[Assam] :Racism: Have we all been taken for a ride?

[Manoj Das]

Dear Alpana baideu,

This is very complex and will take many more generations to clear up. Even
in Assam, despite our clamour of Assamese sub/nationhood, none really
exist.  That  becomes  evident  during  seeking marriage partners.

Now internet has proven to be a panacea. I saw lot of inter-caste marriages,
while the parents were still searching for a true blooded gotra alliance,
thanks to orkut/google or icq or yahoo chat. Actually being born into a
caste/race is an accident on which the individual had no control. But he/she
definitely can control the behaviour/or.

Regards
Manoj

On 1/20/07, Alpana B. Sarangapani <absarangapani at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>   Actually Indian's are the most racist of all. Other day when the new
> CJI was sworn, the
>
> I agree totally. Look at us! we don't let our domestic help sit on our
> sofas (that they dust and clean), give them a separate set of cup & saucer
> to drink tea, etc., etc. - the list can go on. They don't even get a day off
> and when they don't show up for work when there is a festival going, we try
> to cut their "salary" - a salary that is less than what we spend in one meal
> in a restaurant.
>
> Boy oh boy! won't we have a lot to explain when we go up there.
>
> Is it racism or casteism or pure insult of the poor by the rich? whatever
> fancy name you put in, it is just the most primitive way of dominating the
> weak.
>
>
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> From: *"Manoj Das" <dasmk2k at gmail.com>*
> To: *"b.baruah at virgin.net" <b.baruah at virgin.net>, ASSAMNET <
> assam at assamnet.org>*
> Subject: *Re: [Assam] :Racism: Have we all been taken for a ride?*
> Date: *Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:40:00 +0530*
>
> Indian media is agog with the story and today Ms. Shetty taking a u-turn
> left our anti=racist media persons high and dry. Actually Indian's are the
> most racist of all. Other day when the new CJI was sworn, the newspaper
> headlines were yelling "FIRST EVER DALIT CHIEF JUSTICE TAKES OFFICE". Also
> when they see a little flat nosed and slit eyed person like me, first thing
> they will ask whether I am a Nepali. All mongolian kids are called Chinky in
> schools. Our media never see those things. Now they are hurt because, the
> starlet is being slurred in UK despite her fluency in English.
>
> Stage managed or not, this shows the shallowness, prejudice and bias of
> the media.
>
> MKD
>
> On 1/19/07, b.baruah at virgin.net <b.baruah at virgin.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The Shetty episode exploded far beyond expectations, the Indian media as
> > well  the Government of India taking the cudgels on behalf of the star
> > and the British media not falling far behind. Big Brother preceded all other
> > news in the nationwide Television   yesterday, though the dailies like
> > The Times and the Daily Telegraph dealt with it like any other news.
> >
> >
> >
> > I read the letters this morning together with Peter Foster's blog in the
> > Daily Telegraph.(19 January'07). and The Times on the issue. Peter perhaps
> > says everything that we are likely to voice.
> >
> >
> >
> > Like Peter Foster I have not seen Big Brother in the telly, except
> > perhaps the fatal bit as presented in the news, Jade Goody calling our girl
> > Shilpa a liar to which the hapless Indian star did not respond. No, it was
> > not ennobling in any way. I would not like to comment on it except I admit
> > this was an unusual kind of show.   Channel 4, the sponsors, deny any
> > racism.
> >
> >
> >
> > I wonder if the upshot of the episode is that Big *Brother is having the
> > last laugh because of its prospects of further extensions of their contract
> > and Setty too looking forward to   more of Bollywood glitter if not
> > another cheque of £250,000 from Big Brother. Setty's mother, a model once,
> > also appears to have earned her first-ever minutes of glory in British
> > Television. I hope we all have not been taken   for a ride under the
> > guise of racism.*
> >
> > **
> > *Bhuban*
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