Like, I said, yet some some more questions. But never
the answer. It isn't too hard, C'Da, to see through
the tactic.
I am sure you have read South's history to a certain
extent and will be able to compare that to that of
NE's. I am sure you would have followed recent
socio-economic trends from different regions of India.
Unless it is too rusty because of the long years away
in the US of A.
Don't you think a comprehensive analysis of the NE's
ills that evades mere mortals like me should also
attempt to answer this specific question? And don't
you think if a PhD is required to answer this
question, a PhD is required to answer all those
general questions raised on a daily basis here?
As for general, broad questions or opinions - will you
go check your voluminous comments about the evil
empire called GOI over the last few months made by
themselves or as responses to other general broad
statements? Apply your yardstick for drawing
simplistic conclusions (and the resultant
demonstration of immaturity and /or ignorance).
Assigning immaturity or ignorance as a stock response
has been used very often as a tool whenever one is
uncomfortable with a response in every day situations,
at work, when debating with friends, when parents
remonstrate their children etc. I do it too. On many
ocassions, I pinch myself on the shoulder to stop
myself from demonstrating stupidity.
> *** So here I am face to face with Rajib Das' ace
> question, his trump card!
>
>
> But before I can attempt to answer the question, I
> must know the following:
>
> *WHAT is it that the South is doing with the current
> system that the NE cannot?
>
> *I also need to know what the South consists of.
>
> * What are the Souths circumstances, compared to the
> NE's?
>
> * what is the South's history compared to the NE's?
>
> Tell us Rajib, and I will try to answer your
> questions.
>
>
> cm
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At 7:09 PM -0800 12/29/04, Rajib Das wrote:
> >Like I said, I have not seen a direct response from
> >you (or others in the board) to the simple question
> I
> >have posed. I was hoping something will come out
> this
> >time around. You still have an evasive response on
> >this one, as usual in your artful way :-)
> >
> >I swore off a doctorate of any kind some time back!
> I
> >have also learnt to be sceptical about
> self-proclaimed
> >doctorates who participate in online boards on
> topics
> >such as this. They almost always are as ignorant as
> I
> >am.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> That was quite an answer Rajib.
> >>
> >> Have you considered publishing it as a
> dissertation
> >> on the NE's
> >> troubles and why India is not responsible for
> it?
> >> Maybe there is a
> >> doctorate for you in it :-).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 1:39 PM -0800 12/29/04, Rajib Das wrote:
> >> >Here's my attempt at answering the questions:
> >> >
> >> >The South is better disciplined not just in
> Medical
> >> or
> >> >engineering education, it is better disciplined
> >> >overall. Incidentally, Manipal is not a
> government
> >> >institution - it is private, developed by
> private
> >> >initiative and that too by members of a
> community
> >> (the
> >> >GSBs of Karnataka) that do not have too much
> >> political
> >> >power in the state.
> >> >
> >> >The South took the stability in their
> communities,
> >> >harnessed it for progress and took advantage of
> the
> >> >opportunities that India has thrown up in the
> last
> >> >decade and a half. They were doing it and
> >> progressing
> >> >despite the disadvantages in the federal power
> >> >structure. Their LOCAL politicians and rest of
> the
> >> >LOCAL leadership were rising above the morass
> and
> >> >doing constructive work. The north or the Hindi
> >> wallas
> >> >were still wallowing in their feudal structure
> and
> >> the
> >> >shibboleths of a few decades back.
> >> >
> >> >So despite the supposed imperialistic outlook
> of
> >> >"Hastinapur" and despite the disadvantages of
> being
> >> in
> >> >the wrong side of power structure, communities
> in
> >> the
> >> >South have done well. The Indian system works
> for
> >> >them. And despite the power structure being
> with
> >> the
> >> >Hindi wallas, the Indian system does not work
> for
> >> >them.
> >> >
> >> >What it means is that the Indian system works
> just
> >> >fine. If it is made to work. It has been
> >> demonstrated
> >> >in the last 15 years.
> >> >
> >> >Which begets the question that has been asked
> >> >repeatedly and never answered: Why is it the
> South
> >> can
> >> >do it with the current system and the north
> east
> >> has
> >> >not been able to?
> >> >
> >> >For apologists of separatism I can understand
> why
> >> they
> >> >would not want to answer the question. There
> would
> >> not
> >> >be an evil empire to blame for all our ills.
> >> >
> >> >After 40 years of independence, a certain
> dynamism
> >> has
> >> >pervaded India (or parts of it) - never mind
> some
> >> >rants on this board about how India just needs
> a
> >> whiff
> >> >of thin air to break apart and crumble. For 50
> >> years
> >> >before independence and a few decades
> thereafter,
> >> the
> >> >dynamism was in the north primarily based
> around
> >> the
> >> >fight for independence and the resultant
> euphoria
> >> >amongst the masses. The south was disconnected.
> >> Which
> >> >is why in the federal structure the north has
> had a
> >> >stronger voice. Given that dynamism (and
> >> prosperity)
> >> >in this day and age is centered around the
> South,
> > > the
> >> >power structure will shift. We will probably
> see
> >> more
> >> >PMs from the south. And if you go by what
> >> Chandrababu
> >> >Naidu demanded when he was CM - he asked why
> Bihar
> >> >should get federal funds (much of which came
> from
> >> >states like his) when they continue to misuse
> it
> >> year
>
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