[Assam] re-entry of turbines for the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project

2011-07-07 Thread uttam borthakur
There are some pointers:1. An individual belonging to this mailing list who has been working with a small dam had narrated here that they had to dismantle the dam in California due to adverse ecological effects, and it would need another 30 years or so to undo the damage. 2. No Mega Dams are

Re: [Assam] superstition

2011-06-14 Thread uttam borthakur
Alpana Baideo, Have you tried these links for some hints: http://www.printsasia.com/book/Assamese-Popular-Superstition-and-Assamese-Demonology-B-Rajkhowa http://www.easternbookcorporation.com/moreinfo.php?txt_searchstring=14584 http://tourismassam.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_8915.html I do

[Assam] Baba Ramdev

2011-06-12 Thread uttam borthakur
This offers an interesting perspective on Baba Ramdev http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/thedrumsticktree/2958/62472/ramdev-the-face-of-indias-neohindutva-movement.html Uttam Kumar Borthakur ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org

[Assam] What do you make out of this?

2011-06-03 Thread uttam borthakur
A 7 year old girl kid is prodded by a boy in the exams: Please show me the answers. Peeved, she shows him the answers, and asks if he is over and done with. Then she turns her back towards him, erases the answers in her sheet, rewrites the correct answers and deposits the answer script to the

Re: [Assam] Watch- Rockstar Baba Ramdev giving Manmohan Govt sleepless nights !

2011-06-02 Thread uttam borthakur
Dilipda, :-)  Tax paid is clean money; disclosed by the person for tax purposes.      Its antonym is 'black money', on which tax has not been paid.     However, 'tax paid' may not ipso facto mean 'honest money'. A smuggler or a dishonest official may disclose their ill-gotten income for tax

[Assam] Indian Salesman

2011-06-01 Thread uttam borthakur
A keen immigrant Indian lad applied for a salesman's job at London's premier downtown department store. In fact, it was the biggest store in the world - you could get anything there. The boss asked him, 'Have you ever been a salesman before?' 'Yes sir, I was a salesman in Rajasthan in India',

Re: [Assam] assam Digest, Vol 70, Issue 3 and 4 ---- END of Argument and START OF The road to recovery R2R.

2011-05-04 Thread uttam borthakur
Mahanta Da: Your single post appears a number of times in the archives; probably you had inadvertently clicked the spam post about CNN censored (!) live recording of Osama's killing that someone sent you. It happened to me Y'day. I am amazed you remember the poem that well after so many years.

[Assam] Why they killed Osama now: Interesting

2011-05-03 Thread uttam borthakur
You might remember a Shekhar Suman gag on Zee TV's Movers and Shakers several years ago: An angry George W Bush announces that the United States will bomb the place where Osama bin Laden is found to be hiding.Hearing this, Vajpayee looks under his bed, pauses, and with a characteristic flick of

[Assam] Osama Bin Laden, Abbottabad and A case of Exploding Mangoes

2011-05-03 Thread uttam borthakur
:-) Shall try that one, Chandan Da. Uttam Kumar Borthakur ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] ---End of argument

2011-05-02 Thread uttam borthakur
Mahanta Da: Now with a little twist...Just consider what a terrible day it would be when you die; OBAMA will go on speaking and OSAMA shall not be able to argue back ! Uttam Kumar Borthakur ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] ---End of argument

2011-05-02 Thread uttam borthakur
. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: uttam borthakur uttambortha...@yahoo.co.in Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 11:27:25 To: assam@assamnet.org Subject: Re: [Assam] ---End of argument Mahanta Da: Now with a little twist...Just consider what a terrible day it would be when you

Re: [Assam] The Rorschach Effect in Indian Politics

2011-04-23 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear all,   The Rorschach test is obviously meant for finding out the psychological make-up and therefore, the outlook of the person. And this surely has been reflected in our discussion here.   I am fond of Ravana. In fact, my name finds a place in a publication by Mamoni Raisom Goswami where

Re: [Assam] The Rorschach Effect in Indian Politics

2011-04-23 Thread uttam borthakur
Why did we ask the British to leave? Having asked them to leave, we could have continued with Raja Gopalachari as Viceroy and Nehru as PM and the remainder set up as before. Why was the effort to draft a Constitution and enforce it? I think the past 'system' was past its use or considered

