I want to share a good write up on the issue with you all: written by an Assamese Scholar ,Sanjay Barbora (teaches at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences),
here are some citations: complicate matters further, there is little or no discussion on how ethnic categories come into play in violent events and why conflicts continue to persist with such alarming regularity in Assam. That only gives more vigour to those who claim that demographic changes have had an adverse impact on social relations.......it is important to keep in mind that the demographic changes are a reality that cannot be wished away. Non-Boro communities have often expressed fear of the consequences of government demands that Boro leaders prove their majority in the BTAD areas. This, they argue, is the precursor for attempts at creating majorities through acts of violence. In the impasse, the absence of a framework for dialogue that allows for accommodation of differences is sorely missed....In reinforcing the polarisation between advocates for autonomy and agents of a centralising state, one risks abolishing the possibility of a neutral and non-violent position that can broker a settlement between all communities in BTAD, including Muslims, Boros, Koch Rajbongshi, Adivasi, Nepali and Assamese. One needs to recall that the BTAD is a tragic site of failed interventions, which are more dangerous than neglected conflicts, since the momentary media-induced platform is capable of amplifying grievances that could well have been settled amicably. In the rush to provide sound bites to the cameras, most political parties and commentators have only served to enhance the lack of a coherent dialogue on resource and power sharing between different communities in the autonomous council .......... Read here: Guwahati. http://communalism.blogspot.in/2012/07/assam-political-mobilisation-along.html On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send assam mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of assam digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: The Center is Responsible for Ethnic Violence in Assam > (Chan Mahanta) > 2. Re: The Center is Responsible for Ethnic Violence in Assam > (Alpana B. Sarangapani) > 3. Has Gurgaon failed as a Millennium City? (Ram Dhar) > 4. Please provide Justice for Pritam and Punishment for > Criminals. (Alpana B. Sarangapani) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world < > [email protected]> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:40:22 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Assam] The Center is Responsible for Ethnic Violence in Assam > While I hold my opinions on the matter, may I ask what you found > ridiculous in the report Alpana :-)? > > BTW, the report seems to be from Ram Dhar's "[Assam] NDTV hindi program - > discussion about Kokrajhar incident, illegal migration" post. > So it could be surmised that it was prepared by some Hindiwalla, not > exactly some Kharkhowa anti-Indian type :-). Buty I could be wrong > about that. > > > > > > > > On Jul 29, 2012, at 11:57 PM, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: > > > How ridiculous! I am not sure if this is an opinion or quotes from > somewhere else. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > > On Jul 29, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Rajen Barua <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> The Center is Responsible for Ethnic Violence in Assam > >> The ethnic violence in Assam should be an eye opener to GOI and to all > in Assam. Assam has about 3% of India's total population but has 140 > different ethnic groups compared to India;s total about 600 total ethnic > groups. The significance is clear when we realise that this 3% population > of Assam is carrying about 25% of India's ethnic burden resulting in about > 12 times more ethnic stress in Assam compared to the rest of India. I donot > see that this point has been realised and presented in proper perspective > by any political leaders either from the state or from the center. Assam > simply cannot take any more ethic stress. > >> Ethnic violence results from conflictc in ethnic groups trying to take > proper ethnic identities. In an multi ethnic state like Assam, one will > have to take multi identity for harmony of all. Thus the identity of > Assamese with all ethnic groups that also consists of Hindus and Muslims is > ideal for harmony. However, if one odes not want to take the Assamese > identity that is fine as long as one doe not push too much on its own > narrow ethnic identity to make additional room in Assam where room is > simply not there. I hope this should be an eye opener to all in India. > >> Against this background, the present ethnic violence in Assam is > plainly a case in point which shows how the GOI is exploiting Assam under > the terror of Indian Democracy. The ethnic homeland such as Bodo Land in a > state like Assam which is already full of many different ethnic groups is > not tenable, and the GOI should have known it. Many were opposed to the > creation of the BTAD under the sixth schedule of the Constitution but Delhi > which is the arbiter in all such cases does not think too far ahead. The > center is trying to ceate rooms where room is not there. > >> The GOI is doubly to blame, because this particular problem is created > mainly by influx of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh which the GOI is > supposed to take care f in the first place. This also shows the lack of > leadership of the Assam political leaders in not being able to present in > proper perspective the complex ethnic map of Assam with its proper > significance > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[email protected]> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world < > [email protected]> > Cc: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world < > [email protected]> > Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:53:21 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Assam] The Center is Responsible for Ethnic Violence in Assam > O' it was not obvious, C'da? Thanks for giving (at least trying to) the > credit to the source that it came from. It was hard to figure out where it > came from - in fact, if it came from another source - as the quotes or any > type of reference was also missing as you usually see in this type of > situations - when it snot your own creation, and of course I knew better. > > Hindialai houk ba sindialai houk, it is ridiculous. From when the central > government become the Chief Minister of Assam who is in charge of the > internal affairs of the state? > > My heart goes out to the ordinary people that had to flee their homes and > also suffered during this or any other violence. But blaming the Center? > > Please don't hold your opinions back, let's have them here and have a fair > discussion if nothing else. > > So, ultimately, division is bad, correct? It gets ridiculous when people > pretend to think that this division was the Center's plan (and it did not > come from History books, it just happened the other day) and that it was > not something that they were compelled to do because of what? - another > type of Violence Again. Corrupted mind, patriotic feelings, peace loving > characteristics - all these are in the minds of people, if these are in > tact, Center can't do anything. Simplistic theory? Let it be, but let's get > back to this utterly meaningless blame game for now. > > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jul 30, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> wrote: > > > While I hold my opinions on the matter, may I ask what you found > ridiculous in the report Alpana :-)? > > > > BTW, the report seems to be from Ram Dhar's "[Assam] NDTV hindi program > - discussion about Kokrajhar incident, illegal migration" post. > > So it could be surmised that it was prepared by some Hindiwalla, not > exactly some Kharkhowa anti-Indian type :-). Buty I could be wrong > > about that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 29, 2012, at 11:57 PM, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: > > > >> How ridiculous! I am not sure if this is an opinion or quotes from > somewhere else. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >> > >> On Jul 29, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Rajen Barua <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> The Center is Responsible for Ethnic Violence in Assam > >>> The ethnic violence in Assam should be an eye opener to GOI and to all > in Assam. Assam has about 3% of India's total population but has 140 > different ethnic groups compared to India;s total about 600 total ethnic > groups. The significance is clear when we realise that this 3% population > of Assam is carrying about 25% of India's ethnic burden resulting in about > 12 times more ethnic stress in Assam compared to the rest of India. I donot > see that this point has been realised and presented in proper perspective > by any political leaders either from the state or from the center. Assam > simply cannot take any more ethic stress. > >>> Ethnic violence results from conflictc in ethnic groups trying to take > proper ethnic identities. In an multi ethnic state like Assam, one will > have to take multi identity for harmony of all. Thus the identity of > Assamese with all ethnic groups that also consists of Hindus and Muslims is > ideal for harmony. However, if one odes not want to take the Assamese > identity that is fine as long as one doe not push too much on its own > narrow ethnic identity to make additional room in Assam where room is > simply not there. I hope this should be an eye opener to all in India. > >>> Against this background, the present ethnic violence in Assam is > plainly a case in point which shows how the GOI is exploiting Assam under > the terror of Indian Democracy. The ethnic homeland such as Bodo Land in a > state like Assam which is already full of many different ethnic groups is > not tenable, and the GOI should have known it. Many were opposed to the > creation of the BTAD under the sixth schedule of the Constitution but Delhi > which is the arbiter in all such cases does not think too far ahead. The > center is trying to ceate rooms where room is not there. > >>> The GOI is doubly to blame, because this particular problem is created > mainly by influx of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh which the GOI is > supposed to take care f in the first place. This also shows the lack of > leadership of the Assam political leaders in not being able to present in > proper perspective the complex ethnic map of Assam with its proper > significance > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ram Dhar <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:35:53 -0400 > Subject: [Assam] Has Gurgaon failed as a Millennium City? > > > > > NDTV show- > http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/money-mantra/is-gurgaon-really-a-millennium-city/241104?hp&video-featuredBeen > there for work, really loved work env and facilities et al within > office env. Hotels, shopping centres, highway from airport, metro are very > good. However, the city is under tremendous pressure due to unplanned > expansion, lack of adequate water, security and power.Corporations from > abroad/India are all going there but for how long it will continue if > infrastructure is lacking. Govt of the day -- well no comments !!! tnx > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:49:10 -0500 > Subject: [Assam] Please provide Justice for Pritam and Punishment for > Criminals. > > > I just signed the petition "Please provide Justice for Pritam and > Punishment for Criminals." and wanted to see if you could help by adding > your name. > > Our goal is to reach 10,000 signatures and we need more support. You can > read more and sign the petition here: > > > http://www.change.org/petitions/please-provide-justice-for-pritam-and-punishment-for-criminals > > Thanks! > Alpana > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > -- Sushanta Kar সুশান্ত কর তিনসুকিয়া, আসাম আমার ব্লগগুলি: http://sushantakar40.blogspot.com http://ishankonerkahini.blogspot.com http://ishankonerkotha.blogspot.com পূর্বোত্তরের বাংলা প্রকাশনার সংগ্রহঃ http://kathernouko.blogspot.com/ http://ishanerpunjomegh.blogspot.com/ আমি পূর্বোত্তরের গৌরব এই অভিধানেও কাজ করি: http://www.xobdo.org/ "স্বাজাত্যের অহমিকার থেকে মুক্তি দানের শিক্ষাই, আজকের দিনের প্রধান শিক্ষা" রবীন্দ্রনাথ _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
