There is similarity between Assam and Maharashtra in this issue. There used to be one province called Bombay that included what are now called Maharashtra and Gujarat. The capital was Bombay city and it was dominated by non-Marathis, especially Gujaratis. The Marathis got the crumbs in the form of low skill jobs. Compare it to domination of Assam by Bengali baboos for many years and imposition of Bengali as the major language in Assam. Gujarat and Maharashtra were created on linguistic basis as recommended by the Kunjru-Panikkar commission. Bombay became the capital of Maharashtra. However Bombay, being a major commerce center of the west coast, remained in the hands of the non-Marathis who control the money. The Marathis always resented it and still do. Shiv Sena and its affiliates stoke the fire and gain political mileage out of "foreigner eviction drives". The common man on the street becomes the target, the rich and powerful who actually controls the economy never gets touched. Thus it is a combination of economy, ethnicity/language and politics that produces the kind of disturbance now happening in Bombay. Aren't the same elements driving some of the sentiments in Assam? The political forces will not allow India to be homogeneous through all economic classes. Dilip Deka ===============================================================
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 2:52 PM -0600 2/13/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: >Hi C'da: > >> What am I missing? > >Or forgot that Indians, in general, are the most >close and narrow-minded, prejudiced and racist >people alive on the face of the earth? **** But that would not explain this, would it? They are of the same race. Is it cultural hegemony? Is it economic controls? **** And is this reminiscent of Oxomiya resentments? If so, are the Oxomiyas unique in their resentments, as some would have us believe here? **** Finally, where did the much touted great Indian Unity in Diversity disappeared , from its most cosmpolitan metropolis, unless it was another Indian myth? :-) > > > > > > >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be >patient like a tree and humble like a blade of >grass" > > > > > >> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:36:00 -0600> To: >>[email protected]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: [Assam] What is Going in >>Maharashtra?> > I hadn't followed what has led >>to what I saw in the ToI article > below. But I >>am very curious about claims of Indians in this >>forum > that Mumbai is the MOST cosmpolitan of >>Indian metropolitan regions, > where such >>conflicts as this does not exist.> > From >>recent outpouring of certain assamnetters' >>revulsion towards and > condemnation of their >>fellow Oxomiyas, whom they perceive to be > >>uniquely xenophobic, this news is certainly >>coming as a surprise. > More so because it is >>coming from Mumbai.> > What am I missing?> > >>cm> > > > > > > > > Maha exodus: 10,000 north >>Indians flee in fear> 14 Feb 2008, 0030 hrs >>IST,TIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES> Print Save >>EMail Write to Editor> > NASHIK/PATNA: With >>violence against north Indians in this >>industrial > town and adjoining areas showing >>no signs of abating on the second > consecutive >>day, the number of migrants fleeing for their >>homes - > mostly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar - >>crossed 10,000, making it perhaps > one of the >>largest exodus in the country from a single >>district in > recent years.> > And ironically, >>on the second day of attacks, its first victim >>wasn't > from UP or Bihar; he was from Ojhar, a >>mere 21 km from Nashik.> > Ambadas Haribhau >>Dharrao, 55, an employee of Hindustan >>Aeronautics > Ltd, was fatally wounded when >>Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists on > >>Wednesday attacked and pelted stones at the bus >>he was travelling in.> > The violence started >>10 days back when MNS activists attacked >>migrant > workers as the Samajwadi Party held a >>rally in Mumbai.> > Since then, MNS chief Raj >>Thackeray has carried on a vitriol-laced > >>campaign against north Indians, stoking >>chauvinistic feelings and > appealing to >>Marathi pride.> > >>_______________________________________________> >>assam mailing list> [email protected]> >>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >_________________________________________________________________ >Need to know the score, the latest news, or you >need your Hotmail®-get your "fix". >http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx >_______________________________________________ >assam mailing list >[email protected] >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
