[Assam] From Tehelka

2007-10-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
Look at the very last paragraph, with my highlighting. While I like to hope for it to happen, having observed desi-citizenry, or more precisely its intelligentsia, one that holds the powers for change, it would care less. So good luck and say a prayer to your favorite god, for that has a f

Re: [Assam] What a response!!

2007-10-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
>time, go ahead, from your comfort zone, what else can you do? >Shantikam Hazarika > >On 10/4/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> But levity aside, allow me ask you and other wise folks once more, IF >> Utpal's aim was merely to asse

Re: [Assam] Burmese cause

2007-10-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
of its people take to murder and mayhem of innocent people? Treat them with kid gloves? Yes, insurgents also need to be treated fairly and with decency. But that ought to be extended the other way too. --Ram . On 10/4/07, Chan Mahanta <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [Assam] Burmese cause

2007-10-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
s are, in the end, peace is what both sides need to aspire for. If "peace" is not on the table nothing else matters. --Ram 10/4/07, Chan Mahanta <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >He is upset that the GOI would reach across the border to seek the

[Assam] World roars on Burma - ads tomorrow

2007-10-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:34:16 -0500 To: "Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: World roars on Burma - ads tomorrow Cc: X-Attachments: Hello: We signed th

Re: [Assam] Burmese cause

2007-10-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
nment the same thing? I am amazed at the naivete. This is probably the reason why Sri Ram Sarangapani did not understand the dig if any. Chan Mahanta <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Heh-heh! That was one heck of a JUMPING to CONCLUSIONS you undertook

Re: [Assam] Burmese cause

2007-10-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
is probably the reason why Sri Ram Sarangapani did not understand the dig if any. Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Heh-heh! That was one heck of a JUMPING to CONCLUSIONS you undertook Ram. Did *I* suggest or even IMPLY that India ought to have cut-off diplomatic rel

Re: [Assam] Burmese cause

2007-10-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
The US and every other democratic country have always >had >>relationships (at least tolerated) with countries >that really do not >>hold the same values. What about the US and >Venezuela? Should the US >>severe that relationship, because there too millions >seek democrati

Re: [Assam] Burmese cause

2007-10-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
ke, every other democratic country, India is no different. It can, and should, maintain relationships with other countries (even the not friendly ones or those run by dictators) at different levels. I am surprised, you seem to be saying "if you are not with us, then you must be against us&qu

Re: [Assam] Burmese cause

2007-10-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
Greetings Goswami. It is heartwarming to see Kharkhowa xangbadik xokolor utkontha ( Assamese journalist's concerns) about the Burmese people's struggles for democratic rights. And my Kharkhowa heart glows with pride with the powerful stance you all took in support of democratic values b

Re: [Assam] What a response!!

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
as index of the genuineness of any cause. Such arguments are placed in a political meeting. Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When the unfortunate killing of Sanjoy Ghosh keeps appearing as the sole argument against ULFA's struggles, it is legitimate and appropriate to we

Re: [Assam] What a response!!

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
ened and a willingness to learn from others and a determination to get it done. *** Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Isn't that an exhaustive litany of Kharkhowa woes?

Re: [Assam] What a response!!

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
ause. Such arguments are placed in a political meeting. Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When a dialog was being sought, one would have hope it had an aim, a goal. In this instance, what was Utpal's aim? Would it be reasonable to assume that for the kind of people involve

[Assam] An Excellent Piece from Outlook India on Sethusamudram

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
Web| Oct 03, 2007 http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20071003&fname=ramsetu&sid=1 Beyond Belief There's little evidence to suppose that the Sethusamduram project is going to bring untold prosperity to the region. It is being built, supported and opposed for all the wrong reasons.

Re: [Assam] Gayatree's essay in NEWSWEEK

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hi Sankumani: That was just beautiful. Hearty congratulations to Gayatri. It is quite an honor to be published in the Newsweek. Only thing I didn't quite get is who is Gayatri? The picture does not look like Shravani, for it to be her formal name. Is she related to you and Shravani? Best,

Re: [Assam] What a response!!

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
there any scope for normative preachings here? Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Before we pass judgement on the response, we also ought to be able to judge the QUESTION. What were the questions posed by Utpal designed to ? To help him and others decide, if what ULFA has been fi

Re: [Assam] What a response!!

