Good job Ankur. I hope others will pitch in the effort as well. c-da
---- Ankur Bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Ravi and Chandan da, > > Please visit the website. > > http://www.childrenofdhemaji.ngo.net.in/ > > It's under construction , I am working on the contents. pls wait few more > days for the actual release. > > Chandan da , can you please send me a write up on your visit to Dhemaji. > > Ankur > > Ankur Bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Buljit, > We are in the process of supporting the rural volunteer center at Dhemaji > through few Assamese and Indian organizations based in United State. I live > in Austin , Texas and know Chandan da very well and also spoke with Ravi of > Rural Volunteer Center earlier. > Will you be able to help in this effort ? Basically we will need site visit > report , interaction with the beneficiaries , suggestion for improvement etc. > I will discuss in details once I get a response from you. I am marking my > email copy to others requesting help / support in this effort. > > Thanks, > > Ankur > > Buljit Buragohain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Engineering College for Dhemaji > I am writing in reference to the news about Dhemaji’s aspiration to be the > home of a proposed government-run engineering college in Asom (The Sentinel, > March 12, 2007). > I am originally from the district of Sivasagar and never had been to the > north bank of the Brahmaputra until November 2005, when I travelled through > Dhemaji to Silapathar as an emissary of the US-based Prabasi Asomiya > charitable organization, UAONA, in support of the rural volunteer centre and > its constructive efforts on behalf of the extremely deprived people of the > region. > Having grown up in rural Asom, I have seen the face of poverty, lack of even > the most basic of public amenities in every sphere of life; not to mention > the absence of such essential infrastructure as roadways, power, > communication — you just name it. > But what I saw in the Dhemaji area was appealing even by my low expectations > born out of decades of governmental ineffectiveness and unresponsiveness to > the people’s needs. The national highway that runs through the area is > nothing less than a national shame. This condition of the area should have > been brought to the attention of people in positions of responsibility, > influence and power long ago. > It is with these facts in mind that I strongly support the Dhemaji area’s > demand to be the home of the proposed engineering college. The more developed > areas of Assam owe it to the people of this severely neglected segment of > their State. > > Chandan K Mahanta, > St Louis, USA. > > > (Letter to Editor,The Sentinel,25.03.2007) > > > > --------------------------------- > Here’s a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers > __._,_.___ > > > SPONSORED LINKS > North east real estate North east mortgage North east md > Assam East india > Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional > Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) > Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully > Featured > Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe > > > __,_._,___ > > > --------------------------------- > Don't pick lemons. > See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > > --------------------------------- > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
