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>he was trying to say that
Muslims protected many Hindus
Did you read it that way. I did
not.
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 5:31
PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] invasion of
Indo-Gangetic plains by Muslims
Dear Barua,
>If the above is a myth as you
are saying, then we should consider it as such
I don't know. It could be true
(it is reasonable to think so) and maybe its a myth.
From Himen da's writing, it seems
he was trying to say that Muslims protected many Hindus..."Without the protection of Indian Muslims, India would have
become ..."
That I think was the main point
in that paragraph. He was talking about the role of "Indian Muslims" in their
protection of outside forces.
>But in all fairness that does
not mean that we put forward stories as historical facts.
Did Himen da state they were
historical facts? I am not sure. But I guess, he will have to clarify
that.
>One can also cite so many
stroies how the Hindus harrased the Budddhists
Or how Buddhists harras
Hindus (in Sri Lanka). The stories never end do they :)
--Ram
On 3/9/06, Rajen
Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>What I am trying to say is that human beings would be
willing to cross religious threshholds if it were a question of life and
death.
Ram:
Nobody has any problem with
your above view. But in all fairness that does not mean that we put forward
stories as historical facts.
One can also cite so many
stroies how the Hindus harrased the Budddhists.
The question is are we to
indulge in these myths as real histroical facts. And if we donot have any
historical facts, donot you think we should not try to spread these.
I again quote that Himenda
wrote
>"On January 29, 2006, I clearly wrote in the net that "To protect a family during the early period of invasion of
Indo-Gangetic plains, if a family of had five >brothers, two would
take conversion to Islam to protect the remaining three. Without the
protection of Indian Muslims, India would have become completely
>Islamized like Persia...."
If the above is a myth as you
are saying, then we should consider it as such.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 3:55
PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] invasion of
Indo-Gangetic plains by Muslims
Dear Barua,
>I just
want to ask you one question. Do you have any proof of the above
statement?
In all
fairness, I too have heard/read of such stories in the past. I don't have
any proof, nor can I place a bet that such things did happen for
sure.
But looking
at it in a practical manner, it is well within the realm of possibilities
of survival, that such things did happen.
There were
also stories that Hindus (during Hindu-Muslim riots at independence)
would eat beef to prove they were Muslims and Muslims would say they
were Hindus by giving claiming their names as Pharsi or Christian.
There were also stories
that both Hindus and Muslims often protected each other as
neighbors when attacked.
There are also stories of
Assamese and Bengalis (during riots) protecting each other - both at
Guwahati and in Silchar.
I tend to believe these
stories both, good and bad. What I am trying to say is that human beings
would be willing to cross religious threshholds if it were a question of
life and death.
--Ram
On 3/9/06, Rajen
Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On January 29, 2006, I clearly wrote in the net that "To
protect a family during the early period of invasion of Indo-Gangetic
plains, if a family of had five >brothers, two would take
conversion to Islam to protect the remaining three.
Dear Himen-da:
I just want to ask you one
question. Do you have any proof of the above statement?
If yes, can you support
with any historical reference or book or article written by any
historians?
I never heard such
statement from any quarter. So it is very important that we absolutely
find the truth
Rajen.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006
9:01 AM
Subject: [Assam] Khasi-Christian
Stereotyping
Dear Shantikam,
I completely agree with you that this
is a wastage of time. But, if I do not record my protest to Mr. Mukul
Mahanta for his accusation that I incited "young Assam
INTELLECTUALS to kill a million! Muslims?", or to protest to Mr.
Chandan Mahanta for his accusation that I am involved in a crime
"to perpetrate ethnic-cleansing, to send them to gas-chambers",
the younger generation may go with a wrong impression. I must protest
and record that I am not even remotely involved in these crimes.
On January 29, 2006, I clearly wrote in
the net that "To protect a family during the early period of invasion
of Indo-Gangetic plains, if a family of had five brothers, two
would take conversion to Islam to protect the remaining three. Without
the protection of Indian Muslims, India would have become completely
Islamized like Persia. I have recorded this many times that, in India,
Hindus and Muslims are brothers lost in the
hurricane of History. Once that hurricane is over, the two brothers
will shake off their differences and unite." I have
been declaring the Hindus and Muslims as "brothers" since 1991 in my
published book "Don't Burn My Mother!" The insinuations by Mr. Mukul
Mahanta and Mr. Chandan Mahanta that I incited "young Assam
INTELLECTUALS to kill a million! Muslims?" and that I am involved in a
crime "to perpetrate ethnic-cleansing, to send them to gas-chambers"
are preposterous, to say the least.
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