[Assam] Khasi-Christian Stereotyping

[Chan Mahanta]

At 10:01 AM -0500 3/9/06, Himendra Thakur wrote:
>Dear Shantikam,
>
>
>
>I completely agree with you that this is a 
>wastage of time. But, if I do not record my 
>protest to Mr. Mukul Mahanta for his accusation 
>that I incited "young Assam INTELLECTUALS to 
>kill a million! Muslims?", or to protest to Mr. 
>Chandan Mahanta for his accusation that I am 
>involved in a crime “to perpetrate 
>ethnic-cleansing, to send them to gas-chambers”, 
>the younger generation may go with a wrong 
>impression. I must protest and record that I am 
>not even remotely involved in these crimes.

To Himen-da:

** I ditto Mulul-dada's suggestion. Himen-da 
needs to go back to grade-school and learn to 
read and understand ordinary English!



And to Hazarika:

>As far as Chandan mahanta is concerned, I think 
>he enjoys raising the rabble >just for the hack 
>of it. Sitting out there it is very easy to do 
>so and watch >the fun.


** But you left out WHY what I raise amounts to 
rabble, that is easy to raise from afar, sitting 
in my heated office; but which causes heart-burns 
to certain people  Assam ?

Perhaps you will enlighten us on that a bit H :-)?







>On January 29, 2006, I clearly wrote in the net 
>that “To protect a family during the early 
>period of invasion of Indo-Gangetic plains, if a 
>family of had five brothers, two would take 
>conversion to Islam to protect the remaining 
>three. Without the protection of Indian Muslims, 
>India would have become completely Islamized 
>like Persia. I have recorded this many times 
>that, in India, Hindus and Muslims are brothers 
>lost in the hurricane of History. Once that 
>hurricane is over, the two brothers will shake 
>off their differences and unite.”  I have been 
>declaring the Hindus and Muslims as “brothers” 
>since 1991 in my published book “Don’t Burn My 
>Mother!” The insinuations by Mr. Mukul Mahanta 
>and Mr. Chandan Mahanta that I incited "young 
>Assam INTELLECTUALS to kill a million! Muslims?" 
>and that I am involved in a crime “to perpetrate 
>ethnic-cleansing, to send them to gas-chambers” 
>are preposterous, to say the least.
>
>
>
>The entire thing got started when (on January 
>30, 2006) I asked Mr. Chandan Mahanta “Dear 
>Chandan, Since you “do support the 'sovereignty 
>' aspirations or demands”, when   Assam becomes 
>independent as a result of your support, will 
>you take responsibility if millions of people 
>lose their lives in Assam as a chain result of 
>the  independence and sovereignty ?”  to which, 
>Mr. Chandan Mahanta replied that  “You will need 
>to explain how you see that happening, before I 
>can give you an answer.” 
>
>
>
>In other words, Mr. Chandan Mahanta supported 
>the 'sovereignty ' aspirations/demands without 
>even thinking all the pros and cons, and now he 
>wants me to think for him. Later he claimed an 
>"active imagination" and also cited that Mahatma 
>Gandhi be held responsible [an 
>absurd supposition of Godse brothers which I 
>strongly oppose --- I wrote/staged a drama "The 
>Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi" to 
>denounce Gopal Godse]  for the massacre of 
>million refugees after partition, but yet Mr. 
>Chandan Mahanta failed to think all the pros and 
>cons of the geo-political disaster of Assam's 
>proposed 'sovereignty ' supported by the Mahanta 
>brothers.
>
>
>
>It is now proven beyond all doubt that Mr. 
>Chandan Mahanta did not think  before he 
>supported  the 'sovereignty ' 
>aspirations/demands,  and he does not take any 
>responsibility of what he says.
>
>
>
>I appeal to the young people NOT to listen 
>to irresponsible people.  I appeal to the young 
>people NOT to listen to people who cannot think.
>
>
>
>India is one country, Assam is India --- I 
>completely agree/understand the problems cited 
>by Rajen & Jukti ... working together we will be 
>able to resolve all problems if India remains 
>strong, secure and united.
>
>
>
>We must work hard to make India strong, secure 
>and united.  One fundamental prerequisite of 
>national strength, national security and 
>national unity  is to get rid of stereotyping 
>advocated the Mahanta brothers. Mr. Mukul 
>Mahanta stereotyped Mr. Lyngdo as “Khasi 
>Christian.”
>
>
>
>Indian culture of Advaita philosophy does not 
>see any difference between people. Bhagavadgita 
>opposes hereditary caste system. In Bhagavatam, 
>Shrikrishna  teaches unconditional love to 
>everybody. These points should be discussed in 
>the net. If you want, I'll send an article about 
>the "Baselessness of the Hereditary Caste 
>System" for discussion in the net.
>
>   
>
>Let me share one episode in my life --- once 
>again from my Nagaland days. One morning, when I 
>was serving as the Executive Engineer in 
>Mokukchung, I dressed up in my best available 
>suit because I was scheduled to attend a 
>high-power meeting with dignitaries coming from 
>Kohima. I was already late. The road was full of 
>mud. My driver tried to speed up as much he 
>could, BUT suddenly --- I shouted, the driver 
>shouted, and the jeep stopped --- because there 
>was a baby in the muddy road right front of our 
>jeep.
>
>
>
>If  I followed Mr. Mukul Mahanta, I should have 
>shouted “Khasi/Naga Christian.” But I did not 
>follow Mr. Mukul Mahanta. What I did will be 
>interpreted as “effort to seek self-importance” 
>by Mr. Chandan Mahanta. I did not do anything 
>for self-importance. What I did was just to 
>follow my heart.
>
>
>
>I appeal to young people to ignore the teachings 
>of Mr. Mukul Mahanta &/or Mr. Chandan Mahanta. 
>Let us follow our heart and eliminate anger. 
>"Anger, greed and sensuality are the three doors 
>to Hell" (Bhagavadgita 16-21).
>
>
>
>With love to everybody,
>
>Himendra
>
>
>
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>
>From: <mailto:shntikamhaz at gmail.com>Shantikam Hazarika
>To: <mailto:hthakur at comcast.net>hthakur at comcast.net
>Cc: <mailto:assamrs at gmail.com>assamrs at gmail.com 
>; <mailto:barua25 at hotmail.com>barua25 at hotmail.com
>Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:19 PM
>Subject: Is it worth it?
>
>
>Dear Mr. Thakur:
>This is shantikam hazarika here. I think getting 
>into spats in the assamnet is a mere wastage of 
>time. frankly i have never understood what MC 
>Mahanta says and I do not think he has any 
>relevance in Assam. I have tried, long long ago, 
>to reason with him and gave up. As far as 
>Chandan mahanta is concerned, I think he enjoys 
>raising the rabble just for the hack of it. 
>Sitting out there it is very easy to do so and 
>watch the fun.
>I personally feel you should not waste your 
>talents getting into these fruitless arguments. 
>I in fact donot even read them.
>Instead what you have been contributing to the 
>net in the form of your reminescences, your in 
>depth studeis are very valuable and please 
>continue these pursuits.
>
>Shantikam Hazarika
>
>On 3/9/06, Himendra Thakur 
><<mailto:hthakur at comcast.net>hthakur at comcast.net> 
>wrote:
>
>Mr. Mukul Mahanta,
>
>Your reply "I only asked" is not acceptable as an apology.
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