Alpana Baideo, I also thought that he is not that dumb to give comment on that. The problem is, he gave comments in TV program on a subject which he does not know anything about. Where did he learn that "women in certain societies in the Northeast can marry more than once"?
Ganesh --- "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --------------------------------- Hi Ganesh: Good to hear from you. Here is an explanation on that story: http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1448117,0008.htm Quoting a few lines from it: "Akhtar maintained that while participating in the televised debate on Common Civil Code, he drew attention, among other things, to divergent social practices across India. To the best of my recollection, all I said was that while a niece can marry her uncle in certain communities in the South, in Punjab such a practice would amount to incest. Similarly, women in certain societies in the Northeast can marry more than once, which isn't the case elsewhere." I was thinking at least Shavana Azmi wouldn't allow him to think like that about the Assamese women. :) I still wonder though in which society in the NE can women marry more than once - just like that - other than when getting a divorce or widowed, which is quite common nowadays almost everywhere in India, I suppose! Regards, - Baideu. >From: Ganesh C Bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: assamnet <assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu> >Subject: [Assam] From Sentinel - Aug 2 >Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 05:59:35 -0700 (PDT) > >Javed remark irks Assamese women >Assamese women can be purchased in any mega city > >GUWAHATI, Aug 1 (UNI): Javed Akhtar, the legendary >Bolloywood lyricist, is facing collective ire of >Assamese women for delivering a one liner against >them. > >Akhtar, during an interview with a television channel, >passed a derogatory remark on Assamese women, and this >has snowballed into a major controversy as both >political and apolitical organizations are up in arms >against him. > >Akhtar might have underestimated the strength of the >Assamese women when he said during the course of the >interview that the women of Assam cannot be equated >with those of the other parts of the country. "The >Assamese women are frequently changing their husbands >and they can be purchased in any mega city of the >country." > >This has sent shock-waves across the State and what >began with discussion in close circles and then >letters to the editors had now become a controversy >with the BJPs women wing taking up the crusade for >others. > >The State wing of the BJPs Mohila Morcha, in a letter >to the chairman of the partys women national body, >demanded an apology from Javed Akhtar and from the >television channel. > > > > > >____________________________________________________ >Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page >http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > >_______________________________________________ >Assam mailing list >Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu >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 > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > 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 > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu 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
