On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:25 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote:
The bottom line is:
DO WE REALLY NEED ANY OTHER DEFINITION OF AUTONOMY? A PERFECT EXAMPLE
OF A COUNTRY WITHIN A COUNTRY
*** The 'country' does not exist. It is a figment of idle imaginations. If
it did
: Chan Mahanta
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Cc: assamonl...@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, August 12, 2010 2:35:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] I-Day to be celebrated at Guwahati Press Club
Greetings Thakuria.
So who will be leading
TENDENCIES AMONG DIFFERENT ETHNIC COMMUNITIES OF
ASSAM FOR WHICH,IN THIS NET,YOU WILL RULE THE ROOST.
KJD.
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote:
O'-K,
Eh, kaarw gaat loga nai diya. I just wanted to point out the absence of
thought behind the piece.
Having
guys in Guwahati admirable?
Shoul we encourage them to keep it up?
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Sent: Wed, August 11, 2010 3:19:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam
, it won't hurt. And if you go off on a
tangent,
nobody will make fun of or jeer at you. On second though--make that 'most won't
:-)' . But
if somebody does, it will be mere sticks and stones---! I am sure you could
handle that.
Shall we ?
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Chan Mahanta
This is what came originally. No link.
Begin forwarded message:
From: Dilip and Dil Deka dilipd...@yahoo.com
Date: August 11, 2010 10:14:33 AM CDT
To: ASSAMNET assam@assamnet.org
Subject: [Assam] Critical Thinking
Reply-To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the
OUCH :-)!
On Aug 12, 2010, at 9:48 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
This is what came originally. No link.
I too thought so too - there was no link. But I do have a short attention
span, so won't complain :-)
--RAm
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote
, would no
longer feel priviledged to be a part of it.
An insignificant Assamese,
with a promise to participate only when things become less funny,
Satyakam
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote:
On Aug 12, 2010, at 9:16 AM, Satyakam Dutta wrote:
So.. What
Chattisgohrias or some damn thing, they now
have a CM, probably as crooked as they had before in the original state.
It's contribution to India - Naxals running loose.
--Ram
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote:
On Aug 12, 2010, at 9:16 AM, Satyakam Dutta
I have only one question here Uttam:
Just because Bikash Das or anybody else throws some innuendo or charge against
somebody else, does it mean that the target of such charges, innuendos,
must explain them ?
If netter A demands to from netter B when he stopped beating his wife, is
netter B
You are exactly right Ram. In the absence of a definition of WHAT the
so-called autonomy includes, it is entirely meaningless.
On Aug 12, 2010, at 11:24 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
The PM recently made a remark about being open to discussing the issue of
autonomy for Jammu Kashmir
with exaggerated and undeserving praises
usually reserved for
Now,now,since you have emerged robust and hardy out of hyperbole
maze,would you work on to solve the conundrum that you failed to do so
far?
KJD
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote:
My, oh my, Kamal
On Aug 12, 2010, at 10:55 AM, uttam borthakur wrote:
Why would I clamor for a 'state', when I am alreday in a 'state'?
That IS a good leading question. Good clue Uttam. Let us see if Ram and
others
follow the clue to wherever it may lead.
Simple, I do not have the political and/
the
dictionary:-)
--Ram
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote:
You are exactly right Ram. In the absence of a definition of WHAT the
so-called autonomy includes, it is entirely meaningless.
On Aug 12, 2010, at 11:24 AM, Ram Sarangapani
...
--Ram
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote:
But, what could be your definition? Mine is only straight off the
dictionary:-)
Dictionaries cannot set things straight here Ram. It could
legitimately mean many things.
Therefore it has
Maybe so Ram, but what about the PRESTIGE issue? Black Berry made some deal
with China, didn't it? Why should India
not get equal treatment ?
On Aug 12, 2010, at 2:33 PM, Ram Dhar wrote:
Interesting read -
. :-)
==
--- On Thu, 8/12/10, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Assam] Is India Govt wasting its time chasing BlackBerry?
