[Assam] From the Sentinel -Letters to the Editor 17/05/2010

[Dilip and Dil Deka]

When we studied in Cotton Collegiate School, Guwahati, back in the early sixties, we were offered three lanuages for optional study - Arabic, Farsi and Sanskrit. A student could pick any. Latin was not offered. 
I distinctly remember that the Arabic teacher (who also substituted in Assamese class) asked me if I would be interested in learning Arabic. Sanskrit won over Arabic and Farsi in my case. I also remember the same teacher describing his Id-ul-Fitr celebration and the meal in a class
without any hesitation, as it should be. Will it happen in today's India?

Out of curiosity, I poked the internet and found some interesting articles on Sanskrit and Muslim scholars. In the attachment I have posted three articles. Hope you also find them interesting and inspiring.
Dilip Deka
Houston



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Xongoskritor jaat moril eibaar :-) !





On May 27, 2010, at 9:27 PM, UTTAM BORTHAKUR wrote:

> INAMUL ABDULLAH, Bori Dotora Village, Ghagrapar, near Nalbari, SECURED THE
> HIGHEST MARK (94%) in *SANSKRIT* in the Higher Secondary exam under SEBA. He
> got a LETTER in that subject in High School Leaving Certificate Exam.
> 
> On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 9:08 PM, UTTAM BORTHAKUR <uttamborthakur at yahoo.co.in
>> wrote:
> 
>> 
>>>>>>>> BTW, what is this DNA testing supposed to prove or disprove? This
>> 
>> sounds to me like a case of "olpo-bidya bhoyonkori".
>> 
>> 
>> ******* Our Manoj Das has a fairly good idea about its consequences. Manoj
>> please!
>> 
>> In Louisiana, I was interrogated by the police, as I looked like a Hispanic
>> to them. And they sniffed at the Pithaguri, I was carrying to a friend.
>> 
>> 
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