Re: [Assam] Off With MODI's head

2011-03-26 Thread Chan Mahanta
possess and Modi knows, that the rest don't ? The above are some of the reasons. --Ram On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: I am very impressed Manoj, as I always have been :-). Our leaders should learn to think big. *** SHOULD is good

Re: [Assam] Parliament approves new name for Orissa

2011-03-26 Thread Chan Mahanta
Could be! but isn't it the same thing that some of us want Assam to be written as Oxom, or Asom (some like and some hate). Not s fast , A ! Did you really think I did not attempt to even think this thru :-)? Different issues here. This is how: ASOM is neither Assam, an ancient name

Re: [Assam] Gandhi--Noble Soul

2011-03-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
Truths told well ! On Mar 25, 2011, at 8:39 PM, mc mahant wrote: Netters :worth reading through and over

Re: [Assam] Orchids Flowers of Costa Rica

2011-03-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
to the computer. :) But I will send them this evening, some of them ARE :) going to be Orchids. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:04:31 To: assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] Orchids Flowers

Re: [Assam] Orchids Flowers of Costa Rica

2011-03-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
drive at all. I'll post a few more pictures. --Ram On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: Enjoyed the lovely pics Ram and Alpana. I have heard Costa Rica is God's country. Hope to see it for ourselves one of these years. But where are the orchids

Re: [Assam] Orchids Flowers of Costa Rica

2011-03-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
I never knew Orchids grow on the grounds and Brumelias grow on trees, C'da. *** We learn something every day A :-). Actually there is a large variety of terrestrial orchids around the world . Even Missouri and Texas have a few. Bromeliads do grow on trees, mostly. They are very showy and are

Re: [Assam] Off With MODI's head

2011-03-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
direction, in unison, the boat moves faster. Dilip == --- On Mon, 3/21/11, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: I wish Assam could face upto Delhi the same way. *** Any thoughts on WHY it is NOt so now, or HOW it could be accomplished

Re: [Assam] Off With MODI's head

2011-03-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
. May be we can brand our state as 'GOD's OWN SOSURAL.:) Manoj On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: *** But you are speaking of the enlightened, Gujaratis and their Gujarat. They have apparently been able to do what the rest can't, stand up

Re: [Assam] Orchids Flowers of Costa Rica

2011-03-22 Thread Chan Mahanta
Enjoyed the lovely pics Ram and Alpana. I have heard Costa Rica is God's country. Hope to see it for ourselves one of these years. But where are the orchids :-)? There is a faint possibility that picture # 33 is a terrestrial orchid. 141, 142 and 146 do resemble orchids, but most likely are

Re: [Assam] Off With MODI's head

2011-03-21 Thread Chan Mahanta
I wish Assam could face upto Delhi the same way. *** Any thoughts on WHY it is NOt so now, or HOW it could be accomplished? On Mar 20, 2011, at 10:27 PM, Dilip Deka wrote: Gujarat is too powerful for Delhi to mess with. Gujarati people, the state government and the NRIs investing in

[Assam] From Times of Assam/ More on RBI and PayPal

2011-02-16 Thread Chan Mahanta
Begin forwarded message: From: Times of Assam timesofassam-f...@feeds.timesofassam.com Date: February 16, 2011 4:05:43 PM CST To: cmaha...@gmail.com Subject: Times of Assam Times of Assam RBi guidelines for PayPal make no sense Posted: 16 Feb 2011 11:10 AM PST : Priyankan

Re: [Assam] Present For You

2011-02-16 Thread Chan Mahanta
Rajen Looks like your email scat gas been Hi-jacked To make you s salesman for Cialis :-) S Sent from my iPhone On Feb 16, 2011, at 7:21 PM, Dilip Deka dilipd...@yahoo.com wrote: Barua, Like me, others must have got this too. I don't think you are a salesman for this medicine. Just be

Re: [Assam] OPINION POLL QUERIES: AMBIGUOUS

2011-02-14 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hi Chandan Da, you can also include a careless/ simpleminded/ outrageous response to be a form of democratic protest:-) Of course one can. We do that everyday, on any number of issues. More so if we are in a heightened state of euphoria or even depression and everything in-between.

