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Sai Laed

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Ahom Freedom Fighters: The Forgotten Resistance Against British Rule in Assam

Learn the untold history of Dai Ahom freedom fighters who resisted British colonial rule in Assam

2026-08-15 Public

Presence of Daoist Beliefs among Dai Ahom People : A Historical Study

Could Daoism have been the first organized religion adopted by the Dai people? Let us look at some historical evidence

2026-08-11 Public

Beyond the Assamese Label: Restoring the Tai-Kadai Foundation of Assam

A critical examination of the Tai-Kadai roots of Assam and how Cultural Ownership, Attribution, and Identity have been negotiated over time

2026-08-05 Public

Flood Capitalism in Assam: What Does Adani's Philanthropy Really Mean

When corporate charity becomes a tool for legitimacy, private wealth becomes a public virtue

2026-08-01 Public

Assam and Thailand: Identity, Insecurity, and the Need for Validation

The Viral Italian BTS Incident has revealed a deep-seated inferiority complex of Thais, one that can be found in Assam too

2026-07-31 Public

How Tai Houses Can Reduce Flood Damage in Assam: An Engineering Perspective

Blending Tai wisdom with modern engineering to build flood-resilient homes for Assam’s future.

2026-07-27 Public

Best Dai Movies You Should Watch: A Journey into Dai Cinema

A curated list of some of the best Dai feature films ever made available for free on Youtube

2026-07-06 Public

Hindi in Assam Assembly Row: The Politics of Language and Identity

How Linguistic Majoritarianism that once marginalized tribal languages now threatens Assamese

2026-07-05 Public

Why did the Ahom Kingdom abandon its Own Language?

Today if you visit Assam you cannot even tell the State was once ruled by the Dai people. But how did this happen?

2026-07-03 Public

Etymology of Assam and Ahom: Origins and Meaning Behind the Name

We are told that the word Assam comes from Ahom but what does the word even mean?

2026-06-28 Public

Some Dai Culture Vocabulary

Lean essential Dai cultural terms and their meanings.

2026-06-25 Public

Understanding Dai Ahom Particles

Particles are Tiny Words which are used to add Tense, and Emotion to Dai phrases

2026-06-04 Public

How to use 'Am Pen Sang'

Am Pen Sang is basically the Dai version of Mai Pen Rai (ΰΉ„ΰΈ‘ΰΉˆΰΉ€ΰΈ›ΰΉ‡ΰΈ™ΰΉ„ΰΈ£). Let us see the many ways to use it

2026-06-04 Public

Folk Songs Tradition of Tai-Kadai Groups

Explore the rich linguistic heritage of Tai-Kadai communities through their folk songs

2026-06-03 Public

The Truth about 'Ngi Ngao Kham'

Lot of people wrongly call the Ahom insignia as β€˜Ngi Ngao Kham’ but this is not the actual name of the figure

2026-05-20 Public

5 Dai Phrases for Mothers' Day

Heartfelt Dai idioms and phrases to honor mothers on Mother's Day

2026-05-10 Public

Some Meaningless Pseudo-Ahom words

Let us look at some completely meaningless pseudo Ahom words used on daily basis

2026-03-19 Public

Difference between Pseudo Ahom and Dai Ahom

Pseudo-Ahom is defined by BJ Terwiel as a constructed meaningless language used for propaganda

2026-03-11 Public

Ahom Alphabet

A Short Primer on Dai Ahom Orthography and Writing System

2026-04-16 Public

Was Lachet an Ahom or Kachari?

Short Answer is he was an Ahomised Kachari. And long answer is this article

2026-04-16 Public

MÑe Dām MÑe Phi: Ancestral Worship of the Ahoms

An introduction to the Ahom belief system centered on ancestral spirits, ritual offerings, and continuity of life.

2026-04-07 Public

Modern Dai Ahom Names for Boys and Girls

A curated list of modern and meaningful Dai Ahom names for boys and girls

2026-03-05 Public

How to read Ahom manuscripts?

Reading Old Dai manuscripts is not like reading English, and requires deep knowledge of old words and traditional calligraphy

2026-03-01 Public

Etymology of Assamese Slur 'Kela'

The word 'kela' comes from the Tai-Burmese word 'kΙ™la' which means foreigner.

2026-02-28 Public

Importance of Tones and Vowel Length

Tones don't just 'matter' in Ahom. They are the basic bread and butter of Dai Language

2026-02-24 Public

Word Compounding in Dai Language

Understanding all about word pairs and polysyllable expressions in Dai Language

2026-02-22 Public

Meaning of Historical Ahom Names

A Primer on some historically recorded Ahom Names and their meaning

2026-02-03 Public

Paik System and Ahom Surnames

A Short Primer on Some Ahom Peerage Titles

2026-02-03 Public

An Introduction to Ahom Religion

Beliefs, Rituals, and Revivalism among the Dai Ahoms

2026-02-03 Public

Tai Groups of Vietnam

many people ask me why I use the word Tai-Viet instead of Tai Dam. This is because there are many Tai Ethnicities in Vietnam that are not T…

2026-08-10 13:35:32

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