> >Didn't you mention in a recent post >about the individual being the pillar of society or >something like that?
*** I did. Did I say something to contradict myself? > That platform came from the Indian government. *** It did? I learn something everyday. But HOW? What am I missing? >- in a sense you are an example of India's success. *** HOW? As in Dick Cheney pronouncing British pullout from Iraq as an indicator of the 'coalition's' success? This is hilarious. My expression of solidarity with my people being somehow inconsistent with my belief that the individual is the building block of society, while my being critical of India governance as an Indian success story? Must be some powerful logic my little mind sees not. Will someone pleaaaase connect the dots? At 8:15 PM -0800 2/28/07, Rajib Das wrote: >"My people"!! My goodness!! > >Let's forget your people for a minute and take you as >an individual. Didn't you mention in a recent post >about the individual being the pillar of society or >something like that? > >The fact of the matter is you as an individual got a >platform to spread your wings and fly. That platform >came from the Indian government. > >Actually this is relevant to the arguments - in a >sense you are an example of India's success. As much >as you would want to cry out otherwise. > > > > >--- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I was ONE of the LUCKY few. >> >> But it was NOT a GIFT or dole from India for me. >> India took much more >> from my people than it gave back. Out of nearly 1600 >> plus entrants to >> the 4- IITs my freshman year, there were less than >> six from Assam. >> >> But oh, I forgot--it was the Assam people's own damn >> fault, right? >> >> >> My performance in college was NOT India's >> contribution--it was my own >> effort. The exposure is all India gets credit for. I >> OWE India >> nothing. But I give back to Assam, the USA as well >> as India. How much >> or what or in what form is MY business. It has >> nothing to do with the >> substance ( or lack thereof) of the things I >> advocate or the >> arguments I make in assamnet or anywhere else. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> At 1:52 PM -0800 2/28/07, Rajib Das wrote: >> >I assume you COULD go to America also because you >> went >> >to an institution in India funded by the Indian >> >government to get your education THAT opened the >> doors >> >for you there. I mean - you couldn't have walked >> >straight from Namti, could you? >> > >> >Evidently the Indian government did well by you - >> even >> >if you didn't do well by it or it didn't do well >> for >> >the rest of the people. >> > >> > >> >> > >And I agree that I left because I saw NO >> >> potential to advance my >> >> >own career or potential in >the society I was >> in. >> >> And it is true >> >> >that America provided me, an INDIVIDUAL, the >> >> >opportunities to >> >> >advance my interests and realize my potentials, >> as >> >> opposed to >> >> >POSING >OBSTACLES, like Indian governance does. >> In >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >>____________________________________________________________________________________ >> >Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the >> forecast >> >with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. >> >>http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather >> >> > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. >Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. >http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
