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From: venkates@frith.msu.edu ()
Subject: telufu fonts
Organization: Michigan State University, College of Engineering, East Lansing
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 17:45:09 GMT


Hi
I have been trying to "make" the tlgutx package and it keeps grogging on
me with the folowwing error. Here is an excerpt from teloffset.log

--------------------------------------------------------------------
This is METAFONT, C Version 2.7 (base=plain 90.12.29)  24 JUL 1992 13:38
**teloffset
(teloffset.mf (telmode.mf) (telparam.mf (telbase.mf) (telugu.mf (telcodes.mf)
(telchars1.mf
....
.......

\def\cbllaOFFSETB{0.16667}%
! METAFONT capacity exceeded, sorry [number of strings=625].
begintchar->...l_symname&tl_strw&decimal((EXPR0))&
                                                  tl_stry;fi;numeric.left_sp...l.549 ...b_va_code,cb_va_width#,x_height#,0,0,0,0)
                                                  ;
If you really absolutely need more capacity,
you can ask a wizard to enlarge me.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Being, at best a beginner to using Latex and because there are really 
no "wizards in latex" that I know of, I ask the net gurus for a solution.

The program is being compiled on a sun4 SunOS  4.1.1 is that helps

Email will be very much appreciated. By the way I could install itrans and
devnag without any problems.
Venkatesh
Electrical Engineering Dept.
Michigan State University.
 

Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: anil@clyde.tcs.com (Anil Ananthaswamy)
Subject: SAM PITRODA's talk - VENUE CHANGE
Organization: Teknekron Communications, Inc
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 22:47:52 GMT

SAM PITRODA's TALK in UC BERKELEY
---------------------------------

The venue of Mr. Sam Pitroda's talk has been changed from :
rm # 160 Dwinelle to rm # 155 Dwinelle.

Please make a note of it.

The time and day are still the same  :
SATURDAY, THE 25TH OF JULY AT 5.30 PM
From: chemsn@emory.edu (Sreehari Nimmala)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Olympics Opening Cermony.
Date: 27 Jul 92 22:25:33 GMT
Organization: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

RAJA@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU writes:
: >:
: At least get the name right, It is Bob Costas. I doubt you will geyt an apology
: We don't have a large enough GNP.
: 
: cheers...Rajagopalan

Where did hear or notice Bob Costas(sounds very funny)? I am
100% sure that he is Bob Castner(or Costner). I will give you
101% correct answer tommorow. OK. Stay cool.

---Sreehari(call Harisree if you want)
From: manas@cs.umd.edu (Manas Saksena)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: India is a poor nation.
Date: 29 Jul 92 02:55:28 GMT
Reply-To: manas@cs.umd.edu


In article <adesai.712348737@vincent1.iastate.edu>, adesai@iastate.edu (Alpaa
Desai) writes:

>
>Time will tell these ignorant people who realy is poor.We Indian's may lack 
>abundance of cash and wealth, but we are much richer than any other country in
>every other respect. Only time will teach them a lesson when they ( the
>americans) find themselves to be slaves under others.
>


Yeah sure! Perhaps we are talking about tolerance (other religions, languages,
cultures, races, castes, regions). Or maybe, we are talking about our superior
moral values. Or is it our superior intellectual abilities ( Indians are the
smartest people on the earth and Americans are the dumbest). Then again maybe we
are talking about our rich culture (Ofcourse, the west,and particularly America,
has no culture). 

Maybe, you can enlighten us with what you had in mind - and pray tell us why we
have so little self esteem that we have to continually shout that we are the
best, even though it defies common sense.  Unless, ofcourse, you do not believe
that true respect comes from real achievements and not plain words. And maybe,
once India and Indians have something real to show, the rest of the world might
listen and treat India with respect instead of sympathy and pity (or whatever
else). For now you can count on the support of over sensitive souls like you who
cannot bear to face the truth.

