I don't know what is the textbook or sociological definition of caste hindu. But I am clear what I meant by that. Caste Hindus are those those Assamese Speakers who do not belong to the Scheduled tribes. But whether SCs and OBCs are part of that or outside that group can be open to further debate.
Mayur --- Malabika Brahma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am totally clueless as well. Hence the question > mark (caste hindu ?) > > > > Prasenjit Chetia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Who are caste Hindu ? Sorry no offence intended out > of my ignorance, but I searched google without any > reasonable descrption. > > Prasenjit > > > On 9/15/05, Malabika Brahma > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ram da and > Mayur, > > By the way, that was Utpal using Malabika's Assamner > email id, where we receieve all Assamnet emails. > > Mayur, I would like to assure you that I was not > really bogged down by the particular word > "Mainstream" . I myself is half Bodo and half > Assamese (caste Hindu ?) and married to an Assamese > (again Caste Hindu?) from Nagaon. > > In response to Ram da's note > > >> I have not heard dominant cultures others being > clubbed together as parallel streams. > > I would say that may be a time has come when we > change the mindset. A time has come when we > recognize that the key to harmony lies in > recognizing plurality with equal status/honor as a > fact of life. > > Only if we could instill that notion of parallel > streams with mutual respect and understanding > amongst India/Assam's different > religions/regions/languages/cultures, we could do > away with a lot of ethnic/regional conflicts that we > are so used to seeing. > > Thanks > > Utpal Brahma > urlington, NJ > > > > Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Malabika, > > >What is mainstream anyway ? > > After reading Mayur's explanation (and your > concerns) I feel Mayur is right here. > > The term 'mainstream' may not be the right word, but > how would you for example, describe the American > culture? > Here for example, Whites/Causian are 'mainstream' > and others like American Indians or Blacks are not. > Does that mean that American Indian culture is 'sub' > of the mainstream or the African Amer. of the > Whites. I don't know. > > In the US,if Causians are refered to as the > Mainstream and Indian Americans (like us) as not > Mainstream, would not ruffle my feathers. I know > we are not 'sub' anything of Causians. We are just > small in numbers. > > I have not heard dominant cultures others being > clubbed together as parallel streams. > > Hope you guys are doing great. How is Utpal? > > --Ram da > > > > > > > > On 9/14/05, Malabika Brahma > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > 1. Alienation of tribal people from the mainstream > due > to the cavalier attitude shown by caste Hindu > Assamese. This has resulted in disunity and a sense > of > mutual mistrust among different tribes. (I am a > caste > Hindu myself > > > > What is mainstream anyway ? Just like the Cow-Belt > culture can not be a Mainstream culture in India, > the Culture practised by the Assamese speakers in > Brahmaputra valley is not considered MainStream by > other speakers, for example Bodo. These are > different stream, one is not "SUB" to another. What > is needed between the 2 streams is appreciation and > respect. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > 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 > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > How much free photo storage do you get? Store your > holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get > Yahoo! Photos > > > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > -- > Prasenjit Chetia > Atlanta, GA > > --------------------------------- > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
