>Could be! but isn't it the same thing that some of us want Assam to be written >as Oxom, or Asom (some like and some hate).
**** Not soooo fast , A ! Did you really think I did not attempt to even think this thru :-)? Different issues here. This is how: ASOM is neither Assam, an ancient name of our region, nor is it Oxom, as the predominantly known sound of the geographical area thus named. ASOM is a misguided ( to put it mildly) and ignorant ( to say it like it is) way to transliterate the Oxom name in Roman script. ASOM does NOT sound anything like Oxom. And the ONLY reason for attemting to re-name Assam to ASOM, is based on the IGNORANT argument that Assam was a colonial term, coined by the British. See the difference? I don't know HOW the Oriyas pronounce the name of their state: as Orissa, or Orisha or Odisha or some other form. But if I am unaware of the peculiarity of this 'd' letter representing an 'rd' sound, then I would pronounce Odisha's 'd' as in Godiva, completely turning the intent behind the change on its head. c-da On Mar 26, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: > > > Could be! but isn't it the same thing that some of us want Assam to be > written as Oxom, or Asom (some like and some hate). It may not make sense to > others but it does to us. > > There are some other Indian words that are spelt with a 'd' but pronounced as > 'r'. These words only come to my mind right now...Kadai-chicken and > Kodai-kanal. > > Now I am not sure if I am doing a 'khugi gaali-khuwa' work from you this > morning :), C'da, but had to say this as you seem to understand the need for > Oxom(?), but did not Odisha. > > It would be difficult to keep up with all these name changes, Odisha, > Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, and hopefully 'Oxom', someday, no? > > > > > > > >> From: cmaha...@gmail.com >> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:07:17 -0500 >> To: assam@assamnet.org >> Subject: Re: [Assam] Parliament approves new name for Orissa >> >> It is a matter for the Odiyas. But somehow I fail to understand how the >> 'r' replaced with 'd' will feel them any more Odiya than Oriya, considering >> the fact that few English speakers would know the difference or care. >> >> It is, at best, a demonstration of ethnic insecurity. >> >> cm >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 26, 2011, at 12:02 AM, Bidyananda Barkakoty wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Parliament >>> approves new name for Orissa >>> >>> PTI – Thu, Mar 24, 2011 >>> 2:36 PM IST >>> >>> New Delhi, March 24 (PTI) Orissa will hereafter >>> be called ''Odisha'' and the Oriya language will be known as ''Odia'' with >>> Parliament giving approval to amendment of the Constitution and also passing >>> the related bill. >>> >>> The Rajya Sabha passed the Orissa >>> (the Alteration of Name) Bill and adopted the Constitution (113th) Amendment >>> Bill after a brief debate with members from all parties hailing the move as >>> "historic" for people of the state. >>> >>> Supported by all parties, including >>> the Biju Janta Dal, the Constitution Amendment Bill was adopted by all 169 >>> members present and voting. >>> >>> Such a bill requires support of at >>> least two-third of members present and voting. Besides, the majority of the >>> strength of the House should be present for voting. The Upper House has a >>> strength of 245 members. >>> >>> Lok Sabha has already adopted these >>> measures after the Centre received the resolution passed by the state >>> Assembly. >>> >>> While there was all round support >>> for the measure, BJP and Congress members sought to target Chief Minister >>> Naveen Patnaik charging him with non-performance and heading a government >>> facing scams. >>> >>> The bills were piloted by Home Minister P Chidambaram. >>> However, the electronic voting system witnessed glitches during the >>> division so >>> much so that even Prime Minister Manmohan Singh''s vote was also cast >>> wrongly. >>> >>> Participating in the debate, >>> members said the name change was the process of decolonisation as Britishers >>> had changed the Indian names of cities and states. >>> >>> Pyarimohan Mohapatra (BJD) said it >>> was a "great moment" for people of the state and added that with the >>> change of name, they are getting back their pride. >>> >>> R C Khuntia (Cong) rued that the >>> state, which was prosperous once, has become poverty-stricken. He, however, >>> hoped the change of name will fulfil aspirations of people. >>> >>> He said the state was facing many >>> scams and corruption charges in the present rule. >>> >>> Rudra Narayan Pany (BJP) charged >>> the Orissa >>> Chief Minister with non-performance and said Patnaik could not speak even >>> the >>> local language. His colleague Chandan Mitra said, "Orissa regains its >>> prestige and sense of history." >>> >>> Mitra said while India''s heritage >>> was revered in many parts of the world, "we have forgotten our own >>> heritage." >>> >>> There have been many cities and >>> states that have been renamed after independence. These include >>> Thiruvananthapuram >>> (Trivandrum), Mumbai >>> (Bombay), Chennai >>> (Madras), Kolkata >>> (Calcutta), Pune (Poona), Kochi >>> (Cochin) and Bangaluru (Banglore). >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> assam mailing list >>> assam@assamnet.org >>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> assam@assamnet.org >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
