Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
assam@assamnet.org Sent: Monday, October 1, 2007 10:42:34 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy DIV { MARGIN:0px;} Where do you live and what do you believe in life? What is your mission in life? Rajenda - Original Message - From: SANDIP

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-10-01 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
:-) - Original Message From: umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Monday, October 1, 2007 12:39:57 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Sandip-da, Thats

[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
They came to India to trade. With guns !!! That they could not anihilate Indians like the Native Americans is all that is causing today's heartburn for many. Sorry I can't help it. That is the fact, India is a country united by the British with the English language. It is merely an

[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
: Krishnendu Chakraborty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:07 PM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Had it not been for the British colonial enterprise, there would NOT be any India. * Replace

[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
Message - From: Krishnendu Chakraborty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:22 AM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy The pre British aggresions took place only in the North West India , in Punjab upto Delhi. Read your

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread barua25
where Ashoka sent goodwill ambassadors. Rajenda - Original Message - From: Krishnendu Chakraborty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:28 AM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Rajen-da Seems like you are having

[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
at assamnet.org Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:28 AM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Rajen-da Seems like you are having difficulty reading . Let me try to explain one last time - You Said: the South was never under any Indian kings except to some extent under

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread Rajen Ajanta Barua
Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy I thought the basis of argument was if a land mass which is APPROXIMATELY equal to present India. You can check Ashoka's empire in any history book (handy reference -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edicts_of_Asoka

[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
shows that Ashoka's kingdom included present day Karnataka, Andhra and parts of TN. The above does not show that I will let netters decide that. Or you can easily visualise it by tracing a map of India of same size and superimposing on this map. The above also shows that Cholas, Pandyas,

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread Rajen Ajanta Barua
- Original Message - From: Krishnendu Chakraborty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 3:00 PM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy shows that Ashoka's kingdom included present day Karnataka, Andhra and parts of TN

[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
- Original Message - From: Krishnendu Chakraborty krish_gau at yahoo.com To: assam at assamnet.org Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 3:00 PM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy shows that Ashoka's kingdom included present day Karnataka, Andhra and parts of TN

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread Rajen Ajanta Barua
] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Someone with closed eyes will not see even the obvious. No point in any more debate. If you want to know the truth try the test which I mentioned put a map of India on map of Ashoka's kingdom and you will clearly see that presnt

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
:16 PM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Someone with closed eyes will not see even the obvious. No point in any more debate. If you want to know the truth try the test which I mentioned put a map of India on map of Ashoka's kingdom and you

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-30 Thread Rajen Ajanta Barua
, October 1, 2007 8:10:26 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy If you want to know the truth try the test which I mentioned put a map of India on map of Ashoka's kingdom and you will clearly see that presnt KArnataka, AP and parts of TN were

[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
Sarangapani To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 11:54 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy BTW I am not looking for an response on this from you. I think this is a waste of time even

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread barua25
] To: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 9:09 AM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Rajenda, going by your logic, English is a foreign language in US too which was brought in by Europeans. That unlike India Native languages have been killed in US

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread barua25
by the Assamese. That however does not make any change of the status. Barua - Original Message - From: Krishnendu Chakraborty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 2:32 PM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy There have been

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread barua25
interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy America was founded by the Europeans. When they came they brought not only the European languages but also

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
- Original Message - From: Krishnendu Chakraborty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 9:09 AM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Rajenda, going by your logic, English is a foreign language in US too which

[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
May be I am wrong. My knowledge is based on news reports and interactions with Chinese Co-workers here in US Please check http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20216718/site/newsweek/ It says In China alone, some 175 million people are now studying English in the formal education system. And an

[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi-Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy There have been enough flamewars in this forum over language so I would not jump into it . However, you might find it interesting to know that apart from Hindi and Urdu, Bengali is probably the only other Indian language which has Global

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread mc mahant
, September 29, 2007 9:09 AM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Rajenda, going by your logic, English is a foreign language in US too which was brought in by Europeans.That unlike India Native languages have been killed in US is a different topic

[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
Had it not been for the British colonial enterprise, there would NOT be any India. * Replace the word India with America or Canada or Australia and see how true it is !!! BTW, had there not been numerous aggresions (by Mughal, Brits etc) India would probably have been in a much larger

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread barua25
] To: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 8:30 PM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Rajenda, What you mean is had Indians been anihilated by British then English could have been considered as a Native Language for India ! I have no qualms if you

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread barua25
find your own answer what happened in Indian history. Rajenda - Original Message - From: Krishnendu Chakraborty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:07 PM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Had it not been

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-28 Thread muktikam phukan
in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:07:28 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy DIV { MARGIN:0px;} In India, more than 30% are native speakers of Hindi and a total of between 65 and 75% read, write

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-28 Thread muktikam phukan
] To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:07:28 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy DIV {MARGIN:0px;}In India, more than 30% are native speakers of Hindi and a total of between

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-28 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
: muktikam phukan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 12:03:35 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Dear Mr Sandip Dutta Congratulations for your proficiency

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-28 Thread barua25
? Barua - Original Message - From: Alpana B. Sarangapani To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Hi Barua: I didn't quite

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-27 Thread barua25
the world Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 11:53 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy I disaggee - Earlier it could have been a problem of compulsion but now it is a situational demand. With 14+ official languages, English is naturally the language

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-27 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:31:36 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy now it is a situational demand. With 14+ official languages, English is naturally the language of choice

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-27 Thread barua25
around the world Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 10:50 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy First you said - to get into the elite, one must learn english. I gave you the example of Laloo. There are many others like him. Next you said - indian unity

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-27 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
wiki) Rgds, Sandip - Original Message From: barua25 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:07:28 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-27 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
this. Rgds, Sandip - Original Message From: barua25 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:07:28 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-26 Thread Rajib Das
in Assam from around the world Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Rajen-da Good example of India-Shining rhetoric. But just becos there is peace (despite armed militancy in 25% of India's districts

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-26 Thread barua25
PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy I fail to understand why SOME historians (and thought leaders) continue to insist that India is a country that was never meant to be. The exact political boundaries

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-26 Thread barua25
- Original Message - From: umesh sharma To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Rajen-da Good example of India-Shining rhetoric

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-26 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 8:00:10 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy a nexus prevents anyone from voting against

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-26 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
From: barua25 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 9:37:37 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy I myself know an IRS officer now posted in Coorg

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-25 Thread umesh sharma
Rajen-da Good example of India-Shining rhetoric. But just becos there is peace (despite armed militancy in 25% of India's districts- NE, Kashmir, Bihar, Central India, LTTE South India etc etc) and not many are dying of starvation and voting not by reading election manifestos but by

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-25 Thread Rajen Ajanta Barua
Umesh: India is best described as 'an elected dictatorship'. Rajenda - Original Message - From: umesh sharma To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi