HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: banerjee@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Samit Banerjee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Calcutta: Do we really have any solution?
Date: 28 Jul 1992 14:21:19 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: phad.hsc.usc.edu

In article <92210.142137DXS23@psuvm.psu.edu> DXS23@psuvm.psu.edu (Deepak Srivastava) writes:
>
>After all what is the basis of CPM's power in WB ?
>Is it simply a massive pole rigging that continues
88>year after year ? No. 

Yes it is and if you choose to ignore it, then it makes me wonder if you
are naive/gullible/baised.  The CPM systemically riggs every elction starting 
with the electoral rolls and sending in their cadres to intimidate people. 

There was a very interesting article on SCI some time ago on how the
rigging takes place. One person goes in with a prestamped ballot, deposits
that and comes out with the one he was given in the booth. This is then stamped
and taken in by the next person and the cycle continues. I have actually
seen this happen along with complete falsification of lists and voter
intimidation. I am telling you as I saw the situation from the ground. No
not in Calcutta but in a small suburb about 40 miles on it's outskirts which
also happens to be my hometown.

The WB police is controlled by the CPIM party union and it turns a blind eye
to such fraud. The CRPF for whatever logistic purposes is not deployed
all over the state and this leaves the door open to the CPIM cadres to 
make a mockery of the election process.

In the last Assembly elections, the Left Front got 45.3% of the popular vote
while the Congress got 43.8%. these are figures from the WB Govt. Does that
show you that people all over Bengal vote en bloc for the CPIM.

My reading of the situation is that if free and fair elections were held
in Bengal on any given day, the CPIM would loose. But for that purpose the
army would have to be deployed first.




>But what about bhadralok bengalis in and around calc-
>utta ? 

Unfortunately you blunder again. Calcutta is 52% non Bengali and opposition 
to the CPIM Govt comes from these quarters also.


>Make calcutta a union territory. And it should
>be ruled only by bhadralok bengalis and their 

How extremely chotolok of you to suggest such a thing!!!
But rest assured that such a thought has crossed greater minds first
and even though the demand was raised, the GOI turned it down.

>intellectual offsprings in USA

The party poletariat speaks. Pseudo intellectuals better listen or
else remember Birati,Bantala, Kasba...


>
>Will Calcuttans then have any solution ? No. And the clue
>is...

kick Jyoti Basu's rear end...thank you. Pretty simple, dont you think?


Samit

>
>
>regards..              Deepak


Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.canada
From: fsjm@barticomp (Joseph Mathew)
Subject: Re: Canada versus U.S.A.
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 21:06:12 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.161230.20405@cs.umn.edu>, prabhak@cs.umn.edu (Satya Prabhakar) writes:
|> >In article <23JUL92.20593290@skyfox.usask.ca> lakhanpal@skyfox.usask.ca writes:
|> >>
|> >>        I think that the quality of life in Canada is much better than
|> >>        in the USA.  Our health care system in Canada is far better
|> 
|> One thing is beyond dispute: Canadians produce far superior beer thatn
|> Americans.
|> 
|> I always had this question: Why cannot a mainstream US beer producer make a beer
|> that has the character of a Canadian beer (not counting, of course,
|> expensive ales such as Samuel Adams)? Is it an arcane science that 
|> Americans cannot emulate or is it sheer ignorance of customer preferences.
|> 

	No, I think it's a very clear understanding of mainstream customer 
preferences.  Do you see anyone slurp a Bud and screw up his face and wish for
something else, again?  No, he thinks of the immediate deep carnal knowledge
to follow, with swedish women about to pounce on him from the nearest doorway.


