[Assam] Unproductive issue like english spelling of Assam

[Himendra Thakur]

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: assam at assamnet.org 
  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 ; assam at assamnet.org 
    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,

    --Ram
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