Dear Santanu-da Thank you for your kind words about my introduction. I was not exactly offended by that comparison by Dilip-da. I was no doubt amused and found the whole thing totally uncalled for. But as indicated now by Mahanta-da about some past episodes of impersonation on assamnet, I feel it might have been an outcome of that.
Secondly, I did not say anything about leaving assamnet. I want to leave the debate on sovereignty purely on a temporary basis till the blueprint is offered by someone for a threadbare discussion. With all the humility at my command, I wish to state that I write only when some issue touches my heart and inspires me to pour out my feelings. I will keep on doing that. At a personal level, I have high regard for Mahanta-da which is clearly exemplified in some of my earlier mails on assamnet. I appreciate his formidable analytical skills to make many people believe that the colour of the blackboard is white. It is always a pleasure to have a debate in general on assamnet and with Mahanta-da in particular. I don't intend to deprive me of that pleasure so easily. Take care. Mayur --- "Roy, Santanu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Mayur: > > Please don't be offended by Dilip-da comparing you > to a comet or a shadow. He means well. > > Fact is that you write very well and many on this > net, who are not active right now, find your > arguments extremely relevant and laud your ability > to articulate them with intellectual honesty. > Perhaps, they want to see you write more often > (which is understandably time consuming). In any > case, please keep writing - as often as you can - > and not necessarily about sovereignty. > > Take care - > > Santanu-da. > > To other netters: Mayur is very real, a former > student of economics from my own college in Delhi > (much younger than me, of course) & now managing a > major public sector bank in Chandigarh. Its a > pleasure to have him on the net. > > -----Original Message----- > From: mayur bora [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mon 11/14/2005 10:28 PM > To: Dilip/Dil Deka; Roy, Santanu; Chan Mahanta; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam's Ancient Links with > Mainland India > > > My knowledge about science in general and astronomy > in > particular is extremely poor. Even then I could not > resist the temptation of asking the gentleman about > the logic of comparing me to a comet as I joined > assamnet only during August 2005. Does any comet > keep > on coming and vanishing so frequently ? Secondly I > don't have a misplaced sense of importance about > myself to think that I am trying to light the > bright > sky of assamnet. What I have been trying for the > last > few months is to share my concern on many issues > pertaining to Assam and to look for at least a > couple > of solutions in a collective and consensual way. Mr > Deka might have missed many of our (Mahanta -da's > and > mine) earlier mails on similar kind of issues. But > what have we achieved so far ? Now I have decided > not > to give counter arguments due to the following > reasons. > > 1) We are becoming more and more theoretical > 2) Paucity of time at my side to indulge in > something > with no workable solution at sight > 3) Gradual turning of the whole issue into some > kind > of one-upmanship > 4) Last but not the least, Mahanta-da's increasing > inclination to answer any question with a question > > I am very happy if he or for that matter any one in > the assamnet has a realistic blueprint for sovereign > Assam. I have all the best wishes for them to > translate their dreams into reality in future. > However > till the time that blueprint is not shared on a > common > platform for any meaningful debate, no one can > prevent > me from taking any such claim from any one including > Mahanta - da with a handful (not with a pinch) of > salt. > > > Mayur > > --- Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Santanu, > > First of all I apologize to everyone for copying a > > personal mail to Assamnet. It was meant to be only > > for Chandan Mahanta since he was trying so hard to > > get a response from Mayur Bora and it looked to me > > Mayur Bora was like a comet. He lit up the skies > of > > Assamnet for a short while and vanished. We have > had > > so many shadows come and go in Assamnet, I felt > here > > is another. I of course hope that Mayur Bora is a > > real person and he will continue to participate in > > Assamnet. We know for sure that Bidyut Kakati is > an > > assumed name just like Dr. Tilok Hatimuriya and > > Dipankar Pungta were (R.I.P). > > > > Prasenjit, > > This has nothing to do with unity or disunity. > Mine > > was a simple observation and a simple query to my > > friend Chandan Mahanta. It is unfortunate that > > Assamnet's name remained when I deleted the other > > names from the original mail. > > Despite occasional flare up that you see in this > > net, in general the discussions are civil compared > > to many other nets I have seen. > > > > So stay calm and participate in the discussions as > > your time allows. Pseudonames though distracting > > will not alter the course. > > > > Dilip Deka > > > ======================================================================================= > > "Roy, Santanu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dilip-da: > > Why do you think Mayur Bora is a shadow? > > Santanu. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of > > Dilip/Dil Deka > > Sent: Mon 11/14/2005 4:05 AM > > To: Chan Mahanta > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam's Ancient Links with > > Mainland India > > > > Nulu, > > Mayur Bora, I think, is a shadow just like Bidyut > > Kakati. Another impersonation. Do you have any > > inkling who it could be? > > Dilip > > > > Chan Mahanta wrote: > > Hi Mayur: > > > > > > > > > > I was looking forward to getting some specific > > answers to all the questions I asked you about > your > > charges of my various 'specious' arguments, about > > the excessive nature of my analyses, about how > > Indian governance is helping reduce the rifts > > between the many indigenous people-your primary > > concern about Assam, how you justify that as a > > reason AGAINST Assam's sovereignty aspirations, so > > on and so forth. > > > > > > > > > > Since you failed to answer any of them other than > > repeat your opinions, will it be fair for us to > > conclude that those were merely your fancy words > and > > that there was no substance to them, that you > don't > > know why you make those charges and comments and > > deliver those opinions ? And if you do not agree, > > will you explain why? > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I will be pleased to explain the disarray in > > Assam's management and how they are rooted in the > > dysfunctional Indian governance. However, that is > > not to be construed as the people in charge of > Assam > > governance have no responsibility at all, like > some > > of our friends here assume, as soon as we discuss > > the Indian governmental roots of the problems, and > > get all very excited. They too are accountable. > > > > > > The question however is HOW do you hold them > > accountable? How do you change things? I presume > you > > too do not like what you see. But what is YOUR > plan, > > and how do you see MORE of the same being better > > than changes and reforms under a sovereign Assam > > govt.? > > > > > > Many of our Markhowa ( Markin Kharkhowa) peers, > with > === message truncated === __________________________________ Yahoo! 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