By Hiranya Saikia on February 8, 2013
Asom Sahitya Sabha, Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha, Assam Sahitya Sabha, Assamese, Assamese Nation, Assamese students, British, Calcutta, Chandra Kumar Agarwala, Chandra Prasad Saikia, Dr. Birendra Nath Dutta, Hemchandra Goswami, Homen Borgohain, Imran Shah, Jagadish Patgiri, Kanaksen Deka, Lakhminath Bezbarua, Nagen Saikia, Padamanath Gohain Baruah
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In 1888, a group of Assamese students studying in Calcutta, then the capital of Colonial India founded the Asomiya Bhasa Unnati Sadhini Sabha to develop the Assamese language and literature. Since there were no colleges in Assam at that time, a few Assamese students who could financially afford went to Calcutta for higher studies. Lakhminath Bezbarua, […]
By Hiranya Saikia on December 9, 2012
AASU, Ahom, All Assam Students Union, Army, Assam, Assam Accord, Assam movement, Bangladesh, Bangladesh liberation war, Bimala Prasad Chaliha, Border Security Force, British, BSF, BTAD, Dhaka, East Bengal, foreigner, Gopinath Bordoloi, Hiteshwar Saikia, Illegal Migrants Determination by Tribunals, IMDT, IMDT Act, IMDT Act 1983, immigration, India Pakistan war, Indian Army, Jawaharlal Nehru, Liberation war, Muzibur Rehman, National Registration of Citizen, Pakistan, Prakash Jaiswal, Tripura, ULFA, War
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The Ahom rulers of Assam were very suspicious about any foreigner entering the country. Even trade outside Assam was not encouraged. Assam was a closely guarded country. Immigration began only after the annexation of Assam in 1826. The British considered the sparsely populated country as a land frontier and large scale immigration was encouraged by them from […]
By Anirudha Bhakat Chutia on December 6, 2012
Ahom, Ahom Kingdom, All India Radio, Angami Phizo, Angami Zapu Phizo, Army, Assam, Bhagat Singh, British, Chandrasekhar Azad, East India Company, Government of India, Heerak Jyoti Mahanta, Hirak Jyoti Mahanta, India, Indian Army, Indo-China war, Jawaharlal Nehru, Kabiranjan Saikia, Kanaklata, Kolkata, Maniram Dewan, Maratha, Mughal, Mukunda Kakoty, naga, Nagaland, Parag Kumar Das, Piyoli Phukan, Queen of Jhansi, Rajen Sharma, Rajguru, Sukhdev, Swadhin Axomor Orthoniti, Swadhinata Phukan, treaty of Yandabo, Uddipta Hazarika, ULFA, United Liberation Front of Asom
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While answering this question everyone will have separate answers and reasons to prove them right. If someone goes for change in political system, another one will go for development in separate fields and some people may say that the need of this hour is independence. But, very few people speak up with analysis. To start […]
By Times of Assam Bureau on October 20, 2012
Abbey Road Studios, Aksai Chin, Assam, BEATLES, Bengal Presidency, Britain, British, British Administration, British India administration, Chiang Kai-shek, China, Chinese Army, Chinese Military Council, Dalai Lama, Deng Xiaping, Four Liverpudlian, H Long, HH Dalai Lama, Human Rights, Indian Army, Indian soldiers, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jiang Jieshi, Jinnah, Kuldip Nair, Kuldip Nayar, Lo Ruiqing, London, Mao, Marshals Liu Bocheng, McMahon, McMahon line, My name is Bond James Bond, NEFA, Nehru, North Eastern Frontier Agency, Peoples Republic of China, Pinewood Studios, PLA, Republic of China, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Sean Connery, Shaoqi, Sir Robert Reid, Tawang, Tibet, UN Decolonization Committee, Xu Xiagqian, Zang Nan, Zhou. Liu
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By- Dilip Dutta Prologue: 20 days before at Abbey Road Studios, London, Four Liverpudlian youths recorded the song Love me do AND THE LEGEND of BEATLES was born! Happiness abound! The same day at Pinewood Studios, Britain, Sean Connery, a staunch Scottish Nationalist uttered this line, “My name is Bond….James Bond”. And a legendary film ACTOR […]
By Times of Assam Bureau on August 10, 2012
Ahom, Ahom Kingdom, Arakan, Asaduddin Owaisi, Assam, Assam Accord, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Armed Forces, Bangladesh Foreign Minister, Barkha Dutt, Barkha Dutta, BBC, Bengali, British, British Administration, Buddhist, Burma, Dipu Moni, East Bengal, Hitswar Saikia, IMDT Act, IMDT Act 1983, Islam, Islamic Nation, Kalyan Baruah, L K Advani, Mitra Phukan, Mughal, Mughal invasions, Myanmar, NDTV, Prafulla Mahanta, Pranab Mukkherjee, Sheikh Hasina, Stephen Sackur, Tarun Gogoi, Thein Sein
