Re: [Assam] Asom or Oxom, phonetically speaking

2006-03-10 Thread Rajen Barua
Alpana: I hope you could see and clarify the point I was making. Modern Indian languages did not come through Sanskrit. These came through the Pakrits. Sanskrit remained fixed in time as a written language because people stopped speaking it on the street. It is only in modern times that

[Assam] Hollywood selects Assam Documentary for screening - Hindustan Times

2006-03-10 Thread Ram Sarangapani
A small-budget documentary film In search of a Job on the struggle and pain of unemployed elephants of Assam has been selected for screening at Hollywood's Silver Lake Film Festival in Los Angeles. The film, made by journalist Mrinal Talukdar, has been selected as Special Invitation Film and the

Re: [Assam] [FriendsofAssamNE] Fwd: Asom or Oxom, phonetically speaking

2006-03-10 Thread BBaruah
Barua Saheb I have not participated in this debate as I do feel that I know very little about the Assamese language. I would like to raise just a query. I've always heard that the modern Indian languagess originated from Sankskrit. You maintain that Assamese did not originate from Sanskrit.

[Assam] Fwd: Are we heading towards another partition in 2007?

2006-03-10 Thread AssamWatch
---BeginMessage--- Are we heading towards another partition in 2007? New Delhi, Mar 06: Are we heading towards another partition in 2007? It may sound utopian for most of us, but there are still a few people intoxicated to this idea with an ideological commitment. Zee News has discovered

Re: [Assam] [FriendsofAssamNE] Fwd: Asom or Oxom, phonetically speaking

2006-03-10 Thread Barua25
Dear Buban Kokaidew: I will furnish some reference materail later. What I am saying, not from me bur from my reading, that non of the modern Indian languages have originated from Sanskrit. Sanskrit was aparallel language which did not flow. That is why we see the original Sanskrit as

Re: [Assam] Asom or Oxom, phonetically speaking

2006-03-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Asom or Oxom, phonetically speaking Hi ya'll, Thanks much for the very informative discourse. I learnt a LOT from your discussions and Rajen's very fine and hard work spanning all these years. Alpana's work helped get the story together. cm At 4:36 PM -0600

Re: [Assam] Asom or Oxom, phonetically speaking

2006-03-10 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
But you missed this: Sanskrit is also the ancestor of the Prakrit languages of India, such as Pali and Ardhamagadhi. That's why I said there are(at least)twodifferent schools of scholars that believe two different things now, as opposed to one who taught the students that Sanskrit is the mother

Re: [Assam] Hollywood selects Assam Documentary for screening - Hindustan Times

2006-03-10 Thread umesh sharma
These elephants and I are fellow travelers. We both need jobs.UmeshRam Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A small-budget documentary film In search of a Job on the struggle and pain of unemployed elephants of Assam has been selected for screening at Hollywood's Silver Lake Film Festival in

[Assam] Shining in reflected Gory?

2006-03-10 Thread umesh sharma
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[Assam] [Assam Society] Incredible India - Program Focus on The North East

2006-03-10 Thread umesh sharma
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Re: [Assam] sanskrit vs prakrit

2006-03-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
Thanks for raising the flag X. c-da rajen-da/chandan-da, please be aware that the websites being cited are copies from wikipedia, which, as we know, are publicly editable. it might be a good idea to to keep the level of skepticism high, and to take things critically and not literally.

[Assam] Fwd: ISA Lafayette EXPO 06 - Lafayette, Louisiana

2006-03-10 Thread Dilip/Dil Deka
In case you were wondering where Bobby Jindal is and also how involved he is with Louisiana, the following will interest you. The meeting in Lafayette is being publicized in Houston by Houstoniansto revive the Louisiana branches of ISA.Isn't that adorable? Dilip Deka[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To:

Re: [Assam] Fwd: ISA Lafayette EXPO 06 - Lafayette, Louisiana

2006-03-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Fwd: ISA Lafayette EXPO 06 - Lafayette, Louisi The meeting in Lafayette is being publicized in Houston by Houstoniansto revive the Louisiana branches of ISA.Isn't that adorable? *** What is ADORABLE about it? Is Bobby J. an Instrumentation Engineer? Has he contributed

[Assam] Prized catch - Telegraph India

2006-03-10 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Capture a Bangladeshi intruder and get a reward of Rs 3,000. And these poor villagers think that will stop the influx? ___ Capture a Bangladeshi intruder and get a reward of Rs 3,000. That's the standing order issued to villagers by the Raid Nongshken, a Khasi body, which

[Assam] Zubin toperform in Delhi on 13th March

2006-03-10 Thread Manoj Das
Hi All Zubi Garg will perform at Hansadhwani Theater, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 13th April at 6:00 PM as part of ongoing Octave Programme. Entry Free. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org