IIT Phd scholar held for murdering an innocent North East Girl...What same!! a tight slap in the name of education.. Unfortunately in India law is equal for all; otherwise, such criminals wearing intellectual jackets should be beaten publicly every day, every moment!

It is really shocking that in today’s situation some colleges in UP have prohibited girls wearing jeans inside campus. This is simply prejudice. It cannot be accepted. Girls should get freedom in whatever they wish to wear.

While the leadership is making hue and cry for reservation, such differences still exist. Effort should be made to give equal status to women in day to day life. Talking about high dreams on reservation in Parliament and state legislatures can wait.

So far as dress code is concerned, it is a well known truth that vulgarity lies in the eyes of the beholder. Jeans is nothing wrong. Rather it shows more strength and self confidence. The way one carries herself is important.

The current news on the leaking of MBBS entrance exam by a senior lecturer named Meena Aggarwal has really raised many question. Firstly, the questions comes on the free and fairness of the entrance tests conducted by national level ‘high profile’ institutes. Secondly, how many more Meena Aggarwalas are present who are yet to be nabbed? There may be many who are still hidden and thus, playing with the lives of the aspirants with false promises.

When a student sit for an entrance examinations, he or she has much hopes to clear. Those who study through capitation fee has no problems. Their parents can help them to buy a degree. But, those students who want to stand on their own feet through their merit has to face many hurdles, may be due to finance or proper guidance or may be due to lack of information. Along these, if the entrance exam that they appear has some discrepancies, than it is really shameful.

India has been a land where teachers are considered equivalent to God, as the phrase goes, Guru Brahma, guru Vishnu, guru deva Maheshwara, guru Shakshat Parabrahma, Tasveih Shri Guruvei Namah. This has been running in our veins since time immemorial.

So, any fraudililty on the behalf of a guru is nothing but disgraceful. A teacher is a teacher, as long teacher is a verb; but as soon it reduces to a noun, the future of the society is at stake.

Reservation for women is another way of saying; women are weak. So, I do not support reservation. Women have enough talent to achieve whatever they want by the dint of her merit, not somebody’s favor. Moreover, any position, be it political or public, should be achieved through merit, not on the basis of gender. These are all political tactics, nothing else. Men and women are equal, so why reservation?

One of the most common debates regarding alcohol consumption is relating to its affect on bones .This debate is ongoing both in the western and eastern countries.

While one school of thought believes that Bone is a living tissue. Chronic alcohol that is about a hundred gms/day, more susceptible to fracture. Again, it also suppresses bone formation in human body by development of osteoblasts.

The other school, however, maintains that moderate consumption of alcohol decreases the risk of Rheumatoid Arthiritis, particularly for older women. It is in fact a nutritional source which provides 29 kilo joule per ml of energy as well as protein and carbohydrates. The home made beer also contains Vitamin. On the other hand red and white wines treasure other elements like potassium and sodium. Thus, we can say that it has certain good impact also.

The effect of alcohol on bones is mainly linked with its process of remodeling. If the negative impact can be cure, like improper bone remodeling, alcohol can be used in positive way also. Doctors, do advice chronic patients to reduce the intake. It depends on the particular person as what he selects to consume as their best beverage.

That is the reason, it is said that man is a thinking animal.

The issue of alcohol consumption has always been debated. Some researchers give importance to its positive impact on human body. While the rest outline its negative impacts more seriously. The latter, however, outnumber the former.

One of the most common debates regarding alcohol consumption is relating to its affect on bones .This debate is ongoing both in the western and eastern countries.

While one school of thought believes that Bone is a living tissue. Chronic alcohol that is about a hundred gms/day, more susceptible to fracture. Again, it also suppresses bone formation in human body by development of osteoblasts.

The other school, however, maintains that moderate consumption of alcohol decreases the risk of Rheumatoid Arthiritis, particularly for older women. It is in fact a nutritional source which provides 29 kilo joule per ml of energy as well as protein and carbohydrates. The home made beer also contains Vitamin. On the other hand red and white wines treasure other elements like potassium and sodium. Thus, we can say that it has certain good impact also.

The effect of alcohol on bones is mainly linked with its process of remodeling. If the negative impact can be cure, like improper bone remodeling, alcohol can be used in positive way also. Doctors, do advice chronic patients to reduce the intake. It depends on the particular person as what he selects to consume as their best beverage.

That is the reason, it is said that man is a thinking animal.

She was the adorable daughter of Lalji, as he was popularly known. Her father’s actual name was Kumar Prakitesh Chandra Barua. He gave her enough moral support to pursue her interest in Goalparia music in spite of all odds. Can you guess who is she?

Yes, you are right she is the Empress of Goalpariya music and pride of Asom Padmashree and Sangeet Natak Academy awardee Protima Pandey Barua. She was born in the auspicious day of Mahalaya on October 3, 1935 in Calcutta (now Kolkata).She did her early schooling in the city’s Gokahale Memorial School. Later she returned to her own native place in Gauripur and studied in Gauripur Girls’ High School.

She did learn Ravindra Sangeet from her school, but she never had formal training in music. She used to say candidly that her father’s Hati Mahal was in fact her music institute. She had great respect for her guru Bhaben Singha Roy. Actually he was the chief Mahout of her father. She was born to be a singer without any ego. It is said that her interest in music was so very intense that she used to learn and memorise all the songs sung even by the Muslim maids in her home, from the fisherman and so on.

