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2003-06-06 Thread Chan Mahanta
Raiz: The following has been conceived of and is being pursued by a very close friend of mine. Please take a look. If you have any comments send it to them thru their Comments link. cm http://www.infrasys.biz/ ___ Assam mailing list [EMAIL

[Assam] Re: x-phoneme : curious on favour

2003-06-06 Thread Rabin Deka
hello Xanjib,how are you? it has been over five months now that i had made some genuine inquiries (see attached or click on the link letter to Xanjib barua). this message is just a reminder to the same. i am very much interested to get your response as i knew in the past you had mutilated a list

[Assam] Re: Names mutilation survey

2003-06-06 Thread Rabin Deka
hi b’dew,you put together a nit explanation on the name of a person why aught not be mutilated (click to link Names mutilation survey). great!do you have any clue why rajen barua mutilated the name sarthebari?sar + the + bari – a unique kamrupi word. other e.g. of use of "the" toma + the; baai +

Re: [Assam] From the AT

2003-06-06 Thread Chan Mahanta
Thanks for sharing the stats A. But I am not sure we got the stats we REALLY would like to see: On how many brides are burnt on account of dowry and the like. Looks like the AIDEWs' study did not want to touch such a hot topic. Or perhaps it is not an issue. As our only outspoken aidew, what do

Re: [Assam] From the AT

2003-06-06 Thread Santanu Roy
Chan Mahanta wrote: Thanks for sharing the stats A. But I am not sure we got the stats we REALLY would like to see: On how many brides are burnt on account of dowry and the like. Looks like the AIDEWs' study did not want to touch such a hot topic. Or perhaps it is not an issue. As our only

[Assam] (no subject)

2003-06-06 Thread Tilok Hatimuria
Hello sondon-kai: Yes, yes, I have been listening. It is a slow day up in the high Ozarks--monsoons have come here, way too soon actually. Kolohor-kaane-paani dhalise. Dhaaraxaare boroxun iyat. Too bad my fellow desis are still hurting real bad in places like Gujarat , Rajasthan, Andhra .

Re: [Assam] From the AT

2003-06-06 Thread Chan Mahanta
At 9:40 AM -0400 6/6/03, Santanu Roy wrote: Chan Mahanta wrote: Thanks for sharing the stats A. But I am not sure we got the stats we REALLY would like to see: On how many brides are burnt on account of dowry and the like. Looks like the AIDEWs' study did not want to touch such a hot topic. Or

[Assam] re: Hand in Glove

2003-06-06 Thread deepjyoti kakati
not at all a surprise. all over the world, terrorists use a layer of fake orgs like hurriyat for example to put pressure on Govt, keep in touch with media, allege HR violations at every opportunity, organize street demonstrations ...its part of the game. I will ignore CMs tirade. the usual

[Assam] From the sentinel

2003-06-06 Thread jayanta payeng
we shall swim together , all right but will WE drown together ? We shall swim together : CMGen Singh sworn in new Assam Governor Lt. Gen (retd) Ajai Singh (right) with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi after the former's swearing-in at the Raj Bhavan in the city on Thursday. (Sentinel) By a Staff

Re: [Assam] re: Hand in Glove

2003-06-06 Thread Chan Mahanta
At 9:02 PM +0530 6/6/03, deepjyoti kakati wrote: not at all a surprise. all over the world, terrorists use a layer of fake orgs like hurriyat for example to put pressure on Govt, keep in touch with media, allege HR violations at every opportunity, organize street demonstrations ...its part of the

Re: [Assam] From the AT

2003-06-06 Thread Santanu Roy
Chan Mahanta wrote: Perhaps, bride burning is not as common in Assam as in Hind-land.. [ The idea of burning a live person to death is a robust tradition in Hind-land society. I mean there are other forms of murder - but this is the one that people are socially adept at. Perhaps, it has to do with

Re: [Assam] From the AT

2003-06-06 Thread Chan Mahanta
C-da: There is truth in what you say. However, there are certain scenes that are forever sketched in my memory. One was during the 1984 Delhi riots where I witnessed helplessly the last part of the act of burning a Sikh person alive (I don't know if he succumbed to the third degree burns later).

Re: [Assam] From the AT

2003-06-06 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
went back to have a good lunch of fatty vegetarian pooris and potatoes afterwards; even some cool yoghurt perhaps. It is scenes like this that make me wonder! ..and said 'I love you' to each other or to their kids. That was horrible, Santanu. About the survey, I was wondering which section of

[Assam] New Newsletter Launching

2003-06-06 Thread Editor Bihlongoni
Dear All, We are launching a new web magazine called, you guessed it, Xaptahik Bihlongoni. It is a weekly rag, that will deal exclusively with current topics of interest in Assam Net. We are approaching various contributing members of the net to serve as guest editors time to time, who shall

[Assam] Assam 2003 News Flash

2003-06-06 Thread Chan Mahanta
We are working with a Professional Bihu Dance Troupe from Jorhat who have expressed desire to perform at Assam 2003 in St. Louis. The Troupe will be led by Aimoni Gogoi, who is the head of the Assam Folk Dances Academy, Jorhat. She, her husband and five dancers ( two male and three female) /

[Assam] re: Hand in Glove

2003-06-06 Thread deepjyoti kakati
isnt that the truth ? it will be interesting to know who are faces behind Assamwatch and who arranges funding for MASS. but ofcourse CM inhabits a alternate universe where anything anti-india, dissident,maoist,leftist.ulfaspeak is automatically the (CM)truth and worthy of a daily tirade on

[Assam] Delhi recognized for curbing Air Pollution

2003-06-06 Thread Ram Dhar
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Re: [Assam] Assam 2003 News Flash

2003-06-06 Thread Rajen Barua
The Host Commitee Assam2003: Congratulations for the tantalizing news!! I would say very good effort on the part of the host committee. Also a news with substance about the Assam 2003 so far. Please try your best. For many of us this type of authentic cultural performance team from the homeland

Re: [Assam] so-mo mohonto

2003-06-06 Thread Rabin Deka
Hello Deka:Apwnar e-thi pai bhaal palw. Mwr mownotar bixoye sinta kora dekhi otixoy anondito hoisw.Kharkhowa xonmilonor babe olop osorop bysto asw, pise taar babe mowno-brot paalon koribo loga hwa naasil. Onyo kaaronothe'.Pise moi etiya mowno-brot bhongo kora baabe' aaxa korisw aapwnar wsorot

Re: [Assam] From the AT

2003-06-06 Thread Santanu Roy
Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: About the survey, I was wondering which section of the population they were doing the study on. Baideu: As per the report, they were surveying unmarried girls and guardians/parents of such girls. So, its not based on the response of the boys'side. but did you

Re: [Assam] Assam 2003 News Flash

2003-06-06 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
What is a fence sitter? Is that another "class" made by the hindutva and is getting popular now? - Original Message - From: Rajen Barua To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam 2003 News Flash

Re: [Assam] khalistan once again

2003-06-06 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
It is scary. wonder why chohan left India and is back now - many people do that I know, but since he is an activist, thats why it is different, Btw. - Original Message - From: Saurav Pathak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: AssamNet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 6:50 PM Subject:

[Assam] Re: Names mutilation survey - with correct audio link

2003-06-06 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Hi Rabin: I read your letter. But I don't think I have an answer to the question, Rabin. I do not know the meaning of the word Sar-the-bari seT^barI. Could you explain? Sarthebari is the place where 'eri mug'a and' Assam silk clothes (ErI-muga Aaru paqr kaepar )are available, isn't it? Or

[Assam] re: khalistan once again

2003-06-06 Thread deepjyoti kakati
iirc some of the more older mellowed khalistanis living self-exiled in canada and UK were allowed to return in 1990s with the expectation they would not create trouble. however they can be chased out again if need be. and the punjab border is all electrified , fenced and lighted now -- so the

[Assam] Hello, readers abroad

2003-06-06 Thread Alpana Sarangapani
Won't it be nice? Guwahati, Saturday, June 7, 2003 LETTERS Hello, readers abroad!Sir, Congratulations for having put your esteemed daily onto the website thus enabling readers living abroad and outside Assam to keep themselves informed about the happenings in Assam which I could