Re: [Assam] Effective AID; India , China dance: World Bank Research E-Newsletter [September,2006]

2006-10-01 Thread mc mahant
Firstly  ,didn't you declare that 90%Chinese Graduates are unfit to be hired? Good for China. Declared by McKinsey  with Indian Head? You are saying now that 90% Indian Graduates are unfit to be hired.Obviously TRUE! mm From:  umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]To:  

Re: [Assam] Micro Credit ( a true story)--cow-mutilation in India?

2006-10-01 Thread mc mahant
Cow-Ear-Cutting-Off- -maybe another easy way given by a Babu to help him write the loan off( with a cut for him)  - maybe another Kumbakonam story! But the ear would stink-waiting for police/veterinary/Magistrate/Collector  's verification and" File Noting" Meanwhile the poor cow will die of gang

[Assam] The Statesman (Tea Book Event in New York)

2006-10-01 Thread Barua25
Tea Book Event in New York.  http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=14&theme=&usrsess=1&id=131711 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

[Assam] Assamese Organized Unique Tea Book Event in New York City

2006-10-01 Thread Barua25
    Assamese Organized Unique  Tea Book Event in New York City - Rajen Barua   A group of a few enthusiastic Assamese made silent history on 6th September 2006 when they successfully organized a unique Tea Book Event in Manhattan, the heart of New York City. The event included a Japanese T

Re: [Assam] Horse-riding in India: Perfect blend -The Independent, UK

2006-10-01 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Thank you Bhuban da. It was indeed delightful. I was struck by this:   "The horses here are exceptional: pure thoroughbreds trained for endurance riding - the equine version of marathon running - they were rippling with muscle and gleaming."   I had no idea that Dibrugarh could boast of thoroughbre

Re: [Assam] Horse-riding in India: Perfect blend -The Independent, UK

2006-10-01 Thread BBaruah
Ram   Delightful. I haven't come across anybody writing so charmingly about Dibrugarh and an Upper Assam Tea Estate. Apparently the travel companies are doing a good job.   Bhuban ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/

Re: [Assam] Horse-riding in India: Perfect blend -The Independent, UK

2006-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
Good to hear about her pleasant stay.   UmeshRam Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Nice travellogue by Amanda Hemingway on her visit to Dibrugarh, the tea gardens and horse riding. --Ram http://travel.independent.co.uk/asia/article1772074.ece  Horse-riding in India: Perfect b

Re: [Assam] Effective AID; India , China dance: World Bank Research E-Newsletter [September,2006]

2006-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
Mukul-da,   You missed the point. Many MNCs are now trying to go to India and China and give jobs to yound people there only (no brain drain - no going to US etc) --but it seems 90% of Indian and Chinese engineers and doctors etc are not fit for hiring.   Should that be a cause of concern?  

[Assam] Cow handling in USA; Good overcome evil wishes -

2006-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
Hi,   Talking of cows -today I got to touch a cow in USA/outside India for the first time --at the Dussera celebration at DC www.iskcondc.com . Food was better than at ISKCON's Chariot festival at Los Angeles' beach but it was more fun in LA.   The cow had a real sand-papery tongue -scrubbed m

Re: [Assam] Micro Credit ( a true story)--cow-mutilation in India?

2006-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
C-da,   I think you look at it from the point of view of the bourgeosie --"look at the damn villagers--so cruel !!!  They cut off the ears of the cows!! Stop giving them loans!!"   On the other hand, that could just be a kind of tale cooked up by corrupt and lethargic bureaucrats --to stop givi

[Assam] Horse-riding in India: Perfect blend -The Independent,UK

2006-10-01 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Nice travellogue by Amanda Hemingway on her visit to Dibrugarh, the tea gardens and horse riding. --Ram http://travel.independent.co.uk/asia/article1772074.ece   Horse-riding in India: Perfect blend From the fabled tea gardens of Assam to the realm of the one-horned rhino, Amanda Hemingway r

Re: [Assam] Effective AID; India , China dance: World Bank Research E-Newsletter [September,2006]

2006-10-01 Thread mc mahant
Cmments? It's just this: 90% remain back to take China to Space and Beyond-and they get all the support from their well-run State mm From:  umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]To:  assam@assamnet.orgSubject:  Re: [Assam] Effective AID;India , China dance: World Bank R

Re: [Assam] NYTimes.com: In Many Public Schools, the Paddle Is No Relic

2006-10-01 Thread mc mahant
PS; Did any netter miss the Brit Slapstick"Whack-O" or the US Campus's "Paper Chase"? Then rush to Blockbuster Movies mm From:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]To:  assam@assamnet.orgSubject:  [Assam] NYTimes.com: In Many Public Schools, the Paddle Is No RelicDate:  1 Oct 2006 10:

Re: [Assam] NYTimes.com: In Many Public Schools, the Paddle Is No Relic

2006-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] NYTimes.com: In Many Public Schools, the Padd >"My son never stood second in his life"."My son never stood second in his >life". *** Now,now! We have amongst us, in this markhowa community, who take that very seriously; as proof of one's status as god's-gift-to-Kharkhowadom,

Re: [Assam] Micro Credit ( a true story)--cow-mutilation in India?

2006-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Micro Credit ( a true story)--cow-mutilation i Umesh: For a change, you hit the nail right on the head. And this time I mean it too :-). While I would not cast aspersions on the veracity of Mohan's bro-in-law's account, the fact of a whole village, or a number of 'them vill

Re: [Assam] NYTimes.com: In Many Public Schools, the Paddle Is No Relic

2006-10-01 Thread mc mahant
We had plenty of that in Namti High School in '40's. Served us right too. But thinking of it now- - could have been better managed by  healthy,well-fed,well-clothed,well-educated,world-travelled,wide-horizon-of-life--oriented, child-psychology-researched youthful lady teachers forced to pass  ann

Re: [Assam] Micro Credit ( a true story)--cow-mutilation in India?

2006-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
It seems cow-eating/mutilation is common in the region mentioned.   Umesh[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:In a message dated 01/10/2006 18:22:35 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There should also be a law that holds a loanee accountable for charginghigher than prescribed interests and

Re: [Assam] A workable micro-credit - Ms Chetna-Gala-Sinha

2006-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
Using microfinance to empower women http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/02.20/09-bridge.html  In India's drought-prone Maharashtra state, east of Bombay, poor farmers are largely shut out of the nation's financial system. The reluctance of banks to lend to poor, sometimes illiterate, farm

Re: [Assam] Micro Credit ( a true story)

2006-10-01 Thread BBaruah
In a message dated 01/10/2006 18:22:35 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There should also be a law that holds a loanee accountable for charginghigher than prescribed interests and within some strict guidelines. That is a nice story. In fact it happens often in some form or

Re: [Assam] Effective AID; India , China dance: World Bank Research E-Newsletter [September, 2006]

2006-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
Was seeing a Discovery Channel presentation on the United Airlines flight from vancouver, canada to DC --about China's incredible growth. It seems China uses 50% of world steel production currently! But in terms of quality of its graduates only 10% meet the standards required by US firms -as per M

[Assam] Micro Credit ( a true story)

2006-10-01 Thread Mohan R. Palleti
Here is a real story narrated by my brother-in-law who was a collector in a small town in South India In order to help the poor village farmers he started a scheme and provided the people not money, but cows to help them in their economic growth, and they can pay back the money later. The far

[Assam] NYTimes.com: In Many Public Schools, the Paddle Is No Relic

2006-10-01 Thread jaipurschool
Title: E-Mail This This page was sent to you by:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message from sender: Can you believe this? This is legal in US! Umesh EDUCATION   | September 30, 2006 In Many Public Schools, the Paddle Is No Relic By RICK LYMAN

Re: [Assam] Death by Micro Credit-2 - 06-0930

2006-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
www.infrasys.biz Sudhakar-da's website   Good idea of having a for-profit to do NGO work --do not have to lick the boots of corrupt govt officials to get grants to run non-profits.   Umeshumesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:C-da,   Excellent analysis by your friend Sudhakar-da 

Re: [Assam] NYTimes.com: India Digs Deeper, but Wells Are Drying Up, and a Fa...

2006-10-01 Thread umesh sharma
Good point. Bhuban-da,   Now Raj. state govt is made it compulsory that for big buildings they have to have some rain-water harvesting mechanism. They should make it compulsory for villages too (?) and as C-da's friend suggested put checks and balances for use of electric power and groundwater rrm

Re: [Assam] Now from Tehelka

2006-10-01 Thread Mridul Bhuyan
Dear Chandan Da,   Atleast my feeling is not hurt. I'll write back in details in a few days as right now, I am busy due to some medical urgency.   Regards   MridulChan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My apologies if I am hurting anyone's feelings here :-), but what on earth is going on in