RE: [Assam] What?? Indian/Muslim Churidar compulsory! Ban on Dokhna ! othersacquiescing!!
This college Principal need a reality check. Uniforms look good only till school level if at all. UmeshChan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi A: I don't have an answer for you. But I saw the news, and I am sure there will be more on this :-). c-da At 3:59 PM -0500 8/21/05, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: Yes, this is ridiculous - prohibiting the bodostudents from preserving their own culture and tradition. It is strange that the student union bodies also went against these students. It is strange that Churidar is compulsory and dokhna is prohibited. We would have been in trouble in our own home-town, if this was the rule in our school.In many families,we, theyoung girlswere not allowed to wear 'suridar' or 'salowar-kamij' when we were young - we went intowearing 'mekhela-saador' or 'sari' straight from wearing frocks. This one is for you, C'da: When will they start honoring the basic rights of peoplein India? From: "Bartta Bistar" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: assam@pikespeak.uccs.eduSubject: [Assam] What?? Indian/Muslim Churidar compulsory! Ban on Dokhna ! othersacquiescing!!Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 17:44:19 + Tension prevails over ban on Bodo dress http://www.northeasttribune.com/4736.htm NET News Network Kokrajhar, Aug 21: Tension run high in the Surupeta BHB College in Barpeta district following the college authority banning the entry of Bodo students wearing the traditional Bodo Dokhna dress in the college premises. The Bodo students wearing the permitted colour Dokhna on Saturday were not allowed to enter in the college premises. Tension started when the college authority introduced churidar or salwar kamij as the uniform for the girls students beginning this academic year which the Bodo students refused. The college union bodies started boycotting the classes when the Bodo students refused to obey the dress code and continue attending the class wearing dokhna. The Bodo students alleged that they were warned by the principal of expel from the college and of giving forceful transfer certificate if they do not come wearing churidar. The college authority when contacted refutes the allegation saying the students were just requested to obey the order for peaceful atmosphere. There was no warning as such. It was just a request, the authority said. Different Bodo organization including the influential All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) and All Bodo Women Welfare Federation (ABWWF) has expressed serious concern and anguish over the issue saying its humiliating that the Bodo girls students are not allowed to wear the traditional dress Dokhna even though they put the same colour the college authority has adopted. In a press release the ABSU said in a state like Assam with diverse ethnic group colour should be the basis of uniform but not the dress. The ABSU has nothing to say about the colour uniform but lawfully it would strongly oppose the senseless decision of the college authority for adopting the churidar as the only option for uniform dress, the release stated. Churidar is not the dress of the Bodos and it cannot be the dress of Assamese people either, added ABSU secretary Goutam Mushahary. We have got full right to preserve our own culture, custom, language and tradition as being the indigenous community. If we cannot have the right to protect and preserve our own culture in our own state then where lies the meaning of freedom and respect of indigenous tribal culture, the release stated. The Bodo organizations has appealed the college authority to think consciously, carefully and farsightedly if they are really concern about Assam in particular and tribal culture in general. The organization has also urged the Assamese intellectuals including the All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Assam Sahitya Sabha to come up with helping hands and give a meaningful thought for peaceful solution of the problem and for peaceful future of Assam. Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger Download today it's FREE! ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security
[Assam] Re: Some sanskrit translations needed
Sir, It may be that you are trying to bring about a cohesion between Eastern and western faiths -- just like Swami Yogananda did during his three decade stay in the West (author of "Autobiography of a Yogi") He also quoted scriptures of both Hinduism and Christianity and declared that Krishna and Christ were both incarnations of God. http://www.yogananda-srf.org/ But in this case the quotations you mention seem to be cooked up - no reference is given. I am quite sure that the author has just written something in Sanskrit -and is passing them as Hindu Mantras - to prove that there was description in Hindu scriptures that Jesus would be born. http://www.churchofindia.com/mantras.htm The first mantra refers to - Brahmaputra - literally son of God . You may not agree but Hindus believe that we all are children of God. The Advaita (only One)Hindu philosophy says "Brahmasmi" - I am God - meaning thateachsoul is potentially divine and a part of the Supreme and weall can reach Godhood - by prayer and Yoga.The Dvaita (Two) philosophy says that God and our souls are apart - but all souls are equally divine. Thus we are ALL children of God (to say in western sense). We do NOT believe that ONLY Jesus was the SON of God. We ALL are. He was definitely a spiritual superior and many Hindu Yogis - like Yoganada or Vivekanand or ISKCON's Prabhupad believe that Christ was the same as Krishna. http://www.ramakrishna.org/sv.htmhttp://www.iskcon.com/ We also believe that there have been many incarnations/prohets since then. We Hindus also do not believe that GOd is a man (father) or a mother or a child. God/Brahma is Nirgun (without good or bad qualities) andNiraakaar (formless) and omni present -- so God cannot be a father who has a son (and no mother). The various forms of idols you see in Hindu temples are like the angels or higher beings - and not God/Brahma. I am glad you could make out that Hindus also worship ONE God (or Brahma) a fact not realized by even many Hindus. You say that Jesus is the only true prophet and all others - like Muhammad or Krishna or Buddha are false - in your remarks here it amounts to that -- I would say that this is the root cause of bloodshed in the present times - in Iraq or Nagaland or other places. This is fanaticism. I was surprised that you decided to place religion above national integration - by proletyzing at India's Independece Day celebration. I hope God would give you the good sense to respect other faiths and NOT to misquote from scriptures of other faiths. For instance - your other leaflet had quotations from RigVeda - The sacrificial victim is to be crowned with a crown made of thorny vines (Rigveda X : 90: 7,15) (Bruhadaranyakopanishad III : 9 : 28) http://www.churchofindia.com/jesusinhinduscripts.htm I happen to have brought a copy of Artarva and Rig Veda from India with me. Rig Veda hasONLY four chapters (adhyaya) whereas your quote above seems to be from chapter TEN!! We Hindus also believe in twice born or born again - after acheiving Nirvana - thus only those Hindus whohave achieved Nirvana stage are really truly Brahmins (called Dwija - twice born). If you look up Bhagwat Geeta - chapter 16 (I think shoka 39 to 42) you would learn that the castes were NOT by birth but by action. Unfortunately in reality the priestly class chose another route -similar to the Papacy which led to Protestanism. You may be happy to know that many Hindus of so-called upper caste are busy in social integration among Hindus of various castes - including my father . I would advise you to look up the Upanishads or Vedanta and practise Yoga to achieve a fulfilling spiritual life. May God/Brahm/Allah/ Ahur Mazda be with you. UmeshDaniel israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Umesh,Thanks for stopping by yesterday. I really admire your zeal passion for absolute truth. Sinceyou were in a great hurry, I could not talk to you much.1. Om Brahamaputra NamahaOh thou son of god, I worship thee.Jesus, the Son of God.No doubt Jesus is the son Of God. - John 3:16The first line is the Sanskrit Scripture. I am going to provide you the web site of this article.Perhaps you could contact the author straight and get the clarification and reference of theScripture. ( www.marvelouslight.org)The second line is the literal translation of the first line in English, which many agree, isaccurate.The third and fourth lines are interpretations and commentaries of the writer of this article(Mani Iyer). We should have actually kept those sentences within parenthesis, and noted ascommentary. We ! will do that very soon, and try to get the reference and insert it there too.I am going to try to get the person's email so that you can connect with him straight and clarifythis matter.But in the mean time, I want you to see the overall picture of what I am doing. I am trying tomake people focus on a very unique God, who is above eastern and western religious ideals. I amvery much interested in making people see Jesus
Re: [Assam] Some sanskrit translations needed
ing people see Jesus without any cultural bias, or religious bias, andfollow this person with all their mind, strenght, soul, and Spirit. This person was actuallyhistorical, and very unique in power and majesty. (Please take time to read my articles from ourweb page, "Jesus, unique God, Is jesus the only way, following Jesus is not westernization" etc.)The minute you meet this person face to face in your life through His spoken Words, and HisSpirit, your life will be completly transformed. For Him, there is no such thing called highcast! e or low caste (which are nothing but man made tradition) but there are only two kinds ofpeople- righteous and the sinners, and He came down to seek and save those who want to be saved byHim. There are only two ways we can reach Moksha. One is by living a perfect life as God wants us tolive, or by His Grace alone. Now Grace and Mercy came through Jesus Christ. Jesus lived aperfect, sinless life, and offered Himself as a sacrifice on the cross for our sins, and whosoveerbelieve in His atoning death will receive permanent fogiveness through Grace, and therby eternallife.If we attempt to attain perfection with our own works, it is an uphill task. (Please read my "IsJesus the only way" article. The mountain that we need to climb is not a small mountain. It ishigher than the moon, stars, or even galaxies. It is pure human arrogance to think that we canreach the top of this mountain and we can be like God with our own works or efforts. T! his iswhere I sharply disagree with any other religious belief. I belive that we are saved by grace,and not by works, lest we boast. It keeps me so humble because, my salvation did not come by myown works, but through my savior, who poured his life on the cross for my sins.For me Jesus is everything to me. I just want everyone to take a good look at Him. Please readbook of John from the Bible, and you will immediately know that this person is too special to becompared with any other human religious leaders.We inserted all those mantras to let every one know that even Hindu Scriptures have spoken aboutthis Unique God in a Unique manner. Please excuse me, if I had given you any false signals orcues through those articles. You seem to be a very bright person, and we could learn so much fromeach other in a humble manner. If you are interested in studying with me together, please let meknow.May Lord Jesus shower His Grace a! nd mercy upon you and your family!Blessings,Danny. Daniel Israel Pastor Church of India 410-581-2854 www.churchofIndia.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I just met the pastor of Chruch of India at Indian Independence Day celebration at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Green Belt Marylnd, who gave out leaflets with the following translation of reportedly Vedic mantras. I couldn't find the match between the translation and the original. Can you find any or is there a mistake in the translation? Umesh http://www.churchofindia.com/mantras.htm SANSKRIT MANTRAS EXACT MEANINGS When Bro. Mani Iyer was a hindu priest, he was chanting sanskrit mantras which were made by brahmin legends. After hereceived divine light from Lord Jesus from Bible (word of God), Acts 17:28, he explains the exact meanings of mantras given below. Apart from all of these mantras "Word of god lives for ever". All glory to Lord Jesus. 1. Om Brahamaputra Namaha Oh thou son of god, I worship thee. Jesus, the Son of God. No doubt Jesus is the son Of God. - John 3:16 2. Om Kannisuthaya Namaha Oh thou son of a virgin, I worship thee. Jesus, the son of Virgin. Jesus was born of virgin Mary.- Mathew 1:23 3. Om Panchakaaya Namaha Oh thou the bearer of five wounds on your body, I worship thee. Jesus bore five wounds on his body. Five wounds were inflicted on Christ when he was nailed to the cross. - Isaiah 53:5 4. Om Virtcha Soola Arunthaya Namaha Oh thou was hung on the tree. I worship thee. Jesus died on the Cross. Jesus was hung on the cross made of wood. - 1 Peter 2:24 5. Om Mrutham Jayaya Namaha Oh thou who had victory over death, I worship thee. Jesus the risen savoir. Three days after the death of Jesus Christ, he rose fro! ! m the dead. - Isaiah 25:8 For more information about Bro. Mani Iyer please visit www.marvelouslight.org To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Maili
RE: [Assam] NYTimes.com: Politicized Scholars Put Evolution on the Defensive/ Eureka, MIT's AI
Dear Mike, Charles Darwin was also a Wester scientist like the ones mentioned in the artcle. The development of scientific knowledge takes place on the assumption that the current scientific theories are only the best available explanation to cover the facts known currently. Hence, in light of new discoveries theories are constantly rewritten. Charles Darwin did a magnificant research in South America and elsewhere and propounded his theory which not not accpeted till 30 years after his death (you can see a PBS documentary on it " Darwin's dangerous idea " or order a DVD online). However, since so many current scientists of Discovery Institute etc are not happy with Darwin's Evolution theory it is notunreasonable to discuss the issue totry to get a better theory. I happened to visit MIT's Museum this summer - mostly on their work on their cutting edge work onArtificial Intelligence and robotics. I was suprised how little we have achieved after 50 years of research, even which childhood geniuses there - one of whomgraduated from Harvard with a PhD at age 19!! Right now we are not able to simulate the movements or a cockroach - in robots. Their lab seems to have made good progress in using computer imaging for looking into human organs while doing surgery. So if a coackroach's movements areso complex to understand how much more complex are humans. So these Intelligent Design proponents seem to have a point there. They say that even if single celled creatures came about thru natural processes - such as proper mix of chemicals and perhaps some lightening effect (maybe like the transformation of Peter Parker into Spiderman) -they say - it is unlikely that complex human beings could have evolved from them in millions of years. For some reason, nearly all religions think (incl. Hindus and Christians) that humans are the highest level of animals in the universe. However, if we look at the aspect of human mind's sharpness - which led to the modern inventions and discoveries -- till 40,000 years ago - not very long if you go by standards of evolution or life development - humans were not much brighter than cro-magnan man. In the Nile valley in current day Egypt - human brains got sharpened by their interest in making beads - for decoration and perhaps trade (as per a PBS documentary - DVD available online) . It was then that humans left Africa and moved to Asia and elsewhere. Then, the process of brainy humans started. So, if in ONLY 40,000 years humans can sharpen their brains so much and do so much -- where does the question of some God or Super Intelligent being's involvement come into question. So, reiterating, when human brain can evolve so fast in just 40,000 years is it not exteremely plausible that complext organisms could evolve from single celled organisms in MILLIONS of years. I think it is very very likely. So I believe the Darwin was right. However, I also believe that God exists. So I was thinking about God's role in the process. I do not know Mike whether you beleive in God but if you do - like me -- then you must realize that many of our actions are guided by God's grace and the results of our actions - have a great chance of luck (or God's gift/mercy). As Krishna says in Geeta - you do your actions/Karma and don't worry about the results (I'll/God'll take care of them). I really do not quite follow the logic of Karma other than that we must do what we feel is right . My point is that even our actions -- such as Archimedes discovering his principle of floatation and shouting Eureka!! from his bath tub -- was a spark in the mind. A thought. What generated that thought. Current day science (including artificial intelligence technology) has no idea about these sparks. I would say that God generated that spark or Eureka. In that sense I believe that God or a higher being helps us in our quest to improve our lives by giving us our sparks of wisdom - a reward for our Karma /actions inintense puruit of truth. This it is possible that God helped in rewarding individual simple living organisms of the distant past adapt and evolve into thosemore complex and better adapted to survive in the changingworld. Now the question whether God exists is an old one. Many have asked including Swami Vivekanand - who later became convinced from his spiritual experience due to an old devotee who later became his Guru. Further, lost of miracles ahve been witnessed and documented in both India , the Europe and elsewhere - whereby some saints neither eat food nor drinkany liquid - just survive on air - supposedly tested by scientists also. They survive through God's grace etc etc. So I would say that humans could certainly evolve from single celled organisms - in many million years - however, God or some superior creature may have played a part as a catalyst - along the way - rewarding those organisms develop superior features -who tried harder!! What are your views? Do not say that theories need to be
[Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: The Hard Work of Analyzing Failure
Could help analyse why India was a slave nation for so long. UmeshHBS Working Knowledge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:42:28 -0400 (EDT)From: HBS Working Knowledge [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Newsletter: The Hard Work of Analyzing Failure Note to our readers:Our site was temporarily offline for parts of the weekend for maintenance work.We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.Sean Silverthorne,Editor, HBS Working Knowledge HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEKThe Hard Work of Failure AnalysisBalancing the Future Against Today's NeedsRestoring a Global Economy, 19501980Readers Respond: Is there an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation?Plus: Book and Web reportsNEW ON THE SITEThe Hard Work of Failure Analysishttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4959t=organizationsWe all should learn from failurebut it's difficult to do so objectively. In this excerpt from "Failing to Learn and Learning to Fail (Intelligently)" in Long Range Planning Journal, HBS professor Amy Edmondson and coauthor Mark Cannon offer a process for analyzing what went wrong.Balancing the Future Against Today's Needshttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4960t=leadershipiss=yIt's hard to dream five years out when your organization is doing all it can to take care of the here and now. This article from Harvard Management Update offers a new lens for positioning growth efforts within your company while staying focused on your core strengths today.Restoring a Global Economy, 19501980http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4961t=bizhistoryiss=yIn his recent book Multinationals and Global Capitalism, professor Geoffrey Jones dissects the influence of multinationals on the world economy. This excerpt recalls the rebuilding of the global economy following World War II.Readers respond: Is There an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation?http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4941t=heskettoid=4930rid=4941hid=-1aid=-1Readers respond to Jim Heskett: Could change in inflated CEO compensation come from the increased level of competition among global companies with significantly different approaches to the compensation of senior managers?BAKER LIBRARY SUMMARIESBOOK REPORTSMaking Innovation Work: How to Manage It, Measure It, and Profit From Itby Tony Davila, Marc J. Epstein and Robert SheltonWharton, 2005http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=innovationid=4957The key to making innovation work? Good management.The Power of Unfair AdvantageJohn L. NesheimFree Press, 2005http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=entrepreneurshipid=4958How to stand out from the competition.Leviathans: Multinational Corporations and the New Global Historyedited by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. and Bruce MazlishCambridge University Press, 2005http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=globalizationid=4956Definitive essays on multinationals based in the United States.ON THE WEBWall Street Executive Libraryhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/web-review.jhtml?id=4965t=career_effectivenessOne-stop reference for executives on the go.MOST POPULAR STORIESThe Founding CEO's Dilemma: Stay or Go?http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4948t=entrepreneurshipClassic Cases Live On at HBShttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4949t=career_effectivenessiss=yCan Superstars Play the Team Game?http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4950t=leadershipiss=yA Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitabilityhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4938t=marketingSix Steps to Operational Innovationhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4927t=operationsNEW RESEARCH AT HBShttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/new-research.jhtmlA listing of the latest research papers, publications, and cases written by Harvard Business School faculty.BEST OF FACULTY QAsThe U.S. Patent Game: How to Change Ithttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/facultyQAs.jhtml?t=facultyQAsInnovators and society are paying too high a price in the current patent system, says a new book by Adam B. Jaffe and Harvard Business School's Josh Lerner. A book excerpt and QA with Lerner.ELSEWHERE AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLApply for the CWE-Springboard Venture Capital Forum at HBShttp://www.springboardenterprises.orgCalling all women entrepreneurs seeking funding: Applications due by September 7 for VC Forum to be held at HBS on November 17 and 18, 2005Burning Questions: The Return to GrowthHarvard Business School Publishing Conferencehttp://www.burningquestions.comOctober 5-7, 2005==ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER==SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATIONNot yet a subscriber to this newsletter? Click here to sign up: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/reg/newsletter_sub.jhtmlTo unsubscribe to this newsletter, please go to the unsubscribe page: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/reg/newsletter_unsub.jhtmlTo change the e-mail address where your newsletter is sent to, please go to the address update page: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/reg/newsletter_change.jhtmlTo subscribe to our RSS feed: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/pda.jhtmlREPRINTS AND LINKINGIf your Web site is
Re: [Assam] To better serve, assamnet will move to [EMAIL PROTECTED] soon
Jugal-da, It is a positive development. So many new members have joined now and discussions have imporved with fresh blood/views. C-da, it is intriguing about the person you mention using a psuedonym. Why not carry out another email address check on that individual and take action . UmeshChan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ram: My feelings likewise. You and I and so many of us here, often get into passionate debates. There are times we even lose it and get angry. But still there is a common bond of caring and mutual respect as fellow Oxomiyas, who feel deeply about Assam's welfare. But would you know that one of us, from right here in the USA, has attempted to sabotage and destroy this forum of ours? This person has written under a pseudonym, to the University, against Jugal and against Assam Net, characterizing it as harboring a 'terrorist cell' or some garbage akin to that. What do Netters think of that? What should we say to this despicable character, who used to post venom filled and extremist views right here ? He might still be lurking among us, like the coward he is, under his own name; even though we have not seen the pseudonym he used to post under in recent months. c-da At 4:21 PM -0500 8/22/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Hi Jugal, Congratulations to all of you including Saurav, Dipu, Babul and others who have made Assam net a lively place for spirited discussions. We can consider this a milestone, where we have a free and cordial exchange of ideas. Keep up the great work. --Ram da On 8/22/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone,Assamnet will move some time soon to a new home. The new home will be[EMAIL PROTECTED].Assamnet was founded in 1985 at the University of Pennsylvania. It hasbeen hosted at the University of Colorado from 1991. Luitporia-net wasstarted at the University of Missouri in 1990 by Dr. Dipankar Medhi.Assamnet and Luitporianet became one in 1998. Since then it has beenhosted at the University of Colorado. We thank the University ofPennsylvania, the University of Missouri and the University of Coloradofor having given us this opportunity to bring together the Assamesediaspora from around the world.The objective of Assamnet is to bring together people with interest inall aspects of Assam, be it social, cultural, religious, educational,political or anything at all, so that written discussions and debatescan take place withoutfear and censor! ship of any kind. In Assamitself, it is very difficult openly to discuss many issues of vitalconcern to Assam.However, we have had issues in Assamnet in the past. Although this isnormal when a few hundred people constantly participate in spiriteddiscussions, we must exercise caution so that discussions and debatescan take place in a manner wherein widest participation is possible.For example, a few years ago several people were removed from the listfor using unacceptable sexual language during discussions and debates.In addition, Assamnet will not allow anyone to recruit people forviolent activities of any kind. However, peaceful and respectfuldiscussion of any topic is welcome.We will send out an email when we make this transition to[EMAIL PROTECTED]. We are finishing up the details of the move and itwill take place soon. Once that happens, instead of sending email toassam@pikespeak.uccs.edu, you will send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Itwill be a new and befitting place to Assamnet after almost 15 years atthe University of Colorado.Thank you!Jugal Kalita (Colorado), Saurav Pathak (Pennsylvania) and Babul Gogoi(Delhi)Assamnet administratorsCheck Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage andindustry-leading spam and email virus protection.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options:
Re: [Assam] Test of Democracy - Indian Express
Thats a brilliant observation. That is the real meaning of democracy and self rule. UmeshRam Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "If a movement shies away from testing its own legitimacy, it becomesmerely self-serving. Its own claims to be fighting for justice, or forthe rights of the people, simply become self-confirming assumptions,with no accountability to anyone. " IEReally, very little else need to be said about insurgent groups in the country--Ram__ Test of democracy The prime minister has thrown a challenge to Naxalite groups An important question about the legitimacy of the Naxal movement hasbeen raised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He has punctured thebasic pretension that Naxalites in this country have long held, thattheirs is a popular movement. He has asked them to prove theirpopularity by joining the electoral process and not through violentand intimidating acts. In doing so, the prime minister has also drawnattention to a paradox that lies at th! e heart of so many violentmovements which claim to represent the people. These movements can doeverything but face the people in an open contest.The political process is often full of shortcomings, and does notunambiguously express the will of the people. But it does not followfrom this fact that any group can claim the mantle of representing thepeople, their needs and aspirations, simply by trumpeting loudly thatthey are fighting for the people. Even if the grievances that theNaxals draw upon truly exist, their means, methods and policies needto be subject to some test to ascertain their legitimacy. For all itsinfirmities, electoral democracy is one of the few means ofadjudicating any claims to represent the people. If a movement shiesaway from testing its own legitimacy, it becomes merely self-serving.Its own claims to be fighting for justice, or for the rights of thepeople, simply become self-confirming assumptions, with noaccountability to anyone.The prime minister is challenging a movement, that claims to befighting for justice, to subject itself to the test of democracy. Indoing so, he is also displaying great confidence in an open politicalprocess, by suggesting that the media should be allowed to interactwith any political group. But no democracy can and ought to tolerateits own subversion. The subversion is all the more insidious when donein the name of the people. Participating in the democratic processcomes with some unavoidable conditions. It requires abjuring violence,it requires respecting the integrity of a political process. The primeminister's call to the Naxals, therefore, is both a warning that theyhave to give up violence, and a challenge to them to prove what theyclaim for themselves popular support. URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=76768___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Re: Some sanskrit translations needed
Sir, It may be that you are trying to bring about a cohesion between Eastern and western faiths -- just like Swami Yogananda did during his three decade stay in the West (author of "Autobiography of a Yogi") He also quoted scriptures of both Hinduism and Christianity and declared that Krishna and Christ were both incarnations of God. http://www.yogananda-srf.org/ But in this case the quotations you mention seem to be cooked up - no reference is given. I am quite sure that the author has just written something in Sanskrit -and is passing them as Hindu Mantras - to prove that there was description in Hindu scriptures that Jesus would be born. http://www.churchofindia.com/mantras.htm The first mantra refers to - Brahmaputra - literally son of God . You may not agree but Hindus believe that we all are children of God. The Advaita (only One)Hindu philosophy says "Brahmasmi" - I am God - meaning thateachsoul is potentially divine and a part of the Supreme and weall can reach Godhood - by prayer and Yoga.The Dvaita (Two) philosophy says that God and our souls are apart - but all souls are equally divine. Thus we are ALL children of God (to say in western sense). We do NOT believe that ONLY Jesus was the SON of God. We ALL are. He was definitely a spiritual superior and many Hindu Yogis - like Yoganada or Vivekanand or ISKCON's Prabhupad believe that Christ was the same as Krishna. http://www.ramakrishna.org/sv.htmhttp://www.iskcon.com/ We also believe that there have been many incarnations/prohets since then. We Hindus also do not believe that GOd is a man (father) or a mother or a child. God/Brahma is Nirgun (without good or bad qualities) andNiraakaar (formless) and omni present -- so God cannot be a father who has a son (and no mother). The various forms of idols you see in Hindu temples are like the angels or higher beings - and not God/Brahma. I am glad you could make out that Hindus also worship ONE God (or Brahma) a fact not realized by even many Hindus. You say that Jesus is the only true prophet and all others - like Muhammad or Krishna or Buddha are false - in your remarks here it amounts to that -- I would say that this is the root cause of bloodshed in the present times - in Iraq or Nagaland or other places. This is fanaticism. I was surprised that you decided to place religion above national integration - by proletyzing at India's Independece Day celebration. I hope God would give you the good sense to respect other faiths and NOT to misquote from scriptures of other faiths. For instance - your other leaflet had quotations from RigVeda - The sacrificial victim is to be crowned with a crown made of thorny vines (Rigveda X : 90: 7,15) (Bruhadaranyakopanishad III : 9 : 28) http://www.churchofindia.com/jesusinhinduscripts.htm I happen to have brought a copy of Artarva and Rig Veda from India with me. Rig Veda hasONLY four chapters (adhyaya) whereas your quote above seems to be from chapter TEN!! We Hindus also believe in twice born or born again - after acheiving Nirvana - thus only those Hindus whohave achieved Nirvana stage are really truly Brahmins (called Dwija - twice born). If you look up Bhagwat Geeta - chapter 16 (I think shoka 39 to 42) you would learn that the castes were NOT by birth but by action. Unfortunately in reality the priestly class chose another route -similar to the Papacy which led to Protestanism. You may be happy to know that many Hindus of so-called upper caste are busy in social integration among Hindus of various castes - including my father . I would advise you to look up the Upanishads or Vedanta and practise Yoga to achieve a fulfilling spiritual life. May God/Brahm/Allah/ Ahur Mazda be with you. UmeshDaniel israel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Umesh,Thanks for stopping by yesterday. I really admire your zeal passion for absolute truth. Sinceyou were in a great hurry, I could not talk to you much.1. Om Brahamaputra NamahaOh thou son of god, I worship thee.Jesus, the Son of God.No doubt Jesus is the son Of God. - John 3:16The first line is the Sanskrit Scripture. I am going to provide you the web site of this article.Perhaps you could contact the author straight and get the clarification and reference of theScripture. ( www.marvelouslight.org)The second line is the literal translation of the first line in English, which many agree, isaccurate.The third and fourth lines are interpretations and commentaries of the writer of this article(Mani Iyer). We should have actually kept those sentences within parenthesis, and noted ascommentary. We ! will do that very soon, and try to get the reference and insert it there too.I am going to try to get the person's email so that you can connect with him straight and clarifythis matter.But in the mean time, I want you to see the overall picture of what I am doing. I am trying tomake people focus on a very unique God, who is above eastern and western religious ideals. I amvery much interested in making people see Jesus
RE: [Assam] Hi Group.............
