Re: [Assam] South India Pilgrimage

I have not entered a temple since I got defecated on by vultures ( I mean REAL vultures-the birds) outside Kamakhya, which I did not enter after taking a peek into the dark abyss with my fellow boarders from Don Bosco, one Sunday afternoon, when we hiked up Narakasur Hill ( or is it Nilachal?) i

Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff

> >BTW, how about comparing the Star hotels ... the >hotel in Orlando (HOJO) is a 2 star hotel as rated by >AAA How about it? Should that define the general standard of hotels and motels across the USA? Incidentally HOJO is owned by desis if I am not mistaken. That might explain it :-

Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff

To compare the quality of $ 30 hotels in the USA where the minimum wage is $ 6.55 per hour with those in India for the same amount is quite an interesting tactic. At 6:57 AM -0800 1/11/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: >Chennai airport is definitely great and so is Mumbai >Domestic

Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff

The hotel saga described here by Jyotirmay is accurate. My experiences exactly. Indian hotels are most horribly overpriced. It is a racket at best. These so called star rated around Dum Dum are horrific, at any price. Finally this last November, we managed to get the name of a halfway decent p

Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff

Very well said. In fact it is the best, most accurate and to the point piece I have ever read on the subject. Great job Amlan. cm At 11:21 PM -0500 1/10/08, Amlan Saha wrote: >Ram Sarangapani wrote: > >> quality airports, good roads, and last, but not the least of all, make sure >>

[Assam] Something Horrific!

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Re: [Assam] Tata's Nano - any innovation or waste of consumer's money

At 11:09 AM +0800 1/11/08, Santanoo Medhi wrote: >I no place including US I know of, the roads came first then the >car. In all places, Cars came first and then the roads were built. Except with one significant difference: There is no space to expand the roads in Indian cities. The notion

Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff

While I have complete empathy with Ram and Alpana's disappointments, I must share MY own experiences. NSB airport 's domestic terminal at Kolkata, I thought was a whole lot better than Dilli's or Mumbai's. Ram's description of the dark alley from the international to the domestic terminal was

Re: [Assam] mr. Sylvious Condpan in ICU

Hi Manoj: If you see Mr. Condpon, please convey my best wishes to him for a speedy and complete recovery. Sylvious kokaideu and his then room mate Akhil Sarma were the first two people I met when our father took me to Don Bosco Hostel at Guahati back in 1959. The regular students had not ye

Re: [Assam] New Paintings by Tridib Dutta

Happy new year to you too Umesh At 11:06 PM -0800 1/1/08, umesh sharma wrote: >C-da, > >excellent paintings - slideshow is good. > >Happy New Year!! to all!! > >Umesh > >Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr

[Assam] New Paintings by Tridib Dutta

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[Assam] Happy New Year

I am not given to making a big deal of an arbitrary calendar event :-), but still , wish all of you a very happy and prosperous 2008. cm ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] DRAFT STATEMENT

> by sensible economic and political policies that work for people >rather than corporate interests. Very well said Sudhir. Allow me to add another thought: There is a very good likelihood of Pakistan entering a period of deep turmoil, which will affect India, Afghanistan, Iran and th

[Assam] Loni

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[Assam] From Outlook India--Another Indian Horror Story

http://www.outlookindia.com/fullprint.asp?choice=1&fodname=20071224&fname=Cancer+%28F%29&sid=1 Poison Earth Courtesy an overzealous Green Revolution, Punjab has poison in its water and a cancer epidemic on its hands CHANDER SUTA DOGRA The Curse Is Spreading * The Post Graduate Institute o

Re: [Assam] Steel and Ice

want them for Posoowa. At 9:48 AM +0530 12/14/07, bg wrote: >a poetic picture.. > > > >On Dec 13, 2007 10:14 PM, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It has been gloomy here in St. Louis for almost a whole week. >> Temperatures have been hoveri

Re: [Assam] Steel and Ice

Bikash > > >Rajen & Ajanta Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great!!! >Thank you. >Rajen >- Original Message - >From: "Chan Mahanta" >To: >Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:44 AM >Subject: [Assam] Steel and Ice > > >>

Re: [Assam] A poetry in PDF file/Seemaheen Ananta

s was translated to Assamese.Becuase when we >was in Moina parijat maina in 1969 and then with chemoniya Cho'ra, >we did used in the meets.As I am now geting back my lost memory- >will let you know. There supposed to be.Wish it was Dr.Nabakanta >Baruah!!! Not sure. > > Bikash >

[Assam] Bamboo CPU

Now who would have thought of that? > >Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:28:57 -0600 >From: >To: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Bamboo CPU > >Eco friendly laptop > ><http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071213/tc_nm/column_pluggedin_dc;_ylt=Ao5nKe

Re: [Assam] A poetry in PDF file/Seemaheen Ananta

Lovely! Thanks for sharing Dr. Das. BTW, has anyone translated any of Pablo Neruda's works to Oxomiya? Neruda is one of my all time favorite poets. At 4:27 PM + 12/13/07, DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS wrote: >Friends, > Sometimes let us feel good with poetic moments alongwith serious talks

Re: [Assam] More on Maati aru Manuh

mited to our bodies. The memories are getting fuzzy too. :-). At 4:21 PM + 12/13/07, DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS wrote: >Dear Mr.Mahanta, >Now I am also confused about Hitesh Deka's book.How many same title >book then > >Bikash > > > &g

[Assam] Saw The Namesake

Watched the movie The Namesake the other night, a rare occasion for me, who likes to sleep more than watch movies and/or TV, at the recommendation of our native American friends. Beautiful! Very well crafted, acted,directed and obviously from an enormously perceptively and sensitively written

[Assam] More on Maati aru Manuh

See note from my brother mm below. I looked up Knut Hamsun. Remember that name well. Read part of his novel Pan, again while in high school. It was in our home 'almirah', dog eared and worm holed. Must have been obtained by one of my brothers. Maati aru Manuh WAS a translation of Knut Hamsu

Re: [Assam] Jayanta writes

That is quite interesting. I can't wait to find out the REAL truth now :-). At 7:58 AM -0800 12/12/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote: >Elusive Maati Aru Maanuh! >I asked someone in Assam who should know. He provided another author's name. >By the way, Dina Nath Sarma used to be our neighbor in G

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

>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] Adivasi Politics in Assam

the racist and >other biases involved -- can't we come up with something new once we >know the dangers and the absurdity of this way of allocating resources? > >Good wishes, > >Sanjib Baruah > >Quoting Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Th

Re: [Assam] Adivasi Politics in Assam

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

Re: [Assam] assam Digest, Vol 29, Issue 11/ A QUESTION?

Thanks Dr. Das. Do you remember the story line of the novel and the main characters by any chance? Obviously my feeble memory has it all mixed up among various books I read in that era. cm At 5:19 AM + 12/10/07, DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS wrote: >I feel lot of hammering all over but th

Re: [Assam] A Question

Russian >one at that. Like you, I have not read Pearl S Buck's Good Earth and >there the characters' names are not what you say. And I am sure we >did not have PSB's translated work at our place, only the English >ones. Paresh says he'll trace the book if it w

Re: [Assam] A Question

OMAN >SMOXANEI JOLONTO PROMAN" > >KJD > > >On 12/9/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: >> >> You are right Rajen-- the author WAS Jogesh Das. Now I remember. >> >> But I never read The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck. I guess that is why &

Re: [Assam] A Question

anta Barua wrote: >Chandan >If I remeber, the novel Mati aru Manuh by Jogesh Das (?) may be based on the >novel Good Earth by Pers Buck, because I rembered the similarity when >reading the novel. >Rajen >- Original Message - >From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PR

Re: [Assam] A Question

e told me that they will look up. Has >Chandan Da wagered some where:-)? > >Manoj Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok...i am forwarding this mail to shantanu nandan sharma..his grandfather >may know.. > >tc > >On Dec 8, 2007 8:57 PM, Chan M

