[Assam] Articles on the Flood of Assam

[Buljit Buragohain]

Articles on the  Flood of Assam:
   
  From Asomiya Pratidin: http://dhemaji.bihu.in/1736
   
  From Dainik Agradoot : http://dhemaji.bihu.in/1738



   
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Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Sikh Holocaust

[umesh sharma]

Rajen-da,

The dictatorship is too much of a term - it depends where you are in India - 
those in metros definitely are having full democracy and as you go into 
interiors where law and literacy are remote it becomes dictatorhip by the 
elected.

See the video of Indira's India of 1984 - Sikh Holocaust 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MasMHq7oUs&NR=1


Umesh

Rajen & Ajanta Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Umesh:
 India is best described as 'an elected  dictatorship'.
 Rajenda
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   Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:52PM
   Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : IndiaAfter Gandhi- Bengal democracy
   

Rajen-da

Good example of India-Shining rhetoric. 
Butjust becos there is peace (despite armed militancy in 25% of India's
districts- NE, Kashmir, Bihar, Central India, LTTE South India etc etc) and
not many are dying of starvation and voting not by reading election manifestos  
  but by recognizing cartoons (election symbols) of political parties .

Even democratically elected communist govt (an anamoly) of West Bengalis 
allegedly  in power for past 25 years non-stop since  a nexus  prevents  
anyone  from voting against the "party" or  else face ex-communication a-la 
erstwhile Pope's rule in Europe inmedieval times -as per a Bengali 
researcher .

But ofcourse noone candeny that despite is shortcomings the India that is 
Bharat is growing  -despite spoofs like Hollywood's "Borat" movie (Bharat 
??) from Kazakhstan(Rajasthan???)

Umesh


Rajen & Ajanta Barua<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:   Following 
may be added from another review about the  book:
  
 India is the country that was never expected to ever  be a country. In 
the late 19th century, Sir John Strachey, a senior British  official, 
grandly opined that the territory's diverse states simply could  not 
possess any sort of unity, physical, political, social or religious.  
Strachey, clearly, was wrong: India today is a unified entity and a rising  
global power. Even so, it continues to defy explanation. India's existence, 
 says Guha, an internationally known scholar (Environmentalism: A Global  
History), has also been an anomaly for academic political science,  
according to whose axioms cultural heterogeneity and poverty do not make a  
nation, still less a democratic one. Yet India continues to exist. Guha's  
aim in this startlingly ambitious political, cultural and social survey is  
to explain why and how. He cheerfully concludes that India's continuing  
existence results from its unique diversity and its refusal
 to be  pigeonholed into such conventional political models as 
Anglo-American  liberalism, French republicanism, atheistic communism or 
Islamist theocracy.  India is proudly sui generis, and with August 15, 
2007, being the 60th  anniversary of Indian independence, Guha's 
magisterial history of India  since that day comes not a moment too soon. 
32 pages of b&w illus., 8  maps.  
-Original Message - 
   From:Rajen &Ajanta Barua 
   To:assam@assamnet.org 
   Sent:Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:42 PM
   Subject:[Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi
   

 Good review of a grand900 page book on India 
recently published:

   IndiaAfter Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy  
  by Ramachandra Guha  
 
>From The Washington Post's BookWorld/washingtonpost.com
Reviewed by GeorgePerkovich
 A toast to India on its 60th birthday: No country has more 
heroicallypursued the promise of democracy. Against the odds of 
staggering poverty,conflicting religious passions, linguistic 
pluralism, regional separatism,caste injustice and natural resource 
scarcity, Indians have liftedthemselves largely by their own sandal 
straps to become a stalwartdemocracy and emerging global power. India 
has risen with epic drama -- anonviolent struggle for independence 
followed by mass mayhem andbloodletting, dynastic succession and 
assassination, military victory anddefeat, starvation succeeded by 
green revolution, political leaders assaints, sinners and sexual 
ascetics. And yet, the Indian story rarely hasbeen told and is 
practically unknown to Americans.
   India After Gandhi masterfully fills the void. India needs a wise and
judicious narrator to convey its scale, diversity and chaos -- to describe  
  the whirlwind without getting lost in it. It needs a biographer neither   
 besotted by love nor enraged by disappointment. Ramachandra Guha, a
historian who has taug

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

[Rajen & Ajanta Barua]

Umesh:
India is best described as 'an elected dictatorship'.
Rajenda
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  To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 11:52 PM
  Subject: Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy


  Rajen-da

  Good example of India-Shining rhetoric. 
  But just becos there is peace (despite armed militancy in 25% of India's 
districts- NE, Kashmir, Bihar, Central India, LTTE South India etc etc) and not 
many are dying of starvation and voting not by reading election manifestos but 
by recognizing cartoons (election symbols) of political parties . 

  Even democratically elected communist govt (an anamoly) of West Bengal is 
allegedly  in power for past 25 years non-stop since  a  nexus  prevents  
anyone  from voting against the "party"  or  else face ex-communication a-la 
erstwhile Pope's rule in Europe in medieval times -as per a Bengali researcher .

  But ofcourse noone can deny that despite is shortcomings the India that is 
Bharat is growing  - despite spoofs like Hollywood's "Borat" movie (Bharat ??) 
from Kazakhstan (Rajasthan???)

  Umesh


  Rajen & Ajanta Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Following may be added from another review about the book:

India is the country that was never expected to ever be a country. In the 
late 19th century, Sir John Strachey, a senior British official, grandly opined 
that the territory's diverse states simply could not possess any sort of unity, 
physical, political, social or religious. Strachey, clearly, was wrong: India 
today is a unified entity and a rising global power. Even so, it continues to 
defy explanation. India's existence, says Guha, an internationally known 
scholar (Environmentalism: A Global History), has also been an anomaly for 
academic political science, according to whose axioms cultural heterogeneity 
and poverty do not make a nation, still less a democratic one. Yet India 
continues to exist. Guha's aim in this startlingly ambitious political, 
cultural and social survey is to explain why and how. He cheerfully concludes 
that India's continuing existence results from its unique diversity and its 
refusal to be pigeonholed into such conventional political models as 
Anglo-American liberalism, French republicanism, atheistic communism or 
Islamist theocracy. India is proudly sui generis, and with August 15, 2007, 
being the 60th anniversary of Indian independence, Guha's magisterial history 
of India since that day comes not a moment too soon. 32 pages of b&w illus., 8 
maps.  
  - Original Message - 
  From: Rajen & Ajanta Barua 
  To: assam@assamnet.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:42 PM
  Subject: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi


  Good review of a grand 900 page book on India recently published:

  India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy by 
Ramachandra Guha  
   
  From The Washington Post's Book World/washingtonpost.com
  Reviewed by George Perkovich
  A toast to India on its 60th birthday: No country has more heroically 
pursued the promise of democracy. Against the odds of staggering poverty, 
conflicting religious passions, linguistic pluralism, regional separatism, 
caste injustice and natural resource scarcity, Indians have lifted themselves 
largely by their own sandal straps to become a stalwart democracy and emerging 
global power. India has risen with epic drama -- a nonviolent struggle for 
independence followed by mass mayhem and bloodletting, dynastic succession and 
assassination, military victory and defeat, starvation succeeded by green 
revolution, political leaders as saints, sinners and sexual ascetics. And yet, 
the Indian story rarely has been told and is practically unknown to Americans.
  India After Gandhi masterfully fills the void. India needs a wise and 
judicious narrator to convey its scale, diversity and chaos -- to describe the 
whirlwind without getting lost in it. It needs a biographer neither besotted by 
love nor enraged by disappointment. Ramachandra Guha, a historian who has 
taught at Stanford and Yale and now lives in Bangalore, has given democratic 
India the rich, well-paced history it deserves.
  Much will be new to American readers. Large-scale conflicts in India's 
northeast between tribal groups and the center have been as enduring, and in 
some ways as important, as the more familiar violence in Kashmir. The framing 
of India's constitution from 1946 through 1949 should induce awe, especially in 
light of Iraq's post-Saddam experience.
  In the midst of Hindu-Muslim bloodshed, a flood of 8 million refugees, 
starvation, and other profound conflicts, Indian representatives worked out 
constitutional provisions to protect minorities, keep religion out of state 
power, correct thousands of years of caste discrimination and redistribute 
power and wealth 

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

[umesh sharma]

Rajen-da

Good example of India-Shining rhetoric. 
But just becos there is peace (despite armed militancy in 25% of India's 
districts- NE, Kashmir, Bihar, Central India, LTTE South India etc etc) and not 
many are dying of starvation and voting not by reading election manifestos but 
by recognizing cartoons (election symbols) of political parties . 

Even democratically elected communist govt (an anamoly) of West Bengal is 
allegedly  in power for past 25 years non-stop since  a  nexus  prevents  
anyone  from voting against the "party"  or   else face ex-communication a-la 
erstwhile Pope's rule in Europe in medieval times -as per a Bengali researcher .

But ofcourse noone can deny that despite is shortcomings the India that is 
Bharat is growing  - despite spoofs like Hollywood's "Borat" movie (Bharat ??) 
from Kazakhstan (Rajasthan???)

Umesh


Rajen & Ajanta Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:   Following may be added 
from another review about the book:
  
 India is the country that was never expected to ever be  a country. In the 
late 19th century, Sir John Strachey, a senior British  official, grandly 
opined that the territory's diverse states simply could not  possess any sort 
of unity, physical, political, social or religious. Strachey,  clearly, was 
wrong: India today is a unified entity and a rising global power.  Even so, it 
continues to defy explanation. India's existence, says Guha, an  
internationally known scholar (Environmentalism: A Global History), has  also 
been an anomaly for academic political science, according to whose axioms  
cultural heterogeneity and poverty do not make a nation, still less a 
democratic  one. Yet India continues to exist. Guha's aim in this startlingly 
ambitious  political, cultural and social survey is to explain why and how. He 
cheerfully  concludes that India's continuing existence results from its unique 
diversity  and its refusal to be pigeonholed into such conventional political
 models as  Anglo-American liberalism, French republicanism, atheistic 
communism or Islamist  theocracy. India is proudly sui generis, and with August 
15, 2007, being the  60th anniversary of Indian independence, Guha's 
magisterial history of India  since that day comes not a moment too soon. 32 
pages of b&w illus., 8  maps.  
- Original Message - 
   From:Rajen &Ajanta Barua 
   To: assam@assamnet.org 
   Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:42PM
   Subject: [Assam] Book review : IndiaAfter Gandhi
   

 Good review of a grand 900page book on India recently published:

   IndiaAfter Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy by
Ramachandra Guha  
 
>From The Washington Post's BookWorld/washingtonpost.com
Reviewed by GeorgePerkovich
 A toast to India on its 60th birthday: No country has more heroically  
  pursued the promise of democracy. Against the odds of staggering poverty,
conflicting religious passions, linguistic pluralism, regional separatism,
caste injustice and natural resource scarcity, Indians have lifted themselves   
 largely by their own sandal straps to become a stalwart democracy and emerging 
   global power. India has risen with epic drama -- a nonviolent struggle for   
 independence followed by mass mayhem and bloodletting, dynastic succession and 
   assassination, military victory and defeat, starvation succeeded by green
revolution, political leaders as saints, sinners and sexual ascetics. And yet,  
  the Indian story rarely has been told and is practically unknown to
Americans.
   India After Gandhi masterfully fills the void. India needs a wise and
judicious narrator to convey its scale, diversity and chaos -- to describe the  
  whirlwind without getting lost in it. It needs a biographer neither besotted  
  by love nor enraged by disappointment. Ramachandra Guha, a historian who has  
  taught at Stanford and Yale and now lives in Bangalore, has given democratic  
  India the rich, well-paced history it deserves.
   Much will be new to American readers.Large-scale conflicts in India's 
northeast between tribal groups andthe center have been as enduring, and in 
some ways as important, as the morefamiliar violence in Kashmir. The 
framing of India's constitutionfrom 1946 through 1949 should induce awe, 
especially in light of Iraq'spost-Saddam experience.
   In the midst of Hindu-Muslim bloodshed, a flood of 8 million refugees,
starvation, and other profound conflicts, Indian representatives worked out
constitutional provisions to protect minorities, keep religion out of state
power, correct thousands of years of caste discrimination and redistribute
power and wealth accumulated by still-regnant princely states. This was done
with no external guidance or pressure. The drafting committee was chaired by
an "untouchable," B.R. Ambedkar -- analogies are inexact, but imagine if James  
  Madison at the 

Re: [Assam] India benefits: MIT OpenCourseware

[umesh sharma]

"I wanted to learn more about the field of Biology but the hurdle is there is 
no good library in Nepal and as well as there is dearth of University which 
teaches this subject in Nepal. With MIT OpenCourseWare I am able to learn about 
mathematics and computational biology."
– Eric, Nepal
Nepal in East Asia/Pacific ?? , how about Bhutan???

  http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/about/impact/pacific/pacific.htm

umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/about/impact/asia/asia.htm

anyone in Assam?

Umesh


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[Assam] The Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University

[Buljit Buragohain]

The web site of the Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University :
   
  http://www.kkhsou.org
   
   



   
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Re: [Assam] This you must watch - Elvis in Bollywood

[umesh sharma]

C-da,

Great remined me of Elvis the Pelvis whose pelvic thrists were considered 
vulgar and crude by genteel folks of the time but appreciated by the fans.

***Jack Gold warned in the New York Times, "When Presley executes his bumps and 
grinds, it must be remembered ... that even the twelve-year-old's ... [sexual] 
... curiosity may be overstimulated."[97] In 1956, a critic for the New York 
Daily News wrote that popular music "has reached its lowest depths in the 
'grunt and groin' antics of one Elvis Presley" and the Jesuits denounced him in 
its weekly magazine, America.[98] Time magazine of June 11, 1956, mockingly 
referred to the singer as "dreamboat Groaner Elvis ('Hi luh-huh-huh-huv-huv 
yew-hew') Presley." Even Frank Sinatra opined: "His kind of music is 
deplorable, a rancid smelling aphrodisiac. It fosters almost totally negative 
and destructive reactions in young people."[99] In August 1956, a Florida judge 
called Presley a "savage" and threatened to arrest him if he shook his body 
while performing in Jacksonville. The judge declared that Presley's music was 
undermining the youth of America. Throughout the performance
 (which was filmed by police), he kept still as ordered, except for wiggling a 
finger in mockery at the ruling.[100] (Presley recalls this incident during the 
'68 Comeback Special).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis



Umesh



Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: C'da,
  
 That was fantastic - thanks for fwding it. I wonder though if its computer 
graphics or someone acting - think its the former.
  
 Ram

 
 On 9/25/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DFCUAjH0G8


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[Assam] Oil Industry Institute in Rae Bareilly, UP?

