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>The same old concept of elections as the test of
democracy!
Do you have something new invention
in your pocket ? Or you will simplify and skip the meaningless
'election' completly and go to democracy straight: democracy for, by and of
the Insurgents? That is what they are already doing in Burma.
I say Hobo Diok.
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 10:49
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] AT: 'Regional issues
don't get priority in national media'
>busy with elections and
campaigns.
*** That is a very simplistic way of deciding it isn't it? The same old
concept of elections as the test of democracy!
IF indeed they do represent the people of Assam, WHY the insurgency? Why
did Kakopothar happen? Why are there statewide 'bandhs' back to
back?
The fact is that the Indian elections are a farce, a sham. The people
have no SAY in truly selecting their candidates. The candidates are
arbitrarily selected and the campaigns are controlled by vested interests thru
their willing servants of the government establishment.
The Assam Govt. is NOT therefore a TRUE representation of the people of
Assam, nor do they serve their real needs, as has been demonstrated over and
over again.
>Do the insurgents represent the people?
If so, can you explain how you have measured that?
*** See above!
At 10:35 AM -0600 2/13/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>*** What is
missing in these simpleminded verdicts is the fact that Assam Govt. , Assam
Politicians. DO NOT >comprise the people of Assam. And they are NOT
representatives of the PEOPLE of ASSAM.
They do NOT?
Thats a huge surprise. Last time while at Guwahati, the whole place was agog
and busy with elections and campaigns. It showed that people were very much
into it. In fact, I met some elderly people, who seemed all excited by the
elections.
No, C'da - the
politicians (good or bad) are representing the people. The people (whether
they were roundly duped or not) still went to the polls in huge numbers, and
voted their representatives.
Do the
insurgents represent the people? If so, can you explain how you have
measured that? Hopefully you are not basing that support on the
100,000-200,000 people protesting the other day. Assam's population, if I
remember is 47 million.
--Ram
On 2/13/06, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>That leaves us
only with Litikai Assam CM and Assam politicians.
*** What is missing in these simpleminded verdicts is the fact
that Assam Govt. , Assam Politicians. DO NOT comprise the people of Assam.
And they are NOT representatives of the PEOPLE of ASSAM. Just like these
NRAs who would deny Assam its rights to self determination and self-rule
and would rather remain a colony for Indian exploitation.They are no doubt
the establishment, put in power and sustained by Dilli's reverse
Robin-hoodism policies liberally augmented with bribery and protected by
its military machine.
That is the difference!
At 7:35 AM -0600 2/13/06, Rajen Barua wrote:
Ram:
I stand corrected
on this. Thanks for the information.
That leaves us only
with Litikai Assam CM and Assam
politicians.
Barua
----- Original Message -----
From: Ram
Sarangapani
To: Barua25
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
; [email protected]
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 1:54
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] AT: 'Regional issues don't get
priority in national media'
Barua,
>1) There
is hardly any National news coverage of the >incident not to speak
of BBC and others.
Not true.
Almost every national paper I read online has been carrying the news
about the Kakopathaer
violence for the last 3, 4 days. I can cite a few - TOI, Hind. Times,
The Hindu, The Telegraph, The Statesman, Kerala Times and so
on.
Further, they have also been
carrying the news about the AASU bandh call for the 14th and the ULFA
bandh call for the 13th.
BTW: Even the BBC has carried
it
--Ram
On 2/13/06, Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>He cited the
recent violence perpetrated by security personnel in Kamakhya and
said that the incident was not highlighted the way it should have
been. Placing the blame on opinion->makers and political leaders,
he said that they have failed to project regional concerns in the
national limelight.
This is what I
have been telling all along. Litikai Assamese media will wait for
the Mainstream Central India to tell them what headline to run in
their paper. Even for newspapers in Assam, a regional news is not so
important than a news in the rest of Indfia. When will litikai Assam
wake up.
Look at this
news for instance, It is almsot 15 people (now) killied in the
Kakopathaer violence.
Now what is
news is this:
1) There is
hardly any National news coverage of the incident not to speak of
BBC and others.
2) And on
the other hand Litikai Assam CM, instead of visiting the site, is
running along with Sonia Gandhi in campoaigning for
election.
