Monday, January 25, 2016

A Study on Kamrupi (1958 Thesis by Dr. Upendranath Goswami)

In 1958 Gauhati University granted doctorate to noted linguist Upendranath Goswami for his thesis 'A Study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese', which later published as book in 1970 with same title. His research covers history, phonology, morphology and other peculiarities of ancient Kamrupi language; which now has lost its prestige and remained as dialect of one of its offspring's, the Assamese language. Find it here.

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Bhal-Bholka

''Bhal-Bholka'' also known as Mahkheda (mosquito-driveout) and Mohoho, is important festival celebrated in Kamrup. This festival resembles Bhalla-Bhulla festival of some parts of East Bengal, which is meant for the ceremonial killing of insects.