[Reader-list] who 'owns' Kashmir/the North East?

[baruk]

:) with all this talk of ownership of land, it seems like an appropriate 
place to say again..."the people belong to the land, not the land to 
people".

-Baruk

On 06/12/13 07:00, reader-list-request at mail.sarai.net wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 18:38:14 +0530
> From: anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com>
> To: Pradeep Agashe <pradeepagashe at yahoo.com>
> Cc: reader-list <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] kashmir belongs to us
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> Interesting story/joke. Here's one about Rishi Parshuram. The story I have
> heard is that an angry Parshuram went somewhere around North East and hit a
> stone which gave birth to Brahmaputra. The strange part here is that now
> along with few Indian companies, Indian state wants to the build a huge dam
> over there, and produce electricity. Great story so far. But looks like
> residents of that area are not very happy with this dam. Some of them claim
> that it will destroy what's called Parshuram Kund and also uproot people?
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> So does Parshuram Kund belong to India or Indians? If it did, the dam also
> belongs to India. but Indians also want the Parshuram Kund. Irony? The joke
> does not include the residents. We are not even talking about lives of the
> local residents. After all, who gives a damn about a few tribes, India and
> Indians can appropriate anything and make jokes about them at UN. Is n't it
> Pradeep Agashe?
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> I didn't know the sarai reader's list endorsed such jokes. Will contribute
> more. :)
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> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Pradeep Agashe <pradeepagashe at yahoo.com>wrote:
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>>> .This a smart one...worth forwarding endlessly... .
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>>> An ingenious example of speech and politics occurred recently in
>> the United Nations Assembly that made the world community smile.
>>> A representative from India began: 'Before beginning my speech I want to
>> tell you something about Rishi Kashyap of Kashmir, after whom Kashmir is
>> named. When he struck a rock and it brought forth water, he thought, 'What
>> a good opportunity to have a bath.'
>>> He removed his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water.
>>>
>>> When he got out and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished. A
>> Pakistani had stolen them.'
>>> The Pakistani representative jumped up furiously and shouted, 'What are
>> you talking about? The Pakistanis weren't there then.'
>>> The Indian representative smiled and said, 'And now that we have made
>> that clear, I will begin my speech.
>>> 'And they say Kashmir belongs to them"
>>>
>>> This is one mail I recommend to be shared with 'ALL INDIANS' including
>> the world at large.
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