I think charities start at home; Mr. Mahanta and Mr. Nath should not discredit all charitable organizations in one stroke of a pen. I guess they took the term "Charities" in a limited context. I also failed to explicitly spell it out; it can be anything--educational institution, social organization or NGO. Director Hazarika has rightly expressed how money can be utilized properly back home. There are lot of NGOs also doing excellent job these days in Assam. Two years back, I had the misfortune to take one of my distant relatives to Asom Mahila Samiti's "Women Legal Defense Cell" office, Guwahati, for some legal help in a marital discord. I was surprised to find a sign that says "these rooms were constructed from donations, Assam Orlando Convention, USA". Another person--managing secretary--once asked me donations for a venture college in Darrang District. By the time my money reached him, everything was dismantled. Authority thought the managing!
committee--Unnyayan Samiti--was a front for some terror group. I was surprised that the secy. returned my money with an apology. Neverthless, he had the power to use that money anyway he liked! These are my sweet experiences.
>From: "Anjan K. Nath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "shantikam hazarika" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Check from Assam 2002
>Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:02:51 +0800
>
>Dear Shantikam,
>Glad to hear what you have said, but we were talking of "charities" and surely your august institution would not fall under that category; but do keep us posted and maybe we can do something together.
>
>Anjan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: shantikam hazarika
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:13 AM
> Subject: Check from Assam 2002
>
>
> I must say that we at the Assam Institute of Management would really be able to do something if we get some donations for our institute. we have the requsite permission from the government of India for accepting donations and they can be made to us through CAS. In fact a few NRI well-wishers have done so and we had more than a lakh and half of rupees in the fund. we are using it for computers and equipment for our institute. we can assure that the money will be accounted for and scruplously utilised.Our annual accounts are audited and have to be passed by the Governing Body and the General Body every year before we can hope for further grant-in-aid from the state government.
>
> Shantikam Hazarika
> Director,
> Assam Institute of Management
> PO Box 30, GUWAHATI 781001, India
> TF: +91-361-2654813/2654815 (0) 2666570 (R) Fax: 2551071
> HOME PAGE: www.aimguwahati.com
> >From: "Anjan K. Nath"
> >To: "Bharat B" , "Chan Mahanta"
> >CC:
> >Subject: Re: [Assam] Check from Assam 2002
> >Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 06:26:57 +0800
> >
> >Hear , hear.
> >
> >Well said!
> >
> >I too hesitate to make contributions to so called "charities" in Assam these
> >days as one is never sure that the money is used for the meant purpose.
> >I wonder what has become of the latest organization that we heard of
> >recently. They have not made any audible sounds of late and I thought that
> >they were interested in tapping and picking the brains of the expats.
> >
> >Anjan
> > > *** That is certainly a nice thought, a constructive idea. But it would be
> > > like asking BB to donate all his spare money to worthwhile charities in
> > > Assam.
> > > Expat Assamese DO indeed do their share for chartities in Assam and India
> > > too, in addition to what they participate in right here in their adopted
> > > land/s. Unfortunately, a singular impediment to WIDER participation in
> > > charitable efforts in Assam, has often been the inability to get anything
> > > DONE with the donations. I can cite a number of contributions to major and
> > > 'reputable' organizations in Assam, which have remained either unused or
> > > unaccounted for a number of years.
>
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