Re: [Assam] [NorthEastIndia] Article invited to Asom Vision Document 2025

2011-02-14 Thread Chan Mahanta
Thanx for making that clear Rintu. If they prefer not to use Assam, they are free to use the Roman letter tr On Feb 13, 2011, at 10:40 PM, Bidyananda Barkakoty wrote: To, Mr. Yadab Doloi, Convener, Intellectual Cell, BJP, Assam. Dear Mr. Doloi, We do not know any State in India as

Re: [Assam] OPINION POLL QUERIES: AMBIGUOUS

2011-02-13 Thread Chan Mahanta
The Poll itself is not merely ambiguous, it is also appallingly simple-minded, not to mention oblivious or ignorant, of the issues that are interrelated. To offer a response would be equally simple minded, if not careless. On Feb 13, 2011, at 2:38 AM, uttam borthakur wrote: 1) Should

Re: [Assam] Something ineresting

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
I've seen a couple of episodes of this. Its OK, not ALL that hilarious though :-). On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:42 PM, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: Watch Outsourced - comes in NBC @ 8:30 PM every Thursday. It's hilarious though it can be taken as insult or embarrassing by some sometimes.

Re: [Assam] Secularism in USA and India

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
This act of lighting a lamp and chanting Sanskrit slokas too is not considered religious but cultural. *** I can understand that, to a point. But to perform Bhumi Puja at the courthouse site goes far beyond following a cultural tradition. BTW, WHOSE tradition is it to chant Sanskrit slokas

Re: [Assam] Secularism in USA and India

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
You are right Amlan. You explain it very well. However I take issue with I see Indian secularism (or whatever of that exists) as more in line with the U.S. concept than what is practiced in France. :-). It maybe so in appearance, but in substance it is far different, like most things

Re: [Assam] Secularism in USA and India-2

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
Alex de Tocqueville, whom modern conservatives in the U.S. so love, *** Only as long as it is convenient for them. Just look at their position on the democracy movement in Egypt! Democracy is great as long as it does not run the risk of going against or competing with American interests.

Re: [Assam] 'Egypt is free! Egypt is free!'

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
Now comes the hard part :-) On Feb 11, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/11/egypt.protests/index.html?hpt=T1iref=BN1 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] 'Egypt is free! Egypt is free!'

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
the transition, and Egypt will have a government chosen by it's people. ---Ram On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: Now comes the hard part :-) On Feb 11, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/11

Re: [Assam] 'Egypt is free! Egypt is free!'

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
Now for Indians to rise against the dysfunction of their governance! What holds them back from demanding real democracy, free from corruption and the rule of law? On Feb 11, 2011, at 10:58 AM, Saugot Chowdhury wrote: This is the begining of new era. They have shown patience and courage,

Re: [Assam] 'Egypt is free! Egypt is free!'

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
. ---Ram On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: *** I think so too. They have a long and enviable history and civilization. *** I have no problem with a homogeneous society willing to remain bound by religious rule--its their choice. What I object

Re: [Assam] Secularism in USA and India

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
to all - used by all and funded with state (democratic?) money. Will the Hindu majority accept it? Comments? Dilip Deka --- On Fri, 2/11/11, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: From: Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Assam] Secularism in USA and India To: A Mailing list

Re: [Assam] 'Egypt is free! Egypt is free!'

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
episode reminds me of those developments. I have nt seen the plight of our forefathers but i have seen my brothers struggle in egypt for democracy. Whether name mandela or syu ki., the whole developments are same On 11 Feb 2011 22:42, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: *** I think so

Re: [Assam] 'Egypt is free! Egypt is free!'

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: *** So, should that therefore be accepted, taken lying down :-)? On Feb 11, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: What I object to is claiming to be secular on the one hand, while practising religious hegemony

Re: [Assam] 'Egypt is free! Egypt is free!'