[Dilip/Dil Deka]

I don't know how many of you saw this article in the "Hydroprocessing" magazine 
or whether you subscribe to the magazine. Rae Bareilly? - What does it have to 
do with oil industry? Those in this net who lick Nehru/Gandhi boots - time for 
you to think.
   
  Why didn't Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan or Orissa get the honors of hosting this 
institute? Did Tarun Gogoi pay obeissance, "as you say, Ma'am".
  Dilip Deka
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  Engineers will be trained in specialized petroleum courses such as energy 
exploration and refining activities
  Jeetha D’Silva and Gayatri Ramanathan
  

   
   

 

Mumbai: Facing a stubborn labour shortage, the energy sector plans to 
groom its own talent: by launching educational institutes. 
  The industry has taken the first steps to start a handful of institutes for 
petroleum engineers and to train them in both upstream (oil and gas 
exploration) and downstream (refining) activities. 
  These initiatives, also supported by the government, could sharply increase 
the number of students graduating with skills specific to the oil and gas 
sector, starting in 2009. So far, most Indian petroleum engineers have trained 
either at the Indian Institute of Petroleum at Dehradun in Uttarakhand , or at 
the Indian School of Mines at Dhanbad in Jharkhand. 
  Over the next five years, the need for trained geoscientists for exploration 
operations alone is pegged at 6,181, said a study conducted by consultant firm 
PricewaterhouseCoopers for Petrofed, an association of public sector oil 
companies. The shortfall will be about 2,844 geoscientists. The current 
surpluses in some categories of geoscientists are also poised to change into an 
acute shortage as early as next year. According to the same study, the overall 
gap between availability and requirement of trained energy industry manpower in 
India is projected to be about 36,000 by 2019 with existing institutes unable 
to meet this increasing demand for technical manpower in the petroleum sector.
  While the number seems small, compared to much larger shortages that other 
industries such as the outsourcing industry dish out, many of these jobs in the 
petroleum sector are highly specialized with shortages having a major impact in 
a sector that is a national priority. 
  The education initiatives mark the first of their kind for energy studies, 
with the largest being the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, 
structured along the lines of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT). The 
institute is being set up in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, with an investment of 
some Rs500 crore, funded by the government and public sector oil companies. 
  Oil marketer Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) is spearheading the initiative 
on behalf of all the PSUs, said D.M. Reddy, executive director for BPCL human 
resources. He said once the institute is fully operational, it will have seven 
programmes offering bachelor’s in technology, six integrated master’s degrees, 
eight master’s in technology, along with MBA and 12 post-graduate diplomas and 
PhD programmes—all related to oil and gas. 
  Reddy, who is also the president of the board of trustees appointed by the 
ministry of petroleum to anchor the institute, predicts the institute—to 
commence in Rae Bareli and New Delhi in 2008—will emerge as the only one to 
comprehensively address the talent needs of the oil and gas ­industries. 
  “There is already a big gap (between) demand and supply for trained engineers 
in exploration and production (E&P) which will only widen with a growth in 
demand,” he said. “The institute will mitigate this talent crunch.” He said the 
institute expects to enroll 2,400 students, with 900 graduating every year. 
Located on a 125-acre campus, it hopes to collaborate with foreign institutes 
for both student and faculty exchange.
  A new course has also been launched at IIT Bombay, focusing on specialized 
skills for the petroleum industry. “Earlier, we had a post-graduate programme 
in geo-exploration and some of these graduates would join the oil and gas 
industry,” said P.K. Saraswati, head, department of earth sciences. “But, 
because of the growing demand for specialized skills, we decided to launch an 
M.Tech programme in petroleum geosciences from this year onwards.” 
  The IIT course is supported by energy company BG India Ltd, a part of BG 
Group Plc. The company will provide funds for visiting faculty from global 
institutes in the field as well as fund two students. It will also support the 
institute’s laboratory to develop facilities in petroleum geoscience. 
  IIT Bombay may look at expanding its scope of collaboration with the industry 
for this programme.
  “This course cannot be offered in isolation. We have to work with the 
industry,” said Saraswati.
  In addition, a few private institutes, such as the University of Petroleum 
and Energy Studies in Dehradun and t

[Assam] Fw: [Kukiforum] Myanmar generals face biggest protest in 20 yrs

[Rajen & Ajanta Barua]

Date: Sep 25, 2007 2:44 AM
Subject: [Kukiforum] Myanmar generals face biggest protest in 20 yrs




The Morung Express: September 25, 2007

Myanmar generals face biggest protest in 20 yrs

 
Buddhist monks march on a street in protest against the military government in 
Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, September 24. As many as 100,000 anti-government 
protesters led by a phalanx of Buddhist monks marched Monday through Yangon, 
the largest crowd to demonstrate in Myanmar's biggest city since a 1988 
pro-democracy uprising that was brutally crushed by the military. (AP Photo) 

YANGON, September 24 (Reuters): Tens of thousands of people joined streams of 
Buddhist monks on marches through Myanmar's capital on Monday in the biggest 
demonstration against the ruling generals since they crushed student-led 
protests nearly 20 years ago. "I'm very excited and frankly I'm worried too," a 
teacher said as she watched the massed opposition to 45 years of army rule that 
has impoverished the nation of 53 million people. 
In the northwest coastal town of Sittwe, residents said it seemed entire 
population of more than 100,000 people was marching with the monks. "I've never 
seen such a big crowd in my life. The whole town came out," one said. Protests 
were also held in Mandalay, where 10,000 monks and people took to the streets, 
and in Bago, just north of Yangon. 

In Yangon, five columns of maroon-robed monks, one stretching more than a 
kilometer marched from the Shwedagon Pagoda, the devoutly Buddhist country's 
holiest shrine, to the city centre where thousands of people filled five 
blocks. "People locked arms around the monks. They were clapping and cheering," 
a witness said on the sixth day of marches by monks, some of them carrying 
placards calling for "Better Living Conditions" and the "Release of Political 
Prisoners".

Another banner said: "May The Peoples' Desire Be Fulfilled". After holding 
prayers at the Sule Pagoda in the main business district, a crowd estimated at 
up to 100,000 marched to another pagoda and dispersed peacefully. For the first 
time, the marchers included members of parliament elected in 1990 from the 
opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) two days after a dramatic 
appearance of support for the monks by detained NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 

What began as anger at last month's shock fuel price rises has become a wider 
movement against the generals, with one monk group calling for peaceful mass 
protests until the junta fell. "There's no prospect now of the monks just 
deciding to abandon this. They are getting braver every day and their demands 
are getting greater every day, and it's much more overtly political," a 
Yangon-based diplomat said.

"It's now about Aung San Suu Kyi, it's about reform. "The monks have got 
numbers and, if not immunity, then certainly it's much more difficult for the 
government to crack down on them than ordinary civilians," the diplomat said. 
The United States, the loudest Western critic of the regime, expressed sympathy 
for the protesters and denounced the military. Myanmar's regional neighbours, 
long frustrated by the generals refusal to speed up reforms, looked on with 
worry. 

"We hope that the ongoing protests will be resolved in a peaceful manner," said 
the Foreign Ministry of Singapore, one of Myanmar's biggest foreign investors. 
There were no signs of trouble during Monday's protests, but rumours of an 
imminent crackdown -- one suggested hospitals were being emptied of 
non-critical patients -- swirled in Yangon. The generals are due to hold a 
quarterly summit soon in their new capital of Naypyidaw, carved out of the 
central jungle. Dealing with the protests is sure to top the agenda.

