[Assam] ET: IITians crowded out from US immigration lines

2008-06-04 Thread umesh sharma
It seems that due to lots of non-IITians etc making a beeline for US education and jobs the elite ITians feel left out or do not follow the herd. Earlier, it seemed much easier perhaps - now wait lines - just apply for Green Card and you are the only one. In 2004 summer I met a retired

Re: [Assam] Self-help groups in Assam transform rural economy - IANS

2008-06-04 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Hi Uttam, You make some very valid points and its a well-thought out response, and I understand where you are coming from. I am not aware of what exactly took place between Ripun Bora and Dr. Choudhury - all I know is that he resigned. So, I really cannot comment much on that. Ram Da, you

Re: [Assam] Self-help groups in Assam transform rural economy - IANS

2008-06-04 Thread kamal deka
Ram Sarangapani, Assuming that the trap was set up by the CBI,why did Ripun dangariya walk into it? In regard to the opinion inflicted by Bora in connection with Dr Choudhury's resignation,he was trying to build a temple of virtue by laying all evils at him.Even a child in Assam knows that the

[Assam] A DEVELOPING TASTE In Nasik, the Napa of India

2008-06-04 Thread Rajen Ajanta Barua
Enjoy wine from India: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/dining/04india.html?ref=dining A DEVELOPING TASTE In Nasik, the Napa of India, the Sula Vineyards are among the most famous. By FLORENCE FABRICANT Published: June 4, 2008 NASIK, India WHEN Ranjit Dhuru, the

Re: [Assam] Self-help groups in Assam transform rural economy - IANS

2008-06-04 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Kamal Deka, You may be absolutlely correct in saying the Ripun Bora is corrupt and evil etc etc. The bigger picture ought to be that India is a democracy, and a country of laws and that is what needs to be held up - not that some minister is corrupt or whatever, and got convicted because people

Re: [Assam] Self-help groups in Assam transform rural economy - IANS

2008-06-04 Thread uttam borthakur
Ram Da When the people of Assam or any state elect someone, ideally it is thought in a supposedly mature democratic state that the person is capable of representing his constituency. Then when he is made a minister, it is ideally supposed that he has some capability to do the required

[Assam] Nasik, the Napa of India

2008-06-04 Thread shantikam hazarika
Incidentally I was in Sula breweries just ten days back. It is a nice joint just outside Nashik and a good watering hole. Shantikam Hazarika Director, Assam Institute of Management PO Box 30, GUWAHATI 781001, India HOME PAGE: www.aimguwahati.edu.in From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [Assam] Self-help groups in Assam transform rural economy - IANS

2008-06-04 Thread kamal deka
Given even half a chance,every politician will rob the country blind.We all know that.We also know that India is a democratic country and one should be skeptical pending full disclosure of facts.But we are not focusing on that point nor are we trying to figure out who is the flash-bearer of

Re: [Assam] Self-help groups in Assam transform rural economy - IANS

2008-06-04 Thread Ram Sarangapani
We all know that.We also know that India is a democratic country and one should be skeptical pending full disclosure of facts.But we are not focusing on that point nor are we trying to figure out who is the flash-bearer of corruption in Assam. And why not? The bottom line is--- Bora was