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Bodo is the State Associate Official Language

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

In Assam, Bodo is considered the State Associate Official Language (as per "The Assam Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2020"), as it applies to the "entire state". It allows Bodo to be used for official purposes across the entire state of Assam.^[1]^[2]^[3] 27.131.214.245 (talk) 16:18, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

References

↑ Today, North East (2020-10-07). "Bodo to be Associate Official Language of Assam". Northeast Today. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
↑ daily, the indian national (2020-10-07). "Bodo will be the Associate official language for the state of Assam; Himanta Biswa". the indian national daily. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
↑ "Bodo will be the Associate Official Language for Assam: State Cabinet". Way2Barak. Retrieved 2024-11-09.

Etymology

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Asaami (Plural - Asaamin) means farmer in Madheshi languages, ie Bhojpuri/Maithili/Awadhi. May be Assam is derived from this word ! Scyfie (talk) 19:16, 30 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

Assam (1947 - 1963)

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The wiki article on Assam (1947-1963) refers to the province as undivided and not as its official name. Even the about page on Assam government portal refers to the state in that period as "independent Assam" or just "Assam". Any other thoughts on this can be discussed here or else refrain from changing the before_was parameter in infobox. Regards, Sddarealone (talk) 06:39, 15 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Why does this article have an unemployment and employment sub sections?

Latest comment: 14 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

They really need to be combined. LibStar (talk) 09:46, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Makes sense. CMD (talk) 09:50, 18 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

[1] Today, North East (2020-10-07). "Bodo to be Associate Official Language of Assam". Northeast Today. Retrieved 2024-11-09.

[2] y, the indian national (2020-10-07). "Bodo will be the Associate official language for the state of Assam; Himanta Biswa". the indian national daily. Retrieved 2024-11-09.

[3] "Bodo will be the Associate Official Language for Assam: State Cabinet". Way2Barak. Retrieved 2024-11-09.

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Bodo is the State Associate Official Language

Etymology

Assam (1947 - 1963)

Why does this article have an unemployment and employment sub sections?