Re: [Assam] Identity issue

2008-02-20 Thread uttam borthakur
I found the approach in the write-up very commendable. But it should have been written/published earlier when the blame game was at its height. Still, better late than never. ranenkumar goswami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Pitfalls of identity politics — Hiren Gohain Nobody can question the dept

[Assam] Identity issue

2008-02-20 Thread ranenkumar goswami
Pitfalls of identity politics — Hiren Gohain Nobody can question the depth of Tagore’s patriotism, but it is not widely known that he also condemned nationalism in the most vehement terms. The setting up of one’s own nation or group as the ultimate criterion for judgment on all things human was a s