Guwahati, July 21 -- In a classroom at Barnagar College in Assam's Sorbhog on Saturday, the conversation was not merely about literature, films or folk traditions-it was about reclaiming the dignity of a language that has long been confined to comic sketches and exaggerated accents.

Artists, writers, filmmakers and digital creators working in Kamrupi gathered to explore how the language of western Assam can become a medium for serious creative and intellectual expression.

The programme created a rare platform where practitioners from literature, visual arts, cinema, culture and digital media reflected on their work in Kamrupi while examining the opportunities and obstacles of creating in a linguistic variety that has historically remain...