[Assam] assamese fonts

2006-01-09 Thread Saurav Pathak
priyankoo, i am interested in the assamese keyboard. but i am more interested in assamese fonts. my concern with using an unmodified bengali font is that the underlying code might be wrong. for example, in unicode pra in bengali is written as pa+hasanta+ra where the ra is the bengali ra. if

Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH

2006-01-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH Hi Rajen: Reading you and Himen-da, two highly trained engineers, a couple of Assam's best, coming up with the kind of STUFF you have been for ASSAMS's 'uddhar' ( Assam's redemption), I have to confess that Assam is in for a very long time of

Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH

2006-01-09 Thread Rajen Barua
Title: Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH I am sorry. I thought you had another set of enlightened Assamese engineers in hiding to bring into force as soon as you get the independence. If you are banking on kharkhwaslike us, please better rethink your plan. This is all we are. We

Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH

2006-01-09 Thread mc mahant
At least we are laying out our plan for people to see and criticize in a democratic manner. Most of us incl. Yours Truly seem to have missed THE PLAN. Surely you will let people see/enjoy/interact. Regards mm From: "Rajen Barua" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: assam@assamnet.org,"Chan Mahanta" [EMAIL

Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH

2006-01-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH At least we are laying out our plan *** WHAT plan? You could not even articulate a plan for USING the dysfunctional desi-demockrasy that you hang on to, for even fighting such a thing as CORRUPTION, a subject that you rail about day-in and

Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH

2006-01-09 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Plan? Thats a big surprise! That is the first time (about time) that we are hearing about any plan - maybe its a secret, and will be surprise 'gift' for the Assamese upon independence. In the mean time we are all on pins needles, supposedly. My suggestion, Barua, dont hold your breath. Does

Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH

2006-01-09 Thread Ram Sarangapani
C'da, Are you suggesting that the PCG condem the GOI/GOA violence, butin the same breathcondone (or overlook) violence from the ULFA? The two cases of people involved,that Goswami illustrated, probably have little or nothing to with GOI/GOA. They probably had money and the ULFA wants its share -

Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH

2006-01-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH Ram: Doesn't that show the writer is at least trying to be fair? *** If he is, then why challenge PCG's 'locus standi'- play inquisitor? If a LARGE SECTION of the PEOPLE do perceive a glimmer of hope, are they fools to perceive it if they did

Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH

2006-01-09 Thread Ram Sarangapani
C'da, That damned English language affliction acting up again! Sorry to see you got infected too :-). I sure has gotten to me. I realize, I haven't been able to express what I wanted clearly. Either pertinent questions I posed were ignored or simply not understood. I apologize for the

Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH

2006-01-09 Thread Rajen Barua
Title: Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH Come on Rajen, it is pathetic how you destroy your own credibility. Sorry. I think all Dalai Lamas are pathetic and without any creditability. Does ant Tibetansreally believe that Dalai Lama will ever bring independence of Tibet? Nor even

[Assam] Re-opening Stilwell road -IANS

2006-01-09 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Reopening of World War II road to China urged Lekhapani (Assam) | January 08, 2006 12:15:06 PM IST Leaders in India's northeast have urged New Delhi to reopen the historic Stilwell Road, built during World War II, linking the region with China via Myanmar to boost border trade with Southeast

Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH

2006-01-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
Ram: IMHO: No one should have the 'right' to justify violence from ANY quarter. *** IMNSHO, if I am being violated, and I believe unjustly, then *I* shall not relinquish MY right to justify MY reacting violently, if there is no other recourse. Wouldn't you? Correct me if I am wrong, but I

Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH

2006-01-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] DEMOCRACY HARMING INDIA: LYNGDOH I think all Dalai Lamas are pathetic *** There is a huge difference between THE Dalai Lama, and those wannabe Dalai Lamas. There is a very irreverent Oxomiya metaphor for it, which I shall not repeat here, in spite of the temptation.

Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a plesbicite

2006-01-09 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Hi there Utpal, No, I don't think I am right all the time -and am sure others think likewise. There is easy way to find out. Hold a plesbicite under a free neutral environment and avoid all bloodshed. That would be the easy part (thinking about it)- but the tougher part would to hold one at

Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a plesbicite

2006-01-09 Thread mc mahant
Ihope someday thenation called Indiawill be matured enough to incorporate the "instrument of seccession" in the constitution. You said it ALL :IF THIS NATION EVER WISHES TO JOIN THE Great Nation Club mm From:Malabika Brahma [EMAIL PROTECTED]To:assam@assamnet.orgSubject:[Assam] What prevents

Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a plesbicite

2006-01-09 Thread Malabika Brahma
What I typedA nation can be mature only as much as its population will allow it. Don't you think?The nation can alsome only as much mature as the framework will allow it. What I meant was The nation can also be only as much mature as the framework will allow it. Malabika

Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a plesbicite

2006-01-09 Thread jkk2020
It's sheer hypocrisy on the part of India if it claims to be the biggest democracy in the world and cannot hold a plebiscite in Assam, NE or Kashmir. Ram da's argument is sheer balony. Jugal -Original Message- From: Malabika Brahma [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Malabika Brahma [EMAIL

Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a plesbicite

2006-01-09 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Hi Jugal, I am all for a plebicite, but as Utpal pointed out, it would be very difficult for it happen. Just look at Kashmir. The Pakistanis and I guess many in Kashmir want one. But GOI will never go for it because it would claim that many insurgents have crept into Kasmir and will tilt the

Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a plesbicite

2006-01-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a plesbicite Chandan da thinks he is right. *** I am perfectly willing to SUBMIT to the will of the people of Assam, as expressed in a free and fair plebiscite. Heaven knows they have suffered enough. May be most of the people in Assam

Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a plesbicite

2006-01-09 Thread Roy, Santanu
One must recognize that all it takes for India to recognize the right to secede and a procedure for secession of states is to have a constitutional amendment. That's not very tough - its been done over 50 times. Now, one can rephrase the demand for referendum and right to secession as a demand

Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a plesbicite

2006-01-09 Thread Barua25
This is 2006 27 years after Asom gono Andwlon First we don't have yet anypolitical party with such agenda. Not to say of aa political party with such agenda who will win. I think such apolitical party with such agenda will have to bea centrist party to win the majority. It won't win on the

Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a plesbicite

2006-01-09 Thread Barua25
I will take it Very simple. Prove Ramda wrong and go for plebiscite.. RB - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] What prevents India from holding a

[Assam] Secession from India will be death for the Assamese

2006-01-09 Thread Himendra Thakur
Dear Malabika and Utpal, Did you read the history of American Civil War? The American Civil War is one of the most momentous and controversial periods in American history. This bitter war was fought to stop secession of the southern states. The Southern states were just not allowed to