[Assam] Nuisance or Nonsense

Fri Feb 1 11:11:49 CST 2008

>If I say he was no great singer, will it be disrespect towards him?

*** Not at all. It is one person's opinion.  Just because I say 
something is good won't make it good automatically, unless I  can 
explain, credibly,  why.

Similarly to the contrary.

India hero-worshipping and deification sometimes reaches mindless 
proportions, even amongst the highly trained and phoren-nibaxis; a 
remnant of a mindset where appearances are good enough to be accepted 
as the real thing. I remember taking flak , right here in assamnet 
for having the audacity to question exPres Kalam's propaganda and 
unscientific touting of riverlinking, while he extolled the virtues 
of scientific thinking.

>  So, there is no harm in evaluating Late Saikia's contribution 
>towards various fields of life

*** I agree.  And I would like to think that those who do indeed 
contribute constructively, whether with fanfare and publicity or even 
quietly and in the background would never take offense with such 
examination.

  But I will also agree that it won't be a seemly thing to do to 
criticize or attack someone right after his demise, while others are 
mourning his/her passing.

That is however NOT what  Ranju was doing. He merely asked a question 
of those who recommended that Saikia's examples be emulated by 
Kharkhowa IAS types. And the outpouring of revulsion directed at 
Ranju  for the transgression is the real sorry spectacle here.

At 4:44 PM +0000 2/1/08, uttam borthakur wrote:
>Joining a FAN CLUB, CULT WORSHIP, DEIFICATION etc. are a matter of 
>personal choice. Someone may also try to ask others to join the 
>bandwagon, which he has gotten into. If we are not interested we may 
>look the other way. At the same time, someone may also feel free to 
>question the correctness of the statement made by a person. I think, 
>the validity of the question should be considered in the context 
>only. I have seen days in Assam where slightest dissent has not been 
>tolerated. I also believe that people may tend to evaluate the 
>contribution of a person and true evaluation is neither deification 
>nor vilification. So, there is no harm in evaluating Late Saikia's 
>contribution towards various fields of life. If I say he was no 
>great singer, will it be disrespect towards him? 
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>Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:  I am writing ONLY 
>because Hussein is being unfairly attacked, being
>ganged-up on by people. He has not in any way, shape or form created
>ANY nuisance . Nor has he in any way, shape or form, shown any
>disrespect to the late Saikia.
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>He has merely questioned WHY his examples, whatever that may be,
>should be emulated by other Oxomiya IAS types.
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>He would not have had any occasion to ask that question, had a
>recommendation to that effect not been made by somebody and probably
>seconded by others. I say probably, because I am not fully
>conversant with the origins of the issue, or what followed.
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>Now CAN those who made the recommendation explain it or not? If not
>he/she/it can just say so, UNLESS he/she/it is mired in an
>infallibility complex and can't acknowledge his/her/its own
>intellectual shortcoming as exemplified by this controversy.
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>But if there are good answers, he/she/it can lay it down and it would
>be the end of story and we will be better informed for it.
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>None of the above has anything to do with the late Saikia, his
>abilities, his contributions to society or humanity or IASdom .
>Nobody here has QUESTIONED any of that. But as far as SERVICE to
>ASSAM is concerned, it IS a legitimate question, BECAUSE of the
>recommendation that was made by someone in this forum.
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>And citing of Nam-Ghoxa wisdoms by Manoj , lovely as it is, has NO
>bearing on the matter. Claims of hurt feelings are attempts to
>obfuscate , pure and simple.
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>Hussein's question was not a nuisance. And his opponents are
>indulging in nonsense.
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>At 9:49 AM +0530 2/1/08, muktikam phukan wrote:
>>Dear Hussain
>  >
>>I'd reacted earlier also & reacting again becos u r definitely
>>creating nuisance. Pl let Mr Saikia's soul rest in peace. U r
>>hurting a lot of people. Even enemies do not bad words after one is
>>dead. God knows what u r upto.
>>
>>
>>Muktikam Phukan
>>Deputy Director (NR)
>>Petroleum Conservation Research Association
>>Sanrakshan Bhawan,10, Bhikaiji Cama Place,New Delhi 110066
>>Ph: +91 11 26198856 Ext 385, Mob: +91 9818598565
>>email: phukanm at pcra.org , muktikamp at yahoo.co.in
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>>----- Original Message ----
>>From: ranjuhussein
>>To: assamonline at yahoogroups.com
>>Sent: Wednesday, 30 January, 2008 8:39:50 AM
>>Subject: [asom] Ashok Saikia no more
>>
>>Madam,
>>
>>With due respect, I have asked questions to Sirs with names Himendra,
>>Santikam, Rimzim, Vavani. I think these Sirs either do not like to
>>reply or away from emails.
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>>I have some Idea what Non-Assamese IAS do in Assam. I thought it is
>>good idea to know what Assamese IAS do/did in Assam.
>>
>>Ranju Hussein
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>>--- parulma deka
>wrote:
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>>I wish you will go after people like late Mr. Ashok Saikia when they
>>are living and working outside Assam ! If you want to know about them
>>and what they are doing or not doing, ask question about them. Maybe
>>they will listen to you.
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>>--- "ranjuhussein" wrote:
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>>Vavani Sir and Himendra Sir,
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>>Sorry for being ignorant, but I do not see any cause of Assamese in
>>this news that Assamese IAS should come forward to take up (I an
>>trying to see what was done for Assam).
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>>So Himendra Sir, did you mean to say that Assamese IAS should come
>>forward to work outside Assam but not inside Assam?
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>>Did he fly to Assam during any of the devastating flood just like he
>>did to Orissa?
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>>Of course I pray for his soul like any of you!
>>
>>Ranju Hussein
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>>--- Vavani Sarmah wrote:
>>http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/assamonlin e/message/ 4085
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>>------ moderator edited, assamonline ------
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