O' Chondon da, Apunar ki khobor? Xhuni su, aaji kali Oxom netot, berat torka-torki soli ahse. Kiba, bulu belek planet or kotha? Ami holu xadharon prithivi ir maanu, eh boor buji bo loi sestha kora nai :-)
> If only they could be like the ones who fled from Assam, who have to fight > for their existence in far-off foreign lands like the USA, UK etc. every > day, where they cannot get any protection from the police, where they have > no chance of getting justice from the courts in their lifetimes, Hoi, ami holu, ele-bele B.A pass kora maanu. Bhabisilu, Oxom or pora polai, Amerika, London golai he amar mukti. Kintu yaatu xanti nai. Heh! heh!heh! - that seemed to have touched a raw nerve somewhere. But your 'emotions' (a word thats been used in VHF - very hi frequency here) and sentiments got the better of your judgement. Regarding bandhs, most NRAs who wrote on the subject were not preaching, nor were they putting up ant attitude of 'holier than thou'. Whether bandhs are justified or not, we should all ought to recognize that they are bad for Assam's economy. So, as the author of this letter indicated, the stem the unbridled progression of bandhs, the onus is unfortunately on the public. The GOA, the political parties, unions, or xyz groups obviously do not have the interests of the people at heart. If I remember correct, each Assam bandh, cost the state about 50 crore Rs. A Guwahati bandh alone costs about half that. > *** Isn't it nice to see that at least a few kharkhowas in Assam are being > able to talk like the brave, self-made, pioneering NRAs that have staked out > their fortunes in these wild and lawless lands of the west? It is nice, isn't it? BUT it was more to show that what some us NRAs were thinking was not something in far left field, but more in tune with what some people in Assam are actually also thinking and already voicing their opinions. --Ram On 4/28/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > O'Ram: > > > Bhalne' ? Eh nokoba aru pai, ei amar dexor kharkhowa mokhar kotha. > > If only they could be like the ones who fled from Assam, who have to fight > for their existence in far-off foreign lands like the USA, UK etc. every > day, where they cannot get any protection from the police, where they have > no chance of getting justice from the courts in their lifetimes, where > corruption runs rampant in all spheres of life, where they have no > protection against local 'dadas' who could intimidate them anytime, any > place--one can go on and on! > > I think you are so right. Go ahead and give these adha-mora ( half-dead), > coward Oxomiyas the verbal uttom modhyom like they deserve. After all we > have earned it, with our own successes against the unimaginable odds, > haven't we? > > > >"---which tells us how some > >people are actually voicing the same kind of opinions like some of > >NRAs. > > > *** Isn't it nice to see that at least a few kharkhowas in Assam are being > able to talk like the brave, self-made, pioneering NRAs that have staked out > their fortunes in these wild and lawless lands of the west? > > > >When we discussed these issues, we were roundly criticized for > >laying the responsibility on the People. > > *** What a sad commentary. 'Kekwra' ( crabs) these folks are. All they can > ever do is pull the progressive and the brave down to their own despicable > levels at the bottom of the hole, finding excuses to exonerate their lazy, > apathetic and gutless fellow men of Assam of their own responsibilities and > put the blame on Dilli for everything. Everything! > > Ki koriba aru bhai? Durbhogiya Kharkhowa hoi jonmo lowatw Amarei durbhagyo. > ( What is a body to do? It is our misfortune to have been born an Assamese, > the born losers). > > > c-da :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 4:30 PM -0500 4/28/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > The issue of bandhs in Assam, and the general public apathy toward > them have been discussed in the net sometime back. > Here is a letter from a resident of Guwahati, which tells us how some > people are actually voicing the same kind of opinions like some of > NRAs. When we discussed these issues, we were roundly criticized for > laying the responsibility on the People. > > I am glad more & more people in Assam are voicing strong disapprovals of > bandhs. > > --Ram > > __________________________ > Enough of Bandhs > > The partially successful bandh of April 21, 2005 sums up the morass > into which Assamese society as a whole has fallen. While any injustice > should always be opposed by all permissible means of democratic > protest, I am appalled at the way most Assamese respond to bandh > calls, by even the most unknown of organizations, for even the most > ridiculous of reasons. It is an utter disgrace to think there have > been five successful bandhs in the State this year, but it is a mute > testimony of the sloth that has crept into us, of how we have come to > accept bandhs as a holiday and how we totally ignore the consequences > of a day wasted. > > It speaks volumes for our indolence and ignorance and the division > within the ranks of our society, which allow organizations and > political parties to get away with bandh calls while we shrug our > shoulders and refuse to give a damn about being taken for a ride. We > only have ourselves to blame for allowing those responsible to > literally get away with murder by wasting our time and money and > making a mockery of our lives by deciding how and what we can and > cannot do on the day of the bandh. > > I also fail to understand why responsible newspapers like The Sentinel > carry calls for bandhs when there are more important and meaningful > news to carry. For example, on April 21, 2005, while there was a news > item regarding the bandh, there was absolutely no mention of the fact > that on that day, India has overtaken South Africa as the country with > the highest number of HIV positive cases in the world. > > Subhankar Das, > 1, Lachitnagar, Bharalupar, > Guwahati. > > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] 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
