Re: Loyalty Test

2002-07-22 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Oh! Without knowing/thinking about those people that did all these 'hangamas', I have started thinking like them! Talk about the mindset (of a group)! My God! I might as well go back to Assam to run for election. From: Utpal Brahma [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL

Re: Loyalty Test

2002-07-22 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
you see, i can only lead the horse to the water, but cannot make it drink. (i know now there will be a lot of fun with the horse analogy). Do not worry. It is not as bad as saying: 'gorur aagot tukari bojai, mur jukari ghah khai', even though you are not calling the person a 'goru'. :)

Re: assamese poems

2002-07-27 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Just to supplement the information provided by Srimanta, here are the URLs hosted by Bipuljyoti Saikia. http://www.geocities.com/bipuljyoti/poetry/harekrishna.html http://www.geocities.com/bipuljyoti/poetry/modernism_in_assamese_poetry.html http://www.geocities.com/bipuljyoti/poetry/hirenb.html

The Next Spielberg

2002-07-30 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Read this now!!:) It will be gone tomorrow, of course its going to be there in Newsweek? http://www.msnbc.com/news/786013.asp?pne=msn#BODY _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

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

2002-08-13 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Even though many Naga want independence , the people are split , some along tribal differences , and some for economic reasons. The government of India has pumped millions of dollars into the region in the last 50 years in order to buy off people or broadly incorporate them into the

Re: On this comming Independence Day

2002-08-13 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Every time you send us mail, (mostly :)) its something good - some improvement, that is happening in Assam, Tasir. One time I spcifically remember was, about Assam Tribune going online. Now this. Thank you. Sincerely, --ABS. From: Tasiruddin Ahmed [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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

2002-08-13 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
? I wonder what is that hidden benefit that GOI is getting by giving millions of dollars for one cause and not for the other.. From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fwd: THE VANCOUVER SUN (report on Shankar Borua's

Re: GoI's Largesse

2002-08-15 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:09 PM Subject: GoI's Largesse Hi A: But isn't that contradictory to what has been said? If the Center has pumped money, why the angst

Re: Letter to The Editor of AT

2002-08-16 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Salwar Kamiz has been the dress of Punjab (India) etc., for ages, before anybody even heard of the word Pakistan. So, if tomorrww suddenly, Pakistan gets up and makes Mekhela-Saador their national dress (wooh! makes me dizzy) and pakistani women start wearing mekhela-saador (btw, I don't have

Re: AT Letter to Editor

2002-09-12 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
This phenomenon may be even more dangerous with foreign media entering our country. The government should impose suitable censorship on such publications. - Yours etc., Oh please! The goverment for this too - for what your kids should wear now? As long as some one does not go out flashing

Correction: Re: AT Letter to Editor

2002-09-12 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
to interfere in anything personal. I am glad that the legal drinking age is 21 here. :) From: Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: AT Letter to Editor Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:02:11 -0500 This phenomenon may be even more dangerous with foreign

Re: Sankardeva responsible for indianizing Assam?

2002-09-17 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
From: Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Rajen Barua [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sankardeva responsible for indianizing Assam? Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 13:50:33 -0500 that Assamese language is older

Re: Sankardeva responsible for indianizing Assam?

2002-09-17 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
the appeal in xonkordev's teachings was in its universality. it had nothing to do with this or that narrow cultural tradition. if we assert such narrow cultural affiliations, the very appeal for xonkardev's teachings will diminish, and with that the very argument some of us are trying to

Re: Sankardeva responsible ? --An Ingrate's Analysis

2002-09-17 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
some people just see red when they dont like something. :) *** How true :-)! and some wouldn't just admit even when it is true. I bet they take allergy medicine whenever they go through India to go to Assam. Even the name 'India' makes them jump! :) From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Sankardeva responsible for indianizing Assam?

