[Assam] News From ToI

2005-07-27 Thread Chan Mahanta
Looks like the Director of the Conflict Resolution Instt. of India needed a bit of conflict resolving himself, I mean with a little better outcome that is. Bezor naakot khore khaele' :-)! KPS Gill found guilty PTI[ WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2005 12:13:50 PM ] Surf 'N' Earn -Sign innow NEW

[Assam] Re: police encounter shootings in UK

2005-07-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hi Rini: So it is vital these highly trained professionals have the confidence of their bosses and the ordinary public. If they don't have that, it might lead them to hesitate -- that split second could be the difference between life and death for hundreds of people. You are right, I

[Assam] From ToI--Another Wrong Time and Wrong Place

2005-07-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
Boys mistaken for ultras, killed TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, JULY 25, 2005 10:02:35 AM ] Surf 'N' Earn -Sign innow SRINAGAR: Being in the wrong place at the wrong time cost four boys their lives as security forces mistook them for militants and killed them in the early hours of Sunday in the

Re: [Assam] MYSTIC INDIA

2005-07-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] MYSTIC INDIA Good to learn that Rajen. I am a big IMAX buff. Always wondered why there never have been a feature length one from India. My dream would be to see one on Assam and a fly-over of the Brahmaputra all the way to its source, in spate and in the dry season. At

Re: [Assam] Truth?? police encounter shooting in UK metro

2005-07-25 Thread Chan Mahanta
It is easy to jump to conclusions, but is wrong. In fairness to British undercover agents, they watched the residents of the address. But they did not know, that there were more than the suspects living in that address--it was a housing complex. They had no idea that a Brazilian family lived

[Assam] From Tehelka

2005-07-24 Thread Chan Mahanta
Condemned and mute, for centuries they have been washing the clothes of dalits, giving them haircuts, slaughtering dead cattle, and doing other menial sub-human jobs Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa should read this. This is bound to infuriate her if she really meant what she said a

Re: [Assam] TOI - 'Delete Dalit slur from scriptures' -- a positive move

2005-07-22 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] TOI - 'Delete Dalit slur from scriptures' -- Nowhere in the report does it say that someone is expecting the expunging of 'dalit slur' as a constitutional duty. The reference to the constitution was obviously to underscore the fact that '--Constitution giving equal rights

Re: [Assam] TOI - 'Delete Dalit slur from scriptures' -- a positive move

2005-07-22 Thread Chan Mahanta
with the New Testament, and versions of the Bible (King James etc). Maybe the Hindus too should come up with a newer (more acceptable versions) of scriptures to satisfy the sensibilities of different groups. -- Ram On 7/22/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nowhere in the report does it say

Re: [Assam] TOI - 'Delete Dalit slur from scriptures' -- a positive move

2005-07-22 Thread Chan Mahanta
that lead for the next 40 years or so. --Ram On 7/22/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, they came up with the New Testament, and versions of the Bible (King James etc). Maybe the Hindus too should come up with a newer (more acceptable versions) of scriptures to satisfy

Re: [Assam] Militancy claimed 315 li ves in '04 - From the AT

2005-07-21 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hi Ram: It might seem like a good reason to try and end the conflict, by GoI holding negotiations with ULFA, wouldn't you think? Apparently not everyone thinks so. I liked the article written by Sanjib Baruah, a sane voice amongst the cacophony of those who would rather not see that

Re: [Assam] Militancy claimed 315 li ves in '04 - From the AT

2005-07-21 Thread Chan Mahanta
was not there to ignite passions :-). That could well be true. I think the net goes thru these phases. But its good to have you back. --Ram On 7/21/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ram: It might seem like a good reason to try and end the conflict, by GoI holding negotiations with ULFA

[Assam]

2005-07-21 Thread Chan Mahanta
These guys are a piece of work, aren't they? cm Honeymoon with love marriage ends TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2005 11:13:00 PM ] Surf 'N' Earn -Sign innow GANDHINAGAR/SURAT: The Gujarat government has asked courts not to register marriages unless there's parental consent in

[Assam] Re: Sariska displaces people !

