"Since time immemorial, Assam has been a part of the Indian civilizational axis. It is a continuation of a connected history of the ancient kingdom known as Pragjyotishpura and Kamarupa. In his monumental work Early History of Kamarupa, Rai K. L. Barua Bahadur argues that Pragjyotisha, which was then a powerful kingdom, is often mentioned in the epics and Puranas. Long before Bengal was even fit for habitation, Kamarupa underwent the process of Aryanization at an earlier time than central and lower Bengal."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Nani Gopal Mahanta - Citizenship Debate over NRC and CAA_ Assam and the Politics of History (2021, SAGE Publications India)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/History_of_Assam
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
History of Assam
6 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by History of Assam →
Related Quotes
"In the Mahabharata, the extent of Pragjyotisha was up to the Bay of Bengal in the south and to the Karatoya (which st…"
"The Aryan influence became so widespread and penetrating that even minor Vedic customs and rituals deep rooted in the…"
"The physical features of the Assamese people are a mixture of the racial characteristics of both the Aryan and the Mo…"
"a process of Aryanisation in which even some tribes like the Kacharis, the Lalungs, the Mikirs and others were conver…"
"[A] cultural community developed into a political people with Assamese- ness as the core element of unity. They offer…"
"Assam has been a big victim of demographic change. In 2021, the Muslim population crossed 38 per cent, and as we spea…"
"If people from other parts and communities are excluded, Assamese Hindus are not more than 40 per cent today."
"In Asia, a prominent example of immigration-driven ethnic change is taking place in the north-eastern Indian state of…"
"It was Abdul Matin Chaudhury, a close aide of Jinnah, who had increasingly drawn Jinnah’s attention to Assam. Muhamma…"
"The rise of AIUDF is directly linked to the issue of changing character of demographic change in the state. The 2011 …"