[Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF ASSAM

[Krishnendu Chakraborty]

> It is also widely known that people sometimes 
> play 'no-comprendo' and invoke an inability to 
> exercise the ability, in order to avoid facing 
> unpleasant truths they would hate to admit or to 
> express it when faced with more than one 
> possibility but unsure of which is the correct 
> one. A fear of being seen as simple-minded or of 
> being seen as disingenuous or dishonest is what 
> produces the response.


That perfectly explains why you avoid answering many
unpleasant questions :-)


c'da ,  since this was copied to me directly, could
not help jumping in



--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:

> At 9:27 PM -0700 8/20/07, SANDIP DUTTA wrote:
> >Dear Sondon Da,
> >
> >I am not in the business of mind reading. So I
> asked.
> 
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> 
> *** How about ordinary English?
> 
> It does  NOT take mind-reading, but an ability to 
> draw inferences from what is written, in ordinary 
> English, that is .
> 
> Degree of this ability is a measure of a person's 
> intelligence, which usually improves with 
> experiences and exposures gained over time.
> 
> It is also widely known that people sometimes 
> play 'no-comprendo' and invoke an inability to 
> exercise the ability, in order to avoid facing 
> unpleasant truths they would hate to admit or to 
> express it when faced with more than one 
> possibility but unsure of which is the correct 
> one. A fear of being seen as simple-minded or of 
> being seen as disingenuous or dishonest is what 
> produces the response.
> 
> But  we are all in that same boat. So what if I 
> infer something incorrectly and someone corrects 
> me? Would that make me look stupid? On the other 
> hand it would make me more informed. We will all 
> be better for it. Being exposed as disingenuous 
> however is another matter.
> 
> So, give it a try. Read my lips ! Perish the 
> thought about hurting my feelings by exposing my 
> hidden intentions.
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> >Rgds,
> >Sandip
> >
> >----- Original Message ----
> >From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
> >To: SANDIP DUTTA <pseude at yahoo.com>; Krishnendu 
> >Chakraborty <krish_gau at yahoo.com>; Chan Mahanta 
> ><cmahanta at charter.net>; Ram Sarangapani 
> ><assamrs at gmail.com>
> >Cc: assam at assamnet.org; Krishnendu Chakraborty
> <krish_gau at yahoo.com>
> >Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:21:39 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF
> ASSAM
> >
> >*** Why don't you give it a try and figure it 
> >out by yourself? As a highly trained whatever, 
> >you ought to be able to  do so. A high school 
> >graduate could.
> >
> >But if you still can't, I am always here to help
> the needy. Just let me know.
> >
> >
> >  >Since you went right out of this country with 
> >gamosa, et al :-) with the intention of never 
> >returning, >could you explain your pastime of 
> >continually making digs at India or Indians for 
> >all of Assam's ills.
> >
> >
> >*** Yes, I came along with our friend and one 
> >time netter, Digambar Pungta, sporting my 
> >baapoti-xahwn
> >gamosa, which, in time  even flew into 
> >outer-space, thanks to Mike Finke the 
> >Markharkhowa jowain of all older Kharkhowas in 
> >these shores.
> >
> >Did you really have to ASK why I rattle 
> >desi-cages? I think I give you guys enough 
> >heartburn already. So , not to overdo it, I will 
> >pass on it for now.  But, but --- if it gives 
> >you headaches agonizing over it, do let me know. 
> >I am a kind-hearted person, always here to help.
> >
> >>  >I assume when Ulfa was formed in '79, you 
> >>were not around but were gone long before that.
> >>
> >
> >
> >*** I can't help you  with the exact timing of 
> >the birth of ULFA, but, yes, I did leave India 
> >in 1970.  That however has nothing to do with my 
> >favorite pastime in assamnet.
> >
> >:-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >At 12:01 AM -0700 8/17/07, SANDIP DUTTA wrote:
> >
> >>Dear Sondon Da,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Yes Please - We would like to hear why you have 
> >>been forwarding articles from TOI or Indian 
> >>express/Telegraph commenting about poverty in 
> >>Bihar or rapes inside women's hostels in Delhi. 
> >>If they dont concern Assam, why forward those 
> >>articles or get heartburn from them?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Since you went right out of this country with 
> >>gamosa, et al :-) with the intention of never 
> >>returning, could you explain your pastime of 
> >>continually making digs at India or Indians for 
> >>all of Assam's ills.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>I assume when Ulfa was formed in '79, you were 
> >>not around but were gone long before that.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Rgds,
> >>
> >>Sandip
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message ----
> >>From: Krishnendu Chakraborty <krish_gau at yahoo.com>
> >>To: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>; Ram
> Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com>
> >>Cc: assam at assamnet.org; Krishnendu Chakraborty
> <krish_gau at yahoo.com>
> >>Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 9:36:00 PM
> >>Subject: Re: [Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF
> ASSAM
> >>
> >>  >Printing articles
> >>>  of  Tavleen Singh
> >>>  criticizing Delhi does not do a damn thing for
> >>>  Assam.
> >>
> >>So, let us know why you publish those Or for that
> >>matter the news items on what Delhi or Mumbai
> police
> >>is doing?
> >>
> >>I don' t care
> >>>  what India is
> >>>  doing or when Indians are going to the moon or
> to
> >>>  hell in a
> >>>  hand-basket.
> >>
> >>Then why cry hoarse on Indian Education System ...
> >>you really do not care  right ??
> >>
> >>
> >>>  Can you or anybody else here explain why there
> is
> >>>  nothing useful or
> >>>  meaningful  to show for Rs. 300,000,000 a year
> for
> >>>  32,000,000 people
> >>>  of the region?
> >>
> >>A couple of things off the head --- flyovers of
> >>Guwahati,  Software Technology Park in Borjhar
> (though
> >>there are no takers because of threat to
> 
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