To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world
assam
That IS funny, K :-)
On Aug 12, 2010, at 8:54 PM, kamal deka wrote:
The Future with Obama and Brown
President Obama and Gordon Brown are shown a time machine which can
see 100 years into the future.They both decide to test it by asking a
question each.
President Obama goes first:
The bottom line is:
DO WE REALLY NEED ANY OTHER DEFINITION OF AUTONOMY? A PERFECT EXAMPLE
OF A COUNTRY WITHIN A COUNTRY
*** The 'country' does not exist. It is a figment of idle imaginations. If it
did, it wouldn't be in the shambles it is.
So the question of a country within a country
that may face you.
I, on my part will continue to help you dig, with the questions and the clues.,
as long as you don't disappear into the
darkness of silence.
KJD.
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com wrote:
would you work on to solve the conundrum
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/13/world/asia/13kashmir.html?_r=1hp
SRINAGAR, Kashmir — Late Sunday night, after six days on life support with a
bullet in his brain, Fida Nabi, a 19-year-old high school student, was unhooked
from his ventilator at a hospital here.
Multimedia
Slide Show
India
Well said Utta,. I am glad you put things in perspective. I know Dhruba means
wel. But abusive language , 'gaalis'
will not bring the results of our desires. Ultimately, it is about PERSUADING
people, with BETTER IDEAS.
And that thing about UNITY! If WE who want unity, begin to demonize those
writing this, so that you do not come down heavily on me, whenever I
slip from rational behaviour, which I am quite prone to:-)
Uttam Kumar Borthakur
Chan Mahanta cmahanta at gmail.com
Wed Aug 11 07:59:30 IST 2010
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O'Deka,
The name Tejimola itself intrigued me - why no other girl was ever named
Tejimola, where did the name come from.
That is because you grew up in urban Lower Assam. Were you to have been
privileged to be born into the world of rural Upper Assam, then you would have
come upon
Thanks for supporting my thesis that critical thinking could be bad for
desi-children :-).
On Aug 11, 2010, at 11:07 AM, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
It is encouraging to see that some in Guwahati are realizing the importance
of critcal thinking in developing a child's brain. The tradition of
On Aug 11, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
You know, you always have my support, C'da.
Do you think kharkhowas in phoren also need lessons in some real critical
thinking?:-)
*** Is the Pope Catholic :-)?
--Ram
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Chan Mahanta cmaha
Greetings Thakuria.
So who will be leading the parades this time? I hope you all won't put the old,
the infirm
and children in the front to bear the brunt of potential violence from your
detractors.
BTW, if only the 'patriotic' citizens will be celebrating, what will happen the
unpatriotic?
There is nothing amusing about this mindless piece of tripe. Should our letter
writer
have had the desire or the wherewithal to inquire about the REASONS why everyone
wants a state of his own, then he would not have had the reason to write this
piece.
Furthermore, HAD the editorial ranks of
The following from ToI:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/events-tournaments/commonwealth-games/top-stories/Rs-28054-crore-spent-on-Commonwealth-Games-Reddy/articleshow/6282261.cms
Now if we do the math, assuming ONLY 20/80 ( as opposed to the usual 60/40,
stolen/used ratio), then
*** But of course the guilty will NOT be spared, right, heh-heh :-)?
cm
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Commonwealth-Games-Oppn-rages-at-loot-govt-vows-to-nail-guilty/articleshow/6284351.cms
Commonwealth Games: Oppn rages at 'loot', govt vows to nail guilty
TNN, Aug 10, 2010,
Democracy did not come to East
Europe (e.g.Poland) in one day.
*** Should we infer from it that 'democracy' brings with it freedom from
corruption :-)?
On Aug 8, 2010, at 9:04 PM, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:
Stay with the cause. Use people like Nava Thakuria for publicity if he is
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/09/world/asia/09food.html?_r=1hp
Meera Damore sat with her severely malnourished 1-½-year-old son, Pappu, in a
hospital in Jhabua. More Photos »
By JIM YARDLEY
Published: August 8, 2010
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JHABUA,
O'!
