Adieu!
Another Assam Bandh today.Are we doing something about it?
No!
My last post here.
Adieu!
posted by Noyon Jyoti Parasara @ 4:15 AM
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Are we doing something about it?
No!
My last post here.
Adieu!
Sunday, June 10, 2007
This goes for the ULFA... each and every member of the organisation
Are you guys trying to justify for what you have been doing? killing innocent people
are you jutifying your presence which has stalled the state's growth..
i have evidence... of people who have decided not to invest in Assam because of ULFA activities... a venture that could have provided employment to hundreds... and that wouild have led to other people comin into the state
Are you justifying young people leaving the state in search of a better future... as with your presence there is nothing the state can offer us??
Are you justifying the fact that assam is no longer golden... because instead of a revolution for the better you chose to instill fear in the people
Are you justifying the fact that your breached our trust... when people beleived that you would be fighting for the state...
Are you justifying that it's because of you that everyone from Assam is regarded as a terrorist?
Are you justifying that you will not drive away illegal bangladeshis but killing your own countrymen as you have a base in Bangladesh?
Are you justifying all that and more...
The crimes never end... and i have no reasons to believe that you are ashamed of what you did... DO YOU STILL EXPECT PEOPLE TO STAND UP FOR YOU.
You cannot be Assamese... Nohoi tumaluk axomiya... jodi axomor manuhor proti morom nai... tenehole axomoli keneke morom tahkibo?
Are you guys trying to justify for what you have been doing? killing innocent people
are you jutifying your presence which has stalled the state's growth..
i have evidence... of people who have decided not to invest in Assam because of ULFA activities... a venture that could have provided employment to hundreds... and that wouild have led to other people comin into the state
Are you justifying young people leaving the state in search of a better future... as with your presence there is nothing the state can offer us??
Are you justifying the fact that assam is no longer golden... because instead of a revolution for the better you chose to instill fear in the people
Are you justifying the fact that your breached our trust... when people beleived that you would be fighting for the state...
Are you justifying that it's because of you that everyone from Assam is regarded as a terrorist?
Are you justifying that you will not drive away illegal bangladeshis but killing your own countrymen as you have a base in Bangladesh?
Are you justifying all that and more...
The crimes never end... and i have no reasons to believe that you are ashamed of what you did... DO YOU STILL EXPECT PEOPLE TO STAND UP FOR YOU.
You cannot be Assamese... Nohoi tumaluk axomiya... jodi axomor manuhor proti morom nai... tenehole axomoli keneke morom tahkibo?
posted by Noyon Jyoti Parasara @ 5:10 AM
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007
My Homeland
This is my homeland - my Assam. The many hues of green that roll over the countryside. The serenity that calms and soothes you. And this is the land that they are tearing apart, this is the countryside on which they are spilling blood...
I thought often of writing something here in protest of the terrorists who are desecrating my land, sadly, in the name of 'patriotism' towards Assam. Even more sad that we let them get away with it, that there have been - and may be still, though I hope not - common people who have supported their cause.
Some months ago, I had put up an email alert for news on Assam or Guwahati, so that I would know if there was any untoward incident and I could get in touch with my mom, who lives there. Time and again - for some time, almost every day - I have been alerted of bomb blasts and killings. And saddened by the savages who are terrorizing my land, fearful for the friends I have there.
Often enough had I thought of putting up a post on this, of ripping apart their arguments, of bewailing in public the violation of my land. And yet, each time, I desisted. It was a cause too close to my heart for me to write coherently. Refuting the arguments of terrorists is an exercise futile enough to be laughable - when were terrorists ever lead by reason?
So to all the bloodshed and fear I have but one retort - this picture of my land that depicts but imperfectly its beauty and tranquility. Look at the picture, and imagine the brutality of minds that commit violence in a land like this. Look at the picture and spare a moment for the state's glorious beauty and its fertile land, and its oppressing burden of small selfish minds and savage tearing hands.
(First published on my blog http://unmanaswords.blogspot.com/2007/02/assam.html)
posted by Unmana @ 5:26 AM
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Friday, February 09, 2007
ULFA – WHAT IT WAS AND WHAT IT IS NOW
A look into Assam’s worst problem ever
The ULFA is been in much news of late. First a number of blasts across the Assam and then finally lifting ban they had imposed on the National Games (wonder who are they to ban). I thought this could be a time to talk about Assam’s worst ever problem. The why and whats.
Before talking about the ULFA we should know something about Assam. Assam lies on the northeastern part of India. It is a state known for its tea- approximately 55.5% of the total tea production of India is from Assam. It is also rich in oil and is lush green with Kaziranga National Park famous for its population of one-horned rhino -also a world heritage site, and the Manas sanctuary famous for its golden langur which not found anywhere else in the world, situated in this state. Assam was once a large and rich state but now remains a shadow if its former self after being divided into several sates. Right now its economy is down in the dumps with problems like terrorism, annual floods, and unemployment limiting its progress.