[Assam] TAX EVASION, TAX AVOIDANCE AND REVENUE LOSS

2011-03-08 Thread uttam borthakur
Yesteday, I was present in a talk delivered by Prof. Reddy of Hyderabad University on TAX EVASION, TAX AVOIDANCE and REVENUE LOSS. The talk was organised by Omeo Kumar Das Institute.   The sum and substance of the talk, well supported by facts, probably compiled by Global Financial Integrity,

[Assam] CIA's top Libyan contact Musa Kusa may go down with Gaddafi

2011-02-24 Thread uttam borthakur
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/spy-talk/2011/02/cias_top_libyan_contact_musa_k.html?hpid=topnews The Libyan official who was a key CIA contact in the war on terrorism and the removal of Moammar Gaddafi’s weapons of mass destruction may have no option now but to go down with the ship.

Re: [Assam] Spectre haunting the rust belt

2011-02-19 Thread uttam borthakur
Dilip da,If it is a pure political manoeuvre on the part of the democrats, it shall not be a big thing. But, if it is rooted to the declineof the economy, it may last awhile. Perhaps, you will know betterbeing there.Uttam Kumar BorthakurXXUttam, This is not a big issue in USA. It has

[Assam] Egyptian effect!

2011-02-18 Thread uttam borthakur
Please follow the link Egyptian protests spill over to heart of America:-)   http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_e3cfe584-3953-11e0-9284-001cc4c03286.html    

[Assam] OPINION POLL QUERIES: AMBIGUOUS

2011-02-13 Thread uttam borthakur
1)  Should Paresh Barua join the peace talks? NO 2) Can peace talks be successful without Paresh Barua? NO 3) Should ULFA negotiate for soveriegnty during the peace talks?NO 4) Should ULFA leaders be allowed to vote during the elections?YES 5) Is it a good decission to leave ULFA leaders from jail

Re: [Assam] OPINION POLL QUERIES: AMBIGUOUS

2011-02-13 Thread uttam borthakur
The Poll itself is not merely ambiguous, it is also appallingly simple-minded, not to mention oblivious or ignorant, of the issues that are interrelated. To offer a response would be equally simple minded, if not careless.Hi Chandan Da, you can also include a careless/ simpleminded/ outrageous

[Assam] Justice Ranjan Gogoi

2011-02-12 Thread uttam borthakur
He's held in very high esteem for his justice oriented approach, quick disposal and also as an administrator Uttam Kumar Borthakur ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org

Re: [Assam] This reminds me of your bees Chandan Da

2011-01-30 Thread uttam borthakur
AM, uttam borthakur wrote: Today I listened to the live telecast of Sri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta's speech at AGP's Xongkolpo Divax at Khanapara. He has asked all party members to become worker bees and turn Assam into a hive full of the golden honey. So, we shall now see, the part played

[Assam] This reminds me of your bees Chandan Da

2011-01-29 Thread uttam borthakur
Today I listened to the live telecast of Sri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta's speech at AGP's Xongkolpo Divax at Khanapara. He has asked all party members to become worker bees and turn Assam into a hive full of the golden honey. So, we shall now see, the part played by labour from transition from

[Assam] A repeat of history

2011-01-29 Thread uttam borthakur
4 Eastern districts of Nagaland want to be a separate Frontier state. It is alleged that despite its fair share among political bigwigs, these districts do not have equitable share in the bureaucracy and the establishment. Therefore, this problem of 'uneven' distribution of the 'loot' appears

Re: [Assam] All involved tax payer's money bending over backward.

2010-12-29 Thread uttam borthakur
The first mail was 'Who is a state guest'?. There I raised the point of use/ watstage of tax payer's money on a doctor treating the CM or PM. To that Shri M.C. Mahanta had commented that my contention was not really correct, as most of the people of Assam do not pay DIRECT TAX. Srijut Mahanta

[Assam] Who is a state guest?

2010-12-27 Thread uttam borthakur
If someone knows the factual aspects of the following, I shall be obliged if he/she puts me wise about it:-   Yesterday, Dr. Ramakanta Panda, who had earlier operated upon Mr. Tarun Gogoi, the Chief Minister of Assam, was hurt in a road accident. He was accorded STATE GUEST status, as evident

Re: [Assam] Clarion call to the Premiers of China and India :Please....

