[Assam] Rajdeep Sardesai: No PM is an island
Rajdeep Sardesai: No PM is an island http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/rajdeepsardesai/1/62238/rajdeep-sardesai-no-pm-is-an-island.html If this is the age of television news, then Dr Manmohan Singh clearly belongs to another era. During the 1998 elections, we were doing a news programme on a day in the life of the economist-politician. It was his first electoral battle and the reticent academic in him was clearly troubled by the intrusive nature of the camera. Already tired of being jostled by Congress workers on the campaign trail, he appeared reluctant to come out of his shell. Finally, late in the afternoon, we learnt that it was Dr Singh's grand-daughter's birthday and a small party was being organised in the garden. Could we film it, we wondered, sensing a chance to show Dr Singh the family man to the wider world. No cameras, this is a private moment, was the cryptic answer.'Privacy' in the 24x7 news whirl may seem incongruous for someone in public life. A Laloo Prasad Yadav will take you to his cowshed, even brush his teeth in front of the camera, and an Obama family holiday will be splashed across the front pages, but Manmohan guards his personal space zealously. Last year, we managed to get the prime minister to do a Children's Day special with his wife Gursharan Kaur on the lawns of 7 Race Course Road. The feisty lady broke into a song at one stage, the best the prime minister could manage in response was a weak smile, barely visible under the grey beard.It should come as no surprise then that the prime minister hasn't really done a single detailed interview in almost seven years in power. In his first term, he did two major press conferences at Vigyan Bhavan and then stopped them altogether. He did another one last year, but then again retreated behind the forbidding walls of government. Which is why the sudden decision to hold a 'live' television interaction with editors from the electronic media appeared out of character. What made it even more mysterious was just why Manmohan had chosen this moment to finally speak out. With the budget session of Parliament just days away and a series of scams having tarnished the government's record, what really was the message the prime minister wished to send out?Days later, one is, frankly, none the wiser. If the prime minister wanted to use the platform to suggest that he was firmly in charge, then his responses only seemed to confirm a sense of growing helplessness at being almost encircled by a group of rogues. If he was hoping for sympathy for being a 'victim' of coalition pressures, then he seemed to forget that 'victimhood' is often synonymous with weakness. If he was confident that his personal integrity would carry the day, he ran the risk of being accused of avoiding any individual responsibility for the acts of his colleagues.If he had considered a mea culpa, the closest he came to doing so was that irregularities were his biggest regret, but he wasn't as 'guilty' as some suggested. And if he was hoping that the media would be an 'ally' in reporting an India story beyond scams and negativism, he failed to realise that journalism cannot be a lapdog of political authority either.Okay, so the prime minister did tell us that he wasn't a quitter, that there were still many unfinished tasks. So, he did promise us that his government was dead serious about punishing wrong-doers. But somehow Manmohan doesn't fit the image of a Schwarznegger-like Terminator. Moreover, middle-class cynicism can be infectious: the very same social groups that were praising the PM's honesty now see him as a Dhritarashtra-like figure who tolerates corruption.Ironically, it is this very middle class that the PM must reach out to once again by using TV more, not less. His soft, almost inaudible voice may seem boring in the cacophony of the modern-day news juggernaut. But being telegenic is not just about clever soundbites and powerful oratory. There is space even in today's age of political 'spin' for old-fashioned values of decency, simplicity and straightforwardness, values he still embodies.But to express them in moments of crisis, he needs to first unshackle himself from his inherent nervousness in facing the camera. He needs to talk to the Indian people more often, become our moral compass in these times of all-round venality. His prolonged periods of silence are seen as a sign of timidity, of a diffident leader lacking in political authority as a result of never having won a Lok Sabha election.Maybe at age 78, it's too late for Manmohan to transform himself from the self-effacing bureaucrat-politician to an effective mass communicator. Maybe, he will always be the Humphrey Appleby of government, a civil servant first, a neta only later. Which is also perhaps why he needs Sonia Gandhi's help now more than ever. He has at least spoken, when will Sonia break her sphinx-like silence?(The writer is Editor-in-Chief,
[Assam] Guwahati International Short Film Festival
Entries Now Open For 1st Guwahati International Short Film Festival, April 4 5, 2011 *Guwahati, February 17, 2011:* The 1st Guwahati International Short Film Festival (GISFF) by Creovaent Productions will be held from April 4 to April 5, 2011 at Cinemax, Guwahati. The Guwahati International Short Film Festival (GISFF) is now taking short films for Short Film Competition (restricted only to filmmakers from North-East Region for the first year) and for Indian Kaleidoscope section. Short Filmmakers from other parts of India can download the same entry form available in the website and send in their entries for Indian Kaleidoscope section. For the first year there will be no entry fees for submitting the short films. For rules and regulations and entry form, please visit the festival website: *www.creovaent.com* For the short film competition (North-East Region), prizes are as follows: *Best Film:** *Golden Rhino, Certificate Cash Award + Film to be taken under the wings of Shamiana Creovaent Shorts to be screened all over India ** Best Director:** *Golden Rhino, Certificate Cash Award** *Best Screenplay:** *Silver Rhino, Certificate Cash Award *Best Editing: ** *Silver Rhino, Certificate Cash Award** *Best Cinematography:** *Silver Rhino, Certificate Cash Award** *For More Details, please contact*: creovaentproduct...@gmail.com ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Flights to and from Northeast fumble in blind zone
Flights to and from Northeast fumble in blind zone http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110215/jsp/calcutta/story_13584169.jspc Flights between Calcutta and the Northeast are not only among the shortest but also short on safety, passing through stretches of airspace where pilots are caught between two air traffic control towers that aren’t even on talking terms.“Around 5,000 people board flights between the city and various destinations of the Northeast every day. unaware that luck and piloting skills are their only insurance along stretches of Bangladesh and Indian airspace where communication methods are primitive and radar surveillance is non-existent,” said a senior representative of a private airline.Danger No. 1 is apparently the lack of communication between the Calcutta and Dhaka control rooms despite all flights to the Northeast flying over Bangladesh airspace.Even after a pilot negotiates that stretch safely, he or she can’t afford to relax.“Apart from Guwahati, no other airport in the Northeast has radar surveillance. So voice communication with the ATC is the only lifeline available to pilots,” the airline official said.With Guwahati, voice communication by VHF (very high frequency) equipment is often a problem because of signal disruption caused by the hilly terrain.“When that happens, a pilot needs to contact Agartala ATC to convey a message to us, which in this day and age is ridiculous. We have been requesting Delhi to install a radar in Agartala for the last eight years but nobody’s listening,” said an official at Borjhar airport in Guwahati.Not for nothing does a veteran like Capt. Sarvesh Gupta of Jet Airways find flying to and from the Northeast “stressful”.“Many of us have raised these safety issues at meetings of the regional operations committee. The Indian and Bangladesh authorities need to open a channel of communication to realign routes and review the communication process,” said a pilot of another airline.So why do Calcutta and Dhaka ATC behave like hostile neighbours when air safety in both countries is at stake?Officials at the city airport claimed that the hotline between the two ATC units had never been used because of a manpower shortage. Worse, the radar at Dhaka airport malfunctions at regular intervals.“The voice communication frequency with Dhaka ATC is often jammed and it’s quite an ordeal communicating one’s aircraft position to them,” said a senior pilot based in the city.On February 5, an Air India flight on the Calcutta-Imphal route was on a collision course with a China Eastern airline flight till the pilot made a last-minute adjustment in altitude.A miscommunication between one of the pilots and ATC personnel at Dhaka airport had allegedly led to the flights maintaining the same altitude.“Such near-misses have taken place on the Northeast route several times,” an official said.Pilots partly blame the two-decade-old air traffic surveillance routes for the perils of flying to and from the Northeast. “The volume of traffic has increased almost five times but the systems are the same,” said a Northeast veteran.Flights from Calcutta take either of two routes to the Northeast, one over Rajshahi and the other over Kumilla. Apart from the 25-odd aircraft flying between the city and Northeast destinations like Guwahati, Jorhat, Mohanbari, Agartala, Imphal, Silchar, Dimapur and Aizawl, the route is used by around 50 other aircraft.A plane taking off from the city enters Bangladesh after flying barely 30 nautical miles within the Calcutta flight information range. The aircraft then covers around 100 nautical miles before entering the Northeast, where it flies another 25 to 150 nautical miles depending on the destination.“As there is practically no communication between Calcutta and Dhaka, pilots keep them informed about their altitude, speed and other details. But there is always a chance of miscommunication and no second line of defence, especially when a flight is switching from one flight information range to another,” he said. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Wisconsin Sharp Cheddar
Only for those interested in the Wisconsin battle, from the NYT. The two sides
are talking which is a good sign.