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By- Dilip Dutta People from East Bengal prior to creation of Bangladesh has migrated to both Burma (Myanmar these days) and Assam. To Arakan of Burma (current day Rakhine State of Myanmar) started at least 600 years ago due to Arakan rulers having a cosy relationship with the Sultanate of Bengal. There is no doubt […]
By Times of Assam Bureau on July 4, 2012
Assam, Assam State Language Bill, Assamese, Assamese language, Axom Xahitya Xabha, Bengali, Bimala Prasad Chaliha, British, Chief Minister of Assam, Delhi, East India Company, Indian Congress, Kachari Kingdom, murder of Ranjit Borpujari, Ranjit Borpujari, Silchar, State Language of Assam
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By- Dilip Dutta Agreeing to the central administration directive issued in 1959 on state languages, the then inept Chief Minister of Assam Bimala Prasad Chaliha, hastily introduced the Delhi directives to make Assamese the only State Language of Assam. On 16 April the Bengali speakers of Cachar District of Assam rejected Chaliha’s plan and decided […]
By Hiranya Saikia on May 11, 2012
AGP, AIUDF, Assam, Assam Legislative Assembly, Bengal, British, Cachar, Darrang, Garo Hills, Gopinath Bordoloi, Jaintia Hills, Kamrup, Khasi, Meghalaya, Muslim League, Naga Hills, Nagoan, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Sibsagar, Sylhet
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Since 1826, the British ruled Assam as a part of Bengal under a Commissioner. With the annexation and clubbing of Cachar, Naga Hills, Khasi and Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills, the territorial area of Assam grew to 30,000 sq miles. Soon it became difficult for the British to run such a vast area. The Lt. […]
By Hiranya Saikia on March 15, 2012
Ahom, Anglo-Burmese war, Assam, Bahadur Gaonburha, Boom Singpho, British, British Government, Burmese, Cachar, Chandra Kanta Singha, Chandrakanta Singha, David Scott, Dhanjoy Buragohain, Dutiram Baruah, Formud Ali, Gadadhar Singha, Gomdhar Konwar, Hindustani, Jeuram Dihingia Baruah, Jogeswhar Singha, Madhu Mallik, Manipur, Maniram Dewan, Naga Hills, Peoli Barphukan, Peoli Baruah, Pioli Baruah, Purandar Singha, Rangpur, Rupchand Konwar, Sadiya
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On the eve of the Anglo-Burmese war in Feb 1824, David Scott, the Agent to the Governor General on the North Eastern Frontier assured the Assamese of non-interference by a proclamation issued declaring that they were not led by the thirst of conquest but were forced to defend the frontier. It appeared that the British would […]
By Times of Assam Bureau on February 14, 2012
British, Centre for Development and Peace Studies, CPDS, North East India
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By- Staff Reporter | Date- February 14, 2012 The British Deputy High Commissioner to Eastern India, Sanjay Wadvani stated that the British companies were actively pursuing partnerships in the North Eastern Region of India. Addressing the inaugural session of the seminar on Sustaining Peace in North-East India: Changing Dimensions’ organized by the Centre for Development […]
By Hiranya Saikia on January 24, 2012
Ahom, Amber, Army, Assamese army, Assamese king, Aurangzeb, Badan Barphukan, Bhaskar Varman, Brahmaputra, Brahmaputra valley, British, British territory, Burmese king, Chakradhwaj Singha, Chandragupta Maurya, Chandragupta Mauryan, Charaideo, Chinese scholar, East India Company, Hiuen Tsang, India, invade Assam, Jahangir, Jayadhwaj Singha, Kamarup, Kamarupa, King of Assam, Lachit Barphukan, Maurya kingdom, Mauryan kingdom, Mirjumla, Mughal army, Mughal Empire, Muslim rulers, Pragjyotishapur, Pragjyotishapura, Purnanda Buragohain, Ram Singha, Sankardeva, Saraighat, Shan, South Western Yunan, Srimanta Sankardeva, Sukapha, Tai, Tai Ahom kingdom, Vasco-Da-Gama, Yandaboo, Yunan
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After the death Bhaskar Varman in 650 A.D, Kamarupa came under the rule of the Salastambha dynasty till 900 A.D. Then the Pallas ruled the kingdom from 900 A.D to 1100 A.D. With the fall of Pallas, Kamarupa disintegrated to a number of principalities with the emergence of powerful landlords known as Bhuyans till the […]
