Shantikam-da, Thanks for taking the initiative. Raiz - The AssamNet is a veritable source of information and "a place of exchange" for discussion and debate. Obviously, this list has people who have been really successful in their careers. If we can harness the creative energy (there are lot of people who want to do "something" for their place of birth) that abound in this discussion space and direct them at developing Assam/the NE, we would have done our bit. Sanjoy Hazarika's appeal is something to be considered.
Chandan-da/Mahesh-da/Ram-da/AlpanaBa/Rajen-da and the others interested, please take some time off and think about the proposal. I see the C-NES taking the shape of a lobby at Delhi. This is very important for the NER in the long term. All of us must be sick and tired of seeing Assam/the NE at the bottom of all lists by now. Am I sounding very morose? Well, one would be - that's the bottomline. But hope is a force that constructs. One is hopeful because of active people like Sanjoy Hazarika or Jayanta Madhab. Shantikam-da, an IIM (Ahmedabad) grad went back and setup the Assam Institute of Mgmt - no mean feat considering all the wrong examples around him. Today, grads from the institute are going places in the corporate world. A report on Cotton College reveals that one of our teachers Dr Satyen Choudhury is leading a few success stories at the grass-roots level.... http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030926/asp/northeast/story_2386493.asp or Kula Saikia, a cop by profession, who has conceived Project Prahari (refer to my email a few weeks old) and implemented it.... or Monalisa Bora from the Bay Area - who is an Asha-Star volunteer for Asha-for-Education. She is one of the active Project stewards for the ones in Assam. They are undertaking a few more in the NE. That is in the works! or the RVC volunteer, Ravindranath - whom we have identified as the best fit for AID flood relief, is someone action oriented, not just merely dishing out sound-bites. We have received good feedback about Ravidranath from different sources , including Shantikam-da. There are many unknown, unsung heroes working at improving things. Please consider reading through the writeup. We do have the power to bring about change. I take the liberty of copying a list of professionals from the NE. Ranjeev, please forward to xarothi. regards, Partha ===== Partha Gogoi Fairfax, VA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam
