[Assam] Momy Saikia's point of view

[Chan Mahanta]

Very well said Mohan.

But I do not share your perception:

>"ami okhomia, horol monor manuh" feeling from the non resident Assamese. You
>wont find it here.

*** In fact it is completely to the contrary. I have known many 
kharkhowas in these shores. I cannot cite a single instance of 
meeting anyone who would
fit your perceptions.

What you probably are referring to is the absence of that traditional 
Oxomiya un-assertiveness, uncritical acceptance of all things and 
that unquestioning submission to 'authority' and authority figures. 
That however, I think is a POSITIVE attribute. While such irreverence 
is disconcerting to the mellow dispositions we are so used to, it 
does not in any way indicate a loss of the traditional acceptance and 
inclusiveness that the Oxomiyas excel in and are rightfully proud of. 
Of course there always are exceptions :-).


>  >To say that you would give up your dreams just because one person did not
>respond properly would only mean that your dreams were not strong enough.
>I don't think you meant that!


*** Very well said here Mohan. If I believe in something and I feel 
it needs doing and that I am capable of doing it, I would go at it 
even if no-one supports me. And I have been doing just that :-) in 
Assam Net for many years. I don't need others' validation or 
participation in it. That is self-assuredness that Oxomiyas need, a 
lot!










At 9:21 AM -0400 10/13/06, Mohan R. Palleti wrote:
>Hi Momy,
>I hadn't read your earlier email. I missed it possibly because I may have
>just browsed over the Subject matter and never opened it.
>
>Looking back on your comments and the view points raised by well meaning
>netters,I would say that yes, not all the contributions on the net are
>materials you might want to spend time reading. But this is a voice.
>Unless people speak you will not know somebody elses point of view. And
>there are many a few people who are trying to do what they can. If you
>will read Ankur Bora's email on pictures of Assam. He has been
>instrumental in trying to get people to get some funding for some projects
>along with many others that I know of. The web site you wanted to make, to
>help students is a very good idea. There is already a assamese forum of
>proffessionals which is trying to help students. You might like to
>correspond to Partha Gogoi at partha_gogoi at yahoo.com
>
>Another point I would like to make. If you are looking for the "ami
>okhomia, horol monor manuh" feeling from the non resident Assamese. You
>wont find it here.
>
>I live in Hyderabad and though I am a half assamese from my mothers side,
>our culture back home is assamese. Many a time I came home after my
>official tours and found total strangers as guest for couple of days at my
>house. They just came to our houses with references from other assamese
>friends in Assam. This is how most assamese people are. But once you leave
>the country, this is a rarity.
>
>To say that you would give up your dreams just because one person did not
>respond properly would only mean that your dreams were not strong enough.
>I don't think you meant that!
>
>
>Every body in the net is not made up of the same metal. Some like to bring
>out issues. Some act on it while many prefer to be armchair activists. But
>if nobody speaks then there is no voice!
>
>I would urge you to be on the net.
>
>Mohan R. Palleti
>
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>>  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>  From: Nayanjyoti Medhi <nayanjyoti.medhi at gmail.com>
>>  Date: Oct 13, 2006 1:00 AM
>>  Subject: Re: [Assam] What a shame! YOUR Qs ANSWERED IN CAPS
>>  To: Jyoti Kumar Das <jkdas_2002 at yahoo.com>
>>
>>  Hi Momy !
>>  let me introduce myself first. I'm Nayanjyoti Medhi. A Lawyer practising
>>  in
>>  Gauhati High Court and a self appointed observer of Assam net ( I was a
>>  participant /wanted to participate like you did, and finally decided that
>>  a
>>  silent observer is sometimes a better role and yes a worthy one to be
>  > played
>>  in Assam net.). I fully agree with Jyoti Kumar Das.
>>
>>  I am not writing this mail to you advice you on something as others have
>>  done. Infact i have written this mail to you because I think you have/had
>>  some great ideas and i would suggest that you carry out those and then
>>  join
>>  the discussion on the Assam net. I had somekind of a same experience as
>>  you
>>  have. I had some suggestions for the Assam net members and then I was
>>  called
>>  a RAW agent for advising the know it alls. But anyways, the people of
>>  Assam
>>  do not need these discussions to make this a better land. They need
>>  someone
>>  who can bring out the ground reality and act on that. If only they knew
>>  that
>>  my father was arrested by the Government of Assam, they might not have
>>  called me a RAW agent. But then the Assam net is not totally useless. You
>%0
>
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