[Assam] Fwd: Fashion Show in Asom politics !

[Ram Sarangapani]

Bhuban da,

Without going into the merits/demerits of the name itself (as it has been
dealt with in detail on this net), my concern is with the Govt. of Assam in
particular, and some intellectuals in general.

Based on some logic, the Govt. of Assam, in its infinite wisdom proposed a
name change (I am not sure why a Govt. so burdened with a myraid of other
problems would want to heap another lightening-rod problem over its head).
And then they have not actually followed thru to either see its proposal
into fruition or to reject it.

This half-hearted attempt, I think, has caused some serious
hesitation/confusion.
The situation is such that now, no one can say with any degree of clarity
what the official name of Assam is?

Given that, it now looks like a circus, with so many names being bandied
about.
The GOA has to take a leadership position in such matters, and ought not to
take forever to come to a decision.

Regards,
--Ram






On 10/22/06, BBaruah at aol.com <BBaruah at aol.com> wrote:
>
>  Ram
>
> After recceiving your e-mail I sent a short reply, then myself searched
> the website for the latest official notification in this behalf. It
> appears what M S Prabhakara has summed up in an  article in the Hindu
> following Government's proposal (on Feb 27, 2006)to change Assam into Asom
> reflects the actual state of affairs.May be you've already read his long
> article(http:www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2311/stories/20060616001408200.htm
> ):
>
>
> "So, the tension continues between, on the one hand, nationalistic
> assertions seeking to distance the land and its people from India, perhaps
> even strive and attain sovereignty; and on the other hand, the reluctance by
> the intellectual establishment (which also feeds separatist ideologies) to
> accept any modification of an unwieldy and unnecessarily complicated
> alphabet where some of the letters are identified by numbers, not sounds,
> because these sounds are exactly alike."
>
> bhuban
>
>    **
>
>
>
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