Guwahati: Central govt’s granting of classical language status to Assamese, alongside four other languages, has been welcomed across the political spectrum in the state. Chief minister Himanta Biswa ...

Guwahati: In 1972, a college principal discovered a stone fragment with an inscription in the eastern Indian variety of Brahmi script from the 5th century at a villager’s residence in Assam’s Golaghat ...

A week-long programme to celebrate Assam's linguistic diversity commenced on Sunday, coinciding with the completion of a month of according of Classical language status to Assamese. Programmes are ...

The Ministry of Culture, India, has taken a landmark decision to grant Classical Language status to five significant languages—Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali. This move is a part of the ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma extended gratitude to Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Prime Minister ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Guwahati, Oct 3 (IANS) After the Union Cabinet awarded Assamese the classical language status, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

In a significant development, the Narendra Modi government on Thursday conferred the status of 'Classical Language' to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali. Addressing a press conference, ...

Guwahati: A minority student leader in Assam stirred a hornet’s nest with remarks that Bengal-origin Muslims would list Bengali, and not Assamese, as their mother tongue in public documents. Chief ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Guwahati, Nov 3 (IANS) The week-long celebration of the classical language status of Assamese, Bhasha Gaurav Saptah (Language Pride Week), kickstarted in Assam on Sunday. Prime Minister ...

In a major decision, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved giving the status of 'classical language' to five more languages - Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit and Assamese. With this cabinet decision, ...