Terrorism in the state has left the devastated with organizations like ULFA, MULTA, NDBF, BLT eating into the economy. ULFA – The United Liberation Front Of Assam
was born on the 7th of April 1979 on the historic lawns of Ranghar has been fighting for the liberation of Assam ( a land of 78529 sq km) from the Indian republic. The organization says that Assam was never a part of the India territory.
In 1979 a group of college students got together and decided that an armed struggled was the only way to rinse the political system of the state. They first sent ripples around the state by dispensing bootleggers, corrupt officials and anti-social elements. Talked about the outsiders swamping the state and ruining the economy by denying jobs to the sons of the soil. They were concerned why Assam’s economy was so poor in spite of being rich in oil and tea. They also raised voice against the infiltration of Bangladeshis.
ULFA raised the concerns of the youth who termed them as revolutionaries. Elder citizens saw them as youngsters who were out to clean the dirty system. In 1987 they sent 200 boys to Myanmar for armed training. The NSCN had then shown doubts how they ULFA could fight India when they would crumble under little pressure form the Indian Army. But over the years the ULFA militants have not only learned to hold the gun but also use it in devastating ways. So much so that now ULFA is no more a revolutionary outfit but a bloodthirsty organization.
Its in interesting what the organization had started out as and what it is now. What ULFA proclaims it is and what it is now seen as is nothing less than an irony. According to ULFA - Assam was never a part of India at any point of time hence theirs is not a separatist movement. The fact is that India has occupied independent Assam along with other northeastern states and Kashmir. The people of Assam have defended the Moghul attacks as many as 17 times. Assam became a British colony after the Treaty of Yandabu
(1926). The people of launched movement against the British, which was later, united with the Indian freedom struggle. Hence after the departure of the British Assam should have been an independent country. The organization has also alleged that India encouraged the influx of Indian national to Assam because having an ethnic affinity with the Indian mainland would be good for the long-term security perspective. It also said that the partition of India at time of independence led to large influx of foreigners, which caused a serious threat to the demographic composition of Assam. The ULFA has also accused the Indian Government of adopting oppressive measures against the people of the state and has also suppressed the Assamese language and culture and has ensured that Assam remains poor. It therefore urges to all the Assamese to join in their endeavour. They have also in their website given what are the characters needed to become an ULFA member.
From a time when ULFA enjoyed widespread sympathy to a time. What caused the organization that had a meteoric rise in popularity thought of as an enemy as maximum people of the very state it meant to serve? One incident that cemented ULFA in this direction occurred on June 28 1990 when ULFA summoned 20 tea barons in Dibrugarh and asked them to pay a tax of Rs.1 per kilogram of tea. The barons protested against the huge demand. But ULFA murdered Surendra Paul a tea planter in Dibrugarh and brother of British labour peer Swaraj Paul. This sent a clear signal that either the tax be paid or risk their life. Extortion now is a major part of ULFA’s income. ULFA no longer talks about the Bangladeshi immigration which one of the most prominent problems of Assam now. Instead they have camps in Bangladesh and their Commander in Chief reportedly having financial interests in the country. The members have acquired a lot of money. Joining the ULFA has become a quick short cut to money for the mislead unemployed youths of the state.
Public sympathy has waned the years. Earlier when the police picked on a person with suspected links to the ULFA, villagers would surround the police station and get the person freed. If any ULFA cadre would die there would be long funeral processions. But
no more. There are public meetings held to discuss the menace of the organization. Many writers have flooded newspapers with their writings, protesting the bloodshed caused by the organization. There have been countless occasions when the militants have killed people in huge scale – including the recent killings of the Hindi- speaking people in the state. What probably turned the public opinion against the ULFA is the killing of Sanjoy Ghosh who was working towards empowering the people of Majuli- the largest river island in the World situated in the river Brahmaputra. The reason for killing Ghosh according to them was that he was working for the RAW. But there could well be other reasons. ULFA has also tried to eliminate all who has tried to unite the Assamese people against it. One such person was Mr. Rabha who after leaving the BSF decides to stand against the ULFA. He was turning to be success by uniting people but ULFA didn’t waste time and went straight on to finish him off. Rabha was awarded the Saurya Chakra posthumously- the only civilian to be honoured so.
The people’s opinion has changed. They want peace and no more violence. ULFA no longer gets the importance. It has clearly given the impression that its main ideology is to make money. They would do some good if they fight against the Bangladeshi threat and also they fundamentalist fire that the ISI is promoting in the state.
