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Sending you a mail from Manoj in his words: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hi All, First of all thank you all for your support and help during the last few days after that unfortunate incident. I really appreciate all your concern. At the same time I'm also sorry for the mess I created, especially for the people who came from outside to celebrate bihu with us. I'm slowly recovering my vision in my left eye and hope to be normal soon. Regarding the Assam month celebration, as a community we all should be very happy for our efforts and for being able to make our presence felt among the other Bay Area communities, Indians and others. Considering the small size of our community, it was a monumental effort and initially, we had our doubts regarding its success. The effort involved fund raising, planning, raw material collection, construction of village/deposit box/fenching etc, use of computer and individual artistic skills to produce number of posters, painitings, dvds, relief map and decorations/displays, arranging/making Food for sale, organizing the cultural show and many more. In addition, we had regular share of obstacles, shortage of resources, time crunch, law suit threatening etc., But at the end of it we, THE SF BAY AREA ASSAMESE COMMUNITY, showed our strength and pulled it together. So, let's enjoy the success as a community, not as an individual. Personally, I think, after the last few successful projects, e.g. Zingaris, Himalayan Fair, MaanChachar and Assam-Manipur Month, we now have a platform here in the bay area which we can cash on and do something for our people back home. Thanks, --manoj ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Partha Gogoi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mahesh-da, > Congratulations to you, Monalisa, Satyajit, Manoj, Jugma and all those enthusiastic folks > (sorry, at this point, all the names evade me!) who made this successful. This definitely serves > as an inspiration to all the pockets/clusters of Assam folks in the US as well as other parts of > India (outside NE). Silicon Valley stands true to its image as an "incubator" of ideas and > carrying it through - from ideas to action!!!! > > May I ask out of curiosity as to what happened to Manoj Sarma? Have been seeing those email > threads but did not quite figure out the cause. > > > Cheers, > Partha > > > --- Mahesh Baishya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Raiz, > > > > Before I write about Bihu 2004 & Assam & Manipur Day, I want to update you all about the > > situation of one of our most sincere & dedicated colleagues Manoj. For both days we had missed > > very much both Manoj & Jonali in our midst. Today morning Jonali took him to the doctor for > > check up & follow up action.Wish him a full recovery as quickly as possible. > > > > It was a very busy & successful week end for all of us. The attendance for Bihu as well as Assam > > & Manipur Day was very encouraging. The cultural show on both days were superb, hope all will > > cherish it in their mind for a long time. The food on both days was excellent but on 18th. it > > was more special when we served our authentic Assamese dishes to many non Assamese attendees. > > My American, Japanese & Filipino friends from the Dublin Senior Center had nothing but praise > > for food as well our excellent exhibits. This shows our effort & hard work didn't went in > > vain.They liked the pithas so much that they started asking me how those were made. It was a > > very tough question for me to answer but I could manage it whatever limited knowledge I have.But > > I did point out to them that our " dhekisal " in the ' Village Hut ' is one of the implements > > which helps to make the " pithaguri " for "pithas". Raiz, am I right ? I think so ( just kidding > > ). > > > > Lastly, it was possible to achieve this success only with everybody's unflinching help & > > cooperation. Pl.continue this in future too. > > > > The above is my personal feeling. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Mahesh da/uncle |
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