Draft:All Bodo Students' Union
 | This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Last edited by Unbreakablerodent (talk | contribs) 4 days ago. (Update)
Finished drafting? |
 | This article needs more citations. (January 2026) |
Comment: I declare that I have used 2 non-independent sources following the guidelines under WP:INDEPENDENT to explain the founding date and internal structure of the organisation. No other dependent or unreliable source was used to articulate or promote the organisation's historical contribution. I also affirm that I have no conflict of interest and used multiple well established sources to construct an unbiased NPOV.
| Motto | Unity, Survival, and Prosperity |
|---|---|
| Location | Bodoland, Assam |
| Established | February 15, 1967 |
| President | Kwrwmdao Wary |
| General secretary | Khanindra Basumatary |
All Bodo Students' Union, (or ABSU, Boro: दुलाराय बर’ फरायसा आफाद) is an independent Bodo Students' Union founded by Kanakeswar Narzary and Baneswar Basumatary in 1967 to promote Bodo education, culture and social development.[1]
History
[edit]Foundation
[edit]The Union came into existence in its first meeting on 15 February 1967 at the Kokrajhar Tribal Rest House.[2] Kanakeswar Narzary was its first General Secretary and Baneswar Basumatary was its first President. Its Constitution was framed and adopted in the year 1969. During its initial years, the Union remained non-political, and aimed at the upliftment of the Bodo people.[1]
Demand for a separate state
[edit]In 1986, Bodofa Upendranath Brahma became ABSU's president and led the demand for a separate state and recognition of the Boro language. From 1986 to 1990, the Union was actively involved in many political activities such as bandhs, road and rail blockades, and peaceful protests.[3] On 22 February 1987, the first proposal for a separate state was presented to then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in Delhi.[4][5] Finally, due to persistence of the Bodo Movement and militant groups such as BLTF and NDFB, four districts from Lower Assam (Baksa, Kokrajhar, Udalguri and Chirang) were carved and made into the Bodoland Autonomous Council in 1993.[6] In 2003, the Bodoland Autonomous Council was succeeded by the Bodoland Territorial Council and its addition to the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution following the Second Bodo Peace Accord.[7] In December of that same year, Boro and three other languages were added to the Eighth Schedule by the 92nd Amendment Act.[8]
Recent political activities
[edit]Row over expansion of ST status
[edit]On 27 November 2025, ABSU and its allied tribal groups organised a massive torchlight rally in Kokrajhar against the Assam Cabinet's plan to expand Scheduled Tribe (ST) rights to 6 other communities.[9]
The protestors, mainly students, argued that extending ST status to additional communities would dilute the rights and constitutional safeguards of existing tribal groups, affecting opportunities in education and employment. The protestors led a demonstration at Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, which led to the postponement of the university's third semester.[10]
An ABSU spokesperson also commented that the decision would jeopardise the socio-political identity and rights of the existing ST communities.[10] Within a few days, the protestors allegedly vandalised government property, breached police barricade, and ransacked the BTC Assembly Hall.[11][12][9]
Protest over Hemkosh Appendix
[edit]On 22 September, 2026, ABSU workers staged a protest in Kokrajhar over a book titled Hemkosh Appendix, which was published just two days earlier. They criticized the book for omission of the Bodo script and burnt pages of the book in public view.[13]
Organisation
[edit]ABSU has one Central Committee and many State, District, and Anchalik Committees.[14] Outside its headquarters in Kokrajhar,[2] ABSU maintains a unit for Bodo diaspora in West Bengal, Meghalaya, and New Delhi.[15][16][17]
Notable people
[edit]- Kanakeswar Narzary: Co-founder and former General Secretary of ABSU and Chief of Bodoland Autonomous Council.
- Upendranath Brahma: Former President of ABSU from 1986 to 1990. He led the demand for Divide Assam 50–50.
- Swmbla Basumatary: Former ABSU President who was assassinated on 30th July, 1996. His death is commemorated as Anti-Terrorism Day in Assam.[18]
- Pramod Boro: Former ABSU President and second Chief Executive Member (CEM) of Bodoland Territorial Council. He is the current President of UPPL.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Know About ABSU All Bodo Students Union | Bodo Pedia". 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- 1 2 "About us – All Bodo Students Union". Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ Choudhury, Topu (2022-03-23). ""Understanding the Originality of Bodoland Movement"". Journal of Positive School Psychology. 6 (2): 751–757. ISSN 2717-7564.
- ↑ George, Sudhir Jacob (1994). "The Bodo Movement in Assam: Unrest to Accord". Asian Survey. 34 (10): 878–892. doi:10.2307/2644967. ISSN 0004-4687.
- ↑ Brahma, Ashok (July 2018). "Bodoland Territorial Council: A Sixth Schedule Area" (PDF). International Journal of Current Research. 10 (07): 71822–71825.
- ↑ "Memorandum of Settlement ('Bodo Accord') | PA-X". www.peaceagreements.org. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ "Bodo Accord". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ "92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 » UnderStand UPSC". 2026-01-04. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- 1 2 "Bodo Students Protest Assam's Proposal For Special Status To 6 Communities". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- 1 2 "Assam: Tribal organisations protest against cabinet decision to grant ST status to 6 communities". Hindustan Times. 2025-11-27. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ "Assam: Protests continue in Kokrajhar over ST status to 6 communities". Hindustan Times. 2025-11-30. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ↑ "The new ST classification in Assam is political eyewash". caravanmagazine.in. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ "Bodo groups protest 'Hemkosh Appendix', burn book in Assam's Kokrajhar". India Today NE. 2026-09-22. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- ↑ "Client Challenge". www.scribd.com. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ↑ "New executive body of West Bengal state All-Bodo Students Union formed". The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People. 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ↑ "ABSU organises freshers' in Shillong". Assam Times. 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ↑ "First-ever Bodoland Mohotsov Set to Commence in New Delhi". Assam Times. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ↑ Government of Assam, Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) (July 30, 2021). "Dr. Sarma visits BTR, pays rich tributes to Jwhwlao Swmbla Basumatary on Anti-terrorism Day" (PDF).