2010-12-19 Thread uttam borthakur
Rajen Da:   Illuminating, because, it was succinct.   Chandan Da's elaboration of the logarithmic scale would put the fear of god into the uninitiated now:-)   He, and probably you, highlighted earlier that while KMSS followers are relying on their leaders in their campaign, we, in this forum

Re: [Assam] Clarion call to the Premiers of China and India :Please do not obstruct the free flowing Brahmaputra

2010-12-18 Thread uttam borthakur
    Chandan Da: Thanks for your views on this point. For me, it is a very balanced and reasonable view. These are issues that are not easy to get a good handle on Uttam. I don't necessarily believe ANY govt.'s claims on such matters. They are, at best, half-truths. Having said that, if we

Re: [Assam] Clarion call to the Premiers of China and India :Please do not obstruct the free flowing Brahmaputra

2010-12-17 Thread uttam borthakur
Mahanta Da,       In the last response, you had stated that owners/ builders of the Mega Dam are not concerned about a monster dam being felled by an earth-quake, because, the owner is Indian Government and it is not concerned about it, as the money spent is only paper-currency. I

Re: [Assam] Clarion call to the Premiers of China and India :Please do not obstruct the free flowing Brahmaputra

2010-12-17 Thread uttam borthakur
on the waters of Arunachal is the REAl threat Assam and B'desh. On Dec 17, 2010, at 7:29 AM, uttam borthakur wrote: Mahanta Da,   In the last response, you had stated that owners/ builders of the Mega Dam are not concerned about a monster dam being felled by an earth-quake

[Assam] A request for inputs about dams

2010-12-13 Thread uttam borthakur
I would like to know, why funds/institutions/organisations that are investing in the dams in Arunachal Pradesh have not factored in the probability of a monster earthquake while constructing these dams? After all, their money too is at stake. If they are insured, then insurance companies should

Re: [Assam] assam Digest, Vol 65, Issue 9

2010-12-09 Thread uttam borthakur
Mahanta Da,   Is not this obvious after the ever unfolding scams, which are more discernible now due to competition in the media for viewership and readership and due to loss of one party hegemony at the centre, that all maladies ( naxalism, secessionist tendencies, terror,

Re: [Assam] High Dams in Arunachal and Assam

2010-12-09 Thread uttam borthakur
desecrated cannot be undone easily. And here the desecration is out of greed and corruption.       Hiu U: One thing we have to remember that is special about dams is that a river desecrated with a dam is not easily undone. c-da On Dec 9, 2010, at 9:44 AM, uttam borthakur wrote: Mahanta Da

[Assam] Allahabad High Court to file petition against Supreme Court

2010-12-03 Thread uttam borthakur
Mr. Justice Katju, I am told, is a brilliant person, who did his law from Allahabad University.     http://sify.com/news/allahabad-high-court-to-file-petition-against-supreme-court-news-national-kmdtOigjigi.html?tag=Topnews Uttam Kumar Borthakur ___

[Assam] Indira's Cong took money from US, claims book

2010-10-15 Thread uttam borthakur
An allegation that the Congress party took money from the United States during the Indira Gandhi era has been made in a book to be released on Tuesday, but the party dismissed the charge as 'unsubstantiated and malicious.' The allegation is contained in the book which is a collection of

Re: [Assam] Where have all the people gone?

2010-09-11 Thread uttam borthakur
  The following piece is clearly tendentious. It is the legacy of the bias of The Sentinel, as is evident in Sri D N Bezbaruah's earlier write up on the migrant issue after Barpeta incident where he drew analogy of high birth rate in muslim community (though he was suave enough to point his

[Assam] September 11: A day without war

2010-09-10 Thread uttam borthakur
September 11 this year in India would be the day of the eid. I found the following link in my facebook page from an old friend. Sending it to you, the write up is apposite:   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26326.htm Uttam Kumar Borthakur

[Assam] What do you do when your son gets married and someone dies for your motherland on the same day

2010-09-09 Thread uttam borthakur
        The tale tells about Sri Bora's sense of priority in his life where the personal event took a backseat. That's a hallmark of a leader. This particular event, if true (there being a disclaimer), would be a part of events that made up his life and therefore, would help an evaluation.

