[Assam] Assam - Perspective !

[Ram Sarangapani]

Hehehe!
And I understand that some of them are student leaders and intellectuals. It
seems these are some of the most sought after professions - one doesn't even
need an education. The universities bend over backwards to confer
degrees after a successful stint at becoming a 'professional student' :)



On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 11:29 PM, Mridul Bhuyan <mridul_mb at yahoo.com> wrote:

> In Youth wings of political parties, 55/56 yrs. old are also considered
> youth. :)
>
>  Regards
>  Mridul
>
> Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Interesting,
>
> The thing that surprised me most was this
>
> "among 2,270 students and youths in the age group of 15 to 40 "
>
> When did 40 become a youth?
> "Is 40 the new 20?" :)
>
> On another note, the question on ATMs - that really depends upon how
> common
> ATMs are in "more than a hundred villages and towns across Assam" where
> the
> survey was conducted.
>
> --Ram
>
> On 3/17/08, Buljit Buragohain wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Siddharth Barthakur
> > 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.Thissurvey 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
> >
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