The Central government has officially recognised Assamese as a classical language, along with four others, in a landmark decision on October 3 highlighting the nation's linguistic diversity. Prime ...

In a significant step towards promoting indigenous language-based education, the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) on ...

Mr Ali said that Assamese will no longer be the “language of the majority in Assam” if the Bengal-origin Muslims do not list Assamese as their mother tongue during the Census exercise.

Perhaps more important, Ms. Grossman said, learning another language offers other potential advantages, like traveling or connecting with new communities. My father, for example, has remained pen ...

MANJEET BARUAH, Assamese Language, Narrative and the Making of the North East Frontier of India: Beyond Regional Indian Literary Studies, Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 47, No. 2 (MARCH 2013), pp. 652-681 ...

Sarma asserted that such a threat will not stop eviction drives and said, "People in the char areas (riverine vegetative islands) have always been writing Bengali as their language. But the indigenous ...

In 1826, the English East India Company annexed Assam and integrated it into the Bengal Presidency. By 1836, Bengali was declared the official language and later became the medium of instruction ...