Re: [Assam] An article on Assam

2010-09-06 Thread uttam borthakur
One of the aspects of the article by Sri Sanjib Barua stressed the lack of uniformity in the Indian policies towards illegal migration in Assam (North East) and the rest of India. The underlying reasons in this divergence of policies too have contributed to the feeling of alienation. A few

Re: [Assam] An article on Assam

2010-08-27 Thread uttam borthakur
Srijut Baruah, I consider myself inadequate to comment on such an erudite piece. You have sought to indicate the possible ways out in the context of the related realities. While the objective conditions were born out of the sub-continental politics involving partition, economic compulsions,

Re: [Assam] The Naxal/Maoist Movement, Part 2?

2010-08-25 Thread uttam borthakur
What I had in mind was an argument or debate where there is no sincerity in finding an answer but the effort is to prolong the debate with crafty use of words only.   Dilip Deka dilipdeka at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 26 01:30:34 IST 2010Previous message: [Assam] The Naxal/Maoist Movement, Part

Re: [Assam] The Naxal/Maoist Movement, Part 2?

2010-08-24 Thread uttam borthakur
What will convey the meaning and implications of KOOT-TRAKA in English? May I ask KJD, Rajen Da, Chandan Da and Dilip Da. Uttam Kumar Borthakur --- On Tue, 24/8/10, uttam borthakur uttambortha...@yahoo.co.in wrote: From: uttam borthakur uttambortha...@yahoo.co.in Subject: Re:[Assam] The Naxal

[Assam] The Naxal/Maoist Movement, Part 2?

2010-08-24 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear Dilip Da,   I was not aware that even the government and its collaborators (Salwa Judum) were using children in the conflict without exit options.   It is expected that any pro-people organisation should abide by the universally accepted norms. So, the Naxalites/ Maoists are expected to do

Re: [Assam] Indian Bangladeshi

2010-08-23 Thread uttam borthakur
  http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/feb/19us.htm India [ Images ] may have taken giant strides in every possible sphere of life across the world, but there are things that come as real blot to its global image.   Quoting a US Department of Homeland Security report, mercurynews reports that

Re: [Assam] Indian Bangladeshi

2010-08-23 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear Ram Da: What I can think of it, apart from the fact that history of homo sapiens from Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus to present day is the history of migration. Only difference is that, at that time there was no national barriers. I love poems and the suggestive content thereof. So, I

Re: [Assam] The Naxal/Maoist Movement, Part 2?

2010-08-23 Thread uttam borthakur
Ram Da, There may be two possibilities. (1) The story is state propaganda and (2) The story may be true, partially or wholly. If it is a propaganda, we cannot know whether it is a propaganda, then there is nothing to say, as warring sides do it by means fair or foul. If it is true, partially or

[Assam] Orphan Drugs

2010-08-22 Thread uttam borthakur
I am not familiar with this subject at all; but a small write up on this made me think.  There are some rare diseases affecting a numerically very small segment of a population. Though search for the cure of a rare condition affecting eye and neck muscles led to the discovery of Botox, the

Re: [Assam] Bangladeshis- the flip side of the story

2010-08-22 Thread uttam borthakur
[THIS IS A REJOINDER FROM SRI SANJIB GOSWAMI, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, who after knowing that I had put his views into Assamnet has asked me to send the remaining part that he had sent to his batch mates. I thought, why not, as the issue generated so much passion and ratiocination: -] I do not

Re: [Assam] s the Assam Youth Really Concerned? - a Column in the Assam Sentinel

2010-08-21 Thread uttam borthakur
Three MPs and two MLAs of the Assam Unit of BJP have lodged a demand to grant citizenship to Hindu-Bengalis migrating from Bangladesh. They are Ms. Bijoya Chakrabarty, Kabindra Purkayastha, Rajen Gohain, Mission Ranjan Das and Sushil Dutta. They have disclosed it in press meet on 21 August at

Re: [Assam] Bangladeshis -the flip side of the story

2010-08-19 Thread uttam borthakur
There is a vacuous assumption of commonality among the people of the Northeastern states of India.What exactly does the average Assamese have in common with a Mizo,Naga or Arunachali?Very little.There is nothing that makes one feel kinship with other apart from the small matter of their

Re: [Assam] Bangladeshis- The flip side of the story

2010-08-19 Thread uttam borthakur
Question therefore should be WHAT fortifies this wall of denial? XXX I should think various factors would collaborate here. For a person with vested interest, it would be in his own interest to subscribe to the view. But for the otherwise well meaning people, there would be many factors, but

