[Assam] Acute inferiorty complex IC
Chan Mahanta
cmahanta at charter.net
Sun Mar 12 17:24:45 PST 2006
Hi Ram:
At 12:45 PM -0600 3/12/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>Hi C'da,
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>At the risk of violating exclusivity rights as claimed by some, I
>will attempt to answer your questions.
*** Ooh! I can sense some hurt feelings here. But Ram, Rajen WAS
right. You spoke for Himendra Thakur, who pulled the rug right out
from under your feet to save his own skin :).
> but I hope that responsibility has NOT ONLY been bestowed on a few
>select people, who
>are claiming that "There is an Indian Invasion".
*** Hey, why worry about them self-appointed 'select few'? Tell us
what YOU want, how YOU see things.
>Are they to be marginalized and ignored just because some NRAs
>thought Assamese has not come >from Sanskrit?
*** Are you asking me that question Ram with a hope for an answer to
help you out or was it a rhetorical question? But, betting against
the odds that you DID ask for MY answer, here it is: NO Ram. I do NOT
believe the Oxomiya bhaxa was a progeny of Sanskrit. Even without
Rajen's very well written arguments I would not have believed that.
But Rajen's arguments, the best I have seen thus far, has removed any
doubt I may have admitted to.
And to be cruelly forthright, YES, those who harbor the notion that the Oxomiya
bhaxa was sired by Sanskrit ought to be dismissed, marginalized and
given no 'prosroy' what-so-ever :-).
> IMHO, B'deshi illegal influx is a bigger threat to the very
>existence of Assam.
*** I read you loud and clear on that Ram. And you have company with
HT. But I beg to differ. And I am certain , I too have company. But
the big question remains, as aptly asked by Rajen ( he has been on a
roll--I love his incisive inquisitiveness that has suddenly come to
life :-)), what are you who dread the lungi-menace are doing about
it, or think ought to be done about it, by WHOM, and WHY is it NOT
being done by those who are responsible, have the authority and the
resources? What do you all propose to do about holding those who are
derelict in their duties? And pray HOW?
I hope you will consider the questions seriously and like the
objective and courageous person I like to think you are, ( as opposed
to those who run like the devil and attempt to hide from them) will
share your ideas about resolving it :-).
> >"Assamese people have inferiority complex because they choose to
>Sanskritize ---- blah, blah" its just flabbergasting. I don't
>understand what IC has to do with any of this.
>Suddenly Assamnet is full of psychologists, socialogists and
>lingusitic experts who know >exactly why, how and where the language
>development should go.
*** I will give you a SOME support on that. As I said, I am not
buying the IC thingie in its entirety. But there is truth to the
perception that certain children of important gods, the keepers of
all knowledge by divine rights, do have a soft corner for Sanskrit,
some overtly and others covertly. Will you dispute that Ram :-)?
BTW, Tilok Daktor may take umbrage over your hostility to mind
readers and shrinks, regardless of whether they have always been
around in assam-net, or have suddenly appeared from nowhere, a-la
'boiboswa Manu' :-).
> don't claim or give an impression that I am the resident expert
>here by any means.
*** No such disclaimers are need Ram.. We have an idea who do know a
thing or two about it, who don't, and who plead no-comprendo, if not
hide, when challenged :-).
>But those who do so, need to be aware that they would need to defend
>their arguments more >ardently,
MORE? Geez Ram! Any more will have to be a blood-bath. I would submit
these have been about as passionate as they could be without
resorting to fisticuffs like in the Korean Parliament.
>If the Assamnet is a an open forum, then people ought not to have
>problems with anyone with >opposing views.
*** Hey, why are you threatening ME with such stuff :-)? Didn't I
come to your defense? But Rajen DID have a point about YOUR speaking
for HT.
>I take a very dim view of those who cloak their frustrations
>(inability to respond to tough >questions)
*** Really? WHAT was the tough question Ram? Did I miss it ?
>If the net is NOT open, then as I said before, this ain't the place for me.
