[Assam] International seminar

Fri Feb 2 22:37:10 EST 2007

O'Ram:

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

Ki kwahe'? Ami ki bhrom bokw neki oxom-jaalot? Do we really 'rant'? 
I know you are just being self-deprecating out of your innate sense 
of humilty.If some think they do, they ought to go get their   heads 
examined by our very own Tilok Daktor of Dogpatch in the High Ozarks.

I am glad to hear that others listen in. If the movers and shakers at 
Dispur  do, that much better. We know the Sekurity-wallas and spooks 
from Indraprastha do. Too bad they are pre-occupied with waving the 
the super-sinister ISI  boogie-man to join in the discourse. I do 
understand however that  desi-patriotism  tottering at the brink, 
could not survive a week without the fear of the dreaded ISI 
conjured up by the spooks and the 'invader' invokers . In that I will 
give the spooks and the sekurity-wallas a pass--from never 
participating , while listening in surreptitiously in this 
never-ending juhalor-mel of us kharkhowas and markhowas.

BTW, I take the opportunity to respectfully invite our friends from 
Assam, the powerful as well as the
'nirih' and the disenfranchised, to chime in;  to join the debates 
and discussions, even if they are of a  'xaak-khowa, bhat-khowa' 
kind. I have been told,  my sometime use of use strident language 
deters people from participating.  While I plead guilty to the 
charge, I can assure the possible participants that I respect all 
view-points, and get nasty only with those who try to slip in 
something deleterious to Oxom's interests in the guise of something 
else or those who are patently disingenuous. I never  get nasty with 
well meaning people, even those whose views I do not agree with.

Finally a direct invitation to the dignitaries from Dispur to pitch 
in. We will all benefit from that.  There may be an occasional 
confrontation or contentious debate. Bet these are always civil. We 
also know, by and large, not to be disrespectful to public servants, 
regardless of  our personal views of the matters under discussion. 
We can and do separate the personalities from the issues. So, please 
do participate. You will do Assam a favor.

c-da

At 12:14 PM -0600 2/2/07, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>Congratulations Hazarika on the seminar, and welcome back C'da.
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>I too noticed that. Kind of surprised that he would find the time to 
>read up on the crazy rantings of us netters.
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>  >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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>Hopefully, he would give us a chance to respond.
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>--Ram
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>On 2/2/07, Chan Mahanta 
><<mailto:cmahanta at charter.net>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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>Could we hear some?
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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.
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>>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.
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>>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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