I am sure they were. I am also sure a number of them Britishers were killed not because he was a colonizer but because he was stopping them from looting the common people.
Are you sure the killers of Sanjay Ghosh were not in that category???? God bless Ravindranath! :-) --- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *** There were a lot of very fine Britishers also > use to do social > work in India while it was a colony. > > And a number of them were killed by Indians. > > Any connection here? > > > > > > > > > > >Ravindra Nath , son of UP and Bengali parents, > studied Appropriate > >Technology > > >( and something else) at IIT-Delhi. He got > involved with NGO work > >under the noted social worker (?) Bunker Roy. He > started at the NE > >at Arunachal and later >moved down to > Akajan/Silapthar. That is all > >I know of Ravi. Ravi's wife, Sathyasree is from > Guwahati. > > > >Great to know such good Indians working selflessly > working in NE. It > >looks like he was also like Sanjay Ghosh doing NGO > work in Majuli > >who was reportedly been killed by ULFA. > > > >RB > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Chan Mahanta > >To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] > >Cc: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ; > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ; > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 9:52 AM > >Subject: [Assam] Assam Trip-2 > > > >Dear Netters, > > > >I spoke about the very fine things that the Rural > Volunteer Center ( > >RVC) is doing at Akajan. Ravindranath and his wife > Sathyasree > >Goswami, who live at Silapathar and lead their many > efforts are > >making a measurable difference for the many people > whose lives have > >been ravaged by repeated floods. Today I hope to > tell you a little > >more about them and RVC. > > > >Ravindra Nath , son of UP and Bengali parents, > studied Appropriate Technology > >( and something else) at IIT-Delhi. He got involved > with NGO work > >under the noted social worker (?) Bunker Roy. He > started at the NE > >at Arunachal and later moved down to > Akajan/Silapthar. That is all I > >know of Ravi. Ravi's wife, Sathyasree is from > Guwahati. The > >following about herself,is in her own words: > > > >"I am an Assamese born as the 6th daughter to Mr. > P.N. Goswami and > >Ms. Biva Goswami of Chenikuthi. educated partly in > Cotton College i > >have been working in Akajan from 1995 and took a > break for two years > >to work with drought affected people of Anantapur > district of Andhra > >Pradesh. Now I volunteer for RVC and I have started > a collective > >called shakti > >(<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > to > >work on holistic community health and right to > health and health > >care, where I work full time based in Akajan > village." > > > >I did not get to meet Sathyasree as she was with > her ailing mother > >at Guahati. But I had the privilege of staying > overnight at RVC's > >guest-house. Ravi and the other volunteers live > there as well. Their > >little campus was like an 'ashram', with all kinds > of undertakings > >going on. They even have a satellite dish > >with a high-speed internet network, which they > acquired with some > >wiles, a necessity in today's world but a luxury > beyond imagination > >in Assam and particularly at a place like Akajan. > > > >Guile and wiles in addition to a dedicated sense of > service have > >been essential for RVC's continued existence and > success. What they > >face everyday is not something for the faint of > heart or for the > >occasional do-gooder like ourselves. > >Ravi recounted a number of anecdotes while he and a > couple of his > >associates took me around to show some of the many > wonderful things > >they are doing all over. I was awed by the > obstacles they face and > >how they make little dents, one at a time, to make > a difference. > >They have spawned other volunteers like themselves > or have joined > >hands with others in different ways by sharing > their resources and > >experiences. > > > >One such effort that I was highly impressed by was > a road building > >project organized by the Mising students' > association--the name of > >which eludes me --led by a young Mising, Pegu, > whose first name I > >forget, who also was a Cotton College Union > Secy.--a powerful > >position as we well know. He and John - another > Mising, trained at > >B'lore as an MBA I think, were leading over a > thousand young > >volunteers who were building a road -- a lifeline > for a series of > >villages which was washed away, but did not get > repaired/replaced by > >the Govt or the GOs entrusted with the > responsibility, with sheer > >hand power-with nothing but hoes. They come from > miles around and > >are required to sleep over at poly-tents . They are > fed by > >volunteers who prepare meals in the harvested rice > paddies, like the > >'bhoj' prior to the 'meji' at Magh Bihu, except it > is not much of a > >feast. The logistics of feeding so many was > amazing. It was > >partially funded by a program called "Food for > Work" I believe. Ravi > >explained that the govt. did nothing for years. > Ultimately the > >people had to gear into action. > > > >Attached herewith is one document describing RVC > and its many > >programs. I will send two more under separate mail. > > > >I know I wrote a lot--and it always runs the risk > of NOT being read. > >But I hope some would take a little interest, and > spread the word, > >the good news. Because Assam can use many more of > such efforts as > >RVC's. And they are gearing up to train those > leaders for just that. > >Let us hope we too can do a little to give them the > support they so > >richly deserve. > > > > > >Best to all. > > > >cm > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >assam mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. 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