, live here and die here. they
should be the ones to decide what they want. i fully agree with C
da. let there be a plebiscite. but before that it should be
gauranteed by all concerned that people's wishes will be respected.
On 10/10/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED
? Will you?
Or would you too succumb to excuses like Ram recounted?
On 10/11/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 12:01 AM +0530 10/11/07, Nayanjyoti Medhi wrote:
see i told you C Da will barge in. anyway,
You seem to have a serious
they want. i fully agree with C
da. let there be a plebiscite. but before that it should be
gauranteed by all concerned that people's wishes will be respected.
On 10/10/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That should pretty much place those who are for Assam's
with it.
Again, very well said.
Huh! What kind of plebicite is this? We hold a plebicite in spite of
possible threats?
--Ram
On 10/10/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The issue is that people of Assam should be heard and there
should be a guarantee
side.
Now, what I am not sure of is being on ULFa's side is
synonymous with seeking Assam's interests? :)
And, C'da, Assam needs you more than they will ever need me.
--Ram
--Ram
On 10/10/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ram:
Instead of carrying water
However, the question I have for you ... will you
use the same strong words (uneducated, immature,
uninformed etc) against PCG? If not, WHY?
I might if someone present it here as a proof of anything. Did they?
* ALLEGEDLY If PCG did not conduct one they
can readily
solution.
--Ram
On 10/10/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now, what I am not sure of is being on ULFa's side is
synonymous with seeking Assam's interests? :)
That is a pathetic spin Ram.
IF you are for an end to the conflict, and ULFA agrees
a MORE vialble solution, instead of
just your 'wishes':)
--Ram
On 10/10/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why would the people of Assam , dedicated to Indian rule as you guys
are so sure of, want AUTONOMY Ram?
What for ?
And if they should do with autonomy
if there are any
takers, but there you have it.
--Ram
On 10/10/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I asked the question Ram, to see WHAT, in your mind is the problem
with Assam, for which AUTONOMY is the solution.
You and many others have never admitted
K wrote:
BTW, while it is fair to assume that visitors of assamtimes.org (or
even those who responded to PCG)
are not a fair representation of Assam,
And then asked:
can someone explain WHO forms a fair representation of Assam ---
*** Look at the quandary he faces!
And then he
That is so funny. It is our Ricky Baruah of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin., son of Drs. Gita and Jiten Baruah.
Why does it need countering?
cm
At 12:15 AM -0700 10/9/07, umesh sharma wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVz15QIjcRA
shown to me by a proud parent - a Mr Barua
Excellent job, Lalremlien. And fabulous photography by Shahnaz.
cm
At 8:58 AM -0700 10/9/07, Lalremlien Neitham wrote:
For those interested, here is a new photography site I developed for
Shahnaz Kimi who is based in Austria. Check it out:
I still don't get it though. Does it mean 'they say '?
BTW, what is 'munnabhai hindi', is it some kind of cool talk,
practised by the desi in-crowd ?
And is it good or bad for Kharkhowas speaking like that? Does it
signify an upward mobility, fitting in with those who matter?
At
liberation nibisare aaru jun bilak akhomiyai prasna
khudhile, xihotor verification koribologia hoi :)
On 10/9/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I still don't get it though. Does it mean 'they say '?
BTW, what is 'munnabhai hindi', is it some kind of cool
From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the
world assam@assamnet.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 3:13:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] reply to C Da who thinks i lost my voice.
I still don't get it though. Does it mean 'they say
Entirely faulty premise for the poll.
WHO visits assamtimes.org ? Are they a fair representation of Assam's polity?
If the pollsters are as uneducated about as simple an issue as this,
what will anybody learn from it?
IMMATURE, UNINFORMED and UNREALISTIC to the core.
At 12:47 AM
.
My point likewise.
or should i have taken a Phd in language and grammer to make you understand?
I don't know. Should you?
On 10/9/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does it matter whether its good or bad?
