[Assam] Fd: I Believeā€¦

2007-10-20 Thread bg
http://www.assamtimes.org/index.php?news=569 The mystery of life is very hard to decipher. To each his own interpretation. It all depends upon how we look at life. But one cannot deny the fact that when God created this universe, and He made all the living things and MAN too, He decided to bestow

Re: [Assam] Nobel Facts

2007-10-20 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Thank you, Santanu that was very informative. I always thought that the Nobel committee just added that later, and then seeing Alfred Nobel's will and wishes, it looked a bit strange. --Ram da On 10/20/07, Roy, Santanu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ram-da: > The so called "Nobel prize in econom

Re: [Assam] Nobel Facts

2007-10-20 Thread Roy, Santanu
Ram-da: The so called "Nobel prize in economics" has little to do with the will and endowment of Alfred Nobel. It was instituted by the Sveriges Riksbank in 1969 in memory of Nobel and is in fact called the "Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel". Its the Bank's

[Assam] GOI's offer to ULFA

2007-10-20 Thread Shantikam Hazarika
I was determined not to get caught in the garrulity and have ignored the loquaciousness of the apologists. As I said earlier, I would have only responded to specific queries put to me by those who matter or to their responses to what I have said earlier. I do random checks to see if anything specif

[Assam] Nobel Facts

2007-10-20 Thread Ram Sarangapani
For those interested. Here are 15 facts about the Nobel? If you scroll down, you will also notice the "Will" of Alfred Nobel. Does anyone know why the Nobel for Economics was added later on - since Alfred Nobel did not specifically indicate one for Economics? --Ram _

Re: [Assam] My Allergies

2007-10-20 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Though her purpose was to win, she is doing some good then! As long as she takes care of the other things for her people. Thanks for the information, Sandip. Manoj also explained things about Mayawati to me - I had never heard of her before though I try to keep myself abreast with what is goi

Re: [Assam] My Allergies

2007-10-20 Thread SANDIP DUTTA
Hi Alpana Ba, Mayawati is the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Supposedly comes from a lower caste and all her life targeted upper castes. But in the last election she decided to become all inclusive and fielded record number of brahmin candidates. She won with absolute majority. Regards, Sand

Re: [Assam] Internet connection in Guwahati

2007-10-20 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
>Take the connection on someone's else name .. who has a Photo ID card (PAN >Card, driver's license, >passport etc) and address proof (electricity bill, >bank statement photo copy) and one or 2 small >photographs !! that's what I did and I wrote that. Took in my father's name. So nothing h

Re: [Assam] Internet connection in Guwahati

2007-10-20 Thread bg
To get a mobile phone connection (per-paid) at any place in India (including Assam), you can always manage! Take the connection on someone's else name .. who has a Photo ID card (PAN Card, driver's license, passport etc) and address proof (electricity bill, bank statement photo copy) and one o

[Assam] Eastern medicine; Education => Prosperity - and for women => freedom

2007-10-20 Thread umesh sharma
Just now at 2am (I have to go to wok at 8am) I had a talk with a girl student of mine in Bengal (IIT ) about tid-bits about what to do for internship in US. Soon after I was wondering and a train of thought emerged. My great Grandfather had gone to a place where she is - Kolkata - to escape a