Dear Mahanta,
Thanks. The Op-ed column of a newspaper is precisely to accommodate
views that are different from the editorial stance.
To be fair, the Telegraph solicited this article.
You are right. I could have been clearer there. I think the very idea
that a group will could get the status
] Adivasi Politics in Assam
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071211/asp/opinion/story_8654412.asp
The Telegraph, Calcutta. Tuesday, December 11, 2007
READING THE TEA LEAVES
- The understanding of tribal status must be rid of colonial errors
SANJIB BARUAH
After the mayhem
Thanks Baruah.
His group -- the Khasis -- were primitive once, and
he has to check if the the adivasis also can pass the test of
primitiveness. It is probably because of the implied primitiveness
test, the adivasis bring bows and arrows to the street. How absurd
can one get?
Now I
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071211/asp/opinion/story_8654412.asp
The Telegraph, Calcutta. Tuesday, December 11, 2007
READING THE TEA LEAVES
- The understanding of tribal status must be rid of colonial errors
SANJIB BARUAH
After the mayhem in Guwahati around the adivasi rally of November
Sanjib-da,
I must admit your article reads well . Well written. And as a member of the
dominant community speaking for the poor and needy you are eloquent. Now the
question arises - do Bodos need ST status in Delhi or UP jobs -- wont it help
the Bodos and Nagas if their tribal status was
Umesh:
Ranjit Mushahary who hails from the interior of Kokrajhar district
served as an IPS officer of the Kerala cadre and rose to command the
elite National Security Guards. Mr. HT Sangliana, a Mizo from manipur
is a sitting MP of Bangalore.
Shantikam
On Dec 11, 2007 9:06 AM, umesh sharma [EMAIL
Shantikam-da,
Adivasis can become IPS officers in Assam even now thru ST quota - from their
home states Jharkhand, Orissa, Rajasthan etc There are lots of Meenas (from
Meena tribe on ST status) from Rajasthan who are IPS, IAS officers all over
India.
. Mr Mushahary cannot be recruited by
