If you want to know the Geographical
boundary of Upper Assam and Lower Assam, generally a vertical line drawn
from Biswanath Chariali in North Bank may be said to the demarkation. This
line will probably go through somewhere in Xilghat on south bank. The British
used to have Soki (post) at this location when they divided Assam into Upper
Assam and Lower Assam and gave (temporarily) Upper Assam to Purandar Singha at
an annual revenue of Rs 50000 whci eventually the king dafaulted and the British
took back Upper Assam into their own hands.
However, one can use
the linguistic test also to diffrentiate an Upper Assamese. I have found that
normally an Upper Assamese use certain words and phrases which a Lower Assamese
doesnot and vice versa.
You can try the folloiwng words which
probably a lower Assamese doesnot use:
TAKETW = Normally an Upper Assamese use
when responding to one in a positive manner.
KAHANIKOI = meaning which day. TUMI
KAHANIKOI JABA?
In fact I remember, Mr Abani Hazarika (the
cricket player) used to tease and laugh at me whenever I use the word
'kahanikoi'. That is how I remember that probably in lower Assam, they donot use
the word.
Similarly there are many such terms which a
Lower Assamese use which an Upper Assamese does not use. May be someone will
come up with some such words.
Rajen Barua
.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:22
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Subject: Re: [Assam] my
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Welcome to the group, Utpal.
I have a few questions for you - well actually for many others in this
net.
Where exactly is Upper Assam? Being from Upper Assam - does it connote an
ethnical difference from the people in Guwahati? Or is it a cultural
difference? Was it a cultural shock for you when your family moved to Guwahati
(in Lower Assam?) from Upper Assam? What was the compelling reason that forced
your family to settle in crowded Guwahati?
I have always wondered why everyone in Assam wants to buy a plot of land
in Guwahati after retirement and become a Guwahatian.
Dilip Deka
Houston, TX
utpal borpujari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Hi everybody. Am a new entrant to the group. Thought would introduce
myself, and hope to interact with all on issues concerning Assam
(Asam/Axam/Axom?) I am a journalist based in Delhi. Have been in the
profession for about 12 years. Started out with The Sentinel in Guwahati in
1993, moved to PTI in Delhi in 1995 and since last four years been working
with the Delhi News Bureau of Bangalore-based English daily Deccan Herald.
If you ask about my origins: I am from Guwahati (settled there since 1978
though we are from Upper Assam originally). - Utpal Borpujari
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