[Assam] CHANDAN MAHANTA'S DHEKERI SPLIT
Subject: CHANDAN MAHANTA’S DHEKERI SPLIT To Mr. Rabin Deka Dear Mr. Deka, I am sorry to hear that Mr. Chandan Mahanta has insulted your mother-tongue "Kamrupi Language" with a derogatory word "dhekeri" for which you wrote to him: "Hello Chandan, I regret to learn that you have once again called Kamrupi "dhekeri" which I discovered through Googl." I most earnestly request you --- and all other Assamese friends --- to ignore the opinions of Mr. Chandan Mahanta. He writes a lot, but he does not take any responsibility about what he writes. Whenever he is in some trouble, he blames the English language, in which he does not even know the difference between the two words "before" & "after" --- he claimed that the "ATAN BURAGOHAIN SAKO" would be ugly even "before" it was designed. Contrary to what Chandan Mahanta wrote, we the Assamese have great appreciation for our Kamrupi language. I myself grew up in Barpeta ---the glorious centre of Vaishnava Culture --- and remember those childhood days of swimming in Maranadi, climbing all kind of trees and jumping into the Chaulkhowa River, trekking to the Kirtanghar where we had a pet deer, staging Shrikrishna drama with my friends --- bold, outspoken, straightforward, and very brotherly. I always miss my Barpeta days!! Every language has different accents in different areas --- and we live with respect "shraddha" to each other. To talk in a derogatory way about others by stereotyping everybody, and to stress on a “brotherhood” only “after” conversion, is typical to Islam, where conversion is a basic necessity. In Hinduism, “shraddha” (mutual respect) is an essential trait, and there is NO conversion: “ayam nija para iva iti gananam laghuchetasa, udaracharitanam basudha eva kutumbakam” [ All these “mine” “yours” calculations are for light-minded people. For a broad-minded person, the entire world is a family.] By insulting you with the word “dhekeri”, Mr. Chandan Mahanta has displayed his commitment to Islam, which is very dangerous to the Assamese, a small population facing extinction in the face of unabated Islamic infiltration from Bangladesh. I appeal to my Assamese friends to stick together, and ignore the divisive forces that the enemy is using to weaken us. We must look into our hearts, read our history, regain our self-confidence, and make a world safe and beautiful for our children. With the best wishes, Himendra COPY to Mr. Rabin Deka: Dear Mr. Deka, I am a contemporary of Mr. Chandan Mahanta's eldest brother Mukul Mahanta, studying at the same time at IIT Kharagpur. I am afraid that the divisive & stereotyping writings of the Mahanta brothers are causing great harm to the Assamese, who need unequivocal unity for survival in the teeth of foreign infiltration from Bangladesh. We the Assamese must be careful against these divisive tendencies that weaken us. With the best wishes, Himendra Barthakur Telephone: USA-617-922-3651 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] For Open Source Professionals
Jayanta Sarma of UK has open a forum for Open source Professionals as below. Pls Join and contribute to the forum. Thanks, Ankur Bora Austin , Texas Hello EverybodyIt is really nice to see the enthusiasm and hope we will be able to sustain it. If it helps, I just set up a phpBB bulletin board for discussion which can be accessed through http://accb.net/phpbb. I propose we do not make the forum public and use for discussion within the group. A few volunteers are welcome to be moderators. I just created a few topics - haedings are subjected to modification according to the suggestion of the group. So please register so that everybody gets to know each other and to get the discussion going in earnest. Thanks. Dr Jayanta B Sarma, MBBS (Guwahati), MSc (Manchester) MRCPath (London)Consultant MicrobiologistNorthumbria Healthcare NHS TrustNorth Shields, UK Hi,First of all lets see how we define a doable open source project. Accordingto me:1) already an initiative (main trunk) is going on. We can write modulesor branches2) has some significance to the society and our NE in particular.3) Already existing code base should be well documented and easy tounderstand. Most open source codes r extremely well written and Full ofknowledge.The Assamese/Manipuri Language support is a perfect example.How to find projects and support:The answer is google google and google. and of course google groupsHow to get ideas1) Discussion.and individual ideasIn our everyday life we do feel a need of things..like how good itwould have been if a simple sms would have told us which blood bank has O-blood available at this point of time..So this needs translates into aproject idea2) Talking to the local industry and businessSome of things I could think of1) LocalizationIn the simplest of words this is customizing already existingproducts for our local needsa) Assamese character recognition---existing projects which can be used for this:::1) LOCR== an initiative of northwesternuniversitywww.math.northwestern.edu/~mlerma/locr2 )GOCRjocr.sourceforge.netb) n Speech synthasisThis is for visually challenged prople. Theprogram speaks out the typed text. We have loads of such softwares forEnglish. But none for Indian languages1)linux-sound.org/speech.html2) The Festival Speech SynthesisSystem www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/c) n Speech recognitionOpposite of speech synthesis. can be usedby the hearing impaired so that speech is translated into character.. thereare thousands of other uses.carnegie mellon university is the driver for theseinitiatives www.cmu.edud)Manipuri fontsMy friend Ganesh Gudigara is a linux embeddedsystems/networking guru. Initially he was with the Kannada localizationdrive...He is visually impaired and so his artist family helped him makethe complex and beautiful kannada fonts. (shabdashilpa)He can be a big help. I am leaving my company and so there is not much timeleft for me to talk to him and get guidance.Fonts can be made using PFE etc. membres.lycos.fr/pfeweb/= 'Projects of social significance:1) Only one example is striking my mind now.. Integrated Hospitalmanagement.There are lot of open source projects available for such things. We cancustomize it for say Blood Banks in guwahati.The end product may be that we can enquire availability of O- blood inthe area. It will be modularised into1) GUI programming (java applet etc)2) Database---above for CS students3) networking4) GSM---for EE studentsAll government departments , lot of NGOs .. all need softwares..frominventory management to database. Software companies charge heftily..students can do it for a small fee===Education1) LIbrary managementOne of the most repeated projects in the world..stillsignificant2) Software for primary educationText books were very boring in my time and they are nobetter now.. We can have interactive game based softwares (open sourceavailable)Gameing programming is one of the hottest fields now.. Such a thingin your resume will take you to new heights=Mechanical/Civil Engineering studentsThe open source CAD is still underdeveloped . All cad softwaresare commertial and highly priced. Why dont u modify the open source and savemoney for the college. There is a scope for lot of work+ to earn reputaioninternationally..www.ribbonsoft.com/qcad.html=ECE EnT studentsE-Cad=CS/EE studentsManager for My SqlGui front end for popular command line programs ( how about inassamese!)Hell lot of work can be donein audio video synthasis. its a patent goldmine.. u hit upon something , uturn a millionaire..===Hi tech thing:1) contribute to RFCs, Infiniband standard...the list goes on... ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinf
Re: [Assam] Word Help
Hi C'da: Aahok is a good one. But I am also looking for a more "formal" one. Thank you. It was good to hear about the get-together. We hope to join in the near future when we get a 'little more stronger'. From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, assam@assamnet.orgSubject: Re: [Assam] Word HelpDate: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:52:31 -0500>Hi A:>>WELCOME: aahok>>How is that :-)?>>c-daAt 11:30 AM -0500 7/19/06, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:>>Hi All:Are there any other words in Assamese for WELCOME, (except for >>Swagotom, Adoroni Jonalu or Xombhaxon)?What will be another Assamese word for Library, besides >>'Puthi-bhorhal'? Explaining the meaning of 'bhoraal' as the >>'storage place' does not seem to fit the 'new meaning' of libraries >>without walls, isn't it? Or does it?Any suggestions?Thank you.- ABS.>>___>>assam mailing list>>assam@assamnet.org>>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Van Oord ACZ Marine Contractors Gulf & C hina Railway & Engineering Corporation can build Islands off shore Dubai and Majuli is just being washed away! Chi na is your next-door neighbour,
An interesting take by ULFA on Govt , NGO etc with regards to Majuli's development. UmeshBartta Bistar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Majuli needs protection, not mere recognition: http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=""> New Delhi: The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has said that the world's largest river island of Majuli in Assam needs protection and not mere recognition. "Majuli is the nucleus of Assam's culture but due to landslide and erosion of the Brahmaputra, its land area is decreasing at an alarming rate," the ULFA said in its monthly newsletter Freedom."Majuli needs immediate protection for existence, not mere recognition," it stated. The group, fighting for an independent Assamese homeland since 1979, blamed the central government for fooling the people of the state in the name of World Heritage Site status to the riverine island."The Indian government has not taken any initiative to save Majuli from erosion and floods. It is surprising why, of late, they are so enthusiastic in acquiring global recognition for Majuli," the ULFA said.The Unesco last week decided to defer a decision on according World Heritage Site status to Majuli until next year. Majuli, with a population of about 150,000, once covered a prosperous 1,500 sq km that was dotted with Hindu monasteries called xatras. Today, the island is reduced to half its original size and is prone to extensive flooding and erosion. The island is regarded as a centre of Vaishnavism, a form of Hinduism preached by 16th century social reformer Srimanta Sankaradeva.The ULFA also alleged that some NGOs are engaged in antisocial activists in the guise of providing education to children in the island."Under the pretext of providing education to the backward masses of Majuli, some NGOs have been engaged in crimes like religious conversion and anti-Assam activities."Moreover, they are misappropriating huge amounts of funds given for development of Majuli by various donor organisations," the ULFA said. ___assam mailing listassam@assamnet.orghttp://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.orgUmesh Sharma5121 Lackawanna STCollege Park, MD 20740 1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone]Ed.M. - International Education PolicyHarvard Graduate School of Education,Harvard University,Class of 2005weblog: http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Word Help
Hi A: WELCOME: aahok How is that :-)? c-da At 11:30 AM -0500 7/19/06, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: >Hi All: > >Are there any other words in Assamese for WELCOME, (except for >Swagotom, Adoroni Jonalu or Xombhaxon)? > >What will be another Assamese word for Library, besides >'Puthi-bhorhal'? Explaining the meaning of 'bhoraal' as the 'storage >place' does not seem to fit the 'new meaning' of libraries without >walls, isn't it? Or does it? > >Any suggestions? > >Thank you. > >- ABS. > > > > > > >___ >assam mailing list >assam@assamnet.org >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] CIES Newsletter: A window in the world of International and Comparative Education
I had no idea what it was while in India -and applied for the Harvard program -on Intl Edu. -only after the Harvard Admissions Offcie recommended that I give it a thought. http://www.cies.ws/newsletter/may%2006/may_index.htm http://www.cies.ws/newsletter/Index%20page.htm I attended two fo their conferences at www.gwu.edu at Washington DC (Nov 2004) and at Stanford Univ, San Francisco (Palo Alto) (March 2005) . Might become a member later. UmeshUmesh Sharma5121 Lackawanna STCollege Park, MD 20740 1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone]Ed.M. - International Education PolicyHarvard Graduate School of Education,Harvard University,Class of 2005weblog: http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" The Wall Street Journal___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Word Help
Hi All: Are there any other words in Assamese for WELCOME, (except for Swagotom, Adoroni Jonalu or Xombhaxon)? What will be another Assamese word for Library, besides 'Puthi-bhorhal'? Explaining the meaning of 'bhoraal' as the 'storage place' does not seem to fit the 'new meaning' of libraries without walls, isn't it? Or does it? Any suggestions? Thank you. - ABS. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Awareness about Tipaimukh Dam adversities urged
http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_29011.shtml --- Neep Hazarika ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] 4th july meet
Title: Re: [Assam] 4th july meet O' Hazarika: Apwnalwke' amar markhowa raizor xonmilonor kotha xudhisile nohoy. Moi likhim likhim bui li bhabi aasilw, pise xomoyor obhabot kotha puroniyei hoi gol. Yes,two separate but equal events ( this is America you know?) held. One in the San Francisco Bay area by them upstart younger folks ( younger than my generation that is) -- their first. And another held at Niagara Falls, by the experienced, organized etc. etc. 'true' representatives of Markhowa Bhodro Xomaaj. ( Pardon me for my propensity for using such divisive language to describe our community! You know me, the indiscriminate flame-thrower.) I suspect you expected no less. We attended the one organized by the upstarts. Why? For more than one reason. But be that as it may, you can see the proceedings of the SF Bay area meet, look up : http://www.assamesegettogether2006.org/newhomeindex.php. We went in force, the whole family and a bunch of our American ( I mean non-immigrant/non-desi) friends. We enjoyed it thoroughly. The younger folks did a bang-up job. I took a much needed course on Bihu dancing to the delight of our young friends, one of whom told our children, who were away at the city, that their geezer father was the 'star of the show'. I am going to have a talk with this brat when I see her next time. I get no respect! One of the real stars of the meet was 93 year old Sjt. Das, PhD of Boston ( I forget his first name) who must be the oldest living Oxomiya in these shores and his lovely wife ( forget her name too) . He came to study in the USA in 1939, probably one of the first; served in the