Flood control: a few suggestions
Arpan Dutta
Assam has been facing acute flood problem since a few decades or so. It let
loose a reign of destruction during the summer and incurs heavy loss to the
State every year. There has been wide scale loss of lives and property,
agriculture,
12-day NE Book Fair from Dec 7
By A City Reporter
GUWAHATI, Oct 3 The 9th Northeast Book Fair, 2007 will be held at the
Sonaram School Playground, Bharalumukh, Guwahati from December 7 to December 18.
The All Assam Publishers and Book Sellers Association, organising body of the
book fair,
Newsmens support to Burmese cause
Guwahati, October 4: The Journalists Forum, Assam on
Thursday urged the Government of India to create
diplomatic pressure on the Burmese junta to refrain
from repressive measures against those carrying on the
democracy movement in the country.
In a meeting at
Greetings Goswami. It is heartwarming to see
Kharkhowa xangbadik xokolor utkontha ( Assamese
journalist's concerns) about the Burmese people's
struggles for democratic rights.
And my Kharkhowa heart glows with pride with the
powerful stance you all took in support of
democratic values
What leaves me curious about is if GoI was aware of Burma's military
dictatorship's activities spanning decades, as relates to its people's
democratic aspirations, and how it fit with India's own dedication to
democracy?
C'da, just couldn't resist. Yes, India is a democracy, and it has known
Yet Another Promise
The Gauhati University Vice-Chancellors decision to withdraw his letter of
resignation has been hailed by one and all with the appropriate sighs of
relief. There can be no doubt that the withdrawal of resignation has come about
as the result of a lot of pressure from
Diplomacy is a different ball game altogether. Even in the time of war, two
antipodal forces maintain such ties till the last possible moment. Even after
that the bridge is not always burnt. There are no permanent enemies or friends
in that sphere.
Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Heh-heh!
That was one heck of a JUMPING to CONCLUSIONS you undertook Ram.
Did *I* suggest or even IMPLY that India ought to have cut-off
diplomatic relations?
What I was pointing to was a far more HYPOCRITICAL stance:
Government of India has decided to provide all assistance to
Ram-da,
Bottomline is your view does not count
So what, if US hob-nobs with Military Ruled Pakistan,
So what, if US promoted Talibans to counter Soviet
(and now fighting the same Talibans !), so what if US
turned a blind eye to Tienman Square . all while
waving a flag of DEMOKRASY ..
So what, if US hob-nobs with Military Ruled Pakistan,
So what, if US promoted Talibans to counter Soviet
(and now fighting the same Talibans !), so what if US
turned a blind eye to Tienman Square . all while
waving a flag of DEMOKRASY ..
That is a terrific defense!
Only
Are the people of India and its government the same thing?
Perceptive question. And it would absolve those who are NOT
blind / unquestioning supporters of Indian governmental hypocrisies.
But then I would not have posted the response I did, to those who do
not deserve to be fingered
This is probably the reason why Sri Ram Sarangapani did not understand the
dig if any.
Oh!. I understood the dig alright (I've known C'da for many years now:)).
But what he fails to undersatand is that the GOI may on the one hand seek
help from the military Junta with a couple of goals in mind (
Good that you admitted that you are eating g** .
Never thought that the flag bearer of DEMOKRASY will
admit so easily of eating g**
India's pretensions to
democracy not only does not improve but continues
to spiral downwards
over time.
Heh-Heh ... coming from the flag bearer of DEMOKRASY
So you admit that ALL Citizens of US support US
Governments attack on Iraq ?
But I thought you said something different earlier :-)
Are the people of India and its government the same
thing?
Perceptive question. And it would absolve
those who are NOT
blind / unquestioning supporters
People of India may demand that its Govt should exert its influence over the
Myanmar Junta so that it does not resort to repression. Are the people of India
and its government the same thing? I am amazed at the naivete. This is probably
the reason why Sri Ram Sarangapani did not understand the
Good one dilip-da
allow me to add a few more ...
I know the answer but why don't you give a try?
I know the answer but I why shall tell you?
Is the baby Indian? If so, he/she does not deserve an
answer?