*** Now, now Ram! Let us not wear that halo of victim-hood without a
good reason. Imagine what will happen to the net when you and I shut
up! Do you really want to see that happen? It is our god(?)-given
duty to keep the 'tunh-jui' going Ram. Can't let you go on flimsy
grounds. People like you or I cannot claim 'hurt-feelings'. Our
feelings have long been deadened, or so I thought, haven't they :-)?
Take care.
c-da
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> >*** Your argument does not hold any water because you ignore
>CONTEXT. The context of these discussions and debates have been
>Assam's >attempts at preserving its unique ethnic, cultural and
>linguistic traditions and asserting them to stave off an invasion by
>Indian --read Hindi/Hindu >-- forces
>Preserving Assam's unique language, culture, linguistic traditions
>are great, but I hope that responsibility has NOT ONLY been
>bestowed on a few select people, who are claiming that "There is an
>Indian Invasion".
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>What about those who DON'T think that way? Are they NOT people who
>are thinking of "Preserving Assam's unique language, culture,
>linguistic traditions "?
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>Are they to be marginalized and ignored just because some NRAs
>thought Assamese has not come from Sanskrit?
> >I know Himen-da, Alpana, yourself and others would like to suggest
>it is B'deshi immigrants and not Indian influences
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>Don't know what others think. IMHO, B'deshi illegal influx is a
>bigger threat to the very existence of Assam. You and others may not
>choose to believe so, and may think the bigger threat is INDIA. But
>its a different topic altogether.
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>Of course Indian (mainland???) does have an influence on Assam, its
>culture etc. I don't deny that. I am not even sure is its good or
>bad. Assuming its all bad, what is your solution? As long as Assam
>remains a part of India, and as long as many Assamese watch Indian
>movies, tuned to songs, dances from the yonder, I don't see how you
>are going to solve that. Once Assam become free, maybe, it could be
>thought along those lines.
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>Lastly, I do believe that when one starts claiming things
>like "Assamese people have inferiority complex because they choose
>to Sanskritize ---- blah, blah" its just flabbergasting. I don't
>understand what IC has to do with any of this.
>Suddenly Assamnet is full of psychologists, socialogists and
>lingusitic experts who know exactly why, how and where the language
>development should go.
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>As for simple me, I am not hung up on X, S or whether Sanskrit came
>from Assamese or the other way around, or not at all. I don't claim
>or give an impression that I am the resident expert here by any
>means.
>But those who do so, need to be aware that they would need to defend
>their arguments more ardently, be less sensitive, and these can well
>come an from ignoramus like me and not perceive as threats.
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>If the Assamnet is a an open forum, then people ought not to have
>problems with anyone with opposing views. I take a very dim view of
>those who cloak their frustrations (inability to respond to tough
>questions) by finding some other excuse. If the net is NOT open,
>then as I said before, this ain't the place for me.
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>--Ram
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>Hi Ram:
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>At 11:56 AM -0600 3/11/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
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>the opposite is because of >one's own inferiority complex and
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>*** Your argument does not hold any water because you ignore
>CONTEXT. The context of these discussions and debates have been
>Assam's attempts at preserving its unique ethnic, cultural and
>linguistic traditions and asserting them to stave off an invasion by
>Indian --read Hindi/Hindu -- forces.
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>If I read correctly, Himen-da too is an advocate of promoting and
>preserving Assam's ethnic, cultural and linguistic traditions, but
>hotly disputes the fear of Indian domination and subjugation, just
>as you and Alpana and others do. In fact Himen-da goes to ridiculous
>lengths to imply that Assam is India's 'poitrik xompotti' (
>ancestral property). But there is a dichotomy here: One cannot tout
>a need for preserving and asserting those Oxomiya ethnic, cultural
>and linguistic traditions, unless there is a threat for it from
>somewhere. I know Himen-da, Alpana, yourself and others would like
>to suggest it is B'deshi immigrants and not Indian influences,
>whether intentional ( as in the GoI policy of Indianization) or a
>fallout of commercial invasion or immigration from other states of
>people with power, economic as well as governmental. You would argue
>'how can there be a threat from India ?' since Assam is a part of
>India, and Himen-da will assert 'Assam is India--and India is
>Assam'. But to anyone who is even minimally informed of the
>realities know that these are highly unpersuasive stances. These
>are attempts to have it both ways - be it intentional or accidental
>( result of not thinking thru the factors carefully enough).