[Assam] Crime against SCs, STs on rise: Govt

2010-08-17 Thread uttam borthakur
The Constitution of India guarantees autonomy, safeguards by its various Articles. But as I had narrated in respect of the Assam Tribal Sangha celebrating 15 August as the day of deception where it claimed that the Government is flouting the laws in depriving the STs and SCs of such

[Assam] Bangladeshis -the flip side of the story

2010-08-17 Thread uttam borthakur
The following is surely not my view, as it comes from a tormentor, but as this issue appears in this forum as well, I am quoting this person ad-verbatim, as he has been busy doing some research on this subject and engaged in Immigration Law related activities in Australia, as I am made to

Re: [Assam] I Loved This One---from ToI

2010-08-15 Thread uttam borthakur
The last National Sample Survey, which was the basis for Above Poverty Level and Below Poverty Level beneficiaries, was conducted in 2004.  Further, in the fear of including excluded part of the population, the system has been so devised that it threatens to exclude the deserved ones. For

Re: [Assam] The autonomy issue: The games people play

2010-08-15 Thread uttam borthakur
as a vehicle of aggression, it is morally indefensible  [ Horace B Davis:  As quoted by Dr. Debabrata Sarma at page 14 of Asomiya Jatigathan Prakriya Aru Jatiya Janagosthigata Anusthan Samuh, Ekalavya Prakashan] Uttam Kumar Borthakur --- On Fri, 13/8/10, uttam borthakur uttambortha...@yahoo.co.in

Re: [Assam] The autonomy issue

2010-08-14 Thread uttam borthakur
Nationalism is a thing of the past. (Also because in the hands of irresponsible people it quickly turns to fascism which cannot find support from a follower of democratic behaviour) I support Dilip Da on this. He believes in no national boundaries, that's what he declared, if I read him right.

Re: [Assam] The autonomy issue

2010-08-14 Thread uttam borthakur
This is an aside, not a comment on any particular issue. While going through a piece of news item yesterday, I found that Assam Tribal Sangha has decided to celebrate this 15 August as the day of deception.  The particular point highlighted was the guarantee of employment to hills tribes,

Re: [Assam] The autonomy issue: The games people play

2010-08-13 Thread uttam borthakur
Srijut Deka has done us a great favor by analyzing from particular to general. This incisive work is surely going to raise the quality of discussions quite a few notches by setting a standard.  Would not it lead us to split our hair to try to understand as to why Nagaland   and J K are still

Re: [Assam] An open letter to the Prime Minister

2010-08-12 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear Sri Dhruba Jyoti Deka, Since I have quite a few personal friends among the senior journalists at Guwahati, I had inquired if they knew you. Since it came as a blank, I was worried,as you have started using not very appropriate language (though your intention may not have been that) against

Re: [Assam] An open letter to the Prime Minister

2010-08-12 Thread uttam borthakur
Why would I clamor for a 'state', when I am alreday in a 'state'?Simple, I do not have the political and/ or economic power that I want to have.Who would want that power in a group?Simple again: the leaders of the pack or those who strive to be leaders of the pack. Now, do I have to go on

Re: [Assam] An open letter to the Prime Minister

2010-08-12 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear Chandan Da, No. I do not think any one has to respond to any innuendos or charges here. And we cannot sit on any kind of judgment at all on the basis of any charges leveled here. In this particular factual matrix, I have explained my cause of worry: whether I should continue the

Re: [Assam] An open letter to the Prime Minister

2010-08-12 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear Sri D J Deka, My mail to Chandan Mahanta should explain my position to you and all others. So, I do not want to continue with this conversation any more. I was worried about you because you used 'bullshit' at a nation as a whole; at that time I was wondering whether it was intentional or

Re: [Assam] An open letter to the Prime Minister

2010-08-11 Thread uttam borthakur
    Dear Chandan Da,   At first, let me make it clear that I can only try to understand your disapproval of KJD's circulation of the letter.   But, let me tell you this. In Assam, there are so many demands for secession, separate states, autonomous councils, districts that without of course

Re: [Assam] An open letter to the Prime Minister

2010-08-11 Thread uttam borthakur
  Dear D J Deka,   There are agent provocateurs always trying to cause vertical divisions among people for their vote bank politics and thereby they succeed in tearing apart the social fabric. If one gets carried away by such inducements and hurl verbal abuse at a nation as a whole, would it

Re: [Assam] An open letter to the Prime Minister

2010-08-11 Thread uttam borthakur
Mr. Borah,   Have you read my mail? Did I deserve to be addressed and sermonised? How did my contentions differ from yours?   As you rightly said, internet is a powerful tool to be used properly.And before using, please have the patience to read.   And FYI it is not only social discriminations

Re: [Assam] An open letter to the Prime Minister

2010-08-11 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear Sri D J Deka,   Please send me Dr. Parama Nanda Rajbongshi's cell no. and e-mail address. Let me forward your mail to him. I got to verify how you made Srijut Rong Bong Terang the President with his help. I should take a leaf from your actions. Learning is continuous process and I am quite

Re: [Assam] An open letter to the Prime Minister

2010-08-11 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear Srijut Deka, I can talk to Dr. Rajbongshi over phone. But that would not be transparent. For the sake of transparency, and since you have made the claim through the net involving so many people, could you please send me the e-mail id, so that what I would ask him would be available to you

Re: [Assam] since when has sattriya become a 'tribal' dance?

2010-08-10 Thread uttam borthakur
One Ms. Usha Rai, while speaking on the occasion of Kamala Kanta Saikia Memorial Lectures, pointed out that the journalists are more given to reporting lives and life-styles of Bollywood actors than giving any importance to the peasant suicides affecting the society adversely. The reason being

Re: [Assam] help spread the news: action against corruption in assam

2010-08-08 Thread uttam borthakur
My apologies Sri Dhrubajyoyi Deka. I got you wrong in the first place. I thought you were on the establishment side. Though media takes the coat of neutrality and of a prosecutor for people's cause, the media houses are owned by either rich middle class (print) or real rich (audio-visual).

Re: [Assam] A Whistleblower's fight for justice in Assam

2010-08-07 Thread uttam borthakur
X I have all the evidences against the IIE accussed. Including their Financial Scam, Rape cases and even the FIR copy also. Mr. D J Deka,  have those evidence etc. been submitted before you for any adjudication? Are you per chance a judge? From your solemn declaration it appears that

[Assam] Official/ Court Language of Assam 1826-1836 (Persian or Assamese)?

2010-08-07 Thread uttam borthakur
  Srijut KJ Deka,   I have been trying to find a categorical answer to the question as to whether Assamese was the official/ court language in Assam during the particular period 1826 to 1836 that was replaced by Bengali. This replacement must obviously relate to court, offices and educational

[Assam] Fw: Official/ Court Language of Assam 1826-1836 (Persian or Assamese)?

2010-08-07 Thread uttam borthakur
BARUA KOKAIDEW THINK? I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR HIS OPINION. JKD --- On Sat, 7/8/10, uttam borthakur uttambortha...@yahoo.co.in wrote: From: uttam borthakur uttambortha...@yahoo.co.in Subject: Official/ Court Language of Assam 1826-1836 (Persian or Assamese)? To: assam assam@assamnet.org Date: Saturday

Re: [Assam] The Empire strikes back — and how!

2010-08-06 Thread uttam borthakur
Is this the Press Council of India at present, who according to the write-up represents the Empire? S    CHAIRMAN JUSTICE GANENDRA NARAYAN RAY  SECRETARY Mrs Vibha Bhargava10th TERM MEMBERS S.No.Name and AddressCategoryEmail, Fax  and Telephone1Shri Vishnu Nagar,Executive Editor,

Re: [Assam] A Whistleblower's fight for justice in Assam

2010-08-06 Thread uttam borthakur
Last night, DY 365 has flashed the news that the Government of India will go ahead with the Mega Dam projects, come whatever may. All these projects will be considered as National Projects. In another talk show, it has come to light that the bigwigs of Government of Assam have sent more than

Re: [Assam] What all these people were doing?

2008-08-06 Thread uttam borthakur
,   Well written. Hope someone will open up their third eye.Thanks for expressing this, what I mentioned long ago also.Now I got someone to share with. Dr.Bikash Kumar Das --- On Wed, 6/8/08, uttam borthakur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:         Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http

Re: [Assam] AAMSU: Which Side?: AASU and AJYCP should think twice

2008-08-05 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear all, The judgment has been passed and the AAMSU-group, if dissatisfied, may approach proper forum seeking redress than commenting in the press against the judge. However, most people have missed one important aspect of the AAMSU leader's statement. He has invited AASU and AJYCP to join

[Assam] What all these people were doing?

2008-08-05 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear all, The AGP (P), AGP, AASU, AJYCP all had their chance within and in proximity of the governments ruling the state. The BJP in fact ruled the country. What were they doing during their stints as regards detection and deportation of foreign nationals? At this moment, these people are

Re: [Assam] What all these people were doing?

2008-08-05 Thread uttam borthakur
, Would you please allow this mesg to be added into www.AssamTimes.org ?? Regards, Babul Gogoi On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 8:58 AM, uttam borthakur [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Dear all, The AGP (P), AGP, AASU, AJYCP all had their chance within and in proximity of the governments ruling the state. The BJP

Re: [Assam] Murder Most Foul

2008-07-18 Thread uttam borthakur
The following mail went to Ms. Shukla who sent a personal note Uttam Kumar Borthakur --- On Fri, 18/7/08, uttam borthakur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: uttam borthakur [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] Murder Most Foul To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, 18 July, 2008, 8:49 PM

[Assam] State importing fish worth Rs 100 cr :Arithmetic:

2008-07-16 Thread uttam borthakur
The State could produce 1.9 lakh MTs of fish against an annual demand of 2.1 lakh MTs and the State is importing fish worth Rs 100 crore annually from other states of the country, said Fisheries Minister Nurjamal Sarkar in reply to a question of Ananta Deka (CPI-M).   My teacher Late Bapu Krishna

Re: [Assam] Murder Most Foul

2008-07-15 Thread uttam borthakur
One of the most anxious days of our army posting in Nagaland had nothing to do with the insurgency. It was the day, our Irish Setter, Bindu went missing. One of the most anxious days of our army posting in Nagaland had nothing to do with the insurgency. It was the day, our Irish Setter, Bindu went

Re: [Assam] Murder Most Foul

2008-07-15 Thread uttam borthakur
people. I agree that eating a dog may be okay in Nagaland but it is not common in most parts of India and he should have respected that. JS On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 7:25 PM, uttam borthakur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the most anxious days of our army posting in Nagaland had nothing

Re: [Assam] Murder Most Foul

2008-07-15 Thread uttam borthakur
critically. At 8:54 PM +0530 7/15/08, uttam borthakur wrote: I love my non-veg food but if we are to believe what has been described, it's barbaric.You don't skin an animal alive in a civlized society.I fully support strict action against this Mr Yoronso. Now please read this: The three

Re: [Assam] Fwd: Murder Most Foul - Pets

2008-07-15 Thread uttam borthakur
Ram da   A good one within no time. Uttam Kumar Borthakur --- On Wed, 16/7/08, W.Saleh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: W.Saleh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] Fwd: Murder Most Foul - Pets To: 'A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world' assam@assamnet.org Date:

[Assam] Of Generals as Governors

2008-07-10 Thread uttam borthakur
No, not the very same American Presidents (as they passed long time ago, sorry, didn't mean to be sarcastic here) would literally do that, but Generals in general could do that - be good Governors, that is.   Duarte, Idi Amin, Yahaya Khan, Pinochet, Qaddafi, Musharaff, the head of the junta

Re: [Assam] Of Generals as Governors

2008-07-10 Thread uttam borthakur
of Gen. George Patton running for office. And today (as then), Gen. Patton is one of the most respected and celebrated military officers. --Ram   On 7/10/08, uttam borthakur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, not the very same American Presidents (as they passed long time ago, sorry, didn't mean

Re: [Assam] Of Generals as Governors

2008-07-10 Thread uttam borthakur
of Gen. George Patton running for office. And today (as then), Gen. Patton is one of the most respected and celebrated military officers. --Ram   On 7/10/08, uttam borthakur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, not the very same American Presidents (as they passed long time ago, sorry, didn't mean

Re: [Assam] Ulfa, Sovereignty and Assam

2008-07-09 Thread uttam borthakur
Therefore your comments military generals, lightweight in more ways than one are an expression of ignorance of historical facts. The words and expressions used by Mr. Mahanta has been quoted in a truncated form to imply that he had used those generally. Mr. Mahanta's fault seems to be his

Re: [Assam] Grumbling GAME

2008-07-08 Thread uttam borthakur
must have set many natives thinking that their so-called 'rich' and 'expert cousins' are, in fact,capable of casting a magic spell in the economic and intellectual development of Asom.   That is history. This perception has changed with the fall of the dollar and the availability of commodities

Re: [Assam] Grumbling GAME

2008-07-08 Thread uttam borthakur
though there might be one here ands there. At 1:58 PM +0530 7/8/08, uttam borthakur wrote: must have set many natives thinking that their so-called 'rich' and 'expert cousins' are, in fact,capable of casting a magic spell in the economic and intellectual development of Asom

Re: [Assam] Business Week : Indian economy: Hero to Zero?

2008-07-07 Thread uttam borthakur
Even if Mr. Manmohan Singh as a person knows how to dance, it is immaterial. Because, the interests that he represent are the decisive forces. Not he as a person. Economics is impersonal, it appears. His choice can be: either the people of India or the Emperor he seeks to please. Otherwise,

Re: [Assam] Artificial Floods in Guwahati - AP Borgohain

2008-07-06 Thread uttam borthakur
The writer, in his times as the Chief Engineer, Secretary andor commissioner staunchly supported raising of road levels at Guwahati to the detriment of the people. These ideas were floated at that time by Mr. Dhanjit Kakoty and such other senior citizens of Guwahati. But nobody listened. Now AP

Re: [Assam] Artificial Floods in Guwahati - AP Borgohain

2008-07-06 Thread uttam borthakur
The writer, in his times as the Chief Engineer, Secretary andor commissioner staunchly supported raising of road levels at Guwahati to the detriment of the people. These ideas were floated at that time by Mr. Dhanjit Kakoty and such other senior citizens of Guwahati. But nobody listened. Now AP

Re: [Assam] Grumbling GAME-Swapnil Bharali (Horizon, The Assam Tribune, July 05, 2008)

2008-07-06 Thread uttam borthakur
I know Swapnil; I did not know that he writes on the side.   The human civilisation from one point of view may also be described as the story of migration -of both individuals or groups. When one is born on this planet, he like anyone else inherits it. He should have the ultimate freedom to go

Re: [Assam] Grumbling GAME-Swapnil Bharali (Horizon, The Assam Tribune, July 05, 2008)

2008-07-06 Thread uttam borthakur
the conflicts that have been plaguing the subcontinent. for more than half a century. Sad thing is that they still aren't doing it. At 9:29 PM +0530 7/6/08, uttam borthakur wrote: I know Swapnil; I did not know that he writes on the side.   The human civilisation from one point

Re: [Assam] Does God have a representative?

2008-07-04 Thread uttam borthakur
Dilip Da   A good one.   Also thanks to your Catholic friend. Uttam Kumar Borthakur --- On Fri, 4/7/08, Dilip and Dil Deka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Dilip and Dil Deka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Assam] Does God have a representative? To: ASSAMNET assam@assamnet.org Date: Friday, 4 July,

Re: [Assam] Strange

2008-06-27 Thread uttam borthakur
of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used ) http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/ http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ --- On Thu, 26/6/08, uttam borthakur

Re: [Assam] BBC E-mail: US seeks pilot remains in India

2008-06-26 Thread uttam borthakur
How can they allow American team to visit remote places in Arunachal Pradesh? Is it not a security threat? Compare it with Chandan Da's experience in his last visit to this part of the globe. Khenok Dekhi Randhe Barhe, Khenok dekhi duar-dang diye.. Uttam Kumar Borthakur --- On Thu,

Re: [Assam] Strange

2008-06-26 Thread uttam borthakur
) are waiting to see which way the wind blows.   Regards,   nayanjyoti Medhi   On 6/27/08, uttam borthakur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is strange that there's almost no posting on the momentous happenings of Assam in the assamnet. There may be a few reasons. All the netters are busy, except me

Re: [Assam] Assam CM hails ULFA decision

2008-06-25 Thread uttam borthakur
“I welcome the decision to give up the path of confrontation and come for talks with the government. It is definitely in the right direction and will help in ushering peace in the State,” Mr. Gogoi said in a statement here.   His Director General of Police Mr. Mathur has stated that the police

Re: [Assam] BBC E-mail: Bolivia region 'chooses autonomy'

2008-06-24 Thread uttam borthakur
This is a common response to two last mails on the issue:   It is not late or earlier. It is also a 'may'. It is only view expressed based on a person's own perceptions. What has not happened yet, we can only speculate. Is there any guarantee? If there is, on what basis?   Except in spontaneous

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