dear all, i am afraid the debate is assuming slanderous proportions and trivialities are being dangerously generalized - i shall substantiate: shops in europe and all over the west shut down at six or so; is it because they are lazy? i think the north east is so rich in its culture and resources - both human and natural - that the future belongs to our brothers and sisters from the north east. with every state in the north east now possessing a central university, an i i m at shillong, with good schools and colleges, the full potential of the high quality human resource in the region would be realised in the near future. i wish all people in the north east states all the very best.