Excellent C'da.
On 7/15/08, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Amazing tale! And even more amazing is the state > of Indian journalism and its 'democracy' . > > Allow me to introduce myself: I am an ethnic > Assamese , living in the USA and an observer of > Indian Institutions of democracy, its > 'journalism' and the role of its intelligentsia ( > or more precisely its absence from) in shaping > them. > > The author opens up on Nagas with her military > husband's terrorizing a Naga village head-man, > that produced her missing Irish Setter in twenty > minutes! > > Where did this military man get the power to > terrorize the village? What was the cause? > > It was an Irish Setter, a pet dog, missing for > less than twenty minutes. Imagine that! Imagine > the state of due process, imagine the power of > the occupation forces, imagine accountability of > the military--the wife of a two bit two-bit > military officer can brag about it in the > national media, imagine the professionalism of > the Indian army that its apologists never fail > to wave at the world! > > > Now let us look at the professionalism of the > Deccan Herald, its journalistic ethics, its > editorial responsibility and its role as a > watchdog of democracy that chose to publish this > gem of an article: > > The writer not only publicly accuses this > man, the Naga PhD student , Yoronso, of a crime, > but also convicts him and then recommends > punishment. And the Deccan Herald goes > right along with this prosecutor, judge, > jury and executioner all neatly packed into one, > in > the perfect image of the Indian > military's half century old occupation and > terrorism in the > northeastern states and publishes it. Why > shouldn't it? The writer provided all the proof, > didn't she? > > Of course the writer had all the proof > she ever needed, right? Must have had a hidden > video camera in the room to record all > the gruesome details. Or could it have been > confessions of the accused extracted by > someone like her military husband ? They > sure know how to get those confessions. > Just ask the dead Ajit Mahanta of Kakopothar, > Assam who was taken by the army from his > wife and little baby, sodomized with bamboo > poles causing massive internal injuries > before beating him to death and then dumping the > body on the roadside, merely on > suspicion that he was an ULFA 'collaborator'. > Did Ajit > Mahanta get any justice? Of course, the > commanding general apologized. What more can > anyone ask? > > No wonder the Indian intelligentsia and > its renowned journals never found it necessary to > write expose's about such forgettable > events. But a dog at JNU--that is different. A > Naga > killed it! And you expect its > intelligentsia and its press to let it go with a > wink and a nod? > Not in desi-demokrasy! > > >Apparently North-Eastern students at JNU > >regularly lynch and barbecue dogs. Kali's > >mother, Leela, >was an earlier victim. > > The truth be told! These damn northeasterners! > Them slant eyed, dog-eating, independence seeking > sub-humans are a murderous lot! Rein them in, and > not a moment too soon! And who better to educate > the right-proper Indians about them than a > military wife once posted in Nagaland? Don't even > think of trying to muddy the picture by trying to > tell them that there is no such race of people > as northeasterners, or that there is political > or geographical entity as the Northeast. , that > it is a convenient > creation of Indian intellectual sloth and > colonial mind-set to avoid getting headaches of > the headless by learning what makes them the > savage lot it is! > > Disgustedly yours, > > Chandan Mahanta > > > > > > > > > > >Murder Most Foul > >article by Ambika Shukla > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >Murder Most Foul > >Pets > >One of the most anxious days of our army posting in Nagaland had nothing > >to do with the insurgency. It was the day, our Irish Setter, Bindu went > >missing. Given a free rein of the area, she would romp happily over hill > >and dales yet magically appear at one whistle or call. But one evening > >there was no familiar figure loping homeward in response to our frantic > >whistles and calls. After combing the area, my husband visited the Gaon > >Burha (village Pradhan) of the closest Naga settlement and spelt out all > >sorts of dire consequences if the dog did not return. Twenty minutes > >later, Bindu was safely home. > > > >An incident that occurred this week brings home the awful fate that Bindu > >so narrowly escaped. > > > >On the night of July 7, Yoronso, a 30-year-old Naga student at Delhi's > >prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) invited