This is interesting. I always thought there were some Hindus without a caste assigned. Hence the term 'caste Hindus'. I suspect there may also be some Hindus who 'lost' their caste - for reasons like Xat Xagor paar hwa or goru kwhua (albeit belaiti). :)
Anyway, for whatever reason, I must have lost mine somewhere over the Atlantic. For the rest, hopefully they have their castes intact. :) On 9/15/05, mayur bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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! 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