[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Sikh Holocaust

[Krishnendu Chakraborty]

I do not know of any Assamese or Naga but a Bengali
guy from WB cleared IAS in vernacular last year.  

The point here is,  unlike what you mentioned,
knowledge of English is NOT Mandatory to be
MP/MLA/IAS/Minister.

It is sure convenient to know English to communicate
with people from other regions (in and out of India).

Since you are trying to highlight it as a reason for
disuniting India by your logic the illusive Sovereign
Assam will have to exclude Bodo dominiated areas,
South Assam (Cachar and neighbouring dist);  parts of
Dhubri, Gouripur etc.




>>>>>>That is good and bad.
>>>>Good for the local guy to get IAS thorough just
Tamil or Marathy or Assamese 
and not English.
Bad news is that he becomes inefficient to run the
country in places other 
than his own state. A Marathy who does nor know
English or Assamese is 
useless in Assam.
Worse is that such useless guys are running the
country.
This actually makes a strong case why India should dis
unite. (I am speaking 
here just for arguments sake).
And the point remains that such local guys (dadas) may
be even very fewer in 
percentage.
Do we know any Naga or Assamese (say) who got IAS just
by knowing Nagamese 
or Assamese?
Prabably not.
Barua

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Krishnendu Chakraborty" <krish_gau at
yahoo.com>
To: <assam at assamnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 10:48 AM
Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi-
Sikh Holocaust


>>>>> Today it is the 5% IAS officers and 1% MLAs and
> MPs whom you elect to govern. You have to learn to
> speak and write English to get into that circle.
>
> ***  You can  get through (and people DO get
through)
> IAS using any Major Indian Language.
>
> As for MP/MLA, forget about English,  (good or bad)
> you do not  even need a basic education to become a
> MP/MLA/Minister.  Good example is Laloo.
>
>



       
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