One morning all the animals were sleeping. The first animal to get up was elephant. Elephant couldn't remember very well, and this morning he couldn't remember where he put his sneakers.

When all the animals woke up they all wanted to change their looks in some way.

Leopard said, "I have spots, but I want more spots."

Camel said, I have humps' but I want more humps."

Ram said, "My horns are big, but I want bigger horns."

Turtle said, "I have a hard shell, but I want a more harder shell."

Good to be back in the 'Net' after more than nine years. Some of you
may remember that I had received my Ph.D. in the US in 1994, taught in Tezpur University for some time and since 1997 have been working with NEDFi. Anyway, it's
great to see your enthusiasm to do something for Assam. My suggestions are:

Assam has experienced turbulent years during the last few decades which has yet to show any respite.  However, globalization has entered this state and the government is facing financial shortfalls.  There is massive unemployment in the traditional sectors, but interestingly there is a huge shortfall of skilled manpower in the professionals sectors. But due to their own limitations and absence of acumen, colleges and universities are neither generating many skilled students nor are capable of offering proper guidance.

Although it took India years, the country has finally realized that, how much NRIs can do for India, its 20 million strong overseas Indians dotting the globe who earn at least US$160 billion annually, which is more than a third of India's national income, can well change the face of its economy.