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From: prem@cs.montana.edu (M.P.Premkumar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: More about India
Date: 6 Oct 92 15:03:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: coe.1992Oct6.150358.28380
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, MSU, Bozeman Mt 59717

Hi nettors,

It seems suddenly people realised that India is not a place for women to live
in. Oh yeah and USA is always better. BULLSHIT.

I just saw arguments by people based on their experiences in Delhi and Bombay
alone. Maybe eave teasing happens in Madras, Bangalore and Calcutta too. Anybody
heard of any eave teasing in towns and villages ? Any incidents ? 

The truth is people here are over exaggerating the issue very much. Yes, its
true that eave teasing is there in big cities. But it doesn't mean that all
men are like that. Maybe a few. But the few make their presence felt. One
example I can offer in the same lines: The foul mouthing of some "civilised"
nettors against some members of the opposite sex. If someone read SCI and
decided that all Indian men are like that then will you all accept that ?

USA is better than India in treating women eh ? I assume people just study
and study and don't look around what's happening here. Did any of you see
the statistics of sexual harrasment in USA ? Did any of you see the series
of women beating cases shown in CNN and other news bulletins ? Based on my
observations I think USA treats women very very badly compared to India.

Here women are nothing but sex objects to men(most of them). Men stare here
also at beautiful women passing all kinds of comments. Whereas in India the
teasing stops in the roads here it follows the women wherever she goes. And
they get beaten by their husbands(I accept that this is common in India too)
and their boy friends. 

Guys here are always looking for women for sex. And most of them do get what
they wanted by persuasion or force. Men go to bars to "pick up" girls for the
night. The work place is also not so good to the women here. And I can tell
for sure that offices in India are much better than here in the USA where
women are always apprehensive of what might happen to them.

The schools are biased towards men here. Did any one of you read the reports
about how girls are discriminated in the school education system here ?

So for heavensake don't try to glorify USA and degrade India at every 
opportunity. And don't just complain on everything in India without you
doing anything to help. [I remember seeing a report that Delhi Women students
formed an action group against eave teasing - I wonder how many of the people
who complained here did anything of that sort when they were in India].
While I accept that women are not always treated well in India I also say that
USA is no better.


Sincerely yours,
M.P.Premkumar
From: (heia! norge)
Subject: what really happened to that world?
Keywords: piece
Organization: Norwegian Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 10:44:24 GMT

is one body interest on me right now?

thayanantha be loved
From: dey@.cs.umass.edu (Jayanta K. Dey)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Looking for 1 way tix to Calcutta
Date: 29 Sep 92 00:33:19 GMT
Reply-To: dey@.cs.umass.edu (Jayanta K. Dey)
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst

I am looking for a 1-way ticket to Calcutta from New York/Boston this December.
Could anybody let me know what is the going rate for such a ticket nowadays?
I believe that one could buy a ticket for less than $700.
Thanks,
--Jayanta
Xref: sparky soc.culture.indian:32678 soc.culture.pakistan:15368
From: ee_ahj@lub001.lamar.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: <None>
Date: 30 Sep 92 13:23:09 +1700
Organization: Lamar University - Beaumont

With due respect to the author of the DESI - SPECIAL (ADULT # 11), I wish to 
suggest a slight modification in the original(?) text:-
  Instead of 'thalla' in the concluding part of the joke, 'HATHGAADI' be much
more appropriate.

Hope U all like it!

KALKI
From: ajmer@grok122.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (Ajmer)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: IIT Bullshit/Back from India
Date: 5 Oct 92 19:14:43 GMT
Organization: NCR Corp., Columbia SC

Hi folks!

I am really enjoing. Keep it up!!! Keep it up!!!
I have been waiting for quite some time for the next blow.
Anybody from Poona University Comp. Sc. Dept.
mail to Ajmer.Singh@ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM

-ajmer/singh/dahiya
From: ta-vg11@muddnext8.cc.columbia.edu (Vikas Gupta)
Subject: Re: Anyone from Manipal?
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 16:37:52 GMT

In article <1992Oct5.073716.22372@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> idicula@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg  
(John Idicula) writes:
> st1s0@rosie.uh.edu (Hans, Samir) writes:
> : 
> : Hi guys! Is there anyone from Manipal out there? I'd love to hear from
> : you. 
> 
> Well, I was at MGM College, Udupi.
> 
> John
> -- 
> John Idicula                              Internet: idicula@ntu.ac.sg       
> GINTIC Institute of CIM, Singapore        Bitnet: gjidi@ntuvax.bitnet 

There is a guy @ Columbia.from Manipal.
His name is Ravi Moorthy.
From: ramas@mailhost.aa.cad.slb.com (R. Ramasubramanian)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: area code in Hong Kong !
Date: 5 Oct 92 16:54:55 GMT
Article-I.D.: aa.1992Oct5.165455.14410
Organization: Schlumberger CAD/CAM at Ann Arbor, MI

Hi netters,

I have a friend in the place : ABERDEEN in Hong Kong. I am not aware of the
area code of this place. The telephone directory in my city (Ann Arbor, Michigan
) just has a list of area code of Hong Kong (city) and Kowloon area. 

Can anyone on the net send me the area code of this place so that I could 
get in touch with my friend over the phone.

Thank you,

ram
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.pakistan
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Sunday, 27 Sep 1992 05:26:05 CDT
From: Shyamala Parameswaran <U11983@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: soc.islam
Distribution: usa
 <1992Sep26.062538.20551@colorado.edu> <92270.082154U11983@uicvm.uic.edu>
 <1992Sep27.000612.11826@colorado.edu>

This is my last post on the subject.

In this thread, I believe the swipes added nothing. Saying 'you
have yours, I have mine' etc. as reason for swiping, is really
meaningless. All I said was that the exchange could have used
a straight talk. From your side, as initiator. Pulling in on-line
definitions, a throwing in 'We'll let that pass for now' type of
line does nothing for me. It merely underscores an attitude that's
been coming across a lot.


In article <1992Sep27.000612.11826@colorado.edu>,
paulchem@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Atharvan) says:
>
>
>2] As I see it, there is no such thing as a limited ad hominem attack.
>   If a poster initiates such an attack, he or she forgoes all his or her
>   claims of being innocently ambushed when said he or she gets responses
>   in the same vein. I am perfectly capable of responding in the manner
>   I did eventually, so in my opinion this particular he or she was asking
>   for it. In short, I will respond in kind.
>

Yes, one can do that. But one hoped you would be able to go
beyond the like-begets-like type of talk.


>3] Further, in response to nagarajan, I had supplied the reasons why
>   I found his responses contradictory and his statements diffuse.
>
>   When you choose your weapons you must be prepared to be attacked
>   with them. I am crestfallen that you found my responses unsatisfactory.

It is interesting to note how you view exchange on this forum.

You make a sensitive post and then when responses come in, view
them in the light of weapons used, attacks, etc. IMO, Nagarajan was
perhaps provocative but there seemed nothing I saw as 'weapons.'
IMO, again, I think it was the "The truth according to Paul..."
was what, perhaps, struck. A little too close to home? Readers
can decide. Seems like there was a hidden agenda in your response,
which was way out. In the case of Shakil, the asides were
condescending, had nothing to do with logic (or lack of).

>
>4] I admit I ride a high horse, but I like to believe it suits me.

Yes, self images are important. I guess even the high-horse ones.

Shyamala Parameswaran
From: usp@futserv.austin.ibm.com (Uma S. Pandey)
Subject: Navratri Celeberation in Round Rock, TX ( REPOST )
Organization: IBM AWD Austin, TX
Distribution: tx
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 15:11:38 GMT


			NAVRATRI CELEBRATION
			--------------------

On Oct 4th 1992, I am oranizing a small "Gayatri Havan" in Round Rock. Havan 
will last for about 2-3 hours. It will start at 11:00 am and we will try to 
finish it by 2:00 pm. 

Everyone is invited. There is no cover charge. You can bring your friends too.

This will be a good opportunity for everyone of you to learn about why we do 
Havan. In this Havan we are going to explain the meaning of each and every 
Mantras and the physical significance behind it, and if possible we would like 
to give scientific interpretation of various Mantras. Full ceremony will be 
done in plain english, therefore, anybody can come and watch and listen. If 
someone has any questions regarding anything concerning Havan then we will try 
to answer it to the best of our knowledge. Questions regarding havan or on 
various mantra interpretations can be asked any time during or after havan.

After Havan there will be Prasad distribution. If I know in advance about how
many people will be coming, then I can make the proper arrangements for Prasad.