The protests began on Aug. 19 and soon prompted a round-up of the democracy 
activists who organised them and now face up to 20 years in jail. As the 
protests have grown, they have drawn public declarations of support from the 
famous. The country's biggest stars of the stage, screen and music, including 
Tun Eindra Bo -- Myanmar's equivalent of Angelina Jolie -- have formed a 
"Sangkha Support Committee" and pledged to provide the monks with whatever 
assistance they need. "The fact these celebrities are joining in is very 
significant," said one Myanmar exile who listened to them giving interviews on 
Burmese-language foreign radio stations. 

A month of mushrooming protests in Myanmar

Tens of thousands of people joined streams of monks on marches through Yangon 
on Monday in the biggest demonstration against Myanmar's ruling generals since 
they crushed student-led protests in 1988.

Here are some key dates over the last month: 

Aug. 15: Without warning, diesel prices are doubled and the cost of compressed 
natural gas rises five-fold. Bus networks in Yangon grind to a temporary halt.

Aug. 23: Thirteen prominent dissidents are arrested for organising protests 
against the fuel price rises. They face up to 20 years in jail. 

Aug. 28: Af

Re: [Assam] Assam-Naga conflict

[BBaruah]

Chandan
 
It is a very relevant question. I will certainly deal with it when I have a  
little more time. Very briefly, unlike politicians in the West, Indian  
politicians in office, MPs and MLA's, want to secure their comfortable  
livelihood 
when the opportunity is there, at least they must have funds to  fight the next 
election. People like the Clintons or Margaret Thatcher do  not have this 
problem. Corruption is inevitable under the circumstances.By the  way, things 
change. In this matter the Blairs behaved exactly like the Indians;  it is an 
exception though.
 
Colonial laws were not soft.A strong government is indispensable in a  
multiracial society. The Constituent Assembly visualised the social  and 
political 
divisions of India and therefore emphasized the need  for special efforts to 
integrate the society. But the steps taken were  inadequate, in fact there were 
none. Special measures were however taken to  produce an egalitarian society 
which backfired making the problem more acute.  Today the 'backward' label is 
passport to high offices. Even for the humble  citizen it may mean some reward, 
say a post, a promotion, an  unearned  income, etc.
 
Crimes, even political ones, must be punished. In Russia or China it  is 
unimaginable to negotiate peace with insurgents. Sedition, that is the  crime 
against the State is the highest crime, punishable by death.. What the  Govt 
did 
with Sulpha? You know it already.
 
Spread of education has its nemesis.. Because of the media, television in  
particular, peoples' expectations have soared. Is it  conceivable that some 
thirty or forty families in an isolated  village of Naga Hills district would 
conclude a binding, meaningful   political treaty either with the Mughals or 
British centuries  before? I would think these people would have simply been 
subjugated. And  that is what happened.
 
Look at our daily life. The Chief Secretary of the State cannot enforce  
timely attendance. A trfansfer order became a nullity five times it was issued  
because the teacher concerned knew an MP. Retiring persons pay substantial sums 
 
to clerks in order to release their monthly pensions. We are guilty both 
ways:  the clerk who receives the graft and the person who pays it.
 
I am pressed for time. For the time being I rest
 
Bhuban



   
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Re: [Assam] This you must watch

[Ram Sarangapani]

C'da,

That was fantastic - thanks for fwding it. I wonder though if its computer
graphics or someone acting - think its the former.

Ram


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Re: [Assam] This you must watch

[BBaruah]

 
In a message dated 25/09/2007 17:35:44 GMT Standard Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DFCUAjH0G8





Must say it is original. Caricature in essence, that is how I am  impressed.
 
bhuban



   
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Re: [Assam] Anjana lone member from NE

[Chan Mahanta]

I join you R.

c











At 10:28 AM -0600 9/25/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:

This from today's AT.

Sometime ago, I had written about Ashadeep, and about Mukul & Anjana Goswami.
Ashadeep, is a rehab for women. Alpana & I have had the opportunity 
to visit Ashadeep at their Guwahati location a number of times. I 
really don't have enough words to describe the great work that the 
Goswamis and their staff perform everyday, late into the night, and 
often without salaries.


Please join me in congratulating Anjana Goswami on being the only 
person from the NE to represent us in the Special Olympics in China.


--Ram

_

By A City Correspondent
 GUWAHATI, Sept 24 - When the Flame of Hope of the Special Olympics 
World Summer Games 2007 sends its sparks towards the October skies, 
it would not only be a salute to the indomitable human spirit, but 
also a celebration of the accomplishments of thousands of people 
with intellectual disabilities.


The Special Olympics, one of the world's largest sporting events for 
the persons with intellectual disabilities, scheduled from October 2 
to 11 in the city of Shanghai, China will this year have the only 
representative from the North East. Anjana Goswami, director of 
Ashadeep, a mental health society would be the lone delegate from 
the North East in the Indian contingent that is going to leave for 
Shanghai on September 28.


It needs mention here that the Special Olympics is the platform for 
individuals and families to embrace the diversity and celebrate all 
differences. This year more than 7000 athletes from 169 countries, 
40,000 volunteers and 3500 event officials will be participating in 
the sporting event.


"It is really a great moment for us and we are confident that the 
exposure will help us in preparing our athletes," said Anjana.


So far no athlete from the State has participated in the Special Olympics.

"Our athletes with intellectual disability have the ability to 
become world champions, provided they get the required training and 
the opening," said Anjana.


The theme of the 2007 Special Olympics is in keeping with the 
mantra, which the persons with intellectual disabilities are taught 
to follow. "I know I can, that is the theme of this year's games," 
informed Anjana.


The participants and their families would reach out to each other so 
that the spirit of unity on the playing fields is extended to 
embrace the world to make a better way of life for all. The 
participants would be competing in 23 different sports.


"The Special Olympics is an occasion to learn to accept each other 
so that we all can contribute to the society," said Anjana.


Apart from the sporting events, the host country has made 
arrangement for review of groundbreaking studies in the area of 
intellectual disabilities and on subjects ranging from health and 
fitness to attitude change to the impact of the Special Olympics 
movement.


"The need of the hour is to create a new global vision of 
acceptance," said Anjana, adding that despite differences, the human 
race enjoyed a fundamental commonality and the spirit of the Special 
Olympics should touch the everyday life so that persons with any 
type of disability are able to live in dignity.



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[Assam] Anjana lone member from NE

[Ram Sarangapani]

This from today's AT.

Sometime ago, I had written about Ashadeep, and about Mukul & Anjana
Goswami.
Ashadeep, is a rehab for women. Alpana & I have had the opportunity to visit
Ashadeep at their Guwahati location a number of times. I really don't have
enough words to describe the great work that the Goswamis and their staff
perform everyday, late into the night, and often without salaries.

Please join me in congratulating Anjana Goswami on being the only person
from the NE to represent us in the Special Olympics in China.

--Ram

_

By A City Correspondent
 GUWAHATI, Sept 24 – When the Flame of Hope of the Special Olympics World
Summer Games 2007 sends its sparks towards the October skies, it would not
only be a salute to the indomitable human spirit, but also a celebration of
the accomplishments of thousands of people with intellectual disabilities.

The Special Olympics, one of the world's largest sporting events for the
persons with intellectual disabilities, scheduled from October 2 to 11 in
the city of Shanghai, China will this year have the only representative from
the North East. Anjana Goswami, director of Ashadeep, a mental health
society would be the lone delegate from the North East in the Indian
contingent that is going to leave for Shanghai on September 28.

