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From: ngrjn@milton.u.washington.edu (V Nagarajan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Women in Physics
Date: 17 Aug 92 16:33:03 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Aug17.163303.4277
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle


	Adapted from: Physics Today, Aug 1992; "Women in Physics: Reversing
	the Exclusion", Mary Fehrs & Roman Czujko

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	Women physics faculty and degree recipients in various countries
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				PHYSICS		RECENT		RECENT
				FACULTY		PhDs		BACHELORS
	COUNTRY				(percentage who are women)

	Hungary			47		27		50
	Philippines		31		60		28	
	USSR (this table is 
		from 1991)	30		25		34
	.
	.
	.
	Brazil			18		31		24
	Spain			16		21		17
	Belgium			11		29		33
	INDIA			10		26		25
	South Africa		 9		21		24
	.
	.
	.
	Japan			 6		 4		 7
	UK			 4		12		16
	US			 3		 9		15
	Korea			 3		 5		20
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	[I once mentioned in this newsgroup that a typical Indian grad
	student coming to the US is accustomed to having female teachers
	and colleagues.  This table provides the necessary substantiation.]
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: taqi@npd.Novell.COM (Taqi Hasan)
Subject: Multiple-entry H-1 from London
Organization: Novell NPD, Sandy, Utah
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 16:01:59 GMT



Hi guys!  I am planning to go to Europe this December.  I am on a 
H-1 visa and was wondering if I could get a multiple entry H-1 
from London.  Anyone out there has any experience getting a
multiple entry H-1 from London.  Is it safer to get the visa
from Mexico/Canada?  

Thanks.


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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: senthil@lucky.engin.umich.edu (Senthil Gurupatham)
Subject: Calling for CIT batchmates
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 16:57:54 EDT
Organization: University of Michigan (CAEN)
Originator: senthil@lucky.engin.umich.edu


If there is anyone out there who was in CIT (Coimbatore Institute of Tech.)
during 1986-1990, please get in touch with B. Shankar. He did Electronics &
Communications Engg. at CIT during that period. He is now in Boca Raton, FL.
with TCS. His home phone # is (407)-338-6438. Thank you.
Ramkumar Venkataraman.
From: fsjm@icomp01.lerc.nasa.gov (Joseph Mathew)
Subject: tax-treaty
Keywords: tax-treaty
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 15:14:41 GMT


	I'd like some pointers from anyone familiar with the new tax
treaty with India.  In essence, income of a person who comes from India 
to teach, or do research of some interest/benefit to the general public
is exempt as long as the stay does not exceed two years and the person
was a resident of India prior to the visit.

	I was a graduate student till the middle of '90.  I've been on
the same job for the two years since then, and ending this month.  I did physically leave the country after graduation and return some weeks later 
to take up the position.

	However, (:-), for tax years '89 and '90 I filed as resident
as the 5-year exempt period was up; I remained on F1 status, practical
training, till August of '91 and then switched to H1.  I know that as
per definitions in the treaty, which the irs permits to supercede any
existing definitions in the ir code, I have never been a resident of
the US---filing as a resident does not make me one, and by the guiding
law prior to the treaty, I was required to file as resident; a special
exempting ruling had to be obtained from the IRS to continue to file
as non-resident.  That I was on F1 status does not imply that my work
does not fit the exempt category.  I think it's reasonably clear that
I qualify, but does anyone have experience or a ruling that I can cite.

	Feel free to e-mail or post.  I've asked this question on misc.taxes
too.  If any bits of wisdom emerge, I shall post.

	Thanks.


For the sheriff of Bandwidth:  'world' distribution is appropriate as a
person who availed of this treaty may no longer be in the us.  This isn't
culture, but against all our best efforts, this news group has thrown off
the willing of those who put it in the sc heirarchy so that it is now 
just si.
-- 

Joseph Mathew

fsjm@bart.lerc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: vkuttikattu@vax1.umkc.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Khalistan and GOP
Date: 18 Aug 92 18:54:24 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Kansas City

I  was watching G.O.P convention yesterday on ABC and saw a sikh
(orange turban) delegate waving a poster which said " khalistanies
support Republican Party" .Does this mean that GOP supports sikh
militants . can somebody tell me who was that guy

						jayan
From: sanjay@retina.anatomy.upenn.edu (Sanjay Kumar)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Olympics
Date: 19 Aug 92 15:00:12 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

Its in there buddies. Watch out for the fall-out!!!!!

Olympics Fiasco

    In the past few weeks, we have read diatribes about aryans, ayodhya,
aborogines and Olympics coverage. But to date, not a soul has touched
upon the pathetic (non)performance of the Indian contingent at the
Olympics. At the bottom of the medals tally, one can see nearly twenty
countries with a medal of some kind. These twenty countries are not
powerhouses - in sports or economy, and are not even 50 million strong.
On the other hand, "Mera Mahaan Bharat" with more than 800 million
cannot even buy a place on any event final, leave alone a medal.  Where
are all our athletes from the Armed forces? Too busy quelling secession
in the corners of the country, we guess. We are totally ashamed to say
that I am from a country which is so "impoverished that it cannot buy
astroturf" for its athletes to acclimate themselves.
    Being ashamed, however, is not the answer.  At this point in time,
asking why and how this scenario has arisen is irrelevant? In our humble
opinion, the pertinent question is - How can this problem be resolved?
Unlike the other contributors such as Brahmbhatt, Suresh, Bijoy, Bonde,
Nath, Bala, Vijay Raghava, Pooja Gupta etc., who only raise questions,
we have a practical solution to this national disgrace-  STEROIDS.  The
precedent has already been set by athletes in the Eastern Block and now
China.
    If a tiny country like Kenya or Morocco can intelligently implement
such a sports program with obvious success, so can India with its incre-
dible depth in brain-power. Besides, we have a huge reservoir of manpow-
er- 800 million plus out of which we are confident enough bodies can be
found that can handle the side-effects.  Recruits can be enticed by -
(a) using the famous Sholay dialogue- "Sardar, apka namak khaaya hai.Han
kaaliya! Ab goli kha" [i.e. Sir, I ate your salt.  Yes, now eat pills
blackie!], or (b) the slogan-"I'd rather be steroided than stereotyped".
Finally, the legions of desi biomedical researchers in the US can assist
the program by developing better drugs for our athletes.
    Can you imagine the pride and joy your heart (and muscles) will
swell with as each and every event is won or swept by our beloved count-
rymen/women? What pleasure it would be to see the Dream Team drubbed by
a squad of muscular desis who in interviews remark- "Hamare ladkiyan
insay acchi khelti hain? [i.e. "our girls play better than them"] ? Wou-
ldn't it be funny to see Bob Costas blubbering about this performance:
"The Indians are winning everything. They must be using steroids". For
those who say it will cost too much, we can always melt down the gold,
silver and bronze medals that we win.


Suresh Annavarapu
Subhash Khatri


Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: jasjit@hfglobe.intel.com (Jasjit Singh)
Subject: Indian Embassy...Good Experience
Organization: Development Tools Operation, Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 21:41:14 GMT

I have so often seen postings criticizing the Indian Embassy. Well,
I have had an experience to the contrary. I got a passport within a
week of applying for it. The person to whom I talked to (I think it
was some Mr. Singh) was very polite and helpful over the phone.

Maybe the people have had bad experiences at the consular offices
more than the embassy. Just wondering.....

-Jasjit
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: cli@berlioz.nsc.com 
Subject: Matrimonial
Originator: cli@bach
Organization: Nat. Semi.
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 23:52:55 GMT

A friend of mine with the following details:
	 Telugu, Green Card holder,Male engineering Professional, 
	 30years young, 5'6.5",Kamma is seeking suitable matches 
	 from eligible females residing or going to school in US.

