In his famous essay, “Three Hundred Ramayanas,” (1987) AK Ramanujan ascertains the plurality of the Rama katha. While Valmiki, the sovereignty of the “original” Sanskrit text, created in Rama the ...

UPSC: Assamese is one of the 28 language literature subjects offered as optional by UPSC. Assamese has a rich literature and illustrious history of translations, original works, and philosophy. This ...

What made you translate your own books, Makam and Popiya Torar Sadhu, into other languages? What issues did you face during the process of translation? One of the issues that Assamese books face while ...

Dibrugarh: In a significant tribute to one of Assam's most influential literary figures, a bronze statue of Hemchandra Barua, the pioneering lexicographer behind the first comprehensive Assamese ...

Guwahati: The Arabic translation of the esteemed Assamese folktale anthology ‘Burhi Aair Hadhu' (Grandmother's Tale), written by distinguished Assamese author Lakshminath Bebaroa in 1911, signifies ...

In 1826, the English East India Company annexed Assam and integrated it into the Bengal Presidency. By 1836, Bengali was declared the official language and later became the medium of instruction.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 15: Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria attended the inaugural ceremony of the silver jubilee of Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Parishad in Guwahati on Thursday and said ...

There’s jubilation across Assam with many terming the move by the Centre as a safeguard against questions about the language’s distinctive identity. As a language, Assamese has a long, deep-rooted and ...

Guwahati, October 3: The Central government has officially recognised Assamese as a classical language, along with four others, in a landmark decision on Thursday highlighting the nation's linguistic ...

Politicians, activists and scholars have documented the origins and development of the language, spoken mostly by tribal people, while the state government has shut down schools using Assamese. Since ...