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
Isn't that an exhaustive litany of Kharkhowa woes? But tell us something we DON'T KNOW :-). The big mystery remains untouched: What is a body to do about it? How could they be resolved ? That is the issue, isn't it? At 8:35 AM +0100 10/3/07, uttam borthakur wrote: I have come to bel

Re: [Assam] What a response!!

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
Is there any scope for normative preachings here? Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Before we pass judgement on the response, we also ought to be able to judge the QUESTION. What were the questions posed by Utpal designed to ? To help him and others decide, if what ULFA has be

Re: [Assam] What a response!!

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
. an investigation, or process of inquiry. 5. 5. a judicial or official inquiry. 6. 6. the finding of such an inquiry. 7. 7. the document embodying the result of such inquiry --Ram On 10/3/07, Chan Mahanta <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks Hazarika. I

Re: [Assam] What a response!!

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
Thanks Hazarika. I knew I could count on you to see my genius in deflecting attention away from what matters most to the self-righteous . I shall remember your generosity in offering to nominate your not-so-humble servant for a Novel Prize :-). But levity aside, allow me ask you and other

Re: [Assam] What a response!!

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
gentsia for one may not be so for another. Is there any scope for normative preachings here? Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Before we pass judgement on the response, we also ought to be able to judge the QUESTION. What were the questions posed by Utpal designed to ? To help

Re: [Assam] What a response!!

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
Before we pass judgement on the response, we also ought to be able to judge the QUESTION. What were the questions posed by Utpal designed to ? To help him and others decide, if what ULFA has been fighting for, Assam's sovereignty, is a sound and beneficial move for Assam? And if they are

Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
s must be known nearly all funding for US govt schools comes from property taxes of that city. Umesh Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High Sc That was nice to note. One significant difference: All of the students from India are from Pr

Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-02 Thread Chan Mahanta
>** You wanted examples which I have provided (SEVEN >against ONE which you cited). If you are willing and >from India BOTH from public and private institution >(as cited by Umesh). And it will prove WHAT? That Indian students do get the nurturing to be creative, inventive and break new

Re: [Assam] In Jews, Indian-Americans See a Role Model in Activism

2007-10-02 Thread Chan Mahanta
I should have made it clear that I was not looking for web-links to know about these orgs. But I hoped that there would be an understanding of what we are attempting to establish. But since that did not register, no doubt due to expediency, let me ask a more specific question, leaving no dou

[Assam] From NY Times - A good Friedman Piece

2007-10-02 Thread Chan Mahanta
That Tom Friedman gets it, is heartening. It is better late than never. One of his better pieces. cm http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/opinion/30friedman.html?em&ex=1191470400&en=484c104ee5c0477f&ei=5087%0A OP-ED COLUMNIST 9/11 Is Over By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: September 30, 2007 Not

Re: [Assam] In Jews, Indian-Americans See a Role Model in Activism

2007-10-02 Thread Chan Mahanta
WHAT is the unity and how does it manifest itself in its diversity? How many non-sectarian or pan-ethnic desi-orgs in Houston ? "we are Indians" *** That is akin to Jewish Americans going about proclaiming themselves Israelis or Germans or Ukrainians or Russians. At least they have a comm

Re: [Assam] In Jews, Indian-Americans See a Role Model in Activism-2

2007-10-02 Thread Chan Mahanta
Many Indian-Americans, like the Godhwanis and others with the India Community >Center in Milpitas, Calif., have taken an avowedly nonsectarian approach in >creating institutions. But among Hindus, who are a majority in India and among >Indian-Americans here, some assert that a vital bond they s

Re: [Assam] In Jews, Indian-Americans See a Role Model in Activism

2007-10-02 Thread Chan Mahanta
Since Indians cannot unite as depicted by some Can they? Is it a DEFINITIVE proof? At 10:21 AM -0700 10/2/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote: The following article from the NYT caught my attention. Since Indians cannot unite as depicted by some in this net, how do these first generati

[Assam] Krishna memorial fund

2007-10-02 Thread Chan Mahanta
X-rim-org-msg-ref-id: 469031968 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sensitivity: Normal Subject: Krishna memorial fund From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 04:17:06 + X-Chzlrs: 0 Please feel free to forward the following message appropriately. Thanks, Pradip Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -

Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
Out of the seven kids, ONE, was from Kendriya Vidyalay, a public institution, but a highly PRIVILEGED one. While I am unwilling to pass verdict on the condition of Indian education from the example of seven kids out of a country of a billion people, knowing what I do, one can reasonably conclu

Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
That was nice to note. One significant difference: All of the students from India are from Private Schools. Nandinee is from a public high school ( not like Indian Public School, as in Doon School etc.), Shawnee Mission East High School, Kansas. At 1:43 PM -0700 10/1/07, Krishnendu

Re: [Assam] What noooo is it India ?

