There is a silver lining for Assam in light of the recent incidents of regionalism in Maharashtra where two people were killed by a mob (that has never happened in Assam - not by a mob). Thus, hopefully in time MNCs will see no difference between Guwahati and Mumbai law and order situation and can be persuaded to shift base to Assam as well. Assam situation is improving Mumbai is going downhill.
Umesh mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Bottomline: Make "GLOBALISZATION-LIERALIZATION-DECENTRALIZATION" meaningful all the way to individuals. Make all kinds of local economic reconstruction possible. Let there be power to all peoples.Let Panchayats have meaningful role. Let there be Oxomiya Toka-BodoToka-KarbiToka-Dimasa Toka----- Scrap The Constitution Create new constitution as often as needed-over the Broad band Internet Let everybody Create his own Constitution Change or Die > Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:29:34 -0600> To: [email protected]> From: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] What is Going in Maharashtra?> > > So, > resentments must be addressed. There is no > >point in trying to shoo those > away.> > *** I agree. And unless there ARE simmering > resentments, they > could NOT be exploited for > narrow political or personal gains to the > > detriment of society.> > Now the big question is IF these resentments CAN > > be eradicated under the circumstances? And if > yes, by WHO? Those who > control things? Or the > controlled? What is the incentive for those who > > are in control to change?> > > > > > > > > At 6:18 PM +0000 2/14/08, uttam > borthakur wrote:> >Resentments do have bases: real or illusory or both.> > > So, resentments must be addressed. There is no > >point in trying to shoo > those away.> > But right now in Maharashtra, those who try to > >cash in on > such resentments for their personal > >political agenda, are fomenting > trouble. In > >Assam too such forces have been successfully > >hoodwinking people time and again, playing on > >people's resentments for their personal > >political agenda.> > Ultimately the persons like Raj or Bal or > >Prafulla or Tarun or Bhorot or their cronies > >gain: victims being always the same. > >> >Chan Mahanta wrote:> > >Agreed. But two wrongs don't make a right. Isn't it?> >> >> >**** No, it does not.> >> >But to deny its existence is a delusion at best.> >It is alive and well across the length and> >breadth of the sub-continent. And there are good> >reasons for it.> >> >Those who raise shrill voices singling out> >Oxomiya resentments as unique, while waving a> >mythical> >flag of equality and unity, do so either out of> >abject ignorance or malice or both.> >> >That is what I wanted to point out :-).> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >At 10:11 PM -0600 2/13/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:> >> > **** But that would not explain this, would it? They are of the same race.> >>There may not be a proper word for them yet, but> >>all these go to the same group of being hateful> >>to the ones that are not from the same klan or> >>class or race or region or what have you, isn't> >>it?> >>> >>Add casteism to it and you will get a perfect> >>picture of how an Indian mind work.> >>> >>> **** And is this reminiscent of Oxomiya >> >>>resentments? If so, are the Oxomiyas unique> >>>in > their resentments, as some would have us> >>>believe > here?> >>Agreed. But two wrongs don't make a right. Isn't it?> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>"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 15:15:09 -0600> To:> >>[email protected]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >>Subject: Re: [Assam] What is Going in> >>Maharashtra?> > 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> >>>>_________________________________________________________________> >>Climb >>to the top of the charts! 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