Shahnaz Anklesaria Aiyar, who passed away in Washington DC yesterday, was a close friend and a wonderful human being who touched everyone she met with her joyfulness and kindness She was one of those rare people in the world: a good human being. I had known her for nearly 40 years and respected her unstinting fight against cancer,…
By the Brahmaputra (Vol: 29) C-NES Newsletter (For the Quarter January – March 2015) Editorial By the Brahmaputra Make a new ‘Assam type house’ our Icon for safety On two successive days, the Government of India showered its benevolence on the North-eastern states. On the first day, it declared that 15,000 crore rupees,…
Kaliyani, the boat donated by Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) to C-NES as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), is ready for service. The inaugural function of the launch of Kaliyani for providing health services to the marginalized river island population of Kamrup district as part of C-NES’ Boat Clinic programme under NHM was held…
As the disaster in Nepal unfolds, many of us in Zone 5 areas — the most quake-vulnerable regions in India, including J&K, parts of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the entire Northeast except for Sikkim — are worried anew about the future of our towns and settlements. Those living in vulnerable buildings…
The Government of Assam and National Health Mission (NHM) nominated the Boat Clinics to be exhibited in the Global Exhibition on Services from 23-25 April 2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, arranged jointly by Government of India, Confederation of India Industries (CII) & Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC). It was an opportunity for C-NES to…
CNES Managing Trustee Sanjoy Hazarika talks about starting medical service boats across the Brahmaputra during TEDxFORESchool held at FORE School of Management, New Delhi. http://dubeat.com/events/tedxforeschool-2015-past-present-future/
International Conference on Re-imagining India's North East: Narratives, Networks and Negotiations organised by Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, JMI, New Delhi.
Rajya Sabha TV will broadcast special coverage of the International Conference on Reimagining Indias North East: Narratives, Networks and Negotiations held at Jamia Milia Islamia New Delhi 4-6, February 2015. It will be broadcast from 13th February, 2015 at 12.30 pm onwards everyday and later all the programmes will be available on RSTV website and…
An International Conference on '‘Reimagining India’s North East: Narratives, Networks and Negotiations" is scheduled on February 4-6 at Jamia Millia Islamia university, New Delhi. Prominent scholars namely Prof.Willem van Schendel of the University of Amsterdam, Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed of the University of Dhaka, Dr. Melanie Vandenhelksen of the University of Vienna, Dr Meenaxi Barkataki-Ruscheweyh and…
By the Brahmaputra (Vol: 28) C-NES Newsletter (For the Quarter October – December 2014) Editorial By the Brahmaputra BG Verghese: friend of the NE, thought leader and good human being My first encounter with BG Verghese took place on a summer day in 1976 in Delhi. He had been sacked from the editorship of The…