2002-09-18 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
language is older than Bengali. Rajen Barua From: Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Rajen Barua [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sankardeva responsible for indianizing Assam? Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 13:50:33 -0500

From the Sentinel: Assam CS bereaved

2002-09-21 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Assam CS bereaved By a Staff ReporterGUWAHATI, Sept. 21: Mr Bimal K. Dutta, a chemical engineer, passed away at his residence in Wingfort near Detroit in the USA last night. He was 73. The late Dutta is the elder brother of Assam Chief Secretary, Mr P.K. Dutta. He had settled in the USA

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: Significance of the # 18

2002-09-26 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
You can vote when you are 18 (or is it 21 in India?) and can get married too - you are considered an adult when you become 18. And it is in the Western society too. Probably it was a conspiracy of the Hindus/Brahmans against the non-hindus/brahmans because there are no 18 year olds in other

Re: nsg without shoes?

2002-09-26 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
different from teers/talwars or trishuls. Besides,some of the gods themselves sport various arms: Chakra, flame (throwers), trishul, vipers ---; not to mention active participation in epic battles. This thousand year old religion/philosophy Hindu teaches people to believe in freedom of

Guwahati Adda and sky bus

2002-09-27 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
http://www.assamtribune.com/sep2802/at06.html Looking up to the sky to ease traffic jam!By A Staff ReporterGUWAHATI, Sept 27 – A novel idea which was born out of discussion among a group of select citizens at Guwahati Adda, for easing ever growing congestion on Guwahati road has been

Re: Schools/Education in Assam

2002-09-30 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
*** No one would doubt your empathy Alpana. That is not the issue. We also know that when you go trash the Assamese people, you trash ONLY the bad ones; even though from the sounds of your notes, almost all of Assam seem Trashing the Assamese people, C'da? How could you accuse me of that?

Re: Schools/Education in Assam

2002-09-30 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
learn something new. I think I get it, finally--that if someone is not a Gandhian (non-viloent) then he is a terrorist. No wonder we see the use of You forgot the main criterion, C'da. They KILL people! From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL

Re: Schools/Education in Assam

2002-09-30 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
a woman Badan, and sadly that is, in the very wrong context. with regards, A very disappointed - Alpana. From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Schools/Education in Assam Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 11:44:03 -0500 At 11:01 AM

Re: Anger Management

2002-10-01 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
challenged, now please do not conclude that I called you names and/or trash all lawyers too - I want to be on the good side of all of you. :) With regards, --Alpana - Original Message - From: Chan Mahanta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Alpana B. Sarangapani [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Why should any Dalits stay Hindu? -links

2002-10-31 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
'prayasitto' to be paid for what 'pap' according to these Books. That is the beauty of Hinduism, you don't have to know anything. When someone dies in the family, the Brahmin priest you hire will tell you what to At least you don't have to "confess" to the priest and tell him in details what

Re: more on geneva conventions.

2002-11-06 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
I must have made my position clear on the militancy problem - violence in Assam, after all these years in ANet. But I, too,must say (from reading the online newspapers from Assam) that at least killing one of the persons in that encounter could have been avoided. His crying 'Ma, Ma' (for help

RE: from The Washington Post

2002-11-08 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
-including the Broadway. It was good to hear from you. Regards,--Alpana. From: "Kamna Das" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: from The Washington Post Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 13:45:28 -050

Re: Sondrokanto Obhidhaan

2002-11-12 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
That is brilliant. It explains why some people in Assam says: 'Bhaat xaalaa?', instead of 'Bhaat khaala?'.Some also say 'aami Okhomiya', or even 'aami Ohomiya',instead of 'aami Oxomiya' and we thought that was because of their "background" - not being prejudiced or anything,but presenting

Re: help

2002-11-13 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Hello! Actually, there are 4 time zones in the "main land" US - Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern. Alaska,Hawaii, and Peurto Rico have their own time zones as well - Alaska Time Zone, Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone (no daylight saving), and Atlantic Time Zone (no daylight saving), respectively.

