[Assam] Re Your Letter

[Manoj Das]

Ramda,

Is not the abbreviation of Asom Sahitya Sabha also ASS? ...just an after
thought..mkd

On 3/18/06, Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com> wrote:
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> C'da,
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> I totally agree with you on the substance of your letter.
> One of the feelings that Mr. Phukan alluded to
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> *"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"*
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> is what NRAs often come across. People like Mr. Phukan ought to understand
> that even though NRAs are living in far off lands, they are very much atuned
> to the needs of Assam. Being far away, IMHO often makes us more
> concerned. Many NRAs and organizations have contributed in ideas, kind and
> money what they could, over the years and whenever Assam was in need.
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> Further, many NRAs do have strong ties back home. Its callous for one to
> just discard or belittle NRAs as a whole. The name issue has been
> controversial, and its difficult to understand why one would take issue only
> with NRAs giving their inputs.
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> So, whether it ultimately becomes Oxom, Asom, or remains as Assam, NRAs do
> have a stake in this this. And as you rightly said, we are the 'ambassadors'
> for Assam. When we do well, we make Assam proud, when we don't, we make her
> sad.
>
> --Ram
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> On 3/18/06, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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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,
>
>
> 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.
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> *                        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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