Mayur,
Thanks for the best wishes.
am very happy if he or for that matter any one in
>> the assamnet has a realistic blueprint for sovereign
>> Assam. I have all the best wishes for them to
>> translate their dreams into reality in future.
>> However
>> till the time that blueprint is not shared on a
>> common
>> platform for any meaningful debate, no one can
>> prevent
>> me from taking any such claim from any one including
>> Mahanta - da with a handful (not with a pinch) of
>> salt.
>>
Salt is bad for pressure-avoid it.
Wish you happy banking with Indian Rupees.
But please think about how to change over fast and seamlessly to Oxomiya Toka+Bodo Toak+ Indian Rupee +Bangla Taka+ Kyat+Rouble+ RMB + the good old Greenback.
mm
From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: mayur bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Roy, Santanu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: assam@assamnet.org
Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam's Ancient Links with Mainland India
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:37:40 -0600
>Hi Mayur:
>
> >>Secondly, I did not say anything about leaving assamnet.
>
>
>I am glad to hear that :-).
>
>
> > >At a personal level, I have high regard for Mahanta-da
> >which is clearly exemplified in some of my earlier
> >mails on assamnet. I appreciate his formidable
> >analytical skills to make many people believe that the colour of the
> >blackboard >is white.
>
>
>*** Thanks much for the kind words. But obviously you have gone way
>over with my abilities like making black appear white. In the past
>people have called me assorted names, assigned ulterior motives,
>tried to hurt me by citing my advancing age and unflattering physical
>attributes--you name it. But attributing supernatural abilities is a
>first. There has to be a far more credible and rational explanation
>for it, don't you think? Allow me to give you a hint : How about
>making just plain old common sense ? Is it possible :-)?
>
>cm
>
>
>
>
>
>
>At 9:53 AM -0800 11/14/05, mayur bora wrote:
> >Dear Santanu-da
> >
> >Thank you for your kind words about my introduction. I
> >was not exactly offended by that comparison by
> >Dilip-da. I was no doubt amused and found the whole
> >thing totally uncalled for. But as indicated now by
> >Mahanta-da about some past episodes of impersonation
> >on assamnet, I feel it might have been an outcome of
> >that.
> >
> >Secondly, I did not say anything about leaving
> >assamnet. I want to leave the debate on sovereignty
> >purely on a temporary basis till the blueprint is
> >offered by someone for a threadbare discussion. With
> >all the humility at my command, I wish to state that I
> >write only when some issue touches my heart and
> >inspires me to pour out my feelings. I will keep on
> >doing that.
> >
> >At a personal level, I have high regard for Mahanta-da
> >which is clearly exemplified in some of my earlier
> >mails on assamnet. I appreciate his formidable
> >analytical skills to make many people believe that the
> >colour of the blackboard is white. It is always a
> >pleasure to have a debate in general on assamnet and
> >with Mahanta-da in particular. I don't intend to
> >deprive me of that pleasure so easily.
> >
> >Take care.
> >
> >Mayur
> >
> >--- "Roy, Santanu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Mayur:
> >>
> >> Please don't be offended by Dilip-da comparing you
> >> to a comet or a shadow. He means well.
> >>
> >> Fact is that you write very well and many on this
> >> net, who are not active right now, find your
> >> arguments extremely relevant and laud your ability
> >> to articulate them with intellectual honesty.
> >> Perhaps, they want to see you write more often
> >> (which is understandably time consuming). In any
> >> case, please keep writing - as often as you can -
> >> and not necessarily about sovereignty.
> >>
> >> Take care -
> >>
> >> Santanu-da.
> >>
> >> To other netters: Mayur is very real, a former
> >> student of economics from my own college in Delhi
> >> (much younger than me, of course) & now managing a
> >> major public sector bank in Chandigarh. Its a
> >> pleasure to have him on the net.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: mayur bora [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Sent: Mon 11/14/2005 10:28 PM
> >> To: Dilip/Dil Deka; Roy, Santanu; Chan Mahanta;
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Cc: assam@assamnet.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam's Ancient Links with
> >> Mainland India
> >>
> >>
> >> My knowledge about science in general and astronomy
> >> in
> >> particular is extremely poor. Even then I could not
> >> resist the temptation of asking the gentleman about
> >> the logic of comparing me to a comet as I joined
> >> assamnet only during August 2005. Does any comet
> >> keep
> >> on coming and vanishing so frequently ? Secondly I
> >> don't have a misplaced sense of importance about
> >> myself to think that I am trying to light the
> >> bright
> >> sky of assamnet. What I have been trying for the
> >> last
> >> few months is to share my concern on many issues
> >> pertaining to Assam and to look for at least a
> >> couple
> >> of solutions in a collective and consensual way. Mr
> > > Deka might have missed many of our (Mahanta -da's
> >> and
> >> mine) earlier mails on similar kind of issues. But
> >> what have we achieved so far ? Now I have decided
> >> not
> >> to give counter arguments due to the following
> >> reasons.
> >>
> >> 1) We are becoming more and more theoretical
> >> 2) Paucity of time at my side to indulge in
> >> something
> >> with no workable solution at sight
> >> 3) Gradual turning of the whole issue into some
> >> kind
> >> of one-upmanship
> > > 4) Last but not the least, Mahanta-da's increasing
> >> inclination to answer any question with a question
> >>
> >> I am very happy if he or for that matter any one in
> >> the assamnet has a realistic blueprint for sovereign
> >> Assam. I have all the best wishes for them to
> >> translate their dreams into reality in future.
> >> However
> >> till the time that blueprint is not shared on a
> >> common
> >> platform for any meaningful debate, no one can
> >> prevent
> >> me from taking any such claim from any one including
> >> Mahanta - da with a handful (not with a pinch) of
> >> salt.
> >>
> >>
> >> Mayur
> >>
> >> --- Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Santanu,
> >> > First of all I apologize to everyone for copying a
> >> > personal mail to Assamnet. It was meant to be only
> >> > for Chandan Mahanta since he was trying so hard to
> >> > get a response from Mayur Bora and it looked to me
> >> > Mayur Bora was like a comet. He lit up the skies
> >> of
> >> > Assamnet for a short while and vanished. We have
> >> had
> >> > so many shadows come and go in Assamnet, I felt
> >> here
> >> > is another. I of course hope that Mayur Bora is a
> >> > real person and he will continue to participate in
> >> > Assamnet. We know for sure that Bidyut Kakati is
> >> an
> >> > assumed name just like Dr. Tilok Hatimuriya and
> >> > Dipankar Pungta were (R.I.P).
> >> >
> >> > Prasenjit,
> >> > This has nothing to do with unity or disunity.
> >> Mine
> >> > was a simple observation and a simple query to my
> >> > friend Chandan Mahanta. It is unfortunate that
> >> > Assamnet's name remained when I deleted the other
> >> > names from the original mail.
> >> > Despite occasional flare up that you see in this
> >> > net, in general the discussions are civil compared
> >> > to many other nets I have seen.
> >> >
> >> > So stay calm and participate in the discussions as
> >> > your time allows. Pseudonames though distracting
> >> > will not alter the course.
> >> >
> >> > Dilip Deka
> >> >
> >>
> >=======================================================================================
> >> > "Roy, Santanu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> > Dilip-da:
> >> > Why do you think Mayur Bora is a shadow?
> >> > Santanu.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of
> >> > Dilip/Dil Deka
> >> > Sent: Mon 11/14/2005 4:05 AM
> >> > To: Chan Mahanta
> >> > Cc: assam@assamnet.org
> >> > Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam's Ancient Links with
> >> > Mainland India
> >> >
> >> > Nulu,
> >> > Mayur Bora, I think, is a shadow just like Bidyut
> >> > Kakati. Another impersonation. Do you have any
> >> > inkling who it could be?
> >> > Dilip
> >> >
> >> > Chan Mahanta wrote:
> >> > Hi Mayur:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I was looking forward to getting some specific
> >> > answers to all the questions I asked you about
> >> your
> >> > charges of my various 'specious' arguments, about
> >> > the excessive nature of my analyses, about how
> >> > Indian governance is helping reduce the rifts
> >> > between the many indigenous people-your primary
> >> > concern about Assam, how you justify that as a
> >> > reason AGAINST Assam's sovereignty aspirations, so
> >> > on and so forth.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Since you failed to answer any of them other than
> >> > repeat your opinions, will it be fair for us to
> >> > conclude that those were merely your fancy words
> >> and
> >> > that there was no substance to them, that you
> >> don't
> >> > know why you make those charges and comments and
> >> > deliver those opinions ? And if you do not agree,
> >> > will you explain why?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Yes, I will be pleased to explain the disarray in
> >> > Assam's management and how they are rooted in the
> >> > dysfunctional Indian governance. However, that is
> >> > not to be construed as the people in charge of
> >> Assam
> >> > governance have no responsibility at all, like
> > > some
> >> > of our friends here assume, as soon as we discuss
> >> > the Indian governmental roots of the problems, and
> >> > get all very excited. They too are accountable.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > The question however is HOW do you hold them
> >> > accountable? How do you change things? I presume
> >> you
> >> > too do not like what you see. But what is YOUR
> >> plan,
> >> > and how do you see MORE of the same being better
> >> > than changes and reforms under a sovereign Assam
> > > > govt.?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Many of our Markhowa ( Markin Kharkhowa) peers,
> >> with
> >>
> >=== message truncated ===
> >
> >
> >
> >
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