Re: Bill da mamla ya dil da mamla?

2002-11-13 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Itstillis going tobe wonderful to see the schoolswith computers, and to seethe kids getting a chance to see the world.. From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: D Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: ASSAMNETCOLORADO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Bill da mamla ya dil da mamla?

Re: Of dude uncles and Grown-ups

2002-11-19 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
, Alpana's charge about himcalling her dad's friend a smart-alec, has no merit at all. SoBO might From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Of dude uncles and Grown-ups Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:46:10

Bollywood Hollywood

2002-11-20 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
for the ones that are interested in movies that are made about the NRIs Did you all hear about this movie directed by Deepa Mehta? I think it is going to be a good one. Rahul Khanna (Vinod K's younger son), and the pretty girl, Lisa Ray acted in it. I saw some trailers, look very

Re: Naxals

2002-11-21 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
good or as bad as in Assam, but Assam gets more adverse publicity. Shantikam hazarika From: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Andhra too? Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 12:28:22 -0600 Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*.

Re: Photos from Assam

2002-11-26 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Very NICE, C'da. Was there an old batch of photos? I missed it. It was good to see the 'Modar', 'xunaru' and the 'bhet ful' - perfect pictures. What camera did you use? Was it a still camera or digital? They werevery clear, beautiful and looked professional. Well, you did win the 'best picture'

Re: From the AT/ Bandwidth Banes of the IT Nation

2002-11-26 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
I am not being caustic or anything, C'da. But who do you blame for this, the Central government? Is it any better in any other states? or even in Delhi - honest questions, honest!! :) From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: From the AT/ Bandwidth Banes of the IT

Fw: **An Exquisite Gathering of Persons of Indian Heritage**

2002-11-30 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
- Original Message - From: Ram Narayanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 10:54 AM Subject: **An Exquisite Gathering of Persons of Indian Heritage** India is rolling out a red carpet for its expatriates living in more than 110 countries of the world. To celebrate the

Re: Sentinel Editorial

2002-12-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Hi C'da: ones. The convicted ones, the ones with a stained character, those who are transferred to Guahati as PUNISHMENT , 'paapor pryositto'. And that too done openly after a public announcement of the punishment. Nothing subtle Look at the nerve of those people to even think that being

Re: Save Amcheng Reserve forest near Guwahati.............

2002-12-11 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
but the destruction of forests in Assam is not by the stupid illeterate village folks. Yes! and Umesh-ji, 'aap pe ye umid nehi thaa' (did I say it right? but anyway I thinkyou know what I mean). Whatever and whenever (bad) thingshappen in India, it is not the doing of the "stupid

Re: comments

2002-12-11 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
taking the bull by the horn (sic) (shouldn't that behorns?)Actually I was talikng about an one-horned bull:-). Anyway, thanks forcorrecting my grammar.As you will recognize, English is a second languagefor me, and I was trained only in an Assamese medium school. I try to Isn't this a petty thing

Re: Some Answers -1

2003-01-13 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Hi C'da: I will be short and just touch the 'Corruption' issue today. under its fingers is totally impotent about doing anything about it, to establish accountability, to show deterrence; is it not likely to be emulated by everyone down the ladder? Yes, thats what you keep saying. But, why? Why

Re: Some Answers -1

2003-01-15 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
s your answer Alpana? And I also hope you would not forget to tell us WHO you think hold the ultimate responsibilities in these matters? c-da - Original Message - From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sar

Re: Kamrupi Sahitya Sabha

2003-01-17 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Is Alpana Aiti one too ? No. Just a plain Assamese thatlikes to give people a chanceand the benefit ofdoubts. This is not to imply that everybody elseis not doing just that. :) From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Rabin Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, AssamLuitporia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Kamrupi Sahitya Sabha

2003-01-17 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
justyears of training (from you, especially) in Assam Net. :) From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Kamrupi Sahitya Sabha Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:05:40 -0600 This is not to imp

Re: A letter from the AT

2003-01-24 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Those are your 'ispecial' buddies, C'da. :) with the Nagas, at the cost of Assam and all other native peopes' interests in the region, then there could be no peace. Oh, then at least you could see that, not just going with the flow..seven sisters are going to be fine, if everybody is well and

Re: roads: the march goes on...

2003-01-27 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Way to go, India!! :) seriously, it is wonderful to know that it is happening. In 50 years time, I think India will be one of the most developed countries, and I wonder if I willlast that long..and be an 'aalor-burhi' being to close to 100..but anyway, good for the country. From: "deepjyoti

Re: From Sentinel

2003-01-30 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
phobia. Assam should try to get the maximum mileage out of the issue through negotiation. Also, that is going to be good for millions of farmers that lose everything everyyearbecause ofthe perennial flood.Won't that be a bigrelief? From: D Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL

Re: AGP against river interlink

2003-01-30 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
A canal to gangetic valley will not resolve a flood problem..anyone beyond LKG already knows this. And I thought just the opposite - really thought that would take care of the miseries of my distant relatives in the villages. I have been thinking like the politicians lately (once more before).

Re: Question

2003-02-13 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
You are right, it would be nice. But as C'da mentioned, Jugal is working on sortingand solving the problems with the list that we had before. So, let us see.. Nitin asked me to say 'thank you' to you on his behalf- for writing back to him.Hehas left for NZ yesterday - I was kind of busy with all

Re: Hyderabad MRTS

2003-02-19 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
The per capita income in Assam in 1950-51 was 4% above the national average (Table-1) but as the time passed, it gradually came to the all India average level in 1954-55 and slipped down further in the The Assamese are knownas being simple, honest,straight-forward, and hard-working (even

Re: Hyderabad MRTS

2003-02-20 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Hi C'da: caught in a missing manhole lid at Silpukhuri in a flooded section of the road. It would be funny, if not so sad.Is it something hard to see as a problem needing attention? Obviously not. You can see the plaintive letters to editors, call to the leaders of govt. So why does not the

Re: [Assam] Brahmaputra water

2003-02-26 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
newly emergent India's can-do leaders, do you really believe the project was shelved, because of B'Deshi 'reservations' ? Or do you think there were other more pressing reasons? You changed again. Didn't youcriticize India(whenthe first talk about linkingthe rivers came) in your previous mails

Re: [Assam] Re: India outplay arch-rivals

2003-03-03 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
As long as nobody gets hurts, why not? not playing another country for narrow nationalism is just not cricket. no matter what so-called lovers of the game tell you. thats a good one, particularly for the ones who believe NOT on nationalism but on "regionalism". Isn't that funny? From: Saurav

Re: [Assam] Re: India outplay arch-rivals

2003-03-03 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
someone like myself, a thoroughly cricket-challenged hick :-),it is Hi C'da: Cricket is the original game from England, not India. I know you know that, but thought would remind you - in case you forgot and thought that it was an Indian game, andmay beyou would change your mind and develop some

Re: [Assam] Re: India outplay arch-rivals

2003-03-03 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
cumstances. That goes for almost everyoneand I find that funny. From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: AssamNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] Re: India outplay arch-rivals Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 13:32:21 -05

Re: [Assam] Bush- a gambler?

2003-03-07 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
at the crux of this dilemma lie the issue of sovereignity. the u.n imposed international order maintains that the protection of the sovereignity of a country is the foremost task. according to this "doctrine", this is the only way wars and human tragedies can be avoided. so, even if a dictator

Re: [Assam] Cricket commentary in Radio

2003-03-10 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Hi Satyen-Da: Also, seems like you can watch it on your desktop too for FREE :). It was good to see Namita-ba on Saturday, (though on a sad occasion). -Original Message-From: World Cup 2003 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 6:52 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Numtv

Re: [Assam] modern guwahati soon

2003-03-11 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
The government has already taken up repair, maintenance and improvement of roads in the city besides improving the drainage system, the chief minister said in his budget speech. If this really works - I mean a drainage systemthat really flows comes up so that the nasty stuff is gone from the

Re: [Assam] re: digboi attack - doing something about it ?

2003-03-11 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
activities and killing innovent people." sounds nothing less than a plea for " Apwnar naak-kati xotinir jatra-bhongo" ( to cut off ones nose to spite one's face ). How C'da? I think of quite the opposite. None of "their" people are suffering, none otherthan (or the future of) Assam's industries

Re: [Assam] re: digboi attack - doing something about it ?

2003-03-11 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
NEW DELHI, March 10 (UNI): Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today ruled out any talks in the near future with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). Mr Advani replied in the negative when he was asked as to whether the Centre, on the lines of its peace mission in Kashmir, had any plans to

Re: [Assam] re: digboi attack - doing something about it ?

2003-03-11 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
om and how? self-destructive work by some Assamese only, isn't it? From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] re: digboi attack - doing something about it ? Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 14:19:10

Re: [Assam] re: digboi attack - doing something about it ?

2003-03-11 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
the attack on the biharis must be a first for the ulfa. i believe A few years ago, some morenon-Assamese labor workersnear Polaxbari(?) were also shot dead, I remember correctly, by them. From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: deepjyoti kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Assam] ULFA's Kind Act

2003-03-18 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Yours will be even better, C'da. Why don't you? :) From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: D Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ASSAMNETCOLORADO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] ULFA's Kind Act Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 07:56:10 -0600 I am not going to comment on it. *** Give it a shot

Re: [Assam] Religion and Rituals

2003-03-19 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
instead you chose to establish the superiority of YOUR knowledge. Which was redundant. Assam netters already know that. Besides, knowledge not shared It was not about 'not knowing' who Karna was (was a little surprising, yes), C'da. As everybody should also know by now, I don't know things that a

Re: [Assam] mailing list

2003-03-19 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
You must enter a privacy password. This provides only mild security, but should prevent others from messing with your subscription. Do not use a valuable password as it will occasionally be emailed back to you in cleartext. Once a month, your password will be emailed to you as a Are these

Re: [Assam] Reminder: Worldwide Directory of Assamese

2003-03-20 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Free to thecommunity members regardless of affiliation to any organization? That is just great!! I am willing to donate a few $$ sometimes (whenever I can afford to,not always :)), but committing to one (when there are two)organization (especially at this stage) is not my cup of tea. Our info is

Re: [Assam] Religion and Rituals

2003-03-20 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
/extra-marital affairs. 2. Infidelity 3. Adjusting to the circumstances - keeping the property within the family. Then they were not real, just tales as you said. so! From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EM

Re: [Assam] Religion and Rituals

2003-03-20 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
i am sure they will listen! Now you tell me why the root cause of many of the wars over the centuries in thisWHOLE wide world is/was religion. I know you will come up with a smart answer if not a solution! :) From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani&qu

Re: [Assam] Religion and Rituals

2003-03-20 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Ram-xita-raabon aataibor oxomiya aachhil, bongali - burey aney tahatok bongali buli koy... Thats a different kind of "war", Santanu. that is nota waron religion. :) From: Santanu Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: "Alpana B. Sar

Re: [Assam] Religion and Rituals

2003-03-21 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
I could just forget about my going to the convention to your home-town this year (konbhensonot juwa-r muda moril eibaar), since you were so angry. But am feeling a little confident now. :) Regards, --A. - Original Message ----- From: "Chan Mahanta&qu

Re: [Assam] a new world order

2003-03-24 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
is there a web site that you want us to go to? From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: AssamNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Assam] a new world order Date: 24 Mar 2003 16:46:09 -0500 a world ruled by a single world power, which can thrash everyone. australia. the shock and awe!!

Re: [Assam] a new world order

2003-03-24 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
what happened to the US? Australia is doing the same thing as them, isn't it? care to tell us why you passed that comment? From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: AssamNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] a n

Re: [Assam] a new world order

2003-03-24 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
and also for everyone else..hope it ends soon, verry soon. From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: AssamNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] a new world order Date: 24 Mar 2003 18:07:31 -0500 On Mon, 2

Re: [Assam] NRA Time.

2003-03-26 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
I saw that when Ganesh (Bora) sent a note too. Good going. what do you think? :) From: Santanu Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: AssamNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Assam] NRA Time. Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 11:59:25 -0500 So, what do NRA's think about this? Santanu. The Assam Tribune

Re: Re: [Assam] NRA Time.

2003-03-27 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: [Assam] NRA Time. Date: 27 Mar 2003 10:25:45 - stop mailing me pl. On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote : As long as the Assam government does not come up with the idea that the NRIs shouldadd money i

Re: [Assam] anyone has an explanation?

2003-04-02 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
a simple anwer will be on 'humanitarian grounds'. and a complex? one will be hindus are always harmless, humble and open-minded, - even though some of them go to extremes, after all they"originally belonged"to them hindus. :) Seriously, who with a normal mind, would want to see innocent/ordinary

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] An update..

2003-05-27 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
An update on Arup Misra's visit to the US - for the well-wishers of Arup. Arup has successfullypresented his professional paperin the convention in Destin, Florida.It was accepted very well, he was asked many questions on the subject-matter, and they might have their convention in India itself.

[Assam] Jamuna and Yamuna

2003-05-30 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Did you know that these two names (Jamuna and Yamuna) are two different names for two different rivers? To put it in a simple way, Jamuna is Brahmaputra's name in B'Desh, and 'Yamuna isa Ganges tributary'. I didn't. Having fun with this book: Rivers of the World: a social, geographical and

Re: Re: [Assam] Laughter is the best medicine

2003-05-31 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Tilok: what is your 'jaat'? you seem to blame only one group repeatedly, all the time, your name sounds like from that group only. Why don't you do one thing first: change your name (that mightgive you some freedom -you won't have to be scared anymore of someone blaming you forall kinds

[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? Anyidea, 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 Alpana B. Sarangapani
is it called it Assamese? sitronela? From: D Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] citronella Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 11:18:47 -0700 (PDT) It grows in abundance in Assam. In fact there was a th

Re: [Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
CC: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] citronella Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:29:58 -0400 D Deka said on AssamNet: + + Citronella plant really looks like grass. i think it also goes by the name of lemon grass. sna

Re: [Assam] citronella

2003-06-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
. :) From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Assam] citronella Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:50:32 -0400 Alpana B. Sarangapani said on AssamNet: no wonder last ti

RE: [Assam] Demise of Dr. H. P. Das

2003-06-05 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Hi Satyen Da Namita-ba: Pleaseacceptand convey our condolences to his family in Guwahati. Prof. Das did not know me, but my husband Ramgopal knew him very well. Ram grew up with two of his sons, Kanu and Sanu. Another stalwart of Gauhati University has gone away, but people of Assam will

[Assam] The Guru

2003-06-10 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Has anybody seen this movie? Haven't seena'botola' movie like this in ages. Saurav, you must have! won't recommend, if you haven't. whatwasMarisa Tomeiand others thinking even after seeing the script?Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8.