Best one can be - A baby can never wake up every
two hours ... must be GOI is
He is upset that the GOI would reach across the border to seek the
help of Burma/Bhutan with the insurgency problem.
A! The use of language to deny the humanity of 'insurgents'
, as if they are NOT people. Not Nagas, not Shans, not Manipuris,
not Oxomiyas---they are just
seems like a good effort but billing system is very strange. Instead of
allowing download and charging a price ($1.25) like for most audio things now
on internet -- they charge for shipping ($15) shipping is 12 times the cost of
the audio autobiography. Ofcours, I have read the book many
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:34:16 -0500
To: Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: World roars on Burma - ads tomorrow
Cc:
X-Attachments:
Hello:
We signed the petition and moved it on.
But I see a glaring
India has been forging close military ties , conducting joint exercises
and the like, with the hope of squelching the sovereignty aspirations of
the Nagas , the Manipuris, the Assamese and so forth militarily, together
with that of the Shan people of Northwestern Myanmar who have been fighting
for
A! The use of language to deny the humanity of 'insurgents' , as
if
they are NOT people. Not Nagas, not Shans, not Manipuris,
not Oxomiyas---they are just INSURGENTS and so fair game.
C'da,
I doubt if any sane government will just allow insurgents to do what they
please - hole up in
What you miss Ram is that INSURGENTS are PEOPLE, who are driven to
armed uprising, in the pursuit of POLITICAL RIGHTS, which they are
deprived of.
In a real, functioning democracy, run by people who BELIEVE in it,
not merely wave as a facade at those whose approval they so seek,
there would
What you miss Ram is that INSURGENTS are PEOPLE, who are driven to armed
uprising, in the pursuit of POLITICAL RIGHTS, which they are deprived of
C'da,
And what you might be missing is that those killed by insurgents, are people
too.
Where is the humanity that we seem to all wear on our sleeves
Ramda
Check this ... how functioning democracy, run by
people who BELIEVE in it treats separatists.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party
This is just one example just google and you will
get many more examples.
But then again Moi g* khaale toi-w khaabi
neki? :-)
Ram-da
That is an excellent write-up. We must remember that
te world is not black and white.
Unfortunately, some people always try to paint India
in Black ignoring the grey or white sides of it.
While US is defininitely a well formed democracy, to
say that democracy does not exist in India
KC,
Just want to clear a few things (IMHO).
A democracy does NOT mean that the country should not protect itself against
anti-social elements, specially those accompanied by violence.
The BPP and say, the KKK are both extreme examples of US society. But US
Federal law is very clear:
The US
Ram:
One of the MOST fundamental norms of a CIVILIZED, democratic society
is that you don't go shoot up your people who are demonstrating or
are holding a civil protest, EVEN if it gets unruly.
You arrest them for breaking laws, if that is what it is, then give
them a fair trial, punish if
What about a background check?
And what is the guarantee that the questioner is not a halfwit?
Shantikam
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 08:23:19 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:
assam@assamnet.org Subject: [Assam] slept like a baby? Good one dilip-da
allow me to add a few more ... I know
I am not willing to get into an exercise of explaining the rainbow to
the blind.
If you do not have answers to the questions, just keep quiet, unless
you have been appointed to deflect the main issues. It seems they have
already run away from the filed, leaving their ilks of you to hold the
Dear Hazarika:
I am sorry that you , a well educated man, a pillar of your society,
is unable to deal with a very simple
issue:
*** Why can't Utpal or yourself, or anybody else, are able
to tell us what objective they had?
Why can't you admit the truth with the COURAGE of
Look at the very last paragraph, with my highlighting.
While I like to hope for it to happen, having
observed desi-citizenry, or more precisely its
intelligentsia, one that holds the powers for
change, it would care less. So good luck and say
a prayer to your favorite god, for that has a
Parijat Academy www.parijatacademy.org
They went there to join in Solidarity Fast with Irom Sharmila.
Thanks and regards
Uttam Teron
Parijat Academy
Pamohi, P.O. Garchuk, Guwahati-781035, Assam, India
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from an IIT students webpage on orkut
Umesh
Umesh Sharma
Washington D.C.
1-202-215-4328 [Cell]
Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005
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