Re: [Assam] End the Quota System?
Hi, This is not an attempt to end the (reservation) quota system that was based on caste. In fact this will end up in reserving about 70% of seats in any educational institution/govt. services/private sector jobs for the backward classes. The begining of this issue dates back to Mandal Commission report in VP Singh's time. At present, all the major political parties support the proposed quota for OBC not because that'll help the really needy from the backward classes but for electoral gains. There has been largescale protests from the upper castes against this and some support for this from backward castes. The All India Institute of Medical Science in Delhi was paralysed for about a month in the past in protest of this and with the intervention of the judiciary the scenario returnned to normal. The left parties BJP supports this reservation but with insertion of certain economic criteria in addition to caste criteria so that those people are benefieted who really needs it. It has been observed in the past that the quotas for the backward castes are mostly used by those economically sound people from the backward classes and so the real intention of reservation is lost. The sad thing in the current indian scenario is that in every single issue, the judiciary has to intervenn in the wrong policies adopted by the legislature and the legislature see foul in this and intrusion into their territory. Rgds Mridul Bhuyan Dilip/Dil Deka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this an attempt to end the (reservation) quota system that was based on caste? If the quota system is struck down, will it cause havoc among the beneficiaries of the reservation policies? Did the quota system really help in empowering the BC and the OBC, or in due course of time under democracy it was going to happen anyway? Has it helped the masses or just a few of those who were socially handicapped before? Having been away from India for a long time, I do not have a good perception of the situation in today's India. My request is for someone in India to comment on the news item below so that we can all relate to the issue. Dilip Deka === From the Sentinel EDITORIAL » » Last updated : MONDAY 21 MAY 2007 The Courts Wisdom We have said here times without number that it is the Judiciary that has rescued the people of this country from the whims and fancies of politicians. Had it not been for the Judiciary, our lawmakers, most of whom are also excellent lawbreakers, would have perhaps hijacked the nation and its people far beyond recoverable abyss. Whether the repeal of the notorious and discriminatory IM(DT) Act or the verdict that stayed the implementation of 27 per cent OBC quota in higher educational institutions to name only a few in recent times it is the courts wisdom that has saved this nation of ours from being plundered for petty electoral gains. So now as the Supreme Court Bench of Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice PK Jain has referred the 27 per cent OBC quota case to a larger Bench on the grounds that the issue involved considerable importance of constitutional law having an impact on the entire nation and a larger Bench would have to examine whether the government had unbridled powers to perpetuate the reservation policies, the nation ought to pause for a while and ponder whether the political class has not already played havoc with the nations just course towards progress in the true sense of the term. The apex courts message of Thursday is clear: that the lawmakers in the country just cannot make laws that address their narrow constituencies and aim to expand them, such as the casteist vote banks. Not only this. The court also said that the government could not adopt any bullying attitude that could impinge on the fundamental rights of citizens. It pointed out that the governments caste-based reservation policy seemed to be violative of various provisions like Articles 14, 15, 21 and 21 that guarantee fundamental rights. More important and here is the real rebuke the Bench of Justice Pasayat and Justice Jain felt that if the government really wanted to adopt a policy as such for all-inclusive growth and development it should have rather focused on ensuring compulsory education for illiterates, regardless of the caste barrier. The Bench also wanted to know as to why minority educational institutions should be exempted from the purview of the 27 per cent OBC quota policy. These are questions which the government of the day must answer in candid terms and then apologize for having taken the people of the country for a ride so shamelessly. Where is compulsory education irrespective of the caste barrier? What stops the government from evolving a policy to that end? Just because such a policy will not fetch votes or consolidate vote banks or
[Assam] HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, 2007 COMMERCE STREAM RANK LIST
HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, 2007 COMMERCE STREAM Successful Candidates Securing the first five positions Position Roll No. Names of Candidates and Institutions Aggregate Marks Secured Out of 500 1st. 0562-30320 *NISHIKA AJIT SARIA (ALTE,ACOU,BUST,ECON) 422 GAUHATI COMMERCE COLLEGE 2nd. 0562-30248 *ANKINI SINGH (ENGL,ACOU,BUST,ECON) 418 GAUHATI COMMERCE COLLEGE0606-30115 *PREETY BANSAL (ENGL,ACOU,CAES) 418 SWADESHI ACADEMY JUNIOR COLLEGE 3rd. 0562-30386 *UMA JINDAL (ENGL,ACOU,BUST,ECON) 415 GAUHATI COMMERCE COLLEGE 4th. 0464-30060 *LAXMEE KAUR NAGEE (ALTE,ACOU,BUST,ECON,CAES) 414 Institutional Private 5th. 0562-30196 *SANTANU DUTTA (ENGL,ACOU,BUST,ECON) 413 GAUHATI COMMERCE COLLEGE 0404-30027 *RAJIV MEDHI (ENGL,ACOU,BUST,CAES) 413 DHEMAJI COMMERCE COLLEGE - Heres a new way to find what you're looking for - Yahoo! Answers ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, 2007 SCIENCE STREAM STREAM RANK LIST
HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, 2007 SCIENCE STREAM List of Successful Candidates Securing The First 10 Positions Position Roll No. Name of Candidates and Institutions Aggregate MarksSecured Out of 500 1st. 0823-20004 *ANUPJYOTI DEKA (ENGL,ALTE,PHYS,MATH,CHEM,STAT) 456 DARRANG COLLEGE2nd. 0551-20076 *BIKASH KUMAR AGARWAL (ENGL,ALTE,CHEM,PHYS,MATH) 450 COTTON COLLEGE 3rd. 0483-20034 *SIDDHARTHA SANKAR BORA (ENGL,MASS,PHYS,CHEM, 448 MATH,BIOLOGY) D K D COLLEGE4th. 0551-20122 *GAURAB GUNJAN PATHAK (ENGL,ALTE,CHEM,PHYS,MATH) 443 COTTON COLLEGE 5th. 0365-20041 *GUNAKAR GOSWAMI (ENGL,CHEM,PHYS,MATH) 438 RAMANUJ GUPTA JR COLLEGE0551-20155 *JAMESH BHARADWAJ (ENGL,CHEM,PHYS,MATH) 438 COTTON COLLEGE 6th. 0551-20461 *PRANAMI BHATTACHARYA (ENGL,ALTE,CHEM,PHYS,MATH) 437 COTTON COLLEGE 7th. 0551-20258 *SAMUJJAL DUTTA (ENGL,ALTE,CHEM,PHYS,MATH) 436 COTTON COLLEGE8th. 0551-20305 *YUBARAJ BORO (ENGL,ALTE,CHEM,PHYS,MATH) 433 COTTON COLLEGE 9th. 0551-20479 *SUCHETANA DAS (ENGL,ALTE,CHEM,PHYS,MATH) 431 COTTON COLLEGE 10th. 0464-20051 *DIPANKAR GOGOI (STAT,PHYS,MATH,CHEM) 430 SALT BROOK ACADEMY 0464-20223 *MURCHANA KHOUND (ENGL,ALTE,CHEM,PHYS,MATH) 430 SALT BROOK ACADEMY0551-20140 *HIMANGSHU RANJAN BORAH (ENGL,CHEM,PHYS,MATH) 430 COTTON COLLEGE0551-20287 *SWATAH SIDDHA BORKOTOKY (ENGL,ALTE,PHYS,MATH) 430 COTTON COLLEGE - Office firewalls, cyber cafes, college labs, don't allow you to download CHAT? Here's a solution! ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, 2007 ARTS STREAM List of Successful Candidates Securing The First 10 Positions Position Roll No. Name of Candidates and Institutions Aggregate MarksSecured Out of 500 1st. 0737-10273 *KANGKANA SHARMA (ENGL,ECON,LOPH,EDUC,POSC) 427 Institutional Private 2nd. 0539-10403 *TRIDIP BARDALAI (ENGL,MASS,POSC,ECON,HIST,LOPH) 421 Institutional Private 0779-10069 *SANJEEB KALITA (MASS,POSC,EDUC,LOPH) 421 TIHU COLLEGE3rd. 0449-10077 *SUBHASHISH GOGOI (ENGL,MASS,POSC,ECON) 419 D H S K COLLEGE 0672-10023 *BIDYUT BORA (ENGL,LOPH,ANTH,POSC,ECON) 419 NORTH LAKHIMPUR COLLEGE 4th. 0345-10226 *PARIJAT DHAR (ENGL,ECON,POSC,EDUC) 417 BONGAIGAON COLLEGE 0514-10012 *BHASKAR DAS (ENGL,MASS,SANS,ECON,LOPH,POSC) 417 J B COLLEGE 5th. 0365-10005 *AJANTA BHATTACHARJEE (ALTE,POSC,ECON,LOPH) 412 RAMANUJ GUPTA JR COLLEGE0365-10032 *MOUSUMI ROY (ENGL,ALTE,POSC,ECON,LOPH) 412 RAMANUJ GUPTA JR COLLEGE 0551-10116 *NIBEDITA MAHANTA (ENGL,MASS,STAT,ECON,LOPH) 412 COTTON COLLEGE6th. 0551-10047 *BIPANCHI DUTTA (ENGL,MATH,ECON,STAT) 410 COTTON COLLEGE 7th. 0551-10061 *DIPAKSHI DAS (ENGL,LOPH,ECON,EDUC) 409 COTTON COLLEGE 0601-10003 *ANTARA SEN (ENGL,ALTE,EDUC,LOPH) 409 SHRIMANTA SHANKAR ACADEMY JUNIOR COLLEGE0782-10189 *SUDAKSHINA KALITA (ENGL,POSC,EDUC,ECON) 409 AMGURI COLLEGE 8th. 0365-10049 *SOMRHITA ROY (ENGL,ALTE,POSC,ECON,LOPH) 408 RAMANUJ GUPTA JR COLLEGE0432-10092 *MARAMI BHAKAT (ENGL,MASS,POSC,ECON,LOPH) 408 HALAKURA H S SCHOOL 0803-10055 *MOUSUMI HAZARIKA (MASS,POSC,ECON,LOPH) 408 S M D COLLEGE 9th. 0376-10136 *JAHNABI HAZARIKA (SANS,LOPH,POSC,EDUC) 407 DEOMORNOI COLLEGE0514-10096 *ANJUMON SAHIN (ALTE,POSC,ECON,HIST) 407 J B COLLEGE0601-10089 *SARUPA CHOUDHURY (ENGL,ECON,LOPH) 407 SHRIMANTA SHANKAR ACADEMY JUNIOR COLLEGE 10th. 0305-10383 *NITU MANI TALUKDAR (ENGL,SANS,POSC,LOPH) 405 Institutional Private 0601-10057 *NIZARA KALITA (POSC,EDUC,LOPH) 405 SHRIMANTA SHANKAR ACADEMY JUNIOR COLLEGE - Office firewalls, cyber cafes, college labs, don't allow you to download CHAT? Here's a solution! ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Covert Genocide Of Hindus In Bangladesh
Dear Sondon Da, Thanks for the thoughtful words. However before posing the question on whether Hindus dont care about other hindus, my question to you is: DO YOU CARE? On this particular context of the alleged harrasment of Bangladeshi Hindus, I remember seeing you saying in some post some time back that they deserve what they get. I'm not sure if you are an expert on the subject of the Two Nation theory but I have reason to beleive that this is the cause of this harrasment thats being played out even sixty years later. Lastly - we cannot dismiss deep rooted caste prejudices as impotence of the constitution. While your American constitution also promises you deliverance in a free and fair society, it still has a long way to go before it can get there. My heart goes out to the black victims of Hurricance