>By overwhelming and deluging the media, I feel we may be able to achieve.
*** That IS the key. We have a good momentum, but it must be maintained. Unfortunately we , outside, are not in a good position to make that happen. It would be far more effective if our friends in Assam take it up. When I visit I will try to persuade a few friends to write those letters. I hope you all can light a fire under the apathetic to spring to action. >Take the case of Prantik or Dainik Asam, *** I think they are still confused on both the history as well as the phonetics front. The former must be because of their own sense of infallibility, the latter because of the poor understanding of the sounds of the English letters. c At 12:21 PM +0530 1/5/07, shantikam hazarika wrote: >May I suggest that those who could not sign the petition write >letters to the editors of the different Assam news papers, weeklies >etc giving their views on the issue. Not only from the NRAs , but >also those from within Assam. >Weeklies like Sadin, Asam Bani etc are quite popular. >By overwhelming and deluging the media, I feel we may be able to >achieve. It is not that every one is submerged in the hobo diok >attitude, but the thing is how do you voice what you want to say. >Take the case of Prantik or Dainik Asam, it is not understood why >they refuse to take up the issue as if it does not exist. Also, not >clear why Assam tribune and sentinel adopted the change in such a >hurry, which must have even surprised the propogators of the change. >The issues Rajen raises are very obvious and go without saying, but >are not generally voiced in the open. > >Shantikam hazarika > >>From: "Barua, Rajen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "shantikam hazarika" >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[email protected]> >>CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: RE: [Assam] The Petition >>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 13:33:41 -0500 >> >>>The paper also gave front page coverage to the >>>reaction of two Bodo Sahitya Akademy award winners who support Assam. >> >>Shantikam: >>I think the Assamese people should give more interest to the issue of >>Assam and Asom. This news of s giving coverage to the Bodo literary >>figures is important from another important angle. Because talking to >>some people in Assam, I got a darker picture unless we the Assamese wake >>up from their 'Hobo Diok' state to the reality of things. >> >>The darker scenario is this, may be a bit exaggerated. for readers to >>judge: > >_________________________________________________________________ >Over 200000 Jobs @ naukri.com ! Choose The Best One >http://naukri.com/tieups/tieups.php?othersrcp=4358 _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
