I would disgree with both Jugal da and Himenda.
Religion, Language, Culture, Nation all are constantly evolving over time and will always undergo change. Any resistance is not only futile but also against the normal and natural course of history.
For example, most of the Assamese (Koches) speakers or for that matter the Bengali speakers in North Bengal were Bodo speakers at one point of time. Does it mean that the Koches should abandon their Assamese or Bengali speech and return to Bodo fold ?
Or for that matter, Mithraism was the dominating religion all over Middle East and Europe before Islam or Christianity. Should all of them (those Christians or Muslims) abandon their faith and return to their ancient religion ?
We should learn to realise that NONE is ever eternal - be in Religion, Language, Race or Nationality. The ONLY ETERNAL FACT is the
Change itself.
Utpal
Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> people of Assam to remain Hindu, but become
> Hindi-speaking!! I am not sure what history has in
> store for Assam, but I would like the language
> preserved for eternity!!
Jugalda,
Conversely, would you be happier if the people of
Assam keep Assamese as a language but become all
Muslims? Let go of all the "secular" customs and
traditions that are associated with Assamese being
Hindus?
And in alternative situations, would you rather the
language be Hindi-ized (meaning significant Hindi
influence) or Arabicized (significant Muslim
influence) if these are the only two options
available? Bengali in Bangladesh is undergoing rapid
transformation as the country itself transforms into a
fundamentalist state.
Just interested in understanding your point of view?
Rajib
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