[Assam] PM Singh, pray watch show movie 'The Killing Fields' to India act on Assam.

2006-02-19 Thread Bartta Bistar
Goswami wants withdrawal of Army from Assam[ Sunday, February 19, 2006 12:39:25 pmPTI ] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1420328.cms NEW DELHI: Jnanpeeth award winning Assamese writer Indira Goswami, who has been mediating between the Centre and banned outfit ULFA, has written

[Assam] Prafulla, are you wearing the Indian Tilak smearing Assamese blood on yourself?

2006-02-19 Thread Bartta Bistar
Mahanta: Seeks exemption Guwahati, Feb. 18: Former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta today sought to be exempted from deposing before the Justice K.N. Saikia Commission, which is probing the so-called secret killings that occurred during his tenure at Dispur. Mahanta argued that

[Assam] Prafulla, are you wearing the Indian Tilak smearing Assamese blood on yourself?RP

2006-02-19 Thread Bartta Bistar
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060219/asp/northeast/story_5865297.asp Please visit the link to see the Photograph relevant to the posting. Mahanta in PIL excuse A STAFF REPORTER http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060219/asp/northeast/story_5865297.asp Mahanta: Seeks exemption Guwahati,

Re: [Assam] Assamese Lullabies

2006-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hearty congratulations Rajib. Hope mama and baby are doing fine. At 1:53 PM -0800 2/18/06, Rajib Das wrote: I need lullabies for my 3 week old son. Can anyone point out the most favorite Assamese lullabies? Would really prefer those that are essentially folk songs. Would doubly

Re: [Assam] Prafulla, are you wearing the Indian Tilak smearing Assamese blood on yourself?RP

2006-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Prafulla, are you wearing the Indian Tilak sm That was an interesting picture: Of Prafulla Mahanta's forehead smeared in red. Did he turn into BJP? At 11:28 AM + 2/19/06, Bartta Bistar wrote:

[Assam] The Real Kakopothar Story

2006-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
I have rarely seen a better written report. Please share with those you know or are interested: cm *** Bloody Friday A Preliminary Report on the Killing of Innocent Protestors in Tinsukia district (Assam) in February

[Assam] Amend the Indian Constitution to allow PLEBESCITES for secession first.

2006-02-19 Thread Bartta Bistar
BJP asks ULFA to fight pollsGuwahati | February 19, 2006 6:15:06 PM ISThttp://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=254099n_date=20060219cat=India The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday called on the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to shun the path of violence and

[Assam] Assamese women storming traditional male bastions -HT/Asian News Intl

2006-02-19 Thread Ram Sarangapani
This is really encouraging. One of Alpana's friends is running a very successful clothing/embroidery store. Her husband too passed away many years ago, but she has taken upon herself not to let that hold her back. _ Women in Assam are slowly

[Assam] Sanjib Baruah on Kakopathar

2006-02-19 Thread Sanjib Baruah
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060220/asp/opinion/story_5850159.asp The Telegraph (Calcutta) Monday, February 20, 2006 HOW THE STALEMATE MACHINE WORKS Sanjib Baruah The obvious lesson of Kakopathar is that counter-insurgency operations and negotiations towards peace do not go together,

Re: [Assam] Sanjib Baruah on Kakopathar

2006-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Very well said Baruah. Was surprised to all heck that the Telegraph decided to publish your analysis :-). Best, m At 5:50 PM -0500 2/19/06, Sanjib Baruah wrote: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060220/asp/opinion/story_5850159.asp The Telegraph (Calcutta) Monday, February 20, 2006 HOW

[Assam] ToI Blog Post

2006-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
This guy gets it ! cm Hello Professors, What is wrong at IIT Why so many young people in IIT are killing themselves without any cause, without any reason. I mean when Bhagat Singh died young, he died for the freedom of the nation, when Manjunath and Satyendra Dubey died young; they

[Assam] From Outlook India

2006-02-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
With this kind of approach can India become a global power? *** Good question! cm Bull's eye Delhi is India's capital. Consider its misgovernance. Then say hello to India's brand of democracy. RAJINDER PURI |

Re: [Assam] Sanjib Baruah on Kakopathar

2006-02-19 Thread Manoj Das
Assam, for that matter North East's insurgency is similar to that of Peru's Shining Path insurgency. Peru's majority didnot take along half the population in the developmental path, this led to a long 2 decades of fighting between the govt. forces and the guerrillas. The human rights violations