[Assam] Unproductive issue like english spelling of Assam

[Barua25]

Dear Himenda:
I take your response to mean that you support the reaction to stop this change and to keep the name Assam.
I thank you for that, because we will need lot of support.
Because, as you know, we should know Assam better.
Assam act by taking a 'Hobo Diok' attitude, ie Assam act by not acting.
Now the GOA will sit on the issue without taking any action.
And the English Newspapers like Assam Tribune and Sentinel will adopt the spelling ASOM (as they are doing although nothing is official) and continue the process kowtowing the GOA.
Newspapers of Assam, taking the leading role to destroy the Assamese phonetics.
In Assam, things just happen, nobody takes decision.
Rajen




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Himendra Thakur 
  To: Barua25 
  Cc: Ram Sarangapani ; assam at assamnet.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 5:09 PM
  Subject: Unproductive issue like english spelling of Assam


  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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