Protesters in Wisconsin Say They Are Staying Put
Andy Manis/Associated Press
Opponents of a plan to cut collective bargaining rights and benefits for state
workers demonstrated in the rotunda of the Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Sunday.
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By MONICA DAVEY
Published: February 20, 2011
MADISON, Wis. — Union leaders urged Wisconsin teachers to return to work at
schools that are open on Monday, but large protests were expected to continue
at the Capitol against a plan to cut collective bargaining rights and benefits
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“We’ll be here Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday — as long as it takes,”
Gary Lonzo, a union organizer and former Wisconsin corrections officer, said
Sunday as he watched protesters banging drums and waving signs here for a sixth
day in a row. “We’re not going anywhere.”
As the protests went on through falling sleet and snow, some lawmakers
suggested that a compromise might yet be possible over the cuts that Gov. Scott
Walker, a Republican, has proposed. A spokesman for Dale Schultz, a moderate
Republican senator, said that Mr. Schultz supported Mr. Walker, particularly in
his assessment that the state budget situation was dire, but that Mr. Schultz
also hoped to work to preserve collective bargaining rights.
Chris Larson, a Senate Democrat, said he, too, sensed some “wavering” among the
Republican coalition that is expected to pass the measure.
Republican leaders dismissed all such talk and said that they intended to pass
the package of cuts to state workers’ health care and pension benefits, and
limits to broad collective bargaining rights. “The caucus is rock solid,” Scott
Fitzgerald, the Senate majority leader, said on Sunday.
Democrats in the State Senate, meanwhile, who are in the minority but are
needed for a quorum, said Sunday that they intended to remain out of state —
and far from the voting chamber — until Republican leaders agree to remove
broad collective bargaining restrictions from the proposal to increase workers’
health care and pension costs.
“This is not a stunt, it’s not a prank,” said Senator Jon Erpenbach, one of the
Democrats who drove away from Madison early Thursday, hours before a planned
vote, and would say only that he was in Chicago. “This is not an option I can
ever see us doing again, but in this case, it’s absolutely the right thing to
do. What they want to do is not the will of the people.”
On Tuesday, the State Assembly, also dominated by Republicans, is expected to
take up the matter. Democrats in that chamber said they planned to introduce a
long list of amendments; some predicted that discussions over the bill would
last for hours, if not days.
Mr. Walker’s plan would require government workers to put 5.8 percent of their
pay into their pensions (most pay less than 1 percent now), and would require
them to pay at least 12.6 percent of health care premiums (most pay about 6
percent now). Union leaders said they would go along with those plans, but they
wanted to remove provisions that would prohibit collective bargaining for
issues beyond wages, limit pay raises to a certain level without
[Assam] Cottonians' alumni meet in Delhi
