[Assam] A letter from the AT

2005-05-06 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Some of you may have missed this. The writer makes some really good points. Baloney again Sir,– 'Baloney against' is a famous song by Dire Strats. I see thisbaloney in the invitation to talk with ULFA. Well, what is to bediscussed? To discuss the ludicrous demand of independence? The ULFAis nothi

[Assam] A letter: from the AT..

2004-12-22 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
about the "Asom Sena" http://www.assamtribune.com/dec2304/letter4.html   ___ 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

[Assam] A letter from the AT

2003-08-19 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Absurd demand Sir, — Being tolerant as we are, we can allow our tolerance to be tested even by madness so long there is a method in such madness. Indians from all over the nation are spread in almost every part of the globe. How I wish if leaders like Isak Chisi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah w

Re: A letter from the AT

2003-01-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
he states, you started >this (thaatta kori), just like an "uneducated" westerner would do? > >After hearing about the project to be taken by GOI, this is what you said: > >>*** How many homeless people do YOU see in your hometown? As compared >to >>say Kolka

Re: A letter from the AT

2003-01-25 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
red to >say Kolkata or Guahati? :) - Original Message - From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:56 AM Subject: Re: A letter from the AT &g

Re: A letter from the AT

2003-01-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
not a simple >innocent advocate for Assam - which we all want. > >The fact is that more than being an advocate for Assam you are the >*chief-advocate* for those who malign India and Indianness at every chance >they get. > >:) :) > > > > > > > > > >-

Re: A letter from the AT

2003-01-24 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
problems facing >her everyone has different solutions. > >But the big difference is: there are some who think hating India means being >patriotic Assamese. ONE does NOT have TO HATE ANYTHING Indian TO SHOW THAT >THEY ARE True Assamese. Why do you find it so impossible to realize that

Re: A letter from the AT

2003-01-24 Thread Chan Mahanta
es NOT have TO HATE ANYTHING Indian TO SHOW THAT >THEY ARE True Assamese. Why do you find it so impossible to realize that you >can accommodate both? It does not have to be one or the other, you know! > >:) > > > > > > > >- Original Message - >From: &quo

Re: A letter from the AT

2003-01-24 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
like, either you couldn't accept the facts, >or making a conspiracy against me for some other reason/grudge that you >might have against me :). But I figured, you knew better than that after >reading all the mails that I wrote in all these years. :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Re: A letter from the AT

2003-01-24 Thread Chan Mahanta
nspiracy against me for some other reason/grudge that you >might have against me :). But I figured, you knew better than that after >reading all the mails that I wrote in all these years. :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Chan Mahanta >To: "Alp

Re: A letter from the AT

2003-01-24 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
u knew better than that after reading all the mails that I wrote in all these years. :)          >From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Alpana Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: A letter from the AT >Date: Fri, 24 Jan 200

Re: A letter from the AT

2003-01-24 Thread Chan Mahanta
But Alpana, what T Saikia writes about is not counter to my own views as I expressed recently: That if the Center attempts to make a separate peace with the Nagas, at the cost of Assam and all other native peopes' interests in the region, then there could be no peace. G Pathak's article also valid

A letter from the AT

2003-01-23 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Hi C'da: You might want to share this with your buddies and think about the impact it might have on Assam.   -- Guwahati, Friday, January 24, 2003 LETTERS ‘Greater Nagaland’ Sir, — NSCN(I-M)’s demand for Nagalim or ‘Greater Nagaland’ as a part of the peace

Re: A letter from the AT

2003-01-21 Thread Chan Mahanta
That was an interesting letter A. Here is another with a different perspective, from the Sentinel of yesterday. See what you think. c-da ** The View from Abroad Tavleen Singh The Naipauls were the stars of the NRI jamboree just

A letter from the AT

2003-01-21 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
 Guwahati, Tuesday, January 21, 2003 LETTERS Naipaul’s obsession Sir — We give the Naipauls too much importance.  Agreed, Naipaul is a brilliant writer, but I find his unconcealed contempt for India and Indians difficult to digest.  Our NRIs in general have this tendency to become overtl