[Assam] Guwahatians defy militant diktat, observe Republic Day

2008-01-26 Thread Nava Thakuria
Guwahatians defy militant diktat, observe Republic Day GUWAHATI, January 26: In an open defiance of militant diktat, Guwahatians celebrated India's 59th Republic Day with great enthusiasm. Residents in various localities hoisted the National Flag in a dauntless display of determination to

Re: [Assam] SC: Are there castes among Muslims?

2008-01-26 Thread mc mahant
There is-even in Assam--Goriya(Goudiya-came from Gour) ,Moria(Craftsmen,tinsmith---). Julaha---in UP/Bihar(Weavers). And of course the Janabs(Pundits/priests) Syeds(Gonxai). These may be not so simple--I know only Superficially. By the away-in Sikhs too - 3-4 Castes! mm Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008

[Assam] (no subject)

2008-01-26 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Does anybody know if there are separate words for home and house in Assamese? I know we use 'ghor' . But if you need to assert the real meanings of a real home and just a house with 4 walls, what are they? I believe it is 'ghar`' for home and 'makaan' for house in Hindi. Thanks for your

[Assam] IIT dream comes true for Bihar, AP

2008-01-26 Thread Buljit Buragohain
IIT dream comes true for Bihar, AP Sun, Jan 27 12:25 AM Bihar and Andhra Pradesh have got an edge over Rajasthan. The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) will start functioning in both states from the next academic year. The HRD Ministry has informed Bihar and Andhra

Re: [Assam] (no subject)

2008-01-26 Thread kamal deka
HOUSE = BHOBON / AWAKH /GRIHO HOME = GRIHO BAKH /GHOR KJD On 1/26/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anybody know if there are separate words for home and house in Assamese? I know we use 'ghor' . But if you need to assert the real meanings of a real home and just a

[Assam] Men and women who defines Brand India

2008-01-26 Thread Ram Dhar
Men and women who defines Brand India ! Check his webcast : http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/rday/rdayhome.aspx _ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/

Re: [Assam] (no subject)/Home V/S House.

2008-01-26 Thread DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS
HOME:Baxbhavan.( x- Dantya Saa)(Bas Bhaban)/ Ghar House: Kutir, Poja.(Paja) Or we need to look at Hemkosh Abhidhan.I dnt have it with me. Bikash kamal deka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HOUSE = BHOBON / AWAKH /GRIHO HOME = GRIHO BAKH /GHOR KJD On 1/26/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: Does

Re: [Assam] Guwahatians defy militant diktat, observe Republic Day

2008-01-26 Thread DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS
Dear Mr.Thakuriya, Thanks lot. By the way cant we use other name also for repsenting Assam? GHY only not fulfilling anything.Its a crowded dumping yard now. There are more potential places like Tezpur,Bibrugarh, Kokrajhar( in future this will be one of the finest city),Nagaon ,Jorhat etc.

Re: [Assam] (no subject)/Home V/S House.

2008-01-26 Thread Manoj Das
home-baxosthan/grih (home is a place where a family lives with love and care for each other) house-ghor/bhawan (house is a place with a roof, walls, windows, gates, boundary, floors).. this was told to us by our teach mr bipin chutia in school..:) On Jan 27, 2008 6:52 AM, DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS

[Assam] very very light weight PDF viewer

2008-01-26 Thread bg
http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/ What is Sumatra PDF? Sumatra PDF is a slim, free, open-source PDF viewer for Windows. Why another PDF reader? Sumatra has a minimalistic design. Simplicity has a higher priority than a lot of features. It's small and starts up very fast. It's

[Assam] Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software

2008-01-26 Thread bg
http://www.osalt.com/ Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software -- Babul Gogoi 011-29817150 / 9868182079 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] (no subject)/Home V/S House.

2008-01-26 Thread bg
roti,kapra makan = khadyo, bastro, baxostan On Jan 27, 2008 10:04 AM, Manoj Das [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: home-baxosthan/grih (home is a place where a family lives with love and care for each other) house-ghor/bhawan (house is a place with a roof, walls, windows, gates, boundary, floors)..

Re: [Assam] very very light weight PDF viewer

2008-01-26 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Thanks Babul On 1/26/08, bg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/ What is Sumatra PDF? Sumatra PDF is a slim, free, open-source PDF viewer for Windows. Why another PDF reader? Sumatra has a minimalistic design. Simplicity has a higher priority than a

[Assam] Shivaji - in 17th century - Banglaore based

2008-01-26 Thread umesh sharma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivaji Accounts of contemporary foreign travellers Many foreign travellers who visited India during Shivaji's time wrote about him. The Abbe Carre was a French traveller who visited India around 1670; his account was published as Voyage des Indes Orienteles