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From: rajesh@quince (Rajesh Raman)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: artificial limb
Date: 6 Oct 92 02:53:20 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: quince.wpi.edu
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asubr01@nx22.mik.uky.edu (Aswini Kumar Subramanian) writes:
: A close relative of mine is expecting to fix an artificial leg in next
: few months.
: Does anyone has any idea whether it is in anyway advantageous to do it
: in USA than in India.

  It is definitely cheaper and better in India. Have you heard of the Jaipur
  foot? It is very, very cheap. The Doctor, his name is Dr. Joshi I think,
  is world-renowned, and has developed this foot using very simple techniques.
  I'm sure you can find out about him easily. If you can't find his address
  (he lives in Jaipur) send me mail and I'll try and get it from a friend of
  mine in India.

  Best of luck!

  Rajesh

  e-mail address :- rajesh@cs.wpi.edu
From: dxn@juniper.WPI.EDU (Deepak Narain)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: SOME BABY JOKES
Date: 30 Sep 1992 06:26:29 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, WPI
NNTP-Posting-Host: juniper.wpi.edu

From dikkala@maxine.wpi.edu (Ravikumar Dikkala)>
>dxn@juniper.WPI.EDU (Deepak Narain) writes>
>>From dikkala@maxine.wpi.edu (Ravikumar Dikkala)>
>>>sdoki@maxine.wpi.edu (Suresh Doki) writes>
>>>> ......
>>>> ......
>>>
>>>  Sick post
>>>
>>>  -Dikkala
>> 
>> 
>> Sick flame
>> 
>> --
>> deepak
>
>  And a Sick Flame
>
>  -Dikkala

Hey Dix, looks like you're taking recursion a little too
seriously.

--
deepak
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.indian.telugu
From: upbikkas@uncc.edu (Udayabhanu P Bikkasani)
Subject: JNTU STUDENTS
Reply-To: upbikkas@uncc.edu
Organization: University of NC at Charlotte
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 20:11:59 GMT

Summary: please send in your whereabouts since we are compiling an address directory
send in you 
name:
univ:
email:
phone number:

Keywords: 



Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.indian.telugu
From: koneru@engin.umich.edu (Koneru V K S Srinivas)
Subject: Re: JNTU STUDENTS
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 16:18:46 EDT
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor

In article <BvB1Fz.G77@unccsun.uncc.edu> upbikkas@uncc.edu writes:
>Summary: please send in your whereabouts since we are compiling an address directory
>send in you 
>name:
>univ:
>email:
>phone number:
>
>Keywords: 
>
>
>

Which JNTU are you talking about?

Ko
Koneru.



Newsgroups: us.alt.culture.asian-indian,soc.culture.indian
From: mgundeko@ad-6.Naitc.Com (Murthy Gundekota)
Subject: Compelling evolutionary reasons for inter-racial marriages (Re: Ten Best Reasons to Date Indian)
Organization: Somewhere near Chicago
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 19:17:16 GMT

In article <BvpH86.9wE@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> trinas@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Speedy Gonzalez) writes:
>In (alok.vijayvargia) writes:
>>9) They are of Indian origin - same skin, features
>
>Oh, there's a reason!!!!!!!  I don't know, my skin's kinda dry...
>what if he doesn't have dry skin? :)
>>10) Affirmative Action - give them a chance  :-)
>Now - THAT's a reason!!!!!!!


One reason not to marry a person with features same as yours is, in
terms of evolution, you are not adding to the gene-bank (or nature)
more variety, at least one more unique genome, that can face up to the
elements that attempt to obstruct our, that is humans, smooth
progress. 

If that sounds geeky, in other words, you are taking your marriage
into an evolutionary cul-de-sac. Or you are becoming like the Lockhorn
family (refer to funnies).

Of course, this is my personal concoction. Did anyone come across in
science books evidence to support this lockhorn theory? 

By the way, India has some of the most diverse gene bank, given its
history full of foreign invasions. As an aficianado of evolutionary
theory, I can dare say that the Indian subcontinent has the most
accomodating people, compared to a younger civilization here say,
because of the inter-racial alliances, although not everything out
there has been perfect. 

