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Volume 4, No 8, August 2009
A Magazine for NRI’s
£2.00(UK), $ 4.00 (USA), Rs. 30 (India)
Indian Students Abroad
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Special: Interview with MOIA, Vyalar Ravi Extensive Coverage of Diaspora
|E D I T O R I A L | PRAVASI TODAY VOLUME 4 No. 8 AUGUST 2009. Rs. 30.00 Patrons: Dr. Satyendra Srivastava, Dr. Ashok Chakradhar, Santosh Taneja. Advisors: Anil Joshi, Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Sudershan Bhatia. Editor: Dr. Padmesh Gupta. Resident Editors: Pankaj Dubey, India, Ved Mitra Mohla, MBE. Editorial Board: Naresh Bharatiya, Dr. Ramesh Gupta, Titiksha, Dr. Nikhil Kaushik. Assistant Editors: Jaganniwas, Gyaneshwar Dayal. Editorial Assistance: Pankaj Narayan. Managing Editors: Divya Mathur, Neerav Pradhan, R.C. Agarwal. Creative Support: Naresh Shandilya. Literature & Research: Rakesh Srivastava. Manager Production: Rajiv Vats. Layout Designer: Manishankar. Business Development Manager: Prashant Kumar. Representatives: Jai Verma, Shail Agarwal. Contact Overseas: UK - Ved Mitra Mohla, 356, Vale Road, Ash Vale, GU125LW, Surrey. CANADA - Shyam Tripathi, 6 Larksmere Court, Markham, ON L3R 3RI. USA - Dr. Sudha Om Dhingra, 101, Cuymon Court, Morrisville NC-27560. HOLLAND - Dr. Pushpita Awasthi, P.O. Box 1080, 1810 KB. Delhi Office: 51, 2nd Floor, Rani Jhansi Road, Jhandewalan, New Delhi-55. Phone: 011-24504648, Fax: 011-43520752, Mobile: 9899552099. E-mail: pravasitoday@gmail.com Website: www.pravasitoday.com. Proprietor, Publisher and Printer: Saroj Sharma, 51, IInd floor, Rani Jhansi Road, Jhandewalan, New Delhi-110055. Printed at: Delhi Press, E-3, Jhandewalan Estate, New Delhi 110055. DISCLAIMER: The articles published in Pravasi Today carry the personal views of writers. The publisher and the editor is not responsible incase of any debate. Matters related to the magazine can be brought in courts within the jurisdiction of Delhi.
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Indias Overseas Students Confront Challenges Education in the UK or USA has always placed a premium on Indian students’ skill of working independently and developing their own thinking. Students opt for an international education not only with a thorough perspective of their subject but also with systematic abilities and problem-solving skills that are much rewarded by employers in later life. Engineering, science and information technology are among the most popular career options chosen by Indian students, as research opportunities just aren’t sufficient in their homeland. Studying abroad is not easy as it is expensive, challenging both educationally and culturally, carries racial discrimination, loneliness, increased responsibilities and much more. However, most of Indian students dream of going abroad for studies. They are not afraid of challenges as they wish to make their mark, have goals in life and achieve them on their own merit. Despite social differences, they all face same the challenges and problems. Racial abuse is directed at the colour of ones skin. Students have to cook food and clean their toilets by themselves. They lack the small luxuries of life they were accustomed to since childhood in India, perhaps taken for granted, like domestic help at home or clothes washed and ironed. Countries like UK, US and Australia have been cashing on Indian students for years. In a globalized economy, young people tend to gravitate toward countries that offer them the best opportunities. Indian students are tolerant and prepared for all these challenges but the real issue begins when government policies change or the host government starts ignoring the problems of overseas students. Last year, when the UK government overnight changed the policy of not giving jobs to medical students, there was outrage amongst Asian medical students. Similarly, the recent failure of the Australian government in controlling racial attacks on Indian students is worrying and unacceptable. It is an issue of our future generation, which is in the race for speedy global progress. Sitting quietly will certainly not help. All countries that welcome foreign students must provide reasonable infrastructure, both academically and culturally, before inviting overseas students, with measures for health and safety in place.
