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< PreviousPreserving our languages is preserving the diversity of thought, creativity and wisdom of our ancestors. -Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam>angƵage-ǁise ContribƵtors Hindi͗^ŚƌŝZĂŬĞƐŚ^ŚĂƌŵĂΘDƵƐƚĂĨĂ,ƵƐƐĂŝŶŶƐĂƌŝ Assamese͗^ŚƌŝŝũŽǇĞǌďĂƌƵĂŚΘ^ŚĂďĂŶĂZĂŚŵĂŶŚĂƵĚŚƵƌǇ Bodo͗ ^Śƌŝũŝƚ<ƵŵĂƌĂƐƵŵĂƚĂƌǇ͕^ŚƌŝŶƚŚĂŽDƵĐŚĂŚĂƌǇ͕ Θ^ŚƌŝEĞǁƚĂŶƌĂŚŵĂ Barman KaĐhari͗^ŚƌŝŶŝŵĞƐŚŚ͘ĂƌŵĂŶ eshi͗DŽŚŝďƵů,ĂƋƵĞŚŽƵĚŚƵƌǇ͕DŽŬďƵů,ƵƐƐĂŝŶ͕ ŶŽǁĂƌƵů/ƐůĂŵ͕^ŚĂƌŝĨ,ĂƐƐĂŶ Garo͗^Śƌŝ>ĞƉƚĞŶĚƌĂ^ĂŶŐŵĂ Hajong͗^Śƌŝ<ĂŶƵZĂŵ,ĂũŽŶŐ Khorta͗ZĂŝƐŚDŽŵŝŶ͕dĂŝǇĂďDŽŵŝŶ͕ũŵĂƚŶƐĂƌŝ͕ŶƐĂƌ DŽŵŝŶ͕EĂŝŵƵůDŽŵŝŶ͕ďĂŝĚƵůDŽŵŝŶ͕^ĂŚĂĚĂƚ DŽŵŝŶ͕DĂůĞŬDŽŵŝŶ͕DŽũŝĚDŽŵŝŶΘ,ĂƌĞũDŽŵŝŶ KƵrƵkh͗Dƌ͘&ĂďŝŶƵƐ<ƵũƵƌ͕Dƌ͘ĂǀŝĚĂƌĂ͕Dƌ͘ŶĚƌŝĂƐdŽƉƉŽ͕ Dƌ͘&ƌĂŶĐŝƐŚĞƌŵĂŬŽ͕Dƌ͘ZŽďĞƌƚ<ĞƌŬĞƩĂΘDƌ͘ ZĂŵůĂů<ŝŶĚŽ Rajbanshi͗ƌǁŝũĞŶĚƌĂEĂƚŚŚĂŬĂƚ Modahi͗^Śƌŝ^ĂƌďĞƐǁĂƌĂƐDĂĚĂŚŝ͕^ŚƌŝŚĂŶĚĂŶDĞĚŚŝΘ ^ŚƌŝŝůŝƉDĂĚĂŚŝ MƵndari͗Dƌ͘DĂƚŚŝĂƐŚƵƌŚ͕Dƌ͘ĂƌƵŶEĂŐ͕Dƌ͘ŬŝůĂWƵƌƚǇ͕ DƐ͘WǇĂƌŝdƵƟ͕Dƌ͘>ĂǌĂƌƵƐdŽƉŶŽ͕Dƌ͘<ƵƐŚĂů'ƵƌŝĂΘ Dƌ͘EĞŚŵŝǇĂWƵƌƚǇ͘ Nepali͗^ŵƚ͘/ŶĚŝƌĂ'ĂƵƚĂŵ Odia͗WƌŽĨ͘:ǇŽƚƐŶĂ<ZŽƵƚ Rabha͗ƌ͘ŶĂŶƚĂ<ƵŵĂƌZĂďŚĂΘDƌ͘<ĂŶŶĂŵ<ĂŶƚƌĂŶŐ ^adhri͗^Śƌŝ/ƐƌĂǇĞů^ĂŶŐĂ ^antali͗^Śƌŝ:ŚŽŶŐŽůDĂƌĚŝ͕^ŚƌŝŝŶŽǇ<ƵŵĂƌdƵĚƵ͕ ^ŵƚ͘ŵƌŝƚĂDƵƌŵƵ͕^ŚƌŝZĂŶĂĚĞĞƉdƵĚƵ͕ ZƵƐĞŶĚǁŝŶƐŽŶ^ŽƌĞŶThe culture of a nation resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. And language is the vehicle of that culture. -Mahatma GandhiAĐknoǁledgements dŚŝƐƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶŝƐĂĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĞīŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŽĚŽůĂŶĚdĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĂůŽƵŶĐŝů͕ ŵĂĚĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞďǇƚŚĞĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞĞǆƉĞƌƚƐ͕ĂŶĚĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĂůƚĞĂŵƐǁŚŽǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐƚŚŝƐǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŽůŝĨĞ͘ tĞĞǆƚĞŶĚŽƵƌŚĞĂƌƞĞůƚŐƌĂƟƚƵĚĞƚŽĂůůǁŚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚŝƐŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞͶ ĨƌŽŵƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽĞŶǀŝƐŝŽŶĞĚŝƚ͕ƚŽƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐ͕ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚŽƌƐ͕ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌǇŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůǁŚŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽŝƚƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚƟŵĞůǇĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ͘ /t ǁas the visionarǇ leadership of the Hon͛ble Chief ǆeĐƵƟve Member of BTC, ^hri Wramod Boro, ǁho laid the foƵndaƟon for the BTR CommƵniĐaƟon Bridge͘ His inĐlƵsive ideals and Đommitment to mƵlƟlingƵal harmonǇ aĐross Bodoland have been a Đonstant soƵrĐe of inspiraƟon͘ tŝƚŚĚĞĞƉƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĂŶĚŐƌĂƟƚƵĚĞ͕ǁĞĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĚŝŐŶŝƚĂƌŝĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŝŶǀĂůƵĂďůĞŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͗ ^hri KaƟ Ram Baro ,ŽŶ͛ďůĞ^ƉĞĂŬĞƌ͕ŽĚŽůĂŶĚdĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĂůZĞŐŝŽŶ>ĞŐŝƐůĂƟǀĞƐƐĞŵďůǇ ΘŚĂŝƌƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕sŝƐŝŽŶŽĐƵŵĞŶƚŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ r͘ NilƵt ^ǁargiarǇ ǆĞĐƵƟǀĞDĞŵďĞƌ͕/WZĞƚĐ͕d ^hri