Dear Rajni,
I was so glad to read your straightforward thoughts----particularly this:
<Knowing your language should be effortless like breathing. Even if you think it is an effort make it an effort! Parents have to take the biggest responsibility here. My husband and I have made it a point to teach my both children Boro. When they go home the neighbors first speak in Hindi to them because my children are Dilliwalas. When my children start replying in Boro it is our parents who look at our neighbors with glee!>
I am sure - your children will feel proud of their mother's early effort to introduce them to their roots. They would learn other lingos as they need to.
Can I add a little humour here:The French and the West German Consul-Generals were invited to inaugurate French and German Classes at our IIT Kharagpur -1954?
The German was all seriously explaining similarities between Sanskrit,German,English---.
The Frenchman was brief .He simply said:
"French is such an easy language--in France even children speak French". "I see lot many here- never too late, Voila--". And he opened up the ' Learn French Youself' pictorial conversational textbooks. I didn't take French--I had wrong notion of German Superiority.
I was in Dubai last Friday. After midday prayers it was a sea of healthy Bangla youth all over the place -weekend off from construction project jobs.They were here only for some money.The system is in place. Wasteful Arab Construction boom--job over-take your Dirhams-take Emirates plane back to Dacca. And those Dirhams come back to Dubai in days.
Did EVERYBODY gain? Was it really a win -win situation? The argument will go on and on--.
Bottomline is this :
In spite of India's BSF EVERY 100 METERS for 2500Km. Inspite of high electrified fences.In spite of airconditioned River Patrol Fast boats with all kinds of antennas bristling-----you are all crying/shouting "We are done for --they are coming,multiplying,overtaking us-making us a minority----"
In Dubai , the Arab masters are only 15% of total population.
Borders should be opened up. All of Assam will queue up in front of Dubai+++++++ Consulate/s.
That's what free Oxom will do.That will force our 90% to Work. We can live without any help. If we do ,we can hire and fire. Indians, Bangladeshis,Pakistanis,Nepalis.......
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From: "Rajni Brahma Basumatary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Rajni Brahma Basumatary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [asom] Nehru's letter, Bangladeshis etc.
Date: 1 Nov 2006 14:54:27 -0000
>Though I was following the debate on Nehru's letter and Bangladeshi immigration etc. in this forum I had not posted any mails, as I had no idea to offer which could contribute towards its logical end.
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>Most of the participants in the debate had offered highly hypothetical comments.
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>Prejudiced remarks such as those of Dr Amrit Nehrus running shameful designs of Italian led Congress does not lead the issue anywhere. He has asked patriotic Assamese to wake up. But wake and do what?
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>I agree with Sanjoy Hazarikas idea of implementation of Work Permit Policy but I am not if birth rate in Bangladesh is lower than ours.
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>How about Non-Government organizations of Assam taking up the issue and working with the help of Bangladeshi Government? Blame game does not help to solve an issue especially if it is as complicated as illegal immigration problem. Has any organization or individual tried to research why Bangladeshis leave their homes and come to our land only to be called illegal immigrants and live undignified life?
>Is it only due to economic compulsions?
>Do they lack sense of belonging to their country?
>Is the Bangladeshi Government taking enough responsibility towards the issue or playing a role of parents who send away their wards to be adopted by others for some reason or the other? This is where, I feel, our NGOs can play an important role in pressurizing the Bangladeshi Government to keep their children home and punish them for being nuisance at their neighbors home.
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>Amlan Boras mail was interesting and insightful. Human society has multiple issues. Lack of love and respect for ones language and culture is as grave a problem as illegal immigration. Amlan is talking about the English educated Asomiyas speaking bizarre Hinglish. Let me be home and cite examples of Boros who come from villages to live in Tezpur town or even smaller township like Udalguri due to their jobs. Most often than not their children (even themselves) start speaking Asomiya. They are often heard saying, Ami townote dangor holu tu, Boro khikai nohol. My experience with my dear friends in Delhi is the similar one. Sadly, most of them and their children converse even at home either in English or in Hindi. They says, our neighbors and our childrens school friends are non-Boros where will they learn Boro? Now I think this excuse is funny if not ridiculous. Knowing your language should be effortless like breathing. Even if you think it is an effort make it an effort! Parents have to take the biggest responsibility here. My husband and I have made it a point to teach my both children Boro. When they go home the neighbors first speak in Hindi to them because my children are Dilliwalas. When my children start replying in Boro it is our parents who look at our neighbors with glee!
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>Regards,
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>Rajni Brahma Basumatary
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