That,
Malabika, may be an instance of C-da trying to "make many people believe that the colour of the
blackboard is white" :-)
Santanu.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Malabika Brahma
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 2:25 PM
To: Chan Mahanta
Cc: assam@assamnet.org
Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam's Ancient Links with Mainland India>> unflattering physical attributes--you name it.That's a news ! I always thought the general consensus was quite the opposite :)
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi Mayur:
>>Secondly, I did not say anything about leaving assamnet.
I am glad to hear that :-).
> >At a personal level, I have high regard for Mahanta-da
>which is clearly exemplified in some of my earlier
>mails on assamnet. I appreciate his formidable
>analytical skills to make many people believe that the colour of the
>blackboard >is white.
*** Thanks much for the kind words. But obviously you have gone way
over with my abilities like making black appear white. In the past
people have called me assorted names, assigned ulterior motives,
tried to hurt me by citing my advancing age and unflattering physical
attributes--you name it. But attributing supernatural abilities is a
first. There has to be a far more credible and rational explanation
for it, don't you think? Allow me to give you a hint : How about
making just plain old common sense ? Is it possible :-)?
cm
At 9:53 AM -0800 11/14/05, mayur bora wrote:
>Dear Santanu-da
>
>Thank you for your kind words about my introduction. I
>was not exactly offended by that comparison by
>Dilip-da. I was no doubt amused and found the whole
>thing totally uncalled for. But as indicated now by
>Mahanta-da about some past episodes of impersonation
>on assamnet, I feel it might have been an outcome of
>that.
>
>Secondly, I did not say anything about leaving
>assamnet. I want to leave the debate on sovereignty
>purely on a temporary basis till the blueprint is
>offered by someone for a threadbare discussion. With
>all the humility at my command, I wish to state that I
>write only when some issue touches my heart and
>inspires me to pour out my feelings. I will keep on
>doing that.
>
>At a personal level, I have high regard for Mahanta-da
>which is clearly exemplified in some of my earlier
>mails on assamnet. I appreciate his formidable
>analytical skills to make many people believe that the
>colour of the blackboard is white. It is always a
>pleasure to have a debate in general on assamnet and
>with Mahanta-da in particular. I don't intend to
>deprive me of that pleasure so easily.
>
>Take care.
>
>Mayur
>
>--- "Roy, Santanu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>> Dear Mayur:
>>
>> Please don't be offended by Dilip-da comparing you
>> to a comet or a shadow. He means well.
>>
>> Fact is that you write very well and many on this
>> net, who are not active right now, find your
>> arguments extremely relevant and laud your ability
>> to articulate them with intellectual honesty.
>> Perhaps, they want to see you write more often
>> (which is understandably time consuming). In any
>> case, please keep writing - as often as you can -
>> and not necessarily about sovereignty.
>>
>> Take care -
>>
>> Santanu-da.
>>
>> To other netters: Mayur is very real, a former
>> student of economics from my own college in Delhi
>> (much younger than me, of course) & now managing a
>> major public sector bank in Chandigarh. Its a
>> pleasure to have him on the net.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mayur bora [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Mon 11/14/2005 10:28 PM
>> To: Dilip/Dil Deka; Roy, Santanu; Chan Mahanta;
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Cc: assam@assamnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam's Ancient Links with
>> Mainland India
>>
>>
>> My knowledge about science in general and astronomy
>> in
>> particular is extremely poor. Even then I could not
>> resist the temptation of asking the gentleman about
>> the logic of comparing me to a comet as I joined
>> assamnet only during August 2005. Does any comet
>> keep
>> on coming and vanishing so frequently ? Secondly I
>> don't have a misplaced sense of importance about
>> myself to think that I am trying to light the
>> bright
>> sky of assamnet. What I have been trying for the
>> last
>> few months is to share my concern on many issues
>> pertaining to Assam and to look for at least a
>> couple
>> of solutions in a collective and consensual way. Mr
> > Deka might have missed many of our (Mahanta -da's
>> and
>> mine) earlier mails on similar kind of issues. But
>> what have we achieved so far ? Now I have decided
>> not
>> to give counter arguments due to the following
>> reasons.
