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Thanks for the records.
That was why I put the comment that >I may be
wrong.
Reagrding sportmanship, it is not a question of
subjective belief, but is a fact that an Indian is less
of sportman even compared to the Chinese and others in Asia not to speak of
the European.
Don't you agree?
It is glad to see that Indians are coming up and
catching.
At least they have learned to borrow the game of
Cricket from the British and show their Indian national spirit.
I am wondering what may be called the Indian
National Sports? Is it Football or
Cricket?
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Mount Radhanath, NOT
Mount Everest
>I donot think till a now any single India (I may >be
wrong) has even climbed the Mount Everest.
That may be because you may not want
to believe that Indians too could have climed Mt. Everest.
Here is something that may surprise you
(from more than 15 years ago). Indians have been climbing the peaks for more
than 20 years. Most probably don't pay much attention to such feats unless it
comes from the US/Europe.
Santosh Yadav (b. Oct. 10,
1967) is the first and only women to have climed Mt Everest twice at 10.45
a.m. (Nepal ST) on may 10,1993, just in a year's time after she had first
climbed the peak on May 12, 1992!
and here is another link
--Ram
On 5/14/06, Barua25
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I think
it was 1852 when one Indian mathematician, Radhanath Sikdar, calculating
manually with his hand-made >13-figure trigonometric tables [no
calculator/computer in those days!!! ], using a theodolite from a
distance of 150 >miles from the peak #15, calculated
its altitude as 29,002 feet, the tallest in the world, and reported the
matter to his >boss, Mr. Everest. The British Administration of India
named the peak as Mount Everest.
To suggest that the name of Mt Everest
be changed simply because "so many re-naming
going on", or 'dekhak dekhi uthil ga, keturie bwle mwkw kha"
syndrome. I think this is pure political slogan devoid of of
the whole story. When something is not based on the whole truth, it will not
give you Sat Sid Anand. I donot think that qualifies to rename the
Mount Everest.
Yes there were many Indians
brains worked under the guidance and instruction of the British. But
till the British came, Indians even did not know what to do with the
mountain peak except worshiping. Indians have no idea that these need to be
measured, explored. They never think these need to be climbed (why?). I
donot think till a now any single India (I may be wrong) has even climbed
the Mount Everest.
RB.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 5:09
PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Mount Radhanath,
NOT Mount Everest
Himendra-da,
I think that inferiority complex you mention has come from the ages
since Hindus decided to pray (instead of fight) while Gazni came and looted
Somnath temple 17 times. The Hindus then decided that it is upto God to
protect them -- they need only pray.
Ths, excuse my negative attitude when someone thinks of raising
confidence by merely changing names. Who stopped Indians to change the
name of the land known as Americas. Noone. Who stops them from helping
save the enviornment around India and the world. Noone. I would
feel much more positive if my neighborhood would be cleaner. Why Hindus look
down on cleanliness. Does it have to do with the idea that cleaning jobs are
reserved for untouchables?
Mt Everest has become a GARBAGE DUMP -- like gold covered in muck --
would someone want to remove the muck and pocket the gold?
Dear Umesh,
Your comment is surely the "the highest Negative Attitude the World."
I am sorry to observe that this is a general
trend now-a-days. Similarly, when I proposed the "ATAN BURAGOHAIN
SAKO" to cross three centuries of inferiority complex, Mr. Chandan Mahanta
came forward with his "... Garbage Dump" attitude to say that the bridge
will be used to "dump garbage."
It seems there are too much of grabage
everywhere, particularly in people's mind.
Human Consciousness is the Crown of Life.
Loss of a Positive MInd is the greatest loss that one may suffer. It is
important to develop a positive mind with fearlessness, purity,
charity, self-control, sacrifice, austerity, uprightness, non-viloence,
truth, renunciation, compassion, gentleness, modesty, steadiness, vigour,
forgiveness, fortitude, aversion to fault-finding, freedom from anger,
freedom from covetousness, freedom from malice ... all
positive qualities.
"Mount Radhanath, NOT Mount Everest" was an
effort to rebuild the lost self-confidence and save the country from the
inferiority complex that has opened the floodgate of
garbage.
With the best wishes,
Himendra
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 10:18
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Mount
Radhanath, NOT Mount Everest
Himendra-da,
I would say that rather than focusing on "name-calling" of Moutnt
Everest we should focus on removing its title as "the highest Garbage Dump of the World."
Dear Umesh,
Thanks for the magnificient pictures of
the Mount Everest. This peak has different names in Nepal &
Tibet, but in our childhood, we heard an alternative name
Gourishankar Shringa. Now I understand that is the name of another
peak.
I think it was 1852 when one Indian
mathematician, Radhanath Sikdar, calculating manually with his
hand-made 13-figure trigonometric tables [no calculator/computer
in those days!!! ], using a theodolite from a distance of 150
miles from the peak #15, calculated its altitude as 29,002
feet, the tallest in the world, and reported the matter to his boss,
Mr. Everest. The British Administration of India named the peak as
Mount Everest.
With so many re-naming going on, I think
we should rename this peak as "Mount Radhanath"
I urge the netters to dig out the
history and discuss the matter in the net.
With love to everybody,
Himendra
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006
4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] c this 1
Mt Everest Map;Gaumukh glacier-Geo teacher computerized-
Bihari-Chinki
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