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![[Assam]](../images/i/in!as.gif)
by Antonio Martins using clip art from Royal Gurkha Rifles site
Indian states officially do not have flags of their own, except for Jammu and Kashmir. However, some unofficial flags have been reported:
In Flags of Aspirant Peoples, a similar flag including a long white script is labelled "Assam [Asom] (United Liberation Front of Asom)". This is more likely to be a revedicative or seperatist flag than an 'unofficial state flag'
Ivan Sache, 16 Sep 1999
I guess Jaume found 'poniard' as a translation of Spanish 'puñal' ie. 'dagger' or 'knife'. If they *are* Gurkha in origin however, they must be the so-called "Khukri" (short, curved dagger). For an actual sample, see this site (left)
Santiago Dotor, 9 June 1999
The flag of Assam is very different. The crossed gurkha swords are similar to the one that shows in the Gurkhaland flag, but the position of the crossed swords in Antonio's GIF is correct.
Jaume Ollé, 1 July 1999
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