[Assam] Oppose the idea of compulsory teaching of Assamese in all schools

[Chan Mahanta]

At 10:42 PM +0530 2/6/09, Manoj Das wrote:
>so-kokaideo
>
>moi ajihe apoonak bujiloo..kiyo manuh boorok hara xhasti kore..
>
>-mkd


*** Hara-xaasti -- my tormenting of my fellow men :-), would be like 
tormenting  ONLY if they are beholden to attitudes, values, 
ideologies and dogmas that are either misguided or otherwise 
indefensible.

For if one has an open mind, then they could NOT be hurt, no matter 
what someone else says, without their own willingness to be hurt.

That simple M.


so-ko






>
>On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 10:31 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>
>>  At 10:20 PM +0530 2/6/09, DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS wrote:
>>
>>>  Kokai deo.. Dangoror katha aboshyei moi mano-
>>>  Namaskar.
>>>  Bikash
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  *** While I appreciate the gesture, it is NOT a good attitude to be led by.
>>   Just because something is suggested by an elder, does not necessarily mean
>>  it is also wise or useful. We must always, always, evaluate things for what
>>  they are; if they are wise, meaningful, useful --- so on and so forth.
>>
>>  Nobody has a monopoly on wisdom.
>>
>>  Often I  say things here -- as a challenge--to incite people to tear it
>>  apart, to see if there is any merit to it.
>>  To be shown to be faulty or inaccurate or  unfounded or wrong or otherwise
>>  unhelpful  would never hurt my feelings, even if it is by a younger person.
>>  In fact it will make me feel better that a younger person is better at
>>  evaluating it. That would be good for society, not to mention the
>>  individual.
>>
>>  Finally, don't forget our ancient kharkhowa proverb:
>>
>>         " Goru haal-nebaalew buraa hoy" ( Literally, cattle can get old
>>  regardless of  whether
>>         they ever pulled a plough)
>>
>>  Iti,
>>
>>  so-ko
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>  --- On Fri, 6/2/09, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>  O' Bikaax,
>>>
>>>  Buisa--jwr kori kakw bhaxa xikaabo nowara. Pise'  obhipraayor sristi
>>>  koriboloi udogoni dile' xohojei kaamtwr xomadhaan hoy. Xeitw  eta
>>>  xorbojoneen xotyo.
>>>
>>>  ( You know, you cannot force anyone to learn a language? But if you create
>>>  an
>>>  incentive, it always works. It is an universal truth).
>>>
>>>  We do learn some of these languages, because it helps advance our ability
>>>  to
>>>  communicate with people that leads to knowledge and advancement of
>>>  careers. But if you have no such incentive, then it is highly unlikely that
>>>  anyone would
>>>  go for it. IF a Bengali ethinc of Assam can get by quite well without
>>>  having to
>>>  learn any Assamese, why would she take the trouble to?  Similarly if an
>>>  Assamese
>>>  has just as good a chance, or even better, to advance his career by
>>>  learning
>>>  English instead of Assamese, why would she take the trouble to?
>>>
>>>  So, the need is to create those incentives. Coercion will never work, it
>>>  will
>>>  merely harden the opposition and deepen a feeling of oppression and
>>>  alienation.
>>>
>>>  That simple.
>>>
>>>  Best wishes.
>>>
>>>  Iti twmar,
>>>
>>>  so-kai
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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