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
*** So what is your opinion about MY explanation to Alpana, Ram? And how does compare with your opinion above? At 1:55 PM -0600 10/1/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote: >Isn't this called your opinion v. theirs? Or, couldn't they have the exact same ?>opinion about you? >:) They could, but t

[Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High School Instruction

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
See : http://www.posoowa.org/2007/09/30/great-success-agreat-success-awaitsnandini-sarma-of-kansas/___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] What noooo is it India ?

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
sy with their own India-Hindi-Hinglish-Hindutva-Bollywood-Congress-BJP-Communist-Middle-Class-Materialist culture believing whatever the GOI-Indian media is broadcasting. Rajen - Original Message - From: "Chan Mahanta" <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To

Re: [Assam] [WaterWatch] Fwd: Sethusamudram Project economically not feasible

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
I like to think there are many in this and affiliated forums who are proponents of this boondoggle too, like there are for that other boondoggle, ILR, who are quite knowledgeable in their fields of expertise. Gen. V puts forth a very well thought out set of parameters to weigh the wisdom of t

Re: [Assam] The Question of Motives

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
verse impacts on Assam? True, true. And if it wasn't for this desi-dysfunction, Assam would be a land of milk & honey, manna raining from the heavens, and everyone live happily ever after . :) --Ram On 10/1/07, Chan Mahanta <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

Re: [Assam] What noooo is it India ?

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
>>They are busy with their own >India-Hindi-Hinglish-Hindutva-Bollywood-Congress-BJP-Communist-Middle-Class-Materialist >culture believing whatever the GOI-Indian media is >broadcasting. >Rajen > >- Original Message - >From: "Chan Mahanta" >To: "

Re: [Assam] What noooo is it India ?

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
utva-Bollywood-Congress-BJP-Communist-Middle-Class-Materialist culture believing whatever the GOI-Indian media is broadcasting. Rajen - Original Message ----- From: "Chan Mahanta" <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A Mailing list for people

Re: [Assam] What noooo is it India ?

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
> >Really !! I thought you guys are more busy discussing >whom to attack next (after Vietnam, Iraq), how to >meddle in internal affairs of Mayanmar, or, for some, >how to work on destroying India. ***That is about as appropriate a commentary on your thinking abilities as one might want to kno

Re: [Assam] The Question of Motives

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
e two to tango. :) :) --Ram On 10/1/07, Chan Mahanta <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Rajen: The question of motives, widely seen in forums where desis participate, almost always are raised by members of that crowd who get heart-burn over somethin

Re: [Assam] Parliament (Lok Sabha) Withering Away

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
tely not the salvation of the Assamese. Good morning to you, Dilip Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But, but---India is UNITED, isn't it? What seems to be the problem? >Clearly, it is time to give serious thought to rectifying the flaws in our system and urgent overhaul

Re: [Assam] What noooo is it India ?

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
Allow me to divulge a little but closely-guarded secret: There are plenty of people --the ranks of the citizenry --- in the USA , far more than any place else on earth, who are discussing, debating and resolving US problems and have been doing it far longer than anybody else. But still more n

Re: [Assam] Parliament (Lok Sabha) Withering Away

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
But, but---India is UNITED, isn't it? What seems to be the problem? Clearly, it is time to give serious thought to rectifying the flaws in our system and urgent overhauling. NO! :-) Wake up to reality Dilip. It is better late than never. At 7:09 AM -0700 10/1/07, Dilip/

[Assam] The Question of Motives

2007-10-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
Rajen: The question of motives, widely seen in forums where desis participate, almost always are raised by members of that crowd who get heart-burn over something she or he is unable to face up to his Indian condition but cannot debunk or refute. It is a particularly popular gotcha-move wit

