[Assam] Assam - Perspective !

[mc mahant]

Thanks Ram 
You saw through and through.
Best
MM> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:49:18 -0600> From: assamrs at gmail.com> To: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] Assam - Perspective !> > Mukul da,> > Your points noted. I am not sure what the goal was for this particular> survey, but surveys can be beneficial when designed, managed and conducted> with precise, useful goals in mind.> > Many general awareness surveys could give us an inkling to the direction we> are heading (say, whether children are interested in civic> responsibilities?)> > Of course, some surveys by newspapers/magazines online are conducted mostly> to interest readers (they can vent their feelings) and to increase> readership. (Like, is the Govt. doing a good job?).> I hope the people conducting this particular survey did not fall into the> same 'newspaper trap' :)> > I thought this survey was too broad when the age of respondents ranged from> 15 to 40. I would think there could have been at least 3 distinct age> groups. The questions too, seemed to be all over the place, with no singular> purpose. It claims to be a general awareness survey, but the age group threw> me off.> > Maybe its just me - I too did not think it produced anything, other than> some cursory interest.> > --Ram> > > > On 3/17/08, mc mahant <mikemahant at hotmail.com> wrote:> >> >> > Doctor Heal Thyself!> > If you think those could not answer correctly are "No Good"> > You can be floored If I send you 100!> > Q is ' Must we load our little brains with useless data'?> > Data is not Knowledge;> > Knowledge is not wisdom>> > mm> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:36:50 +0000> From: buluassam at yahoo.co.in>> > To: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: [Assam] Assam - Perspective !> > > > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------> From: Siddharth Barthakur <> > siddharthbarthakur at gmail.com>> Date: Jan 31, 2008 8:58 PM> Subject: Assam> > - Perspective !> To: siddharthbarthakur at gmail.com> > Dear All,> > A> > questionnaire-based survey conducted in later part of 2007 among youths in> > Assam has revealed that their general knowledge is below par.This survey> > was conducted by the monthly magazine for youth 'Jiban' among 2,270 students> > and youths in the age group of 15 to 40 in more than a hundred villages and> > towns across Assam. Editor of "Jiban" Mr Suresh Ranjan Goduka is a TATA-RGVN> > (Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Nidhi) senior fellow, who led the survey team.> >> > (1) 95 percent of the respondents do not know that there is a separate> > ministry for the northeast at the centre. 46 percent of those surveyed said> > there should be one! > > (2) What is more surprising is that 62 percent of> > the respondents were not aware of Assam's population while 73 percent did> > not have a clue about the state's literacy rate.> > (3) 38 percent of them> > did not know where money comes from at the ATMs, > > (4) A small 5 percent> > of those surveyed thought Sensex has something to do with sex!> > (5) At> > least 90 percent of those surveyed knew Baichung Bhutia is a footballer> > although 6 percent thought he was the king of Bhutan!> The only silver> > lining, according to the highlights of the Youth Awareness Survey, is the> > health awareness level among the youths.> (6) As much as 91 percent of the> > respondents knew that kissing does not spread AIDS and 93 percent were aware> > that jaundice is a water-borne disease.> What is amazing is the lack of> > awareness among those surveyed about several common facts concerning Assam's> > history and politics.> > (7) 37 percent of the youths surveyed did not know> > that the Assam Accord signed in 1985 to end the six-year-long> > anti-foreigners stir had set March 25, 1971 as the cut-off date for> > detection and expulsion of illegal migrants from the state.> (8) 27 percent> > of the respondents thought that the Saraighat Bridge over the river> > Brahmaputra in state capital Guwahati was built by a king of the Ahom> > dynasty that ruled Assam for 600 years starting 1,228 AD. This bridge in> > fact was opened to traffic in 1962.> Warm Regards.> > Siddharth Barthakur>> > Skype: siddharthbarthakur> New Delhi> > Note: I have randomly selected some> > of the email addresses of the recipients of this mail. For some of you, this> > mail may be irrelevant because you do not belong to North East nor you have> > any connection with North East. If you don't desire to receive such mails,> > you may kindly send me a note via return mail and I will remove your address> > from this group immediately.> > > > > > > > > >> > ---------------------------------> Get the freedom to save as many mails as> > you wish. 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