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- From: ah724@yfn.ysu.edu (Sundara Pandian)
- Subject: Re: New newsgroup proposal : alt.culture.bengali
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- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 23:24:25 GMT
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- In a previous article, t60bss9@mp.cs.niu.edu (Bijoy Sagar) says:
- >
- >I am proposing the creation of a new newsgroup called alt.culture.bengali.
- >This newsgroup is intented to be a place to discuss Bengali language,
- >literature and other aspects of Bengali culture.
- >
- >Why another newsgroup?
- >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >
- >Bengali is a language spoken by the inhabitants of Bangladesh and three states
- >of India, namely Assam, Tripura and West Bengal. Soc.culture.bangladesh as
- >it currently exists, is a newsgroup for discussing the national concerns of
- >the population of Bangladesh and is not devoted to the discussion of Bengali
- >culture. Soc.culture.indian is another newsgroup which concerns the cultural
- >needs of all the Indians, but does not adequately represent the individual
- >needs of every Indian language/culture. A precedent of alt.culture.bengali
- >can be cited in the creation of alt.culture.kerala, alt.culture.andhra and soc.
- -------------------
- >culture.tamil, which were discussed to discuss the various aspects of the culture of those states.
-
- There is no `alt' group called `alt.culture.andhra', but there is a
- mainstream newsgroup called `soc.culture.indian.telugu'. Another precedent
- that you have not specified is `alt.culture.karnataka'.
-
- >
- >Why alt. heirarchy
- >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >
- >While I have enough indication for the interest in this group, at this stage
- >I am cautious enough to propose the group in the alt. heirarchy. If the
- >popularity demands otherwise, I will be willing to go through the pains of
- >establishing a soc. heirarchy for the newsgroup. Also, since this newsgroup
- >is mainly to discuss the aspect of the language more than the culture,
- >the alt. heirarchy is more appropriate than soc. heirarchy.
- >
- >Draft charter of the newsgroup
- >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >
- >This new newsgroup is mainly intented to discuss:
- >(a) The structure and construction of Bengali language
- >(b) growth of Bengali language in post-independent India
- >(c) The literature of Bengali people
- >(d) The men of letters.
- >(e) Bengali language and transliteration.
- >(f) Dialects, deviants and schools within the language.
- >(g) Other art media that use Bengali language.
- >(h) Bengali cultural institutions
- >(i) Politics of power and the language.
- >(j) Any other topic of relative merit and interest.
- >
- >
- >I hope I will receive a favorable response.
- >
- >- Bijoy Sagar
-
- I welcome the proposal of this newsgroup.
-
- --
- pax obiscum,
- sundara pandian
- ah724@yfn.ysu.edu
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-