[Assam] Who is the Sentinel of Freedom?

[xourov pathok]

--- "Roy, Santanu" <sroy at mail.smu.edu> wrote:

> Because it provokes stuff - such as this little
> exchange of ours. 

i can see that you would like to use "bongal" in the
same way as the word "desi" is used in north america.

first, bongal has a connotation.  just like the word
"paki" has in uk.  it could be offensive to some. 
second, the legitimization has to come from those who
would like to be called bongals.  this becomes a
problem when extended to the muslim immigrant
peasants.  many of them had clearly made a break from
the hindu bengalis.  but ultimately, it depends upon
them.

x  





> Best -
> Santanu-da. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xourov pathok [mailto:xourov at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:21 AM
> To: Roy, Santanu; assam at assamnet.org; Dilip/Dil Deka
> Subject: RE: [Assam] Who is the Sentinel of Freedom?
> 
> 
> if they are evolving into something new, why use an
> old and loaded term?
> 
> X
> 



       
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