:-)
On Aug 8, 2010, at 9:16 PM, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:
O'Mahanta,
An analogy only. Democracy and corruption do not have any correlation here.
I was talking about the need of perseverance.
Deka
From: Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com
This is not new. This has been going on for decades now. Obviously
there is a very serious problem of
not having adequate water flow across these railway tracks , roadways
and 'embankments'; which are man-made (read 'sorkar-made' ) devices
that selectively make certain citizens winners and
Geez Ram, I forgot all about it. Didn't even remember I wrote one of
the pieces there and that I knew so much of sordid Kharkhowa
culinary habits. Makes my black heart filled with pride about all my
knowledge about canine cuisine.
My eroding memory might have been caused by things I ate in
. They would really appreciate it.
I guess this story will keep dogging us till the cows come home. oops
not cows heck I don't know.
--Ram
On 7/22/08, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Geez Ram, I forgot all about it. Didn't even remember I wrote one of
the pieces there and that I
Well said Dutta.
cm
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:44:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sumita Dutta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Murder most foul By Ambika Shukla
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X-Chzlrs: 0
Hi Mr Mahanta,
I've been forwarded some messages regarding the
article written by
I never cease to marvel at the demand for 'strong punishment' for
every imaginable 'desi-sin' or crime or affront to one's sense of
justice or what have you. From Presidents to PMs to members of
parliament
to civic leaders to religious gurus to assamnetters--that is always a
common theme, the
At 12:16 PM -0700 7/21/08, rajbuzz wrote:
Dear Mr Mahanta,
Been following the thread on Assamnet on the issue and the daft
attitude of Ms Shukla to yours and various other members intelligent
debates.
Wanted to contribute a piece which will probably appeal to her
sensibilities more.
Leaving it
Good heavens!
My heart goes out for dogs in Maharastra. Perhaps it is time to
deploy the army.
At 5:12 PM -0700 7/19/08, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:
Someone should point it out to Ambika Shukla that S C Jamir is from
the north east, to be precise from Nagaland.
Her characterization of
Sunlight Alpana, sunlight!
Crotons need plenty of sunlight to develop their brilliant colors. If
you put it out in the yard, in two weeks you will begin to see a
change. But don't take it into the sun right out from indoors. The
leaves will get scalded by the UV of sunlight and you will lose
and species. No human can and should
condone barbarity.
--- On Wed, 7/16/08, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Assam] Murder Most Foul
To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the
world assam@assamnet.org, [EMAIL
community , race and species. No human can and should
condone barbarity.
--- On Wed, 7/16/08, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sorry I messed up Utpal. I realized it later, but a bit late.
Well, what the heck! They ought to get the message.
At 12:46 AM -0700 7/17/08, utpal borpujari wrote:
Dear Chandan-da / Assamnetters,
It was an excellent post to Deccan Chronicle and Ambika Shukla by
Chandan-da, but there
:32
Aan: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world
Onderwerp: Re: [Assam] Murder Most Foul
Excellent C'da.
On 7/15/08, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Amazing tale! And even more amazing is the state
of Indian journalism and its 'democracy' .
Allow me
Amazing tale! And even more amazing is the state
of Indian journalism and its 'democracy' .
Allow me to introduce myself: I am an ethnic
Assamese , living in the USA and an observer of
Indian Institutions of democracy, its
'journalism' and the role of its intelligentsia (
or more precisely
I loved both the first reply and this one too. One should learn to
look at issues critically.
At 8:54 PM +0530 7/15/08, uttam borthakur wrote:
I love my non-veg food but if we are to believe what has been
described, it's barbaric.You don't skin an animal alive in a
civlized society.I
At 11:29 AM -0500 7/15/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
One should learn to look at issues critically.
And one should also know to keep issues separate. Comparing one
crime with another can't bring an excuse to cruelty.
True. But cruelty has many dimensions too. In this article,
Terrific Ram.
