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From: premal@everywhere.Berkeley.EDU (Premal Buch)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Something for the social service/spiritually inclined
Date: 31 Dec 1992 21:11:20 GMT
Organization: UC Berkeley EECS CAD Group
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A Shyam Benegal film based on true life story of "Swadhyayis" featuring Shabana
Azmi, Om Puri, Kulbhusan Kharbenda is coming to USA. The california premiere
will be shown in Fremont at Naz cinema on Jan 23rd and Jan 24th at 3PM and 7 PM.
Please contact 510-794-1391, 510-791-0134, 408-737-2691,510-820-5615 for more
information.

Swadhyay is a study of self. 40 years ago a man of faith, Pandurang Shashtri
Athavale showed how to use Bhakti and/or devotion as an active principal in the
transformation of both the individuals and society.

Over a period of time the villages he regulary visited with some friends on
Bhakti feri(devotional visits) showed profound social and economical changes.
Today, this silent revolution has grown, embracing over 15000 villages
involving about 5 million people of all races who are now part of the Swadhyaya
parivar or family.

The film is based on true life experiences of two villages.

The writers of this film and Shyam Benegal were inspired to attempt this film on
the basis of what they saw, heard and researched.
From: gopals@astro.umd.edu (N. Gopalswamy)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Good News for India
Date: 23 Dec 92 19:48:02 GMT
Organization: U. of Maryland @ College Park, Astronomy

In article <1992Dec23.183043.2581@engage.pko.dec.com> thiyagarajan@mims.enet.dec.com (R. Thiyagarajan) writes:
>
>In article <1ha8ooINNmkv@aludra.usc.edu>, chviswan@aludra.usc.edu (Chandrasekar Viswanathan) writes...
>> 
>>Hi,
>>  There is an excellent News for India.The Olympic committee has decided to
>>reserve 70% of the gold medals for SC/ST.So India can finally win 70% of the
>>gold medals.This will help boosting our depleting gold reserves and also help 
>>us top the medals tally in olympics.
>> 
>
>What about BCs?

	The Olympics started in BC. So we should continue
 	the tradition of Manudharma and stricltly follow it
	as the Olympic's continuity!

gopal
>
>RT


Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: mandayrv@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Prince of Wales)
Subject: F2 visa
Organization: University of Cincinnati
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 17:23:37 GMT

Hi folks,

I would appreciate any comments and opinions on the following:

My wife and kid are applying for an F2 visa. My wife's passport was made in
Calcutta. I would like to know what the current situation is regarding
availability of F2 visa at the different consulates in India. Also, can my 
wife apply for a visa at Delhi (with a passport from Calcutta)? Any hints
are greatly appreciated.

Please reply by email. Thanks in advance

shashi kant rai
-- 
ramanand@pumpkin.ece.uc.edu          home:   513 281 9870
rmandaya@uceng.uc.edu                office: 513 556 3025
mandayrv@ucunix.san.uc.edu           ham:    KB8GKL
From: tstpcc@gwunix1.gwu.edu (Paul C. Chemmanoor)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Alt.Culture.Kerala by e-mail.
Date: 3 Jan 1993 16:43:17 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
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0] I had posted once before about this but made a few mistakes.
   
1] Alt.Culture.Kerala is available by e-mail.
   For people who can not recieve a.c.k by regular news we have
   a mailserver that collects all articles that appear in one day
   and mails it out to those who wish to recieve it.
 
   Anyone who can recieve mail from the internet can recieve ack by
   mail. This include people on the bitnet and other related nets
   including compu-serve etc.

   To recieve a.c.k. by mail send mail to 
   paulchem@ucsu.colorado.edu with
   'SUBSCRIBE ACKMAILSERV' in the subject line.

Thank you.  

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: anand@Cadence.COM (Anand Bemra)
Subject: Re: MORE AWARDS (was Re: ... From misc.news.southasia ...)
Organization: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 17:43:23 GMT

bond@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Girish) writes:

>In article <27661@dog.ee.lbl.gov> prem@prem.lbl.gov (R. Shirdi Prem) writes:
>>
>>	The Jagannath Misra Award For Honesty in Government Office 
>>		.......to Mr.Bangarappa
>>
>>	The Jagjeevan Ram Award for Physical Fitness
>>		......any suggestions ??

