[Assam] FW: [WaterWatch] Meeting on Ecological Democracy by SADED

2007-07-04 Thread mc mahant
Coloring/Highlighting Mine-mm To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 15:47:49 +0530 Subject: [WaterWatch] Meeting on Ecological Democracy by SADED Friends, MANOJ Das -Please round up all you can -and create 3rd. Front South Asian Dialogues on

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs CM

2007-07-04 Thread Rajen Ajanta Barua
Umesh-ji: Thanks for the update. I am glad to see that there were meaningful discussions with the CM on relevent issues. Thanks to Jugal and Partha for taking the initiative. I am glad to see involvement of Gautom Barua (Director IIT, Guwahati) on the issue of additional engineering colleges in

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs CM

2007-07-04 Thread umesh sharma
Rajen-da, I was expecting to meet you at Assam 2007. Hope you are doing well. More in a private email - thank you for your timely help in my problems. God Bless You. Gautom Barua's name I heard from ADC of the Chief Minister who was smoking outside the hotel and reacted to my comments about

Re: [Assam] movies: Jatinga vs The Might Heart - Daniel Pearl

2007-07-04 Thread umesh sharma
Jatinga Ityadee (et al) has English subtitles - in DVD I wonder where one can buy it from -- perhaps from Assam 2007 organizers www.assam2007.com Umesh umesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS: I just watched The Might Heart by Angelina Jolie based of Slain Journo Daniel Pearl -- by Omar

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam2007: Pt 1-- National flag dance - Zubeen mania; heroine

2007-07-04 Thread umesh sharma
Look at this national integration themed dance sequence by Mridu and Marshilla - the Brahma sisters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0z455LtMF0 Des (Country ) Rangilla (colorful) -- with Indian national flags at Assam 2007 in Washington DC. Umesh Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[Assam] Fwd:Photos: Assam 2007 with Chief Minister Zubin Garg

2007-07-04 Thread umesh sharma
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 08:33:26 -0700 (PDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Assam 2007 with Chief Minister Zubin Garg You have been invited to view Kedar's photos! #hdrcolor{ font-size:14px;

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs C

2007-07-04 Thread kamal deka
Hi RS, My attention was drawn to the following remark,made by Umesh Sarma.He wrote and I quote after the negative reception he received at Boston conference where he was only questioned about annual flooding In my considered opinion,the problem of flood is the most menacing natural

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs C

2007-07-04 Thread mc mahant
only questioned about annual flooding Has he a clue?He knee-jerked at DCon Global Warming!!!.Unless these areas are taken care of by the government,economic prosperity is impossible,even if you build thousands of engineering colleges. Again he is Clueless. That is why he repeats this

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs C

2007-07-04 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Hi KJD, In my considered opinion,the problem of flood is the most menacing natural calamity,experienced by the state every year particularly since the great earthquake of 1950 I agree, this is a much bigger and affecting more people than Engg. colleges. And this is a problem that happens

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs C

2007-07-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
Good points Kamal. Guwahati flooding and Assam flooding are highly pertinent questions. If there were too many questions, it means only one thing: There were few or no answers. It would be nice if those who attended the Q and A would share what was asked and what answers they got. However

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs C

2007-07-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
IMHO, the annual floods are are going to happen every year. I don't think we can increase/or decrease floods by human action. The river will find the weakest embankments to crest, and will do so. *** Yes, you are off base here Ram :-). There is an enormous amount that could be done and

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs C

2007-07-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
And at the same time become the methane factory of the world, with all that sewage decomposing in the canals, with no place to go. Sounds like a winner to me. It is already so after every rainfall, anyway. Just plug up whatever drain inlet is still working, and get some boats--voila, you

Re: [Assam] Day2: Assam 2007: Pt2; engg colleges, NRAs C

2007-07-04 Thread kamal deka
Yes,yes--we have to live with it ( I mean,flood ),but can we live with it using some intelligence ? Consider this---here is a state,where flood control department ( flood that brings misery to the people ) is considered a prize posting, while education department (education, which is concerned

Re: [Assam] Floods

2007-07-04 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Now, what you say here sounds pretty logical, C'da. *** That was determined by some IAS babus, Actually, what I used to hear many years ago (the thinking could have changed by now) was that as the Brahmaputra is one of the most 'unmanageable' rivers. The force and energy from this river is

[Assam] Article on engineering college by J. Kalita

2007-07-04 Thread chittaranjan pathak
Dear Shrri Jugal Kalita Congratulations to you and the co-authors- excellent article as suggestions are very pragmatic and doable. From your article, if I understood correctly, the basic thrust is to produce significant number of engineering graduates to be at par with other states. Number

[Assam] Assam CM meets investors in New York - TOI/IANS

2007-07-04 Thread Ram Sarangapani
*Assam CM meets investors in New York *5 Jul 2007, 0534 hrs IST,IANS NEW YORK: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was on a five-day visit here seeking foreign investment for his state. During his visit he met a group of 75 investors and business people from the tri-state area - New York, New

[Assam] Halliburton's entry to Assam

2007-07-04 Thread chittaranjan pathak
Mahanta da What is your comment on the statement by this Assamese politician on Halliburton. Being a technocrat, American citizen you may be in a better position to comment whether the politician’s statement has any basis. Please give us your comment on this. Regards Halliburton likely

[Assam] Sanjoy Ghose lives on in Majuli memory

2007-07-04 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
Sanjoy Ghose lives on in Majuli memory A STAFF REPORTER TELEGRAPHINDIA Guwahati, July 4: He is, in all probability, a mere footnote in government records. But residents of Majuli still remember Sanjoy Ghose, his work and how he was snatched from them a decade ago. Today, on

[Assam] Kanaklata and Assam.org

2007-07-04 Thread chittaranjan pathak
Mahanta da Thanks for your interest and contribution so far. Hope you will take some initiative to fill the gap on biographies front too. Others will surely follow. I am not sure who the owner of the list is as my earlier post elicited no response. Are you one of the custodians? If so ,please

Re: [Assam] Assam CM meets investors in New York - TOI/IANS

2007-07-04 Thread kamal deka
Everything will be lost into oblivion as soon as Mr.Tarun Gogoi boards the flight way back home.How many investors worth the name invested in Assam after his last visit ? I wonder !! KJD On 7/4/07, Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Assam CM meets investors in New York *5 Jul 2007,