[Assam] Poor, pathetic 'litikai' Assamese with their 'tilika' minds

[Mohan R. Palleti]

RB:
I do not live in Assam. I live in the US now. And much before that. I
lived in Hyderabad. I grew up in Jorhat and am a half assamese from my
mother's side.

You will be right in saying that I do not know about Assam as much as you
would do. Neither do I know of any state for that matter, because politics
has never been my forte.

When I was in India, working for ICRISAT, I was more into science and have
worked without boarders to help poor farmers in the semi-arid tropics
spanning, Asia, Africa and Latin America as a GIS (Geographic Information
Systems) scientist. Now in the US I do habitat work for vertebrate species
in the South-east US region.

As a student of Engineering, during AASU andolan, I was responsible in
pooling up resources in terms of money, medicines and clothes that the
assamese group in Hyderabad colected for the flood affected people. Bhrigu
Phukan at that time sent me a thank you letter thru Oykho Rajkhowa.

My last name not being an Assamese last name, doesn't make me any less
assamese than you are!

regards
Mohan






> Dear Mohan:
> Thanks for your enlightened response. Before I respond intelleigently and
> honestly, please let me know little bit about yourself since your last
> name is not familiar to me. Do you live in Assam? How much you know about
> Assam? It is imprtant for me to know these since what I wrote was based on
> my strong convictions and years of study.  However I am open for criticism
> and correction. BTW I noticed that you have misinterpreted my writing at
> some places which I would like to explain. Please respond.
> Thanks
> RB
> Houston, Texas
>
> - Original Message -----
> From: "Mohan R. Palleti" <mrpallet at ncsu.edu>
> To: <assam at assamnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:47 AM
> Subject: [Assam] Poor, pathetic 'litikai' Assamese with their 'tilika'
> minds
>
>
>> RB:
>> Your comments are very strong and objectionable. To say that there are
>> no
>> intellectuals left in Assam is a gross comment. And to say that every
>> assamese outside Assam is more intelligent is I think is like blowing
>> ones
>> own trumpet.
>>
>> I agree with your comment that Assamese folks should stand up and voice
>> their concerns in confidence. And the fact that Assam should not change
>> to
>> Asom. Assam should remain as Assam, if at all it should change for
>> whatever reasons (??) It should be
>> called Okhom, not Oxom either... because the sound of "x" is only known
>> to
>> us...The world does not know that assamese sound.
>> they will misread it as OX (as in oxen) and Om as in (home). I am sure
>> we
>> don't want that!
>>
>> There are only a few people like yourself who are harping of separating
>> from India. Majority understands why it is not the right thing to do.
>> There are hundreds of youths who will read your message, get excited,
>> and
>> leave their mainstream lives to become extremists. They will
>> probably be called heores by some, extremists by some, but in short, you
>> will be responsible for destroying the life of a generation behind the
>> youth. You will never be there in the middle of what they will be
>> growing
>> through. You will out leading a comfortable life outside the country.
>>
>> Intellectual minds should get their acts together to see in what way we
>> can do or something better for the state. Every time a tree falls we
>> don't
>> blame
>> GOI for that....
>>
>> We do need universities in Assam to come up with certification courses.
>> I
>> met some people in Upper Assam who is an electrician, but does not know
>> how a switching system works.
>>
>> If we want our youth to be employed, we should first go to private
>> companies like oil refineries in Numoligarh, Duliajan, other private
>> companies, Governement offices etc. find out what skill sets they need
>> for
>> different jobs. Teach those skill sets in university extension centers.
>> And make it mandatory for hiring with the necessary certifications. This
>> is one way to keep the jobs for the youths and find them employments.
>>
>>
>> Mohan R. Palleti
>>
>>
>>
>>
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