Re: [Assam] Engineering College for Dhemaji-- Two Versions of a Letter to The Sentinel

[Barua, Rajen]

Chandan:
Good that you wrote and it got published. Reading your description, I
got the feeling that a place like Dhemaji may need more than an
Engineering College.
What about ITI type  Diploma schools where students will learn various
skills.
Do they have such schools.?
I wish some Dhemajians like Buljit would write a report with such basic
needs for generation of employment.
Rajen

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Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 1:42 PM
To: assam@assamnet.org
Subject: [Assam] Engineering College for Dhemaji-- Two Versions of a
Letter to The Sentinel


The following letter was published in The Sentinel. That was a pleasant
surprise :-), considering past experience. But the not so pleasant
surprise was their Editor's changes as in:

Assam to Asom
Xiboxagor to Sivasagar
Appalling to appealing ( a complete reversal of meaning)
Probaxi Oxomiya to Prabasi Asomiya
Rural Volunteer Center to 'rural volunteer centre'


But I guess one ought to count one's blessing and not look a gift horse
in the mouth :-).

cm



Engineering College for Dhemaji
I am writing in reference to the news about Dhemaji's aspiration to be
the home of a proposed government-run engineering college in Asom (The
Sentinel, March 12, 2007).
I am originally from the district of Sivasagar and never had been to the
north bank of the Brahmaputra until November 2005, when I travelled
through Dhemaji to Silapathar as an emissary of the US-based Prabasi
Asomiya charitable organization, UAONA, in support of the rural
volunteer centre and its constructive efforts on behalf of the extremely
deprived people of the region.
Having grown up in rural Asom, I have seen the face of poverty, lack of
even the most basic of public amenities in every sphere of life; not to
mention the absence of such essential infrastructure as roadways, power,
communication - you just name it.
But what I saw in the Dhemaji area was appealing even by my low
expectations born out of decades of governmental ineffectiveness and
unresponsiveness to the people's needs. The national highway that runs
through the area is nothing less than a national shame. This condition
of the area should have been brought to the attention of people in
positions of responsibility, influence and power long ago.
It is with these facts in mind that I strongly support the Dhemaji
area's demand to be the home of the proposed engineering college. The
more developed areas of Assam owe it to the people of this severely
neglected segment of their State.


Chandan K Mahanta,
St Louis, USA.

 

 

(Letter to Editor,The Sentinel,25.03.2007)

 


But look at the version that I actually sent to the paper:

March 19, 2007

To:  The Editor, The Sentinel, Guwahati, Assam
Re: Engineering college a distant dream for Dhemaji


Dear Editor,

I am writing in reference to the news published in your paper on March
12 about Dhemaji's aspirations to be the home of a proposed  government
run Engineering College in Assam.

I am originally from the district of Xiboxagor, and never had been to
the North Bank, until November of 2005, when I travelled through Dhemaji
to Silapathar as an emissary of an USA based Probaxi Oxomiya charitable
organization, UAONA, in support of the Rural Volunteer Center and its
many constructive efforts on behalf of the extremely deprived people of
the region. Having grown up in rural Assam I had seen a lot of poverty,
lack of even the most basic of public amenities in every sphere of life;
not to mention  absence of such essential infrastructure as roadways,
power, communication; you name it. But what I saw at the Dhemaji area
was appalling even by my low expectations born out of decades of
governmental ineffectiveness and unresponsiveness to the people's needs.
The National Highway that runs through the area is nothing less than a
National Shame. Too bad, few, if any bring these conditions to the
attention of people in positions of responsibility, influence and power.

It is with these conditions in mind, I strongly support the Dhemaji
area's  demand to be the home of the proposed Engineering College. The
more developed areas of Assam owe it to the people of this severely
neglected segment of their state.

Sincerely Yours,

Chandan K. Mahanta
St. Louis, USA
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Re: [Assam] Engineering College for Dhemaji-- Two Versions of a Letter to The Sentinel

[Chan Mahanta]

O'Deka:

Bhalne'? I have been alive and kicki'n. Actually 
I had been tied up and did not write much. But I 
did post a few things. So, if you did not see 
'em, you might not have been receiving all 
assamnet messages. How, I haven't a clue. In the 
past, I had a similar problem, because I disabled 
cookies. Once I turned it on, the problem was 
resolved. Have YOU been messing with YOUR 
internet settings?


