Rajen-da, Good points!
Umesh --- Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Umesh: > I have just thrown a number of adults who might have > immigrated during last 30 years. It does not matter > whether we are 300 or even 3000. It is still a drop > in the bucket of 20 million. I was just trying to > awake our people who seem to be biased with a wrong > mind set that brain drain is bad. Actually brain > drain helps a country like India where we have > abundant of engineers and technocrats. What we lack > is managerial people. People who are coming here are > not the managers. Immigrants always help themselves > and help the country back monetarily. Like Momy > said, we need to change our attitude. Corruption is > an attitude. An engineer going back from here cannot > help. The greatest advantage the Punjabis and the > Hyderabdis have against the Kharkhowas is that > Assamese lack confidence. We even donot have the > courage to ask an MLA a question "Why we don't have > electricity why the roads are bad. This confidence > will come only when enough people will get out our > Kharkhowa state and work outside like a guy of > Kerela, UP, Rajasthan, Gujrat or Punjab. We the > Kharkhowas even donot know how much export we can > made of Bamboo products to Delhi and Mumbai and USA > which will help the villagers. Not that we donot > need a Gas Cracker but a Gas Cracker does not > necessarily help our villagers. > Rajen Barua > ----- Original Message ----- > From: umesh sharma > To: Barua25 ; [email protected] > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 10:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Assam] AT: Who runs > ULFA????????Seeking answers??? > > > Rajen-da, > > good point. I thought there were more Assamese > abroad (incl their progeny) 300 is too small a > number . I think there were over 3,000 Sikhs from > Punjab in only Canada's Vancouver area 100 years > ago. Do you think migration in large numbers has > helped Punjabis? On the other hand, Hyderabadis have > really made a connection between Silicon Valley and > Hyderabad -by setting up tech projects which are run > out of theri home town. Infosys Chief Narayan Murthy > had suggested something similar for Assam - in his > recent visit at AEC -about setting up cal centers > initially. Maybe NRAs can help in that. > > Umesh Sharma > 5121 Lackawanna ST > College Park, MD 20740 USA > > Current temp. address: 5649 Yalta Place , > Vancouver, Canada > > 1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone] > Canada # (607) 221-9433 > > Ed.M. - International Education Policy > Harvard Graduate School of Education, > Harvard University, > Class of 2005 > > weblog: http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: muktikam phukan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > [email protected] > Sent: Monday, 25 September, 2006 8:01:06 PM > Subject: Re: [Assam] AT: Who runs > ULFA????????Seeking answers??? > > > >Problem lies in our educated people migrating to > USA and other greener pastures after getting full > advantage of the >govt provided educational > infrastructure (whatever little is available). > > Damn these educated Assamese people that migrated > to USA seeking greener pastures. We could have saved > Assam had not these selfish 300 or so educated > people (out of 20 million population of Assam) > migrated to USA. Damn! > What we 20 million minus 300 peopel can do in > Assam? Nothing. > Otherwise, we had everything planned. > Damn! > Iake koy manuhe pate, isore bhange. > I say : hobo diok kokaidew! > > Rajen Barua, Houston > ----- Original Message ----- > From: muktikam phukan > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 6:41 AM > Subject: Re: [Assam] AT: Who runs > ULFA????????Seeking answers??? > > > Problem lies in our educated people migrating > to USA and other greener pastures after getting full > advantage of the govt provided educational > infrastructure (whatever little is available). > Why can't these individuals stay back and try > to change the situation? > Left behind are those people who actually has > to shout slogans once in a while to get a refinery, > a tea auction centre, an IIT et al. > And ASOMIYA's in Higher echeleons of Natun > Dilli --- for them it seems they are actually from > North India or Bengal. Only concern seems to be to > jerk off that asomiya climbing below me in the > ladder. > Muktikam Phukan > Momy Saikia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dipankar, > > Do you really think that someone could be > deprived of what they deserve due > to prevailing discrimination. However, I can > appreciate your point of view. > > With all due respect to everyone who support > the cause of ULFA or are in the > notion that central govt is biased against > the north east, do you really > think establishing your own rights by > "snatching" it from either friends or > enemies is the right action......... > > Its down to every individual at the end of > the day; govt can only support. > Playing the blame game is temporary and can > never last long and yet the > repercussions are severe and permanent. > > I wasnt brought up in Assam and have rarely > set foot on my land, so my > opinion might not be significant. However, > blaming the govt. for the > complete situation of the state is not > justified. If people of Assam are so > bothered with the face of Assams roads, the > least they could contribute is > to construct the road and drains in the > periphery of their new homes. If > each household would care to spend the extra > price of laying the road > outside their dream house, everyone would > have better lanes to walk > through > > With regards to your concern with no major > industries being set up in Assam > since independence, why wait for the govt to > take the initiative. Be it a > personal or govts initiative to establish > an industry, the results will > always be favourable for the people of the > place in terms of more employment > opportunities and globalization of the > state > > I hope that my personal opinion will not be > misconstrued as my support for > the