Dear Barua, >named it 'Oxom Bahini' or simply 'Xanti Bahini', if >they are meant to preserve peace). But no, Assamese >will have to emulate their big Indian brothers in >evry step.
Of course, in that case they would be emulating their Bangladeshi elders (Mukti Bahini). :) But I like Xanti Bahini, which at least signals that its a peace movement. --Ram --- Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >AASU and Shiv Sena have had similarilities in the > >recent past - the latest one being the beating up > of > >Bihari job seekers in Railways. > > >I wonder what the liberals on this board would say > >about such an idealogy, if indeed Assam Sena has > such > >an idealogy. > > Of course, the Assamese boys would have to emulate > their Indian elder > brothers, they will have to have 'Assam Sena' > because their Indian elder > brothers have 'Shiv Sena'. What I am surprised is > that they did not name it > 'Lachit Sena'. (If they wanted to show some > originality, they could have > named it 'Oxom Bahini' or simply 'Xanti Bahini', if > they are meant to > preserve peace). But no, Assamese will have to > emulate their big Indian > brothers in evry step. > > This basically shows that however loud we try to > shout "Assam Nation" > aganist the ugly Indians, the fact is Assamese are > completely under the > spell of mainstream India. This also shows that, > however strongly we try to > deny, culturally Assam is a part of great India. In > religion, Assamese are > following Hindutva (ignoring Xong.kordev), in > literature Assamese are > copying the Bengalis, in movies Assamese are copying > Bollywood (film-makers > with originality like Jhanu Barua etc are trying > hard to get out of Assam). > Whether it is AASU, or AGP, or ULFA, or Cong(I), it > is the same 'tilika' > Assamese mind. Assamese are basically followers of > the Indian main-stream. > One would simply hope that in the process, Assamese > would try to learn > something good out of the ugly Indians. > Hobo Diok. > Rajen Barua > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rajib Das" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "J Kalita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Alpana B. > Sarangapani" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu> > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 1:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Assam] 'Oxom-Xena' > > > > Isn't the Assam Sena a rip off of the obviously > > original one - Shiv Sena of Bal Thackeray? I don't > > know where the emulation will begin from - but in > its > > essence it is a fire and brimstone Hindu > chauvinist > > party (and earlier, beating up of the "madrasis" > in > > Mumbai). The 2 constant factors in the party > was/is to > > use street power to hit at opponents of various > hues > > and the party president for life with absolute > powers > > for life. The other thing was the constant over > the > > ground extortion business that the Shiv Sena > indulged > > in. > > > > AASU and Shiv Sena have had similarilities in the > > recent past - the latest one being the beating up > of > > Bihari job seekers in Railways. > > > > I wonder what the liberals on this board would say > > about such an idealogy, if indeed Assam Sena has > such > > an idealogy. I also wonder whether some of them > would > > be ok with such an idealogy in Assam when they are > on > > the right side of the spectrum. > > > > Finally it is a bit ironic - the original Sena > (Aka > > the Shiv Sena) is somewhat on geriatric row what > with > > Bal Thackeray being old and ill and their street > thugs > > being outnumbered by others in Mumbai because the > city > > has moved on. > > > > Rajib > > > > --- J Kalita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I am glad that an "Assam Army" is being formed. > > > Although the name has > > > the word "Army" in it, it is essentially a > peaceful > > > movement trying to > > > protect the interests of Assam and the > inhabitants > > > of Assam. The > > > interests of Assam and the inhabitants of Assam > are > > > in many ways in > > > odds with the interests of India and the > > > inhabitants of India, and in > > > fifty five years of independence from the > British, > > > India has not been > > > able to figure out a formula to balance the two. > So, > > > we need some home > > > grown movement to do so. I would urge the "Assam > > > Army" (Oxom Xenaa) not > > > work by emphasizing strikes, bandhs, etc., but > > > possibly study > > > successful movements for independence such as > that > > > of India, Israel, > > > East Timor and other nations. In particular, > > > although, I am completely > > > opposed to the policies of the current and past > > > Israeli governments, it > > > behooves us to see what they did to obtain > > > independence. A part of that > > > strategy was to make the "desert bloom" through > > > efforts such as 1) > > > kibbutzes where groups of individuals worked on > > > farms and small-scale > > > farming based industries, 2) gathering money and > > > resources and buying > > > off tracts of land and other properties, etc. In > > > Assam, the "Oxom > > > Xenaa" could work on similar constructive > projects > > > with long-term goals > > > in mind. > > > > > > It is wise to talk about "Assam", "The Assam > > > Nation", > > > "The Nation of Assam", etc., instead of talking > > > about "The Assamese", > > > "The Assamese Nation", etc. > > > The former encompasses everyone in Assam whereas > the > > > latter encompasses > > > the people whose mother tongue is "Assamese". > > > > > > Jugal Kalita > > > On Monday, December 20, 2004, at 01:11 AM, > Alpana B. > > > Sarangapani wrote: > > > > > > > From "The Assam Tribune": > > > > > > > > http://www.assamtribune.com/dec2004/at01.html > > > > > > > > From "Oxomiya Pratidin": > > > > > > > > http://www.pratidinassam.com/dec2004/ap01.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Assam mailing list > > > > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > > > > > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > > > > > > > Mailing list FAQ: > > > > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > > > > To unsubscribe or change options: > > > > > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Assam mailing list > > > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > > > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > > > > > Mailing list FAQ: > > > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > > > To unsubscribe or change options: > > > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > > > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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