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Kashmir Fatigue
Posted by MT Jun 29, 2002 01:45 am
Roohi , Romair

The list of famous Pakistanis with Hindu ancestors would not be complete without a mention of Saadat hasan Manto, he is descended from the Manto group of Kashmiri Pandits which does not exist as a Hindu group anymore.

ZA Bhutto is descended from Rajput wanderers who left Jaisalmer in the 1700s.

Unionist party leader and former premier of Panjab , Khizr Hayat Tiwana was conscious of his Hindu ancestors, he even maintained links with the Sikh part of the Tiwana qaum.



Kashmir Fatigue
Posted by MT Jun 27, 2002 01:09 pm
Momin Khan #344

WIsh to rebut some of the comments you have made. Shankaracharya of the South was not set up by Kashmiri Pandits. These pandits were struggling to survive and how can they set up somebody.

Shankara was born in Kerala , he was influenced by Buddhism which was the prevalent religion in Kerala in those days. He came up with a form of Hindu thought called Advaita ( means not duality)which was fundamentally different to popular Hinduism and its beliefs , he propagated his thought by travelling far and wide. His travels brought him to Kshmir. He established four maths in India to continue the propagation of his philosophy.

His form of thought was closer to monotheistic thought and some would say also atheistic in nature.



Kashmir Fatigue
Posted by MT Jun 27, 2002 01:09 pm
Romair #341

Aishwarya Rai is from the south western parts. People in these parts are a mixture of various groups from long past such as Portuguese, Greeks , Jews,Persians, Arabs , and others so I am not surprised. Whole groups of foreigners steeled down and were made part of Hindu society at various levels.

What surprises me is your statement that they have ``pakistani`` blood in them.

I can tell you this - some Hindu groups of south west are more Semtic looking than many Pakistanis I have seen.

Hell I thought the Roshans were Bongla, not from Pakistan.

Now granted that Indians are dark,ugly uncouth etc. What good has ``your good looks`` done to your country ?

Is it any better?

Maybe there are more lecherous Arab suitors over in the NWFP cause that is were all your good looks emanate from.



Kashmir Fatigue
Posted by MT Jun 24, 2002 01:56 am
To Funny pashtun aka Momin Khan #211

Wonderful hypothesis. Brahmans destroyed this , killed that etc.

How many Brahmans were left in Gandhara when hordes from the WEST ( note not from north) destroyed what was left of the Buddhist/ Hindu Gandhara civilisation.

Is it not strange that the idea for a Momin homeland in South Asia was proposed by the descendant of a Kashmiri Pandit. Is it not strange that the best writer in Urdu - Manto was a descendant of Kashmiri Pandits.

Maybe South Asia would have been a better place if not for the shepherds and losers from west of Bolan and Parachinar , did not they have to escape poverty in their homelands and settle down in Sindh and Panjab even parts of kashmir.

Are you gong to blame Summi-Shia clashes ; inter ethnic clashes such as Pashtun-Hazara, Pashtun-Tajik on Brahmans.

I am ashamed that you would flatter the Brahmans with the notion that they are able to rule your life.



Kashmir Fatigue
Posted by MT Jun 22, 2002 06:16 pm
Brahman sridhar does not respond to KKK s questions.

RSridhar rambles on.

Sridhar bhai - why should anybody care about who wrote the history of kashmir some centuries back.

Sridhar do you have a theory on why India cannot seem to make it to any major Soccer tournament?

Or why is it that India cannot win cricket series abroad?



Breaking News: Suicide Bomb in Karachi
Posted by MT Jun 22, 2002 06:16 pm
JB Sameer

Turkey seems to favor a short passing game. Senegal seemed content on defending . And Germany seemed like it was embarrased to defeat USA. Any other European team or Brazil might have handled USA soccer team differently.

As far as Bengal dominating Indian soccer goes , those days seem to be over. The last national champions ( Santosh trophy) were Kerala who beat Goa in the final.The best player to come out of Bengal in the past 2 decades is actually a Sikkimese guy by the name of Bhaichung Bhutia.



