But C-Da, it is indeed an argument - following exactly the lines you worked along :-)
Let us say Assam becomes sovereign. And the Bodos of Kokrajhar say no. The Bengali ghettos in Guwahati say no. The Tiwas say no. The Cacharis say no. Will the sovereign government of Assam hand over their lands to those guys? And especially in our parts of the country, if indeed you do handover Kokrajhar to Bodoland, what about the Assamese there who want to be a part of sovereign India? Or sovereign Assam for that matter? As to why Assam should be a part of sovereign India, I will address it in a separate e-mail! > > *** That is no argument. Assam is Assam and it's > > wishes are not subject to > > somebody else's choices, wishes or demands. > > > > > > But let me ask you, one of the most avid > > advocates of India, WHY it is good for India to > > hold onto Assam, or how it is good for Assam to > > continue to submit to Indian rule? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 8:01 AM -0800 11/3/05, Rajib Das wrote: > > >There was never one India ruler that had ALL of > > India > > >under his belt. The Cholas were never ruled from > > >Pataliputra as well. And Assam as it is known > today > > >was not ruled for ever from Pragjyotishpur. > > > > > >The basis of modern Indian nationhood from most > > claims > > >is the common cultural links across all the > regions > > of > > >the country. Actually that is how most modern > > nations > > >(including those of Europe) came about. > > > > > >Going by this logic of who ruled whom, the Nagas > > >should not have a country (or for that matter a > > state > > >even) - their territories were, for the most > part, > > >variously ruled by the Meitis and the Burmese. > And > > I > > >am sure more than half the tribes of the north > east > > >did not have a king in their name. > > > > > > > > > > > >--- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> >In an antithesis to the rebels claim that > > Assam > > >> >had never shared a common culture and history > > >> >with India before the Yandaboo >Treaty, > Mamoni > > >> >pointed out that the Ramayana had always > > >> >influenced Assamese culture and society. An > > >> >acclaimed authority on the >epic, she said > > >> >Madhav Kandali, a 14th century Assamese poet, > > >> >was the first to re-tell the Ramayana in a > > >> >modern Indo-Aryan >language. > > >> > > >> >Yet, though she underscored Assams > inseparable > > >> >cultural link with mainland India, she > skirted > > a > > >> >question on Ulfas demand for a >sovereign > > Assam > > >> >for obvious reasons. "Please dont mix the > > two," > > >> >she said. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> *** There is a very simple explanation here > that > > >> many people tend to miss: > > >> > > >> In spite of all the cultural and religious > links > > >> with India, Assam never was a > > >> subject of Indian rulers. > > >> > > >> That is how it ought to be. Keep the cultural > > >> links, the religious links and the trade > links. > > >> They cannot be wiped out by an artificial line > > on > > >> the ground. It is not like all of a sudden > Assam > > >> will become a vassal state of China, or > Myanmar, > > >> or B-Desh. But why force Indian rule on Assam? > > >> Let both flourish, side by side, in friendship > > >> and mutual co-operation, like the two did over > > >> millenia, for the greater good of all. > > >> > > >> cm > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> At 7:42 AM +0000 11/3/05, Bartta Bistar wrote: > > >> >Guwahati, Thursday, November 3, 2005 > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >Epics linked Assam with India culturally > > >> > > > >> >http://www.assamtribune.com/ 3 November 2005 > > >> >By A Staff Reporter > > >> > GUWAHATI, Nov 2 The Ramayana and the > > >> >Mahabharata the two Indian epics have > > linked > > >> >Assam with the rest of India culturally in an > > >> >inseparable manner. Assam has a vibrant > > cultural > > >> >tradition that speaks of its cultural link > with > > >> >the mainland. Its cultural relation with the > > >> >mainland is very strong and old. There were > > some > > >> >smaller paths across the Himalayas, which > > served > > >> >as the channels for surface communication > among > > >> >the scholars of the State and from other > parts > > >> >of India so far as maintaining mutual > relations > > >> >was concerned. > > >> > > > >> >These were the observations made by noted > > >> >litterateur Dr Mamoni Raisom (Indira) > Goswami, > > >> >who has now been acting as a mediator between > === message truncated === __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