At 11:53 AM -0500 7/15/08, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
Not sure if this made it to Assamnet before. Anyway forwarding here.
___
Dear Ms. Shukla,
I was agast to read your article Murder most foul in the Deccan Chronicle
(July 15, 2008). Yes, I was agast as
Amazing tale! And even more amazing is the state
of Indian journalism and its 'democracy' .
Allow me to introduce myself: I am an ethnic
Assamese , living in the USA and an observer of
Indian Institutions of democracy, its
'journalism' and the role of its intelligentsia (
or more precisely
Great job Ram. Enjoyed the pictures a lot.
Yes Gul-mohur is Krisno-sura ( Royal poinciana). I am surprised that
Tamils or Kannadigas don't have a name of their own for this tropical
beauty.
What is that resort on the lake surrounded by mountains? Does not
look like an Indian place at all.
. Regards
Hemen N Choudhary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9820125972
-Original Message- From: Chan Mahanta
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 7:04 PM To:
A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around theworld Subject:
Re: [Assam] Ulfa, Sovereignty and Assam Hi
Nomoskar Kar Babu:
Aasun , chole aasun taraataari. Assamnet needs you. Only problem is
that we don't have a mother here to spoon-feed us by picking the
arrowheads clean. Here is a little hint however: If you go to the
web and look up the archives you won't be assaulted by all those
flying
such comments. It hurts good people.
Regards
Hemen N Choudhary
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
9820125972
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Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 7:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [Assam] Ulfa
Hi Alpana:
While your genuine humility is always refreshing,
it is perhaps not all that inspiring as far as
your confusion about who would make a good
governor in Assam and the contiguous Indian
holdings.
If you have trouble deciding whether
superannuated military generals, lightweight in
Here is the link:
http://www.biblio-india.orghttp://www.biblio-india.org
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Unfortunately, you too are indulging in the same superficial and
silly stereotyping.
Give your sisters/brothers and cousins from Assam SOME credit. They
hardly fit the type you describe. Actually I don't know ANY that
does, even though there might be one here ands there.
At 1:58 PM
You do speak some truth here Kamal. I agree there have been such
'experts', not only lecturing Assam, but also giving Assam's
know-nothing and do-nothing governments 'expert advice', heaven only
knows for what.
( looking at their occupational profile and expertise level ),
That is an
At 10:34 AM -0500 7/8/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
Hi C'da:
I was just thinking of Presidents George
Washington and Genral Eisenhower and that is why
was hesitant to generalize matters.
You probably have not heard the ancient,
irreverent but colorful Oxomiya 'fokora' that
Sorry it ruffled your genteel sensitivities A.
But leave it to your ancestor and mine--they were
a colorful and incisive lot :-) that used
language very effectively, wouldn't you agree?
Those 'mithoi's will be just fine, gross Oxomiya
'fokora's not withstanding. Enjoy them while
they last.
These are what are called Passive Solar Devices. They have been
around for decades, but never got manufactured commercially here in
the USA due to manufacturing cost weighed against low energy cost
here. Only energy conserving geeks like some of us architects , a
few engineers here and
Another excellent piece Baruah. Thanks for sharing.
m
At 8:41 PM -0400 7/7/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Telegraph (Calcutta)
July 8, 2008
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080708/jsp/opinion/story_9504721.jsp#
A CRISIS OF POLICY AND THE SOVEREIGNTY QUESTION
Sanjib Baruah
A
First off, allow me to introduce Swapnil
Bharali: He is my nephew by marriage, son of my
brother-in-law, a Guahati real-estate developer
and aspiring writer on the side.
I read the article only because it is by Anup (
that is how we call him). I have been passing a
lot of posts by in
of birth and residence.
Uttam Kumar Borthakur
--- On Sun, 6/7/08, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Assam] Grumbling GAME-Swapnil
Bharali (Horizon, The Assam Tribune, July 05,
2008)
To: assam@assamnet.org
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date
X:
Please send your and Madhusmita's mailing address/es.
c-da
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feel, these events would affect Assam in a big way, and so the term
momentous.
*** Can we have an inkling of how these will be momentous?
I read two here:
*** That those who have surrendered will be used to ID those who have
not and kill them.
*** That an Upper House in Assam Assembly will
Greetings Nayan. Looks like you found your voice again, but like in
the past, without much to say.
I thought you went silent because I badgered you to explain or prove
the claims you made and opinions you aired. Being unable to do that,
you went silent. I also remember your vow not to
+0530 6/27/08, Nayanjyoti Medhi wrote:
Dear Uttam da,
now you have all (the only) the right voices in here who should be heard. my
presence is no longer required. Now i can take a back seat and enjoy the
show.
Regards,
Nayan
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 7:10 PM, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
At 11:39 PM -0500 6/25/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
Hi C'da:
I think generally people do like to hear first-hand information from
people of a particular state, inspite of all the information from
the media and other sources.
Sure. That is not a problem. I don't know many who would
My concern is - we guys always keep hearing about adverse happenings
and violence in these areas; hardly anyone talks about scenic
beauty.
Well, so? What seems to be the problem? What about you Doctor?
What turns YOU on?
How would a guy who wants to visit come there and make his
At 8:02 AM +0530 6/24/08, uttam borthakur wrote:
No offence meant. Some people do not believe in mass action. Had
they believed in the masses than in the guns only, they might have
scored some points by now.
they might have scored some points by now.
*** Is it too late? Or is it yet another
Thanks for sharing the picture Babul. While it is
quite amazing at first look, the skeptic in me
raises the immense possibility of a pretty fair
Photoshop job.
There are several reasons:
A: Knowing how a 'kolor thwka' develops, from the
top towards the bottom, this picture looks
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Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:49:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] banana...
Thanks for sharing the picture Babul. While it is
quite amazing at first
Have been browsing the Assam papers. And the following was the
leading story in the Sentinel yesterday.
After a spate of ISI sightings and 'ISI nabbings' in Assam, duly
reported for our benefit by a variety of netters, including
journalists, I asked a question of one of these journalists
I am also curious about the PREMISE of KJD's letter:
The Asomiya language in the USA has already been put to sleep by
the Asomiyas themselves
*** First off, how can a language die in a particular locale, when it
did not even LIVE there?
When did the Oxomiya language take root in US
.You meant akaaxot
No, not really. I meant 'alaaxot'. 'alaaxot ssang-pota' is an
authentic Oxomiya phrase :-).
At 6:01 AM +0530 6/14/08, mc mahant wrote:
'Expectation is the mother of all disappointments'.( maybe also Unhappiness)
And 'alaaxot saang-pota kotha' ( daydreaming).You
Message
From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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world assam@assamnet.org
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 7:50:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Fw: Letter to the Editor.
.You meant akaaxot
No, not really. I meant 'alaaxot'. 'alaaxot ssang-pota
conjectures :-), we do
remember class X Assamese.
O'Deka
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blaming Indian immigrants for littering.
*** Is there any reason for such a perception among westerners or is
it a case of racism?
cm
***
..So much for the greatest democracy in the
world.
What does democracy have to do with racism? Can't a raging racist
country be a a terrific democracy too?
Or is democracy synonymous with all things good?
At 8:39 PM +0800 6/12/08, Jyotirmoy Sharma wrote:
It is usually the old and
. And when they do, I will be
delighted to admit that I was wrong about my perceptions.
But until then they are free to demonstrate to the world how useless
their slogans about democratic values are.
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 8:50 PM, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
..So much
).
Many callers were convinced that was the case (even though they had never
visited or actually knew about Korea, and were sure that dog meat was was
there (but of the menu). Now, that is a problem of perception
--Ram
On 6/12/08, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
blaming Indian
The following from the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/washington/12cnd-gitmo.html?_r=1hporef=slogin
***
To our friends who mouth off about but are
clueless about democracy,
there are higher
concentrations..
--Ram
On 6/12/08, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was inquiring about heavily desi-immigrant populated neighborhoods
in the USA or Britain or such other western countries.
Like the Houston desi-enclave ( I am not sure what it is called
/08, Chan Mahanta cmahanta at charter.net
wrote:
I was inquiring about heavily desi-immigrant
populated neighborhoods
in the USA or Britain or such other western
countries.
Like the Houston desi-enclave ( I am not sure what
it is called), or
Devon Street area of Chicago, or Jackson
This is a story related to the issues involved in the NY Times
article about the Good Life in Gurgaon. And it touches on some of the
points raised by Uttam, and how it impacts the PUBLIC GOOD.
http://www.evb.ch/en/p25010663.html
Note:
A report by the McKinsey Global Institute came to the
I agree.
I liked this short letter in today's Assam Tribune. The God fearing
crowd may not agree.
Who is God?
Sir,- It refers to the letter Atheism by Mahendra Prasad Barooah
(AT, June 3).
May I ask who is God and what is his relationship with this world.
Why does man look for a God?
They may be opulent and in stark contrast with the surroundings. If
they are totally funded with private capital and are
self-sufficient, there is not a whole lot you can complain about
their being.
Think a bit more, and tell us if this PRIVATE CAPITAL is
really private, and if so
pocket given by a private
businessman who made his money by not supplying according to the
tender. Apparently, it is private money that is in the minister's
pocket.
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They may be opulent and in stark contrast with the surroundings. If
they are totally funded
respectively.
Posted by Biplob Kishore Deb at 3:00 PM
Labels: Cricket, Indian Premier League
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world assam@assamnet.org
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by not
supplying according to the tender. Apparently, it is private
money that is in the minister's pocket. Chan Mahanta
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They may be opulent and in
stark contrast with the surroundings. If they are totally
funded with private capital and are self-sufficient
My sincere condolences to his family. He taught us Physics at Cotton
College in PU Sc, 1962/63.
cm
At 9:46 AM -0700 6/8/08, utpal borpujari wrote:
Sad news. Biren Barua sir, who taught physics to generations of
Cottonians and retired as a principal of the college, passed away at
5:25
Spectacular!
And it did not even include the beauties that are found in Assam.
At 10:23 PM -0500 6/5/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
http://www.dnaindia.com/slideshow.asp?newsid=1168803sldid=1
In order to make spiritual progress you must be
patient like a tree and humble
thrive on
bribes
and corruption, and it is only a question of degrees.
--Ram
On 6/3/08, Chan Mahanta wrote:
It is quite difficult to decipher from here what is
behind any news item anymore.
*** 'Any more'? Come now Ram, WHEN was it reliable
Hi A:
Allow me to chime in here:
Why are they raiding his house? He was not
charged with smuggling drugs or for having
black money!!
*** You seem to be under the impression that only
smugglers' or drug dealers' or mega-tax evaders'
houses are RAIDED by desi-police/military. It so
It is quite difficult to decipher from here what is
behind any news item anymore.
*** 'Any more'? Come now Ram, WHEN was it reliable ?
*** I think the bigger urge is the need to feel good about India
doing good by Assam and thus the attempt at groping at every straw
that floats by :-).
. India is not a good
brother in its neighborhood; disliked by everyone..we may blame conveniently
on foreign hand..:)
mkd
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 6:40 PM, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
M:
Number one is Bangladesh, which is
constantly frustrating India's efforts to get transit
could show reasons and
objectivity to B'desh. -mkd On
Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Chan Mahanta
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote: International diplomacy
requires more than just dialog. India is not
a good brother in its neighborhood;
disliked by everyone..we may blame
conveniently
at 6:54 PM, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
International diplomacy requires more than just dialog. India is not a
good
brother in its neighborhood; disliked by everyone..we may blame
conveniently
on foreign hand..:)
*** Exactly! And thus B'desh FRUSTRATING India's attempts
a chance to defend himself.
But this much I am fairly sure of - almost all politicians thrive on bribes
and corruption, and it is only a question of degrees.
--Ram
On 6/3/08, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It is quite difficult to decipher from here what is
behind any news item
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