It needs mention here that the Special Olympics is the platform for
individuals and families to embrace the diversity and celebrate all
differences. This year more than 7000 athletes from 169 countries, 40,000
volunteers and 3500 event officials will be participating in the sporting
event.

"It is really a great moment for us and we are confident that the exposure
will help us in preparing our athletes," said Anjana.

So far no athlete from the State has participated in the Special Olympics.

"Our athletes with intellectual disability have the ability to become world
champions, provided they get the required training and the opening," said
Anjana.

The theme of the 2007 Special Olympics is in keeping with the mantra, which
the persons with intellectual disabilities are taught to follow. "I know I
can, that is the theme of this year's games," informed Anjana.

The participants and their families would reach out to each other so that
the spirit of unity on the playing fields is extended to embrace the world
to make a better way of life for all. The participants would be competing in
23 different sports.

"The Special Olympics is an occasion to learn to accept each other so that
we all can contribute to the society," said Anjana.

Apart from the sporting events, the host country has made arrangement for
review of groundbreaking studies in the area of intellectual disabilities
and on subjects ranging from health and fitness to attitude change to the
impact of the Special Olympics movement.

"The need of the hour is to create a new global vision of acceptance," said
Anjana, adding that despite differences, the human race enjoyed a
fundamental commonality and the spirit of the Special Olympics should touch
the everyday life so that persons with any type of disability are able to
live in dignity.
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[Assam] Singer Debojit Saha meets Mamoni Raisom Goswami in hospital

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

Singer Debojit Saha meets Mamoni Raisom Goswami in hospital 
   
  Stress busts peacemaker
- I was disturbed: Mamoni DAULAT RAHMAN  TELEGRAPH INDIA 
Singer Debojit Saha meets Mamoni Raisom Goswami in hospital on Friday. Picture 
by Eastern Projections   Guwahati, Sept. 14: Mamoni Raisom Goswami may have 
ignored the enemy within — stress — in trying to bring two enemies to the 
negotiating table. 
  The writer admitted to The Telegraph during her first interaction with the 
media since being hospitalised with a mild cerebral stroke on Sunday that she 
was overly worried about not being able to break the Ulfa-Delhi deadlock. 
  “I am very serious about whatever I do. So I was disturbed. I was restless 
since Sunday morning and felt weak. Anticipating that something was wrong, my 
family members admitted me to hospital,” she said from her bed at GNRC 
Hospitals. 
  Goswami said she was still hopeful of her initiative bearing fruit. “I am 
okay now and will be back among my people soon. I am grateful to the people of 
Assam for their support and care. I will continue my peace mission.” 
  The spokesman for GNRC Hospitals, Manoj Kumar Deka, said Goswami was 
responding well to treatment and should be back on her feet soon. Singer 
Debojit Saha and the president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha, Kanak Sen Deka, were 
among the visitors at her bedside today. 
  A family member said Goswami had been under stress because of constant 
travelling across the state for functions and projects. 
  Neurologist N.C. Borah, who heads GNRC Hospitals, cut short his visit to New 
Delhi to guide the team of doctors attending on Goswami. Chief minister Tarun 
Gogoi offered Rs 1 lakh for her treatment.
  Goswami’s face lit up as she spoke about her new English novel, Journey of 
Ravana. The writer said the book was ready and would hit bookshops after her 
discharge from hospital. “The novel is about the personality of Ravana, his 
good and bad qualities. It is based on my observations on a character who is 
considered devilish.”

   
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Re: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT

[Ram Sarangapani]

Thanks C'd. I am now glad that the school is active in Assam. Was a tad
worried, because I had never heard of it before.

--Ram


On 9/25/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>  Webster University is head-quartered in the lovely St. Louis suburb of
> Webster Groves. It is a good private, for-profit, university. Not
> inexpensive by any means. For some courses it is even more expensive than
> the highly regarded Washington University at  St. Louis.
>
>
> A number of students from Assam have studied at Webster U's Thailand
> operation. One young lady we know well, is in her final year  here at the
> St. Louis campus, studying Mathematics. Her elder sister did her business
> admin. course at the Thailand campus and now helps run one of her father's
> businesses at Guwahati.  I understand a number of other Thailand campus
> graduates from Assam are currently in the USA, pursuing graduate courses.
>
>
> Webster U. has been very active in China, Japan, South Korea etc. A large
> number of their students are from China and also from Latin American
> countries.
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> At 1:16 PM +0530 9/25/07, Priyankoo wrote:
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> Ramda,
>
> My friend Brent Bianchi served as a faculty at the Thailand campus of the
> University. I have no idea whether they are profit-motivated or not.
> However, I do know that in September 2006, when Brent and I were in Thailand
> after our visits to Assam, Brent tried to persuade the Webster University
> people to take up some awareness campaign in Assam. I have no idea if
> Brent's words have resulted in this, but if it did, I am really happy.
>
>
> best
> Priyankoo
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> Dex matho eta dharona, thikonar xex xari...
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> - Original Message 
> From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: ASSAMNET 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:26:38 AM
> Subject: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT
>
> Is this school familiar to netters.
>
>
>
> "help meritorious students from the region, preferably those under below
> poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable them to study in the
> Thailand-based campus of Webster University." -AT
>
> Hopefully, it is good as they say it is.
>
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> --Ram
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> By Our Correspondent
>  GUWAHATI, Sept 24 - With an aim to expose students of the North East
> India to job-oriented education system of America, reputed America based
> institute Webster University has launched its maiden awareness programme
> throughout select schools of the region.
>
> The institute, which also has its campus in Thailand, is coming up with
> plans to help meritorious students from the region, preferably those under
> below poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable them to study in the
> Thailand-based campus of Webster University.
>
> In an exclusive interview with* The Assam tribune*, Sanjib Subba,
> executive director, Webster University informed that the institute has made
> an appeal to all the students to avail this opportunity by means of which
> they can fulfil their dream of studying abroad, that too in a prestigious
> institute like Webster University.
>
> "I don't think any foreign institute has ever come up with any offer which
> talks about giving financial aid to meritorious students, especially in the
> North East India," Subba said.
>
> "Any student from any part of the NE region can apply for this financial
> aid through the city wing of Global Reach, which is India's largest overseas
> education consultant company is associated with over than 200 institutes
> across the globe," he informed.
>
> "I have found that most of the prestigious names in the world education
> system including the likes of Howard University looks for student from
> metros only and region like NE India do not fall under their scheme of
> things. That is why we have chosen NE because we know that talent is
> abundant here and the only hindrance is money," reiterated Subba.
>
> "Webster University is not a profit-making institute. Instead, we look for
> reinvesting the money we generate from the institute in infrastructure
> building," he said.
>
> "Of course, there would be some criteria which one would have to fulfil
> before getting the nod from the university. But, what is most impressive
> about the offer is that we have not restricted the number of students who
> can avail this offer. It can be one or even 10," Subba added.
>
>
> Subba, who was here in the city for over a week now, visited a good number
> of schools across the region and deliberated upon the nuances of studying
> under American education system.
>
> "We want students from the NE to get acquainted with the American
> education system and explore the world from a different perspective," Subba
> added.
>
> " Unlike the English education system, American education system believes
> in grading the students at different phases and not merely by annual
> examination system. We believe in all round develop

Re: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT

[Ganesh C Bora]

Webster University started with professional development courses with its first 
campus in a beach town named Hua-Hin about 2 hrs south of Bangkok. In fact I 
met some of the faculties (mostly Europeans) when I was working in AIT, 
Bangkok. They later on started Under-grad and graduate courses mainly in 
management and computer related areas (market hot areas).
In Thailand there is a craze for foreign education (if not possible, then, 
education by foreigners manily by whites). That is the sentiment capitalized by 
these universities (there are other similar universities, namely Stamford 
University) in Thailand. Webster charges very high tuition fee (about 6 to 7 
times higher than the local universities). One can know more about this 
university at their website www.webster.ac.th

Ganesh

- Original Message 
From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world 

Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 8:09:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT


Thanks Priyankoo.
 
Profit-motivated itself is not bad, so long as the students achieve life-time 
benefits. 
 
It does look like Brent's inputs must have had some influence in their decision 
to visit Guwahati. 
 
--Ramda
 
On 9/25/07, Priyankoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
Ramda,

My friend Brent Bianchi served as a faculty at the Thailand campus of the 
University. I have no idea whether they are profit-motivated or not. However, I 
do know that in September 2006, when Brent and I were in Thailand after our 
visits to Assam, Brent tried to persuade the Webster University people to take 
up some awareness campaign in Assam. I have no idea if Brent's words have 
resulted in this, but if it did, I am really happy. 


best
Priyankoo

 
Dex matho eta dharona, thikonar xex xari...




- Original Message 
From: Ram Sarangapani < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ASSAMNET 
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:26:38 AM 
Subject: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT


Is this school familiar to netters.
 
"help meritorious students from the region, preferably those under below 
poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable them to study in the 
Thailand-based campus of Webster University." -AT 

Hopefully, it is good as they say it is.
 
--Ram
_
 
By Our Correspondent
 GUWAHATI, Sept 24 – With an aim to expose students of the North East India to 
job-oriented education system of America, reputed America based institute 
Webster University has launched its maiden awareness programme throughout 
select schools of the region. 

The institute, which also has its campus in Thailand, is coming up with plans 
to help meritorious students from the region, preferably those under below 
poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable them to study in the 
Thailand-based campus of Webster University. 

In an exclusive interview with The Assam tribune, Sanjib Subba, executive 
director, Webster University informed that the institute has made an appeal to 
all the students to avail this opportunity by means of which they can fulfil 
their dream of studying abroad, that too in a prestigious institute like 
Webster University. 

"I don't think any foreign institute has ever come up with any offer which 
talks about giving financial aid to meritorious students, especially in the 
North East India," Subba said.

"Any student from any part of the NE region can apply for this financial aid 
through the city wing of Global Reach, which is India's largest overseas 
education consultant company is associated with over than 200 institutes across 
the globe," he informed. 

"I have found that most of the prestigious names in the world education system 
including the likes of Howard University looks for student from metros only and 
region like NE India do not fall under their scheme of things. That is why we 
have chosen NE because we know that talent is abundant here and the only 
hindrance is money," reiterated Subba. 

"Webster University is not a profit-making institute. Instead, we look for 
reinvesting the money we generate from the institute in infrastructure 
building," he said. 

"Of course, there would be some criteria which one would have to fulfil before 
getting the nod from the university. But, what is most impressive about the 
offer is that we have not restricted the number of students who can avail this 
offer. It can be one or even 10," Subba added. 

Subba, who was here in the city for over a week now, visited a good number of 
schools across the region and deliberated upon the nuances of studying under 
American education system.

"We want students from the NE to get acquainted with the American education 
system and explore the world from a different perspective," Subba added. 

" Unlike the English education system, American education system believes in 
grading the students at different phases and not merely by annual examination 
system. We believe 

Re: [Assam] Assam-Naga conflict

[Chan Mahanta]

Dear BK:



The colonial legal framework certainly provides due process of law..


*** From your own experiences as a part of the system and your 
educated observations since then, can you shed some light on WHY  the 
"--guilty cannot be punished?" Not just in this instance, but in 
every other case of wrong doing, be it by the ranks of the citizenry, 
but even the ranks of those who are in charge of upholding the law of 
the land and the law-makers themselves?


Somewhere there seems to be a serious problem here, isn't there? If 
so where is it? And who is responsible for fixing it?


I ask the question with all seriousness. It is THE CRUX of the issues 
we quarrel over everyday, as we have been for decades.  But few seem 
to be able to put their fingers on the problem. Your credible 
explanation  would educate a lot of our peers, not just in this 
forum, but in Assam, just like in India, foundering in a sea of 
ignorance and confusion, even the best of the desi-knowledge-brigades 
that are taking the world by a storm.



India takes pride as one of the most successful  sovereign 
parliamentary democracies in the world.


*** So it does. But do you think it is  deserving of such laurels, 
from what you see and read about day in and day out? Would such 
laurels and accolades, whether bestowed by the knowledgeable or self 
adorned, salve the injuries of those who are victims of the 
dysfunctional state of the state?


Regards.

c










At 10:34 AM -0400 9/25/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8"
Content-Language: en

He authors of this well researched article find the roots of these 
inter-state boundary disputes in the North-east in the colonial 
legal framework which helped the plantations, coalmines and 
oilfields  in the Brahmaputra valley and along the foothills of 
Nagaland  (presently coupled with  deployment of excessive military 
power).


But is not it all history now?  India takes pride as one of the most 
successful  sovereign parliamentary democracies in the world. What 
prevents India from writing a  new Constitution  doing away with the 
much-maligned colonial legal framework? The authors conclude that 
"In a milieu rife with ambiguities, the manner in which the state 
and civil society organisations are seeking  to establish order is 
dangerous." If it be so, why do our intelligentsia fail to clarify 
the ambiguities which confound us, the dangers that put lives in 
jeopardy? I would regard the media to be part of this process.  Is 
not it the function of the intelligentsia to point the finger at 
them  instead of casting stereotyped inane  criticism? More than 
anything we need to be pragmatic.


Two innocent business men lost their lives at the hands of the 
security  personnel;  why can't the  guilty be prosecuted? ".The 
colonial legal framework certainly provides due process of law..


Bhuban


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Re: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT

[Chan Mahanta]

Webster University is head-quartered in the lovely St. Louis suburb 
of Webster Groves. It is a good private, for-profit, university. Not 
inexpensive by any means. For some courses it is even more expensive 
than the highly regarded Washington University at  St. Louis.


A number of students from Assam have studied at Webster U's Thailand 
operation. One young lady we know well, is in her final year  here at 
the St. Louis campus, studying Mathematics. Her elder sister did her 
business admin. course at the Thailand campus and now helps run one 
of her father's businesses at Guwahati.  I understand a number of 
other Thailand campus graduates from Assam are currently in the USA, 
pursuing graduate courses.


Webster U. has been very active in China, Japan, South Korea etc. A 
large number of their students are from China and also from Latin 
American countries.


cm
















At 1:16 PM +0530 9/25/07, Priyankoo wrote:

Ramda,

My friend Brent Bianchi served as a faculty at the Thailand campus 
of the University. I have no idea whether they are profit-motivated 
or not. However, I do know that in September 2006, when Brent and I 
were in Thailand after our visits to Assam, Brent tried to persuade 
the Webster University people to take up some awareness campaign in 
Assam. I have no idea if Brent's words have resulted in this, but if 
it did, I am really happy.



best
Priyankoo


Dex matho eta dharona, thikonar xex xari...



- Original Message 
From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ASSAMNET 
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:26:38 AM
Subject: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT

Is this school familiar to netters.

