Learn Assamese with Flash Cards

We are very happy to  announce that “Learn Assamese with Flash Cards” (USA Version) has been published.  Congratulations to Mr. Rupesh Saikia of Houston for making it happen. These Flash Cards were formally released simultaneously on 4th July 2008 in ‘Assam 2008’ in Philadelphia and ‘Assam Convention 2008’ in Atlanta. The Assamese in the USA welcomed the Flash Cards, and in both the conventions, the limited Flash Card packages displayed were sold out.

“Learn Assamese with Flash Cards” provides a unique way to learn the basics of the Assamese language. The cards are designed to teach Assamese through Roman script as well as Assamese script. The set of cards has three packages: 1) Alphabet 2) Phonics and 3) Words. These packages can be used to learn or teach the Assamese alphabet, the correct Assamese phonemes and more than 150 typical Assamese words with their meanings in English and with proper Assamese pronunciation. There are 127 cards in the three packages. The set makes an ideal gift for any Assamese abroad for their children and for their non-Assamese spouses, friends and neighbors on all occasions. The flash cards are designed such that anyone can learn Assamese basics oneself. The cards are also a great aid for any teacher of Assamese. The cards can also be used for playing games and organizing quizzes.

Here are some comments from satisfied and prospective customers:
( “Thank you very much for the Flash Cards which we have received this morning through the post. What a brilliant idea! I have presented it to my daughter who is married to a boy of Irish origin and who is very keen to learn Assamese as he is a frequent visitor to Assam.” ( Indira (UK)
 
“I received the package the day before yesterday. Thank you so much. The flash cards are very nice and my children are very excited about them. We are already using them. Shambhu is planning to use them too!” Menoka (USA)  
 
“Can you please send us the flash card to Toronto? We are very happy to learn of this development and it may be very valuable for us.” Bikul (Toronto)
 
“The Flash Cards are well printed and carefully designed and will certainly be of great help while teaching Assamese, I have no doubt about it. I will certainly buy more sets from the publishers and ask our Snehalaya teachers to use them in the classroom. I will personally use them in the annual month-long Intensive Course in Assamese which I conduct normally in July every year.” Fr Lukose (Snehalaya) Guwahati
 
The Flash Cards are designed and produced by Rupesh Saikia of Chandra Tora Enterprise, Houston. The design and phonetics are endorsed by Friends of Assam and Seven Sisters (FASS).( ( The price of the complete set containing the three packages: $32.00 + Shipping $2.00 (within USA & Canada); ( Individual Package: $12.50 + 2.00 (shipping cost).( ( To order, please contact, Rupesh Saikia at Chandra-Tora Enterprise, 244( Farnworth Circle League City TX 77573.( Email: rcsaikia@hiwaay.net Phone: 281 316 8875. “Learn Assamese with Flash Cards” (India) Edition will soon be published by Bani Mandir (Guwahati).
 
If you have not yet purchased your set, you may do so now.
 
Mr. Rupesh Saikia, the producer of the Flash Cards came to USA in 1961 as a student. Later he worked for Treplow Chemicals and NL Industries.  His job assignment and responsibilities gave him the opportunity to design and start chemical industries in England, Germany and South Korea. He retired from work in 2003, and today he lives in Houston, Texas. His hobby is gardening with special emphasis on Assamese native plants. To his credit he has in his garden plants from Assam such as Aporajita, Rajani Gandha, Amora, Neem, Narasingha, Modhusuleng, Mosondori, Sugarcane, Krishna Tulsi, Bhedai Lota, Bogori, Bhat Kerela, etc.

By Rajen Barua, Texas