The unintentional side effect of what is going on in Assam (violent protests demonstrations, bomb blasts, bandh, murder of innocent persons, etc. etc.) is that the works of many of us who are silently trying to promote Assam is going down the drain. Name once lost takes a log time to regain. Here is a reaction to my letter requesting not to place Assam in the blacklist and to withdraw the negative travel advice.
Quote: Dear Wahid Saleh Thank you for your recent email regarding New Zealand's travel advice for Assam. Our advice for travel to Assam remains current and relevant. As the bomb blasts of 25 November demonstrate, travel to Assam is not safe. Yours sincerely (name deleted by WS) Consular Officer Consular Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade Unquote: Wahid Saleh _____ Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens muktikam phukan Verzonden: dinsdag 27 november 2007 5:46 Aan: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world Onderwerp: Re: [Assam] Mischief afoot TIMESNOW has not shown any footage of the stripped woman but reported the news with heavy condemnation. In fact Arnab Goswami has raised a very pertinent question - "HAS ANYONE TAKEN THE PERMISSION OF THE LADY BEFORE SHOWING HER NAKED PHOTOS ? ARE WE NOT ADDING FURTHER INSULT TO THE ALREADY INSULTED POOR WOMAN ?" shantikam hazarika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am sure if Homen Borgohain's Amar Axom would not have published the photograph of the helpless woman first, anyone else would have dared to republish it. Today Telegraph has published the same photo in a slightly enlarged version. No doubt, when we try to accost the anti Assam media, they would say that they have reproduced something from the Assamese media only, what is wrong in that? That has been our problem. Our own media is so busy sensationalising that they have not considered various aspects before going ahead. For e.g. one paper has headlined that Bhaben Saikia's Arohan has been badly damaged. Till now I am not sure how much of it has been damaged, has it been vandalised? All that was required was to pick up the phone and ring up Mrs. Bhaben saikia or any other opffice bearer but very few did that. I am sure all genuine Assamese would be concerned about Arohan. Shantikam Hazarika Director, Assam Institute of Management PO Box 30, GUWAHATI 781001, India HOME PAGE: <http://www.aimguwahati.edu.in/> www.aimguwahati.edu.in _____ Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:01:39 +0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] assam Digest, Vol 28, Issue 39/Assam] Mischief afoot Friends, Now the time has also came for review of Media like TV live,Newspapers and the so called reporters which are mostly Bengale or Bihari operating from Assam and the lone cameraman being Assamese origin.WE have encient newspapers like what Late Radha gobinda Baruah established.However his expectations are no more.The Assamese media or newspapers failed to make Assam a proud of India.Instead we can easily see the infight to NRA or irritating them more by these categories.Neiterh they lack behind the proper publishing languages or skills.All are limited to make turmoil inside Assam and Axomiya in whole.Living outside Assam, we fail to get the exact incidents or news.All we ned to depend upon the so caled Bengal based reports or Delhi based reports given by the Bengalee reporter. Till now if any news to be given to any Assma so called leading dailies/weekly/Fortnightlys, we have to mail by post.Nothing is availbale on net or fast circulation outside the state.Why so the concerned news/media management must look into. I will give one simple example- Months ago I did protested strongly about Swaheed Kanaklata issue against wrong misleading publication by Indian Coast Guard.I did informed to Then Xabhapati Axom Xahitya Xabha Xabhapati Dr.Kanaksen Deka.Nothing happened.Then I personally wrote to one of the known man at amar Axom, it was published with heading on 08 Aug 2007.Later wrote with all relevent letters to Prantik- what should be Dr Bhaben Saikia Sirs best production.They took months and later my A4 size 5 page was converted to a small para and published as a letter with no moral value!!! When I did caled up to GHY ofice, I was only pleased with they get thousand of leters, so no time to reply!!!This is what happens with Assam pride media. Attacking us, we being outside singing for our home land is easy.Our fault is Assamese.But its now time for our own media to wake up and look their own fault and open voice with their strong thoughts.Please stop irritating us as what ULFA cadres do! I wish Assam based media coverages be fully with well versed people of Assam- who know the root cause of anything.Not like AAjtak and NDTV to keep relaying the whole nonsense clips to give more bad vision of Assam and its people every day. With RG Baruah pride, now Assam Tribune management must come up please with good edition of web news and TV Channel.The so called ofice sitting TV coverages must be prevented or be warned off any anti assamese relays. Anyone ready?? Dr.Bikash Kumar Das Bangalore _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@assamnet.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:14:28 +0530 Subject: [Assam] Mischief afoot Pradip Kumar Dutta is very fast in spreading canard. The incident was a highly localised one. Only around Beltola tiniali to Dispur. Curfew was declared only on that stretch not on the city. In fact only one death has been announced, and that too in the hospital, so far. The clashes did not spread to Khanapara area as stated. My elder brother who stays behind GNRC, and my elder sister who stays on the road behind the MLA hostel did not feel any thing at all though the happenings took place within a km of their residence. The whole thing is very very unfortunate. I am sure the AASA leaders never thought it would go out of hand. Also there has been maturity on part of the AASA leaders that they have not talked about retaliation. Though the Telegraph sys that there would be a 36 hr Assam bandh on Monday, no other paper says so. It is no use blowing things out of proportion or indulge in blame game. The spark has to be nipped in the bud. I am aware of many people who got injured trying to prevent some people whose shops were vanadlised becoming vey violent and bent on retaliation. Everyone should reach out with balms of love and our century old tradition. At our Institute, TCS was having interviews and till 2.00 pm we were not aware of anything till there was a message from TCS Calcutta office asking the TCS personnel to come back to Calcutta immediately because of riots in Guwahati. As such they were catching the 4.30 flight from Guwahati and their interview had finifhsed so they went to the airport by 2.15 pm. Then we found that the national networks of the tv chnnels were cooking up stories sitting on their studios and playing on the visuals being sent from Guwahati. As an Guwahatian I am more angry at the media than ashamed of what has happened here. Shantikam Hazarika Director, Assam Institute of Management PO Box 30, GUWAHATI 781001, India HOME PAGE: <http://www.aimguwahati.edu.in/> www.aimguwahati.edu.in _____ Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it. <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_groups_1/*http:/in.promos.yahoo.com/groups> _____ Live the life in style with MSN Lifestyle. Check out! 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