[Assam] About the Name Assam
Chan Mahanta
cmahanta at charter.net
Sun Mar 15 07:28:10 PDT 2009
At 7:51 PM +0530 3/15/09, Manoj Das wrote:
>Or mabbe , ashame, :)
Or a sham :-) :-) ?
>
>On 3/15/09, kamal deka <kjit.deka at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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
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>>> > >>
>>> > >> 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
>>> > >>> >>>
>>> > >>> >>> Sondon Mohonto
>>> > >>> >>>
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