I definitely do not find this is an interesting topic at all to discuss,
and was trying very hard not to comment on this. But then, since this has now
started to
trickle down a few emotional, nostalgic sentiments so I would like to express
whatever this
lesser mortal/ obhajan can think of. Entire part of my childhood was centered
around Guwahati and the nearby towns ( now they are towns) memories are drawn
from there.
During the Durga Puja festival and other festivals, the Ojha Pali was
performed with great ease by people coming from many areas surrounding Guwahati
, even from Mangaldoi.
They performed various ttypes of Ojha Palis ( Byas Ojha, Sukannani Ojha etc).
Interested ones can procure the book on the subject written by Sh. Nabin
Sharma. The performance was done in complete coherence with the local dialect.
Ojha pali is also performed in some sattras in Assam as per the expressive
dialect. There are also different forms of Dhulias, Nagara ( nagra) naam,
tokari geet etc. which display a diverse range of performances, apart from the
BIHU or other harvest related festivals.
Now we know that these performances are becoming lesser and lesser or one can
say not taken seriously by younger generation. Well there also exist very
popular personalities performing Naam with large orchestration of taal and khol
in the same areas in question, where it is feared the language is dying.
According to me it is not dying. The customary performances are being taken
care of seriously. The situation is not only prevailing in one area ,which is
under question, but true for all over Assam for various performing arts.
Ambikagiri Rai Choudhury( it may be roy choudhury as well), whenever he met
people, used to say Dekh khan ggel ai, Kiba ata kor.
I did chanced upon to flip through an assamese new daily where one lady writer
( i could not remember her name) did seem to write bisshwayanar dhamkhumiyat
pothobrosto,dikbidikshonyo huwa asomiya somaj ( well the defition of asomiya- I
dont want to get into this anyway) ketiya nijoke sombhalibo paribo!
There seem to be many writting in this blog site, and yes people/members spread
across world might also be reading all the posts and not trying to comment. It
is known.
Well, all of us who has the luxury of having access to internet and having the
capacity to instantly work out some cerebral action to type out few words,
obviously due to the unbroilical connection to the land - do finally seem to be
a school of highly brained ...whatever. Ambikagiri Rai Choudhury must have
written today, if he came visiting moran noha gila khane eko korba nollak,
bhaonat ...oops ...Internetot bohi bhimor boson maitsi --- buli ek brihot
karjya etat nijoke niyok Korise. Some one might even say Hait, bhimor boson
motato iman sohoj kam buli bhabiso neki toi. Aho Sobhasod jono, Aho guni
jono, toharo mohima oparo. Bujibi lage Kiba , Bujili kiba.
Obviously Ambikagiri Rai Choudhury, a revered personality like him didnot say
Amar ai onchalto gel ai
With warm regards.
SJ
--- On Tue, 12/16/08, Dhyanjyoti Deka dj_i...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Dhyanjyoti Deka dj_i...@yahoo.com
Subject: [asom] Kamrupi concern over Ahom innovation
To: assamonline@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 1:12 AM
Interesting topic. I am a Kamrupi from my father's side. The surname Deka says
it all. The reason for this language dying is the stigma associated with
speaking it in front of people who speak the upper Assamese dialects. I do not
speak it cause my mom does not speak it and deuta doesn't speak it unless he is
angry!!
But yeah, I was ridiculed as a Dhekeri many times in school (cause of my
surname). Also I remember from my friends' stories how speaking Kamrupi could
have had a catastrophic impact on your dating life. I don't know how we can get
rid of this taboo on the Kamrupi language in Assam. Probably it will remain and
eventually, we will all have a united dialect.
Anyway, those are my two cents. Very simple thoughts. I do not understand and
will probably not even try to go after the difference between Kharkhowa,
Assamese, Kamrupi, Ahom etc.
- Dhyan
--- On Mon, 15/12/08, Dilip and Dil Deka dilipd...@yahoo. com wrote:
From: Dilip and Dil Deka dilipd...@yahoo. com
Subject: [asom] Kamrupi concern over Ahom innovation
To: assamonline@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Monday, 15 December, 2008, 9:52 AM
My humble input:
I am a Kamrupi by ancestry, though I am surrounded by non-Kamrupi as relatives.
If the Kamrupi do not want to and know how to maintain their Kamrupi character,
nothing else will help.
More and more Kamrupi in Guwahati are discarding Kamrupi language in favor of
other languages including Hindi and English.
The real solution is in finding out why they are indulging in this practice, in
stead of blaming the immigrants to Guwahati.
I'll be surprised if Kamrupi is fading in Nalbari, Soygaon, Barpeta and Hazo.
Please tell me if
