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

[Sharan Lal]

'creating' should be read as 'craving'...


On 6 December 2013 13:02, Sharan Lal <sharanlal at gmail.com> wrote:

> How we love to make 'baat ka batangar'. Would love to know the source of
> the information "occurred recently in the United Nations Assembly".
>
> Also, has it been documented that "The Pakistani representative jumped up
> furiously and shouted, 'What are you talking about? The Pakistanis
> weren't there then.'", as all proceedings of the UN General Assembly
> usually is.
>
> Or this is as much a figment of our imagination and another irresponsible
> creating for some frivolous discussion on a serious issue based on hearsay,
> and worse, unscientific, undocumented myth.
>
> If indeed there is proof of this exchange with the UN, then and only then
> we should get to the next level, i.e. the merit and de-merits of its
> contents.
>
> Sharan
>
>
> On 6 December 2013 12:29, Pradeep Agashe <pradeepagashe at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> what do you suggest?
>> we should start donating our states like kashmir, arunachal., west
>> bengal..etc to pakistan, china, bangladesh...
>> in that case i must say, our soldiers are biggest fools who are staying
>> away from their beloved ones for guarding this country even at the expense
>> of their own lives.
>>
>> From: baruk <baruk at feddabonn.com>
>> To: Sent: Friday, 6 December 2013 12:05 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] who 'owns' Kashmir/the North East?
>>
>>
>> :) 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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>> > Message: 3
>> > 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?
>> >
>> > 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:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> .This a smart one...worth forwarding endlessly... .
>> >>>
>> >>> 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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