>just wanted to clear one thing: have never done a survey or never talked
>to any of our Naga classmates about what they thought about this
>independence, so really don't know what the "real people" in Nagaland
>want/need, so am not sure about Nagaland.



*** I won't hold your lack of surity against you Alpana. That is not at all
unusual. You ( or I for that matter) are hardly in a position to be able to
pass judgement on what the REAL ( as opposed to those who might pretend to
be their proxies) Naga people want, never mind what your Naga classmates
MIGHT have told you.

Only the Indian Govt. and those Indians who like think they OWN the land
which the Nagas call home would indulge in such pursuits - I mean attempt
tell what the REAL Nagas want :-).

But these folks could get to the bottom it very easily you know? Let the
REAL Nagas speak -- thru the ballot box. I am sure you will agree it is not
that elusive an answer.

What do you think :-) ?




>..probably it is because of the fear that it might repeat again?

*** What is so unusual or bad about history repeating itself? If it is good
history, why not? Who would, for example, not wish to see the history of
America, or even India -- in spite of all its problems, becoming
independent repeat ?



>But being part of a country only recently is not an excuse, IMO. Like I
>asked, >Hawaii was annexed only in 1959(?), so?


*** Too cryptic for me A, this Hawaii reference. What does it mean?







At 1:04 PM -0500 8/7/03, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
>
>
>I know, I myself feel like an old historian who won't let go of his/her
>findings :)..probably it is because of the fear that it might repeat
>again?
>
>
>



>But being part of a country only recently is not an excuse, IMO. Like I
>asked, Hawaii was annexed only in 1959(?), so?
>
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>      >From: Chan Mahanta  >To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" ,
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>>Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:50:37 -0500  >  >At 12:35 PM -0500 8/7/03,
>Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:  > >  > >  > >I agree, very informative.
>Thank you.  > >  > >  > >  > >I just can't stop this from coming to my
>mind: if Badan was alive today,  > >was he going to say that he did all
>this for the 'people of Guwahati' and  > >not for the hope of himself
>being the Chief Minister or even the  > >'xorgodeu' of Assam?  >  >  >***
>To speculate on what might have been claimed by Badan Borphukan, three
>>hundred years or so later, is a lost cause A :-). Who cares, what BB
>might  >have claimed? The facts, as knbown, speak for themselves, don't
>they?  >  >
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