[Assam] Teraa Bharat Mahan/ From ToI

2007-09-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
Over four lakh Indian children work as bonded labour: Report 29 Sep 2007, 1510 hrs IST,PTI NEW YORK: More than four lakh children, mostly girls and under 18 years of age, are involved as child labour in cottonseed fields in India, a human rights report has said. Nearly 4,16,000 children belo

Re: [Assam] Indian Political Boundary

2007-09-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
in the South speaking Hindi. When I interact with Indians working with us on global projects, I find even Indians from the South speak fluent Hindi. Where they learnt I don't know and I don't know if they were forced to learn. Dilip Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[Assam] Heavy Note

2007-09-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
Where is the heavy note? Hope it did not sink in the net from its own weight . BTW, does Ruby Bhuyan speak for ULFA or does she merely serve as a dispatcher? Why I ask is because to assume Ruby Bhuyan as ULFA's brain trust, would either indicate groping at straws to devalue ULFA or bring burd

Re: [Assam] Indian Political Boundary

2007-09-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
outh speak fluent Hindi. Where they learnt I don't know and I don't know if they were forced to learn. Dilip Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It is slowly changing and clash of linguistic groups is bound to happen. *** Does that mean that unless an American learns S

Re: [Assam] Book review : India After Gandhi- Bengal democracy

2007-09-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
>India is united just because of English is an absurd logic. *** It would be absurd only to those who are unable to deal with reality. Had it not been for the British colonial enterprise, there would NOT be any India. And Indians today would not be able to communicate with each other without

Re: [Assam] [WaterWatch] Question Time

2007-09-28 Thread Chan Mahanta
At 6:17 PM +0530 9/28/07, rohit pathania wrote: On a lot of occasions, the role played by the bureaucracy has been more than questionable. But instead of criticizing them, we should also provide solutions on coming out of this overaged outdated model of governance and bring in newer ones where

Re: [Assam] Indian Political Boundary

2007-09-28 Thread Chan Mahanta
It is slowly changing and clash of linguistic groups is bound to happen. *** Does that mean that unless an American learns Spanish, she might not be able to get ahead when that time arrives? *** And to extend the logic, will one have to learn Hindi to get ahead in India pretty soon, un

[Assam] [WaterWatch] Re: Aren't court orders for Interlinking of Rivers suspect?

2007-09-28 Thread Chan Mahanta
. However, ur intelligensia has the habit of running away when they are needed the most. Sad. *** I don't know that is really where the problem lies, even though it is true that many ran away and many continue to do so. It is a good news-bad news story as I see it. Good news is that the r

[Assam] WaterWatch: Sethusamudram Project economically not feasible

2007-09-27 Thread Chan Mahanta
I like to think there are many in this and affiliated forums who are proponents of this boondoggle too, like there are for that other boondoggle, ILR, who are quite knowledgeable in their fields of expertise. Gen. V puts forth a very well thought out set of parameters to weigh the wisdom of t

[Assam] Those Who are Shining India

2007-09-27 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/world/asia/27ragpickers.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin NEW DELHI JOURNAL Picking Up Trash by Hand, and Yearning for Dignity J. Adam Huggins for The International Herald Tribune Manorama Begum hauls her garbage cart in New Delhi, picking up trash for a living and

[Assam] [WaterWatch] Re: Aren't court orders for Interlining of Rivers suspect?

2007-09-27 Thread Chan Mahanta
At first glance that might sound like a reasonable demand. But a time will soon come when there will appear a need to judge these judges too. Then what? The answer therefore lies in thoroughly evaluating the institutions of state and reforming them, with built -in, trustworthy and achievable

Re: [Assam] Guwahati University VC resigns

2007-09-27 Thread Chan Mahanta
But I thought a good man is all that is needed to change things around. What happened :-)? I don't know Dr. A. Choudhury, but from what I read here, he sounded like an able man, action oriented and progressive minded. That he had to give up so unceremoniously speaks volumes. But that we ou

[Assam] This you must watch

2007-09-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DFCUAjH0G8___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] Anjana lone member from NE

2007-09-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
I join you R. c At 10:28 AM -0600 9/25/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote: This from today's AT. Sometime ago, I had written about Ashadeep, and about Mukul & Anjana Goswami. Ashadeep, is a rehab for women. Alpana & I have had the opportunity to visit Ashadeep at their Guwahati location a nu