Katrina. Rgds, Sandip - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: SANDIP DUTTA [EMAIL PROTECTED]; assam@assamnet.org Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:16:28 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Covert Genocide Of Hindus In Bangladesh Ram: I believe most of the Hindu targets have been other Hindus - usually lower castes, and in the South the Upper Castes by other Hindus.. *** We have been vaguely aware of the former problem, haven't we? Glad to see you made that abundantly clear. Would help those who go about wearing that cloak of Hindu victimhood. I was however unaware of the latter: Of the victimhood of the upper castes in the South. While it is deplorable and worthy of sympathy, somehow it is hard to imagine their plight, in light of widely visible power of the upper-castes that rule not merely the south but all over India. And in all of the above, the impotence of the Indian constitution, its promises to secularism in public life and the inability of Indian democracy in upholding those promises. IMHO - the strength of Hinduism doesn't lie on such grounds. Rather, it lies in deep-rooted concerns for humanity in general, Words/phrases like Ahimsa, Brahmacharya (self-Control), Satyam,* *'Satyam e jayte' and of our immediate surroundings in particular. *** I will not argue your assertion. I just wished they were validated by Sandip's charge and its implications and your own illustrations. The question in my mind continues to linger: In spite of all those lovely and highly evolved thoiughts, somehow, they never translated to the flock's commitments to their fellow men. In that the proof could not be found in the pudding, could it ? I do believe the Hindu identity is being dissolved to great extent. That is because of the religion's capacity to accommodate extreme belief systems under one umbrella. *** This too leaves me bafgfled . I can't seem to connect the purported cause to the described effect :-). c-da Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: C'da You do bring up some good points - I had rather dealt with the subject a bit superficially, one might say. But lets take what you say here: On 5/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ram: To keep things contextual, let us go back to the subject matter: Regarding it being unfashionable to care about pilght of Hindus. If Hindus are persecuted because of their religious identity or prferences or practices, but their plight is iognored EVEN by other Hindus, on account of it not being fashionable While there have been instances (Afganisthan under the Taliban), Bangladesh Pakistan where Hindus were actively persecuted and Fiji (where I believe the issue is Indians as opposed to Hindus), I believe most of the Hindu targets have been other Hindus - usually lower castes, and in the South the Upper Castes by other Hindus.. Even in Sri Lanka - the bone of contention is language as opposed to religion (it may play some role there too). that would cast a deep shadow of doubt about the strength of the HInduness of ALL concerned. IMHO - the strength of Hinduism doesn't lie on such grounds. Rather, it lies in deep-rooted concerns for humanity in general, Words/phrases like Ahimsa, Brahmacharya (self-Control), Satyam,* *'Satyam e jayte' and of our immediate surroundings in particular. On the contrary, many Hindus possess an unshakeable inner strength that has both the ingredients of helping others (even across religious barriers), and at the same time keeping their often (viewed as) awkward practices alive. If they do, whart would that tell us about the intellectual foundations that define what it is being referred to as the Hindu identity? Is it an identity at all? I do believe the Hindu identity is being dissolved to great extent. That is because of the religion's capacity to accommodate extreme belief systems under one umbrella. Further, entry into the religion is nearly always difficult - ie. one has to be born into the religion. There have been some who say no - but
[Assam] Politics and Leader's Religion
On Mitt Romney, NYT collection of data: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/mitt_romney/index.html?inline=nyt-per Here is a good topic for discussion: In 21st century USA, can religious affiliation of the president affect national policies? Will it affect national unity, personal freedom, education, eradication of poverty, energy or foreign policy? Was there a shift in policy in the past due to a president's religious following? Didn't Great Britain have a jewish prime minister? Did it impact british policies at that time? It will be enlightening to hear from our netters with political science training. Dilip Deka ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Covert Genocide Of Hindus In Bangladesh