Regards,

Manas Saksena
From: shankar@are.Berkeley.EDU (Shankar Subramanian)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: West Bengal: Communists out, ? in
Date: 22 Jul 92 19:53:23 GMT
Organization: UC Berkeley, Agr & Res Economics
NNTP-Posting-Host: are.berkeley.edu


 Amidst all the discussion of what the CPM government has or has not done
for Bengal, people seem to have forgotten that the CPM draws its strength
from rural areas and that many observers claim that the CPM has managed to
speed up economic development in the countryside.  One indicator of this is
the growth rate of agricultural income, which has been higher these last five
years than in any other state in India.  Bengal was noted for its stagnant
agriculture.  Breaking out of this trap is a major achievement.

Shankar Subramanian
From: avnaik@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU (Ashish V Naik)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: H-1 Query, Toronto vs. Quebec/Montreal
Date: 29 Jul 92 02:01:22 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: State University of New York at Buffalo/Comp Sci
Originator: avnaik@sybil.cs.Buffalo.EDU




Hi All Visa Gurus:

	A friend of mine wants to apply for H1 from Canada. He wants
 the following information:

1) How hassly is it to apply from Toronto as compared with say, Quebec?
   It is convenient for him to apply from Toronto, so he wanted
   to know if anyone has apped from Toronto, and if so, what was the 
   experience there ? It is quite well known (from some of the prev
 posts on the subject) that it is easy in Quebec or Montreal, so how do 
 the two cities compare ?


2) Which other documents are needed, besides the letter of employment from
   the employer ? Any special tips, fundaes etc.?

	Any answers, suggestions, experiences, advice,  fundaes, ideas
 regarding the above questions would be greatly appreciated. 
 Please reply by email (preferably)
 to : avnaik@cs.buffalo.edu


 Thanks in advance,

 Ashish
-- 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: sbhagwa@eng.clemson.edu (Shirish S. Bhagwat)
Subject: Re: India and Artificial Turf (was re: Olympic
Reply-To: sbhagwa@eng.clemson.edu
Organization: College of Engineering, Clemson Univ.
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 22:02:42 GMT

In article 27JUL199203591557@zeus.tamu.edu, n0r1688@zeus.tamu.edu (Raghunand Natarajan) writes:
>In article <1992Jul26.185406.15355@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, vshastry@magnus.
>acs.ohio-state.edu (Vijay Shastry) writes...
>
>>Artificial turf may be facilitate playing a fast game which naturally benefits
>>the western style of playing hockey.
>
>I beg to differ. I don't think artificial turf (AT) "naturally benefits" anyone:
>it's just that "western" countries have more (to put it mildly) AT fields, and
>so get a lot more practice on AT. Naturally, they are better on it than us.
>I would strongly suggest to all those who've come up with knee-jerk criticisms
>of the NBC fellow's comments on the unavailability of AT fields in India, to 
>read a recent article in rec.sport.hockey.field: you'll find comments by
>Indian officials that basically echo what the NBC guy said. You'll also find
>figures that justify those comments.
>
>>The indian style game has suffered because of this. Maybe, the federation could
>>recognise two different venues - one natural grass and the other being 
>>astro-turf.
>
>Ha ha ha ha ha ! What's next.... "doodh-bhaat" for teams from poor countries ?!
>Or, no, maybe we can have reserved-quota medals for India, Malaysia, and the
>rest of the third-world countries ! Sure, one of the reasons why India is not 
>competitive in Intl. Sport is the lack of money. But it's up to us, to do
>something about it (the lack of money, i.e): mere whining isn't going to help.
>
>The world moves on, my friend.... there's no point asking them to slow down for
>us.
>
>-Raghu
>
>P.S: The "Title-change Police" can go screw itself.