Re: [Assam] A Question

Da wagered some where:-)? > >Manoj Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ok...i am forwarding this mail to shantanu nandan sharma..his grandfather >may know.. > >tc > >On Dec 8, 2007 8:57 PM, Chan Mahanta wrote: > >> I am not sure it was Tolstoy Manoj. I looked up Tolstoy&#

Re: [Assam] A Question

I am not sure it was Tolstoy Manoj. I looked up Tolstoy's works and did not ring a bell. Must be some other great author. At 10:03 AM +0530 12/8/07, Manoj Das wrote: >is it by leo tolstoy? > >On Dec 8, 2007 8:54 AM, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

[Assam] A washingtonpost.com article

Can anyone explain this? >Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:59:12 -0500 (EST) >From: >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: A washingtonpost.com article from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Chzlrs: 0 > > >

[Assam] A Question

Way back when I was in Class VI or VII, I read an Assamese translation of a novel entitled Maati aaru Manuh. If I am not mistaken, the two principal characters in the novel were Isaac and Einaar ( or Inaar) or something like that. Has anyone read it? If so who wrote the original and who was th

[Assam] Your Mailing Address

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Re: [Assam] [asom] Select 'persons of the year'

My Choice: *** Prof. Jugal Kalita and Prof. Deepankar Medhi, the two persons responsible for bringing Oxomiyas worldwide into the internet age with their creation of Luitporia @aajoli and [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-mail lists, which later merged and became assamnet. It has been

Re: [Assam] [asom] Select 'persons of the year'

Thanks for the thought Manoj. But I have not done ANYTHING for ARCHITECTURE. So it was , at best, an unwarranted choice is how I see it :-). At 4:12 PM +0530 12/6/07, Manoj Das wrote: >My 10 > >1. Mr. Dipak Chand Jain (Management) >2. Parveen Sultana (Lifelong service to Music) >3

[Assam] From Tehelka-- Life Inside A Black Hole

Life Inside A Black Hole Beneath the glitter of India are dark alleys in which are trapped poisonous gases and millions of Dalits who do our dirty job in return for disease and untouchability. S. ANAND reports Yeh suhana mausam, yeh khula aasmaan, kho gaye hum yahaan, haye, kho gaye hum yahaa

Re: [Assam] [Assam Society] NE Extremism lost relevance

;by those who are in control and whether they >would care to resolve the conflict/s thru a >non-violent >process. > >In that, Sabhapandit's verdict is not worth the >ink printed on, would be my conclusion. > >What would yours be? > > > > > > > > > &g

Re: [Assam] [Assam Society] NE Extremism lost relevance

m? > >I am with you - no one, Shabhapandit, you, me, >or the people of Assam, none of our views >on the subject is worth a darn! > >--Ram > > > > >On 12/3/07, Chan Mahanta ><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: &

Re: [Assam] [Assam Society] NE Extremism lost relevance

It is DECIDED by those who are in control and whether they would care to resolve the conflict/s thru a non-violent process. In that, Sabhapandit's verdict is not worth the ink printed on, would be my conclusion. What would yours be? > >--Ram > > > >On 12/3/07

Re: [Assam] [Assam Society] NE Extremism lost relevance

Whew! Did not realize I would live to hear of the day. Thanks to Sabhapandit Dangoriya's verdict. Those of us who have been holding our breath for so long now can exhale :-). But before I do, I have a question: Is it Sabhapandit Dangoriyas' conclusion, or is it the conclusion of those who do

Re: [Assam] [asom] Corrigendum to the Statement of BHRPC regardingClash in Guwahti

e name of the Assamese speaking >people are involved in the incident. >Rajen Barua > >- Original Message - >From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around theworld" > >Sent: Sunday,

Re: [Assam] [asom] Corrigendum to the Statement of BHRPC regardingClash in Guwahti

Well said. I will go a step farther. This so-called report from BHRPC had little to do with human rights protection of Adivasis or anybody else's and was all about attempting to beat up on Assamese speakers. While I understand the Barak Valley people's grudge against Assamese language speaking

Re: [Assam] Mob strips woman protester in Guwahati - Times of India

At 7:21 AM +0530 12/1/07, mc mahant wrote: >Nayan can also tell us how his "No-BANDH" case is fast-tracking. *** Exactly! BTW, what is this case about "No-BANDH" ? Who is the plaintiff, her standing to file the suit, and his evidence/justification and under what circumstances? Is it a lawsu

Re: [Assam] Mob strips woman protester in Guwahati - Times of India

> >but I do not see ANY petition demanding quick and >stern actions against those who were involved in thisincident. Just out of curiosity; how is this done? I mean getting QUICK and STERN action ? Should people be picked up and meted summary judgement like it is done for those labeled

[Assam] From ToI--State of Indian Justice

What a coincidence! Right after posting my comments about the state of Indian Justice regarding the criminal actions of rioters at Guahati, I came across the following in the ToI . But it is an incomplete and superficial report, symptomatic of most we see in Indian media. It does not consider t

Re: [Assam] A Smelly Subject : from NY Times

be the answer. > >Now, how do we spell Garlique ? :) > >--Ram > > > > >On 11/27/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/unlocking-the-benefits-of-garlic/?em&ex=1196312400&e

[Assam] A Smelly Subject : from NY Times

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/unlocking-the-benefits-of-garlic/?em&ex=1196312400&en=05c5dba4085c5f5d&ei=5087%0A October 15, 2007, 5:03 pm Unlocking the Benefits of Garlic cloves of garlicWhat makes garlic good for you? (Chris Ramirez for The New York Times) Garlic has long been tou

[Assam] From NY Times

>From Sewage, Added Water for Drinking Axel Koester for The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/us/27conserve.html?_r=1&oref=slogin This Orange County, Calif., Water District plant will purify sewer water to feed drinking water supplies, but not directly to the tap. Article Tool

Re: [Assam] Mob strips woman protester in Guwahati - Times of India/, Vol 28, Issue 41/

We don't have to pay penance for the sins of those who we do not consider our own, or identify with them in some way or other. Criminal or sub-human actions of a few sub-humans cannot and should not tarnish everyone. It does not mean that we are somehow attempting to justify or shove under

Re: [Assam] Mob strips woman protester in Guwahati - Times of India

I can't believe this. These are not human beings -- they are animals. At 4:43 PM -0500 11/26/07, Ram Dhar wrote: infact it did happen .. Please note - you may find this video content very very disturbing. Really shocked to see this happening in our Gauhati. CNN-IBN video-

Re: [Assam] Beltola to Dispur

This is just unbelievable! However not everything in this report makes ordinary sense. Something is missing. I don't believe Adivasis would have started an attack without some provocation from some quarter. Their numbers were not that great for them to start such a war deliberately, knowing

Re: [Assam] : "Group clash in the city: 12 killed, curfew in city"

f tea workers in Assam ? prefer the term Adivasi >>>to describe their community. The term seeks to emphasize their >>>roots in Jharkhand and other parts of India from where their >>>forefathers had migrated more than a century ago. Adivasi >>>activists

Re: [Assam] : "Group clash in the city: 12 killed, curfew in city"

e, Birsa Commando Force >? named after an Adivasi hero ? and Adivasi Suraksha Samiti (Adivasi >Protection Committee). > >Good wishes, > >Sanjib > > > >Quoting Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>Hello Hazarika: >> >>While I appreciate you

Re: [Assam] : "Group clash in the city: 12 killed, curfew in city"

Hello Hazarika: While I appreciate your clarifying what actually took place and how a SECTION of the media presented it, I must come to Umesh's defense here. He merely forwarded what others already posted, namely Assamtimes .org. Umesh and other Assam lovers merely attempt to spread word of

Re: [Assam] IIT-complex => MIT, Harvard etc - an international resignation

Hi Umesh: Against my better judgement, I read your article, because mm's reply to it made me curious. And I re-read it, because I could not quite get it. But even after re-reading I don't get it. What exactly were you trying to tell us? I am sure it is interesting stuff. But what is it? Y

Re: [Assam] From Outlook India: An Indictment of In dianHigher Education

Alpana, Alpana, Alpana! When will you ever learn :-)? Just because these folks --you or I or whoever came to the USA or went to Bilaat or what have you, does not necessarily mean we were EDUCATED. Does it? Education is a bit more than collecting information or being able to do good math. Or d

Re: [Assam] From Outlook India: An Indictment of In dian Higher Education

Well said. At 7:29 AM +0530 11/23/07, mc mahant wrote: "Education" is what brought many Assamnetters to where they are. They surely want their old country folk to be properly educated to do something better-live better-healthier-happier-more useful to the world/humanity. So at Thanksgi

[Assam] From Outlook India: An Indictment of In dian Higher Education

( Highlighting mine: cm) We Do Need That Education... China is re-orienting and investing in its higher education sector to meet the challenges of the future, but India continues to ignore the systemic collapse that is crying out for an urgent and drastic overhaul. HARSH V. PANT A few

Re: [Assam] Happy Thanksgiving

That was a good one Dilip :-). Happy Thanksgiving to all. At 7:26 PM -0800 11/21/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote: Happy Thanksgiving, guys. === The Parrot and Behavior Modification A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parro

Re: [Assam] Indian Cell Phone Myths

me applied to the current cell phone market in India. But as market economy grows and if the grip of stifling bureaucracy is reduced and REAL FREE ECONOMY takes shape, things are bound to change. At least that's what we have seen in the rest of the FREE world. Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PR

[Assam] From TOI/--Whew--Finally a Solution!!!

Another laugh or cry question issue. cm Protracted litigations erode public faith in legal system: SC 20 Nov 2007, 1848 hrs IST,PTI Print SaveEMail Write to Editor NEW DELHI: Observing that people were losing confidence in the legal system due to protracted litigations, the

Re: [Assam] From ToI/IGI Airport

gement to Lalu Yadav? Apparently he made a lot of improvements in the railways. Dilip ========= Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Delhi's IGI Airport has become a nightmare ? Has??? It has always been so. Just getting wo

Re: [Assam] Indian Cell Phone Myths

I do not take issue with the proven efficacy of REAL competition and FREE market forces. But the keywords are REAL and FREE. In a land where the make-believe is readily accepted in lieu of the real thing by its intelligentsia EVEN when the truths are open for all to see and that need to tell t

Re: [Assam] $850 rent vs 880 pm salary Indian embassy in DC - Strange room hunting Munna Bhai style

Broad-brush conclusions about US conditions ( or for that matter of India) arrived at from experiencing a tiny segment of a continent is a good example of the simple-minded Indian with a half baked education, never mind the pedigree of their degrees. At 11:43 PM -0800 11/19/07, umes

Re: [Assam] Indian Cell Phone Myths

>Network failure in certain pockets does not >prove/disprove anything. *** Certainly does not, particularly in view of the fact that these Boston suburbs have not been without land phone lines decades into the age of communication. And to present the argument to imply if not as as evidence th

Re: [Assam] Indian Cell Phone Myths

iance - >earlier they could not switch out of MTNL. > >--- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> As an addendum to my previous response on the matter >> of the quality >> of private services as in cell-phone, I would be >> remiss if I did not >

[Assam] Indian Cell Phone Myths

As an addendum to my previous response on the matter of the quality of private services as in cell-phone, I would be remiss if I did not share what I heard during my recent trip to Assam: *** That service is uniformly bad thruout Assam. And the worst is the darling of the private enterprise