[Assam] for youths in Assam

2003-06-11 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Here is what one of the readers/netters fromAssam,is asking us to do. Any idea on what we can do, collectively/individually? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dipankar Malla Baruah) Reply-To: "D M Baruah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alpana Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Hello Date: Wed, 11

Re: [Assam] Check from Assam 2002

2003-06-11 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
government? No! Forregular people, Yes. I don't have a say on this kind of money (lately, I realized Ibelong to a specialclass created by the elites,just for being a bystander in everything - the Indian (Hindu) mentality of creating a class/caste would never leave us, no matter how much we

Re: [Assam] Re: Check from Assam 2002

2003-06-12 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Orlando Convention?that is so wonderful. I didn't know that this kind of constructive work has been done. good work. all the stories have been making a lot of us skeptical about many things, but it is good to know from a person with first-hand experince like this. From: "Bharat B" <[EMAIL

[Assam] food: about sprouting beans

2003-06-12 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Not an interesting topic for many, but am desperate - helping a friend to eat healthy, who is interested in making her own bean sprouts. Theproblem is: they don't sprout in the fridge, and if you keep outside the fridge for long, they get rotten. How do you sprout them like in the chinese

Re: [Assam] food: about sprouting beans

2003-06-12 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
If anybody else is interested, an anonymousfriend sent this page: http://www.sproutpeople.com/seed/mung.htmlmore than I wanted to know :). thanks. From: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Assam] food: about sprouting beans Date: Thu, 1

Re: [Assam] Re: Check from Assam 2002

2003-06-12 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
a suitable place in Assam to send my portion of the "pledged money". Then I gave in - had to go by "my word". Everything was (politically) correct. I can't or am not blaming anyone. It is just not my style - not in a million years I will do that again. From: D Deka <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [Assam] Re: Check from Assam 2002

2003-06-12 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
th the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* Oops sorry; I take back my words. It was not a missed opportunity for ABS. Being an Assamese, I can understand all those push and pulls from the committee members. I guess unintentionally I am right citing those tides and waves. From: "Alpana B. Sarangapa

[Assam] Re: correction

2003-06-13 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
So, no need to draw any conclusions against Houston, I take that back. One can drawany conclusion on any placeprovided theyknowthe history. Now the question is who will tell history, that too an unbiased one! From: "Alpana Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bharat B" <[EMAIL

Re: [Assam] Re: correction

2003-06-13 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
18 251 1102 (Off) Mobile : +919891121788 Web: www.designsbyfarid.com (personal)www.rmsi.com (corporate) Original Message Follows---- From: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Assam] Re: correction Date: Fri, 13 Jun

Re: [Assam] Surplus from Houston

2003-06-13 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Dear Mr. Bhuyan: I am guilty of that too. Thank you for reminding. Now Iremember even more ofthe good democratic process of the convention. I sure did not mean to mislead anyone by any means. Being one of the "host committee" members, virtually or not, I do feel obligated to apologize for

Re: [Assam] mango alphonso

2003-06-14 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Saurav: I only saw canned mango sites, how do you order fresh mango online? are they available in Guwahati itself?Can they do it by tomorrow's father's day? :) From: Saurav Pathak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Alpana Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: AssamNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam]

[Assam] Digboi - the name

2003-06-18 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Never thought of the origion or the etymology of this name. How did Digboi get it's name? Is it by the term that the 'sahab's used when they saw oil, like saying'dig boy, dig'? A non-Assamese friend told me about it. so was wondering if it is true!Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection

Re: [Assam] test2 -- pl ignore

2003-06-18 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Saurav: while you are at it, could you change the order of the Archived messages to show the latest message first, instead of the earliest (for the month) message first, if it is possible? I am talking about the part when you go to "New Archive" and choose "Date"from assam.org. thanks. From:

Fwd: Re: [Assam] Digboi - the name

2003-06-18 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Original Message Follows---- From: "Alpana B. Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Assam] Digboi - the name Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 13:30:04 -0500 ---BeginMessage--- Never thought of the origion or the etymology of this name. How did Digboi

[Assam] candle cut

2003-06-24 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
From the TOI Styling hair with burning candlesREUTERS[ TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2003 10:38:37 AM ] MUMBAI: A barber has abandoned his scissors for a unique hair-cutting technique which is steadily gaining in popularity -- burning the hair off with a candle. Hair stylist Aqueel Kiratpuri, 44,

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