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From: dpereira@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Ayodhaya church OR Those 'desis'
Date: 30 Dec 92 14:40:21 EST
Organization: Univ of Miami IR


A recent Harvard School of Divinity study proposed that one possible place
Jesus Christ spent his post-adolescent years was, yes, you guessed it -
Ayodhaya, India.  So my Christian brethren and sistren, I say we have our
own 'kar seva' and build a shrine at Ayodhaya.  Or maybe a compromise would
be better.  What if GOI were to build a 3-storeyed place of worship?  But then
who would get the upper-most floor - possible tension/rioting/self-righteous
postings on sci...  Or say a horizontal compartmented structure were built -
Hey, my church/temple/masjid should be the one facing north/south/east/west...
 - more tension/rioting/sci postings...

Some friends and I had a profound discussion last night at a local donut shop
where we are preferred customers, and after many round johns washed down by 
cupsful of 'premium' coffee, accompanied by 65 cigarettes, we all concurred on
one thing - the reason that India is where she is today is that, ready for
this, is that....

		INDIANS ARE BORED
		-----------------



Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: godura@mercury.cis.udel.edu (Ruchir Godura)
Subject: Re: Please Make me Bengali [ Bengali culture for net.bhadraloks] -- Icarus.
Organization: University of Delaware, Newark
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 03:43:11 GMT

In article <C09Fp3.1rD@news.cso.uiuc.edu> nd3375@meibm5.cen.uiuc.edu (Nishit Dey) writes:
>Aaro gun thaka dorkar
>
>Tarakdar char dukane boshe Gojaldar shangai bhat martai martai cams cigaareetee
>are chaa kheyecho? Na mairi, tumaki bangali banano poshabai na. Ki bolo Ruchirda
>Thik boleni mairi.
Thik, kintu cams ceegaaraite malta abar ki ? Dasu beta ei brand ti
rakhto na. Mashi ba Wahid-er thekeo eta pai ni.
Pinku, Rintu, Neta, Paaka, Laaki, keu eta khai ni.
Lojjae matha neme galo, guru.
Bari giye ai komi dur korbo. Gojaldar thikana ti likhe dio, baap.
Ruchir.
>
>Nishit 

-- 
Ruchir Godura | godura@cis.udel.edu | (302) 731-4123 (H) (302) 831-1949 (W)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: NSD@snowyt.me.psu.edu (DAS, NILADRI S.)
Subject: **SUBLET AT PENNSTATE**
Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Distribution: WORLD
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 07:29:34 GMT
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        Roommate needed from Spring'93 for sharing a room in two 
        bedroom apartment.The specifics are as follows.          
        * Regency square apartments at the heart of downtown     
          statecollege.3 minutes walk to campus,5 minutes walk   
          to college of engineering.                             
        * Nice quite atmosphere, share with two other graduate   
          students.                                              
        * Your share of rent will be $195.00/month.All utilities 
          except telephone is included in rent.The apt. is almost
          fully furnished.                                       
        * Plenty of closet space.                                
        * All downtown facilities, bars and resturents are within
          a 10 min. walking radius.                              
        * Security entrance, basement laundry facility.          
        * All living area is carpated. Maintenence is carried    
          out by the condominium office and the owner.           
          So no headaches.                                       
                                                                 
        Call anytime and leave a message for Niladri Das at      
        (814)-867-5922 OR send e-mail at NSD@MEVAX.PSU.EDU.      
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: gardner@convex.com (Steve Gardner)
Subject: Re: Ouch! I can smell the flames coming!
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 02:48:38 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 <1992Dec30.141416.14265@umiami.ir.miami.edu> dpereira@umiami.ir.miami.edu writes:
>Q. What is a Sardar coctail?
	Pardon my ignorance but what is a Sardar?  (Pity me, I'm new to reading
	this group.)  


						smg
From: seetam@hub.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Uday Bhaskar Sarma)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: ...... isnt it time to .....
Date: 21 Dec 1992 18:55:49 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


I think its time to start kicking the atheists out of the country....

look at the following clip from mns...

-+ 	Rao suggested a national debate on the role of non-secular
-+ parties and whether a political party can be allowed to use religious
-+ issues at its main poll plank.

Imagine this : all parties discussing non-religious issues (That's what india needs
now),      BUT to discuss  ONLY non-rel issues !!!!!  Another rule ? Law ?

when things are supposed to be done with an understanding of  human
diginity and cooperation, these `laws' will only exacerbate the problems...  When
will the world (especially india stop ``these laws'')...

Seetamraju Udaya Bhaskar Sarma
(email : seetam @ ece7 . eng . wayne . edu)
From: savel@hal.COM (Bharat Baliga-Savel)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: San Jose Mercury News re: B'glore
Date: 23 Dec 92 21:04:39 GMT
Organization: HaL Computer Systems Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: gorn.hal.com

Last sunday and Monday B'glore was featured in a 2 part series in the local
SJM news. this was with respect to the Software boom that has been going on 
in that city. interesting enuff, this is been identified as the fastest 
export growing segment in the country.

this article was written by a american, and was very positive, considering the
fact that indian news are always related to violence in the local papers. the
south east asia has been identified as 2 places: Korea, where manufacturing
is reigning supreme and India, where major houses in US are turning to, for
chepa, high quality software. an interesting sight was that one of the HP's
(??) managers in India says that "when indians come across a problem, they,
as a race tend to analyze the probelem and then provide a solution. this often
leads to sophisicated solutions, that is lacking in the Silicon Valley". 
often, economics is brought in the picture, that an average engg earns
$30,000 here, versus $400 there.

IBM is mentioned in the article, which takes some credit for the recent boom.
ever since IBM left India in the late 70's, indians had to turn to AT&T's 
UNIX. with the recent boom in UNIX software, India seems to be made to order.

This article comes after an EE times article, 2 weeks ago, that body shoppers 
are bringing people from India on a B-1 and paying them $300 and undercutting
competition. The INS and the State Dept. are aware of this loophole and
intend plugging it soon, as this job losses. India was specifically
mentioned (was infact the only country targeted).

The SJM article suggested, that software houses in India are moving from
body shopping to develop software.


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Bharat P. Baliga-Savel                                     /tmp/Design_Engineer
Ext. 1307
If it is fixed, it ain't broke!!!
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: bala@ulysses.att.com (Bala Krishnamurthy)
Subject: Central Govt to take over 2.777 acre site
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 21:50:10 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
Keywords: Babri Masjid Govt takeover


apnews reports:
	   NEW DELHI, India (AP) _ The government announced plans Sunday to
acquire the site in northern India where Hindu zealots razed an
ancient mosque this month, sparking riots in which more than 1,200
people died.
	   The government said it will have plans drawn up for a both a
mosque and a temple to be built on the land it proposes to acquire,
United News of India reported.
	   More than 1,200 people were killed in nationwide Hindu-Muslim
riots after Hindu zealots tore down the 16th century mosque in the
town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh state on Dec. 6.
	   The militants, who believe the site is the birthplace of the
Hindu god Rama, built a makeshift temple on the ruins of the mosque
a day before they were thrown out by troops.
	   In its second meeting over the issue in the past three days,
Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's Cabinet said it will soon take
over the 2.8 acres of land around the site where the mosque was
razed.
	   The government also said it will seek the Supreme Court's
opinion on whether a Hindu temple once existed on the spot occupied
by the mosque, as some Hindus claim, news agencies said.
From: gardner@convex.com (Steve Gardner)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: AIDS drug by indian firm
Date: 3 Jan 93 08:07:45 GMT
Distribution: usa
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 <1993Jan2.184653.25567@news2.cis.umn.edu> crick@tsp.med.umn.edu (Ed Crick (CD)) writes:
>OK SCI Guardians, you want to discuss something with tremendous economic
>repercussions?  Notwithstanding the decidedly anti-American prejudice of
>Mr. Thadani's article as previously noted by Srinivas Sunder, let's discuss
>how this affects India's world trade, and relations with the US etc.
	You're mistaken if you think that was anti-american Ed.  It was 
	anti-US-imperialism.  Not all of us believe that America should
	foist its warped so-called intellectual property laws on the rest of 
	the world.  By the way, there is resistence to the American view of
	intellectual property in Europe as well as Asia Ed.  People like
	you make me proud to be an American NOT!  One can only imagine what 
	Proudhon would have thought of that fraud called intellectual property.

						smg
From: t60bss9@mp.cs.niu.edu (Bijoy Sagar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Languages of assam ( Was Re: alt.culture.bengali)
Date: 28 Dec 1992 18:49:04 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

rajdas@rainier.tandem.com ( Raj Das) writes:

>please refrain from lumping Assam as a state that speaks Bengali, In case you
>were unaware, Assam has its own language called Assamese, which is different

	I did not mean to insult your feelings and I am aware of the fact that
	there are a lot of unwelcome Bengali settlers in Assam. Besides, I did 
not even intend to say that Bangla was the principal language in Assam.

	However, a good number of people in Assam do speak bangla.i And they are
a sizeable minority. I think that that the ethnic problems in Assam are not
going to go away if you persist on wishful thinking. The politics of their
existance is a totally different matter, however.


	Regards,

	Bijoy
From: mece1e3@Jane.UH.EDU (Arindam Ghosh)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: talk.politics.howrah.bridge.II ( Was re: bengali culture...)
Date: 1 Jan 1993 18:36:47 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
Reply-To: mece1e3@Jane.UH.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: jane.uh.edu

>
>>(10) poetry ( Bengali and with translation) related to Howrah Bridge II.
>      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>>
>>
>>- Bijoy sagar
>>
>
>
>Well Bijoy, I decided to take your suggestion literally :) 
>
>Trust the  Bengali to discover sermons in stones and poetry in the Howrah
>Bridge  :)       
>
>
>-Sayan.
Howrar bridge chole masto se bichhe
Harrison Road chale tar pichhe piche
(-: (-:
Arindam

Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: atulpule@sebastian.carleton.ca (Ajit Tulpule)
Subject: Re: KNOCK! KNOCK! P-Js
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 21:08:50 GMT

Noke-Noke !
Kon chey ?
Hoo.
Hoo who ?
Nathi, Hoo Chhun !
From: sunder@grusin.crhc.uiuc.edu (Srinivas Sunder)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Travel Agents' survey
Date: 2 Jan 1993 17:49:17 GMT
Organization: Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: grusin.crhc.uiuc.edu

Sorry for the repeat post, folks. I was sent copies of the thing, but
deleted it after I took a print-out. Someone else, who does not have access
to the net, now needs a copy. Could someone please send me a copy?

-- 
Srinivas Sunder                                         sunder@crhc.uiuc.edu

If my employer shares these views, I'd be most surprised.
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Xref: sparky soc.culture.indian:42644 soc.culture.pakistan:19096
From: dchatterjee@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Re: Deepak's 1st BirthDay
Date: 3 Jan 93 20:16:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: kuhub.1993Jan3.141638.46061
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <1993Jan3.013628.15871@fuug.fi>, an3814@anon.penet.fi writes:
> X-Anon-To: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.pakistan
> 
> Deepak Baby,
> 
> Happy BirthDay in advance.  By the way, why did you decide to come out of ....
> in this world on April 1, 1992.  Please enlighten us.
> 
> Samit Banerjee,                     |
> University of Southern California   |  A man who smiles when things go wrong,
> Internet: banerjee@scf.usc.edu      |  has found somebody to blame it on.
> Bellnet : (213) 342-1401            |
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help@anon.penet.fi.
> Due to the double-blind system, any replies to this message will be anonymized,
> and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned.

  This is a message for Deepak Bose:

  Dr.Samit Banerjee, nor, myself will do this. I think that you must
  recognize that there are (p)secularists whose one and only stand is
  to opposse anyone/ anybody. Therefore when you are shooting toooooo
  hard, someone who *cannot* do that will try putting you down. I have
  duly been informed over e-mail by FFT that someone else is trying to
  you down, as he hates your guts. 

  Nobody *can* touch you. If they do, we shall be behind you. Actually 
  pakis like Mustafa Ibrahim need to be taught a lesson. Looking at the
  attitude and character of such people, one *cannot* believe that al-Islam
  was spread by peace and love. Can you deny that ?

  My dear Deepak, JUST DON'T WORRY.

   - deb chatterjee
  (a good samaritan)
From: dchatterjee@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Let's change SCI
Date: 29 Dec 92 19:54:55 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <1992Dec30.000752.7695@tandem.com>, rajesh@Tandem.com (Rajesh Srivastava) writes:
> Hello,
> 
> Lately, SCI has become a battle ground for some of us. Also some people who have
> very little or nothing to do with the welfare of India / Indians have been 
> contributing and generating undesired flames. 
> 
> Let's change the contents of our postings and discuss more important issues related
> to India and her growth. Some of my suggestions are :
> 
> 	1. Foreign / NRI investments in India.
> 	2. Import / Export Business with India.
> 	3. Dual citizenship and NRI intersets.	
> 	4. Fighting poverty and uneven distribution of wealth in India.
> 	5. The ethics and moral of today's politics.
> 
> And may more issues we all can collectively think of.  
> 
> This will help us to have a better understanding of the current problems and could 
> lead to excellent solutions. It will also make us proud to be Indians.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> -Rajesh

   You forgot two things:

  (1) Increasing the political importance and stability of India
 
  (2) Total control of complete Kashmir by GOI. 

  Am I offensive ?

    - deb chatterjee
    (a good samaritan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: dbose@aem.umn.edu (Deepak Bose)
Subject: Re: Hindus Resume Prayers in Ayodhya Shrine
Keywords: Ayodhya Prayers
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 20:49:37 GMT

fafat@aludra.usc.edu (Vijay Fafat) writes:


>>It is very difficult to understand how the GOI thinks.
>>
>>Manoj

>	tee hee :) GOI and "thinks" ?


	Mr. FAFAT ,

		THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE GOI HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.

		I FEEL THAT IT IS YOU WHO NEEDS SOME SERIOUS TINKING

		AND REALIZE THAT MOST OF THE TIME YOU TALK ABSOLUTE

		BULLSHIT .
					
						DEEPAK
From: kanil@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: "Merry Christmas to All of You"
Date: 24 Dec 92 18:19:09 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

  **************************************************************************
         "Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year"
                                                 - Anil Nair
  **************************************************************************
From: banerjee@hsc.usc.edu (Samit Banerjee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Profanity, Anonymous postings and SCI.
Date: 2 Jan 1993 09:01:42 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: hsc.usc.edu

Now that a plethora of anonymous postings has made the quality of articles
on SCI something that even a self respecting tabloid would look down
upon, I am left a little bit puzzled by what the 'guardian angels' of
Indian culture intend to do. People who until a few days ago spoke
ominously about saving offensive posts and complaining to system
admins. seem to be deliberately silent. Missing also are those self-righteous
puritans of virtue whose "Victorian nanny sensibilities" (in Crick speak)
were hurt by my metaphorical postings but choose to remain silent about
the profanities flying in all directions on the net.

Lets here your opinion guys and while you are at it, tell us what you intend
to do about it and which system administartors  are going to get multiple
copies of your puerile and asinine ravings. 

I can imagine you people complaining to some guy in Finland who probably
dosen't speak English, has never heard of SCI and couldn't care less.
Try convincing him about the 'masquerade free speech has become on SCI' 
and all that other bull about demagogy, ethics, hypocrisy etc. 

Good luck because if you decide to try, you will probably need it.

Samit
-- 
Samit Banerjee,			    |  
University of Southern California   |  A man who smiles when things go wrong,
Internet: banerjee@scf.usc.edu      |  has found somebody to blame it on.
Bellnet : (213) 342-1401            |
From: prakash@cs.mcgill.ca (Prakash Panangaden)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Hindus Resume Prayers in Ayodhya Shrine
Keywords: Ayodhya Prayers
Date: 3 Jan 93 21:32:38 GMT
Organization: SOCS - Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada

It is obvious that the Government has no guts whatsoever.  The so
called temple should have been razed immediately after the government
forces took over.  Now every passing day brings new concessions to
Hindu fanaticism.  It is unbelievable that Puja and Darshan are being
allowed by court order.  The VHP/RSS combine are being given the clear
message that their illegal activities of Dec 6th are going to be
rewarded.  Muslims are being told that their rights and sensibilities
can be trampled upon with impunity.  
Prakash
Xref: sparky soc.culture.indian:41540 soc.culture.indian.telugu:1464
From: madhu@irss.uucp (Madhumathi Sudhakar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.indian.telugu
Subject: MULTIPLE ENTRY H-1 VISA
Date: 21 Dec 92 08:07:29 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology


Hi,
	If anyone knows the procedure/papers for obtaining
multiple entry H-1 visa from Mexico, could you please email it
to madhu@irss.njit.edu

Thanks in advance,
Madhumathi Sudhakar
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: NSD@snowyt.me.psu.edu (DAS, NILADRI S.)
Subject: **NEED APARTMENT AT DETROIT**
Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Distribution: WORLD
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 07:30:48 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

        I am moving to Detroit in January to look for job. Need a     
        modestly priced accomodation to stay. Willing to rough it out.
        Will pay rent starting January-1st. If you are looking for    
        a quite, trouble free roommate then contact Niladri Das at    
        (814)-867-5922 or send e-mail at nsd@mevax.psu.edu.           
                ***modestly is the key word***                        
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: Rishi.Kumar@launchpad.unc.edu (Rishi Kumar)
Subject: Amstredam ....anyone?
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 05:11:31 GMT


Is anyone going to be in Amstredam &/or at the airport on the 26th of
January.  Well...I am..!!  Kindly let me know ...also if you have some
info on travellling in Amstredam 


Thanks

 Rishi 
UCONN

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: vathsan@eola.cs.ucf.edu (Srivathsan Narasimhan)
Subject: Hotel near BREACH CANDY, BOMBAY ?
Organization: University of Central Florida, Orlando
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 16:06:28 GMT

Hi,
	This for readers familiar with the Breach Candy area....

	I will appreciate if you can gimme info on any good hotels

	( four star/five star ) in the Breach Candy area, Bombay.


	Thanks,

	Vathsan


	PS: Please e-mail the info to me...


	
--
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From: atulpule@sebastian.carleton.ca (Ajit Tulpule)
Subject: Re: KNOCK! KNOCK! P-Js
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 15:35:55 GMT

In <Dec.29.23.54.01.1992.27880@paul.rutgers.edu> varma@paul.rutgers.edu (not yet) writes:


>I could have sworn that I knew at least two million, three hundred and
>forty seven thousand, eight hundred and fifteen more of those. Now all
>I remember is Ajits phattas.  Can anyone post some more knock!  knock!
>p-js pleazzzzz?

>Thanx.
>Harsh Varma

Knock Knock !
Who's There ?
Amos
Amos who ?
A mosquito

Knock Knock !
Who's There ?
Anna
Anna who ?
Another mosquito

Knock Knock !
Who's There ?
Stella
Stella who ?
Still another mosquito

Knock Knock !
Who's There ?
Gopi 
Gopi who ?
Go piddle by the riverside!



-- 
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School of Business
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1S 5B6

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: nariani@utdallas.edu (Sushil Nariani)
Subject: a transition probability question
Organization: Univ. of Texas at Dallas
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 20:02:58 GMT

	Ok, here's what that machiavellian prof. asked in our QM exam:

	An electron is confined in a one dimensional infinite well of
	width L. The electron is in the first excited state. Calculate
	the transition lifetime of the electron.

	Now quite a few questions which trouble me:
	1] If there is NO external disturbance, will the electron ever
	   jump to the lower energy state? Does it couple to virtual fields
	   and give up the energy difference?
	2] The prof. later said one should approximate the problem as a 
	   dipole interaction which is the first thing we did in perturbation.
	   But I don't see any dipole in this problem! He said something
	   about some approx. but I did'nt understand :( Anyone helping
	   hand ?

	Then this other sadist comes along and gives the problem another
	hideous twist. Says the one-D system has to be something like
	a thin wire in the physical world, in which case you also have to
	consider the radiation pattern of the wire as that will affect the
	ans. I don't have the faintest as to how you take this into a/c.
	
	Do Barbie dolls say, "Physics is difficult"??

	Sushil