At 9:25 PM -0500 6/13/03, Alpana Sarangapani wrote: >> At any event, I give you Houstonians full credit for having the goodwill >> and courage to break the tradition of separate-but-equal annual kharkhowa > >I thought that started in 1998. It is just that only ASA went there. As far >as I understand, otherwise the history of a joint convention would have >started in St. Louis itself, isn't it?
*** I am not one to throw away a perfectly fine compliment for our small community A. But can't take the credit. If everyone would have attended, these would have been joint whatchmacallits from even earlier. You all in Houston WERE special in that you COULD get everyone together under that one big tent that others either could not pitch or if pitched could not get everyone to come in. But you all got it together. Let us hope we can say the rest was history. No reason why we could not. Just takes some give and take,some mutual trust and a bit of mutual respect, inspite of real or perceived differences. I like to think that we are upto it as a community. c-da > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Alpana Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 8:13 PM >Subject: Re: Re: [Assam] Surplus from Houston - a clarification > > >> At 7:52 PM -0500 6/13/03, Alpana Sarangapani wrote: >> > I would like to clarify that I aplogoized to Mr. Bhuyan and others >> >this morning , only to the extent that I too thought that the surplus >> >money from Houston convention was sent to the convention in New Jersey. >> >Mr. Bhuyan did jog my memory and it is true that the money was NOT sent >to >> >the NJ convention in 2000, but to AFNA. Sincerely, --A. Sarangapani. >> >Houston, Texas. ----- Original Message ----- >> >> >> *** I was wondering why the apologies A. I thought you were in your >apology >> binge again--just for the heck of it :-). >> >> Not that it matters any more whether Houston sent the surplus to Cherry >> Hills. But I think it is a GOOD idea to keep alive the tradition that >Dilip >> thought you all started in Houston. At least demonstrates that he had the >> right idea, even though it might not have been carried out the way he >> thought it was. >> >> At any event, I give you Houstonians full credit for having the goodwill >> and courage to break the tradition of separate-but-equal annual kharkhowa >> borxobaahs and usher in an era of co-operation, even though there might be >> legitimate differences of outlook in the community of markhowas. That >truly >> was a watershed event, made possible by your community's concerted >efforts. >> I am thankful for that. >> >> c-da >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > From: Alpana B. Sarangapani To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 1:26 PM >Subject: >> >Re: [Assam] Surplus >from Houston >> > >> > >> >Dear Mr. Bhuyan: >> > >> > >> > >> >I am guilty of that too. Thank you for reminding. Now I remember even >> >more of the good democratic process of the convention. >> > >> > >> > >> >I sure did not mean to mislead anyone by any means. Being one of the >"host >> >committee" members, virtually or not, I do feel obligated to apologize >for >> >chiming in without any intention, whatsoever. It is just that I was least >> >interested then and am now to serve in any kind of committee of this >> >sort. I have both - phobia and hatred for the word 'politics' (clean or >> >nasty) - regardless of the size of the community. >> > >> > >> > >> >Now it is confirmed that I will not be hired as any kind of a member, >> >is not it? :) Sorry for wasting your time with this little joke, just >> >could not avoid it. >> > >> > >> > >> >Sincerely, >> > >> > >> > >> >A. Sarangapani >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >From: Kedar Bhuyan >To: Dilip Deka >CC: Chandan Mahanta , Assam >> >>Subject: [Assam] Surplus from Houston >Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 >10:24:53 >> >-0700 (PDT) > > > > >Dear Dilip: > > Your emails >> >regarding surplus drew quite a bit of attention in many quarters of >> >Assamese community across USA. I am not a member of Assam net, so I >did >> >not have the opportunity to read your emails in real time. But there >is >> >so much interest about the comments you made that some very respected >> >community members have forwarded your emails to me and personally called >> >me and discussed about it. > > > > 20th Assam >> >Convention/26th Assam Day was held in Houston long time ago. Your >> >memory regarding that may be getting a little bit fogy by now. The >> >surplus from Houston was not given to Cherry Hill organizers as seed >money >> >as you have suggested. In stead the surplus (you said $2200) was in fact >> >given to AFNA. Chairperson of Houston verbally told me at that time >> >that the surplus amount was given to AFNA to administer for the >benefit >> >of future Assam Conferences. It was not a donation to AFNA. The >surplus >> >was for the sole use of future Assam Conferences. > > > > >> >Out of this Houston surplus AFNA loaned $2000.00 to Cherry Hill >> >organizers. I was a director of AFNA during that time. Per AFNA >> >President's email to the Board of AFNA Directors (attached here as ready >> >reference) Cherry Hill organizers repaid $1500.00 to AFNA with $500.00 >> >remained unpaid. Cherry Hill could not return remaining $500.00 because >> >there was no more fund left. > > > >AFNA had rejected >> >Toronto's request for fund from Houston surplus amount. Similarly >> >Denver also did not get any money from this Houston surplus amount. >> >Hence balance of the Houston Surplus is still with AFNA. Surplus from >> >Toronto was directly given (not a loan) to Denver. Similarly Denver is >> >also directly given (not a loan) the surplus to St. Louis. > > > >> >> Now instead of looking backward I would like to look forward for a >> >brighter future and better co- operation from the entire Assamese >> >community. Joint conferences of all Assamese organizations are still >> >evolving. There are lots of areas that need stream lining. Surplus or >> >deficit is one such area. I think that the surplus from Assam 2003 or >> >beyond should directly go to the next year's organizing committee. Any >> >surplus fund should not be used or diverted for any other purposes. >Our >> >community leaders should openly discuss these matters in St. Louis and >> >find out where lies the consensus. > > > >So far we have only >> >discussed about the surplus. What about the deficit? Who > >is >> >responsible for any deficit? Suppose there is a big deficit at St. >> >Louis and then is the Chairman personally responsible or liable? Or >> >entire organizing committee is jointly and severally responsible? If they >> >are not responsible, who is? Unless we openly discuss these matters >and >> >come to a consensus, in the future very few people will be coming >> >forward to take this responsibility. Organizing Assam Conference is a >> >thankless job with no material upside, whereas it potentially carries >a >> >huge personal liability. This is one the reasons that now a days >people >> >are very reluctant to take that responsibility. > > > > >> >> > Thanks. > > With best regards > Kedar Bhuyan > > >> >> >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Free >online >> >calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). ><< AFNAPresidentsemail.doc >> >> > >> > MSN 8 helps <http://g.msn.com/8HMWENUS/2752??PS=>ELIMINATE E-MAIL >> >VIRUSES. Get 2 months FREE*. >> >_______________________________________________ Assam mailing list >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Assam mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam >> _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam
