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 Sent: Monday, October 1, 2007 12:39:57 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Sandip-da, Thats not an ans

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

2007-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
Assam from around the world 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:

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

2007-09-30 Thread Rajen & Ajanta Barua
n Assam from around the world Sent: Monday, 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 w

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

2007-09-30 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
raborty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:16 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 tr

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

2007-09-30 Thread Rajen & Ajanta Barua
7 9:16 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

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

2007-09-30 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
y small kingdoms. >>Now you can split hair and try to cure your heartburn. Rajenda - Original Message - From: "Krishnendu Chakraborty" To: Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 3:00 PM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy >> shows that Asho

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2007-09-30 Thread Rajen & Ajanta Barua
artburn. Rajenda - Original Message - From: "Krishnendu Chakraborty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 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 >>

[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
o: Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:25 PM 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 > (ha

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

2007-09-30 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
du Chakraborty" To: 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

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

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

2007-09-30 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
e two >>different words with two different meanings. Rajenda - Original Message - From: "Krishnendu Chakraborty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:22 AM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy > The pre British

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

2007-09-30 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
g at things. > Read history. > You must find your own answer what happened in > Indian history. > Rajenda > > > - Original Message - > From: "Krishnendu Chakraborty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:07 PM > Su

[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 opi

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2007-09-29 Thread barua25
d history. You must find your own answer what happened in Indian history. Rajenda - Original Message - From: "Krishnendu Chakraborty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:07 PM Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

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2007-09-29 Thread barua25
Chakraborty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 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 > Na

[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 large

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

2007-09-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
d feel bad >> about it. >> >> In fact one great quality of us the Indians, unlike >> the Chinese, is the >> quality to absorb foreign things like sponge absorbs >> water. >> In the ancient times also, we absorbed many foreign > > elements,

[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 estimat

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

2007-09-29 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
ty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 2:32 PM > Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- > Bengal democracy > > > There have been enough flamewars in this forum over > language so I would not jump into it . > > H

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2007-09-29 Thread mc mahant
THAT. Bengal Democracy-this link-is not sure about Bangla/Hindi/English except that they want all the best from all fronts. mm> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:30:11 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: assam@assamnet.org> Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy>

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

2007-09-29 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
t; In the ancient times also, we absorbed many foreign > elements, like idol > worship, astrology etc. > Rajen Barua > > - Original Message - > From: "Krishnendu Chakraborty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 9:09 AM &g

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2007-09-29 Thread barua25
"A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world" 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 Europ

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

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

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2007-09-29 Thread barua25
AIL PROTECTED]> To: 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 U

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

2007-09-29 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
- From: Ram 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

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

2007-09-28 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
, 28 Sep 2007 14:22:58 -0500Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy A/- Why do you think I have any qualm at all? I am just statiung the facts for people to acknowledge. In the ancient India, it was also a situational demand to learn Sanskrit to get into the eli

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

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

2007-09-28 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
- Original Message From: muktikam phukan To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 2:32:35 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Dear Sri Dutta Because I m in a Govt PSU, I seen

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2007-09-28 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
ou must be patient like a tree and humble like a blade of grass” - Lakshmana Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:50:21 -0700From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy First you said - "to get into the elite, one must learn engli

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2007-09-28 Thread muktikam phukan
Rgds, Sandip - Original Message From: barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:07:28 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy DIV {MARGIN:0px;}

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2007-09-28 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
From: muktikam phukan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world 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 profici

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2007-09-27 Thread muktikam phukan
ing list for people interested in Assam from around the world 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%

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 Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 10:07:28 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy >In India,

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

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

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2007-09-27 Thread barua25
sted in Assam from 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

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

2007-09-27 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
ssage From: barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world 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 l

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2007-09-27 Thread barua25
ssam from around 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 natural

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

2007-09-26 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
al Message From: barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world 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 i

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2007-09-26 Thread barua25
interested in Assam from around the world Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy Rather than coming to conclusions about whether this attributes to dictatorship - why not involve someone from that state in this d

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

2007-09-26 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
rua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world 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 the &qu

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2007-09-26 Thread barua25
bengal in name of democracy. 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- Bengal democracy Rajen-da G

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2007-09-26 Thread barua25
quot; ; <[EMAIL 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 pol

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2007-09-26 Thread Rajib Das
rma > 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

2007-09-25 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 Af

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 recognizin