[Assam] Parliament approves new name for Orissa

Parliament approves new name for Orissa PTI – Thu, Mar 24, 2011 2:36 PM IST New Delhi, March 24 (PTI) Orissa will hereafter be called ''Odisha'' and the Oriya language will be known as ''Odia'' with Parliament giving approval to amendment of the Constitution and also passing the related bill.

Re: [Assam] Gandhi--Noble Soul

Thank you for forwarding this excellent piece, Mukul da. "The tragic element is that he was ultimately forced, like Lear, to see the limits of his ambition to remake his world.” To add, and paint with a rather broad brush, few Indians pay serious thought to any Gandhian ideal. Almost all of it i

Re: [Assam] Orchids & Flowers of Costa Rica

Thanks for sharing the orchid pics A. I am glad you know your orchids from just flowers :-). The terrestrial orchid in picture # 5 is widely available in Assam and is a native of the HImalayan region, China and grows all the way to Taiwan. The orchid in pic#7 is either "Bhatou ful" ( Vanda tere

Re: [Assam] Gandhi--Noble Soul

Truths told well ! On Mar 25, 2011, at 8:39 PM, mc mahant wrote: > > > > Netters :worth reading through and over > > >

[Assam] Gandhi--Noble Soul

Netters :worth reading through and over

Re: [Assam] Off With MODI's head

Dear Nitishda Greetings! How is your health!! I am glad that you took time off to participate in the discussions on the issue which concerns Assam's development. Assam has two prominent features, which resulted in lack of entrepreneurship:- 1. We didnot have a trading class, so called 'bania' in

[Assam] Modi-- more of the same .He now directs the vision.

http://www.afternoondc.in/editorial/india-could-indeed-become-a-superpower-if-it-set-itself-some-clear-goals/article_20800 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assam

Re: [Assam] [FriendsofAssamNE] Digest Number 1636

Dear Ikeda The vision plans take many decades to see the light. Narmada project was planned at the dawn of the independence. What I have laid down are not necessarily my own ideas. These are compilations of collective knowledge/ideas of various visionaries. If we start thinking now, someday these

Re: [Assam] Off With MODI's head

Dear Manoj,   I hope your account of the economic development and industrial progress in Gujarat spurs Assam's somnolent politicians and social activists into meaningful action. But we will be missing the wood for the trees if we do not try to understand what is it that makes Gujarat s