[Assam] Oxomiya bhaxar utpotti

Wed Jun 2 07:46:45 PDT 2010

> *** That is why I ask if our friends can produce proof of bizarre 
> things manufactured
> and attributed to me, no doubt because of this darned memory thang :-).
> 

Loss of memory will be my defense until I find some direct quotes, not that I certainly would have them or would want to involve somebody else in this argument :), but it has been implied many a times here, C'da. 

> Where did you and Ram go?

We went to Nice, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, London, Salisbury (for the Stonehenge), of which we found Barcelona and Nice the best. The Church of the Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona was more fascinating for me than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, I wish it was maintained better, didn't like the wraps around on certain parts of the tower. We had a nice dinner there, though we had to come back three times even after we reserved a table. BTW, not that I am a wine connoisseur of any sort, but I think Sangria is a fabulous and the world's best drink. :)

More later...

> From: cmahanta at gmail.com
> To: assam at assamnet.org
> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:52:28 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Assam] Oxomiya bhaxar utpotti
> 
> *** It's OK, A. Memory is a funny thing. It tends to get tinged. Not 
> just that, it can even turn things
> on their heads, like color-reversal in photography. Or making night 
> out of day. Or turning:
> 
> >> The Oxomiya language has come of its own, with contributions of many,
> >> including the Sanskrit language.
> 
> 
> into
> 
> >is then when you learnt that Assamese and Sanskrit are not related, 
> C'da?
> 
> 
> *** That is why I ask if our friends can produce proof of bizarre 
> things manufactured
> and attributed to me, no doubt because of this darned memory thang :-).
> 
> 
> *** Welcome back home and to assamnet. I just hope people will keep 
> the fireworks going.
> Where did you and Ram go?
> 
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> On Jun 1, 2010, at 10:22 PM, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
> 
> >
> > About Assamese and Sanskrit - perhaps my memory was clouded due to 
> > some mails like the one below, C'da?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your wishes. We did have a great trip, though I could 
> > never leave Assam(Net) for more than a day or so :), but ultimately 
> > it's just great to be home.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: cmahanta at gmail.com
> >> To: assam at assamnet.org
> >> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:53:18 -0500
> >> Subject: Re: [Assam] Jatiyo Abhidhan
> >>
> >> I agree completely.
> >>
> >> Simplification is always a good move. And we ought not to be
> >> apologists for Sanskritic
> >> ways of pronouncing or spelling Oxomiya words. There is no reason for
> >> it.
> >> The Oxomiya language has come of its own, with contributions of many,
> >> including
> >> the Sanskrit language. But it has no need to pay homage to ways of
> >> using the
> >> language that have long disappeared among its users.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mar 26, 2010, at 7:41 AM, Rajen Barua wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks.
> >>>
> >>> I will have a discussion with Dr Sharma to know more details when
> >>> things will setlle down.
> >>>
> >>> Dr Sharma did his doctorate under Dr Hiren Gohain who wrote a very
> >>> impartial article on the debate on the dictionary.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> All these Assamese (and Bengali also I think) dictionaries lack
> >>> hints for pronunciation like they have in English dictionaries. As a
> >>> result many Assamese wrongly think that there are difference of
> >>> pronunciation between prothom SO and ditiyo SO, dontiyo TO and
> >>> murdhyonio TO, etc. Assamese word spellings are just for the sake of
> >>> spellings somewhat like the English language. These have no relation
> >>> to actual word pronunciation. I donot think Jatiyo Obhidhan has
> >>> incorporated any pronunciation tips either which is what we need. In
> >>> Assamese, we take the pronunciation of a word for granted. The
> >>> problem arises when some smart Assamese think that we should
> >>> pronounce the letters like in Sanskrit or Hindi which Assamese is
> >>> not. Dr. Golok Ch Goswami also suggested that Assamese dictionaries
> >>> should have pronunciation tips. This is something, a new dictionary
> >>> should go for. That will eliminate lot of confusion.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> It is pathetic that the university students are burning the
> >>> dictionary instead of coming up with constructive suggestions.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Rajen Barua
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:24:29 +0530
> >>>> From: uttamborthakur at yahoo.co.in
> >>>> To: assam at assamnet.org
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Assam] Jatiyo Abhidhan
> >>>>
> >>>> Rajen Da,
> >>>>
> >>>> I find your views on the above subject very reasonable. I would
> >>>> like to hear
> >>>> more from you on this to remain impartial academically.
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