Hehehe! And I understand that some of them are student leaders and intellectuals. It seems these are some of the most sought after professions - one doesn't even need an education. The universities bend over backwards to confer degrees after a successful stint at becoming a 'professional student' :)
On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:29 PM, Mridul Bhuyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In Youth wings of political parties, 55/56 yrs. old are also considered > youth. :) > > Regards > Mridul > > Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting, > > The thing that surprised me most was this > > "among 2,270 students and youths in the age group of 15 to 40 " > > When did 40 become a youth? > "Is 40 the new 20?" :) > > On another note, the question on ATMs - that really depends upon how > common > ATMs are in "more than a hundred villages and towns across Assam" where > the > survey was conducted. > > --Ram > > On 3/17/08, Buljit Buragohain wrote: > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Siddharth Barthakur > > Date: Jan 31, 2008 8:58 PM > > Subject: Assam - Perspective ! > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Dear All, > > > > A questionnaire-based survey conducted in later part of 2007 among > youths > > in Assam has revealed that their general knowledge is below > par.Thissurvey was conducted by the monthly magazine for youth 'Jiban' > among 2,270 > > students and youths in the age group of 15 to 40 in more than a hundred > > villages and towns across Assam. Editor of "Jiban" Mr Suresh Ranjan > Goduka > > is a TATA-RGVN (Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Nidhi) senior fellow, who led the > > survey team. > > > > (1) 95 percent of the respondents do not know that there is a separate > > ministry for the northeast at the centre. 46 percent of those surveyed > said > > there should be one! > > > > (2) What is more surprising is that 62 percent of the respondents were > not > > aware of Assam's population while 73 percent did not have a clue about > the > > state's literacy rate. > > > > (3) 38 percent of them did not know where money comes from at the ATMs, > > > > (4) A small 5 percent of those surveyed thought Sensex has something to > do > > with sex! > > > > (5) At least 90 percent of those surveyed knew Baichung Bhutia is a > > footballer although 6 percent thought he was the king of Bhutan! > > The only silver lining, according to the highlights of the Youth > Awareness > > Survey, is the health awareness level among the youths. > > (6) As much as 91 percent of the respondents knew that kissing does not > > spread AIDS and 93 percent were aware that jaundice is a water-borne > > disease. > > What is amazing is the lack of awareness among those surveyed about > > several common facts concerning Assam's history and politics. > > > > (7) 37 percent of the youths surveyed did not know that the Assam Accord > > signed in 1985 to end the six-year-long anti-foreigners stir had set > March > > 25, 1971 as the cut-off date for detection and expulsion of illegal > migrants > > from the state. > > (8) 27 percent of the respondents thought that the Saraighat Bridge over > > the river Brahmaputra in state capital Guwahati was built by a king of > the > > Ahom dynasty that ruled Assam for 600 years starting 1,228 AD. This > bridge > > in fact was opened to traffic in 1962. > > Warm Regards. > > > > Siddharth Barthakur > > Skype: siddharthbarthakur > > New Delhi > > > > Note: I have randomly selected some of the email addresses of the > > recipients of this mail. For some of you, this mail may be irrelevant > > because you do not belong to North East nor you have any connection > > with North East. If you don't desire to receive such mails, you may > kindly > > send me a note via return mail and I will remove your address from this > > group immediately. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know > how. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > _______________________________________________ > 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
