Fwd: THE VANCOUVER SUN (report on Shankar Borua's newest movie)

2002-08-13 Thread J Kalita
Note: forwarded message attached. __ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ---BeginMessage--- BORUA'S CURIOSITY UNVEILS PLIGHT OF NAGAS By Marke Andrews Vancouver documentarist Shankar Borua shows

test from new pikespeak

2002-08-13 Thread J Kalita

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2002-08-21 Thread J Kalita

Fwd: IANS STORY (The Rebel Film-maker from Assam)

2002-09-03 Thread J Kalita
Note: forwarded message attached. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com ---BeginMessage--- Wheel turns full circle for rebel Assamese filmmaker By Sanjib K. Baruah, Indo-Asian News

xankardev, etc.

2002-09-19 Thread J Kalita
I think there is a difference between two concepts here, 1) the concept of a political India, 2) and, the concept of a cultural India. Those two should not be considered the same. As a parallel, you can think of 1) the concept of a Europe, or a continent where Christians and caucasians

Merry Baura of Delhi

2002-11-18 Thread J Kalita
Hi! Today's New York Times carries a story about Merry Barua who runs the largest autism service center in southern Asia. It's in the Giving or E section on page 30. Does anyone know her? Is she Assamese? If she is, it would be nice to know more about her and her institute. We would like to

Bideshat Apon Manuh (fwd)

2002-12-23 Thread J Kalita
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Query on Assamese (fwd); can anyone please help her?

2003-01-29 Thread J Kalita
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Assam net working again

2003-02-07 Thread J Kalita
Hi everyone, Assam list is working again. I did not know it was not working till about an hour ago when I got a call from Philadelphia telling me so. I had gotten a few mail messages regarding a back-up for the mailing list before that, but no one had told me that there was a problem. Usually,

[Assam] Assam net is now powered by Mailman

2003-02-21 Thread J Kalita
Hi everyone, The Assam mailing list is now powered by Mailman, a mailing list managment program written in Python. Mailman is publicly available also. Please report any problems to the mailing list administrators. Jugal Kalita Colorado Springs, Colorado

[Assam] Geeta Deka passes away

2003-02-24 Thread J Kalita
It is really sad that Mrs. Geeta Deka of Houston passed away after a brief illness. I would like to convey my sincere condolences to her family, particulary to Raja and Madhab da. May her soul rest in peace. The first time I met Geeta Baidew for an extended period of time was the Assam 2001

[Assam] An immoral war

2003-03-20 Thread J Kalita
The US, the country of my adoption, has started an immoral war against the 24 million civilians in Iraq. I feel ashamed of Bush, the leader who won his presidency in an ambiguous election, and now thinks he is the emperor of the world. He does not have a vision for the future beyond the use of

[Assam] help please assamese cassettes/cds on the Web

2003-03-21 Thread J Kalita
Hi! The assam.org site is maintained as a non-profit site. We have not made much money out of this site although we have spent many thousands of dollars on it and continue to do so, to provide a professional presentation. To continue providing a good service to the Assamese community worldwide,

[Assam] [Fwd: REQUEST]Anyone knows Mukul Hazarika's email address?

2003-05-29 Thread J Kalita
Original Message Subject: REQUEST From: wasbir hussain [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, May 27, 2003 12:00 am To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Mr Kalita Would u be having the e-mail ID of Mr Mukul Hazarika, who stays in the UK. Thanks and regards WASBIR HUSSAIN Consulting Editor, The

[Assam] Fwd: Bideshat Apun Manuh wins RAPA award

2003-06-14 Thread J Kalita
Original Message Subject: Fwd: Bideshat Apun Manuh wins RAPA award From: bobbeeta sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, June 13, 2003 12:35 pm To: Sanchayita Sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tonmoy Sharma [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dalbir Singh [EMAIL PROTECTED], Satish

Re: [Assam] Andorra plan

2003-06-20 Thread J Kalita
I think the Andorra plan is a very sensible one. For a solution to work, one must respect one's opponent, deal with them as equals. So, those in India harbor attitude like Kakati's must overhaul them for any solution to work. Jugal Kalita the Andorra model can work between rational states. If

Re: [Assam] AFNA's GB Meeting

2003-06-27 Thread J Kalita
;Is it as a result of the flames regarding AFNA by J. Kalita and K. Bhuyan gt; gt;here? I am no fan of Kalita and Bhuyan (I call a spade a spade), but I gt; gt;think it is little late for AFNA to decide not to pay $500 because only a gt; gt;week left for Assam Convention--or what ever you call

Re: [Assam] AFNA's GB Meeting

2003-07-01 Thread J Kalita
Rabin, Why are you intent on badmouthing people at every chance you get? If you want to be constructive, you can make your comments in a manner that people will appreciate and take it constructively. Otherwise, most people would think of you not for the highly creative work you have done with

Re: [Assam] Ref: Kiran Borah - Expenditure

2003-07-01 Thread J Kalita
What we can do as a community, is to think of adopting one such school, maybe, the school in Majuli. We can decide what adoption means by discussion. Or, alternatively, we can do some fundraising to give scholarships to all students who stand in these exams. Assam Society of America along with

[Assam] Announcing publication of Amerikar Oxomi, Saving Assamese manuscripts

2003-07-01 Thread J Kalita
Priya Raij, Nomoskar lobo. I would love to take this opportunity to announce the publication of the yearly magazine This time we have rechristened it as Amerikar Oxomi to reflect that it is published from the Americas. The magazine will be distributed during Assam 2003 in St. Louis. It is 62

[Assam] Liability Issues on Assam net: Warning to everyone who writes on Assamnet

2003-07-08 Thread J Kalita
Hello everyone, Assamnet has been in existence for the past 18 years or so. It has used computing facilities of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Missouri, and now uses facilities of the University of Colorado. It is a courtesy service provided by the University. I have cleared with

[Assam] Warning to you BB

2003-07-08 Thread J Kalita
Mr. Badan Barphukan, I read the message you posted recently. Here is an excerpt: hehe ... hehe ... hehehehe ... fuck in asshole ... you homosexual pig ... hehe ... hehe ... you giving English language lecture ... not bad at all ... hehe ... hehe ... hehe ... hehehehe ... fuck

[Assam] anonymous speech, freedom of expression

2003-07-10 Thread J Kalita
Hello everyone, I have done some research on the Web regarding anonymous speech, in general, and also particularly in the context of the Internet. 1) The US Constitution doesn't guarantee any right to anonymity. 2) Anonymous speech has a great tradtion, especially in the context of POLITICAL

[Assam] A New Internet Based Radio Station

2003-07-11 Thread J Kalita
Hello everyone, I am in charge of starting a new Internet based radio station on the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs campus. It's supported by an in-campus grant. Please listen to it at http://radio.uccs.edu or http://radio.uccs.edu:8000 if you can. I am interested in putting up an

Re: [Assam] Souvenir

2003-07-12 Thread J Kalita
There were two souvenirs published on the occasion of Assam 2003. 1) Amerikar Oxomi, by Assam Society of America. It is available at http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/~kalita/Asomi2003. 2) Misisipir Pora Luitoloi, published by Assam Association of North Americain association with ASSNA. The

Re: [Assam] Re: Names mutilation survey

2003-07-23 Thread J Kalita
The transliteration that Shymanta writes about is something Deepankar Talukdar, Manjit Bora, Mrinal Baurah and I had worked out quite a while ago, I think around 1992 or 1993. I am aware of the International Phonetic Alphabet and have used it on occasions. (One of my primary areas of research is

Re: [Assam] Transliteration Of Assamese Sounds

2003-07-24 Thread J Kalita
Hi, These are some of the problems I see with your approach and others proposed, including mine. 1) People don't like to type two of the same vowels one after the other. For most people who are used to typing in English, typing aa or ii seems unnatural. Also, typing a capital letter such as A in

Re: [Assam] Transliteration Of Assamese Sounds

2003-07-24 Thread J Kalita
Rajen da and Chandan da, We can't just stick to phonetics as you suggest. What makes phonetics more important than orthography or spelling? Both have to be taken into consideration. Ignoring either one is not an option. I know Rajen da's proposal about transliteration tries to focus only on the

Re: [Assam] Transliteration Of Assamese Sounds

2003-07-25 Thread J Kalita
Chandan da's point about users of a transliteration scheme: --- I think the number of people who train on the ISCII keyboard is miniscule: those who go to typing schools, those who work in printing presses, and those who work in newspapers and magazines. I have some good

Re: [Assam] Transliteration Of Assamese Sounds

2003-07-25 Thread J Kalita
Rajen da: There are two general aspects to a language: 1) How it sounds, and 2) How it is written. When we are typing on the computer, we are WRITING it, not SOUNDING it. As soon as you WRITE, whether you like it or not, SPELLING becomes paramount. Hence, being true to the real spelling, as far

Re: [Assam] Transliteration Of Assamese Sounds

2003-07-25 Thread J Kalita
. Among those who understand Assamese script we should have a system so that we can communicate innbsp;Assamese FONTS. Then I understand that we cannot write the ISOR as Horso E, Prothom So and Ro but we will have to write in traditional Assamese spelling. Please help. Rajen Barua . gt;From: J

Re: [Assam] Transliteration Of Assamese Sounds

2003-07-25 Thread J Kalita
Original Assamese books, the handwritten manuscripts, definitely were religious in nature and used mostly Sanskritized spelling. You can look at http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/~kalita/Asomi2003 for examples of some such original writing. But, the first few volumes of Orunudoi were written in phonetic

[Assam] Transliteration issues

2003-07-26 Thread J Kalita
Issue 1) Many non-vowels in sequence The following is what I was talking about when I said it bothers me when I see too many consonants without a vowel in between. A semi-vowel like w can't take place of a vowel in my mind! When I see Chandan da type KHWA, HWPA, DHWAT, LWA, PWRA, LOGWA, NWPWA,

Re: [Assam] Transliteration issues

2003-07-26 Thread J Kalita
gt;A semi-vowel like w can't take place of a vowel in my mind! I THINK IT IS IN YOUR MIND. I DONT HAVE ANY PROBLEM. A SEMI VOWEL WE CAN SURELY USE AS A FULL VOWEL.nbsp; AFTER USGAE PEOPLE WILL GET USED TO IT. ALSO THAT WILL GIVE THE ASSAMESE LANGUAGE SOMETHING UNIQUE TO THE NON ASSAMESE

Re: [Assam] Transliteration issues

2003-07-26 Thread J Kalita
We can take a vote here. How many people reading this would prefer writing nwpwa instead of nupuwa? Not just say it's a good idea to write nwpwa, but when it comes to type it, will type nwpwa? I won't type nwpwa myself! Assamese has the letter wa (wabbo) as in bowa (meaning flow or to weave as

[Assam] Assamese from the mid 1800s: scans of Orunudoi and Bronson's dictionary

2003-07-26 Thread J Kalita
Hi, I mentioned yesterday that for many years in the 1800s, Assamese was printed in a phonetic manner. I scanned two pages for you all to look at. 1) One illustrative page from A Dictionary in Assamese and English, M. Bronson, 1867. http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/~kalita/bronsonP481.jpg. 2) One

Re: [Assam] Transliteration issues

2003-07-26 Thread J Kalita
I will go with w if a group of individuals accepts it as a consensus or by a majority vote after considering all the issues. Jugal Jugal: At 1:41 PM -0600 7/26/03, J Kalita wrote: We can take a vote here. How many people reading this would prefer writing nwpwa instead of nupuwa? Not just say

[Assam] Comparing Shyamanta and Rajen da's proposals head to head

2003-07-26 Thread J Kalita
Let's compare Shymanta's and Rajenda's ideas for the 5th and the 9th vowels. Here are some examples. 1) dog = kukur (both Shyamanta and Rajen da) 2) fire == jui (both Shyamanta and Rajen da) 3) i will sit by fire == moi jui poowam (Shyamanta) moi jui pwam (Rajen da) 4) hug == akoowali loowa

[Assam] time frame for adopting a standard for transliteration

2003-07-26 Thread J Kalita
I would like to propose the following as time frame for adoption of a standard. My ideas are all preliminary and subject to change based on comments. 1) The proposal that we work out here will be placed on some Web sites. More Web sites the better. We should try to publiicize the effort in in

Re: [Assam] From Sentinel - Assam 2004 or ....?