Because
as expecting to hear something
to validate one's own wrong or unsound or uninformed opinions and
prejudices.
That is the difference.
so in a way everything remains the same.
On 10/9/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for clarifying that Nayan.
BTW
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:34:16 -0500
To: Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: World roars on Burma - ads tomorrow
Cc:
X-Attachments:
Hello:
We signed the petition and moved it on.
But I see a glaring
or two?
cm
On 10/7/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I must give credit to those one or two voices of reason, feeble and
confused still as they are, that I ran into in the wasteland of
esomonline resounding with the howls of scavengers in a feeding
be difficult to sustain the comfort zones in which
the leaders (and their cohorts) are dwelling?
Lot of netters have patience, I being sixty, do not have it. Also, time.
Shantikam hazarika
On 10/5/07, Chan Mahanta wrote:
Dear Hazarika:
I am sorry that you , a well educated man, a pillar of your
Hi Utpal:
I have found what I was looking for.
You wrote that you were reading my responses to
SH with a lot of interest. I feel honored,
considering that many tell me they never read
what I write or give a damn.
I will attempt to answer your questions, but NOT
as in an inquisition or
Hi Santanu:
The link does not work. What was the story on?
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of the
correspondent.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Chan Mahanta
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 9:27 AM
To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world
Subject: Re: [Assam] From AT
Hi Santanu:
The link does not work. What was the story
. THere may be other
criteria.
At 11:03 PM +0530 10/8/07, Nayanjyoti Medhi wrote:
i sent the reply, mail to me says waiting moderator approval, why i
don't know, since you are the owner, you might know why my posts are
to be approved by the moderator
On 10/8/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL
of state is an obsolete
concept as you all declared, the fact of my being
an ex-pat ought not to be an issue.
If we all agree on this, where is the question
of adding a new 'state' in the map with
'boundaries' and 'colours'? Will this 'state'
also not 'wither' away?:-)
Chan Mahanta
- that
the real interest is in a response from ULFA.
Even though C-da has articulated A LOT in this forum
(I am sure everyone agrees with the that), his
articulations do not amount to a response from the
esteemed organization.
--- Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Utpal:
I have found
the comfort zones in which
the leaders (and their cohorts) are dwelling?
Lot of netters have patience, I being sixty, do not have it. Also, time.
Shantikam hazarika
On 10/5/07, Chan Mahanta wrote:
Dear Hazarika:
I am sorry that you , a well educated man, a pillar of your society,
is unable
Oct 2007 08:52:39 -0500
From: Chan Mahanta
Subject: Re: [Assam] What a response!!
To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the
world
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Is the debate worth the hurt feelings it is causing?
Personally, I don't have any
of netters have patience, I being sixty, do not have it. Also, time.
Shantikam hazarika
On 10/5/07, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Hazarika:
I am sorry that you , a well educated man, a pillar of your society,
is unable to deal with a very simple
issue:
*** Why
What is this about? What has Ram to do with Taliban, unless the Ram
bhakts are of the same ilk as that of the Talibs?
At 3:38 PM +0530 10/7/07, Ritutapan Borah wrote:
Hey Ram ! If tribal army being described as vanar (monkeys) is
possible in the great epic Ramayana; I wonder what
I must give credit to those one or two voices of reason, feeble and
confused still as they are, that I ran into in the wasteland of
esomonline resounding with the howls of scavengers in a feeding
frenzy:
I will have to read thru it in more detail but Samudragupta Kashyap's was one.
, or to liberate Assam from peace and tranquility in
which case it may be difficult to sustain the comfort zones in which
the leaders (and their cohorts) are dwelling?
Lot of netters have patience, I being sixty, do not have it. Also, time.
Shantikam hazarika
On 10/5/07, Chan Mahanta wrote:
Dear
have patience, I being sixty, do not have it. Also, time.
Shantikam hazarika
On 10/5/07, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Hazarika:
I am sorry that you , a well educated man, a pillar of your society,
is unable to deal with a very simple
issue:
*** Why can't Utpal
the recipients inability to READ a coherent response?
