Re: [Assam] Forbes - Most powerful women

2006-09-01 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Dear Bhuban da,   I think the way Forbes ranks them is by the number of citations in the media, their sphere of influence or $$, and the number of people they affect by their actions.   Merkel actually had 80% approval in the begining, but now is down to 57% or something - yet she happens to be the

Re: [Assam] Forbes - Most powerful women

2006-09-01 Thread BBaruah
Ram   I think these comparisons are  not very apt. That is not your fault, though.   I put Chancellor Merkel and Sonia Gandhi together: they are both democratically elected leaders, now occupying powerful positions as politicians, the latter, however,  voluntarily relinquishing a part of he

Re: [Assam] Sentinel Letter

2006-09-01 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Dear Mukul da,   >-There is nobody of this name in Khalihamari-a locality   Would that in any way dilute the essence of the letter? --Ram     On 9/1/06, mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Somebody told me- -There is no Khaliamari Road in Dib. -There is nobody of this name in Khalihamari-a loc

[Assam] Forbes - Most powerful women

2006-09-01 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Forbes just came out with the 100 most powerful women in the world. In the top 20, there are 2 from India Indra Nooyi (4th), who is slated to be the CEO of Pepsico in October, and Sonia Gandhi. There are a few other Indian women (in India and in places like Dubai).   While Chancellor Merkel of Germ

Re: [Assam] MC Mahanta's bamboo-reinforcement

2006-09-01 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Barua, >Are you sure all the people of Assam either for or against independence?    All I said was, it would be doubtful to find people who are ambivalent on this issue.   >Many people may not support independence simply because at present they >may not see anything to support.    That is an inter

Re: [Assam] Sentinel Letter

2006-09-01 Thread mc mahant
Somebody told me- -There is no Khaliamari Road in Dib. -There is nobody of this name in Khalihamari-a locality -Such  Journalistic excellence is beyond any Khalihamari denizen's mm   From:  "Ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To:  AssamNet Subject:  [Assam] Sentinel LetterDate:  Fri, 1 Sep 20

Re: [Assam] ".. torture in the police station wh ich is the usual practice adopted by the police in the State of Assam in the name of anti- insurgency operation." NO WONDER INDIA REFUSES TO SIGN THE

2006-09-01 Thread Barua25
>Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday directed the Assam Government to pay Rs. 2 lakh >compensation to the family of Moni Bora, missing wife of a United Liberation Front of Asom >(ULFA) leader, who is suspected to have been killed after being picked up by police in 2005.   I did n

[Assam] Sentinel Letter

2006-09-01 Thread Ram Sarangapani
  Last updated : SATUR DAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2006 Of Five Jailed ULFA LeadersWhy is the ULFA showing such desperation for the release of its five jailed comrades? Is it to enable it to have full-house discussion on the peace process? In other words, do they want us to believe that having terror

[Assam] XOBDO Newsletter - August 2006 (http://www.xobdo.org/dic/project/newsletter_200608.htm )

2006-09-01 Thread Buljit Buragohain
http://www.xobdo.org/dic/project/newsletter_200608.htm           Dear Buljit Buragohain, It is a pleasure to inform you that August 2006 is one of the most active months for XOBDO.ORG. Please find the complete newsletter at http://www.xobdo.org/dic/project/newsletter_200608.htm Regards,

RE: [Assam] Assam does not need �Vande Mataram�, NOR does she need followers of dangerous CULTS in her soil.

2006-09-01 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Like it says, 'Vande Mataram' means tribute to a mother(land). The song is a general tribute and then also about the freedom struggle of India. It has nothing to do with religion. Mothers (and fathers) are loved and respected (you can also say 'are worshipped') everywhere, and even a child would k

Re: [Assam] Yahoo News: Nepal boy claims to be shortest in the world

2006-09-01 Thread umesh sharma
It seems there is something unique in all of us.   UmeshRini Kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Nepal boy claims to be shortest in world Wed Aug 30, 7:17 AM ET KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepal's shortest boy is waiting for word from the Guinness World Records, where he h

Re: [Assam] Surprising! India more equality than USA, Canada or Brazil

2006-09-01 Thread mc mahant
No ,we are stopping at Statistically ludicrous Findings. We are not discussing Nirvana here. Nor are we on the verse   "Oxaar xongxaar bhaii , Iyaat xokaam naii" mm From:  Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To:  [EMAIL PROTECTED], mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>CC:  assam@assamnet.orgSubject:  Re:

[Assam] A Younger India Is Flexing Its Industrial Brawn - NYT

2006-09-01 Thread Ram Sarangapani
PUNE, India — India's economic advancement no longer rests on telephone call centers and computer programmers. Audio Slide Show: India Turns to Manufacturing Graphic: An Industrial Base of Its Own Enlarge this Image Scott Eells for The New York Times The Essar mill in Hazira, wh

Re: [Assam] Surprising! India more equality than USA, Canada or Brazil

2006-09-01 Thread Rajib Das
Quoting hindu scriptures (not verbatim offcourse): "The whole world is a lie" :-) --- umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > He He Mukul-da, > > Perhaps you are right. > > Umesh > > --- mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > - > > Have to reme

Re: [Assam] MC Mahanta's bamboo-reinforcement

2006-09-01 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Barua,   I will have to get back with you later (a longer response). For the moment, I noticed an error in what I wrote earlier:   >>I thought that this independence movement was not based on cultural or >>historical differences or events, but on the >aspirations of a few people for >>power. I wan

Re: [Assam] Surprising! India more equality than USA, Canada or Brazil

2006-09-01 Thread umesh sharma
He He Mukul-da, Perhaps you are right. Umesh --- mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - Have to remember George Bernard Shaw's classic observation " Lies, Damned lies,--- Statistics" mm - From: umesh sharma <[EMAIL PRO

[Assam] Yahoo News: Nepal boy claims to be shortest in the world

2006-09-01 Thread Rini Kakati
Nepal boy claims to be shortest in world Wed Aug 30, 7:17 AM ET KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepal's shortest boy is waiting for word from the Guinness World Records, where he has applied to be named the shortest in the world, his supporters said on Wednesday. Khagendra Thapa Magar, 14, is onl

[Assam] Pressing the panic button is justified. But what disaster preparation plans in place? District authorities plan to dig expected rubbles with bare hands with their X-Ray vision?

2006-09-01 Thread Bartta Bistar
Major quake predicted in Assam http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/sep/01assam.htm                       September 01, 2006 13:37 IST A sudden drop in atmospheric temperature and small earthquakes convinced seismologists to alert Assam government