Re: [Assam] Assam-Naga conflict

2007-09-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
Dear BK: The colonial legal framework certainly provides due process of law.. *** From your own experiences as a part of the system and your educated observations since then, can you shed some light on WHY the "--guilty cannot be punished?" Not just in this instance, but in every other ca

Re: [Assam] US institute launches awareness programme - AT

2007-09-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
Webster University is head-quartered in the lovely St. Louis suburb of Webster Groves. It is a good private, for-profit, university. Not inexpensive by any means. For some courses it is even more expensive than the highly regarded Washington University at St. Louis. A number of students from

Re: [Assam] Fw: World's Ignorance About Assam:

2007-09-24 Thread Chan Mahanta
Rajen: The disappointments are results of expectations. To expect India to give a damn about Assam is unrealistic. That is why, those of us who are realists and are able to read the handwriting on the walls all over the place, do not hold out such expectations. We know Assam will never be an

Re: [Assam] Congratulation to Santonu Goswami

2007-09-24 Thread Chan Mahanta
Wish you all the best Santonu. cm At 2:15 AM +0100 9/25/07, Buljit Buragohain wrote: Dear Santonu, Congratulation . Buljit Santonu Goswami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey Buljit, Thanks a lot for the info. I am kinda lost with all these email IDs. I think I can just let you

[Assam] Indian Public Healthcare

2007-09-24 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://www.tehelka.com/story_main34.asp?filename=hub290907THE_INNARDS.asp The Innards Of The System Public healthcare in India is a scary undertaking. The good news is, people come through it alive. Here's writer and surgeon AMBARISH SATWICK's deadpan take from the trenches The emergency

[Assam] From Tehelka: Develop, Displace, Forget The Poor

2007-09-24 Thread Chan Mahanta
Develop, Displace, Forget The Poor WALTER FERNANDES http://www.tehelka.com/story_main34.asp?filename=cr290907DoBigha.asp "What else did you expect me to do?" was her reply when I asked her why she had pulled her son out of school to turn him into a child labourer. She is one of four lakh paren

Re: [Assam] [WaterWatch] Ram, Science and Religious Belief

2007-09-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
e the only intelligent ones on earth is nothing but perversion. Dr.M.C.George,Advocate,INFAM(IndianFarmersMovement) --- Chan Mahanta <<mailto:cmahanta%40charter.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There was an article in the Indian Express under the heading "Ram, science and reli

Re: [Assam] IIT Chief: Ram, science and religious belief

2007-09-20 Thread Chan Mahanta
>Hmmm. Did I say ALL Hindus and Mulsims are Fundamentalist ... that damn English language !! C'da don't you think that "Hindu Rationalist" or "Muslim Rationalist" is a Oxymoron. I would assume a Rationalist will be an aethist. So every faith will be "somebody else's" faith for h

Re: [Assam] IIT Chief: Ram, science and religious belief

2007-09-20 Thread Chan Mahanta
K: C'da don't you think that "Hindu Rationalist" or "Muslim Rationalist" is a Oxymoron. I would assume a Rationalist will be an aethist. So every faith will be "somebody else's" faith for him. *** They would be, if someone attempted to create such an animal. However, since Hindus do

Re: [Assam] IIT Chief: Ram, science and religious belief

2007-09-20 Thread Chan Mahanta
arian talking about benefits or lack thereof of eating meat. Regards. Umesh Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Re: [Assam] IIT Chief: Ram, science and religious belief Dr. Indiresan spent a lot of time pretending to be singing the praises of scientific pursuits of the truth and rat

Re: [Assam] IIT Chief: Ram, science and religious belief

2007-09-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Dr. Indiresan spent a lot of time pretending to be singing the praises of scientific pursuits of the truth and rational thinking. But really he bares in this article, filled with inane arguments , his own inability to reconcile rational thinking expected of a man of his stature as a technocr

Re: [Assam] ATM PIN NUMBERS

2007-09-18 Thread Chan Mahanta
.com/business/bank/pinalert.asp WK Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Chan Mahanta Verzonden: dinsdag 18 september 2007 17:07 Aan: assam@assamnet.org Onderwerp: [Assam] ATM PIN NUMBERS I am not sure if the following is fact or yet another internet myth. But thought it

[Assam] ATM PIN NUMBERS

2007-09-18 Thread Chan Mahanta
I am not sure if the following is fact or yet another internet myth. But thought it might be helpful to know. If someone is familiar with its veracity, would appreciate hearing. cm Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 8:03 AM Subject: FW: ATM PIN NUMBERS > > >PIN NUMBER REVERSAL

Re: [Assam] Indian IT professionals in US return home

2007-09-18 Thread Chan Mahanta
It will be interesting to learn about these INDIAN VALUES, if someone has what it takes to enumerate them . cm At 9:47 PM -0700 9/17/07, Pradip Kumar Datta wrote: i agree with you that only generations (age 30-40) are coming back and also i meet so many people in delhi who return

Re: [Assam] Reservation!!!!!

