Re: [Assam] [SupportAChild-Assam] AFNA : Newsletter for a cause

2011-04-12 Thread Wahid Saleh - Indiawijzer
Dear Ankur, Thanks for sharing this information. It is with much pleasure I have gone through the different activities initiated and supported by AFNA. Some where I read “There are two ways of spreading light - to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it”. That is what AFNA is doing.

Re: [Assam] Assamese Bihu Song in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - Opening Ceremony

2011-04-12 Thread Jyotirmoy Sharma
In most circumstance the original form is much better. I didn't think it was Bihu dance untill Ravi Shastri(?) spoke some rubbish. JS ___ 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

2011-04-12 Thread Sushanta Kar
It Seems that appears that the dance director don't have any idea about Bihu costumes at least. Sushanta On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Jyotirmoy Sharma jyotirmoy.sha...@gmail.com wrote: In most circumstance the original form is much better. I didn't think it was Bihu dance untill Ravi

Re: [Assam] Assamese Bihu Song in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 -Opening Ceremony

2011-04-12 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
I could hv missed it. But I did not hear the word 'Assam' even once in the announcement, just heard North East. It was great to hear the Bihu song. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Sushanta Kar pragyan.ts...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:24:04 To:

Re: [Assam] Assamese Bihu Song in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 -Opening Ceremony

2011-04-12 Thread Jyotirmoy Sharma
The word Bihu dancers . Maybe 'fusion folk dance representing NE India' woud have been more apt. How about some Sikhs dressed in some other dress( maybe BharatNatyam or Kathak style ) and performing a Bhangra. And the commentry goes These are the Bhangra dancers ... I don't think Sikhs would be

Re: [Assam] proud possessor

2011-04-12 Thread Manoj Das
Chevrolet? On 4/12/11, biswajit barooah biswajitbaro...@yahoo.com wrote: Proud Possessor  of a second hand black sevrolet Biswajit Barooah. (www.biswajitbarooah.com) It became a fantasy for all the Aristocratic families over the world when the renowned Motor car manufacturing Industry

[Assam] Perhaps even Gandhi would lose his deposit

2011-04-12 Thread Pradip Kumar Datta
The Anna Hazare movement crept up unnoticed, pounced suddenly and unexpectedly seized a country by the throat. Within hours of Hazare announcing his fast, the news, disseminated by 24-hour media, had spread to every city, small town and village. A media event rapidly became a public one.