Please email me at: cli@berlioz.nsc.com or call (408)-263-6000

Thank you



Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: nagappa@Elroy.UH.EDU (C Nagappa - behind the scenes)
Subject: Re: Rs per US $
Reply-To: nagappa@Elroy.UH.EDU
Organization: University of Houston
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 16:12:26 GMT

In article <1992Aug12.021313.4694@vaxeline.ftp.com>, nirmal@vaxeline.ftp.com (Nirmal K. Samuel) writes:
>
>hi folks,
>	I recently heard this from incoming students from india.
>Currently the Rupee stands at 30.something per dollar. Can anyone
>confirm this ? thanks
>-nirmal

Per the latest figure (Houston Chronicle, Sunday, August 9):

	$1 US == Rs. 24.74

This represnts a gain of about 5.25 (nearly 20%) of the Ruppee over the
Dollar in the last two months.

Chetan Nagappa
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: jsg9939@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (J. Sreedhar )
Subject: Re: What is Love ?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 23:31:13 GMT

x92nath@gw.wmich.edu writes:

>What is Love ?

>Love is one of the basic need of human being. 

>Love can be of different kinds which is difficult to be defined but easy to be
>felt.  Love for God, Country, parents, Friends, Self, but prehaps the love for 
>opposite sex has got the most popularity through the films.

>When one feels happy at the happiness of other, this is true love.

>Shambhu.

Love is definitely the most overworked word in the English language.
  
I think that a mother's love for her child is the quintessence of love.
From: skataria@thunder.LakeheadU.Ca (skataria)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: What is LOVE?
Date: 17 Aug 1992 12:38:25 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada


WHAT IS LOVE?
Can somebody give me a convincing answer.
From: fsrc@acad3.alaska.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Desi joke...A
Date: 14 Aug 92 01:35:31 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks





DESI JOKE

An indian couple in their sixties were visiting U.S. for the first time in
their life..
When they arrived at the New York Airport, they were greeted by a American who
came to the airport to pick them up.

He asked them "How do u Do"?


The couple replied "Nowaday's we dont do"





...........

keep smiling.....

sridhar babu
technical university of nova scotia
canada
From: bharat@ccvax.ucd.ie
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Happy Independance Day
Date: 15 Aug 92 21:04:50 GMT
Organization: University College Dublin

In article <15AUG199212435176@elroy.uh.edu>, eleea48@elroy.uh.edu (Thomas, Thomas) writes:
> *****************************************************************************
> 
> 
>   HAPPY                INDEPENDANCE                  DAY
> 
> 
> 
>                      August 15,1992.
> 
> 
>                    Mera Bharat Mahaan!
                          ~~~~~~
           thanks a million..... ~~~~~~8)


> 
> ******************************************************************************
From: gopal@tamsun.tamu.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: On the birth of Andhra Pradesh (was Re: I HATE TAMILS)
Date: 21 Aug 92 02:08:52 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station

In article <1992Aug20.183712.9600@uoft02.utoledo.edu> vprasad@uoft02.utoledo.edu writes:
>In article <2A94081D.20417@orion.oac.uci.edu>, dsr@balboa.eng.uci.edu
>(D.Sreenivasa Rao) writes:
>> 
>>     1st October 1953 : Andhra was formed.
>
>	Methinks you are in error here; it must be 1st *November* 1953.
>	Don't we celebrate "Andhra Pradesh AvathraNa dinOthsavam" on 
>	1st November every year? Or is it that 1st November is the date
>	the AP as it is today (including Nizam districts) formed? If the
>	latter, did it take just one month for Telangana to join in AP?


 You have to go back and check  your history lessons again.It was the Andhra
State which was formed on Oct.1 1953 and the composite state of Andhra Pradesh
which was formed after the linguistic division of the country on Nov 1,1956.
Also Mr. Sreenivasa Rao made an error in the list of the chief ministers of
Madras state from the period 1946-1953. It was Prakasam for 11 months from    
1946-1947(I forget the months)before he was defeated by a no confidence motion
I forget again who occupied the position later(He was from Tamil Nadu).Rajaji  
became chief Minister in 1952.He was infact the only chief minister who did not 
contest the elections through out the term(for the Assembly).
The formation of Andhra state was also delayed because of the lack of unity
between the leaders from Rayalaseema and Andhra and the quarrel for the
capital of the state.
 

