[Reader-list] kashmir belongs to us

[Pradeep Agashe]

are you trying to prove your secular credentials by saying this?
more than muslims, secular hindus like you are interested in giving kashmir to pakistan,
if atall its a joke, (as mentioned by you ) then i must say, it is a cruel joke.

From: anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com>
To: Pradeep Agashe <pradeepagashe at yahoo.com> 
Cc: reader-list <reader-list at sarai.net> 
Sent: Thursday, 5 December 2013 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] kashmir belongs to us



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? 

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?


I didn't know the sarai reader's list endorsed such jokes. Will contribute more. :)




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.
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>>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.' 
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>>He removed his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water. 
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>>When he got out and wanted to dress, his clothes had vanished. A Pakistani had stolen them.'
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>>The Pakistani representative jumped up furiously and shouted, 'What are you talking about? The Pakistanis weren't there then.'
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>>The Indian representative smiled and said, 'And now that we have made that clear, I will begin my speech.
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>>'And they say Kashmir belongs to them"
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>>This is one mail I recommend to be shared with 'ALL INDIANS' including the world at large.
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