[Assam] The Question of Motives

[Ram Sarangapani]

The opposite, C'da is this:

almost always are raised by members of that crowd who get heart-burn over
something she or he is unable to face up to India's PRPGRESS and marching
forward but cannot debunk or refute. :)

>What is that HIIDDEN AGENDA here?  To destroy India? Let us >be grown-ups
Ram :-).

But you do agree, if things go bad with India or to show India in poor
light, would be ONE MORE argument to establish that the movement for an
Independent Assam is a valid one, and that we are not nuts after all, and
but are deep-thinking, soul-searching, strategic social planners :) :)

>pointing out or otherwise laying-bare to desi-dysfunction  and its >adverse
impacts on Assam?

True, true. And if it wasn't for this desi-dysfunction, Assam would be a
land of milk & honey, manna raining from the heavens, and everyone live
happily ever after ..... :)

--Ram

On 10/1/07, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>  At 8:46 AM -0600 10/1/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
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> I agree completely with these darn motives, hidden agendas, or what you
> will. But, you, of course will agree, that the opposite is also true.
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> **** WHAT opposite side Ram?
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> What is an opposite side to exploring, dissecting, pointing out or
> otherwise laying-bare to desi-dysfunction  and its adverse impacts on Assam?
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> What is that HIIDDEN AGENDA here?  To destroy India? Let us be grown-ups
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> **** Nice try , but that attempt to make everything equally bad or
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> That is, that there are those who also pretend that they are 'looking
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> Some of these people also seem to RELISH anything that might contribute
> toward India's downfall. These people also tend to have that "gotcha-move".
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> Oh! what a lousy world - I mean a world full of hidden agendas.
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> For some, it is putting India on a pedestal, while for others it is one
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> But, I guess, we all have to live with it - it does take two to tango. :)
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> On 10/1/07,* Chan Mahanta* <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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> The question of motives,  widely seen in forums where desis participate,
> almost always are raised by members of that crowd who get heart-burn over
> something she or he is unable to face up to his Indian condition but cannot
> debunk or refute.  It is a particularly popular gotcha-move with the crowd
> that also spouts 'so-called-secularist' ,'pseudo-secularist',
> 'mera-bharat-mahan' and such other catch-phrases  ( you know what they
> really mean) and are quick to call others communists when their ability to
> articulate a position against criticisms of India's loot
> -from-the-many-to-enrich-a-few-policies. If you visit the Outlook India
> feedback, ToI feedback, Rediff-feedback sites you see it all the time. And
> if you pause to ponder over the level of discourse in these sites  you will
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> At 12:12 AM -0500 10/1/07, Rajen & Ajanta Barua wrote:
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> Where do you live and what do you believe in life?
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>  What is your mission in life?
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> *From:* SANDIP DUTTA <pseude at yahoo.com>
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> *To:* A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world<assam at assamnet.org>
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> *Sent:* Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:27 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy
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> Dear Rajen Da,
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> 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.
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> 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?".
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> It may also be "vote bank politics" of a slightly different nature that
> motivated Laloo to transform IR.
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> If the intention is to make a difference, why not come back and join
> Indian politics?
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> 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.
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