Explore how language policy and identity fueled conflict in Assam, revisiting the 1961 Silchar violence in a new study.

The Assam Assembly today accorded the status of associate official language of the state to Bodo, even as the opposition made a case to similarly recognise Bengali as an official language. Assamese, ...

Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 15 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that Assamese will be the compulsory official language for all government notifications, orders, ...

Guwahati, July 19: This time fight being seen between two chief ministers of neighbouring states over speaking languages. The war of words between Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and West ...

The Assam government on Monday proposed to accord Bodo the status of an associate official language of the state. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary tabled The Assam Official ...

In Assam, a social media campaign called “Chalo Paltai – Mission 2021” is causing a stir. The war cry, “chalo paltai” – “let us change” – is a call to Bengali speakers who identified Assamese as their ...

Gogoi recently decided to overturn a controversial circular, which was issued by his government on Nov 30, 2013, over the use of Assamese as the official language in the Barak Valley. In the revised ...

Guwahati: The Assam government has withdrawn a controversial circular regarding use of Assamese as official language in Barak valley with immediate effect. "The Government of Assam has withdrawn the ...

Assam launches Japanese Language Training Centre in Dibrugarh under CM-FLIGHT to equip youth for global employment, especially in Japan.

CM Sarma took to social media post on X to make this announcement. Beginning this Bohag, Assamese will be the compulsory official language for all government notifications, orders, acts, etc, across ...