O'm











At 1:45 PM -0700 3/25/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
For some strange reason, I didn't receive 
Chandan Mahanta's letter but I received 
Sarangapani's. Come to think of it, I have not 
seen anything from Chandan Mahanta in about two 
weeks. I was beginning to wonder if everything 
is okay. I know for sure that I have not blocked 
out my friend from my inbox. :-)


Babul,
Can you please give me a clue how this could happen?
Dilipda
=

Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

C'da,

The first order of business is to congratulate 
you. It is no common feat to have one's letter 
published  in the Sentinel(or AT). You must have 
pulled some strings! :):)


With reference to appealing/appalling - oh!  you 
are being just to darn picky. The editor sahib 
was only trying to correct your spelling. :) :)
Further, the word 'appalling' probably doesn't 
exist in the vocab - why else would a majority 
not care whats happening  in the state?


An engineering college at Dhemaji would indeed 
be an important addition and a boost to the 
local economy.


BTW: seriously, how much is required to establish a college?

--Ram






On 3/25/07, Chan Mahanta 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:


The following letter was published in The 
Sentinel. That was a pleasant surprise :-), 
considering past experience. But the not so 
pleasant surprise was their Editor's changes as 
in:



Assam to Asom
Xiboxagor to Sivasagar
Appalling to appealing ( a complete reversal of meaning)
Probaxi Oxomiya to Prabasi Asomiya
Rural Volunteer Center to 'rural volunteer centre'



But I guess one ought to count one's blessing 
and not look a gift horse in the mouth :-).



cm





Engineering College for Dhemaji
I am writing in reference to the news about 
Dhemaji's aspiration to be the home of a 
proposed government-run engineering college in 
Asom (The Sentinel, March 12, 2007).
I am originally from the district of Sivasagar 
and never had been to the north bank of the 
Brahmaputra until November 2005, when I 
travelled through Dhemaji to Silapathar as an 
emissary of the US-based Prabasi Asomiya 
charitable organization, UAONA, in support of 
the rural volunteer centre and its constructive 
efforts on behalf of the extremely deprived 
people of the region.
Having grown up in rural Asom, I have seen the 
face of poverty, lack of even the most basic of 
public amenities in every sphere of life; not to 
mention the absence of such essential 
infrastructure as roadways, power, communication 
— you just name it.
But what I saw in the Dhemaji area was appealing 
even by my low expectations born out of decades 
of governmental ineffectiveness and 
unresponsiveness to the people's needs. The 
national highway that runs through the area is 
nothing less than a national shame. This 
condition of the area should have been brought 
to the attention of people in positions of 
responsibility, influence and power long ago.
It is with these facts in mind that I strongly 
support the Dhemaji area's demand to be the home 
of the proposed engineering college. The more 
developed areas of Assam owe it to the people of 
this severely neglected segment of their State.



Chandan K Mahanta,
St Louis, USA.





(Letter to Editor,The Sentinel,25.03.2007)






But look at the version that I actually sent to the paper:


March 19, 2007


To:  The Editor, The Sentinel, Guwahati, Assam
Re: Engineering college a distant dream for Dhemaji




Dear Editor,


I am writing in reference to the news published 
in your paper on March 12 about Dhemaji's 
aspirations to be the home of a proposed 
government run Engineering College in Assam.



