“But, with the state machinery busy labeling dam activist as ‘Maoists’ and ‘anti-state’, it is still going to be a big challenge for these wide-spread and democratic political upsurges against the construction of upstream mega dams to drive home a simple truth to decision –makers in New Delhi: “We all live downstream”—This is how Neeraj Vagholikar and Arupjyoti Saikia—countries two most renowned Dam expert and environment activist concluded their story on “We all live downstream: Dams, Environment and Political Mobilization in Assam” . Parthankar Choudhury and Pijush Kanti Das –two comrades of first duo wrote another story on “Big Dam-Boon or Curse in Disguise: Tipaimukh and Subanshiri Experiences”. This is how we tried to play our roll in the Volume VIII, Issue-I of PRAGYAN on the burning issue that NE Region in general and state in particular is facing these days. Dr Bhuban Gogoi, principal , Tinsukia College and our alumni and regular writer Anirban Ghosh covered two most interesting article on Environmental issues. Dr Gogoi’s write up will make you think other wise on the myths of ‘Global Warming’. Friends, we are happy to inform you that ISSN, India was kind enough to assigning us ISSN number from this June, 10 issue of PRAGYAN. It’s no doubt a great step forward for us. We are greatfull to Rajen Barua (US), Bidyananada Barkakati(Ghy) Wahid Saleh (Natherland), Ankur Bora(US) , Buljit Buragohain (Ghy) all the FASS activist, Satyajit Nath, Satyajit Dey(Del) and Kripal Jyoti Mazumder , editor Ecotone for helping us to have this number with their suggestions and a little persuasion either. Nilim Jyoti Senapati, our regular writer for career column, has focused on how to make bright career even after coming from a backward area or studding in vernacular Schools or Colleges. He has also taken an interview of Diganta Bora , S.P. Tinsukia, who opted for Assamese in his IAS examination. Prashanta Barooah wrote made an intensive study on “ Student Outflux and Influx from NE India to other cities in India and abroad.” The American Educationist Joseph Landsberger continues to write on Study Guides and Strategies. The same translation by Ambar Maran and the Bengali Translation by Sushanta Kar will again appear in his own site. Among other attractions, we hope readers would love to read Rajen Barua’s review of the internationally acclaimed book and on philosophy ‘ The Circle of Fire’ written by an Assamese Scholar Palash Jyoti Mazumder; Arup Baisya’s reconstruction of Marxian thought. We are sure you will equally like Assmese poems of Bikash Jyoti Saikia & Aklantika Saikia, Bengali poem of Bijoy Bhattacharjee; Hindi poem of Abhishek Prashad and a English Translation of Abdul Humid’s Manipuri poem by B.S. Tajkumar, a Sahitya Academy recipient of Manipur . Have a pleasant reading here! Previous | ISSN Certificate ![]() imikimi - sharing creativity You can have a full view of the text here. You can download the full magazine here either. If the pages don't turn full-page here CLICK RED TEXT( Pragyan 08- 01) JUST ABOVE THE GADGET You need abode flash player to make you computer able to read ipapers ( here it's PRAGYAN )Pragyan 08-01 |