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
offering no solutions better than than those that were totally off-kilter? :-) --Ram On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: For a moment I thought you might be referring to our newer editions of 'freedom fighters' in the NE. And why

Re: [Assam] Secularism

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
( not just wear them on their sleeves to look good) fight back. Remember the TEN Commandments Statue in the Alabama Supreme Court Building? You know where they are now, don't you :-)? --Ram On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Chan Mahanta cmahanta at gmail.com wrote: *** So, should

Re: [Assam] Secularism

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
). To the majority goes the spoils .. be it language, culture, religion or caste. --Ram On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: The lighting of Christmas trees is akin to ground-breaking pujas and could be termed 'cultural'. That is a real

[Assam] From Outlook India

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?711615 No Government Wants a Strong Judiciary: SC No government wants strong judiciary, was how the Supreme Court today expressed its exasperation over the low budgetary allocation to the judiciary. A bench of Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly said less

Re: [Assam] Secularism

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
in the US. --Ram Sent from my iPhone On Feb 11, 2011, at 3:19 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: To the majority goes the spoils .. be it language, culture, religion or caste. *** So does Democracy. But in a true democracy there ARE limits to majority power. That is why

Re: [Assam] Secularism

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
. --Ram On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 4:45 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: The older and younger argument, as a means for defending the failures and aberrations, is fallacious, because: A: It is not that India is having to INVENT what is right. They already know it and wave

Re: [Assam] Ranjan Gogoi new CJ of Punjab, Haryana HC (The Assam Tribune , 12.02.2011)

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
O'Deka: Since when have Gogois been Bodo? O'm On Feb 11, 2011, at 7:55 PM, Dilip Deka wrote: This is the kind of news we all want to hear, good for Assam and good for India, also good for the minorities and the majority in India. You get my drift.? I am sure Ranjan Gogoi is an

[Assam] From ToI?

2011-02-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/There-is-governance-and-ethical-deficit-admits-Chidambaram/articleshow/7479866.cms There is governance and ethical deficit, admits Chidambaram, TNN, Feb 12, 2011, 04.17am IST, Article, Comments (12), Tags:Wall Street Journal|P Chidambaram|Manmohan

[Assam] Secularism--Desi Style

2011-02-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
I never cease to be amazed by Desi interpretations of secularism. See below! cm http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Secularism-is-not-anti-god-Gujarat-HC/articleshow/7469120.cms Secularism is not anti-god': Gujarat HC Saeed Khan, Feb 10, 2011, 06.48pm IST Article Comments (25)

Re: [Assam] Secularism--Desi Style

2011-02-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
the mind set when one religious group has the absolute majority - Hindus in India and Christians in USA. The argument depicts the religious practices as cultural issues. Dilip --- On Thu, 2/10/11, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: From: Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com Subject: [Assam

Re: [Assam] Secularism--Desi Style

2011-02-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
. But it's a democratic country alright, that's why questions like this can go to the court! Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:30:45 To: dilipd...@yahoo.com Cc: assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re

Re: [Assam] (no subject)

2011-02-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://entertaining.about.com/cs/etiquette/qt/tip122500.htm The Meaning of RSVP Let's Clear Up the Confusion Over RSVPs By Donna Pilato, About.com Guide See More About: • rsvp • party invitations • party etiquette Sponsored Links Fun Birthday Invitations Fresh Designs,

[Assam] From Times of Assam

2011-02-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
It is unconscionable for the RBI to not merely make it more difficult, but impossible for small entrepreneurs from India to provide services to international clients by restricting the use of PayPal. Everyone who cares about these small service providers should scream bloody-murder at such

Re: [Assam] [Assam Society] Assamese Music Website.

2011-02-07 Thread Chan Mahanta
What on earth is ASOM ? On Feb 7, 2011, at 7:44 PM, Buljit Buragohain wrote: Assamese Music Website : www.asomtube.com __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) RECENT ACTIVITY: Visit Your Group We

Re: [Assam] Earthquake at 7.28PM on 04.01.2011 in Assam.

2011-02-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
Buljit: When you forward such alarmist news, warning, prank or plain gobledy-gook, you must EXPLAIN where you got such info., do your due diligence on its credibility and so forth. Otherwise you will be complicit in spreading unfounded fears or a hoax. cm On Feb 4, 2011, at 8:20 AM,

Re: [Assam] Earthquake at 7.28PM on 04.01.2011 in Assam.

2011-02-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
suddenly remembered it was suggested by the experts not to touch even. I don't know any other geographical information. Sushanta On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 7:56 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: Buljit: When you forward such alarmist news, warning, prank or plain gobledy-gook

Re: [Assam] Let's celebrate a day in the life of India - TOI

2011-02-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
I don't see what is funny about taking on easy targets Ram. Do you :-)? c-da On Feb 4, 2011, at 9:38 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Anyone wants to join the contest? At least, there seems to be some recognition awareness of this Indian mosaic! --Ram

Re: [Assam] Let's celebrate a day in the life of India - TOI

2011-02-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
people entering a building from the backside. Now, I have to get some of that 'child beer'. --Ram On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: I don't see what is funny about taking on easy targets Ram. Do you :-)? c-da On Feb 4, 2011

[Assam] A Giant Leap Forward

2011-02-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
A Giant Leap Forward for desi-science! http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Astrology-is-a-science-Bombay-HC/articleshow/7418795.cms ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

[Assam] A Cold Day in Houston ?

2011-02-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hi A: From your note and Dilip's, it sounds like you all are walking into a Cold Day in H. Hope it is not some kind of an oxymoron :-). Enjoy and stay warm. c-da On Feb 3, 2011, at 7:10 PM, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: Dear all: Finally, it IS going to snow in Houston tomorrow.

Re: [Assam] Global warming hits Texas

2011-02-02 Thread Chan Mahanta
WE were bracing for a massive shutdown of our area with predictions of 1.5 to 2 ice to be followed by 10-16 of snow north of Hwy 70. Lucky for us, neither happened to the degree feared. Got about 1/2 of ice, followed by about 6 of snow. Not bad really. But most everything was closed down

Re: [Assam] MY ARTICLE IN SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA - ALL INDIA EDITION

2011-01-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
Oh my gosh Mayur, that must have been a horrible experience! So glad everything worked out well. All the best to you and the family. c-da On Jan 29, 2011, at 9:29 PM, mayur bora wrote: Dear Netters, I am extremely happy to inform that my article That night in Cairo is published

Re: [Assam] This reminds me of your bees Chandan Da

2011-01-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
He has asked all party members to become worker bees and turn Assam into a hive full of the golden honey. *** Now isn't that a lovely call :-)? Unfortunately there are some tricky issues involved in the process. When one is unaware of those issues, it is unlikely PKM will be a beekeeper

Re: [Assam] Invitation To Grand Magh Bihu 2011 by Assam Society of Bangalore

2011-01-27 Thread Chan Mahanta
if we broke some rule... actually najanisilu :-) . Apunar porahe janilu aji... :-) Regards Pranjal On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: O'Pai: Koni-juz/ *** Eh, twmalwke bhwgali bihu aru rongali bihur parthokyo-tw nejana-neki-he'? Maane

Re: [Assam] Invitation To Grand Magh Bihu 2011 by Assam Society of Bangalore

2011-01-26 Thread Chan Mahanta
O'Pai: Koni-juz/ *** Eh, twmalwke bhwgali bihu aru rongali bihur parthokyo-tw nejana-neki-he'? Maane', bhwgali bihut Koni-juzuwa kothatw Oxomiya porompora nohoy nohoy. Paahorila ne' nejana? Iti twmalwkor, so-kai :-) On Jan 26, 2011, at 8:10 PM, pranjal medhi wrote:

