[Assam] About the Name Assam
kamal deka
kjit.deka at gmail.com
Sun Mar 15 07:15:34 PDT 2009
I f the etymology of Assam " is mired in controversy",then why must we
accept Assam ( mark you,not Asam/Acam/Asham )as the original name of our
state?By the way,hypothesis is one thing while ' undeniable fact '
quite another.
At no point of my writing did I suggest that the name Assam should not be
accepted as the name of our state.That is not the moot point.
If the " word Assam has not found incontrovertible origin",in what sense
would it be wrong to say that the very name called Assam could be an
Anglicised one?
The bottom line is--every " discovery" must be subjected to scrutiny before
it can be taken as an established fact.
KJ Deka
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:22 AM, uttam borthakur <uttamborthakur at yahoo.co.in
> wrote:
> >>>>>>The statement like " I think" can't be accepted as an unwavering
> truth.The
> reference must be intact.
>
> ####### 'I think' was to suggest that I do not have the copy of the
> newspaper that published Professor Jogen Phukan's photograph addressing a
> huge rally of some sort on this isuue, nor do I have access to the TV
> footage reporting it. My memory of the news items therefore may not be
> unwavering truth, but it can possibly be retrieved by resouceful persons.
>
> As the question of 'real historian' was tossed up, I thought I may make an
> addition to the bibliography provided by Sri Rajen Barua and W. Saleh. But I
> should not have dared where angels fear to tread.
>
> You are correct that the word 'Assam' has not found an incontrovertible
> origin. So have many things in life. Like the origin of the human beings
> and/or life itself. But we do not teach or push it down some one's throat
> that Adam and Eve started the whole process, though there are many takers
> for such an idea. We all work on working hypothesis and probability as
> adults.
>
> Here, the origin of the word 'Assam' is still mired in controversy. Then
> there should not be any reason to say for sure that it is anglicised version
> of Oxom or some other such words nor there should be any inchoate attempts
> to rename the state Asom, as some quarters are trying to do.
>
> Pending a final resolution, if any, let us accept ASSAM as a name by which
> our land is known to the world, and OXOM is what we ourselves call our land
> as.
>
> Uttam Kumar Borthakur
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: kamal deka <kjit.deka at gmail.com>
> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world <
> assam at assamnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, 15 March, 2009 6:26:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Assam] About the Name Assam
>
> The statement like " I think" can't be accepted as an unwavering truth.The
> reference must be intact.Simply put,there is no consensus among
> academicians/historians in so far as this issue is concerned.
> KJDeka
>
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 9:16 PM, uttam borthakur <
> uttamborthakur at yahoo.co.in
> > wrote:
>
> > I think a 'real historian' Dr. Jogen Phukan almost led an mass action
> > against the change of name to Asom for same or similar reasons.
> >
> > Uttam Kumar Borthakur
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Rajen & Ajanta Barua <barua25 at hotmail.com>
> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world <
> > assam at assamnet.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, 14 March, 2009 7:45:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Assam] About the Name Assam
> >
> >
> >
> > I will continue to believe that the name Assam was Anglicised until
> proven
> > otherwise--- beyond the shadow of a doubt,of course, by real
> historians,who
> > spent decades studying Assam's history and not by neophyte historians
> >
> > Dear Kamal Bhaity:
> > Thanks for your opinion on my article and stating your 'belief'.
> > My article was written not to change yours or anybody's 'belief', but to
> > let people see the facts and to think rationally analysing the available
> > facts of history. If one does that, one will normally come to the obvious
> > conclusion that Assam is not a anglicized word. In your writing also you
> > have indicated that. However your problem in still sticking to your old
> > belief that Assam is an anglicized word seems to be two:
> > 1) You are convinced about the rational argument that Assam, Asam
> (phonetic
> > pronunciation only) is a local word but that you are not yet 100%
> convinced
> > and that you still have some shadow of doubt.
> > 2) Your other problem is that you want to see some writing by some "real"
> > historians and not to be convinced by writing of of some 'neophyte
> > historians" like us. Here what you are saying is that you would have
> been
> > convinced of our arguments had we been "real" historians. I cannot help
> you
> > there. But I take it as a compliment. Because what you are saying is that
> if
> > I would have a PhD degree in history you would have been convinced beyond
> a
> > shadow of doubt that my arguments are correct and the name Assam or Asam
> is
> > not an anglicized word. ( I think I qualify for your other requirement. I
> > have spent decades now studying the history of Assam albeit not for any
> > degree.)
> >
> > I can however help you to some extent by submitting the following.
> >
> > Hope you remember that in 2006, we (some neophyte historians) wrote a
> > Petition to the Chief Minister of Assam not to change the name of Assam
> to
> > Asom. The main arguments of the Petition was that 'Assam' is not an
> > anglicized word but a word which was rooted in local culture. We sent the
> > Petition to many historians, intellectuals and men of letters of Assam
> for
> > their support and signatures. To convince them of our argument, I
> personally
> > took the pain to discuss with many of them and sent them the earlier
> > version of my article. You will be happy to know all of them that we have
> > approcahed supported our arguments and signed the Petition. These include
> > several Ex President of Axam Xahutya Xobha and many notable historians
> > including Dr Jogendra Nath Phukan and Dr Sayeeda Yasmin Saikia. It was
> also
> > supported by Dr Bhupen Hazarika, Dr Hiren Gohain and whose signature did
> not
> > appear in the Petition. I present this as their stamp of approval of my
> > arguments for
> > your information since you are looking for support from "real"
> historians.
> >
> > Besides these, there are many "real" historians who have shown that
> 'Assam'
> > or 'Asam" is not a anglicised name. I have cited some in my article. You
> > will have read for yourself to see their writing.
> >
> > I post below the first fefteen signatories to the Petion (the fist three
> > being the 'neophyte historians, in your words)
> >
> > Again, I am not trying to change your belief, but laying the facts for
> > rational thinking.
> >
> > The fist fifteen signatories of the Petition:
> >
> >
> > 1)Rajen & Ajanta Barua, Katy, Texas, USA (Engineer, Writer & Manager)
> > 2)Chandan & Dr. Bonti Mahanta, St Louis, MO, USA (Architect &
> Radiologist)
> > 3)Wahid Saleh, Berkel en Rodenrijs, The Netherlands. (Retired IT Manager,
> > Community service)
> >
> > 4)Homen Borgohain, Guwahati, Assam, ((Ex President Axam Xahitya Xabha)
> > 5)Dr. Nagen Saikia , Guwahati, Assam (Ex President, Axam Xahitya Xabha)
> > 6)Dr.Biren Dutta, Guwahati, Assam, (Ex President Axam Xahitya Xabha)
> > 7)Dr. Lakhinandan Bora, Guwahati, Assam , (Ex President Axam Xahitya
> Xabha)
> > 8)Dr. Mamoni Raisom Goswami, Guwahati/Delhi, (Gyanpith Award Winner,
> > Novelist, Professor)
> > 9)Nagen Baruah, Dibrugarh, Assam (President Ahom Xahitya Xabha)
> > 10)Dr. Jogendra Nath Phukan, Guwahati, Assam (Professor of History)
> > 11)Sanjoy Hazarika, Guwahati/Delhi, India (Journalist, Author, Social
> > Worker)
> > 12)Shantikam & Sangita Hazarika, Guwahati, (Founder Director of AIM &
> Dance
> > Teacher)
> > 13)Sumanta Chaliha, Guwahati, Assam, (Lexicographer, Author of Assamese
> > Dictionaries)
> > 14)Dr. Amrit Kr. Baruah, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (Writer, Author,
> > Management Consultant)
> > 15)Dr. Sayeeda Yasmin Saikia, Chapel Hill, NC, USA (Professor of History,
> > Author on Ahom Buronjis)
> >
> > Rajen & Ajanta Barua
> >
> >
> > From: kamal deka
> > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:47 PM
> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world
> > Subject: Re: [Assam] About the Name Assam
> >
> >
> > I will continue to believe that the name Assam was Anglicised until
> proven
> > otherwise--- beyond the shadow of a doubt,of course, by real
> historians,who
> > spent decades studying Assam's history and not by neophyte historians
> >
> > In various documents of British East India Company, in their
> relationships
> > with the last few Ahom kings, the name of country was mentioned as Assam.
> > After the fall of the Ahom kingdom and the conquest by the British in
> 1826,
> > in the Treaty of Yandabo, "Assam" was used to denote the area under the
> > erstwhile Ahoms, and its protectorates .
> >
> > *Theories on etymology*
> >
> > Though there exists a consensus on the fact that the name Assam is
> > associated with the Ahom kingdom, and the exact etymology of Assam is not
> > clear.The ere are a number of theories that address this issue.
> >
> > *Ha-sam*
> >
> > According to Amalendu Guha "The Ahom domain of Upper Assam came to be
> known
> > to the Dimasa and other Bodo people as "Ha-Sam" (the land of the Shams or
> > Shans) in etheir language. From this the terms 'Asam' and 'Ahom' were
> > derived in due course, and the first term came to stand for the expanded
> > Ahom klngdom. Under the impact of the Indo-Aryan heritage of the region,
> > the
> > concept of 'Asam' was further extended to cover the entire area defined
> as
> > 'Kamarupa' in the Kalika-Purana (c 9th-10th centuries). The Ahom
> statesmen
> > and chroniclers wishfully looked forward to the Karatoya as their natural
> > western frontier. They also looked upon themselves as the heirs of that
> > glory that was ancient Kamarupa by right of conquest, and they long
> > cherished infructuously their unfulfilled hopes of expanding up to that
> > frontier." [*The Ahom Political System: An Enquiry into the State
> Formation
> > Process in Medieval Assam (1228-1714), Amalendu Guha, Social Scientist,
> > Vol.
> > 11, No. 12. (Dec., 1983), pp. 3-34.*]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
> >
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> > >> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:50:23 -0500
> > >> Subject: [Assam Society] Re: [FriendsofAssamNE] RE: [Assam] About the
> > Name
> > >> Assam
> > >> X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: groups-email-ff-m
> > >> Reply-To: AssamSociety at yahoogroups.com
> > >>
> > >> Wahid:
> > >> Thanks. As I have shown in my article, the name 'Asam' or 'Asham' (for
> > the
> > >> name of the land) was much older than whcih came to be used for the
> > name of
> > >> the land only in the 17th century. Originally, the word was used in
> the
> > >> Kirton by Sri Xongkordeu for the Ti Ahom people in the 15th century.
> > >> According to me, this word (for the people) as used by Xongkordeu,
> was
> > >> originally derived from the word Asahm (for the people written in
> > Devanagari
> > >> and Urdu skript) by the Moghols. This word later was used for the
> land
> > >> (instead of the people), and a new word Ahom was used for the people.
> > Thus
> > >> Ahom is also a new word, which is not to found in Ti Ahom Buronjis.
> > Please
> > >> note that the word Asham was originally used for the people and was
> > later
> > >> changed to mean the land instead of the people when the Moghols used
> the
> > >> name in correspondence.
> > >> Thanks
> > >> Rajen
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 5:13 AM, Wahid Saleh(GM) <<mailto:
> > >> wahid.saleh at gmail.com>wahid.saleh at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Rajen,
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for sharing your article " "In your article you mentioned about
> > >> Glanius.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Till now almost all the historians thought that Glanius went to Assam.
> > But
> > >> it was not Glanius who went to Assam. It was a Dutch sailor named
> Frans
> > van
> > >> der Heiden who had to fight with the army of Mirju Mala. He kept a
> diary
> > >> which was first published in 1675. It is very difficult to find out
> who
> > >> Glanius was. He translated three books from Dutch including the diary
> of
> > >> Frans van der Heiden. The English translation was published in 1682
> > (from
> > >> UK). In his translation he used first person and nowhere mentioned or
> > >> referred to the name of the original author Frans van de Heiden. As
> most
> > of
> > >> the historians had access to the English translation only, they took
> it
> > for
> > >> granted that Glanius went to Assam. I tried to find out about Glanius
> > and
> > >> published an article. Here you will get some back ground information.
> A
> > >> mistake did slip in to this version of the article. I misspelt the
> name
> > of
> > >> Dr. Surya Kumar Bhuyan as Dr. Surya Kanta Bhuyan.
> > >>
> > >> It is certain that the name Assam existed before Mirju Mala invaded
> > Assam
> > >> and before the English came to Assam. Otherwise Frans van der Heiden
> > would
> > >> not be in a position to write about Assam and Assmers. Different
> Mughal
> > >> historians used the names Assam, Asham, Ascham, Acham and Ásám in
> their
> > >> writings." Asom" with an "o" in between was unknown to them. In
> > particular,
> > >> the word Assam (Asham) is mentioned in the following publications:
> Abul
> > >> Fazal Allámi in his compilation of Akbarnama, a biographical account
> of
> > >> Akbar (1542 -1605) mentioned "Rajah of Asham".
> > >>
> > >> The name Assam existed when Frans van der Heiden wrote his diary in
> > 1662.
> > >> To write about the place and its inhabitants he used the name of the
> > State
> > >> as it was known at that time to the local people. Otherwise he would
> not
> > >> have used the name.
> > >>
> > >> So we should start asking the question when was the name of Assam
> > changed
> > >> to ? In any case it is after 1662.
> > >>
> > >> Wahid
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Van: <mailto:FriendsofAssamNE at yahoogroups.com>
> > >> FriendsofAssamNE at yahoogroups.com [mailto:<mailto:
> > >> FriendsofAssamNE at yahoogroups.com>FriendsofAssamNE at yahoogroups.com]
> > Namens
> > >> Rajen Barua
> > >> Verzonden: maandag 9 maart 2009 13:40
> > >> Aan: assamnet
> > >> CC: <mailto:FriendsofAssamNE at yahoogroups.com>
> > >> FriendsofAssamNE at yahoogroups.com
> > >> Onderwerp: [FriendsofAssamNE] RE: [Assam] About the Name Assam
> > >>
> > >> Friends
> > >> Looks like many people still think that Assam is an englished word of
> > the
> > >> word Oxom. In fact pronounciation Asam (now a days written as Assam)
> is
> > much
> > >> older than the Assamese word Oxom which is of later origin. One may
> read
> > my
> > >> article attached.
> > >> Rajen Barua
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 21:10:59 -0600
> > >>> To: <mailto:assam at assamnet.org>assam at assamnet.org
> > >>> From: <mailto:cmahanta at charter.net>cmahanta at charter.net
> > >>> Subject: Re: [Assam] About the Name Assam
> > >>>
> > >>> > whereas we know for sure the local people at that time as now
> > >>> >called the land "Oxom",
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> *** You do?
> > >>>
> > >>> So much for the certitude of the omniscient!!
> > >>>
> > >>> Did you know that the Ahom people, by and large, cannot pronounce
> the
> > >>> 'xo' sound and pronounce it as 'ho' or 'kho'?
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
> ***************************************************************************************************************
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> At 2:02 PM -0700 3/8/09, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:
> > >>> >".......an invention of an European, and thus not credible?" - I am
> > >>> >not suggesting that at all. I am not Europhobic. :-)
> > >>> >
> > >>> >Let's take the British days - the maps and the official records
> > >>> >meticulously prepared during that time called "Oxom" as "Assam"
> > >>> >whereas we know for sure the local people at that time as now
> called
> > >>> >the land "Oxom", the big difference being the sound of "x" versus
> > >>> >"s". What credibility would you give to the authenticity of the
> name
> > >>> >"Assam" used by the British?
> > >>> >In the same token, why would I accept "Asam" as written by a Dutch
> > >>> >in 17th century as an authentic name? The Dutch, just like the
> > >>> >British cannot pronounce "Oxom".
> > >>> >If you accept "Asam" as in Dutch map as the original name, when did
> > >>> >it change to today's "Oxom" and who changed it?
> > >>> >
> > >>> >I still say "Assam" is anglicized and "Asam" is Hollandized. Boy!
> > >>> >that sounds too much like Hollandaise sauce.
> > >>> >I am surprised there was no comment on the rest of my email.
> > >>> >Dilip
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >________________________________
> > >>> >From: Chan Mahanta <<mailto:cmahanta at charter.net>
> > cmahanta at charter.net>
> > >>> >To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the
> > >>> >world <<mailto:assam at assamnet.org>assam at assamnet.org>; <mailto:
> > >>> adhazarika at yahoo.com>adhazarika at yahoo.com
> > >>> >Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 4:25:08 PM
> > >>> >Subject: Re: [Assam] About the Name Assam
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >> But I wouldn't use these books nor a book written in another
> > >>> >>European language (Dutch) to prove that >Assam is an indigenous
> > word.
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >*** Why? Are you suggested the Dutch traveller who prepared the map
> > >>> where
> > >>> >Assam is recorded as "Asam" was likely an invention of an European,
> > >>> >and thus not credible?
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >
> > >>> >At 12:50 PM -0700 3/8/09, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:
> > >>> >>Kamal,
> > >>> >>In today's parlance, you are absolutely correct. The local people
> > >>>
> > >> > >>call the land "Oxom" and, themselves "Oxomiya". When those words
> > >>
> > >>> >>are written as "Assam" and "Assamese", it is an attempt to
> anglicize
> > >>> >>the locally used words.
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>Now whether Oxom was derived from another word that was local to
> the
> > >>> >>area and non-Sanskrit in its origin is another issue.
> > >>> >>As we all know the region (at least the western part) was called
> > >>> >>Kamrupa in ancient literature. For the name Kamrupa to change to
> > >>> >>Oxom, it is almost impossible. There is no resemblance between the
> > >>> >>two words. So the natural assumption would be that the
> > >>> >>transformation to Oxom did not happen with the so called Hindu
> > >>> >>settlers of Assam from the west. It is more likely it happened
> with
> > >>> > >the domination of Assam by the Ahoms, who for the first time in a
> > >>> >>long time brought the people of the region under one rule through
> > >>> >>political acumen.
