[Assam] Arundhati Roy exposes the MYTH on democr atic India.The official statement on killings i n Assam is ‘over 10,000’ ; means at least 35,000 Assamese so far. The known deployment of Indian sold

2006-05-23 Thread Bartta Bistar
Arundhati voices her confusion, says India not democratic Lalit K Jha http://www.samachar.com/showurl.htm?rurl=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/4941.html?headline=India~not~democratic,~Bush~addressed~giraffes:~Arundhati~in~US NEW YORK, MAY 22 :In an explosive _expression_ of her views,

[Assam] fwd: Annoying Questions About India

2006-05-23 Thread bg
For the next time you get asked an annoying question about India... Q. What does that red dot on women's forehead mean? A. Well, in ancient times, Indian men used to practice archery skills by target practicing by aiming at their wife's red dot. In fact, thatis one of the reasons why they had

Re: [Assam] Bids invited to revive aging oilfield in Assam -AFP

2006-05-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Bids invited to revive aging oilfield in Assam It could have. But just like in every sphere of endeavors, Indian mismanagement of its resources, human and otherwise, has resulted in its having to go outside to seek 'phoren' expertise, while many of these 'phoren experts'

Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy exposes the MYTH on democr atic India.The official statement on killings i n Assam is 'over 10,000' ; means at least 35,000 Assamese so far. The known deployment of Indi

2006-05-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy exposes the MYTH on democr atic *** Hats off to Arundhati. She GETS it! And I am glad she is using her celebrity to do the RIGHT thing, say the right things. If telling the truth is EXPLOSIVE, it certainly was. But it is not new. We knew it all the time. Some

Re: [Assam] Bids invited to revive aging oilfield in Assam -AFP

2006-05-23 Thread Rajen Barua
Ram: Your question is right. And here is the answer: India has the technology, India has the expertise,India has the money buy state of the art equipment from USA and do it. In fact India has everything. Still India cannot do it. And what it wants to do? No it does not wants to explore

Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy exposes the MYTH on democr atic India.The official statement on killings i n Assam is 'over 10,000' ; means at least 35,000 Assamese so far. The known deployment of Indi

2006-05-23 Thread Rajib Das
Yeah... and most folks in India think she is mad. And irrelevant. --- Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *** Hats off to Arundhati. She GETS it! And I am glad she is using her celebrity to do the RIGHT thing, say the right things. If telling the truth is EXPLOSIVE, it certainly was.

Re: [Assam] From ToI

2006-05-23 Thread Rajib Das
It would be nice to be aware - if at all one goes by the stock index as a barometer of the country's health - that the Sensex went up 3000 points in the last 1 year before it went down 1000 points. Perhaps one should also be aware that the reasons for the FIIs to panic is a rumour about what tax

Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy -- a Correction?

2006-05-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy -- a Correction? Ram: I too was surprised about the comment with your name below it, considering that is not how you usually respond. Glad you caught it and set the record straight. c-da At 8:14 AM -0500 5/23/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Thanks BB for

Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy exposes the MYTH on democr atic India.The official statement on killings i n Assam is 'over 10,000' ; means at least 35,000 Assamese so far. The known deployment of Indi

2006-05-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy exposes the MYTH on democr atic Geez Ram. Seems like the impostor read your mind accurately :-)! At 8:41 AM -0500 5/23/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote: That is exactly what I hear about her. Whether its Pakistan or some other burning issue, Roy wants to be in the

Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy exposes the MYTH on democr atic India.The official statement on killings i n Assam is 'over 10,000' ; means at least 35,000 Assamese so far. The known deployment of Indi

2006-05-23 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Hehehe! Geez Ram. Seems like the impostor read your mind accurately :-)! And when I read the stuff from the imposter, for a moment I thought - maybe it WAS me (in one of so many forgetfull moments) But seriously, Roy is viewed to be on the extreme left of the spectrum, often with little logic.

Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy exposes the MYTH on democr atic India.The official statement on killings i n Assam is 'over 10,000' ; means at least 35,000 Assamese so far. The known deployment of Indi

2006-05-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy exposes the MYTH on democr atic Ram: But seriously, Roy is viewed to be on the extreme left of the spectrum, often with little logic. *** Let us look into this: WHAT exactly is EXTREME and what exactly is LEFT? Can you explain it with reference to CONTEXT? I

Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy exposes the MYTH on democr atic India.The official statement on killings i n Assam is 'over 10,000' ; means at least 35,000 Assamese so far. The known deployment of Indi

2006-05-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Arundhati Roy exposes the MYTH on democr atic Ram: I don't care about Arundhati's writing skills. That is not an issue. Sides with Pakistan, --- Against mobil phones --- Those are different issues. Even if they were related, your assessments here, based on how you are

[Assam] Is it the copycat of, “Is Paris burn ing?”

2006-05-23 Thread Bartta Bistar
Three oil wells set afire in Assam http://www.ibnlive.com/news/three-oil-wells-set-afire-in-assam/11242-3.html UNI Posted Tuesday , May 23, 2006 at 19:23 Updated Tuesday , May 23, 2006 at 19:30 Guwahati: Three abandoned wells of Oil India Limited (OIL) were set ablaze, allegedly by agitating

[Assam] WSJ: Cleaning jobs pay better than Prof's salaries

2006-05-23 Thread umesh sharma
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB114827893722959354-Cpk9ZZ52rrlkT6GSfQal6gxh1SE_20060530.html?mod=blogsI was talking to a former colleague of mine and she mentioned that those who collect the garbage in front of your house (esp early mornings) get above $100,000/- per year --and illegal

Re: [Assam] Did anyone see Da Vincho Code ? Krishna harvard hero

2006-05-23 Thread umesh sharma
I saw it too on Sunday and later saw the TV channels debating the issue. It is strange that the hero (Tom Hanks)was a Harvard Professor. I had read the book partly in March 2005 in San Francisco's Youth Hostel -and the part about a Harvard Prof being the lead person(I was there for a seminar on

Re: [Assam] Rediff: Should secular India break diplomatic ties with Vatican?

2006-05-23 Thread umesh sharma
To see the clause in Indian constitution about stopping conversions thru coersion (which I picked up from the link in the TOI blog below --just scroll down to the very end and see clause 17 -- http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/debates/vol3p2.htm)Umeshumesh sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[Assam] Harvard Forum 1992: Don't eat grapes (in US) -pesti..cancer to farm workers

2006-05-23 Thread umesh sharma
http://ksgaccman.harvard.edu/iop/events_forum_video.asp?ID=214 Ceasar Chavez - union leader speaks in this forum . I see a big school named after him in Washington DC -run by a Harvard Edu. School grad who immigrated here from Mexico.UmeshUmesh Sharma5121 Lackawanna STCollege Park, MD 20740

RE: [Assam] Is it the copycat of, �Is Paris burning?�

2006-05-23 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Or is it arendition of "Aapunar naak kaati xotinir jaatra bhongo kora karjyo"? I agree that they should raise the salary/benefits for the employees but is this the only way to get that? From: "Bartta Bistar" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: AssamNet assam@assamnet.orgSubject: [Assam] Is it the copycat of,

Re: [Assam] Is it the copycat of, Is Paris burning?

2006-05-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: RE: [Assam] Is it the copycat of, Is Paris burning? hi A: I agree that they should raise the salary/benefits for the employees *** You are being very generous. but is this the only way to get that? *** Are you kidding? Where have you been all these years? In the USA or something? They

Re: [Assam] Is it the copycat of, Is Paris burnin g?

2006-05-23 Thread Rajen Barua
Now you know why OIL ONGC want to lease out the oilfields to foreign investors whowill have to 'xo'lor logot xingiw lobo lagibo'. Thus the Indian bureaucracy will create another layer whom they will be able toblame for loss of production. RB - Original Message - From:

[Assam] Indian becomes first Dean of Harvard's School of Engg Tech

2006-05-23 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/daily/2006/05/23-deas.htmlJob applications for professors invited --atleast 30 more to be recruited. Pass on the info pl.UmeshUmesh Sharma5121 Lackawanna STCollege Park, MD 20740 1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone]Ed.M. - International Education PolicyHarvard

Re: [Assam] India protests over Pope comments -BBC

2006-05-23 Thread Barua25
The BJP says that it supports legislation to ban "forced religious conversions", because many Christian missionaries recruit converts among the majority Hindu population using financial and educational enticements. I fail to understand what is called a "forced religious conversion"

[Assam] Let's start the reservation with our cricket team

2006-05-23 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
Note: forwarded message attached. Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.---BeginMessage--- I think we should have job reservations in all the fields. I completely support the PM and all the politicians for promoting this. Let's start the reservation with

[Assam] Killing them softly

2006-05-23 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
Killing them softly NORTHEAST ECHOES / PATRICIA MUKHIM A file picture of youngsters smoking in a public place. Among the multitude of problems that beset the Northeast are drug addiction and alcoholism. States like Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur had legislated against