[Assam] International seminar

[Ram Sarangapani]

Congratulations Hazarika on the seminar, and welcome back C'da.

I too noticed that. Kind of surprised that he would find the time to read up
on the crazy rantings of us netters.

>He is apparently aware of >the >postings the NRIs of Assam origin >make on
>the net and refuted some of them >quite
>effectively.

Hopefully, he would give us a chance to respond.

--Ram

On 2/2/07, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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> >The Minister, in a hard hitting response,
> >basically urged the NRIs of Assam >origin to
> >come out with new ideas and thoughts instead of
> >harping on the ills >of the state and pointing
> >out what is wrong. He is apparently aware of
> >the >postings the NRIs of Assam origin make on
> >the net and refuted some of them >quite
> >effectively.
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> At 10:56 PM +0530 2/2/07, shantikam hazarika wrote:
> >We are happy that the EPIGENESISI Assam 2007
> >concluded on a highly successful and optimistic
> >note. It was much more successful then what we
> >had anticipated, especially since our experience
> >to organise things differently in Assam has not
> >been very successful in the past.
> >
> >The conference was inaugurated by Shri Prithvi
> >Majhi, the Minister of P&D. Shri Tarun Gogoi
> >sent a message of encouragement that was a big
> >moral booster. The highlight of the inauguration
> >was a forceful presentation by Shri HS Das, IAS
> >on the financial reforms undertaken by the state
> >and the financial stability it is trying to
> >achieve. Many veterans agreed that they have
> >never seen a bureaucrat of Assam making such an
> >elaborate and forceful presentation before.
> >
> >The sessions started with presentations by Prof.
> >Degregori, Ms. Prins and Sid Choudhury, who came
> >in place of Shri Ashok Saikia who was felled by
> >a bad cold. The presentations generated a great
> >deal of interest amongst the participants, which
> >were moderated by Dr. Jayanta Madhab.
> >
> >The second session on 30th morning was the most
> >exciting. Arjun Malhotra and Subir Raha came out
> >with some brilliant new ideas and thoughts. Shri
> >ABHIJIT BARUAH also made a presentation about
> >his own efforts in the competitive national
> >environment. Amongst the panelist was Mr. Barada
> >Sharma from the USA.
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> >The final session was on how to network with the
> >NRAS. It was presided over by Minister Shri
> >Himanta Biswa Sharma. This session unfortunately
> >failed to achieve its objective much. Mr.Wahid
> >Saleh read out his paper which dwelt a great
> >deal on the ills prevailing in Assam and its
> >negative impressions above. S. Kalita gave a
> >concrete framework on developing the Assam Brand
> >in a systematic manner. Ms. Rini Kakati related
> >her efforts to get prominent Britons interested
> >in Assam and the lack of responses. From the
> >audience, Mr. Barada Sharma basically emphasized
> >on the need to "WORK, WPRK and WORK" instead
> >just discussing endlessly. Prof DiGregori and
> >arjun Malhotra also gave valuable inputs. The
> >Minister, in a hard hitting response, basically
> >urged the NRIs of Assam origin to come out with
> >new ideas and thoughts instead of harping on the
> >ills of the state and pointing out what is
> >wrong. He is apparently aware of the postings
> >the NRIs of Assam origin make on the net and
> >refuted some of them quite effectively.
> >
> >The overall attendance was quite satisfactory,
> >judged on our experiences. Of course, the local
> >media gave a complete ignore, except that the
> >sentinel published a photograph of Subir Raha.
> >
> >Shantikam Hazarika
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