"help meritorious students from the region, preferably those under 
below poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable them to study 
in the Thailand-based campus of Webster University." -AT


Hopefully, it is good as they say it is.

--Ram
_

By Our Correspondent
 GUWAHATI, Sept 24 - With an aim to expose students of the North 
East India to job-oriented education system of America, reputed 
America based institute Webster University has launched its maiden 
awareness programme throughout select schools of the region.


The institute, which also has its campus in Thailand, is coming up 
with plans to help meritorious students from the region, preferably 
those under below poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable 
them to study in the Thailand-based campus of Webster University.


In an exclusive interview with The Assam tribune, Sanjib Subba, 
executive director, Webster University informed that the institute 
has made an appeal to all the students to avail this opportunity by 
means of which they can fulfil their dream of studying abroad, that 
too in a prestigious institute like Webster University.


"I don't think any foreign institute has ever come up with any offer 
which talks about giving financial aid to meritorious students, 
especially in the North East India," Subba said.


"Any student from any part of the NE region can apply for this 
financial aid through the city wing of Global Reach, which is 
India's largest overseas education consultant company is associated 
with over than 200 institutes across the globe," he informed.


"I have found that most of the prestigious names in the world 
education system including the likes of Howard University looks for 
student from metros only and region like NE India do not fall under 
their scheme of things. That is why we have chosen NE because we 
know that talent is abundant here and the only hindrance is money," 
reiterated Subba.


"Webster University is not a profit-making institute. Instead, we 
look for reinvesting the money we generate from the institute in 
infrastructure building," he said.


"Of course, there would be some criteria which one would have to 
fulfil before getting the nod from the university. But, what is most 
impressive about the offer is that we have not restricted the number 
of students who can avail this offer. It can be one or even 10," 
Subba added.


Subba, who was here in the city for over a week now, visited a good 
number of schools across the region and deliberated upon the nuances 
of studying under American education system.


"We want students from the NE to get acquainted with the American 
education system and explore the world from a different 
perspective," Subba added.


" Unlike the English education system, American education system 
believes in grading the students at different phases and not merely 
by annual examination system. We believe in all round development of 
students. Besides, we give flexibility to the students as far as 
their choice of subject is concerned," Subba asserted.





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[Assam] “WE WILL REMOVE THIS SITE IF PROVEN WR ONG”: Series of logical articles from THE sit e posted here to prepare for the challenge, as some people in Assam even using loud speakers to spread th

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http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/sina/masjidalaqsa.htm
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Muslims are absolutely certain that Allah revealed Quran through his angle
Gabriel to Muhammad and nothing of that is changed.

Let us put this claim to the test. There is a hadith that reports Muhammad
one night, riode on a winged horse that drove him from Masjidu'lHaram to
Msjidu'l Aqsa (in Jerusalem) and from there to the seventh heaven where he
was shown the hell and the paradise and then taken to the presence of Allah.
This story that is commonly accepted by All the Muslims and is known as
Mi'raj is also confirmed in Quran

*Glory to (Allah)
Who did take His Servant for a journey by night,
>From the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque.*
-- Quran 17:1

Here we are not going to question the absurdity of such trip. Considering
that it would take the light (fastest thing in the universe) 8 years to make
a round trip to the closest solar system, and 30 billion years to the
outskirts of the known universe, and considering that wings don't serve
beyond the atmosphere of the Earth, such trip performed on the back of a
horse with wings in one night is just stuff of the fables. If Muhammad could
travel from Medina to the presence of Allah, riding on a winged pony, and
come back in one night, then Allah's palace must be not much far from
Medina. I wonder how come no one has found it yet?  We are not also going to
ask whether the gate of the heaven is in Jerusalem? Why Muhammad had to go
to Masjidul' Aqsa in order to go to heaven?

The biggest problem with this story is that the Masjid'ul Aqsa "Farthest
Mosque" was built after the death of Muhammad.

When Omar conquered Jerusalem he performed a prayer in the site where Temple
of Solomon used to stand. The Romans in 70 A.D destroyed that temple.  Since
then no temple, church or mosque stood on that spot. It was Calif 'Abd
al-Malik ibn Marwan who built the Dome of the Rock around 691 A.D. i.e 72
years after Hijrah. And Masjidu'l Aqsa was built on the Temple Mount by the
end of the 7th century. This is reported in The Concise Encyclopedia of
Islam, Harper & Row, 1989, p. 46 and 102.

Muhammad's alleged Mi'raj took place around the year 622. At that time
Jerusalem was in the hands of the Christians. There were no Muslims living
there and certainly there was no Mosque in Jerusalem. 53 years after the
death of Muhammad, Muslims built the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa on the
site where Solomon had his temple

This makes one wonder that perhaps, just like the Bible, also Quran was
written, manipulated and "enriched" years after its author passed away,
permitting the fables that were constructed around Muhammad after his death
to crepe into his book. Whoever has been the author of the verse 17:1, was
not aware that Masjid ul Aqsa did not exist during the time of Muhammad and
he could not have made his trip to heaven from a place that did not exist.

This, is an obvious blunder of those who compiled Quran so much so that many
Islamic scholars, including Yusuf Ali are of the opinion that by Masjid'u'
Aqsa, it is intended the SITE of the building and not the actual building.

This apologetic line could have been a way out of the dilemma if it was not
for the following Hadith, which unequivocally asserts that Masjid'ul Aqsa
was an actual building which existed in the time of Muhammad.

Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number
636:

Narrated Abu Dhaar:

I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which mosque was built first?" He replied,
"Al-Masjid-ul-Haram." I asked, "Which (was built) next?" He replied,
"Al-Masjid-ul-Aqs-a (i.e. Jerusalem)." I asked, "What was the period in
between them?" He replied, "Forty (years)." He then added, "Wherever the
time for the prayer comes upon you, perform the prayer, for all the earth is
a place of worshipping for you."

Muslims could bring the excuse that "Masjid' means any place of worship
(sojda), that is why the prophet refers to the temple of Solomon as Masjid.
In that case, all churches, synagogues and the Zoroastrian Ateshkadehs are
Masjids. During the time of Muhammad there were many such "Masjids" built in
cities much farther than Jerusalem. (i.e farthest from Mecca or Medina) and
the Masjid'ul Aqsa actually was not the farthest mosque.

This hadith presents yet another problem. Masjid'ul Haram (Ka'ba) was
allegedly built by Abraham. He lived about 2000 BC and the Temple of Solomon
(the site of the Msjid ul'Aqsa) was built about 958-951 BC.  There is a gap
of about over 1040 years between the dates of the construction of the two
buildings. His holiness Muhammad's mistake was a mere one thousand years.

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Re: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT

[Ram Sarangapani]

Thanks Priyankoo.

Profit-motivated itself is not bad, so long as the students achieve
life-time benefits.

It does look like Brent's inputs must have had some influence in their
decision to visit Guwahati.

