Guwahati, May 17 -- A Bihu organizing committee in Assam's Lakhimpur district has chosen to forgo its annual Rongali Bihu celebrations this year, redirecting the collected festival funds to support a life-saving kidney transplant for a local woman.

The Uttar Purbanchal Sanskritik Committee, a well-known organizer of vibrant and community-focused Rongali Bihu festivities in North Lakhimpur since the 1970s, decided to prioritize a more pressing need this year.

Instead of the usual cultural programs and celebrations, the committee rallied together to support the medical treatment of 30-year-old Pallabi Gogoi from Assam's Ahuchual Gaon.

According to Kundan Gogoi, the secretary of the committee, Pallabi is currently battling a critical heal...