By Dr Amiya Sharma

INTRODUCTION:

By Dr Amiya Sarma

...Mahabahu Brahmaputra,
Mahamilanar tirtha,
Kato joog dhori ahise prokasi
Somonnoyor ortho ...
Mahabahu ...
– Dr Bhupen Hazarika

In Gauwahati, Assam the water is warmer. There are passenger boats, and the people fish, bathe and do their washing in the river. (Picture by Shahidul Alam)

Here is a collection of jokes, humours stories, one-liners (maybe two-liners also related to Assam and the Assamese. These are meant for fun only. No disrespect is intended to anyone. raam aaru ajodhya Two friends were talking in a restaurant. One guy was telling the other a story,

"I knew a truck driver named Ajodhya. One day he drank a bottle of Rum and died instantly. He had too much alcohol".

The other friend said,

• Aajir Axom, The Sentinel
  Omega Printers and Publishers, G.S. Road, Guwahati-5 editor: Radhika Mohan Bhagawati, 6-2054, 7-0256
• Aajir Baatori
  Rajashri Publication, Rehabari, Guwahati-8, editor: Dhirendra Chakrabarty, 3-1352, 4-3234 fax: 4-3234
• Dainik Asom
  editor: Prafulla Baruah, 4-1356, 4-1359
• Dainik Janambhumi
  Janambhumi Group, Jorhat-1, editor: Deba Bora, 32-1693, 32-1693, 32-0033
• Natun Dainik
  

   AUTHOR: Baruah, S. L. (Swarna Lata)
    TITLE: Last days of Ahom monarchy: a history of Assam from 1769-1826 /
    PLACE: New Delhi :
PUBLISHER: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 
     YEAR: 1993 
 PUB TYPE: Book 
   FORMAT: xi, 303 p. ; 22 cm. 
    NOTES: Includes bibliographical references (p. [290]-300) and index. 

AUTHOR: Bara, Rameswara. 
    TITLE: Ahom Sobhar buranji = History of Ahom Council / 
  EDITION: 1st ed. 
    PLACE: Dhemaji : 

1. Mahendra Bara. The Evolution of the Assamese Script. Asam Sahitya
   Sabha, Jorhat, 1981. DCLC, IAUG, MIUG, NYCC, NYCX, NYPG, PAUG.
2. Nirmal Probha Bardoloi, editor. Assamese Short Stories: An Anthology.
   Vikash, New Delhi, 1982. NYSG, CUBG, DCLC, IAUG, MIUG, NYCG, NYPG, NYRG,
   PAUG.

3. Ratnakanta Barkakati 1897-1962. Ratnakanta Barakakatir Gadya-Sambhar.
   Lawyer's Book Stall, Guwahati, 1st edition, 1977. ILRC, NYPG.

|ACCESSION: 32801034
|   AUTHOR: Husain, Majid.
|    TITLE: Encyclopaedia of India.
|  EDITION: 1re ed.
|    PLACE: New Delhi :
|PUBLISHER: Rima Pub. House,
|     YEAR: 1994
| PUB TYPE: Book
|   FORMAT: 213 p., [8] p. de pl. : ill. en coul. ; 28 cm.
|    NOTES: Sur la jacquette: Majid Husain.
|           Bibliogr.: p. [205]-209. Index.
|  SUBJECT: Inde -- Encyclopedies.
|           Assam (Inde) -- Encyclopedies.
|           India -- Encyclopedias.
|ALT TITLE: Assam
|    OTHER: Chopra, Pran Nath.

|
|ACCESSION: 32714756

Established on 26th of December, 1917l Annual Conventions and Presiding Presidents:

 1. Mandarin (China)		885
 2. English			450
 3. Hindi			367
 4. Spanish			352
 5. Russian			294
 6. Arabic			202
 7. Bengali			187
 8. Portuguese			175
 9. Malay-Indonesian		145
10. Japanese			126
11. French			122
12. German			118
13. Urdu (India, Pakistan)	 94
14. Punjabi (India, Pakistan)	 87
15. Korean (Koreas, China)	 72
16. Telugu (India)		 69
17. Tamil (India, Sri Lanka)	 66
18. Marathi (India)		 65

Recently there have been some discussions on the relationships between Assamese and Bengali languages. Here are some notes on that topic.

1. Assamese was banished from schools and courts in Assam in 1836. It was reintroduced in 1882. (source: Assamese Literature by Birinchi Kumar Barua).

By Syed Abdul Malik
Translation: Jugal Kalita

By Atulananda Goswami

Translation: Khanindra Pathak and Jugal Kalita

"Dhon! Can you come here for a moment please?" 

"Dhon is not home, Grandpa. He has gone to the pharmacy to get some medicine." Rumi replied as she came out of the house hearing her grandfather's voice. 

"What about Bapai? Where is he?" 

"He is in the backyard. Do you want to speak with him, grandpa?" 

By Bandita Phukan
Translation: Bandita Phukan and Jugal Kalita

By Birendrakumar Bhattacharya
Translation: Manjit Borah and Jugal Kalita

It was early morning.

``Oh Lord! I have sinned. Take my life away! God, take my life away!'' Maakon prayed earnestly kneeling in front of the altar in her home. Since the day she lost her right to a dot of red vermilion on her forehead due to her husband's untimely death, she had been praying in this manner every day. Today was no exception. Today, she felt utterly ignored by god. If the almighty could not relieve her from her sufferings, who could?

By Holiram Deka
Translation: Jukti Kalita

By Nakul Chandra Bhuyan
Translation: Khanindra Pathak and Jugal Kalita

Savest me thou, O God
From this tidal world!

It was noon. The sun was shining brightly. Sixty year old baaiyon Dhonbor was laying on the bamboo cot. He was reciting prayers almost inaudibly. He had been bed-ridden for more than a month. He was suffering from severe blood dysentery. His son Monbor came in and stood near the bed.

It was a time when the biggest excitement in my life was wandering aimlessly in groves of mangoes, plums and berries by our home. It was a time when unbounded happiness and enjoyment came from making little paper boats and floating them in the open moat. It was a time when I spied mythical elephants in the white clouds on a clear moonlit night. This is a story of that era and the tender state of my mind during those days.

By Sourabh Kumar Chaliha
Translation: Roshmi Bora Das

By Jogesh Das
Translation: Manjit Borah and Jugal Kalita

Awards, Titles & Honours in the field of literature, culture, sports:

Author: Ashish Chopra
Publisher: IEMSD
164 pages
8 States (including Sikkim)
Nonveg & veg recipes
Rs.295

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