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Old Neighbors And Old Memories

Feroz R Khan June 6, 2005

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#12 Posted by harimau on June 6, 2005 5:17:52 pm
[Soon a couple of people from CID showed up and I accompanied them as they checked the bouquets for bombs.]

This certainly was NOT doing India any favors!
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#11 Posted by harimau on June 6, 2005 5:16:02 pm
Ref bbabu #8

[The word ``Aiyar`` is a corruption of the word ``Iyer``. He is a Tamil Brahmin who has settled in the North. This must be the first time he won a election from TN. I doubt he could win election without support of DMK or AIADMK. The guy is a sycophant for the Nehru family. I doubt he spends any time in Tamilnadu. I believe he used to be a MP for a Hindi speaking state. Probably a member of the Rajya Sabha.]

You are right on most counts. He in normal times can`t get elected dogcatcher in the Mayiladuthurai Municipality. His consistent sycophancy got him the MP`s seat; that, and the support of all parties except the ADMK-BJP combine in Tamil Nadu.

He is a member of the Lok Sabha not the Rajya Sabha.

I believe he is married to a Punjabi woman, this being the limit of his taste in exotic women. Rajiv Gandhi couldn`t get an Englishwoman and so had to settle for an Italian.
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#10 Posted by khamkhwa. on June 6, 2005 4:57:49 pm
...storm in a tea cup...?
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#9 Posted by kaurasach on June 6, 2005 3:36:28 pm


heres his photo.
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#8 Posted by bbabu on June 6, 2005 3:30:34 pm
cayenne #2

`` Mani Shankar Aiyar is a sitting Member of Parliament from Tamil Nadu.I do not understand the Lahore connection??.Just curious.
http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/mptn-ls.htm ``

The word ``Aiyar`` is a corruption of the word ``Iyer``. He is a Tamil Brahmin who has settled in the North. This must be the first time he won a election from TN. I doubt he could win election without support of DMK or AIADMK. The guy is a sycophant for the Nehru family. I doubt he spends any time in Tamilnadu. I believe he used to be a MP for a Hindi speaking state. Probably a member of the Rajya Sabha.
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#7 Posted by Raw_Dust on June 6, 2005 2:06:54 pm
``I was wondering all throughout the dinner, was there a reason that the our governments had created this particular climate, because deep down in their hearts they must realize fully well what would happen if the goodness of the people is allowed to express itself freely? ``

FerozK sahib - you got it captured just right on the money. I wonder, how in the world this Army is pulling through to commit its very own political suicide. I would give the credit to megalomaniac amreeki planners sitting very far from Lahore. The fascist hindu right has just recalibrated their whole politics with Advani`s visit and here Army is administering a lethal potion to its very existence. I hope it turns out as deadly as it looks.
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#6 Posted by HaroonEllahi on June 6, 2005 1:36:35 pm
Kaurasach, L.A.S is a private school and it has it`s own curriculm, which is based on the American Principles of Education. The history courses offered are, World History I, World History II, Advance Placement European History, Advance Placement World History, American History, Advance Placement American History, Pakistani History, and history of the subcontinent.

I`ve had Mr. Feroz as my teacher since 9th grade and have taken all the classes he has taught so far in school and shall be taking AP European History with him next year.

I have not taken history of the subcontinent as Mr. Feroz does not teach that subject. I think L.A.S offers a very in-depth, comphrensive, and well-rounded education to her students.
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#5 Posted by kaurasach on June 6, 2005 12:59:46 pm
Mr. Khan,

Since you are a history teacher, please honestly answer the following question. Do you teach based on the mullah/govt curriculum of biased history that starts with Qasim and skip all non muslim contributions.

If you don`t, how do get around it without their wrath. And, how prevalent is that.

In Inida, we have our fare share of lies. But, enough sources are available to contradict the lies.
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#4 Posted by kaurasach on June 6, 2005 12:58:54 pm
Mr. Khan,

Since you are a history teacher, please honestly answer the following question. Do you teach based on the mullah/govt curriculum of biased history that starts with Qasim and skip all non muslim contributions.

If you don`t, how do get around it without their wrath. And, how prevalent is that.

In Inida, we have our fare share of lies. But, enough sources are available to contradict the lies.
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#3 Posted by amrita on June 6, 2005 12:37:46 pm
This was one of those rare India-Pak articles that I enjoyed reading. I hope the Laxmi Mansions thing worked out... did it? Btw, I`m not clear - is it one building or is an enclave kind of a deal? I`d have liked to see a description of it somewhere.

cayenne - MSA was born in Lahore. He`s one of those pan-Indian kind of citizens like the late JN Dixit for eg.
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#2 Posted by cayenne on June 6, 2005 11:54:50 am
Mani Shankar Aiyar is a sitting Member of Parliament from Tamil Nadu.I do not understand the Lahore connection??.Just curious.


http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/mptn-ls.htm
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#1 Posted by TheDivisionBell on June 6, 2005 11:15:16 am
Sir,

That was a nice piece. The custom of arriving 1 hour after the prescribed time is not a Pakistani trait alone, its common across the subcontinent. Indian Standard Time (IST) is also known as Indian *Stretched* Time.

regards,

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