Guwahati: Assam will celebrate the recognition of Assamese as a Classical Language with a week-long programme during the first half of November.
This was announced by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday.
The Union Cabinet on October 3 approved conferring the status of Classical Language to Assamese, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, and Bengali languages.
In a post on X, CM Sarma said, “To celebrate this historic achievement, Assam will observe ‘Bhasa Gaurob Saptah’ from 3rd to 9th November 2024.”
On 3rd October 2024, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi officially recognized Assamese as a Classical Language. To celebrate this historic achievement, Assam will observe “Bhasa Gaurob Saptah”from 3rd to 9th November 2024. Throughout this week,…
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) October 13, 2024
“As a part of the Bhasa Gourav Saptah, universities, schools and civil society organisations will host special events to honour the contributions of Assamese writers and scholars, whose work has shaped the language since the 4th century AD,” he added.
“The people of Assam will also express heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister @narendramodi Ji for this significant gesture towards the state’s cultural and language heritage,” the CM said.
On October 8, the state cabinet adopted a resolution on behalf of the Government of Assam and extended its gratitude to PM Modi for granting Classical Language status to Assamese.
