Re: [Assam] Himendra's reply to Saurav

[Roy, Santanu]

Dear Utpal: I am glad you wrote this & I thank you for doing this. However, I would like to add that it is also natural for groups to try to preserve and conserve their current beliefs, culture, language – the path that history takes, the changes that come are as much a product of the conservationist forces as of the forces of change brought through meeting and co-habitation of formerly distinct groups. There remains an important historical and evolutionary role for the point of view that Kalita is trying to put forward even if one disagrees with the principle.   Santanu.       From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Malabika Brahma Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:28 PM To: assam@assamnet.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] Himendra's reply to Saurav   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: > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org   Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail

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