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>I have in my possession books written/compiled by British officers
> > >>> >>where the word Assam is used. But I wouldn't use these books nor a
> > >>> >>book written in another European language (Dutch) to prove that
> > >>> >>Assam is an indigenous word. There needs to be more research done
> by
> > >>> >>Xahitya Xobha, digging into the Buranjis of the Ahoms and whatever
> > >>> >>remains of the Ahom language.
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>I am told by my Ahom friends that many Buranjis were burnt during
> > >>> >>the waning years of Ahom rule. I am also told many Buranjis are
> > >>> >>still available in the Ahom villages kept as family heirloom. Does
> > >>> >>anyone know how to read and decipher these tomes?
> > >>> >>Isn't there a scholar in all of Assam who could trace through the
> > >>> >>transformation of Ahom language from 1228 to the British days
> > >>> >>to see if the name Oxom was coined by the Ahoms to describe their
> > >>> kingdom?
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>When I am on a roll, let me also ask how the Shans from Burma
> > >>> >>renamed themselves as Ahoms and when it happened.
> > >>> >>If all of this is known to some netter, please publish it, so that
> > >>> > >some of us not exposed to recent findings in Assam can learn and
> > >>> >>stop arguing over a name.
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>Dilip Deka
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>________________________________
> > >>> >>From: kamal deka <<mailto:kjit.deka at gmail.com>kjit.deka at gmail.com
> >
> > >>> >>To: <mailto:adhazarika at yahoo.com>adhazarika at yahoo.com; A Mailing
> > list
> > >>> for people interested in
> > >>> >>Assam from around the world <<mailto:assam at assamnet.org>
> > >>> assam at assamnet.org>
> > >>> >>Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2009 10:23:39 AM
> > >>> >>Subject: Re: [Assam] About the Name Assam
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>In my humble view,the very word " Assam" is an Anglicised one.As
> an
> > >>> >>adjective," Assamese " pertains to the characteristic of the
> people
> > of
> > >>> >>Assam and their culture..As a noun,it means the native of Assam or
> > the
> > >>> >>language of Assam.
> > >>> >>In view of the above fact.Assam Sahitya Sabha may not be in error.
> > >>> >>Kamal
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Ajoy Hazarika <<mailto:
> > >>> adhazarika at yahoo.com>adhazarika at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >>> >>
> > >>> >>> Dear Oxom Xahityo Xobha:
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>> I agree with Chandan Mahanta. If you do not know anything about
> > it,
> > >>> >>> an article written by H. Borgohain. I could not find the
> article,
> > >>> >>> otherwise I could have forwarded to you.
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>> Hi Chandan, Rajen, if you have that article please forward that
> to
> > .
> > >>> Oxom
> > >>> >>> Xahityo Xobha
> > >>> >>> Oxom Xahityo Xobha. It will also help if Oxom Xahityo Xobha
> study
> > >>> >>> the Bodo language. There are other historical facts. Chandan and
> > >>> Rajen
> > >>> >>> can help.
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>> A. D. Hazarika
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>> --- On Mon, 3/2/09, Chan Mahanta <<mailto:cmahanta at charter.net>
> > >>> cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
> > >>> >>> From: Chan Mahanta <<mailto:cmahanta at charter.net>
> > >>> cmahanta at charter.net>
> > >>> >>> Subject: [Assam] About the Name Assam
> > >>> >>> To: <mailto:info at axomxahityaxobha.org>info at axomxahityaxobha.org
> > >>> >>> Cc: <mailto:assam at assamnet.org>assam at assamnet.org
> > >>> >>> Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 9:05 PM
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>> Dear Oxom Xahityo Xobha:
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>> >In 1917 the Asom Sahitya Sabha was formed as a
> > >>> >>> >guardian of the Assamese society and the forum for the
> > >>> >> > >development of Assamese language and literature.
> > >>> >>> >The word Assamese is an English one, built on the same
> > >>>
> > >> > >>> >principle as Cingalese, Canarese, etc. It is based on the
> > >>
> > >>> >>> >English word Assam by which the tract consisting of the
> > >>> >>> >Brahmaputra valley is known.
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>> *** It is pretty sad that you don't know the origins of the name
> > >>> >>> Assam, that you claim is an English name.
> > >>> >>>
> > >>> >>> It is such display of ignorance of our history and an absence of
> > >>> >>> intellectual curiosity to know what it truly is, that makes the
> > >>> likes
> > >>> >>> of Oxom Xahityo Xobha irrelevant to our cultural heritage
> > >>> >>>
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