What is a Brahman or Bamun? Earlier times all 'buddhijiwis' were Brahmans; the ones with 'muscle' power were 'Kshtriyas' and so on and so forth. The divisions were not water tight.Time to time there were migration from one class to another. Vishwamitra, Vedavyas, Valmiki etc were adimitted to Brahmin class due to their intellect. Many muscleman, who captured power were admitted to 'Khastriya' class and theories were generated to make descendents of some God. The pet Gods in Assam side were 'Kuber' or 'Shivjee'. For example 'Koch' Rajas have descended form 'Sivji', Chutias from 'Kuber', Ahoms from 'Indra' or 'Lengdon' etc. etc. Linkages with Hindu Gods for 'Mongolian' kings were thus established so that 'buddhijiwis' can have their cut. 'Phuleswari Kunwari' and her two sisters were planted in the Ahom dynasty through 'trickery' and rest of history is well known to all. All the Muslims of Bangladesh were converted by a neo Muslim 'Kalapahar', General of the nawab of Gaur. Hindu Zamindars exploited them during last century and till before independence. It may be payback time, everywhere! As for me, coming from a farming family, my initiation ploughing was a disaster; the bulls were badly hurt, and resultant was a good scolding from my uncle. That was the last day on the 'kekura nangol' and I decided to become a 'buddhijiwi'- a neo brahmin. I think the days of transmigration among castes have began with more vigor. Mayawati has become 'Raja'; people from lower castes becoming IPS, IAS- neo 'kshatriyas'. A vibrant young generation is inter-marrying, breaking the shackles of casteism, it's a matter of time that definitions are poised for a 'recheck'. It's wrong to squarely blame the 'Bamuns' for perpetuating social discrimination. Personally I have great respect for them, being teachers and preservers of knowledge and wisdom. Societies are always dynamic. There are only two laws..'might is right'; and 'the brain will rule'. MKD On 5/22/07, SANDIP DUTTA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Sondon Da, Thanks for the thoughtful words. However before posing the question on whether Hindus dont care about other hindus, my question to you is: DO YOU CARE? On this particular context of the alleged harrasment of Bangladeshi Hindus, I remember seeing you saying in some post some time back that they deserve what they get. I'm not sure if you are an expert on the subject of the Two Nation theory but I have reason to beleive that this is the cause of this harrasment thats being played out even sixty years later. Lastly - we cannot dismiss deep rooted caste prejudices as impotence of the constitution. While your American constitution also promises you deliverance in a free and fair society, it still has a long way to go before it can get there. My heart goes out to the black victims of Hurricance Katrina. Rgds, Sandip - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: SANDIP DUTTA [EMAIL PROTECTED]; assam@assamnet.org Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:16:28 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Covert Genocide Of Hindus In Bangladesh Ram: I believe most of the Hindu targets have been other Hindus - usually lower castes, and in the South the Upper Castes by other Hindus.. *** We have been vaguely aware of the former problem, haven't we? Glad to see you made that abundantly clear. Would help those who go about wearing that cloak of Hindu victimhood. I was however unaware of the latter: Of the victimhood of the upper castes in the South. While it is deplorable and worthy of sympathy, somehow it is hard to imagine their plight, in light of widely visible power of the upper-castes that rule not merely the south but all over India. And in all of the above, the impotence of the Indian constitution, its promises to secularism in public life and the inability of Indian democracy in upholding those promises. IMHO - the strength of Hinduism doesn't lie on such grounds. Rather, it lies in deep-rooted concerns for humanity in general, Words/phrases like Ahimsa, Brahmacharya (self-Control), Satyam,* *'Satyam e jayte' and of our immediate surroundings in particular. *** I will not argue your assertion. I just wished they were validated by Sandip's charge and its implications and your own illustrations. The question in my mind continues to linger: In spite of all those lovely and highly evolved thoiughts, somehow, they never translated to the flock's commitments to their fellow men. In that the proof could not be found in the pudding, could it ? I do believe the Hindu identity is being dissolved to great extent. That is because of the religion's capacity to accommodate extreme belief systems under one umbrella. *** This too leaves me bafgfled . I can't seem to connect the purported cause to the described effect :-). c-da Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: C'da You do bring up some good points - I had rather dealt with the subject a bit
Re: [Assam] Politics and Leader's Religion
IMHO The first time is always viewed with some suspicion. It was with JFK, and it seems to linger on with Romney and the Mormon Church. In US politics, the first time an 'unusual' becomes a serious candidate people pay attention (Catholics, Women, Blacks, and now Mormons). After that, its 'oh, thats been done before'. As far as policy matters, I seriously doubt any minoritypresident can make serious dent - at least on religious affiliations. JFK, would not even try being seen that way. Now, if Hillary Clinton were to be elected, then I think there would be women's groups wanting get more done If Barak Obama gets elected, I think, he would try very hard to appear even handed with African-American interests. That is he would not try showing special favors. Incidently, there is book call the 'The Man' by Irwing Wallace which about an African American becoming the President (by some quirks of fate). It is an interesting read and gauge the problems and challenges an African American might face if he/she were to be come president. --Ram On 5/22/07, Dilip/Dil Deka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mitt Romney, NYT collection of data: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/mitt_romney/index.html?inline=nyt-per Here is a good topic for discussion: In 21st century USA, can religious affiliation of the president affect national policies? Will it affect national unity, personal freedom, education, eradication of poverty, energy or foreign policy? Was there a shift in policy in the past due to a president's religious following? Didn't Great Britain have a jewish prime minister? Did it impact british policies at that time? It will be enlightening to hear from our netters with political science training. Dilip Deka ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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[Assam] Fwd: 'Illustrious VC of GU'
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From: Makot Borborua [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: May 21, 2007 10:27 AM
Subject: 'Illustrious VC of GU'
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Unadulterated Speech of G.U. VC :*
* Yesterday, i.e., on Sunday, May 20, 2007, I attented the
function organized to release the annual bilingual magazine 'Luitor pora
Thames-oloi' ('From Luit to Thames'), edited by NRA Dr. Karuna Sagar
Das. There were present a few renowned writers in the meeting. I heard their
lectures. Though writing in Asamese, they spoke a 'polluted' form of the
language with a profusion of English words in between the sentences. *
* The silver lining was Dr. Amarjyoti Choudhury, the VC of
Gauhati University. Incidentally, Dr. Choudhury is better known as a man of
Physics and has been a Visiting Professor in Universities abroad too. Also,
I would like to make it known that he had his early part of education in an
English medium school (i.e., St. Mary's English High School, Guwahati --- at
that time it had co-educational structure in the primary and
middle-classes). But, there was not an ounce of adulteration in his
speech which he made in Asamese. In the present times, Dr. Choudhury is one
of the best orators in English too. Anyone who wants to perfect both his/
her Asamese and English oration, ought to attend such sessions of Dr.
Amarjyoti Choudhury.*
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Re: [Assam] Fwd: 'Illustrious VC of GU'
*In the present times, Dr. Choudhury is one of the best orators in English
too. Anyone who wants to perfect both his/ her Asamese and English oration,
ought to attend such sessions of Dr. Amarjyoti Choudhury. *
Actually, he was one of the best orators way back in the late 70s (I think)
too. I had the opportunity to listen to one of speeches when a team from
Bombay came to visit Assam.
This team (Yubak Biradari) was very captivated by the 'welcome speech' by
Dr. A. Choudhury.
That was the first time I had heard him speak, and it is no accident that I
still remember it today.
His speeches are smooth, well-modulated, disarming, refreshing, and makes an
audience to want more.
I have often used his style whenever I get a chance to give speeches in the
US - and I might add, with great success.
--Ram
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From: Makot Borborua [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: May 21, 2007 10:27 AM
Subject: 'Illustrious VC of GU'
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Unadulterated Speech of G.U. VC :*
* Yesterday, i.e., on Sunday, May 20, 2007, I attented the
function organized to release the annual bilingual magazine 'Luitor pora
Thames-oloi' ('From Luit to Thames'), edited by NRA Dr. Karuna Sagar
Das. There were present a few renowned writers in the meeting. I heard their
lectures. Though writing in Asamese, they spoke a 'polluted' form of the
language with a profusion of English words in between the sentences. *
* The silver lining was Dr. Amarjyoti Choudhury, the VC of
Gauhati University. Incidentally, Dr. Choudhury is better known as a man of
Physics and has been a Visiting Professor in Universities abroad too. Also,
I would like to make it known that he had his early part of education in an
English medium school (i.e., St. Mary's English High School, Guwahati ---
at that time it had co-educational structure in the primary and
middle-classes). But, there was not an ounce of adulteration in his
speech which he made in Asamese. In the present times, Dr. Choudhury is one
of the best orators in English too. Anyone who wants to perfect both his/
her Asamese and English oration, ought to attend such sessions of Dr.
Amarjyoti Choudhury. *
*
*
*
-Maakot
Borborua,*
*
Navagraha Path,*
*
Guwahati.*
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[Assam] Fwd: 'Language Pollution'
-- Forwarded message -- From: Satya Bites [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: May 20, 2007 12:32 PM Subject: 'Language Pollution' To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Such pepping for --- 'Language Pollution' !!!* * Read the column featuring the write-up 'Tune in to Big 92.7FM' by Indrani Raimedhi (in 'Sunday Reading' of 'The Assam Tribune'). If I am not wrong, a few days back, she was invited by the FM Channel for an interview. This ga-ga is a result of that. Perhaps that amounts to the line 'The 18-25 age group is the target audience and the radio jockeys are trained to speak that lingo, slipping effortlessly into multi-lingual, fresh, confident and peppy mixture that the youth communicate in these days.' So many encouraging adjectives for an unhealthy and dangerous phenomenon! * *All this drumming of multi-culturalism and multi-lingualism by pseudo-intellectuals of the State exhibits their lack of foresight. Just see what happens to the Assamese language in a few decades. It will be polluted to an irrepairable extent. It is hoped that the 'All India Radio' (AIR) will maintain decorum and authenticity of the Assamese language inspite of the language-pollution unleashed by the FM Channels.* * Yours etc.,* * An Observer,* * Guwahati.* -- Office firewalls, cyber cafes, college labs, don't allow you to download CHAT? Here's a solution!http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/in/ymessenger/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php -- www.Assam.org - Assam Portal since 1997... Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Covert Genocide Of Hindus In Bangladesh
Dear Sandip: First off, it was NOT I who made the charge that 'no-body' cares about Hindu misery because it is not 'fashionable' . I have seen that 'unfashionable' explanation before, any number of times, as explanation of a lack of support for Hinduttwa and other allied issues from progressives thinkers and activists; made by partisans to those causes; no doubt to paint a portrait of those they disagree with as 'superficial' and to wrap themselves with a cloak of the underdogs. That is why I raised the questions I did. Perhaps you would explain? *** I do have sympathy for ALL victims of discrimination. But NOT all such victims' miseries are equal. Therefore I CHOOSE who to raise my voice for or against, since I cannot be a defender of ALL victims that need help. *** Your comments about my comments regarding East Bengali Hindus' victimhood is taken out of context. That is unfortunate. s-da SANDIP DUTTA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Sondon Da, Thanks for the thoughtful words. However before posing the question on whether Hindus dont care about other hindus, my question to you is: DO YOU CARE? On this particular context of the alleged harrasment of Bangladeshi Hindus, I remember seeing you saying in some post some time back that they deserve what they get. I'm not sure if you are an expert on the subject of the Two Nation theory but I have reason to beleive that this is the cause of this harrasment thats being played out even sixty years later. Lastly - we cannot dismiss deep rooted caste prejudices as impotence of the constitution. While your American constitution also promises you deliverance in a free and fair society, it still has a long way to go before it can get there. My heart goes out to the black victims of Hurricance Katrina. Rgds, Sandip - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: SANDIP DUTTA [EMAIL PROTECTED]; assam@assamnet.org Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:16:28 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Covert Genocide Of Hindus In Bangladesh Ram: I believe most of the Hindu targets have been other Hindus - usually lower castes, and in the South the Upper Castes by other Hindus.. *** We have been vaguely aware of the former problem, haven't we? Glad to see you made that abundantly clear. Would help those who go about wearing that cloak of Hindu victimhood. I was however unaware of the latter: Of the victimhood of the upper castes in the South. While it is deplorable and worthy of sympathy, somehow it is hard to imagine their plight, in light of widely visible power of the upper-castes that rule not merely the south but all over India. And in all of the above, the impotence of the Indian constitution, its promises to secularism in public life and the inability of Indian democracy in upholding those promises. IMHO - the strength of Hinduism doesn't lie on such grounds. Rather, it lies in deep-rooted concerns for humanity in general, Words/phrases like Ahimsa, Brahmacharya (self-Control), Satyam,* *'Satyam e jayte' and of our immediate surroundings in particular. *** I will not argue your assertion. I just wished they were validated by Sandip's charge and its implications and your own illustrations. The question in my mind continues to linger: In spite of all those lovely and highly evolved thoiughts, somehow, they never translated to the flock's commitments to their fellow men. In that the proof could not be found in the pudding, could it ? I do believe the Hindu identity is being dissolved to great extent. That is because of the religion's capacity to accommodate extreme belief systems under one umbrella. *** This too leaves me bafgfled . I can't seem to connect the purported cause to the described effect :-). c-da Ram Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: C'da You do bring up some good points - I had rather dealt with the subject a bit superficially, one might say. But lets take what you say here: On 5/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ram: To keep things contextual, let us go back to the subject matter: Regarding it being unfashionable to care about pilght of Hindus. If Hindus are persecuted because of their religious identity or prferences or practices, but their plight is iognored EVEN by other Hindus, on account of it not being fashionable While there have been instances (Afganisthan under the Taliban), Bangladesh Pakistan where Hindus were actively persecuted and Fiji (where I believe the issue is Indians as opposed to Hindus), I believe most of the Hindu targets have been other Hindus - usually lower castes, and in the South the Upper Castes by other Hindus.. Even in Sri Lanka - the bone of contention is language as opposed to religion (it may play some role there
Re: [Assam] information regarding sustainable development in assam??
To your Brief Q: Any Development which can be Sustained for Centuries. Following are NOT: #1 OIL Gas Production/Refinery,Coal Mining, Deforesting . #2 Polluting Rivers with Oily waste,Paper mill Black Liquor,Chemicals kill off all Phyto-Planktonswhich starve fish to deathwhich has killed off Xihu forever. #3 Throwing any untreated Sewage into Pristine Pure Snow-melting waters like Brahmaputra/Bhareli- causing uncurable diseases downstream . #4 Dynamics of meaningless jobs and lure of useless Indian Rupee Notes - which caused Greater Guahati population to rise from 50,000 in 1947 to 2,500,000 in 2007. #5 Useless Education/Degrees/Ph.D's which are flourished to capture resources by robbing the masses. The Masses FALSELY hope and wait,thinking that their Educated kin who escaped to the false glory of the City--will someday deliver them from their sinking-in-the-quagmire syndrome. #6 Easy Telecom,Easy Motorized Transport,Easy Airtrip-all avoidable! #7 Some Rs50,000 Crore Borrowed from Delhi To BuildInfrastructure and the Lakh Flats, to-be-soon clogged massive Drains,Flyovers #8 All Embankments built under 'National Embankment Policy'- which in summary caused total depletion of all Nutrients from Soils of the narrow River Valley called Oxom and is making Oxomiyas a sick nation. (Let us stop here) What can be Sustainable Development for Oxom? #1 Regaining Total Sovereignty,Suspending somebody's Constitution. #2 Redeployment of entire population to planned productive pursuits-meaningful Appropriate Technology taught on the job. #3 All development of land,Water,forest,Minerals,Soils At The International Borders that was Assam's in 1947 and 1826. #4 Realizing,Practicing that Oxom's future lies in fullest yield of Saah,Baanh,Maanh,Ghaanh. Saah to relieve Tension in Humanity's lives. Baanh as the Engineered Alternative to Trees. Maanh to feed all humans,mammals,birds,fish. Ghaanh to feed Dairy/meat herds-and to export cooked meat dinners. Ghaanh also as source of Bio Energy. #5 Opening up Oxom as THE Single Refuelling Midpoint for all Intercontinental Air Traffic i.e.AfricaJapan/Korea, Europe Australia, Arab/IndiaChina. #6 Digging and maitaining a deep Straight 2.5m minimum Deep Barge Channel from Patkoi/Pasighat to Sea with our own Open-Sea Loading/Unloading Floating Dock for al90% of our International Trade of Bulk Produce.(Let us be brief like your Q -and you wanted very urgently!) MM Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 19:52:26 +0530From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [Assam] information regarding sustainable development in assam??-- Forwarded message --From: kankana bora [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: May 20, 2007 8:31 PM Subject: Assam.org: Help RequestTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] i am a student of sociology of tezpur universityplz give me some information about sustainable development in assam its very urgentthank u-- www.Assam.org - Assam Portal since [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Sign in and get updated with all the action! http://content.msn.co.in/Sports/FormulaOne/Default___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] FW: In the News: India's manufacturing surge
I hope Assamnetters find the flaws in the paper and take the same with pinches of salt mm Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 15:01:26 -0400From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: In the News: India's manufacturing surge To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the News: India's manufacturing surgeA surge in manufacturing has propelled the growth rate of India's industrial output to its highest level since fiscal year 1995-96. This article from the archive explains why some multinational companies, attracted by the country's abundant supply of well-trained engineers, now source and produce goods there. When to make India a manufacturing base2005 special edition: Fulfilling India's promise About This E-mail You are receiving this mailing because you are a registered member of mckinseyquarterly.com and have subscribed to one or more e-mail lists. Manage your profile | Unsubscribe from this mailing Contact customer service | Read privacy policy To ensure delivery, add e.mckinseyquarterly.com to your address book or as an approved sender. McKinsey Company, 21 South Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60603 _ Catch the cricket action with MSN! http://content.msn.co.in/Sports/Cricket/Default.aspx___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] information regarding sustainable development in assam??
Dear Kankana, I am not sure what sustainable management measures have been taken so far in Assam. Here are some thoughts on what can be done in the future amongst others... Sustainability of a system is the ability to effectively harvest the benefits from the system and yet be able to regenerate the root and maintain a balance. Assam had faced a drought situation last year. This is because there was was an imbalance in the climate. Possibly due to rampant felling of trees. Doesn't meen we should stop felling trees.But we should have a environmental corridor in place to offset the balance before taking up such a massive program. May be a law can be passed that makes it imperative for a person to plant a tree before felling one. This could be an example of ecoregional sustainability. Right now there is a big deficit of fish production in the state. The State consumes 2.73 lakh tonnes a year, but the State produces 1.65 lakh tonnes a year. This is met by vendors from outside the state. If a small group of people would invest in a village cooperative to set up a fishery. I bet this would greatly bring up the quality of life in that village and they will be able to sustain the cooperative. Here there is a one time investment after which the system regenerates finances itself. An example of sustainable cooperative pisciculture. Hope this helps... Mohan R. Palleti -- Forwarded message -- From: kankana bora [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: May 20, 2007 8:31 PM Subject: Assam.org: Help Request To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] actually i am a student of sociology of tezpur university plz give me some information about sustainable development in assam its very urgent thank u -- www.Assam.org - Assam Portal since 1997... [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Pre-emptive defense!
In this age of pre-emptive this and pre-emptive that, this quote by C'da is precious. *** I do have sympathy for ALL victims of discrimination. But NOT all such victims' miseries are equal. Therefore I CHOOSE who to raise my voice for or against, since I cannot be a defender of ALL victims that need help. While, it is true, that we can and often do try and defend victims that need help and whose interests often mesh with our own, there are some situations where in some of the posts we are egged on to support a victim here and a victim there. Some good examples we recently came across: Netters were exhorted (forget the petition part ) to lend support to the ULFA wives in search of their husbands. Or enquired why the Indian army was given a pass (for its attrocities) while the ulfa was condemned roundly. Why netters were not upset over the Bhutan raid on Ulfa? Or some states like Assam called to question for its performance, while others were let off. There were also examples of other netters doing the same things (but opposite) - Why ulfa supporters were not condemning frequent ulfa bombings? Asked why the killings of the Dhemaji children were Not condemned by all? Condemn the ulfa, but not the army or the GOI in cherry-picked situations. Essentially taking sides. Is taking sides all that bad? Now, a statement like C'da's above comes in really handy in tight situations. All one has to do is say - well I understand, etc etc, but I have already lent support this or that cause - can't support/defend all the people all the time. The other question that percolates to the mind is whatever happened to 'fairplay' ? Whether some attrocity is perpetrated on ULFA cadres or the army or police or the general public, shouldn't there rise above all the din, a sense of fairplay? Should we bother about such clutters, and just take sides based on our socio-political beliefs? Would that suffice? Lastly, I just want to clear this up. I took C'da's quote ONLY as an example and 'test case'. I have on occassion taken these same 'pre-emptive' avenues (even though, I haven't articulated as such). Other netters have too. :) Just meandering thoughts! --Ram ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] FW: failure notice:Or was it PHISH-ING after all?
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 08:35:30 +From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: failure noticeHi. This is the qmail-send program at rediffmail.com.I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:10.50.250.31 failed after I sent the message.Remote host said: 451 qq write error or disk full (#4.3.0)I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long. --- Enclosed is a copy of the message. --Forwarded Message Attachment--From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]: RE: [Assam] (no subject)Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 21:52:15 +0530 You have to watch-and take part!Only then will you know!MM Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 15:20:32 +From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [Assam] (no subject) Hello,What is going on in the site?Thanks Palate Teasers: Straight from Master Chef! Sanjeev Kapoor _ The idiot box is no longer passe! http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/TV/Default.aspx___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Netaji report: Court gives Government more time
This shameless government is trying their best to save their socalled great leader's face and trying to hide all facts regarding Netaji Netaji report: Court gives Government more time Centre fighting shy of filing affidavit in opposition Chief Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar and Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose of the Calcutta High Court today gave the Union Government two more weeks to file their response over their rejection of Mukherjee Commission report. A Writ petition was filed early this year by lawyer Rudra Jyoti Bhattacharjee and eight others before the Court. The petitioners named the Principal Secretary (Prime Minister's Office), the Secretary (Ministry of Home Affairs) and Justice Manoj Kumar Mukherjee (retired judge of the Supreme Court of India) as respondents. For those who are wondering what's all this -- in May last year the Government had made public the report of Justice MK Mukherjee. Attested to it was one-page Action Taken Report prepared by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) saying that the Government have examined the Report submitted by the Commission on 8th November, 2005 in detail and have not agreed with the finding that - (a) Netaji did not die in the plane crash; and (b) The ashes in the Renkoji Temple were not of Netaji. (Meaning thereby that he did die in the air crash, as Pandit Nehru would say, and the ashes are his). Since the Commission was set up on an order of the Calcutta High Court, it was but natural that the same court be approached again. So the man who had originally moved the Court, did it again. Lawayer Rudra Jyoti Bhattacharjee pleaded before the Court to set aside the Action Taken Report for it was totally unacceptable according to settled principle of law. Rudra and co-petitions, all of whom have been supporting Mission Netaji, stated in the petition that unless an Order setting aside the impugned Action Taken Report is passed the nation shall be deprived of exact information regarding mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, which is admittedly a definite matter of public importance. When the case was admitted in February, the Government counsel remarked that the Centre had incurred unnecessary expenditure on Mukherjee Commission. This angered the Acting Chief Justice B Bhattacharya, who retorted that the Government should have objected when the Court had issued order for the formation of the Commission in 1998. Justice Bhattacharya gave the Central Government a period of 6 weeks to file their response explaining why they rejected Justice Mukherjee's report. However no response was filed by the Government. Then, the new Chief Justice gave the Government further time, but still no answer came. Same story was repeated today. http://justiceforsubhas.blogspot.com/2007/05/calcutta-high-court-hearing-today-wont.html - Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