2005-07-20 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: Sariska displaces people ! Hello Mr. Pandit: Greetings from far off St. Louis. I presume it is you who generated this cynical and taunting post. Ordinarily I don't poke my nose into such things. It is far from the region I came from and have little knowledge of the people, terrain,

[Assam] From the ToI

2005-07-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: From the ToI Take a look at the comments to the blog post. cm http://o3.indiatimes.com/singhdekhyaal/archive/2005/07/19/183144.aspx?Pending=true Same event, but two perspectives Just as the same coin looks completely different depending upon the side you look at it from, seems the

Re: [Assam] From the ToI

2005-07-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
=1121832000en=cbc39e2f9b87cdccei=5094partner=homepage Not that it matters, but the author's gripe seems to have hinged on the preimise that US media totally ignored the visit. On 7/19/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Take a look at the comments to the blog post. cm http://o3

Re: [Assam] From the ToI

2005-07-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] From the ToI Another Post on the Blog: Same event, but two perspectives The United States is 200 Years old , BHAGAVAD gITA WAS SPOKEN 5000 years ago, Indi ruled the world under maharaj Udhister the eldist son of pandu. India is in the mess it is today because of the fall

Re: [Assam] My Paintings

2005-07-06 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] My Paintings Wonderful Mahesh Da. It is amazing how much your techniques have evolved in the last couple of years. Keep up the great work. Best, c At 3:02 PM -0700 7/6/05, Mahesh Baishya wrote: Raiz, You can view my Watercolor Painting exhibits in Assam 2005 in

[Assam] Fwd: FW: URGENT: Please sign online petition to stop riverliking

2005-07-03 Thread Chan Mahanta
X-IronPort-AV: i=3.93,254,1115006400; d=scan'208; a=1239866689:sNHT18676312 X-Originating-IP: [65.54.174.200] X-Originating-Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: murthysudhakar From: murthy sudhakar To: Subject: FW: URGENT: Please sign online petition to stop riverliking Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005

[Assam] From Tehelka: Red tape. Myopia. Decay.

2005-07-01 Thread Chan Mahanta
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Red tape. Myopia. Decay. That's the condition of most State-run cultural institutions. The National Film Development Corporation is bankrupt. So is the Films Division. Even Mumbai's prestigious National Gallery of Modern Art gropes for a vision NGMA Sonia Faleiro NFDC

Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
: Chan Mahanta To: Barua25 ; Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka But this whole thing is predicated upon whether there IS a problem, whether Assam has any legitimate grievances or demands. Those who cannot acknowledge

Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hitler was also very intelligent . Umesh Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Your contention was that since the ULFA (to you obviously) 'seems' to be made up of high-school dropouts , they could not possibly have any skills either to have a political platform or plan or the intelligence

[Assam] From ToI

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
'Sangh Parivar activists threatened to rape us' VIJI SUNDARAM INDIAWEST[ THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2005 10:36:22 AM ] Surf 'N' Earn -Sign innow San Francisco-based academic Angana Chatterji, along with other women members of the Indian People's Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights, was allegedly

Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
not tell everyone HOW ? Bye Bye. Rajen - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta To: Barua25 ; Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 7:35 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka It must be our desi gene that I cannot understand you *** I won't necessarily

Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
, ULFA has to distort lot of views. In some case it is better not to try to set the record right when you find that it does not serve any purpose. In such case we have a saying: Betonit poril ow, baxudebaye nomoh. Rajen - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta To: Rajen Barua ; Assam

Re: [Assam] From ToI

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
!!! from where do they get money to run such tribunal Ganesh --- Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 'Sangh Parivar activists threatened to rape us' VIJI SUNDARAM INDIAWEST[ THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2005 10:36:22 AM ] Surf 'N' Earn -Sign innow San Francisco-based academic Angana Chatterji, along

Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
6/30/05, Rajen Barua wrote: I consider it fair in suchcase of Betonit poril ow, baxu.deba.ye nomoh. And why we ask for fairness in life? What this fairness is based on? When the innocent girl in Dhemaji died, did we ask for fairness? Rajen - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta To: Rajen

Re: [Assam] From ToI -conversions

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
was singled out to be given some pamphalet on Jesus in the bus - no white person was offered. I would suggest that she also make a trip to the North East - Meghalaya, Tripuraor Mizoram and see how Hindus are treated there by the tribal Christians. Umesh Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 'Sangh

Re: [Assam] From ToI -conversions

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
the Church does not bless such atrocities. --- Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would suggest that she also make a trip to the North East - Meghalaya, Tripura or Mizoram and see how Hindus are treated there by the tribal Christians. How are Hindus treated there? I never heard

