[Assam] (no subject)

[Ram Sarangapani]

Mukul da,

>Locks are psychological barriers to nothing inside Assam's homes

That is really one of the best lines I heard in a long time.

--Ram


On 8/29/06, mc mahant <mikemahant at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>   *<in watch repairs or locksmithy>*
>
> *We are late !.*
>
> Watches today are Quartz+Silicon+batter+throwaway type.
>
> Locks are psychological barriers to nothing inside Assam's homes.
>
> mm
>
>  ------------------------------
>
>  From:  *"Ram Sarangapani" <assamrs at gmail.com>*
> To:  *"BBaruah at aol.com" <BBaruah at aol.com>*
> CC:  *R.Barua at hotmail.com, assam at assamnet.org*
>
> Subject:  *Re: [Assam] (no subject)*
> Date:  *Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:18:10 -0500*
>
>  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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