Bhuban da,
Without going into the merits/demerits of the name itself (as it has been dealt with in detail on this net), my concern is with the Govt. of Assam in particular, and some intellectuals in general.
Based on some logic, the Govt. of Assam, in its infinite wisdom proposed a name change (I am not sure why a Govt. so burdened with a myraid of other problems would want to heap another lightening-rod problem over its head). And then they have not actually followed thru to either see its proposal into fruition or to reject it.
This half-hearted attempt, I think, has caused some serious hesitation/confusion.
The situation is such that now, no one can say with any degree of clarity what the official name of Assam is?
Given that, it now looks like a circus, with so many names being bandied about.
The GOA has to take a leadership position in such matters, and ought not to take forever to come to a decision.
Regards,
--Ram
On 10/22/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
RamAfter recceiving your e-mail I sent a short reply, then myself searched the website for the latest official notification in this behalf. It appears what M S Prabhakara has summed up in an article in the Hindu following Government's proposal (on Feb 27, 2006)to change Assam into Asom reflects the actual state of affairs.May be you've already read his long article(http:www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2311/stories/20060616001408200.htm ):"So, the tension continues between, on the one hand, nationalistic assertions seeking to distance the land and its people from India, perhaps even strive and attain sovereignty; and on the other hand, the reluctance by the intellectual establishment (which also feeds separatist ideologies) to accept any modification of an unwieldy and unnecessarily complicated alphabet where some of the letters are identified by numbers, not sounds, because these sounds are exactly alike."
bhuban
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