Complex sentence: According to Assamese scholar, Banikanta Kakati, the name of the river transformed to'Tihu' as time passed by so as the name of the town changed to'Tihu'.
Split into simpler sentences: According to Assamese scholar, Banikanta Kakati, the name of the river transformed to'Tihu' as time passed by. So the name of the town too changed to'Tihu'.