Joseph

|> Satya Prabhaar
|> 
From: nrangan@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (N. Ranganathan - Contractor)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 16:09:25 GMT
Subject: Moving Sale
Organization: the HP Corporate notes server
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian



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From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (G.Narotham Reddy)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Bal Raj Madhok's book on KASHMIR
Date: 22 Jul 92 23:35:28 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbfsb.1992Jul22.233528.27739
Organization: AT&T


Balraj Madhok's

	KASHMIR
The Storm Center of the World



A U.S Publication - 300 pp

Order your copy from the publisher
	A.Ghosh
	5720 W.Little York,
	Houston, TX 77091
	( Price HB $25.95, PB $17.95, $1.50 Postage)


				* E N D *
From: nagappa@Rosie.UH.EDU (C Nagappa - behind the scenes)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Bangarappa of Karnataka Mr. 5%?
Date: 21 Jul 92 22:08:53 GMT
Reply-To: nagappa@Rosie.UH.EDU
Organization: University of Houston

Hello nettors,

	My cousin who has just returned from a vacation in India, mainly
Bangalore and thereabouts, told me about the alleged widespread 
corruption under Mr. Bangarappa (CM of Karnataka). Allegedly, he has a 
reputation similar to Pakistan's Asif Zardari (Mr. 10%), except that his
commission is (allegedly) less - around 5%.

	Also I heard that he has acquired a large number of money-
making businesses in Bangalore and elsewhere: Hotel Ashoka, Windsor
Manor, Holiday Inn, Taj, etc., and he is also allegedly taking about 10%
of proceeds from the Bangalore Dairy milk sales.

	Can someone with more inside knowledge please shed some light
on this? If this is true then it is extremely shocking and must be
dealt with. (Of course, due to security reasons I'll say no more).
Please respond by email if you don't want to post.

Regards,

Chetan Nagappa
From: sarang@saturn.sdsu.edu (Srinath Sarang)
Subject: Re: alt.culture.kerala (r.f.d. kinda thing)
Organization: San Diego State University, College of Sciences
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 15:50:49 GMT

paulchem@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Icarus) writes:
---> other stuff deleted <------

: 1] Simple, if the kids dont know the three Rs at birth they get
:    stamped "Rejected" and sent to the nieghbouring states.
:    Where they sometimes achieve great fame and go under names
:    like MGR and Phoenix.
   -------^^^^^-------

    MGR for your information was born in Sri Lanka. It was more of a rumour
   that he was malayali than sinhalese, for obvious reasons (LTTE).
   Don't try and flame me about this fact, for I have the facts.
I am waiting for the flames to bring out the facts.
 
:    
   (Sorry Paul, couldn't resist it )
: 4] Stay Cool.

  You too.. Its summer you know....
:    
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From: adesai@iastate.edu (Alpaa Desai)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Olympics Opening Ceremony
Date: 29 Jul 92 19:56:00 GMT
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA

In <l7do2tINNeb8@alhena.usc.edu> sadhal@alhena.usc.edu (Sati Sadhal) writes:

>In article <l7b79jINN4kb@phad.hsc.usc.edu> banerjee@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Samit Banerjee) writes:
>>In article <1992Jul27.231053.979@news2.cis.umn.edu> crick@tsp.med.umn.edu (Ed Crick (CD)) writes:
>>>In article <l78kk4INNs6v@phad.hsc.usc.edu> banerjee@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Samit Banerjee) writes:
>>>>

>There has been a lot said about the derogatory remarks made by the 
>news commentator at the Olympics Opening Ceremony. Some netters are
>coming to the defense of the commentator -- 
>	"Oh, he made a mistake"
>	"What else do you expect? He does not know any better." 
>We are foolishly dealing with facts and counting the number of 
>astro turfs. The whole issue is a rhetorical one. It is the style
>with which the statement was made, "....but India is SUCH a poor 
>nation......" that's offensive. Clearly, such a statement would
>never be made about China, primarily because China is a nuclear
>power with launch capability. That is the only language that the
>West understands and respects. Nevertheless, it is our duty to
>make noise about and complain to the TV station. The attitude,
>however, will only change if it hurts their pocket book. 

>				------ Satwindar Singh Sadhal

Very well said.
From: sj3e@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU (Sanjay Jinturkar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Baylor Univ, Texas
Date: 27 Jul 92 20:37:58 GMT
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department

A friend of mine has been admitted to Baylor Univ, Texas and will be
joining this fall. Could anyone please comment on the housing, living
expenses, on campus job opportunities etc.. Any pointers would be helpful.