I think this is
the bottom of Assamese (sorry Asomese)
litikai-ness.
I think, for a
change, it is the duty of the kharkhowa NRAs to bring this
incident to the focus of international media.
Can any
kharkhowa Hobo Diok NRA suggest anything how to go about
it?
Does anybody
knows the email address of BBC HQ and BBC New
delhi?
Umesh, can you
suggest anything.?
RB
----- Original Message -----
From: umesh
sharma
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:42
PM
Subject: [Assam] AT: 'Regional issues don't get
priority in national media'
www.assamtribune.com
'Regional issues don't
get priority in national media'
By A
Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Feb 12 - The media in India has
changed today, to the extent that the distinction between regional
and national media is getting blurred. It can even be said that
the regional media has evolved to penetrate larger segments, which
were hitherto the domain of the national media. This was stated by
Arnab Goswami, Chief Editor of Times NOW, the recently launched
news channel of the Times of India group, while delivering the
keynote address at a function organised to celebrate the golden
jubilee of Asam Bani, the Assamese weekly published by the
Assam Tribune Group of Newspapers.
Speaking on the topic 'Regional
aspirations in national media,' Goswami was of the view that
issues from some parts of the country did not figure in the
priority list of national media. This was because of the inability
of mediapersons to effectively 'push a story.'
He cited the
recent violence perpetrated by security personnel in Kamakhya and
said that the incident was not highlighted the way it should have
been. Placing the blame on opinion-makers and political leaders,
he said that they have failed to project regional concerns in the
national limelight.
He urged the regional media to be
aggressive and favoured investigative journalism focusing on
corrupt practices. The media had the right to dig deep into public
affairs and those responsible for corruption and other
malpractices should be identified. He regretted that there was an
acute absence of exposes and penetrating reports, which could
shock and embarrass those who were guilty.
Earlier, the
function witnessed moving moments when the founder editor of the
Asam Bani Satis Chandra Kakati, was felicitated and he addressed
the gathering. In his brief speech, the veteran journalist spoke
about the background to the weekly's appearance in July
1955.
In a voice choked with emotion, he recalled how late
Radha Govinda Baruah approached him to be the editor and how both
of them made attempts to make the weekly a medium that reflected
the aspirations of the masses. He described Asam Bani as more than
a news weekly, and called it a part of Assamese national
life.
In his welcome address, Tulsi Govinda Baruah,
Chairman of the Assam Tribune Group of Newspapers said that the
golden jubilee of Asam Bani was a memorable occasion, because not
many newspapers could achieve this status. Referring to the
path-breaking role of the weekly, he stated that the Asam Bani was
one of the first newspapers to give voice to the common people. It
had a seminal role to play in providing a platform to women
writers and women's issues. He appreciated founder editor Satis
Chandra Kakati's role in giving a definitive shape to the
weekly.
Dr Nagen Saikia, editor of Amar Asam
and former president of Asam Sahitya Sabha alluded to the positive
role of Asam Bani in the cultural and literary arena of Assam.
Appreciating the weekly for maintaining its standards for five
decades, he remarked that it has continued to convey the real mood
of the masses.
Noted economist Dr Jayanta Madhab recalled
his association with the Asam Bani and cited humorous incidents
from his experiences. He praised the weekly for moulding a large
number of writers and journalists, which was a challenging task.
He graciously remembered the contribution of all those who had
passed away, but who had contributed to the growth of the Asam
Bani.
Also speaking on the occasion, Dilip Chandan, the
present editor of the weekly said that it continued to enjoy a
special place in the hearts of many people long after its
inception. He sought the support of the reading public so that the
Asam Bani could further maintain its glorious tradition.
In
his presidential address, Chandra Prasad Saikia, former president
of Asam Sahitya Sabha, and a former editor of Asam Bani briefly
mentioned the formative period of the weekly and appreciated the
roles of RG Baruah and Satis Chandra Kakati. For him, the golden
jubilee of the Asam Bani was a proud moment for the entire
Assamese community.
Today's function at Rabindra Bhawan
also witnessed prizes being given away to the various winners of a
short story competition and an essay competition. Those were
organized to coincide with the golden jubilee
celebrations.
Umesh Sharma
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College
Park, MD 20740
1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone]
Ed.M. -
International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of
Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005
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