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>Therefore, under the context, a need to Sanskritize Oxomiya words and phrases
>before transliterating them in Roman script can very well be read or
>interpreted as an attempt to assert India's ancient rights over
>Assam, one of its defining characteristics, its language, having
>been given by Indians ( Sanskrit).
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>And IF a case of the existence of national Oxomiya INFERIORITY
>COMPLEX can be made, as Himen-da agrees and you do just like Rajen
>argues, then this need to Sanskritize Oxomiya words indicates an IC
>on the part of the perpetrators as well.
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>Above I qualify the IC issue with an IF, because, even though Rajen
>makes a good case and I agree with some of it, it is a far more
>complex issue and I don't buy the idea of an Oxomiya IC as the CAUSE
>of Assam's condition, as is often IMPLIED here in these debates by
>those who would place all blame for Assam's condition on its feet --
>as if it is all Assam's own damn fault --, and give Indian
>colonialism a free pass; as an argument to DENY legitimacy to
>Assam's independence aspirations.
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>c-da :-)
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>PS to Alpana:
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>I write 'Sanskrit' because that is what the widely accepted form
>transliterating
>it in English is. It is NOT an Oxomiya word.
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>>Oxomiya -- driving him to Sanskritized versions of words and
>>phrases. He even writes 'desh', as in >deshotkoi'.
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>One could also argue (quite effectively) that trying to do just the
>opposite is because of one's own inferiority complex and insecurity.
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>If Assamese is being Sankritized, would that be a scary scenario
>for some? If so, why are they scared? Don't they have the confidence
>that the language is and always has been strong from these
>onslaughts?
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>Look at English. One of the reasons its so popular is because it
>borrows heavily from many languages (many Indian ones included), and
>the language is ever evolving with inclusions of even words from
>American rap music.
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>So, the question is: Are Americans or the English have doubts that
>their language will be diluted because the English language resorts
>to constantly borrowing from Non Anglo-Saxon/Greek/Lantin languages?
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>My whole take on this is: Its fine for any language to borrow unique
>ways of writing some words from other languages - that only makes
>the language richer and becomes inclusive. The option of writing a
>word like Dex in other forms (des or desh) might indicate that the
>language is not just inclusive but also has several "accepatble"
>ways of writing certain words. Isn't that more welcoming to others.
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>I am no expert in these matters, and could be totally off base - but
>these are my thoughts for the moment and am willing to change them
>if I could be convinced. AKN should really weigh in this.
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>--Ram
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>On 3/11/06, Chan Mahanta
><<mailto:cmahanta at charter.net>cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>Very well said Rajen.
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>BTW, I think the personal statement in his e-mails, Priyankoo's
>imagination of 'dex', country--as little more than an
>idea--'dharona', the last part of an address; is poetic and
>beautiful, as opposed to the commonly used ones as "mother" for
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>Himenda's attempts to Sanskritize Oxomiya words and phrases,
>demonstrates his own insecurity and inferiority complex as an
>Oxomiya -- driving him to Sanskritized versions of words and
>phrases. He even writes 'desh', as in deshotkoi'. Did Lasit
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>I know you said as much. I just wanted to make it clear,lest it is
>missed; even though it is kind of cruel.
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>uttered the purported quote 'dexotokoi mwmai dangor nohoy', which
>when I aired last time in assamnet several years back, drew howls of
>protest from Oxomiyas who accepted the act as one of 'heroism'. Will
>take that up again when I get a little time. In the meantime, those
>with tender sensitivities may consider bracing themselves for
>another round of assaults to their psyches. I am giving fair warning!
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>At 10:16 AM -0600 3/11/06, Barua25 wrote:
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>>Dear Himen-da:
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>Thanks for your note.
