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The Assamese Language Movement (Assamese: /ɔxɔmia bʱaxa andʊlɔn/) refers to a series of political activities demanding the recognition of the Assamese language as the only sole official language and medium of instruction in the educational institutions of Assam, India.
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The government of Assam proposed the Assamese Official Language Bill on 10th October 1960 where the bill opted for two official languages - Assamese and English (for an interim period). This resolution was passed on 24th October. However, the protests in Barrack Valley went south quickly, leading to the death of several students.
Assamese [a] or Asamiya ( অসমীয়া [ɔxɔmija] ⓘ) [5] is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language. It serves as a lingua franca of the wider region [6] and has over 15 million native speakers according to Ethnologue. [1]
Feb 18, 2012 · Mainstream, VOL L, No 9, February 18, 2012. Language of Love and Death: Fifty Years of Assam’s Language Movement. Of the major issues that informed the culture and politics of post-independence Assam, none (other than the issue of immigration) perhaps acquired the kind of centrality that language did. The post-independence Gopinath Bardoloi ...
Dec 24, 2023 · 24 December 2023. The Assamese Language. Introduction: The Assamese language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family, is the official language of the Indian state of Assam. It boasts a rich linguistic and cultural heritage, with a history dating back centuries.
Aug 12, 2020 · And yet, the definition of “Assamese” cannot be so narrow as to mean only those who speak Assamese as their first language. Assam has many indigenous tribal and ethnic communities with their own ancestral languages. For Clause 6, it was necessary to expand the definition of “Assamese” beyond the Assamese-speaking population.
