Chom Hom Lik Hen Tai Ahom Tang Mung | |
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| Abbreviation | ATASU |
|---|---|
| Formation | 14 July 1988 |
| Type | Ethnic |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Spearheading the demand of the Tai-Ahom people for being granted the Scheduled Tribe status to the Tai-Ahom people. |
| Headquarters | Guwahati, Assam; Sivasagar, Assam |
Region served | Assam, India |
Official language | Ahom language |
President | Chao Milan Buragohain |
Working President | Chao Shashanka Dihingia |
| Website | https://sites.google.com/site/alltaiahomstudentsunion |
The All Tai Ahom Students' Union (ATASU) (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., romanised: Chom Hom Lik Hen Tai Ahom Tang Mung) is a students' union in Assam, India.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
The All Tai Ahom Students Union or ATASU is a students' organization in Assam, India, founded on 14 July 1988.[2][a] It is the leading students organization of the Ahom people in the state.[3] The Ahom people were the previous ruling elite of the state of Assam in Northeast India. Amrit Kumar Chetia, Promod Boruah, Daya Krishna Gogoi, Arun Gogoi, Puspadhar Saikia, Tutumoni Gogoi and Dimbeswar Gogoi, and Bhuban Gohain were the Chief Adviser, President, Working President, General Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Organizing Secretaries and Executive Member of the Founder Committee respectively. Dimbeswar Gogoi, was murdered by the ULFA on 3 November 1989.[4]
Demands[edit | edit source]
The ATASU is spearheading the demand for the Ahom people to be granted Scheduled Tribe status.[5][6]
The ATASU has been using various forums and forms of protest and agitations such as road blockades, bandhs, strikes, etc. to demand the ST status for the Ahom people in the state.[7]
Organizational structure[edit | edit source]
The ATASU has the following district committees :
- Tinisukia District Committee
- Dibrugarh District Committee
- Dhemaji District Committee
- North Lakhimpur District Committee
- Sivasagar District Committee
- Charaideo District Committee
- Jorhat District Committee
- Golaghat District Committee
- Kamrup District Committee
- Karbi Anglong District Committee
- Nagaon District Committee
- Morigaon District Committee
- Pasighat District Committee (Arunachal Pradesh)
Karbi Anglong Tai Ahom Students' Union hosted Brihattar Bokajan Rongali Bihu Adoroni (Greater Bokajan Rongali Bihu Celebration) in the middle of April from the year 2010 as a grand festival of Bokajan sub-division of the district. They also host Assam Divas (Sukapha Divas) every year at 2 December. Among the notable members of Karbi Anglong District Tai Ahom Students' Union, Pradyut Pawan Gogoi founded Greater Guwahati Tai Ahom Freshmen Social at Cotton College and the official website of All Tai Ahom Students' Union as the Education Secretary of the organization. He was the first Education Secretary of this ethnic group's organization.
See also[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
a. ^ The founding is celebrated over 2 days, from 14 to 15 July[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ All Tai Ahom Students' Union (ATASU) on Saturday urged the state government to give the Ahom community tribal status and also demanded the inclusion of Assam's history and geography in the school syllabus up to class X and make them compulsory for students., Times of India
- ↑ "All Tai Ahom Student's Union - About". sites.google.com. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ Tai Ahom students back CM Archived 30 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Telegraph
- ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Northeast | Ulfa told to explain killing". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ↑ Tai Ahom students stage dharna Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Assam Tribune
- ↑ ATASU protests over ST status, The Telegraph
- ↑ Tai students' agitation against ST status denial, The Times of India
- ↑ Sentinel Digital Desk (5 July 2022). "All Tai Ahom Students' Union to observe 34th foundation day in Lakhimpur". The Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Phukan, Monuj (2005), Phukan 2005, ISBN 8183640060
External links[edit | edit source]
- alltaiahomstudentsunion – ATASU Official website
- tadcassam.org – Tai Ahom Development Council website