Re: [Assam] Cell Phone Vs Electricity in India

But before we can present the analogy as an universal truth, one has to be specific as to WHAT or WHOSE public ( or private ) sectors we speak of. Indian public sector is not the same as that of China's or of US'. US phone services and electricity providers ( called public utilities for obvio

Re: [Assam] NEDFi Haat at India International Trade Fair'07

Hi Manoj: I understand your reaction to "PSU Bashing". Yes, PSUs can indeed be very useful productive instruments. Where Dilip went wrong was in clubbing ALL PSUs together as useless entities. That is an American capitalist oversimplification. What he probably should have focused on is where

Re: [Assam] From ToI/ How to Eradicate Corruption!

ndan >It makes sense. Don't you see, He is basically asking the children of India >to revolt against the present Indian culture. >Rajen > >- Original Message - >From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: >Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007

Re: [Assam] NEDFi Haat at India International Trade Fair'07

Hi Manoj: What do you know about the state of affairs at Nedfi Haat at Guahati? We were there two weeks back, and it appeared as though it has shrunk, its vendors' product quality gone down and it definbitely reduced in diversity. I was disappointed and depressed. Something is seriously wro

Re: [Assam] From ToI/ How to Eradicate Corruption!

ndan >It makes sense. Don't you see, He is basically asking the children of India >to revolt against the present Indian culture. >Rajen > >- Original Message - >From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: >Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007

Re: [Assam] [asom] Assam Govt returned fund to GOI

Exactly. I can't believe how our friends here in these forums don't like to look into things a little deeper. But as always ignorance of how what passes for government works or should work always comes in the way. Now if they were one tenth as diligent about demanding answers from those who wh

[Assam] From ToI/ How to Eradicate Corruption!

Only in India!! Shall we laugh or shall we cry? cm Kalam asks children to fight corruption at home 16 Nov 2007, 2127 hrs IST,PTI KANPUR: Former President APJ Abdul Kalam on Saturday asked children to begin their fight against corruption at home by inspiring their guardians to put

Re: [Assam] commission: AGP behind killings of ULFA members' kin

Another display of Indian-jurisprudence! Nothing ever happens. At 12:16 AM -0800 11/16/07, umesh sharma wrote: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/16/stories/2007111654701400.htm Mahanta at the helm of secret killings in Assam: Saikia Commission Sushanta Talukdar Guwahati: The Justice

[Assam] From ToI/IGI Airport

Delhi's IGI Airport has become a nightmare ? Has??? It has always been so. Just getting worse. I was there a month ago. The parking lot is a nightmare. We could not push our luggage loaded carts to the car in the parking lot, because of the unbelievable pot-holes, all the way. Had to lift

Re: [Assam] Photo

Thanks Umesh. It is a butterfly weed seed pod, from our garden. C-da, Looks like something from outerspace. Wow C-da congratulations and best wishes. Umesh Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thought Netters may find this of interest: http://web.mac.com/thesp

[Assam] Photo

Thought Netters may find this of interest: http://web.mac.com/thespyplane/WildOnesPhotoContest2007/WildOnesPhotoAlbum/Pages/PhotoContest2007.html ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

[Assam] Utpal's Questions

Dear Utpal: Sorry for the long delay in responding to your questions of October 13. I have been on the road lately and just got back home. BTEW, I hunt-and-pecked the response, sitting under a wedding pandal at Guwahati. I only had a printout of your questions/comments here, and couldn't

Re: [Assam] [WaterWatch] Govt aims to stop sewage flow into rivers by 2011-12

Has the govt. presented a plan of action as to how the target might be achieved? As anyone with half a working brain would know, that anybody can set any target. What makes the difference is the PLAN of ACTION, and if it is achievable. In the absence of a credible plan it is yet another bu

Re: [Assam] From NY Times

== umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Good to see an Indian American win something - regardless of his hate crime laws opposition -ofcourse noone iin his family will need to worry about it -- only the New Orleans' black natives need worry. Right? Umesh Chan Mahan

