Thanks, Krishnendu. I should have known better. Yes, we will be proud if everything goes well. Let's hope for it.
Also, as long as the hotel prices do not shoot up when I show up there in winter (bad idea to fly to/from Delhi in the winter?), well that's the only good deal we got with the rising ticket prices all over the world. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Krishnendu Chakraborty <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:06:07 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Assam] CWG and Desi-demokrasy in Action ( or is it Udok Bheta-rokhiya Pota Sorkar) Lohoo == Tej, Khoon, Blood ( unless Manoj wanted to mean something else -- not to be shared in net :-) ) I am with Manoj -- the game should be success (definition is when world says it is a success) but should be followed by fact (corruption) finding ***************************************** 'Beya nojor diya-bilakor mukh aaru ontor, duitaai aandhar-ko'la, bujilu baaru', but what is 'lohoo', Manoj? Hope it's not something that can't be explained here on the net. Good defense! > Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:42:02 +0530 > From: dasmk2k at gmail.com > To: assam at assamnet.org > Subject: Re: [Assam] CWG and Desi-demokrasy in Action ( or is it Udok > Bheta-rokhiya Pota Sorkar) > > While we have been arguing ..new India is working hard to make the games a > grand success. > > In the much maligned Games Village, all the five star hotels..Maurya > Sheraton, Le Meridien, Taj...sent their housekeeping experts and staff free > of cost to maintain the rooms and services.. > > I am with Muktikam.. Three cheers for the games..best wishes to > our athletes, who are working hard for months! > > 'Buri nazar wale tera muh kaala..Dil he tere kaala aur lohoo bhi kaala..' > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 7:37 PM, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at gmail.com> wrote: > > > >If you want to kill a tree, don't cut it, just curse it! The same seems to > > be > > > happening with CWG. > > > > > > > > *** Even though I don't understand the metaphor above, I am curious about > > > > >---successful completion of CWG is a must for INDIA's image. > > > > *** What will constitute success to make Indians feel good about > > themselves? > > Since the expectations have been severely beaten down over the previous > > months, > > would that mean anything less than a complete disaster will be enough? Or > > would it be > > something else? Question is what? > > > > *** I forwarded the Outlook India article for a different reason: To point > > out the > > continuing MAKE-BELIEVE nature of Indian governance, as Mr. Arvind Kejriwal > > pointed out well, but did not characterize in so many words. That leaves > > me wondering about > > the abilities and concerns of all the super-power aspirant " new Indians". > > Where are they? > > What are THEY doing? Looks like they seem to be satisfied with blaming the > > "---- old geezers who are still in charge are content to live in the old > > India." and continuing > > to claim, either ignorantly or idly, that India has been changing, pointing > > to exactly the same make-believe > > symbols that Kejriwal exposed. > > > > > > The disconnect is hard to miss, unless, the New India is just a figment of > > Old Indian imaginations. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 29, 2010, at 11:19 PM, Muktikam Phukan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > If you want to kill a tree, don't cut it, just curse it! The same seems > > to be > > > happening with CWG. > > > > > > Friends, successful completion of CWG is a must for INDIA's image..there > > has > > > been so much negative publicity about it..let's support the games now, > > and for > > > sure it doesn't mean that we support the corruption involved with it, we > > are > > > supporting INDIA !!!! > > > > > > > > > Let's spread positive vibes about CWG..let's spread this message!. > > > Muktikam Phukan > > > Deputy Director (FA) > > > Petroleum Conservation Research Association > > > Sanrakshan Bhawan,10, Bhikaiji Cama Place,New Delhi 110066 > > > Ph: +91 11 26198856 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +91 11 > > > 26198856 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Ext 355, Mob: +91 9818598565 > > > begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +91 9818598565 > > > end_of_the_skype_highlighting > > > email: phukanm at pcra.org , muktikamp at yahoo.co.in > > > > > > _______________________________________________ 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
