[Assam] Millions under the bread line in Assam and there are people to squander wealth for questionable products in the region!
Amway launches weight management product in Asom http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/Business/20060419/310788.html Guwahati | April 19, 2006 4:34:50 PM IST Leading direct selling FMCG company Amway today announced the launch of its weight management product 'Positrim' in Asom. Addressing a press meet here, corporate communications manager Rajat Banerji said the new product was a nutritionally balanced meal replacement low fat drink mix and had been proven to be effective in reducing obesity. Pointing out that Amway has become a Rs 633 crore company, Mr Banerji said Amway had been doing good business in the north east. He added that more products would be launched in the next few months. He informed that the company had set a growth target of over 10 per cent for the fiscal 2005-06 and drawn an aggressive strategy to achieve it. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] It is so unfortunate that the Sovereign of Pragjyotisha/Kamrup took part in this 'Brahmanic' war involving his non-Brahmanic subjects.
Chinese version of Mahabharata published http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/009200604200910.htm Beijing, April 20. (PTI): Sanskrit scholars in China have translated the Mahabharata, one of India's greatest epics, into Chinese language in a decade-long project as part of the effort to strengthen a people-to-people understanding and cultural ties. The Chinese experts, who are celebrating 2006 as the 'Year of India-China Friendship Year', said the voluminous publication will make s great contribution to the cultural exchange between China and India, both of which are ancient civilisations. Earlier, renowned Chinese Sanskrit scholar, Ji Xianlin, a professor at Beijing University, had translated Ramayana between the 1970s and 1980s. A senior researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Institute of Foreign Literature, Huang Baosheng told reporters that Mahabharata depicts the Brahmanic war and showed legends, fables and anecdotes which embody theories of religion, philosophy, politics, military, law and ethics. Other Sanskritist experts started the translation of Mahabharata in the 1980s, which was listed as one national key academic project in the 1990s. The Chinese experts completed the translation in more than 10 years, ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Rongali Bihu celebration at Delhi- FWD
Assam Association, Delhi is going to celebrate the Rongali Bihu Festival as per the following programme on Friday, 21st April, 2006 . We solicit your benign presence alongwith your family & friends. There is a delay in the celebrations due to non-availability of venue. Sincerely yours, Bikash Chandra Bora, President Manoj Kumar Das, General Secretary Venue: Samaj Sadan Laxmibai Nagar (Near Dilli Haat) New Delhi 110023 Programme: Interaction: 6:30 PM onwards Cultural programme: 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM Refreshments: Tea: 6:30 PM onwards Light Refreshments: 9:30 PM Contributions: Per person: Rs. 40/- ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Jupi Tora Das's paper creations
Hear a hundred Gaganas play No, were not always doctors, or engineers, or IT professionals not even airport cleaners. Meet some of us who march to the beat of a different drummer Jupis art gallery in downtown Harrisburg and (above) the artist with Laura Bush Jupi Tora Dass paper creations have made it to the top of the White House Christmas tree My canvas may be, like that of so many artists, paper, but my paintbrush is a blade. People say the result is not very different, though if they hadnt looked closely, they say they could have mistaken my creations for pen and ink drawings. What they are really called is paper cuttings or, if you are a stickler for the original word, Scherenrchnitte. I translate my feelings into each piece that I cut, preferring simple form and bright colours to express the stories and experiences of my life. I create so that the energy and enthusiasm that I put into each piece will bring as much joy to people as the process of creating them brings joy to my life. I am a mother of two children and a full-time artist. My husband and I have been living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania since 1994. As an artist I work in many mediums, but my specialty is paper- cutting. As a part of my job I do art exhibitions and art shows in many states in the US. Last year, in August, I opened my own studio and gallery in downtown Harrisburg. My husband Jyotish is a computer engineer, and he is also working in Harrisburg. My daughter, Jahnobi, is six years old, a smart first-grader, and my son, Jyotirnav, a 10-year-old, is already a creative young artist. After a year of our marriage, we moved to USA from China, for my husbands projects with an American company. From the moment we arrived in the US, I thought it a pretty cool place. We started exploring the new places, food, culture and people. In the few years it took to