Re: [Assam] From ToI -conversions

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
perptrated on Hindus in these regions. Once you acknowledge that, then we can start discussing other issues like: Where these Christians go such ideas and whatever happened to the laws of the land. --Ram On 6/30/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In Kohima, the sole Hindu temple was brought

Re: [Assam] From ToI -conversions

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
:-). Rajen - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Rajib Das [EMAIL PROTECTED]; assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [Assam] From ToI -conversions In Kohima, the sole Hindu temple was brought down with total connivance of the local

Re: [Assam] Assam won this time...read the last sentence...

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
It must be the Kharkhowa genes then ? At 1:13 PM -0500 6/30/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Eighty per cent of those who had interacted with police had paid bribe and Assam police is the most corrupt police in the country, it said. This must be learnt behavior. The Assam Police must have

Re: [Assam] From ToI -conversions

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
Now, now! LKA was an addendum to the main news. There is no righteousness on my part. It is just information for you to consume. In Kohima, the Nagas brought down a temple and LKA was outraged. That was news. Did you notice anything in that news that perhaps something is terribly amiss?

[Assam] Congrats.

2005-06-30 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hi Ganesh: Hearty congratulations on your being a finalist in the best graduate research project of the Am. Soc. of Agricultural Engineers of USA and Canada. It is a remarkable achievement, and we are very proud of you. Best, c-da ___ Assam

Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
the ULFA has very little to put up by way of reasonable demands. *** Certainly sounds like an authoritative statement. I won't even seek a source from where such authority springs. But let me ask this: WHAT could be 'reasonable demands'? And why should ULFA make those

Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka I wonder about the quality of 'education' that would produce a question such as this. At 3:37 AM +0100 6/29/05, umesh sharma wrote: I wonder what the learned memebers of ULFA have learnt in their jungle university --- most seem like high school

Re: [Assam] Indians bastards, Bitch Indira! Can Assam born in US be proud Indians again?

2005-06-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Indians bastards, Bitch Indira! Can Assam bo Can Assam born in US be proud Indians again? *** Interesting question :-). cm ___ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu

Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
for Assam outside ULFA. What was holding you last ten years? Rajen - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 7:15 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka the ULFA has very little to put up

Re: [Assam] Indians bastards, Bitch Indira! Can Assam born in US be proud Indians again?

2005-06-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
It is Couldn't it be? At 8:36 AM -0700 6/29/05, Rajib Das wrote: It is --- Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can Assam born in US be proud Indians again? *** Interesting question :-). cm ___ Assam mailing list Assam

Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
not withstanding, which incidentally could be deep dark mysteries only to the woefully clueless. Umesh --- Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder about the quality of 'education' that would produce a question such as this. At 3:37 AM +0100 6/29/05, umesh sharma wrote: I

Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
the skills to discuss a fruitful plan of development with Indian govt? Umesh --- Chan Mahanta wrote: I wonder about the quality of 'education' that would produce a question such as this. At 3:37 AM +0100 6/29/05, umesh sharma wrote: I wonder what the learned memebers of ULFA have learnt

Re: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
Kamal: That tells us little. 'Attainable' is a relative term. If we were to go by the verdicts of Assam media bosses and opinion makers, the ULFA would have been way past history by now. But did not turn out as such even after 35 long years, did it? If we were to go by the intelligentsia

RE: [Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-29 Thread Chan Mahanta
You said it Santanu. What I find incredible is this body of otherwise highly intelligent and skilled group of people being unable to grasp something as basic,and as simple as that. What is the problem? Is it them desi-genes :-)? c-da At 9:04 PM -0500 6/29/05, Roy, Santanu wrote: I

[Assam] Sunil Nath in Tehelka

2005-06-28 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Sunil Nath in Tehelka I am in agreement with Sunil Nath's general thrust here--that the Center ought not to miss this opportunity to end the thirty years long rebellion with a fair and honourable political solution. I admire Prof. Indira Goswami's courage and have faith in her intents,

[Assam] Dams in Arunachal

2005-06-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
The following from Tehelka: Eyeless in Yazali Beyond the gaze of Delhi, the Northeast is sitting on a time bomb. 73 dams in the Northeast, 42 of them in Arunachal Pradesh, plus hundreds of other projects. They will destroy these magnificent ecological hot spots and its indigenous people.

