Re: [Assam] Bihu
Thanks and best wishes to you too... Gautam Choudhury From: Alpana B. Sarangapani absarangap...@hotmail.com To: assam@assamnet.org Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2011 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Bihu A very Happy Bihu to all. -alpana Sarangapani Houston, Texas. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Assamese Bihu Song in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - Opening Ceremony
Nice to see blended bihu..It was not at all focussed in the media. Felt proud that Bihu represented the culture of India in such an important international event. However, presence of some genuinine Assamese dancers would have added more colours to it. Your mail should have been spread during the world cup itself. Regards Gautam Chodhury From: Babul Gogoi bgo...@gmail.com To: assamnet assam@assamnet.org Sent: Tuesday, 12 April 2011 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Assamese Bihu Song in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - Opening Ceremony http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC02uVP9OYgfeature=share fusion! ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] India surpasses China
India's growth rate has slightly surpassed China's. This will make it the fastest growing economy in the world. Reports All India Radio. -- Sent from my mobile device C 166 LGF Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi 110017 09910972654 ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] 'India has exam system, not education system' - From the TOI
At least they are thinking about it. The exams test what the student knows. Right now in India the student knows only if he took the initiative to know spending a lot of the parents' money for tutorial help. Most educational institutes do not provide education or knowledge. The high school students are so busy preparing for the multiple entrance exams that there is hardly any time for extracurricular activities. Like the article says the fun in education is gone, it is a burden now. 'India has exam system, not education system' Mathang Seshagiri Hemali Chhapia, TNN | Apr 14, 2011, 02.12am IST var facebookktitle='\'India has exam system, not education system\''; facebookktitle=facebookktitle+ - The Times of India; var facebooksyn='In the thick of the entrance exam season, a furious dispatch to the PM from his own scientific adviser has termed such tests as one big menace.'; In the thick of the entrance exam season, a furious dispatch to the PM from his own scientific adviser has termed such tests as one big menace. BANGALORE/MUMBAI: In the thick of the entrance exam season, a furious dispatch to the Prime Minister from his own scientific adviser has termed such tests as one big menace. Strongly recommending an immediate halt to the system of sitting for a pile of exams, C N R Rao, who heads the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (SACPM), said in a letter sent last week that the American method of holding one national exam before joining university is the way. Putting it bluntly, Rao told the PM that India is said to have an examination system but not an education system... When will young people stop taking exams and do something worthwhile? Referring to the exam overdrive, Rao briefed Manmohan Singh on the various flavours of examinations that dot a student's life: It is important to relook the entire examination system including the system of final examinations, entrance examinations, qualifying examinations, selection examinations, and so on. Now one hears of a proposal to have a qualifying or accreditation examination for medical graduates and post-graduates. Students who groan under the pressure of multiple entrance exams will cheer this advice. Citing the example of Joint Entrance Examination conducted by IIT, he said: IIT entrance exams have the reputation of being difficult and purposeful, but they have also had a negative effect on young minds. Young people suffer so much to succeed in these entrance exams, and in the process lose excitement in education itself. The lakhs who don't make it across the IIT gates, Rao told the PM, get exhausted and can't perform as well as young people with fresh minds. Talking about the agony that the Indian higher education sector is in, the SACPM, in a brief document sent to the PM recently — accessed by TOI — noted, Today there is not a single educational institution in India which is equal to the best institution in the advanced countries. In view of the growing number of aspirants for higher education, the SACPM has readied a 10-point checklist of key problems and challenges. It has asked the human resources development ministry to set up a taskforce to come up with an action-oriented document within a year. We should seriously consider a possible scenario wherein the young India advantage enables India to emerge as the provider of trained manpower for the entire world in the next 20-30 years. This could be a worthwhile national objective, he told the PM. Rao's checklist for higher education include: Raising the bar: Provide all required support to 10 educational institutions to enable them to compete with the best in advanced countries Look ahead: There's a manpower mismatch in many countries with too many professionals in some subjects. Prepare a vision document which foresees the problems 20 years hence Inclusivity: Increase the number of fully residential schools up to higher secondary level in rural India to nurture rural talent ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Fw: Invitation to Assam Convention 2011 in Chicago
The Chicago convention host committee requested me to forward the invitation to Assamnet. The details are in the email below. === - Forwarded Message - From: Assam Convention 2011 Host Committee assamconvention2...@gmail.com To: Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 11:04 PM Subject: Invitation to Assam Convention 2011 in Chicago Dear Friends, The Host Committee of Assam Convention 2011 is delighted to invite you all to the 32nd Assam Convention to be held at Chicago, Illinois from July 1-3, 2011. We, the residents of Chicago, are looking forward to your wholesome participation. Come prepared to have a great time. With your dance, music and applause we strive to create the ambience of Assam’s traditions in joyous expressions of song, skit and dance. As we roll out the red carpet, we invite not only the Assamese diaspora in North America, Europe and beyond, but our honored and loved ones visiting this country during that time. We are planning an entrancing agenda for you. Renowned performers, Zubeen Garg and Zublee Baruah from Ai Asom will be our featured artistes, along with our bevy of accomplished favorites, talented children and youth. The pitter patter of dancing feet and the lilting voices of performers will definitely ring in your ears for a long time. This is your annual opportunity to water your cultural roots, take pleasure in our rich heritage, nurture old friendships, and create memories. We have arranged a lovely hotel for you, nestled amongst scenic woods and golfing greens, an oasis just a few miles away from the musical attractions, architecture, museums and culinary delights of downtown Chicago. We hope that you will stay awhile to savor our city after the convention. Do plan early and let us know so that your stay will be pleasant and smooth. Here is what you need to do: - Visit our website www.assamconventionusa.com - Register for the Convention - either through the website or call Gautam Baruah (732-822-7884) ; Dipak Kalita (847-971-9110) - Book Hotel- Discounted rates available 3 days prior and post the event dates of 7/1 to 7/3/2011. - Participate in cultural program and children's programs - Join Chorus Dance competitions and fashion show. - For participation in above activities, either apply through website or call our cultural committee: Ankur Goswami (847-873-3666); Enakshi Baruah (732-822-7937); Roopa Sharma (630-779-3066) Please feel free to forward this email to any member of the Assamese Community in North America, whom we may have missed. If you have any questions please contact Gautam Baruah (732-822-7884) ; Dipak Kalita (847-971-9110). Connect through Facebook for recent developments: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198314876862586. With best wishes and regards, Host committee - Assam Convention 2011. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