tilson Hasda ǆĞĐƵƟǀĞDĞŵďĞƌ͕ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĞƚĐ͕d Akash eep, /A^ WƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌǇ͕ŽĚŽůĂŶĚdĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĂůŽƵŶĐŝů Wrof͘ BabƵlal AhƵja sŝĐĞŚĂŶĐĞůůŽƌ͕ŽĚŽůĂŶĚhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ dŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚĐĂŵĞƚŽůŝĨĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞĞīŽƌƚƐŽĨůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐ͕ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌƐ͕ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĂůŽĸĐŝĂůƐ͕ĂŶĚŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĚǀŝƐŽƌǇĐƵŵ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕ǁŚŽǁŽƌŬĞĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŽ ƐŚĂƉĞƚŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƚŽŽů͘ dŚĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůĂŶĚƟŵĞůǇĞǆĞĐƵƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƌĞŇĞĐƚƐƚŚĞ ŽĚŽůĂŶĚdĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĂůŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ͘To teach in the mother tongue is to awaken the spirit of the child. To enrich that tongue is to deepen the national spirit. -Gopala Krishna GokhaleisĐlaimer dŚŝƐďŽŽŬŚĂƐďĞĞŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂƐĂĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůůŝŶŐƵŝƐƟĐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ ƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚďĂƐŝĐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĨŽƐƚĞƌŵƵůƟůŝŶŐƵĂů ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘ /ƚƐƉƌŝŵĂƌǇĂŝŵŝƐƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů͕ĞǀĞƌǇĚĂǇůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŶĞĞĚƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐĚŝǀĞƌƐĞůŝŶŐƵŝƐƟĐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ tŚŝůĞĞǀĞƌǇĞīŽƌƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶŵĂĚĞƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĂĐĐƵƌĂĐǇ͕ƵƐĞƌƐĂƌĞ ŬŝŶĚůǇĂĚǀŝƐĞĚƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞŝŶĂĚǀĞƌƚĞŶƚŐƌĂŵŵĂƟĐĂůŝŶĂĐĐƵƌĂĐŝĞƐ ŽƌŝŶĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐŝĞƐŵĂǇŚĂǀĞŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚĐŽŵƉŝůĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘dŚĞƐĞƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞǀŝĞǁĞĚĂƐ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞĨƵůůŐƌĂŵŵĂƟĐĂůƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽƌƌŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŽĨ ƚŚĞƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ͘ dŚŝƐŝƐĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇͲĚƌŝǀĞŶŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞĂŶĚŵĂǇĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĞǀŽůǀĞ ŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͘ tĞǁĞůĐŽŵĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬĂŶĚƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞĞĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ &eedbaĐk͗ƌŽ͘ŝƉƌϮϬϭϮΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵLanguage is not merely a tool for communication but a medium for the transmission of our deepest thoughts and traditions. -Dr. S. 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