[Assam] Congrats to Amy Nath...

2003-06-04 Thread S. Mitra Kalita
...who had some of her very beautiful writing published in the June issue of East-West Woman. http://www.ewwoman.com/tablecontents.htm I've been reading her stuff for years in "Luitor Pora Mississippi" and am really proud that others can now appreciate her work. Congrats, Amy! Hope we see more

[Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
 (Citronella). Does anybody know if this plant is available in Assam and what it is called in Assamese? Any idea, C'da or AKN, probably? Seems like it keeps the bugs away like the citronella sprays, candles etc.   The Neem tree should do the job, but I think it is "harmless" to the bugs unless that

Re: [Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread D Deka
It grows in abundance in Assam. In fact there was a thriving industry around it for a while. A friend of mine also started a Citronella processing plant in Assam, to extract the oil. I understand he abandoned the plant later, for whatever reasons.   Citronella plant really looks like grass. Dilip

Re: [Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
I think that was a different (probably the main :)) variety. I saw this in an image search for citronella. But the one that some one gave to Ramgopal (saying it was citronella) looks like the one I sent, and smells good. You can get the smell from 10 feet away when watering the plant. What is it c

Re: [Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
>i think it also goes by the name of lemon grass. snails cooked >with lemon grass is particularly delicious. the smaller variety, no wonder last time when I visited home, there was no 'xaamuk' on our 'sutal'. :) :) >From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: D Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: "Alp

[Assam] Citron and Citronella

2003-06-04 Thread D Deka
Please don't use Citronella grass to cook your snail in, mistaking it for Lemon grass. Citronella grass is not edible. Lemon grass and Citronella grass are two totally different plants. Then there is Citronella plant (named so just to confuse us all, also called Mosquito plant), which is a genetica

Re: [Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
I know, in fact I tried Oyster (from the same family, I guess) once in an 'authentic' Chinese restaurant - 'Oyster in brown sauce' - was hoping to bite on a pearl too. The sauce tasted good, even swallowed part of an oyster too - got sick, threw up all night and gave up being adventurous on that l

[Assam] Corporate Responsibility

2003-06-04 Thread D Deka
Isn't this responsible behavior for a power company?   Dilip     PG&E to plant 200,000 native seedlings following 2001 gap fire EMIGRANT GAP, Placer County, Calif., June 2, 2003 -- An estimated 640 acres of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's federally regulated watershed lands were burned i

Re: [Assam] so-mo mohonto

2003-06-04 Thread Chan Mahanta
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 wsoro

[Assam] Microsoft hires Laloo Prasad

2003-06-04 Thread Ram Dhar
Laloo Prasad sent his Bio Data - to apply for a post in Microsoft Corporation, USA. A few days later he got this reply :"Dear Mr. Laloo Prasad, You do not meet our requirements. Please do not send any further correspondence. No phone call shall be entertained. Thanks" Laloo Prasad jumped with joy