*Cottonians Alumni Meet in Delhi* It was a journey down the memory lane for generations of ex-Cottonians living in the Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) comprising NOIDA, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad when alumni from 67 batches gathered in the heart of New Delhi on Sunday to recollect their golden memories of Cotton College and do some brainstorming on how they can give back something to their alma mater. The alumni of Cotton College in the national capital had last met in 1999, just as the college was preparing to celebrate its centenary in 2001, but somehow after that they had never managed to gather together again. But this year, thanks to the initiative taken by Delhi-based Cottonians mainly; Manoj Kr Das (jr), Mridul Bhuyan, Utpal barpujari, Bhargav Bhushan Bhuyan, Debanga Pallav Saikia, Subimal Bhattacharya, Kaushik Deka, Lachit Das, Bhagyajeet Bhuyan, Madhur Kankana Roy and Indrajit Das, who was the General secretary of the Cotton College Union Society in 1999, the ex-Cottonians came together in large number to meet, make merry and talk about their memories of days spent at the college at the Central Civil Secretariat Sports Ground at Chanakyapuri in the heart of Delhi. The most touching moment for all those gathered for the occasion was the presence of 84-year-old Dr K P Chakravarty who had passed his Intermediate Science in 1947 just before Independence. With the energy that would put to shame many youngsters of today he mingled with juniors who were born even over half a century after he had passed out of Cotton College. Dr Chakravarty, as also other senior alumni who had gathered, were felicited on the occasion. Among them were Supreme Court Judge Justice Dr Mukuda Kam Sharma, AIIMS Director Dr R C Deka, noted economist Dr Jayanta Madhab, artist Col (retd) J. N Hazarika, retired civil servant and singer Chida Das, N N Gogoi, Binay Brata Sarma, Reena Sarma, Malaya Khaund, veteran All India Radio newsreaders Lily Das Malik and Guna Baruah, and veteran journalist Nitish Chakravarty. The daylong programme was kicked off by hoisting flag of the Cottonian Alumni Association of NCR/ Delhi by Justice Sharma and other senior-most Cottonians, followed by the singing of Assam’s national song “O Mor Aponar Dex”. A chorus composed by Sarat Barkakati and set to music by his daughter Murchona was sung by a group of alumni setting the pace of the event, which was followed by an inaugural speech by Justice Sharma. On behalf of the organizers of the event, alumni Manoj Kumar Das said from now onwards the event would be a regular, annual affair. “A formal structure would be given to the alumni association soon so that it can formally take up various activities for the benefit of our alma mater,” he said. Names of several alumni members who opened their purse strings to make the event a grand success were also announced to great appreciation. A medley of cultural performances livened up the proceedings, which were made livelier by the host of the ceremony Siddhanta Mangal Kashyap. Nostalgia descended on the venue as many senior alumni shared their memories of days spent at the college and how that had shaped them as professionals and human beings. Among the cultural performers were a Sattriya performance by Mridusmita Das, a student of Lady Sri Ram College, a chorus composed by Nava Kanta Barooah and sung by a group comprising Mayarani Majinder Baruah, Chida Das, Devanga Pallav Saikia and others. A traditional Assamese gourmet lunch was a hit among all tired souls who participated in fun events like a game of football and two rounds tug-of-war – one with mixed participation and one exclusively for the fair sex among the alumni. A heavy and unexpected downpour cut short the last few minutes of the formal programme in the afternoon but the younger one utilized the opportunity to have a round of Bihu dance under the rains for over an hour! The first-ever meeting of the Cotton College Alumni in the National Capital thus left a sweet taste in the minds of all and they vowed to come together again with more people and larger programmes and take the level of relationship and bondage to next level by connecting with the family members of alumni. http://www.smiliespoint.com/wp/ie.php?plg=iesubs=gmailelm=sign ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Support STOP AND ERADICATE ILLEGAL BANGLADESHI IMMIGRATION: Add a PicBadge to your Facebook profile picture
http://www.picbadges.com/stop-and-eradicate-illegal-bangladeshi-immigration/1152996/ ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Happy Planet Index
http://www.happyplanetindex.org/explore/global/life-expectancy.html http://www.greendiary.com/entry/happy-planet-index-shows-costa-rica-as-the-happiest-and-greenest-nation/ ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Happy Planet Index
It show Costa Rica as 75.1 na d Japan is 82.3 So, how's Costa Rica the happiest and greenest? On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Alpana B. Sarangapani absarangap...@hotmail.com wrote: http://www.happyplanetindex.org/explore/global/life-expectancy.html http://www.greendiary.com/entry/happy-planet-index-shows-costa-rica-as-the-happiest-and-greenest-nation/ ___ 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] Happy Planet Index
Look at things like life satisfaction rather than life expectancy. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Ram Sarangapani assa...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:54:07 To: assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] Happy Planet Index It show Costa Rica as 75.1 na d Japan is 82.3 So, how's Costa Rica the happiest and greenest? On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Alpana B. Sarangapani absarangap...@hotmail.com wrote: http://www.happyplanetindex.org/explore/global/life-expectancy.html http://www.greendiary.com/entry/happy-planet-index-shows-costa-rica-as-the-happiest-and-greenest-nation/ ___ 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 mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Babus-WhistleBlowing
1. Is whistle blowing becoming accepted in India? There is nothing uniform or united about India .It is me for myself.”I am all right Jack!” 2. Is the official going to be punished as implied in the news at the end? Subtly - May be made an Ambassador or a Governor. 3. Was the leak politically motivated? You mean by opposer of Congress Looters? May Be.More of a tit for tat! 4. Is the word Babu accepted in Indian media now for a government official?It all started from Rajiv Gandhi the Co-Pilot turned Bofors Commissioner clashing with Late Indira Gandhi’s TYPIST Rajiv Dhawan. Now the euphemism is EGM –Empowered Group Of Ministers IAS Babus actually are the Ministers’ Pimps. Powerful Media like Idia Today usesBABU freely Such is the state of e-Governance. All cozy Bed fellows. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] video - For Indian TV viewers , US Airforce demonstrates capabilities of C-17 plane