>>
>> 1) We are becoming more and more theoretical
>> 2) Paucity of time at my side to indulge in
>> something
>> with no workable solution at sight
>> 3) Gradual turning of the whole issue into some
>> kind
>> of one-upmanship
> > 4) Last but not the least, Mahanta-da's increasing
>> inclination to answer any question with a question
>>
>> I am very happy if he or for that matter any one in
>> the assamnet has a realistic blueprint for sovereign
>> Assam. I have all the best wishes for them to
>> translate their dreams into reality in future.
>> However
>> till the time that blueprint is not shared on a
>> common
>> platform for any meaningful debate, no one can
>> prevent
>> me from taking any such claim from any one including
>> Mahanta - da with a handful (not with a pinch) of
>> salt.
>>
>>
>> Mayur
>>
>> --- Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>
>> > Santanu,
>> > First of all I apologize to everyone for copying a
>> > personal mail to Assamnet. It was meant to be only
>> > for Chandan Mahanta since he was trying so hard to
>> > get a response from Mayur Bora and it looked to me
>> > Mayur Bora was like a comet. He lit up the skies
>> of
>> > Assamnet for a short while and vanished. We have
>> had
>> > so many shadows come and go in Assamnet, I felt
>> here
>> > is another. I of course hope that Mayur Bora is a
>> > real person and he will continue to participate in
>> > Assamnet. We know for sure that Bidyut Kakati is
>> an
>> > assumed name just like Dr. Tilok Hatimuriya and
>> > Dipankar Pungta were (R.I.P).
>> >
>> > Prasenjit,
>> > This has nothing to do with unity or disunity.
>> Mine
>> > was a simple observation and a simple query to my
>> > friend Chandan Mahanta. It is unfortunate that
>> > Assamnet's name remained when I deleted the other
>> > names from the original mail.
>> > Despite occasional flare up that you see in this
>> > net, in general the discussions are civil compared
>> > to many other nets I have seen.
>> >
>> > So stay calm and participate in the discussions as
>> > your time allows. Pseudonames though distracting
>> > will not alter the course.
>> >
>> > Dilip Deka
>> >
>>
>=======================================================================================
>> > "Roy, Santanu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>> > Dilip-da:
>> > Why do you think Mayur Bora is a shadow?
>> > Santanu.
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of
>> > Dilip/Dil Deka
>> > Sent: Mon 11/14/2005 4:05 AM
>> > To: Chan Mahanta
>> > Cc: assam@assamnet.org
>> > Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam's Ancient Links with
>> > Mainland India
>> >
>> > Nulu,
>> > Mayur Bora, I think, is a shadow just like Bidyut
>> > Kakati. Another impersonation. Do you have any
>> > inkling who it could be?
>> > Dilip
>> >
>> > Chan Mahanta wrote:
>> > Hi Mayur:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I was looking forward to getting some specific
>> > answers to all the questions I asked you about
>> your
>> > charges of my various 'specious' arguments, about
>> > the excessive nature of my analyses, about how
>> > Indian governance is helping reduce the rifts
>> > between the many indigenous people-your primary
>> > concern about Assam, how you justify that as a
>> > reason AGAINST Assam's sovereignty aspirations, so
>> > on and so forth.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Since you failed to answer any of them other than
>> > repeat your opinions, will it be fair for us to
>> > conclude that those were merely your fancy words
>> and
>> > that there was no substance to them, that you
>> don't
>> > know why you make those charges and comments and
>> > deliver those opinions ? And if you do not agree,
>> > will you explain why?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Yes, I will be pleased to explain the disarray in
>> > Assam's management and how they are rooted in the
>> > dysfunctional Indian governance. However, that is
>> > not to be construed as the people in charge of
>> Assam
>> > governance have no responsibility at all, like
> > some
>> > of our friends here assume, as soon as we discuss
>> > the Indian governmental roots of the problems, and
>> > get all very excited. They too are accountable.
>> >
>> >
>> > The question however is HOW do you hold them
>> > accountable? How do you change things? I presume
>> you
>> > too do not like what you see. But what is YOUR
>> plan,
>> > and how do you see MORE of the same being better
>> > than changes and reforms under a sovereign Assam
> > > govt.?
>> >
>> >
>> > Many of our Markhowa ( Markin Kharkhowa) peers,
>> with
>>
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>
>
>
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