My friend , you are under great delusion if you think India is going to break up. Perhaps you have been in the jungle too long . Umeshmc mahant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you love your place and want to see your 2.6--2.8 Crore brothers and sisters busy as equal humans in a equal world order, the Assamese have to have total say in their governance and not by what Nehru's Lawyers wrote in their Constitution of '50.It's a pity that lots of Assamese have degrees but alas No Education. Why should ULFA alone revolt?Keep thinking and talking.Take time asking 'Is India heading Somewhere?'What if India broke up without bloodshed - USSR Style? Who will gain and who lose?mmFrom: umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: bhriti choudhury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [Assam] Hi Group.Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:31:18 +0100 (BST)a f! rank statement!Umeshbhriti choudhury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:Hi Mike,I am writing this mail with the reference to the mail you sent. Actually i'm not at all agree with your view that we need to join ULFA to save Assam. I think now a days ULFA has become a bunch of jokers, which are being controlled by some forigen nations. At one point of time i was also a big fan of ULFA n their idologies. But now they have lost their goal completely. Now it has become the institution of some bekar jobless youth. They are only there for the sake of money and nothing else. They dont even know the meaning of "Swadhinota". I dont think by killing some people you'll be able to get the independence.I know there are many problems we the people of Assam are facing. But by killing some innocent people we won't be able to solve the problem. There sho! uld be some proper talks between the Central Govt. and ULFA to solve the whole problem. The BLT people has set an example before us. Atleast they have got some aid from the Central Govt. and job for their people. I guess "amuthi manuhe biplab jiyai rakhibo noware". And if you get a survey done on the support ULFA getting from the people of Assam, I guess you won't find more than 20% people supports them.Well I'm not trying to be judgemental, Its the way what i feel. Coz i also love my place n people very much. Hope you won't mind. Hope to see your reply soon.ByeBhritimc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:Join Ulfa,Save Assam.Save Yourself.Save Indiaby becoming Truly IndependantSave the WorldYou are wasting your time at Harvard.Apply now on the Internet--all of you doubting Thomases.! Mukul Mahant-Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ___Assam mailing list[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assamSend instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com_Post FREE Classifieds. http://www.sulekha.com/classifieds/cllist.aspx?nma=INref=msn Reach out to over a million NRIs.___Assam mailing list[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! Get Yahoo! Mail___ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Bandh culture
someone said that to Mahatma Gandhi that this non-violent Bandh /strikes would ultimately be harming the country and ruining the work ethic of Indians. Elsewhere I think the communists had started this thing -- if I remember correctly in Paris Labor Marches had taken place like this much eaelier. UmeshRam Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dipankar, Many netters have written often about this 'bandh culture'. Reading the Assam Tribune and the Sentinel I have read many people voice their opinions against such a culture. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be heard. The organizers of these bands care very little about the economic effects. The public too seems to care less. On the one hand its a holiday, so why worry. The fact that traders and manufacturers will ultimately shift the cost of bandhs to consumers in way of higher prices is not given any thought either. Can anybody suggest a remedy for this sickening culture. The solution obviously lies with the people. They are ones that the organizers seek support from. If people do not give them that support, then calls for bandhs will fail. I think recently a bandh call by some minority student group failed in major cities like Guwahati because people just ignored it. That is the solution. --Ram On Sat, Aug 20 2005 8:22:49 GMT+0530, Dipankar Malla Baruah (Well Logging) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all,Today there is another "Assam Bandh" in Assam called by small tea garden owner's union. This has been a policy of every organization to call for a bandh to show their existence. The bandh is declared in such a way so that people get continuous holidays like on Saturdays and Mondays or when there is a normal day in between holidays. People also blindly support the bandh and prefer to have a rest day at home without even knowing the cause of the bandh. Can anybody suggest a remedy for this sickening culture. DipankarWith regardsD M BaruahDy Supdng EngineerWell Logging DepttOil India LtdDuliajan - 786 602AssamPhone : 0374 2803017 (R)094350 39820 (M)___ Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] PUNJAB AIRWAYS
seems more like Indian Airlines to me -- onlt the name hs been changed :) Umeshsushil mishra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear All,I am really baffled to see the seriousness of all ofyou over the burning topic. Let us deviate a littlebit from the main stream have some fun. Please gothrough the following article on a fictitious PUNJABAIRWAYS:PUNJAB AIRWAYS"Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. This is yourCaptain Santa Singh welcoming you to Punjab Airways.Weapologize for the four-day delay in taking off, owingto bad weather and some overtime I had put in at thebakery. This is flight no. 126 to Ludhiana. Landing inLudhiana is not guaranteed, but we will end upsomewhere in the East. And if luck is in our favor, wemay even be landing on your village !Punjab Airways has an excellent record for safety.Infact our safety standards are so high that even thefully trained terrorists and hijackers are afraid tofly with us !It is with pleasure I announce that starting thisyear over 50% of our passengers have reached theirdestination. For the ones that don't quite make it,Punjab Airways staff has all the requisite experiencefor consoling the next-of-kin. Our Hostess Bubbly willbe happy to brief you on our out-of-court settlementpolicies.If our engines are too noisy for you, on passengerrequest, we can arrange to turn them off ! To makeyour free fall to earth pleasant and memorable, weserve complimentary tea and biscuits . For our religious passengers, we are the only airlinewho can help you find out if there really is a God ! We regret to inform you that today's in-flight moviewill not beshown as we forgot to record it from the television.But for our movie buffs,we will be flying right next to United Airlines, wheretheir movie will be visible from the right side ofthe cabin window. For this purpose,! we have also put abinocular under your seat. There is no smoking in this airplane. Any smoke yousee in the cabin is only the early warning system onthe engines telling us to slow down!Life jackets arepositioned under your seats and free bathing costumesare made available to the aunties and swimming shortsto the uncles,for emergency jumps ! In order to catchimportant landmarks, we try to fly as close aspossible for the best view. If, however, we go alittle too close do let us know. Our enthusiasticco-pilot sometimes flies right through the landmark!Kindly be seated, keep your seat in an uprightposition for take off and fasten your belts. For thoseof you who can't find a seat belt, kindly fasten yourown belt to the arm of your seat. And for those of youwho can't find a seat, do not hesitate to get in touchwith a flight attendant for your arrangement to sit onthe bathroom seat. If you do sit there, please do notflush frequently because it may result in the shortageof the water we require to make you tea. Sorry, but I won't be flying with you today because Ihave to attend my nephew's wedding. But please makeyourself at home and help yourself to the cockpit.Thank you for choosing Punjab Airways !!REGARDSSUSHIL KUMAR MISHRA__ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Some sanskrit translations needed
Hi, I just met the pastor of Chruch of India at Indian Independence Day celebration at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Green Belt Marylnd, who gave out leaflets with the following translation of reportedly Vedic mantras. I couldn't find the match between the translation and the original. Can you find any or is there a mistake in the translation? Umesh http://www.churchofindia.com/mantras.htm SANSKRIT MANTRAS EXACT MEANINGS When Bro. Mani Iyer was a hindu priest, he was chanting sanskrit mantras which were made by brahmin legends. After hereceived divine light from Lord Jesus from Bible (word of God), Acts 17:28, he explains the exact meanings of mantras given below. Apart from all of these mantras "Word of god lives for ever". All glory to Lord Jesus. 1. Om Brahamaputra Namaha Oh thou son of god, I worship thee. Jesus, the Son of God. No doubt Jesus is the son Of God. - John 3:16 2. Om Kannisuthaya Namaha Oh thou son of a virgin, I worship thee. Jesus, the son of Virgin. Jesus was born of virgin Mary.- Mathew 1:23 3. Om Panchakaaya Namaha Oh thou the bearer of five wounds on your body, I worship thee. Jesus bore five wounds on his body. Five wounds were inflicted on Christ when he was nailed to the cross. - Isaiah 53:5 4. Om Virtcha Soola Arunthaya Namaha Oh thou was hung on the tree. I worship thee. Jesus died on the Cross. Jesus was hung on the cross made of wood. - 1 Peter 2:24 5. Om Mrutham Jayaya Namaha Oh thou who had victory over death, I worship thee. Jesus the risen savoir. Three days after the death of Jesus Christ, he rose fro! m the dead. - Isaiah 25:8 For more information about Bro. Mani Iyer please visit www.marvelouslight.org To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] For Gardeners
Congratulations C-da! UmeshChan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Raiz:I am a part-time khetiyok ( gardener), among other things :-).I am pleased to announce that I created a hybrid tita kerela, by cross breeding a variety of semi-wild kerela that I collected seeds of from a vine from the highlands of Jamaica in 2003 with the long Assamese variety. This Jamaican variety kerela ( momordica--bitter gourd) fruit is really tiny, about 1" in diameter and about 2" to 2.5" long, with dainty ( about 3" diameter) leaves. The fruits are so small that they are not useful for eating. The seeds are black, about 1/4" long X 1/8" wide. I was told by someone that it is seen in Florida also, growing wild.Just out of curiosity, I pollinated an Assamese kerela female flower with a male Jamaican pollen, and vice versa. One did not work, but the other did; except I was not careful about recordi! ng which hybrid fruited, and don't know the exact mix.Anyway, I grew a new hybrid plant this spring from the harvested seeds. At first, the resulting plant did not indicate any conspicuous characteristic. But soon I began to notice that it is an amazingly prolific plant, growing like crazy. You can almost see it growing :-). Soon a very robust and wildly growing vine took over the trellis and spread all over nearby ground, tomato plants and and overhead trellis that I built for 'laos' ( gourds) producing lots and lots of mid-sized ( 1.5" dia X 3" to 4" long), pale green ( more white than green) hybrid fruits. In fact we have so many fruits, I stopped picking them, and they are ripening and cracking up like blood red flowers with yellow petals.The taste is not extremely bitter, like some of our Assamese little kerela varieties. You can say it is of medium bitterness.My guess is that it MIGHT become a good garden ! vegetable for amateur urban gardeners as well as rural khetiyoks in Assam, because the plant is so robust and prolific. It can also become a beautiful screening/landscaping plant at verandas as well as against ugly , blank compound walls, because it grows so fast. The flowers are mildly fragrant,like all kerela plants. But since there are so many flowers, the pleasant aroma could be smelled from a slight distance. That makes me think, it could be a fine urban landscape plant in warm humid areas.If anyone wants seeds to try let me know. I will be pleased to share some.Iti bineet,sondon kerela-seed mohonto :-)( With apologies to Johnny Appleseed)___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] More on Indian Justice--from Tehelka
C-da, You and Tehelka make a formidable team in highlighting the problems of Indian society. I think the case against the police officers should be taken up again. UmeshChan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry to post such a long one. But since it is not available in the public domain, I thought it would be useful to the interested. cm Scot-free: The killers in uniformSenior police officers, who were held responsible for inciting anti-Sikh violence in 1984, were not merely exonerated; they were rewarded with promotions and gallantry awards. And now, the Nanavati Commission has given them a clean chit. Ajmer Singh reportsThe Carnage: Sikhs venting their anger at the police inactionVed Marwah, the first police officer to inquire into policelapses, was asked to stop his investigations midway. Marwah told the Nanavati Commission that he was asked to discontinue his probe even before he could examine senior police officersThey were held responsible for the bloody carnage of 1984 - for directly or indirectly inciting the killings of Sikhs. Yet, these men in uniform, protectors who turned perpetrators of crime, were rewarded with promotions and police medals. Some others, who played with evidence and were to be dismissed from service for being 'a slur ! on the police force', were exonerated and have since retired gracefully.Tehelka dug up details on police officers who were to be dismissed from service, but were instead granted promotions. The Government of India (GOI) appointed the Kusum Lata Mittal Committee in 1987, comprising Justice Dilip Kapoor and Kusum Lata Mittal, to inquire into the conduct of the Delhi Police during the 1984 riots. The report, submitted separately by Mittal in 1990, indicted 72 officers. Yet, no action was taken against these officers.The Justice Jain-Agarwal Committee, also appointed to inquire into the riots, scrutinised over 400 firs and found improper investigations were carried out by the police. However, most cases ended in acquittals.Ved Marwah, the first police officer to inquire into police lapses, was asked to stop his investigations midway. In his affidavit to the Nanavati Commission, Marwah disclosed that he was asked to discontinue his probe even b! efore he could examine senior police officers. Ranjit Singh Narula, retired Chief Justice of Punjab Haryana High Court, and a witness before the commission, in his affidavit disclosed that handwritten notes prepared by Marwah were destroyed following instructions from higher authorities.But Justice GT Nanavati, in his report, ignored all these observations and let-off the guilty. No action was recommended against the guilty officers even though there was credible evidence. The only exception was the then Police Commissioner, SC Tandon, and a Sub-Inspector (SI), Hoshiar Singh, who were held responsible for failing to maintain the law and order and for dereliction of duty respectively. However, no action can be initiated against them, as both of them have now retired.The Mittal Committee exposed the police brutality and their connivance with criminals. Over 1,200 Sikhs were killed in the east district of Delhi. According to the committee, a DCP concea! led a number of bodies and directed his subordinates to register only a few cases. Yet, no action was taken against the officers.In all, 147 officers were indicted. The Justice Jain-Agarwal Committee also indicted many police officers. However, no action was taken against most of them (42 had either retired or were dead). As for the remaining 105 officers, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) processed eight cases, and 97 were processed by the Delhi government. Five officers were exonerated by the MHA. In one case a cut in pension was recommended for five years, and in another case a restraint order was passed by the Delhi hc against a DCP. In another DCP's case the report was delayed, which has now been forwarded to the MHA. No action was taken in the 97 cases that the Delhi government processed. A few examples:Sewa Das Das, who was the DCP (East) during the anti-Sikh riots, is now special commissioner, Delhi Police. According to the Kusum Lata Mittal Committ! ee report, Das was prima facie responsible for failing to supervise and providing leadership to his subordinates. The report said: "The conduct of Sewa Das is a slur on the name of any police force and he should not be trusted with or assigned any job of responsibility, in fact, he is not considered fit for being retained in service." The report further said, "Sewa Das removed Sikh officers from duty who were inclined to take proper measures to deal with the rioters. The shos under his jurisdiction systematically disarmed the Sikhs, as a result they couldn't protect themselves. At the same time no steps were taken to provide police protection to them to protect their lives and property. Sewa Das did not keep his superior officers informed of the killings which continued under his jurisdiction, which
Re: [Assam] Outsourcing of Iraq war to Indian youth - more jobs and less deaths
I think the unemployed in Bihar, UP and other states who are clamouring for jobs in the Indian army and NOT getting them should be allowed this opportunity. Umeshmc mahant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: India Defence Minister Mukherjee Babu is welcome to take all BSF,SSB,BRTF,GREF,Assam Rifles +4CORps ,5CORps,AnyCorps out of Assam and export to Iraq en masse.Imagine the Zillions rolling in to Reserve Bank--like the "IT Revolution" types and NRI Types.Don't waste a moment.MMFrom: umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: assam@pikespeak.uccs.eduSubject: Re: [Assam] Outsourcing of Iraq war to Indian youth - more jobs andless deathsDate: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:17:30 +0100 (BST)http://www.info-france-usa.org/atoz/legion/enlist.aspANy nationality can join French Legion even now.umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:Hi,Given that so many varieties of jobs are leaving US for India and el! sewhere in the developing world - since it is likely a large number of people here do not want to cut their lawn or attend telephone calls for companies or do tutoring - unless they are paid enough to be able party at night clubs, have drunken parties or overall have a jolly good time.Fighting and dying in a foreign land (say Iraq) is perhaps not what most young Americans or their parents would consider an adrenaline rushing, challenging and satisfying task. Even when they have army recyuitment centers right in the middle of Commercial districts and residential areas.It is said that even gays are allowed to join army on Don't ask , don't tell policy - since many prefer to engage in stabbing and gang violence than join army- in my nighborhood minority groups esp. in Washington DC area. (106 murdered this year so far for a population of 400,000 only in PG County).I am reminded of the French Legion till WW 1 (?) which had mercenaries and convicts serving there - since Frenchmen didn't want to fight there in Africa. Some comics even now carry these stories.Why shouldn't Indian and US government allow Indian youth to fight for the US. There are already stampedes at Indian army recruitment centers where thousands come for a few posts - as mentioned below and most of us are aware. Though I wonder whether the majority of Indian muslims would be willing to fight in Iraq or Afghanistan. However, I saw this serial yesterday "Over There" where "formidable" Pakistani Anti-terrrorism groups were fighting in Iraq. Why not Indians?Indians are -I suppose - to deaths . Even the army postings in Rwanda or Congo or Sudan -are looked up to - since you get higher pay and international exposure.A! ny views?UmeshUS Military Families React to Sheehan's Iraq Protesthttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4803815Bias in Indian military recruitment?http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3680/is_200201/ai_n9022041/pg_4STampede during army recruitment in Indiahttp://in.news.yahoo.com/040613/43/2dlud.htmlhttp://www.rediff.com/news/2002/mar/14sharat.htm-Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam-Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam_Job hunting? Get the right one! http://creative.mediaturf.net/creatives/timesjobs/hotmail_TOL.htm Log on to timesjobs TODAY To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] From Outlook India--A Rare but Clear View
The newsmedia is doing a good job in highlighting these problems -- but not helping solve them. Some NGOs are needed or individuals with a mission - like you C-da. UmeshChan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: INVISIBLE INDIAStuck At The Midnight HourIndependence-as an idea, a state of being, lived reality-means nothing to the majority in India. The majority that does not ask for or get anything in return.S. ANAND| e-mail | one page format | feedback: send - read |Special Issue: Independence Day SpecialIn India Unseen, a railway line serves as a road; society refuses to let a safai karamchari change his profession; a trans-generational blind family gets no help from the state; everyone wants the urban homeless out, but no one tells them how to get a shelter. Did we become independent for this? Fifty-eight years after Independence, Invisible India's tryst with Inequality is played out right before our eyes-they unfold on these pages. Yet, we have trained our eyes to look the other away.Independence-as an idea, a sta! te of being, lived reality-means nothing to the majority in India. The majority that votes, the majority that sustains the structure of political democracy, yet the majority that does not ask for or get anything in return. In a Tamil Nadu village, a Dalit woman walks with her footwear in hand and casts her vote in the panchayat election, imposing faith in a system that will not even guarantee her the right to let the chappals remain on her feet. In rural North India, women who mildly resist inhuman treatment are routinely paraded naked and branded witches. Pedki Devi of Dhanbad in Bihar was accused of using black magic, branded a witch, stripped and tortured. Her crime: as a widow she would not let her husband's relatives gobble up the little piece of land she had tilled.It is one thing for a humongous, unwieldy entity like a nation to be 'independent' and quite another for an individual to experience independence. I! n much of India, society in various manifestations-the family, community, caste, the village, biradiri-lays siege to the individual self. Life-defining decisions are mostly beyond the scope of the individual. These larger entities overpower the individual even in everyday acts-whether you walk on a certain street, and if you do, what is the appropriate dress to wear; if it is okay for a woman to cut her hair; if it is okay to bathe in a certain village pond; if it is okay to address somebody in first person; if it is okay to eat certain foods. Larger decisions are even more difficult to make-choosing one's partner, giving up a profession ordained by tradition, marriage, not marrying at all, being gay.Sometimes, society even tries to alter the choices nature makes, nipping them in the bud-for instance, the efforts to not allow the girl child from being born. While the world debates the pros and cons of stem cell research, in ! India 11.2 million illegal abortions are performed each year. In 1981, the ratio among children up to the age of 6 was 962 girls per 1,000 boys; 20 years later it is 927 girls per 1,000 boys. Technological modernity in India subserves society's ruthless, 'traditional' demands. While the abortion debate in the West is about individual choice and freedom, in India amniocentesis leads to socially sanctioned genocide.In most of India, for most citizens, real choices hardly exist. The independence struggle against the British was about fashioning a nation and seeking the right for some Indians to control the destiny of that nation. That struggle was about political independence, which was achieved relatively with less difficulty. However, the other, more important project-the liberation of society from antiquated values, on which hinges the emergence and the subsequent emancipation of the individual-has not even taken off yet! . We have been indoctrinated into blaming the state for all the ills of society. However, our state has been one of the most politically correct: banning untouchability, banning sex selection, banning dry latrines that engender manual scavenging, enacting several laws that protect an individual's various rights, we will soon have even elementary education as a fundamental right.If we today have more than 200 million chronically hungry Indians and yet surplus foodgrains rotting in godowns, 53 per cent children dropping out of school and yet a Rs 1,000-crore Edusat in space, it is because of our society's inherent inability to allow change. The beast of society stands in the way of the implementation of any of the state's initiatives. And society is most cruel in its rural form where 72.2 percent of our population lives. Ambedkar had told the Constituent Assembly: "I hold that these village republics have been the ruinatio! n of India. What is the village but a sink of localism, a den of ignorance, narrow-mindedness and communalism?" India has the largest number of police stations in any nation in the world. (For instance, Tamil Nadu has
[Assam] link: Strategies to prevent teenager recruitment by militants/criminals -learning from US Gangdom
Hi, As I wrote earlier the area I am living in is the most violent area in USA - right inside the National CAiptal Region in Washington DC. SOmehow it proves the Indian proverb - Deepak Tale Andhera (Deepak - Lamp; Tale - beneath ; Andhera - darkness) That right under the eyes of the nation's caiptol - be it Delhi, Washington DC or London -- are the most crime ridden areas. This Gang warfare analysis below (from this area in NCR of USA) can show a way to avoid Indian youth from getting caught in the trap of militants (read ULFA, Naxals, Maoists, LET, LTTEand others ) who recruit while the youth are youth and impressionable and pressurizable (?) - right in high school. Any comments? Umesh A worthy mission http://www.gazette.net/200533/weekend/community_forum/290439-1.html Lessons from Gang Battlefront http://www.gazette.net/200533/weekend/issues_ideas/290436-1.html Anti-gang activists 'fighting for our kids' http://www.gazette.net/200533/weekend/a_section/290443-1.html by Erin Uy and Sean SandsStaff Writers Aug. 19, 2005 School, community programs seekto offer alternatives for at-risk youths Nobody has been asleep on the gang issue in eastern Montgomery County, say parents, school officials and activists who have spent years battling the causes, working on solutions and publicizing the problem. "This is not a wake-up call for us, and frankly, it shouldn't be for Montgomery County either. People knew this was coming," said Jim Johnson, coordinator for the Long Branch Weed and Seed, a federal program designed to rid targeted areas of crime and drug activity. "What we're doing is really fighting for our kids. We may not be their parents, but as community leaders and responsible adults in the community, they're our kids and we have a lot of concern about them." But community activists also acknowledge that the fallout from the two Aug. 5 stabbing incidents, which occurred during daylight hours outside a county high school and inside a department store, may help call more attention to the cause. Members of the Salvadoran gang MS-13 attacked two teens attending summer classes at Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, and an attack followed later with the stabbing of four men at the Target store at Westfield Wheaton. All victims are expected to survive their wounds. Police have charged 12 men and youths in the attacks. Five are under 18. Supporting families The attacks were frustrating for community members like Johnson, who have struggled to keep social service programs alive. Johnson's Weed and Seed program, for example, has used its federal money to pay for a social worker at Montgomery Blair High School to work with youths who were in danger of dropping out and joining gangs. The program offered them job training skills. That grant also helped provide recreation supplies and domestic violence counseling in Spanish for the east Silver Spring and Takoma Park areas. This year's grant has been designated for police work in the Northwest Park/Oakview neighborhood. Renovation work at a neighborhood school, Broad Acres Elementary, will involve refurbishing a local park. At-risk youths and their families require significant support, Johnson said, because the influence of gangs can be violent and brutal. "In Long Branch, we've had gangs of every description in times gone past. But because this is a national organization, the real fear that I have is that all it will take is for the MS-13 organization to send in some enforcers and then begin bringing discipline and order to the kids who are in the gang," he said. "Then we're going to see some really serious trouble. That's why you're seeing such a strong response from every level of law enforcement -- they know what's up, and that we're going to have a real struggle on our hands if something isn't done now." Wheaton High School Principal George Arlotto said he frequently discusses the gang issue with his colleagues because youths often turn to school staff with problems. Students face pressure among their peers to join while others may feel trapped in a gang, he said. "[The incident] certainly underlines the fact that something needs to be done [and] that we really need help," Arlotto said. After-school programs To lure youth from paths toward violence and gang activity, school officials focus on providing after-school programs. The activities aren't as focused on anti-gang strategies as much as on general strategies to keep students engaged in school and a positive lifestyle, Arlotto said. For example, at Montgomery Blair, an after-school indoor soccer program drew significant participation from the student body, which numbers more than 3,000. The program was designed to allow students who were not academically eligible for the school's sports teams a chance to participate. Arlotto said police do provide school staffers with updates on gangs and with training on how to identify students who may be involved in gangs and how to
Re: [Assam] Advocate, FEROJE's wife Mujib pact secured Bangla migrants haven in Assam.
Now thats a balanced article. UmeshBartta Bistar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Declare Emergency in Assam http://www.dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=EDITSfile_name=edit3%2Etxtcounter_img=3 Upamanyu Hazarika The Supreme Court judgment striking down the Illegal Migrants Determination Tribunal Act has put the simmering issue of illegal influx of foreigners into sharp focus. Hitherto, this issue had always been given a political hue of minority (read foreigners) protection but now with an authoritative finding on facts and a severe castigation of the Government effort or rather the lack of it, in removing foreigners, this judgment now requires the Government both at the Centre and those in the Northeastern states to provide answers and to act. There are three significant aspects to this judgment, which will impact on the political process in the Northeast. First, the court has equated the large scale influx of Bangladeshis as akin to a situation of external aggression, leading to internal disturbance under the Emergency provisions of the Constitution. Second, it has severely castigated successive Central and State Governments for providing protection to foreigners, to the peril of the indigenous people. Third, the response this judgment has evoked from political parties. By equating the influx with external aggression, the Supreme Court has found that the impact of such large scale influx is the root cause of insurgency as well as economic deprivation of the Northeast. The court has made a telling observation: "The report of the Governor, the affidavits and other material on record show that millions of Bangladeshi nationals have illegally crossed the international border and have occupied vast tracts of barren or cultivable land, forest area and have taken possession of the same in Assam as well. Their willingness to work at low wages has deprived Indian citizens and specially people in Assam of employment opportunities. This, as stated in the Governor's report, has led to insurgency in Assam. Insurgency is undoubtedly a serious form of internal disturbance which causes grave threat to the life of the people, creates panic and also hampers the growth and economic prosperity of the State - though it possesses vast natural resources. This being the situation, there can be no doubt that Assam is facing "external aggression and internal disturbance" on account of lar! ge scale illegal migration of Bangladeshi nationals. It, therefore, becomes the duty of the Government to take all measures for protection of Assam from such external aggression and internal disturbance as enjoined in Article 355 of the Constitution. The court having found that this is the situation requiring the Centre to act under its emergency power, the Government is free to declare Emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution to tackle this issue. The court has also rendered a finding that existing statutes like the Foreigners Act and special enactment as early as of 1950 relating to immigrants in Assam, that is, the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, whose provisions provided for summary expulsion of foreigners were not only not followed but in response to the mass movement in Assam in 1979 for their expulsion, the Central Government enacted the IMDT Act in 1983. This Act erected a huge super structure of screening committees by the Government coupled with judicial tribunals and an appellate tribunal making it impossible to either detect or remove any foreigner. The procedure for filing a complaint by a citizen against a foreigner, the process of screening by a Government committee coupled with judicial scrutiny by the tribunal followed by an appellate tribunal made the whole process of removing of a foreigner impossible as opposed to the prevailing Acts which required no judicial scrutiny, easier procedure with summary powers being vested in the Government. The court observed that the procedure under the IMDT Act was so cumbersome that "it is far more easier to secure conviction of a person in a criminal trial where he may be awarded a capital punishment or imprisonment for life than to establish that a person is an illegal migrant on account of extremely difficult, cumbersome and time consuming procedure laid down in the IMDT Act and the Rules made thereunder". Summing up the effect of the Central and State Government on this issue, the court found that the IMDT Act has been "purposely so enacted or made so as to give shelter or protection to illegal migrants who came to Assam from Bangladesh on or after March 25, 1971 rather then to identify and to deport them". Immigrants have always been politically beneficial to successive Congress Governments in Assam, shoring up the electoral rolls with committed voters, in the first few decades after independence and subsequently by virtue of being Muslim have acquired protection under the label of
Re: [Assam] Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati Website - ULFA !!
Dear Mike, Ha Ha Ha!! Thats a Good one. It is more difficult to work for development than fire your guns and bombs - isn't it my ULFA friend? You do your work , I do mine. Cheers!! Umesh mc mahant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Join Ulfa,Save Assam.Save Yourself.Save Indiaby becoming Truly IndependantSave the WorldYou are wasting your time at Harvard.Apply now on the Internet--all of you doubting Thomases.Mukul MahantFrom: umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: tridip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, bg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, assam@pikespeak.uccs.eduSubject: Re: [Assam] Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati WebsiteDate: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:23:40 +0100 (BST)Dear Tridip,Ofcourse I am interested in Assam's welfare. But right now I am under a massive $40,000 student debt which I incurred to come to US to study here. I am still seeking a job after graduating this June.Hopefully we can all create awareness about Assam's prob! lems and opportunities - around the world. I am doing my bit among my Harvard colleagues and teachers etc.Once I am free of the debt - atleast in a good job for a start - I would like to provide some financial and professional help to some organizations in Assam.Keep mailing.Umeshtridip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:nice thoughts, umesh! assam do need lots of local entrepreneurs...if they can make a success of their business year after year ( thus proving that assam is a good place to do business in), only then will outside investments pour in.wot say??btw , u r a harvard alumni. right?? a cream in other words! maybe u can be of some help hereafter all, charity begins at home! this i write assuming that being a part of this mail group...u have the best interest of assam in your mind! no hard feelings here.regards,tridiplucknowumesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:Hopefully someone will not only study there but develop the courage to start some businesses in Assam and other parts of the North East.Umeshbg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:http://iie.nic.in/ ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam-Yahoo! Mail for MobileTake Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam-Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam_Enjoy Austria. http://www.coxandkings.com Only with Cox Kings To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] some formidable Maharashtra forts in sea etc
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[Assam] Outsourcing of Iraq war to Indian youth - more jobs and less deaths
Hi, Given that so many varieties of jobs are leaving US for India and elsewhere in the developing world - since it is likely a large number of people here do not want to cut their lawn or attend telephone calls for companies or do tutoring - unless they are paid enough to be able party at night clubs, have drunken parties or overall have a jolly good time. Fighting and dying in a foreign land (say Iraq) is perhaps not what most young Americans or their parents would consider an adrenaline rushing, challenging and satisfying task. Even when they have army recyuitment centers right in the middle of Commercial districts and residential areas. It is said that even gays are allowed to join army on Don't ask , don't tell policy - since many prefer to engage in stabbing and gang violence than join army- in my nighborhood minority groups esp. in Washington DC area. (106murdered this year so far for a population of 400,000 only in PG County). I am reminded of the French Legion till WW 1 (?) which had mercenaries and convicts serving there - since Frenchmen didn't want to fight there in Africa. Some comics even now carry these stories. Why shouldn't Indian and US government allow Indian youth to fight for the US. There are already stampedes at Indian army recruitment centers where thousands come for a few posts - as mentioned below and most of us areaware.Though I wonder whether the majority of Indian muslims would be willing to fight in Iraq or Afghanistan. However, I saw this serial yesterday "Over There" where "formidable" Pakistani Anti-terrrorism groups were fighting in Iraq. Why not Indians? Indians are -I suppose - to deaths . Even the army postings in Rwanda or Congo or Sudan -are looked up to - since you get higher pay and international exposure. Any views? Umesh US Military Families React to Sheehan's Iraq Protest http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4803815 Bias in Indian military recruitment? http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3680/is_200201/ai_n9022041/pg_4 STampede during army recruitment in India http://in.news.yahoo.com/040613/43/2dlud.html http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/mar/14sharat.htm Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] What about Asian/African Muslims - in a jehadi world :- Harvard study -Blacks and Latinos' education
Fryer's empirical analysis found - contrary to the popular beliefs of many - that a stigma attached to "acting white" does exist. In integrated schools, black students' popularity rose with their grade point averages but declined when their GPAs rose above 3.5. The disconnect between popularity and academic success was even more dramatic for Hispanics, whose popularity took a sharp dive once grade point averages reached 2.5. http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/daily/2005/08/17-fryer.html -- Not surprisingly, Fryer calls W.E.B. DuBois, who applied a mastery of several disciplines to the experience of black people in America, his hero. His inspiration, he says, comes from his own background. Marked by family instability, legal skirmishes, and lackluster academics, it bears more resemblance to the upbringings of the troubled black youth he studies than to those of his Harvard colleagues. As Fryer ascends rapidly through the ranks of academia, landing not only an appointment at Harvard but also a plum spot in the Society of Fellows while still in his 20s, friends and family from Florida and Texas are doing jail time. "I was and still am friends with a lot of people who I thought had incredible talent from where I sat but did not realize their full potential. The question is, Why? What happened? Why did I somehow get out of there and none of my friends did?" he says. "That is my motivation. I'm working to try to understand the condition of me, my friends, and other black Americans." Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] SBI campus recruitment at Cotton College - a First??
SBI campus interview at CottonBy A Staff Reporter www.assamtribune.com GUWAHATI, Aug 17 Good news for NE India. The Central Recruitment and Promotion Department of the Corporate Centre, Mumbai is holding the first ever campus interview at Cotton College here for recruitment of Probationary Officers in the State Bank of India (SBI) from amongst the students of Cotton College. The interview is slated for August 29 and 30. Disclosing this Cotton College Principal Prof Udayaditya Bharali said today that till date Cotton College was the only institution outside the three metros of the countryMumbai, Chennai and Kolkatain respect of the campus interview being held by the Central Recruitment and Promotion Board for recruiting SBI officers.For those thus recruited the remuneration package is excellent and there is ample scope of rising to high positions. The selected candidates will be given provisional appointment on the spot of interview itself and their appointments will be confirmed after the announc! ement of the BA/BSc results and on fulfilling the condition that the selected candidates can secure 65 per cent or above in Major, Prof Bharali said.Cottonians who have appeared in the BA/BSc final examination of 2005 and expect to secure minimum 65 pc marks in Major are eligible to appear in the said interview. Such students are advised to contact the College Principal immediately, Prof Bharali said.The SBI authorities in a communication with the Cotton College authorities said the interested candidates will have to sit for a Prometric test for about 90 minutes. There will be a pre-placement talk in the morning of August 29 with a power point presentation for 20-30 minutes. The pre-placement talk and the test will be conducted in a classroom of the college. The successful candidates will then be called for group discussion and interview to be conducted at the SBIs Bharalumukh local head office.The list of the successful candidates will then be handed over! to the college authorities for publication. The appointments will be subject to securing 65 pc marks in the Bachelor degree examinations of the current year, said the SBI communication. Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] On the Lighter Side: Top 21 things an Indian does after returning from US
Roshmi-ji, It is a good one but does not apply to all Indians. Everyone one has his or her own quirk - like I like to copy Lawrence of Arabia who never drank clean water while in Arab world. I do not buy mineral water. A young guy woudl also complain about lack ofnight clubsor Sam Adams beer. Regards. UmeshRoshmi Choudhury [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 21. Tries to use credit card in road side hotel.20. Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of healthconscious.19. Sprays duo such so that he doesn't need to take bath.18. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'.17. Says "Hey" instead of "Hi".says "Yogurt" instead says "Curds".Says "Cab" instead of "Taxi".Says "Candy" instead of "Chocolate".Says "Cookie" instead of "Biscuit".Says "Free Way" instead of "Highway".Says "got to go" instead of "Have to go".Says "Oh" instead of "Zero", (for 704, says Seven Oh Four Insteadof Seven Zero Four)16. Doesn't forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing everytime he steps out.15. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and countsin Millions. (Not in Lakhs)14. Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible(butdeep down the heart multiplies by 43 times).13. Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket.12. When need to say Z (zed), never says Z (Zed), repeats "Zee"severaltimes, if the other person unable toget, then says X, Y Zee(but never says Zed)11. Writes date as MM/DD/, on watching traditional DD/MM/,says"Oh! British Style"10. Makes fun of Indian Standard Time and Indian Road Conditions.9. Even after 2 months, complaints about "Jet Lag".8. Avoids eating more chili (hot) stuff.7. Tries to drink "Diet Coke", instead of Normal Coke.6. Tries to complain about any thing in India as if he isexperiencing it for the first time.5. Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "Mojule".4. Looks speciously towards Hotel/Dhaba food.Few more important3. From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of Airways bywh! ich he traveled back to India, evenafter 4 months of arrival.2. Takes the cabin luggage bag to short visits in India, tries toroll the bag on Indian Roads.Ultimate one1. Tries to begin conversation with "In US " or "When I wasinUS..."_Looking for the right job? http://creative.mediaturf.net/creatives/timesjobs/hotmail_TOL.htm Log on to timesjobs.com and apply TODAY!___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam How much mail storage do you get for free? Yahoo! Mail gives you 1GB! Get Yahoo! Mail___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati Website
Hopefully someone will not only study there but develop the courage to start some businesses in Assam and other parts of the North East. Umeshbg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://iie.nic.in/ ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Some laws which we did not learn in school
Thats really good !! Umeshsushil mishra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of the laws you never learnt in school orcollege:1) Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair: After yourhands becomecoated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.2) Anthony's Law of the Workshop: Any tool, whendropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.3) Kovac's Conundrum: When you dial a wrong number,you never get an engaged one.4) Cannon's Karmic Law: If you tell the boss you werelate for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning youwill have a flat tire.5) O'brien's Variation Law: If you change queues, theone you have left will start to move faster than the one you arein now.6) BELL'S THEOREM: When the body is immersed inwater, the telephone rings.7) RUBY'S PRINCIPLE OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: Theprobability of meet! ing someone you know increases when you are with someoneyou don't want to be seen with.8) WILLOUGHBY'S LAW: When you try to prove to someonethat a machine won't work, it will.9) ZADRA'S LAW OF BIOMECHANICS: The severity of theitch is inversely proportional to the reach.10)BREDA'S RULE: At any event, the people whose seatsare furthest from the aisle arrive last.11)OWEN'S LAW: As soon as you sit down to a cup ofhot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will lastuntil the coffee is cold.12)HOWDEN'S LAW: You remember you have to mail aletter only when you're near the mailbox."In prosperity our friends know us...in adversitywe know our friends."IT IS MY FIRST MAIL TO THIS GROUP. ENJOY LIFE BEHAPPY.REGARDS TO ALLSUSHIL__Do You Yahoo!?Tired! of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati Website
Some advice to entrepreneurs from Harvard MBA profesors August 15, 2005 Issue http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ The Founding CEO's Dilemma: Stay or Go? http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4948t=entrepreneurship Bill Gates and Larry Ellison are rare birds. In this interview by HBS senior lecturer Mike Roberts for New Business, professor Noam Wasserman explains how and why many founding chief executives find themselves replaced. Classic Cases Live On at HBS http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4949t=career_effectiveness Harvard Business School is famous for its case method of classroom teaching. Here is a look at some of the classic cases that have been taught to business leaders worldwideand are still in use today. Can Superstars Play the Team Game? Most star players have trouble making a team effort. Here's how to get your stars to work together without relinquishing the talent and ego that makes them, well, unique. A Harvard Business Review excerpt. Paying with Plastic: The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing (Second Edition) by David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee How plastic became popular, from a dean of MIT and an expert in the economics of high tech. [ Details ] Beyond Traditional Marketing: Innovations in Marketing Practice edited by Kamran Kashani The next wave in marketing, according to Switzerland's IMD. [ Details ] Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians by Jane Hyun http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=career_effectivenessid=4953 How to recognize and overcome cultural barriers. [ Details ] American Customer Satisfaction Index Is the American consumer happy? [ Details ] bg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://iie.nic.in/ ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] 400 bomb blasts a day - Bangladesh - Islamic State
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[Assam] 400 bomb blasts a day - Bangladesh - Islamic State
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Re: [Assam] 400 bomb blasts a day - Bangladesh - Islamic State
I always thought Bangladesh was an Islamic State since it is already a member of OIC - Organization of Islamic Conference. SOmeoone mentioned that after 5 years of its independence from Pakistan the country had adopted Islamic laws - maybe they meant membership of OIC. http://www.oic-oci.org/(see members list) Someone also said that all OIC members get petroleum free of cost - only need to bring it to their country on theirown cost. Seems a good reason to join the OIC - if this is true. Any more details available? Umesh umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/17bangla.htm Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Much Ado about What?
C-da, I feel that an economically strong nation with regionally balanced development is the best antidote for insurgents activities. Efforts in that direction would have direct benefit to the well being of the people rather than mereallowing people to firstengage inmilitancy and then inviting them to round table conferences. Umesh C-da wrote: "And if so, should the people, including us, not raise their voices to bring an end to the insurgencies thru a negotiated political solution?"Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was waiting to exhale after holding my breath for so long--about the impending violence and mayhem on Dependence Day--I mean, Independence Day :-) celebrationsand also to read about all the throngs that would have defied the insurgents' call to go listen to the 'netas' on I-Day. But there is a curious silence in the news media. The ONLY reference I found was at http://www.janasadharan.com/.Apparently , except for a few ministers,hardly anyone went to re-plant their faith in 'independence' and desi-demokrasy or sow seeds of discontent on the freshly ploughed grounds of the Judges' Field. Well, what the heck, maybe the grass will grow better next time.Question is however, what is the story? I mean is it, like the Dainik J. announced that the presence and alertness of the 'security' forces prevented the violen! ce ( and also the turnout of the loyal celebrants dying--not literally now--to take part in the festivities)? Or is it the fear caused by them insurgents' threats? Or was it empathy with the insurgents' calls? Or was it due to a deep apathy and cynicism towards these so called independence celebrations?For some strange reason however, I doubt there will be profound analyses and proclamations about the victory of democracy over the 'thugs', and animpending demise of the insurgencies.And if so, should the people, including us, not raise their voices to bring an end to the insurgencies thru a negotiated political solution?cm___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati Website
Dear Tridip, Ofcourse I am interested in Assam's welfare. But right now I am under a massive $40,000 student debt which I incurred to come to US to study here. I am still seeking a job after graduating this June. Hopefully we can all create awareness about Assam's problems and opportunities - around the world. I am doing my bit among my Harvard colleagues and teachers etc. Once I am free of the debt - atleast in a good job for a start - I would like to provide some financial and professional help to some organizations in Assam. Keep mailing. Umeshtridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: nice thoughts, umesh! assam do need lots of local entrepreneurs...if they can make a success of their business year after year ( thus proving that assam is a good place to do business in), only then will outside investments pour in.wot say?? btw , u r a harvard alumni. right?? a cream in other words! maybe u can be of some help hereafter all, charity begins at home! this i write assuming that being a part of this mail group...u have the best interest of assam in your mind! no hard feelings here. regards, tridip lucknow umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hopefully someone will not only study there but develop the courage to start some businesses in Assam and other parts of the North East. Umeshbg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://iie.nic.in/ ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Mail for MobileTake Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati Website
Dear Tridip, Ofcourse I am interested in Assam's welfare. But right now I am under a massive $40,000 student debt which I incurred to come to US to study here. I am still seeking a job after graduating this June. Hopefully we can all create awareness about Assam's problems and opportunities - around the world. I am doing my bit among my Harvard colleagues and teachers etc. Once I am free of the debt - atleast in a good job for a start - I would like to provide some financial and professional help to some organizations in Assam. Keep mailing. Umeshtridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: nice thoughts, umesh! assam do need lots of local entrepreneurs...if they can make a success of their business year after year ( thus proving that assam is a good place to do business in), only then will outside investments pour in.wot say?? btw , u r a harvard alumni. right?? a cream in other words! maybe u can be of some help hereafter all, charity begins at home! this i write assuming that being a part of this mail group...u have the best interest of assam in your mind! no hard feelings here. regards, tridip lucknow umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hopefully someone will not only study there but develop the courage to start some businesses in Assam and other parts of the North East. Umeshbg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://iie.nic.in/ ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Mail for MobileTake Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] US school laptops stampede
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/16/computer.frenzy.ap/index.html just this Sunday I was in this area. Should have gone today. Umesh How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] email id
Dear Vishal, Where are you from? We had some students from the Betala family at our school at Jaipur. I think some are still in school now. UmeshVishal Betala [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my email id [EMAIL PROTECTED] Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] 22 year old Manipuri stabbed to death
I read the TOI artcile and saw photo also - a very gory deed. Umeshpriyankoo sarma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Girl stabbed to death at Mumbai's Gateway of IndiaA Correspondent | August 14, 2005 09:16 ISTA 22 year old Manipuri tourist was stabbed to death and her friend left in a critical incident, after a seemingly mentally deranged man attacked them with a knife at Mumbai's throbbing Gateway of India on Saturday evening.Leisha Choan and Ngakuim Raony, both from Manipur, were spending time at the Gateway feeding pigeons at around 6 pm when the youth, identified as Uzer Patel, pounced on them from behind and slit Leisha's throat with a knife. As a horrified Ngakuim tried to intervene, he slashed her on the forehead and walked away, holding the bloody weapon in his hand. As the incident happened in a jiffy, the crowd stayed behind, watching the horror unfold before them. Policemen on bandobast duty near the Taj Mahal Hotel then disarmed Patel and arrested him.The two victims were rushed to the nearby GT Hospital, where Leisha was declared dead on arr! ival while Ngakuim's condition is stated to be critical.Earlier in the day, Patel, an unemployed resident of Jogeshwari in the western suburbs, had stabbed his father repeatedly over a domestic quarrel. A few hours later, he struck again at the Gateway of India.The Colaba police said Patel appeared to be a in daze, and spoke incoherently like a madman. He will be taken for a mental checkup on Sunday, and produced before the holiday magistrate after that.Dex mathoeta dharona,thikonar xexxari... The mostimportant thingin lifeis neverto forgetwho youare... http://plaza.ufl.edu/priyanku ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Global Health jobs: Ellison Institute at Harvard University: Fellowship Positions Opportunity
I am not eligible but someone you know might be. UmeshSue Grant Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: "Sue Grant Lewis" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 06:48:48 -0400CC: Subject: [Frgraduates-list] Fwd: Ellison Institute at Harvard University: Fellowship Positions OpportunitSuzanne Grant LewisFaculty, International Education Policy ProgramDirector, Field Experience ProgramHarvard Graduate School of Education433 Gutman Library6 Appian WayCambridge, MA 02138-3704Tele 617 496-4830Fax 617 496-3095--- the forwarded message follows ---From: "Andrew Colitz" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Ellison Institute at Harvard University: Fellowship Positions OpportunitDate: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:23:17 -0400Hello,There is a new global health institute (The Ellison Institute for WorldHealth at Harvard University) and we are trying to recruit mid-careerresearch professionals! and recent post-doctoral students to collaborate on avariety of research projects in the areas of economics, public health,health policy, demography, and related fields with the expectation thatFellows will make important research contributions for future internationalhealth policy. I have attached the announcement (in both PDF and WordFormat). Would it be possible to send out the announcement throughout yourdepartment, recent post-docs, alumni, and fellow colleagues. I appreciateall of your help.Best Regards, AndrewAndrew ColitzStaff AssistantHarvard University Initiative for Global Health104 Mt. Auburn Street 3rd FloorCambridge, MA 02138tel +1 617 495 8222fax 617 495 8231[EMAIL PROTECTED]www.globalhealth.harvard.edu Ellison Institute at Harvard University A new global institution, the Ellison Institute at Harvard University, is currently seeking distinguished candidates for the Ellison Global Health Fellows Program. The mission of this groundbreaking new Institute is to improve population health and the efficiency of health-system resource use through the regular reporting of inputs, outputs, and impacts of the worlds health systems and major health funders. Fostering accountability for the achievements of health systems and major health actors requires global reporting of benchmarked measurement of spending, coverage of key services and interventions (preventive and curative), efficiency, and, most importantly, the impact of current policies and practices on pop! ulation health. The work of the Ellison Institute at Harvard University is designed to provide key information that will help governments, bilateral donor agencies, multilateral institutions, foundations, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to improve their own performance. Program Overview: The Ellison Global Health Fellows Program is currently accepting applications for a two-year fellowship to work at the Ellison Institute at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. Fellows are expected to apply their core research skills in the areas of economics, public health, health policy, demography, and related fields with the expectation that they will make important research contributions for future international health policy. Fellows will have abundant opportunities to collaborate with many faculty mentors within the Ellison Institute at Harvard University on a number of research areas, including: national health accounts, health intervention delivery, cost-effectiveness, mortality, burden of disease/comparative risk assessment, population health, health forecasts, financial risk protection, and efficiency of resource use. Global Health Fellows are expected to produce research deliverables related to the content priorities of the Institute including: working papers, journal articles, and presentations for international conferences during their tenure at the Ellison Institute. In addition to the annual salary, Fellows will have access to a full range of university resources including benefits. Applicant Eligibility Requirements: An MD and/or a PhD in health economics, health services research, statistics, epidemiology, public health, or related field or equivalent experience is required. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning in November 2005. This fellowship has a flexible start date of January 1, 2006 and a minimum starting salary of $45,000. Interested applicants should forward an electronic copy of the following: a letter of intent (describing the applicants research areas of interest) one letter of recommendation a copy of a curriculum vitae Please send these documents via email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include, Ellison Global Health Fellows Program in the subject line of your email. If you are unable to send us your materials via email, you may send them to us at the following street address: Ellison Institute at Harvard University Ellison Global Health Fellows Program 104 Mount Auburn St.,
Re: [Assam] email id
Well, I do like to treat my students as friends. Umeshtridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what?? ur friends still studying in school. hehehehhejust kiddin' ...never mind regards, tridip lucknowumesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Vishal, Where are you from? We had some students from the Betala family at our school at Jaipur. I think some are still in school now. UmeshVishal Betala [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my email id [EMAIL PROTECTED] Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Independence Day
Best Wishes. UmeshBabul Gogoi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jai Hind. On 8/15/05, Namita Das [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mrs. Sarojini Naidu said : " Under this flag, there is no difference between a prince and a peasant, between the rich and the poor, between man and women. " Sare Jahan Se Acchha Hindustan Hamara Hamara Wish you alla very happy 59th Independence Day of India From Namita Das Ann Arbor, Michigam___ Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam -- Babul Gogoihttp://www.bihu.in ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] email id
Hey Tridip, Happy Independence Day!! Cheers. Umeshtridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry you took it too literally.mazaak kar raha tha...now dont say this is not the forum to joke around.and i stop before someone shouts that i am spamming regards, tridipumesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I do like to treat my students as friends. Umeshtridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what?? ur friends still studying in school. hehehehhejust kiddin' ...never mind regards, tridip lucknowumesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Vishal, Where are you from? We had some students from the Betala family at our school at Jaipur. I think some are still in school now. UmeshVishal Betala [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my email id [EMAIL PROTECTED] Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] A Warm Wish from Rini Kakati
