The Word Assamese has become a threat to Indigenous Tribal.

The word Assamese should not exist, as we refer the history there is no community or tribe known as Assamese it is only another state nationality given by some conservative political organizations for vote banks and selfish mileage. Today this same term 'Assamese' has become a threat to the language, customs, traditions and belief of indigenous tribal.

Living in India we have only one citizenship i.e. 'Indian' and Assam is only demarcation of place or area, Article 15 of the Constitution provides that the State should not discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them. Single citizenship is a great step forward in the creation of a united and integrated India. According to M. V. Pylee, “the provision of single citizenship is a great step forward in the creation of an integrated Indian society.
As a result, the citizens of India are clothed with common civil and political rights all over the country. A single citizenship for the entire country removes much of the artificial State barriers that prevailed in pre- independence days and facilitates the freedom of trade, commerce and intercourse throughout the territory of India”.

But, the Asam Sahitya Sabha has violated the constitution by terming people living in Assam as Assamese. Consider all those people as Assamese who, irrespective of community, language, religion and place of origin, who accept Assamese as their mother tongue or either their second or third language.
Which only gives emphasis to a particular language neglecting the indigenous tribal languages and endangering them. There are many people in Assam who can only speak their native language.
Recently, the govt. of Assam has printed the NRC forms only in Assamese, Bengali and English, which is and insult to Bodo tribal population of about 30 lakhs. This awful sense of isolation where the forms available in the entire state are only in English, Assamese and Bengali is an insult. More than 30 lakhs of Bodos in the entire state who can read and write in Bodo language will be bewildering at the forms, large group of community would be deprived of using the language listed within the 8th schedule. Such an injustice was only possible with their negligence and to impose their language and culture. Presently, NRC (National Register of Citizens) form printed in Bodo language for BTAD region is proposed by the Govt. of Assam, after the demand raised by ABSU (All Bodo Student Union) and the people of proposed Bodoland. *(Bodo language is included in the 8th schedule of Indian Constitution)

We do not have dual citizenship system in India to introduce a new term ASSAMESE as a state nationality. We are only Indians and we are known by our own tribe and race within India. We do not need the term Assamese to claim for our rights, we can directly mention indigenous people of Assam if we want it for claiming rights without mixing them as it is the proper way of safeguarding the endangered languages and cultures of different tribes. We have a strong historical background to proof our origin, it is totally baseless to say "Definition of Assamese is required as per clause-6 of Assam accord" only a lost tribe or an illegal immigrant will stick to it as they can't prove their origin.

Assam is a state where people can not live with dignity without identity, and as many independent and popular tribes have grown strong from past decade with their own councils they try to break our unity with all sorts of unacceptable definitions and conditions, please do not be the victims of those traitors.. STOP DIVIDING INDIA!

By Thomas Basumatary

Youth Ambassador,
Global Volunteer Network (GVN) Foundation

Fallacy of "My life my rules" system of thought in relevance to the contemporary Bodo society

Note:

1. I have assumed that people following "My life my rules" principles have an Individualistic bent of mind contradictory to collectivism.
2.  Though many groups work for the social welfare of the Bodos, only ABSU is mentioned.

Dissection and attributes of this style of thinking

  Technically speaking, this ideology advocates full independence of personal thought process and freedom to choose and set the path and direction  that an individual perceive to be the best and most natural way of accomplishing his/her economic, educational, social or spiritual/religious pursuits and aspirations. The DNA of this line of thinking can be traced back to western philosophy. In the Indian context, the ethical and moral justification of such ideology is fair and good as far as it remains a constructive social phenomena where questions of social/moral degradation seldom come to the picture,  but as this philosophy boils down to individuals its inherent flaws become conspicuous. Because, individual may not possess the complexity in his/her thinking process to deal with social/moral issues pragmatically. To incompetent and simplistic individuals, it would only mean access to short-term euphoria and freedom from responsibility. It will basically contradict the very purpose for which individual freedom is granted. In a nutshell this philosophy upholds only in society where education and skill has already reached its zenith. Hence, taking into account the Indian educational and social development scenario, "Our life, Our rule" can serve the purpose much better.

Remembrance of the Great Visionary Leader Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma (Bodofa Day)

Today as we observe the 25th death anniversary of Bodofa (Father of Bodos) Upendra Nath Brahma (उपेन्द्रनाथ ब्रह्मा) the most powerful tribal leader of the twentieth century , a former president of the union who led the Bodoland movement across the state, we remember the sacrifices done by him. A student leader who had brought about remarkable changes in the lives of the downtrodden through the Bodoland movement. He was a leader not only for the Bodos but also for the underprivileged. He dream of a literate society. A great soul among the greatest visionary leaders of the Bodoland movement and an icon of leadership, sacrifice and unity.

BJP Promises Indian Citizenship For Bangladeshi Hindu Refugees

Hindu refugees from Bangladesh will be given Indian citizenship if BJP comes to power in Assam in next year's Assembly poll, party president Amit Shah said. Some Hindus have come from Bangladesh due to religious disturbances.

BJP will give all of them citizenship once we come to power in Assam next year," Shah said at a rally here. Not only in Assam, but the party will work towards giving Indian citizenship to all Bangladeshi Hindu immigrants across the country, he added.

"Next elections will be fought on this issue. Assam poll will be for freeing the state of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. Assam polls will also

Reasons Why I Want Bodoland

Let’s review the history of Bodo-Kacharis, History reveals that we Bodos(Bodo is derived from 'Bod' which means 'Tibet'), known as Kiratas, Asuras, Danavas and Mlecchhas in the ancient period of time, were the earliest inhabitants of the Northeastern region of India. Our ancestors migrated to the north-eastern part of India at about 5000 BC in search of greener pasture and better living from central Asia such as China, Mongolia, Tibet and Siberia. Writing about Bodos Endle remarked "in feature and general appearance they approximate very closely to Mongolian type; and this would seem to point to Tibet and China as the original home of the race". With the passage of time and situation, our ancestors scattered in different parts of the region and acquired different tribe names.  In the Brahmaputra Valley we are known as Boros, in Tripura as Tripuris, in north Cachar as Dimasas and so on.

Bodo-Kacharis were first classified by S. Endle as the Kacharis. Here, Bodo is derived from