Dear Mayur:
Thanks for the information about Sanjoy
Hazarika's Book "The Rites of Passage" on the illegal immigration issue from
Bangladesh.
I did not know about that book till
Sanjoy Hazarika told me this time about this book when I met him. I
felt guilty and told Mr Hazarika that I was sorry that I did not know about
his book and promised to read it as soon as I can buy a copy. I was also
surprised that I never heard of the book nor have seen any discussion of the
book written on such a sensitive and hot issue concerning Assam.
I donot know if I was the only one who did not know about the book.
However, I told him that one of the
main problem of Assam is that majority of the Assamese people have a 'Hobo
Diok' type of apathy even for the big issues concerning Assam. We complain
about the problem but I think we are actually not concerned about the problems.
We hardly discuss about our problems. We only complain and that too
when someone points out the problems to us. The illegal immigration issue and
the Brahmaputra flood are two such issues.
What Sanjaoy Hazarika then told me in fact
surprised me and proved my point. He told me that his book 'The Rites of
Passage' has in the meantime been translated into Marathi and Hindi language. I
asked, what about Assamese. He told me, "No, it has not yet been translated into
Assamese, and have no idea in anybody is doing that'. Later I asked many people
in Assam who seem to be concerned about the problems of Assam. Most of
them have not heard about the book. No Assamese org has discussed the
book in public and nobody seem to know why it is not translated into Assamese
yet. I say a big Hobo Diok.
The 'Jatiotabadis' rightly complain
that we Assamese donot have a National feeling even as Assamese. We donot
have any National unity. Lakhminath Bezbarooah humouredly wrote, "Who says we
donot have 'ekota'? Yes we have 'ekota'. In case of 'ekota', we are 'ekwta'
'ekwta'.
I think we know our problem.
RB
----- Original Message -----
From: "mayur bora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 10:36
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Fwd: Study on Assam -Centre
for Policy Alternatives
>
> For the 2nd issue you have raised, you may go through
> the book 'Rites of Paasage' by Sanjoy Hazarika. I read
> the book some time back. It was probably published by
> Penguin India.
>
> Mayur
> Chandigarh
>
> --- Rajen Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Umesh:
> > Thanks for posting the Report and for the link to
> > the site. I congratulate the authors for preparing
> > such a report showing the state of things in black
> > and white. It seems to be a professional well
> > written Report on the perspective of development of
> > Assam and definitely we can discuss the details.
> > Looks like it is much needed Report which we needed
> > long back to know the truths.
> >
> > I am sure the report will be (and should be) used by
> > the people of Assam to gain grants from the center.
> >
> > But before that let me put my perspective on the
> > report.
> >
> > The Report proves my point which I have been stating
> > all along. Assamese donot know their problem. It is
> > a report written by non Assamese (again) to show the
> > Assamese, Halo Assamese you have problem. Why such
> > a report could not have been written by the
> > Assamese? Why everytime Assamese had to depend on
> > the Indians to tell them what is Assam's problem?
> > Does it show the poor state of our intellectual
> > resources of the Assamese?.
> >
> > I hope in the following two areas, the people of
> > Assam will produce some professional report before
> > some non Assamese do that.
> > 1) Perspective of the Brahmaputra Flood control
> > 2) The Illegal Immigration Issue from Bangladesh
> >
> > Best of luck to all
> >
> > RB
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: umesh sharma
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:56 AM
> > Subject: [Assam] Fwd: Study on Assam -Centre for
> > Policy Alternatives
> >
> >
> > shall we read and discuss?
> >
> > Umesh
> >
> > Centre for Policy Alternatives
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 06:57:06 +0100 (BST)
> > From: Centre for Policy Alternatives
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Study on Assam
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Rajen Barua
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > CC: m c mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
> > Dear Sirs
> > I am attaching with this mail a study on Assam
> > conducted by the Centre for Policy Alternatives. Mr.
> > Guruswamy and myself are the authors of the report.
> >
> > We hope you find the report both interesting and
> > useful and invite your comments/criticism on the
> > same.
> >
> > Best Wishes
> > Ronald Abraham
> >
> > PS: This report is also available online at:
> >
> >
> http://www.cpasind.com/reports/13-Left-Behind-Case-Study-Assam.pdf
> >
> > Other studies by our Center are also available
> > at www.cpasind.com.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Mukul-da,
> >
> > I am glad that you have taken the initiative
> > in introducing me to Mr Guruswamy. I am currently in
> > Washington and can stay here till June 2006. I am
> > planning to work with poor kids -in school education
> > -across the globe.
> >
> > I am no expert on economic development issue -
> > but I do agree that Assam's economy has gone down -
> > after independence -as per eco. data - most likely
> > due to carving out of separate nations from British
> > India - such as Burma, Bangladesh etc -which closed
> > trade routes an markets.
> >
> > It is likely that Assamese businessment - then
> > as now - were not skilled in identifying other
> > markets -- they can (and could) try to follow
> > Japan's shinig example - which has no resources of
> > its own -except the human resource. Japan is an
> > inspiration for any nation which need to adapt to
> > changing circumstances. Japan rose from the ashes in
> > 30 years, Assam sank during the same period.
> >
> > Negotiations can provide some room for
> > movement but can Assam based individuals reinvent
> > their working - Japan style. Negotiations cannot
> > replace the footwork needed to establish a strong
> > economy in Assam. I wonder how barren Rajasthan or
> > Japan are managing.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Umesh
> >
> > mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Umesh Dear,
> >
> > You need to get close to a powerful
> > (literally and figuratively)ex-Harvard man -Mohan
> > Guruswamy- who heads a top Central Govt organisation
> > -"Centre for Policy Alternatives".Tell him if you
> > want to work with him. His E-mail Id is above.
> >
> > He was here 2 weeks back and spoke on one
> > thing only --"Assam had been cheated all these
> > years-why don't you go and negotiate?"
> >
> > Look who is talking!
> >
> > mm
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > From: umesh sharma
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter:
> > Redefining Economic Downturns -ofAssam since 1947??
> > Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 02:26:00 +0100
> > (BST)
> >
> >
> >
> > At India's independence Assam's per capita
> > income was 40% above All India Average -- now it is
> > 30% below. Is it any kind of economic downturn - due
> > to - break up of British empire in India - separate
> > Burma, Bangladesh etc. - and is it due to lack of
> > access -to Bangladesh & SE Asia trade routes, ports
> > and industries etc? Any remedy?
> >
> > Situation has been addressed at length -
> > by Sanjib-da Baruah earlier in a paper I read once
> > on the net by him. Any comments on possible -
> > political and entrepreneurial solutions?
> >
> > Umesh
> >
> >
> >
> > HBS Working Knowledge
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:54:03 -0400
> > (EDT)
> > From: HBS Working Knowledge
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Newsletter: Redefining Economic
> > Downturns
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
> > Redefining Economic Downturns
> > HBS Alumni Achievement Awards 2005
> > Turning on the Tap: Is Water the Next
> > Oil?
> > Readers Respond: What's the Future of
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> > Stever Robbins: Making it Right with
> > Wronged Employees
> >
> > Plus: Book and Web reports
> > ========================
> >
> > NEW ON THE SITE
> > Redefining Economic Downturns
> >
> > http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=5047&t=finance
> >
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