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<article> <h1>Sahitya Sabha meet on language policy</h1> <div class="gmail-story-info gmail-mar-tb10"> <span class="gmail-author-name">RAJIV KONWAR</span> <span class="gmail-publish-date">Aug 04, 2018 00:00 IST</span> </div> <div class="gmail-bottom-story-share gmail-text-right gmail-mar-tb10"> <div class="gmail-addthis_inline_share_toolbox" style="clear:both"><div id="gmail-atstbx" class="gmail-at-resp-share-element gmail-at-style-responsive gmail-addthis-smartlayers gmail-addthis-animated gmail-at4-show"><span id="gmail-at-ca850c6c-cd68-454f-a062-eb30ecba1178" class="gmail-at4-visually-hidden">AddThis Sharing Buttons</span><div class="gmail-at-share-btn-elements"><a tabindex="1" class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper gmail-at-share-btn gmail-at-svc-facebook" style="background-color:rgb(59,89,152);border-radius:26px"><span class="gmail-at4-visually-hidden">Share to Facebook</span><span class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper" style="line-height:20px;height:20px;width:20px"></span></a><a tabindex="1" class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper gmail-at-share-btn gmail-at-svc-twitter" style="background-color:rgb(29,161,242);border-radius:26px"><span class="gmail-at4-visually-hidden">Share to Twitter</span><span class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper" style="line-height:20px;height:20px;width:20px"></span></a><a tabindex="1" class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper gmail-at-share-btn gmail-at-svc-linkedin" style="background-color:rgb(0,119,181);border-radius:26px"><span class="gmail-at4-visually-hidden">Share to LinkedIn</span><span class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper" style="line-height:20px;height:20px;width:20px"></span></a><a tabindex="1" class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper gmail-at-share-btn gmail-at-svc-whatsapp" style="background-color:rgb(77,194,71);border-radius:26px"><span class="gmail-at4-visually-hidden">Share to WhatsApp</span><span class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper" style="line-height:20px;height:20px;width:20px"></span></a><a tabindex="1" class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper gmail-at-share-btn gmail-at-svc-email" style="background-color:rgb(132,132,132);border-radius:26px"><span class="gmail-at4-visually-hidden">Share to Email</span><span class="gmail-at-icon-wrapper" style="line-height:20px;height:20px;width:20px"></span></a></div></div></div> </div> <div> <div class="gmail-center"> <figure class="gmail-image gmail-story-lead-img"> <img alt="" src="https://www.telegraphindia.com/media/images/2018/08/04/4regsabha.jpg" class="gmail-img-responsive" width="468" height="263"> <figcaption class="gmail-img-caption"> The meeting between the Asam Sahitya Sabha and the eight literary groups in Guwahati on Friday </figcaption> </figure> </div> <p><b>Guwahati:</b>
The stand-off between Asam Sahitya Sabha and the sahitya sabhas
(literary groups) of eight indigenous communities of the state over a
common language policy remained unresolved on Friday.</p> <p>After an
over two-hour meeting here in the evening, the leaders of the Sabha and
the eight literary groups decided to take a final call on the issue in a
meeting with the state government on August 7.</p> <p>"The meeting
decided to take a final call on the language policy on August 7 in a
meeting with the state government," said Padum Rajkhowa, the general
secretary of the Sabha.</p> <p style="display:block" class="gmail-_yeti_done">The literary groups represented Karbi, Bodo, Rabha, Tiwa, Dimasa, Mising, Deori and Garo communities.