I am originally from the district of Xiboxagor, 
and never had been to the North Bank, until 
November of 2005, when I travelled through 
Dhemaji to Silapathar as an emissary of an USA 
based Probaxi Oxomiya charitable organization, 
UAONA, in support of the Rural Volunteer Center 
and its many constructive efforts on behalf of 
the extremely deprived people of the region. 
Having grown up in rural Assam I had seen a lot 
of poverty, lack of even the most basic of 
public amenities in every sphere of life; not to 
mention  absence of such essential 
infrastructure as roadways, power, 
communication; you name it. But what I saw at 
the Dhemaji area was appalling even by my low 
expectations born out of decades of governmental 
ineffectiveness and unresponsiveness to the 
people's needs. The N

Re: [Assam] Engineering College for Dhemaji-- Two Versions of a Letter to The Sentinel

[Dilip/Dil Deka]

For some strange reason, I didn't receive Chandan Mahanta's letter but I 
received Sarangapani's. Come to think of it, I have not seen anything from 
Chandan Mahanta in about two weeks. I was beginning to wonder if everything is 
okay. I know for sure that I have not blocked out my friend from my inbox. :-)
   
  Babul,
  Can you please give me a clue how this could happen?
  Dilipda
  
=

Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
C'da,
   
  The first order of business is to congratulate you. It is no common feat to 
have one's letter published  in the Sentinel(or AT). You must have pulled some 
strings! :):)
   
  With reference to appealing/appalling - oh!  you are being just to darn 
picky. The editor sahib was only trying to correct your spelling. :) :)
  Further, the word 'appalling' probably doesn't exist in the vocab - why else 
would a majority not care whats happening  in the state?
   
  An engineering college at Dhemaji would indeed be an important addition and a 
boost to the local economy. 
   
  BTW: seriously, how much is required to establish a college?
   
  --Ram
   
   
   
  

 
  On 3/25/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:   The following 
letter was published in The Sentinel. That was a pleasant surprise :-), 
considering past experience. But the not so pleasant surprise was their 
Editor's changes as in:
  
 
  Assam to Asom
  Xiboxagor to Sivasagar
  Appalling to appealing ( a complete reversal of meaning)
  Probaxi Oxomiya to Prabasi Asomiya
  Rural Volunteer Center to 'rural volunteer centre'
  
  
 
  But I guess one ought to count one's blessing and not look a gift horse in 
the mouth :-).
  
 
  cm
  
 
  
 
  Engineering College for Dhemaji
I am writing in reference to the news about Dhemaji's aspiration to be the home 
of a proposed government-run engineering college in Asom (The Sentinel, March 
12, 2007). 
I am originally from the district of Sivasagar and never had been to the north 
bank of the Brahmaputra until November 2005, when I travelled through Dhemaji 
to Silapathar as an emissary of the US-based Prabasi Asomiya charitable 
organization, UAONA, in support of the rural volunteer centre and its 
constructive efforts on behalf of the extremely deprived people of the region. 
Having grown up in rural Asom, I have seen the face of poverty, lack of even 
the most basic of public amenities in every sphere of life; not to mention the 
absence of such essential infrastructure as roadways, power, communication — 
you just name it. 
But what I saw in the Dhemaji area was appealing even by my low expectations 
born out of decades of governmental ineffectiveness and unresponsiveness to the 
people's needs. The national highway that runs through the area is nothing less 
than a national shame. This condition of the area should have been brought to 
the attention of people in positions of responsibility, influence and power 
long ago. 
It is with these facts in mind that I strongly support the Dhemaji area's 
demand to be the home of the proposed engineering college. The more developed 
areas of Assam owe it to the people of this severely neglected segment of their 
State.   
Chandan K Mahanta,
St Louis, USA.(Letter to Editor,The Sentinel,25.03.2007)   
  
 
  
 
  But look at the version that I actually sent to the paper:
  
 
  March 19, 2007
  
 
  To:  The Editor, The Sentinel, Guwahati, Assam
  Re: Engineering college a distant dream for Dhemaji
  
 
  
 
  Dear Editor,
  
 
  I am writing in reference to the news published in your paper on March 12 
about Dhemaji's aspirations to be the home of a proposed  government run 
Engineering College in Assam.
  
