Mahasweta, Mamata and Medha- these 3M were instrumental for throwing out Nano from Singur. Mahasweta usually writes nonsense in Bengali Statesman, even her words are very nasty, I read so many times, I wonder how can one writer writes nonsense. She is against every development. I read her some articles. Some of them are- 1) Govt. sanctioned 6 laning of NH 35 from Kolkata to Bongan- She wrote that this is for rich people, not poor 2) Nano factory- THis is for rich only, it won´t bring any development 3) Chemical hub- US giant Dow chemicals will come to invest in chemical hub, but we must oppose, because Dow made Napam bomb in 60s for bombing in Vietnam. Like this I can give so many examples. She is a hardcore leftist, mentally retired. These people will go to London, New York, Paris and give lecture and by the time they will make sure that poor people should not be developed, because their left politics won´t work if poverty is not in country.
Re: Mahasweta, Mamata and Medha
by Haramohan Ray on May 14, 2009 08:36 PM
They opposed every development project in the state. They are the true enemies of the state.
Same is the case in West Bengal on Biotech. Look at the potential the state had and what the results are. Cameo role again - other states are far far ahead.
The Left's education policy - starting English from Class VI onwards. I still shudder at the very thought. Wonder how people accepted this so meekly or were they so taken up by the Left's useless utopian smartsell?
A whole generation of Bengali got disadvantaged for no fault of theirs. Forced to be confined to West Bengal - as if thats a paradise w.r.t opportunities (with the Commies in power that too). It would have been still credible if this rule was practiced by the leadership for their own kids. No sirs, the privileged children went to the top convent schools while the masses rotted away. Who gave the commies the right to spoil people's chances in this horrifying manner?
Above all, Bengalis need to be a bit more alive to the success of other states like Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Punjab-Haryana, Maharashtra, etc. There is no point roosting in past glory of Tagore, Netaji, et al. They were great men and served the country magnificently. Bengalis need to move on - and demand change.
Re: The Anti-people Left!!!
by Biplab on May 14, 2009 08:35 PM
Actually In Bengal we need third front badly. In present situation,We have devil and deep sea. If CPM is Hitler, Mamata is fascist. We have to choose one of them. If third parties come it will be better.
Re: The Anti-people Left!!!
by Haramohan Ray on May 14, 2009 08:39 PM
Jaybabu, you may not know that English was discontinued in the primary level as per the recommendation of the national education commission of 1968. You may not also know that in the 1970s and 1980s, in many Indian states English was not taught in the primary level in the government schools. Please check facts.
a) An anachronism called CPM - in power with the help of its cadres (armed goons mostly) : terrorising people and illegally trafficking Bangladeshis. b) Mamata B: A proven rabble rouser (with little experience, maturity or stature for higher level governance) and her rag-tag bunch c) A state Congress that degenerated into becoming the B-team of the CPM
Who is best suited to govern Bengal and get it back to eminence? NONE I am afraid.
The 'achievements' of the CPM - putting up infrastructure, bringing in "modern" industry, etc - isn't this is the MINIMUM expected from a govt that has ruled for THIRTY TWO YEARS??
Calcutta and Bengal's infra is not even national class. Visit elsewhere and see. "Modern" industry, can someone tell me where Calcutta/WB stands today vis-a-vis rest of India? The once-great metro is reduced to a "junior artiste". This is especially TRAGIC, given the rich quality that human resources that could have propelled Calcutta to greatness.
Take the IT/ITES sectors. Calcutta has talented people, institutions, is a metro city - big advantages. The risk of union trouble is not there in IT. With some sincere, pro-active action by the Govt, it could have wrested the initiative and become India's IT hub. This golden chance went by - thanks to the Left. Other parts of India picked up and an exodus of educated youth followed. By the time the Commies woke up, it was way too late.
