> **** But that would not explain this, would it? They are of the same race. There may not be a proper word for them yet, but all these go to the same group of being hateful to the ones that are not from the same klan or class or race or region or what have you, isn't it? Add casteism to it and you will get a perfect picture of how an Indian mind work. > **** And is this reminiscent of Oxomiya > resentments? If so, are the > Oxomiyas unique in > their resentments, as some would have us believe > here? Agreed. But two wrongs don't make a right. Isn't it?
“In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass” > Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:15:09 -0600> To: [email protected]> From: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] What is Going in Maharashtra?> > At 2:52 PM > -0600 2/13/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:> >Hi C'da:> >> >> What am I > missing?> >> >Or forgot that Indians, in general, are the most > >close and > narrow-minded, prejudiced and racist > >people alive on the face of the > earth?> > > **** But that would not explain this, would it? They are of the > same race.> > Is it cultural hegemony?> > Is it economic controls?> > **** > And is this reminiscent of Oxomiya > resentments? If so, are the Oxomiyas > unique in > their resentments, as some would have us believe > here?> > > > **** Finally, where did the much touted great > Indian Unity in Diversity > disappeared , from its > most cosmpolitan metropolis, unless it was > > another Indian myth?> > :-)> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >> >> >"In > order to make spiritual progress you must be > >patient like a tree and > humble like a blade of > >grass"> >> >> >> >> >> >> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 > 14:36:00 -0600> To: > >>[email protected]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Subject: [Assam] What is Going in > >>Maharashtra?> > I hadn't followed > what has led > >>to what I saw in the ToI article > below. But I > >>am very > curious about claims of Indians in this > >>forum > that Mumbai is the MOST > cosmpolitan of > >>Indian metropolitan regions, > where such > >>conflicts > as this does not exist.> > From > >>recent outpouring of certain > assamnetters' > >>revulsion towards and > condemnation of their > >>fellow > Oxomiyas, whom they perceive to be > > >>uniquely xenophobic, this news is > certainly > >>coming as a surprise. > More so because it is > >>coming from > Mumbai.> > What am I missing?> > > >>cm> > > > > > > > > Maha exodus: 10,000 > north > >>Indians flee in fear> 14 Feb 2008, 0030 hrs > >>IST,TIMES NEWS > NETWORK & AGENCIES> Print Save > >>EMail Write to Editor> > NASHIK/PATNA: > With > >>violence against north Indians in this > >>industrial > town and > adjoining areas showing > >>no signs of abating on the second > consecutive > > >>day, the number of migrants fleeing for their > >>homes - > mostly in > Uttar Pradesh and Bihar - > >>crossed 10,000, making it perhaps > one of the > > >>largest exodus in the country from a single > >>district in > recent > years.> > And ironically, > >>on the second day of attacks, its first victim > > >>wasn't > from UP or Bihar; he was from Ojhar, a > >>mere 21 km from > Nashik.> > Ambadas Haribhau > >>Dharrao, 55, an employee of Hindustan > > >>Aeronautics > Ltd, was fatally wounded when > >>Maharashtra Navnirman Sena > activists on > > >>Wednesday attacked and pelted stones at the bus > >>he > was travelling in.> > The violence started > >>10 days back when MNS > activists attacked > >>migrant > workers as the Samajwadi Party held a > > >>rally in Mumbai.> > Since then, MNS chief Raj > >>Thackeray has carried on > a vitriol-laced > > >>campaign against north Indians, stoking > > >>chauvinistic feelings and > appealing to > >>Marathi pride.> > > > >>_______________________________________________> > >>assam mailing list> > [email protected]> > > >>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > >_________________________________________________________________> >Need to > know the score, the latest news, or you > >need your Hotmail®-get your > "fix".> >http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx> > >_______________________________________________> >assam mailing list> > >[email protected]> > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> > [email protected]> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
