[Assam] Bhinsen Joshi no more!

2011-01-23 Thread Manoj Das
Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi expired. -- Sent from my mobile device C 166 LGF Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi 110017 09910972654 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

[Assam] Anu baidew (Roychoudhury) no more

2011-01-23 Thread Manoj Das
Anu baidew (Roychoudhury) one of the seniormost members of the Assamese community of Delhi, is no more! For cremation details contact Dr Amol Hazarika(09871025966) or Dr Ranjit Baruah (9810319334) at 11 AM. Pl fwd Manoj Das -- Sent from my mobile device C 166 LGF Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi 11

[Assam] Cost of living

2011-01-23 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Just paid $3.12/gallon of gas/patrol even with my Kroger discount card ($.03 off per gallon unless u spent $100 on grocery from Kroger only for that month, as you know, - $.10 off then). Can u believe that? It's like you eat or buy gas for the week!! And then this layoffs and the furlows that

Re: [Assam] The Sustained Loot of Hindu Temples - Sentinel Op Ed

2011-01-23 Thread Ram Sarangapani
C'da, I think you may be missing the big point here. The article is not about Kamath or even Hinduism (as you might think:-)). There is a bigger problem here. If it is true that funds collected by Hindu temples (the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh is a good example), then does it not stand to r

[Assam] R-Day Celebration at Press Club

2011-01-23 Thread Nava Thakuria
Dear editor/friends, Here is a news item for your information. Regards, Nava Thakuria, Guwahati   R-Day Celebration at Press Club   Guwahati: As usual, defying the diktat of militants, the journalist fraternity will observe Republic Day and hoist national flag at 11 am in the premises of Guwahati

[Assam] RTI in India

2011-01-23 Thread Dilip Deka
Will such incidents scare people away from RTI? I met government officials in Assam who are serious about RTI implementation. In a country where class system has been in place for thousands of years, I am not surprised that violence is used when activists use RTI to set things right. I feel RTI

Re: [Assam] I PAID A BRIBE

2011-01-23 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Dear Bhuban da, Nice to hear from you after such along time. I think the Satras in Assam are in this situation due to sheer neglect over decades. Probably only the Majuli & Barpeta ones get some attention. One keeps hearing the ones as Bordawa and Madhupur and others are in bad shape. --Ram On

Re: [Assam] I PAID a Bribe - a unique initiative

2011-01-23 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Oh C'da, You are putting me in a spot here:-). If a good majority of Indians are corrupt, or are 'forced' to be corrupt (that is generally what one hears), then this won't work. Moreover, how does one expect the corrupt to be introspective, and can a small minority turn the tide? Lastly, what is

Re: [Assam] The Sustained Loot of Hindu Temples - Sentinel Op Ed

2011-01-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Oh, those poor Hindus! My heart goes out to Kamath and his fellow victims in Hindudom. Good to see that they finally have found a saviour in Knapp, he who ALSO has discovered and revealed evidence that the Taj Mahal actually was a Hindu Temple (http://www.stephen-knapp.com/was_the_taj_mahal_a_ve

Re: [Assam] I PAID A BRIBE

2011-01-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Good to hear from you BK. Glad to see you are still with us. Hope things are going well. s On Jan 23, 2011, at 3:34 AM, bbar...@aol.com wrote: > Dear Ram > ? > I opened the dossier (pdg), and went through only the part relating to the > Karnataka transport network. > > I cannot praise eno

Re: [Assam] I PAID a Bribe - a unique initiative

2011-01-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
What do YOU think Ram? Will it work? And if not, why ? c-da :-) On Jan 22, 2011, at 10:46 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > Just came across this (a friend sent this). Seems to be a new and > interesting way of combating corruption in India. > What do netters think. > > I Paid a Bribe is a uni

Re: [Assam] [assam]The sustained Loot of Hindu Temples

2011-01-23 Thread bbaruah
Ram ? Does this central Act covers Assam's Satras? In any case, Assam's temples cannot be compared with the likes of theTirupati temple of Andhra Pradesh??or Vishnudevi of Kashmir except perhaps the Kamakhya of Assam. I visited quite a number of satras founded by Srimanta Sankardev and I was sa

Re: [Assam] I PAID A BRIBE

2011-01-23 Thread abdulruff_...@yahoo.com
Dear Friend: India is being ruled in states and center by the corporate corrupt agents with criminal references and they promote corruption and shield the system. Anyone trying to oppose or expose is punished or. even... I am a victim myself.   DR. ABDUL RUFF, 23 Jan 2011 --

[Assam] I PAID A BRIBE

2011-01-23 Thread bbaruah
Dear Ram ? I opened the dossier (pdg), and went through only the part relating to the Karnataka transport network. I cannot praise enough the excellence and thoroughness of its presentation of the subject. Through you and our website ? allow me to congratulate its authors. ? Presumably, so far a