As well as the time, when I was on Tinsukia Mail on the way to high school when it stopped for about 4/5 hours in the middle of summer between stations near Delhi. And the villagers took turns providing drinking water to the whole train.
--- mridul bhuyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --------------------------------- There are some good experiences too : About 4-5 yrs. back, my wife had to undergo an abortion. After the abortion, during her next m/c, I was out in office with a very hectic schedule. My wife at home suddenly started bleeding very profusely. She could not contact me in the office, however, managed to call the neighbourhood punjabi lady. After continuous bleeding, she fainted. The lady all alone in the house managed to bring my wife to a nereby hospital in a unconscious state and persuaded the doctor to go for an emergency operation, which saved the life of my wife. We will never forget that incident atleast in our lifetime. Mridul Bhuyan >From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Roy, Santanu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu> >Subject: RE: [Assam] Lethal dose of mannerism >Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 21:57:20 -0500 > >You are so right Santanu. > >Another anecdote: > >We, the dept. of Architecture from IIT KGP, were on an India wide >excursion. On our way to Bhakra Dam from Delhi by bus, two of our >girl classmates, needed to go bathroom in a bus stop somewhere in >between, in a small town. The bathroom at the stop, as expected, was >beyond belief. None of us could go in there. But us guys had ways to >go find relief. The girls, one a Punjabi the other Bengali, went to >a private residence nearby and asked if they might be able to use >their facilities. Guess what? They were rudely turned away. We were >horrified. It hit me so hard, that for a long time thereafter I felt >awful about those folks. I tried to rationalize that if every bus >had a passenger or two who would go asking to use their facilities, >it could be a terrible problem. One could understand their refusal. >But somehow I never could come to terms with that experience. It was >very upsetting. And those unfriendly faces staring at us strangers >remain etched in a jolted psyche. > > > > > > > > > > >At 9:43 PM -0500 5/11/05, Roy, Santanu wrote: >>There are always the good, the bad and the ugly. And among the >>upward moving private sector workers, the need to be polite and >>courteous has finally entered the incentive system. >> >>But it is true that left to his or her elements, an average person >>from the Delhi-Haryana- eastern Punjab-Western UP belt is much more >>likely (than say, an eastern or southern Indian) to be rude to a >>stranger for absolutely no reason at all. In the rural areas, a >>woman who is not from the village is often fair game for >>molestation. It is ingrained in the culture of the place - a brutal >>history of conflict and struggle for survival against a very >>hostile climate that has prevented the growth of any soft social >>norms. In a sense, gods died there long time ago. >>Santanu. >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Chan Mahanta >>Sent: Thu 5/12/2005 10:40 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu >>Subject: Re: [Assam] Lethal dose of mannerism >> >>Kamal: >> >> >>I understand your disgust. I was treated worse at the >>left-luggage-shack at Delhi airport. I kept thinking about why that >>punk was so rude. Later I thought that perhaps he expected a hefty >>'bakshish'. Not that I am tight-fisted to the degree that I could >>not >>leave him a tip, but that comes AFTER the business transaction. >> >>On the other hand I had this terrific experience with a young KLM >>representative in the horrendously chaotic IGI Airport: He helped >>us >>with the check-in line, came to look us up every ten or fifteen >>minutes as we progressed at snails pace to the boarding gate, a >>very >>helpful and courteous young man. So I offered a decent tip at the >>end. But he would NOT accept it. I tried to explain to him that >>there >>is nothing wrong in accepting it. But to no avail. He kept saying, >>Sir, it is my job. >> >>Another example: >> >>We stayed at a fancy hotel at the posh Delhi suburb of of Gurgaon >>once. The folks were very nice. Too nice--to the degree that our >>daughter was complaining that the overly helpful young lady was >>getting too personal :-). Anyway, my niece, who works at a >>call-center, came to dinner with us at the hotel, and then we all >>went to the airport straight, to fly back. There was not enough >>time >>for me to drop her off at her apartment. I was worried sick, that >>she >>would have to go back home from the airport, alone, that late in >>the >>evening, in a Delhi taxi-cab. But explained my predicament to the >>hotel front desk clerk before he called the taxi. He said "Sir, >>don't >>worry'. I gave a fat tip to the taxicab before he drove off from >>the >>airport with my niece in his taxi. Sure enough there was NO >>problem. >>But I WAS worried sick, until we got home and spoke to my niece. >> >>The morale of the story: There are plenty good and decent folks. >>The >>bad rap comes from the bad apples, who need to be held accountable. >>Unfortunately the system is incapable of doing so. >> >>c-da >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>At 6:16 PM -0700 5/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii >>>Content-language: en >>>Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT >>>Content-disposition: inline >>> >>>Ram and Mridul, >>> >>>Delhites, by and large,are routinely discourteous.This is my >>>personal opinion.On my way back from Assam via Delhi ( during my >>>last visit),I asked an airline attendant,who was chatting with his >>>colleague in the airport departure lounge " Excuse me,where is >>>gate >>>number---?" He looked at me and shot back " Can't you see the >>>numbers written on the gates ?".With that he went back to his >>>discussion. I was astounded .Here was a man, who was supposed to >>>be >>>helping and guiding the passengers, shirking his >>>responsibilities.Well, I had,perhaps, committed the cardinal sin >>>of >>>disturbing a customer service representative during an important >>>gossip session!!! >>> >>>KJD >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Assam mailing list >>>Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu >>>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam >>> >>>Mailing list FAQ: >>>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html >>>To unsubscribe or change options: >>>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Assam mailing list >>Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu >>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam >> >>Mailing list FAQ: >>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html >>To unsubscribe or change options: >>http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > >_______________________________________________ >Assam mailing list >Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > >Mailing list FAQ: >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html >To unsubscribe or change options: >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam --------------------------------- Claim your space online! 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