 
  I am originally from the district of Xiboxagor, and never had been to the 
North Bank, until November of 2005, when I travelled through Dhemaji to 
Silapathar as an emissary of an USA based Probaxi Oxomiya charitable 
organization, UAONA, in support of the Rural Volunteer Center and its many 
constructive efforts on behalf of the extremely deprived people of the region. 
Having grown up in rural Assam I had seen a lot of poverty, lack of even the 
most basic of public amenities in every sphere of life; not to mention  absence 
of such essential infrastructure as roadways, power, communication; you name 
it. But what I saw at the Dhemaji area was appalling even by my low 
expectations born out of decades of governmental ineffectiveness and 
unresponsiveness to the people's needs. The National Highway that runs through 
the area is nothing less than a National Shame. Too bad, few, if any bring 
these conditions to the attention of people in positions of responsibility, 
influence and
 power. 
  
 
  It is with these conditions in mind, I strongly support the Dhemaji area's  
demand to be the home of the proposed Engineering College. The more developed 
areas of Assam ow

Re: [Assam] Engineering College for Dhemaji-- Two Versions of a Letter to The Sentinel

[Ram Sarangapani]

C'da,

The first order of business is to congratulate you. It is no common feat to
have one's letter published  in the Sentinel(or AT). You must have pulled
some strings! :):)

With reference to appealing/appalling - oh!  you are being just to darn
picky. The editor sahib was only trying to correct your spelling. :) :)
Further, the word 'appalling' probably doesn't exist in the vocab - why else
would a majority not care whats happening  in the state?

An engineering college at Dhemaji would indeed be an important addition and
a boost to the local economy.

BTW: seriously, how much is required to establish a college?

--Ram






On 3/25/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


 The following letter was published in The Sentinel. That was a pleasant
surprise :-), considering past experience. But the not so pleasant surprise
was their Editor's changes as in:


Assam to Asom
Xiboxagor to Sivasagar
Appalling to appealing ( a complete reversal of meaning)
Probaxi Oxomiya to Prabasi Asomiya
Rural Volunteer Center to 'rural volunteer centre'



But I guess one ought to count one's blessing and not look a gift horse in
the mouth :-).


cm





*Engineering College for Dhemaji*
I am writing in reference to the news about Dhemaji's aspiration to be the
home of a proposed government-run engineering college in Asom (The Sentinel,
March 12, 2007).
I am originally from the district of Sivasagar and never had been to the
north bank of the Brahmaputra until November 2005, when I travelled through
Dhemaji to Silapathar as an emissary of the US-based Prabasi Asomiya
charitable organization, UAONA, in support of the rural volunteer centre and
its constructive efforts on behalf of the extremely deprived people of the
region.
Having grown up in rural Asom, I have seen the face of poverty, lack of
even the most basic of public amenities in every sphere of life; not to
mention the absence of such essential infrastructure as roadways, power,
communication — you just name it.
But what I saw in the Dhemaji area was appealing even by my low
expectations born out of decades of governmental ineffectiveness and
unresponsiveness to the people's needs. The national highway that runs
through the area is nothing less than a national shame. This condition of
the area should have been brought to the attention of people in positions of
responsibility, influence and power long ago.
It is with these facts in mind that I strongly support the Dhemaji area's
demand to be the home of the proposed engineering college. The more
developed areas of Assam owe it to the people of this severely neglected
segment of their State.


Chandan K Mahanta,
St Louis, USA.





(Letter to Editor,The Sentinel,25.03.2007)






But look at the version that I actually sent to the paper:


March 19, 2007


To:  The Editor, The Sentinel, Guwahati, Assam
Re:* Engineering college a distant dream for Dhemaji*




Dear Editor,


I am writing in reference to the news published in your paper on March 12
about Dhemaji's aspirations to be the home of a proposed  government run
Engineering College in Assam.


I am originally from the district of Xiboxagor, and never had been to the
North Bank, until November of 2005, when I travelled through Dhemaji to
Silapathar as an emissary of an USA based Probaxi Oxomiya charitable
organization, UAONA, in support of the Rural Volunteer Center and its many
constructive efforts on behalf of the extremely deprived people of the
region. Having grown up in rural Assam I had seen a lot of poverty, lack of
even the most basic of public amenities in every sphere of life; not to
mention  absence of such essential infrastructure as roadways, power,
communication; you name it. But what I saw at the Dhemaji area was appalling
even by my low expectations born out of decades of governmental
ineffectiveness and unresponsiveness to the people's needs. The National
Highway that runs through the area is nothing less than a National Shame.
Too bad, few, if any bring these conditions to the attention of people in
positions of responsibility, influence and power.


