[Assam] About the name Assam

[kamal deka]

I do agree

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Rajen & Ajanta Barua
<barua25 at hotmail.com>wrote:

> Dear Choudhury:
> Since you are new to the Assam net, please know that in this net we discuss
> and debate all kinds of intelligent intellectual issues.
> Please don't take anything personally in assam net. Here we do friendly
> intellectual hot debates all the time. Kamal, me, Ramgopal, Dilip, Chandan,
> Wahid and many others are friends, and actually many of us live in same city
> Houston as friends. But in hot issues we do heated debates and try to thrash
> out truths for the sake of the community. We understand that sometime the
> truths hurt.
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> When Kamal wrote us as 'neophyte historians' we do not take it personally.
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> When I wrote, "There are many ignorant educated people in Assam."
> Or " There are again some educated intellectuals with different agendas."
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> It is same as the statement "There are many educated corrupt people in
> Assam".
> I am sure that statement would not mean that all the people of Assam are
> corrupt by any stretch of imagination. On the other hand if I make this
> statement, many will support me.
>  These do not anyway mean that we are blaming all the people of Assam. Nor
> does it mean that people living outside Assam are superior or better. Many
> from Assam take part here. We never write thinking the people of Assam as
> different from us.
>  I wrote I wrote in similar vein.
> I am sorry if I somehow hurt yours or anybody's feeling. But frankly
> speaking that is the flavor and beauty of Assam net.
> The net is doing a great service to the Assamese community for many many
> years now.
> I also want to clarify that this is not Friends of Assam net which is
> different. You may be confused for some reason.
> Regards
>
> Rajen Barua
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> From: Choudhary, H. N. - AMW - MUM
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 11:29 AM
> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world
> Cc: rc2559 at columbia.edu
>  Subject: Re: [Assam] About the name Assam
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> Dear All,
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> Having read the mails and communications on the subject  "about the name
> of Assam",
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> I feel that the debate on the subject has become acrimonious and
> somewhat personal.
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> No one can clam fame to become a historian overnight by writing an
> article on a historical topic. It is also not appropriate to call them
> "neophyte historians" as they may not deserve the accolade.
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> If I have to give my comments on the following remarks:
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> "There are many ignorant educated people in Assam. There are again some
> educated intellectuals with different agendas."
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> -- I will like to reserve my comments.
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> Please exercise restraint and caution on commenting poorly on the whole
> of Assam or Assamese people.
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> Your geographical location outside Assam (in USA or elsewhere) does not
> confer the right to make un-parliamentary
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> comments on the people in Assam.
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> These are sensitive issues.
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> I am a recent addition to the group.
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> I have served for many years in the Army and now in an Indian corporate.
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> Having he advantage to experienced the best traditions of our culture
> and a mix of British culture,
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> I could suggest that views and opinions need not "hurt" anyone. Please
> show tolerance.
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> If we follow that in the Friends of Assam, we will remain friends.
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> I request both parties  to cool off.
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> There is too much heat at the moment.
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> Regards,
>
> Col Hemen N Choudhary
>
> W Sea Face
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> Mumbai
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: assam-bounces at assamnet.org [mailto:assam-bounces at assamnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Rajen Barua
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 6:51 PM
> To: assamnet
> Subject: Re: [Assam] About the name Assam
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> Why would Mr Wahid confront anybody?
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> What Prof Amalendu Gauha wrote about 'Ha-Sam' was not based on his own
> research work. He simply borrowed the writing from Mr Baden Powell even
> without quoting Mr Powell. I also wrote about the word 'Ha-Sam' in my
> article  but I quoted Mr Baden Powell. Also Prof Guha was writing based
> on his communistic outlook, not much as history of the word Assam.
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> Let people read Mr. Wahid's writings and confront him if they have any
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> Rajen Barua
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> > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:03:37 -0500
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> > From: kjit.deka at gmail.com
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> > To: assam at assamnet.org
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> > Subject: [Assam] About the name Assam
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> > I am wondering what prevents Mr.Saleh from confronting people like
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> > Prof.Priyam Goswami of Gauhati University or Prof.Amalendu Guha with
> his
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> > newly-found Dutch document which will certainly make them
> laughter-evoking
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> > buffoons for being so ignorant about Assam's history ?
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> > KJD
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