From: me@comstore.uark.edu (My Account)
Subject: Re: West Bengal: Communists out, ? in
Organization: Columbia University Center for Telecommunications Research
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:42:29 GMT
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In article <BrszoH.9Aq@acsu.buffalo.edu> proy@acsu.buffalo.edu (Partha  
Roy) writes:
> 
> Okay, I guess another round of 'Commie bashing' is coming to an end.   
What has come out of it ?  Nothing really, some netters have capitulated  
to communist presence in Bengal, others are outright belligerent and want  
to launch a full 
> scale war.  Deb chaterjee has run to the extreme right and is convinced  
that he has found the solution to the problem.  I want to believe that Deb  
is really worried about the situation in Bengal and he wants to mend it.   
I like reading what Deb writes about Calcutta and Communists but I am  
inclined to agree with Nilanjan Sarkar that his methods are too extreme.  
> 
> The communists must be removed from power, but what is going to be put  
in ?  If the communists are replaced by the right wingers, I suspect  
another set of problems are going to crop up and no real problem is going  
to get solved.
> 
> There are some on the net who will say 'Calcutta is doomed, I don't  
care, I don't
> want to get involved.'  To these people I say ' Hey, that's just fine,  
have a great life !'.  But I DO CARE, I want to stand up and say I want to  
help the good people who are fed up with the status quo.  I want things to  
change.  I believe Bengal has great potential, great talent.  I don't want  
to see my people perish.  
> 
> Others will say 'the problems are huge and complex, it's impossible, you  
are a dreamer', I say let's put Bengals best brains to work, it's a great  
challenge, yes, but that's what the best brains want, to solve a problem  
that remains unsolved.  Above all, I refuse to accept defeat, every time I  
get knocked down I will get up and fight again and again and again.
> 
> Apart from a think tank, we need a real leader, a guy who is smart, open  
minded and believes that Bengal can be great again.  Somebody who is not  
afraid to stand up to the bullies, somebody who will listen to all the  
voices and do what is good for the people.  Is there such a person in  
Bengal today?  I don't know, I want to think there is but he is probably  
disillusioned, the communists have probably tried to destroy him.  I  
believe things can change if everybody lends a helping hand.  Massive  
amount
> 
> 
> 
> oney have to be injected into the state to set up high technology, state  
of the art industries.  People will find employment, this in turn will  
draw them away from useless party politics.  
> 
> This is a great challenge.  A group of highly dedicated, highly  
motivated people is needed, but the rewards are enormous.  I wonder, how  
many of you are willing to stand up and say yes, I care, I want to help.
> 
> Finally, I am not indulging in pure rhetoric, neither do I have any  
political aspirations, I am fed up with Jyoti Basu, I am mad as hell, I  
want to help change things.  I know many of you have great ideas.  Let's  
hear it.  Bengal is in a crisis today, let's lend a helping hand.
> 
> Partha Roy.
> Partha, I wish your dream comes true. However much that I would like to  
believe that your suggestion will work, but you know as much as anyone  
else, you are talking of something that is 'almost'impossible. Just the  
battle cry that "Bengal needs us" is not enough for people to go back and  
dedicate their time. Because even if you could motivate people based on  
patriotic feelings, it will be short lived. In order to make real changes,  
we have to convince people that their professional lives will be more  
challenging, and their education and experience will be better utilized if  
they go and serve in Calcutta. Accept it or not, most of us who are living  
in the US, are considered outsiders by other fellow bengalis. Our services  
is considered unwanted in most part. It seems most people, both  
professionals and otherwise think of us as people trying to show off our  
abroad experience. I think our capacities are limited. 
In any case, keep us posted as to what your plans are, apart from forming  
a think-tank. I would surely like to contribute whatever I can towards a  
better society back home. -- Aditi Sen. 
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