Its a great loss indeed , i palnned to meet his by this month end for a discussion on preparing dossier of Majuli as World Heritage Site
Apart from his sad demise, i have shocked & having immense pain that except Tribune group no news paper has given due regards to this personality A very bad indication low profile but dedicated worker in serious field Greetings Satyen Mahanta On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 12:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send assam mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of assam digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: FASS Newsletter MITRO: Promoting tourism in NE INDIA > (Jyotirmoy Sharma) > 2. Oxomiyat Koy - Xapehe Dekhe Xapor Thang (Dilip Deka) > 3. Bijoy Kr Bhuyan passes away (The Assam Tribune, 12.06.2011) > (Buljit Buragohain) > 4. Re: Bijoy Kr Bhuyan passes away (The Assam Tribune, > 12.06.2011) (Manoj Das) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:19:03 +0800 > From: Jyotirmoy Sharma <[email protected]> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the > world <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Assam] FASS Newsletter MITRO: Promoting tourism in NE > INDIA > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Appreciate the efforts of FASS promoting tourism in NE India but reality is > pretty harsh. Besides a few pockets of tourist interest, the region as a > whole is not tourist friendly, terrorism being the prime cause. Lack of > infrastructure is also a bottleneck, but it is something that can be > addressed if the region is investor friendly. > I would find it hard to find a person from the region who would have > travelled extensively across all the NE states. Even an Axomiya speaking > person would find it unsafe to visit all parts of Assam including the Bodo > belts, Karbi Anglong and Cachar hills. Just a few days ago there was the > news of a police vehicle being ambushed in Garo hills where all the police > officers were killed. This is terrorism and no internet savvy western > tourist would want to come to such a place where militants may be firing > from the hilltops. > Add to that the border strifes that always carry on along Assam-Meghalya, > Assam-Nagaland and Assam-Arunachal and the infinite number of bands and > blockages that the region is so used to. So where does the tourist go? > There > is no guarantee that the tourist can reach the destination of his choice be > it Manas, Karziranga, Shillong, Cherrapunjee, Aizawl, Loktak or elsewhere. > Sad but true. > > JS > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:06:43 -0700 (PDT) > From: Dilip Deka <[email protected]> > To: ASSAMNET <[email protected]> > Subject: [Assam] Oxomiyat Koy - Xapehe Dekhe Xapor Thang > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > Clinton warns against "new colonialism" in Africa > * * > * > * Email > * Print > Reuters???U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a news > conference at the U. S. embassy in Islamabad?? > * Play VideoEconomy Video:Obama: Economic recovery will take time?AP > * Play VideoEconomy Video:High Unemployment Is Bad News For South > Florida College Grads?CBS4 Miami > * Play VideoEconomy Video:QE2 Set For Dry Dock?CNBC > ??2?hrs?12?mins?ago > LUSAKA (Reuters) ? Africa must beware of "new colonialism" as China expands > ties there and focus instead on partners able to help build productive > capacity on the continent, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. > Clinton, asked in a television interview in Zambia on Saturday about > China's rising influence on the continent, said Africans should be wary of > friends who only deal with elites. > "We don't want to see a new colonialism in Africa," Clinton said in a > television interview in Lusaka, the first stop on a five-day Africa tour. > "When people come to Africa to make investments, we want them to do well > but also want them to do good," she said. "We don't want them to undermine > good governance in Africa." > China pumped almost $10 billion in investment into Africa in 2009 and trade > has taken off as Beijing buys oil and other raw materials to fuel its > booming economy. > [?For complete coverage of politics and policy, go to Yahoo! Politics?] > > Clinton, appearing on the "Africa 360" program, called for long term > "sustainable" investment that would benefit Africa. > "We saw that during colonial times it is easy to come in, take out natural > resources, pay off leaders and leave," she said. > Clinton pointed to U.S. efforts to improve political and economic > governance in countries like Zambia as an example of a different approach. > "The United States is investing in the people of Zambia, not just the > elites, and we are investing for the long run." > African states, she said, could learn much from Asia on how governments can > help support economic growth but said she did not see Beijing as a political > role model. > "We are beginning to see a lot of problems" in China that will intensify > over the next 10 years, she said, pointing to friction over Chinese efforts > to control the Internet as one example. "There are more lessons to learn > from the United States and democracies," Clinton said. > Her trip, which also takes her to Tanzania and Ethiopia, is meant to > highlight the Obama administration's drive to help African countries meet > challenges ranging from HIV/AIDS to food security and speed up often > impressive economic growth. > (Reporting by Andrew Quinn; editing by Mark Heinrich) > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 05:12:41 +0530 (IST) > From: Buljit Buragohain <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: [Assam] Bijoy Kr Bhuyan passes away (The Assam Tribune, > 12.06.2011) > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Bijoy Kr Bhuyan passes away > Staff Reporter > > ??GUWAHATI, June 11 ? Bijoy Kumar Bhuyan, known among his fans as Bhaitida, > the youngest of the three sons of renowned historian late Dr Surya Kumar > Bhuyan, died at his Uzanbazar SK Bhuyan Road family residence here around > 9-30 pm of June 10. According to family sources, the end came due to heart > failure. He was 78.A > former tea planter and businessman of repute, Bijoy Bhuyan was the man > behind the preservation and propagation of the invaluable works of late > Dr SK Bhuyan. Due to his relentless efforts, several publishing houses, > including the Publication Board, Assam, recently published several of the > works of late Dr Bhuyan.The Publication Board published 10 works of Dr > Bhuyan, including the Two German Articles, Lachit Barphukan and His Times, > Atan Burhagohain and His Times, Assam in the Eighteenth Century and Two > Years in Parliament, during the 25th Guwahati Book Fair early this year. The > Two German Articles was edited by Dr SK Bhuyan and it has been highly > appreciated by the readers.Bijoy > Bhuyan, who is an avid reader of Assam history, had extensive knowledge > of Assam?s history and culture. He helped many scholars and students > with the information he could gather from various sources, including the > writings of his famous father. His amiable and helpful nature won him > many friends.Born > on April 10, 1934 in Guwahati, Bijoy Bhuyan was connected with various > socio-cultural organisations, like the Kamarupa Anusandhana Samiti, the > Sabita Sabha and the Maniram Dewan Memorial Trust, among others.He leaves > behind his wife and two sons. His last rites were performed at the Navagraha > cremation ground amidst the presence of a large gathering of his friends, > relatives and fans, this evening.The > Kamarupa Anushandhana Samiti and the Kamrup Mahanagar Zila Sahiya Sabha > have condoled the death of Bijoy Bhuyan. The Kamrup Mahanagar Zila > Sahitya Sabha has described Bhuyan as a great nationalist. > > (The Assam Tribune, 12.06.2011) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ????? ????? ??? ??? ?????? ????? ????? ??? ???? ???? ???? ??? ??? ?????? > ????? ???? ????? ???? ????? ????? > > ---- ?????? ?????????? > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:38:13 +0530 > From: Manoj Das <[email protected]> > To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the > world <[email protected]>, [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Assam] Bijoy Kr Bhuyan passes away (The Assam Tribune, > 12.06.2011) > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > RIP Bijoyda. I met him 2 years back. Full of ideas and initiatives all > the time. His some work are pending in some Delhi publisher's place. > Successors pl note lest those will be lost for ever. MKD > > On 6/12/11, Buljit Buragohain <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bijoy Kr Bhuyan passes away > > Staff Reporter > > > > ??GUWAHATI, June 11 ? Bijoy Kumar Bhuyan, known among his fans as > Bhaitida, > > the youngest of the three sons of renowned historian late Dr Surya Kumar > > Bhuyan, died at his Uzanbazar SK Bhuyan Road family residence here around > > 9-30 pm of June 10. According to family sources, the end came due to > heart > > failure. He was 78.A > > former tea planter and businessman of repute, Bijoy Bhuyan was the man > > behind the preservation and propagation of the invaluable works of late > > Dr SK Bhuyan. Due to his relentless efforts, several publishing houses, > > including the Publication Board, Assam, recently published several of the > > works of late Dr Bhuyan.The Publication Board published 10 works of Dr > > Bhuyan, including the Two German Articles, Lachit Barphukan and His > Times, > > Atan Burhagohain and His Times, Assam in the Eighteenth Century and Two > > Years in Parliament, during the 25th Guwahati Book Fair early this year. > The > > Two German Articles was edited by Dr SK Bhuyan and it has been highly > > appreciated by the readers.Bijoy > > Bhuyan, who is an avid reader of Assam history, had extensive knowledge > > of Assam?s history and culture. He helped many scholars and students > > with the information he could gather from various sources, including the > > writings of his famous father. His amiable and helpful nature won him > > many friends.Born > > on April 10, 1934 in Guwahati, Bijoy Bhuyan was connected with various > > socio-cultural organisations, like the Kamarupa Anusandhana Samiti, the > > Sabita Sabha and the Maniram Dewan Memorial Trust, among others.He leaves > > behind his wife and two sons. His last rites were performed at the > Navagraha > > cremation ground amidst the presence of a large gathering of his friends, > > relatives and fans, this evening.The > > Kamarupa Anushandhana Samiti and the Kamrup Mahanagar Zila Sahiya Sabha > > have condoled the death of Bijoy Bhuyan. The Kamrup Mahanagar Zila > > Sahitya Sabha has described Bhuyan as a great nationalist. > > > > (The Assam Tribune, 12.06.2011) > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ????? ????? ??? ??? ?????? ????? ????? ??? ???? ???? ???? ??? ??? ?????? > > ????? ???? ????? ???? ????? ????? > > > > ---- ?????? ?????????? > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > C 166 LGF > Sarvodaya Enclave > New Delhi 110017 > 09910972654 > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > End of assam Digest, Vol 71, Issue 12 > ************************************* > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
