Very well said Mohan. But I do not share your perception:
>"ami okhomia, horol monor manuh" feeling from the non resident Assamese. You >wont find it here. *** In fact it is completely to the contrary. I have known many kharkhowas in these shores. I cannot cite a single instance of meeting anyone who would fit your perceptions. What you probably are referring to is the absence of that traditional Oxomiya un-assertiveness, uncritical acceptance of all things and that unquestioning submission to 'authority' and authority figures. That however, I think is a POSITIVE attribute. While such irreverence is disconcerting to the mellow dispositions we are so used to, it does not in any way indicate a loss of the traditional acceptance and inclusiveness that the Oxomiyas excel in and are rightfully proud of. Of course there always are exceptions :-). > >To say that you would give up your dreams just because one person did not >respond properly would only mean that your dreams were not strong enough. >I don't think you meant that! *** Very well said here Mohan. If I believe in something and I feel it needs doing and that I am capable of doing it, I would go at it even if no-one supports me. And I have been doing just that :-) in Assam Net for many years. I don't need others' validation or participation in it. That is self-assuredness that Oxomiyas need, a lot! At 9:21 AM -0400 10/13/06, Mohan R. Palleti wrote: >Hi Momy, >I hadn't read your earlier email. I missed it possibly because I may have >just browsed over the Subject matter and never opened it. > >Looking back on your comments and the view points raised by well meaning >netters,I would say that yes, not all the contributions on the net are >materials you might want to spend time reading. But this is a voice. >Unless people speak you will not know somebody elses point of view. And >there are many a few people who are trying to do what they can. If you >will read Ankur Bora's email on pictures of Assam. He has been >instrumental in trying to get people to get some funding for some projects >along with many others that I know of. The web site you wanted to make, to >help students is a very good idea. There is already a assamese forum of >proffessionals which is trying to help students. You might like to >correspond to Partha Gogoi at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Another point I would like to make. If you are looking for the "ami >okhomia, horol monor manuh" feeling from the non resident Assamese. You >wont find it here. > >I live in Hyderabad and though I am a half assamese from my mothers side, >our culture back home is assamese. Many a time I came home after my >official tours and found total strangers as guest for couple of days at my >house. They just came to our houses with references from other assamese >friends in Assam. This is how most assamese people are. But once you leave >the country, this is a rarity. > >To say that you would give up your dreams just because one person did not >respond properly would only mean that your dreams were not strong enough. >I don't think you meant that! > > >Every body in the net is not made up of the same metal. Some like to bring >out issues. Some act on it while many prefer to be armchair activists. But >if nobody speaks then there is no voice! > >I would urge you to be on the net. > >Mohan R. Palleti > > > > > > > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Nayanjyoti Medhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Oct 13, 2006 1:00 AM >> Subject: Re: [Assam] What a shame! YOUR Qs ANSWERED IN CAPS >> To: Jyoti Kumar Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Hi Momy ! >> let me introduce myself first. I'm Nayanjyoti Medhi. A Lawyer practising >> in >> Gauhati High Court and a self appointed observer of Assam net ( I was a >> participant /wanted to participate like you did, and finally decided that >> a >> silent observer is sometimes a better role and yes a worthy one to be > > played >> in Assam net.). I fully agree with Jyoti Kumar Das. >> >> I am not writing this mail to you advice you on something as others have >> done. Infact i have written this mail to you because I think you have/had >> some great ideas and i would suggest that you carry out those and then >> join >> the discussion on the Assam net. I had somekind of a same experience as >> you >> have. I had some suggestions for the Assam net members and then I was >> called >> a RAW agent for advising the know it alls. But anyways, the people of >> Assam >> do not need these discussions to make this a better land. They need >> someone >> who can bring out the ground reality and act on that. If only they knew >> that >> my father was arrested by the Government of Assam, they might not have >> called me a RAW agent. But then the Assam net is not totally useless. You >%0 > > >_______________________________________________ >assam mailing list >[email protected] >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
