--- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I feel a bit bad for these pundits. I think the > administration idealized them a bit too much and > failed to recognize that they are not only pundits, > but also young men with a curiosity and desire to "see > America." > > --- Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From a friend: > > > > > > > > * There are 110 mother divine. In my opinion they > > are Not so divine or > > they would volunteer to downsize or share their > > accommodations for the use > > of themselves or others enough said. Many more could > > fit well into trailers > > by bunching up. > > * On the 8 Nov. '06 there were 106 Purusha in town & > > 456 pundits & > > cooks etc. I did not get the ratio of cooks to > > pundits. 23 more arrived to > > that number in the night of Friday the 8 Nov. or > > early Sat. morning. I saw 2 > > buses so perhaps this figure is one bus short. 23 > > more were expected next > > day so the figures may be off by 23 but to my figure > > you may well add 46. > > * I was led to understand they may not increase the > > numbers till Jan. > > 07 but then far more will be in the pipeline to FF. > > > > * Some of the pundits are rather unhappy for the > > trip here did NOT fit > > their personal vision of life here as they had > > envisioned it for so many > > years in various spots in India. They felt or > > dreamed that when they came > > here they would be able to interact much more with > > people at the university. > > That dream was shattered. It was never promised to > > them. Only a trip to the > > states was promised. They trained many years for > > this. > > * They are from all over India & are housed by > > language groups: Hindi, > > Bengali etc. The different language groups cannot > > speak between themselves > > as yet. For this they use several translators. Three > > inside the group but > > some outside the fence/cage. (The pundits' living > > area is a cantonment > > surrounded by a high chain link fence, covered with > > a tarp, so that they > > cannot get out or even see out, except out the rear > > in the direction of some > > private stapathya ved homes, nor can others get or > > see in.) > > * My personal feeling it's not the best for them. > > University > > administrators are not primarily motivated by love > > for the pundits, or > > concern for their home sickness but by the feeling > > that their program would > > suffer and thus we all would suffer if they were NOT > > single pointed. Only a > > few of the pundits long for the freedom from the > > wall/fence - mostly the > > younger ones. The more mature ones understand & > > willingly accept this, > > knowing that as conditions & housing improve will > > enjoy more freedom out in > > Vedic City. > > * Their commitment is to Save N. America from some > > terrible event or > > series of events. Even eliminating the stress of > > earthquakes or mountain > > violence as far as the Cascade Mts. or Yellowstone > > area etc. Thus they stay > > with in the walls/fences. The cooks only come to the > > gate to receive food & > > necessities. NO woman is allowed, as is the case in > > India as well. > > * Some western staff men are allowed in daily to > > clean the things > > reserved for "dalits" - untouchable - i.e., toilets > > etc. but they have to > > take oaths that they will just do their jobs and > > avoid speaking much & make > > eye contact only if necessary. They are monitored as > > any maid would be to > > see their work is completed well & silently. The > > toilets used are not > > Western ones but the squatting type used in India. > > > > > >
They don't speak english, none is talking to them, yet you have all this information ? Probably the movement obtained the visas on the ground that the pundits did not leave the grounds. ______________________________________________________________________ _________ > Cheap talk? > Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. > http://voice.yahoo.com >
