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Love the peak experience in Assam

there is no question about that. He
even drew reference to Kashmir, as
how this part of the nation can’t be
“ So India has finally become an economic giant sans
emotions, human rights, National interest and everything it
compromised as Tibet as part of Chi- stood for before we decided to surrender Dalai Lama and
na. What interest does bind Yechuri to the Tibetan cause also in the process our precious boundar-
Tibet becoming part of China, if not ies which China claims (the Communist Party in India have
for Communist running the govern- conceded in the Parliament that Arunachal Pradesh is a
ment there as well?
disputed territory and not an integral part of the country).
One question I would ask Mr Ye-
churi here if he dares to reply. What Yes, it hurts when our Prime Minister visits China and the
happens if India adopts similar mea- first news flash which comes in the television channels is that Naresh Goyal’s
sures to counter a movement and pro- Jet airways can get landing rights in Beijing and Azim Premji will invest 40
test within? What happens, if Tianan- million dollars in Shanghai, but not the Arunachal border dispute or China’s
ment Square incident is replicated in claim over vast areas of Ladakh and Leh and their disregard to Mac Mohan
India? What about such a measure to line. Have our commercial interest taken over our National integrity – sadly it
bulldoze the growing menace of Mao- looks like we can justify anything for a positive GDP growth.
ist movements in India? Its better not In the northeast it is known that long before ISI got involved in terrorist
to tread those lines, which may jeop- activities, China played a key role in supporting almost every guerrilla and in-
ardize a democratic set up like that of
surgency movements, by not only ideologically backing them but also provid-
India. So, Mr Yechuir’s indirect alle-
giance to Chinese style of functioning ing them training and arms. The double standard of the Communists in India
goes against the fundamentals of In- is even more shameful. While on one hand they send emissaries to Nepal to
dian constitution. negotiate the Maoist problem, on the other they speak about non interference
After the military take-over of Ti- about nations ruled by the Communists backed regime such as Burma and of
bet in 1950, all the areas once ethni- course China.
cally connected with Tibet became for The Dalai Lama was called a liar by the Chinese Government and we have
Beijing part of the Chinese empire. Let kept silent on that as well. Can you imagine if they had called Shankaracharya
us not forget that Mao used the image or an Islamic Cleric a liar? Worse still if a Pope was called so. India needs to
of the palm of the hand (represents Ti- realize that we need the Dalai Lama and support the Tibetan cause because
bet) and the five fingers representing
this is our best bet when we sit and negotiate with the Dragons of China.
Bhutan, Sikkim, NEFA, Ladakh and
Yes Mr. Karat, please object if you have to when Naresh Goyal gets a huge
Nepal.
So, after successful merger of Ti- jet Airways deal not when Dalai Lama speaks the truth about the sufferings of
Dhruva Saikia Parimal, the flamboyant lovers turned Rupam and I used to attend the
bet in all terms with it, China would the people there in Tibet or am I asking too much by saying that you go against
Thank God no ultra-patriot nihil- now to responsible husbands of Kala, same school and his teenage centred
definitely make some move to expand your masters. ” Pradyot Manikya Deb Burman
ist thus far has appeared in Assam to Asha and Majoni. I am indeed grateful on juvenile naughtiness. But to the
further and the first pie for it to have obstruct Valentine’s Day merriment in to each of them for their long lasting utter dismay of most of his male col-
is Arunachal Pradesh. So it is still “a this otherwise traditional and custom- association with me thus enabling me leagues, Rupam turned out to be the
dispute land” for them and not part of abiding province in India. Bihu is the look and see what love is. heartthrob among female students. He
India. And about Bhutan and Nepal, festival of love in Assam, the Spring Millions of words, hours of music was and still is handsome, tall and at-
it’s only a matter of time. China would festival, the time for boys and girls to and miles of film have been inspired tractive. No, we did not study in a co-
not require much time to flatten those spring out their hearts under an open by the enigma of love, says Jane Lyle ed school but quite naturally used to
kingdoms and hence India is bound sky. Love is not a stigma in Assamese in her enlightening book Body Lan- exchange glances with the girls com-
to suffer if China becomes secured in society; nonetheless a few senior citi- guage. Jane Lyle is a celebrated writer ing to nearby schools. No hello, no hi,
zens muse why we need a Valentine’s on psychology, sex and sociology. But but an eloquent look at the girls’ face.
Tibet. It’s in India’s interest to keep
Day when we have our own Bihu! when I set out to put down my acquain- Boys and girls in the 70s were real
China engaged in Tibet then spread-
Well, love and war overlooks rule; tance with lovers of my time, the lov- strangers to one another, but a scooter
ing beyond its territory.
we need Bihu, we need Holi, we need ers of flesh and blood, the lovers with for a school or college student in As-
Historically, this region has been Valentine’s Day yet it definitely is not no glamourous tag but just another sam in the 1970s was like a Mercedes
the most restive for more than a centu- the full stop to the love festivity – the man in the street, I realize that love for for anyone today. Rupam possessed a
ry when Britain and Russia engaged in greatest universal driving force for them was never an enigma but a peak scooter, and he screeched it one day
a strategic warfare for occupation over human kind. The world loves a lover experience. I hope to come to peak near Kala, his dream girl who was
Asia. It was later hijacked by Ameri- is Shakespeare’s lucid conclusion; experience later, let us follow the love walking along a footpath and declared
ca and became its main attraction in in the same breath I dare add I love path of the three unlegendary, rather his love for her. Kala was amused, but
South East Asia. my heroic friends Rupam, Rintu and unknown lovers first. she had no qualms in reciprocating the
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