Indian govt (I am an engineer by > profession and not a politician so I am > not radicalized) I believe in everyman for > himself. Besides evidences from > history prove that revolutions and changes > happens due to the initiative of > one/more people together, not due to any > govts standalone decision. > > So we need to plan some course of action > instead of passing the buck....If > our generation was to be trusted with the > politics of the nation, we would > have nothing to complain about.... > > Momy > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dipankar Malla > Baruah (Well Logging)) > >Reply-To: "D M Baruah" > >To: "Momy Saikia" > > , , > >Subject: Re: [Assam] AT: Who runs > ULFA????????Seeking answers??? > >Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:51:47 +0530 > > > >ULFA problem is the result of large scale > un-employment and common > >sentiment amongst the people of Assam that > the central government is not > >doing enough for the development of Assam. > The two major industries of > >Assam, Tea and Oil industry was started by > Britishers. People of Assam had > >to do agitations for setting up refineries > for oil produced in Assam. After > >independance, there is not a single major > industry set up in Assam. Assam > >is a major producer of tea, oil and gas in > India. But Assam is still one of > >the poorest state. If you look at the > conditions of roads, primary health > >and educational infrastructure in Assam, it > is amonngst the worst in India. > >Most of the people of Assam had the access > to moblile phones only recently. > > Most of the time people dont have > electricity here. Big things come to > >assam only when people agitate. > > > >These are a few things that one can realise > while staying in Assam. It is > >easy to talk of peace and prosperity > staying in a foreign land. Taking the > >gun or going ULFA way is certainly not the > right way to solve the problems > >of the state. But we should realise that > every problem has got certain > >reason. I dont support the ULFA millitants > when they kill people or collect > >ransoms. But I still feel that Central > Government should stop doing step > >motherly treatment to Assam. Let more > industries set up here, let more > >youth have jobs, let people be happy with > the basic ammenities of life, > >ULFA will not have enough people joining > them and the problem will solve by > >itself. > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Momy > Saikia" > >To: ; > >Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 1:38 PM > >Subject: Re: [Assam] AT: Who runs > ULFA????????Seeking answers??? > > > > > >>Can't understand why some people choose > violence over peace????????? Do > >>you > >>support the cause of ULFA militants? Do > you think Assam would be better > >>place if separated from the central > government or is it a thought of the > >>juveniles who have lost directions in > life?????? > >> > >> > >>>From: umesh sharma > >>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>To: [email protected] > >>>Subject: Re: [Assam] AT: Who runs ULFA? > >>>Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:28:23 +0100 > (BST) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Some talk about peace some indulge in > war.... > >>> Umesh > >>>Guwahati, Sunday, September 24, 2006 > >>>--------------------------------- > >>> > >>> TE manager shot dead by ULFA > >>> >From Our Bureau > >>> DIBRUGARH, Sept 23 - The manager of > Hollonghabi tea estate near Digboi, > >>>Haren Das was shot dead from close range > by suspected ULFA militants > >>>outside his bungalow late this evening. > He was rushed to the AOD hospital > >>>at Digboi, where he was declared dead on > arrival. > >>> > >>>Another report says that suspected ULFA > militants caused a terror this > >>>afternoon at Bordumsa Bazar near Pengeri, > after they opened fire into the > >>>air. No one was hurt in that incident. > >>> > >>> ------------------------------- > >>> > >>> > >>>Guwahati, Sunday, September 24, 2006 > >>>STATE > >>>--------------------------------- > >>> Policeman killed in ULFA shootout > >>> >From Our Bureau > >>> DIBRUGARH, Sept 23 - A police sergeant > of the Borboruah police station > >>>here, Ranjit Sonowal was gunned down by > ULFA militants at Jokai on Friday > >>>morning. He died on the spot. A team of > policemen had gone to the house > >>>of > >>>one Deba Dutta to seek him out when the > incident occurred. Dutta earlier > >>>delivered an extortion letter to the > management of the Sessa tea estate, > >>>belonging to the Goodricke Group, > demanding Rs 30 lakh. > >>> > >>>The police received a tip-off that a > group of 15 ULFA militants have > >>>sneaked into Jokai on the previous night, > and went prepared, accordingly. > >>>Sonowal, who was armed with a Sten > carbine, was at the rear door of > >>>Dutta's > >>>house when he was shot at by three > fleeing militants, all armed to the > >>>teeth. He died on the spot. The police > have arrested Deba Dutta for > >>>harbouring militants and acting as their > courier. Dutta's wife and a > >>>teenaged daughter have also been > arrested. Dutta was earlier with the > >>>CRPF, > >>>and was dismissed from service for > misconduct. > >>> > >>> > >>>Umesh Sharma > >>>5121 Lackawanna ST > >>>College Park, MD 20740 USA > >>> > >>>Current temp. address: 5649 Yalta Place , > Vancouver, Canada > >>> > >>>1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone] > >>>Canada # (607) 221-9433 > >>> > >>>Ed.M. - International Education Policy > >>>Harvard Graduate School of Education, > >>>Harvard University, > >>>Class of 2005 > >>> > >>>weblog: http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ > >>> > >>>--------------------------------- > >>> The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever > you go - free your email address > >>>from your Internet > > >>>provider._______________________________________________ > >>>assam mailing list > >>>[email protected] > > >>>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Inbox full of spam? 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