Re: [Assam] Bhot Jalakia is now the Guinness Book of Records hottest chilli pepper in the world!!

2007-02-19 Thread Santonu Goswami
“The name Bhut Jolokia translates as ‘ghost chile,’” Bosland said, “we’re not sure why they call it that, but I think it’s because the chile is so hot, you give up the ghost when you eat it!” I think the name should be BHOT Jalakia not BHUT Jalakia as mentioned in the article and

Re: [Assam] Bhot Jalakia is now the Guinness Book of Records hottest chilli pepper in the world!!

2007-02-19 Thread Santonu Goswami
Also, accordng to the article, the bhot jalakia will be available for sell from the institute from Late April, 2007. Does that mean that it is patented here? Santonu Goswami [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:“The name Bhut Jolokia translates as ‘ghost chile,’” Bosland said, “we’re not sure why they

[Assam] Zubeen bags Stardust award

2007-02-19 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
Zubeen bags Stardust award By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Feb 18 – State’s singing superstar Zubeen Garg added another feather to his cap when he was adjudged the new musical sensation (best playback singer male) for his chartbuster Ya Ali (Gangster) at the Kenstar Setmax Stardust film awards

[Assam] NREGA to give a face-lift to Dhemaji The Sentinel 19.02.2007

2007-02-19 Thread Buljit Buragohain
NREGA to give a face-lift to Dhemaji Guwahati, Feb 18: As many as 92,000 people have been given employment avenues under the schemes of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in Dhemaji district. People are directly engaged under different schemes in creating their assets

[Assam] Vote for Jubin Garg to win Filmfare Awards 2006

2007-02-19 Thread Buljit Buragohain
The public and the jury have decided! The Nominations for the 52nd FairOne Filmfare Awards 2006 are released. Please vote for Jubin Garg on the following link: http://filmfare.indiatimes.com/ The 52nd FairOne Filmfare Awards 2006 will be telecast on Sony TV at 7.30 PM on 25th February

[Assam] The Guardian News Paper of the United Kingdom should take note how this reporting by them is being circulated in the web.

2007-02-19 Thread Bartta Bistar
· 53 dead in blast on Indian train link to Pakistanhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,,2016370,00.html No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Mr Singh blamed it on the United Liberation Front of Assam. *ULFA* rebels stepped up violence after the government called

[Assam] Zubeen bags Stardust award (The Assam Tribubne, 19.02.2007)

2007-02-19 Thread Buljit Buragohain
By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Feb 18 – State’s singing superstar Zubeen Garg added another feather to his cap when he was adjudged the new musical sensation (best playback singer male) for his chartbuster Ya Ali (Gangster) at the Kenstar Setmax Stardust film awards in Mumbai this evening. The

Re: [Assam] Bhot Jalakia is now the Guinness Book of Records hottest chilli pepper in the world!!

2007-02-19 Thread Dilip/Dil Deka
It depends on where you grow it. If it is in Guwahati, it is Bhot Jalakia. In Jorhat it would be Bhut Jalakia. The end result is the same, you burn at both ends. :-) Dilip Santonu Goswami [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: “The name Bhut Jolokia translates as ‘ghost chile,’” Bosland said, “we’re

Re: [Assam] Bhot Jalakia is now the Guinness Book of Records hottest chilli pepper in the world!!

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
'Bhot' would end up being pronounced as in 'hot'. Some of us have been using W for the w-kar, first proposed in assamnet by Rajen Barua, as in Bhwt Jolokiya. At 12:13 AM -0800 2/19/07, Santonu Goswami wrote: Content-Type: text/html X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by

Re: [Assam] Bhot Jalakia is now the Guinness Book of Records hottest chilli pepper in the world!!

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Bhwt Jolokiya as some people call it, is called Bih jolkiya ( literally Poison Pepper) in many parts of Upper Assam, including my ancestral Namti area. I have grown it in my garden here in St. Louis, just for the heck of it. We never could eat a single one of them, because they are so

Re: [Assam] Bhot Jalakia is now the Guinness Book of Records hottest chilli pepper in the world!!

2007-02-19 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Whatever the pronounciation, I think congratulations are in order to the Bhut. It may look real small, but it is undoubtedly the king of jolukia land --Ram On 2/19/07, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bhwt Jolokiya as some people call it, is called Bih jolkiya ( literally Poison Pepper)

Re: [Assam] Bhot Jalakia is now the Guinness Book of Records hottest chilli pepper in the world!!

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
At 8:38 AM -0600 2/19/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Whatever the pronounciation, I think congratulations are in order to the Bhut. It may look real small, but it is undoubtedly the king of jolukia land --Ram *** It is NOT small at all Ram. The bor-bih kind, the larger of the two varieties, is

Re: [Assam] Bhot Jalakia is now the Guinness Book of Records hottest chilli pepper in the world!!