For Indian TV viewers , US Airforce squadron based in Hawaii demonstrates capabilities of the the giant airlift plane C-17. Indian airforce is in process to get these planes http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/bigger-higher-faster/flying-a-boeing-c-17/191453 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] video - For Indian TV viewers , US Airforce demonstrates capabilities of C-17 plane
Thanks for sharing that, Ram. Great video. --Ram da On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 10:30 PM, Ram Dhar ramd...@hotmail.com wrote: For Indian TV viewers , US Airforce squadron based in Hawaii demonstrates capabilities of the the giant airlift plane C-17. Indian airforce is in process to get these planes http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/bigger-higher-faster/flying-a-boeing-c-17/191453 ___ 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] Kuhipar: Assamese Unicode Font ( http://www.kuhipat.org/ )
It is opening here. Problem might be with you browser Dilipda. Clear Recent history. Sushanta Kar 2011/2/22 Dilip Deka dilipd...@yahoo.com This is what I get: What am I doing wrong? === 404 Error File Not Found The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.* If you typed in the URL, please check the spelling * You can try to click the Back button and try another link Web Hosting provided by Hostmonster.Com From: Buljit Buragohain buluas...@yahoo.co.in To: xo...@googlegroups.com; assam@assamnet.org; assamonl...@yahoogroups.com; friendsofassa...@yahoogroups.com; northeastin...@yahoogroups.com; silc...@yahoogroups.com; axomiya_stude...@yahoogroups.com; assamsoci...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Banajit Pathak banajitpat...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 9:43 PM Subject: [Assam] Kuhipar: Assamese Unicode Font ( http://www.kuhipat.org/) Kuhipar: Assamese Unicode Font ( http://www.kuhipat.org/ ) কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্ট এই চাইতৰ কোনোবা ঠাইত আমি কৈছো কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্টতো বাংলা ইউনিকোড ভিত্তিত বিকাশিত কৰা অসমীয়া ফ’ণ্ট|অন্য অসমীয়া অথবা বাংলা ফ’ণ্টৰ দৰেই ইয়াকো প্ৰায় সকলো window application ত যেনে MS word MS paint online browserত ইয়াক ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিব পাৰি|প্ৰয়োজন অনুসৰি সময়ে সময়ে এই বিষয়ে আমি সবিশেষ আলোচনা কৰিবলৈ যত্ন কৰিম|এই ফ’ণ্টতো ইন্টাৰনেটত অসমীয়া লিখা অথবা পঢ়াৰ সুবিধাৰ প্ৰতি লক্ষ্য ৰাখি বিকাশিত কৰিবলৈ যত্ন কৰা হৈছে, ইয়াৰ অৰ্থ হ’ল এই ফ’ণ্টতো ইন্টাৰনেটত অসমীয়া লিখা অথবা পঢ়াৰ বাবেহে উপযুক্ত (অন্তত্ব আমি উপযুক্ত কৰিবলৈ চেষ্টা কৰিছো )| সবিশেষ এই চাইতৰ কোনোবা ঠাইত লিখা হ’ব|সাধাৰণতে যিকোনো চাইতৰ আখৰবোৰৰ ছাইজ (font size)১২ থাকে সান্মেসিক (by default)ভাৱে, আমাৰ এই ফ’ণ্টতো এই আকাৰতে পঢ়িবলৈ ভাল (best readability) বুলি আমি বিবেচনা কৰো| আমাৰ অসমীয়াৰ লিখাৰ নিজস্ব কিছুমান শৈলী আছে, যেনে, গ+উ কাৰ=গু, ৰ+উ কাৰ=ৰু শ+উ কাৰ=শু আদি, ম+ৰ কাৰ=ম্ৰ (সম্ৰাজ্য )অন্য কিছুমান অসমীয়া support থকা ফ’ণ্টত এনে কিছুমান আখৰ বা যুক্তাক্ষৰ ভালকৈ দেখা নাযায়| আমাৰ অসমীয়াত ‘স’ ৰ লগত উ কাৰ যোগ দিলে ইয়াক দুই ধৰণে লিখা যায় ‘সু’ আৰু ‘স্সু’ , সেয়েহে দুয়োটা শৈলী ইয়াত ৰখা হৈছে, কিন্তু ইয়াৰ কিছু সীমা বদ্ধতা আছে, যেনে কোনো প্ৰবন্ধ printout অথবা চিত্ৰ হিছাপে তৈয়াৰ কৰিবলৈ হ’লে দুয়োটা একেলগে অথবা যিকোনো এটা ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিব পৰা যাব, কিন্তু চাইতৰ বাবে লিখিবলৈ হ’লে কিছু ক্ষেত্ৰত প্ৰথমটোহে ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিব পৰা যাব,সময়ত এই বিষয়ে বিতং ভাৱে আলোচনা কৰা হ’ব|ভবিষ্যতে আমাৰ দুয়োটা পৃথক কৰি দুটা বেলেগ বেলেগ ফ’ণ্ট বিকাশ কৰাৰ পৰিকল্পনা আছে|‘ড্ক’ এইটো আন কিছুমান ফ’ণ্টত আমাৰ লিখিবলৈ অসুবিধা হ্য়, ‘ড০’ এনেকৈ লিখা হ্য়, এই ফ’ণ্টত ‘ড্ক’ টো ৰখা হৈছে|অলপতে ভাৰত চৰকাৰে ভাৰতীয় মুদ্ৰাৰ প্ৰতীক চিহ্ন জাৰি কৰিছে, আৰু ই এনে `ধৰণৰ|কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্টত ভাৰতীয় মুদ্ৰাৰ প্ৰতীক চিহ্নটো (`)ৰখা আছে কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্টৰ অসুবিধা সমূহ :-- এই ফ’ণ্টৰ দ্বাৰা আপুনি বাংলা চাইত চোৱাত বা বাংলাত লিখাত অসুবিধা পাব পাৰে|বিশেষকৈ বাংলাত লিখিব পৰা নাযাব|আমাৰ অনুৰোধ বাংলা লিখাৰ বাবে অথবা বাংলা চাইত চোৱাৰ বাবে বাংলা ফ’ণ্ট ব্যৱহাৰ কৰক| কেতিয়াবা কিছুমান চাইতত আখৰবোৰৰ মাত্ৰা দেখা পোৱাত অসুবিধা হ্য়, ’ চিহ্নতো firefoxত অলপ তলত দেখা যায়| আমি এই অসুবিধা সমূহ আতৰাবলৈ ভবিষ্যতে চেষ্টা কৰিম| অন্য আসুবিধা সমূহৰ বাবে ফ’ৰামৰ বিশেষ শিতানত চাওক অথবা ফ’ৰামত লিখক| মুঠৰ ওপৰত আমাৰ লক্ষ্য হ’ল চাইবাৰ ৱৰ্ল্ডত অসমীয়া আখৰবোৰ সঠিক আৰু সুন্দৰ ভাৱে তুলি ধৰা| এই কথা খিনিৰ দ্বাৰা আমি কেতিয়াও কব খোজা নাই যে আমাৰ কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্টতো অন্য বাংলা অথবা অসমীয়া ফ’ণ্টতকৈ উন্নত অথবা অন্য ফ’ণ্টৰ মানদন্ড সঠিক নহয়|ইয়াত কেৱ্ল কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্টতৰ সুবিধা অসুবিধাৰ কথাহে কোৱা হৈছে| Kuhipar: Assamese Unicode Font ( http://www.kuhipat.org/ ) ___ 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 -- Sushanta Kar সুশান্ত কর তিনসুকিয়া, আসাম আমার ব্লগগুলি: http://sushantakar40.blogspot.com http://ishankonerkahini.blogspot.com http://ishankonerkotha.blogspot.com আমার সম্পাদিত 'প্রজ্ঞান' http://pragyan06now.blogspot.com http://sites.google.com/site/pragyan06now স্বাজাত্যের অহমিকার থেকে মুক্তি দানের শিক্ষাই, আজকের দিনের প্রধান শিক্ষা রবীন্দ্রনাথ ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Kuhipar: Assamese Unicode Font ( http://www.kuhipat.org/ )
This is what I get: What am I doing wrong? === 404 Error File Not Found The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.* If you typed in the URL, please check the spelling * You can try to click the Back button and try another link Web Hosting provided by Hostmonster.Com From: Buljit Buragohain buluas...@yahoo.co.in To: xo...@googlegroups.com; assam@assamnet.org; assamonl...@yahoogroups.com; friendsofassa...@yahoogroups.com; northeastin...@yahoogroups.com; silc...@yahoogroups.com; axomiya_stude...@yahoogroups.com; assamsoci...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Banajit Pathak banajitpat...