[asom] Re: Petty Assamese mentality
ask me i did my MA in Mass Comm and people still ask me... so all you gonna becomeafter so much expense is a reporter.. worse they say "iman porhi xuni toi camera man he hobi ne?" .. that b'cos i happen to like photography.. not even a professional one!! and if you say advertsising they say "NO need. it a bad job. being a reporter is better. you get so much of respect. how will you feed yourself if u get into ads" and when i say reporting they say "cant you do somthing which can be done frmo ofice? editing is better.." all that crap!
[asom] Re: Asom to get country's first mobile hospital of traditional medicine
Samudrada wrote an inportant point! Could somebody please carry out a survey of news from northeast carried by newspapers in new delhi? that would reveal a lot! We have many Assamese people working in media in New Delhi now. It might be easier to them. Pranjit Deka Guwahati On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 samudra gupta kashyap wrote : point well taken. but we should also be careful when we use a term called "national media." some newspapers that claim to be "national newspapers" and boast of huge circulation figures, also bring out numerous editions from all over the country. but just look at one newspaper which we all know. let us call it "X". this newspaper also brings out an edition from guwahati. and the people in assam now think this "X" newspaper is doing a great favour to them by publishing a lot of news in it about assam, when the reality is that everything that it prints about assam and the n-e comes out only in the local edition and hardly anything comes out in the new delhi or other editions. so much so about self-styled "national" newspapers. another point: careless remarks made by self-styled social ativists also confuse people and can lead to dangerous consequences. take for example Prof X, a self-styled social activist. two years ago, when there was a devastating flood in assam, this Prof X issued a statement saying that "outside" newspapers and tv news channels do not carry news of assam because their guwahati-based reporters are all "outsiders." and several newspapers in guwahati carried it, very well knowing that every "outside" newspaper is represented by a "local" person in guwahati. yes, there was a time when most reporters for the "outside" media were "outsiders." today the scenario has changed, and it is 100% "local." but there are dangers of having "local" people too. those who want to become good media persons must have proper roots. just knowing english does not help. some of our "local" friends who write for "outside" and "international" media have also done the assamese people a great service by converting our dear old "bhot" (bhot o-kare bhot) jolokiya to a "bhoot" jolokiya and even wrote about it as the "great assamese ghost chili." a recent report in an "international" news agency filed from guwahati (must be by a "local" media person) also wrote about "indian tea plantation labourers clashing with ethnic assamese villagers in doomdooma." somebody should carry out a survey of news from northeast carried by newspapers in new delhi. that would reveal a lot. samudra gupta kashyap guwahati On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 bitu bora wrote : Hi, all As Sukumar has suggested, we should try to focus the creative news of our state. It is but ironical that national media does not focus on these positive aspects of our state. Even people from other states too are convinced that our state is covered by thick forests and terror strikes are rampant in our state. It is also because of the fact that most of the news covered in the entire north eastern region are negative, and so the impact. I myself studied on newspapers from four states - Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. Finally my research conclusion was that except The Assam Tribune all other news papers put less emphasis on development news. And even if that was covered the impression was negative. So, at least locally we can communicate the creative aspects of our state. The step taken by Gunaram Dangoriya and his NGO is indeed commendable. I hope, more such initiatives would be taken in near future. Regards Bidyot Bikash Borah HT Media Ltd. New Delhi sukumar baishya wrote: Hi, all Really a commendable step taken by Gunaram Khanikar Dangoriya and his NGO. Congratulations to all of them and wishing success for the project in my terror-affected motherland. These are the creative news we should focus in rather than on negative news of destruction and corruption. (Sukumar) --- KOUSHIK HAZARIKA wrote: Imagine a well-equipped hospital carrying medical facilities to rescue people from dreaded diseases like diabetes and cancer at your doorstep. It may seem impossible for people in the remote and hilly terrains of Asom, but this is what veteran herbal medicine practitioner Gunaram Khanikar is all set to make possible. With a mission to take the cardinal message 'Prevention is better than cure' to the rural masses, Mr Khanikar and his NGO, Research and Training Centre on Indian Traditional Treatment(RTCITT), is gearing up to open India's first Mobile Hospital of herbal medicines. The hospital, to be launched in upper Asom's Golaghat district, would carry herbal medicines, samples of aromatic plants found in the region, photographs of the various herbal plants as well as books containing information on the side-effect-free herbal medicines and promote herbal treatment in the state. "Our basic aim is to popularise herbal treatment among the rural masses and collect and preserve
