[Assam] About the Name Assam
kamal deka
kjit.deka at gmail.com
Sun Mar 15 07:46:00 PDT 2009
I will hit the ceiling laughing now.The meaning of those phrases like
'humble view or until proven otherwise' should not have escaped some one's
eye.
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
> Well said!
>
> < In my humble view,the very word " Assam" is an Anglicised one>
>
> *** While the humility is always welcome, if for nothing else than as a
> decorative accoutrement :-); the certitude of Assam being an anglicized
> word is what has no basis to be waved as the unwavering truth.
>
> But those who are certain, should be able to offer some explanation, even
> if it is only a kharkhowa assertion like "it always have been Oxom" . Or a
> more substantial speculation like" Them firingi vagabonds and thugs did not
> know how to transliterate the 'xo' sound in Roman script , so it became
> Assam/Asam/Asham/Assamer and what not. Not that netters can send them to
> Koliapani if they don't. But they expect something.
>
>
> BTW, that firingi inability to transliterate the 'xo' sound in Roman script
> is NOT a tenable argument either. Because 'so', 'sho' , 'sso' are NOT
> intuitive representations of the 'xo' sound. "kho' or 'ho' would be for
> those who are unable to pronounce it or are allergic to 'xo' for political
> reasons.
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> At 6:52 PM +0530 3/15/09, uttam borthakur 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.*]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> >> Subject: [Assam Society] Re: [FriendsofAssamNE] RE: [Assam] About the
>>> Name
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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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