Yes, it would have, but was the idea there from before? well, I don't know the history either. Were too busy struggling - going to school, taking care of a small child and trying to survive..
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:40 PM Subject: Re: Re: [Assam] Surplus from Houston - a clarification > 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. 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