© Copyright Noyon Jyoti Parasara, 2007
A look into Assam’s worst problem ever
The ULFA is been in much news of late. First a number of blasts across the Assam and then finally lifting ban they had imposed on the National Games (wonder who are they to ban). I thought this could be a time to talk about Assam’s worst ever problem. The why and whats.
Before talking about the ULFA we should know something about Assam. Assam lies on the northeastern part of India. It is a state known for its tea- approximately 55.5% of the total tea production of India is from Assam. It is also rich in oil and is lush green with Kaziranga National Park famous for its population of one-horned rhino -also a world heritage site, and the Manas sanctuary famous for its golden langur which not found anywhere else in the world, situated in this state. Assam was once a large and rich state but now remains a shadow if its former self after being divided into several sates. Right now its economy is down in the dumps with problems like terrorism, annual floods, and unemployment limiting its progress.
Terrorism in the state has left the devastated with organizations like ULFA, MULTA, NDBF, BLT eating into the economy. ULFA – The United Liberation Front Of Assam
was born on the 7th of April 1979 on the historic lawns of Ranghar has been fighting for the liberation of Assam ( a land of 78529 sq km) from the Indian republic. The organization says that Assam was never a part of the India territory.
In 1979 a group of college students got together and decided that an armed struggled was the only way to rinse the political system of the state. They first sent ripples around the state by dispensing bootleggers, corrupt officials and anti-social elements. Talked about the outsiders swamping the state and ruining the economy by denying jobs to the sons of the soil. They were concerned why Assam’s economy was so poor in spite of being rich in oil and tea. They also raised voice against the infiltration of Bangladeshis.
ULFA raised the concerns of the youth who termed them as revolutionaries. Elder citizens saw them as youngsters who were out to clean the dirty system. In 1987 they sent 200 boys to Myanmar for armed training. The NSCN had then shown doubts how they ULFA could fight India when they would crumble under little pressure form the Indian Army. But over the years the ULFA militants have not only learned to hold the gun but also use it in devastating ways. So much so that now ULFA is no more a revolutionary outfit but a bloodthirsty organization.
Its in interesting what the organization had started out as and what it is now. What ULFA proclaims it is and what it is now seen as is nothing less than an irony. According to ULFA - Assam was never a part of India at any point of time hence theirs is not a separatist movement. The fact is that India has occupied independent Assam along with other northeastern states and Kashmir. The people of Assam have defended the Moghul attacks as many as 17 times. Assam became a British colony after the Treaty of Yandabu
(1926). The people of launched movement against the British, which was later, united with the Indian freedom struggle. Hence after the departure of the British Assam should have been an independent country. The organization has also alleged that India encouraged the influx of Indian national to Assam because having an ethnic affinity with the Indian mainland would be good for the long-term security perspective. It also said that the partition of India at time of independence led to large influx of foreigners, which caused a serious threat to the demographic composition of Assam. The ULFA has also accused the Indian Government of adopting oppressive measures against the people of the state and has also suppressed the Assamese language and culture and has ensured that Assam remains poor. It therefore urges to all the Assamese to join in their endeavour. They have also in their website given what are the characters needed to become an ULFA member.
From a time when ULFA enjoyed widespread sympathy to a time. What caused the organization that had a meteoric rise in popularity thought of as an enemy as maximum people of the very state it meant to serve? One incident that cemented ULFA in this direction occurred on June 28 1990 when ULFA summoned 20 tea barons in Dibrugarh and asked them to pay a tax of Rs.1 per kilogram of tea. The barons protested against the huge demand. But ULFA murdered Surendra Paul a tea planter in Dibrugarh and brother of British labour peer Swaraj Paul. This sent a clear signal that either the tax be paid or risk their life. Extortion now is a major part of ULFA’s income. ULFA no longer talks about the Bangladeshi immigration which one of the most prominent problems of Assam now. Instead they have camps in Bangladesh and their Commander in Chief reportedly having financial interests in the country. The members have acquired a lot of money. Joining the ULFA has become a quick short cut to money for the mislead unemployed youths of the state.
Public sympathy has waned the years. Earlier when the police picked on a person with suspected links to the ULFA, villagers would surround the police station and get the person freed. If any ULFA cadre would die there would be long funeral processions. But
no more. There are public meetings held to discuss the menace of the organization. Many writers have flooded newspapers with their writings, protesting the bloodshed caused by the organization. There have been countless occasions when the militants have killed people in huge scale – including the recent killings of the Hindi- speaking people in the state. What probably turned the public opinion against the ULFA is the killing of Sanjoy Ghosh who was working towards empowering the people of Majuli- the largest river island in the World situated in the river Brahmaputra. The reason for killing Ghosh according to them was that he was working for the RAW. But there could well be other reasons. ULFA has also tried to eliminate all who has tried to unite the Assamese people against it. One such person was Mr. Rabha who after leaving the BSF decides to stand against the ULFA. He was turning to be success by uniting people but ULFA didn’t waste time and went straight on to finish him off. Rabha was awarded the Saurya Chakra posthumously- the only civilian to be honoured so.
The people’s opinion has changed. They want peace and no more violence. ULFA no longer gets the importance. It has clearly given the impression that its main ideology is to make money. They would do some good if they fight against the Bangladeshi threat and also they fundamentalist fire that the ISI is promoting in the state.
© Copyright Noyon Jyoti Parasara, 2007
posted by Noyon Jyoti Parasara @ 10:37 AM
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Friday, January 05, 2007
No to ULFA
95 per cent people said ‘NO’ to ULFA claim of sovereignty of Assam in a recent survey.
The survey conducted in 9 districts of the state was undertaken APW - by an organization run by kins of ULFA militants. The districts included in the survey are Bongaigaon, Sonitpur, Nalbari, Goalpara, Guwahati (metro), Dhubri, Darrang, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Nalbari. The survey will be extended to other districts of the state soon.
ULFA chairman Arabindo Rajkhowa has however rejected the survey and described the APW as a body "comprising agents of RAW and IB (that) functioned at the behest of the Indian machinery".
ULFA's insistence on making sovereignty the core issue for any talks with the government is one of the reasons that have stalled the peace process in Assam. The Centre has already rejected the demand.
Interestingly, the banned outfit stepped up its activities around the same time the result of the survey was declared. 17 people were killed in a series of attacks across the state. It is alleged the ULFA is behind the attacks.
The survey conducted in 9 districts of the state was undertaken APW - by an organization run by kins of ULFA militants. The districts included in the survey are Bongaigaon, Sonitpur, Nalbari, Goalpara, Guwahati (metro), Dhubri, Darrang, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Nalbari. The survey will be extended to other districts of the state soon.
ULFA chairman Arabindo Rajkhowa has however rejected the survey and described the APW as a body "comprising agents of RAW and IB (that) functioned at the behest of the Indian machinery".
ULFA's insistence on making sovereignty the core issue for any talks with the government is one of the reasons that have stalled the peace process in Assam. The Centre has already rejected the demand.
Interestingly, the banned outfit stepped up its activities around the same time the result of the survey was declared. 17 people were killed in a series of attacks across the state. It is alleged the ULFA is behind the attacks.
posted by Noyon Jyoti Parasara @ 6:03 PM
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Friday, November 24, 2006
Joymoti screened at IFFI
Manju Borah's Joymoti was screened at the IFFI yesterday following other inaugaral films.
Joymoti is new version of the first assamese film by the same name directed by the Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, which was released 70 years ago. However, there are changes from the original film and also from play Joymoti Kuwori by Lakshminath Bezbaruah.
This film, stated to be of international standards, captures Asom's scenery and also the politics of the period. The film is shot in cinemascops and Digital Dolby sound is used, making it the first assamese film to do so. Neeta Basumatery has enacted the role of Joymoti in the new film. The original film had Aideu Handique as Joymoti.
The IFFI was inagaurated day before yesterday i.e. November 23. The first film to be screened was Volver, by Spanish filmmaker Padro Almodovar.
posted by Noyon Jyoti Parasara @ 11:51 PM
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Friday, November 03, 2006
Down with ULFA
UlFA's claim that ONGC and other such companies have been draining resources from Asom and never contributed much to the state's develpoment is quite an interesting. An organisation which should be given credit to shooing away investment in the state coming up with such accusations is indeed like looking down upon the intelligence of the citizens of the state.
The ULFA which managed to lose all its support - which was substantial in the initial days -by starting extortion from the tea-planters (Rs 1 per kilo of tea) could be refered as Asom's worst enemy. It would have been better to see them fight against the Bangladeshi influx rather than Indians.
Lets join hands in saying "Down with the ULFA!"...or if they really want to be a respected fight against the ills of the state and society...
UlFA's claim that ONGC and other such companies have been draining resources from Asom and never contributed much to the state's develpoment is quite an interesting. An organisation which should be given credit to shooing away investment in the state coming up with such accusations is indeed like looking down upon the intelligence of the citizens of the state.
The ULFA which managed to lose all its support - which was substantial in the initial days -by starting extortion from the tea-planters (Rs 1 per kilo of tea) could be refered as Asom's worst enemy. It would have been better to see them fight against the Bangladeshi influx rather than Indians.
Lets join hands in saying "Down with the ULFA!"...or if they really want to be a respected fight against the ills of the state and society...
posted by Noyon Jyoti Parasara @ 6:16 AM
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