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'HEMOKOSH' Assamese Dictionary neglects the Tribes of Assam
All Tai Ahom Students Union meet Home Minister demanding Scheduled Tribe Status
The All Tai Ahom Students Union, in their effort push over their demand of Scheduled Tribe status for their community, met Union Home Minister PC Chidambaram on Friday in New Delhi’s North block. A three member delegation of the student body met Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj and Union Tribal Affairs Minister on Thursday. Swaraj said that she will look into matter and will engage BJP MP from Rajen Gohain to raise the issue in the parliament, said Lakhya Konwar, one of the members of the delegation. The Home Minister promised the delegation to look into the matter in consultation with Assam Chief Minister, informed the delegation after meeting Chidambaram.
ATASU protesting against change of name of Assam in front of DC's court Sivasagar
"No Assamese pronounces the word Assam as Asom! Who benefits from this change!", says All Tai Ahom Students' Union.
BOKAJAN RONGALI BIHU ADORONI, 2011
ATASU Karbi Anglong District Committee & Bokajan Indegenous Youth Platform Organized BOKAJAN RONGALI BIHU ADORONI, 2011 in C.C.I. Playground of Bokajan, K/A on 16th & 17th April, 2011.
"বোকাজান ৰঙালী বিহু আদৰণি, ২০১১"-ৰ প্ৰতিযোগিতাৰ চূড়ান্ত বিজয়ীৰ ফলাফল সমূহ:
মুকলি বিহু:
১ম- জাঁজীপৰীয়া বিহুৱা দল
২য়- অংকুৰন বিহুৱা দল
বৰ বিহুৱতী:
১ম- গীতামনি দত্ত
২য়- ইন্দুস্মিতা শইকীয়া
বিহুপৰী:
১ম- সাংস্কৃতি দেউৰী
২য়- বৰষা বুঢ়াগোঁহাই
উদগনি- প্ৰযুক্তি বৰুৱা
জেং বিহু:
১ম- জপৰাজান জেং বিহু দল
২য় (যুটীয়াভাৱে)- মিলিজুলি জেংবিহু দল আৰু সুৰুজমুখী জেংবিহু দল
পিঠাপনা আৰু জলপান:
বিশেষ পুৰষ্কাৰ- লাৱণ্য বৰগোঁহাই আৰু দিপ্তী ভূঞা
কণীযুঁজ:
১ম- প্ৰাঞ্জল গগৈ
২য়- দেৱবালা দিহিঙীয়া
NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF ATASU TAKES OVER
Tai Ahom students demand tribal state
The All Tai Ahom Students Union has called a 12-hour Assam bandh on September 15 to protest against the non-fulfilment of their demand of declaring Assam a “tribal state”.
The union’s vice-president Rajkumar Pratap Singha told reporters here today that declaring Assam a tribal state was essential to preserving the identity of the indigenous tribes and communities as continuous influx of illegal migrants was posing a great danger to the existence of Assamese society.
He said if nothing was done now, Assam’s demographic scenario would soon be like that of Tripura where local people have been outnumbered by the settlers who dominate the state in all respects. He demanded issuing of inner-line permit to check influx.
“Once Assam becomes a tribal state, there will be legal provisions to safeguard the interests of its different tribes and communities,” Singha said.
The student leader said there would be restrictions, as in other states of the Northeast which have been declared tribal, on buying and selling of land and property and suspected illegal migrants would not have political rights.
He criticised chief minister Tarun Gogoi for saying that there were no illegal settlers at Kaziranga National Park. He alleged that the government was trying to protect the illegal settlers. He also criticised other political parties — national and regional — for being vocal on the issue on the eve of elections while forgetting all about it later on.
Pradip Konwar, general secretary of the union, urged the state government to do the necessary paperwork so that six tribes of the state — Tai Ahoms, Koch Rajbongshi, Moran, Motok, tea tribe and Chutia — could be declared Scheduled Tribes. This would facilitate the granting of tribal status to Assam.
On the Assam Tribal Sangha’s opposition to granting ST status to these tribes, Konwar said there was a misunderstanding and that the Tai Ahoms had the status of Other Backward Class now.