Ram: To give you a nasty reply:
Do you think the questions you ask about permits, neighborhood's apporval etc. have any merit in the context? What--have you become American or something ? How did the municipality land got to Sai Baban's? Good question Ram. But not a smart one if you forgot what I mean. > >Why did the interested public not protest before the construction of the Sai >Baba temple started? I have been trying to educate you folks about that., But obviously you don't learn do you? > >Lastly, why did the Sai Baba people want to build a temple right next to a >historical site? Take a wild guess! > >Lastly, why did the Sai Baba people want to build a temple right next to a historical site? Take another wild guess! **** Bottom line Ram is this: These are structures of Assam's historical /archaeological heritage . The deserve not to be desecrated by new construction within its visual bounds -- no matter dedicated to what god/s , no matter how beautiful. It is a matter of cultural aesthetics, something our people need a ahuge amount of educating on. Incidentally, when I become the Emperor of Xiboxagor, one of the first things I will do will be to tear down that horrible water tank that was built rifght near the Xibo-doul, nearly a quarter century back. *** The Texan Mosque v/s the Church is an issue of religious bigotries on the part of the Church-wallas. The Moswquewallas got the permit obviously because it is an area zoned for Places of Worship. So the Zoning authorities were not at fault. When the dispute goes to litigation, I would bet you a dollar the Mosque-wallas will win. Exactly similar thing happened right here in St. Louis, TWICE. Both the times the Mosques got built. c-da :-) At 8:48 AM -0600 3/27/08, Ram Sarangapani wrote: >C'da, > >The preservation of historical and ancient idols are, of course, paramount, >and all of us should support such efforts. > >Some questions do arise though: > >How is it possible for any private organization to build on land owned by >the Sivasagar Municipality Board? > >It seems the Sai Baba temple is being built as we speak, so how did the >District authorities give it permissions? Aren't these authorities also >interested in the preservation of these ancient idols? > >Why did the interested public not protest before the construction of the Sai >Baba temple started? (when the permits were issued or the when the >foundations were just being laid). How does it benefit anyone at mid-waters? > >Lastly, why did the Sai Baba people want to build a temple right next to a >historical site? > >In Texas there was something vaguely similar. > >A mosque was being built (on land purchased by some Muslim business people). >There was a Church nearby. >The issuing authorities of course issued permits without batting an eyelid. >But, no one protested when the permits were issued. Then there was a huge >public outcry against building of the mosque. >Now, I think it is in in litigation, and there is lot of ill feelings in >both communities. > >Sometimes such confrontations can be deftly avoided with some prudence by >both the issuing authorities and the protesting public. > >Religious groups often want to force their presence in some place or the >other, just because they have a 'right' to do so. And their reasoning seems >to be to propogate their brand of religion - make it more palatable among >the natives, so to speak :) > >Also would a Naam Garh have made a difference? Don't know. > >Skeptical as always:) > >--Ram > > > >On 3/27/08, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Can we raise OUR voices in support of these 'scribes'? It will be a >> worthy effort. >> >> cm >> >> >> >> http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=mar2708\State2 >> >> >> Scribes oppose Sai Baba temple near Bishnu Dol >> From Our Correspondent >> SIVASAGAR, March 26 - Scribes in Sivasagar, accredited to various >> newspapers and channels met DC Sivasagar NM Hussain and submitted a > > memorandum requesting him to intervene personally on behalf of >> District Administration in the construction of a three storey mandir >> of Sri Satya Sai Baba on a plot allegedly belonging to Sivasagar >> Municipality Board barely a few meters away from historic Bishnu-dol. >> It may be mentioned here that the three historic dols, Vishnu, Shiva >> and Devidol built by Borraja Draupadi Modambika, 2nd queen of King >> Shivasingha in 1731 AD are under preservation and protection of >> Archeological Survey of India (ASI) since 1988. According to ancient >> monuments and Archeological Sites & Remains Act 1959, no permanent >> construction on excavation work can be undertaken within a distance >> of 200 metres of the monuments protected by ASI. Therefore, the >> scribes feel that the construction of the Sai Temple should be halted >> and also other constructions in the entire area without ASI approved. >> >> The scribes included Prof Sonaram Boruah, Prof Guna Baruah, Manoj >> Borthakur, Maniram Dutta, MI Bora, Mujhaheed Ali, Purusuttam Kalita, >> Ratu Das, Ratul Konwar, Konkan Bora and Jyotirmoy Rajkhowa. The >> scribes have also sent copies of the memorandum to regional director >> ASI, NE Circle, Sivasagar Development Authority and Sivasagar >> Municipality Board. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> assam@assamnet.org >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >_______________________________________________ >assam mailing list >assam@assamnet.org >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