Rini-ji, Thank you for this lovely card with the National Anthem. Reminds me of the non-violent yet painful struggle Indians had to undertake from 1857 to 1947 where scores died in a slave India so that we may be independent. Umesh[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Assam Net, Rini Kakati [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] has sent you an e-card from 123Greetings.com.Send free e-cards from 123greetings.com with your choice of colors, words and music.Your e-card will be available with us for the next 30 days. If you wish to keep the e-card longer, you may save it on your computer or take a print.To view your e-card, choose from any of the following options:OPTION 1Click on the following Internet address orcopy paste it into your browser's address box.http://www.123greetings.com/view/CF10815044549460OPTION 2Copy paste the e-card number in the "View Your Card" box at http://www.123greetings.comYour e-card number isCF10815044549460If you need help in viewing your card or any other assist! ance, please visit our Help / FAQ section located at http://www.123greetings.com/help/ If you need further help, feel free to write to us at [EMAIL PROTECTED]Best wishes,Postmaster,123Greetings.com*If you would like to send someone an e-card, you can do so at http://www.123greetings.com___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Can't remember an address in your address book? Enter the first few letters and Address AutoComplete will automatically finish it. Get Yahoo! Mail___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Sudan as rich as Suadi Arabia
And today I met a Sudanese Arab muslim economist right at my house. I showed him around the house. Might become my new roommate - a consultant to the World Bank. Spoke of how Indians and Indian movies are common in Sudan and oil interests leading to western power struggle in entire oil world. A lesson to Naga and Assam militants. However this article presents a religious angle as well: http://www.blackpressinternational.com/html/archives/article_ema091904.htm Umeshumesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I just read this article on The Washington Sun - the artilce was on udan's oil resources equal to Saudi Arabia and it is the 6th richest country in the world in resources.herehe ask why not focus on Congo where millions are getting killed. My roommate tells me that he had a very good friend and software programmer from Sudan but he was not allowed in. ONGC has got oil fieldst= there. http://www.blackpressinternational.com/html/archives/article_ema080804.htm SUDAN: IS OIL THE DRIVING FACTOR FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION? The Mask of Altruism May Be Disguising A Colonial War "They are biased and have their own agenda. Sanctions will not harm the government, they will harm the people. Have they not learned this yet?" Yasir Abdullah, Sudan journalist Are there any blacks in America who have skepticism about the prospect of sending Western troops into Sudan to curb the situation in Darfur? Before African Americans jump to the forefront in encouraging former colonialists to engage military forces inside that sovereign state, BE AWARE: there are huge untapped reserves in both southern Sudan and southern Darfur. Oil was the spark for uprisings and the formation of armed opposition groups against the government in 1984. One of the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Armys (SPLA) first armed activities were targeted at workers of the Chevron oil company, which planned to construct an oil pipeline running from the oil fields of the South to refineries in the northern harbor of Port Sudan. An upstream oil industry is key to the future of the economy of Sudan. Although the country is considered to be vastly under-explored, it has been a producer of oil and gas for a number of years. The struggle for control of Sudans vast oil reserves, mainly located in the contested south, became fierce after Sudan became an oil exporter in 1999. The country currently earns an estimated $2 billion a year from oil production of more than 250-thousand barrels per day. Experts believe that Sudan has upward of $45 billion in oil reserves and that output could increase to 450-thousand barrels, next year, provided the country can end the war and attract enough investment from major Western energy companies. So, the question African Americans should be asking is: How to treat the humanitarian crisis in Sudan? Because of the vast underground wealth of that country, black Americans ought to have a little skepticism regarding the circumstances of the US Congress move to declare genocide there. No one, not even the Sudanese government, questions that there is civil war in Darfur, or that it has caused an immense number of refugees. The government admits that nearly a million people have left for camps outside Darfur's main towns to escape marauding paramilitary groups. Thanks to the various wars going on in Sudan, and inside neighboring countries, the region is awash with guns and vendettas. Tensions have risen between nomads and herders, paramilitary groups! practice widespread highway robbery, and each tribe has its own private army. But major media has taken this complex picture and projected on to it a simple morality tale of ethnic cleansing and genocide. They gloss over the fact that the Janjaweed militia come from the same ethnic group and religion as the people they are allegedly persecuting - everyone in Darfur is black, African, Arabic-speaking and Muslim. Campaigners for intervention accuse the Sudanese government of supporting the Janjaweed, without mentioning that the Sudanese defense minister has condemned them as "bandits, and a Khartoum court recently sentenced six Janjaweed soldiers to horrible punishments, including amputation of their hands and legs. We should ask: Why dont we hear about the rebel groups which the Janjaweed are fighting, or about any atrocities that they may have committed? Moral Americans should have concern for needless deaths, but maybe we should be a little concerned about claims of the number of deaths - 30,000 or 50,000 are figures being bandied about. The Sudanese government says the death toll in Darfur, since the beginning of the conflict in 2003, is not greater than 1,200 on all sides. And, if humanitarian is our concern, why is such attention devoted to Sudan when, in neighboring Congo, the death rate from the war there is estimated to be some 2 or 3 million, a tragedy equaled only by the silence with which it is treated in Americas media? Currently, we are being shown staged arrests
[Assam] China-India joint celebration - I-Day
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[Assam] Weblink: Tips for US teachers of NRI kids - stereo type
In connection with our recent discussion I found some papers on www.scholar.google.com Umesh --- TIPS FOR TEACHERS http://web.hamline.edu/graduate/graded/degreeprogram/mat/diversityresources/GED%207862%20Asian%20Indian%20Resource%20Guide.pdf Here are some tips for teachers for creating positive learning environments with Asian Indian students: Teachers must be familiar with Indian value systems o Dating is believed to have no value and is against tradition o Students may miss lots of peer valued school functions because of parental influences o Sexual Education is not approved by parents o Families are reluctant to seek professional assistance for psychological or emotional problems. Teachers must keep daily communication with parents o Parents are extremely concerned about education o Parents use notes from school as motivation and reinforcement at home. Teachers must be aware of certain holidays. o Students may be absent because of religious festivities. o Teachers should offer alternatives for missed class. Teachers must be aware of racial ambiguity. o It is difficult to categorize students by race because it varies in families. o Self-instructed teaching modules on race composition and classification can help. In closing, students are a teachers best resource and teachers are the models for the attitudes and behaviors that are acceptable. When we include our students, model behavior, and talk about stereotypes and barriers we break down tension and educate our students with facts they need to be successful. Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] AT - Child labor in Assam
Law fails to deter child labour in StateBy A Staff ReporterGUWAHATI, Aug 12 The Committee on Welfare of Women and Children of the Assam Legislative Assembly has observed that engagement of child labour is still going on in the State and recommended that the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation ) Act, 1986 should be enforced strictly. The committee, in its report submitted to the State Assembly today, recommended that strict action should be taken against the owners of the factories, restaurants and other establishments engaging child labour. The Committee recommended that welfare centres should be established in all the districts of the State immediately for the benefit of the children engaged as labourers and recommended that the steps taken in this regard should be intimated to the committee within three months.The committee, in its report, said that during its meetings with t! he Labour Department of the State Government, found that a survey was conducted by the Department and it was found that more than 15,000 child labourers were engaged in hazardous and non-hazardous establishments. However, subsequently the employers withdrew the child labourers from the hazardous works and during the second survey it was found that more than 4800 child labourers were engaged in non-hazardous establishments. The Commissioner and Secretary of the Department intimated the committee that generally a fine of Rs 2000 is imposed on the owners of the factories which employ child labourers. The report said that 270 children working in non-hazardous establishments have been enrolled for non-formal education with the help of non-government organisations in the districts of Kamrup and Dhubri and so far an amount of Rs 55000 has been realised from the employers of the non-hazardous establishments as the cost of education. The report said that as per the directive o! f the Supreme Court, the Deputy Commissioners have already been instructed to establish child labour rehabilitation cum welfare centres in every district and so far only one such centre has been constituted in Dhubri district. The committee is of the view that such centres should be immediately established in all the districts of the State. To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Sudan as rich as Suadi Arabia
Hi, I just read this article on The Washington Sun - the artilce was on udan's oil resources equal to Saudi Arabia and it is the 6th richest country in the world in resources.herehe ask why not focus on Congo where millions are getting killed. My roommate tells me that he had a very good friend and software programmer from Sudan but he was not allowed in. ONGC has got oil fieldst= there. http://www.blackpressinternational.com/html/archives/article_ema080804.htm SUDAN: IS OIL THE DRIVING FACTOR FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION? The Mask of Altruism May Be Disguising A Colonial War "They are biased and have their own agenda. Sanctions will not harm the government, they will harm the people. Have they not learned this yet?" Yasir Abdullah, Sudan journalist Are there any blacks in America who have skepticism about the prospect of sending Western troops into Sudan to curb the situation in Darfur? Before African Americans jump to the forefront in encouraging former colonialists to engage military forces inside that sovereign state, BE AWARE: there are huge untapped reserves in both southern Sudan and southern Darfur. Oil was the spark for uprisings and the formation of armed opposition groups against the government in 1984. One of the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Armys (SPLA) first armed activities were targeted at workers of the Chevron oil company, which planned to construct an oil pipeline running from the oil fields of the South to refineries in the northern harbor of Port Sudan. An upstream oil industry is key to the future of the economy of Sudan. Although the country is considered to be vastly under-explored, it has been a producer of oil and gas for a number of years. The struggle for control of Sudans vast oil reserves, mainly located in the contested south, became fierce after Sudan became an oil exporter in 1999. The country currently earns an estimated $2 billion a year from oil production of more than 250-thousand barrels per day. Experts believe that Sudan has upward of $45 billion in oil reserves and that output could increase to 450-thousand barrels, next year, provided the country can end the war and attract enough investment from major Western energy companies. So, the question African Americans should be asking is: How to treat the humanitarian crisis in Sudan? Because of the vast underground wealth of that country, black Americans ought to have a little skepticism regarding the circumstances of the US Congress move to declare genocide there. No one, not even the Sudanese government, questions that there is civil war in Darfur, or that it has caused an immense number of refugees. The government admits that nearly a million people have left for camps outside Darfur's main towns to escape marauding paramilitary groups. Thanks to the various wars going on in Sudan, and inside neighboring countries, the region is awash with guns and vendettas. Tensions have risen between nomads and herders, paramilitary groups! practice widespread highway robbery, and each tribe has its own private army. But major media has taken this complex picture and projected on to it a simple morality tale of ethnic cleansing and genocide. They gloss over the fact that the Janjaweed militia come from the same ethnic group and religion as the people they are allegedly persecuting - everyone in Darfur is black, African, Arabic-speaking and Muslim. Campaigners for intervention accuse the Sudanese government of supporting the Janjaweed, without mentioning that the Sudanese defense minister has condemned them as "bandits, and a Khartoum court recently sentenced six Janjaweed soldiers to horrible punishments, including amputation of their hands and legs. We should ask: Why dont we hear about the rebel groups which the Janjaweed are fighting, or about any atrocities that they may have committed? Moral Americans should have concern for needless deaths, but maybe we should be a little concerned about claims of the number of deaths - 30,000 or 50,000 are figures being bandied about. The Sudanese government says the death toll in Darfur, since the beginning of the conflict in 2003, is not greater than 1,200 on all sides. And, if humanitarian is our concern, why is such attention devoted to Sudan when, in neighboring Congo, the death rate from the war there is estimated to be some 2 or 3 million, a tragedy equaled only by the silence with which it is treated in Americas media? Currently, we are being shown staged arrests of concerned members of Congress and starving babies in refugee camps. But, be assured, no TV stations, or newspapers, will be showing the limbless or the dead that we cause if we attack Sudan. Nor, will the potential appropriation of Sudans oil resources be widely shown outside corporate boardrooms. Humanitarian aid should be what the Red Cross always said it must be - politically neutral. Anything else will be just imperialist participating in another colonial war for land and resources -
Re: [Assam] Bollywood Tantrums : Kapoor's broken marriage
Alpana-ji, I would again stress that I have indeed met scores of NRI kids at Harvard - in my classes and otherwise --who are leading students at Harvard and MIT. But that said -- there are some things I did not like about SOME NRI kid(s) or Indian immigrant to US. I presented - a case study - for discussion. For some reason everyone thought that I was labellling ALL NRI kids as wanting. I said "I guess my mails on some NRI kids lifestyles hurt sensibilities of many on this forum." My comment on the films Water and Fire were also in this context - becos these films portrayed the problems faced by SOME real widows and monotony of housewives in INDIA. These were real problems - so the movie was justified - to highlight them. Similarly I reasoned that I was justified in highlighting theproblems faced by SOME NRI kids or NRIimmigrants --such as lack of sex education or parental or community support. Umesh PS: C-da and Amlan-da, I have never said that India is heaven and rest of the world is hell -- I have even talked on this forum about my mother getting beaten by my father and my cousin being poisoned by his wife. Maybe all of us are not comfortable discussing such issues. "Alpana B. Sarangapani" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I will keep quiet about NRI kids behavior - atleast on this forum. But you never The problem is not exactly there, Umesh-ji. You are portraying as ifsome kids you metare behaving like this because they are NRI kids. Did you take a survey of all NRI kids to see if all of them behave the same way that you are thinking? Though a big part depends on what society one lives in, behavior of aperson alsodependson family background and the values that he/she grows up with. I know of 'fresh off the board kids' that landed fromIndia or elsewhere,going haywire, who, sadly but apparently thought "that is Aamrika", "that is the civilized west", and that is the only way toshow ofhavinga broad mind. Forget that, there are deshi kids inside the "desh" itself that behave like the "NRI kids" that you mentioned, what about some kids that are still living on the pure soil of India even now? I hear, read on newspapers/magazines, andsee themonsatellite deshi channelsall the time. What you have seen of NRI kids, we have seen or heard of deshi kids too. Inspite of all these, I am not inspired to generalize and label all the deshi kids (or the NRI kids or anybody in general) as some unruly kids with uncontrollable indecent behavior. I just wondered what made you generalize the NRI kids that way which is surprising and the description is just unbearable. I thought you knew better than to draw a conclusion on a whole group of people just by meeting a few here and there. From: umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED], tridip [EMAIL PROTECTED], assam@pikespeak.uccs.eduSubject: Re: [Assam] Bollywood Tantrums : Kapoor's "broken" marriageDate: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:30:44 +0100 (BST)C-da,I have been late in responding to your mail becos today I was wondering why all of a sudden so many NRAs have started feeling offended by my mails. I realized that perhaps my observations on the behavior of some US based NRI kids has been responsible for this sudden spurt. I must say noone told me about such things possible in USA so I was at a loss - and sought advice from those already based here for long. I do not see any link to religion here.I guess I should limit my discussion to education and economic development in Assam or India as a whole and! not express opinions on the hallowed lifestyles of US based NRIs.This reminds me of the furore created by the films Water, Fire etc when focus was on treatment of widows and life of housewives on some Indian homes. It hurt sensibilities of most Indians. I guess my mails on some NRI kids lifestyles hurt sensibilities of many on this forum.I think I will keep quiet about NRI kids behavior - atleast on this forum. But you never commented on my article on IMDT either. Any views??UmeshChan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi Umesh:The Assam Netters have been very accommodating to you, considering you are a gate-crasher with an agenda. Remember how I got on your case about your anti-Muslim posts to Assam Net and those who echo your sentiments, although very un-Assamese like, came to your defense, on grounds of free speech? Free speech, incidentally is a privilege, not a r! ight, in a private e-mail list such as Assam Net.It is obvious you don't pick things up too well. Your preoccupation with sexual habits of 'white' Americans or NRI children, Bollywood personalities, wealth and social mores of NRI children and your half-baked assessments and broad-brush judgements of people on skimpy evidence, speaks more of your maturity than subjects of your judgment; Harvard Grad School of Ed not withstanding.I have no problems understanding your affected interests i
Re: [Assam] something which does not happen in India--- perhaps
ive a primary-school education. "Interpretation of this data needs to be done very sensitively," warned Preet Rustagi, a junior fellow at the New Delhi-based Center for Women's Development Studies. "Education is an empowering tool for women and should not be seen as impacting negatively. In fact, this correlation points to the imperative need for an attitudinal change among men and society in general." Rustagi has analyzed crime records relating to violence against women and also found a correlation between education and domestic violence. Risk Rises with Education According to the 2002 study, 45 percent of Indian women are slapped, kicked or beaten by their husbands. India also had the highest rate of violence during pregnancy. Of the women reporting violence, 50 percent were kicked, beaten or hit when pregnant. About 74.8 percent of the women who reported violence have attempted to commit suicide. Kumud Sharma of the Centre for Women's Development Studies in New Delhi traced the correlation between education and domestic violence to patriarchal attitudes. "Educated women are aware of their rights," she said. "They are no longer willing to follow commands blindly. When they ask questions, it causes conflicts, which, in turn, leads to violence. In many Indian states, working women are asked to hand over their paycheck to the husband and have no control over their finances. So, if they stop doing so or start asserting their right, there is bound to be friction." Domestic violence experts say the problem in India stems from a cultural bias against women who challenge their husband's right to control their behavior. Women who do this---even by asking for household money or stepping out of the house without their permission--are seen as punishable. This process leads men to believe their notion of masculinity and manhood is reflected to the degree to which they control their wives. "The behavior of men stems from their understanding of masculinity," said Nandita Bhatla, researcher with the International Center for Research on Women, "and what their role should be vis-a-vis women, especially their wives." Problem of Perception Men have always been taught to perceive themselves as the superior sex, said Jyotsna Chatterjee, director of the Joint Women's Program, a women's resource organization based in New Delhi. It is this conditioning, she said, that makes them believe they have to control their wives, especially if they are considered disobedient. Although men's preoccupation with controlling their wives declines with age--as does the incidence of sexual violence--researchers found that the highest rates of sexual violence were among highly educated men. Thirty-two percent of men with zero years of education and 42 percent men with one-to-five years of education reported sexual violence. Among men with six-to-10 years of education--as well as those with high-school education and higher--this figure increased to 57 percent. A similar pattern was seen when the problem was analyzed according to income and socioeconomic standing. Those at the lowest rungs of the socio-economic ladder--migrant labor, cobblers, carpenters, and barbers--showed a sexual violence rate of 35 percent. The rate almost doubled to 61 percent among the highest income groups. Researchers have not determined why men with higher incomes and educations are more likely to be violent towards women. Charming Colleague Is Revealed to Be a Wife Beater Indian theater personality and feminist Tripurari Sharma was shocked to learn that a well-educated and respected actor in her theater group was abusing his wife, also an established actress. "He was the most helpful, cordial and endearing man," she said. "His wife would attend rehearsals with bruises at times that she would cover up. Later, I found out she was being beaten. If the actress herself had not told me, I would have never believed it. So, I think it is a myth to think that the high education and economic status will lessen the risk of violence against women." Equally disturbing is the finding that two of every five women in an abusive relationship in India remain silent about their suffering because of shame and family honor. The studies have also shown, nearly one-third of the Indian women experiencing abuse had thought about running away, but most said they feared leaving their young children and had no place to go. Activists felt that for intervention strategies to succeed, attitudes about violence would have to change and the level of awareness, among both men and women, about the negative impact of violence had to be raised. Swapna Majumdar is a journalist based in New Delhi writing on politics, gender and development issues. umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Entrenched Epidemic: Wife-Beatings in Africa NY Times By SHARON LaFRANIERE Published: August 11, 2005 LAGOS, Nigeria - It was a typical husband-wife argument. S
[Assam] 2nd Gen. NRAs invited
Hi, I guess someone should formally invite second generation NRAs to post their views on AssamNet. The only post in about 5 years from a second Generation NRA I have seen is the one yesterday by Hemav Mahanta who seems to be reading my posts but has never written his views on any topic on interest on Assam. To those who are in India or have come recently from India - like me - this lack of interest in Assam related affairs causes some alarm. Are they forgetting their land or origin? I have indeed met scores of NRI kids who are busy with development work in SOuth Asia -- but I wonder none is finding it useful to post on AssamNet. If they feel that it would go against the tradition - by debating issues on development with their parents or elders - on AssamNet -- they should note that change all takes place when you challenge authority with what you believe in. What was true for the first gen. may not be true for second gen. -- who have many more resources to draw from. For more lets discuss on Net.. Shall we? Umesh Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] UNDP report - Assamese women worse off than Rest of India
http://hdrc.undp.org.in/shdr/assam/01032004.htm Report paints grim picture of Assam women By Our Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, FEB 29. Women in Assam can expect to live only 5.2 years less than their counterparts in the rest of the country. This has been disclosed in the Assam Human Development Report (HDR), 2003, brought out by the State Government. The report, first of its kind in the northeast, reveals that women in Assam are disadvantaged in some respects compared to women in other regions of the country. ``Gender inequity is most visible in the health sphere and is reflected in adverse sex ratios, higher mortality rate and higher incidence of morbidity,'' the report states. The report has been prepared with the support of the United Nations Development Programme and the Planning Commission. The 193-page report reveals that the infant mortality rate in the 0 to 4 age group is higher among girls than boys. But from the age of 5, the trend is reversed. This is true till the age of 50 or so, when the trend again reverses with the death rate among men becoming higher. Although female life expectancy at birth has improved significantly in Assam in recent decades, it continues to be below the national average. The situation is equally bleak in the case of literacy. Although the literacy rates among men and women in Assam have shown a rising trend in the last three decades, there continues to be a gap. Rural literacy rates are 25 per cent lower than the urban rates and in the case of women, the urban-rural divide is as high as 30 per cent. Besides, there are continuing and wide differences between districts with respect to female literacy. Likewise, the enrolment rate among girls drops to a little over 35 per cent at the higher secondary stage, from 48 per cent at the primary level. In the overall higher education segment, the enrolment rate among girls is less than 33 per cent, while the dropout rate in higher education is more than 70 per cent. The HDR has also brought to light the hard fact that despite women performing almost all household work and a considerable portion of the socially productive labour, women's labour contribution has not been recognised. Neither is it being given due remuneration. Women's wages tend to be lower than the wages for the corresponding work done by men. It also stated that the high female work participation rate (FWPR) in the tea industry in the State has not empowered women. The report attributes the gender inequity in different spheres to that fact that for long, policy interventions were designed to be gender neutral and development programmes did not have a gender dimension. The HDR called for articulating a sensitive, forward-looking and dynamic gender. The report stressed that the policy must outline a set of pro-active interventions and create the environment and receptivity required for it to be successful. Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Original report - Assam HDR - Assam's Gender Equality record worse than Delhi
http://hdrc.undp.org.in/shdr/assam/dwnld_chap_assam.htm The National Human Development Report, (NHDR) 2001 published by the Planning Commission provides a more recent measure of gender differentials. It has estimated the GEI for India as 0.620 in the early 1980s and 0.676 in the 1990s. The GEI for Assam has been calculated as 0.575 in 1991, which implies that gender inequity in Assam is higher than the average for India. My note: It is worse than Delhi's GEI 6.69 To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] CNN: Harvard Univ. and religion don't need choice
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Re: [Assam] From Tehelka
the writer forgot to mention the fact that fundamentalism in India is not started by Hindus - of different ploitical hues -- but there are consistent fundamentalist movements which killed hundreds of thousands of Hindus -- in Kashmir, in Punjab and riots initiated by muslims in Meenakshipuram etc in Kerala etcor by Christians in Nagland, Meghalaya, Tripura etc. I wonder noone talks about them in the same vein as denouncing Hindu fundamentalism. Do u? UmeshChan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CARNAGE 84We, the bloody peopleBy Sankarshan ThakurIN AN UNREQUITED LAND:A child from one ofTrilokpuri's ravaged familiesPhotographed by Gauri GillWe are the apparatchik of serial and periodic political madness, we are the midwives of the abortion of the sensesFor a talkative society, we tell very little of the essence of ourselves. We babble in the subconscious hope it will drown our truths. We've erected opaque mental monuments to Buddha and Gandhi to blind our eager resort to bloodletting. When the glare catches us red-handed, we wipe our sins on others and melt into our vast convenience of numbers. Narendra Modi. Pravin Togadia. Lal Krishna Advani. Jagdish Tytler. Sajjan Kumar. HKL Bhagat. Bal Thackeray. Hiteswar Saikia. Bhagwat Jha Azad. Remember him? Bhagwat Jha Azad of Bihar? Remember Bhagalpur of 1989? Remember a village called Chanderi and another called Logain?It was eventually left to the vultures to rip the cover. The bodies, 116 of them, had lain there decomposing for six weeks. In that period the village had grown wiser to the fineries of tilling - dead men made good compost. A lush winter crop of mustard had sprung on the bed of corpses they had laid. But the village was also to grow wiser to a thing or two about old idioms: Dead men do tell tales, it is seldom they don't.The stench had risen high off the field and the vultures had begun to swoop low. The killing had been consummated weeks ago, an entire settlement of Muslims on the edge of Logain. Their common guilt the villagers had consigned to a common grave. The carnage was an open secret in the village but to the world beyond it was just a secret. Until the vultures arrived, followed by that rar! e thing called a policeman with a conscience. He had the crop shaved and the field dug up. The skulls flew into the sky as the spades got to work.Some among us were there and told the story. Logain became, like many of our stories, the child of memory's whore - an unwanted, forgotten consequence of collective shame. We are a nation eddying with bastard deeds. Nellie. Moradabad. Bhiwandi. Hashimpura. Maliana. Meerut. Kanpur. Bhagalpur. Sopore. Baroda. Aligarh. Mumbai. Chittisingpora. Ahmedabad. Delhi. We lay blood-litter on the streets and retreat into our homes. Nobody owns up. We decamp from facts and populate our horrors with clichéd characters of fiction - a violent mob, a murderous horde, a crowd screaming, slashing, burning, a mass that suddenly descended and vanished.Who? Wherefrom? Us. Herefrom. Every single time. It is we who pillage, rape and murder. Under wrongful excitement and exhor! tation. Under criminal instruction and protection. Under the Modis and Togadias and Tytlers, yes. They are the leaders but we are there to be led. We are the apparatchik of serial and periodic political madness, we are the midwives of the abortion of the senses. Then we wash our hands and line up for secular prabhat pheris, our opaque monuments to Buddha and Gandhi urgently recalled to veil memory and guilt.The Babel Tower of inquiries and commissions, reports and recommendations that we have piled for ourselves is a route of escape. The tabling of Nanavati conclusions has become the hour of more deflective clamour, a booster dose of obfuscation. A talkative society talking endlessly. Or an argumentative society, as we are told on formidable authority, arguing on. About who and how. About cause and consequence. About crime and the absence of punishment. Never once do we dare look ourselves in the mi! rror. Never do we stop pointing fingers at others. Outraged, shrieking justice, baying retribution, if legal. Hush. Where were you at the time? And what were you doing? You were electing Narendra Modi astride a bloodied rath. You were voting Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler back to respectable titles and hallowed portals. You were turning up in thousands to pirouette to the twisted bigotry of Pravin Togadia. You were letting Thackeray hone your hatreds.We need to ask few questions of each other. We need to ask questions of the households that were spared the mayhem of Trilokpuri. Ask the shopkeepers of Mandvi Ni Pole. Ask around in the bylanes of Hashimpura. Ask those who live across the charred remains of Gulberg. Ask the villagers of Logain, it's been 16 winters since that resplendent mustard crop that contained a gene of murdered blood. We cannot pretend being a civil society when we claim, ever! y now and again, rights over uncivil liberties. We cannot
Re: [Assam] Cultural geography?
I just read this artcile in the paper edition of NYT. Even on the Net we can see that difference among those located in various geographical locations. UmeshDilip/Dil Deka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cultural geography? What does it really mean? Anyone here to pursue the field? Was the article provoked by the happenings in London? Dilip All Cultures Are Not Equal By DAVID BROOKS Published: August 10, 2005 Let's say you are an 18-year-old kid with a really big brain. You're trying to figure out which field of study you should devote your life to, so you can understand the forces that will be shaping history for decades to come. Go into the field that barely exists: cultural geography. Study why and how people cluster, why certain national traits endure over centuries, why certain cultures embrace technology and economic growth and others resist them. This is the line of inquiry that is now impolite to pursue. The gospel of multiculturalism preaches that all groups and cultures are equally wonderful. There are a certain number of close-minded thugs, especially on university campuses, who accuse anybody who asks intelligent questions about groups and enduring traits of being racist or sexist. The economists and scientists tend to assume that material factors drive history - resources and brain chemistry - because that's what they can measure and count. But none of this helps explain a crucial feature of our time: while global economies are converging, cultures are diverging, and the widening cultural differences are leading us into a period of conflict, inequality and segmentation. Not long ago, people said that globalization and the revolution in communications technology would bring us all together. But the opposite is true. People are taking advantage of freedom and technology to create new groups and cultural zones. Old national identities and behavior patterns are proving surprisingly durable. People are moving into self-segregating communities with people like themselves, and building invisible and sometimes visible barriers to keep strangers out. If you look just around the United States you find amazing cultural segmentation. We in America have been "globalized" (meaning economically integrated) for centuries, and yet far from converging into some homogeneous culture, we are actually diverging into lifestyle segments. The music, news, magazine and television markets have all segmented, so there are fewer cultural unifiers like Life magazine or Walter Cronkite. Forty-million Americans move every year, and they generally move in with people like themselves, so as the late James Chapin used to say, every place becomes more like itself. Crunchy places like Boulder attract crunchy types and become crunchier. Conservative places like suburban Georgia attract conservatives and become more so. Not long ago, many people worked on farms or in factories, so they had similar lifestyles. But now the economy rewards specialization, so workplaces and lifestyles diverge. The military and civilian cultures diverge. In the political world, Democrats and Republicans seem to live on different planets. Meanwhile, if you look around the world you see how often events are driven by groups that reject the globalized culture. Islamic extremists reject the modern cultures of Europe, and have created a hyperaggressive fantasy version of traditional Islamic purity. In a much different and less violent way, some American Jews have moved to Hebron and become hyper-Zionists. From Africa to Seattle, religiously orthodox students reject what they see as the amoral mainstream culture, and carve out defiant revival movements. From Rome to Oregon, antiglobalization types create their own subcultures. The members of these and many other groups didn't inherit their identities. They took advantage of modernity, affluence and freedom to become practitioners of a do-it-yourself tribalism. They are part of a great reshuffling of identities, and the creation of new, often more rigid groupings. They have the zeal of converts. Meanwhile, transnational dreams like European unification and Arab unity falter, and behavior patterns across nations diverge. For example, fertility rates between countries like the U.S. and Canada are diverging. Work habits between the U.S. and Europe are diverging. Global inequality widens as some nations with certain cultural traits prosper and others with other traits don't. People like Max Weber, Edward Banfield, Samuel Huntington, Lawrence Harrison and Thomas Sowell have given us an inkling of how to think about this stuff, but for the most part, this is open ground. If you are 18 and you've got that big brain, the whole field of cultural geography is waiting for you. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo
Re: [Assam] Bollywood Tantrums : Kapoor's broken marriage
Money may be a reason for her tantrums - she is demanding 1.2 million dollars (Rs 7 crores as alimony it seems http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1196431,curpg-1.cms) My lanlord and proud owner of 4 houses is extremely concerned about this alimony business in US. From himonly I learnt tha in US many couple do not marry beocs in the event of a divorce they have to split their assets in half. Though my landlord has many girlfriends and even had live in relations with some he did not want to lose 2 of his houses by marrying . And he is not frank enough to sign a pre-nupital contract -as many hi-fi people do. Umeshumesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Although it would be callous on my part to speak out against a women who recently became a mother and just then having trouble with her marriage -- but seeing the plight of Karishma Kapoor - the erstwhile Bollywood super heroine - I am wondering whether she too is blindly aping the West. (as mentioned below) It is true that a pregnant woman needs to have her husband by her side and her husband was roaming around with some other females to visit night clubs during that period. In US I'm told the wannabe father has to hold to hand of the soon-to-be mother during labor - to soothe her. However, given the fact that filmy life demands that heroines and heros spend lot of time dancing and kissing with their fellow actors. So if their spouse does the same thing - I do not see that as wrong. I do not hear that her husband was kissing other females --only that he was dancing with other girls in night clubs. God knows why this is a big issue. Do you? Umesh http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/09karisma.htm It's sad when a broken marriage is turned into a soap opera," a close friend of the Kapoors says, referring to the crisis in Karisma's marital life. An e-mail Karisma apparently sent her husband Sanjay Kapur has had a pandemonium effect in her life. The long e-mail was reportedly the former actress agonising about how her husband betrayed her. But she cannot understand the media's curiosity about her marital break-up. Who leaked the e-mail to the press? "It doesn't require Herculean sleuthing abilities to figure that out," remarks the family friend. "The timing of the e-mail and the ensuing restraining order preventing Karisma from taking the baby out of the country, cannot be two unrelated incidents. This is more than a coincidence." Karisma's husband files case against her Sister Kareena speaks on her family's behalf, "We've been battered and cornered. What we need is prayers and compassion -- certainly not prying eyes trying to dissect every move we make." Karisma is too distraught to talk. The unexpected end of her marriage and the ensuing efforts to intimidate her through legal means (once again the critical question: Who leaked out Karisma's deeply personal e-mail to the press?) has shattered her. Karisma was strong enough to face the media, else she wouldn't have been able to make any categorical statements. Her lawyers have forbidden her from making any statement that could be used against her in court. But Kareena vows to fight it out. Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] what does it mean??
Do away with notified minorities list: SCAugust 10, 200517:13 ISThttp://us.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/10minority.htm The Supreme Court has said that the practice of listing religious groups as 'minority communities' should be discouraged and the list be gradually be done away with as it promotes divisive tendencies to weaken the nation. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice R C Lahoti, Justice D M Dharmadhikari and Justice P K Balasubramnyan remindedminorities commissions set up by the centre and state governments that the goal of the Constitution was to create social conditions where there was no need to shield or protect rights of minority or majority communities. "The commissions, instead of encouraging claims from different communities for being added to a list of notified minorities under the Act, should suggest ways and means to help create social conditions where the list of notified minorities is gradually reduced and done away with altogether," said Justice Dharmadhikari, writing for the bench recently. The ruling was given while disposing of a petition demanding minority status for the Jain community. The bench accepted the centre's stand that it was for the states to determine whether Jains were a minority community depending on their social condition in their respective states. The Court said "in a caste-ridden Indian society, no section or distinct group of people can claim to be in majority. All are minorities amongst Hindus. Many of them claim such status because of their number and expect protection from the state on the ground that they are backward." It said if each minority group felt afraid of the other group, an atmosphere of mutual fear and distrust would be created, posing serious threat to the integrity of the nation leading to sowing of seeds of multi-nationalism. Claims for minority status-based on religion would increase as various sections would hope for getting special protections, privileges and treatment as part of constitutional guarantee, it added. "Encouragement to such fissiparous tendencies would be a serious jolt to the secular structure of the constitutional democracy," the bench said, cautioning that "we should guard against making our country akin to a theocratical state based on multi-nationalism". Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
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umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:04:51 +0100 (BST)From: umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [Assam] To: tridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tridip, I do not know why you signed for this group and what you want. Could you be more specific as to what you now want? Umeshtridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi umesh, i am simply not interested in knowing why ur landlord dont want to marry even though he has many girl friends...or how many houses he is the proud owner ofor whether he's frank enough not to sign pre-nups oe not..and if karishma kapoor has demanded alimony or not... i didnt sign upin this group to get news about what the celebrities are doin' and with whom they are moving around withnor am i interested in knowing whether husbands in US hold their wives hands during delivery or not ..sorry for being harsh with the words but u are spaming my mailbox. please think about us mere mortals who have other things to do instead of reading and gossiping about ppl who dont affect us at all...( by the way, is their any remedy for spaming in the US besides unsubscribing from the group???) regards, tridip lucknow umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Money may be a reason for her tantrums - she is demanding 1.2 million dollars (Rs 7 crores as alimony it seems http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1196431,curpg-1.cms) My lanlord and proud owner of 4 houses is extremely concerned about this alimony business in US. From himonly I learnt tha in US many couple do not marry beocs in the event of a divorce they have to split their assets in half. Though my landlord has many girlfriends and even had live in relations with some he did not want to lose 2 of his houses by marrying . And he is not frank enough to sign a pre-nupital contract -as many hi-fi people do. Umeshumesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Although it would be callous on my part to speak out against a women who recently became a mother and just then having trouble with her marriage -- but seeing the plight of Karishma Kapoor - the erstwhile Bollywood super heroine - I am wondering whether she too is blindly aping the West. (as mentioned below) It is true that a pregnant woman needs to have her husband by her side and her husband was roaming around with some other females to visit night clubs during that period. In US I'm told the wannabe father has to hold to hand of the soon-to-be mother during labor - to soothe her. However, given the fact that filmy life demands that heroines and heros spend lot of time dancing and kissing with their fellow actors. So if their spouse does the same thing - I do not see that as wrong. I do not hear that her husband was kissing other females --only that he was dancing with other girls in night clubs. God knows why this is a big issue. Do you? Umesh http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/09karisma.htm It's sad when a broken marriage is turned into a soap opera," a close friend of the Kapoors says, referring to the crisis in Karisma's marital life. An e-mail Karisma apparently sent her husband Sanjay Kapur has had a pandemonium effect in her life. The long e-mail was reportedly the former actress agonising about how her husband betrayed her. But she cannot understand the media's curiosity about her marital break-up. Who leaked the e-mail to the press? "It doesn't require Herculean sleuthing abilities to figure that out," remarks the family friend. "The timing of the e-mail and the ensuing restraining order preventing Karisma from taking the baby out of the country, cannot be two unrelated incidents. This is more than a coincidence." Karisma's husband files case against her Sister Kareena speaks on her family's behalf, "We've been battered and cornered. What we need is prayers and compassion -- certainly not prying eyes trying to dissect every move we make." Karisma is too distraught to talk. The unexpected end of her marriage and the ensuing efforts to intimidate her through legal means (once again the critical question: Who leaked out Karisma's deeply personal e-mail to the press?) has shattered her. Karisma was strong enough to face the media, else she wouldn't have been able to make any categorical statements. Her lawyers have forbidden her from making any statement that could be used against her in court. But Kareena vows to fight it out. Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/
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Dear Tridip, I do not know when you joined this group but I think this is the first time you are writing to it. I would suggest you right more mails on the topics of your interest. I wrote an article on IMDT repeal in Assam and its effects - just yesterday - any comments on it? The issues of Divorce and marriage or education and minority rights etc - I feel are equally important issues for the balanced development of any place. What do you think? Umeshtridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi umesh, with due respect, when i signed up for this group i assumed that i'd bea part of the thought process of the assamese diaspora in particular and the assamese community in general vis-a-vis topics related to assam. i thought we 'd be discussing about how to lift assam from the present rot. and how to go about it...i dont want to sound patriotic or something to that effect but that was the belief i held when i signed upwith insugency, no investments worth its name, IMDT, floodsdont you think we already have enough issues to brain storm...not that i have anything against you personally but i thinkur recent mails were out of contextmy views entirely so i decided to speak up regards, tridip lucknow n.b:- that was a prompt reply on your part. that's appreciable!umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tridip, I do not know why you signed for this group and what you want. Could you be more specific as to what you now want? Umeshtridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi umesh, i am simply not interested in knowing why ur landlord dont want to marry even though he has many girl friends...or how many houses he is the proud owner ofor whether he's frank enough not to sign pre-nups oe not..and if karishma kapoor has demanded alimony or not... i didnt sign upin this group to get news about what the celebrities are doin' and with whom they are moving around withnor am i interested in knowing whether husbands in US hold their wives hands during delivery or not ..sorry for being harsh with the words but u are spaming my mailbox. please think about us mere mortals who have other things to do instead of reading and gossiping about ppl who dont affect us at all...( by the way, is their any remedy for spaming in the US besides unsubscribing from the group???) regards, tridip lucknow umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Money may be a reason for her tantrums - she is demanding 1.2 million dollars (Rs 7 crores as alimony it seems http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1196431,curpg-1.cms) My lanlord and proud owner of 4 houses is extremely concerned about this alimony business in US. From himonly I learnt tha in US many couple do not marry beocs in the event of a divorce they have to split their assets in half. Though my landlord has many girlfriends and even had live in relations with some he did not want to lose 2 of his houses by marrying . And he is not frank enough to sign a pre-nupital contract -as many hi-fi people do. Umeshumesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Although it would be callous on my part to speak out against a women who recently became a mother and just then having trouble with her marriage -- but seeing the plight of Karishma Kapoor - the erstwhile Bollywood super heroine - I am wondering whether she too is blindly aping the West. (as mentioned below) It is true that a pregnant woman needs to have her husband by her side and her husband was roaming around with some other females to visit night clubs during that period. In US I'm told the wannabe father has to hold to hand of the soon-to-be mother during labor - to soothe her. However, given the fact that filmy life demands that heroines and heros spend lot of time dancing and kissing with their fellow actors. So if their spouse does the same thing - I do not see that as wrong. I do not hear that her husband was kissing other females --only that he was dancing with other girls in night clubs. God knows why this is a big issue. Do you? Umesh http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/09karisma.htm It's sad when a broken marriage is turned into a soap opera," a close friend of the Kapoors says, referring to the crisis in Karisma's marital life. An e-mail Karisma apparently sent her husband Sanjay Kapur has had a pandemonium effect in her life. The long e-mail was reportedly the former actress agonising about how her husband betrayed her. But she cannot understand the media's curiosity about her marital break-up. Who leaked the e-mail to the press? "It doesn't require Herculean sleuthing abilities to figure that out," remarks the family friend. "The timing of the e-mail and the ensuing restraining order preventing Karisma from taking the baby out of the country, cannot be two unrelated incidents. This is more than a coincidence." Karisma's husband files case against her Sister Kareena speaks on her family's behalf, "We've been battered and cornered. What we need is prayers and comp
Re: [Assam] Bollywood Tantrums : Kapoor's broken marriage
I find it amusing that u are on it without subscribing to it. Maybe some well wisher gifted you a membership. UmeshSaswati Bora [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tridip, I echo your sentiments. However, unlike you, I dont remember signing into this group at all. So whoever is the moderator, please unsubscribe me. Thank you. tridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi umesh, i am simply not interested in knowing why ur landlord dont want to marry even though he has many girl friends...or how many houses he is the proud owner ofor whether he's frank enough not to sign pre-nups oe not..and if karishma kapoor has demanded alimony or not... i didnt sign upin this group to get news about what the celebrities are doin' and with whom they are moving around withnor am i interested in knowing whether husbands in US hold their wives hands during delivery or not ..sorry for being harsh with the words but u are spaming my mailbox. please think about us mere mortals who have other things to do instead of reading and gossiping about ppl who dont affect us at all...( by the way, is their any remedy for spaming in the US besides unsubscribing from the group???) regards, tridip lucknow umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Money may be a reason for her tantrums - she is demanding 1.2 million dollars (Rs 7 crores as alimony it seems http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1196431,curpg-1.cms) My lanlord and proud owner of 4 houses is extremely concerned about this alimony business in US. From himonly I learnt tha in US many couple do not marry beocs in the event of a divorce they have to split their assets in half. Though my landlord has many girlfriends and even had live in relations with some he did not want to lose 2 of his houses by marrying . And he is not frank enough to sign a pre-nupital contract -as many hi-fi people do. Umeshumesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Although it would be callous on my part to speak out against a women who recently became a mother and just then having trouble with her marriage -- but seeing the plight of Karishma Kapoor - the erstwhile Bollywood super heroine - I am wondering whether she too is blindly aping the West. (as mentioned below) It is true that a pregnant woman needs to have her husband by her side and her husband was roaming around with some other females to visit night clubs during that period. In US I'm told the wannabe father has to hold to hand of the soon-to-be mother during labor - to soothe her. However, given the fact that filmy life demands that heroines and heros spend lot of time dancing and kissing with their fellow actors. So if their spouse does the same thing - I do not see that as wrong. I do not hear that her husband was kissing other females --only that he was dancing with other girls in night clubs. God knows why this is a big issue. Do you? Umesh http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/09karisma.htm It's sad when a broken marriage is turned into a soap opera," a close friend of the Kapoors says, referring to the crisis in Karisma's marital life. An e-mail Karisma apparently sent her husband Sanjay Kapur has had a pandemonium effect in her life. The long e-mail was reportedly the former actress agonising about how her husband betrayed her. But she cannot understand the media's curiosity about her marital break-up. Who leaked the e-mail to the press? "It doesn't require Herculean sleuthing abilities to figure that out," remarks the family friend. "The timing of the e-mail and the ensuing restraining order preventing Karisma from taking the baby out of the country, cannot be two unrelated incidents. This is more than a coincidence." Karisma's husband files case against her Sister Kareena speaks on her family's behalf, "We've been battered and cornered. What we need is prayers and compassion -- certainly not prying eyes trying to dissect every move we make." Karisma is too distraught to talk. The unexpected end of her marriage and the ensuing efforts to intimidate her through legal means (once again the critical question: Who leaked out Karisma's deeply personal e-mail to the press?) has shattered her. Karisma was strong enough to face the media, else she wouldn't have been able to make any categorical statements. Her lawyers have forbidden her from making any statement that could be used against her in court. But Kareena vows to fight it out. Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu
Re: [Assam] Bollywood Tantrums : Kapoor's broken marriage
Dear Tridip, You have already started the good work!!! -- by contributing to its discussions. It would be interesting to hear from your experience in Lucknow. Umeshtridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi saswati, well, guess u got signed in by default ( being a member of ratne..though i am not sure if that happened or if that's possible at all..just a guess )..as for unsubscribing from the group..i think u should give it a second thought...now that u are already a member of the group...i believe u can put that to good effecteveryone can play a role hereone can start some healthy discussion... issuespertaining to assam and see what the assamese diaspora think about it just an opinion though! having said that lemme clarify that i am neither the moderator nor the owner of the group...and to be honest i am not sure whether i actually did signed up for this group or not.since i was receiving all these mails..i thought i might have signed regards, tridip. lucknow umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find it amusing that u are on it without subscribing to it. Maybe some well wisher gifted you a membership. UmeshSaswati Bora [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tridip, I echo your sentiments. However, unlike you, I dont remember signing into this group at all. So whoever is the moderator, please unsubscribe me. Thank you. tridip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi umesh, i am simply not interested in knowing why ur landlord dont want to marry even though he has many girl friends...or how many houses he is the proud owner ofor whether he's frank enough not to sign pre-nups oe not..and if karishma kapoor has demanded alimony or not... i didnt sign upin this group to get news about what the celebrities are doin' and with whom they are moving around withnor am i interested in knowing whether husbands in US hold their wives hands during delivery or not ..sorry for being harsh with the words but u are spaming my mailbox. please think about us mere mortals who have other things to do instead of reading and gossiping about ppl who dont affect us at all...( by the way, is their any remedy for spaming in the US besides unsubscribing from the group???) regards, tridip lucknow umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Money may be a reason for her tantrums - she is demanding 1.2 million dollars (Rs 7 crores as alimony it seems http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1196431,curpg-1.cms) My lanlord and proud owner of 4 houses is extremely concerned about this alimony business in US. From himonly I learnt tha in US many couple do not marry beocs in the event of a divorce they have to split their assets in half. Though my landlord has many girlfriends and even had live in relations with some he did not want to lose 2 of his houses by marrying . And he is not frank enough to sign a pre-nupital contract -as many hi-fi people do. Umeshumesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Although it would be callous on my part to speak out against a women who recently became a mother and just then having trouble with her marriage -- but seeing the plight of Karishma Kapoor - the erstwhile Bollywood super heroine - I am wondering whether she too is blindly aping the West. (as mentioned below) It is true that a pregnant woman needs to have her husband by her side and her husband was roaming around with some other females to visit night clubs during that period. In US I'm told the wannabe father has to hold to hand of the soon-to-be mother during labor - to soothe her. However, given the fact that filmy life demands that heroines and heros spend lot of time dancing and kissing with their fellow actors. So if their spouse does the same thing - I do not see that as wrong. I do not hear that her husband was kissing other females --only that he was dancing with other girls in night clubs. God knows why this is a big issue. Do you? Umesh http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/09karisma.htm It's sad when a broken marriage is turned into a soap opera," a close friend of the Kapoors says, referring to the crisis in Karisma's marital life. An e-mail Karisma apparently sent her husband Sanjay Kapur has had a pandemonium effect in her life. The long e-mail was reportedly the former actress agonising about how her husband betrayed her. But she cannot understand the media's curiosity about her marital break-up. Who leaked the e-mail to the press? "It doesn't require Herculean sleuthing abilities to figure that out," remarks the family friend. "The timing of the e-mail and the ensuing restraining order preventing Karisma from taking the baby out of the country, cannot be two unrelated incidents. This is more than a coincidence." Karisma's husband files case against her Sister Kareena speaks on her family's behalf, "We've been battered and cornered. What we need is prayers and compassion -- certainly not prying eyes trying to dissect every move we make." Karisma is too distraught
An old post: [Assam] Cousin loses Finals before Olympics start
As the days pass I am getting more aware of this Anniversary http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/pipermail/assam/2004-August/006870.html The NYT article today about patients death in hospital made me go back to this post. May the soul of my cousin rest in peace. Umesh Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
An old post: [Assam] Cousin loses Finals before Olympics start
As the days pass I am getting more aware of this Anniversary http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/pipermail/assam/2004-August/006870.html The NYT article today about patients death in hospital made me go back to this post. May the soul of my cousin rest in peace. Umesh To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire
HBS Working Knowledge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:22:43 -0400 (EDT)From: HBS Working Knowledge [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Newsletter: How to Measure Customer Profitability HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEKA Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer ProfitabilityDecision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?Negotiating as a TeamReaders Respond: Is there an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation?Plus: Book and Web reportsNEW ON THE SITEA Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitabilityhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4938t=marketingHappy customers are good, but profitable customers are much better. In this article, professor and Balanced Scorecard guru Robert S. Kaplan introduces BSC Customer Profitability Metrics. From Balanced Scorecard Report.Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4939t=organizationsiss=yFour steps to ensure that the right decisions are made by the right people. HBS professor emeritus Michael C. Jensen explains in Harvard Management Update.Negotiating as a Teamhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4940t=negotiationiss=yDo you know how to find strength in numbers? The secret, according to this article from Negotiation, is to agree on the substance of the negotiation, then identify, leverage, and smoothly coordinate each team member's unique abilities.Readers respond: Is There an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation?http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4941t=heskettoid=4930rid=4941hid=-1aid=-1Readers respond to Jim Heskett: Could change in inflated CEO compensation come from the increased level of competition among global companies with significantly different approaches to the compensation of senior managers?BAKER LIBRARY SUMMARIESBOOK REPORTSManaging at the Leading Edge: New Challenges in Managing Nonprofit Organizationsby Mike HudsonJossey-Bass, 2005http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=nonprofitid=4936Why nonprofits need to strengthen their internal systems and external strategies to be more effective.Essentials of Business Process Outsourcingby Thomas N. Duening and ! Rick L. ClickWiley, 2005http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=operationsid=4935A primer on outsourcing: It's not just about saving money.Knowledge Leadership: The Art and Science of the Knowledge-based Organizationby Steven Cavaleri and Sharon Seivert with Lee W. LeeButterworth-Heinemann, 2005http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=leadershipid=4937Yogis, Commissars, and you.ON THE WEBUrban Institutehttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/web-review.jhtml?id=4944t=nonprofitResearch on trends, demographics, and economics in urban America.MOST POPULAR STORIESSix Steps to Operational Innovationhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4927t=operationsHow Toyota and Linux Keep Collaboration Simplehttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4928t=technologyHow to Choose the Best Dealhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4926t=negotiationFool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4916t=career_effectivenessYou Only Have One Supply Chain?http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4929t=dispatchNEW RESEARCH AT HBShttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/new-research.jhtmlA listing of the latest research papers, publications, and cases written by Harvard Business School faculty.BEST OF FACULTY QAsThe U.S. Patent Game: How to Change Ithttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/facultyQAs.jhtml?t=facultyQAsInnovators and society are paying too high a price in the current patent system, says a new book by Adam B. Jaffe and Harvard Business School's Josh Lerner. A book excerpt and QA with Lerner.ELSEWHERE AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLPrivate Equity and Venture CapitalHBS Executive Education programhttp://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/pevcwk/index.htmlOctober 19-21, 2005Corporate Social Responsibility (! CSR): Strategies to Create Business and Social ValueHBS Executive Education programhttp://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/csrwk/index.htmlOctober 23-26, 2005Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making HBS Executive Education programhttp://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/dmwk/index.htmlOctober 23-28, 2005 Choices: The Next Chapter of SuccessHBS Executive Education programhttp://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/chowk/index.htmlOctober 23-30, 2005Burning Questions: The Return to GrowthHarvard Business School Publishing Conferencehttp://www.burningquestions.comOctober 5-7, 2005==ABOUT TH! IS NEWSLETTER==SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATIONNot yet a subscriber to this newsletter? Click here to sign up: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/reg/newsletter_sub.jhtmlTo unsubscribe to this newsletter, please go to the unsubscribe page: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/reg/newsletter_unsub.jhtmlTo change the e-mail address where your newsletter is sent to, please go to the address update page: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/reg/newsletter_change.jhtmlTo subscribe to our RSS feed: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/pda.jhtmlREPRINTS AND LINKINGIf your Web ! site is interested in linking to
[Assam] IMDT - the next step -- Article for the Newsletter
IMDT Repeal Supreme Court ruling the next step In a very welcome move the Supreme Court of India has declared the IMDT Act as unconstitutional. It is said that this Act was impeding the identification of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh into Assam. Also that all major political parties and student groups such as Asom Gana Parishad , BJP and All Assam Student Union (AASU) had been agitating and demandin its repeal . There had been fears that if illegal immigrants from the Islamic Republic of Bangladesh continued to swamp Assam and other parts of North Eastern India then there is very high possibility of a demand for another partition of India . The next partition could carve out muslim majority areas in the region - containing muslims mostly from Bangladesh. Reports had shown that these illegal immigranst had been settling all along the Indo-Bangla border. Well, the Supreme Court has taken this decision right after the July bombings in London by Islamic militants and immigrants from Pakistan to Britain. In this light it can perhaps be discerned that the Indian intelligentia has now developed the courage to call spade a spade and tackle the probable birth of another Islamic nation amidst us. However, the ruling Congress party in India and as well within Assam state has been very ambiguous on this issue. It has been asking for an appeal against the court decision. Instead of taking action against the illegal immigrants who reportedly number in millio! ns even within Delhi : mostly in the slums along the Yamuna river it is only speaking of some possibility of wrongly targeting of Indian muslims in Assam as Bangladeshis. Why shouldnt the government take up the task of separating the grain from the chaff the Indian muslim from the illegal Bangladeshi ones? The Indian muslim organizations in Assam have also welcomed the Supreme Court decision. Recent news-reports from Bangladeshi press also stress that due to poverty in Bangladesh hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi workers are illegally crossing over to India. They further stress that the removal of IMDT would harass these people. I wonder why Bangladesh does not create opportunities for its people. No-one in India had asked the people in the East Bengal (Bangladesh) to leave India and carve out a new nation - Bangladesh. Since they ! have gone ahead with that they must take care of their people and keep them within their borders or reconsider the diplomatic possibility of rejoining Indian nation. I wonder whether the now-developing India would ever welcome the possibility of being burdened by another poverty ridden state (Bangladesh) if ever Bangladesh were to make such an offer. As was recently brought to light Assam is far behind in distributing Voter Identity Cards. However, in meeting its targets for issuing them care should be taken to ensure that the cards are not distributed blindly to all who ask for them. Prominent members of the Assamese community must come forward (not just the news-media) to monitor the progress in identifying the illegals, jailing them and deporting them. Reports of collusion of Border Security Force guards at the border who take bribes to let illegals in must be examined and appropriate steps be taken to stem the corruption. The issue must not be allowed to die a natural death since the agitation demanding the repeal of IMDT has achieved its end. By: Umesh Sharma August 9, 2005 To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Bollywood Tantrums : Kapoor's broken marriage
Hi, Although it would be callous on my part to speak out against a women who recently became a mother and just then having trouble with her marriage -- but seeing the plight of Karishma Kapoor - the erstwhile Bollywood super heroine - I am wondering whether she too is blindly aping the West. (as mentioned below) It is true that a pregnant woman needs to have her husband by her side and her husband was roaming around with some other females to visit night clubs during that period. In US I'm told the wannabe father has to hold to hand of the soon-to-be mother during labor - to soothe her. However, given the fact that filmy life demands that heroines and heros spend lot of time dancing and kissing with their fellow actors. So if their spouse does the same thing - I do not see that as wrong. I do not hear that her husband was kissing other females --only that he was dancing with other girls in night clubs. God knows why this is a big issue. Do you? Umesh http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/aug/09karisma.htm It's sad when a broken marriage is turned into a soap opera," a close friend of the Kapoors says, referring to the crisis in Karisma's marital life. An e-mail Karisma apparently sent her husband Sanjay Kapur has had a pandemonium effect in her life. The long e-mail was reportedly the former actress agonising about how her husband betrayed her. But she cannot understand the media's curiosity about her marital break-up. Who leaked the e-mail to the press? "It doesn't require Herculean sleuthing abilities to figure that out," remarks the family friend. "The timing of the e-mail and the ensuing restraining order preventing Karisma from taking the baby out of the country, cannot be two unrelated incidents. This is more than a coincidence." Karisma's husband files case against her Sister Kareena speaks on her family's behalf, "We've been battered and cornered. What we need is prayers and compassion -- certainly not prying eyes trying to dissect every move we make." Karisma is too distraught to talk. The unexpected end of her marriage and the ensuing efforts to intimidate her through legal means (once again the critical question: Who leaked out Karisma's deeply personal e-mail to the press?) has shattered her. Karisma was strong enough to face the media, else she wouldn't have been able to make any categorical statements. Her lawyers have forbidden her from making any statement that could be used against her in court. But Kareena vows to fight it out. Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] The Irascible Prophet: V. S. Naipaul - NYT
Ram-da, Crtics and Social reformers have a love-hate relationship with their people- I think this was said by Guru Nanak or about him --in one of the books on Sikhism I had read. However, I wonder how much good has VS Naipaul done for Indians in India. Did he have any positive criticism at all? UmeshRam Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After reading this article, I find Naipaul a contradiction in terms, adichotomy.Here are some of his quotes:On Islam: ''It's glib, nonsensical talk from people who don't understand thatholy war for Muslims is a religious war, and a religious war issomething you never stop fighting.''On India:It is, he says, the country where belief and unbelief coexist mostpeaceably. The economic development of India -- and China -- he said,will ''completely alter the world,'' and ''nothing that's happening inthe Arab world has that capacity''a calamity'' that, even with its billion people, ''there are nothinkers in India'' today...In any case, this is an interesting critique on him. Hope you allenjoy it like I did.--RamAugust 7, 2005The Irascible Prophet! : V. S. Naipaul at HomeBy RACHEL DONADIOTwo monuments rise like emblems from the green countryside ofWiltshire, England, not far from the secluded house of V. S. Naipaul:Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral. They are signposts in a landscapeNaipaul has been traversing for more than half a century, one in whichthe impulses of culture, civilization and progress have always existedin close and uneasy proximity to the impulses of paganism, religionand disorder.A prophet of our world-historical moment, in his more than 25 works offiction and nonfiction, Naipaul has examined the clash between beliefand unbelief, the unraveling of the British Empire, the migrations ofpeoples. They are natural subjects for a writer who, as he hasrecorded in his many fully, semi- and quasi-autobiographical books,was born in Trinidad, where his grandfather had emigrated from Indiaas an indentured servant. His father, a newspaper reporter andas! piring fiction writer, was the model for what is arguably Naipaul'sfinest novel, ''A House for Mr. Biswas'' (1961). At 18, Naipaul leftTrinidad on a scholarship to University College, Oxford, and has livedin England ever since. Alfred Kazin once described him as ''a colonialbrought up in English schools, on English ways and the pretendedreasonableness of the English mind.''Knighted in 1990, Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul is Britain's onlyliving Nobel laureate in literature, having been awarded the prize inOctober 2001, a season when many were just awakening to realitiesNaipaul had been writing about for more than 20 years. Alsosignificant is that he had explored Islamic fundamentalism and otherissues of global import not through fiction, but through nonfictionreportage. The novel's time was over, he had said. Others had made theclaim before, but it resonated more deeply coming from a contemporarygiant. What is more, Na! ipaul said, only nonfiction could capture thecomplexities of today's world. It was a profound observation. But didit speak to a larger cultural situation, or was it simply the personaljudgment of one cantankerous writer, who in fact continued to publisha novel every few years even after declaring the form dead?Naipaul recently offered some thoughts on the matter, in an interviewin the cozy sitting room of his cottage in Wiltshire. Photographportraits were on the mantle. French novels lined one bookshelf. Thesounds of the outside world could be heard: a lawnmower, the buzzingof a fighter jet from a nearby airbase. A compact man of 72, Naipaulhas been ill in recent months, and said he is not working on a book atthe moment. Although it was unseasonably hot on the splendid sunnyafternoon of the longest day of the year, he wore a tweed jacket andcorduroy pants. Unsmiling, he settled somewhat stiffly onto astraight-backed armc! hair and began to chart the trajectory of histhinking.''What I felt was, if you spend your life just writing fiction, youare going to falsify your material,'' he said. ''And the fictionalform was going to force you to do things with the material, todramatize it in a certain way. I thought nonfiction gave one a chanceto explore the world, the other world, the world that one didn't knowfully.'' Naipaul's voice is rich and deep and mellowed by tobacco, andwhen he pronounced the word ''world,'' he savored it, drawing it outto almost three syllables. ''I thought if I didn't have this resourceof nonfiction I would have dried up perhaps. I'd have come to the endof my material, and would have done what a writer like Graham Greenedid. You know, he took the Graham Greene figure to the Congo, took himto Argentina, took him to Haiti, for no rhyme or reason.''Naipaul has said he wrote the novel ''Half a Life'' (2001) only tofulf! ill a publisher's contract, and that ''Magic Seeds'' (2004) wouldbe his last novel. (Over the years, he has often hinted at
[Assam] What Nagaland and Saudi Arabia have in common ??