There is a difference in techniques of hockey played on Astro turf and clay ground.  Any person who has played sensibly and discussed it with knowledgible people in the field hockey know it!!!!
India has changed its style to suit astro turf long ago.  
The very same India has a record of beating opponent with max no. of goals in any international tournament where it beat U.S.A. with some 21( or more ) goals!!!!!!! which is yet enequalled or unmatched!!!!!
Don't Bark!!!
Raghu, I have sent details on difference in techniques.  I hope you
care to read those as fast as your nonsense comment was written.
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Tuesday, 21 Jul 1992 12:55:25 CDT
From: <U33930@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: * Cin, OH Appt. Needed *


This letter is on behalf of a good friend.  He is looking for an appartement
near the University of Cincinatti starting fall semester/quarter.  He will be
joining the EECS department in Cincinatti as a Masters student.  He completed h
is bachelors in engineering from India and has a tuition fee waver already.
He speaks english, hindi, and tamil fluently.  He is fully capable of paying a
*reasonable* rent and currently holds a green card.  If you have any informatio
n regarding housing in this area (rent, location, sharing possibilities, etc.)
please reply.



Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: rgm4@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Raghuram G Murtugudde)
Subject: Re: Apple, Anyone?
Reply-To: rgm4@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Raghuram G Murtugudde)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 01:15:42 GMT


 I am sure this was a light-hearted attempt at story telling and an ok one 
 at that. But a couple of points. 

 Why did you get "snared" somewhere ? I don't think any gates get locked 
 as you are making a phone call. Some gates have been locked up for a long
 time due to some ghastly incidents in alleyways.

 You couldn't have walked 15 miles from south street sea port to central park
 because Manhattan itself is only 12 miles long and a couple of miles wide
 at the widest point.
 
 I am glad you had fun otherwise. Next time call me. I will show you the
 big apple:-).

 Raghu

 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: asg@eng.umd.edu (Andi S. Giri)
Subject: Getting H-1 and H-4 VISA at Madras consulate- is it risky?
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 20:54:41 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Originator: asg@mountaindew.eng.umd.edu

Hello Netters

Is getting a H-1 or H-4 VISA at the U.S. Consulate in 
Madras a problem nowadays.  ARe only the blue forms for 
employee and spouse the only documents needed?
From: debchat@vax2.concordia.ca (DEB CHATTERJEE)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: West Bengal: Communists out, ? in
Date: 25 Jul 92 21:15:00 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Concordia University
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Jul24.010418.24973@menudo.uh.edu>, mece1e3@Jane.UH.EDU writes...
>........ (stuff deleted) ......The progress of humanity is a straight line.
                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 GEE !!!! I thought that it was a geodesic !!!!!!

>Calcutta of the 50s: where people die of hunger in the streets.
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 As if CPI(M) has eradicated beggars now ! Yeah ! They have introduced raping
 of Calcutta women on their new interpretation of Marx. This was not in the
 city in 1950's. As far why CPI(M) came, read my posting no 2.

>Arindam

 - deb chatterjee
(a good samaritan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: rgopu@cs.tamu.edu (Rangarathnam Gopu)
Subject: Letter to NBC
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 16:37:29 GMT

	This is a copy of my letter to NBC. Comments welcome, over net and
	via email.

	Gopu
	rgopu@cs.tamu.edu

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

R.Gopu
4311 D, Boyett St.
Bryan, TX 77801

Public Relations Officer
NBC
30, Rockefeller Plaza 
New York, NY 10022


Sir / Madam

        I am an Indian graduate student at Texas A & M University.
        I was watching NBC's coverage of the Olympics' Opening ceremony, and I
        felt that the commentator was extremely insensitive and derogatory 
        about many of the nations that were participating. There were also
        many items of misinformation. For example, he stated that India
        was so poor that it could not afford artificial turfs for her 
        field hockey teams. There certainly are fewer artificial turfs than
        we would like, but India does have fields with artificial turf - at
        least one in Delhi and one in Chandigarh that I know of. 

        It is bad enough that almost all the news reports about India and her
        neighbors portray only the negative side of those countries. Please
        do not let your apparent ignorance and condescending attitudes seep
        into sports coverage too.

