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If it is happening everywhere, that
is if all the states are crying to get out of India, then why not Assam join
other states and strengthen the voice to get out? Why Assam seems to be
suffering and crying alone?
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 8:33
PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] AT: 'Regional issues
don't get priority in nationalmedia'
<<<You cannot slip that
phrase there. - just like elsewhere in India
Elsewhere in India
it is not happening.
Really?
mm
From: "Rajen Barua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
"Ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Chan
Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC:
[EMAIL PROTECTED],
assam@assamnet.org
Subject:
Re: [Assam] AT: 'Regional issues don't get priority in
nationalmedia'
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:59:09 -0600
>And why are people CRYING right here about HOW ineffective Assam's
govt. ( just like elsewhere in India) is?
Ah Ah
You cannot slip that phrase
there. -
just like elsewhere in India
Elsewhere in India it is not
happening.
That is the
problem.
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 11:37
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] AT: 'Regional
issues don't get priority in national media'
Ram:
>I haven't seen insurgents meeting the true needs of the
people.
*** There is a simple explanation for it:
The insurgency is a a vehicle for getting to the point of being able
to change governments for Assam --to be more effective. It is NOT an
end.
And why is it required? For the simple reason that the current system
is controlled by India to serve India's interests, not Assam's. And
des-demokrasy is UNCHANGEABLE!
>Are you saying that the people are being duped over and over
again by these politicains and their goons?
*** IF NOT, why do we see no change? Why have changes of government
produced any change of policies? And why are people CRYING right here
about HOW ineffective Assam's govt. ( just like elsewhere in India)
is?
At 11:00 AM -0600 2/13/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
C'da,
>>Do the
insurgents represent the people? If so, can you explain how you have
measured that?
>*** See above!
I haven't seen insurgents meeting the true needs of
the people. All we have seen or heard is all the mayhem over the years.
How do you put them on a pedestal and claim that they represent the true
aspirations of the people?
Elections may be orchestrated by politicians. Are
you saying that the people are being duped over and over again by these
politicains and their goons? If that is the set of people you are
working with, how can you NOT say that the insurgents are actually doing
the same thing as these politicians are - ie. duping/forcing people
to support them?
--Ram
On 2/13/06, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>busy with elections and
campaigns.
*** That is a very simplistic way of deciding it isn't it?
The same old concept of elections as the test of democracy!
IF indeed they do represent the people of Assam, WHY the
insurgency? Why did Kakopothar happen? Why are there statewide
'bandhs' back to back?
The fact is that the Indian elections are a farce, a sham.
The people have no SAY in truly selecting their candidates. The
candidates are arbitrarily selected and the campaigns are controlled
by vested interests thru their willing servants of the government
establishment.
The Assam Govt. is NOT therefore a TRUE representation of
the people of Assam, nor do they serve their real needs, as has been
demonstrated over and over again.
>Do the insurgents
represent the people? If so, can you explain how you have measured
that?
*** See above!
At 10:35 AM -0600 2/13/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>*** What is
missing in these simpleminded verdicts is the fact that Assam Govt.
, Assam Politicians. DO NOT >comprise the people of Assam. And
they are NOT representatives of the PEOPLE of
ASSAM.
They do NOT? Thats a huge
surprise. Last time while at Guwahati, the whole place was agog and
busy with elections and campaigns. It showed that people were very
much into it. In fact, I met some elderly people, who seemed all
excited by the elections.
No, C'da - the politicians
(good or bad) are representing the people. The people (whether they
were roundly duped or not) still went to the polls in huge numbers,
and voted their representatives.
Do the insurgents represent
the people? If so, can you explain how you have measured that?
Hopefully you are not basing that support on the 100,000-200,000
people protesting the other day. Assam's population, if I remember
is 47 million.
--Ram
On 2/13/06, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>That
leaves us only with Litikai Assam CM and Assam
politicians.
*** What is missing in these simpleminded verdicts is
the fact that Assam Govt. , Assam Politicians. DO NOT comprise the
people of Assam. And they are NOT representatives of the PEOPLE of
ASSAM. Just like these NRAs who would deny Assam its rights to
self determination and self-rule and would rather remain a colony
for Indian exploitation.They are no doubt the establishment, put
in power and sustained by Dilli's reverse Robin-hoodism policies
liberally augmented with bribery and protected by its military
machine.
That is the difference!
At 7:35 AM -0600 2/13/06, Rajen Barua wrote:
Ram:
I stand
corrected on this. Thanks for the
information.
That leaves
us only with Litikai Assam CM and Assam
politicians.
Barua
----- Original Message -----
From: Ram
Sarangapani
To: Barua25
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
; assam@assamnet.org
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 1:54
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] AT: 'Regional issues
don't get priority in national media'
Barua,
>1)
There is hardly any National news coverage of the >incident
not to speak of BBC and others.
Not
true. Almost every national paper I read online has been
carrying the news about the Kakopathaer violence for the last 3, 4
days. I can cite a few - TOI, Hind. Times, The Hindu, The
Telegraph, The Statesman, Kerala Times and so
on.
Further, they have also
been carrying the news about the AASU bandh call for the 14th
and the ULFA bandh call for the 13th.
