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India is a veritable #TowerofBabel, with more than two dozen official languages and hundreds of dialects.
This has caused lots of tension because everyone wants to preserve their culture. There's also the feeling that there should be some link language to connect the whole.
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This has caused lots of tension because everyone wants to preserve their culture. There's also the feeling that there should be some link language to connect the whole.
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For a long time, #English was the link language, but self-styled nationalists, especially from the ruling #BJP, felt this was a betrayal of "Indian" values.
So they kept pushing for the use of #Hindi as the #NationalLanguage.
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So they kept pushing for the use of #Hindi as the #NationalLanguage.
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But Hindi is not even spoken by a majority (>50%) of Indians. It is merely spoken by the most Indians.
So people of other ethnicities worry that under Hindi domination, their languages would disappear.
A three-language formula was suggested as far back as the 1960s.
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So people of other ethnicities worry that under Hindi domination, their languages would disappear.
A three-language formula was suggested as far back as the 1960s.
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How many Assam products are exported to Muslim countries. This statement should be good enough to stop all Assamese exports and Assamese pro BJP job seekers in Gulf. Poverty will teach some morality lessons to those who vote for #Islamophobia #assamese #IslamophobiaDay #Madarsa 
The prime importers items from Assam are the Middle East, the UK, South East Asian countries, Bangladesh, etc.
The prime importers of such items from Assam are the Middle East, the UK, South East Asian countries, Bangladesh, etc. #IslamophobiaDay
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The prime importers of such items from Assam are the Middle East, the UK, South East Asian countries, Bangladesh, etc. #IslamophobiaDay
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Assam Pinnaples being exported to Dubai. Next time you buy pineapple inquire if it’s from Assam. Don’t contribute to #Islamophobia this RAMADAN timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/…
Assamese Language - The struggle for speaking in your own tongue!
The #AssameseLanguageAgitation (1830s to 80s) & Official Language Movement (1950s & 60s) are often referred to as the Dark Ages of the Assamese language. Are times any brighter now?
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The #AssameseLanguageAgitation (1830s to 80s) & Official Language Movement (1950s & 60s) are often referred to as the Dark Ages of the Assamese language. Are times any brighter now?
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With the British annexation of #Assam in 1826, and its subsequent annexation with Bengal brought in changes to the region the naive indigenous could ever imagine.
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Organisation & reorganisation of areas sometimes into Assam & then to Bengal and back also contributed largely to the population distribution & movement. This had been a major factor in census data and subsequent policy decisions.
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Sharing a post by Bhaskar Chattopadhyay, a friend's friend who I do not know, in which he writes about his experiences of growing up as a #Bengali in #Assam in the '80s and '90s. Though I do not know him, I know and share that experience about being an insider/outsider. Thread...
//I am a Bengali. I was born in Cooch Behar (now in WB) and since my father was posted in various parts of the #NorthEast, I spent 16 years of my life in that beautiful part of the country, mostly in the lovely little town of Dibrugarh, #Assam.//
//I went to school there, had very good friends, went through all the fond and not-so-pleasant phases of teenage, a decent childhood overall. Back in the day, I sometimes overheard my parents and others talk about the 'Bongali Kheda' (roughly 'Drive the Bengalis Out') movement.//
The Narendra Modi-led NDA govt must control things before they spin out into something much bigger. There are three main worries the government is grappling with: @abhijitmajumder on #CABBill2019
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#CABProtests #Assam
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#CABProtests #Assam
@abhijitmajumder The apprehension to accept #IllegalImmigrants from #Bangladesh has forced thousands of #Assamese to protest against the #CABBill2019: Nazimuddin Siddique on #CABBill
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#Assam #CABProtests
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#Assam #CABProtests
@abhijitmajumder Telling friendly neighbours that you have persecuted #minorities is bad #diplomacy and cocking a snook at those who stood by you in protecting your #NationalSecurity interests — #CABBill2019 conveys that to #Afghanistan and #Bangladesh: @jayanthjacob
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