        Sincerely,

        R. Gopu
--
rgopu@cs.tamu.edu			ParukkuLE nalla naadu
Texas A&M University			EngaL Baaratha naadu
From: shrirang@Autodesk.COM (Shrirang Moghe)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: --- IAP66/J1  VISA ---
Date: 25 Jul 92 20:18:34 GMT
Organization: Autodesk Inc., Sausalito CA, USA


Dear SCI netters,

This is one of those emails:

Is it easier to get a J1 with a IAP66 than a F1 witha an I-20 ?  

Is there anybody out there that came on J1 visa ?

What is involved in converting J1 -> F1 or J1 -> H1 ?

Does one have to go back to India while converting J1 to
F1, H1 or green card.

Your responses to this email will be greatly appreciated by me
and some dear souls back home.


Thankyou for you replies

shrirang moghe [shrirang@autodesk.com] 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: prabhak@cs.umn.edu (Satya Prabhakar)
Subject: Re: title-change police, bandwidth police, etc. (Was: Re: Racism and
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 16:28:03 GMT

Shyamala Parameswaran writes:
>People have a right to change the title/subject line if they feel
>that it reflects the main point of their contribution. 
>....... This selectivity seems suspect as it is gender-related.
> <Other remarks deleted>
>Shyamala

It is really not worth my time pursuing this any more, defending
my (ostensibly sexist) motives. So here we go: My unconditional
apologies to whoever took offense at my comments on unwarranted
title-chaning. You shall hear no more from me about this. Can we
now get back to a stable state, please :-)

   "This above all, to thine own self be true!"
From: pramath@euclid (Pramathanath Sastry)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: NRI accounts
Date: 22 Jul 92 21:59:06 GMT
Organization: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.

What are the advantages of opening a State bank of India
NRI account ?

Will appreciate any info. Please e-mail (I won't have time
to read SCI). I promise to summarize.

Regards
Pramath
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: chakrsa@eng.auburn.edu (Sanjoy  Chakraborty)
Subject: Re: MEN OF EASTERN ORIGIN
Reply-To: chakrsa@eng.auburn.edu
Organization: Auburn University Engineering
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 05:33:38 GMT

In article 20997@Firewall.Nielsen.Com, a726226@daffy.mc.ti.com (savithri) writes:
>In article <1992Jul28.132955@daffy.mc.ti.com> a726226@daffy.mc.ti.com (savithri) writes:
>>I will not go into the horror tales from the women of other middle eastern 
>>countries or into bride-burning and dowry deaths in our backyards.
>>Suffice to say that I maintain my original position
>>that more than 98% of the MEN of EASTERN origin are SCUMS.
						      ^^^^^

Is "scums" correct ? I thought the plural was "scum"; in fact, how do you define a single scum ?? just curious.....

sanjoy
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: dipand@microsoft.com (Dipan Dewan)
Subject: Re: Indian court bans quotas...
Date: 21 Jul 92 18:41:19 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation

In article <ni0e93s@fido.asd.sgi.com> shankar@sgi.com (Shankar Unni) writes:
>In article <9207201556.AA03955@decit.if.uidaho.edu> Alok Shukla writes:
>>  ... The judge declared
>>  that science has no religion or caste and that "there can therefore be no
>>  valid reservation in the field of science and technology".
>
>I have always been firmly opposed to rigid quotas for *anything*.  In
>fact, the whole entitlement system in India is ass-backward. [...]
>
>This insidious cycle can only be broken by using a uniform economic
>criterion for any preferential treatment.  And even then, instead of
>reserving 22% of all posts for economically backward groups, the
>effort will be better spent by improving primary and secondary
>educational facilities and paying teachers more in order to get a
>better "class" of teachers in our schools.

My sentiments exactly!!! In any case, IMHO preferential treatment
based on "declared" criteria only serves to further the influence
of touts, who can "get anything done" for the proper price!

The way I see to get rid of the devitalizing effect of our inequitable
past is to provide free access _freely_ to enabling amenities, like
primary education, primary health care and inexpensive staple foodstuffs.
Apart from that, objective merit should be the only criterion for
advancement and rewards.  High hopes? Not exactly - an "ideal" free
market tends towards that! The government still needs to ensure that
the rules are followed, but it definitely should get out of the 
business of promoting certain sections of the populace, unless it
can explicitly convince the rest of the citizenry that it is in their
best interests.

Thanks for reading thus far,
  Dipan.
-- 
  Dipan Dewan           dipand@microsoft.com       ...!uunet!microsoft!dipand
    Views expressed above are mine; they may not be shared by my employer.
From: aksimha@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Arun Simha)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Some more Bharat Dabholkars...
Date: 23 Jul 92 16:29:25 GMT
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

ashah@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Amish K. Shah) writes:



>Hey Guys,

>Its great to hear so many people putting in so many good snippets from
>"Bottoms Up" & "Son of..". I was reading that stuff and I remembered a 
>couple of oneliners. I don't know if I will be able to convey the flavor but 
>but here goes



   One "Son of Bottoms up" skit was copied blatantly by Satish Shah in
   the morning show 'Dhamaal'. The skit was titled "Some-Achar" (samachar)
   and featured    Atmaram Bhende and   Ruby Patel as newsreaders. They
   were hilarious. Atmaram is shown wearing a neat tie and shirt. After
    he reads the news, he walks away from the desk and lo and behold! He's
    wearing shorts underneath!    




>Amish.
> 

  Arun Simha
From: rajiv@hilltop.mitre.org (Rajiv Kohli)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Address of American Embassy in India
Date: 28 Jul 92 12:51:21 GMT
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA


Could a kind soul please send me the mailing address/Tel/Fax of the American Embassy in
India. 

Thanks
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Rajiv Kohli		Email: rajiv@mbunix.mitre.org Tel: (617) 271-3506
Mitre Corporation 	Intelligence System Integration and Support
202 Burlington Road 	Bedford, MA-01730 Mail Stop: K 306
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From: raj@csa3.lbl.gov (G RANGARAJAN)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Servicing for PC clones in India, Modems
Date: 30 Jul 92 20:09:49 GMT
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory - Berkeley, CA, USA
Distribution: world
Reply-To: raj@csa3.lbl.gov
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.254.198
Keywords: PC clones, Modems
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4   

I am thinking of taking a PC clone (Gateway 2000, Zeos or Compudyne) to India.
It will be a 486/33 or 486/DX-2 50 machine.  Can I get it serviced in India?
Will some company like WIPRO have problems doing it because of different
motherboards etc.  I would appreciate any comments on this aspect (esp. from
somebody who has gotten a PC serviced in India).  By the way, I will be
going to Bangalore.  

If I take a modem from here, will it work in India?  Any particular brands
that I should buy?  

Thanks a lot for your help.  I will post a summary on the net.    

                                                   - G. Rangarajan
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: sanghi@wam.umd.edu (Dheeraj Sanghi)
Subject: Request for Information regarding jobs in India
Originator: sanghi@rac1.wam.umd.edu
Organization: Computer Science Dept., Univ. of Maryland at College Park
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 20:28:48 GMT


This is a request for information about employment opportunities in
India for someone finishing PhD in computer networks (flow control,
transport protocols) and returning to India immediately. I would
appreciate any information about both academic and industrial
positions, besides the IITs. I would like to know what sort of work
various companies do, and whom to contact, where to send resume etc.

Please respond to me directly by e-mail, as I am not a regular reader
of this newsgroup. If there is sufficient interest, I will summarize.

Thanks much in advance,

-dheeraj

-- 
Dheeraj Sanghi			(h):301-474-3592	(o):301-405-2723
Internet: dheeraj@cs.umd.edu	UUCP: uunet!mimsy!dheeraj
If you want to judge the culture and civilization of a people you can find
that out by the status and conditions of the women of the country. - Nehru
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian