[Assam] Crowd gets larger at city book fair (The Assam Tribune, 12.12.2007)

2007-12-11 Thread Buljit Buragohain
Crowd gets larger at city book fair By A City Reporter GUWAHATI, Dec 11 – The North East Book Fair 2007 at Sonaram HS School Field witnessed the assemblance of a large number of readers and writers from different parts of the region today. A novel, Gauhati University, written by U

[Assam] Demand Central University, Agriculture University, I.I.T., I.I.M., Engineering College etc. in Bodoland in Bodoland

2007-12-11 Thread Buljit Buragohain
News on demanding Educational Institutes (one Central University,one AgricultureUniversity,one I.I.T.,one I.I.M.,10 Engineering Colleges,10 Technical Institutes) in Bodoland (Asomiya Pratidin,12.12.2007). You can read the news from the below link. http://goodnews.bihu.in/1892/

[Assam] assam Digest, Vol 29, Issue 13/Avibasi politics

2007-12-11 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
Few more points --- I did not research on whether all other states require one to be proficient in local language to get a job OR whether GOA does not require that. But GOA jobs (including APSC) are under Direct control of GOA. Not sure what Indian Constitution has to do in this case ? Or is it

[Assam] assam Digest, Vol 29, Issue 13/Avibasi politics

2007-12-11 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
I own a Flat in Mumbai and never had any problem for being non-local. My brother-in-law (from Guwahati) owns a flat as well as a small plot of land in Bangalore again with no humiliation/rape/burning of house etc. I know scores of people all around India who have settled there as Non-Local

Re: [Assam] assam Digest, Vol 29, Issue 13/Avibasi politics

2007-12-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
>One Assamese or outsider cant buy land or settle in - KERALA, >BIHAR,BENGAL. You will be chased >away within night, your family >will be raped or humiliated and house will be burnt. No law or >Supreme >court!!! Un believable, but being from military I know it. *** I am pretty uneducated a

Re: [Assam] assam Digest, Vol 29, Issue 13/Avibasi politics

2007-12-11 Thread DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS
Dear friends, As I told to Mr.Umesh earlier to with my live real life example of KPSC Exam(State) at Karnataka, I was disqualified inspite of having full score. Forget your ST/SC- you should be able to write/Read anad talk local language for state jobs anywhere in India. For IPS/IAS its cadre

Re: [Assam] Adivasi Politics in Assam

2007-12-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
Thanks Baruah. > >His group -- the Khasis -- were "primitive" once, and >he has to check if the the adivasis also can pass the test of >"primitiveness." It is probably because of the implied primitiveness >test, the adivasis bring bows and arrows to the street. How absurd >can one get? **

Re: [Assam] Adivasi Politics in Assam

2007-12-11 Thread Roy, Santanu
Dear Sanjib: Thank you, as always, for the voice of reason and insight. This time even the saner intelligentia seemed to speak in forked tongue. The demand for inclusion in the ST category by the "adivasis" among the tea labor community is probably something more than simply a desire to be

Re: [Assam] Adivasi Politics in Assam

2007-12-11 Thread baruah
Dear Mahanta, Thanks. The Op-ed column of a newspaper is precisely to accommodate views that are different from the editorial stance. To be fair, the Telegraph solicited this article. You are right. I could have been clearer there. I think the very idea that a group will could get the status

Re: [Assam] Adivasi Politics in Assam

2007-12-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
Thanks Baruah for a very enlightening article once again. I continue to be pleasantly surprised by The Telegraph publishing it in view of their editorial stance, as culled from occasional readings, on issues relating to Assam . While I find the article very informative, I continue to remain s

[Assam] Book on Railways in Assam

2007-12-11 Thread utpal borpujari
Forwarding for information (original link: http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Dec82007/panorama2007120740046.asp) THE INQUIRER Assam railways: A marvel on the hillsideThe network of railways in Assam largely traversed unpopulated pockets as the thrust was to

[Assam] Review on 'Dhukhbur Nisha Hoi Bagare' (Adinor Sambad, 11.12.2007)

2007-12-11 Thread Buljit Buragohain
Review on 'Dhukhbur Nisha Hoi Bagare' (Adinor Sambad,11.12.2007) http://nishabagare.bihu.in/1891/ - Save all your chat conversations. Find them online. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assa