C'da,
>But perhaps I ought to write a letter to some Editor. Who knows
>people may see the light? What do YOU think?
>people may see the light? What do YOU think?
I think you should. You might have some luck in getting it published -:)
>*** I don't know. Sometimes people are unable to see the obvious.
>Sometimes it is a problem of attempting to awake who is NOT >asleep.
I think I know why the Sahitya Sabha is trying to avoid the issue. They don't want to touch it with a ten-foot pole because the issue IS controversial. There are those like you, who see no need for a defintion, and then there are those who think its
important to have a definition.
That definition for them would mean weeding out illegal B'deshis. It may be a first step (1947, 1971, 1991 or whatever) but at least they would know who the ethinic people are and who are not.
I assume your definition of Assamese would encompass all ethinic people including Bodos, Miris, Biharis, Marwaris etc also, who have been living in Assam for ever? -:)
--Ram
On 2/17/06, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I think, at the very least they were hesitant to even broach the
>subject. Why couldn't they, like you say:
>
>"All citizens of Assam are Assamese, like all citizens of India are Indians."
*** I don't know. Sometimes people are unable to see the obvious.
Sometimes it is a problem of attempting to awake who is NOT asleep.
But perhaps I ought to write a letter to some Editor. Who knows
people may see the light? What do YOU think?
At 11:39 AM -0600 2/17/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>C'da,
>
>I don't know all the intricacies of the issue. But if, as you say
>its an issue manufactured by Dilli and is willingly accepted by some
>Assamese 'agents', why doesn't the Sahithya Sabha say its a fake
>issue and let the people in general know where they stand on the
>issue.
>
>I think, at the very least they were hesitant to even broach the
>subject. Why couldn't they, like you say:
>
>"All citizens of Assam are Assamese, like all citizens of India are Indians."
>
>I will hold back my take on this for a while -:)
>
>--Ram
>
>
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