Contrast that with Israel where Arab-Jew marriages are shunned upon,
and so the off-spring from such marriages tends to be politically and
culturally victimized, which is not the case in Indian inter-caste or
inter-religious marriages. 

However, a serious flaw in all political systems, out of conceit than
anything else in my opinion, including in US, is that you can't exist
(can you?) as a citizen of a state by declaring yourself as a no-race,
no-color, no-religion person. If the government were to add this to
the bill of rights, one could see more inter-racial marriages, because
their off-spring is not threatened to be wiped out, not by the natural
evolutionary process, but by the artificial barriers of government
rule.

Has any IA or II given thought to their off-spring when their marriage
is inter-racial such as: indian vs. african-american, indian vs.
chinese, indian vs. anglo-saxon? Much curious to listen these views,
given the level of garbage floating about sexist men like me. :-)


Murthy

Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.pakistan
From: rajiv@hilltop.mitre.org (Rajiv Kohli)
Subject: Re: $62,000 has been stolen...
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 15:16:42 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.135630.2106@unislc.uucp> sandeep@unislc.uucp (Sandeep Kulkarni) writes:
>From article <1686E60D3.C1935@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU>, by C1935@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU (KAILASH JOSHI):
>> In article <5b5e0c40.1b2f0@digital.sps.mot.com>
>> vikc@digital.sps.mot.com (Vikrant Chaudhry) writes:
>>  
>>>In article <1992Sep24.172619.16955@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> bohra@ecn.purdue.edu (Nihal Chand Bohra) writes:
>>>>|> Now, does anyone else have any ideas?
>
>How about filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau ???
>That is one thing that always gets all companies' attention'. 
>File a complaint with them, and send a copy to the bank. They will
>have to respond.
>
>Hope something works out for you. Good luck.
>
>Sandeep.

Does anybody have the original post. I would like to read this in
detail

Thx
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From: shubu@cs.wisc.edu (Shubhendu Mukherjee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Are IIT Bashers Hypocrites?
Date: 30 Sep 92 03:59:34 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin @ Madison, CS Dept.


Currently two parallel threads of discussions are going on in this net.

1. Should salaries of IIT professors be raised?
2. Should IIT students stay in India after graduation instead of coming
   to USA?

Some (not all) are saying that salaries of IIT profs shouldn't be raised 
because they are not doing anything better than the other colleges/univs
in India.

They also seem to feel that IIT students are traitors to their country because
they are leaving their country after receiving a fantastic education.  
They have stated explicitly that if these bright students leave the country
then the country is indeed losing something. 

Now solve the following paradox:

If the students are receiving good education in the IITs, then the 
professors are definitely responsible for that.  Then they *are* doing 
something better than other univs/colleges.  So why shouldn't they receive 
a higher salary than other univs/colleges?  If you agree to this, then 
your claim that IIT students are indeed traitors may be justified.

Well, if the professors are not doing a better job than other institutions, 
then definitely their salary shouldn't be raised.  However, this means 
what the IIT students achieve (i.e. brightness etc) are either 
inherent or they pick up the education on their own.  So if that is the 
case, then you have no basis to call these IIT students - traitors. 


Hypocrisy seems to be at it's height.  

-Shubu


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From: muzzy@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Sanjoy Majumder)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: NGO's working in West Bengal
Summary: Information on Non-governmental organizations based in Calcutta
Keywords: NGO, West Bengal, Rural Development
Date: 28 Sep 92 16:32:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1992Sep28.163206.13299
Expires: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 06:00:00 GMT
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.

I am in urgent need of information on Non Governmental Organizations working
in West Bengal (preferably based in Calcutta but not entirely necessary). I
need this information as I am planning a field trip to West Bengal in December
for my dissertation. I am looking to contact any organization which works in
rural West Bengal, particularly in Bankura, Purulia districts and in
Vishnupur. 

Please send any information you have to muzzy@casbah.acns.nwu.edu, it will be
greatly appreciated. 

Thank you.
Sanjoy Majumder
Dept of Radio/TV/Film
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208

(708) 491-7315 (O)
(708) 328-4714 (h)

email: muzzy@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: indu@iss700.Columbia.NCR.COM ()
Subject: Re: ISLAM and Science (Rushdie...)
Originator: indu@iss700
Organization: NCR Corp, E&M-Columbia, Columbia, SC
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 15:23:09 GMT


To: ahmed-shakil@CS.YALE.EDU
Subject: Re: Islam and Science (was Re: Islam & Rushdie -- Icarus.)

In article <1992Sep28.203707.21186@cs.yale.edu> you write:
>In article <15667@borg.cs.unc.edu>, ramamurt@arras.cs.unc.edu (Srikanth Ramamurthy) writes:
>>     and maybe show that killing a few actors
>>     for acting in a play which shows Quran in a bad light is a very 
>>     entertaining scheme (Even though the killing was done only because of 
>>     some really bad acting).
>
>How do you explain the fact that the same play was banned in Kerala.
>What religion is dominant in Kerala, and why was it banned?

   Shakil!   If it is the majority you are talking about then there are 
   Muslims, Christians,   Shivites, Vaishnavites, Madhvas, and many others. 
   But the DOMINANT ONE IS ISLAM. They try to prove their dominance now and 
   then  by creating a new district, changing names of palces to some 
   islamic names, pressurise  the Govt.  not only KERALA, but also CENTRAL
   govt. of INDIA to get some special privileges, supporting MUSLIM LEAGUE. 

   The very fact that this play has been banned in the very state where this 
   MUSLIM  fundamentalism is present itslef speaks volumes. AND ONLY IN THAT 
   STATE. 

   And the reason why it is banned is, the present political party in power
   wants muslim votes. And Muslims votes can be got this way, by appeasment
   at the cost of State or Nation.

   THE ISLAMIC factor remains the same even. 
    
>-- Shakil

-Indu.
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: godbole@milano.berkeley.edu (Dattaprabodh Godbole)
Subject: Re: Should the government subsidize IITs? 
Organization: U.C. Berkeley -- ERL
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 23:28:50 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.205332.6997@unixg.ubc.ca> banarji@unixg.ubc.ca (Ajai Banarji) writes:
>        	Should the government subsidize IITs etc (long)
>
>  Nice to see the number of responses. I am giving below an article (actually
>a letter to editor) which certainly states my points better than I did in my
>earlier posting.
>  This letter appeared in the Times of India in July 1991. It is written by
>one Ajay Chauhan who says that he graduated from IIT Kanpur a few years ago.
>However, I feel that the points brought out by him are equally relevant for
>MOST people with a proper qualification in engineering or business. Let us
>think of the common problems facing qualified people in India rather than
>simply criticising the IIT graduates. This letter is also rather instructive
>regarding the role of engineers in Indian industry.
>  (the letter is abridged slightly).
>
>Dear Sir,
>  This letter is with reference to the article by Mr. Amrik Singh who proposed
>policy changes to compel IIT graduates to remain in India. There are too many
>articles on the subject and it is time things were put in the right 
>perspective.
>  IITians go abroad not because they are traitors but mostly out of a sense of 
>helplessness. They receive an education that is of a very high calibre. Their job options on graduation are:
>1) Delay the decision-do management and then sell soap.
>2) Resign themselves to just running an existing manufacturing setup and
>   degenerate intellectually.
>3) Go abroad in search of financial and intellectual gain.
>  The first two options are no options at all. An engineer is capable of 
>designing systems not just for advanced countries but for Third World countries
>also based on requirements. A good engineer however does not run plants.  
>Operators should do that.

	[stuff deleted]

>reasonably honest individual. Will things change? Your guess is as good as
>mine.                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I agree that points 1 & 2 and the description about the current industry 
operations are mostly true.

But, isn't it true that when most of the bright professionals leave the
country, who is going to change this situation?

If everyone who has left the country contributes a small amount to the
change in above mentioned situation, then in no time India will be a
better place to stay and work !!!

I am sad that very few people on the net even want to think @ it.

-Datta
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.tamil
From: swami1@troy.uucp (22535-swaminathan)
Subject: Re: NEWS : Distortion in history textbooks opposed
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 14:18:35 GMT

>
>In article <BvIxv1.D3s@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>, mvishnu@bcr3.uwaterloo.ca (Meenan Vishnu) writes...
>>Do not take the book I quoted as Bramin-bashing.  Phulgenda Sinha is himself a
                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>Bramin and has devoted his entire life for the upliftment of India,
^^^^^^^^^
>>(unlike others who remain in US fulfilling their selfish interests). 
>

Are you sure that Mr. Sinha is a brahmin, or are you again using
your assumptions to prove a point? I never heard of a Sinha (a
modified form of Singh) to be other than a Kayasth or Kshatriya.
From: rsingi@penuts.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: ****2ND OCTOBER:::::GANDHI JAYANTI****
Date: 2 Oct 92 17:09:16 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <1992Oct2.140700.7643@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>, smsriv@melkor.lerc.nasa.gov (Rakesh Srivastava) writes...
>In article <1992Oct2.044844.17686@cc.uow.edu.au> g9220348@cc.uow.edu.au (adil shaikh) writes:
>>
>>2nd October, 1992:
> 
>It also is the birth anniversary of our first president Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 I think its late PM of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri.

> 
>>Gandhi Jayanti: National Holiday 
>>
>>Vaishnav jan to tene re kahiye
>>je pid parai janere
>>
>>???????????????????????????
>>
>>Bye
>>Adil
>>
> 
>Rakesh
>smsriv@melkor.lerc.nasa.gov
- Rajesh 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: sreedhar@sunb4.cs.uiuc.edu (Sreedhar Sivakumarran)
Subject: Bharatnatyam performances in Illinois.
Originator: sreedhar@sunb4.cs.uiuc.edu
Reply-To: sreedhar@sunb4.cs.uiuc.edu (Sreedhar Sivakumarran)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 01:21:42 GMT


*********************************************************************
 
     _______________________________________

     Bharatanatyam Performances in Illinois 
     _______________________________________

                   Mythili Sridhar
              (graduate student in UIUC)

                will be performing at

              Sri Venkateswara Temple,
                   Aurora, Chicago
           on  October 4th, 1992 at 2.00 p.m.

	  (call 708-844-2252 for directions to the temple)

                        and at the

           Krannert Center for Performing Arts,
                 500 S. Goodwin, Urbana 
            on October 21, 1992 at 12.25 p.m.

       (both the programs are open to the public FREE of charge)

Mythili Sridhar learnt Bharatanatyam under the tutelage
of Mrs. Saroja Vaidayanathan, founder of Ganesh Natayala
of New Delhi and had her Arangetram in 1981. Since then,
Mythili has given several solo performances under the
banner of almost all well-known cultural institutions in
Delhi. She has also performed extensively all over India
and was invited to perform in Madras and on Madras Television.

Besides solo performances, Mythili has taken part in several
ballets and dance-dramas along with her guru, and in the
words of one critic has distinguished herself in the title
role of "Adi Sankara". A special performance of this ballet
was given on the invitation of the President of India for
him and his invitees.

Mythili is currently working on the production of a full length
program based on different episodes from "Ramayana" and this
is scheduled to be featured as part of a four day "Ramayana
Retreat" at the Pittsburgh Temple during Thanksgiving
weekend this year.

Mythili had been teaching Bharata Natyam in Ganesa Natayala till
she migrated to the US and is conducting classes in Champaign-
Urbana area. 

All those interested are cordially invited to attend the performances. 

*********************************************************************
From: eleeafj@menudo.uh.edu (P. Narendra)
Subject: Re: Humurous Incidents involing desis
Organization: University of Houston
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 20:13:57 GMT

In article <1aj29eINN4ak@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu> vivek@ecst.csuchico.edu (Vivek R. Prabhu) writes:
>In article <1992Oct2.115854.1784@ucbeh.san.uc.edu> garrer@ucbeh.san.uc.edu writes:
>>#define OT old Timer
>>#define NC New Comer
>>
>>IN another similar incident a NC drops in 50 cents and touches a button and a
>>pop comes out.  Amused at his he does it again.  Seeing this an OT asks him why
>>he is taking so many pops.  As an answer the NC said "Do you know xxxx, this is
>>really wonderful, drop 50 cents in this box and touch this button and a can
>>comes out at your feet".  The OT couldnt help asking "then why do you think you
>>are dropping the coins".
>
>We had an even more amusing incident, myself and a friend of mine at Livermore
>in California last year. We put in 60 cents for a Pepsi, in a vending machine,
>got one can, banged the machine a little, and got another for free.
>
>This was a real case of "Buy One, Get One Free".
>
>Regards,
>Vivek.
>
>-- 
>vivek@cscihp.ecst.csuchico.edu (Vivek R. Prabhu),
>Systems Engineering Laboratory, Department Of Computer Science, 
>School Of Engineering, Computer Science And Technology,
>California State University, Chico, California.

 Just a passing note 

   In India babies pop out as pepsi pops out from vending m/c's in America...


Xref: sparky soc.culture.indian:33103 phl.announce:81
From: chirimar@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Jawahar Chirimar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,upenn.cis.grad,phl.announce
Subject: Concert by L.Subramaniam, 10/10/92, 7:30pm ,A1-DRL,Univ of Penn
Date: 6 Oct 92 16:14:51 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.indian
Organization: University of Pennsylvania


The Indian Association at Penn (IAP) takes pleasure in announcing that it
has successfully founded a chapter of SPICMACAY (Society for Promotion
of Indian Calssical Music and Culture Amongst Youth) at UPenn.

                    We will INAUGURATE the chapter 
                         with a CONCERT by 

                           L. SUBRAMANIAM,
                   the Classical Violin Virtuoso,
			       
                         on  October 10,1992
                            at 7:30 pm 
           at A1, DRL (33rd and Walnut,Philadelphia,PA 19104).


                   ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL.
            Seats will be available on first come first serve basis.
                       THERE IS NO RESERVATION
                   
We welcome you all to join us at the concert and make the evening a
memorable one.




                         























Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: Veeramany.Sthanumurthy@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Veeramany Sthanumurthy)
Subject: Re: SOME BABY JOKES
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 15:51:37 GMT

[Stuff that usually appears in rot-13 format even in rec.humor,
that bastion of mainstream American and USENET humor, not
included]

Mr. Doki:

You are obviously the product of some accelerated academic program
which has led to you having an account in some university. The only
reason I can attribute to your exuberance in sticking to patently
tasteless postings on SCI, not that there is any lack of it around
here, must be the hyperactive hormones in the adolescent you either
are or insist on celebrating, for whatever misguided reasons you will
no doubt parade in response to this. I know that USENET is an anarchy
which will have to put up with the likes of you. However, there are
such outlets for your traits as, to name a few: talk.bizarre,
alt.tasteless, rec.humor, though you will probably get your sweet
body parts flamed more thoroughly than even *you* with your *ostensibly*
gutsy postings on the various SCI* groups seem inclined to stomach.

I am sure even in those newsgroups there is some sense of decorum
incommensurate with their anarchic constitutions, a sense you
certainly show an appalling lack of.

Sthan.
--
   The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of
     North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
        Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
           internet:  bbs.oit.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: mahesh@evb.com (B.G. Mahesh)
Subject: Multi system camcorders
Organization: SETT Inc.
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 13:07:19 GMT


I want to buy a camcorder but would prefer to buy
a multi system camcorder so that I can use it back
in India and here without any convertion hassels. I have heard of multi 
system tvs and vcrs but are there any multi system camcorders?
If so, how much will it cost? My friend is going to Singapore,
do you think it is a good idea for me to get a multi system
camcorder from Singapore (mostly from singapore airport rather
than the city as he doesn't have much time). If you have
any suggestion about brands, features which the camcorder *must*
have please respond by email only.

thanks

-- 

B.G. Mahesh
mahesh@evb.com
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.usa