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>Regarding Assamese having an 'inferiority complex' (written as IC
>henceforth) I have been saying this for decades now. This is
>something one can only feel or realize seeing the day to day actions
>of the Assamese people as a group on national or international
>level. First we will have to 'recognize the fact that we have this
>IC. >From my side I can write a essay citing examples of Assamese
>IC. Now some people may not like to agree with me. To them I will
>simply ask to either counter my arguments or give me some examples
>whereby we can say that Assamese are not suffering from IC. However,
>I don't exactly understand when you say we need to discuss this in
>the net. What we can achieve by discussing this in the net? And I
>think we have discussed this issue many times in the net. This is
>something we can remove by our leaders first by getting rid of this
>'IC' themselves and then educating the people by their actions.
>(Please note that we use the net not to solve problems but just to
>use it as a 'sounding borad' to test our idea's. From that angle the
>net is a very cruel sounding borad. It will hit one back and may
>hurt if the idea is not sound or true.)
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>Regarding the slogan "deshatkoi momai dangar nohoi" I would not
>like to equate this unnecessarily with Krishna's killing Bhishma
>simply because it will not serve any purpose unless of course one is
>trying to make poor Lasit an Assamese Krishna. I think we should
>not try to defend or justify Lasit more than what he did. Let us
>leave it a historical fact and let us try to utilize this fact to
>the advantage of the future of the Assamese. (BTW please note that
>we try to write ethnic Assamese phonetics in Roman script in the net
>as opposed to your Sanskritised transliteration writing. So we would
>write the phrase more like 'dexotkoi mwmai dangor nohoy'. May
>explain details later. )
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>Regarding your other slogan "desh matho eta dharana, thikanar shesh
>shari", all I can say is that so far I know this is a personal
>statement (a philosophical quote one may say) being used by Priyanku
>Sarma in the net. Here again please note that Priyanku used the
>correct Assamese ethnic spelling as : Dex matho eta
>dharona, thikonar xex xari..., and not what you spelled above.
>(Thank you Priyanku). Probably if there is anything more to its
>meaning, Priyanku can respond.
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>Now coming to the meaning of the word 'dharona ', I think you are
>trying too hard to find the meaning in Sanskrit grammar book. Please
>note that this is a simple Assamese word, and many a times, the same
>word may mean slightly different in Sanskrit than in Assamese. We
>should try to use the Assamese meaning. From that point, 'dharona'
>is a simple Assamese word, meaning 'conception' or 'idea' or
>'comment' etc. The meaning is clear when we say the Assamese
>sentence "Ei ghotonatw xomporke twmar ki dharona baru?" Some netters
>like Alpana and others probably may give you better sentence using
>the Assamese word 'dharona' . Anyhow the full meaning of the
>Priyanku's quote will be : A country is nothing an idea which is
>only required to use as a last phrase in one's address. In fact I
>like this poetic (Omor Khyam type) quote, and I can write volumes in
>support of this poetic or philosophical statement.
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>Hope this will make some clarifications. More later.
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>----- Original Message -----
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>From: <mailto:hthakur at comcast.net>Himendra Thakur
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>To: <mailto:barua25 at hotmail.com>Barua25
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>Cc: <mailto:dasmk2k at gmail.com>Manoj Das ;
><mailto:jugalkalita at yahoo.com> J Kalita ;
><mailto:ibarua at yahoo.com>Indrajit Barua ;
><mailto:hthakur at comcast.net> hthakur at comcast.net ;
><mailto:shivadoul at yahoo.com>Ginima Barua ;
><mailto:dilipdeka at yahoo.com> Dilip/Dil Deka ;
><mailto:absarangapani at hotmail.com>Alpana B. Sarangapani ;
><mailto:assam at assamnet.org> assam at assamnet.org
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>Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 8:32 AM
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>Subject: Acute inferiorty complex
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>Dear Rajen,
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>Thanks for your letter. The points that you have raised in this
>letter should definitely be discussed in the net.
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>But, I think what you so correctly said on March 5, 2006 "Assamese
>are already suffering from acute inferiorty complex" should be
>given to PRIORITY in the discussion in the assam-net.
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>I congratulate you for pointing out this terrible thing "inferiorty
>complex" and most earnestly request you to run a discussion on this
>point in the net. I am trying to start this discussion by quoting
>Lachit's "deshatkoi momai dangar nohoi" (My uncle is not greater
>than my country)".