Please let me know by email or by phone if you plan to be come. I want 
everyone of you to take advantage of this opportunity.

Place:	Round Rock Chambers of Commerce

Date : 	Sunday, Oct 4th 1992. 

Time :  11:00 am 

Direction:

	Coming from Austin:

	Take I35 North to 620, after taking the exit turn right, it will
	be 620 East. Pass one traffic light, and 620 will turn into Main St.
	Pass one block, and in the second block on the left, you will see
	Round Rock Chambers of Commerce ( Visitor's Centre ). We are right 
	there.


	Coming from Dallas or Georgetown:

	Take I35 South, and make left on 620, and then follow the 
	above directions.

Address: 212 East Main St.

If you get lost or need more info, you can call me or send me email.

My address:

	usp@futserv.austin.ibm.com

	Uma S. Pandey

	Ph: 512-838-8573 ( Work )
	Ph: 512-834-0199 ( Home )

===============================================================================
-- 
===============================================================================
Uma S. Pandey,						    Phone: 512-838-8573
Email: usp@futserv.austin.ibm.com
Disc: All opinions are mine and mine only.
From: g9069216@cc.uow.edu.au (manish r. ghandhi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Places to Suggest for Honey Moon .
Date: 6 Oct 92 08:28:04 GMT
Organization: University Of Wollongong

u8903845@cs.uow.edu.au (Anil Sachdeva) writes:

>Hi

>I am getting married in January in Delhi .
>I was wondering if you could suggest me some places .
>I intend to go for one month trip .



If you are planing to have honey moon in India then 

The best place is ***The lion resort***Sasan Gir*****

or The Chandni Choke in Delhi and Dharavi in Bombay.

No doubt Amritsar, Punjab and Srinagar, Kashmir
are the top in the present time.

Still, you are not convinced where to go then ask your honey.

(just kidding)

____Manish________
From: dikkala@maxine.wpi.edu (Ravikumar Dikkala)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: SOME BABY JOKES
Date: 30 Sep 1992 05:31:57 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: maxine.wpi.edu
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

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
From: sdoki@maxine.wpi.edu (Suresh Doki)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Back from India
Date: 3 Oct 1992 00:54:18 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: maxine.wpi.edu


>I suggest you guys actually start expanding the starred words. The
>whole post anyway stinks so why the hypocrisy? Now Sreehari, please
>dont say I oppose u for everything as u once said, I have supported
>u many times when u talked sense.
>Dinkar.


i completely agree with you mr. dinkar.


suresh


ps: no offense intended, just kidding



Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: gulati@access.digex.com (Raj K. Gulati)
Subject: SUMMARY: newspaper ratings...
Reply-To: gulati@access.digex.com
Organization: G.E. Information Services
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 03:41:35 GMT

Dear Netters,

As promised several weeks ago...

These are the AVERAGED responses I obtained on a prior posting requesting
opinions about most widely read newspapers and magazines:

The scale is 1-least read to 5-most read

ITEM                  RATING               COMMENTS
The Hindu, Madras       5
Indian Express, Bombay  2
Sunday Times, Bombay    1
India Today             5
India Abroad            3              used to be good, but these days have
                                       too many ad's
News India 	        4              - ditto - , but has good excerpts from
                                       Indian Papers
India Tribute           1              Almost next to worthless
India Monitor           1              Almost next to worthless
India West              2              Read only once, but not satisfactory

-- 
----------- *** "In search for that someone..." - AMS INC. *** --------------
   Raj K. Gulati, V.P., ASIAN MATRIMONIAL SERVICES, INC, P.O. Box 2485
   Gaithersburg, MD 20886-2485, (USA), (301)-216-2188, GEnie: R.GULATI
       Internet: gulati@access.digex.com, Compuserve: 70323,1430,
From: sarkar@grip.cis.upenn.edu (Nilanjan Sarkar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Nobel Prize & IITs
Date: 5 Oct 92 15:15:56 GMT
Organization: General Robotics and Active Sensory Perception(GRASP) Lab, 
	      University of Pennsylvania

In article <SHUBU.92Oct4234754@green.cs.wisc.edu> shubu@cs.wisc.edu (Shubhendu Mukherjee) writes:
>
>
>What??  FYI, IIT Kanpur (Undergraduate program) is ranked 7th in the world.
>

I have heard many such claims about IISc, TIFR etc. Would you please
give me the reference? You mean to say that this ranking includes
Japan, Germany, France, England, China, (previously) communist block
and so on? And what is the basis? 