2003-08-09 Thread J Kalita
I agree with Ganesh and Prakash. It is quite likely that the misleading news reported in the Sentinel must have gone to the paper from one or more of the Assam 2004 organizers in Texas. Or, an AANA office bearer or someone in close touch with an AANA office bearer. Such articles are clear

[Assam] December 27-28, Non-resident Assam Conference, Guwahati

2003-08-10 Thread J Kalita
Hello everyone, Is anyone going home to Assam during late December and would like to participate in a NRA conference? I am still trying to get more details of the conference's objectives and planned activities. I have been requested by the General Secretary of the Conference to contact everyone

[Assam] Bhabendranath Saikia: A Brief Celebration of Life

2003-08-14 Thread J Kalita
This is a short biography of Dr. Bhabendranath Saikia. Dr. Bhabendranath Saikia was born in Nagaon on the 20th of February to Bidur Chandra Saikia and Champabala Saikia. Dr. Saikia graduated from Nagaon Government Boys High School in 1948. He received his Bachelor's degree from Cotton College in

[Assam] Bhabendranath Saikia: A Brief Celebration of Life (addendum)

2003-08-14 Thread J Kalita
I forgot to specify his year of birth in the previous article. Dr. Bhabendranath Saikia was born on February 20, 1932. Jugal Kalita ___ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam

Re: [Assam] Re: Your message to Assam awaits moderator approval

2003-08-14 Thread J Kalita
Alpana Baidew, The SpamAssassin program that catches spam thinks the header you have used is suspicious based on learned behavior. SpamAssassin.org gets examples of spam messages reported to them from people around the world on a daily basis. Based on the submissions, it computes statistics of

Re: [Assam] 2004 Assam

2003-08-14 Thread J Kalita
The Assamese community in North America has a difficult history. But, things have been looking brighter for the past several years, and it's getting better every year. A lot people, distributed all over the Assamese community in North America, deserve to be congratulated for bringing us to where

[Assam] Let the dream live on!

2003-08-15 Thread J Kalita
The dream for self-determination of Assam will live on till it is achieved. It was our reality for many centuries and will be a reality again! Jugal Kalita ___ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam

Re: [Assam] from timesofindia.com

2003-08-15 Thread J Kalita
And, deepjyoti: You a real Assamese living in the US! Jugal CM , sometimes it is better to see writing on the wall (literally) In your world the vast majority of *real* assamese people live in Bhutan, bangladesh and karachi using fake passports and fake identities. technically they

Re: [Assam] From Sentinel - AANA silver jubilee / UNITY IN DIVERSITY

2003-08-15 Thread J Kalita
I have a simple question of arithmetic. If AANA's was born in 1980 (whether it is January 19 or August 30 (most probabbly), it doesn't really matter), when does it become 25? I would think in 2005. So, the Silver Jubilee should be celebrated in 2005, shouldn't it be? Jugal Kalita An increase

[Assam] Assam 2002 (NOT 2003!) accounts

2003-08-16 Thread J Kalita
Hello everyone, I have been told by several people that I should send out the accounts of Assam 2002 to the general public. Assam 2002 accounts were kept by Devajit Gogoi and were looked over (informally audited) by everyone in the Denver Assamese community in August 2002. I did not think it was

Re: [Assam] Assam 2002 (NOT 2003!) accounts

2003-08-17 Thread J Kalita
;From: J Kalita gt;To: gt;Subject: [Assam] Assam 2002 (NOT 2003!) accounts gt;Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 23:15:57 -0600 (MDT) gt; gt;Hello everyone, gt; gt;I have been told by several people that I should send out gt;the accounts of Assam 2002 to the general public. gt;Assam 2002 accounts were kept

Re: [Assam] From Sentinel - AANA silver jubilee / UNITY IN DIVERSITY

2003-08-18 Thread J Kalita
Ajoy da and KJDeka, I agree with you guys completely! Let AANA/ASA/UAONA/... become all one soon! In my mind, it shouldn't be a long process. These organizations have done a commendable job organizing the miniscule Assamese people in America. Now, IMHO, their time is past! Jugal Kalita Colorado

Re: [Assam] From Sentinel - AANA silver jubilee / UNITY IN DIVERSITY

2003-08-18 Thread J Kalita
This is a call to those who profess non-participation and non-confrontation. I don't agree with the idea of non-solution by non-participation. Participate and throw out those who don't want to work together if that is your goal. Leadership? You can be the leader! Jugal Hello Chandan da: I

Re: [Assam] From Sentinel - AANA silver jubilee / UNITY IN DIVERSITY

2003-08-18 Thread J Kalita
to do with principles or ideology. The two do not hold the same stature. I didn't get the comment on the leadership point. Maybe I missed the context here. Peace brother! :-) :-) :-) At 2:14 PM -0600 8/18/03, J Kalita wrote: This is a call to those who profess non-participation

Re: [Assam] From Sentinel - AANA silver jubilee / UNITY IN DIVERSITY

2003-08-18 Thread J Kalita
here. Peace brother! :-) :-) :-) At 2:14 PM -0600 8/18/03, J Kalita wrote: This is a call to those who profess non-participation and non-confrontation. I don't agree with the idea of non-solution by non-participation. Participate and throw out those who don't want to work together

Re: [Assam] From Sentinel - AANA silver jubilee / UNITY IN DIVERSITY

2003-08-18 Thread J Kalita
. Ram Sarangapani From: J Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] From Sentinel - AANA silver jubilee / UNITY IN DIVERSITY Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:14:30 -0600 (MDT) This is a call to those who profess non-participation and non-confrontation

[Assam] Decision making in organizations

2003-08-18 Thread J Kalita
In addition to the points I made, another very important one. In any organization you join, make sure the decisions are made publicly with public votes---by raising hands or secret ballot. Make sure there is no backdoor decision making. Transparency in decision making will make things better. It

[Assam] Re: Cheers::::::We have done it:::: One Bigger Assamese Associations

2003-09-03 Thread J Kalita
Hello Vavani, As someone who has been involved with ASA for the past 10+ years or so, but very desirous of Assamese unity in North America, I want to let you know that ASA accepted a resolution in the 1991 Philadelphia joint convention by popular open and public vote that ASA will dissolve

[Assam] Uniting Assamese organizations in the US, efforts of 1991, Back to the Future now!

2003-09-04 Thread J Kalita
Hello everyone, I found the statements made by AANA and ASA regarding unficiation of the Assamese organizations in 1991. I would like to ask of everyone to assess how much progress, if any, we have made as a community in the past 12 years, and how we can move forward now in late 2003. We need

[Assam] We know who has voted more than a thousand times in the Unification Poll

2003-09-11 Thread J Kalita
Hello everyone, Yesterday, we used some simple network monitoring tools during the course of the day to determine that a person from the Houston area in Texas was using his computer or allowing his computer to be used to maliciously vote No in the unification poll about 2000 times during the past

Re: [Assam] We know who has voted more than a thousand times in the Unification Poll

2003-09-11 Thread J Kalita
EXISTANCE will be there when everybody will be together. Work something good.. Anyway -- My vote is Yes for unification. I want everybody smile together and work together for greater interest. Help project AAROHAN. Thanks Vavani Sarmah Philadelphia From: J Kalita [EMAIL

Re: [Assam] [BBC] Focus on Assam

2003-09-14 Thread J Kalita
That was an excellent achievement. Congratulations to ASSUK and everyone who put in hard work to make it happen. Jugal Kalita Dear Hazarika: Hats off to all of you in the UK and the Assam Sahitya Sabha United Kingdom (ASSUK). It is projects like this taken up by an organization that helps

Re: [Assam] RE: Unification

2003-09-15 Thread J Kalita
Mano da, It was nice to hear from you. It was nice to see you say publicly that you support unification. I think that is extremely important. You are one of the very few AANA people and leader-type who has done so. The process of unification started in 1991 as you yourself mentioned. Why hasn't

Re: [Assam] RE: Unification

2003-09-16 Thread J Kalita
Mano da, You ask why in Denver, the Texas performances were pushed back later in the evening. In Denver, the problems were the following 1) The main problem was everything started late. 2) The tablist we hired said he would leave at 11 PM. Dr. Anima Chowdhury, who was our featured guest said

[Assam] Any Assamese in the Cary/Raleigh-Durham airport area?

2003-09-26 Thread J Kalita
Hi, Is there any Assamese individual or family near the Raleigh-Durham airport? If there is/are, will you kindly send me an email? Jugal ___ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam

[Assam] Probaaxi Oxomiyaa Xonmilon: Assamese associations, societies, individuals in Delhi, Bombay, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Madras, etc.

2003-10-02 Thread J Kalita
Xroddheyo Raaiz, I have been requested by the organizers of the Probaaxi Oxomiyaa Xonmilon in Guwhati on December 27 and 28, 2003, to contact Assamese associations, societies and individuals who are performing excellent work in various cities and parts of India to see if they can send invididuals

[Assam] [Fwd: hello]Anyone in Switzerland? Or anyone can help with learning Assamese online?

2003-10-13 Thread J Kalita
Original Message Subject: hello From: shilpanjali deshpande [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, October 13, 2003 9:31 am To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] hi there, i am shilpanjali deshpande. am doing my phd in delhi and will be going to assam in march. right now i am in switzerland for 6

Re: [Assam] Assam Chief Ministers

2003-10-19 Thread J Kalita
Bishnuram Medhi was born in Hajo. Gopinath Bordoloi -- Roha, Nagaon Bishnuram Medhi -- Borpeta ?? Bimala Prasad Chaliha -- Sivasagar Mahendra Mohan Choudhury -- Nalbari Sarat Sinha -- Kokrazhar ?? Golap Borbora -- Dibrugarh Jogendra Nath Hazarika -- Tinsukia Keshav Gogoi -- Dibrugarh

Re: [Assam] Wooing NRIs

2003-10-26 Thread J Kalita
Trying to involve NRIs is a great idea. But, I have been trying to impress upon those who are trying to involved NRIs in Assam also to not forget those tens of thousands of Assamese and those with origin in the Northeast living outside Assam. There are tens of thousands of Assamese people living

Re: [Assam] heedful anticipation

2003-10-30 Thread J Kalita
I would also be interested in knowing where in the Vaishnava sacred books, there is any discussion of homosexuality. Even if it says something, it's time to update to the modern day. Jugal Homosexuality is no no in Vaishnava faith. If you know someone among them Vaishnava wisdom permits you to

Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept?

2003-11-02 Thread J Kalita
I agree with Chandan da completely. When I was in IIT, Kharagpur, I didn't see any sign of entrepreneurship of any kind. The classes were extremely demanding, but mostly theoretical and engineering-oriented. There was no discussion of setting up businesses for profit anywhere. The undergradutes

Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept?

2003-11-02 Thread J Kalita
but disparaging comment does not do anybody any good. Dilip Deka, Houston J Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with Chandan da completely. When I was in IIT, Kharagpur, I didn't see any sign of entrepreneurship of any kind. The classes were extremely demanding, but mostly theoretical

Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept?

2003-11-02 Thread J Kalita
will depend on how the balance is maintained. Constructive criticism is good but disparaging comment does not do anybody any good. Dilip Deka, Houston J Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with Chandan da completely. When I was in IIT, Kharagpur, I didn't see any sign of entrepreneurship

Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept?

2003-11-02 Thread J Kalita
will depend on how the balance is maintained. Constructive criticism is good but disparaging comment does not do anybody any good. Dilip Deka, Houston J Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with Chandan da completely. When I was in IIT, Kharagpur, I didn't see any sign of entrepreneurship

Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept?

2003-11-02 Thread J Kalita
. Atleast they are going to survive! Santonu J Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let me ask a more direct, but hypothetical question. Consider the two alertnatives: 1) Government of India established the IIT in Guwahati. I am sure it spent crores of rupees acquiring the land. Let's assume

Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept?

2003-11-03 Thread J Kalita
project. So to study in IIT, you will not only have to have brains but also money. In AEC, JEC you just pay the examination fees. Roshmi From: J Kalita To: CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept? Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 23:29:35 -0700 (MST) Of course

Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept?

2003-11-03 Thread J Kalita
in IIT, you will not only have to have brains but also money. In AEC, JEC you just pay the examination fees. Roshmi From: J Kalita To: CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] Export IIT concept? Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 23:29:35 -0700 (MST) Of course, there are problems

Re: [Assam]Re: Another issue

2003-11-04 Thread J Kalita
I was talking to a friend of mine who a colleague here at the University of Colorado in the Electrical Engineering Department. He is from Mangalore. He told me that South Kanara District where he grew up has 2 medical colleges and 5 engineering colleges. So, it's not far-fetched to imagine that

RE: [Assam]Re: Another issue

2003-11-04 Thread J Kalita
Of J Kalita Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam]Re: Another issue I was talking to a friend of mine who a colleague here at the University of Colorado in the Electrical Engineering Department. He is from

[Assam] Re: (Assam) Prabasi Asomiya Sanmilan postpone

2003-11-12 Thread J Kalita
This is a message I received from Mahesh Baishya and Jugma Bora who were planning to attend the 27th-28th December program. -- From: Mahesh C. Baishya [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Add to Address Book To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Jugma Bora [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bora [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL

Re: [Assam] International carriers may start Guwahati services soon

2003-11-14 Thread J Kalita
I have traveled to Assam through Bangkok three times so far. I think the best choice would be the Bhutanese Airlines. The bigger ones like Air India and Thai Airways may leave complaining a lack of passengers. But, I doubt if Air Druk will ever abandon Assam saying there are no passengers. Their

Re: [Assam] Re: (Assam) Prabasi Asomiya Sanmilan postpone

2003-11-14 Thread J Kalita
Hello, Andhra Pradesh is different. From informal estimates, there may be 500,000 Andhraites in the USA. Even in my small city of Colorado Springs, where there are 2 Assamese individuals, there are 800 Andhraites. In the State of Colorado, where there are about 12 Assamese individuals, there are

[Assam] Assam net is temporarily closed to non-members

2004-01-30 Thread J Kalita
Hi, Because of the deluge of messages because of the viruses that are going around the Internet, I have temporarily closed assamnet posting privileges to only those who are members. Non-member postings will not be deleted, but will be left for administrative approval. We have been able to stop

[Assam] Bihu songs on http://radio.uccs.edu

2004-02-06 Thread J Kalita
Hello, I am playing some Bihu Songs on the newly established University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Internet radio station at http://radio.uccs.edu. Please listen to it if you can. I will play till noon Mountain Time. It's my first time and so please bear with me if I make any mistakes.

Re: [Assam] ASA Newsletter, February 2004

2004-02-10 Thread J Kalita
Chandan da (and an appeal to everyone!), Thanks for your correction. I would like to thank Jib Talukdar for thinking of the project, but you were the one who took photographs a couple of years ago and sparked my interest! I can point you to hundreds of books of great quality in private hands, in

[Assam] Bhupen Hazarika's music on UCCS Internet Radio today!!

2004-02-13 Thread J Kalita
Hello, I will play a few songs of Bhupen Hazarika on the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Internet Radio Station today at 10:30 AM Mountain Standard Time. If you are so inclined, please listen to the songs by going to http://radio.uccs.edu and clicking on the appropriate link. I am

[Assam] [Fwd: Freedom Newsletter]

2004-02-16 Thread J Kalita
Original Message Subject: Freedom Newsletter From: Rubi Bhuyan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, February 16, 2004 7:12 am Freedom, FORTNIGHTLY newsletter. UNITED Liberation Front of ASOM Volume 8 issue 2, February 16, 2004 The editorial Futility of Indian elections The

[Assam] Assamese music on http://radio.uccs.edu

2004-02-20 Thread J Kalita
Hello, I will play Assamese music on http://radio.uccs.edu at 10:30 AM Mountain Standard Time, It will be nice if you listen. I intend to play Jyoti Xongit and Bishnu Rabha's songs today. Thanks! Jugal PS: Consult http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ to see what time it is where you are

[Assam] Anyone in New Zealand?

2004-03-01 Thread J Kalita
Original Message Subject: RE: pikespeak.uccs.edu mailing list memberships reminder From: arup kumar misra [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, March 1, 2004 5:12 am To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Friends, I am invited to Auckland, NZ, for an Int. Conf. in July 2004. Do we have anyone there

[Assam] Kamrupiya lokageet on radio.uccs.edu

2004-03-26 Thread J Kalita
Hello, I am playing Kamrupiya Lokageet on the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Internet radio station for the next hour and a half (from 10:30 AM till noon, Mountain Time). If you have a moment, please go to http://radio.uccs.edu and click on ...windows stream or ...unix/mac stream on

[Assam] [Fwd: ULFA's Foundation Day Speech by its CM]

2004-04-08 Thread J Kalita
Original Message Subject: ULFA's Foundation Day Speech by its CM From: Rubi Bhuyan Date: Tue, April 6, 2004 3:09 am Dear Sir, I have sent the Foundation Speech of our H'ble CM to you as attached file. I would like to publish the statement in your esteemed

[Assam] Khagen Mahanta on University of Colorado Internet Radio

2004-04-09 Thread J Kalita
Hello, If you have the time, please listen to Khagen Mahanta, Archana Mahanta, Mahananda Mazindar Barua and others on the UCCS Internet Radio for an hour and a half this morning at 10:30 AM till noon, Mountain Daylight Savings Time. I will also play Bihu music the whole day on the 14th of April

[Assam] April is Assam-Manipur Month in Northern California

2004-04-19 Thread J Kalita
I was privileged to attend the main celebrations of Assam-Manipur Month this past weekend in Milpitas in the Silicon Valley area of California. The Assamese individuals and families in Northern California pulled their resources together with a handful of Manipuri families and performed a great

[Assam] Notice to all members for AssamNet

2004-04-23 Thread J Kalita
Dear Raiz, AssamNet started at the University of Pennsylvania in 1985 with about 10 members, and has grown to several hundred members, after merging with a similar service provided from the University of Missouri in the 1990s. Its mission is to promote healthy, free and frank discussions on

[Assam] anyone on this mailing list who works in Bioinformatics and/or Biotechnology

2004-04-26 Thread J Kalita
Hello, Is there anyone here who works in the area(s) of Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biotechnology, even in a peripheral way, in any capacity? I am organizing a symposium in Colorado Springs in September of 2004, and we are trying to put together a program committee. The

[Assam] Fwd: Letter from Mantu Baishya (Assam 2004 cancelled; Service Projects instead)

2004-04-26 Thread J Kalita
--- Mantu Baishya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mantu Baishya [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Subject: Letter Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:40:15 -0500 Jugal: Can you please post this letter in Assam Net. I am not a member of Net, so I can not post. Mantu

Re: [Assam] On Jugal's asking doing!

2004-05-22 Thread J Kalita
do you teach to your students out there? Shame on you! J Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am wondering who made the decision on behalf of AFNA. Last year, I had become a member of AFNA, but asked Kaushik for the names of people who are members. He didn't send it to me. I didn't become

[Assam]

2004-10-11 Thread J. Kalita
Original Message Subject: From: rick nick789 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, October 11, 2004 9:07 am To: Babul Gogoi [EMAIL PROTECTED], Juga Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jugal Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Assamnet administrator: Can you please post the following

Re: [Assam] Why the Northeast burns!

2004-10-14 Thread J. Kalita
The northeast burns for freedom. One can analyze and write a lot, but the basic issue is freedom, autonomy and independence. President Bush says, freedom is the key to achieving peace in the world. I don't agree with the man much, but in this I agree. Candidates for freedom: 1. Palestine 2.

RE: [Assam] This mindless violence..

2004-10-03 Thread J. Kalita
I condemn the killings of civilians by governments as well as non-governmental groups. I think the reason for the violence is that discussion of autonomy and independence is banned or met with severe violence by governments. If people could freely discuss issues regarding independence and

[Assam] [Fwd: ASAM SAHITYA SABHA UK MAGAZINE POOB-PASCHIM RELEASED IN LONDON]

2004-10-05 Thread J. Kalita
Original Message Subject: ASAM SAHITYA SABHA UK MAGAZINE POOB-PASCHIM RELEASED IN LONDON From: Gagon Hazarika [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, October 5, 2004 1:23 am To: J Kalita [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Dr kalita, It would be appreciated if the press release below got posted

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