----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:52
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam is for
Assamese
>I just wanted to show that
'Assam for Assamese' theme simply does not work whichever way we look at
it.
*** That is YOUR opinion, and you are entitled to it.
You started off with saying you do not agree with Sumanta's " I donot necessarily support his Assam
for Assamese Jatiotabadi writings. "
> In my opinion,
Sumanta would not have interpreted the definition of 'Assamese' the
way Chandan did.
But you NEVER told us WHAT his 'jatiyotabadi' writings proposed or
included. You are the one who was privy to what Sumanta had in mind. Or are
YOU guessing here?
Since you would NOT tell us what Sumanta had in mind I provided you with
my OWN interpretation, which you had trouble comprehending.
That is because you could not differentiate between the concepts of
nationality and ethnicity, It is that 'damned English language problem', not
just with yourself, but you have company I know.
Would you argue with the concept of India for Indians? And if you would
not, it is exactly the same for Assam for the Assamese. And, of necessity, it
assumes
an Assamese Nation ( as in the Indian Nation), and it includes a diverse
milieu of ethnicities.
What you cannot handle is the concept of an Assamese Nation. As a result
you went about attributing weird meanings to what I wrote when I submitted
myself to your inquisition with the hope of aiding you with your profoundly
muddled thinking process.
>In my opinion we should try
to avoid using the word for political purpose,
*** Why? Because it holds the connotation of an Assamese Nation? Or for
some other reason, like a problem with the English language?
>and only definition
which will work for Assamese is this: ALL THE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ASSAM ARE
>ASSAMESE.
*** You do deserve a NOVEL prize foe discovering it and enlightening
humanity with it.
>While keeping
this definition, Assam should ask for cultural protection
*** From WHOM? Who has the RIGHT to take it away from Assam to begin
with, so that Assam has to begging for it from someone else?
And WHY has that NEED arisen?
When you can answer that, you can understand the need for the concept of
an Assamese Nation.
But I won't hold my breath.
