[Assam] Fwd: Fashion Show in Asom politics !

[Chan Mahanta]

  Rajen:

While I understand and support your position, I think you made a 
really big mistake in presenting it  in terms of the sanctity of the 
Indian Constitution, which is about as sacred as the picture of some 
Hindu god, pasted on a wall in Guahati to discourage them from taking 
a leak against it.


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At 7:52 PM -0500 10/20/06, Rajen & Ajanta Barua wrote:
>I have a pending request to people who use the spelling ASOM, the 
>request was posted in the net before. I propose to post the request 
>till I get a response.
>
>The request is this:
>Would the people who use the spelling ASOM would kindly clarify 
>whether they are using the word ASOM in place of the word ASSAM 
>which is the official name of our state in English as dictated by 
>the Constitution of India. The Assam State Govt has not changed this 
>name yet. If they are using ASOM in place of ASSAM, then I would say 
>that this is not legal, and would be a violation of the Constitution 
>of India.
>
>On the other hand if they are using the word ASOM for the Assamese 
>word OXOM, (with the guttural Assamese X sound) then I would say, 
>that will be a wrong usage since nobody in the world would pronounce 
>the SO in ASOM as Assamese Guttural 'kh' sound.  That will be a mis 
>representation of the Assamese language, and in fact that will 
>eventually kill the guttural 'kh' sound from the Assamese word like 
>it already killed this 'kh' sound in words like 'Saikia', 'Sarma', 
>'Sibasagar' etc.  And if no Indian would pronounce the word OXOM 
>correctly with the ASOM spelling, why then we are trying to force 
>everybody to pronounce OXOM by writing ASOM without clarifying 
>exactly what we are trying to do.and thus trying to kill the 
>Assamese sound in the Assamese word?
>
>Would the ASOM -walas come forward from their closet respond to my 
>standing request please.
>
>Or is it a Assamese Hobo Diok type demand?
>
>Sorry if I have spoiled somebody's mood, but I think we as Assamese 
>must know exactly what we are trying to do.
>
>Rajen Barua
>
>
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>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: Siddharth Barua 
><<mailto:siddharth.barua at yahoo.co.in>siddharth.barua at yahoo.co.in>
>Date: Oct 20, 2006 1:20 AM
>Subject: Fashion Show  in  Asom politics !
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>
>
>         'Dichotomy' in Dressing among 'Showpieces' in Asom Politics
>
>
>        It is disheartening to see the sample of women entering the 
>political scene in Asom. They happen to climb the ladder of politics 
>with the help of 'crutches' like their influential husbands or even 
>fathers-in-law. Unlike neighbouring Bengal or distant Maharashtra, 
>Asom doesn't have a Mamata Banerjee or Medha Patkar. The state has 
>only some 'butterflies' who love to roam about in 'designer' 
>costumes. The Dichotomy in their personality can be judged in the 
>manner of their dressing. When abroad, they lap up trousers made of 
>jeans. Back home, they attend political rallies in cotton or khadi 
>mekhela-sadors. Whereas be in the US or India, True Representatives 
>of People like Mamata Banerjees, Medha Patkars et al rock the world 
>in their cotton or khadi saris. This letter is not aimed at Eastern 
>and Western dresses. It is just meant to show the instability in 
>'psychological' integrity and dressing dichotomy prevalent among the 
>oppurtunistic, affluent women making inroads into the political 
>arena of Asom.
>
>
> 
>                                                                              Yours 
>sincerely,
> 
>Siddharth Barua,
> 
>MRD Road,
> 
>Guwahati - 781 003
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