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Why Some of us ‘Enjoy’ Hurting Others

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/26/2006 - 12:25

I have been thinking about responding to Assam.org recent e-mail. Somebody is writing nasty anonymous letters attacking several community members in a cruel way. They don’t have the courage to write their name. As if it is okay to act out if you are not getting caught. As a psychiatrist I encounter a lot of people who act out in this way and enjoy doing so. We call them having super ego lacuna (or Swiss cheese super ego). They are also short sighted. When ever we act out it always backfires in some ways. If you have a conscience it will get to you or you will get caught eventually.

Living With Arthritis

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/26/2006 - 11:59

My typical day starts at 2:30 or 3:30 AM each day, and sometimes even earlier, regardless of what time I go to bed. This is due to my Osteoarthritis condition in both of my knees. Long hours of idleness, like when sleeping, cause my knee joints to stiffen and start the knee pain. After about 30 to 40 minutes of tossing around in the bed, the pain goes away. Unfortunately, by that time, my alarm clock goes off because it is 4:30 AM, and I must leave home for work at 5:05 AM to start at my office work at 6:30 AM.

Indian Democracy & Polity

Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/24/2005 - 16:27

Observations reported in the Dec 23, 2005 issue of the Assam Tribune made by James Michael Lyngdoh, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, on the current state of Indian polity need to be critically analyzed. His assertion that the rot in the polity results from electoral politics of division is indeed a sad reality. However, for anyone to conclude that perhaps democracy itself has done more harm than good to the country would be unwise. More or less harm than good is a subjective quantification that is subject to debate.

Looking Back at Infocom 2005

Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/24/2005 - 16:08

Just came back from Kolkata where I had the opportunity to attend “Infocom 2005”, the country’s largest information technology show organized by Nasscom and Business World, an ABP publication. If I had known before that I have to submit a report, I would have jotted down everything as best as a shorthand typist can do. Now looking back, these are the main topics that held my imagination.

Looking Back at Infocom 2005

Anup Kumar Das-A magician in the making

Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/24/2005 - 15:53

  He is a freelance journalist by profession, yet a magician by life's passion. Anup Kumar Das of Guwahati has been interested in magic for quite some time. Sri Das has performed magic shows on various stages including commercial stage shows, birthdays, promotional shows, trade shows and performed closeup magic. He has even performed magic on Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati, PPC Northeast and broadcasted a talk on magic on All India Radio, Guwahati.

America’s Rick & Nick

Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/24/2005 - 15:32

Fifteen year-old American-born Assamese twins Rupak (Rick) and Neepak (Nick) Bhuyan of Atlantic City, New Jersey, have produced their third audio CD. Unlike the first two which were renditions of well-known Assamese songs, this CD is entirely composed of songs in English. Rick and Nick sing every song exceptionally well with their melodious voices. To keep their Assamese parents happy, Rick and Nick will produce an Assamese CD in the near future. They have already recorded seven Assamese songs for the upcoming CD. The CD will be released during Rongali Bihu, 2006.

A Loving Tribute to Mahendra Borthakur

Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/24/2005 - 15:14

  And you know what to do once recording is over, right? Deuta would inevitably ask me that same question every time he dropped me at the All India Radio station building in Chandmari where I performed as a child artist in several Assamese radio plays between the ages of nine and twelve. I would roll my eyes at him and say I know, as I would skip up the long flight of stairs to the recording studio. Of course I knew what to do when recording was over. I was to sit in Borthakur Uncle’s room till Deuta came to pick me up again. I always looked forward to the days when I had a recording.

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SOLES for TOTS

Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 00:17

During one of our annual visits to Assam, our young son, felt very distraught when he noticed rickshaw wallas and poor children without any footwear.

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