</p><div class="gmail-_yeti_main_container" style="display:block;height:auto;width:100%;text-align:center;padding:0px;margin:auto;overflow:hidden;background:transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><div class="gmail-_yeti_ad_container" id="gmail-fi-ash-1530622350-1111" name="_yeti_25411" style="margin:5px auto;padding:0px;width:728px;height:90px;overflow:hidden"><div id="gmail-google_ads_iframe_/73188406/ATD_TelegraphIndia/ATD_728x90_GENERAL_0__container__" style="border:0pt none"></div></div></div><div class="gmail-more-from-homepage"> <h2>More from Homepage</h2> <ul> <li> <span> <a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/longtime-pepsico-ceo-indra-nooyi-is-stepping-down-dgtl-250377?ref=north-east-hmstory-stry-dtl" title="Indra Nooyi to step down as PepsiCo CEO"> <img src="https://www.telegraphindia.com/media/images/2018/08/06/pepsico.jpg" alt="Image" class="gmail-img-responsive"> </a> </span> <h4><div class="gmail-multiline-ellipsis-container"><a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/business/longtime-pepsico-ceo-indra-nooyi-is-stepping-down-dgtl-250377?ref=north-east-hmstory-stry-dtl" title="Indra Nooyi to step down as PepsiCo CEO" class="gmail-multiline-ellipsis-text">Indra Nooyi to step down as…</a></div></h4> </li> <li> <span> <a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/sc-judges-meet-cji-over-justice-k-m-joseph-issue-dgtl-250375?ref=north-east-hmstory-stry-dtl" title="Supreme Court judges meet CJI over Justice K.M. Joseph issue"> <img src="https://www.telegraphindia.com/media/images/2018/08/06/km.jpg" alt="Image" class="gmail-img-responsive"> </a> </span> <h4><div class="gmail-multiline-ellipsis-container"><a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/sc-judges-meet-cji-over-justice-k-m-joseph-issue-dgtl-250375?ref=north-east-hmstory-stry-dtl" title="Supreme Court judges meet CJI over Justice K.M. Joseph issue" class="gmail-multiline-ellipsis-text">Supreme Court judges meet …</a></div></h4> </li> <li> <span> <a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/24-girls-rescued-from-shelter-home-in-deoria-in-uttar-pradesh-dgtl-250373?ref=north-east-hmstory-stry-dtl" title="24 girls rescued from Uttar Pradesh shelter home, 18 inmates missing"> <img src="https://www.telegraphindia.com/media/images/2018/08/06/UP.jpg" alt="Image" class="gmail-img-responsive"> </a> </span> <h4><div class="gmail-multiline-ellipsis-container"><a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/24-girls-rescued-from-shelter-home-in-deoria-in-uttar-pradesh-dgtl-250373?ref=north-east-hmstory-stry-dtl" title="24 girls rescued from Uttar Pradesh shelter home, 18 inmates missing" class="gmail-multiline-ellipsis-text">24 girls rescued from…</a></div></h4> </li> <li> <span> <a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/supreme-court-adjourns-hearing-on-pleas-challenging-article-35-a-dgtl-250371?ref=north-east-hmstory-stry-dtl" title="Supreme Court adjourns hearing on constitutional validity of Article 35-A"> <img src="https://www.telegraphindia.com/media/images/2018/08/06/article.jpg" alt="Image" class="gmail-img-responsive"> </a> </span> <h4><div class="gmail-multiline-ellipsis-container"><a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/supreme-court-adjourns-hearing-on-pleas-challenging-article-35-a-dgtl-250371?ref=north-east-hmstory-stry-dtl" title="Supreme Court adjourns hearing on constitutional validity of Article 35-A" class="gmail-multiline-ellipsis-text">Supreme Court adjourns hea…</a></div></h4> </li> </ul> </div> <p>The
Sabha has been in a discord with the eight literary groups for years
over a language policy. While the latter support a "partial
four-language" policy, the Sabha is opposed to it.</p> <p>This was the
second round of discussion between the Sabha and the eight literary
groups on the issue. The first meeting was held on July 23 where they
had hoped to come to an agreement in their second meeting.</p> <p>Sources
said once the Sabha and the eight literary groups agree to a common
language policy the state government will go ahead and implement it.</p> <p>The government has appointed Dhemaji MLA Ranoj Pegu to mediate among them. Pegu also attended the Friday meeting.</p> <p>Rajkhowa
said the participants of the meeting agreed to work together for
development of official languages and mother tongues of all communities
of the state.</p> <p>The meeting also discussed the NRC update. They
thanked Bodoland Peoples' Front's Rajya Sabha member Biswajit Daimary
for strongly defending the NRC update process in the House.</p> </div> </article>
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