or blinkers, eh??? Or may be the spin was happening so fast it cannot be stopped??? :-)
--- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Dilli was not even in the picture here. Are we > getting a little > >paranoid or defensive here? :) > > > > *** Neither. Merely drawing upon recent experiences. > :-) > > > > > > > > At 4:29 PM -0500 9/22/05, Alpana B. Sarangapani > wrote: > > >> IF that hurts Assam > > > > >*** That is where the controversy lies. > Obviously it is a > >debatable and debated subject. Some >wouldn't take > a stand, yet > >would make vague charges against others who do. Why > should > >the >people of Assam not be able to decide what > hurts or what helps? > >Why should anyone buy the >notion that Dilli or its > apologists alone > >knows what is best for Assam? > > > >I meant (with my simplistic mind or explanation, as > you would put) > >'hurt' in the literal sense - like our discussion - > does it stop > >employment, or does it kill innocent citizens - > does it stop the > >ones living in Assam from starting a school for the > poor - does it > >stop the fortunate ones living in Assam to set up a > common tube-well > >in a village that he once belonged to? we can go > on... > > > >Dilli was not even in the picture here. Are we > getting a little > >paranoid or defensive here? :) > > > > > > > >From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam Srength > >Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:23:07 -0500 > > > >blockquote, dl, ul, ol, li > {padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;} > >I too agree with Jayanta, Alpana. Very well said > indeed. > > > > > >Except in: > > > > > > > IF that hurts Assam > > > >*** That is where the controversy lies. Obviously > it is a debatable > >and debated subject. Some wouldn't take a stand, > yet would make > >vague charges against others who do. Why should the > people of Assam > >not be able to decide what hurts or what helps? > Why should anyone > >buy the notion that Dilli or its apologists alone > knows what is > >best for Assam? > > > >Mayur's stand here is commendable. What better way > to put to rest > >the speculations and the propaganda than thru a > free and fair > >referendum, after a period of free public debate on > the matter? > >More so when the supporters of the status-quo spare > no words in > >singing the praises of democracy? How much more > >un-democratic can one get in opposing such a > democratic-to-the-core process? > > > >More later. > > > >c-da > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >At 11:39 AM -0500 9/22/05, Alpana B. Sarangapani > wrote: > > > >An honest, hardworking YET poor farmer from a > village could > >blame the ones living in a concrete (or Assam-type) > building in > >a city in Assam, equally, saying:- > > > >How could you afford to communicate with THEM > diaspora, using a > >computer that costs about Rs. 20,000/? Or Rs. 25/ > (or however much!) > >an hour to sit in an internet cafe to communicate > with them? > > > >How could you even go to school, to be an expert in > all these > >things, when I had to plough the land, give half of > the harvest to > >someone who owns the land - though thats not the > law anymore, carry > >water from a pond two blocks away, make my children > sleep under the > >bed when it rains, so they won't catch cold from > the rain water, > >waste months going to the river banks looking for > 'Ikora' or the > >bamboo pieces (I don't have them grown right here > in my backyard) to > >mend the "four walls" - the 'baahor-bera' to > protect my children > >from the cold air in the winter season - let alone > the harm that > >any intruder may cause? > > > >And yes, the diasopora need to stop talking about > the possible > >things that they may/want to do for Assam IF that > hurts Assam. > > > >Thus the blame game goes on. What is new? > > > >Also, Utpal, it is good to know that the people > that do not write in > >these forums are spending their spare time doing > good for > >Assam. Yeah, right! That is the ONLY alternative > that they find to > >writing here. > > > >And yes, it is also an advantage to have a rich > family background so > >that you don't need to bother about anything but > spend your entire > >savings helping everybody - all you need is a 'big > heart', isn't it?? > > > > > > > >From: mrinal talukdar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: mrinal talukdar > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [Assam] Assam Srength > >Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 06:13:42 +0530 > >>Dear Assamese Diaspora > >> > >>The strength of the Assamese is that they feel > about Assam, express > >>concern about Assam and talk big about Assam only > after leaving their > >>beloved state for greener pasture and then spend > one hour each day > >>trying to improve Assam through Internet from > their air conditioned > >>room, eating Hamburger or KFC. > >> > >>The weakness is that they see everything forign is > very good. I am > >>inviting the Assamese diaspora.. Come back, fight > the heat and dust > >>and then express your love and work for Assam. If > you can not stop > >>thinking about Assam. Do something rater than > wasting your energy > >>blogging. > >> > >>When you talk of pebicite or self rule, I feel > pity for all of you > >>beacsue you are still in Utopian dream of flying > someday to new nation > >>called Assam from New Jersy or New york. > >> > === message truncated ===> _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