It is with these conditions in mind, I strongly support the Dhemaji
area's  demand to be the home of the proposed Engineering College. The more
developed areas of Assam owe it to the people of this severely neglected
segment of their state.


Sincerely Yours,


Chandan K. Mahanta
St. Louis, USA

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[Assam] Engineering College for Dhemaji-- Two Versions of a Letter to The Sentinel

[Chan Mahanta]

The following letter was published in The 
Sentinel. That was a pleasant surprise :-), 
considering past experience. But the not so 
pleasant surprise was their Editor's changes as 
in:


Assam to Asom
Xiboxagor to Sivasagar
Appalling to appealing ( a complete reversal of meaning)
Probaxi Oxomiya to Prabasi Asomiya
Rural Volunteer Center to 'rural volunteer centre'


But I guess one ought to count one's blessing and 
not look a gift horse in the mouth :-).


cm


Engineering College for Dhemaji
I am writing in reference to the news about 
Dhemaji’s aspiration to be the home of a proposed 
government-run engineering college in Asom (The 
Sentinel, March 12, 2007).
I am originally from the district of Sivasagar 
and never had been to the north bank of the 
Brahmaputra until November 2005, when I travelled 
through Dhemaji to Silapathar as an emissary of 
the US-based Prabasi Asomiya charitable 
organization, UAONA, in support of the rural 
volunteer centre and its constructive efforts on 
behalf of the extremely deprived people of the 
region.
Having grown up in rural Asom, I have seen the 
face of poverty, lack of even the most basic of 
public amenities in every sphere of life; not to 
mention the absence of such essential 
infrastructure as roadways, power, communication 
— you just name it.
But what I saw in the Dhemaji area was appealing 
even by my low expectations born out of decades 
of governmental ineffectiveness and 
unresponsiveness to the people’s needs. The 
national highway that runs through the area is 
nothing less than a national shame. This 
condition of the area should have been brought to 
the attention of people in positions of 
responsibility, influence and power long ago.
It is with these facts in mind that I strongly 
support the Dhemaji area’s demand to be the home 
of the proposed engineering college. The more 
developed areas of Assam owe it to the people of 
this severely neglected segment of their State.


Chandan K Mahanta,
St Louis, USA.


(Letter to Editor,The Sentinel,25.03.2007)



But look at the version that I actually sent to the paper:

March 19, 2007

To:  The Editor, The Sentinel, Guwahati, Assam
Re: Engineering college a distant dream for Dhemaji


Dear Editor,

I am writing in reference to the news published 
in your paper on March 12 about Dhemaji's 
aspirations to be the home of a proposed 
government run Engineering College in Assam.


I am originally from the district of Xiboxagor, 
and never had been to the North Bank, until 
November of 2005, when I travelled through 
Dhemaji to Silapathar as an emissary of an USA 
based Probaxi Oxomiya charitable organization, 
UAONA, in support of the Rural Volunteer Center 
and its many constructive efforts on behalf of 
the extremely deprived people of the region. 
Having grown up in rural Assam I had seen a lot 
of poverty, lack of even the most basic of public 
amenities in every sphere of life; not to mention 
absence of such essential infrastructure as 
roadways, power, communication; you name it. But 
what I saw at the Dhemaji area was appalling even 
by my low expectations born out of decades of 
governmental ineffectiveness and unresponsiveness 
to the people's needs. The National Highway that 
runs through the area is nothing less than a 
National Shame. Too bad, few, if any bring these 
conditions to the attention of people in 
positions of responsibility, influence and power.


It is with these conditions in mind, I strongly 
support the Dhemaji area's  demand to be the home 
of the proposed Engineering College. The more 
developed areas of Assam owe it to the people of 
this severely neglected segment of their state.


Sincerely Yours,

Chandan K. Mahanta
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