Re: [Assam] UTKARSH SUPERB 30, ASSAM
Dear All, Can someone in Assam monitor that the money is spent only for that purpose - students from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh for IIT/JEE exam? This will be a check from the Local Jan Lokpal (?) on a public system, since OIL is public now. Let's see how this one goes. Take one at a time and see the results. Do we need a formalized Lokpal at the center if the citizens (may be the retired ones) can do it at a local level? I may be too optimistic. Is there any harm in trying? Dilip Deka From: Buljit Buragohain To: northeastin...@yahoogroups.com; assamonl...@yahoogroups.com; silc...@yahoogroups.com; axomiya_stude...@yahoogroups.com; friendsofassa...@yahoogroups.com; assam@assamnet.org Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] UTKARSH SUPERB 30, ASSAM UTKARSH SUPERB 30, ASSAM (10 MONTHS FULLY FREE RESIDENTIAL COACHING FOR IIT/JEE 2012) BACKGROUND OF PROGRAM: With the successful completion of the first batch UTKARSH SUPERB 30, Guwahati, OIL India Ltd (A Govt Of India Enterprise) has endeavoured to support and sponsor 30 odd students under its flagship program of UTKARSH SUPERB 30. The project envisages to provide basic coaching and guidance to the underprivileged students of the society from Assam & Arunachal Pradesh. The project would be done under the academic guidance of Shri Abhayanand, IPS, Co Founder of SUPER 30, Patna to help them to crack one of the world’s toughest entrance examinations ie IIT/JEE. OIL Under its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative has taken this project as one of the prestigious CSR initiatives. BASIC DETAILS Location Assam Duration of Coaching July 2011 to April 2012 Sponsored by: UTKARSH SUPERB 30, is a 10 months completely residential coaching for the meritorious students from the backward sections of the society hailing from Assam & Arunachal Pradesh. The basic concept of the program is to keep the students focused and develop a result oriented approach in preparing for the entrance examination. The students would be provided with FREE FOODING, BOARDING AND COACHING for duration of ten months starting from JULY 2011 to APRIL 2012. Students would be staying in an accommodation provided by us; on a sharing basis in a completely secure environment. Being a totally residential learning centre, the students get an environment where they do not have to think about domestic home and other factors which could distract them from studies. They not only learn the calculations of maths, chemicals of chemistry and concepts of physics, but also understand and adopt the art of peer learning, helping their friends working on the problems and clearing doubts with each other, and together aiming for the same goal of making it to IIT. ACADEMICS & FACULTY: The academics guidance to the students is given by Mr. Abhayanand,IPS. There are fulltime faculties who are devoting time to guide the students in each subject. The faculties are from IIT background and have rich experience of coaching the students for cracking IIT/JEE examinations. The students on an average spend 12 to 16 hours studying which includes 3 to 4 hours of rigorous classes. The target is set to clear the course by end of December after which they go through a tough and rigorous test schedule. Eligibility: Students having minimum 60% marks in Class XIIth Board or equivalent state board. Students who are presently appearing in Class XII in the year 2012 and have secured minimum 70% marks in Class Xth Board exams.Family income of the selected students should not be more than Rs 1.50 lacs per annum. SELECTION PROCESS: Students are selected through a written test followed by Interview conducted by Shri Abhayanand. Students qualifying written test will be called for Interview. Conceptual clarity & ability to attempt the question in analytical manner will be judged during Interview session. Students clearing both written test & Interview are final candidates who has to provide the required documents & complete the Registration Process. Selection Details: Written Test Date 15th May 2011 Duration of Test 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Subjects Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Aptitude Total Section 4 Total Questions 100 (25 in each section) Marking Scheme +3 marks for each correct answer -1 mark for each wrong answer Time Allowed 3 Hours REGISTRATION PROCESS: Application Mode: ONLINE (Forms sent by post would not be acceptable) Application Period: 10th April 2011 to 10th May 2011. Students would have to Apply themselves (No Application Fee) online on the website www.csrl.in On successfully filling up of the form, ADMIT CARD would be generated. Students are required to take print out of the admit card and paste a coloured passport size photograph.Stud
Re: [Assam] Will the Jan Lokpal Bill Work?
