Chronicles of a state, by the common man- Asom Jatiya Prakash to bring out
comprehensive 20-volume history of Assam, including its villagesWASIM RAHMAN
Jorhat, Sept. 9: A comprehensive chronicle
of Assam, including its 26,000 villages, will now be written by those
who know it best.
Writers from villages will help write the
volumes, brought out by the Asom Jatiya Prakash, a
literary-cum-publishing organisation, in the next 20 years.
It will include a brief history of the villages, spread over 27 districts,
apart from other aspects, in at least 20 volumes.
“A panel of writers will be constituted in
each village to write about its history. The draft will be read out in a
general meeting of the villagers for approval. Any changes, amendments
and inclusion will be made if needed,” Devabrata Sharma, the secretary
of the Asom Jatiya Prakash, said.
Sharma was the chief editor of Asomiya Jatiya Abhidhan
— the largest Assamese lexicon, with over two lakh words of languages
spoken by all communities and indigenous groups in Assam. He said the
villagers will be requested to submit supporting documents like sansipath
(bark of trees) manuscripts, personal diaries and old books, if
available, to the organisation. The villagers present in the general
meeting will sign the draft.
Sharma said the proposed project would be
unique in the country — possibly even the world — as it will include the
contributions of the common man.
A lot of interesting and unheard facts and stories are likely to surface.
“We plan to give at least a full page or a half to each village in our books,”
Sharma said.
Sharma added that the project aims at chronicling all aspects of a civilisation
2000 years ago till the British rule.
The lives of the common man of all
indigenous groups and communities to royalty, people living in 100 big
and small towns and over 800 organised tea estates, will also be
included.
He said there was less historical information on villages, compared to towns
and cities.
Historians, archaeologists, geologists and
academicians will be involved in the process. Within a year, a workshop
will be organised and historians and experts of national and
international levels will deliberate on the methodology to write the
volumes.
The proposals and ideas that will come up
in the brainstorming workshop will fix the basic parameters, he added.
After the workshop, an editorial committee and a large research team
will be formed. In a meeting held at the organisation’s office today, an
11-member Sahayak committee was formed with Raktim Ranjan Saikia, a
historian, as its convener.
Sharma himself and Rajkumar Ajit Narayan
Singha, writer and the direct descendant of the last Ahom king Purandhar
Singha and historian Ajit Dutta are among the members of the panel.
(The Telegraph,10.09.2012)
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