[asom] Re: Petty Assamese mentality
We assamese people have a long way to go.. the biggest problem in assam is the people in there are so much lacking in information, may be 100 years behind the rest of the world and atleast 50 years than the rest of India. but its a nice begining, wish more such events will get repeated in near future and it will be a commoplace to see assamese youths in all kinds of jobs. Simanta Pathak Molecular Immunology Core Group University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68105 --- bhaskar barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Some more statements from our enlightened Assamese which gets me mad: Oh so you want to study fashion designing but why do you want to be a tailor ? Oh so you want to do mass communication but why do you want to be a cameraman ? Oh so you stood 2nd in the exams ? what a pity ,we thought you would be first.( Dosent matter if the guy/lady's own children are bad in studies) Oh so you want to study hotel manangement but why do you want to be a cook ? So just chill coz our NE guys are doing good everywhere: in software, in BPO, in aviation ,in hotel mamagement etc etc. No need to explain to dumbos.Everyjob is important but we Assamese do not understand the value of work & think that some work are below our dignity. --- Gitanjali Hazarika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Very true Saumar, It's indeed a gargantuan task to explain the difference to such people. I have committed the Himalayan blunder quite a couple of times. The moment you end up describing about the multi-national company (MNC) you are working for, pat comes the responseOhhh!!...I get it. A BPO!! (like hell he/she knows..may not even know the full form, leave alone the what it stands for! You wince, but valiantly keep a straight face! He/she continues nonetheless...) It is really sad that you people in MNCs have to talk to clients all through the night!?...You try once, you repeat twice, thrice, trying to get it straight again, ultimately you sagely bob your head and echo...yes, sometimes..especially when I can't get any sleep! "When you can't beat them, join them"... is what most of us end up doing. Regards, Gitanjali Hazarika PS: Infosys is a helluva company guys. Great work. Show them your skills. Let them taste the power of Assamese talent. Congratulations once more. May your tribe increase. = saumar deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Call Centres and the Software Industry are two different things; it's pity people still don't want to know the difference. :) Regards, Saumar ps: Congrats to all who made it to Infosys... it's an incredible company. mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Read "one [EMAIL PROTECTED] call center" and then decide on your IT future! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assamonline/message/3145 Mukul Mahanta
[asom] Re: Asom to get country's first mobile hospital of traditional medicine
I do not see the problem only at the national media, the basic problem is at our end. If we see everything more deeply, we all are the people pulling our state backward. If you are thinking something creative, we need to free our next generation, our kids, our students from any kind of intereferance. Let them study without thinking anything else. Lets all the old students leaders joined in Politics or do something else, get married and think something differently. This key for the development in next ten years. You should not allow anybody to waste their valuable time doing some picketing, Assam Bandha etc. Vavani Sarmah bitu bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, all As Sukumar has suggested, we should try to focus the creative news of our state. It is but ironical that national media does not focus on these positive aspects of our state. Even people from other states too are convinced that our state is covered by thick forests and terror strikes are rampant in our state. It is also because of the fact that most of the news covered in the entire north eastern region are negative, and so the impact. I myself studied on newspapers from four states - Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. Finally my research conclusion was that except The Assam Tribune all other news papers put less emphasis on development news. And even if that was covered the impression was negative. So, at least locally we can communicate the creative aspects of our state. The step taken by Gunaram Dangoriya and his NGO is indeed commendable. I hope, more such initiatives would be taken in near future. Regards Bidyot Bikash Borah HT Media Ltd. New Delhi sukumar baishya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, all Really a commendable step taken by Gunaram Khanikar Dangoriya and his NGO. Congratulations to all of them and wishing success for the project in my terror-affected motherland. These are the creative news we should focus in rather than on negative news of destruction and corruption. (Sukumar) --- KOUSHIK HAZARIKA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Imagine a well-equipped hospital carrying medical facilities to rescue people from dreaded diseases like diabetes and cancer at your doorstep. It may seem impossible for people in the remote and hilly terrains of Asom, but this is what veteran herbal medicine practitioner Gunaram Khanikar is all set to make possible. With a mission to take the cardinal message 'Prevention is better than cure' to the rural masses, Mr Khanikar and his NGO, Research and Training Centre on Indian Traditional Treatment(RTCITT), is gearing up to open India's first Mobile Hospital of herbal medicines. The hospital, to be launched in upper Asom's Golaghat district, would carry herbal medicines, samples of aromatic plants found in the region, photographs of the various herbal plants as well as books containing information on the side-effect-free herbal medicines and promote herbal treatment in the state. ''Our basic aim is to popularise herbal treatment among the rural masses and collect and preserve the medicinal plants abundantly found in the forests and jungles of the region. We want to promote the message that prevention is better than cure,'' Managing Director of the NGO Mr Khanikar said. Funded by local MP Dip Gogoi, the hospital in a six-wheeler will also take out an exhibition and a food consciousness mission to promote healthy food habits as well as herbal medicine cultivation as employment generation sources. He said, ''Herbal medicines are a tried and tested treatment method for prevention of many diseases like cancer and diabetes and the North east is immensely rich in herbal and aromatic plants. But due to lack of awareness we are yet to reap benefit''. The hospital will also be accompanied by eight resource persons comprising ayurvedic doctors and nurses who will try to provide ayurvedic treatment among the masses and children in the schools and colleges in the rural areas. ''Our resource persons will provide training to children and youths on the identification of the herbal and aromatic plants and their commercial cultivation. We will also open a garden of herbal medicinal plants in each school and college of the state, particularly in the rural areas,'' Mr Khanikar added KOUSHIK HAZARIKA http://asom.co.nr
[asom] RE: Petty Assamese mentality
Just accept it as your grandma..'s innocent query. Take pride in being the torchbearer. This is just becuase of generation/knowledge gap. Please don't forget that you are representing a region where there are people for whom having a look at a computer is a distant dream. Cheer it up guys ... Chitta Baruah bhaskar barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Some more statements from our enlightened Assamese which gets me mad: Oh so you want to study fashion designing but why do you want to be a tailor ? Oh so you want to do mass communication but why do you want to be a cameraman ? Oh so you stood 2nd in the exams ? what a pity ,we thought you would be first.( Dosent matter if the guy/lady's own children are bad in studies) Oh so you want to study hotel manangement but why do you want to be a cook ? So just chill coz our NE guys are doing good everywhere: in software, in BPO, in aviation ,in hotel mamagement etc etc. No need to explain to dumbos.Everyjob is important but we Assamese do not understand the value of work & think that some work are below our dignity. --- Gitanjali Hazarika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Very true Saumar, It's indeed a gargantuan task to explain the difference to such people. I have committed the Himalayan blunder quite a couple of times. The moment you end up describing about the multi-national company (MNC) you are working for, pat comes the responseOhhh!!...I get it. A BPO!! (like hell he/she knows..may not even know the full form, leave alone the what it stands for! You wince, but valiantly keep a straight face! He/she continues nonetheless...) It is really sad that you people in MNCs have to talk to clients all through the night!?...You try once, you repeat twice, thrice, trying to get it straight again, ultimately you sagely bob your head and echo...yes, sometimes..especially when I can't get any sleep! "When you can't beat them, join them"... is what most of us end up doing. Regards, Gitanjali Hazarika PS: Infosys is a helluva company guys. Great work. Show them your skills. Let them taste the power of Assamese talent. Congratulations once more. May your tribe increase. = saumar deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Call Centres and the Software Industry are two different things; it's pity people still don't want to know the difference. :) Regards, Saumar ps: Congrats to all who made it to Infosys... it's an incredible company. mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Read "one [EMAIL PROTECTED] call center" and then decide on your IT future! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/assamonline/message/3145 Mukul Mahanta