Re: [Assam] I PAID a Bribe - a unique initiative

2011-01-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
What do YOU think Ram? Will it work? And if not, why ? c-da :-) On Jan 22, 2011, at 10:46 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Just came across this (a friend sent this). Seems to be a new and interesting way of combating corruption in India. What do netters think. I Paid a Bribe is a unique

Re: [Assam] I PAID A BRIBE

2011-01-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Good to hear from you BK. Glad to see you are still with us. Hope things are going well. s On Jan 23, 2011, at 3:34 AM, bbar...@aol.com wrote: Dear Ram ? I opened the dossier (pdg), and went through only the part relating to the Karnataka transport network. I cannot praise enough

Re: [Assam] The Sustained Loot of Hindu Temples - Sentinel Op Ed

2011-01-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Oh, those poor Hindus! My heart goes out to Kamath and his fellow victims in Hindudom. Good to see that they finally have found a saviour in Knapp, he who ALSO has discovered and revealed evidence that the Taj Mahal actually was a Hindu Temple

Re: [Assam] Guwahati

2011-01-20 Thread Chan Mahanta
Well said. All of it is true. But the question remains: Are these things hitherto unknown requirements or parameters or conditions? Not so. So where does the problem lie? I would submit it is in the dysfunctional nature of governance, local, state and national. I know, I will be challenged

[Assam] Black Money Acct Holder Names Cannot be Made Public

2011-01-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Black Money Acct Holder Names Cannot be Made Public, so sayeth the personally honest PM. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Black-money-info-cant-be-made-public-PM/articleshow/7320434.cms Funny nobody asked WHAT those treaty obligations might be and how they prevent the state from

Re: [Assam] Black Money Acct Holder Names Cannot be Made Public

2011-01-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
=en10_wnewsoutput=xml_no_dtdie=UTF-8oe=UTF-8filter=pgetfields=wnnissort=date:D:S:d1in Geneva at wgi...@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Frank Connelly at fconne...@bloomberg.net. On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: Black

Re: [Assam] Back to Popular Topic - Corruption

2011-01-18 Thread Chan Mahanta
O' Deka: Aapuni thikei koise. It is a little mindless to reduce corruption issues to a series of singular cause/effect/way to eradicate etc. It also tells us how the desi media deals with issues, even those as the pervasiveness of corruption. Tripura has eliminated corruption *** Now that

Re: [Assam] Back to Popular Topic - Corruption

2011-01-18 Thread Chan Mahanta
@assamnet.org Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 2:23 PM I think this is a right claim in light of the claim made by Kapil Sibal that there was no loss to the state exchequer by 2G scandal. So Tripura learned quickly from the center. Ganesh Bora From: Chan

Re: [Assam] Disclosure of Assts by the Council of Ministers of Government of Assam .

2011-01-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
Is it even remotely believable? And what do they include? Do these include assets belonging to spouses, children living at home, grown children and in-laws? It is a joke! On Jan 15, 2011, at 12:40 AM, Buljit Buragohain wrote: Disclosure of Assts by the Council of Ministers of

Re: [Assam] CM speaks on his alleged property in the US, rubbishes owning 5 houses in US

2011-01-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
Tarun Gogoi's claims are believable in this context, except that he is wrong about the assertion that foreigners cannot own houses in the USA. See: http://legaladvices.info/how-to-buy-a-house-in-the-us-if-you-are-not-a-legal-resident/ That does not necessarily mean that Gogoi or his wife own

Re: [Assam] ‘Gogoi family has Rs 18-crore property in US’

2011-01-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
I did a little quick math and the total value of these houses , approx. 18 crore rupees, is really a puny amount by local standards, as far as housing value goes, $ 500,000 or so. A 3 BR. condominium like the one at Mountain View CA, itself would be almost 1.5 to 2 times the combined value of

Re: [Assam] ‘Gogoi family has Rs 18-crore property in US’

2011-01-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
. From: Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Sun, January 9, 2011 12:56:43 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] ‘Gogoi family has Rs 18-crore property in US’ I did a little quick math and the total value

Re: [Assam] ‘Gogoi family has Rs 18-crore property in US’

2011-01-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
for graduate studies? On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: I did a little quick math and the total value of these houses , approx. 18 crore rupees, is really a puny amount by local standards, as far as housing value goes, $ 500,000 or so. A 3 BR. condominium

Re: [Assam] ‘Gogoi family has Rs 18-crore property in US’

2011-01-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
:56 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote: I did a little quick math and the total value of these houses , approx. 18 crore rupees, is really a puny amount by local standards, as far as housing value goes, $ 500,000 or so. A 3 BR. condominium like the one at Mountain View CA, itself would

Re: [Assam] Delhi IGI airport

2011-01-08 Thread Chan Mahanta
Welcome back A. Glad to hear you had a good trip. So did I. Arunachal, Namdapha area to be precise, was spectacular. I agree with your assessment of Delhi airport. It looked good. Services were too. I liked the food court a lot, although it is pricey for locals. Bathrooms were clean. No

[Assam] Now the Bad News

2011-01-08 Thread Chan Mahanta
The following from ToI. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/The-Prime-Minister-is-safe-NRI-delegates-be-damned/articleshow/7240643.cms But I have no sympathy for them NRIs. They deserve it :-). ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org

[Assam] Like Honey? Be Careful ----!

2011-01-07 Thread Chan Mahanta
Learn about Honey Laundering. cm http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/honey-laundering-the-sour-side-of-natures-golden-sweetener/article1859410/singlepage/#articlecontent ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] The World`s Largest Republic Of Scams (India)- IF THIS IS NOT MIND BOGGLING, THEN WHAT IS?

2011-01-07 Thread Chan Mahanta
That was very enlightening Sushanta. Thanks for sharing. I am surprised the big Assam scams are not included here. Is it because they are small potatoes, comparatively speaking? Or did I miss them? c-da On Jan 6, 2011, at 10:30 AM, Sushanta Kar wrote: *The World`s Largest Republic

Re: [Assam] Scams India -Records

2011-01-07 Thread Chan Mahanta
Is it because they are like that only or is there something fundamentally missing from their education? On Jan 7, 2011, at 11:26 AM, mc mahant wrote: Sushanta Kar did a good summarizing -Congrats! But we HEAR otherwise about the Frequency allotment scam amount ( Lost By

Re: [Assam] [NorthEastIndia] Friends

2010-12-22 Thread Chan Mahanta
Thanks for letting us know WK. I never heard it being attributed to Gibran here in the US, nor in India. It must be sacrilegious to attribute it to someone with a name like Khalil. s On Dec 22, 2010, at 1:03 AM, Wahid Saleh wrote: Ankur thanks for the information. I like your quotation

Re: [Assam] Clarion call to the Premiers of China and India :Please do not obstruct the free flowing Brahmaputra

2010-12-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Thanks for sharing this well compiled piece Rajen. This is a good place to look deeper into some of the issues that you have highlighted. Allow me to jump-in here, somewhat at random: A: Earthquake Risk his implies that any earthquake higher than 8.5 will cause great devastation to the

Re: [Assam] Clarion call to the Premiers of China and India :Please....

2010-12-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
*** You are absolutely on the mark here, Uttam. On Dec 19, 2010, at 9:56 AM, uttam borthakur wrote: Rajen Da: Illuminating, because, it was succinct. Chandan Da's elaboration of the logarithmic scale would put the fear of god into the uninitiated now:-) He, and probably you,

Re: [Assam] Clarion call to the Premiers of China and India :Please do not obstruct the free flowing Brahmaputra

2010-12-18 Thread Chan Mahanta
These are issues that are not easy to get a good handle on Uttam. I don't necessarily believe ANY govt.'s claims on such matters. They are, at best, half-truths. Having said that, if we look at the Chinese acknowledgement that they are making a run-of-the-river hydropower tunnel, it does NOT

