Now that is what I call a rant!!
Just as an aside, the constant refrain of "Assam
Nation" makes it sound like the many Indian (and I
mean Native American) tribes that go by the names
Navajo nation etc. - symbols of near extinction. If
the Indian Government or the ULFA does not take Assam
to extinction, such a nomenclature might.
> but I believe most of the reasons for the decimation
> of the
> >Assam Nation identity lies with actions (such as
> division of Assam,
So, if you are opposed to the division of Assam that
happened in the past (and I guess that means the
creation of Meghalaya etc.), what did you exactly
want? An Assam nation comprising all these regions
representing what? The Assamese speaking alone?
> encouraging insurgency when it
suits
> >its purpose,
Some insurgencies are wars of liberations and others
are agents of India?
>making Assam youth kill each other by
> creating SULFA and arming them, not stopping
Who created SULFA? Wasn't it the local Assam
government of that time?
> immigration from Bangladesh, encouraging immigration
And it is the same Bangladesh where the ULFA's honchos
enjoy state sponsorship. Imagine what will happen if a
sovereign nation under the sponsorship of ULFA comes
about?
> from India, steeping Assam in the corruption mode
> imitating oBihar and other Indian states, use of a
So, who exactly steeped Assam in corruption? The
Central Government? Can we just stop to blame the
Assamese for a second? That, in as much as corruption
lies under the skin in Bihar, it could in Assam and
that it is not a disease that somehow was spread from
somewhere else.
> repressive Hindi-speaking Army, complete cultural
vis-a-vis a repressive Assamese speaking "army" that
does not stop at extortion of common civilians
> domination by Hindi media/entertainment leading to a
> lack of respect for and opportunities in the native
> languages, and a complete lack of concern for the
Can you blame Bollywood if they deliver products
better suited to today's youth? Why, if they are able
to hold the interest of the ABCD kids here in America,
there must be something there. If Bollywood can seize
an opportunity in this land of mega media, there must
be opportunities in native languages in India. Some
are seizing them. Some are not. Some are not even
given the environment to seize them. And we know the
Indian Government is not alone to blame.
> Assam Nation. The Indian Government simply doesn't
> care and actually would like to accelerate the
> destruction of the Assam identity so that Indian
> identity can flourish. I am completely opposed to
The Tamil or Telegu identity seems to be in tact,
actually holding stronger. Does the Indian government
care about them more or less? And the Bihari identity
that the Indian government cares about - it stands for
all things bad, does not it?
> >Please be balanced on your views regarding
> sovereignty of the Assam Nation. It is necessary for
> our survival. If you don't feel that you are an
You believe that sovereignity is necessary for
survival. Others believe it is the "war" for
sovereignity that is constantly making Assam miss the
bus for more than the last decade of progress in
India.
Can you see why there cannot be a balance here?
You will rant. And so will I.
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