Thanks.



>-Shubu
>  
>--
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>Net:shubu@cs.{wisc,utexas}.edu   [W]:(608) 262-1012   [H]:(608) 255-6322
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------   


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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: rr2@cec2.wustl.edu (Rajamiyer Ravichandran)
Subject: Re: Sending things to India
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 19:17:14 GMT

In article <1a2b7kINN3q1@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> sunjain@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (mera bharat mahan) writes:
>In <1992Sep26.154857.29392@wuecl.wustl.edu> rr2@cec2.wustl.edu (Rajamiyer Ravichandran) writes:
>
>(stuff delelted).
>
>> I recently sent some GRE and TOEFL preparation materials to my
>>brother in Bangalore. They were supposed to have delivered within
>>five business days. But, believe me, DHL took a cool six weeks
>>to deliver. That too after I threatened DHL, St. Louis to sue them here.
>>They blamed squarely the delay on the customes officials in India.
>>However ultimately when the package was delivered my brother ended
>>up paying Rs. 600 as customs duty. The worst part is somebody
>>stole the audio cassetes for TOEFL preparation and delivered only
>>the books. I strongly suspect one of the customs officials who
>>opened the package did it. He probably knew what is TOEFL and how it
>>can be useful. There is total dishonesty out there. Come to think
>>of it there is absolutely no fool proof way to send anything to that
>>dishonest country, India.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>  How dare you call your motherland a DISHONEST COUNTRY?
>
   I am dare enough to say what I feel is my opinion. I went
through it and I can quote more instances like this to support
my arguement.    

>  How honest are we?  Tell me. 
  
   Speak for yourself. If  you feel guilty that you are dishonest then
   you don't have the right to deprive other people's opinions on
the matter of honesty.
>
>  Hamam main sab nange hain..
>
>  Don't we find ways to find loopholes in the system ourself?  
>  Don't we cheat the Indian Govt. by avoiding paying taxes and using
>  all kinds of tricks to convert Black Money to white money??
>  Don't we still ask the bride's parents for the DOWRY?
>  Don't we encourage dishonesty by bribing goverment officials to get our
>  work done?
>
>  I am glad you are here. Atleast saved some oxygen there. 
>  

   All those circumstances you have raised suggests me only one
thing. That you went through those and feels guilty about it. I have
never cheated on taxes to India. I was the first in my office to file\
tax return. I don't have black money to convert to white in illegal 
ways. I make my remittences to home through legal bank channels.
I had a bad cheating experience in that too. That is a different 
story. By the way I am an Indian citizen still !!. The only way to
change the system is by raising questions like I did. What you are
doing is trying to create a holy cow (mother land ...bla..bla)
so that nobody will dare to raise a queation but things will always
be in a status quo.

regards

ravi ( NOT mera bharat mahaan !!!)
Newsgroups: osu.indian,soc.culture.indian
From: sghose@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Sumit Ghose)
Subject: pic
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: oh
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 15:52:54 GMT

               INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION GATHERING

ATTENTION FOLKS

THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION is arranging for a cookout cum picnic on
October 9 , at the grounds next to Drake Union.

There is an entry fee of $ 1.

If you are interestes please call me or e-mail me by Oct 5th, for I need to let
them know how many want to come. Please reply soon.

Sumit.

P.S. My tel # 496-0503, e-mail sghose@magnus
From: sonali@itchy.cs.wisc.edu (Sonali Talwalkar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: PT. DATAR violin concert in Milwaukee
Date: 6 Oct 92 17:10:15 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept.


			
*******************************************************************************			
			
			INDIA MUSIC SOCIETY 
				of
			     Milwaukee 


			     presents   	


       		         a violin concert  
				by


			  PT. D. K. DATAR   


		       accompanied on tabla 
				by


		             Vijay Ghate  

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

		Date:	Friday, October 16, 1992 
		Time:	8 pm  	
		Venue:	Fine Arts Recital Hall
			2200 E.Kenwood Blvd
			UW-Milwaukee 

      		Tickets:	Non-Members     $15 
				Members		$12 
				Students	$6
				Senior Citizens	$6 


		For further information please contact:
		Suneethi Joshi (414)784-7796 
		Saroj Kulkarni (414)351-5619   

