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[Ram Sarangapani]

Bhuban da,

Points well taken.

>It is also not easy for our young men and women to engage in >small trades
for lack of tradition, training, capital etc. Certains >trades need skills
at various levels, for instance watch repairing, >book-binding, jewellery
making etc. ..
>it is not so difficult for a Bengali boy to get employment in these >areas
as some of their friends or relatives are already engaged in >some such
trades.

While this is probably true, the question then comes up - how did the
Bengalis venture into these areas in the begining? Obviously, they must have
learned the trade someplace. It couldn't have been providence.

A solution for Assam to be able to supply the necessary labor in such
areas may be an emphasis on job-skills training in these areas. This is
where the Govt. can step in by not only providing the training, but also to
be able to either help promote small/cottage industries in watch repairs or
locksmithy.

--Ram



On 8/29/06, BBaruah at aol.com <BBaruah at aol.com> wrote:
>
>   People working in Chennai, Hyderabad or Pune are, I suppose, a
> privileged group having the benefit of an English-medium-school
> education and landing a job in one of the subsidiaries of multinationals.
> What about those who do not come from well-to-do families, speak poor Hindi
> or English and unable to get a job either in Government offices or private
> enterprise. I believe most unemployed belong to this group.
>
> It is also not easy for our young men and women to engage in small trades
> for lack of tradition, training, capital etc. Certains trades need skills at
> various levels, for instance watch repairing, book-binding, jewellery making
> etc. It is almost imposssible for an  Assamese boy coming from the rural
> areas to acquire any of these skills. it is not so difficult for a Bengali
> boy to get employment in these areas as some of their friends or relatives
> are already engaged in some such trades.
>
> Bhuban
>
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