<I can only quote Clark Gable once again!!!L>
Swapnil is not right.
Each do give a lot of concerned love for their land and people---
But none could/can do a d... bit till their land is liberated!
So help that --all NRA's-- and not beat about the bush!
mm> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:31:45 +0530> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
[email protected]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Assam] Grumbling
GAME-Swapnil Bharali (Horizon, The Assam Tribune, July 05, 2008)> > > > regret
ending an article of mine titled ‘Caring NRAs’ (Horizon, February 9, 2008) on a
pessimistic note. A subject that I always want to give due credence purely
because I am beginning to slowly realize that the best of Assam today resides
outside Assam and that the present populace of Assam, including its current
political leaders, students, bureaucrats, sportsmen, artists, terrorists, you
and me, borders on a quality that hardly makes an impact on the national scene.
The article ended thus:> > “If NRAs (non-resident Assamese) have to be
contributive to Assam, they have to do so with deeds and not words. They have
to burn their bridges on their way back and try and work things from the soil
of Assam, against the seemingly insurmountable odds” (instead of just giving
front-page interviews while on their brief holidays here, else) “they may
please remain in their comfort zones and not be bothered about Assam...” (and
in which case) “all I can do is quote Clark Gable from Gone with the Wind:
‘Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.’”> > Well (sigh!)…Actually I do give a
damn. And I cannot help it that I do. This feeling of mine stems from my past
experiences and my various interactions with a number of NRAs on an internet
discussion forum called Assam Net (1998-2000, if I remember right). I had
watched, observed and sympathized with the large number of expatriate Assamese
people, the sole topic of concern being Assam. Often, it had appeared to me
that these people had indeed missed out on the love for their soil by becoming
so career-centric that their desire to earn in dollars/pounds rather than
rupees after acquiring their impressive education and skills led them to become
expatriates. It had also often crossed my mind, especially seeing the huge
amount of time these people spent discussing Assam, that in the process of
earning all those dollars/pounds, they had sorely missed being in Assam and
were indeed truly concerned that Assam, except for its tea, terrorism and
corruption, did> not find any worthwhile place on the world’s physical,
political or commercial map.> > Factually speaking, the NRAs were, at that
stage in time, very concerned about the terrorism problem of Assam. Not that
they aren’t now, but I haven’t had the good fortune to visit ‘Assam Net’ in
long years and so commenting on this might just be a mistake. At that stage
though, they were so troubled that a few of them, torn as they were between
their love for their motherland and their thriving careers in the western
world, took an extremely laborious initiative to draft out a lengthy
‘Appeal-for-Peace’ and direct it to all who they thought were part and parcel
of the terrorism business in Assam. It was a noble gesture no doubt but to all
obvious appearances, a futile wish for peace. I couldn’t blame the NRAs. They
were far too removed from the ground realities of Assam to realize the
intricacy of its problems and that their appeal would get Assam nowhere on the
peace front. Nonetheless, while the appeal was being given shape, there were>
enquiries galore and e-mails flew — the NRAs wanted the newspapers of Assam to
publish the appeal so that the ULFA would read it and stop their drivel, New
Delhi, Dhaka, Islamabad, Kabul and Rangoon would do the needful in cooperating
for peace, Dispur would respond suitably and so finally peace would be ushered
into Assam. Everything was fine except for the utterly patronizing tone that
the NRAs seemed to adopt (for what they thought was one helluva contribution by
them towards their motherland). > > One thing though, stands clear to me: the
NRAs for sure, have uninhibited love for their motherland, Assam. It is a pity
that they find themselves desperately trying to make a foreign soil their home
while their hearts remain forever attached to Assam, their homeland which,
eternally, beckons them. And it is pathetic and frustrating that these
grumbling, debating, quarreling and yet very concerned NRAs cannot do something
substantially more tangible and contributive than what they are doing now
because this inadequacy on their part only means a terrible loss for Assam. For
me personally though, I can only quote Clark Gable once again!!!> > [EMAIL
PROTECTED]> > Swapnil Bharali > > (Horizon,The Assam Tribune,July 05, 2008)> >
> Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! group at
http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/>
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