Rgds,
SD
- Original Message
From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the
world assam@assamnet.org
Sent: Saturday, October 6, 2007 11:52:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] What a response
that in future too.
Mridul Bhuyan
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What you miss Ram is that INSURGENTS are PEOPLE, who are driven to
armed uprising, in the pursuit of POLITICAL RIGHTS, which they are
deprived of.
In a real, functioning democracy, run by people who BELIEVE in it,
not merely
Your confusions Ram, is a result of a self induced inability to
separate effects from causes. That simple.
At 6:50 AM -0600 10/5/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
The basic question (as I understood it from C'da's posting) was the
accordance (lack of it) of humanity by the Govt. No one really
happens to the people of Assam and will never do
that in future too.
Mridul Bhuyan
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What you miss Ram is that INSURGENTS are PEOPLE, who are driven to
armed uprising, in the pursuit of POLITICAL RIGHTS, which they are
deprived of.
In a real, functioning
'damn the causes, I have
a dead son/daughter/wife/husband. here'
and to others it might be 'damn the dead, lets find out who can blame here?'
--Ram
On 10/5/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Your confusions Ram, is a result of a self induced inability
I just read the review Baruah. Can't wait to see it. Any idea how I
can get in touch with Kak? I
obtained his video on Arunachal years ago, after you wrote about it
in assamnet.
m
At 4:44 PM -0400 10/5/07, Sanjib Baruah wrote:
There is a provocative new documentary film on Kashmir.
Greetings Goswami. It is heartwarming to see
Kharkhowa xangbadik xokolor utkontha ( Assamese
journalist's concerns) about the Burmese people's
struggles for democratic rights.
And my Kharkhowa heart glows with pride with the
powerful stance you all took in support of
democratic values
,
and should, maintain relationships with other countries (even the
not friendly ones or those run by dictators) at different levels.
I am surprised, you seem to be saying if you are not with us, then
you must be against us :)
--Ram
On 10/4/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL
) at
different levels.
I am surprised, you seem to be saying if you are not
with us, then
you must be against us :)
--Ram
On 10/4/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:cmahanta at charter.netcmahanta at
charter.net wrote:
Greetings Goswami. It is heartwarming to see
Kharkhowa xangbadik
xokolor
. This is probably the reason why Sri Ram Sarangapani
did not understand the dig if any.
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Heh-heh!
That was one heck of a JUMPING to CONCLUSIONS you undertook Ram.
Did *I* suggest or even IMPLY that India ought to have cut-off
diplomatic relations
. This is probably the reason why Sri Ram Sarangapani
did not understand the dig if any.
Chan Mahanta mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Heh-heh!
That was one heck of a JUMPING to CONCLUSIONS you undertook Ram.
Did *I* suggest or even IMPLY that India ought to have cut-off
diplomatic
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:34:16 -0500
To: Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: World roars on Burma - ads tomorrow
Cc:
X-Attachments:
Hello:
We signed the petition and moved it on.
But I see a glaring
for.
If peace is not on the table nothing else matters.
--Ram
10/4/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
He is upset that the GOI would reach across the border to seek the
help of Burma/Bhutan with the insurgency problem.
A! The use of language
of innocent people? Treat them with kid gloves?
Yes, insurgents also need to be treated fairly and with decency. But
that ought to be extended the other way too.
--Ram
.
On 10/4/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What you miss Ram is that INSURGENTS are PEOPLE, who
, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But levity aside, allow me ask you and other wise folks once more, IF
Utpal's aim was merely to assert that ULFA 's aims have no validity, WHY on
earth does he or his fan club need Ruby Bhuyan or whoever to answer
anything?
They already know
Look at the very last paragraph, with my highlighting.
While I like to hope for it to happen, having
observed desi-citizenry, or more precisely its
intelligentsia, one that holds the powers for
change, it would care less. So good luck and say
a prayer to your favorite god, for that has a
for US govt schools comes from property taxes of that
city.
Umesh
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Re: [Assam] From Posoowa--Example of Creativity in High Sc
That was nice to note.
One significant difference: All of the students from India are from
Private Schools. Nandinee is from
Before we pass judgement on the response, we also ought to be able to
judge the QUESTION.
What were the questions posed by Utpal designed to ?
To help him and others decide, if what ULFA has been fighting for,
Assam's sovereignty, is a sound and beneficial move for Assam? And
if they are
for another.
Is there any scope for normative preachings here?
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Before we pass judgement on the response, we also ought to be able
to judge the QUESTION.
What were the questions posed by Utpal designed to ?
To help him and others decide, if what ULFA has
. 5. a judicial or official inquiry.
6. 6. the finding of such an inquiry.
7. 7. the document embodying the result of such inquiry
--Ram
On 10/3/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks Hazarika. I knew I could count on you to see my genius in
deflecting
Thanks Hazarika. I knew I could count on you to see my genius in
deflecting attention away from what matters most to the
self-righteous . I shall remember your generosity in offering to
nominate your not-so-humble servant for a Novel Prize :-).
But levity aside, allow me ask you and other
Isn't that an exhaustive litany of Kharkhowa woes?
But tell us something we DON'T KNOW :-).
The big mystery remains untouched: What is a body to do about it? How
could they be resolved ?
That is the issue, isn't it?
At 8:35 AM +0100 10/3/07, uttam borthakur wrote:
I have come to
preachings here?
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Before we pass judgement on the response, we also ought to be able
to judge the QUESTION.
What were the questions posed by Utpal designed to ?
To help him and others decide, if what ULFA has been fighting for,
Assam's sovereignty
?
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Before we pass judgement on the response, we also ought to be able
to judge the QUESTION.
What were the questions posed by Utpal designed to ?
To help him and others decide, if what ULFA has been fighting for,
Assam's sovereignty, is a sound
Hi Sankumani:
That was just beautiful. Hearty congratulations to Gayatri. It is
quite an honor to be published in the Newsweek.
Only thing I didn't quite get is who is Gayatri? The picture does not
look like Shravani, for it to be her formal name. Is she related to
you and Shravani?
Web| Oct 03, 2007
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20071003fname=ramsetusid=1
Beyond Belief
There's little evidence to suppose that the Sethusamduram project is
going to bring untold prosperity to the region. It is being built,
supported and opposed for all the wrong reasons.
. Such
arguments are placed in a political meeting.
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When a dialog was being sought, one would have hope it had an aim, a goal.
In this instance, what was Utpal's aim?
Would it be reasonable to assume that for the kind of people
involved here it was to help
and a
willingness to learn from others and a determination to get it done.
***
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Isn't that an exhaustive litany of Kharkhowa woes?
But tell us something
of any cause. Such arguments are placed in a political
meeting.
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When the unfortunate killing of Sanjoy Ghosh keeps appearing as the
sole argument against ULFA's struggles, it is legitimate and
appropriate to weigh it against those who willingly gave
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Thanks,
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Sent via BlackBerry by ATT
Since Indians cannot unite as depicted by some
Can they?
Is it a DEFINITIVE proof?
At 10:21 AM -0700 10/2/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
The following article from the NYT caught my
attention. Since Indians cannot unite as
depicted by some in this net, how do these first
Many Indian-Americans, like the Godhwanis and others with the India
Community Center in Milpitas, Calif., have taken an avowedly
nonsectarian approach in creating institutions. But among Hindus,
who are a majority in India and among Indian-Americans here, some
assert that a vital bond they
WHAT is the unity and how does it manifest itself in its diversity?
