Let Mahanta da with his self proclaimed knowledge about Assam give a reasonably acceptable definition of Assamese on assamnet. It would be a good starting point for this exercise.
Mayur Chandigarh --- Rajen Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Re: [Assam] PCG, bury 1960's language debacle. Use > EnglishFirst I wrote so called 'Assamese' , not 'so > called Assamese'. Anyhow your question again shows > how much you are out of touch with reality. > In Assam the word 'Assamese' is fast getting to be > a dirty word today. Bodos and many others have > already claiming that they are not Assamese. Oxom > Xahityo Xobha and others are fast going back to the > 'writing desks' and trying to change the old > definition of the word 'Assamese'. AASU and others > are yet to respond to the GOI with a proper > definition of Assamese whom they want GOI to > protect. > > In context of above, my question about the PCG group > was not personal as your exhausted intelligence is > trying to suspect, but it is a relevant question. > Is the PCG made up of only the Assamese or other > than Assamese people in Assam also? The question > is relevant because if in the negotiating table GOI > asks the question to PCG as to whom they represent, > and if the PCG says 'Assamese' then again the > question will remain who are these so called > 'Assamese'. ULFA will get Assam, Bodos will get > Bodoland, Karbis will get Karbi Along, the Koch > Rajbanshi will get Kochland etc. > > Please note it is not important what the Assamese > come up with the definition of the word 'Assamese'. > What is important if the Bodos and all others accept > that definition or not. It is like Indians in Delhi > shouting that Assamese are Indians, and ULFA and > Chandan Mahanta are saying "No we are not'. That is > to say Indians must come up with a definition of the > word 'Indian' which is acceptable to ULFA and > Chandan Mahanta also. Similarly Assam must come up > with a definition of the 'Assamese' which is > acceptable to all the people of Assam. So far Assam > is still groping in the dark. That was my point and > PCG should be intelligent and sensitive enough to > understand that. However with ambassadors like > Chandan Mahanta, I have my doubt. > RB > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chan Mahanta > To: Rajen Barua ; Bartta Bistar ; > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Assam] PCG, bury 1960's language > debacle. Use English in the interaction with India. > > > >Is the PCG all consist of so called 'Assamese'? > > > > > **** What does 'so-called Assamese ' mean? Are we > implying that they may not be Assamese, but are > 'so-called'? Or are they perhaps something else in > the guise of 'Assamese'? > > > > > >Are any of the groups who recently claimed that > they are not Assamese are represented here? > > > > > *** Who are those groups? Are they part of ULFA, > but ULFA did not give them representation by > choosing a bunch of 'so-called Assamese'? > > > > > What is the thrust of the query here Rajen? > > > c > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 3:32 PM -0500 10/18/05, Rajen Barua wrote: > >The list disclosed by the outfit featured the > names of Mukul Mahanta (Bureaucrat), Ajit Bhuyan > (Editor, Aji), Hyder Hussain (Editor, Asomiya > >Pratidin), Brajen Gogoi (medical practitioner), > Arup Borbora (Advocate, Gauhati High Court), Dilip > Patgiri (president AJYCP), Lachit Bordoloi > >>>(Adviser, MASS), Diganta Konwar (Journalist) and > Hiranya Saikia (Sports organizer) > > Is the PCG all consist of so called > 'Assamese'? Are any of the groups who recently > claimed that they are not Assamese are represented > here? > RB > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chan Mahanta > To: Bartta Bistar ; [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 8:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Assam] PCG, bury 1960's language > debacle. Use English in the interaction with India. > > > >Mukul Mahanta (Bureaucrat), > > > > > What a riot! > > > Mukul Mahanta , a bureaucrat? > > > Without a doubt Assam Tribune is a piece of > work. > > > cm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 7:27 AM +0000 10/5/05, Bartta Bistar wrote: > > Centre-PCG talks on Oct 25-26 > http://www.assamtribune.com/ 5 October 2005 > From Our Staff Correspondent > NEW DELHI, Oct 4 - The much-awaited talks > between the Government of India and the people's > consultative group (PCG), formed by the United > Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) will be held on > October 25-26. This decision was arrived at, at a > meeting the National Security Adviser Sri NK > Narayanan had with noted litterateur Dr Mamoni > Raisom Goswami and member of the PCG, Rebati Phukan > here today. > > Talking to newsmen after the meeting, Dr > Goswami said that the Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi is > also likely to participate in the talks. The PCG > made the formal request to involve the State > Government and Narayanan accepted the same. > > She described today's development as a major > breakthrough and said that it would facilitate > further interaction between the PCG and the > Government for restoration of peace in Assam. > > Phukan said that for the first time in 26 > years, such a move has been initiated. He said that > the PCG wanted participation of the Assam Government > in the process of talks to facilitate the movement > of the members of the PCG throughout the State. He > revealed that the PCG members would travel > throughout the state to gather public opinion on the > issue of talks between the Government of India and > the ULFA and come back to the Government with the > opinion of the masses. > > === message truncated ===> _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
