>>> I have trouble with Asom . What in the heck is it, khai-ne-kaanot-pindhe'? How is it pronounced? Like perhaps as in Atom ? You didn't mean Oxom here did you :-)?
Also, the example really has nothing to do with what a kharkhowa emigre can contribute or not to Assam's welfare.<<<< Buise Chandanda bulu bidexot thaki bapeke nijor dexor namtuo xudhokoi likhibo nuwara holu.I guess, I am influenced by The Editorial Board of The Sentinel :-) I tried ' oxom' first followed by' Axam' but those did't click.Nothing could convince them save ASOM. The Oxomiya emegres should set their house in order first by teaching thier mother-tongue to their children before embarking upon ambitious project of preserving Oxomiya culter,heritage and language.I JUST DON'T GET IT.And that is the pertinence here. By the way,at no point did I say that the NRA's are not allowed to speak about thier American experince.They can spend decade talking about that but the impact will be short-lived ( FLASH IN THE PAN ).One must remind them that there are vast differences between the two systems of governance.Allow me to give you an example.In American system,the entire state is geared to assist a person who wants to be an enterpreuner,whereas in Indian system the person will be made to run from pillar to post to get even a small thing done.He must carrot every single official to advance his file.Unless the entire system of governance is overhauled in Assam,nothing will work and for which a new brigade of leaders should be in order. Kamal On 7/8/08, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You do speak some truth here Kamal. I agree there have been such > 'experts', not only lecturing Assam, but also giving Assam's > know-nothing and do-nothing governments 'expert advice', heaven only > knows for what. > > > >( looking at their occupational profile and expertise level ), > > **** That is an accurate observation. Not necessarily an universal > truth--there ARE exceptions, but as a rule it stands. > > > > >Our coffee-table > >discussion may go on and on but nothing significant/ good will come out of > it. > > > **** But I disagree on the above and also about: > > > >particularly keeping American > scenario at the backdrop) > > > If NRAs from America speak about their experiences in America or > about what they learnt in America, that is NOT irrelevant. Not all > talk also is 'lecturing' --we have to be careful with the words and > phrases we use to characterize them, just as RAs like Swapnil do too. > The point is that we must be careful about making broad-brush > judgements culled from tiny samples. I realize that is a part of the > desi-culture that most of us still suffer from, not just RAs, NRAs > too. > > > > >The Asomiya emigres don't teach their descendants how to > >speak their native language and the same Asomiyas talk of soaking Asomiya > ' > nisukoni geet' in salt and vinegar for preservation-----just in case > !!! A strange lot indeed. > > > **** I have trouble with Asom . What in the heck is it, > khai-ne-kaanot-pindhe'? How is it pronounced? Like perhaps as in Atom > ? You didn't mean Oxom here did you :-)? > > Also, the example really has nothing to do with what a kharkhowa > emigre can contribute or not to Assam's welfare. > > > > > > > At 10:58 PM -0500 7/7/08, kamal deka wrote: > >The piece written by Swapnil Bharali,although not a scholarly one,can't be > >dismissed as an infantile outburst nor can we brush aside some of his > points > >as tripe. > >The annually-held jamboree of the NRA's in Guwahati and frequent descent > of > >some NRA's on Asom's soil,flaunting themselves to be ' experts' ( or > >projecting themselves to be Napoleon of economics ) must have set many > >natives thinking that their so-called 'rich' and 'expert cousins' are, in > >fact,capable of casting a magic spell in the economic and intellectual > >development of Asom.I have felt a compulsive urge to demolish this > myth.And > >I would do that in a separate piece. > > > >The fact remains that the members of the Asomiya diaspora,living thousands > >of miles away ( looking at their occupational profile and expertise level > ), > >will not be able to make any significant dent in the area of Asom's > >economic/intellectual firmament.At the end of the day,it is the native > >Asomiyas who have to look after their own interest.Our coffee-table > >discussion may go on and on but nothing significant/ good will come out of > >it. > > > >In my humble opinion,delivering lectures ( particularly keeping American > >scenario at the backdrop) by some NRA's in Asom or putting out occasional > >statements by the same tribe in regard to Asom,s plight,can be seen as a > >flash in the pan.The Asomiya emigres don't teach their descendants how to > >speak their native language and the same Asomiyas talk of soaking Asomiya > ' > >nisukoni geet' in salt and vinegar for preservation-----just in case !!! A > >strange lot indeed. > > > >KJ Deka,Sugarland,Texas > >_______________________________________________ > >assam mailing list > >assam@assamnet.org > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