Kashmir Fatigue
Posted by MT Jun 22, 2002 12:04 pm
RSridhar



Kashmir Fatigue
Posted by MT Jun 22, 2002 12:04 pm
RSridhar

Fiercely independent Indians - huh not the vast majority anyway. India was the fiefdom of a family for the good part of the past 60 years. And we know the history of the 1200 years preceding that.

Just because Communism is invisible do not count it out. There is a good possibility that it will be revived in th next 15-20 years considering the state of the vast majority of the denizens of this world.

Vast majority of Indians probably take anybody with a pinch of salt, considering the leaders they have been used to.



In Defense of The Left
Posted by MT Jun 22, 2002 12:04 pm
Fiercely independent Indians - huh not the vast majority anyway. India was the fiefdom of a family for the good part of the past 60 years. And we know the history of the 1200 years preceding that.

Just because Communism is invisible do not count it out. There is a good possibility that it will be revived in th next 15-20 years considering the state of the vast majority of the denizens of this world.

Vast majority of Indians probably take anybody with a pinch of salt, considering the leaders they have been used to.



Breaking News: Suicide Bomb in Karachi
Posted by MT Jun 15, 2002 03:14 pm
Nagnatheswar # 65

Well said, Do we need this trouble to spread to India, certainly not.

Let Pakis take care of themselves etc., we should leave them to their just desserts.

SnakeLord God at it again ,

tumcha asli nao kai , Snake Lord God naahi

tumhi prison bison madhe navi research kela aahe ka

tumchi paki girlfriend aahe kai



Dissing Ideologies
Posted by MT Jun 15, 2002 03:14 pm
Lalloo Shahji

More and more Brahmins of the South have reconciled to the inevitable numbers of ``others` surrounding them and have adjusted to that.

Can we say the same about the ``twice-born`` of Uttar Bharat.

People who have to live within 80% reservation societies adapt and adjust quicker than societies where the truth has not sunk in yet.



Refugees of A Refugee Camp
Posted by MT Jun 12, 2002 02:49 pm
Ali1 Nic e try

I am sure Layman will have something to say about the Tam words

Maman - this actually means maternal uncle in Tamil, I do not know if there is a double entendre to mean ``paramour``, normally when used as a double entendre Maman can mean pimp

Bhanji - I am not sure if there is a Tamil word such as this, the closest word that approximates niece would be marumagal which literally means the alernate daughter

So Ali1 I am not sure if you are trying to test second hand Tamil passed onto you by colleagues.



When Riz Khan Came to Town
Posted by MT Jun 12, 2002 11:37 am
#65


Now that the bubble has been burst , Riz Khan`s father likes to call himself Pashtun and his mother is Gujarati.




Refugees of A Refugee Camp
Posted by MT Jun 11, 2002 01:56 pm
Can a non-Muslim marry a Muslim and still maintain his/her religion ? If so is the opther spouse still considered Islamic and is the marriage an ``Islamically valid`` one?

Now why do you guys keep hyping on the ex-religion of some females when a-la Progressive you also delight in announcing to the world how co and so became a Muslim after marrying a Muslim.

Rah Rah Rah Blah Bla Blah

May Mulla Progressive or Mulla Ibrahim Desai of the Fatwa Dept issue a Fartwa on this .



Refugees of A Refugee Camp
Posted by MT Jun 11, 2002 01:56 pm
#65,62,61

And based on my limited knowledge of Kannada I would say ``Koodh Kondu`` means ``to sit `` , which is kinda similar to one of the handles that has been used here.

Layman must consider assisting the Tamil equivalents of Dada Khondke and David Dhawan with double entendres and such stuff.



Lighting The Nuclear Fire
Posted by MT Jun 11, 2002 01:56 pm
Aeisha or whatever

First there are still a few aborigines left in Australia , there are some Maoris left in NZ, there are Indians left in America, what does all this prove?

In your question is your answer.



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