Those are good but 'baahira kaaron'. But why are these 'baahira bostu-e` aamaar uthi oha saam-ok probhawambito koribo paarise'? Nijor driho monobhav thaakile maanuhor bybohaar kune-o poribortito koribo nuware`.
It will be good if we could also find the intrinsic reason/s for the people/youths accepting and behaving that way.
>From: "J. Kalita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu
>Subject: Re: Re: [Assam] Language & Inferiotity Complex-Article by M. S. Thirumalai
>Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:18:57 -0700 (MST)
>
>Bohutoo karon ase. Keitaman:
>
>1) Hindi Bharot sorkaror bhaxa. Kendriyo sorkaror sakori korile
>Hindi janibo lage. Moor dadai NEEPCO-t kam kore. Koise uporor officer boor
>xadharonote Hindi koowa manuh. Hindi nokole, office-ot ba bahirot,
>sakorit, promotion-ot digdari hoy.
>
>Akou ei Decemberot ghoroloi jaa~ote moi moor enjon NEDFi-t kam kora bondhuk
>phone korisiloo~ keibarman office-ot. Phone dhora manuhe kewol Hindi
>(aru ketiyaba Ingraji)
koy. Oxomiyat kotha kole uttor nidiye.
>
>2) Hindi koowa manuh, Bihar UP-adir, Oxomot bohutoo. Ei manuhsame
>Oxomiya nokoy, ba sestao nokore. Karon Hindi "Bharotor bhaxa", xololoowe
>janibo lage teo~lookor mote. Ei Decemborot ghoroloi jaao~te moi ebar
>eta number-ot bhulote call korisiloo~. 1)-r dore xei manuhjoneo Oxomiya
>nokoy, kewol Hindithe kotha koy "Hindi-me boliye!". Moi gali porathe
>Oxomiya koboloi sesta kore.
>
>3) Central school-e bhorti hoi porise Oxomot. Central School bilak
>"glorified" Hindi medium school. Oxomiya bixoyoo nai ei school bilakot.
>
>4) Oxomot bate ghate military-ye bhorti check point ityadit. Xiho~te Hindir
>bahire onyo bhaxa nokoy.
>
>5) Cable TV-t koonoo regulation nai. Cable TV operator-e jihoke pai take
>dekhuwai. Koonoo dexote eitoo niyom
nai. Local content buli ekoo nai.
>Hindi TV (1950 manor) pora Bharot sorkaror kooti kooti toka khorosot
>gorhi uthil 1990+ manoloi. Bharot sorkare bheti bonai dile. Amar
>Oxomiya TV-r bheti ghathiboloi etiya Bharot ba Oxom sorkaor toka nai.
>Bheti nogothakoi etiya "compete" koribo lagibo.
>
>6) Bharot sorkaror policy-r karone Arunachal Pradeshat L.P. schoolor pora
>arombho kori xokoloo srenite Hindir pradurbhab. Manipur/Nagaland/Meghalay
>aditoo tenei.
>
>7) Oxomiya manuhor onyo bhaxa koowar obhyax asei. Gotike xubidha pale
>nijortu eri onyotoohe loi, xeituwoo karon.
>
>If anyone else wants to add to this list, one is welcome.
>
>I am fairly busy today, but I will try to write some remedies as I see them.
>
>My request, please try to provide your responses, at least
partially in
>Assamese. Let's show that we don't lack in self-respect for the Assamese
>language. If Assamese cannot find _expression_ in two of the world's newest
>media: TV and Internet, it's going to be doomed. Let's start the culture
>of writing Assamese (of course, as the second language) on the Internet.
>Let's prove that Assamese has its place on the Internet, in some form or
>other, in a major way. We can show the way to the others by doing so right
>here.
>
>Jugal
>
>
> >
> > Very well said and understood that there is a problem that Assam might be
> > facing from the Hindi culture.
> > Now would one of you (you and C'da) be kind enough to tell us why is this
> > happening? Is it lack of love and pride for our own language, inferiority
> >
complex, insecurity, glamor, force, good marketing style? what??
> > And, what is the solution to it? Censor? Go to everyone's home and shut
> > off their tv if they are not watching an Assamese movie/program, or
> > produce classy Assamese movies with good storylines, acting, color
> > production that do not follow the style of the hindi movies - running
> > around the bushes or girls dancing in a club with those mini, mini skirts
> > and men holding poms and dancing, or wearing a bright pink suit?
> > In short, the causes and the solution please!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "J. Kalita"
> >>To: "Chan Mahanta"
> >>CC: assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu
> >>Subject: Re: [Assam] Language & Inferiotity Complex-Article by
M. S.
> >> Thirumalai
> >>Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:52:41 -0700 (MST)
> >>
> >>Chandan-dai koowa kothakhini gurutwopurno. Xeituwei dhurup xotyo.
> >>
> >>Oxomiya bhaxar bipod dui-ejone Ingraji koowar pora oha nai. Oxomiya
> >> bhaxar
> >>dan~or bipod hol Hindi bhaxa. Oxomiya manuhe Ingraji koi native English
> >>speaker hobo nooware hazar bosor goleo. Kintu, Oxomiya manuhe, Oxomiya
> >>lora suwaliye Hindi TV sai sai, Hindi cinema sai sai, Hindi schoolot
> >>porhi, Hindi koowa thailoi furiboli goi, keibosor manote
> >>xolxoliyakoi Hindi kobo pare native Hindi speaker-or nisinakoi.
> >>
> >>Ingraji nijor bhaxa koriboloi 1000 bosor, aru Hindi nijor bhaxa koriboli
> >>5-10 bosor!!
> >>
> >>Aru Oxomot birat sap Hindi xikiboloi aru koboloi. Bortoman Oxomot 20-30ta
> >>Hindi TV channel 24/7, 0ta Oxomiya 24/7 channel. Oxomiya konmoinaho~te
> >>Hindi channel-he sai, Hindi ganhe xune, Hindi cinema-he sai, Hindi gan
> >>bojaihe
> >>biyai-xohbai-bihut nase. Todupori, jikhini thait (jene Arunachal,
> >>Nagaland, Meghalayat) Oxomiya kisu koisil tat Hindir pura rajatwa sorkari
> >>policy-r karone. Gotike Hindi je dan~or xotru Oxomiya bhaxar xeitu xui
> >>thoka manuhehe najane buli kobo.
> >>
> >>English can never become the mother tongue of an Assamese; hardly any
> >>Assamese will speak English with an English or American or Australian
> >>accent to become an English speaker. The world will not recognize it.
>
>>However, an Assamese can easily learn Hindi and start to speak Hindi
> >> like
> >>a native, more or less, and be recognized as such. Soon, if in Assam,
> >>there is no "need" for Assamese, these folks will speak in Hindi only.
> >>
> >>Also, the geographical boundaries of traditional Assamese speaking areas
> >>are being eroded by Hindi. Hindi has taken over Arunachal to our north
> >> and
> >>east, Hindi has taken over Nagaland to some extent to our east, Hindi has
> >>taken over Meghalaya to our south. Hindi is a bigger danger than English
> >>can ever be to the Assamese people.
> >>
> >>Slow Hindi-ization is a way to remove Assamese nationalism.
> >>English-learning and English-speaking is not a hindrance to
growth of
> >>Assamese nationalism.
> >>
> >>Hindi and Assamese are much more cognate languages than English and
> >>Assamese. A more congate language can already overshadow a language with
> >>1/40th or 1/50th the number of speakers.
> >>
> >>Jugal Kalita
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I was asking WHY speaking 'pidgin English' amounts to lack of PRIDE
> >> > and thus a danger to the survival of the Assamese language ( as DNB
> >> > contends) but widespread speaking of 'pidgin Hindi' by the same folks
> >> > do not .
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>As far as Hindi is concerned - it hasn't yet reached the 'status' of
> >>
>>Ingrezi. Its the language of the masses, So pidgin Hindi doesn't
> >> >>amount to much, while English is still considered the language of
> >> >>the elite in India - the Sahib's language. So there it is - The
> >> >>English left in 1947, but they sure did leave us the language.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > *** Your explanation is that English is looked up to as the elites'
> >> > way, thus a danger, but Hindi is ordinary folks' language( obviously
> >> > for Assamese folks' too), and thus it is not a danger.
> >> >
> >> > Did I understand you correctly Ram?
> >> >
> >> > And if I did, and if I asked you to grade yourself on that answer,
> >> > how would you grade yourself?
Pass or fail? A, B, C, D, F--what :-)?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > *** The fact of the matter Ram, is that DNB and his admirers and
> >> > supporters on the matter in this net are unable to admit the fact
> >> > that the latter, the proliferation of Hindi influence on the Assamese
> >> > is a far greater danger to the integrity of the Assamese language,
> >> > not English.
> >> >
> >> > Not that they are unable to see it. It is just that to admit it,
> >> > would be inimical to their pan_Indian political aspirations. So, they
> >> > would just as soon not see it.
> >> >
> >> > But to not see it signals yet another fact: That they are far less
> >> > concerned about the
Assamese language's integrity or long term
> >> > survival, than their concern about Assamese nationalism.
> >> >
> >> > The fact that the Assamese people have not paid heed to this group of
> >> > people's concerns make them angry. They think the Assamese people are
> >> > foolish. They want them to feel guilty. What better way to make that
> >> > happen, than to suggest that they, the people who harbor aspirations
> >> > of an Assamese sub-national or national identity have no sense of
> >> > pride in their most significant icon of identity--their language,
> >> > that they suffer from 'inferiority complex' and thus are unworthy of
> >> > such aspirations. And to prove it, they cite the Assamese people's
> >> >
aspirations for speaking in English, even 'pidgin English', never
> >> > mind that the percentage of such people is minuscule.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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