The growth looks healthy because illegal immigrants from Bangladesh are claiming to be Assamese now. Let us not live in fools paradise but rather stop these infightings. There is a broader issue of getting swamped by aliens in our own homes and therefore we should leave aside parochial discussions and try to bring about consciousness of the problem.
On 12/18/08, abhijit borah <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, It's not very far that we will be endangered until we stop fighting among ourselves, may be among various tribes, may be among Ahom - Kalita-Kosari, may be Bodo-Assamese, may be Kamrupi-written Assamese, etc. This is what a news in Assam tribune says: "If you were in doubt whether Assamese-speaking people have increased or already lost majority in the State. The answer is: Assamese speaking has registered a growth of 0.40 per cent. Clearing the air to dispel the apprehension that Assamese people have become minority in their own State, Centre today clarified that there has been no decline in the Assamese speaking population in the country during 1991-2001." You may want to see the deatils here http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=dec1708/at09 Thanks and Regards, Abhijit Borah Visit my Hometown at www.onlinesivasagar.com ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assamonline/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assamonline/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