Re: [Assam] Clarion call to the Premiers of China and India :Please do not obstruct the free flowing Brahmaputra

2010-12-17 Thread Chan Mahanta
I agree with your analysis here Uttam. But it is also true that China cannot really do serious damage to the Brahmaputra water flow, precisely because of the scientific reason explained by mm. MM's China bias notwithstanding, Indian designs on the waters of Arunachal is the REAl threat Assam

Re: [Assam] telecom scandal in India

2010-12-14 Thread Chan Mahanta
a. Can the system mete out punishment for wrongdoing. *** What do YOU think Ram? We may not be gods-gift-to-humanity, but have enough smarts to observe and draw conclusions from trends that we have seen spanning decades. What is your take? b.There is a risk that India will evolve toward a

Re: [Assam] Any Takers for this Idea? (Letters to the Editor , The Sentinel, 10.12.2010)

2010-12-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
Good idea. But better still or in addition will be to form a co-operative or a company to provide such services, either on monthly contracts or on an as-called basis. The co-operative or company can train and check the backgrounds of their shareholders/employees, and be able to warranty the

Re: [Assam] assam Digest, Vol 65, Issue 9

2010-12-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hiu U: One thing we have to remember that is special about dams is that a river desecrated with a dam is not easily undone. c-da On Dec 9, 2010, at 9:44 AM, uttam borthakur wrote: Mahanta Da, Is not this obvious after the ever unfolding scams, which are more

Re: [Assam] High Dams in Arunachal and Assam

2010-12-09 Thread Chan Mahanta
On Dec 9, 2010, at 11:02 AM, uttam borthakur wrote: I have read somewhere, either in this forum or in Friends of Assam, a person (probably Apurba Bora) from California has narrated his own first hand experience in respect of a smaller dam generating 25MW in Ca. Beside other problems,

Re: [Assam] High Dams in Arunachal and Assam

2010-12-07 Thread Chan Mahanta
On Dec 6, 2010, at 7:11 AM, Jyotirmoy Sharma wrote: My knowledge on this subject is limited. But it does not take a great deal of knowledge to understand what a dam burst( due to an earthquake ) will do to Assam. Add to it the submergence of forest land, relocation of people, destruction of

Re: [Assam] assam Digest, Vol 65, Issue 5 High Dam At Gogamukh.

2010-12-05 Thread Chan Mahanta
Lo and behold: Piano Key Weir is a cheap French Contraption. A Dam-Top Fast-water-release device to quickly release vast build-ups behind Dams . Means NHPC WALLAHS CAN PANIC AND Press the Red Button to release upto5 times discharge rate down the valley!! Wipe them Assamese all out

[Assam] High Dams in Arunachal and Assam

2010-12-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
Assam is going thru a period of deep turmoil once again, this time in opposition to the proposed high dam on the Subansiri ( LSHEP) and RIGHTLY so. Assamnetters are arguably some of Assam's most educated and informed and are a significant part its intelligentsia, be it in Assam or away. But

[Assam] From ToI

2010-12-02 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Bangalore-tops-Indias-bribery-chart-/articleshow/7032798.cms *** But I thought B'lore is the shining Indian city on the Hill. What went wrong? ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] Microcredit-- Will it work for Assam -- the totally non- productive Consumer Economy?

2010-12-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
Thanks A. Yes I am back. Arrived on Nov. 22 and after nursing jet-lag and Delhi's vicious pollution induced sinus problems away, finally feel normal again. BTW, my reference to Delhi's air is not something I made up :-). See

Re: [Assam] Microcredit-- Will it work for Assam -- the totally non- productive Consumer Economy?

2010-11-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
Like all things in India, a perfectly good thing rapidly became an instrument of evil ! Guess why. On Nov 30, 2010, at 8:10 PM, mc mahant wrote:

[Assam] from NY Times

2010-11-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/world/asia/01delhi.html?pagewanted=2_r=1hp ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

[Assam] From Times of India

2010-11-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IIT-Kharagpur-professor-behind-fake-institute-gets-full-November-salary/articleshow/7019128.cms ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] Is it really 90% and 10%?