--Ramda

On 9/25/07, Priyankoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>  Ramda,
>
> My friend Brent Bianchi served as a faculty at the Thailand campus of the
> University. I have no idea whether they are profit-motivated or not.
> However, I do know that in September 2006, when Brent and I were in Thailand
> after our visits to Assam, Brent tried to persuade the Webster University
> people to take up some awareness campaign in Assam. I have no idea if
> Brent's words have resulted in this, but if it did, I am really happy.
>
>
> best
> Priyankoo
>
> Dex matho eta dharona, thikonar xex xari...
>
>
> - Original Message 
> From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: ASSAMNET 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:26:38 AM
> Subject: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT
>
> Is this school familiar to netters.
>
> "help meritorious students from the region, preferably those under below
> poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable them to study in the
> Thailand-based campus of Webster University." -AT
> Hopefully, it is good as they say it is.
>
> --Ram
> _
>
> By Our Correspondent
>  GUWAHATI, Sept 24 – With an aim to expose students of the North East
> India to job-oriented education system of America, reputed America based
> institute Webster University has launched its maiden awareness programme
> throughout select schools of the region.
>
> The institute, which also has its campus in Thailand, is coming up with
> plans to help meritorious students from the region, preferably those under
> below poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable them to study in the
> Thailand-based campus of Webster University.
>
> In an exclusive interview with *The Assam tribune*, Sanjib Subba,
> executive director, Webster University informed that the institute has made
> an appeal to all the students to avail this opportunity by means of which
> they can fulfil their dream of studying abroad, that too in a prestigious
> institute like Webster University.
>
> "I don't think any foreign institute has ever come up with any offer which
> talks about giving financial aid to meritorious students, especially in the
> North East India," Subba said.
>
> "Any student from any part of the NE region can apply for this financial
> aid through the city wing of Global Reach, which is India's largest overseas
> education consultant company is associated with over than 200 institutes
> across the globe," he informed.
>
> "I have found that most of the prestigious names in the world education
> system including the likes of Howard University looks for student from
> metros only and region like NE India do not fall under their scheme of
> things. That is why we have chosen NE because we know that talent is
> abundant here and the only hindrance is money," reiterated Subba.
>
> "Webster University is not a profit-making institute. Instead, we look for
> reinvesting the money we generate from the institute in infrastructure
> building," he said.
>
> "Of course, there would be some criteria which one would have to fulfil
> before getting the nod from the university. But, what is most impressive
> about the offer is that we have not restricted the number of students who
> can avail this offer. It can be one or even 10," Subba added.
>
> Subba, who was here in the city for over a week now, visited a good number
> of schools across the region and deliberated upon the nuances of studying
> under American education system.
>
> "We want students from the NE to get acquainted with the American
> education system and explore the world from a different perspective," Subba
> added.
>
> " Unlike the English education system, American education system believes
> in grading the students at different phases and not merely by annual
> examination system. We believe in all round development of students.
> Besides, we give flexibility to the students as far as their choice of
> subject is concerned," Subba asserted.
>
>
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[umesh sharma]

it seems Tehelka has finally become free for everyone not just subscribers.

Umesh

Priyankoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: One of my Naga friends sent me this. 

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main33.asp?filename=op010907Dark.asp

 
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[Assam] India benefits: MIT OpenCourseware

[umesh sharma]

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/about/impact/asia/asia.htm

anyone in Assam?

Umesh


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Washington D.C. 

1-202-215-4328 [Cell]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)




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Re: [Assam] Assam-Naga conflict

[BBaruah]

He authors of this well researched article find the roots of these  
inter-state boundary disputes in the North-east in the colonial legal framework 
 which 
helped the plantations, coalmines and oilfields  in the Brahmaputra  valley 
and along the foothills of Nagaland  (presently coupled with   deployment of 
excessive military power).
 
But is not it all history now?  India takes pride as one of the most  
successful  sovereign parliamentary democracies in the world. What prevents  
India 
from writing a  new Constitution  doing away with the  much-maligned colonial 
legal framework? The authors conclude that “In a milieu  rife with ambiguities, 
the manner in which the state and civil society  organisations are seeking  to 
establish order is dangerous.” If it be so,  why do our intelligentsia fail 
to clarify the ambiguities which confound us, the  dangers that put lives in 
jeopardy? I would regard the media to be part of this  process.  Is not it the 
function of the intelligentsia to point the finger  at them  instead of casting 
stereotyped inane  criticism? More than  anything we need to be pragmatic.
 
Two innocent business men lost their lives at the hands of the  security  
personnel;  why can’t the  guilty be prosecuted?  ”.The colonial legal 
framework certainly provides due process  of law.. 
 
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Re: [Assam] NE youth India's Idols??

[umesh sharma]

Priyankoo-da,

Yes you are right the runner up is from Shillong but the artcile says that the 
winner is also from NE India - Darjeeling-right next to Assam.

Regards.

Uesh

Priyankoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Seems like you lost something in 
translation!!

umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It seems NE youth are slowly learning 
what it kaes to succeed at national level in terms of "culture of power"

Sillong youth wins Indian Idol 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2395880.cms
Indian Idol is so popular that my US roommates' parents put down the phone in 
India saying they have to watch Indian Idol .

Umesh


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Re: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT

[Priyankoo]

Ramda,

My friend Brent Bianchi served as a faculty at the
Thailand campus of the University. I have no idea whether they are
profit-motivated or not. However, I do know that in September 2006,
when Brent and I were in Thailand after our visits to Assam, Brent
tried to persuade the Webster University people to take up some
awareness campaign in Assam. I have no idea if Brent's words have
resulted in this, but if it did, I am really happy. 


best
Priyankoo
 
Dex matho eta dharona, thikonar xex xari...


- Original Message 
From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ASSAMNET 
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:26:38 AM
Subject: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT

Is this school familiar to netters.

 

"help meritorious students from the region, preferably those under below 
poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable them to study in the 
Thailand-based campus of Webster University." -AT



Hopefully, it is good as they say it is.

 

--Ram

_

 

By Our Correspondent
 GUWAHATI, Sept 24 – With an aim to expose students of the North East India to 
job-oriented education system of America, reputed America based institute 
Webster University has launched its maiden awareness programme throughout 
select schools of the region. 


The institute, which also has its campus in Thailand, is coming up with plans 
to help meritorious students from the region, preferably those under below 
poverty line (BPL) with financial aid to enable them to study in the 
Thailand-based campus of Webster University.


In an exclusive interview with The Assam tribune, Sanjib Subba, executive 
director, Webster University informed that the institute has made an appeal to 
all the students to avail this opportunity by means of which they can fulfil 
their dream of studying abroad, that too in a prestigious institute like 
Webster University.


"I don't think any foreign institute has ever come up with any offer which 
talks about giving financial aid to meritorious students, especially in the 
North East India," Subba said.

"Any student from any part of the NE region can apply for this financial aid 
through the city wing of Global Reach, which is India's largest overseas 
education consultant company is associated with over than 200 institutes across 
the globe," he informed.


"I have found that most of the prestigious names in the world education system 
including the likes of Howard University looks for student from metros only and 
region like NE India do not fall under their scheme of things. That is why we 
have chosen NE because we know that talent is abundant here and the only 
hindrance is money," reiterated Subba.


"Webster University is not a profit-making institute. Instead, we look for 
reinvesting the money we generate from the institute in infrastructure 
building," he said. 

"Of course, there would be some criteria which one would have to fulfil before 
getting the nod from the university. But, what is most impressive about the 
offer is that we have not restricted the number of students who can avail this 
offer. It can be one or even 10," Subba added. 


Subba, who was here in the city for over a week now, visited a good number of 
schools across the region and deliberated upon the nuances of studying under 
American education system.

"We want students from the NE to get acquainted with the American education 
system and explore the world from a different perspective," Subba added.


" Unlike the English education system, American education system believes in 
grading the students at different phases and not merely by annual examination 
system. We believe in all round development of students. Besides, we give 
flexibility to the students as far as their choice of subject is concerned," 
Subba asserted.









   

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