Hi, I read that in Nagaland the last Hindu temple was destroyed last year by the extremists calling for "Nagalim for Christ" -- and similarly Saudi Arabians have made sure that noone practices any other faith except Islam in their land -- never mind that we all belong to "one world." Indian government accepts this Saudi dictat -as says our ambassador below - also provides Indian muslims monetray subsidies to go to Mecca (inside Saudi Arabia) knowing fully well that none of the Indian non-muslims have any rights there. What a good form of appeasement!! Hail Congress -- http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/08nanavati1.htm http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/08nanavati11.htm Umesh Indians warned against carrying scriptures to Saudi Indo-Asian News Service Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) Indians travelling to Saudi Arabia have been warned not to carry religious scriptures, photographs or idols.An official statement issued here Wednesday said that religious activities in private residences or undertaking missionary or preaching activities are banned in Saudi Arabia and could invite stringent punishment.C.R. Banswal, principal secretary (political) to the Andhra Pradesh government, said the Indian ambassador in Riyadh had said that detention cases of Indian nationals on allegations of involvement in religious activities in that country were increasing.The statement said the Saudi religious police recently arrested nine Indians for preaching Christianity. "He (the ambassador) has therefore expressed the view that it is urgent and important that all Indian nationals be forewarned prior to their departure from India against carrying any religious scripture, photographs or idols with them to ! Saudi Arabia," said the statement.The ambassador said the Indian nationals should also be strictly briefed against organising group religious activities in private residences or undertaking missionary or preaching activity. "This would be a major preventive measure in promoting the welfare of the Indian nationals in Saudi Arabia," the statement added. --Indo-Asian News Service How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Assam lags far behind in EPIC scheme - Sentinel
I think only becos of this lagging in issuing voter ID cards that so many illegal immigranst have been able to enter and settle down here. They have got the info that it is very easy here noone checks. UmeshRam Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Logically, at least 50% of these voter IDs ought to have been finishedsince the Center has already provided 50% of the cost. But .45% only?The Center, somehow must have been the culprit here. So, lets blameIndraprastha and sit back relax.Assam lags far behind in EPIC schemeNEW DELHI, Aug 5 (PTI): There has been a considerable progress inissuing of Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) with nearly 69.5 percent of the electorate being provided the card, the Lok Sabha wasinformed today.Replying to written questions, Law Minister HR Bhardwaj said whilePondicherry had cent per cent electorate with EPIC, Kerala had almost99.97 work finshed. Assam was the State where only 0.45 per centelectorate had been provided with the cards.In rest of all the states and Union Terr! itories, the work of issuingof EPIC was complete by more than 50 per cent. The expenditure onpreparation of EPIC is share between the Central and the StateGovernment on 50:50 basis and a sun of Rs 542.80 crore had beenreleased to the State Governments.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Assam lags far behind in EPIC scheme - Sentinel
I think only becos of this lagging in issuing voter ID cards that so many illegal immigranst have been able to enter and settle down here. They have got the info that it is very easy here noone checks. UmeshRam Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Logically, at least 50% of these voter IDs ought to have been finishedsince the Center has already provided 50% of the cost. But .45% only?The Center, somehow must have been the culprit here. So, lets blameIndraprastha and sit back relax.Assam lags far behind in EPIC schemeNEW DELHI, Aug 5 (PTI): There has been a considerable progress inissuing of Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) with nearly 69.5 percent of the electorate being provided the card, the Lok Sabha wasinformed today.Replying to written questions, Law Minister HR Bhardwaj said whilePondicherry had cent per cent electorate with EPIC, Kerala had almost99.97 work finshed. Assam was the State where only 0.45 per centelectorate had been provided with the cards.In rest of all the states and Union Terr! itories, the work of issuingof EPIC was complete by more than 50 per cent. The expenditure onpreparation of EPIC is share between the Central and the StateGovernment on 50:50 basis and a sun of Rs 542.80 crore had beenreleased to the State Governments.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] A new diktat from ULFA
Jugal-da, You did not specify that ULFA and their Paki ISI and Dawood Ibrahim brethren are not only sacrificing their own lives but also killing people all over the world. Dawood's crony Osama Bin Laden recently killed so many in London and now threatens many more innocent lives. Umesh Jugal-da wrote: The others are in the field sacrificing their careers and lives for something theybelieve in, even though you and we are free to disagree with them."J. Kalita" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think you are like the ULFA or anyone seeking independence,autonomy or whatever in Assam. You are ensconced in the prosperity andsecurity of America. The only thing you do is write, mostly in anambiguous and scrutable and sometimes unscrutable manner. The others arein the field sacrificing their careers and lives for something theybelieve in, even though you and we are free to disagree with them. This isthe fundamental difference between wordsmiths like you and me, and thelikes of the ULFA and other liberation-seekers.Jugal *** Unlike me or you, ULFA is made up of people, who, rightly or wrongly, claim to represent the wishes of the people of Assam. The above sentence is grammatically and logically incorrect, and does not mean anything if you analyze. We all, righ! tly or wrongly, claim to represent the popular opinion of the Assam. So the word unlike does not go there. And when you remove the word unlike, ULFA becomes like anybody else, me or you, us. Rajen*** Unlike me or you, ULFA is made up of people, who, rightly or wrongly, claim to represent the wishes of the people of Assam. Their constituency, their supporters, also believe that Indian political machinations have hurt Assam's interests. You may not accept that. But that is different.Who is the ULFA to tell the Assamese whom they should or shouldn't invite from Delhi?Same explanation here.Why do you assume that just because some ! minister comes down from Delhi to lecture, it is necessarily bad or polarizing for Assam.Come on Ram, you keep missing the obvious: ULFA does not recognize Indian controls over Assam. That is why they are telling Indians to keep out. It is not about whether it might be good or bad for Assam.But let me ask you this: Is it good for Assam, for its elections to be INFLUENCED by remote interests from elsewhere in India?Assuming ONLY regional parties participate in the elections, how will that benefit ULFA?I cannot speak for ULFA. But I am of the belief that Assam's interests are best served by political parties who are rooted in Assam, and w! hose elections are not interfered with by outside interests. That is what local self-government is all about.All of this just pure humbug. What the ULFA is probably trying to do is to draw some attention to themselves. They have been left out to dry for a while, so passing a Dikat here and a Dikat there might actually bring the spotlight on them.You may be right, or you may be wrong. Neither has anything to do with the premise of the original argument and conclusions, that started this debate.As for polarization problems, sitting cozily in Bangladesh, passing dikats, and encouraging illegal immigration does more to polarize than anything else.You can spin it anyway you wish. But can you show how ULFA is either encouraging illegal migration, or causing polarizations in Assam? At 11:03 AM -0500 8/3/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: C'da If you were to be an independent observer and well-wisher of Assam, would that seem unreasonable or bad for Assam ? Of course, we are all well-wishers of Assam. But what has that go to do with ULFA's 'interest' in an election conducted by Indian authorities. They are the ones passing out dikats left and right, and basically infringing upon the free will of the Assamese people (not you ! and I). Who is the ULFA to tell the Assamese whom they should or shouldn't invite from Delhi? Don't the Assamese in Assam know what is or what is not polarizing, instead of having the ULFA intelligensia forcing them to think otherwise and dictating behavior? Why do you assume that just because some minister comes down from Delhi to lecture, it is necessarily bad or polarizing for Assam. When Assam had no regional parties, was Assam more (or less) polarized than it is now? Assuming ONLY regional parties participate in the elections, how will that benefit ULFA? All of this just pure humbug. What the ULFA is probably trying to do is to draw some attention to them! selves. They have been left out to dry for a while, so passing a Dikat here and a Dikat there might actually bring the spotlight on them. As for polarization problems, sitting cozily in Bangladesh, passing dikats, and encouraging illegal immigration does more to polarize than anything else. --RamOn 8/3/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: Huh! So, it now seems that inspite of ULFA NOT recognizing Indian rule, they are still interested in
[Assam] Herpes - Ignorant NRI kids: I don't need to worry says Harvard Health
Hi, I received a Voice Mail message on Tuesdayatnoon" This is a message for Mr Sharma from Harvard University Health Services . Thetesting you had done and required your signature is all negative. Ahh U There is no cause for concern. All the blood work is negative and fine. Take care." Maybe over phone they do not mention what tests I had taken -- but the tests were for AIDS, Genital Herpes, Hepitis B etc - all incurable diseases. http://www.teensource.org/RunScript.asp?page=133Poll_ID=4p=ASP\Pg133.asp It gives me a piece of mind that for one third of my life - the most dangerous part - for acquiring AIDS or STDs is through without any scars. Though not from sexual contacts but from doctors errors while performing tests or operations - such for tonsilitis etc or other ways of getting the diseases - harmless contact ( The Genital Herpesvirus is spread only rarely, if at all, by touching objects such as a toilet seat or hot tub http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdherp.htm) My room mate - is the only child whose both parents are software engineers and always pointing out what to eat and what not to eat - he can't drink milk, Coca Cola or eat rice - since he would grow fat - he is moderately so now. But they never told him about a terrible diseasewith somanyhaving itin US (genital herpes infection is common in the United States. Nationwide, at least 45 million people ages 12 and older, or one out of five adolescents and adults, have had genital HSV infection. Between the late 1970s and the early 1990s, the number of Americans with genital herpes infection increased 30 percent. http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/STDFact-Herpes.htm) and he went about having sex with many partners (including with an Indian girl in his college classroom - if he is to be believed) without knowing that he could get these STD through oral sex also. My landlord - also a software engineer - says that while working for TELCO in Mumbai - ALL 30 of his room mates at the Kerala hostel used to visit prostitutes at Kamathipura Red Light area in Mumbai on the weekends. Each had a favorite one. One of them infact married one of them-after these guys went in 6 cars and rescued her. He always used condoms - even though she didn't want it. So this is how education is helping avoid prostitution and female trafficking in India. his doctor father had warned him that free sexual experimentation can lead to incurable diseases - they had watched James Bond movies together when he was a child. Perhaps his (my room mate's)Guru Osho Rajneesh also died of such a disease. However he wants a homely virigin wife. Is it surprising? Umesh Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
RE: [Assam] Herpes - Ignorant NRI kids: I don't need to worry says HarvardHealth
Alpanaji, Glad to hear your views. Just that I do not understand why ADD kids need to survive only on pills and also why they should not be provided sex education. Umesh"Alpana B. Sarangapani" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, Umesh-ji. Just can't stand it anymore. As long as you don't become one IBCD at this age- Indian Born Confused Deshi,everytihng will be fine. Also, about ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperativity Disorder) syndrome kids that only the NRI parents have to go through to put their ADD kidsin special class-rooms is a bunch of baloney. Kids with ADD is a common problem in the elementary/secondary schools and even many professional Americanadults with Master's degrees(including African Americans,people of Hispanic origin,Caucasian Americans),are being diagnosed as having the ADD problem. It is a social problem in America. A closed minded but brilliant and hard-workingIndian American told me some are taking it as an excuse to avoid resposibilities. so what's new?? From: umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: assam@pikespeak.uccs.eduSubject: [Assam] Herpes - Ignorant NRI kids: I don't need to worry says HarvardHealthDate: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 20:50:27 +0100 (BST)Hi,I received a Voice Mail message on Tuesday at noon" This is a message for Mr Sharma from Harvard University Health Services . The testing you had done and required your signature is all negative. Ahh U There is no cause for concern. All the blood work is negative and fine. Take care."Maybe over phone they do not mention what tests I had taken -- but the tests were for AIDS, Genital Herpes, Hepitis B etc - all incurable diseases.http://www.teensource.org/RunScript.asp?page=133Poll_ID=4p=ASP\Pg133.aspIt gives me a piece of mind that for one third of my life - the most dangerous part - for acquirin! g AIDS or STDs is through without any scars. Though not from sexual contacts but from doctors errors while performing tests or operations - such for tonsilitis etc or other ways of getting the diseases - harmless contact ( The Genital Herpes virus is spread only rarely, if at all, by touching objects such as a toilet seat or hot tub http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdherp.htm)My room mate - is the only child whose both parents are software engineers and always pointing out what to eat and what not to eat - he can't drink milk, Coca Cola or eat rice - since he would grow fat - he is moderately so now. But they never told him about a terrible disease with so many having it in US(genital herpes infection is common in the United States. Nationwide, at least 45 million people ages 12 and older, or one out of five adolescents and adults, have had genital HSV infection. Between the late 1970s and the early 1990s, the number of Americans with genital herpes infect! ion increased 30 percent. http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/STDFact-Herpes.htm ) and he went about having sex with many partners (including with an Indian girl in his college classroom - if he is to be believed) without knowing that he could get these STD through oral sex also.My landlord - also a software engineer - says that while working for TELCO in Mumbai - ALL 30 of his room mates at the Kerala hostel used to visit prostitutes at Kamathipura Red Light area in Mumbai on the weekends. Each had a favorite one. One of them infact married one of them-after these guys went in 6 cars and rescued her. He always used condoms - even though she didn't want it. So this is how education is helping avoid prostitution and female trafficking in India. his doctor father had warned him that free sexual experimentation can lead to incurable diseases - they had watched James Bond movies together when he was a child. Perhaps his (my room mate's) Guru Osho Rajneesh also die! d of such a disease.However he wants a homely virigin wife. Is it surprising?Umesh-Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Does your mail provider give you access to messages sent to other POP email accounts, like your work account? Get Yahoo! Mail___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Re: [Frgraduates-list] For 2005 batch -- tips on job hunting in World Bank etc - temps/interns
umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 22:08:21 +0100 (BST)From: umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [Frgraduates-list] For 2005 batch -- tips on job hunting in World Bank etc - temps/internTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I had met ilana Umansky at World Bank earlier (like many others during career days)who advised me to contact Project Managers of various projects that interest me. To check out the current projects she advised me to look up the PIDs ( Project Information Documents) which also mention the name and phone number of the contact person. I imagine the very old PIDs might have some other project managers now though. The steps for searching PIDs are below I had met Karen Bryner at AED yesterday -as had many of our batch during Career Days. I guess if you are hard up for money like me - it would be better to try the temp route as well -so that one can start getting daily living expenses. The student loan can wait for some time!! It would alsohelp get the foot in the door. Best. Umesh PS: Steps for searching for PIDs: Click on Publications on the top menu of www.WorldBank.org Click on Documents and Reports the second entry on the main page click on Advanced Search In Sector select Education In Document Type select Project Information Document (PID) under the Main heading Project Documents far down in the scroll bar check out the one you want to see. umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I just met a senior at an international NGO. Previously I ha met her in March at DC and at Stanford Univ when she was one of the 4 persons listening to my presentation on Indian private and Public education. She said that I should definitely approach the HR department of World Bank and other NGOs -- and seek to work as a "temp" - temporary worker - for clerical or data entry or any other work - in their educational wing (as per my visa conditions.) She too had done that as had some of her batchmates from the IEP program at Harvard GSE. She later got a job at World Bank as a consultant as did her friend. It is difficult to get a permamnet job at World Bank she said - nowadays. Secondly, she mentioned that if you become an intern - you are considered at par with other employees - and if some opening comes up (as her own post next week - since she leaves to do a PhD this Fall) they are the first to be offered the post. If they have been doing satisfactory work and are interested - they are hired !! Only later it is open to general public. In NGOs posts get filled up within 2 weeks - so that work doesn't get held up - though in govt or World Bank it may take months to fill up a permanent post. So informational interviews with concerned persons is very useful - both for jobs or interships. But someone specific in that organization should be targetted - through some source. Setting up a meeting time by phone or email is better than making cold calls -since everyone has prior engagements for the day ( I had made a cold call on her by caling from outside her office- but then next week she would have already started packing her bags). Temp jobs or internships help get u inside the organization -- so later you can contact the staff members from inside - for job opportunities. Personal touch helps it seems. Best. Umesh Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ___Frgraduates-list mailing list[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://gse.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/frgraduates-list To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___Frgraduates-list mailing list[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://gse.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/frgraduates-list To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Frgraduates-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://gse.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/frgraduates-list ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Why is Right to Perform Puja in Temple a Private Right of Heriditary Priests?
Hi, See article below: I wonder if the priests do not stop this hereditery business then how can Dalits and other non-Brahmin priests exercise their right to serve as priests - now that some institutions have indeed started training non-Brahmins as Hindu priests.My Grandfather used to work as a hereditory priests of various business caste families - and they gave money and food to us. But now we are all working and can take care of ourselves. Now is the time to stop this Guru-Yajmaan relationship and train and educate all non-Brahmin Hindus to become more religious and take up the tasks themselves. One the one hand - most Brahmin priests have illegally encroached upon temple property - even in Govt run temples - as in Jaipur - to construct rooms for themsleves. They kick out people who go to worship there. I myself was kicked out from the main temple at RamGanj Chowpar in Jaipur - becos the family members did not like a stranger worshipping there. It is a govt run temple. The one of RamGanj Mode on Amer Road in Jaipur -- had all its garden plots sold off as residential houses - also its statue was missing too. Thanks to hereditory priest business. If these priests are really so devotional then they should continue to offer their prayers (on the side) for free - and also let the govt or trust appointed priests offer the main paryers. Any comments? Umesh http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEH20050802081312Page=HTitle=Top+StoriesTopic=0 Right to Perform Puja in Temple a Private Right of Heriditary Priests www.newindpress.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, August 3, 2005: In an order that could have a bearing on the management of temples, the Supreme Court has said a priest's right to offer prayers to a Deity on hereditary basis was a private right having nothing to do with the public duty performed by a trust managing the temple. A pujari (priest) filing a suit claiming right for paying obeisance to the Deity on hereditary basis could not be termed as an attempt to exercise a public right in a temple run by public trust, a bench comprising Justice B.P. Singh and Justice Arun Kumar said in a recent judgement. Sivaram and others, claiming to be hereditary archaks (prayer offerers) of a temple, filed a suit for declaration of their right to perform prayers in a temple after trustees of the temple run by a public trust sought to remove them from archakship. The trustees opposed the trial court entertaining the suit on the ground that the temple was under a public trust registered under the Bomb ! ay Public Trusts Act, 1950 and that the suit filed for declaration of right for puja was directly related to administration and management of the public trust. Hence, without making the trust a party in the suit for declaration of hereditary right, the trial court could not entertain the suit. This plea was rejected by both the trial court and the High Court. Upholding the view of the High Court, the Supreme Court said, "The right to archakship is an individual and personal right enforceable under ordinary law. There was no direction sought from the court for administration of a public trust". Noticing the pendency of the suit of the pujari for last 10 years, the apex court directed expeditious disposal of the case.HPI adds: The significance of this suit is not entirely clear to us, but it relates to the situation where the traditional priests of a temple (often the same families serving hundreds of years) have been removed from their posts by government-appointe d temple man! agers. They have then been replaced by priests recruited from any source. courtsey: www.hinduismtoday.com Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] RSS more women friendly - what about Miss India and Valentine's Day?