C'da, Our Bihu weekend went off well. >Perhaps you know of a way to effect the reforms within the >sacrosanct Indian Constitution and operating within the system, like so >many well-meaning folks always declare. I don't think there is a magic wand that will be a cure all But the first thing, of course, is to define the ambit - in this case the Constitution. Unless, people are willing to work within well-defined boundaries, nothing really will get done. As far as reforms are concerned, it has to start at the top, and flow down. It all looks hopeless, but there are enough Indians who can make changes that will stick. If India is not able or unwilling to do this, it faces a sure and definite downhill path. As far as Assam is concerned, it can reform along with the rest of the states. But it can also have it's own reforms. >But for MANY, independence is not a trophy but a tool--to reform Assam governance Why would you think Assam is any different or has an edge over other states when it comes to combating corruption or roll out reforms as an independent state? No one is stopping Assam in her efforts to reform. Even within a corrupt Indian system, individual states can & do outshine others. Why can't Assam be one of those states? The state has the full authority & control in implementing and enacting state laws without the Center's blessing. The reason probably is there is no will to do so. After being wracked for the past 30 years with violent insurgency outfits running lose, the people, it seems are willing to take anything that is not insurgency & the state's politicians & babus are fully aware of this and take full advantage of this. But I am hopeful. It looks like the state's insurgency is on the wane, and slowly, but surely, people are trying to hold politicians to their election promises. People like Akhil Gogoi and Azare are galvanizing people into demanding accountability. --Ram On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Chan Mahanta wrote: > Ram: > > Hope you all had a good Bihu weekend. We will have our nominal Bihu > two weeks from now :-). All our young kharkhowa friends have moved > out of St. Louis , robbing us of our Bihu energy that produced a lot of > fun > last year including an authentic 'meji'. > > > >There would need to be reforms, > > implementation and a follow through (accountability) > > *** I have been hearing of that demand for at least a quarter of a > century. But what have you gotten so far? > > > >The problem probably lies in your solution. > > > > > > An independent Assam is more of an emotional issue for some, > > That may very well be. But for MANY, independence is not a trophy > but a tool--to reform Assam governance. Why so you will ask: Because > the operating Indian system is the obstacle for reforms. > > Perhaps you know of a way to effect the reforms within the > sacrosanct Indian Constitution and operating within the system, like so > many well-meaning folks always declare. Why not tell us how that might > happen? > I am NOT dedicated to independence. I would take anything that would help > Assam dig > out from the mire that is its governance, created and operated in the image > and > aegis of Dilli. > > What is needed , in tech talk, a CLEAN-INSTALL. The system is so terribly > broken, only a complete overhaul will work. It is far too gone to be > rescued by yet another > scheme like "Jan Lok Pal" however well-intentioned. > > *** Corruption is a problem, but only ONE of a myriad of problems. And > when we speak of > corruption it behooves us to examine WHERE corruption gets its sustenance: > Corruption > is a result of laws, regulations. They are what empowers those with their > fingers on power. > Try eradicating the corruption empowering laws and regulations working > within the Indian system . > > How do you propose to begin and where? > > c-da > > > > On Apr 18, 2011, at 9:56 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > > > C'da, > > > > Happy Rongali Bihu. > > > >> I don't think it will. It may have some value temporarily. Something a > > newly independent state may employ to get > >> its bearing, like I proposed for an independent Assam > > > > Reading thru the posts, first, I think you make some excellent points > > regarding the system itself - ie. how BA - fail ministers are in charge > of > > departments and are ill managed. And that there very poor choices in the > > hands of the electorate. > > > > In many ways, the system, you so often rightly complain, is at fault, and > > many will totally agree with you on that. There would need to be reforms, > > implementation and a follow through (accountability) > > > > The problem probably lies in your solution. > > > > An independent Assam is more of an emotional issue for some, but > definitely > > impractical. No one in the last 30 years has been able to prove or > convince > > that an independent Assam will somehow be better than what we have now.. > > Its the proverbial 'out of the frying pan, into t
[Assam] UTKARSH SUPERB 30, ASSAM