2007-09-05 Thread Chan Mahanta
To quote Ram Sarangapani, looks like this piece was by someone " behaving like a shock jockey and is trying desperately to elicit some response." What it really says is that the author is clueless about what needs to be done just like those, who were emotionally aroused by trash like thi

[Assam] From The NY Times

2007-09-05 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/opinion/05ferris.html OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR The Mix Tape of the Gods By TIMOTHY FERRIS Published: September 5, 2007 THIRTY years ago today, the Voyager 1 space probe - a one-ton robotic craft whose long antennas make it look rather like a spider the size of a

[Assam] New Works of Tridib Dutta

2007-09-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hi Netters: Link to two of Tridib's newest creations below. Enjoy. cm X-YMail-OSG: QgEYtbIVM1lEx1VX44YVOAa.LfzZsw8o.dUtus9W2BArKNFimU11XKIRCYHI51ZIhQ-- Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:32:54 +0100 (BST) From: Tridib Dutta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Thanks for all. Find two new Works. To:

Re: [Assam] INDIA @60 - NORTH EAST INDIA INVESTMENT CONFERENCE

2007-09-02 Thread Chan Mahanta
Please do not be too optimistic . *** Hate as I do to admit it, it is unfortunately the truth. Assam has no dearth of able, imaginative people who are eminently capable of finding creative solutions to its unique problems. But the weak links , or more precisely the non-existent links are:

Re: [Assam] New Art works by Tridib.

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hi A: Good to hear from you. I have always done my own framing. A painting like Tridib's, I can frame for less than $ 50.00. I will give you the scoop on HOW to do that later. You buy the frame, glass and the matting, mail ,order. Then you assemble it at home., If not you, Ram can do it ion m

Re: [Assam] Creativity 101

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
;> attempting to present >> anything constructive? > >I would rather prefer not to present anything then >presenting something destructive like asking for a >Soverign Assam with no clue on HOW you are going to >make it better or making a Iraq in Assam. > >>

Re: [Assam] RSS

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
agree say so and explain why. Are >> you afraid to? >> > > >Don't agree to what? It was a question, Not an >argument > >Do you consider this (listing by US) as a strong >ground to >> decry an >> >> >Organisation ? > > >---

Re: [Assam] RSS

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
I do know better. But why do I have to answer all the questions? And if you don't agree say so and explain why. Are you afraid to? At 1:05 PM -0700 8/29/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: The comment was by you so you should be knowing better --- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Assam] RSS

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
What do YOU think? And why do you think what you do? At 12:08 PM -0700 8/29/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: >C'da > >One quick question --- > >For RSS, you mentioned -- "Even the US lists it as a >terrorist outfit". > >Do you consider this as a strong ground to decry an >Organisation

Re: [Assam] Creativity 101

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
have great IMAGINATION. You love to >IMAGINE that India's progress has halted, you love to >IMAGINE that India's system has completely broken down >and you love to IMAGINE of a Sovereign Islamic >Republic of Assam. Unfortunately, NOT all Imaginers >are Creative . > &g

Re: [Assam] Creativity 101

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
f to what obviously are dysfunctional, he is the one who lacks IMAGINATION and is creatively challenged. Bujhle' ekhon? At 7:46 AM -0700 8/29/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: >Me too .. looks people are thinking positive >rather then "blame it on GOI&qu

[Assam] [WaterWatch] Mukesh Ambani Seeks Linking of Rivers

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
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Re: [Assam] Of Compulsory Voting

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
Barking up the wrong tree again. Of course India needs another unenforceable and meaningless law like it needs a another hole thru its head. What the writer should have attempted to draw attention to was to make the ritual of desi elections meaningful: Issue based and informed. At 1

Re: [Assam] New Art works by Tridib.

