Hi Malabika After seeing your comments and subsequent endorsement by Mr Mahanta, I am constrained to conclude that WE ARE PROBABLY MISSING THE WOODS FOR THE TREES. I would have been happier had you viewed my comments in a more comprehensive way in stead of getting bogged down by a particular word (mainstream) which I had to use with my limited vocabulary to drive home the fact that the kind of mutual love and trust that should have been existed between the Assamese and other tribal people of the state is missing and I have stated the reason also. At times, one tends to get affected by some small issues leaving the larger the issue unattended, that probably can be termed as one of our weaknesses. I am sure Mr Anupom Rajkhowa is probably feeling on the same lines in respect of the issue he raised.
But I must thank you for your observation. I am very clear in my objective. I don't want people to ratify what I said. What I want is a lively and healthy debate on the issues. Bye for now. Mayur Chandigarh --- Malabika Brahma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. Alienation of tribal people from the mainstream > due > to the cavalier attitude shown by caste Hindu > Assamese. This has resulted in disunity and a sense > of > mutual mistrust among different tribes. (I am a > caste > Hindu myself > > > > What is mainstream anyway ? Just like the Cow-Belt > culture can not be a Mainstream culture in India, > the Culture practised by the Assamese speakers in > Brahmaputra valley is not considered MainStream by > other speakers, for example Bodo. These are > different stream, one is not "SUB" to another. What > is needed between the 2 streams is appreciation and > respect. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > To help you stay safe and secure online, we've > developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.> _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
