At 4:21 PM -0600 12/29/05, Rajen Barua wrote:
>I will let YOU decide who.
Thanks.
I have decided.
It is YOU
RB
*** Thanks. I knew you would.
----- Original Message -----From: Chan MahantaTo: Rajen Barua ; [email protected]Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 4:02 PMSubject: Re: [Assam] Assam for Assamese>Here:*** If that is what you understood from what I wrote, then we have a serious communication problem. Someone needs a dramatic improvement on ordinary English comprehension.I will let YOU decide who.At 3:51 PM -0600 12/29/05, Rajen Barua wrote:
>Assamese based on ethnicity (according to your definition of Assamese)
*** When or where did *I* write the above?
>And does what I wrote mean the above?
> those will have to be assimilated into Assames
*** Will you show us WHERE and WHEN I wrote that? And if what I did write is the same as what you show above?
Here:
"Assam IS for the Assamese -- those who BELONG to Assam. It is their homeland. It includes many different ethnic groups. Ahoms, Bodos, Dimasas, Misings, Karbis-- etc. etc.Assam is NOT the homeland for Biharis, not for Marwaris, not for B'deshis. They can be guests there. And become Assamese in time thru a process of assimilation. But they cannot REMAIN itinerant Marwaris and Biharis and B'deshis but claim to be Assamese at the same time. That is the difference" - Chandan Mahanta (Dec 26, 2005)
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