>Can soembody suggest an award for Vidyacharan Shukla? No matter which
>party's government is in Delhi, our man is always a minister!

Done!
How about the Zelig Award? (A character in a Woody Allen movie who
turns up all over the place)


anand@cadence.com
--
Screw PBS & NPR news. Tired of news "sanitized for your protection?". Try:
misc.activism.progressive, "Lies Of Our [NY]Times", "Z" magazine (Boston).
KPFA 94.1 FM (Bay Area), 90.7 (L.A.), 90.1 (Houston, TX), 89.3 (Washington, DC)
These are my opinions, not my employer's.
From: shiva@netcom.com (Shivanand Sawant)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: KNOCK! KNOCK! P-Js
Date: 2 Jan 93 10:08:29 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

Thank Thak
Kaun hai??
Usman
Usman kaun???
Us-Mandir mein jana hai!

Thank Thak
Kaun hai??
Bhola
Bhola kaun???
B(h)ola na us mandir mein jana hai!

Thank Thak
Kaun hai??
Billa
Billa kaun???
Billa di phool Bola na us mandir mein jana hai!

thak thak 
kaun hai??
Agarwal
Agarwal kaun??
Agar- wall par pishab kiya to police ko bulaunga!!

knock knock
who's there??
Mary
Mary who??
Maaarry Christmas!!!

thak thak
kaun hai??
Mary
Mary kaun??
Meri koi nahi teri hogi!!

Knock knock
who's there??
Owl
Owl who??
'Owl you know who it is unless you open the door???

knock knock
who's there??
The door bell repairman

___________________
(hee hee)
That's all for now!!
more later.
_______________________________________
ps:: Guys like Mustafa Ibrahim etc involved in (RE: DEEPAK BOSE.....etc)
     
     BE RATIONAL and get a life!!
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: kohli@aslss02.asl.dl.nec.com (Pradeep Kohli)
Subject: Visitor visa query
Organization: NEC America, Inc. Irving, Texas
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 04:27:11 GMT




Hello there

My parents are in Bombay, India. My sister and I have a green card. I would
like my parents to visit us. They have been rejected the visa at the Bombay 
consulate twice. The reason they were refused the visa was that both their
son and daughter are here in the US and both are permanent resident and
my father is retired. The consulate people were reluctant to listen to
them and did not look at any documents.  I would like to hear any comments 
or suggestion as regards to whether they should try it from some other 
consulate or if I can do something from here.

I would appreciate any responses. Thank you.

Please forward your responses to the following email address

sanjay@buckaroo.geac.com 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: raj@rbhatnagar.csm.uc.edu (Raj Bhatnagar)
Subject: Re: .... Central Govt to take over 2.777 acre site .....
Organization: Univ of Cincinnati
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:40:23 GMT

In article <1992Dec28.161957.27340@cs.wayne.edu> seeta@eng.wayne.edu writes:
>

>But here's the catch (before U pick up Ur pens and pencils) : the GOI is gonna
>ask the supreme court for ``proof'' of the existence of the temple prior to
>the building of BM....   So U may want to wait...
    
        ...another 40+ years, or till another temple/mosque construction
             movement grips the country!

>Seetamraju Udaya Bhaskar Sarma


---raj
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: dea@geocomp.cee.rpi.edu (Anirban De)
Subject: Allahabad High Court to hear appeal for worship
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 19:21:11 GMT


Source:  All India Radio 
Time: 1pm EST (18:00 GMT)
Country: India

Center asks states to implement relief measures for
the riot victims

Allahabad High Court to hold hearings for worship
at Ayodhya site

	******************

The central government has asked the states to
take actions to implement the Prime Minister's
announcement of giving relief to the victims 
of the recent incidents.

	On Monday the PM Mr. P V N Rao had announced
the government's decision to award an ex-gratia 
payment of Rs 2 lakhs to the next of kin of each
person who was killed in the incidents.  In cases
where the deceased was the only earning member of the
family, employment will be provided for the widow
or a child. Other amounts of relief were also 
announced for other victims.

	The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High 
Court has decided to continue the hearing on an
appeal to allow the holding of "darshan" in the
temple built at the disputed site in Ayodhya.


Anirban De
dea@rpi.edu
From: an3947@anon.penet.fi
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: KNOCK KNOCK BOSEADIKA :-)))))))))))
Date: 1 Jan 93 23:07:30 GMT
Organization: Anonymous contact service
X-Anonymously-To: soc.culture.indian

KNOCK KNOCK!
KAUN HAI?
GADHE KE AULADH.
O DEEPAK BOSE, ANDAR AA JAO :-))))))))

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From: an3947@anon.penet.fi (Deepak Boseadika)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: AJEET JOKE AJEET JOKE!
Date: 3 Jan 93 19:48:15 GMT
Organization: Anonymous contact service
X-Anonymously-To: soc.culture.indian

AJEET : RAABERT, US MUSTAFA IBRAHIM AUR DEEPAK BOSE(DK) KO PAKKAD KE EK
	KOTHE MEN FENK DO.

RAABERT: KYON BAAS?

AJEET : PHIR DONO DRAIN BRAIN EK DUSRE KA BRAIN DRAIN KARENGE. HA HA HA HA HA
                 $$$$$$$$$$$$             ###########



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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: crick@tsp.med.umn.edu (Ed Crick (CD))
Subject: Re: Freedom to Speech & Profanity  
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 16:36:13 GMT

In article <1992Dec27.230632.25495@news.clarkson.edu> rajat@sunny3.che.clarkson.edu (Rajat Kapoor) writes:
>
>Also, the so-called Bill of Rights does not empower right to insult or hurt
>other's feelings. For example, one cannot brandish a Nazi Swastika
>publically in US ( or in Germany) nor legally use the word "nigger". 
>Rajat Kapoor

This argument is WRONG.  Learn more about the Bill of Rights and civil 
liberties before you spew inaccuracies.

The US Bill of Rights does not apply to Germany.  While the swastika and the
"Heil Hitler" salute are illegal there, here they are practiced by ignorants
like David Duke and the KKK under the protection of the First Amendment.

Ed
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: an4277@anon.penet.fi
Subject: Mustafa Ibrahim's brilliant wit!
Organization: Anonymous contact service
X-Anonymously-To: soc.culture.indian
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 09:17:16 GMT




I was browsing through the posts and a message caught my eye. This 
Mustafa Ibrahim (something must have gone wrong somewhere man! Nobody
is this stupid) had posted a message using the Anonymous server but 
had forgotten to get rid of his signature.

What's your gig yaar? What happened while you were a kid? Talk to
me man! Why do you love fucking up. Ooops! Sorry wrong line of
questioning; you probably don't know you fuck up, do you? That really
saddens me. Seriously, you are making a mockery out of yourself and 
your country. Get a life! 


And as for that Deepak Bose character, the cretin is an insult to 
humanity. I hope for his own sake that he's not ugly because if he 
is, and I have a feeling that he is, he better not run into me. Being
ugly for you is one too many man!

I won't like you at all, Deepak Bose because you're  stupid, vile 
and ugly. You're a disgrace to humans Deepak. A word of advice to 
his friends: Guys put a leash on this one!




Quote of the day: Love thy neighbor ...but don't get caught.
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.bangladesh
From: sridhar@asuvax.eas.asu.edu (Sridhar Venkataraman )
Subject: Re: alt.culture.bengali or Sci.lang.Bengali
Organization: ASU, Valley of the Sun(s), AZ
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 04:49:51 GMT

[alt.config off since this post has no relevance to it]

banerjee@hsc.usc.edu (Samit Banerjee) writes:

)I am posting this at Bijoy Sagar's request, not because I suddenly feel 
)more empathy for a Bengali language based newsgroup, but in retrospect
)it seems that since the formation of such a newsgroup is destined to be, it 
)might as well have a name that I can live with. I am proposing that we call 
)the new newsgroup SCI.LANG.BENGALI. There are a few reasons for this:

I concur with the suggestion and I would suggest additionally that it
be moderated just to keep the noise out. The moderated status could
help in better propagation of the group.

Can we atleast expect that the proposer knows atleast what crossposting is!

Sridhar.
--
Sridhar Venkataraman			sridhar@asuvax.eas.asu.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: balarama@cae.wisc.edu (Prabhu Balaraman)
Subject: Re: I tell all who make anonymous
Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering
Date: 3 Jan 93 21:13:06 CST

...iAM beLIvinG tHis aNoTHer rAM laKHan tYpE sHtoRY..

   pRabS anD pRoud tO bE sCieR
   
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: t60bss9@mp.cs.niu.edu (Bijoy Sagar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Poem : Calcutta and I by Sunil Gangopadhyay
Date: 30 Dec 1992 21:56:24 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu



	This is the translation of a poem by Sunil Gangopadhyay, who
needs no introduction. All the typos and other errors are mine. It
is reproduced here without permission. Have fun,

Bijoy Sagar
************************************************************************

Calcutta and I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Calcutta is a terrible stone in my heart.
I'll destroy her-
I'll rape her and take her to Haldia port,
Give her poison mixed with coconut sweets.
She is a terrible stone in my heart.
Calcutta fakes moonlight,
Nowadays she has learned to mix
Thorns or pebbles with kisses.
You forget to add sugar
To the tear-like tea, distracted by so many lovers...
Even in daylight, your thighs are open.

Can I let you go so easily
To the supreme Court of Delhi, my beauty?
Instead in the evening, with scented heart,
In crisp white clothes,
I will hold your arms and take you for a taxi ride-
Dance, twist in hotels, the rhythm flurrying your sari's border,
Expositing in your breasts the twin cameras,
The Jadus, Madhus, Shyams will whistle-
Such music in the body, you are like an august offering of light
Reflected in the mirror.

I can bring praises, from the south of the city,
You want lotuses in your hands?
You will be murdered at midnight,
Where will you escape from my hand? You cannot
Hide in Canning street. If you run along Chinese road
I'll follow you, tiger-like,
Leaping over traffic lights, crossing the Burrabazar of sorrows.
Through Chowringhee, the sick man's tonic,
My chase will continue,
As a disembodied, air-borne soul,
Avenging my pitiful love,
Where will you escape? On the Ganga, I'll turn the faces
Of all the ships
Piercing with my strong torchlight the Maidan darkness.

I'll strangle you
Fling gunpowder in the drains of your body,
My secret passages: one day in the centre
I'll light a match-
The palaces will fall, the bricks and woods will crackle,
All the graces, jewels, the immortal Chitpur world
Will dissolve.
Since you have pushed me towards death,
What can prevent you from sharing my fate?

******** Translated by Subhoranjan Dasgupta and Sudeshna Chakravarty********** 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: gardner@convex.com (Steve Gardner)
Subject: Re: DEADLINE TO STOP OBSCENE POSTINGS!
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 04:39:20 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In article <1993Jan3.135844.14273@umiami.ir.miami.edu> dpereira@umiami.ir.miami.edu writes:
>FROM:	D. Pereira and others,
>	Indignant and frustrated readers
>
>REF:	DEADLINE TO STOP POSTING OFFENSIVE OR RACIST MATERIAL ON 
>	SOC.CULTURE.INDIAN
>
>
>After Tuesday, January 5, 1992 at midnight, if I see *any* postings or replies
	Oh please, how can you take yourself seriously?  You sound like the
	Irish Republican Army fixing to blow up Windsor castle if the Brits
	don't leave Northern Ireland before midnight. . .   This kinda threat
	makes people chuckle not quake.  

>If any other sci readers out there decide to support this action, then please
>express your opinion.  A suggestion: extract this memo and post it again under
>your own name.  Do please take the effort to type the SUBJECT heading over,
>rather then doing a REPLY.  This way you will convey to the offenders that you
>feel as strongly about this.
	You clearly don't understand the dynamics of flames on the internet!
	Don't you see??.  Just ignore the children and they will go away.
	On an adult news group they would have gone away long ago.  With
	you folks getting your nickers in a twist over a couple of dirty
	words they just keep twisting 'em tighter.  Well you please get a
	clue and realize that the more you pay attention the more they 
	do it!  IT IS FOR YOUR REACTION THEY POST!  THEY WANT TO SEE SILLY
	REACTIONS LIKE THIS!   Just chill and let 'em go.  They'll get tired
	and go play somewhere else.  Isn't this obvious?!?  I don't know who
	is more childish, the coprolalia freaks or you victorian nannies that
	give them the reaction they seek.  Wake up!

>A final note to the persons mentioned above - please take this very seriously.
>It is NOT a joke.
	Why does it sound like a joke then?  Why does it sound like a terrorist
	threat in a James Bond Movie?  This is probably the only news 
	group where a few dirty words would cause such a nitwit reaction.

	Just grow up and stop trying to defend other people's virtue, tend
	to your own virtue first.

						smg


Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: ccgary@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (Gary Young)
Subject: Names & addresses of airline companies
Summary: I would like to obtain names & addresses of airline companies
Keywords: Names & addresses of airline companies & flying schools
Organization: Prentice Centre, University of Queensland
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:53:52 GMT

I'am interested in obtaining the names & addresses of airline companies and
flying schools in your country.
I would like to correspond with then to offer the opportunity to trainees

and students the chance to learn to fly professionally in Australia and
at the same time study towards a higher degree in aviation science.
This can be obtained from the Air Training Centre, Brisbane, Queensland.
For further information contact Gary Young

Thanking You

Gary Young                                        Education Officer
Prentice Centre                                Tel:+61 7 365 4359
The University of Queensland                   Fax:+61 7 365 4477
Queensland, 4072                         Email: ccgary@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au
Australia
____________________________________________________________________________

Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: srsurapa@mtu.edu (Surapanani)
Subject: Gold - A Poem
Organization: Michigan Technological University
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:27:09 GMT

   The age of golden
       has passed years and years ago
       but it has left its mark
       on the pony tails of some
       striking black or gleaming yellow
       charming and mellow

   They come in all shades and carats
        ranging from one to twenty four
        richer and rarer they become
        higher and higher as they go

   Many a fellaw has fallen for the gold
        trying to mine
        from the north of arctic
        to the south of antarctic
        from the west of pacific
        to the east of atlantic

    As they dig up
        for the precious metal
        some got lucky and hit the yellow
        while the others got hit with the black
        but gold it was
        yellow or black

    As time went by
        the golden yellow became
        the dumb and blonde
        and the striking black became
        the smart and brunette
        but precious they were
        to one and all

    They come in all sort of strands
        long and short
        smooth and wavy
        with pins and jewels
        clinging the stirrups
        teasing and taunting
        the cowboys from the land of holy cows
        to ride on

    With the gold in the backdrop
        came the silver streak, with its pearls
        and the ravishing red, with its rubies
        with occasional gems of brown
        competing with the gold
        in the spectrum of colors
        one more precious than the other

    So like all the golddiggers
        digging for the bounty
        with dreams almighty
        so will i, dig with my
        heart, spade and clubs
        not just for the gold, or silver
        pearl, ruby or emerald but
        for that little diamond in the sky


                        Srini Surapanani
From: mece1e3@Jane.UH.EDU
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Tagore for the day (English)
Date: 29 Dec 1992 07:33:40 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
Reply-To: mece1e3@Jane.UH.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: jane.uh.edu


1

 Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure. This frail 
vessel thou emptiest again and again, and fillest it ever with fresh 
life.

This little flute of a reed thou hast carried over hills and dales, 
and hast breathed through it melodies eternally new.

At the immortal touch of thy hands my little heart loses its limits in 
joy and gives birth to utterance ineffable.

Thy infinite gifts come to me only on these very small hands of mine. 
Ages pass, and still thou pourest, and still there is room to fill.

Love
Arindam Ghosh		(OFF) 713-743-4524
4402 Polk #3		(RES) 713-924-3069
Houston TX-77023

Asato ma sadgamaya, Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya,
mrityorma amritam gamaya,Om santi ssanti ssantihi.
[Lead me  from unreal to real
Lead me  from darkness to light,
Lead me from death to immortality,
Peace be upon the world]
This is the Day in which God's most excellent favors have been
poured out unto men, the Day in which His most mighty grace hath
been infused into all created things. It is incumbent upon all
peoples of the world to reconcile their differences, and, with
perfect unity and peace, abide beneath the shadow of the Tree
of His care and loving-kindness...Soon will the present-day order
be rolled up, and a new one spread out in its stead. Verily, thy
Lord speaketh the truth, and is the Knower of things unseen.
					Bahaullah

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