Dear SoBo:
>I would like to say sorry for calling you names. If possible please do >forgive >me. *** Now that you got the idea, hope we can hear more from you on the issues. I have no problems with your 'sodmo-naam'. Go right ahead with it. In fact you might consider getting even more creative with it. Why settle for an ordinary sounding name:-) ? >I am so sure that if I were to make once in three years trips to Assam, >and >enjoy the comfort of a first world country in my day-to-day life, >beyond the >empathy that I feel for my fellow countrymen/women, I would >only be able to see >the not so far off good future arising for them. *** You are so right on this. To be fair, I won't bad-mouth optimism, no matter how unrealistic it might be. But fake-optimism bandied about to justify doubtful or blatantly destructive policies and political view-points is no virtue, and we ought to challenge that. In that I am on your corner. >No sir/madam, nothing great is in store for Assam. That�s because nobody >gives >a s�t. The other day I was on a train journey from Delhi to >Guwahati, and by >total co-incidence happened to meet a very senior >political officer from >Meghalaya � Kyndhia. This man has represented >India in United Nations, been >governor of Mizoram and has been a very >senior politician for over 30 years. >So I ask him, dude what will it >take to get the north east back on its foot, to >get all the kids out of >the jungle and into living a decent life? And he says >�my advise to you � >make hay while the sun shines�. *** I agree with your perception that way things are,it is nobody's business. Even though I won't draw generalize conclusions from anecdotal evidence, such as Kyndhia's ( never heard of this dude--another ex-General or something?) comments ; from general observations over decades, I have no trouble believing it. These so called leaders, products of a visionless bureaucracy, shackled against creative thinking and raised on a system of political spoils, have not only never brought anything to the plate as effective solutions to the NE's unique problems, but also persistently blocked or discarded better ideas, almost always on grounds of little more than 'rules', 'territorial integrity', 'sovereignty' and such. The advice for opportunism, a quintessentially Indian response, is no surprise. And why could he be bothered about bringing the kids out of the jungle? Once they have been labeled, their job is done. First as insurgents, then as terrorists, and now as OBL clones : what more do you want? It is for the army to do its job now. >--incase you don�t know KJD � the Indians have changed very little of the >laws >that they themselves fought against the Brits for. *** you are right on the money here. What is more, is that India has gone on to make even far worse ones than the Brits. Funny thing is that large segments of today's Indian intelligentsia, and even the Assamese - never to be left behind their role models, raised in the mold of the privileged of a colonial era, is practising and perpetuating what the colonial masters of a half century back did. >You and your buddies can have a great day ahead discussing how great is >>India�as far as paradise goes � only you and I know what life is in >paradise >(US) and who lives in Assam (post 1947). *** I think we need a serious psychoanalysis on this. Maybe our Dr. Tilok could tell us if it is a result of expat kharkhowas' ( like other desi expats) attempts at atonement for their guilt of flight or some kind of a mental affliction that renders them unable to see the obvious :-). Take care. somo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At 9:50 AM -0800 11/17/02, Sonjoy Bordoloi wrote: >Raiz, > > > >Thank you all for your intensely interesting replies. I knew my mail would >bring out some strong feelings, and that being done� I would like to say >sorry for calling you names. If possible please do forgive me. > > > >CM�da � �More so when you hide behind a pseudonym� � I do, and I plan to >do that because it allows me to stoop to all the lows and rise to all the >highs I need to get to, without being bogged down by my heritage or �real >name�. I hear even Monroe had to change her name to become famous! �Just >don't act like some punk >of a coward slinging mud from behind a wall� � how is that? Given the fact >that I am not in St.Louis, do I know that your real name is CM, or do I >have to believe that you are who you are because a handful of people here >claims you are? Not hiding man; simply enjoying a new name and sharing my >thoughts. Finally, its good to know that you enjoy Chatu-guri as much as I >do�and have Rajneesh�s influence in your life. > > > >Ms. S � �Why are you in this NRI adda anyway, you seem to dislike them! or >are = >you suffering from some sour grape syndrome?� I don�t dislike NRIs, I just >enjoy their perception of life � you wouldn�t be driving from Mongoldoi to >Guwahati today..or would you? So you don�t know s�t about how hard it is >to hear your justification on how great is the Indian empire. �we face >this kind of seasonal nuisance every now and then and we just go on and >brush such nonsense into oblivion� � yes, you can drive me into oblivion, >and you can decide to drive Assam into oblivion, and stick with visiting >south India during your semi-decadal visits to Asia. > > > >�Fools paradise� (contributed by KJD) that�s exactly where you are. I am >so sure that if I were to make once in three years trips to Assam, and >enjoy the comfort of a first world country in my day-to-day life, beyond >the empathy that I feel for my fellow countrymen/women, I would only be >able to see the not so far off good future arising for them. No sir/madam, >nothing great is in store for Assam. That�s because nobody gives a s�t. >The other day I was on a train journey from Delhi to Guwahati, and by >total co-incidence happened to meet a very senior political officer from >Meghalaya � Kyndhia. This man has represented India in United Nations, >been governor of Mizoram and has been a very senior politician for over 30 >years. So I ask him, dude what will it take to get the north east back on >its foot, to get all the kids out of the jungle and into living a decent >life? And he says �my advise to you � make hay while the sun shines�. He >has no vision of a future for north east (no fools paradise or NRI >paradise) � simply no vision. He thinks that the best I should do is be a >contractor and make some money working with the states whose economies >have not yet crashed (like Auranachal or Meghalaya). > > > >Anyway, to get back to KJD�s discussion on post-1947 India and its >achievements: Every communication system that�s in place was put in place >by the Brits, and none has been maintained � it takes 12 hours to travel >500 kilometers!! There are more rebel armies now than there were when the >Brits were around � because the Brits were not as serious in implementing >their dracodian laws as the Indians are: incase you don�t know KJD � the >Indians have changed very little of the laws that they themselves fought >against the Brits for. Do you know that I can�t legally have more than 50 >bullets per year to defend myself using my handgun? The average rebel/army >guy has 50 round in one of their clips�and according to the old outdoors >magazines that make their way to Assam, it takes atleast 5000 shots to set >ones aim on a gun � I haven�t shot that many shots all my life (6 years as >a gun owner)!!! > > > >KJD � sorry for screwing up your mind man. You and your buddies can have a >great day ahead discussing how great is India�as far as paradise goes � >only you and I know what life is in paradise (US) and who lives in Assam >(post 1947). And I will not call you name anymore, but stop screaming and >swearing like a kid too..of what I hear, you are my dad�s age. > > > >shantikam hazarika � hogunne howdeelae buragoru nomorae�you are a real >smart alec.. > > > >Sonjoy Bordoloi > > > >SSP, AARSUPU > > > > > > shantikam hazarika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >Dear all: > > > >I think you need not waste your time taking cognisance of barking dogs. >Just ignore and continue your normal self. > > >From: "Alpana Sarangapani" >To: "Sonjoy Bordoloi" , , , >Subject: Re: >India Since 1947 >Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 15:57:51 -0600 > >Here, we >normally maintain a sense of decency and do not stoop low enough to the >level of attacking people on a personal level >----- Original Message >----- > From: Sonjoy Bordoloi > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 16, >2002 12:10 PM > Subject: Re: India Since 1947 First of all I would like >to > > Add photos to your e-mail with <http://g.msn.com/8HMPEN/2022>MSN 8. 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