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

Pandit Datar is one of the foremost violinists of Hindustani Classical music. 
He is well known for his expositions of ragas in the "gayaki" (or singing) 
style with great depth, tonal grace and rhythmic elegance.
From: iray@hyde.eng.uci.edu (Indrajit Ray)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: LOOKING FOR ALL RPIANS FROM IIT KHARAGPUR
Date: 29 Sep 92 19:42:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.2AC8B1AE.2944
Organization: University of California, Irvine

Hi folks:

I am in the process of compiling an address list of 
all those lucky persons, who had the rare of opportunity
of spending their youth in that paradise called 
R.P. Hall at IIT, Kharagpur. I already have compiled a
list and want to include all of those whom I missed.
So my dear RPians, please let me have your name,
e-mail address (or phone number if e-mail address is
not available) and the year of graduation. I shall
send you a copy of the list. Thank you.

iray@control.eng.uci.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: sgs@ucs.usl.edu (Sudhindranath SG)
Subject: Re: Info Needed: Book on Rajiv Gandhi
Organization: Univ. of Southwestern La., Lafayette
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 01:27:24 GMT

In article <1992Oct2.224532.13091@cs.wayne.edu> uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar) writes:
>In article <1992Oct2.140259.19064@usl.edu> sgs@ucs.usl.edu (Sudhindranath SG) writes:
>>>In article <1992Sep30.122507.19916@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> mmurali@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Murali Damodaran) writes:
>>>>The book "RAJIV" by Sonia Gandhi is not out yet.
>>[deleted]
>>>	Where will they find 5000 fools to buy it ?? 
>>Oh, finding 5000 fools is not as difficult as you think. Because you 
>>...
>>Plus there are one or two SCIers who are prepared to do it. (prepared to 
>>buy the book, I mean :-) :-) :-) ) 
>>--Sudhi.
>
>One or Two!!!  With a 99.95 % fanatically-pro-nehruvian members on SCI,
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

If it's true, then it is indeed astonishing. Especially if you consider
the fact that 99.95 % of the SCIers are in USA or elsewhere because
of the corruption, callousness and inefficiency of the Indian 
system ---- which is a "gift" that the Nehru dynasty has given
to our country.

>you should be able to sell the book, advertizing it as the `Biography
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>of <in small print>-grandson of -<back to big print> Nehru'.
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Watch the sales shoot up to the sky...

I wonder why that would happen. Is it because the older idiot could 
stay on long enough to "achieve" enough "fame" while the younger idiot 
could not ?

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

Regards,

--Sudhi.

-- 
*********************************************************************
Sira Gopinath Sudhindranath. 
email : sudhi@usl.edu, sgs@ucs.usl.edu
*********************************************************************
From: banerjee@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Samit Banerjee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Need contact info for South Asian Gay and Lesbian Association
Date: 28 Sep 1992 08:06:54 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: phad.hsc.usc.edu

In article <92272.093754U11983@uicvm.uic.edu> Shyamala Parameswaran <U11983@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:

>Trikone/Los Angeles
>Contact person: Kim Singh
>317.379.9816
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This dosen't sound right. There is no 317 area code in the LA area.

You either meant the 213 or the new 310 area code.


Samit
From: crick@tsp.med.umn.edu (Ed Crick (CD))
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Mailing discarded journals to India
Date: 6 Oct 92 12:58:52 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota

In article <susanc.718308886@keckiris> susanc@rice.edu (susan chacko) writes:
>Anyone have any information about mailing discarded journals to India?
>I know I've seen at least one post in the past with the addresses of

So what do you do, fish through the dumpster for discarded journals and 
send them to India?  Seems like an expensive way to dispose of garbage,
wouldn't it be cheaper to send it to Canada, they have lots of room for
landfills.

>Susan.
>

Ed
From: fsyang@krusty.lerc.nasa.gov (Zhigang Yang)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Info Needed: Book on Rajiv Gandhi
Date: 30 Sep 92 01:24:34 GMT
Organization: Institute for Computational Mechanics in Propulsion
Originator: fsyang@krusty

I am looking for the information about a recently published book
on Rajiv Gandhi. I heard it was written by his wife. I would
appreciate if knowledgeable netters could provide the author's
name, publisher, price of the book, etc.

Many thanks,

Z.Y.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian