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

[Rajen & Ajanta Barua]

Where do you live and what do you believe in life?
What is your mission in life?
Rajenda

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: SANDIP DUTTA 
  To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world 
  Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:27 PM
  Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy


  Dear Rajen Da,



  Exactly what has motivated you to start this discussion? As far as we are concerned, you are an NRA with American citizenship residing in America. Do you seriously think these views really matter to even a miniscule of the Indian ruling polity? I think the discussion on maps and boundaries was settled in '47.



  Even if India runs on the dirty word "Vote Bank Politics", its the voter whose opinion matters. That is why BJP got booted out after India Shining campaign. - and Mayavati got power back in UP. So are you a "voter?".



  It may also be "vote bank politics" of a slightly different nature that motivated Laloo to transform IR.



  If the intention is to make a difference, why not come back and join Indian politics? 



  Incidentally, TOI is running a campaign called "Future leaders" of India. A bulk of the interested people who now want to join politics are highly paid professionals from South India. 





  Rgds,

  SD 




  ----- Original Message ----
  From: Rajen & Ajanta Barua <barua25 at hotmail.com>
  To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world <assam at assamnet.org>
  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 will clearly
  > see that presnt KArnataka, AP and parts of TN were
  > ruled by him. 

  Nobody is denying that. 
  But that is not the whole South India. 
  The Cholas, Pandyas, Satyaputras, Kerelaputra in south were not included
  in Ashoka's kingdom.

  During the British Raj, India was divided into many many small kingdoms.



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Krishnendu Chakraborty" <krish_gau at yahoo.com>
  To: <assam at assamnet.org>
  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 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
  > ruled by him.

  > Rest ... it is upto you if you want to believe History
  > or create your own history
  > 
  > As for British India .. again you can refer to
  > History book to get your facts straightened.
  > 
  > Actually,  it is you who need to look for a cure for
  > Heartburn ... India is united and will remain united
  > inspite of heartburn of some.
  > 
  >>>The above does not show that
  > 
  >>>Means the above does not show that your statement
  >>>is true that it included 
  >>>the south.
  >>>The above also shows that Cholas, Pandyas,
  >>>Satyaputras, Kerelaputra in south 
  > were not included in
  > Ashoka's kingdom.
  > As well as the whole NE is not iincluded in Ashoka's
  > empire which was the 
  > largest Mauryan empire.
  > In fact it shrank after that.
  >>>The present geographical area of India was never
  > under one country whichever 
  > way you look at it.
  >>>Not even under the British which contained many many
  > small kingdoms.
  >>>Now you can split hair and try to cure your
  > heartburn.
  > Rajenda
  > 
  > ----- 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.
  >>
  >>>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,
  >> Satyaputras, Kerelaputra in south were not included
  > in
  >> Ashoka's kingdom.
  >>
  >> As I said ... we were discussing APPROXIMATION.  If
  >> you exclude NE, Ashoka's kingdom included 90% of
  >> landmass which now form presnt India (including
  >> South).  I guess 90% is a good approximation.
  >>
  >> If you talk about Exact political boundary, over
  > half
  >> of today's countries will not pass your test.
  >>
  > 
  > 
  > 
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