Dear Niladri, The issue has been thoroughly discussed on this group in 2007.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rti_india/message/2032 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rti_india/message/683 You may also ask your USA based Indians to read up the declassified papers of Edward Landsdale. I am from BITS Pilani. Sarbajit --- In [email protected], "niladri_shekhar_das_in" <niladri_shekhar_das...@...> wrote: > > Dear Sarbajit, > > It was wonderful to learn about your views. The only unfortunate thing is > that the reality is actually just the opposite. > > Some patriotic Indians are even lobbying in US to change THEIR gender biased > laws like VAWA. Patriotic Indian activists are also meeting Senators in US to > bring changes in THEIR laws. This is of course besides the normal activities > in India, where members meet say Law Commission Chairman or give > presentations in Front of any Parliamentary Committee, to bring some positive > changes in our society. For your kind information, we generally call this as > globalization. I am not sure whether the Americans would soon be fed up with > Patriotic Indians in meddling in THEIR laws. > > As far as I know RAKSHAK does NOT receive any funding from any govt either in > US or India. Activists generally pay from their own pockets to conduct > Dharnas, Press Conferences, file RTIs etc to bring changes in our society. > Sachin, an Ex IIT Kanpur Alumni, would be able to clarify it much better. > Again as far as my knowledge goes most of the members of this (dubious) > organization are from premier institutions like IITs. For your kind > information, I do NOT hold any position in RAKSHAK, though I am myself also > from IIT. For your knowledge, u can go through their Rakshak website to > appraise yourself of the different projects RAKSHAK has carried out till date > (that also with just donations from false 498a victims) > > By the way, what are the criteria (as per you) for a patriotic Indian/RTI > Activist, to be termed as a CIA agent? Is it that he/she has to be > International Ramon Magsasy Award winner or an International Acclaimed Actor? > I am sure (as per you)there must be some other criteria also. > > Thanks, > > PS : It would be better if u can clarify the group, the criteria (as per you) > for an activist to be termed as a "Haram*" as you have already replied in one > your previous mails. > > And if you can identify some "Haram*" in the photos we would all be even more > enlightened. I do not know the names of most of the Activists in the photos. > Feel most of them were from JOSH >