two pals over to his > >hostel room. Kali, a friendly eight-year-old campus dog (born and brought > >up there) happened to be sitting near the stairs. Using biscuits they > >lured her upstairs into Yoronso' s room (No 248 Kaveri Hostel) and bolted > >the door. Yoronso fed Kali some rice from the hostel mess and then tied up > >her mouth. > > > >The three then began to bludgeon the little creature with a cricket bat > >and curtain rods. After battering her for more than half-an-hour, Yoronso > >stuck a knife into the still conscious dog and began to cut her, even as > >she moaned and writhed in pain. Finally, they took a brick and smashed > >Kali's swollen, bleeding skull. The noise and blood seeping under the door > >attracted attention and a crowd of students and the warden began to bang > >on the door, forcing it open. Yoronso and his accomplices were caught > >red-handed — literally. > > > >Everyone was nauseated to find the battered remains of Kali and the > >cruelty that had been inflicted on the dog. Some students immediately > >summoned the police. But the warden, anxious to avoid any controversy, > >immediately planned a cover up by removing the body and the murder > >weapons. Students were warned not to make any statement to the police or > >press. When the police arrived, they conducted a cursory check; but > >neither made any arrests nor recorded the prima facie evidence. In fact, > >they would have done nothing had not one of the students called up > >activist Maneka Gandhi who immediately intervened and lodged an FIR. > > > >On learning that Gandhi had been informed; the warden issued a letter to > >Yoronso asking him to vacate his hostel accommodation. Yoronso is due to > >submit his Ph.D on July 21 and was already in the process of vacating his > >room prior to this event, so the Warden's action is surely an eyewash. > >Here is what the institution should do to punish such a crime and its > >perpetrators; firstly, Yoronso should be expelled and blacklisted from the > >school. > > > >The University should also refuse to accept Yoronso's Ph.D thesis, which > >his guide should also refuse to sign. The varsity must also revoke his > >Bachelor and Master's Degrees, and co-operate with the police to > >chargesheet and arrest all the three men. > > > >Instead, let's look at how JNU, this haloed learning ground, is actually > >conducting itself in the issue. Yoronso has been coached by the University > >to say that he reacted in self-defence after the dog attacked him. This is > >clearly untrue for a lot of reasons. > > > >First, the students unanimously vouch for Kali's gentle, friendly nature. > >Second, you shoo away or escape from a ferocious dog, you certainly don't > >lock it inside with you. When this theory failed, Yoronso was provided a > >second story. > > > >Now Kali was supposed to have entered his room and eaten his food. Why > >would his food be lying on the floor, and again, why did he not chase the > >dog away rather than locking her inside? Apart from the shame of a top > >University colluding with criminals, even more shameful is that these > >so-called mastermind academics cannot even come up with a plausible > >cover-up! > > > >But that does not mean that Yoronso won't get away. In this cruel and > >crazy world, even such blatant barbarity might go unpunished if we all do > >not protest. This apparently is not the first instance of dogs being > >killed at JNU. Apparently North-Eastern students at JNU regularly lynch > >and barbecue dogs. Kali's mother, Leela, was an earlier victim. > > > >This won't stop unless we make it stop. I am listing below the numbers of > >the dean's and the warden and the email addresses of the JNU > >Faculty.Demand action against the tormentors of a helpless, harmless young > >life. This could have been my Bindu. > > > >If we don't act today, it could be yours tomorrow > > > >Prof. Yash Pal (Chancellor), > >Off: 0112610 2430, > >Residence: 01202512075 > >Soumen Chattopadhyay, Warden > >+91 9873439840 > >Email addresses: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[EMAIL PROTECTED], > >[EMAIL PROTECTED], > >[EMAIL PROTECTED], > >[EMAIL PROTECTED], > >[EMAIL PROTECTED], > >[EMAIL PROTECTED], > >[EMAIL PROTECTED], > >[EMAIL PROTECTED], > >[EMAIL PROTECTED], > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Feedback is welcome at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >*************************************************** > > > http://www.deccan.com/Hyderabad%20chronicle/Hyderabad%20ChronicleDescription.asp#Murder%20most%20foul > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >assam mailing list > >assam@assamnet.org > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
