Re: [Assam] [assam] Peak: A Book Review

2012-06-03 Thread bhuban.baruah
Peaks ‘The Folded Earth,’ by Anuradha Roy TS Late in this quietly mesmerizing novel, set in a Himalayan hill town in the north of India, Anuradha Roy describes the crystalline beauty of the peaks in winter, viewed long after the haze of the summer months and the fog of the monsoon, held in

Re: [Assam] [assam] Newswallah:Long Reads Edition (New York Times)

2012-06-03 Thread bhuban.baruah
New York Times (June 3, 2012) Newswallah: Long Reads Edition By SRUTHI GOTTIPATI Reuters A magazine stand on a railway platform in Mumbai. Open magazine takes a look at Pakistan’s “newly liberated” media and reports that it is taking on India bashers. “A new breeze is blowing over Pakistan –

[Assam] misuse of this mailing list

2012-06-03 Thread Jyotirmoy Sharma
Why is Assam Times being bombarded with irrelevant mails by one person. I joined the list as it used to be contain news, views about Assam and NE India. Now it seems it has become the job of one person to keep mailing news from other newspapers which are of no significance to this mailing list.

Re: [Assam] misuse of this mailing list

2012-06-03 Thread Amarjyoti Borah
Dear aIl, I agree completely with JS. Regards and wishes Amarjyoti On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Jyotirmoy Sharma jyotirmoy.sha...@gmail.com wrote: Why is Assam Times being bombarded with irrelevant mails by one person. I joined the list as it used to be contain news, views about Assam

Re: [Assam] misuse of this mailing list

2012-06-03 Thread Manoj Kumar Das
Yes,.. I also wondered who this Bhuban Baruah is... Sent from my iPad On 03-Jun-2012, at 4:55 PM, Jyotirmoy Sharma jyotirmoy.sha...@gmail.com wrote: Why is Assam Times being bombarded with irrelevant mails by one person. I joined the list as it used to be contain news, views about Assam and

Re: [Assam] misuse of this mailing list

2012-06-03 Thread Sushanta Kar
Dear All, I was also thinking that way like all of you about B Baruah's mails. But, I gave another thought. Please don't take it otherwise. Have you noticed this mail group is no more as active as it was in pre-Facebook dates? All most all of us became less active here. It's only he who is keeping

Re: [Assam] misuse of this mailing list

2012-06-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
That was perceptive of you Sushanta. Manoj, I know Bhuban Kokaideu, nearly 80, very well. He is from Namti, same place I grew up in. Worked for BBC for a long time and lives with his family at London and in Spain parts of the year. Jyotirmay does have a point. But I am quite sure BK has been

Re: [Assam] misuse of this mailing list

2012-06-03 Thread Utpal Brahma
But Chandanda,  Your Bee story was awsome.  I -- nay am sure we -- look forward to reading more of it.  Perhaps even some Hollywood producers can pick it up and make a new Blockbuster The Bee Story   much like The Antz or The Toy Story. Very curious to know how is your Bee adventure going on .

[Assam] Beekeeping at the Mahanta Apiary

2012-06-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
Now that you asked Utpal :-): It has been quite an awesome journey for me since I took up beekeeping in the spring of 2010. Some of you read about the emotionally roller-coasting experiences: The loss of a queen, laying-worker colony, destruction of the colony, replacement with a new starter

Re: [Assam] Beekeeping at the Mahanta Apiary

2012-06-03 Thread Utpal Brahma
Very interesting Chandan da.   Will look forward to testing mead :) From: Chan Mahanta cmaha...@gmail.com To: Utpal Brahma utpal_bra...@yahoo.com; A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world assam@assamnet.org Cc: Chan Mahanta

Re: [Assam] Beekeeping at the Mahanta Apiary

2012-06-03 Thread Roy, Santanu
C-da: This is delightful! Three years of aging, did you say? I think you should be prepared for a run on your mead. Waiting eagerly for further posts - Santanu. From: assam-boun...@assamnet.org [assam-boun...@assamnet.org] on behalf of Chan Mahanta

Re: [Assam] [assam] International Students 'Cheated' Out of Thousands By Private UK Colleges

2012-06-03 Thread bhuban.baruah
The Huffington Post (June 4, 2012) Lucy Sherriff Follow: Immigration, student fees, Students, Jon Ashworth, Universities, Bac, International Students, Private Colleges, UK News International students say they are being cheated out of thousands of pounds by private British colleges with no

Re: [Assam] [assam] Universities give discounts on tution fees paid upfront

2012-06-03 Thread bhuban.baruah
The Telegraph (June 3, 2012i) Universities give discounts on tuition fees paid up front Universities are offering discounts of up to five per cent to students who pay their tuition fees up front. Gloucestershire University gives a £200 discount on its standard fee of £8,250 a year Photo:

Re: [Assam] Beekeeping at the Mahanta Apiary

2012-06-03 Thread Amitabh Kakoty
Beekeeping has to be an interesting work. I congratulate Mahanta da for his success and hope it would encourage people back home in Assam. Traditional activities of such types can only be carried out if we have a 'mati-ghor' (of even a small in size). Increasing 'flat-culture' may have advantages,