From: shubu@cs.wisc.edu (Shubhendu S. Mukherjee)
Subject: Re: Bengali culture for net.bhadraloks
Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin @ Madison, CS Dept.
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 17:07:53 GMT


>>>>> In article <1992Dec28.225814.45935@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>, dchatterjee@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

>>>>> In article <SHUBU.92Dec28105145@green.cs.wisc.edu>, shubu@cs.wisc.edu (Shubhendu S. Mukherjee) writes:

DC> Politically correct ? What's that, " Comrade Mukherjee " ????????
 
SSM> (Being politically correct is to call the homeless "residentially 
SSM>  handicapped" :-))

DC> I see ! So that's what has been the revisionists standpoint, is it ? FYI,
DC> comrade what would be the "politically correct term" for the Bosnian
DC> strife ?  And what did the Books say about Somalia ???? I heard that 
DC> BONGO-UDDHAR  SAMITI (alias alt.culture.bengali) will be controlled by 
DC> political perverts - thanks to a bunch of red-morons I know.

Mr. Chatterjee, with due respect, I am sorry to say that you missed the point
again (as usual).  :-)  Try reading between the lines sometimes, ok? 

DC> Actually the type of fear ("TYPE: RED !!!!!") has now infected many of the
DC> post-1977 youths - depressingly expressive of a malady - known as HOLLOWNESS
DC> INCARNATE. Perhaps you are a victim comrade ! Did you go to a Doctor ??? Or
DC> maybe a shrink ???? 

Correct me if I am wrong.  Looks like you are already under the impression
that alt.culture.bengal (or whatever) is going to be a ground for discussion
of commi politics.  Is that in the agenda Bijoy, Samit?  Enlighten me; I
might have missed it.    

Sridhar has also voiced the need for a moderator for the new
newsgroup just to keep out noise like you are creating.  I call it noise
not because of the content but because of the attitude of your postings. 
As usual, you are unable to engage in a healthy debate and keep on 
engaging in personal attacks.  

DC> If (we) People of the Brain choose to dominate alt.culture.bengali, then
DC> Rabindranath Tagore will have to descend from his balaka to protect his
DC> "great-great-grandchildren" (ideological 8-)). Now, that is a hyperbole ;-).
DC> For ye who believe ! Fear not ! Behold the Bongo-Uddhar Samiti will have
DC> more to do ! As you know, today's Bengali means some red-jackal reading some
DC> goddamn morning toilet-paper (alias GANASHAKTI). Yuck !!! Sucks !!! 

Did I say Ganashakti doesn't suck?  Did I say commis are great?   
Mr. Chatterjee, there are people out there who share what you feel
(including myself).  But the problem is you generalize too much.  

DC> BTW, forgetting the appropriate diatribe (as above), what are you going to
DC> achieve by subscribing to the alt.culture.bengali ??? What do you hope to
DC> contribute ? Why such an elitist attitude like (p)Marxists that - I am holier
DC> than thou ? By judging what you write, please think on the following:

Why do you fail to realize that India is a diverse land - and the constitution gives
us the right to practice and discuss our own distinct culture.  (Do you disagree
that Bengal is NOT distinct - for that matter is Tamil Nadu not distinct from 
Assam?).  First, I am an Indian, but then I am a Bengali.  I love to talk in 
my mother tongue, which however doesn't make me disrespectful towards other 
languages.   Live and let live is what I believe in.   We don't hope to contribute
anything - we want to discuss and enjoy the bengali culture and liteature.  
You seem to have a general hatred towards any forum that is created to discuss 
literature and art.  Why pray are numerous literary societies created?  What do 
*they* achieve and contribute?  This newsgroup was in no way proposed to 
remedy the maladies of West Bengal - as Samit has proposed the name - 
soc.culture.{indian.}lang.bengali says it all.

DC> P.S: Don't be influenced by others.

Certainly not by you.  :-)  

Luck!
-Shubu
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