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 9:43 PM Subject: [Assam] Kuhipar: Assamese Unicode Font ( http://www.kuhipat.org/ ) Kuhipar: Assamese Unicode Font ( http://www.kuhipat.org/ ) কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্ট এই চাইতৰ কোনোবা ঠাইত আমি কৈছো কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্টতো বাংলা ইউনিকোড ভিত্তিত বিকাশিত কৰা অসমীয়া ফ’ণ্ট|অন্য অসমীয়া অথবা বাংলা ফ’ণ্টৰ দৰেই ইয়াকো প্ৰায় সকলো window application ত যেনে MS word MS paint online browserত ইয়াক ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিব পাৰি|প্ৰয়োজন অনুসৰি সময়ে সময়ে এই বিষয়ে আমি সবিশেষ আলোচনা কৰিবলৈ যত্ন কৰিম|এই ফ’ণ্টতো ইন্টাৰনেটত অসমীয়া লিখা অথবা পঢ়াৰ সুবিধাৰ প্ৰতি লক্ষ্য ৰাখি বিকাশিত কৰিবলৈ যত্ন কৰা হৈছে, ইয়াৰ অৰ্থ হ’ল এই ফ’ণ্টতো ইন্টাৰনেটত অসমীয়া লিখা অথবা পঢ়াৰ বাবেহে উপযুক্ত (অন্তত্ব আমি উপযুক্ত কৰিবলৈ চেষ্টা কৰিছো )| সবিশেষ এই চাইতৰ কোনোবা ঠাইত লিখা হ’ব|সাধাৰণতে যিকোনো চাইতৰ আখৰবোৰৰ ছাইজ (font size)১২ থাকে সান্মেসিক (by default)ভাৱে, আমাৰ এই ফ’ণ্টতো এই আকাৰতে পঢ়িবলৈ ভাল (best readability) বুলি আমি বিবেচনা কৰো| আমাৰ অসমীয়াৰ লিখাৰ নিজস্ব কিছুমান শৈলী আছে, যেনে, গ+উ কাৰ=গু, ৰ+উ কাৰ=ৰু শ+উ কাৰ=শু আদি, ম+ৰ কাৰ=ম্ৰ (সম্ৰাজ্য )অন্য কিছুমান অসমীয়া support থকা ফ’ণ্টত এনে কিছুমান আখৰ বা যুক্তাক্ষৰ ভালকৈ দেখা নাযায়| আমাৰ অসমীয়াত ‘স’ ৰ লগত উ কাৰ যোগ দিলে ইয়াক দুই ধৰণে লিখা যায় ‘সু’ আৰু ‘স্সু’ , সেয়েহে দুয়োটা শৈলী ইয়াত ৰখা হৈছে, কিন্তু ইয়াৰ কিছু সীমা বদ্ধতা আছে, যেনে কোনো প্ৰবন্ধ printout অথবা চিত্ৰ হিছাপে তৈয়াৰ কৰিবলৈ হ’লে দুয়োটা একেলগে অথবা যিকোনো এটা ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিব পৰা যাব, কিন্তু চাইতৰ বাবে লিখিবলৈ হ’লে কিছু ক্ষেত্ৰত প্ৰথমটোহে ব্যৱহাৰ কৰিব পৰা যাব,সময়ত এই বিষয়ে বিতং ভাৱে আলোচনা কৰা হ’ব|ভবিষ্যতে আমাৰ দুয়োটা পৃথক কৰি দুটা বেলেগ বেলেগ ফ’ণ্ট বিকাশ কৰাৰ পৰিকল্পনা আছে|‘ড্ক’ এইটো আন কিছুমান ফ’ণ্টত আমাৰ লিখিবলৈ অসুবিধা হ্য়, ‘ড০’ এনেকৈ লিখা হ্য়, এই ফ’ণ্টত ‘ড্ক’ টো ৰখা হৈছে|অলপতে ভাৰত চৰকাৰে ভাৰতীয় মুদ্ৰাৰ প্ৰতীক চিহ্ন জাৰি কৰিছে, আৰু ই এনে `ধৰণৰ|কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্টত ভাৰতীয় মুদ্ৰাৰ প্ৰতীক চিহ্নটো (`)ৰখা আছে কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্টৰ অসুবিধা সমূহ :-- এই ফ’ণ্টৰ দ্বাৰা আপুনি বাংলা চাইত চোৱাত বা বাংলাত লিখাত অসুবিধা পাব পাৰে|বিশেষকৈ বাংলাত লিখিব পৰা নাযাব|আমাৰ অনুৰোধ বাংলা লিখাৰ বাবে অথবা বাংলা চাইত চোৱাৰ বাবে বাংলা ফ’ণ্ট ব্যৱহাৰ কৰক| কেতিয়াবা কিছুমান চাইতত আখৰবোৰৰ মাত্ৰা দেখা পোৱাত অসুবিধা হ্য়, ’ চিহ্নতো firefoxত অলপ তলত দেখা যায়| আমি এই অসুবিধা সমূহ আতৰাবলৈ ভবিষ্যতে চেষ্টা কৰিম| অন্য আসুবিধা সমূহৰ বাবে ফ’ৰামৰ বিশেষ শিতানত চাওক অথবা ফ’ৰামত লিখক| মুঠৰ ওপৰত আমাৰ লক্ষ্য হ’ল চাইবাৰ ৱৰ্ল্ডত অসমীয়া আখৰবোৰ সঠিক আৰু সুন্দৰ ভাৱে তুলি ধৰা| এই কথা খিনিৰ দ্বাৰা আমি কেতিয়াও কব খোজা নাই যে আমাৰ কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্টতো অন্য বাংলা অথবা অসমীয়া ফ’ণ্টতকৈ উন্নত অথবা অন্য ফ’ণ্টৰ মানদন্ড সঠিক নহয়|ইয়াত কেৱ্ল কুঁহিপাত ফ’ণ্টতৰ সুবিধা অসুবিধাৰ কথাহে কোৱা হৈছে| Kuhipar: Assamese Unicode Font ( http://www.kuhipat.org/ ) ___ 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] My Next Mission.
Dear All, Thanks to all of you for the support of an Engineering College at Dhemaji. I am happy to inform that Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Tarun Gogoi laid the foundation stone of Dhemaji Engineering College on 20th February,2011. My next missions after Dhemaji Engineering College are Agriculture University, Dental College, Campus of Tezpur University, Airport, Research Centre , Management Institute, IIIT at Dhemaji. I need support from all of you like Dhemaji Engineering College. Buljit Buragohain. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
