--- Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Had it not been for the Punjabis, the Marwaris, the
Biharis and the
purbiyas, Mumbai would have remained the fishing
community that it was. The
migrant nature of the city is what gives it the
luster and sheen. It creates
a kind of positive
Narendra Modi has shown the power hungry politicians the way to
electoralsuccess. Create insecurity in the majority group by blaming and
hammering upthe minority group and emerge as the sole leader, well wisher
and protectorof the majority. What happened in the aftermath of Godhra, in
Gujrat, is
only the obscurantist would eulogize the unlivable, noxioushellhole that is
Mumbai (or any other Indian city for that matter). This romanticizing of
Mumbai as some kind of a didactic beehive of human experience is pure
hogwash, peddled by either the Marxists or by somemiddle-class residents of
To Goanet -
Modisation of Mumbai
-by Sanjeev Chouhan Wednesday, February 06, 2008
What is happening in Mumbai today is just an echo of what happened in
Gujarat in the not too distant past.
Don't forget the distant past. 65 million years ago, the dinosaurs
were also exterminated by Modi.
To Goanet -
I received this email in late December 2007. The author had
requested that his identity not be disclosed. I am reproducing
excerpts:
Dear Mr. Parrikar I occassionally browse thru issues on [Goanet]...
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Mr Parrikar, I am a member of a group that is fighting a losing
Modisation of Mumbai
-by Sanjeev Chouhan Wednesday, February 06, 2008
What is happening in Mumbai today is just an echo of what happened in
Gujarat in the not too distant past.
Narendra Modi has shown the power hungry politicians the way to electoral
success. Create insecurity in the majority