US Army in World War II, was sent to Assam. The couple was an absolute delight to converse with. Full of interesting anecdotes and piece of living history. I wished I had more time to spend with them. Turns out he played tennis with my late father-in-law at Cotton College and was a star player himself. It was a delight to meet Mr. and Mrs, Debajit Chaliha too, whom I knew from the days when he was the Principal at JEC, and I spent time in the campus with my older brother during summer holidays. It was a lot of fun. We had a great time. There were no acrimonious political shenanigans to contend with. Only concern was when I accosted the unofficial archivist and Mohapuruxia censor all combined in one, who was there bright and early, no doubt to check if anyone was desecrating Xonkordeu's name or legacy, or if there were any headless mannequins to debase Oxomiya womanhood. But nothing untoward came about from what I can tell. And since no one has been charged on the Internet, not even cattle-rustlers, with hurting Mahapuruxia sentiments, I hope the organizers can relax, for the moment anyway. Well, that's all for today. I will now take questions, but will respond only if and when I get a chance :-). Best. m At 11:05 AM +0530 7/14/06, Shantikam Hazarika wrote: Was there any Markhowa get together this year on 4th July in the United States? Today is 14 July and we have no news if any get together took place except that Zubun Garg could not make it to the States. Shantikam hazarika ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] 4th july meet
All the Assamese in USA had picnic in different places in the 4th of July week-end. I heard one big picnic was in Niagra Falls, New York and another in San Fransisco, California. Assamese are in large numbers in USA, so they could find a place where all could have been accomodated. Niagra Falls picnic was supposed to be in New Orleans. After the hurricane, they thought of joining the group in SF, but later on they thought to eat dinner separetly in NF. Rim --- Rajen & Ajanta Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We may rightly say here: > > Ahil kona, gol kona, > Khagori katil tini kona. > > RB > > - Original Message - > From: Shantikam Hazarika > To: assam@assamnet.org > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:35 AM > Subject: [Assam] 4th july meet > > > Was there any Markhowa get together this year on > 4th July in the United States? > Today is 14 July and we have no news if any get > together took place except that > Zubun Garg could not make it to the States. > > Shantikam hazarika > > > > > > -- > > > ___ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > ___ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] India’s policy has thrown Assam to the vultures and they are waiting to swoop down to f inish her off. Only the ULFA can save her with the blessings of the USA.
Terror Network: The Bangladesh Link http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=309881&sid=ZNS By: Arunava Biswas Ever since its independence from Pakistan in December 1971, Bangladesh and India have been locked in a love-hate relationship. India has never ever viewed Bangladesh in an adversarial perspective. Not even for reasons of domestic politics, but a section of the Bangladesh polity has made anti-Indian stances a plank to gain political mileage. Till the late 1990s, India`s main concerns with Bangladesh involved the massive illegal migration, which among other things radically changed the demography of neighbouring Indian states like Assam, and the fact that anti-government rebels in the Northeast states found refuge on Bangladeshi soil. Since the last few years, it came to light that ISI and various militant organisations based in Pakistan are using Bangladesh as a transit point for pushing terrorists into India. Indian security agencies have flight details and details of armed training camps in the neighbouring country. The arrest of several Bangladeshi nationals in connection with the October 29 Delhi blasts only lends credence to the intelligence agencies` suspicions. Anti-terrorist officers involved in the hunt for the Mumbai bombers travelled to Tripura to question 11 men from the port city who were said to have been caught trying to cross back into Bangladesh. The men are believed to be militant members of the outlawed Student Islamic Movement of India, which police allege helped in the bomb plot. The role of Bangladesh-based terrorist groups like Harkut-ul-Jehadi Islami (HuJI) that was also under the scanner during the Varanasi attacks, has come under sharp scrutiny yet again. With the tightening of security on the Pakistan border, export of terror from Bangladesh has become a reality, and the extension of the terror network to other parts of the country is a potential threat to India`s security. It also came to be known that Bangladeshi nationals, who are part of the terrorist organisation, have been asked to illegally enter India and set up base in different parts of the country. They