Guwahati: Members of the All Bodo Students Union torched copies of the Hemkosh Appendix in Kokrajhar. The protest erupted after the Sadin-Pratidin Group released the book on September 20. Bodo activists claim the publication ignores their official writing system.
Protesters argue the book omits the Bodo script entirely. This move feels like an insult. Bodo organizations state the exclusion violates the language's status under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India. They view the oversight as a direct hit to the dignity of their community.
The issue has sparked intense debate across Bodo-majority regions. Activists demand immediate changes to how the book represents their language. Leaders summarized the sentiment by calling the exclusion "unacceptable and said the issue concerns the recognition and dignity of the Bodo language and its script." The union expects publishers to fix these representation errors now.
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