UTKARSH SUPERB 30, ASSAM (10 MONTHS FULLY FREE RESIDENTIAL COACHING FOR IIT/JEE 2012) BACKGROUND OF PROGRAM: With the successful completion of the first batch UTKARSH SUPERB 30, Guwahati, OIL India Ltd (A Govt Of India Enterprise) has endeavoured to support and sponsor 30 odd students under its flagship program of UTKARSH SUPERB 30. The project envisages to provide basic coaching and guidance to the underprivileged students of the society from Assam & Arunachal Pradesh. The project would be done under the academic guidance of Shri Abhayanand, IPS, Co Founder of SUPER 30, Patna to help them to crack one of the world’s toughest entrance examinations ie IIT/JEE. OIL Under its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative has taken this project as one of the prestigious CSR initiatives. BASIC DETAILS Location Assam Duration of Coaching July 2011 to April 2012 Sponsored by: UTKARSH SUPERB 30, is a 10 months completely residential coaching for the meritorious students from the backward sections of the society hailing from Assam & Arunachal Pradesh. The basic concept of the program is to keep the students focused and develop a result oriented approach in preparing for the entrance examination. The students would be provided with FREE FOODING, BOARDING AND COACHING for duration of ten months starting from JULY 2011 to APRIL 2012. Students would be staying in an accommodation provided by us; on a sharing basis in a completely secure environment. Being a totally residential learning centre, the students get an environment where they do not have to think about domestic home and other factors which could distract them from studies. They not only learn the calculations of maths, chemicals of chemistry and concepts of physics, but also understand and adopt the art of peer learning, helping their friends working on the problems and clearing doubts with each other, and together aiming for the same goal of making it to IIT. ACADEMICS & FACULTY: The academics guidance to the students is given by Mr. Abhayanand,IPS. There are fulltime faculties who are devoting time to guide the students in each subject. The faculties are from IIT background and have rich experience of coaching the students for cracking IIT/JEE examinations. The students on an average spend 12 to 16 hours studying which includes 3 to 4 hours of rigorous classes. The target is set to clear the course by end of December after which they go through a tough and rigorous test schedule. Eligibility: Students having minimum 60% marks in Class XIIth Board or equivalent state board. Students who are presently appearing in Class XII in the year 2012 and have secured minimum 70% marks in Class Xth Board exams.Family income of the selected students should not be more than Rs 1.50 lacs per annum. SELECTION PROCESS: Students are selected through a written test followed by Interview conducted by Shri Abhayanand. Students qualifying written test will be called for Interview. Conceptual clarity & ability to attempt the question in analytical manner will be judged during Interview session. Students clearing both written test & Interview are final candidates who has to provide the required documents & complete the Registration Process. Selection Details: WrittenTest Date 15th May 2011 Durationof Test 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Subjects Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Aptitude TotalSection 4 TotalQuestions 100 (25 in each section) MarkingScheme +3 marks for each correct answer -1 mark for each wrong answer TimeAllowed 3 Hours REGISTRATION PROCESS: Application Mode: ONLINE (Forms sent by post would not be acceptable) Application Period: 10th April 2011 to 10th May 2011. Students would have to Apply themselves (No Application Fee) online on the website www.csrl.in On successfully filling up of the form, ADMIT CARD would be generated. Students are required to take print out of the admit card and paste a coloured passport size photograph.Students would be required to carry a PHOTO IDENTITY PROOF along with the ADMIT CARD to enter the examination centre. Reporting time: ½ An hour before the schedule test time.No Calculators, mobile phones, pagers or any other electronic equipment would be allowed inside the hall. TEST LOCATIONS: ASSAM GUWAHATI TEZPUR DIBRUGARH JORHAT SILCHAR BOGAINGAON TINSUKIA ARUNACHAL PRADESH ITANAGAR PASIGHAT IMPORTANT DATES SlNo. Particulars Dates 1 Online Application for written test 10th April 2011 to 10th May2011 2 Written Test 15th May 2011 3 Written Test Results on website 1st June 2011 4 Pers
Re: [Assam] Will the Jan Lokpal Bill Work?
Ram: Hope you all had a good Bihu weekend. We will have our nominal Bihu two weeks from now :-). All our young kharkhowa friends have moved out of St. Louis , robbing us of our Bihu energy that produced a lot of fun last year including an authentic 'meji'. >There would need to be reforms, > implementation and a follow through (accountability) *** I have been hearing of that demand for at least a quarter of a century. But what have you gotten so far? >The problem probably lies in your solution. > > > An independent Assam is more of an emotional issue for some, That may very well be. But for MANY, independence is not a trophy but a tool--to reform Assam governance. Why so you will ask: Because the operating Indian system is the obstacle for reforms. Perhaps you know of a way to effect the reforms within the sacrosanct Indian Constitution and operating within the system, like so many well-meaning folks always declare. Why not tell us how that might happen? I am NOT dedicated to independence. I would take anything that would help Assam dig out from the mire that is its governance, created and operated in the image and aegis of Dilli. What is needed , in tech talk, a CLEAN-INSTALL. The system is so terribly broken, only a complete overhaul will work. It is far too gone to be rescued by yet another scheme like "Jan Lok Pal" however well-intentioned. *** Corruption is a problem, but only ONE of a myriad of problems. And when we speak of corruption it behooves us to examine WHERE corruption gets its sustenance: Corruption is a result of laws, regulations. They are what empowers those with their fingers on power. Try eradicating the corruption empowering laws and regulations working within the Indian system . How do you propose to begin and where? c-da On Apr 18, 2011, at 9:56 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > C'da, > > Happy Rongali Bihu. > >> I don't think it will. It may have some value temporarily. Something a > newly independent state may employ to get >> its bearing, like I proposed for an independent Assam > > Reading thru the posts, first, I think you make some excellent points > regarding the system itself - ie. how BA - fail ministers are in charge of > departments and are ill managed. And that there very poor choices in the > hands of the electorate. > > In many ways, the system, you so often rightly complain, is at fault, and > many will totally agree with you on that. There would need to be reforms, > implementation and a follow through (accountability) > > The problem probably lies in your solution. > > An independent Assam is more of an emotional issue for some, but definitely > impractical. No one in the last 30 years has been able to prove or convince > that an independent Assam will somehow be better than what we have now.. > Its the proverbial 'out of the frying pan, into the fire'. > > Why would a sane population in Assam agree to let their fate be decided by > some corrupt, violent, gun-totting, insurgents. > > The people may not like the present setup, but at least they have a chance > to turn things around with Hazare's or other similar movements. > > The two articles you forwarded, have plenty of problems, have to write again > on that. But thanks for forwarding - gives one an idea what some people can > come up to label as 'corruption' (from the article). > > --Ram > > > > > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Chan Mahanta wrote: > >> >> Prashant Bhushan is a credible person on these issues. But will the 'Jan >> Lokpal ' thing work? What do you think? >> >> I don't think it will. It may have some value temporarily. Something a >> newly independent state may employ to get >> its bearing, like I proposed for an independent Assam. But until such time >> India reforms and fixes its broken, >> dysfunctional system, it will be about as effective as all the other, much >> hyped schemes, programs, laws >> acronyms and whatchmacallits -- like for example Panchayats, Fast Track >> Courts, RTI, CVC and many others. >> >> Why ? >> >> For the simple reason that the dysfunctional system will continue to keep >> producing the corrupt and the inept. >> How will the JL, which is designed only to look after the CENTER - won't >> have anything to do with the states, >> keep the floodgates closed and for how long? That raises another assamnet >> specific question to this 'odhom': >> I was under the impression that it is Assam, and a few other states are the >> truly corrupt entities, not the Center, >> not the 'prospering' states and so forth. Where is the disconnect? >> >> The notion is akin to treating Typhoid with fever control medication. >> >> What is amazing is that no one NO ONE, is talking about fixing the broken >> system. Why? Any thoughts? >> >> Also look up http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?271406. Some very >> fgood points raised in this. >> >> cm >> >> >> http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?271389 >> >> OPINION >> Removing Mi
Re: [Assam] Will the Jan Lokpal Bill Work?
C'da, Happy Rongali Bihu. >I don't think it will. It may have some value temporarily. Something a newly independent state may employ to get >its bearing, like I proposed for an independent Assam Reading thru the posts, first, I think you make some excellent points regarding the system itself - ie. how BA - fail ministers are in charge of departments and are ill managed. And that there very poor choices in the hands of the electorate. In many ways, the system, you so often rightly complain, is at fault, and many will totally agree with you on that. There would need to be reforms, implementation and a follow through (accountability) The problem probably lies in your solution. An independent Assam is more of an emotional issue for some, but definitely impractical. No one in the last 30 years has been able to prove or convince that an independent Assam will somehow be better than what we have now.. Its the proverbial 'out of the frying pan, into the fire'. Why would a sane population in Assam agree to let their fate be decided by some corrupt, violent, gun-totting, insurgents. The people may not like the present setup, but at least they have a chance to turn things around with Hazare's or other similar movements. The two articles you forwarded, have plenty of problems, have to write again on that. But thanks for forwarding - gives one an idea what some people can come up to label as 'corruption' (from the article). --Ram On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Chan Mahanta wrote: > > Prashant Bhushan is a credible person on these issues. But will the 'Jan > Lokpal ' thing work? What do you think? > > I don't think it will. It may have some value temporarily. Something a > newly independent state may employ to get > its bearing, like I proposed for an independent Assam. But until such time > India reforms and fixes its broken, > dysfunctional system, it will be about as effective as all the other, much > hyped schemes, programs, laws > acronyms and whatchmacallits -- like for example Panchayats, Fast Track > Courts, RTI, CVC and many others. > > Why ? > > For the simple reason that the dysfunctional system will continue to keep > producing the corrupt and the inept. > How will the JL, which is designed only to look after the CENTER - won't > have anything to do with the states, > keep the floodgates closed and for how long? That raises another assamnet > specific question to this 'odhom': > I was under the impression that it is Assam, and a few other states are the > truly corrupt entities, not the Center, > not the 'prospering' states and so forth. Where is the disconnect? > > The notion is akin to treating Typhoid with fever control medication. > > What is amazing is that no one NO ONE, is talking about fixing the broken > system. Why? Any thoughts? > > Also look up http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?271406. Some very > fgood points raised in this. > > cm > > > http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?271389 > > OPINION > Removing Misconceptions > Addressing some of the issues and concerns raised by a number of > commentators on the provisions in the draft of Jan Lokpal Bill > PRASHANT BHUSHAN > A number of commentators have raised issues about the provisions in the > draft of Jan Lokpal Bill, whether it will be effective instrument for > checking corruption and about the manner in which pressure was brought to > bear on the government through Shri Anna Hazare’s fast. It is therefore, > important to understand the provisions of the bill and how it seeks to set > up an effective institution to deal with corruption. > > Corruption in India has grown to alarming proportions; because of policies > which have created enormous incentives for its proliferation, coupled with > the lack of an effective institution which can investigate and prosecute the > corrupt. Under the garb of liberalization and privatisation, we have adopted > policies by which natural resources and public assets (such as mineral > resources, oil & gas, land, spectrum, etc) have been allowed to be > privatised without any transparency or public auction. Hundreds of MoUs have > been signed overnight, by governments with private corporations, leasing out > large tracts of land rich in mineral resources, forests and water, which > allow those corporations to take away and sell these resources by paying the > government a royalty which is usually less than 1% of the value of > resources. The Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde, has pointed out in > a report on mining in Karnataka, that the profit margins in such ventures, > is often more than 90%; thus leaving a huge scope for bribe giving and > creating huge incentives for corruption. The same thing happened when Mr A. > Raja gave away spectrum without a public auction to companies at less than > 10% of its market price. Private monopolies in water/electricity > distribution, airports, etc; have been allowed to be created where huge and > unconscionable profits can be made b
[Assam] Will the Jan Lokpal Bill Work?
Saw this in a blogsite :K P Ganesh 15 April 2011 14:33:02 I watched the entire press conference arranged by the Press Club of India on the day Anna Hazareji talked to the journalist. One thing was clear which no media people mentioned. Anna has difficulty in hearing and questions had to repeated by Aravind Kejriwal who was sitting beside him. And Anna Hazareji clearly clarified that he liked the rural development of Gujarat and Bihar while denouncing the communal riots. But the way Congress and our pseudo-secularists in the private run national media are trying to hijack the issue and portray Anna as supporting Narendra Modi, just shows that these people will do anything to destroy India, the only way they can remain in power forever (Nehru dynasty has been surviving all these years like that). I was happy the day Congress acceeded to Anna Hazare as well as the nations request (which certain sections of people claim Black Mail of Democracy) to draft as well as pass the Jan LokPal bill, but felt aghast and totally disgusted when I came to know that idiots like Pranab Mukherjee, Kapil Sibal, P Chidamabaram who are all perpetrators of corruption along with Manmohan Singh are going to represent the Government side to draft the bill. Sibal is already showing his antics by raking issues of how the bill is going to be effective in handling malpractices in health care and education. What else can India expect from such lethargic junks sitting in CONgress who have no affinity towards work and for the sake of betterment of India in an honest manner. This country needs a change not through a bill, but by a revolution, to root out a lot of such anti-Indians portraying themselves as Indians. No surprise that most of them are in CONgress and Communist parties. Anna Hazare appeared from nowhere without a warning-- and a few hours later all agreed and were smiling- including 4 Highest INNER CIRCLE MINISTERS. All these just before Elections started!!Nothing like that happened in months of Akhil baring it all. In fact Tworun declared Akhil having links with Maoists,ULFA ,agent of AGP, JOKER,"Actor". We know his English ALSO! Last 2 days TV Channels in Assam are dutifully streaming across the screen---" I am working to clean up the Rotten System" .Really? In what Capacity-With what intellect? Also Streaming was : National Advisory Council( Sonia is Chief Bhagya Vidhata for the Nation) will not discuss Lokpal Bill -- MEANING?? Will it work? Netters can rationalize after deeply considering following: At which Point in the last 64 years did India's Legislative,Executive,Judicial " WaterTight 3 compartments start leaking onto each other.Why did the Chief Justice of India last week warn his Justices not to start becoming Legislators.Who told him to warn them. " Independent " Executive --GOVernor ,IAS,IPS,Generals did you say?Legislature -- isn't there a glut of Laws ? What is wrong with Ten Commandments ,Quoran,Manu Samhita or Teachings of Xongkor DEo. And if Deep Gogoi Types want to write more Laws - they can SMS as many as they want-- why leave his Kheti Bati and waste his life at Delhi? What do I think of India's Jan Lokpal Bill- if at all passed and implemented? Maybe it will make India 's inflation less--.Maybe they are groping in the dark Truth is out there. In 2005 I told MMS "Liberate us and we will Liberate You" mm ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Golden, Silver Rhino Awards to be presented in Guwahati International Short Film Festival ( Assam Times, 18 April, 2011 )
Golden, Silver Rhino Awards to be presented in Guwahati International Short Film Festival 18 April, 2011 Some very exciting creations by short film makers from across the world will be showcased in the 1st Guwahati International Short Film Festival (GISFF) to be held on May 2nd and 3rd, 2011 at Assam State Museum Auditorium, Guwahati. Altogether 200 films from countries like Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, USA and Australia as well as all over India will be screened during the festival under sections like World Kaleidoscope, Indian Kaleidoscope and the competitive section, North-East Shorts. The World Kaleidoscope section will see screening of award winning short films from Cannes International Festival. Apart from that 7 award winning short films from Spain will also be screened in the World Kaleidoscope section, out of which PORQUE HAY COSAS QUE NUNCA SE OLVIDAN (Because There Are Things We Never forget) by award winning director Lucas Figueroa will open the festival. A major highlight of the festival will be a special screening of the highly-acclaimed Malayalam "anthology film" titled "Kerala Cafe", directed by a team of ten directors - Lal Jose, Shaji Kailas, Anwar Rasheed, Shyamaprasad, B. Unnikrishnan, Revathy, Anjali Menon, M. Padmakumar, Shankar Ramakrishnan, and Uday Ananthan. For the first time in the history of Malayalam cinema, this film was conceived by a team of 10 directors. 10 cinematographers, musicians, editors, art directors and almost all the top Malayalam film actors. The cast includes Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Dileep, Jayasurya, Prithviraj, Sreenivasan, Siddique, Sreenath, Rahman, Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Salim Kumar, Anoop Menon, Navya Nair, Shwetha Menon, Jyothirmayi, Rima Kallingal, Nithya Menon and Dhanya Mary Varghese. The festival is an initiative by Creovaent Productions in association with Shamiana, the acclaimed short film club from Mumbai. The jury that will judge the films in competition will be headed by eminent filmmaker Shyamaprasad from Kerala (director of award-winning Malayalam box office hits like Agnisakshi, Ore Kadal and Elektra). The special screening of critically acclaimed film ‘Kerala Café’ by Shyamaprasad will also be screened during the two day festival. The other jury members will be Assamese actor Adil Hussain (who is acting in Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’, Sridhar Raghavan’s ‘Agent Vinod’ and several other important films in various languages, after having received acclaim in films like 'Gangor' by Italian director Italo Spinelli, 'For Real' by Sona Jain and 'Ishqiya' by Abhishek Choubey), this year’s Aravindan Puraskaram winning director Nila Madhab Panda (whose feature debut ‘I Am Kalam’ has won 11 international awards till now) and internationally-acclaimed Manipuri filmmaker Haobam Paban Kumar (whose documentaries ‘AFSPA’ and ‘Mr India’ have earned global acclaim). The competition films were selected from a large number of entries received from all over North-East India by a preview jury comprising noted theatre and film personality Nayan Prasad, eminent film editor Kaju, film critic Chandan Sharma and acclaimed director Bidyut Chakravarty. The films in competition are: Savages (Tarunabh Dutta), Serendipity (Suraj Duwarah), Dwita (Dipankar Das), Windows 4:3 (Angshuman Barkakoty), I Am a Poet (Shashanka Das & Deep Choudhury), Lemon Brothers Fall (Utpal Choudhury), The Silent Darkness (Jhulan Krishna Mahanta), IF (Khanjan Kishore Nath), Being Jobless (Shrutismita Changkakoti), 19/87 (Wanphrang K Diengdoh & Dondor E Lyngdoh), Bond (Anubhav Mahanta) and The 4th Law of Motion (Deepkamal Gogoi) . The festival will have a special tribute to young filmmaker Anghsuman Borkotoky by screening his film “Doctor, Nurse & Patient”, while another film by him Windows 4:3 will be in competition. The prizes that will be given away in the competition section are for the Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Cinematography. The winners will be awarded with Golden and Silver Rhino along with certificates. "The GISFF is an important initiative to create a platform to discuss, disseminate a
Re: [Assam] Will the Jan Lokpal Bill Work?
>Draft them? Slowly tempt them in? > Educate them at a young age to join public service and maintain integrity? I am not sure I have a magic answer. But it will obviously require a whole range of efforts, not the least of which, in my view, is educating new generations with what a democracy is, how it is supposed to function, how the citizenry fits into it , its responsibilities--so on and so forth. I can vouch for the fact, as well as you can and myriad others can, that we grew up with little knowledge of what democracy is, how it is expected to work, the role of its institutions, the citizens' responsibilities and so forth. And we were above average students, remember :-)? On Apr 18, 2011, at 12:07 AM, Dilip Deka wrote: > This time you are very correct - cent per cent as my high school math teacher > used to say. > But how do you get the people of integrity to rub shoulders with those that > have no integrity? Draft them? Slowly tempt them in? > Educate them at a young age to join public service and maintain integrity? > > From: Chan Mahanta > To: Ganesh Bora > Cc: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world > > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 6:07 PM > Subject: Re: [Assam] Will the Jan Lokpal Bill Work? > > Good to hear from you Ganesh. But I don't share your optimism, because > without functioning institutions in place, a watchdog > or watchdogs will eventually become lapdogs. Just look at CBI. > > A government is only as good as the people who make it up. Until such time as > able and people with integrity could not > become a significant part of governance, it is doomed to be what Indian > governance is. > > c-da > > > > > > > On Apr 17, 2011, at 5:55 PM, Ganesh Bora wrote: > >> C' da, >> >> The Jan Lokpal may or may not work! But it scared the corrupt MMS >> government. If Jan Lokpal does not work, some other Watch dog will be born! >> But atleast for some time, government will think (or feel) that some one is >> watching them! This is the beginning of the end of "Governing without >> Accountability"! >> >> Ganesh Bora >> Fargo, ND >> >> >> >> From: Chan Mahanta >> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world >> >> Sent: Sun, April 17, 2011 8:49:34 AM >> Subject: [Assam] Will the Jan Lokpal Bill Work? >> >> >> Prashant Bhushan is a credible person on these issues. But will the 'Jan >> Lokpal ' thing work? What do you think? >> >> I don't think it will. It may have some value temporarily. Something a newly >> independent state may employ to get >> its bearing, like I proposed for an independent Assam. But until such time >> India reforms and fixes its broken, >> dysfunctional system, it will be about as effective as all the other, much >> hyped schemes, programs, laws >> acronyms and whatchmacallits -- like for example Panchayats, Fast Track >> Courts, RTI, CVC and many others. >> >> Why ? >> >> For the simple reason that the dysfunctional system will continue to keep >> producing the corrupt and the inept. >> How will the JL, which is designed only to look after the CENTER - won't >> have anything to do with the states, >> keep the floodgates closed and for how long? That raises another assamnet >> specific question to this 'odhom': >> I was under the impression that it is Assam, and a few other states are the >> truly corrupt entities, not the Center, >> not the 'prospering' states and so forth. Where is the disconnect? >> >> The notion is akin to treating Typhoid with fever control medication. >> >> What is amazing is that no one NO ONE, is talking about fixing the broken >> system. Why? Any thoughts? >> >> Also look up http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?271406. Some very >> fgood points raised in this. >> >> cm >> >> >> http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?271389 >> >> OPINION >> Removing Misconceptions >> Addressing some of the issues and concerns raised by a number of >> commentators on the provisions in the draft of Jan Lokpal Bill >> PRASHANT BHUSHAN >> A number of commentators have raised issues about the provisions in the >> draft of Jan Lokpal Bill, whether it will be effective instrument for >> checking corruption and about the manner in which pressure was brought to >> bear on the government through Shri Anna Hazare’s fast. It is therefore, >> important to understand the provisions of the bill and how it seeks to set >> up an effective institution to deal with corruption. >> >> Corruption in India has grown to alarming proportions; because of policies >> which have created enormous incentives for its proliferation, coupled with >> the lack of an effective institution which can investigate and prosecute the >> corrupt. Under the garb of liberalization and privatisation, we have adopted >> policies by which natural resources and public assets (such as mineral >> resources, oil & gas, land, spectrum, etc) have been allowed to be >> privatised
Re: [Assam] Will the Jan Lokpal Bill Work?
Dear Mazid: > A govt is always elected by us, to rule > us in a manner we can bribe them when needed. > Altaf That is what is fallacious! It is the CHOICES you are given . The choices are made by a defective system that does not allow able people, people with integrity to get into. As I say, if you are stuck with choices between dumb and dumber, or a crook and a felon, what do you up getting? I don't know you, but I can imagine you are an able person, a person of integrity and you want to serve in government. Should you wish to run for office, will you get a ticket ? And to get a ticket, or even run as an independent, where will you get the funds, who will support your candidacy with the resources required? Who provides the parties with the funds? Why do you need able people to run for office? For a simple reason: In the Indian system law-makers actually become executives. A popular MLA becomes a minister who ACTUALLY administers a huge department even though it is supposed to b e done by professional managers--the Administrative Services. The separation of duties are on paper only. A minister or an MLA can and do influence the executive branches work thru improper use of political power.If a "BA -fail" minister runs the PWD , what do you end up getting? It is a DEFECTIVE system. It must be changed. There are dozens of other, substantial reasons why desi-demokrasy is a farce. Oh yes, it looks good on paper. But the reality is a wholly different thing. cm n Apr 18, 2011, at 12:17 AM, Altaf Mazid wrote: > A government is only as good as the people who make it up >> we are > getting a govt just like us. A govt is always elected by us, to rule > us in a manner we can bribe them when needed. > Altaf > > On 18 April 2011 10:37, Dilip Deka wrote: >> This time you are very correct - cent per cent as my high school math >> teacher used to say. >> But how do you get the people of integrity to rub shoulders with those that >> have no integrity? Draft them? Slowly tempt them in? >> Educate them at a young age to join public service and maintain integrity? >> >> From: Chan Mahanta >> To: Ganesh Bora >> Cc: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world >> >> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 6:07 PM >> Subject: Re: [Assam] Will the Jan Lokpal Bill Work? >> >> Good to hear from you Ganesh. But I don't share your optimism, because >> without functioning institutions in place, a watchdog >> or watchdogs will eventually become lapdogs. Just look at CBI. >> >> A government is only as good as the people who make it up. Until such time >> as able and people with integrity could not >> become a significant part of governance, it is doomed to be what Indian >> governance is. >> >> c-da >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Apr 17, 2011, at 5:55 PM, Ganesh Bora wrote: >> >>> C' da, >>> >>> The Jan Lokpal may or may not work! But it scared the corrupt MMS >>> government. If Jan Lokpal does not work, some other Watch dog will be born! >>> But atleast for some time, government will think (or feel) that some one is >>> watching them! This is the beginning of the end of "Governing without >>> Accountability"! >>> >>> Ganesh Bora >>> Fargo, ND >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Chan Mahanta >>> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world >>> >>> Sent: Sun, April 17, 2011 8:49:34 AM >>> Subject: [Assam] Will the Jan Lokpal Bill Work? >>> >>> >>> Prashant Bhushan is a credible person on these issues. But will the 'Jan >>> Lokpal ' thing work? What do you think? >>> >>> I don't think it will. It may have some value temporarily. Something a >>> newly independent state may employ to get >>> its bearing, like I proposed for an independent Assam. But until such time >>> India reforms and fixes its broken, >>> dysfunctional system, it will be about as effective as all the other, much >>> hyped schemes, programs, laws >>> acronyms and whatchmacallits -- like for example Panchayats, Fast Track >>> Courts, RTI, CVC and many others. >>> >>> Why ? >>> >>> For the simple reason that the dysfunctional system will continue to keep >>> producing the corrupt and the inept. >>> How will the JL, which is designed only to look after the CENTER - won't >>> have anything to do with the states, >>> keep the floodgates closed and for how long? That raises another assamnet >>> specific question to this 'odhom': >>> I was under the impression that it is Assam, and a few other states are the >>> truly corrupt entities, not the Center, >>> not the 'prospering' states and so forth. Where is the disconnect? >>> >>> The notion is akin to treating Typhoid with fever control medication. >>> >>> What is amazing is that no one NO ONE, is talking about fixing the broken >>> system. Why? Any thoughts? >>> >>> Also look up http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?271406. Some very >>> fgood points raised in this. >>> >>> cm >>> >>> >>> http://www.ou
Re: [Assam] Taxes etc.
>..brace yourself, C'da. :). Can't wait A :-). On Apr 17, 2011, at 9:58 PM, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: > > > It was one of the most boring Sundaysfiled taxes todayyes, at the > last moment. > I had to assist today, can you believe that? I had to forego my Sunday > (window) shopping and help with the taxes. > > Yesterday, it was different. In the morning, I had a new experience of > working behind the scenes in a fundraising gala for scholarships at our > college system. I never realized how much work and fun it can be. > I opted out for the evening gala because we wanted to attend Houston Bihu > function in the evening. > > Of course, I havce some comments on the Lok Pal and corruption in India which > are coming shortly...brace yourself, C'da. :). > > > > > > ___ > 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
