Dear Himenda:
I take your response to mean that you support the reaction to stop this change
and to keep the name Assam.
I thank you for that, because we will need lot of support.
Because, as you know, we should know Assam better.
Assam act by taking a 'Hobo Diok' attitude, ie Assam act by not acting.
Now the GOA will sit on the issue without taking any action.
And the English Newspapers like Assam Tribune and Sentinel will adopt the
spelling ASOM (as they are doing although nothing is official) and continue the
process kowtowing the GOA.
Newspapers of Assam, taking the leading role to destroy the Assamese phonetics.
In Assam, things just happen, nobody takes decision.
Rajen
----- Original Message -----
From: Himendra Thakur
To: Barua25
Cc: Ram Sarangapani ; [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 5:09 PM
Subject: Unproductive issue like english spelling of Assam
Dear Rajen,
Thank you for this wonderfully positive piece "Keep the name Assam. What is
probelm with the name Assam? We should not go by the whims of personal likes or
dislikes. "
Thank you also for pointing out that they will have to amend the Constitution
of India to change the name of Assam. With so many outstanding problems
threatening to extirpate the Assamese people, one need "not waste valuable time
and money" in these non-essential matters.
I also thank Ram Sarangapani for elucidating a few points that were not clear
to me.
With the best wishes,
Himendra
----- Original Message -----
From: Barua25
To: Ram Sarangapani ; Himendra Thakur
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] unproductive issue like english spelling of Assam
You are absolutely correct.
The name Assam has not yet been officially changed. For this the State will
need to change the Constitution. What we are saying, stop this nonsense change
right now, we should not waste valuable time and money to change it. Keep the
name Assam. What is probelm with the name Assam? We should not go by the whims
of personal likes or dislikes.
Rajen Barua
----- Original Message -----
From: Ram Sarangapani
To: Himendra Thakur
Cc: Rajen & Ajanta Barua ; [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] unproductive issue like english spelling of Assam
Dear Himan da,
>"Why should we waste our time and energy with completely unproductive
issue like english spelling of Assam. "
On the surface, this might seem to be a valid question, but shouldn't
this same question have also been raised when the name Assam was arbitrarily
changed to Asom? Why was that in the first place? Most of us were blissfully
unaware that there was a problem with the original spelling "Assam". It only
became an issue when some thought it was time to make it one by changing the
name in some arbitrary fashion.
For the life of me, I still can't figure out why such a move was ever
contemplated.
On whether something like this is "unproductive" or not, is really
relative. Who deems such issues as productive or not? There are far too many
issues, many of us discuss, that may seem very "unproductive" to the rest of
us, but to some of they are productive.
Regards,
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