RSS turns women's advocateThursday August 4 2005 00:00 IST http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEH20050803092747Page=HTitle=Top+StoriesTopic=0 NEW DELHI: The latest advocate against dress codes for women - the RSS. Contrary to its rather ambiguous stance towards women's issues so far, in the latest issue of its mouthpiece Organiser, the RSS argues against ad-hoc reactions to issues of women's safety, including dress codes and beefing up police presence on streets.The saffron outfit's reaction comes following the Imrana controversy and the several rapes in Delhi over the past few months. Expressing concern over the deteriorating conditions, the article draws attention to the poor sex ratio in several states, referring to the Mahabharata where the Kauravas paid the price for insulting a woman.A decade ago, a Marxist principal in a Kolkata college had struck off the salwar kameez from the list of clothes that could be worn to college and had incurred the wrath of the liberal intelligentsia. The RSS a! rticle, on the other hand, stresses the need to look at the Indian woman in the changing context.It argues that the solution to rising crime against women is not enforcing a dress code.Dress codes for women will not do. Nor will it help to post four extra police personnel in road corners...While there is a dire need for safeguards inside and outside the home, the law and judiciary would have to be seen to be delivering justice within a reasonable timeframe of crime.And the punishment should be eye for eye, tooth for tooth, it says, calling for a concerted campaign to bring about an attitudinal change in society, especially in men towards women.Though critics are surprised, observers feel it's illustrative of the growing realisation within the Sangh about the importance of women in the social and political set-up. There are also quarters within the RSS that feel the outfit needs to be more vocal on the issue. To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] a sample of Harvard Univ. Mgt's writing skills
Hi, Do read this link - esp the letters to and from Larry Summers - The Harvard Univ. President. http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/daily/2005/07/28-harper.html For me atleast this gives a glimpse of how the letters should be worded - word usage and page setting etc. I have ofcourse never seen such high level correspondence Umesh To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] [Frgraduates-list] For 2005 batch -- tips on job hunting in World Bank etc - temps/interns
umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 21:50:19 +0100 (BST)From: umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [Frgraduates-list] For 2005 batch -- tips on job hunting in World Bank etc - temps/intern Hi, I just met a senior at an international NGO. Previously I ha met her in March at DC and at Stanford Univ when she was one of the 4 persons listening to my presentation on Indian private and Public education. She said that I should definitely approach the HR department of World Bank and other NGOs -- and seek to work as a "temp" - temporary worker - for clerical or data entry or any other work - in their educational wing (as per my visa conditions.) She too had done that as had some of her batchmates from the IEP program at Harvard GSE. She later got a job at World Bank as a consultant as did her friend. It is difficult to get a permamnet job at World Bank she said - nowadays. Secondly, she mentioned that if you become an intern - you are considered at par with other employees - and if some opening comes up (as her own post next week - since she leaves to do a PhD this Fall) they are the first to be offered the post. If they have been doing satisfactory work and are interested - they are hired !! Only later it is open to general public. In NGOs posts get filled up within 2 weeks - so that work doesn't get held up - though in govt or World Bank it may take months to fill up a permanent post. So informational interviews with concerned persons is very useful - both for jobs or interships. But someone specific in that organization should be targetted - through some source. Setting up a meeting time by phone or email is better than making cold calls -since everyone has prior engagements for the day ( I had made a cold call on her by caling from outside her office- but then next week she would have already started packing her bags). Temp jobs or internships help get u inside the organization -- so later you can contact the staff members from inside - for job opportunities. Personal touch helps it seems. Best. Umesh Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ___Frgraduates-list mailing list[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://gse.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/frgraduates-list Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Frgraduates-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://gse.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/frgraduates-list ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Muslim settlers fear persecution in Assam
it is for the Muslims in Assam to identify the illegals among them -- so that ALL are not persecuted --- just as in UK it for the muslims to identify the terorrists among them. UmeshNeep Hazarika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.dawn.com/2005/07/30/int16.htm---Neep Hazarika_Aamir Khan is back! http://server1.msn.co.in/SP05/Mangalpandey/index.html See him in the mustached avatar in Mangal Pandey.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam How much mail storage do you get for free? Yahoo! Mail gives you 1GB! Get Yahoo! Mail___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] re: why conscetious Hindus should not go to GuruVayoor
Bhuban-da, Your logic will also support the dictat that non-Muslims should not enter Mecca - which is currently the Saudi Law-- and that non-muslims should not build temples or churches in Islamic nations -- since it would reduce the pious environment of the Islamic nation. Umesh[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The prohibition of foreigners, non-Hindus and even low caste Hindus to certain temples of India is not a new thing. First Hindu religion is not a universal religion. It is only in modern times that the concept of universality has arisen. Vaisnavism as preached by Shankaradeva and Chaitanya is a universal religion. It was Swami Vivekananda who preached that exclusiveness in Hinduism must be eschewed and thus the Ram Krishna mission was founded. The ascetics in ancient India held that religion is an intensely personal matter and the devotee has to find out his God or salvation by his own efforts, if need be, with the help of a Guru of ! his choice. That is why many went to the deep forests of the Himalayas to pray alone and ultimately achieve salvation. The great Shankaracharrya did that at a very young age. Modernists like Shankaradeva didnât choose that way. Orthodox or Sanatan Hindu dharma was not aimed either at conversion or publicity. Restricted temples are run by groups of Brahmins and anyone visiting those temples must follow their guidelines. If the temple authority wants to close the doors to foreigners, they can. However, if these temples propagate an universal religion, they should not prohibit entries. I know there is a Hindu temple in London where women are not allowed. Men just do not go there. If foreigners or scholars want to visit certain Hindu temples for either research or devotional purposes it is up to the temple authority to make the facilities available. In a temple at Guwahati I saw one foreign Hindu monk being welcomed in to the sanctuary. Hindus usually enter their places of worship with veneration. An atheist or a non-Hindu lacks this sense of humility and may be critical of the management in a lot of things even though he may be justified.. Should a temple run by a group of orthodox Brahmins for their exclusive clientele be opened to the harijans because untouchability in public places is prohibited under the Constitution of India. Well, non-believers have no need to be offended but believers should certainly not be discriminated The matter has been dealt with within the existing law of India. Iâve not refreshed my memory on the point. So I want others to tell me what it is at the moment. In this particular instance, I do not see any problem in allowing the donor to enter the temple.The temple authority should not beunduly censorious. Bhuban ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam How much mail storage do you get for free? Yahoo! Mail gives you 1GB! Get Yahoo! Mail___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] re: why conscetious Hindus should not go to GuruVayoor
Ram-da, I think any non-Hindu is welcome to most Hindu temples --except some stuck up ones which are too rich to bother --like Kashmiri Pandits did not bother about accepting the return to Hinduism of those who had been forced to convert to ISlam -- and now it is too late. Now Kasmiri Pandits themselves have to flee the land. UmeshRam Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Priyankoo Umesh,On the other hand, Indira Gandhi was allowed into the Tirupati Temple(inner sanctum all), and during one of the most auspicious prayer.She was accorded a reception that Gods themselves might have envied.The temple supposedly allows widows only into certain recesses andnot in others.But, I guess, being a PM helps, then the Gods themselves aregratified that big-wig politicians (or movie stars) have made the trekto worship.BTW: Is Dr. Kalam allowed into any temple? I wonder.--Ram daOn 31 Jul 2005 23:34:48 -, priyankoo sarma<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: One of the devotees of the Guruvayyur Temple is the famous singer Yesudas. The fun thing is that, every now and then he donates large sum of money and paintings to the GV temple, bu! t he is still not allowed inside. anecdote courtesy: my Mallu friends, Jobin etc.! Dex matho eta dharona, thikonar xex xari... The most important thing in life is never to forget who you are...http://plaza.ufl.edu/priyanku ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Durga and Mahishasur
Good one - reminded me of Ram Leela!! bhery goodh for internet. UmeshChan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was a riot. Sooo cool. Enjoyed it thoroughly. At 5:50 PM -0700 7/31/05, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote: It's a fairly long animation. Watch it till the end. My sister in law in Bangalore sent it to me. It is hilarious. www.anandautsav.com/abp2004/images/kids_games/movie/animation.html ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: Six Steps to Operational Innovation - temple management
"Operational innovation is notoriously difficult. The power of creating and deploying new ways of performing fundamental business processes is indisputable; it has been the springboard to success for leading companies in virtually every industry".. including temple and school management. "Most companies set too narrow a scope for their innovation efforts and thus can make only incremental improvements." "The finest idea will not get implemented unless there is an organizational framework for shepherding it from concept to reality. Schneider put in place several groups to ensure that the design team's innovations did not languish in the limbo of reports and studies."HBS Working Knowledge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 12:57:36 -0400 (EDT)From: HBS Working Knowledge [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Newsletter: Six Steps to Operational Innovation HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEKSix Steps to Operational InnovationHow to Choose the Best DealHow Toyota and Linux Keep Collaboration SimpleJim Heskett Asks: Is there an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation?The Bottom Line: You Only Have One Supply Chain? Plus: Book and Web reportsNEW ON THE SITESix Steps to Operational Innovationhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4927t=operationsSchneider National provides a study on how focusing on just the right capabilities can lead to greater success than ongoing internal innovation. From Harvard Management Update.How to Choose the Best Dealhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4926t=negotiationiss=yWeighing different options can seem as difficult as comparing apples and oranges. The first step is to find the equalizerthen proceed from there, writes HBS professor Michael Wheeler in this article from Negotiation.How Toyota and Linux Keep Collaboration Simplehttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4928t=technologyiss=yThe Toyota and Linux communities illustrate time-tested techniques for collaboration under pressure: Share knowledge widely, frequently, and in small increments, and use universally available tools to do it. From Harvard Business Review.Jim Heskett Asks: Is There an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation?http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4930t=heskettoid=4930rid=-1hid=-1aid=-1T! here appears to be little or no relationship between the size of American CEO compensation awards and actual corporate performance. Could change come from the increased level of competition among global companies with significantly different approaches to the compensation of senior managers?The Bottom Line: You Only Have One Supply Chain?http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4929t=dispatchWhen it comes to supply chains, having three or more may be just what you need to meet the needs of your best customers, says Jonathan Byrnes.BAKER LIBRARY SUMMARIESBOOK REPORTSThe Wall Street Journal Guide to the Business of Lifeedited by Nancy KeatesCrown, 2005http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=career_effectivenessid=4923Well-seasoned Wall Street Journal reporters give tips on everything from making a restaurant reservation to picking a preschool.The Leadership Gap: Building Leadership Capacity for Competitive Advantageby David S. Weiss and Vince Molinaro Wiley, 2005http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=leadershipid=4924Addressing the leader shortfall at your company.A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Ageby Daniel PinkRiverhead Books, 2005http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=organizationsid=4925It's the right time for the right brain.ON THE WEBMinority Business Development Agencyhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/web-review.jhtml?id=4934t=entrepreneurshipWhere Uncle Sam encourages development of minority-owned businesses.MOST POPULAR STORIESFool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4916t=career_effectivenessAn Organization Your Customers Understandhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4914t=strategyAre You Ready to Fight a Giant?http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4915t=strategyDon't Listen to "Yes"http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4833t=leadershipHR's New Mandate: Be a Strategic Playerhttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4861t=strategyNEW RESEARCH AT HBShttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/new-research.jhtmlA listing of the latest research papers, publications, and cases written by Harvard Business School faculty.BEST OF FACULTY QAsThe U.S. Patent Game: How to Change Ithttp://hbswk.hbs.edu/facultyQAs.jhtml?t=facultyQAsInnovators and society are paying too high a price in the current patent system, says a new book by Adam B. Jaffe and Harvard Business School's Josh Lerner. A book excer! pt and QA with Lerner.ELSEWHERE AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLPrivate Equity and Venture CapitalHBS Executive Education programhttp://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/pevcwk/index.htmlOctober 19-21, 2005Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Strategies to Create Business and Social ValueHBS Executive Education programhttp://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/csrwk/index.htmlOctober 23-26, 2005Changing the
[Assam] teenage mothers in USA - an encounter
Hi, At Wheaton station's bus stand I saw a couple of girls - both of whom were eligible to get admission to Jaipur School. Had I been sitting at the Admissions Desk I would unhesitatingly have assumed that the elder one should be in grade 10 and the younger one in play school. They both had an uncanny resemblance to a garde 11 girl whom I had admitted to Jaipur School a couple of years back. Both were young and pretty and in short knee lengthskirts with culry black hair and light colored shirts but the way the elder one held the hand of the young one - very proudly- jolted me. I realized that she was the mother and the little one was not being baby sitted but was in her mother's care. Their light brown/golden skin and balc hair reminded me very touchingly of school girls at Jaipur. The elder one still seemed naive and left the little onestanding in the crowded bus with people clambering in while she went to drop her drink in a far away trashcan. For a moment I felt that she was leaving her child and going to run away. As she climbed the bus her skrit seemed to have come down to her ass cheeks - perhaps she wore no underwear either - seems none seemed visible even with her skirt so low strung. She seemed to see the alarm in my eyes - about her naiveity and motherhood as she continued to glance at me from time to time. Fortunatley she seemed to have a boyfriend - the child's father - who came to pick them at Rockville station. SHe seemed to have informed him about my stares - as she stopped before he started towards the bus . I have ofcourse seen lots of scantily teenaged beautiful mothers in Jaipur School -- but those were illiterate construction laborers dressed in their traditional Rajasthani back baring dresses, whose children roamed around - or were fed with opium (perhaps) tokeep them from crying. I wonder why such a scene is visible in the world's richest nation where school education is compulsory. Do you? Umesh Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] NRI immigrant kids, School Gods, Psychiatric discriminators --Perfect Health
Hi, One of my aims in coming to Harvard had been to understand the needs of the immigrant children from India -esp Hindu children. Given that Hindus tend to hate being minorities -and leave that region to others wherever they fall in minority (see Pakistan, Bangladesh or Kashmir) they have no idea how to raise their kids in such situations. Either the kids adopt the majority culture or become misfits. It is now only that I am interacting with NRI kids. I was surprised tolearn yesterdaythat US public schools dictate terms to NRI parents -- that if their child is disruptive in classroom they ask parenst to take the child to a psychatrist or else he or she would not be allowed to continue studies in the govt run school. The psychatrist in my roommate's case recommended that he be given medication for HyperActive Disorder. He was only 8 years old then -- and is hooked to the medicine ever since. I wonder why no such prescription is given to the large number of inner city school students (born US citizens) who are so disruptive that schools have to employ metal detectors and police at the entrances. Are some of the US public schools discriminatory against immigrant kids - whose parents are without much support in the country - so have to follow the dictates of the school authorities. Given that psychiatrists label any misfit as diseased -- it should not suprising that if tomorrow the Psychatrist Association of the World were to become atheist -- they would label the Pope and all believers in God's existence as metally challenged. They seem to follow the logic of HG Wells story -"The country of the blind" --where the man who has eyes is considered a misfit and must remove them to gel in their society. It is true that immigrants -- whether to a new country -- or to a new culture --such as from South to North -- there is tremendous pressure on the children. Since after say 6 years of age to 16 years -- the children bully someone who does not fit in - by having different accent or poor command over the spoken language etc. Parents who are both working - or who do not even take this into consideration - risk putting their children under mental strain. Some of them -- who are outgoing by nature - will become disruptive in a new environment -to attract attention -- and risk being labelled mentally challenged. http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/parentcarers/mychild/ Those who were introverts - risk falling into depression or withdrawing from others. So far so good - for psychiatry -- but since Humans even now do not know the secrets of the mind -- how canwe assume the mere medicines to excite or optiate the person or loboctomy of the brainwill improve the situation. Mind needs positive thought processes to remain healthy -- which no pysciatrist provides. Only pills and more pills -- since this is what gets the pharma companies money. If the patient gets cured that the doctor stops getting money. Deepak Chopra - in his book - Perfect Health - I read a bit long back - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0609806947/103-5203692-6815834?v=glance mentions processes to maintain perfect mental and physical health. Ofcourse they won't get any money to any psychiatrist. My room mate is a chain smoker since 13 years of age - when he was sent to Bangalore to study Indian culture in an Indian school. I feel smoking is mostly about focus onbreathing. The smoke helps you focus on it. The effect is very similar to Pranayama's breathing exercises in Yoga - which give you a "high" or feel good factor. Incidently, I learn that he is still a high school graduate - whcih put off his "girlfriend" in India (whom he had never met but she was his cousin's best friend) and yesterday she said exactly what I had told him she would -- "Don't mind but frankly, my parents want me to marry someone who is more educated than I am. I am doing masters and you are just a high school graduate. Get on with your life!" I am hoping that the mermaid in a nearby town does not say the same to me. Any comments? Umesh How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] : Re: Why conscetious Hindus should not go to GuruVayoor Temple, Kerala
Gail Omvedt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: 31 Jul 2005 20:46:49 -From: "Gail Omvedt" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]CC: "umesh sharma" [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: Why conscetious Hindus should not go to GuruVayoor Temple, Kerala ÂÂÂUmesh and friends, I can't resist replying. Both the Madurai temple and the Jaganath temple have policies that no "non-Hindus" are allowed. I couldn't go into the Puri one though I might have liked to. When I was in Madurai I went sightseeing with a Chinese woman who wanted to see the Madurai temple; she was not allowed into the "inner sanctum" for the same reason. (I didn't bother to try). How is a "Hindu" recognized? racially, of course. It's assumed that Chinese and Caucasians can't be "Hindus."with regards,GailÂOn Mon, 01 Aug 2005 umesh sharma wrote :umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 05:14:00 +0100 (BST) From: umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: assam@pikespeak.uccs.eduSubject: [Assam] why conscetious Hindus should not go to GuruVayoor Temple, KeralHi,Today I went with my landlord (from Kerala) to the local Flea Market sale at the lcoal Church at College Park, Maryland.http://www.travelmasti.com/domestic/Kerala/guruvayur.htmHe said that now you have become a Christian. I said that even in Jaipur lots of Western tourists enter the Hindu temples but thta doesn't mean that they have to become Hindus.But he said that in the famous Guruvayur temple of Kerala even Sonia Gandhi was not allowed to enter becos she was a Roman Catholic and also the Indian President Gyani Zail Singh - A Sikh was not allowe either.Should any conscentius Hindu go there?Umesh-How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam-To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam"Time willsubmit toslaveryfrom illusion'sbonds we'llbe freeeveryone willbepowerful andprosperous --Brahman, Ksatriya,Vaishya, Shud! raand Chandalaall haverightswomen, children,male andfemaleand evenprostitutes"--Tuka (Tukaram),17th cent.Marathi Santof IndiaGail OmvedtKasegaoDistrict SangliIndia 415404phone: 02342-239241 To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] why conscetious Hindus should not go to GuruVayoor Temple, Kerala
Hi, Today I went with my landlord (from Kerala) to the local Flea Market sale at the lcoal Church. http://www.travelmasti.com/domestic/Kerala/guruvayur.htm He said that now you have become a Christian. I said that even in Jaipur lots of Western tourists enter the Hindu temples but thta doesn't mean that they have to become Hindus. But he said that in the famous Guruvayur temple of Kerala even Sonia Gandhi was not allowed to enter becos she was a Roman Catholic and also the Indian President Gyani Zail Singh - A Sikh was not allowe either. Should any conscentius Hindu go there? Umesh How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] CSE's Hindi/English films on environment and development
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:36:00 +0530Subject: CSE's Hindi films on environment and developmentCSE's Hindi films on environment and development (ideal for Education, Outreach Advocacy)Dear UMESH SHARMAWatch ... Think.. Act.The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Delhi, India (www.cseindia.org) brings you a powerful compilation of 10 HINDI films on environment and sustainable development. These films are also available in English and can be ordered online. List of films and ordering details appended below. Why use CSE films ? Educators, Teachers, Social Activists and Companies who use CSE films report that their audiences retain more information, understand concepts more rapidly and are more enthusiastic about what they are learning. With films! as one component in a thoughtful lesson plan, students often make new connections between curriculum topics, and discover links between these topics and the world outside the classroom. CSE films are uniquely suited to: -take students on impossible field trips - Thar desert, National forests -take students around India, to meet new people and hear their ideas -explain the science and politics of environment -provide critical links between information and understanding By exploiting the medium's power to deliver lasting images, teachers can: - reach students with a variety of learning styles, especially visual learners - engage students in problem-solving and investigative activities -begin to dismantle social stereotypes-provide a common experience for students to discussI am confident that you will find these films to be an effective tool for education, outreach, and advocacy. ! The ordering details and brief write-up on the hindi films is appended below. Should you require any further clarifications, please do not hesitate getting in touch with me. Vikaas Khanna Mobile:09868231559 Tel: 29955781,29956394 Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] __ORDERING DETAILS To order please write to us at:Centre for Science and Environment 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area New Delhi 110062, INDIA. PAYMENT OPTIONS: * To pay by Cheque/ Demand Draft/ Money Order: Please make it in favour of Centre for Science and Environment (Please add Rs.15 for non-Delhi cheque and Rs 200 for courier charges). International customers: please add US$50 for courier charges. * To Pay by credit card fax following details to us at +91-11-29955879 Credit card no: Expiry Date of Credit : Card CV No (Last three digit on the reverse of the ! card): Amount to be charged:Signature: BRIEF WRITE-UP ON THE HINDI FILMS 1. Hindi Title - Aur Kitne Dhara: Sikudte Sansadhan, Pasarte Hum Duration: 26 min, VHS/VCD, Rs 750 / US $25 English title - Three Planet Syndrome Until recently, if you wanted to live in a sustainable house, you probably had to design and build it yourself. In the 1980s UK filmmaker, Ashley Bruce, did exactly that. He turned his cottage into an eco-home, with passive solar heating and photovoltaic cells on the roof. 20 years on, he wants to find out if more people can live better, on less. It is the only way, he argues, that we can stop using resources we don't have or - "too many planets". Bruce visits two new mass housing developments in London, to see how sustainable principles can go beyond design, and begin to influence lifestyle choices - without compromising comfort. And with demand for g! reen living on the increase, even mainstream housing developers are getting in on the act. Earth Report also visits a spin-off project in a South African township. 2. Hindi Title: Dushit Jal Ki Ujali Gatha Duration: 19 min, VHS/VCD, Rs 750 / US $25 English Title: Miracle In Calcutta Like so many megacities in developing countries, Calcutta can't afford sophisticated water treatment and polluted water is an all too real threat to the health of the Indian city's two million inhabitants. But as Bjorn Vassness' inspiring film shows, a local initiative by fishermen has become an environmental success story. A simple filtration technique allows sewage to pass through a whole series of man-made ponds and canals where naturally occurring algae and plants such as hyacinths cleanse the wastewater. As a result, the now filtered water is suitable to farm fish. The `miracle' in Calcutta is the recycling sewage reduces the ri! sk of hazardous water-borne diseases, while offering employment, food and good health to its citizens through a now sustainable fishing industry. 3. Hindi Title: Kachra: Jeevika Banam Vyavasay Duration: 26 min, VHS/VCD, Rs 750 / US $25English Title: Pulp Aid: The Economics of WasteEuropeans generate an average of 300 kilogrammes of waste, per person per year. A lot of it goes to landfill sites, but space is running out. In a few European countries, consumers have become very enthusiastic about recycling. In
[Assam] Confused NRI youths --- Credentialism Rice eaters: Montgomery Community College vs Harvard MBA
Hi, Everyone talks about the super rich and educated NRI community in US. There are plenty of news items about NRI kids doing wonders in US education. However, seeing a large number of US/Canada/UK brought up NRI kids entering the Indian film industry I imagined that there are large number of such kids who do not believe in progressing through education - assuming that you don't need to be an Enistein to join film industry. My room mate is surprisingly well connected with India as well as US. He can speak English both in Indian and US accent - depending upon whom he is speaking to. Besides speaking Hindi and Kannada very well and some level of SPanish and Arabic. He has got me access to Unv of Maryland, College Park and Montgomery Community College's Internet faciltites - which are both within the range of my DC metro rail pass. I was surprised to note that there were so many young people of Indian origin in this community college - generally considered inferior to a regular 4 year degree college. The facilities incl the computer lab are amazing - the cafeteria etc also rival Harvard's facilities. But somehow the academic buzz is missing. He told me last night that he even had sex with a girl of Indian origin in one of their classrooms. And how he is trying to get marraied to a girl in Banagalore - even while he is focussing on bedding a new tenant of Indian orgin from Trinidad. And he is no Ricky Martin either. He also told me of an NRI girl who married a hunky bar tender while visiting a pub in Bangalore. I'm now trying to get he to realize that just a Community College Associate's degree would not make him the CEO of a major US bank where he is now working and how in today's world - Credentials are very important - not only becos of what you are taught -- but also the kind of work environment you have succeeded in earlier. Community College evokes the image of hip-hop culture - Harvard MBA evokes punctual, hardworking, imaginative and analytical guy - besides what the fellow learns in his or her courses. I feel that NRI kids whose parenst came from India - cannot understand how they differ from their parents - while charting career paths . Even John Ogbu would be confounded - where many NRI kids are confused and lethargic even while being in touch with India where they are treated like lords. He wants more advice from me tonight -- after seeing the film ABCD - AMerican Born Confused Desi. Any suggestions? Umesh To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Confused NRI youths --- Credentialism Rice eaters: Montgomery Community College vs Harvard MBA
I just saw this film - ABCD - and discussed with my landlord - immigrant from India who narrated the hard work he put in study for engg and MBA and to come here. By contrast the US brought up room mate of mine had no need to do any hard work to have a good life in US. SO he is aimless. Following the herd - doing what an average American is doing -- ie nothing worthwhile . No wonder even his job might be outsourced to China, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico or India. He wants to discuss Time Management and the need for academic degrees - today. Me and the landlord told him that we also had opprotunities to sleep around -- but we managed our time to create a path for us. Ofcourse he needs to see a path for himself. As Benjamin Franklin supposedly said " To be safe is to never be secure!!" What do you say? Umesh umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Everyone talks about the super rich and educated NRI community in US. There are plenty of news items about NRI kids doing wonders in US education. However, seeing a large number of US/Canada/UK brought up NRI kids entering the Indian film industry I imagined that there are large number of such kids who do not believe in progressing through education - assuming that you don't need to be an Enistein to join film industry. My room mate is surprisingly well connected with India as well as US. He can speak English both in Indian and US accent - depending upon whom he is speaking to. Besides speaking Hindi and Kannada very well and some level of SPanish and Arabic. He has got me access to Unv of Maryland, College Park and Montgomery Community College's Internet faciltites - which are both within the range of my DC metro rail pass. I was surprised to note that there were so many young people of Indian origin in this community college - generally considered inferior to a regular 4 year degree college. The facilities incl the computer lab are amazing - the cafeteria etc also rival Harvard's facilities. But somehow the academic buzz is missing. He told me last night that he even had sex with a girl of Indian origin in one of their classrooms. And how he is trying to get marraied to a girl in Banagalore - even while he is focussing on bedding a new tenant of Indian orgin from Trinidad. And he is no Ricky Martin either. He also told me of an NRI girl who married a hunky bar tender while visiting a pub in Bangalore. I'm now trying to get he to realize that just a Community College Associate's degree would not make him the CEO of a major US bank where he is now working and how in today's world - Credentials are very important - not only becos of what you are taught -- but also the kind of work environment you have succeeded in earlier. Community College evokes the image of hip-hop culture - Harvard MBA evokes punctual, hardworking, imaginative and analytical guy - besides what the fellow learns in his or her courses. I feel that NRI kids whose parenst came from India - cannot understand how they differ from their parents - while charting career paths . Even John Ogbu would be confounded - where many NRI kids are confused and lethargic even while being in touch with India where they are treated like lords. He wants more advice from me tonight -- after seeing the film ABCD - AMerican Born Confused Desi. Any suggestions? Umesh To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] From CNN News: Discovery docks with space station
