Infochange September Newsletter

2002-09-23 Thread Infochange
InfoChange News Features What's new on www.infochangeindia.org (September 2002)__ This monthly electronic newsletter keeps you abreast of new reports, features and viewpoints on our daily development news

Pratidin

2002-09-23 Thread Raj . Barua
Today's Pratidin published a long report from St Louis. Rajen Barua

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Re: Pratidin, US Geography and Columbia University -- 3

2002-09-23 Thread Bharat B
My apologies to Adip and Columbia University. I know Mizzu Tigers. Columbia is a small town, Columbia, MO to be precise. As he wrote mostly about Columbia University professor, I thought he is from Columbia University. From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bharat B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,

Re: Pratidin

2002-09-23 Thread Bharat B
[EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Today's Pratidin published a long report from St Louis.Rajen Barua Excellent article indeed. Nice to know the achievements of the Assamese community in USA. Adeep Phukan did a good job, some Assamese have really done well in their chosen field (I am not talking about

Re: Detour From Dream

2002-09-23 Thread Saurav Pathak
Rajib Das said on AssamNet: + + Actually, there is an internationally accepted definition of terrorism - + it says, one who kills innocent civilians in pursuit of his goals - + political or otherwise - is a terrorist. + + Gandhi or Abe Lincoln don't fall into the category. The

Monica may not be from Guwahati???

2002-09-23 Thread Bharat B
Monica may not be from Guwahati; I guess Asomiyakhabar is wrong. My apologies, well may be my Abu Salem Number is ZERO! Punjab casting proved costly CHAN MAHI | Acted in Punjabi film but didn’t complete it Mohinder Singh Chaudhry Hoshiarpur, September 22

Re: Pratidin-- An Addendum

2002-09-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
I do have ONE word of criticism :-) for Adip : I took trouble to point out the names and achievements of some of our kharkhowa women here in the USA. But they got omitted. I hope our journalists would take a more emancipated view of our women, than they might culturally be attuned to. cm

Re: ToI story of a miracle

2002-09-23 Thread Tilok Hatimuria
As one of the rare breed of scientists in Assam Net, I am pleased to offer a rational explanation: *** Come on Assam Netters. Use your common sense: even gods need to relieve themselves. No more, no less. BTW, what is 'shivling'? Is it a diminutive form of shiv-lingam? Just curious.

Re: ToI story of a miracle

2002-09-23 Thread Tilok Hatimuria
As one of the rare breed of scientists in Assam Net, I am pleased to offer a rational explanation: *** Come on Assam Netters. Use your common sense: even gods need to relieve themselves. No more, no less. BTW, what is 'shivling'? Is it a diminutive form of shiv-lingam? Just curious.

Re: Pratidin-- An Addendum

2002-09-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
I do have ONE word of criticism :-) for Adip : I took trouble to point out the names and achievements of some of our kharkhowa women here in the USA. But they got omitted. I hope our journalists would take a more emancipated view of our women, than they might culturally be attuned to. cm

Re: Pratidin

2002-09-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
But as a journalist he could have done more information gathering. ** In Adip 's defence I must add that we had a very short window of time to discuss the probaxi oxomiya community in the USA. Actually I give them high marks for their interest. I rattled off as many names, qualifications,

Re: Detour From Dream

2002-09-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
Don't know about Israel. I know, it is complicated Alpana. You didn't think I was going to throw an easy one at you did you :-)? While I am at it, also try this one ( you all started it!): To Ariel Sharons of Israel and Rush Limbaughs of the USA the PLO is a terrorist org. and Yasser

From the NY Times

2002-09-23 Thread Chan Mahanta
High-Altitude Rambos By BOB HERBERT r. Bob Rajcoomar, a U.S. citizen and former military physician from Lake Worth, Fla., found himself handcuffed and taken into custody last month in one of the many episodes of hysteria to erupt on board airliners in the U.S. since the Sept. 11 attacks. Dr.

Re: Detour From Dream

2002-09-23 Thread Saurav Pathak
Rajib Das said on AssamNet: + + He is a common thug / criminal. However, in a society where such hafta + collectors go rampant - and don't just affect shady businesses (such as + loan sharking, construction, prostitution, smuggling), but mainstream + businesses and normal, ordinary

Re: Detour From Dream

2002-09-23 Thread Rajib Das
He is a common thug / criminal. However, in a society where such hafta collectors go rampant - and don't just affect shady businesses (such as loan sharking, construction, prostitution, smuggling), but mainstream businesses and normal, ordinary citizens, I, personally would term them as

Re: Detour From Dream

2002-09-23 Thread Saurav Pathak
Saurav Pathak said on AssamNet: + + Rajib Das said on AssamNet: + + + + + He is a common thug / criminal. However, in a society where such hafta + + collectors go rampant - and don't just affect shady businesses (such as + + loan sharking, construction, prostitution,

Re: From the NY Times

2002-09-23 Thread Bharat B
It is a pure and simple case of FUB/FWB; B stands for brown. By the way, it used to be DUB/DWB, B being for Black! I guess it shows the changing times! From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: From the NY Times Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:05:15 -0500 High-Altitude

Re: ToI story of a miracle

2002-09-23 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Tilok: I am just going to ignore your swipe at this miracle thing, which shows that you have been having too many dinners at Sondon kaiti's place - are you getting brain-washed or something? take some 'doctor, heal thyself' therapy. I wanted to write to you about something else. I was reading

Re: Detour From Dream

2002-09-23 Thread Rajen Barua
Chandan, I came up with my own definition without consulting any dictionary. I am surprised to see that the dictionary definition of the word 'terrorism' is so poor. No comments. Rajen From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Rajen Barua [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL