> >While South Indian expats overwhelmingly outnumber >Assamese expats ... they never think of a fragmented >India
**** So? They also don't crave Sambar, as good a delicacy as it is. Even dosas only intermittently. And they don't crave to marry their first cousins either. Nor do they hold pujas for their gods and goddesses with burning incense in their tiny apartments. I can go on and on. But so what? The question that ought to be asked, is WHY Assam wants to be separate. Without asking that, to judge Assam in comparison to South Indians or anybody else, particularly in light of the fact that Assam NEVER was a part of India historically, only shows one's own inability to look at things critically. At 10:29 AM -0700 10/1/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: > >Most Indians donot have any clue what is happening in >outside world. > >The BIG American Ego ..... > >While South Indian expats overwhelmingly outnumber >Assamese expats ... they never think of a fragmented >India > > > >>>>Chandan: >>>>I find guys from India specifically from Assam >>>>with all sorts of weird perceptions about America. >>The other day I met one Assamese visitor who was >>strongly for George Bush because according to him, >>it was due to his policy of attacking Iraq, that the >>Muslims in India are silenced, and India can now >>have a stronger relation with Pakistan. He was all >>against the Democrates. > >Compare that with views of KC. > >>It looks like, from out side, people view America >like blind people looking at an elephant. >>Most Indians donot have any clue what is happening in >outside world. >>They are busy with their own >India-Hindi-Hinglish-Hindutva-Bollywood-Congress-BJP-Communist-Middle-Class-Materialist >culture believing whatever the GOI-Indian media is >broadcasting. >Rajen > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chan Mahanta" <cmahanta at charter.net> >To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam >from around theworld" <assam at assamnet.org> >Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 11:36 AM >Subject: Re: [Assam] What noooo is it India ? > > >>> >Really !! I thought you guys are more busy >discussing >>>whom to attack next (after Vietnam, Iraq), how to >>>meddle in internal affairs of Mayanmar, or, for >some, >>>how to work on destroying India. >> >> >> >> ***That is about as appropriate a commentary on your >thinking >> abilities as one might want to know about. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> At 9:27 AM -0700 10/1/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty >wrote: >>> >>There are plenty of people --the ranks of the >>>citizenry --- in the >>>>>USA , far more than any place else on earth, who >are >>>discussing, >>>debating and resolving US problems and have been >doing >>>it far longer >>>>>than anybody else. >>> >>>Really !! I thought you guys are more busy >discussing >>>whom to attack next (after Vietnam, Iraq), how to >>>meddle in internal affairs of Mayanmar, or, for >some, >>>how to work on destroying India. >>> >>> >>>>>But still more needs done, as they will always be. >>> >>>So why not spend your valuable time to finish that. >>> >>> >>>>>>But they ARE needed to delve into Assam's >problems >>>as caused by >>>Indian dysfunction as well as by itself. >>> >>>I thought Assam's problems can be best solved by >>>people of Assam NOT by people who NEVER intend to >>>return to Assam. >>> >>> >>>>> India's march towards super-powerdom on the >backs >>>of the rest left >>>>to be exploited. >>> >>> >>>Another piece of wisdom coming from someone who got >>>educated on Indian/Assamese tax payers money and >then >>>left India/Assam without ever bothering to return >>>anything except some pieces of advice. >>> >>>>>but >>>>>I hope it would shed a tad bit of light on what >>>seems to leave so >>>>>many true ambassadors of Assam so >discombobulated. >>> >>>Heh-heh ... a good piece of wisdom from learned >>>ambassdor of Assam who readily blames GOI when >>>innocent Biharis (even Assmese) are killed but has >no >>>courage to put forward a similar argument when it > >>comes to 9/11. >>> >>> >>> >>>Inspite of your immense Heart Burn, India is >marching >>>towards a superpower ... in fact your Uncle Sam too >>>understands it. >>> >>> >>>>>Allow me to divulge a little but closely-guarded >>>secret: >>> >>>>>There are plenty of people --the ranks of the >>>citizenry --- in the >>>>>USA , far more than any place else on earth, who >are >>>discussing, >>>debating and resolving US problems and have been >doing >>>it far longer >>>>>than anybody else. But still more needs done, as >>>they will always be. >>> >>>That is why Latter-day-Americans ( LDAs) of Assam >>>origins don't need >>>to spend all their available time delving into >>>American problems . >>>But they ARE needed to delve into Assam's problems >as >>>caused by >>>Indian dysfunction as well as by itself. For if they >>>who know better >>>( not all by any means) don't point out what is not >>>working , it will >>>NOT be done by the 'mera-bharat-mahan' crowd, smug >in >>>their 'unified' >>>India's march towards super-powerdom on the backs of >>>the rest left >>>to be exploited. >>> >>>It is not about a beauty contest. It takes equals or >>>near equals to >>>engage in a beauty contest. >>> >>>That is the difference. >>> >>> I know it won't reduce the heart-burn of those >whose >>>mission is to >>>safeguard Assam for Indian exploitation for all >>>times to come, but >>>I hope it would shed a tad bit of light on what >seems >>>to leave so >>>many true ambassadors of Assam so discombobulated. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>At 7:44 AM -0700 10/1/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty >>>wrote: >>>>Check this --- >>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Homeless_in_LA.jpg >>>> >>>>I am almost convinced this is a picture of India >>>>wrongly labelled. >>>> >>>>Afterall, when Citizens of US are more busy >>>>discussing issues of India, I am sure all issues >of >>>>US have already been resolved :) >>> >>> >>> > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. 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