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IN MEMORIAM OP • LATE LOKANATH DATTA NEOG. A "nameless' uncle who wowot have a 'name' for his dearest nephew, but was cruelly disappointed WHO could not complete his education is the first institution he joined, but was in himself an institution of well-less love and magnanimity WHO made his nephew educated' enough through his sacrifices, but als his nephew would now glve all his education' wad sophistry to set SIMPLICITY, PEACE AND HAPPINESS which his "name" uncle possed, even till an logeerian; this all volume is dedicated with PROFOUND RESPECT AND CRATEFULNESS of the unworthy nephew BAPU DEWAN NEDD CONTENTS ONE GROWTH OF THE STUDY OF MODERN INDIAN LANGUAGES 1-6 Two ANCIENT ASAM AS AN EAST-INDIA CULTURAL CENTRE 6-13 THER METING OP DIVENT CULTURES IN ANCIENT ASAM 13-19 FOUR TRACKS OP EARLY NON-ARYAM INVASIONS OF ASAM 19-25 FIVE TRACES OF EARLY ARYAN INVASIOKS OF ASAN 25-31 Sex SOCIAL EVIDENCES OF EARLY ARYAN INVASIONS 31-37 SEVEN LINGUISTIC EVIDENCES OF TRANSITIONS TO ASAMIYA 37-43 ELCHE TRAILS OF KANARURA PAKKET SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY 43-50 NINE RULES OP KAMARUDA PRARRIT, AND PROPER NAMES 50-56 TEN TRAITS OF ASAMIYA IN APARAMEA AND EXTENSION 38-62 ELEN EN EARLIEST LITERARY RECORDS OF MODERN ASANYA G2-70 TWO TRAITS OF ASAMIYA LANGUAGE IN THE SYLIETI DIALWCT 70-71 THIRTEEN DEVELOPMENT OF GENDE, NUMBER AND CASE-AFFIXES 71-84 FOURTEEN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DERIVATIVE SUFFIXES 84-91 FIFTEEN NUMERALS, CARDINALS AND FOR AN WORDS 91-96