we cannot really generalise. birth is a pure accident..:)

mkd



On 10/18/07, SANDIP DUTTA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> C'da,
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> OK got it. But whats wrong in being a Hindu? Why is it sordid and
> something not so nice to be - if thats how you look at it?
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> Regards,
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> Sandip
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world <
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:19:25 PM
> Subject: [Assam] My Allergies
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> You may or may not be aware of the fact that I was born a caste Hindu. One
> slightly higher in the food chain than some and lower than the demigods. So
> I know ALL I ever needed to know about caste Hindus and their sordid  but
> not-so-secret ways.
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> And Bengalis had nothing to do with it, even though I have many fine and
> close Bengali friends who have told me of their Hindu baggage, which I have
> no doubt, is much heavier and more soiled than the kharkhowa caste-Hindus',
> and does not make it lighter or cleaner even if it was brought  out in the
> open in vivid colors by the Naxals and assorted* 'leftists'.*, however
> vile they might seem to the children of the superior gods.
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> C'da,
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> Just one question out of curiosity. You mentioned in one of your emails
> that you were living in West Bengal before you left India. Did you pick up
> your allergies towards caste hindu/hindutwa and all the associated ideas
> over there. I understand that Naxalism was just beginning to take root there
> at that time. Seems you are caught in that time wrap and your present ideas
> have its foundation from what you saw or experienced?
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> Regards,
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> Sandip
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