Gopal
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: sarang@saturn.sdsu.edu (Srinath Sarang)
Subject: Re: Confused about Indian Babes ...
Organization: San Diego State University, College of Sciences
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 01:22:25 GMT

Jon Jochem (rich07@milton.u.washington.edu) wrote:
: 
: hmmm.....now I'm confused - some of you say Indian babes are horny - then 
: again only for indians - then again only for non-indians - and then again 
: with horns on their heads :-)

  Indian babes are babes like any other babes. They have the same feelings
etc etc... If an american babe is horny when she is with say a latino,
and then if she is inclined to be horny with an american, won't she be ?
Doesn't that shoot down the idea that an indian babe may be horny only
for indians or non indians...Its the babe's choice "to be or not to be"

(The part about the horns was a pun....The corresponding post explained that
I guess)
: 
: can some one please summarise for me - are Indian Babes horny or not? I know 
  
Depends on how you wish to view it. This question is almost like asking
 "is that girl pretty"... Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder...
and horniness lies in the .....

: Indian guys are (no offense meant) - also, do you indian guys consider 
: American babes to be horny? That will give a basis for comparison ... 

Yes I guess , again depending on your own personal viewpoint...
: 
: I havent seen very many indians dating americans - why is that?
  What about the reverse ??? Is the reverse true ??
  I guess your viewpoint is localized....
  Indians guys are also human. We do date the babes here (american for you)...
  I don't know , maybe some of them are quiet workers.... that could
explain why you did or did not see indian guys dating... or as I had
mentioned maybe your viewpoint was localized....
: 
: take care
 will do... you too if you are going to mess around with indian babes...
: 
: (no flames please)(I'm just a curious dude).
  Hope this was not a flame...( I am a bored nethack)...

Srinath Sarang
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I Don't believe what I say, and whatever I say is wrong.....
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From: reddy@cis.njit.edu (Kishore P. Reddy CIS)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: WANTED: Info. on Ph.D. program CA and TX schools.
Date: 13 Aug 92 02:33:52 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology


	Hi Netters!

	I need the following info. on Ph.D. program in CA and TX schools.

	* Well funded Ph.D. programs
	* Where up-to-date research is goin' on

	And If anybody can send the application material for admission
	into Ph.D. program or call your gradute office to send one for
	me.. it'll be of great help. I also need the contact numbers for
	professors who are doing solid research and holding well funded
	projects.. 

	Thanx in advance..

	-Kishore Reddy

	My Address:

	Kishore P. Reddy
	21 Davis Ave.,
	Kearny, NJ 07032

	(201) 991-8901
From: gagrawal@cs.tamu.edu (Gopal Agrawal)
Subject: Re: NRI ACCOUNT WITH AMX/CITIBANK/SBI/ANZ - Experiences??
Keywords: non resident indian, american express, citibank, anz
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 07:20:55 GMT

In article <l94vm8INN3k0@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM> dnl@dnlsun.Corp.Sun.COM (Dinesh Lokhande) writes:
>
> I wanted to get feedback from those who have opened NRI Accounts (any type)
> with American Express, State bank of India, Citi Bank or ANZ banks. I am
>interested to find out more on bad experiences, any problems faced for any

Just wanted to add another question. Which currency is it safer to keep 
our investments in -- pound sterling or US dollars. Pound sterlings have
a higher interest rate. 


regards,
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From: gagrawal@cs.tamu.edu (Gopal Agrawal)
Subject: Re: Some comments on religions and religious postings in the net
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 08:30:20 GMT

In article <9208140056.AA08224@cec1.wustl.edu> sp2@cec1.wustl.edu (Sundara Pandian) writes:
> readers to Hinduism. It is my choice to read such columns and
> I can skip it easily and choose to read the nearby column by
> Art Buchwald .

> freedom and nothing more. If we have an open mind, we would feel
> free to read the views put forth by others on their religions 
> ( Arindam Ghosh, etc.) or the need for religions ( Savithri etc.)
> Or we may choose not to read these postings or scriptures at all
> and use our own reasoning to analyze the questions facing us.  
>                                                        S.Pandian.

