[Assam] ASSAM OXOM ASOM

Sun Mar 19 07:55:43 PST 2006

>>>Also, its disgusting to read the irrevalent dictats of expatriates
nestled and settled in distant cities around the globe regarding what
needs to be done out here. Its strange to hear them talk about the
brand name called "Assam". First, let us know how many people in the
world or be in India know about the existence of a place called
"Assam".  >>>

1. People in Assam should be happy that NRAs do care about Assam, and
spare their time to discuss matters relevant to her. It's the view
from outside and good feedback to those living in the well.

2. A brand takes long years of repeated exposure to build brand. ASSAM
is a great brand. One immediately equates it with good quality tea or
oil. The brand equity can be measured with management tool. Assam is
well known all over the world and in India. In fact after India, its
probably the most known name from this part of Orient.

mkd

On 3/19/06, Barua25 <barua25 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Re Your LetterGood response Chandan!
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> At least one thing is good that we the NRAs are successful in getting our
> voice heard in Assam loud and clear and making some ignorant people like
> Phukon mad.
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> And why the ignorant Assamese have not yet pondered why India is not
> proposing to change its name to Hindusthan from India which is a purely
> foreign coined word?
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> We have much more serious problems than trying to change the name of Assam
> which actually we are finding is in fact a much older derivation than the
> name Oxom.
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> The GOA's decision to propose to change the name shows that we not only have
> serious problem in practising of the 'desi democracy', but that there are
> serious misconceptions even amongst the educated Assamese like ex OXX
> President Mr C.P. Saikia and others regarding the origins of the names Assam
> and Oxom.
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> Wake up Assamese!!!
> Rajen
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Chan Mahanta
>   To: phukan_simanta at yahoo.co.in
>   Cc: webmaster at Assam.org ; amarasomghy at yahoo.com ; assam at assamnet.org
>   Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 10:25 AM
>   Subject: [Assam] Re Your Letter
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>   Dear Mr. Phukan:
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>   I was appalled not only by the tone of your letter but also with the lack
> of substance in it.
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>   Those of us 'Probaxi Oxomiyas' living outside of Assam, do care about
> Assam's welfare. We also are ambassadors for Assam, albeit self-appointed
> ones, in far off lands. Our ethnic identity remains firmly embedded with
> Assam.
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>   Please note here that I am NOT referring to Assam as Asom, or Axom or
> other such absurd ways. Assam is known to the world outside as Assam. It IS
> indeed a brand name. And I support all those who speak in favor of
> maintaining it.
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>   Many of us who do not live in Assam any more, continue to communicate with
> our fellow 'Probaxi Oxomiyas' and Oxomiyas in Assam, in Assamese. The
> internet is a widely used medium. In this medium we use Roman script for
> transliterating Oxomiya words,letters and numbers. Since our Oxomiya 'xo'
> sound is unique, many of us maintain its uniqueness by representing it with
> the internationally recognized SYMBOL for 'velar fricatives', the English
> letter 'x'. It is NOT represented adequately by 's' or 'sh' or 'kh' or 'hk'
> and other such symbols.
>   When we attempt to portray the Assamese term for Assam in the Roman
> script, the only INTUITIVE one is as 'Oxom'.
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>   I hope you will consider weighing this subject a bit more thoughtfully,
> paying attention to the logic behind many Probaxi Oxomiyas' opposition to
> changing Assam to Asom or other such absurd ways. Because the most
> widespread users of transliterating Assamese words and letters are those of
> us who live away from Assam, and we do have a vested interest in doing it in
> an intuitive and widely recognized way.
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>   Best,
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>   Chandan Mahanta
>   USA
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>   To,
>    the Editor
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>                         The Brand Name called "Ass"
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>   Dear Sir,
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>                It was on the 17th March, Friday, 2006. I read a news item in
> the vernacular daily called "Aamaar  Asom" published in the front page.
>                           It so happened that the so called C-in-C of the
> ULFA, Paresh Barua has said that the name of Assam ought to be changed to
> "Kamrup" or "Pragjyotishpur". But does this fellow know that erstwhile
> Pragjyotishpur or present Kamrup consisted only of Guwahati and its nearby
> areas and villages ? I just don't understand why does a responsible citizen
> like Nagen Saikia (the editor of the above mentioned daily) publish such
> rubbish utterings by the ULFA or any such sources.
>                         Also, its disgusting to read the irrevalent dictats
> of expatriates nestled and settled in distant cities around the globe
> regarding what needs to be done out here. Its strange to hear them talk
> about the brand name called "Assam". First, let us know how many people in
> the world or be in India know about the existence of a place called "Assam".
>  Of late, "Assam" has also become the "brand name" for the "asses" called
> "Assamese".
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>     Yours truly---------
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>     Simanta Phukan,
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>     Guwahati - 9.
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