Her talent recognised for the first time when she was noticed by Dr. Bhupen Hazarika at a jalsa in Gauripur. This shy teenager was initially nervous to sing before a genius of such international repute. But her talent mesmerized the legend to the maximum At that very instant he predicted that she can take Goalpariya music to great extent. These prophesy was established without fail. She is the one who introduced Goalpariya music with the outside world. So much so, that, the mention of the word Goalpariya reminds anyone and everyone of Protima Pandey.

She was also awarded Padmashree and Sangeet Natak Academy Award. But, in spite of that success never uprooted her feet from the soil. She was equally down to earth as ever. She maintained a very low profile life.

Even after her death she is and will be in our hearts forever. Recently, that is on 27th December 2008 her statue was unveiled at the Chandmari Swahid Udyan., to pay tribute to the legend on her sixth death anniversary. This was done on the support of the All Assam Students Union (AASU). On the same occasion the Pratima Pandey Memorial Award was also handed over formally to noted musician Tulsi Neog Ojha

Guwahati city facing interplay of bomb blasts and floods

Guwahati city is called as the gateway of entire North east. People from all over the region reside or come here for occupational, educational and commercial or legal reasons It is also important for many medical necessities.

But, in spite of all these factors government has failed to give basic security to the residents as well as visitors. The recent bomb blasts in Guwahati on the first day of New Year that is on 1st january 2009 in Birubari, Bhangagarh and Bhootnath area of the city clearly displayed the pathetic condition of security in our city.

Reports always say ’75 killed in Bomb Blast’ or ‘300 injured’. But, behind that two digit or three digits number there is unending tears, pain, helplessness, agony of many innocent families.

The blasts which took place were mostly at crowded places. How is it possible for someone to plant a bomb? This is nothing but failure of security. If you move out in the city you will find police check posts at different locations. They will check all—–right from passer byes to scooterists to bikers. Sometimes they will even check other private vehicles. If these checks are so genuine than how is it possible for the terrorists carry bombs along? Are security check ups just a belief make belief world to showcase so called ‘security concern’ for the common man?

How can that be a sudden happening? It was nothing but pre-planned by the terrorists. Has our security system failed so drastically that it could not detect such incident beforehand? Why no measure was taken earlier to detect any such planting of instantly? That is to say, there are many scientific devices which could have installed places at vulnerable or crowded areas. There may also be devices which which can easily indicate if someone plants a bomb. Even CCTVs could have been used at crowded places, not only during festivals but also other normal working days. But, such measures were not taken.

Why security of common man is so much threatened? It is we who caste our valuable votes so that a party wins to form government. We expect them to be someone who is by the people, for the people and of the people. But, alas!

You will find ministers moving around the city using hi-tech security. Even if you (as common man) is going out for an urgent piece of work, you will fall into huge traffic jam. It might be because some minster might be going along the same street. After he or she will go than only the road will be cleared for you.
So, if their security is so much important than why not our security? Are we not the one who has entitled the people in power the privileges?

Though this case is not pointed to one party alone. But, it is for all party who has come into power.

Another issue that is faced by the people of Guwahati is the problem of flood or water logging. Come shower and in Guwahati are sure to face this problem. You get ready to ‘wade’ along the water logged streets. Buses stop plying and rickshaws refuse to move. You move along without knowing when you will reach home. It is mainly because of the improper drainage facility in the city. A number of unplanned housing complexes and flats are being constructed without thinking that it may affect the drainage system. As these constructions are increasing, the said problem is deteriorating.

During this calamity, how many politicians would come down from their posh car along with the public to walk along the water logged streets or footpath? How many of them will say that they will face whatever public is facing, through thick and thin? How many of them could claim that they are ‘people’s politician’.
This issue of water logging has been the agenda of many political parties since time immemorial. But, agenda remained as good as fiction and never reality.

People suffer from such problem day in and day out. But, there is no solution yet.For us as a public, it is high time to utilize our right, that is, Right to Information. Government must answer to the people for their incapacity. It is true that within a couple of years a number of developments have taken place in Guwahati, in the context of its beautification. But, beauty without security is just like an artificial banyan tree without roots. Luxuries should not take over necessity.

Government ought to understand that it is for us they are in power. Their responsibility also goes beyond elections. We now need a leader who is a man of knowledge, wisdom and virtue—this is not only for Guwahati, but all of Assam and India.

Live at peace...we all were more concerned with power equation...but please do not repeat our mistake...we have witnessed terrorism...help your children from being misguided...we became technologically advanced, but neglected nature...what global climatic crisis you are facing now...is because of us...We are sorry...

Hope you do not repeat our mistakes and keep good hope for your next generation!

Hip, Hop, Hip with smiles in her vein

Sing, sing, Sing there comes the Queen

Dance, dance, dance its white from all green

Jump, jump, jump then Christmas in the rain

Row, row, row its new year at the same

Eat, eat, eat, it’s time to celebrate

Drink, drink, drink no time to hibernate

Rock, rock, rock the floor with a beat

Sail, sail, sail across the starry fleet

Brush, brush, brush the sand with a dream

Drip, drip, drip all tears from your stream

Ring, ring, ring the string of the wind

Ding, Dong, Ding it soothes, your mind

Hear, Hear, Hear the song of the Queen

Bow, Bow, bow she’ll bless all pristine