Re: [Assam] Call to shelve project on interlinking of rivers -AT

2005-06-18 Thread Chan Mahanta
the differences between this group's and your view points on the subject. There does seem to be a difference. --Ram On 6/17/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ram: For a St. Edmunds educated person, you don't read English all that well, do you :-)? c-da At 9:09 PM -0500 6/17

Re: [Assam] Call to shelve project on interlinking of rivers -AT

2005-06-17 Thread Chan Mahanta
Hi Ram: For a St. Edmunds educated person, you don't read English all that well, do you :-)? c-da At 9:09 PM -0500 6/17/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: They said in their concensus that large dams 'can only built inthe absence of better, ecologically sustainable and

[Assam] Can Someone Tell the Pres.?/From Tehelka

2005-06-16 Thread Chan Mahanta
Ignited Mind on Wings of Desire President APJ Abdul Kalam's four-point mission for the development of islands might spell doom for Andaman Nicobar, writes Pankaj Sekhsaria India's First Citizen APJ Abdul Kalam's penchant for announcing grandiose plans as grandiose solutions to problems

Re: [Assam] An interview with the Governor - Sentinel

2005-06-16 Thread Chan Mahanta
O Ram: So what did you think of the lightweight general's interview? Btw: we can't call him a 'ruler', after all its not Pakistan wheremilitary generals are rulers and presidents. *** That is a very perceptive observation. My curiosity, however, is on this: all negotiations should

Re: [Assam] INDIA: THE DILEMMAS OF DIVERSITY -Robert L. Hardgrave

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
the freedom to practice their faiths as they choose, without let. And that they are given employment or educational opportunities without preference to religion or caste. --Ram On 6/14/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ram: I agree. The problem seems to be that each religious, ethinic

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereigntyrestored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
like it is a private little game ULFA has been playing, and once they disappear, or change colors like SULFA, everything will quiet down and Assam No, its a cruel public game being played on the Assamese. And my imagination doesn't run that wild. --Ram On 6/14/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Assam] Time to Multiply/ From the ToI

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
Sounds like a Biblical command -- how very Semitic --- to multiply. I guess it will be fun for some :-). cm Increase population: VHP to Hindus PTI[ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2005 05:06:24 PM ] Surf 'N' Earn -Sign innow HARDWAR: Returning to its pet agenda after the attack on BJP President L K

[Assam] NEWS, from AT

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: NEWS, from AT The Governor of Assam had in February suggested short and long-term measures for solution of the flood problem besides setting up of an autonomous body, North Eastern Resources Development Authority, under direct control of the MoWR. The body should be made to take on the

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereignty restored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
are trying to show that MRG is taking a position that ULFA should have a RIGHT, which I don't find anywhere, and definitely not in her words in this report. In my opinion that was the issue and the response to you at that time. Rajen - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta To: Rajen Barua ; assam

Re: [Assam] Bhekuli Biya

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
Whatever happened to the accountability system of desi-demokrasy? At 10:14 AM -0500 6/15/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: The GOA can't do anything about the power crises, people are desparate, and so its bhekulis to the rescue. --Ram From the Telegraph Frog

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereignty restored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
should have the RIGHT, I will withdraw my support (not that my support cares). In the last news report I found added evidence for my continued support for her action. That is the issue. Rajen - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta To: Rajen Barua ; assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu Sent: Wednesday, June

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereignty restored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
reading anywhere that MRG insisted with the GOI that they OUGHT to discuss the ULFA's central demand - the sovereignty for Assam, but read that the 'talk' between the two must take place, even if it includes the topic of Assam's sovereinty. From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Rajen

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereignty restored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
--that of sovereignty for Assam. That is not correct. OUGHT (which means one should if one can or something like that) is not same as HAVE THE RIGHT, (which means one MUST). Rajen - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta To: Rajen Barua ; assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereignty restored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi A: That is very very subtle indeed. Sorry I missed it altogether. You know how I am, just an old Jokaisukiya black and white, right or wrong, my way or the highway type , down to earth dude, unable to differentiate nuances of statecraft

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereignty restored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
(or against). --- Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ram: MRG cannot be seen as taking sides (GOI or ULFA). If she is, then she loses credibility. Her role ought to be just to facilitate the talks and act as a conduit for messages back forth. It should be nothing more. What do

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereignty restored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
has claimed several times), then there is no question for people to take sides with/against her. They would just be thankful that she has deveoted time and effort for a noble public cause. --Ram On 6/15/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ram: MRG cannot be seen as taking sides (GOI

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereignty restored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
doubt that she is impartial. --Ram On 6/15/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If she is just a facilitator (as she has claimed several times), then there is no question for people to take sides with/against her. *** Then why all the brouhaha over it? Why all that hand wringing

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereignty restored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
them to the land of imbeciles. I see shades of Bushism here : 'Either you are with us or against us..' Where is that sense of fairplay and democratic ideals we hear so much about? :-) -- Ram On 6/15/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ram, Her interview the other

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereignty restored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
were to assume that Assam's best interests lie in what ULFA believes is right for Assam). And then there are those millions of Assamese who would think just the opposite. --Ram On 6/15/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I assume NOTHING. But I believe she is siding with Assam's

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereignty restored?

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
. I see shades of Bushism here : 'Either you are with us or against us..' Where is that sense of fairplay and democratic ideals we hear so much about? :-) -- Ram On 6/15/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ram, Her interview the other day with the media

[Assam] Now Try This on for Size/ From Tehelka

2005-06-15 Thread Chan Mahanta
I thought these things happened only in Assam. cm Taj Corridor's Victim: $1 b Funds to develop the districts of Mathura, Ferozabad and Agra were not utilised due to the controversy By Naresh Minocha New Delhi The scheme would have enabled the region's people to improve quality of

[Assam] Beasts in Uniform/ from Tehelka

2005-06-14 Thread Chan Mahanta
What uniform? Beasts in plain clothes would be more apt. BTW, does anyone know what state these places named are? cm News Beasts in Uniform Reetika Khera recounts the police attack on Jean Drèze The Rozgar Adhikar Yatra reached Balrampur village of Surguja district at around 8.30pm on

Re: [Assam] INDIA: THE DILEMMAS OF DIVERSITY -Robert L. Hardgrave

2005-06-14 Thread Chan Mahanta
Also, for those of us seem to be continually finding fault with secularism in India, would find the enormous difficulty the Govt. faces trying to balance this 'majority rule and minority No doubt it is a difficult job. But what are the RELIGIONS doing to help resolve the religious

RE: [Assam] Beasts in Uniform/ from Tehelka

2005-06-14 Thread Chan Mahanta
. http://chhattisgarh.nic.in/. From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu Subject: [Assam] Beasts in Uniform/ from Tehelka Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:21:23 -0500 What uniform? Beasts in plain clothes would be more apt. BTW, does anyone know what state these places named

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereigntyrestored?

2005-06-14 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace wit Rajen: Welcome back. She is doing it, as I said before, for sake of peace andNOT because she believe in ULFA's mssion as some renonwn netter try to claim. *** You are right. I did not realize she was doing it for peace, as

Re: [Assam] Correspondent, why avoid asking , No peace without Sovereigntyrestored?

2005-06-14 Thread Chan Mahanta
Ram, At 5:23 PM -0500 6/14/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Barua: It seems there are two distinct ways to arrive at peace.One, forget about sovereignty, and have peaceor two, demand and get sovereignty, and have peace. Wonder which one Goswami is advocating. And of course, no intellectualis going

Re: [Assam] INDIA: THE DILEMMAS OF DIVERSITY -Robert L. Hardgrave

2005-06-14 Thread Chan Mahanta
solution. There is no alternative to secularism. But how many are trying to strengthen it? It is those who indulge in religious politics and their apologists. I agree. --Ram On 6/14/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, for those of us seem to be continually finding fault

[Assam] State kidnapping?

2005-06-14 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: [Assam] State kidnapping? Hi A: And I am glad at least thisdoes not happen in India. *** I would be too, if it were true. Look at the highlighted paragraph in the following article that appears on today's Sentinel. c-da At 10:23 PM -0500 6/14/05, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:

[Assam] Re: DEMOCRACY OF A TYRANNY OF MAJORITY:BEZBORUAH

2005-06-13 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: DEMOCRACY OF A TYRANNY OF MAJORITY:BEZBORUAH Dear BK: Thanks for your explanations. You make some good and persuasive points: 1: Minorities are playing a vital role in Indian politics wherever a single party has failed to rule with absolute majority. 2: Politics is

Re: [Assam] Karbi State Today, Bodo State Tomorrow

2005-06-13 Thread Chan Mahanta
, the chances of limiting the number of MPs from a state to a fixed number are remote. Where is Santanu? Would like to hear his comments on Bezboruah presentation. Dilip Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the other hand, with more states in the north east and two MPs per state as perceived

Re: [Assam] Fw: DESIGNING HUMANS:

2005-06-13 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Fw: DESIGNING HUMANS: Rajen: The web-link does not open. Do you have the whole paper as an electronic file that could be transmitted? c At 2:40 PM -0500 6/13/05, Rajen Barua wrote: DESIGNING HUMANS: Theidea of what it means to be human has been changing throughout

[Assam] Outrage ,From Tehelka

2005-06-13 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Outrage ,From Tehelka Ram: I thought you might find this of interest. (Emphasis mine) c-da The Price of Insanity HAVE YOU BROUGHT THE MONEY? FIRST, GIVE ME THE MONEY A greedy and corrupt government psychiatrist, whose job it is to heal patients at Agra's mental asylum, is caught

Re: [Assam] Tyranny of majority

2005-06-13 Thread Chan Mahanta
Kamal: The word secular stinks to high heavens in India.KJD *** You have good reason to hold this view. But let us not forget , WHERE the degeneration of 'secularism' in public life in the Indian context began. It began from the commissions and omissions of members of the MAJORITY

Re: [Assam] Assam Watch

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Assam Watch While reading an article on terrorism,I spied upon one ,written by Kuldip S Ludra,former deputy director of Institute for Strategic Research and Analysis,in which, he mentions Assam Watch as an organization that Assam's independence. has been demanding *** Does

Re: [Assam] From The ToI

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
in this case does not seem to have learned the programming language at all :-) --- Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 9:31 AM -0700 6/11/05, Rajib Das wrote: When a bad programmer sets out to create a NEW software program, ALL you get is garbage. What part of garbage everywhere is so hard

Re: [Assam] Om Shanti at MIT - Telegraph

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Om Shanti at MIT - Telegraph At 6:34 PM -0500 6/11/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Here is some interesting bit of news from the halls of MIT. Hope itdoesn't gag those netters who find everything wrong with India orHinduism. *** That was very timely. You really delivered a

[Assam] I am Stunned/ From the AT

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: I am Stunned/ From the AT What? Am I hearing things :-)? ( highlighting is mine) cm Democracy a tyranny of majority: Bezboruah By A Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, June 11 - "In Assam, one's religion determines whether one belongs to the minority or majority. One does not even have to be a

Re: [Assam] NHRC

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
, that showed Scalia all tongue-tied and discombobulated about what the meaning of States' Rights was :-). O'm Dilip Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 3:28 PM -0700 6/10/05, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote: Does it imply Desi-democracy works when it is put to work by the right people

Re: [Assam] I am stunned / From the AT

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] I am stunned / From the AT KamaL; In the USA,each state elects two senators,regardless of its size or population,which adds upto 100 senators, representing 50 states.Mr.Bezborua is right about the unequal representation of the Indian Parliament.New Delhi is a turf,dominated

Re: [Assam] Om Shanti at MIT - Telegraph

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
it served any purpose (for Hinduism or MIT) - except maybe to cause some discomfort to the Hindu/India bashers:-) *** Heh, heh, heh. You try too hard ram :-). c-da --Ram On 6/12/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 6:34 PM -0500 6/11/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Here is some

[Assam] RE: DEMOCRACY OF A TYRANNY OF MAJORITY:BEZBORUAH

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: RE: DEMOCRACY OF A TYRANNY OF MAJORITY:BEZBORUAH Dear BK: Minorities are very powerful in present day politics of India. *** I have heard this before. In fact somene levelled this charge right here in Assam Net once. But like now I asked this other persaon too, but he cou8d not explain.

Re: [Assam] Om Shanti at MIT - Telegraph

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
to give its blessings. I don't think it served any purpose (for Hinduism or MIT) - except maybe to cause some discomfort to the Hindu/India bashers:-) --Ram On 6/12/05, Chan Mahanta wrote: At 6:34 PM -0500 6/11/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote: Here is some interesting bit of news from the halls

[Assam] A Conundrum: From ToI

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
While I congratulate desi-bidnesswallas for doing so well in UK and elsewhere, one question appears like a baffling conundrum to this witless observer: ** How is it that desi-bidness is making a bee-line to Britain, while the 'des' is desperately seeking FDI from elsewhere? I could

Re: [Assam] Om Shanti at MIT - Telegraph

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
-secularists ( the oxymoron that is) are defined by that : They don't really believe in it, but still wave it around. It destroys their credibility, don't you think :-). On 6/12/05, Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ram: Schools ought to be like secular governments, where religion

Re: [Assam] A Conundrum: From ToI

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
. Think London's Indian clients include ICICI Bank, Tata Elxsi, SBI Capital Markets, Yash Raj Films, Polaris and Kale Consultants. Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While I congratulate desi-bidnesswallas for doing so well in UK and elsewhere, one question appears like a baffling conundrum

Re: [Assam] A Conundrum: From ToI

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
investment while others there are more lucrative. Here and there could be applied to any pair of countries in the world. Dilip Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know I don't understand economics too well, but it does not sound to me like an explanation at all. How is it that while India is seeking

[Assam] From the Sentinel

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
Where did we hear this before :-)? cm State-Sponsored Culture T he recent controversy surrounding the just-replaced Sangeet Natak Akademi chairperson, Sonal Mansingh, has once again brought to the fore the growing rot in the State-sponsored institutions of culture in our country. The

[Assam] From Tehelka

2005-06-12 Thread Chan Mahanta
http://www.fromallangles.com/newspapers/country/india/tehelka.com.htm WHAT 'S RIGHT ABOUT INDIA POACHERS ON THE RUN Kaziranga National Park's anti-poaching philosophy is the biggest conservation success story of the century, write Nitin A. Gokhale and Samudra Gupta Kashyap Other Articles

Re: [Assam] NHRC

2005-06-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
of human rights; (j) such other functions as it may consider necessary for the protection of human rights. == Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://nhrc.nic.in/NHRC is a legally chartered, govt. body, not an NGO. There are dozens

[Assam] What a Surprise/ from ToI

2005-06-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
Daam bhalkoye borhai lole' eibar LKA-dangoriai. Big surprise isn't it? Heh, heh, heh :-). 'I have learnt a lot from Pak tour, crisis' PTI[ SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2005 03:35:13 PM ] Surf 'N' Earn -Sign innow NEW DELHI:

Re: [Assam] NHRC

2005-06-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
After the NCW stepped in, the hue and cry got a little more huer and cryer. *** I am sure every bit helps. I would not attempt to take anything constructive contributed by NWC away from them. All powr to them actually. However, what we have seen in Manipur was NOT due to NWC's power of

Re: [Assam] From The ToI

2005-06-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
record or from demonstrated expertise? --- Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 6:39 PM -0700 6/10/05, Rajib Das wrote: Somehow I fail to understand, how without this cloning (in a sovereign entity) this is going to be any different. *** Clone of a defective system is more

Re: [Assam] What a Surprise/ from ToI

2005-06-11 Thread Chan Mahanta
political circles. Is he also trying to rid the BJP of RSS and VHP influence? If he does, isn't he risking losing a large vote bank? He will haveto declare his intention sooner or later, for reasons of national election. Dilip Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daam bhalkoye borhai lole' eibar

Re: [Assam] Secularism--the twisted version

2005-06-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
That was nice to hear. Question now is whether the govt. is willing and able to uphold the verdict? And if not, why not? What needs doing? I am sure we agree on the answer :-). At 8:42 PM -0700 6/9/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

Re: [Assam] Daam Borhwa Resignation?

2005-06-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] Daam Borhwa Resignation? Anyone can claim the rights to anything. But those who can reason, have a duty to challenge the wrongs. Do they have an understanding what is wrong the picture? Obviously those who go about demonizing 'secularism' because some have misused the

Re: [Assam] An interesting picture

2005-06-10 Thread Chan Mahanta
Title: Re: [Assam] An interesting picture Yes, Alpana, they must be dredging. Question is with what? With shovels and 'buti-kwr' or dredging machines, and conveyors and kilns? At 11:54 PM -0500 6/9/05, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: http://www.sentinelassam.com/images/Photo1.jpg These

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