Re: [Assam] My Allergies

DIP DUTTA <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: C'da, OK got it. But whats wrong in being a Hindu? Why is it sordid and something not so nice to be - if thats how you look at it? Regards, Sandip - Original Message From: Chan Mahanta <&

Re: [Assam] My Allergies

for them. Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 6:42 AM -0700 10/19/07, SANDIP DUTTA wrote: "It seems the people born with caste hindu tags are making a bee-line to de-class themselves:-) " *** Is it good or bad? Should they too submit themselves to their fathers'

Re: [Assam] My Allergies

d something not so nice to be - if thats how you look at it? Regards, Sandip - Original Message From: Chan Mahanta <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world <<mailto:assam@assamnet.org>as

[Assam] From NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/19/us/19louisiana.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Highlighting mine. cm An Improbable Favorite Emerges in Cajun Country Lee Celano for The New York Times Bobby Jindal, left, an Indian-American, is favored to win the primary election for Louisiana governor by en

Re: [Assam] My Allergies

hy is it sordid and something not so nice to be - if thats how you look at it? Regards, Sandip - Original Message From: Chan Mahanta <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world <<mailto:assam@

Re: [Assam] Monsoons and Global Warming -- Fish market- Assam's queer trade/ warming - Flood week fe

>At 3:06 PM -0700 10/18/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: >Good that you do not have a heart burn . since you were advising me, I just thought -- Churey Churor theng dekha pai I know what you mean. That takes care of my problem. But what about yours? Have you been able to reconcile

Re: [Assam] Monsoons and Global Warming -- Fish market- Assam's queer trade/ warming - Flood week fe

> >You can take a break and go buy some Pepcid or Tums if >you are already out of stock or do you maintain a >super jumbo stock at home ? *** Do I sound like the one having a bad time here? I an actually enjoying it. It is a nice diversion from my nose to the grindstone. At 2:16 PM

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The issue was what Umesh learned from Wiki U, wasn't it? Or was it something I concocted, putting words in UMesh's or your mouths ? Anyway, I do stand by all my comments , which were in response to whatever came from Umesh or yourself. The challenge for you is to prove to the world of assamnett

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And from reading the material you put forth, is it your considered opinion that Umesh's reading of it in line of the delivery truck doing an about turn was the correct conclusion ? If so what kind of support are you receiving from your fan-mail in assamnet? And if the fans are not responding

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*** Unless you give them the material under contention how do you expect them to judge it? Sheeesh! At 12:01 PM -0700 10/18/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: >Hope some enlightened netter who understand ordinary >english can explain me which of your argument is true >-- > >1) The Fed Research

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My heart goes out for you. But if you don't agree with what I wrote you can pull the material together and present it to netters. Most of us understand ordinary English here. At 11:27 AM -0700 10/18/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: >All three are your arguments so how can we, >half-brai

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Why don't you tell us which? Are you not upto it? At 10:57 AM -0700 10/18/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: > >But the problem is NOT what the book may contain, it >is the >COMPREHENSION of it. > >>I will bet a dollar that the report did not imply ( >>to anyone who >>reads and comprehen

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> >If the piece of info is garbage (indicates there may >be more garbage) , it implies that --- There may very well be. Is that unthinkable? But the problem is NOT what the book may contain, it is the COMPREHENSION of it. I will bet a dollar that the report did not imply ( to anyone w

Re: [Assam] Monsoons and Global Warming -- Fish market- Assam's queer trade/ warming - Flood week fe

At 9:37 AM -0700 10/18/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: >I have no arguments regarding the monsoon pattern. I >do not think that I have enough knowledge to >authoratitively speak on this subject, more so, since >my school education (Desi School education that is :-) So, that it must be i

Re: [Assam] Monsoons and Global Warming -- Fish market- Assam's queer trade/ warming - Flood week fe

>>"The other branch, known as the Bay of Bengal >monsoon, moves >>northward in the Bay of Bengal and spreads over most >of Assam by the >>first week of June. On encountering the barrier of >the Great >>Himalayan Range, it is deflected westward along the >Indo

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