2007-02-19 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Thanks C'da I always thought it as small. I think I got it mixed up with the kon jolukia which are also hot. One of my friend's wife was kind enough to pack us a bottle of achar of the (bhot jolukia) fiery stuff. It is so hot, one can barely take 1/4th of a teaspoon. --Ram On 2/19/07,

Re: [Assam] Response to Chitta-III

2007-02-19 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Dear Barua Your Take is pretty good. I think this is what most people are expressing (even if they are not articulate). The supporters of ULFA or their ideology are trying very hard to convince the rest. Their main ways of doing so are (summing up) The Ulfa uses all the violent means and does

Re: [Assam] Bhot Jalakia is now the Guinness Book of Records hottest chilli pepper in the world!!

2007-02-19 Thread Dilip/Dil Deka
It is so hot, one can barely take 1/4th of a teaspoon. - 1/4th of a teaspoon of Bhot Jalakia Achar? You must be brave. By the way, a close cousin of this pepper is Habanero, not as potent but with a warning hot smell. The plant survives mild winter in Houston, Texas, and

[Assam] My Take on Why Independence - I

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
ULFA's emergence and the call for independence, as espoused by them, had a number of widely recognized reasons. I doubt if there would be a single person here in this forum, including the most vehement of ULFA critics, who could deny or disavow the conditions that gave rise to an armed

Re: [Assam] Bhot Jalakia is now the Guinness Book of Records hottest chilli pepper in the world!!

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Yes indeed, Habanero is a close but milder cousin. I grew them last year. Ram must have PVC lined guts to be able to ingest 1/4 tsp of bhwt-jolokiya tel. At 7:41 AM -0800 2/19/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote: It is so hot, one can barely take 1/4th of a teaspoon. - 1/4th of a

Re: [Assam] Bhot Jalakia is now the Guinness Book of Records hottest chilli pepper in the world!!

2007-02-19 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Ram must have PVC lined guts to be able to ingest 1/4 tsp of bhwt-jolokiya tel. No, no - those pvc lined guts are long gone. I can only do this with a good helping of bhaat/dali (I take them for Vitamin C :)) On 2/19/07, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes indeed, Habanero is a close

Re: [Assam] Response to Chitta-III

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
First 95% of the public in Assam are dormant 'Hob Diok' type. For any movement to be successful, it needs a leader(s) out of the rest 5% who has the vision, conviction, motivation and the leadership to convince, motivate and inspire the dormant public on the merits of Assam's independence.

[Assam] PM launches new scheme , Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) in Assam

2007-02-19 Thread Buljit Buragohain
The Prime Minister,Dr. Manmohan Singh today launched the Backward Regions Grant Fund at Mandiya in Barpeta district of Assam. List of Districts of Assam 1.Barpeta 2.Bongaigaon 3.Cachar 4.Dhemaji 5.Golpara 6.Hailakandi 7.Karbi Anglong 8.Kokrajhar 9.Marigaon

[Assam] Volume 34, Issue No 3 of Posoowa published

2007-02-19 Thread J Kalita
Hello esteemed reader, The December 2006 issue of Posoowa, the newsletter of Assam Society of America, has been published belatedly. It's at http://www.assam.org/newsletter for your reading pleasure. If anyone would like to submit a piece of writing, a photograph, a painting or anything else for

Re: [Assam] [Assam Society] Volume 34, Issue No 3 of Posoowa published

2007-02-19 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Hearty Congratulions Jugal on being awarded the 1/2 Million $ NSF Grant. Ram da Baideu On 2/19/07, J Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello esteemed reader, The December 2006 issue of Posoowa, the newsletter of Assam Society of America, has been published belatedly. It's at

Re: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - I

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Itisimportantthatyoudothat. *** Why just ME :-)? At 12:21 PM -0500 2/19/07, Barua, Rajen wrote: Chandan: I hope I did not disturb your line of thoughts with my inputs, and that you will come up with not only your Next: My Take on Why Independence - II Why does one need

Re: [Assam] [Assam Society] Volume 34, Issue No 3 of Posoowa published

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
I ditto that. Great job Jugal. c-da At 11:31 AM -0600 2/19/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Hearty Congratulions Jugal on being awarded the 1/2 Million $ NSF Grant. Ram da Baideu On 2/19/07, J Kalita mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello esteemed reader, The December

Re: [Assam] Fwd: Response to Chitta-III

2007-02-19 Thread Nayanjyoti Medhi
Dear Umesh! Thank you for the concern but what i said was true. Some people love instigating others to do things they themselves don't have the guts to do. I just wonder why these people don't leave the comfort and luxury of city life and go to jungle to fight for the independence which they

Re: [Assam] New subscription request to list assam from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-02-19 Thread Nayanjyoti Medhi
who is he/she? On 2/19/07, bg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Raiz, Please welcoem Himadi to Assam! Babul On 2/18/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your authorization is required for a mailing list subscription request approval: For: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List:

Re: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - I

2007-02-19 Thread Ram Sarangapani
*** Why just ME :-)? I completely agree C'da. If you like, I can give it a shot :):) --Ram On 2/19/07, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Itisimportantthatyoudothat. *** Why just ME :-)? At 12:21 PM -0500 2/19/07, Barua, Rajen wrote: Chandan: I hope I did not disturb your

Re: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - I

2007-02-19 Thread Barua, Rajen
Because you are the only one in the net who seems to have a point 'why independence is necessary'. Do you see any others in the net? All others seem to be happy with the status quo unless someone like you wake them with a point of view. Rajen _ From: Chan Mahanta [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - I

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Go right ahead Ram. And I invite everyone else who would care to register an opinion or offer a suggestion. The only thing I would like everyone to know is that I wont submit myself to yet another inquisition at this time. c-da At 1:51 PM -0600 2/19/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote: ***

Re: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - I

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Are you too happy with as things are :-)? At 3:20 PM -0500 2/19/07, Barua, Rajen wrote: Because you are the only one in the net who seems to have a point 'why independence is necessary'. Do you see any others in the net? All others seem to be happy with the status quo unless someone like

Re: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - I

2007-02-19 Thread Ram Sarangapani
You can't be serious C'da. Are you entrusting me to write on the questions below? That is make a case for Independence. That would be a neat trick (for me). I am not going to be able to do justice on the questions Next: My Take on Why Independence - II Why does one need independence for

[Assam] Dhemaji to be made a developed district by 2015 The Sentinel 20.02.2007

2007-02-19 Thread Buljit Buragohain
Dhemaji to be made a developed district by 2015 GUWAHATI, Feb 19: Reiterating the stand of the district rural development agency (DRDA) to mobilize the people to avail the schemes of the agency and benefit from the flagship programmes, it has set a target to make the economically

Re: [Assam] Dhemaji to be made a developed district by 2015 TheSentinel 20.02.2007

2007-02-19 Thread mc mahant
They won't know --where to Start. Happy noise like thishas been heard since 1947. mm From:Buljit Buragohain [EMAIL PROTECTED]To:[EMAIL PROTECTED], assam@assamnet.org,assamonline@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject:[Assam] Dhemaji to be made a developed district by 2015

Re: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - I

2007-02-19 Thread Rajen Ajanta Barua
RE: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - INo - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta To: Barua, Rajen ; Chan Mahanta ; assam@assamnet.org Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - I Are you too happy with as things are :-)?

Re: [Assam] My Take on Why Independence - I

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
The best news I heard all day. For those who are smug with their contentment of how things are, have nothing at all to contribute. It is the unhappy lot that will change things. At 8:11 PM -0600 2/19/07, Rajen Ajanta Barua wrote: No - Original Message - From: mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [Assam] Dhemaji to be made a developed district by 2015 The Sentinel 20.02.2007

2007-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
I am surprised by the absence of details of what this undertaking includes. What will be done? Who will do it? How much money being available for each undertaking? Who will make sure that what is promised and is proposed to be paid for is actually

[Assam] On a lighter note

2007-02-19 Thread umesh sharma
Hi, It is 12:12 am past midnight and I have just returned from work (as usual). There was a funny incident at work today. A 12 yearold preparing to enter Thomas Jefferson Magnet School, VA - a top US school (in sending students to MIT) got a wrong answer on the word meaning question :

Re: [Assam] Volume 34, Issue No 3 of Posoowa published

2007-02-19 Thread umesh sharma
Jugal-da, Congratulations and Best wishes on your role in improving USA's youth's scientific skills. I'm sure you have already put similar plans for Assam which you will share with us in due course. Best wishes. Umesh J Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello esteemed reader,

[Assam] IE: Indo -Pak peace blasts in train in Panipat

2007-02-19 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=81682 Umesh Sharma 5121 Lackawanna ST College Park, (Washington D.C. Metro Region) MD 20740 1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 weblog:

Re: [Assam] South Sarania - Spot the difference contest.

2007-02-19 Thread Tasiruddin Ahmed
Hello C-da, The before photo was a couple of months earlier than the after photo. Good scientific observation. But earlier it was impossible to walk with our shoes on or for the children to walk and to avoid the cars/scooters/motorcycles splashing the drain water all over our clothes. I named