accustom ourselves to these experiences, I put myself into a whole new world. Ive enrolled myself in a degree programme in travel and tourism; even though I knew that I was not going to make a career in that field. But going to college helped me in many ways to establish my own business in my art field. In between, I started joining the local art groups and organisations and start on my own art shows and exhibitions. Ive been an active member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen (PGC) and Guild of American Papercutters (PGC) since 2001. I really enjoy working on my paper-cutting projects and with my organisations. Currently I do 20-25 art shows a year. (Anybody wanting to know more about my artwork may visit my website, www.jupisart.com) ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Assam Institute of Management
Dear Shantikam: Congratualations on a job well done. You have stablished the AIM from scratch to be a pride of Assam. I am glad to see that all the graduates have been employed. Please keep up the good work. I know AIM also provide diploma in Tourism etc. Please let us know what are the different courses you provide. Thanks Rajen - Original Message - From: Shantikam Hazarika To: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:39 AM Subject: [Assam] Assam Institute of Management Another year has passed and we shall have our 11th Convocation on 21st April. Shri PP Srivastava, Member, NEC, would be the Chief Guest. 39 students from the regular full time two year PGDM batch and ten from the three year part time batch would get their diplomas. Incidentally, due to lack of demqand, we have stopped enrollment in the part time course and this would be the last batch to gradaute. We are happy that of the thrity nine graduating, 29 have already been placed through campus placement this time. Six of tyhem have already joined and would miss the Convocation. This has been very satisfactory as far as we are concerned since while in the past we always managed nearly 100% placement, not so many were placed even before the final exams or the Convocation. Also, in the past, a large number got placement by going outside the NE, but this time, all 29 were placed through campus placement. Our Placement co-ordinator, Prof. Nripendra Narayan Sharma has done a very good job., We may also mention that the Govt of Assam has declared that it would elevate the Assam Institute of Management to a national level institute. Yesterday, we had our Governing Body meeting and it was felt that we should try to generate as much resources from outside as possible. The state Government has earmarked a substantial sum for our infrastructure this year, but that may not be adequate. Also to tax the government further may not be desirable. I may also mention that the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), which is a staturoy body to regulate technical education in India has given us a grant of Rs. 7 lakhs to set up a Industry Institute partnership cell (IIPC) and we are amongst very few institutes in the East like IIT Kh, Jadavpur etc. who have got it. The objective is to transfer our expertise to local industry. Proif. Mukulesh Baruah of AIM would coordinate. This is indeed a prestigious assignment. The outgoing students were required to also organise seminars on contemporary issues and also undertake a socially relevant activity. They were divided into small groups of 4/5. Some of the seminar topics were: 1. Ecological rejuvenation of Assam through afforestation 2. Social impact of the Assam Movement 3. Say No to Bandhs 4. Developing sports potential of Asam 5. Impact of pressure groups in the development of Assam. 6. Reengineering the education system for Assam's development 7. Role of private sector in employment generation 8. Development of rural emtrepreurship 9. AIDS: Stigma and discrimination 10. Juvemnile delinquency problems in Assam. Many senior government officials, eminent personalities like HN Das, Prof. Nirmal Choudhury, Dr. SN Goswamy, Ms. Jahnabi Goswami, Dr. NC Borah, AASU leaders, Nagen Saikia, JP Rajkhowa etc took part in the seminars. Some of the social activities were: Developing health and social awareness amongst girl students in rural areas by conducting half day programmes at villages like Kaliabari village in Marigaon, Oulaguri village in Nalbari, at Sonapur, Bonda etc. One group did a campaign about wearing of helmets amongst college students while another did a awareness campaign about the illeffects of tobacco amongst school children. Three group organised daylong activties for disadavtaged children of Ashadeep, Sahayika, Snehalaya. The orphans of the Sishu Mangal Kendra were taken by a group to ACCOLAND, an amusement park that has come up at Rani in Guwahati. They spent a day there and took part in a drawing competitioon too. Shantikam Hazarika Assam Institute of Management ___assam mailing listassam@assamnet.orghttp://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] [Winds of Change.NET] Recommendation: India's Biggest Internal Security Threat: Not Islamists
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