>There is enough work for Togadia >to make Hindu society a just one. He needs to focus >inward not outward.
*** THat is where the problem is. >His VHP is already doing great >work in beating the Christian missionaries at their >game in the tribal belts of western India. *** But this is totally contradictory to the former proposition. If the VHP is all about REACTING against Christian missionaries' work, then they neither get it, nor will they go anywhere. Hindus' problems lie in their household. If the disparities, the oppressions the mistreatments and predatory practices INSIDE Hindu society had not existed and maintained, Christians or Muslims never would have gained their footholds, nor would there have been as many 'reform' movements taken placeresulting in creation of other faiths such as Buddhism, Sikhism and so forth. >If development follows, in Assam and India, I do not >believe we will have to worry about an Islamic >invasion. *** This is another totally untenable argument. In fact, if by some miracle Assam and the NE became like Singapore tomorrow , there would be far more migration from B'Desh than we have seen so far. And not just that, It will happen from Bihar, Bengal, Nepal and Myanmar too. All we need to look at is Mexix co and the US, or Western Europe and Eastern Europe. At 9:24 PM -0800 3/28/04, Rajib Das wrote: >> > *** Why do YOU think Togadia is 'screwed-up' ? >> > >Because Togadia does not get it. > >Every day and age has its theme - an area of >opportunity. Invariably a few grab it, most don't. The >new century is India's opportunity for development - >yes, the one that includes Assam. The need is to focus >on that. > >Acts such as distribution of trishuls are as >ridiculous as that of Osama Bin Laden calling upon >Allah to deliver hell to the infidels. The need of the >hour is to focus on development and development alone. > >Togadia does not get it, obviously. But it is quite >evident the regional forces in Assam or the liberators >don't either. > >Bikramda (and I am sure the VHP and Togadia) does >indeed get the impending clash right. The brotherhood >with the Muslims of Bangladesh has only one ending for >the people of Northeast. Against the onslaught of the >multitude we would be lost. > >However, if wars were to be won by brandishing >trishuls and exhorting people to a "dharma yudha" >alone, India would not have been under foreign >occupation for a 1000 years. Winning against invaders >(and yes, a Muslim onslaught from Bangladesh would be >an invasion) requires military strength. Military >strength requires money and technology. It requires a >just society where every group in society that swears >fealty has a stake. There is enough work for Togadia >to make Hindu society a just one. He needs to focus >inward not outward. His VHP is already doing great >work in beating the Christian missionaries at their >game in the tribal belts of western India. > >If development follows, in Assam and India, I do not >believe we will have to worry about an Islamic >invasion. Islam as a tool for social mobilisation that >is inimical to India will vanish from our parts. >Perhaps go back to the deserts that it came out of. > > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. >http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