The two trips to Smithsonian Air and Space Museum (mostly NASA stuff) in DC convinced me that the marginal untility of experiments in space aviation seem to be falling. Since man and woman has already been to another heavenly body besides earth (to moon) -- the excitement for going to another one (mars) seems to be very less. All the scientifc use of these journeys seemed to be limited to getting weather reports or spy info. As a by product there were improvement in computing skills , telecommuncation, projectile launching skills and avaiation science. But that is already through. Now unless we can find some really strong reasons for pursuing space flights - beyond our immediate space - where te satellites get stuck - I don't see the reason foir roamng around the universe. There is lots of mystery even on earth. What do you say? UmeshRini Kakati [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Discovery docks with space station Future shuttle flights on hold Thursday, July 28, 2005; Posted: 8:06 a.m. EDT (12:06 GMT) CNN) -- Discovery docked with the International Space Station on Thursday as NASA tried to determine why insulating foam fell off the shuttle's external fuel tank during its launch. The shuttle-station rendezvous at 7:18 a.m. ET was the first since November 2002, NASA said. Discovery flew in an unusual upside-down maneuver while it docked so space station cameras with special lenses could take pictures of it, looking for possible damage. The images will be sent from the station to NASA engineers on Earth, who will scrutinize Discovery's surface tiles and its thermal-protection system, explained Wayne Hale, deputy shuttle program manager. "Any damage will not escape our detection," Hale said at a Wednesday news conference. NASA said that during launch, a piece of tile also fell from Discovery's underside near the forward landing gear -- an area that has a redundant thermal barrier. Falling foam from Columbia's external fuel tank during launch in 2003 was blamed for damaging the spacecraft, which led to the deaths of seven crew members when Columbia attempted to return to Earth. Discovery is the first shuttle launch since that tragedy. The piece of foam fell from Discovery's fuel tank during the shuttle's ascent into orbit on Tuesday. But unlike the Columbia incident, it did not strike the orbiter. Several smaller pieces also tore away, a NASA spokesman said. Discovery's crew is in no apparent danger, but NASA said Wednesday it won't launch any more shuttles until engineers solve the problem of foam falling from the fuel tank. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said Thursday that the foam problem will be solved. "We're very fortunate that Discovery appears not to have been damaged by this piece of foam and we're going to fix that before we fly the shuttle again," Griffin said on CNN's "American Morning." "The team has worked hard, very hard, for two-and-a-half years to get the tank to be absolutely as clean is it can be. We missed this one." Hale said the foam that fell off the tank is from 24 to 33 inches long, 10 to 14 inches wide, and 2.5 to almost 8 inches thick -- only slightly smaller than the piece of foam that damaged Columbia's wing. Over the next four to five days, engineers "will come up with a fly-home as-is recommendation, or a repair recommendation, as required," Hale said. Shuttle crew members plan to test repair techniques during three space walks by astronauts Steve Robinson and Soichi Noguchi of Japan. The two also plan to service the space station. Since Columbia, NASA has developed contingency plans for astronauts to try to repair damaged shuttles so they can return to Earth. If a spacecraft cannot be repaired, plans call for the crew to take refuge in the space station until a rescue mission can be launched. Discovery is due to return to Kennedy Space Center August 7. CNN's Miles O'Brien, Marsha Walton and Kate Tobin contributed to this report. Winks nudges are here - Download MSN Messenger 7.0 today! ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam How much mail storage do you get for free? Yahoo! Mail gives you 1GB! Get Yahoo! Mail___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] From CNN News: Discovery docks with space station
Ram-da, I think there is no reason to imaginethat livingbeings on other planets would need to breathe oxygen like us - or that their body densities would be like ours. They might be needing hydrogen to survive or might have such high body density that even rocks would seem like thin like liquid to them. Anyway given that we have limited resources - for basic science (incl. astronomy) why not spend money and energy on finding alternate sources of energy -- perhaps from lightening or by focusing sun's rays to create thermal energy -by using satelites- the way shown in one of Batman's movies. But all this work would be just in the neighborhood of Earth -- even your theory of destroying asteroids. What is the need for sedning humans far off into space -- where so much has to be done around earth? Are you suggesting that we might get some energy source (like enriched plutonium depsoits in Mars etc)? The Space Museum showed articles of competitions for space travel for rich humans --for joy rides. What on earth good can come of it -- even as people are complaining for rising petrol prices? UmeshRam Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Utpal,I completely agree with you about the need for space exploration.Umesh's view on the subject seems to be truncated and myopic (no punintended).Many people do not realize that:Human Beings do not live for the immediate (our life times) only. Theurge to explore whether its deep oceans or space is essential for thehuman spirit.Even yesterday, they were talking about launching an object into onethe meteors that will come threateningly close to earth, The objectwill supposedly disintegrate a threatening object.But beyond that (immediate gratification or warding off evil objects),even Carl Sagan thought it would be very simplistic (and arogant) toassume that life exists only on earth.This is one area, where the US leaves all other countries far behind.The spirit of exploration is very much ali! ve and well in this countryand they are willing to spend the big bucks.Unfortunately, I heard that after this Discovery flight, NASA plans toscrap all shuttles for the future.--Ram daOn 7/28/05, Malabika Brahma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: Now unless we can find some really strong reasons for pursuing space flights - beyond our immediate space - where te satellites get stuck - I don't see the reason foir roamng around the universe. There is lots of mystery even on earth. What do you say? Umesh I disagree. Space Exploration could very well mean the survival of the mankind and the earth as we know now. Imagine you determine that earth is in a direct collision course with an incoming asteroid that could bring result in a total catastrophe for the mankind. In such a scenario only option open to u! s would be to blast the incoming asteroid when it is sufficiently away from earth and we would not be able to do that unless we have excellent space technology. Giving up space exploration is something similar to what some folks would have said in 14th century Europe - "I see no reason to explore the seas beyond Europe. There is enough land and mystery in Europe, Asia and Africa." If you believed that way , you would have never discovered America. You never know what Space Exploration could mean for future generations - say 100, 200 or 300 years from now. Utpal Brahma umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: The two trips to Smithsonian Air and Space Museum (mostly NASA stuff) in DC convinced me that the marginal untility of experiments in space aviation seem to be falling. Since man and w! oman has already been to another heavenly body besides earth (to moon) -- the excitement for going to another one (mars) seems to be very less. All the scientifc use of these journeys seemed to be limited to getting weather reports or spy info. As a by product there were improvement in computing skills , telecommuncation, projectile launching skills and avaiation science. But that is already through. Now unless we can find some really strong reasons for pursuing space flights - beyond our immediate space - where te satellites get stuck - I don't see the reason foir roamng around the universe. There is lots of mystery even on earth. What do you say? Umesh Rini Kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: Discovery docks with space station Future shuttle flights on hold Thursday, July 28, 2005; Posted: 8:06 a! .m. EDT (12:06 GMT)CNN) -- Discovery docked with the International Space Station on Thursday as NASA tried to determine why insulating foam fell off the shuttle's external fuel tank during its launch. The shuttle-station rendezvous at 7:18 a.m. ET was the first since November 2002, NASA said.Discovery flew in an unusual upside-down maneuver while it docked so space station cameras with special lenses could take pictures of it, looking for possible damage. The images will be sent from the station to NASA engineers on Earth, who will scrutinize Disco
Re: [Assam] IRA says armed campaign is over
Rajen-da, it seems they are learning from ULFA's unconditional offer to India. UmeshRajen Barua [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any lesson for ULFA to save some years??? IRA says armed campaign is over The IRA statement said it would pursue a peaceful pathThe IRA has formally ordered an end to its armed campaign and says it will pursue exclusively peaceful means. In a long-awaited statement, the republican organisation said it would follow a democratic path ending more than 30 years of violence. Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams said the move was a "courageous and confident initiative" and that the moment must be seized. Prime Minister Tony Blair said it was a "step of unparalleled magnitude". "It is what we have striven for and worked for throughout the eight years since the Good Friday Agreement," he said. QUICK GUIDE Northern Ireland conflict The IRA made its decision after an internal debate prompted by Mr Adams' call in April to pursue its goals exclusively through politics. Mr Adams said Thursday's statement was a "defining point in the search for a lasting peace with justice" and also presented challenges for others. "It means that unionists who are for the Good Friday Agreement must end their ambivalence," he said. "And it is a direct challenge to the DUP to decide if they want to put the past behind them, and make peace with the rest of the people of this island." In a joint communique the British and Irish governments welcomed the statement and said if the IRA's words "are borne out by actions, it will be a momentous and historic development". "Verified acts of completion will provide a context in which we will expect all parties to work towards the full operation of the political institutions, including the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive, and the North-South structures, at the earliest practicable date," it said. KEY POINTS OF STATEMENT All IRA units ordered to dump arms Members ordered to pursue objectives through "exclusively peaceful means" Arms to be put beyond use as quickly as possible Two church witnesses to verify this Statement followed "honest and forthright" consultation process Strong support among IRA members for Sinn Fein's peace strategy There is now an alternative way to achieve goal of united Ireland "Volunteers must not engage in any other activities whatsoever" IRA statement in full Reaction to IRA statement The Independent Monitoring Commission, which examines paramilitary activity, has also been asked to produce an additional report in January 2006, three months after their next regular report. During the Northern Ireland Troubles, the IRA murdered about 1,800 civilians and members of the security forces. The IRA statement issued on Thursday said the end of the armed campaign would take effect from 1600 BST. "All IRA units have been ordered to dump arms. All Volunteers have been instructed to assist the development of purely political and democratic programmes through exclusively peaceful means. Volunteers must not engage in any other activities whatsoever. "The IRA leadership has also authorised our representative to engage with the IICD to complete the process to verifiably put its arms beyond use in a way which will further enhance public confidence and to conclude this as quickly as possible." The statement said independent witnesses from Catholic and Protestant churches had been invited to see the decommissioning process. Gerry Adams said the "moment must be seized"It is understood there has already been a meeting between the head of the decommisioning body, General John de Chastelain, and the IRA. DUP leader Ian Paisley greeted the statement with scepticism, saying that the IRA had "reverted to type" after previous "historic" statements. "We will judge the IRA's bona fides over the next months and years based on its behaviour and activity," he said. He said they had also "failed to provide the transparency necessary to truly build confidence that the guns have gone in their entirety". Ulster Unionist Party Sir Reg Empey, told the BBC's World at One it would take time to convince the people of Northern Ireland that this was more than just rhetoric. He said: "People are so sceptical, having been burnt so many times before. SDLP leader Mark Durkan welcomed the statement, saying it was "clear, clean and complete", but "long overdue". He called on Sinn Fein to commit to the new policing structures in Northern Ireland, as his party had done. People in Belfast give their reaction to the IRA statement. In pictures Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said he welcomes the IRA's statement that it was ending its "armed campaign". Mr Ahern said the end of the IRA as a paramilitary group "is the outcome the governments have been working towards" since the 1994 ceasefire. The IRA pledge was welcomed by the United States administration as "an important and potentially historic statement". A White House
[Assam] CNN - Teens hooking to Internet; Indian soap on CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/07/27/wired.teens.ap/index.html a new serial coming on CNN -- Dr Santosh Gupta--saw this advt Umesh How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Re: Truth?? police encounter shooting in UK metro
Rajib-da wrote: We need the bobby to be putting in those bullets. Wealso need the protestors to be keeping them on theedge. Hopefully therein they would find a balance overthe long term term. That seems quite a balanced view. UmeshRajib Das [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is that all true? I mean about the comparison betweenthe bobby and the thulla? I agree with you on thedecision to put those 8 (wasn't 1 enough?) bulletsthrough the head of a guy running away despite policeentreaties and that too with a long coat on.But c'mon - the bobby has had only the first case ofbombing from the mullahs. The Indian army has had ithappening for sometime now. One hit and the Muslimcommunity has threats, graffiti, mosque burning andwhat not coming in from the general populace. Whathappens when that happens on a fairly regular basis-let's say once every month or so for the next 10years? I am sure they will be butchered way beforethat.Let's not give the bobby too much credit - wasn't hisancestor responsible for Jallian Wala Bagh? Wasn'tBritish policy one of absolute passivity all these! years - give all these Jihadists that create troubleall over the world shelter. Till they come home toroost.Finally, when the very same guys (idealogiciallyspeaking) did the Bombay blasts not too long back (andthere were 500 killed, not 50) - the Britishgovernment (or was it the EU) that had the gall tocall upon India to solve Kashmir to prevent thesekillings.We need the bobby to be putting in those bullets. Wealso need the protestors to be keeping them on theedge. Hopefully therein they would find a balance overthe long term term.--- Rini Kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:-The difference between the Indian Army and BritishBobby is -- the Indian Army do it all the time in acallous, calculative and well planned manner. Whereasthe police officer in London had to do it in splitseconds.This morning when I walk past the high street I sawfew p! eople waving placards reading "Racist killers","No shoot to kill". In my mind to say how lucky youguys are ! -- you are not one of those innocentskilled in 7 July. But none of these idealisticprotesters have put themselves in the shoe of theundoubtedly courageous police officers who arestruggling to protect Britain from the ever --burgeoning threat of terrorism.It was human error and we all do it. But thedifference in other professions, can apologise fortheir mistakes and move on. It is never that simplefor a police officer on what is rapidly becoming thewar-style front line of crime fighting in Britain.If the Brazilian had been a suicide bomber, shoutingto injure would'nt have prevented him from detonatinga bomb. If it is my son I'd be shouting and screamingand demanding a full explanation into how thisterrible mistake robbed an innocent man of his life.Looking at it objectively, what is the alternat! ive ?.This is a terrible tragic mistake and no one wishes todistract from the grief suffered by Jean Charles deMenzes' family. But if this country and everydaycommuter like myself is going to stand a chance ofbeating terrorism then Sir Ian Blair (MetCommissioner) is right to say the "shoot-to-kill"policy stays in place.Rini Kakati -Winks nudges are here - Download MSN Messenger 7.0today! ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam p! rotection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Illegal influx biggest threat to nation: Advani
Advani was NOT an immigrant - since he came from Lahore in India to Delhi in India - in 1947 - before India's Partition and Pakistan's creation. Umesh --- Illegal influx biggest threat to nation: Advani www.assamtribune.comNEW DELHI, July 26 Asserting that illegal immigration was the biggest threat to national security, Opposition today made a scathing attack in the Lok Sabha on the Congress-led coalition charging it with attempting to bring IMDT Act in a different form to perpetuate its votebank politics, reports PTI. Initiating a discussion on an adjournment motion on the issue of infiltration from Bangladesh in eastern parts of the country, leader of the Opposition L K Advani said the votebank politics had become biggest disaster for the country. This is the first adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha since the Congress-led UPA came to power 14 months back. Noting that the continued aggression from Bangladesh had been on for several years since independence, Advani hailed as historic the Supreme Court judgment striking down the controversial Act which had been in force since 198! 3. He said it was a victory for people of Assam. He said the late Indrajit Gupta, who was the Home Minister in the United Front Government in 1996-98, had told Parliament that there were one crore people from Bangladesh residing illegally in India. He said the magnitude of the problem could have grown much more in the last eight years. Advani demanded that Government should accept the apex court judgement and implement it in letter and spirit. The BJP chief said the fact that a Group of Ministers was set up by the Centre make the people of Assam suspect that the Congress was trying to bring some other version of IMDT Act through the backdoor. I will like to caution this government against any such move.Quoting extensively from the Supreme Court judgment, Advani said the presence of such a large number of illegal migrants from Bangladesh, which runs into millions, is in fact an aggression on the state of Assam. The apex court, he s! aid, held that by persisting with this discriminatory law the Government of India has failed to discharge its duty to protect the State from external aggression and internal disturbance. Advani also quoted from a speech made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he was Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha in which he had expressed concern over the infiltration. Rebutting Advanis contentions, Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee asserted that the gross misuse of the Foreigners Act had led to enactment of the IMDT Act. He said the cut-off date of March 25, 1971, was decided after an agreement between then Bangladesh President Mujibur Rahman and then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Quoting figures, Mukherjee pointed out that out of 3.68 lakh cases handled by IMDT tribunals, only over 11,000 persons were detected as foreigners and deported. The tribunals under the Foreigners Act had dealt with over 5.17 lakh cases and declared about 28,000 as for! eigners. He said the tribunals under the IMDT could not function properly due to lack of infrastructure. Reacting to BJP charge that Congress was interested in having the IMDT Act to garner minority votes, Mukherjee said his party was not in power for long time in Assam as well as at the Centre, indicating why those in power like the Asom Gana Parishad in the state and BJP at the Centre did not do away with the law. Let us not do politics on this issue. Participating in the discussion, Dr Arun Sarma (AGP) said that India is the only country in the world without an NRC. He demanded that the NRC of 1951 should be updated and the Assam Accord should be implemented immediately. He demanded that there should not be any dilution of the Supreme Court verdict and it should be implemented immediately.Anowar Hussain (Cong) said that the minorities were apprehensive after the scrapping of the IMDT Act. He also demanded that the Foreigners Act should be amended. However, at the same time, he called for updating of the NRC.Narayan Borkotoky (BJP) said that the Assamese people have become minorities in their own land because of unabated infiltration of foreigners. He also called for updating the NRC immediately.Kirip Chaliha (Cong) admitted that infiltration of foreigners has become a cause of concern not only for the North eastern region but for the entire country. Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
Re: [Assam] Difference between a baptist and a catholic
Dilip-da, Heh heh. I'm sure you would find similar differences between Shias and Sunnis, between Sufi and Ahmadiyas in Muslims, between Shaivas and Vaishnavs in Hinduism, between Dvaita and Advaita believers in Hindusim, between HinYaana and MahaYaana followers in Buddhism, between Digambars and Shwetambars in Jains etc. UmeshDilip/Dil Deka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope you guys like this one. A young boy was walking down a dirt road after church one Sundayafternoon when he came to a crossroads where he met a little girl comingfrom the other direction.-"Hello," said the little boy."Hi," replied the little girl."Where are you going?" asked the boy."I've been to church this morning and I'm on my way home," answered thegirl. "Me too," replied the little boy. "I'm also on my way home fromchurch."-"Which church do you go to?" asked the boy."I go to the Baptist church back down the road," replied the littlegirl. "What about you?" "I go to the Catholic church back at the top ofthe hill," replied the boy. They are both going the same way so theywalk together.-They came to a low spot in the road where spring rains had partiallyflooded the road so there was no way that they could get across to theother side without getting wet.-"If I get my new Sunday ! ! dress wet my Mom's going to skin me alive," saidthe little girl. "My Mom'll tan my hide too if I get my new Sunday suitwet," replied the little boy.-"I tell you what I think I'll do," said the girl. "I'm gonna pull offall my clothes and hold them over my head and wade across."-"That's a good idea," replied the boy. "I'm going to do the same with mysuit." So they both undressed and waded across to the other side withoutgetting their clothes wet.-They were standing there in the sun waiting to drip dry before puttingtheir clothes back on when the boy, who had been visually appraising hisnew friend, finally remarked,-"You know, I never did realize before just how much difference therereally is between a Baptist and a Catholic."Irish Warlock___Assam mailing listAssam@pikespeak.uccs.eduhttp://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assamMailing list FAQ:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.htmlTo unsubscribe or change options:http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] terrorist = East India Company/WALMART - MNCs - CAFTA, DemonCrats in US???
Hi, I was up till 3 am last night - listening to Tony Blair and Democrats and Republicans on C-Span channel . Blair spoke on terrorists desire to create fight between Islam and other faiths. He overlooked the fact that ALL religions desire to create rift -- be it erstwhile Crusaders at behest of Pope -- or current evangelists in Nagaland or elsewhere ( www.persecution.net ) eager to spread their faith come what may or among Hindus ( www.hinduunity.org ) etc. Maybe it is God's will to remind Her/His/Its presence - since in good times noone remembers God. Before that US elected representatives to Capitol Hill - mostly Democrats spoke against Free Trade with Central American countires - in the recent Bill on CAFTA http://www3.capwiz.com/c-span/issues/bills/?billtype=H.R.billnumb=3045congress=109 For the first time I was seeing - LIVE - what Americans really think about globalization. They were all standing with Capitol Hill in the back ground. All were very confidently saying that a Free Trade Area would be unacceptable to ALL AMericans in US. Even the Latinos were lamenting the fact that after NAFTA - with Mexico -- about 1400 jobs moved south of the border to Mexico. Someone quoted a Nobel Laureate Economist Samuelson (?) that outsourcing was not part of Adam Smith's model of economics and of the Theory of Comparative Advantage. Maybe it wasn't. Maybe InterNet and globalization also weren't in the picture 200 years ago. Someone said that women in Central American countires have to sleep in the crates of bananas - where they load them to send to US. I wonder when these Demo(n)crat senators would learn to have empathy for poor in such countries. A poor person is not be allowed to work hard and suffer today to succeed tomorrow. Abraham Lincoln would have cried to hear their double speak. On the other hand, what is the need to open the economies - when the trade still remians unequal. When in US milk sells for $1.40 per liter(INRupee 70) about 5 times that in India - same for bananas etc -- and is supported by US tax money - for US farmers. How can any developing country farmer survive when US is the greatest rice exporter in the world - supported by subsidies. East India Company was the first MNC in the World - which came from Britain to India in 1700s to buy spice and later to sell cloth - and ended up ruling the country. MNCs don't help improve a country's technological development - and independence for the following reasons: http://personal.ashland.edu/~jgarcia/multinationalenterprise.html Majority of ownership (by shareholders) of subsidiary are owned by parent company, therefore, residents dont have control over operations of company within borders. 3. Key managerial and technical positions are held by expatriates, as a result, they do not contribute in the learning by doing process of host country.6. Concentration of research and development in home country.9. Earn excessive profits and fees due to their goals, particularly monopoly power. 10. Dominate major industrial sector. 11. Tend to be more accountable to home country.13. Create alliances with corrupt host country elites. 14. They recruit best personnel and managers from host at the expense of local entrepreneurs.17. Disregard culture and social impact -- For this reason General Motors makes cars in India but does not train Indians to make tanks or Lockheed help Indians train in Aeroplane engines of fighter planes or missiles - -- they do not have the "security clearance" -- so that ALL cutting edge tech is still in the hands of US MNCs. ALL major research work in telecom or bio tech or anything remotely linked to hi-tech and hence having use for military supremacy --- is never going to come to developing countires. For this reason -- ALL developing countries agree to WTO and IMF rules - to open their markets -- and also agree that US or other Western nations need not open their economies. Hey little brother - don't you need the toys to protect yourself from the global terrorists - who now can get all this stuff illegally. Govts have to purchase this stuff legally from developed nations. Safety and security reign supreme. To protect our citizens we would not mind unequal trade favoring the West!!! I think this logic is easily acceptable by politicians of all ilks in India and entire Third world. Otherwise who needs Sheraton Hotels in Jaipur or Mercedes cars in Indian villages or Monsanto seeds in Bihar or Wal Mart in Delhi or Wall Street Journal or Cosmopolitan in India. But if you want our F-16s or Mirage planes- you must accept our terms and accept these companies. Ofcourse we would also sell our riceto you also - grown on US taxpayers's money!! -- to make farmers commit suicide in India - who have nothing left to do. Ofocurse there are very good reasons for global business - such as the service sector . Indian post offices and banks have improved improved no end after Western ones came in. But India
[Assam] Re: Truth?? police encounter shooting in UK metro
Rini-ji, I wonder this support you extend to the army men deployed in North East India and Kashmir also. I realize that you being based at UK do feel strongly in support of British police -- and speak against the Human Rights groups. Do you also support the rape and killing of Manorama Devi of Manipur in July 2004 - allegedlyby Indian armymen-- that they too are humans and can make mistakes and that Human Rights groups are stupid? Umesh -- Rini-ji wrote: The so called Human rights, countries Legal Aid system -- Liberal lawyers, all must be rubbing their hands in glee as they begin to sharpening their pens ready to dash off the writs. Firearms are tragically, part and parcel of modern criminal society and our policemen must be equipped to deal with them. They are patrolling London's streets today. Knowing they could be called on fire their weapons at any moment, hoping against hope their target is a terrorist and not an electrician.Rini Kakati [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is no doubt that this is an absolute tragedy. Have you made a mistake at work recently. I did. In fact I do it all the time, little judgements calls that go wrong. Spare a thought then for the policemen responsible for the shooting of Brazilian Electrician. But while most of us can walk away from our mistakes relatively unscathed, those involved now can expect to be charged, face loosing their jobs and even going to jail. But to me -- it is exactly this kind of nonsense that cannot be allowed to happen. The so called Human rights, countries Legal Aid system -- Liberal lawyers, all must be rubbing their hands in glee as they begin to sharpening their pens ready to dash off the writs. Firearms are tragically, part and parcel of modern criminal society and our policemen must be equipped to deal with them. They are patrolling London's streets today. Knowing they could be called on fire their weapons at any moment, hoping against hope their target is a terrorist and not an electrician. Of course the security services have to be accountable. But make no mistake, we are at war here. Not since the Second World War has London been under such sustained attack. Those loonies are still on the lose desperate to blow themselves up and take as many Londoners with them as possible. If any one of them come any where near me while I am at the tube or bus, I want to know that an armed policeman will not hesitate to shoot. I don't want images of internal inquires, sackings and courtrooms flashing through his mind. If we are to ask them to be responsible for our security we must be prepared to take the consequences, when things inevitably go wrong. Every politician in this country needs to have the conviction to get behind our policemen at this crucial time or we may as well surrender to the terrorists now. It turn out the Brazilian shot by police on the tube was almost certainly in the country illegally. His immigration status would explain why he ran away from police, and ignored repeated requests to surrender. The Brazilian must have been aware of the heightened tension in London. So his behaviour was not only suspicious it was suicidally reckless. It obviously does not justify him being killed. But he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and undoubtedly contributed to his own death, tragic as it was. No doubt there will be an explanation in due course. All of this is supposition, but there can be no arguing with the fact that, had he obeyed the police he would still have been alive. Predictably, some of our Asian community leaders have been quick to complain about racial profiling by police. But since all suicide bombers in London have been young Muslim men with dark skins, who are Scotland Yard expected to target -- Scandinavians, Seventh-Day Adventists ? Mr. de Menezes was Brazilian, but he did not have a physical resemblance to the bombers. It is an unfortunate consequence of the Islamist terror campaign that decent Muslims and other young men with dusky skin will come under suspicion. Unfortunately we are just going to live with it -- just as genuine white men were singled out for body search on their way into football grounds because of the behaviour of a hooligan minority. Rini Kakati Now you can search and browse smarter using the new MSN Search Toolbar including Windows Desktop Search! Can't remember an address in your address book? Enter the first few letters and Address AutoComplete will automatically finish it. Get Yahoo! Mail___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] Re: Truth?? police encounter shooting in UK metro
Rini-ji, I wonder this support you extend to the army men deployed in North East India and Kashmir also. I realize that you being based at UK do feel strongly in support of British police -- and speak against the Human Rights groups. Do you also support the rape and killing of Manorama Devi of Manipur in July 2004 - allegedlyby Indian armymen-- that they too are humans and can make mistakes and that Human Rights groups are stupid? Umesh -- Rini-ji wrote: The so called Human rights, countries Legal Aid system -- Liberal lawyers, all must be rubbing their hands in glee as they begin to sharpening their pens ready to dash off the writs. Firearms are tragically, part and parcel of modern criminal society and our policemen must be equipped to deal with them. They are patrolling London's streets today. Knowing they could be called on fire their weapons at any moment, hoping against hope their target is a terrorist and not an electrician.Rini Kakati [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There is no doubt that this is an absolute tragedy. Have you made a mistake at work recently. I did. In fact I do it all the time, little judgements calls that go wrong. Spare a thought then for the policemen responsible for the shooting of Brazilian Electrician. But while most of us can walk away from our mistakes relatively unscathed, those involved now can expect to be charged, face loosing their jobs and even going to jail. But to me -- it is exactly this kind of nonsense that cannot be allowed to happen. The so called Human rights, countries Legal Aid system -- Liberal lawyers, all must be rubbing their hands in glee as they begin to sharpening their pens ready to dash off the writs. Firearms are tragically, part and parcel of modern criminal society and our policemen must be equipped to deal with them. They are patrolling London's streets today. Knowing they could be called on fire their weapons at any moment, hoping against hope their target is a terrorist and not an electrician. Of course the security services have to be accountable. But make no mistake, we are at war here. Not since the Second World War has London been under such sustained attack. Those loonies are still on the lose desperate to blow themselves up and take as many Londoners with them as possible. If any one of them come any where near me while I am at the tube or bus, I want to know that an armed policeman will not hesitate to shoot. I don't want images of internal inquires, sackings and courtrooms flashing through his mind. If we are to ask them to be responsible for our security we must be prepared to take the consequences, when things inevitably go wrong. Every politician in this country needs to have the conviction to get behind our policemen at this crucial time or we may as well surrender to the terrorists now. It turn out the Brazilian shot by police on the tube was almost certainly in the country illegally. His immigration status would explain why he ran away from police, and ignored repeated requests to surrender. The Brazilian must have been aware of the heightened tension in London. So his behaviour was not only suspicious it was suicidally reckless. It obviously does not justify him being killed. But he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and undoubtedly contributed to his own death, tragic as it was. No doubt there will be an explanation in due course. All of this is supposition, but there can be no arguing with the fact that, had he obeyed the police he would still have been alive. Predictably, some of our Asian community leaders have been quick to complain about racial profiling by police. But since all suicide bombers in London have been young Muslim men with dark skins, who are Scotland Yard expected to target -- Scandinavians, Seventh-Day Adventists ? Mr. de Menezes was Brazilian, but he did not have a physical resemblance to the bombers. It is an unfortunate consequence of the Islamist terror campaign that decent Muslims and other young men with dusky skin will come under suspicion. Unfortunately we are just going to live with it -- just as genuine white men were singled out for body search on their way into football grounds because of the behaviour of a hooligan minority. Rini Kakati Now you can search and browse smarter using the new MSN Search Toolbar including Windows Desktop Search! Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! Get Yahoo! Mail___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
[Assam] UK or Assam - shoot to kill - a license to kill ?
Aren't the police required to lay their lives --before they go about taking civilians lives. I still remember General Dyer who ordered 1500 unarmed civilians killed in Jalianwalan Bagh in Punjab - when British ruled in India. Brazilian killing and protests in UK , Brazil etc http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/26ukblast1.htm Pakistani or South Asian in UK - who deserves it http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/26flip.htm Brazilian was there legally http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/26ukblast.htm How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
