{"id":235570,"date":"2023-04-01T19:17:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T13:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=235570"},"modified":"2023-04-01T19:17:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T13:47:28","slug":"assamese-gamosa-how-a-hybrid-gamosa-sparked-protests-across-assam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/assamese-gamosa-how-a-hybrid-gamosa-sparked-protests-across-assam\/","title":{"rendered":"Assamese Gamosa: How a \u2018hybrid\u2019 gamosa sparked protests across Assam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201c<\/b>How a \u2018hybrid\u2019 gamosa sparked protests across Assam<\/b>\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>Indian Express <\/b>on 1st April 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

A newly formed Bangla Sahitya Sabha Assam (BSSA) used a hybrid creation \u2014 an Assamese gamosa and a Bengali gamcha, each cut in half and sewn together \u2014 to felicitate guests at a function.<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to this, protests broke out in different parts of the state, particularly by Assam nationalist organizations and student groups, claiming that this creation was an insult to the Assamese gamosa.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is <\/b>Assamese Gamosa?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Source:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Assamese Gamosa\/Gamusa or Gamucha is one of the most recognisable cultural symbols of Assam.<\/span><\/p>\n

Features<\/b>: It is a white rectangular piece of cloth with embroidered red borders.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 The red border is called the “anchu” and is believed to be a sign of Ahom strength. “Anchu\u201d was derived from a certain red flower which was also known as \u201canchu\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Made up of: <\/b>While most Gamosas are made of cotton, few utilized in special occasions are made from Silk too.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uses:<\/b> It is mostly used as an article presented to guests, elders, family or friends on special occasions as a sign of respect. No important ceremony or event is complete without the Gamosa.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 It also has a special relationship with the Vaishnavite culture in Assam. The axon, the main place of worship, is considered incomplete without one.<\/span><\/p>\n

GI Tag: <\/b>Assamese Gamosa <\/span>received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cHow a \u2018hybrid\u2019 gamosa sparked protests across Assam\u201d published in Indian Express on 1st April 2023 What is the News? A newly formed Bangla Sahitya Sabha Assam (BSSA) used a hybrid creation \u2014 an Assamese gamosa and a Bengali gamcha, each cut in half and sewn together… Continue reading Assamese Gamosa: How a \u2018hybrid\u2019 gamosa sparked protests across Assam<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,7965,9],"tags":[10500],"class_list":["post-235570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-miscellaneous-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235570\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}