The question is not whether we are free to read these postings or not.
There is no doubt that we are free to choose what we read as long as 
it is through the form of media. The debate here is on the fanaticism
that leads to genocidal tendencies. When a man has a sword at your neck,
then at that time you cannot tell him that it is your wish to choose 
whatever you want to (unless you are a masochist). As long as we are 
safe behind our monitors, we really can keep an open mind. But once 
you are out on the street where you have to physically face such fanatics,
you will wish at that moment that someone had taught that person the 
meaning of free will. That is where this debate (flames) comes in. Who 
knows, I may meet Mr. Arindam (just an example) in person some day. 
Boy, will I be glad if someone can knock some sense into him right now 
else he'll torture me with all that Bahai stuff. 

regards,
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: rkannan@diana.cair.du.edu (Rajgopal Kannan)
Subject: Re: Going to a Wedding
Organization: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 07:10:18 GMT

In article <75880004@hpldsla.sid.hp.com> jdansky@hpldsla.sid.hp.com (Jeri Dansky) writes:
>I'm (hopefully) about to go to a wedding in India, and I'm hoping the
>readers of this newsgroup can answer a few questions for me.
>
>The wedding invitation says it's the wedding of Sow. Meera with
>Chi. Sriram.  What do "Sow." and "Chi." mean?
>
 Chi is a euphemism for disgusting and Sow is a reminder of the traditional
 belief that women are some form of cattle :-)
 or it may be that since the Indian male can't be called a swine so....

>Thanks for any help,
>
>Jeri Dansky
>jeri@spd.hp.com


Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: rpsingh@uwovax.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: INDIANS AND SEX
Organization: University of Western Ont, London
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 14:40:38 GMT

In article <1992Aug21.141612.703@cis.ohio-state.edu>, subbu@cis.ohio-state.edu (rajesh subbu) writes:
> 
> Indians and SEX.
> 
> "They have sex in their brains, not where it should be" (pooja bedis words)
> 
> Now my words.
> 
> I do endorse the words in quotes. I believe Indians in general are 
>hypocritical about sex, just as the americans are in saying "SHOOT" when they 
>actually mean "SHIT".
> 
> Any comments and flames very welcome
 
Where the hell did you derive a notion like that ? Generalising a whole
class of people just on the words of one woman is outrageous and stupid.
You give me the reasons for your endorsement and I'll tell you why you
are wrong.
Ravi.

 
 

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`Common Sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen'.
                                                     - Einstein

Ravi P. Singh                        E-mail: rpsingh@hydra.uwo.ca
Dept. of Physics                     Phone : (519)-679-2111 Ext.6556 [off]
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From: narain@bass.bu.edu (A.V.S. Narain)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: test..
Date: 14 Aug 92 00:52:59 GMT
Organization: Boston University College of Engineering
From: ashwin@churchill.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (mkm.ashwin)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: WORK/STUDY ON H4 ?  - INFO NEEDED.
Keywords: Visa
Date: 17 Aug 92 19:57:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: ncrcae.1992Aug17.195725.21832
Distribution: usa
Organization: NCR Corp
Originator: ashwin@churchill.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM

Hi ,

	I would like to know what kind of restrictions are there
        for a person with a H4 Visa in the US.
	 
	1. Can a Person study in any Univ.?. Is it necessary to
           change the visa to F1, If so how easy is it ?.How easy it
           to change it back to H4 in that case ?.

	2. Can a Person work ( Part time / full time ) ?.Is a visa change
           necessary for this ?.

	Anybody with a similar experience or having any idea about this
	please send me an Email at either of these address,

		ashwin@churchill.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM
		ashwin@bigb.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM

	Thanks in advance for your help.

Ashwin.
           change the visa to F1, If so how easy is it ?.
From: srinivas@csa2.lbl.gov (SRINIVAS KRISHNAGOPAL)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Indian Fonts For The Macintosh
Date: 19 Aug 92 01:43:45 GMT
Reply-To: srinivas@csa2.lbl.gov
Distribution: usa
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory - Berkeley, CA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.254.197
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4


 I will be returning to India shortly and will be carrying back a Mac with
me. Does anyone know if Tamil and Hindi (Devnagari) fonts for the Macintosh
are available from any source? If anyone has developed such fonts would you be
willing to make them available as shareware? 

-- Srinivas Krishnagopal. (srinivas@lbl.bitnet)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian