HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: sxu9287@usl.edu (Unnikrishnan Srinath)
Subject: job prospects for Engineering Management
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 18:09:57 GMT


Dear Netters,

  I am currently doing my master's in Engineering Management.  I would
  like to know about the job prospects in this field.   Please send
  your replies to sxu9287@usl.edu.  
         Thanks in advance.

  
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Subject: Re: Sonia's book on Rajiv
Keywords: Sonia Rajiv Book
Reply-To: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 21:27:25 GMT

In article <17182@ulysses.att.com> bala@ulysses.att.com (Bala Krishnamurthy) writes:
>apnews reports:
>	   Mehta said Mrs. Gandhi had created an image as a ``cold,
>humorless, grasping, introverted, pathologically shy lady of humble
>beginnings.'' The book, however, revealed ``warmth, candor, and ...
>sexual emotion.''
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^

Every-thing finally boils down to this.  Maybe that guy mehta
considers that to  talk about a widow, in such a manner, as candor too.

Freud Freud everywhere, but not one girl for me.


Seetamraju Udaya Bhaskar Sarma
(email : seetam @ ece7 . eng . wayne . edu)


P.S.  I found the comment in the above article, about how Smt. Sonia
Gandhi displayed her utmost disgust for politics.  Hope this easens
the tension inthe PMO.  I personally think that was a very important
peice of information.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: bandi@kilo.cs.umn.edu (Vijay Bandi)
Subject: Re: LOOKING FOR VENKATESWARA RAO..
Keywords: venki,looking for
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 19:05:06 GMT


Looking for V.Venkateswara Rao from AP (vizag, AU) ;
	also called Venki or vikunta;
And supposed to have come to Virginia Tech at Charlotte (Comp Sci)
	around 10th of august.

If you have come across this guy (btw, he is male, too) recently,
	pl send me a msg at bandi@cs.umn.edu.
	Thanx.
From: tpd@tpd.Eng.Sun.COM (Tapas Datta )
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: VIVEKANANDA and INDIAN NATIONALISM(seminar)
Date: 2 Sep 1992 21:41:21 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: tpd@tpd.Eng.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: tpd

In article 27164@midway.uchicago.edu, trivedi@yukawa.uchicago.edu (Anil Trivedi) writes:
>I feel so bad about being so far away from Fremont, CA area! 
>Is it possible to get copies of papers which are read at the seminar?  
>I bring this up publicly as many others are likely to be interested.
>
>---


I would be glad to mail the Seminar Booklet containing ten papers and a case
study to anyone who sends their address to me via e-mail. Also if you have
suggestions about the upcoming Centenary celebrations in 1993, please provide
them. I also have extra copies of a Video Tape of the Seminar. But this will
cost $4.00+shipping, if anyone is interested. 
The Seminar, judging by people's comments and reactions (attendees) was very
successful. 
Regards,

Tapas
---
Tapas Datta  Cubicle # 2044  x6-1578

Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: trivedi@yukawa.uchicago.edu (Anil Trivedi)
Subject: Re: Buddhism a part of Hinduism ?
Organization: Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 23:52:16 GMT

In article <1537@eagle.ukc.ac.uk> av2@ukc.ac.uk (A.Varshneya) writes:

 > I have heard that Buddha is considered the ninth(?) avatar in
 > Hinduism. Does this mean that Buddhism is actually a part of
 > Hinduism ?

Yes, Hindus do regard Buddha as an incarnation of God. This is an
interesting illustration of their history of religious tolerance.

But, no, you should not consider Buddhism to be a part of Hinduism.

Historically, Buddhism could once have been considere an ascetic
reformist branch of Hinduism, just as Sikhism once used to be a
"militant" arm of Hinduism.

However, Buddhism has existed as an independent faith long enough,
far longer in fact than Sikhism which too has come to be viewed
as an independent faith today.

Of course, Hindus or anyone else for that matter not prevented from
worshipping Buddha in any manner they see fit. People may worship
Buddha and learn from His teachings without joining "Buddhism",
just as they may worship Krishna without joining the Hare-Krishnas
(it's a weak analogy, but it makes the point).

-----




Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: sdoki@maxine.wpi.edu (Suresh Doki)
Subject: Interested in a sexy desi girl
Keywords: sexy desi
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 16:30:36 GMT


i am a six footer and am also dark. i am handsome by any standards.
you can ask all my friends. i am looking for a desi chick who is about
5 feet and 6 inches tall and should be fair. she should be sexy too.
caste no bar.

send all mail to sdoki@cs.wpi.edu

doki

PS: i don't know if this is the right group to post but nevertheless i
    decided to post only on this group becoz there is nothing
    worthwhile being posted on this group.

:) :) :)

Xref: sparky soc.culture.indian:30002 soc.culture.tamil:1815
From: ramas@mailhost.aa.cad.slb.com (R. Ramasubramanian)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.tamil
Subject: Info on I-94 please
Date: 1 Sep 92 16:45:50 GMT
Organization: Schlumberger CAD/CAM at Ann Arbor, MI

Hi,

A friend of mine has submitted her I-94 to the INS for B1-extension. She 
however intends to fly back to India soon. It is just a week now since the
I-94 was sent to the INS. Atleast 4-6 weeks of processing time is expected (my
guess). 

Is it possible for her to leave the US before she receives the I-94 from the INS. If so, what are the documents that have to be produced at the Immigration.

All info in this regard will be greatly appreciated.

Thanx in advance,

ram
:wq
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: rsatagop@hopi.intel.com (Ramprasad Satagopan)
Subject: Looking for G.Nandakumar at Purdue Univ
Organization: Intel Corporation
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 23:35:11 GMT

Hi,
If anyone is aware of G.Nandakumar's e-mail address, please
mail it to me.
He is a student of EE at Purdue Univ, and got his MS from LSU.
Thanks.
Ramprasad.
From: ratan@thebe.rutgers.edu (Santosh Ratan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: DESI JOKES (Adults) #7
Keywords: a,c,b
Date: 26 Aug 92 08:01:05 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

In article <1992Aug25.181519.1@woods.ulowell.edu>, kalej@woods.ulowell.edu writes:
: i really hate people who dare to post such obscene and dirty
: jokes on the net.
: if it is observed hence, that such jokes are
: posted , a federal complaint will be filed
: against the source of the joke, and i mean it!!!


    What about other obsene topics

                HORNY INDIAN BABIES
                SONIA SIGHTING # 4

  What exactly do you mean by the source of the joke? The possible
  meanings are (i) The network itself, (ii) the person who first
  created the joke, which is very hard to discover, (iii) the
  characters of the joke, and many more. Please be specific for the
  benefit of net readers.

           GIMME 5 Tarik
From: kannan@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Kannan Subramanian)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: General Body Meeting of the M.S.
Date: 27 Aug 92 00:05:11 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523

>suggested additional topics...
>
>	Debate:
>		Cow tipping: Should it be legalized? Or should it be abolished?
>	(I bet our friends from fort collins can providew more insights... which
>	might be a pretty good place for meeting. )
>
>Njan

OK. Bait taken. What insights do you seek? What you want may not be what
you get, all depending on what (or even who) "cow tipping" turns out to be. 
Also, what's the Fort Collins angle? To clarify, pliss. 

Meanwhile, Chacko Mann, if you're tuned in, the grapevine tugged again 
yesterday and the whispered word is that Paul Icarus Chemmanoor, our other
deserving Keralaite miscreant, besides wearing lungis to Folsom Stadium during 
Fall Football, talks a lot! Who would've guessed, eh? :->

What with one thing and another, but mostly another, a close encounter with the
said same miscreant hasn't come about though it's been on the cards for a while.

And since the subject has been raised, I take this opportunity to add that
Fort Collins, as meeting places go, offers a unique neo-rustic atmosphere
and sports a generous miscreant element among its populace. When I lived in 
Boulder, my friends were hippy yuppies; now they're just hippies. :-> 

And you must come visit our wonderful breweries. 

cheers,
kannan
From: juvvadi@csgrad.cs.vt.edu (Ramana R. Juvvadi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Should Indian states need more autonomy?
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:58:56 GMT
Organization: VPI&SU Computer Science Department, Blacksburg, VA

In article <1992Sep2.155100.5571@oracorp.com> narayana@oracorp.com (K. T. Narayana) writes:


>States are allowed to tax and raise revenues! 

This is not the point. The real question is what percentage of a ctizen's
tax goes to centre and what percentage goes to states.


<stuff deleted>

>I have yet to come across one single state that managed its economy
>better than the center's management of the national economy! Don't

It is true that states have in general done a bad job. That is not a reason
for not delegating any authority to them. Just like individuals even 
institutions learn only after experience. This is the same argument that
British gave for not granting independence to India. They said Indians
were irresponsible to govern themselves. There was some truth to the
argument. But I don't know of any one who thinks that was a sufficient reason
for the Britishers to continue. This is like a mother accusing that daughter
doesn't know cooking but never letting her enter the kitchen.

Under the Nehru dynasty rule even the miniscule autonomy that was
given was eaten away and the states were reduced to dole-out instituions.
Chief ministers were decided in Delhi, not in the state capital. The
result has been that all the power has been usurped from state governments.
No one looked to states for delivering any results. 

It is true the state governments who cry hoarse about central authority
have been hypocritical about delegating authority futher down. The idea of 
decentralization is more than shiftimg power from central governments
to state governments. It involves passing the authority to the lowest
possible level in the heirarchy. If there is one malady that is afflicting
Indian psyche and Indian administration it is looking up to some God
at higher levels to deliver results rather than taking the responsibility
themselves. 

BTW, I don't mince words when I am trying to convey an idea. I openly
accept that I am willing to consider seceding if that is what it takes
to teach people responsibility. However, I consider it a waste of energy
trying protect ourselves from each other pouring money into defence.
It is far better to stick together for a common defence for protecting
against both external and interanal aggressors. However I firmly oppose
any group taking recourse to arms and violence, be it LTTE or Sikh militants,
for achieving their means. Your kind of reaction, i.e. branding every one who
talks of autonomy as a terrorist, only adds fuel to the fire.

BTW, I'll be off for the week-end. You can continue the discussion
with others. I'll join after the week-end break

>just to mention the otherside of the autonomy story!
>...kt
From: prem@prem.lbl.gov (Shirdi R. Prem)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Sam. Pitroda speaks at MIT
Date: 28 Aug 1992 01:51:02 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Reply-To: prem@prem.lbl.gov (Shirdi R. Prem)
NNTP-Posting-Host: prem.lbl.gov

In article <1992Aug27.203349.27124@athena.mit.edu> krish@athena.mit.edu (Viswanathan Krishnan) writes:
>
>                        Mr. Sam. Pitroda speaks on
>        Technological Development in India: Past, Present and Prospects
>

	Is Satyen Pitroda also going to talk about :

		1. How he misused his position to procure components
		   for the Indian public sector at inflated prices 
		   from his own companies........

		2. How, under his "management", C-DoT projects went 
		   over-budget, behind schedule and failed to meet the 
		   original requirements........
		
		3. How he hired away into his own companies, the cream 
		   of engineers trained at great expense to the Indian 
		   government........

	If he does speak on these points, I would be very interested in
	the seminar.

	I think that he should be seen as a businessman who profited
	immensely from his enterprises (nothing wrong with that), 
	not as a saint or a  technological saviour for the country.

	Regards,
	Prem!
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.india
Subject: Re: Sam. Pitroda speaks at MIT
Summary: 
Expires: 
Reply-To: prem@prem.lbl.gov (Shirdi R. Prem)
Followup-To: 
Distribution: 
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Keywords: 

In article <1992Aug27.203349.27124@athena.mit.edu> krish@athena.mit.edu (Viswanathan Krishnan) writes:
>
>                        Mr. Sam. Pitroda speaks on
>        Technological Development in India: Past, Present and Prospects
>

	Is Satyen Pitroda also going to talk about :

		1. How he misused his position to procure components
		   for the Indian public sector at inflated prices 
		   from his own companies........

		2. How, under his "management", C-DoT projects went 
		   over-budget, behind schedule and failed to meet the 
		   original requirements........
		
		3. How he hired away into his own companies, the cream 
		   of engineers trained at great expense to the Indian 
		   government........

	If he does speak on these points, I would be very interested in
	the seminar.

	I think that he should be seen as a businessman who profited
	immensely from his enterprises (nothing wrong with that), 
	not as a saint or a  technological saviour for the country.

	Regards,
	Prem!
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: shalan@engr.latech.edu (Shivram Halan)
Subject: Re: About this Ed Crick fellow (Re: India succ
Reply-To: shalan@engr.latech.edu
Organization: Louisiana Tech University
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 23:11:40 GMT

***********************
	From prem@prem.lbl.gov (Shirdi R. Prem)

	In article <1992Aug25.232426.22182@engr.latech.edu> shalan@engr.latech.edu writes:
>	about this Ed crick character...
>
>I've never realised a mind can be so warped. Your craving for attention has 
>let you stoop so low, that only "flames" can quench your needs to communicate. 
>You may want to look up "crisis hotlines". Your only int


		Arre yaar,

	Kaiku faaltu mein dimaag garam karne ka.....?? Paagal kutta
	bhaunkega to apun kaiku bhaunkne ka ??

	Just ignore this mis-informed moron....

		Jab Chanakya ne artha-shaastra pe thesis likha, ya arya-bhatta
	post-doc kar raha tha, tab yahaan ke log ko do patthar ghis ke
	aag banaane ko bhi nah......
****************************************
shirdi, I had this translated since i don't know hindi.  Thanks anyway.	Many netters still need to ignore peole like ed crick??? or ?????

many of us would appreciate it if a translation can be provided everytime an ethnic language is used. (to fellow  ~~~ netters).		~~~


	Another issue I would like to raise is honesty of posting.
when an article is written netters assume they are honest and the flames, ...are sent. It would be really great if the people cease and desist from so called " mommy!!!!
waaaaah! waaaaah! waaaah! boo!!! h000!! hooo! somebody broke into my account, drank my porridge, and posted inflammatory remarks and drivel."
by doing so the network would have achieved 
1) honesty of posting.
2) due to 1) respect for the poster
	*  a more serious exchange of ideas
	* understanding of different cultures for integration.
hell!!!! verbal jugglery too.



I better quit before I get flames for being st. peter.

	also could we have more jokes, humorous incidents.....


danke(thanks) 
herr(Mr) shiv
From: venkat@leena.athena.lkg.dec.com (Venkat Tangirala Ramana)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Carrying a laptop to india...
Date: 4 Sep 92 13:00:49 GMT
Reply-To: venkat@leena.athena.lkg.dec.com (Venkat Tangirala Ramana)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation




A friend wants to send a laptop computer to his father in India.
He would like to know if the laptops are available in India and how much
do they normally cost, and what would be the customs duty if sent from here.
Is it possible to reduce/avoid the customs duty if sent as a gift to his
father?

Any suggestions/input would be appreciated.


Please suggest to venkat@athena.lkg.dec.com

/*VENKAT*/
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,seattle.general
From: ngrjn@milton.u.washington.edu (V Nagarajan)
Subject: Fwd: Any Seattle vegans looking for a roommate?
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Distribution: seattle
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 00:03:29 GMT

Newsgroups: rec.food.veg
From: asannuti@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Arun M. Sannuti)
Subject: Seattle Housing (with a vegan)
Organization: Princeton University
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 16:21:58 GMT

	Hello.  Even though this is a bit off the topic of this
newgroup, I thought I'd give it a try, since I'm getting a little
desperate right now.  I'm looking for an apartment, preferably with a
roommate, in Seattle.  Since I'm vegan and want to share cooking
responsiblities, I was hoping someone in the Seattle area who's
reading this would know a vegetarian looking for a roommate.  I won't
arrive there until Sept.15th, and since school starts on the 21st, I
need to find a place quickly.  Please send any suggestions to
asannuti@math.princeton.edu

Thanks,
arun
asannuti@math.princeton.edu



Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.tamil
From: charath@cs.tamu.edu (R. Charath Ram)
Subject: A Visa Question
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 13:08:07 GMT

Hello There

This is a question about British Visas. I'm planning to travel on Air India
from New York to Bombay and back. My tickets are standby tickets and so I'm not
confirmed from NY to Bombay; instead I will have to reboard the flight at
Heathrow on both the outbound and inbound routes.

Has anybody had a similar experience? If so, I would like to know if I need to
get a British Visa (maybe a 6 month multiple-entry), instead of a transit visa
(which I know is available at the airport itself).

Please email your responses to charath@cs.tamu.edu. If there is sufficient
interest, I will post a summary to the net.

Thanks
- Charath Ram
  Texas A&M University
  charath@cs.tamu.edu

Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Subject: Re: Should Indian states need more autonomy?
Reply-To: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 01:42:34 GMT


Your points have been noted, and they match with what has
been said by many others.

The long-term vision of juvvadi (?) and me is different from
that of yours.  You see autonomy and constitutional restructuring
before its too late.  We both dont.  Anyway, I recommend that you
continue your discussion with juvvadi, because he is more open
and receptive.  As for me I totally reject the dictator-ship-of
majority-democracy and its constitution outright.  So you wont have
any discussion with me.  Just flame war and sarcastic posts.



Seetamraju Udaya Bhaskar Sarma
(email : seetam @ ece7 . eng . wayne . edu)

P.S. I favour local rule (a.k.a. pancayat raj in local lingo).
I also hate rule of written law from the depths of my heart.
From: vivek@informix.com (Vivek Dwivedi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: REASONS WHY I POSTED TO S.C.T AND A.C.K [REF. PANTNAGAR]
Date: 3 Sep 92 20:44:32 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

In article <1992Sep3.054109.1786@colorado.edu> manu@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (K. S. Manu) writes:
>In article <1992Sep3.032127.3044@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> vkrishna@nyx.cs.du.edu (Vijay Krishna) writes:
>>
>>1. I was working on my research paper and I found a reference
>>   of some professor who is associated with the area
>>   in which I am working and who is/was (?) in Pantangar. 
>
>We are not really interested in knowing your reasons.., we really don't care.
>
>>2.  Being unaware with the geographical location of Pantnagar,
>>    I confused it with Palghat (I guess it is somewhere in
>>    Kerala).
>
>You mean to say that WE should suffer for YOUR ignorance?
   Vijay  Krishna posted one article in a.c.k and s.c.t, and you guys
    posted 10 articles to flame him. What do you guys think that s.c.i 
    is to post junk  . 
>
>>3.  I have to work on a time bound assignment and I found it 
>>    convenient to post the query to s.c.i, a.c.k and s.c.t.
>>    Unfortunately, none of the responders have answered my
>>    query, but instead, they kept on fighting on petty ego 
>>    quibbles.
>
>Buddy, we are really not interested in your problems.. we have
>our own (believe it or not!). You broke the rules, so you apologise.
>No amount of reasoning is going to make what you did right.
>

  If you've your own problems, then it is your problem. What the heck you
  are doing here in this newsgroup .

>>BTW, I am leaving for Europe and I would advise to stop
>>all this nonsense chain of replies and counter replies. 
>
>man, what arrogance!!! You expect us to act as YOU wish?
>
>>I have received the following information regarding Pantnagar
>>from some of my friends: 
>
>Like we care!!
>
  What do you mean by we ?
  You can say only for you, until and unless you're not politician and that 
  too Indian .

>>V. Krishna  
>
>Njan


Go and do all this in a.c.k and s.c.t .

I'm sick of M.... 

Vivek (Pantanagarian) Dwivedi

Sorry couldn't resist .

-- 
*****************************************************************************
 Vivek K. Dwivedi 415-926-6720 (O) 415-961-5414 (H) vivek@informix.com
* Woman is like a road, the more curves she has, the more dangerous she is. *
*****************************************************************************
From: rhb@carp.cis.ufl.edu (Rajesh Badani)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: BSE index
Date: 31 Aug 92 13:17:45 GMT
Distribution: soc.culture.indian
Organization: Univ. of Florida CIS Dept.

Bse index as of 23rd august is 3000, and later on it has been improving.

Rajesh badani
From: gagan@cs.umd.edu (Gagan Agrawal)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: SONIA sighting #4.....
Date: 26 Aug 92 12:42:09 GMT
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742

In article <1992Aug26.003442.8254@cs.wayne.edu> uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar) writes:
>
>Sonia was sighted at the detroit airport, beoarding an Air-India
>flight (that was specially `manned' by male-stewards [you know why!])
>Romour is that she is now on a private (freelancing)
>(email : seetam @ ece7 . eng . wayne . edu)
 
     From when has Air-India started operating to Detroit ?
     Or was it a special flight for Sonia ?