Re: [Assam] Fw: Stress on Gandhian principles

2008-03-12 Thread DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS
A man coming al the way from Sydney at this age is really admirable one. Sorrowfully we are unable to recognize the real Gandhian still alive with us at the age of 92 etc..Their woirks with Gandhi, Vinoba Bhabe, Jayprakash Narayan,Lalbahadur Shastri remain untold. But the latest trend of

Re: [Assam] [asom] (unknown)

2008-03-12 Thread DR BIKASH KUMAR DAS
Might be the man planted bomb was his ex school mate/ bottle mate! ??? Til now its too difficult to predict who plants bomb in Assam. Bcz Delhi wanted heat up the region- a bomb could be planted with only Rs.1000 per bomb. Mahant da really funny! Investigation over now. Recently GHY police

[Assam] Recent Announcements Budget Announcements of establishing various institutes of higher education in Assam

2008-03-12 Thread Buljit Buragohain
Recent Announcements of establishing various institutes of higher education in Assam: Date Institute Location Announced By 31-Jan-2008 Engineering College GoalparaRipun Bora ,Education Minister 31-Jan-2008 Private

Re: [Assam] question on citizenship

2008-03-12 Thread W.Saleh
Dear Alpana, Glad that the information furnished is useful. Regarding the rules for foreign passport holders to stay in India pls check the URL http://www.immigrationindia.nic.in/instructions_foreigners.htm . As far as I know the present rules are as follows (pls check with the Indian

Assam�s French daughter-in-law restores 18th century tome

2008-03-12 Thread Dilip/Dil Deka
Caroline and Bhaskar Dutta Baruah chose to go back to Guwahati from London after Bhaskar's father passed away, just to keep the family business Lawyer's Book Stall going. Bhaskar now has another line of business called LBS Publications. I commend Caroline for her dedication and effort.

Re: [Assam] False information presented in Parliament about Amerikaaan Desis !

2008-03-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
Well said Ram. At 11:39 PM -0400 3/11/08, Ram Dhar wrote: agree with Chandanda, baidow and Mukulda.. absolutely ...just wondering who is the audience here for this minister in India a. Is it our fellow countrymen ? If yes what is the message here for our fellow country men, leave

Re: [Assam] False information presented in Parliament about Amerikaaan Desis !

2008-03-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
I didn't understand. Could you give an example, C'da? How are these assamnetters doing what the ministers/s are doing? *** Buisa Alpana, only he who is asleep can be awakened :-). At 9:48 PM -0500 3/11/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: The minister/s are just doing what these

Re: [Assam] Assam’s French daughter-in-law restores 18th century tome

2008-03-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
Very nice to know. The last time I stopped by at LBS, perhaps three years back, it was a sad looking place. Sadder still were the sullen and totally disinterested demeanor of the sales-folks. I hope Bhaskar and Caroline will breathe new life into the dying institution of that ancient book

[Assam] RE: Assam’s French daughter-in-law restores 18th century tome

2008-03-12 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Very nice to know. The last time I stopped by at LBS, perhaps three years back, it was a sad looking place. Sadder still were the sullen and totally disinterested demeanor of the sales-folks. I hope Bhaskar and Caroline will breathe new life into the dying institution of that ancient

Re: [Assam] False information presented in Parliament about Amerikaaan Desis !

2008-03-12 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
You mean 'bhao juri xui thoka xiyalok jogabo nuwaari'? Would 'saan tuke` baagh dekha' be same as becoming overly defensive? :) It was an honest question, C'da. I never read an Assamnetter's writing about the link between NRI's success and India's (domestic) progress. Now, if you are not

Re: [Assam] False information presented in Parliament about Amerikaaan Desis !

2008-03-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
It was an honest question, C'da. I never read an Assamnetter's writing about the link between NRI's success and India's (domestic) progress. ***It does NOT have to be in WRITING , in so many words. But if you missed the IMPLIED intent all these years, then I don't know how you will ever

[Assam] A wave of the future?

2008-03-12 Thread Ram Sarangapani
This is just fantastic. Is this feasible thoug? * (From the New York Times)* *March 11, 2008 **Long Ocean Voyage Set for Vessel That Runs on Wave Power * *By JOHN GEOGHEGAN* On Sunday, a boat will sail from Honolulu on a planned voyage of 3,780 nautical miles, powered just by the wave

Re: [Assam] A wave of the future?

2008-03-12 Thread mc mahant
Ram, You missed reading the KonTiki Expedition as a teenager? mm Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:18:03 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@assamnet.org Subject: [Assam] A wave of the future? This is just fantastic. Is this feasible thoug?* (From the New York Times)* *March 11,

Re: [Assam] A wave of the future?

2008-03-12 Thread Ram Sarangapani
Mukul da, True, but did get to catch up on Kon Tiki a few years later. I think Thor Heyerdahl passed away a few years ago. --Ram On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:54 AM, mc mahant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ram, You missed reading the KonTiki Expedition as a teenager? mm

[Assam] False information presented in Parliament about Amerikaaan Desis !

2008-03-12 Thread Krishnendu Chakraborty
You think India is at Cross roads economically.At CrossRoads you can go to golden sunrise or to deep abyss PWC thinks it is going to golden sunrise http://www.pwc.com/extweb/pwcpublications.nsf/docid/56DD37D0C399661D852571410060FF8B/$file/world2050emergingeconomies.pdf and

[Assam] IE: high school nri girl wins Intel science talent schol

2008-03-12 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/IndianAmerican-teenager-bags-100-000-Intel-scholarship/283531/ Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005

[Assam] hit with a stone - a Harvard researcher already hit with reduced govt funding

2008-03-12 Thread umesh sharma
http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/culture-society/articles/president-faust-testifies-increase-nih-funding i wonder where all this health insurance/ social security and other govt revenue is going - I understand a major part of health insurance goes against law suits faced by doctors and tht

[Assam] Garvin Brown's walk and a key to fulfillment

2008-03-12 Thread Ankur Bora
It was sometime in July 2006, I received an email from Garvin Brown , Queensland Australia. Seventy eight years old Garvin introduced himself, mostly talking about the influence of Mahatma Gandhi on him. He mentioned that he would be undertaking a walk from Coast of Queensland to Sydney

[Assam] Lalu Yadavs youtube moments !!! enjoy

2008-03-12 Thread Ram Dhar
enjoy ! Lalu in parliament- translates his hindi speech into (H) inglish .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhequbKB-bc Laluji speaks to an English TV channel.. ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVe966Rrr5c Lalu the ROCKSTAR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAeOkSCnNfcNR=1

Re: [Assam] False information presented in Parliament about Amerikaaan Desis !

2008-03-12 Thread mc mahant
Did this PWC pat-on-the-back feel-good essay written by some immature undergradute predict all the slide of the $/Re in2008? Hope you see the China-Indiagreat sunrise by2055. Desis love to hear the sahabs bracketting them with the Dragon--and the sahab with axe to grind does just that . I

Re: [Assam] Lalu Yadavs youtube moments !!! enjoy

2008-03-12 Thread mc mahant
How will Lalu's AAM AADMI concepts conflict with PWC 's BRIC - or INDIA+CHINA we-are -co-super-powers vision? In China I saw great Posters at Bus centre facades We will carry you where you want to -- but must you travel? And Lalu is no fool. A great actor. The Speaker bared his ' I am a