Now,the Oxomiyas should stop bunching southerners ( AP,TAMIL NADU,KERALA AND KARNATAKA ) together and classify them as " MADRASI"!!! KJD
On 7/15/08, Phanindra Goyari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Following article appeared in Deccan Chronicle paper today. > I also love dogs and other animals. But author's one sentence > is not palatable for many north-eastern people:It says: > > "Apparently North-Eastern students at JNU regularly lynch > and barbecue dogs". > > I heard that many people in Nagaland state eat dog meat. Now > North-Eastern (NE)India consists of eight states: Assam, Arunachal, > Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura and Sikkim. Except > some people in Nagaland, people from other NE states do not eat > dog meat. FYI, many people in NE India are vegetarians. Thus, > it may be right to say that many students from Nagaland eat dog meat, > but it is not right to say that whole north-eastern students kill dogs > for meat. > > Ambika's above statement is hurting the sentiment of many people of > north-easter region of India. > > > Regards, > Phanindra > Hyderabad > ********************************** > > > Murder Most Foul > article by Ambika Shukla > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Murder Most Foul > Pets > One of the most anxious days of our army posting in Nagaland had nothing > to do with the insurgency. It was the day, our Irish Setter, Bindu went > missing. Given a free rein of the area, she would romp happily over hill > and dales yet magically appear at one whistle or call. But one evening > there was no familiar figure loping homeward in response to our frantic > whistles and calls. After combing the area, my husband visited the Gaon > Burha (village Pradhan) of the closest Naga settlement and spelt out all > sorts of dire consequences if the dog did not return. Twenty minutes > later, Bindu was safely home. > > An incident that occurred this week brings home the awful fate that Bindu > so narrowly escaped. > > On the night of July 7, Yoronso, a 30-year-old Naga student at Delhi's > prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) invited two pals over to his > hostel room. Kali, a friendly eight-year-old campus dog (born and brought > up there) happened to be sitting near the stairs. Using biscuits they > lured her upstairs into Yoronso' s room (No 248 Kaveri Hostel) and bolted > the door. Yoronso fed Kali some rice from the hostel mess and then tied up > her mouth. > > The three then began to bludgeon the little creature with a cricket bat > and curtain rods. After battering her for more than half-an-hour, Yoronso > stuck a knife into the still conscious dog and began to cut her, even as > she moaned and writhed in pain. Finally, they took a brick and smashed > Kali's swollen, bleeding skull. The noise and blood seeping under the door > attracted attention and a crowd of students and the warden began to bang > on the door, forcing it open. Yoronso and his accomplices were caught > red-handed — literally. > > Everyone was nauseated to find the battered remains of Kali and the > cruelty that had been inflicted on the dog. Some students immediately > summoned the police. But the warden, anxious to avoid any controversy, > immediately planned a cover up by removing the body and the murder > weapons. Students were warned not to make any statement to the police or > press. When the police arrived, they conducted a cursory check; but > neither made any arrests nor recorded the prima facie evidence. In fact, > they would have done nothing had not one of the students called up > activist Maneka Gandhi who immediately intervened and lodged an FIR. > > On learning that Gandhi had been informed; the warden issued a letter to > Yoronso asking him to vacate his hostel accommodation. Yoronso is due to > submit his Ph.D on July 21 and was already in the process of vacating his > room prior to this event, so the Warden's action is surely an eyewash. > Here is what the institution should do to punish such a crime and its > perpetrators; firstly, Yoronso should be expelled and blacklisted from the > school. > > The University should also refuse to accept Yoronso's Ph.D thesis, which > his guide should also refuse to sign. The varsity must also revoke his > Bachelor and Master's Degrees, and co-operate with the police to > chargesheet and arrest all the three men. > > Instead, let's look at how JNU, this haloed learning ground, is actually > conducting itself in the issue. Yoronso has been coached by the University > to say that he reacted in self-defence after the dog attacked him. This is > clearly untrue for a lot of reasons. > > First, the students unanimously vouch for Kali's gentle, friendly nature. > Second, you shoo away or escape from a ferocious dog, you certainly don't > lock it inside with you. When this theory failed, Yoronso was provided a > second story. > > Now Kali was supposed to have entered his room and eaten his food. Why > would his food be lying on the floor, and again, why did he not chase the > dog away rather than locking her inside? Apart from the shame of a top > University colluding with criminals, even more shameful is that these > so-called mastermind academics cannot even come up with a plausible > cover-up! > > But that does not mean that Yoronso won't get away. In this cruel and > crazy world, even such blatant barbarity might go unpunished if we all do > not protest. This apparently is not the first instance of dogs being > killed at JNU. Apparently North-Eastern students at JNU regularly lynch > and barbecue dogs. Kali's mother, Leela, was an earlier victim. > > This won't stop unless we make it stop. I am listing below the numbers of > the dean's and the warden and the email addresses of the JNU > Faculty.Demand action against the tormentors of a helpless, harmless young > life. This could have been my Bindu. > > If we don't act today, it could be yours tomorrow > > Prof. Yash Pal (Chancellor), > Off: 0112610 2430, > Residence: 01202512075 > Soumen Chattopadhyay, Warden > +91 9873439840 > Email addresses: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Feedback is welcome at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *************************************************** > > http://www.deccan.com/Hyderabad%20chronicle/Hyderabad%20ChronicleDescription.asp#Murder%20most%20foul > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
