For an Assamese farmer, no sight is more beautiful or soul satisfying than the sight of lush green fields with the grain bending to the gentle evening breeze. It is that which he works for in the excruciating heat, lashing rains, in the face of gun toting men on either side of the law and sometimes Nature herself. Unfortunately, it also forms the economy of the state. Which is actually a very poor statement for a state that produces more than a quarter of all the oil barrels that the country indegeniously manages to supple to the billowing demands of the ever increasing industries, with three refineries supplementing that, add to it the tourism potential of the Wildlife santuaries, the adventure tourism potential of the region of the now convened BTC and the NC hills, also throw in the energy that can be generated from the mighty Brahmaputra. With a mix of a vast workforce capable of performing atleast nationally if given the chance.
But the state is slowly and surely making progress, as can be seen from all the inventive forms of entrepreneurship that is coming up in the economical scene of the state. Architectural firms, Pharma manufacturing units, wildlife awareness campaigns to promote state, national and international level interest in the wildlife of the state, outsorcing centres, call centres and even a few BPOs are helping the youth get that much needed employment drive. And the IIT is helping the Education scenario in Assam, with parents not pressuing thier wards to scurry away after gettin seats in the local engg colleges. Which in turn helps the local scenario.
And in the backdrop of all this is the rampant corruption in the land where money is leeched rapaciously where it can be done, politics has seeped into every aspect of society,policemen dance to the tune of money and militants act as agents of the lord of death himself........
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Monday, June 4, 2007
bloodshed in heaven, terrorism......
Assam, it is the very heart of the entire North-east, the great indian appendage that prevents all chinese pretension of dominance in the peninsula. A land as rich in it's flaura and fauna as in the multitude of races that pride in being called Assamese. I say to you whoever reads this now...if you want heaven and donot find it in Kashmir...come here.
And yet it would seem that the great valley is being tainted red in these past years and even now.....Explosions rip apart people, thier blood forever staining the land, bullets cutting short lives that would have otherwise gone on to lend solidarity to community, bandhs that stop the beating heart of life, economy vital to the existence of a prosperous state. Yet, every morning people here wake up, greet the sun and step out of thier houses just the same.
I was here when the recent blasts, that occured in the main marketting and heavily populated areas of Guwahati happened. Just the other day, a big blast had occured in the marketing complex where our nighbour owned a shop, when i asked her if it didn't seem a bit dangerous to go there again, she replied, very sedately, yes. Then turned around and went all the same.
This is the steel that makes an Assamese.
The ULFA have become nearly mad in thier 'struggle'...striking at will wherever thier fancy takes them, makin no difference between friend and foe. As is apparent in the number of civilian lives that have gone into the list of thier murders in the past few years. And this from an Organisation that preached the sanctity of assamese life. As of now, they have most seemingly become puppets to the ministers, or politicians. And yet they insist on thier name.
Not only them, Assam these days has become a breeding ground of all sorts of militant organisations, the dimasas, the karbis, the Boros...all of these communties have militant organisations and all screaming for a part of mother Assam. not to mention the Rabid nagas.
if only they would have realised that thier efforts would be much better spent if directed towards maintaining the unity in the region, indepent existence is a very fluid concept. But that is something they should learn.
And all the while the centre looks on, vaguely aware what is happenin.......
i think it is time we the young generation rose to take control and responsibilty of the situation. but the question will remain, are the people who live in Assam assamese or should only the assames inhabit Assam?
And yet it would seem that the great valley is being tainted red in these past years and even now.....Explosions rip apart people, thier blood forever staining the land, bullets cutting short lives that would have otherwise gone on to lend solidarity to community, bandhs that stop the beating heart of life, economy vital to the existence of a prosperous state. Yet, every morning people here wake up, greet the sun and step out of thier houses just the same.
I was here when the recent blasts, that occured in the main marketting and heavily populated areas of Guwahati happened. Just the other day, a big blast had occured in the marketing complex where our nighbour owned a shop, when i asked her if it didn't seem a bit dangerous to go there again, she replied, very sedately, yes. Then turned around and went all the same.
This is the steel that makes an Assamese.
The ULFA have become nearly mad in thier 'struggle'...striking at will wherever thier fancy takes them, makin no difference between friend and foe. As is apparent in the number of civilian lives that have gone into the list of thier murders in the past few years. And this from an Organisation that preached the sanctity of assamese life. As of now, they have most seemingly become puppets to the ministers, or politicians. And yet they insist on thier name.
Not only them, Assam these days has become a breeding ground of all sorts of militant organisations, the dimasas, the karbis, the Boros...all of these communties have militant organisations and all screaming for a part of mother Assam. not to mention the Rabid nagas.
if only they would have realised that thier efforts would be much better spent if directed towards maintaining the unity in the region, indepent existence is a very fluid concept. But that is something they should learn.
And all the while the centre looks on, vaguely aware what is happenin.......
i think it is time we the young generation rose to take control and responsibilty of the situation. but the question will remain, are the people who live in Assam assamese or should only the assames inhabit Assam?
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