Rajib, Pranjal Thats a riot.
I agree, this is one of the best 'bidness idea' only a salt-of-the-earth Guju bidness man could come with. Some more ideas to throw in: a website a legal-aid center to come to the aid of bondho activists. press releases medi-vac center (to render medical help) from daktors (if and when there are lathi charges) an import/export center so that this idea can be franchised to other countries like the USA. a research center - to monitor bandhs and to find unique reasons to call for Assam bondhos. Research and ideas exchanged with countries like B'desh (or other states). auto/bus rental/microphones rent out volunteers (like contractors in Iraq) who will strike (for a price) for any reason. provide other ancilliary products like body armor for the strikers. Pranjal, if this ever takes off, I hope you will cut me (and Rajib) in on the profits :) --Ram da On 9/6/05, Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hehehe... it is a brilliant idea!!!!! > > Why not add to that the following: > a. Ability to create posters, slogans etc. > b. Street numbers on rent for any and every ocassion > c. Rapid training for any kind of dharna > d. A call center (ok.. a small one) for taking in > bandha orders > e. PR machinery to interface with local newspapers > f. A franchise operation to run that in every town and > city in Assam > > In short, a one-stop shop for all bandha organizers. > > The best business idea I have heard in months! > > --- PRANJAL SONOWAL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ram da, > > > > Sometimes I thought of starting business of tent > > house near Assam > > Secretariat (last gate ) as half of the week in this > > place is filled up by > > some organization for picketing/hunger strike etc... > > > > > > Don't worry, just kidding......but this could be a > > good venture...what u > > say??? > > > > Regards > > Pranjal > > > > "The Difference Between Dreams and Accomplishments > > is Purely Desire" > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ram Sarangapani [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 8:30 PM > > To: PRANJAL SONOWAL > > Cc: Chan Mahanta; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Assam] A forgotten civil war in > > northeastern India > > > > Hello Pranjal, > > > > >9months assam had faced more than 100 bandhs > > > > Wow, that is more than what i bargained for. So, how > > much does each of > > these cost the good people of Assam?, per bandh?. My > > guess would be > > atleast 1/4 crore Rs. in today's RS. that would make > > it around Rs. 25 > > crores. > > > > Goodness, the year isn't over yet. That averages to > > about 11 days a > > month. So around 133 days a year, this year. This > > may actually be good > > news for some people. imagine, Assam functions for > > only 2/3rd of a > > year, and inspite of that - just look at the > > progress. > > > > People in Assam, the State Govt. and the insurgents > > should never have > > to complain that the Center has ripped them off. > > After all, it stands > > to reason (in some uncanny way) , that the more > > money Assam has, there > > would be more bandhs. > > > > >Are the problems really solved after declaring > > bandhs??? > > > > Only someone like C'da can tell us how. I am sure he > > can pull some > > good explanation out of a hat:) > > > > --Ram da > > > > > > > > On 9/5/05, PRANJAL SONOWAL > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That's sure Ram da... whenever there is some > > bondha, restaurants did a > > very > > > good business specially after 5PM because bandhs > > are till 5O' clock only. > > So > > > what shall I explain... are we really worried > > about bandhs???? Are the > > > problems really solved after declaring bandhs??? > > > > > > FYI till now in 9months assam had faced more than > > 100bandhs as a whole not > > > to say so called BLT area bandhs, Karbi area > > bandhs, Mising area bandhs > > > ................. > > > > > > Regards > > > Pranjal > > > > > > "The Difference Between Dreams and Accomplishments > > is Purely Desire" > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ram Sarangapani [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 7:38 PM > > > To: Chan Mahanta > > > Cc: PRANJAL SONOWAL; [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Assam] A forgotten civil war in > > northeastern India > > > > > > C'da, > > > > > > > to figure out the causes of this uniquely Indian > > phenomenon of closing > > > > things down in Bondhos. > > > > > > And one would think such "Indian" phenomena would > > not influence the > > > Assamese (as you often lead us to believe), least > > of all the ULFA. > > > Ain't it surprising, that ULFA, the great saviors > > of Assam, seems to > > > be the one that takes the lead in making sure > > Assam is kept from > > > developing, be it bandhs, murders, kidnappings, > > threats, and vitiating > > > any semblence of a business culture. > > > > > > As for figuring out the "causes" for every > > incident can only cause a > > > state or country to go into huge losses, thereby > > creating more causes > > > for future bandhs. > > > > > > As we have often discussed in this net, bandhs > > cause huge financial > > > losses, loss in areas of development and growth, > > loss in wages for > > > 'hazira' workers. But why should ULFA or any of > > the other bondho > > > organizers ever care? > > > > > > One recent report said that since 1970, Assam has > > lost 40 crore Rs. > > > just on bandhs. Its really good to know that > > Assam has that much > > > money to throw around. > > > > > > >, why don't you try to look into the causes of > > this phenomenon? > > > > > > As if that would solve the urge to call for a > > bandho at the drop of a hat. > > > And have any of the bandhs ever redressed any > > cause/problem? > > > > > > C'da, get used to it, people love bandhos. These > > are the extra > > > holidays. The only thing that is now needed, is > > for the organizers to > > > make sure restaurants, cinemas, entertainment, and > > transportation is > > > open, so that people can enjoy go out, instead of > > being cooped up > > > inside their homes. That will make bandhos really > > enjoyable. > > > > > > BTW: How many bondhos has Assam had this year? > > Would be surprised if > > > the number were fewer than 64 days. Thats a rough > > calculation, as one > > > would expect the bandhs declared at a steady clip > > of 2 days a week. > > > The hurricane in New Orleans is another valid > > cause to declare a bandh > > > in Assam. Its a good cause as any. > > > > > > --Ram > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9/5/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Hello Pranjal: > > > > > > > > I am quite amazed by the inability of uncommon > > people, like members of > > > this > > > > net, some of the most accomplished , enlightened > > and fortunate of the > > > world, > > > > to figure out the causes of this uniquely Indian > > phenomenon of closing > > > > things down in Bondhos. > > > > > > > > Without going into the reasons for their > > befuddlement and resultant > > > > bemoaning of the matter ( it could give so many > > of my good friends here > > > > anther round of heart-burns) day in and day out, > > why don't you try to > > look > > > > into the causes of this phenomenon? If you all > > could understand why it > > > > happens, then you might be able to suggest some > > solutions. > > > > > > > > Does that make sense? > > > > > > > > I know participants might be hard to come by. I > > mean serious ones that > > is. > > > > Of course there will always be those, who, when > > they hear something > > > === message truncated === > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