Thanks
Sanjay
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: bazil@rosie.uh.edu (Farid, Bazil I.)
Subject: INFO NEEDED : F2 -Visa : Interview Questions : Bombay : Thanks
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords:  H2 Visa, Bombay
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 23:21:00 GMT

Hello Netters,

	I had already posted one inquiry regarding the probable quesations
	asked in the interview for F2 Visa, particulary in Bombay. 
	Unfortunately I did not get much feedback, so I am trying again.
	I hope this time the gurus of Visa-Kala will not disappoint me :-)

	I will appreciate if anybody has gone thru' this process or has any
	info on this subject.

	Please E-mail to my account or post it in the SCI.

	Thanx in advance,

	Sincerely,

	Bazil Farid



Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: prabhak@cs.umn.edu (Satya Prabhakar)
Subject: Re: Family values, premarital sex, etc.
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 14:00:08 GMT

nagappa@Rosie.UH.EDU writes:
>	
>	Although the statistics on single parents on the US is 
>startlingly high (about 50% black babies and 25% white babies are born to
>sinle mothers), it does *not* mean that there is a collapse of family values
>and it would be unfair to write-off an entire society because of this.

Really??

In his celebrated funeral speech, Mark Antony claims that if every
wound of Caesar had a voice, they would in unison drive Romans to
mutiny.

If the children of these broken marriages and divorces, caused by
myopic pursuit of the forever-elusive bliss and happiness, had
a voice of their own, perhaps then the 'collapse' and 'degradation'
would become clearer and drive us to our senses.

And Marcus Antony continues in his speech:

 "Oh! Judgment!! Thou hast fled to brutish hearts,
  And men (and women) have lost their reason!!"

Satya Prabhakar
From: debchat@vax2.concordia.ca (DEB CHATTERJEE)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Rapists on the payroll of CPI(M).
Keywords: Spineless society
Date: 24 Jul 92 03:55:00 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Concordia University
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <23280@alice.att.com>, amit@alice.UUCP () writes...
>In article <22JUL199210221297@vax2.concordia.ca> debchat@vax2.concordia.ca 
(DEB CHATTERJEE) writes:
>:In article <1992Jul21.144822.21157@engr.uark.edu>, me@comstore.uark.edu 
>:(My Account) writes...
>.... (stuff deleted) .... 
>I fear for the day  when judicial decisions will be made on the basis of 
>public opinion. 
> 
>Amit Gupta
>amit@research.att.com

 All that I can say, without getting incensed is that: 

            THERE IS NO LAW FOR THE OUTLAW !!!!!!

 What is the judiciary going to give back to that raped woman ???? Can you get
 ============================================================

 me some solution ??? The same happened on May 27, 1990. Nobody was arrested.

 My answer: (1) DOWN WITH THE CPI(M) BY COMPULSIVE DE-STABILIZATION.

            (2) ENFORCE MISA AND BAN ALL COMMUNIST PARTIES FOR 10 YEARS.

 - deb chatterjee
(a good samaritan)

P.S: People like Ms.Aditi Sen will feel physically safe then. Not now !
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: abdutta@icaen.uiowa.edu (Abhijit Dutta)
Subject: Re: Sick Hindustani's stupid joke
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 14:55:57 GMT
Organization: Iowa Computer Aided Engineering Network, University of Iowa

|> |>>
|> |>>Q: What the hell in this world is "Gujju" ?
|> |>>
|> |>>A:  You take a dozen Jews and mix them together and you will get a
|> |>>"Gujju".  In some cases you have to mix more than a dozen Jews.
|> |> 
|> |> what kind of jews ? Einstein ? Shamir ? Or the lender Shylock ?
|> |                      ~~~~~~~~~
|> |                   WAS HE JEWS??????????????????? 
|> 
|>                     YOU BET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|Sorry i don't...
| 
|
|> 
| 
|I didn't get you, 
|
|Jew/dzu:/ (noun) a person of hebrew descent or whose religion is judaism. 
| 
|Jewess/'dzu:es/ (noun). a female Jew. 
| 
|( i wonder a male jew is "Jews" ;-> ) 
| 
|Jewish/'dzu:ish/ (ADJECTIVE) of or relating to "Jews" (again :->) 
| 
|-courtesy 'The Concise Oxford Dictionary) 
| 
|Could you tell me where i was wrong in using word "Jews". 
| 
    The word JEWS is used when there is more than one Jewish person,
    but Mr. Einstein is one person.
    So the words 'WAS' 'HE' are not compatible with 'JEWS'.
    You said you referred to  The Concise Oxford Dictionary, but then
    you wonder if a male Jew is Jews!  This question should have been
    clear to you from your trip to the concise Oxford!  Your words are 
    contradictory. But then I understand you are a confused person, so 
    I don't blame you!  
    Life is full of confusion, isn't it!!
    

|o o
| |  ?
| =--U
| 
|-always curious.

    Yes, curiosity is good for children, it helps in the learning process.
 

>    BTW, he was Jewish, not Jews.
> | 
> |-alway curious
> |              
> 
>     Hope it quenches your curiosity :)
 
|Noop, it didn't ;-)

    If it still didn't, I would consider it is your misfortune.  May be a
    case of Learning Disability!!
        

    -jit

disclaimer: opinions are mine only.
> 
>     -jit
> |
> |> 
> |> and in case u r planning to post jokes on gujjus, make them original. not
> |> the ones used for jews (and changing jews to gujjus) !
> |> 
> |> Kuntal
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>     What does it profit if you gain the world
>     and loose your soul.
>                                 -New Testament
> -- 


-- 

Xref: sparky soc.culture.indian:25789 soc.culture.jewish:12836
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.jewish
Subject: Re: Regarding RAW-Mossad Nexus to Fight Terrorism
From: bhatnagr@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Raj Bhatnagar)
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 22:46:38 GMT
Organization: University of Cincinnati

In article <14n32cINNi0a@quality.hal.COM> sankar@hal.COM (Sankar Bandy) writes:


>GREAT NEWS! I also hope that the Israelies train Indians in the art of 
>resettling the Kashmir and Panjab border with the hindus driven out of 
>the states, provide them counter-terrorist training and arms to present
>PAKISTANI-trained terrorists with a hostile interface. 

Thr terrorism must be crushed at any cost and with any help
available.

Israeli help or not, India must act soon to resettle those 
people in their respective states who have been diaplaced from 
Punjab and Kashmir due to terrorism and are living as refugees
in their own country.

The Pakistan experiment, which set the precedent of throwing out
the non-Muslims from territories needed to create a Muslim state,
must also be eventually reversed in order to set the new precedent 
that the tactic of throwing people out of their homes and hearths 
in order to create artificial states will never be tolerated and 
WILL be reversed if attempted by anybody.

---raj
From: banerjee@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Samit Banerjee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: May I suggest the Crick virus
Followup-To: soc.culture.thai,rec.humor,alt.personals, misc.test,ba.test
Date: 22 Jul 1992 11:34:18 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: phad.hsc.usc.edu


In article <1992Jul22.105950.8850@uoft02.utoledo.edu> pvittal@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes:

>I'M PREPARED TO TAKE ALL THE FLAK U CHAPS CAN FIRE AT ME AS LONG I HAVE
>
>SUCCEEDED IN DIVERTING U. 
>


Another wimp makes an unpretentitous debut on SCI and chooses a very desi
way to do it in. Notice the Gandhian element of self sacrifce. 

Actually I was hoping, you would kind of stay and fight. But I guess you are 
better at tucking your tail between your legs and running.

Diverting?  No, not you of all people.

Anyway, thanks for bringing viruses back to the centre stage, just when I
thought that they were being thrown into the SCI trash can for lack of
interest. And even by the abominable standards on this net, that's a scary
thought!!!! 

For YOUR reading and OUR flaming pleasure, we are planning articles in the 
following areas. Feel free to add to the list.

1. The problems associated with the development of a vaccine against the
   AIDS virus.

2. The three recently reported cases of AIDS in people who tested negative
   to the ELISA test. Mutant strain or the wild type of a different virus?

3. Receptor mediated endocytosis of the HIV viron, activation of ribonucleotide
   reductase and DNA polymerase and signal transduction mechanisms for
   making multiple copies of the viron.

4. A lay man's perspective of SDS-PAGE, PCR, autoradiography, Northern,
   Southern and Western blot procedures.

5. The pathogenesis of the disease and problems associated with current
   medications and treatments.


Watch for these and other viral attractions coming soon to a network near you.
Most articles will be posted in several parts, so I hope it dosent test
your patience to any great extent.

These articles are rated SM (no, not that you idiot) which means that it is
suitable for scientific minds only. That I guess excludes you, automatically.

Samit
From: amara@informix.com (Amar Ananthapadmanabha)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: ROOMMATE/Sharing accomadation - REDWOOD CITY, MENLO PARK
Date: 21 Jul 92 18:17:14 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.
Originator: amara@conn-2


Hi!

	I am looking for a sharing accomodation in the REDWOOD CITY/MENLO
	park area. Since I don't have transportation as of yet, 
	proximity to commuting facilities preferred. 

	I don't mind moving to other places, if CAR POOLING/RIDESHARING is 
	possible till I get my car in a month or so. [Still looking for that 
	cheap, reliable tranport car - which runs without gas ! ]

	I work at INFORMIX, Menlo Park.
	I am vegetarian and non-smoker.

	Respond with e-mail to amara@informix.com

	Thanks.


	Amar
From: waseems@sco.COM (Waseem Siddiqi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: 13-year-old earns degree
Date: 23 Jul 92 16:27:46 GMT
Organization: SCO Canada, Inc.

In article <seOu=t_00WBMQ8D3FH@andrew.cmu.edu> pr0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Pravin Devineni Ratnam) writes:
>I'd be more impressed if the guy had sex at the age of 7.


I remember reading a story a couple of months ago regarding two boys age
 8 and 10  who had raped a girl age 6. 

waseem

-- 
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: gchacko@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (George W Chacko)
Subject: Re: US National Debt
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 19:40:32 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.144444.3390@news2.cis.umn.edu> crick@htlv.med.umn.edu (Ed Crick (CD)) writes:

>I must disagree with you concerning my credentials.  I am adroit at using
>the Indian biological technique, the Eastern blot.  This technique was
>pioneered in India's institute of higher learning, as existed before
>DNA hybridizations.  For those of you wondering what an Eastern blot is, it
>is when you spill curry on your fresh, white kurta.

Hmm! A Medline search showed no H.I.T.S. I assume that this technique
has not yet been published. Perhaps Mr. Crick would consider making
detailed protocols available? How does one probe for specific
ingredients like mono-unsaturated fatty acids? 

George
From: debchat@vax2.concordia.ca (DEB CHATTERJEE)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: West Bengal : Taking the Bull by the Horns
Date: 30 Jul 92 17:41:00 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Concordia University
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <Bs5oxF.9JC@acsu.buffalo.edu>, proy@acsu.buffalo.edu (Partha Roy) 
writes...
>........ (stuff automatically truncated) ..... 
>..................................Arindam, you are not weak, your faith
>has made you strong.  Aditi, concentrate on what you can do, not what you 
>cannot do. Venky, you have the right positive attitude. Nilanjan, Shubendu and
>........
 Hey !!! Wait a minute !!! What about Samit, Abhijit, me and others ??? We had 
 taken a lot of shit from everybody - including the ones mentioned above.  
> 
>I see a long and difficult path ahead.  Why walk alone ?  Come, let us walk 
>together.
> 
>Partha Roy.
>
 No goddamn IPSG guys (IMHO) !!! They are unpolarized !!! They are neither 
 commis nor they are rightist/ capitalist. Obfuscators !!!! However, Partha's 
 efforts extremely welcome !!!!  (Nice to see such concerned persons from the
 younger generations !)

 - deb chatterjee
(a good samaritan)

 Ole' man river/ Ole' man river
 He keeps on rollin'/ He keeps on rollin'
 .....

 - Paul Robeson 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.tamil,alt.culture.us.asian-indian,alt.culture.tamil
From: paulchem@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Icarus)
Subject: RFD for a.c.k follows.
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 06:02:08 GMT

1] After going through the responses received we
   have decided to go ahead to the next stage.

    a. Though there was an opposing point of view
      most people thought a.c.kerala was a better name,
      as it indicated a more general purpose than the
      language.

    b. Most people wanted to discuss more popular
       things like films and books before going on to
       other things.

 

      
2] The RFD cross posted to alt.config follows.

3] Stay Cool.

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