A Time for Renewal

narain #715:

``but not my Alma mater: St. Francis College?``

When did you pass out of SFC? I finished ISC

(then 11 years) in 1973, and my brother Shailesh

was in the first 10+2 batch.

After a gap of some 18 years, I visited SFC

in Jan 2001. Much has changed, but the campus

remains as beautiful as I remembered it to be.

Drop me a line at axl4@psu.edu.

Akhlesh

Reply Saminashah #710

Is it too much to request a large figure in a burqah hiding behind a pot plant and reading Mary Daly?

Samina:

``Rsax: Er...yes...as a matter of fact, I think Fidel is COMPLETELY misunderstood...and some of my best friends are Pakistani...``

LOL Excellent one. I`m still laughing.

Re: saminashah

Btw, is the woman in the ``coffee shop`` (such places in Amsterdam serve a lot more than just coffee) a natural blonde? I think I know her.

Re: Versace...Gatsby is dead.

saminashah # 708

``It seems for some, that the answer is to strike back blindly and without introspection.``

it also seems that some others will attack the u.s. and its leadership no matter what it does. it has been rather gratifying to see many in america`s mindless left squirm desperatley trying to find something to attack bush on. from the time bush spoke to congress saying that prayers were being given throughout the nation in english, hebrew AND ARABIC to his order to air drop food and medicine to afghan refugees, he has not allowed the left much leverage in their standard attacks against america.

this type of leadership exposes the hypocrisy of those who attack the u.s. but say nothing about the islamic despots who have crushed more muslims then anyone else.

saxena:

(The only tree huggers I plan to meet are living in Scandanavia right now.)

see now saxena, I`m sure everyone is very aware of your poweress and skills with scandanavian babes.



Would you please stop bringing it up everywhere now?

re: narain # 715

Narain bhai,

Jeen haan.

I know the world isn`t fair. You see, it all depends on the kind of people who have had the privilege of knowing me (it is always THEIR privilege). I have some good friends who graduated from St. Francis, but they don`t quite cut it for me. Their crime? They are all boys.

Eklavya # 714

``As to La Marts, two of their ``best`` students used to be my neighbors. My purest thoughts regarding them used to be: How can any teacher teach them anything but the fine art and science of ...``

As I commented elsewhere you are not as ``Bhola Bhala`` as you try to let on:)))

Regarding your question of kab aur kaisay wrf to

Lucknow...it`s a long story.Maybe someday,if and

when we meet..I end with a verse from Faiz.

Meri khamoshiyoN meN larzaaN hai

meray naaloN ki gum shuda awaaz

Regards.

Tahmed

Don`t misunderstand me, I am not defending either OBL, the persons who did 9-11 or the Taliban - I am making the point that no proof (that will stand up in court) has been offered. Mr. Musharraf says that the evidence presented is enough to indicte, bot convict, OBL - why couldn`t the same be provided to the Taliban? even if the Mullah Omar would have rejected it, at least it would show that the American tried to persuade the Taliban.

Eklavya #714/narain # 715

MashaAllah...yak na shud do shud. Yaani two Lucknawis on this board and no mushaira.Eklavya

Saheb ka kalaam suna..wah wah.Bhai aapka takhallus

kya hai.``Allah kare zor e qalam aur ziyadah``.

Next time no more IT or LaMart,only St Francis.OK.

Regards.

hobbyty #703 Please be fair. Dont let the fact that OBL is a muslim cloud your mind to the facts that are right before your eyes when you watch what OBL has to say on TV and when you examine exactly what Bush asked the talibans to do. The mind is a precious gift of God. Let us use it.

sigalph #235 Thanks for responding to dost-mittar on my behalf. Now I know where to call if I need a good lawyer :-)

I assume incidentally that you would be mad as hell even if NY was not your city and some of the people killed not from your company. Such an act of wonton destruction needs to be condemned. Period. And the perpetrators brought to justice (or justice brought to them if they cannot be brought to justice within reasonable time).

sigalph235 # 704

very well said. your posts always reassure me that at least some desis ``get it.``

harish

re: Eklavya #673

Bhai aap bhi lucknow se hain kya? And why is it that La Matinere and IT get mentioned, but not my Alma mater: St. Francis College?

-narain

re: Banjaara # 699

Banjaara,

Karamat Ali Girl`s has been totally out of bounds for me. One of my younger sisters has been going there :(

As to La Marts, two of their ``best`` students used to be my neighbors. My purest thoughts regarding them used to be: How can any teacher teach them anything but the fine art and science of ...

Missing home now...

EK

P.S.

I.T. dekha, LaMarts dekha,

Dekh chukaa ghar baar humaaraa;

Basti basti,qarya qarya,

Kaise (aur kab) ghoomaa hai banjara???

Regards.

correction: Pedagogy