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
Dear Netters: Here are some more of Tridib Dutta's images of Assam in his Nostalgia Series. If anyone is interested in purchasing, please write to him directly at<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . cm Here are the Links of the works for your kind perusal. . 1.

Re: [Assam] Creativity 101

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
I am most impressed by people who have the ability to see the light, even if it smacks of "bhutor mukhot raam-naam" :-) At 6:03 AM -0700 8/29/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote: >One more addition to the ORs --- > >>Characteristics of the Creative Person >>optimistic > >dedicated to t

Re: [Assam] [WaterWatch] Did Govt's flood forecasting & embankments help?

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
We can only vent our feelings in forums like this but can not do anything to change the situation. *** Absolutely NOT TRUE! I know it is easy for me to say. But each one of us can and ought be doing something about it. Question is HOW? Let us be analytical. Keep asking the questions until w

Re: [Assam] Did Govt's flood forecasting & embankments help?

2007-08-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
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Re: [Assam] Defying diktat to celebrate the Independence

2007-08-27 Thread Chan Mahanta
Dear Thakuria: You don't have to call me 'Sir'. We are very informal here. A simple Mahanta is adequate. Thanks for sharing the publication,which I see is the same as was published elsewhere. If I remember correctly, I did post a response to that earlier. Anyway, this is interesting in th

Re: [Assam] Post Frontier Blues

2007-08-27 Thread Chan Mahanta
rations of the people. It seldom happens. Let us see, whether the suggestions in the book come handy to the Rulers or not. Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear Baruah: Read the book on one sitting. It was an almost unprecedented accomplishment for me, since I left college. I fo

[Assam] Post Frontier Blues

2007-08-26 Thread Chan Mahanta
Dear Baruah: Read the book on one sitting. It was an almost unprecedented accomplishment for me, since I left college. I found it extremely informative, as always. I was particularly impressed by your realistic analysis of the unsustainable two-tiered citizenship, of the ethnic homeland mode

Re: [Assam] Banking on Banking Software

2007-08-26 Thread Chan Mahanta
ervation with a cover of hatred on eye is dangerous >:) > >Unfortunately, you never learnt that a person will >NEVER jump to a well just because YOU say that there >is a Gold Mine inside it. You need to Prove the real >benefit of a independent Assam before asking people to >

Re: [Assam] Banking on Banking Software

2007-08-26 Thread Chan Mahanta
rent, but mercifully I have no national identity baggage unlike you guys that prevented me from learning; by observing, reading, asking a lot of dumb questions--whatever it took. Umesh Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Re: [Assam] Banking on Banking Software Hi Umesh: Have you

Re: [Assam] Banking on Banking Software

2007-08-26 Thread Chan Mahanta
prevented me from learning; by observing, reading, asking a lot of dumb questions--whatever it took. Umesh Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Re: [Assam] Banking on Banking Software Hi Umesh: Have you come across the term IRONY ? Can't you see the irony in Krishnendu's o

[Assam] From TOI

2007-08-26 Thread Chan Mahanta
Pesticide menace cripples Punjab village 26 Aug 2007, 0136 hrs IST,Priya Yadav,TNN GIANA (TALAWANDI SABO): Young children with tufts of gray hair, water that burns the insides as it goes down the throat, entire villages suffering from a variety of cancerous ailments. That's what unfettered a

Re: [Assam] Banking on Banking Software

2007-08-26 Thread Chan Mahanta
e_Americans_in_the_United_States>Native American (compared to 1% of general population). 1% are <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian-American>Asian-American (under-represented compared to 4% of general population). Umesh Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Flexcube which

Re: [Assam] About IMAGINATIONS

2007-08-26 Thread Chan Mahanta
s it with the alternative-then this Desi D becomes 100 times more desirable. Coming to Rs. 10,000 per person per annum imbroglio-may be some non-Assamese corrupt politicians like Raful Mahant, Carrot Narah are siphoning the money. Otherwise where will it go? It is just a guess. Chitta Ch

[Assam] Banking on Banking Software

2007-08-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
cube which is a >Banking Software and considered No 1 Banking Software >in the World ... and automation of Indian stock >exchange but again, why would an American care if >Indian export increases, the Indian market shines and >key International players make a beeline to invest i

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