika, it was a one act play, Rina also gave her voice in all the songs of the particular theater, she also played the challenging role of Haimu, the Karbi Goddess in one of her stage dramas and she still cherishes that particular role. Rina Inghipi has recorded two Karbi audio cassettes, and was awarded the role of heroine in a Karbi film ‘Ahokma’ directed by Sarthe Terang. She still finds pleasure in playing her hollow guitar which is her much loved musical instrument.

The fairy tale didn’t last long as the winds of political transformation brought a halt to her lifestyle. She had no clue when a storm which was brewing in the political horizon of Karbi Anglong swept away all her dreams. With the downfall of CPI (ML) in 2004, a dark cloud hovered over her life, Taralangso lost its past glory, KCS was left with minimal logistics to help her with and many of her co artists left the place to avert the ignominy of economic privation.

But Rina Inghipi, with her resolute attitude and indomitable love for the Karbi way of life kept the solitary journey going. However by the year 2008, a state of affairs arrived when the going became virtually impossible for her.

Rina in her mid thirties is all set to make things right of her otherwise orchestrated life She will shortly enter into married life with Pansing Terang of Dokmoka. Although excited about the prospect of married life, she pensively recalls her hey days, her memorable moments, the joy and liberty, her days of triumph and glory when she was at the pinnacle of her artistic career.

Rina Inghipi will finally say adieu to her mates at Taralangso, she will leave behind a legacy for others to carry in the future but the desire to carry on with her cultural experience and if possible share the knowledge she has garnered over the years with interested youngsters still remains her top priority. When the tender autumn breeze will blow, when the mystifying fog of winter will engulf the greenery, when in a sultry summer evening, soothing darkness will descend, Rina Enghipi surely will be plucking her guitar with the hope that she will rediscover a magical harmony which she can contribute to the society. For that is her life, there she belongs, a true daughter of the ethnically affluent Karbi society.