2010-11-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
O'Deka: What do YOu think :-)? O'm On Nov 21, 2010, at 8:07 PM, Dilip Deka wrote: What do you think of this article? Why can't the 90% stop the 10%? Is it because the 90% is always trying to join the 10% to get some of the loot? If it is so, then 100% is taking part in the

Re: [Assam] 20th Anniversary

2010-11-16 Thread Chan Mahanta
-Original Message- From: Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:54:56 To: assam@assamnet.org Cc: sureshranjangod...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [Assam] 20th Anniversary On Nov 15, 2010, at 7:25 PM, Manoj Das wrote: Dipankarda It was a landmark event. Thanks to luitporia

Re: [Assam] 20th Anniversary

2010-11-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
Deep: Hearty congrats and many thanx. for your pioneering effort that evolved to the vehicle that, arguably, I had been one of the most frequent users of. Without a doubt luitporia-assamnet has contributed enormously to the entry of Assam and the Assamese into this era of information and I

Re: [Assam] 20th Anniversary

2010-11-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
On Nov 15, 2010, at 7:25 PM, Manoj Das wrote: Dipankarda It was a landmark event. Thanks to luitporia, we are an integrated community today! *** Not sooo fast Manoj ! I know we are NOT integrated. Connected perhaps, but surely not integrated :-). c-da -manoj @Suresh!

Re: [Assam] 20th Anniversary

2010-11-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
How true Santanu ! Without faded or entirely lapsed memories our saga could be a mighty rough one to tread on. :-) On Nov 15, 2010, at 3:17 PM, Roy, Santanu wrote: Dear Baideu, There is a bright side to not being able to remember what it was like at that time; we can be unfettered

Re: [Assam] Happy Diwali!

2010-11-07 Thread Chan Mahanta
Not only am I not sure if I can help assamnet regain any semblance of normalcy A, but I can assure you that Diwali has been far less than something to be happy about, considering the noise levels at Guwahati last two nights and continuing on into the day as I hunt and peck this response via a

Re: [Assam] Help required

2010-10-28 Thread Chan Mahanta
How on earth will the Lower Subansiri dam mitigate flooding? On Oct 28, 2010, at 9:24 AM, Barada Sarma wrote: Could you define what a mega dam is? Building flood control dams do not cause flood if a proper 'rule curve of operation of the reservoir' is developed considering downstream

Re: [Assam] Help required

2010-10-28 Thread Chan Mahanta
I will be very interested in learning HOW exactly this Lower Subansiri dam is expected to mitigate flooding and how it will contribute to Assam's PROGRESS/DEVELOPMENT ? Is it a project for NE's development? Or is it really a ploy for India to rip off the region's resources, while leaving the

Re: [Assam] Help required

2010-10-28 Thread Chan Mahanta
Thank you for clarifying the mysteries. Not that I did not know, but I am considered an 'anti-Indian' . So I hoped someone else would speak out, knowledgeably. Thanks for doing it. cm On Oct 28, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Smarajit wrote: For all my friends who have commented that Building Large

Re: [Assam] Will You Do This? From Huffington Post

2010-10-16 Thread Chan Mahanta
or a leg. :-) From: Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Sent: Fri, October 15, 2010 6:26:24 PM Subject: [Assam] Will You Do This? From Huffington Post http

[Assam] Will You Do This? From Huffington Post

2010-10-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/15/indian-ritual-throwing-children_n_764542.html ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] Seized $1mn meant for NGO

2010-10-08 Thread Chan Mahanta
I too was left befuddled. But knowing what we do about the journalistic skills , or more precisely, communicative skills of our fellow men, and the AT's journalistic prowess, it is not surprising that we are left none the wiser. bUt I hope to find out, in a few weeks :-). On Oct 8, 2010, at

[Assam] New Language Discovered in Arunachal

2010-10-06 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/10100519.htm ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

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