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>The slogan "deshatkoi momai dangar nohoi" (My uncle is not greater
>than my country)" is actually a re-statement of what Lord
>Shrikrishna stated in Bhagavadgita. Killing of grand-uncle Bhishma
>at the "Declared Battle of Kurukshetra" was justified by Lord
>Shrikrishna to establish righteousness. The word "righteousness" is
>the translation of the word "dharma" of the verses 7&8 Chapter 4 of
>Bhagavadgita.
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>When Lachit said "deshatkoi momai dangar nohoi" (My uncle is not
>greater than my country)", he was using the word "desha" to mean a
>Motherland whose defense was our righteous right. What Lachit said
>at the spur of the moment appears like a "slogan" to us. This may
>give some answer to the objection of Jugal Kalita [I apologize if I
>misunderstood him] about slogans.
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>Another slogan is floating in the net "desh matho eta dharana,
>thikanar shesh shari" --- I am finding it difficult to translate
>this into English because the meaning of the word " dharana" is not
>clear to me. I see "dharana" as the sixth step of Patanjali's
>Ashtanga Yoga: (1) Yama, (2)Niyama, (3) Asana, (4) Pranayama, (5)
>Pratyahara, (6)Dharana, (7) Dhyana, and (8) Samadhi.
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>The propounder of the slogan "desh matho eta dharana, thikanar shesh
>shari" should give the meaning of the word "dharana"and explain why
>"dharana" has been equated with "desha". Correct me if I am wrong, I
>think the slogans like "desh matho eta dharana, thikanar shesh
>shari" are generating the acute inferiorty complex" that you
>pointed out.
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>The propounder & supporters of the slogan "desh matho eta dharana,
>thikanar shesh shari" should come forward to compare it
>with Lachit's "deshatkoi momai dangar nohoi".
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>In my opinion, Lachit's "deshatkoi momai dangar nohoi" will expel
>the acute inferiorty complex --- a new, unwanted twist of Assamese
>mind --- that you so correctly pointed out.
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>With the best wishes,
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>Himendra
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>----- Original Message -----
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>From: <mailto:barua25 at hotmail.com>Barua25
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>To: <mailto:hthakur at comcast.net>Himendra Thakur
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>Cc: <mailto:hthakur at comcast.net>hthakur at comcast.net ;
><mailto:assamrs at gmail.com> Ram Sarangapani ;
><mailto:dasmk2k at gmail.com>Manoj Das ; <mailto:assam at assamnet.org>
>assam at assamnet.org
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>Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:52 PM
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>Subject: Re: deshatkoi momai dangar nohoi
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>Dear Himenda:
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>Thanks for your response. Glad to know that the book was a part of
>your course.
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>Regarding the historical data of the story, I think you need to have
>some back up. Because it is such a horrifying story, it may give the
>people a completely different picture about Islam. The actual
>reality however may be quite different. The reason I am saying
>this is because there is also a opposite side of the story.
>According to one theory, the religion that suffered most during the
>Islamic invasion was mainly Buddhism. Buddhism was an organised
>religion without any defense which was completely wiped out.
>Hinduism survived under the caste system. Many Brhamins helped and
>aided the Islamic rulers in the destruction of Buddhism. Many
>Buddhist temples overnite become Shiva temples etc. Also the theory
>says that there was actually no forced conversion at all from Hindus
>to Islam. That is why one donot find any high caste Hindus being
>Muslim. All that conversion that happened were the low caste Hindus
>and they converted themselves to Islam mainly because of the
>equality that they gained under Islam and to avoid the exploitation
>from upper caste Hindus. Today one finds the whole of Bangladesh a
>Islamic country which were at one time wholly a Buddhist country.
>There were hardly any Brahmin or any high caste Hindus in Bagladesh.
>In fact the exploited downtrodden Hindus were taking shelters from
>exploitation from Hindus upper caste in those three shelter
>religions: namely Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.
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>On the other hand I have heard story of enmass village conversion to
>Islam not by force from Islam but due to rejection from the Hindus.
>There story appeared in Prantik magazine in Assam, a Brahmin village
>in Assam was converted to Islam because somebody has thrown beef in
>the village well, and Hindus have refused to accept the village back
>as Hindus. The village finally had to take to Islam, The Sharmas
>started to write Ahmed overnite etc.
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>So there may be many sides of the coin, and one need to be careful
>in making any general statement before checking the facts.
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>Thanks
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>Rajen
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>----- Original Message -----
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>From: <mailto:hthakur at comcast.net>Himendra Thakur
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>To: <mailto:barua25 at hotmail.com>Rajen Barua
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>Cc: <mailto:hthakur at comcast.net>hthakur at comcast.net ;
><mailto:assamrs at gmail.com> Ram Sarangapani ;
><mailto:dasmk2k at gmail.com>Manoj Das ; <mailto:assam at assamnet.org>
>assam at assamnet.org
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>Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:28 PM
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>Subject: deshatkoi momai dangar nohoi
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>Dear Rajen,
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>Sorry for the delay in replying !
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>The statement that you referred in your letter below came up in a
>panel discussion in 1989 at Harvard University where the manuscript
>of my book "Don't Burn My Mother!" was discussed in a movie
>script-writing course. (By the way, I got an A in that course ! My
>added benefit was that I got to see a number of classic movies with
>commentaries & discussions at the Harvard University Movie Club ---
>those were a few wonderful months for me !)
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>Unfortunately, 17 years later now, I don't remember the name of the
>history scholar who made that statement. It was my fault that I did
>not follow it up to find it in historical reference or book or
>article written by any historians. I'll now dig it up and let you
>know.
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>Normally, I furnish a word "assumption" before such statements,
>which you may have noticed in my other writings. IF I miss,
>please let me know, I'll correct immediately ! All historical facts
>must be supported by cross-reference, according to the principle of
>historical studies. I really apologize for missing the word
>"assumption" before this statement. I thank you for correcting me.
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>In this connection, I urge the netters to ponder over the ?story?
>that Lachit beheaded his own uncle for lapse of duty in the Battle
>of Saraighat and uttered the famous slogan: "deshatkoi momai dangar
>nohoi" (My uncle is not greater than my country) --- this statement
>was boldly etched at the entrance of the Assam Assembly Hall in
>Shillong when Shillong was the capital of Assam.
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>Now, I have heard that some people have raised serious objection
>that this statement cannot be accepted as historical truth due to
>lack of cross-reference. The netters may throw some light on this.
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>Throughout my life, I grew up with Lachit's "deshatkoi momai dangar
>nohoi" , and it pained me beyond any consolation that I could not
>include "deshatkoi momai dangar nohoi" in my article ?ATAN
>BURAGOHAIN SAKO? because some historian would object. However, in
>spite of all precautions, the idea of ?ATAN BURAGOHAIN SAKO? and the
>idea of the statue of Swargadev Chakradhwaj Singha were rejected on
>the grounds that the bridge would encourage garbage dumping, the
>statue would be a sore thumb, the existing white pillar is an
>excellent "ABSTRACT" element, the statue of Swargadev Chakradhwaj
>Singha would be ugly, ?what they did in their time is fine --- we
>need not build any sako (bridge) or statue to commemorate them?
>------ and a hoard of many other "wise" comments.
>
>
>
>I request the netters to find out the historical truth about
>Lachit's "deshatkoi momai dangar nahoi" and advice me if I can
>include it in a revised version of the article ?ATAN BURAGOHAIN
>SAKO? .
>
>
>
>With the best wishes,
>
>Himendra
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
>From: <mailto:barua25 at hotmail.com>Rajen Barua
>
>To: <mailto:hthakur at comcast.net>Himendra Thakur ;
><mailto:shntikamhaz at gmail.com> Shantikam Hazarika
>
>Cc: <mailto:assam at assamnet.org>assam at assamnet.org
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>Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:17 AM
>
>Subject: invasion of Indo-Gangetic plains by Muslims
>
>
> >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.
>
>
>
>Dear Himen-da:
>
>I just want to ask you one question. Do you have any proof of the
>above statement?
>
>If yes, can you support with any historical reference or book or
>article written by any historians?
>
>I never heard such statement from any quarter. So it is very
>important that we absolutely find the truth
>
>Rajen.
>
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