then provide safe hideouts and logistical support to terrorists to act as couriers of explosives and transact in hawala activities for them. This new phenomenon is called 'Sleeper Cells'. Post 9/11 and the United States-led War on Terror, many fundamentalist outfits under the American scanner found Bangladesh an easy country to disappear into. The huge amount of foreign aid flowing into the country also made money laundering relatively easy. Charities in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan with al Qaeda connections are among the major donors to Bangladeshi NGOs, and a large chunk of that money is used to fund madrassas, which spawn willing recruits to the jehadi cause. The nexus between Pakistani and Bangladeshi intelligence is hardly new. Several activists of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom arrested in India admitted that batches of their cadres were flown to Pakistan from Dhaka for training by the ISI. Before Bangladesh`s independence, Mizo and Naga rebels were trained and sheltered in the Chittagong Hill tracts by the Pakistan Army. There were also violent spats over patches of the 4,096-kilometre border, 180 km of which is marked by rivers that keep changing their course. The role of Bangladesh government The initial gratitude over India`s assistance to the Mukti Bahini, the guerrilla force, which fought the Pakistan Army, quickly turned into distrust in Dhaka. This came to limelight particularly after Generals Zia-ur Rehman (1975 to 1981) and Hossain Mohammad Ershad (1982 to 1990) wooed the fundamentalist, anti-independence and pro-Pakistan lobby to retain their grip on power. Chief among these pro-Pakistan organisations was the Jaamat-e-Islami, which is part of the four-party alliance currently in power. Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Khaleda Zia leads the ruling coalition. In 2001, Khaleda Zia returned to power for the second time on an essentially anti-India platform, her predecessor Hasina Wajed whose late father Sheikh Mujibur Rehman was independent Bangaldesh`s first President and her Awami League were tagged as pro-India. The presence of the pro-Pakistan Jaamat and Islami Oikya Jote in Khaldea Zia`s government ensured that the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka became an 'ISI den'. The ISI started re-growing its roots in Dhaka during Khaleda`s earlier stint, from 1991 to 1996. The rapid rise in fundamentalism in Bangladesh and its growing nexus with Pakistan`s ISI has added to India`s concerns over its eastern neighbour. The crackdown on minorities by the ruling coalition`s goons soon after it assumed power in 2001 led to a spike in migration to India, and officials note that these migrants comprised not just Hindus and Christians fleeing persecution, but also Muslim activists of the Opposition Awami League, who were being targetted by the ruling elite. The
[Assam] Van Oord ACZ Marine Contractors Gulf & China Railway & Engineering Corporation can bu ild Islands off shore Dubai and Majuli is just be ing washed away! China is your next-door neighbou r, As
Majuli needs protection, not mere recognition: http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=""> New Delhi: The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has said that the world's largest river island of Majuli in Assam needs protection and not mere recognition. "Majuli is the nucleus of Assam's culture but due to landslide and erosion of the Brahmaputra, its land area is decreasing at an alarming rate," the ULFA said in its monthly newsletter Freedom."Majuli needs immediate protection for existence, not mere recognition," it stated. The group, fighting for an independent Assamese homeland since 1979, blamed the central government for fooling the people of the state in the name of World Heritage Site status to the riverine island."The Indian government has not taken any initiative to save Majuli from erosion and floods. It is surprising why, of late, they are so enthusiastic in acquiring global recognition for Majuli," the ULFA said.The Unesco last week decided to defer a decision on according World Heritage Site status to Majuli until next year. Majuli, with a population of about 150,000, once covered a prosperous 1,500 sq km that was dotted with Hindu monasteries called xatras. Today, the island is reduced to half its original size and is prone to extensive flooding and erosion. The island is regarded as a centre of Vaishnavism, a form of Hinduism preached by 16th century social reformer Srimanta Sankaradeva.The ULFA also alleged that some NGOs are engaged in antisocial activists in the guise of providing education to children in the island."Under the pretext of providing education to the backward masses of Majuli, some NGOs have been engaged in crimes like religious conversion and anti-Assam activities."Moreover, they are misappropriating huge amounts of funds given for development of Majuli by various donor organisations," the ULFA said. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
