That's sure Ram da... whenever there is some bondha, restaurants did a very good business specially after 5PM because bandhs are till 5O' clock only. So what shall I explain... are we really worried about bandhs???? Are the problems really solved after declaring bandhs???
FYI till now in 9months assam had faced more than 100bandhs as a whole not to say so called BLT area bandhs, Karbi area bandhs, Mising area bandhs ................. Regards Pranjal "The Difference Between Dreams and Accomplishments is Purely Desire" -----Original Message----- From: Ram Sarangapani [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 7:38 PM To: Chan Mahanta Cc: PRANJAL SONOWAL; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Assam] A forgotten civil war in northeastern India C'da, > to figure out the causes of this uniquely Indian phenomenon of closing > things down in Bondhos. And one would think such "Indian" phenomena would not influence the Assamese (as you often lead us to believe), least of all the ULFA. Ain't it surprising, that ULFA, the great saviors of Assam, seems to be the one that takes the lead in making sure Assam is kept from developing, be it bandhs, murders, kidnappings, threats, and vitiating any semblence of a business culture. As for figuring out the "causes" for every incident can only cause a state or country to go into huge losses, thereby creating more causes for future bandhs. As we have often discussed in this net, bandhs cause huge financial losses, loss in areas of development and growth, loss in wages for 'hazira' workers. But why should ULFA or any of the other bondho organizers ever care? One recent report said that since 1970, Assam has lost 40 crore Rs. just on bandhs. Its really good to know that Assam has that much money to throw around. >, why don't you try to look into the causes of this phenomenon? As if that would solve the urge to call for a bandho at the drop of a hat. And have any of the bandhs ever redressed any cause/problem? C'da, get used to it, people love bandhos. These are the extra holidays. The only thing that is now needed, is for the organizers to make sure restaurants, cinemas, entertainment, and transportation is open, so that people can enjoy go out, instead of being cooped up inside their homes. That will make bandhos really enjoyable. BTW: How many bondhos has Assam had this year? Would be surprised if the number were fewer than 64 days. Thats a rough calculation, as one would expect the bandhs declared at a steady clip of 2 days a week. The hurricane in New Orleans is another valid cause to declare a bandh in Assam. Its a good cause as any. --Ram On 9/5/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Pranjal: > > I am quite amazed by the inability of uncommon people, like members of this > net, some of the most accomplished , enlightened and fortunate of the world, > to figure out the causes of this uniquely Indian phenomenon of closing > things down in Bondhos. > > Without going into the reasons for their befuddlement and resultant > bemoaning of the matter ( it could give so many of my good friends here > anther round of heart-burns) day in and day out, why don't you try to look > into the causes of this phenomenon? If you all could understand why it > happens, then you might be able to suggest some solutions. > > Does that make sense? > > I know participants might be hard to come by. I mean serious ones that is. > Of course there will always be those, who, when they hear something they > don't like, instead of offering alternative or better explanations, would > cast aspersions on the messenger with nefarious ulterior motives--such as > the destruction of India. > > But if you need one, you can count on me to join you in attempting to > dissect this deep dark mystery, which, some seem to think is an uniquely > Assamese problem, and a genetically pre-ordained one. But I can assure you, > that explanation is a product of an idle mind, stifled in its queries, by a > self imposed line on the proverbial sand--or Lokhmon Rekha if you prefer, > crossing of which could cause severe damage to their political > predilections. Sometimes I wonder if this is a genetically destined > condition. > > Regardless, people like you ought not to shy away from digging > deeper,regardless of what you may find, because that is the only way to > find solutions. > > Would you agree? > > > cm > > > > > > > > > > > > At 10:08 AM +0530 9/5/05, PRANJAL SONOWAL wrote: > Is it necessary to call for BANDH against the killing of ULFA veteran Rabin > Handique by alleged Security forces??? ULFA has called for 12hrs Assam Bandh > on 8th Sept. How when they will understand the real problems of common > people????? > > > Regards > Pranjal > > "The Difference Between Dreams and Accomplishments is Purely Desire" > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of umesh sharma > Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 1:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Assam] A forgotten civil war in northeastern India > > Yes it is a good balanced article showing excesses by the army and the > terror of the militants/terrorists. Not much is mentioned about development > in the region or lack thereof. > > Umesh > > Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for sharing it Neep. > > About time the world got a glimpse of India's abiding shame. > > cm > > > > > > > > > > > At 2:13 PM +0000 9/3/05, Neep Hazarika wrote: > >http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/02/news/india.php > > > > > > > >--- > >Neep Hazarika > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >assam mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > ________________________________ > > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! > Security Centre. > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
