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This rejoinder refers to Chandanâs critique on DNBâs article. I do not intend playing with words for the sake of argument. We must not miss the woods for the trees. I do not know who exactly said this: torke bohu door (argument can drag on endlessly; you can improve my translation of it); I think it refers to the Vaisnab philosophy of Sri Shankaradev. Now our original objective was to find out what DNB was telling us. Weâre analysing DNBâs article. Rajen Barua responded to it brilliantly. So did Ram. Chandan went astray in order to offer his well-known emphasis on the âdire need for radical reformsâof âdesi-democracyâ as he put it. That requires, I believe, another platform. *****I usually donât give two hoots about WHO said those wise words, but corruption comes out of power. It is an arrogant way of expressing oneâs views. It is better to acknowledge sources, if possible, even paraphrase a gospel, as DNB has done . DNB spoke about the mismanagement of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation and the Assam State Electricity Board. When Chandan says âcorruption comes out of powerâ, I am afraid this is not Chandanâs discovery. The exact wording of the aphorism from political science is âPower Corruptsâ. Unfortunately I do not remember its source. And that is not an argument either. It is fact. I am afraid Chandan fails to distinguish between facts and arguments. Olomoti bistoreno? What do you say? Bhuban |
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