How many non-sectarian or pan-ethnic desi-orgs in Houston ?
we are Indians
*** That is akin to Jewish Americans going about proclaiming
themselves Israelis or Germans or Ukrainians or Russians. At least
they have a
That Tom Friedman gets it, is heartening. It is
better late than never. One of his better pieces.
cm
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/opinion/30friedman.html?emex=1191470400en=484c104ee5c0477fei=5087%0A
OP-ED COLUMNIST
9/11 Is Over
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: September 30, 2007
Not
I should have made it clear that I was not
looking for web-links to know about these orgs.
But I hoped that there would be an understanding
of what we are attempting to establish. But since
that did not register, no doubt due to
expediency, let me ask a more specific question,
leaving no
** You wanted examples which I have provided (SEVEN
against ONE which you cited). If you are willing and
from India BOTH from public and private institution
(as cited by Umesh).
And it will prove WHAT? That Indian students do get the
nurturing to be creative, inventive and break new
Rajen:
The question of motives, widely seen in forums where desis
participate, almost always are raised by members of that crowd who
get heart-burn over something she or he is unable to face up to his
Indian condition but cannot debunk or refute. It is a particularly
popular gotcha-move
But, but---India is UNITED, isn't it? What seems to be the problem?
Clearly, it is time to give serious thought to
rectifying the flaws in our system and urgent
overhauling.
NO! :-)
Wake up to reality Dilip. It is better late than never.
At 7:09 AM -0700 10/1/07,
Allow me to divulge a little but closely-guarded secret:
There are plenty of people --the ranks of the citizenry --- in the
USA , far more than any place else on earth, who are discussing,
debating and resolving US problems and have been doing it far longer
than anybody else. But still more
to you,
Dilip
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But, but---India is UNITED, isn't it? What seems to be the problem?
Clearly, it is time to give serious thought to
rectifying the flaws in our system and urgent
overhauling.
NO! :-)
Wake up to reality Dilip. It is better late than
On 10/1/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rajen:
The question of motives, widely seen in forums where desis
participate, almost always are raised by members of that crowd who
get heart-burn over something she or he is unable to face up to his
Indian condition
Really !! I thought you guys are more busy discussing
whom to attack next (after Vietnam, Iraq), how to
meddle in internal affairs of Mayanmar, or, for some,
how to work on destroying India.
***That is about as appropriate a commentary on your thinking
abilities as one might want to know
-
From: Chan Mahanta cmahanta at charter.net
To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam
from around theworld assam at assamnet.org
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] What n is it India ?
Really !! I thought you guys are more busy
discussing
whom
for this desi-dysfunction, Assam would
be a land of milk honey, manna raining from the heavens, and
everyone live happily ever after . :)
--Ram
On 10/1/07, Chan Mahanta
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 8:46 AM -0600 10/1/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
C'da,
I agree
I like to think there are many in this and affiliated forums who are
proponents of this boondoggle too, like there are for that other
boondoggle, ILR, who are quite knowledgeable in their fields of
expertise.
Gen. V puts forth a very well thought out set of parameters to weigh
the wisdom of
-Congress-BJP-Communist-Middle-Class-Materialist
culture believing whatever the GOI-Indian media is broadcasting.
Rajen
- Original Message -
From: Chan Mahanta mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around
theworld mailto:assam
See :
http://www.posoowa.org/2007/09/30/great-success-agreat-success-awaitsnandini-sarma-of-kansas/___
assam mailing list
assam@assamnet.org
http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
*** So what is your opinion about MY explanation to Alpana, Ram?
And how does compare with your opinion above?
At 1:55 PM -0600 10/1/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
Isn't this called your opinion v. theirs? Or, couldn't they have
the exact same ?opinion about you?
:)
They could, but
That was nice to note.
One significant difference: All of the students from India are from
Private Schools. Nandinee is from a public high school ( not like
Indian Public School, as in Doon School etc.), Shawnee Mission East
High School, Kansas.
At 1:43 PM -0700 10/1/07, Krishnendu
Out of the seven kids, ONE, was from Kendriya Vidyalay, a public
institution, but a highly PRIVILEGED one. While I am unwilling to
pass verdict on the condition of Indian education from the example of
seven kids out of a country of a billion people, knowing what I do,
one can reasonably
speak fluent Hindi. Where they learnt I
don't know and I don't know if they were forced
to learn.
Dilip
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It is slowly changing and clash of linguistic groups is bound to happen.
*** Does that mean that unless an American
learns Spanish, she might
Where is the heavy note? Hope it did not sink in the net from its own weight .
BTW, does Ruby Bhuyan speak for ULFA or does she merely serve as a dispatcher?
Why I ask is because to assume Ruby Bhuyan as ULFA's brain trust,
would either indicate groping at straws to devalue ULFA or bring
with Indians working with us on
global projects, I find even Indians from the
South speak fluent Hindi. Where they learnt I
don't know and I don't know if they were forced
to learn.
Dilip
Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It is slowly changing and clash of linguistic groups is bound to happen
Over four lakh Indian children work as bonded labour: Report
29 Sep 2007, 1510 hrs IST,PTI
NEW YORK: More than four lakh children, mostly girls and under 18
years of age, are involved as child labour in cottonseed fields in
India, a human rights report has said.
Nearly 4,16,000 children
India is united just because of English is an absurd logic.
*** It would be absurd only to those who are unable to deal with reality.
Had it not been for the British colonial enterprise, there would NOT
be any India. And Indians today would not be able to communicate with
each other without
It is slowly changing and clash of linguistic groups is bound to happen.
*** Does that mean that unless an American learns
Spanish, she might not be able to get ahead when
that time arrives?
*** And to extend the logic, will one have to
learn Hindi to get ahead in India pretty soon,
At 6:17 PM +0530 9/28/07, rohit pathania wrote:
On a lot of occasions, the role played by the bureaucracy has been
more than questionable. But instead of criticizing them, we should
also provide solutions on coming out of this overaged outdated model
of governance and bring in newer ones where
But I thought a good man is all that is needed to change things
around. What happened :-)?
I don't know Dr. A. Choudhury, but from what I read here, he sounded
like an able man, action oriented and progressive minded. That he
had to give up so unceremoniously speaks volumes.
But that we
At first glance that might sound like a reasonable demand.
But a time will soon come when there will appear a need to judge
these judges too. Then what?
The answer therefore lies in thoroughly evaluating the institutions
of state and reforming them, with
built -in, trustworthy and
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/world/asia/27ragpickers.html?_r=1hporef=slogin
NEW DELHI JOURNAL
Picking Up Trash by Hand, and Yearning for Dignity
J. Adam Huggins for The International Herald Tribune
Manorama Begum hauls her garbage cart in New Delhi, picking up trash
for a living and
I like to think there are many in this and affiliated forums who are
proponents of this boondoggle too, like there are for that other
boondoggle, ILR, who are quite knowledgeable in their fields of
expertise.
Gen. V puts forth a very well thought out set of parameters to weigh
the wisdom of
Webster University is head-quartered in the lovely St. Louis suburb
of Webster Groves. It is a good private, for-profit, university. Not
inexpensive by any means. For some courses it is even more expensive
than the highly regarded Washington University at St. Louis.
A number of students from
Dear BK:
The colonial legal framework certainly provides due process of law..
*** From your own experiences as a part of the system and your
educated observations since then, can you shed some light on WHY the
--guilty cannot be punished? Not just in this instance, but in
every other
I join you R.
c
At 10:28 AM -0600 9/25/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
This from today's AT.
Sometime ago, I had written about Ashadeep, and about Mukul Anjana Goswami.
Ashadeep, is a rehab for women. Alpana I have had the opportunity
to visit Ashadeep at their Guwahati location a
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http://www.tehelka.com/story_main34.asp?filename=cr290907DoBigha.asp
What else did you expect me to do? was her reply when I asked her
why she had pulled her son out of school to turn him into a child
labourer. She is one of four lakh
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