BTW: Even the BBC has
carried it
--Ram
On 2/13/06, Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>He
cited the recent violence perpetrated by security personnel
in Kamakhya and said that the incident was not highlighted
the way it should have been. Placing the blame on
opinion->makers and political leaders, he said that they
have failed to project regional concerns in the national
limelight.
This is
what I have been telling all along. Litikai Assamese media
will wait for the Mainstream Central India to tell them what
headline to run in their paper. Even for newspapers in
Assam, a regional news is not so important than a news in
the rest of Indfia. When will litikai Assam wake
up.
Look at
this news for instance, It is almsot 15 people (now)
killied in the Kakopathaer violence.
Now
what is news is this:
1)
There is hardly any National news coverage of the incident
not to speak of BBC and others.
2)
And on the other hand Litikai Assam CM, instead of visiting
the site, is running along with Sonia Gandhi in campoaigning
for election.
I think
this is the bottom of Assamese (sorry Asomese)
litikai-ness.
I
think, for a change, it is the duty of the kharkhowa
NRAs to bring this incident to the focus of international
media.
Can any
kharkhowa Hobo Diok NRA suggest anything how to go about
it?
Does
anybody knows the email address of BBC HQ and BBC New
delhi?
Umesh,
can you suggest anything.?
RB
----- Original Message -----
From: umesh
sharma
To: assam@assamnet.org
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:42
PM
Subject: [Assam] AT: 'Regional issues
don't get priority in national media'
www.assamtribune.com
'Regional
issues don't get priority in national
media'
By A Staff
Reporter
GUWAHATI, Feb 12 - The media in India
has changed today, to the extent that the distinction
between regional and national media is getting blurred. It
can even be said that the regional media has evolved to
penetrate larger segments, which were hitherto the domain
of the national media. This was stated by Arnab Goswami,
Chief Editor of Times NOW, the recently launched news
channel of the Times of India group, while delivering the
keynote address at a function organised to celebrate the
golden jubilee of Asam Bani, the Assamese weekly published
by the Assam Tribune Group of
Newspapers.
Speaking on the topic
'Regional aspirations in national media,' Goswami was of
the view that issues from some parts of the country did
not figure in the priority list of national media. This
was because of the inability of mediapersons to
effectively 'push a story.'
He cited the recent
violence perpetrated by security personnel in Kamakhya and
said that the incident was not highlighted the way it
should have been. Placing the blame on opinion-makers and
political leaders, he said that they have failed to
project regional concerns in the national
limelight.
He urged the regional media
to be aggressive and favoured investigative journalism
focusing on corrupt practices. The media had the right to
dig deep into public affairs and those responsible for
corruption and other malpractices should be identified. He
regretted that there was an acute absence of exposes and
penetrating reports, which could shock and embarrass those
who were guilty.
Earlier, the function witnessed
moving moments when the founder editor of the Asam Bani
Satis Chandra Kakati, was felicitated and he addressed the
gathering. In his brief speech, the veteran journalist
spoke about the background to the weekly's appearance in
July 1955.
In a voice choked with emotion, he
recalled how late Radha Govinda Baruah approached him to
be the editor and how both of them made attempts to make
the weekly a medium that reflected the aspirations of the
masses. He described Asam Bani as more than a news weekly,
and called it a part of Assamese national life.
In
his welcome address, Tulsi Govinda Baruah, Chairman of the
Assam Tribune Group of Newspapers said that the golden
jubilee of Asam Bani was a memorable occasion, because not
many newspapers could achieve this status. Referring to
the path-breaking role of the weekly, he stated that the
Asam Bani was one of the first newspapers to give voice to
the common people. It had a seminal role to play in
providing a platform to women writers and women's issues.
He appreciated founder editor Satis Chandra Kakati's role
in giving a definitive shape to the
weekly.
Dr Nagen Saikia, editor of
Amar Asam and former president of Asam Sahitya Sabha
alluded to the positive role of Asam Bani in the cultural
and literary arena of Assam. Appreciating the weekly for
maintaining its standards for five decades, he remarked
that it has continued to convey the real mood of the
masses.
Noted economist Dr Jayanta Madhab recalled
his association with the Asam Bani and cited humorous
incidents from his experiences. He praised the weekly for
moulding a large number of writers and journalists, which
was a challenging task. He graciously remembered the
contribution of all those who had passed away, but who had
contributed to the growth of the Asam Bani.
Also
speaking on the occasion, Dilip Chandan, the present
editor of the weekly said that it continued to enjoy a
special place in the hearts of many people long after its
inception. He sought the support of the reading public so
that the Asam Bani could further maintain its glorious
tradition.
In his presidential address, Chandra
Prasad Saikia, former president of Asam Sahitya Sabha, and
a former editor of Asam Bani briefly mentioned the
formative period of the weekly and appreciated the roles
of RG Baruah and Satis Chandra Kakati. For him, the golden
jubilee of the Asam Bani was a proud moment for the entire
Assamese community.
Today's function at Rabindra
Bhawan also witnessed prizes being given away to the
various winners of a short story competition and an essay
competition. Those were organized to coincide with the
golden jubilee celebrations.
Umesh Sharma
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College Park, MD 20740
1-202-215-4328 [Cell
Phone]
Ed.M. - International Education
Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard
University,
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