Mahaswata Devi's interview is full of wrong information and falsehood. But, that does not mean what the Leftists are doing in West Bengal are corrects. So also, Mamata Didi. Both are having vested interests and political ambitions which Mahasweta Devi is expected to know better. Mahasweta says, 'When she had to support Leftists 32 years ago, she had never thought that time would come to oppose them.' Does it mean she does not know Communist movements world over.Wherever there is communism there is suppression of human freedom and dictatorship. In India, they can not be exception.But,here they are exposed simple because they are operating under a democratic system. What she says about Left today,she has to say the same against Mamata if Mamata came to power ever during Mahasweta's life time and she lived up to Mamata's a full term.Her comparison of Mamata with Mahatma reduces her to laughing stock.She says,'Mamata is transparent,honest and what not.' All these mahatma quality of her was seen when she was central railway minister under in NDA government. She has the credit of converting the Indian Railway Ministry, the West Bengal Railway Ministry for three successive years. Diverted railway development funds from neighbouring states, which are more backward, to WB. About the employment data given are not true to the fact and expected from such a personality. Oppose wrong but not compromising the truth. This way wrong will get boosted. Don't oppose for sake of opposition.
Re: Bankrupt intellectualism
by Biplab on May 14, 2009 08:19 PM
Mamata used to write Dr. Mamata Banerjee in 80s. But it was proved that it was false PhD, now she is not writing.
Re: Re: Bankrupt intellectualism
by abhishek on May 14, 2009 08:31 PM
If somebody says that singur could have created only 300 jobs then it raises serious doubt about his/her intellects. With dure respect to Masweta devi I had to say her view is as biased as the other intellectuals. This raises huge doubt about their intellect .Left is obviously not doing all good things . But that does not justify mamta banerjee's shameless politics.She is absolutely visionless,tasteless person. Narrow minded and I believe she has accepted huge money from the competitor's of TATA motors. West bengal need good opposition not these intellectuals views. They have now realized after 32 years that left is very bad. God save this intellectuals. God help west bengal from Mamta's hand.
Re: Bankrupt intellectualism
by Haramohan Ray on May 14, 2009 08:24 PM
Why only bankrupt intellectualism? Why don't we call it a sinister intellectualism?
Re: Re: Re: Bankrupt intellectualism
by Haramohan Ray on May 14, 2009 09:26 PM
Tinkubabau- your problem is that you do not go by the hard facts and statistics, you only go by the imaginary things - like the fake foctorate degree of Mamata Banerjee.
I would like to make it very clear. I never liked the people with Naxalite leanings. Mahashweta Devi, an avowed sympathiser of the Naxalite ideology, has at last shown her true colours. She must have been crazy to the core to compare Mamata Banerjee to the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi! She is intentionally telling lies when she says that West Bengal made no progress under the left. She has conveniently forgotten about the historical land reform of the left front govt. She has also forgotten how the state government promoted and aided the film directors who fetched awards from the international film festivals. She also forgot that the growth in per capita income in West Bengal in the decade 1993-2003 has been higher than most other Indian states. She also forgot that in such social crimes as dowry death and female foeticides, some other states are more backward than West Bengal. She does not know that Delhi tops in crimes against women. She also forgets that during the last 4 years, the University of Calcutta is the only general university of the country to be included in the Academic Ranking of the World Universities. But, why do I say all these things? She, who says that Mamata is like the Mahatma, will not realise these things!! I think that her failure in getting the Nobel Prize for literature has completely made her mad!!
What Mahasweta Devi worte about HPL is just rubbish. My so many friends are working there. Its total employees are around 3000. This is main stream projects. There around 600 downstream industries in several parts of Bengal and easter states that created 25000 jobs. On the basis of HPL so many companies from other states have come here to start downstream projects. Actually intellectuals like Mahasweta Devi are hardcore leftists. They don?t want to think beyond their thought. This is the problem. She was in leading front with Mamata to throw Nano out of Bengal. These people don?t have a shame. They can not create a single job and talks big big things. She must go to Chennai, Pune areas and see how automobile industry creates thousands jobs there before writing all nonsense. I have humble question to her. When Tata was constructing Nano factory in Sigur how it was developing and now what is the condition? These people are not going there to see the present situation. Even Mamata Banerjee did not go there for campaigning for her candidate this time, last she went in Dec 2008.
I agree with Mahasweta Devi in some respects about Left Front Govt. Yes, we must change the Govt. But if I I see one leader opposes every development projects in the state how can I support her? She doesn?t have any vision, any agenda, nothing, only protest everything which can not create a single job in this 21st century.
