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impact of nationalism in Assam.​

Answer 1

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Nationalism' in Assamese society ... These events have had a huge impact in shaping a sense of nationalism....

Answer 2

After India attained her freedom in 1947, and Assam became a part of the Union of India (rather than East Pakistan), a few events since the late 1950s have marked certain characteristics of the greater Assamese society. In a broad sense, the Assamese society reflects diversities of languages, ethnicity, and cultures among the people of the State. Certain events, including the Language Movement of the 1960s, the Assam Agitation of the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the Bodoland movement especially of the 1990s and the early 2000s as also militancy of various hues since the 1980s to the 2000s, have had profound imprint on the societies in Assam.
Earlier in the nineteenth century, the Britishers had imposed Bengali as the official language of Assam from 1836 to 1873, before Assamese was resurrected as the official language in the Province. Thereafter, owing to the untiring efforts of a few personalities, the Assamese language got back some of its sheen before India’s independence, so as to give enough fillip to the Assamese to be not only a part of India, but also have Assamese as a prominent language in India as also the world, if the number of speakers of the language is to be counted.

These events have had a huge impact in shaping a sense of nationalism, maybe falsely, in the mainstream society in Assam. The agitations and events did have certain degree of fruitful results, which in themselves created a sense of déjà vu among certain sections of the society, and subsequent generations. The inappropriate sense of nationalism got reflected in untoward incidents and led to certain unwanted and unsolicited trials and tribulations. Among other things, these events also got reflected in the behaviour, habits and attitude of multiple generations of the large Assamese society. For clarity, it is emphasized here that the greater Assamese society includes almost everyone residing in Assam for years, and speaking different dialects and languages, from various backgrounds.