General

Best Dai Movies You Should Watch: A Journey into Dai Cinema

A curated list of some of the best Dai feature films ever made available for free on Youtube

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Politics

Hindi in Assam Assembly Row: The Politics of Language and Identity

How Linguistic Majoritarianism that once marginalized tribal languages now threatens Assamese

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History

Why did the Ahom Kingdom abandon its Own Language?

Today if you visit Assam you cannot even tell the State was once ruled by the Dai people. But how did this happen?

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Politics

Understanding the Karbi Anglong Crisis: Beyond the Headlines

An opinion piece on the hidden war being waged in Karbi Anglong by Bihar Bengal-based criminal groups

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History

How Buddhism Disappeared from Assam: The Rise of Brahmanical Hinduism

Changing royal patronage was one of the main reasons behind rise of Brahminism in Assam

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History

Etymology of Assam and Ahom: Origins and Meaning Behind the Name

We are told that the word Assam comes from Ahom but what does the word even mean?

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Language

Some Dai Culture Vocabulary

Lean essential Dai cultural terms and their meanings.

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General

What Ahom Revivalism Can Learn from Sukhothai: A Tale of Two Tai Civilizations

A comparison between the two Tai Kingdoms and how Ahoms should move forward in the revivalism movement

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Language

How to use 'Am Pen Sang'

Am Pen Sang is basically the Dai version of Mai Pen Rai (ไม่เป็นไร). Let us see the many ways to use it

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Language

Understanding Dai Ahom Particles

Particles are Tiny Words which are used to add Tense, and Emotion to Dai phrases

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General

Folk Songs Tradition of Tai-Kadai Groups

Explore the rich linguistic heritage of Tai-Kadai communities through their folk songs

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General

The Truth about 'Ngi Ngao Kham'

Lot of people wrongly call the Ahom insignia as ‘Ngi Ngao Kham’ but this is not the actual name of the figure

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