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CONTENTS “Attacks on Indian students are not racial” Pankaj Dubey
Indian Students Abroad Problems Galore Bhuvaneshwari Das Iyer
Changing Perceptions Gyaneshwar Dayal
Budget 2009-10 Implications for the Capital Market CA Gopal K Agarwal
The Maverick King Dr. Maithili Ganjoo Choudhary
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Letters to Editor one needs to understand when someone goes up one day he has fall. Blaming the team won’t do, the players required rest which
DEAD BUT NOT FORGOTTEN! The death of pop icon Michael Jackson has baffled the world especially his fans and family but the legend is not entirely dead he will live through his music. He will be remembered not only for his foot-tapping numbers but also for
they were unable to get since they had been playing tournament after tournament so, the BCCI should not start the blame game. Elesh Kumar (Finland)
his humanitarian efforts-who can forget his generous charities. MJ will never be forgotten, he changed the way people danced and thought .The world loves the king of pop and will do so till the end of the world. Shaily (US) When India lost T-20 world cup, it was shameful but
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In the write-up on Aishwarya Rai, I don’t think it’s fair that when an actress gets married she should be labelled as retired whereas no such thing is said or asked about male actors. This again shows that even entertainment industry is male-dominated, the things or morals they tend to teach through there movies, they themselves don’t follow them; this shows the hypocrisy of these people. Rahul Singh (South Africa) The article written on racism was quite appreciable. It dealt with the issues confronted by the Indian students in Australia. The writer has given a clear picture of how Indians are suffering there; their woes, being subjected to the torture by the goons and the insecurity they feel living in Australia. A few have even expressed the desire to get away from that place even without completing their degrees. Arprita (Sweden)
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HAPPENINGS
NRIs buy Nehru, GANDHI LETTERS JOINTLY THE GANDHI ITEMS SOLD FOR £17,500.
“Attacks on Indian Students A LAW AND ORDER PROBLEM” A MELBOURNE-BASED EXPATRIATE INDIAN HAS FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE A Melbourne-based expatriate Indian has told the Supreme Court of India it will be "wrong and counter productive" to dub as racist the recent attacks on Indians in Australia. Twenty eight-year-old charted accountant Pradeep Ahlawat has made this assertion in an affidavit filed with the apex court. Ahlawat has described the spate of attacks on Indian students as a general law and order problem arising out of the fact that Indian students end up residing in dangerous localities or suburbs of major towns frequented by addicts and petty criminals, and become their soft target while commuting in the late hours. In his affidavit, Ahlawat said unscrupulous education counsellors, both in India and Australia, trick Indian students into wrong institutions, often located in dubious and dangerous areas there, in lieu of "kickbacks" from such institutes. Ahlawat filed his affidavit after a permission by the apex court to tell his first-hand experience as an expatriate Indian in Australia.
A series of letters written by Gandhi and Nehru and a piece of signed khadi cloth were sold by Sotheby's Tuesday for a total of £17,500. The Gandhi Items were bought jointly by two prominent Indian-origin industrialists – Ghulam Noon, founder of Noon Products and popularly known as Britain's Curry King, and Nat Puri, founder of Purico Group. The items, sold in four lots, comprised three signed letters by Gandhi; a signed khadi cloth that was said to have been worn by him; two signed postcards by Gandhi; and a series of 29 letters by Jawaharlal Nehru to freedom fighter Mridula Sarabhai.
NRI voting rights bill pending WITH LAW MINISTRY BILL INTRODUCED IN RAJYA SABHA IN FEBRUARY 2006 A parliamentary standing committee report on a Bill proposing to give voting rights to NRIs has been pending with the Union Law Ministry for nearly three years, Lok Sabha was informed by Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi. Replying to a question on the proposed Bill, he said Law Ministry was "examining the report" of the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances Law and Justice on the Bill. The Bill proposing to grant of voting rights to Indian citizens living abroad was introduced in Rajya Sabha in February 2006 and subsequently it was sent to the Standing Committee. The minister also informed the house while replying to another question that theministry was in the process of finalising a proposal to replace the existing Emigration Act 1983 with a new law.
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India, Oz to set up JOINT WORKING GROUP Education agents play a key role in system Amid growing concern over the spate of attacks on Indian students Down Under, India and Australia decided to form a joint working group to coordinate between the two countries in ensuring safety of the students there. The decision was taken at Delhi at a meeting between a high-level Australian delegation and officials of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. The working group will primarily focus on implementing measures to effectively regulate the education agents in both the countries as it was felt that the agents play a key role in system. Leader of the Australian delegation Colin Walters, First Assistant Secretary from the Australian Department of Education, said his government was doing everything to ensure safety to international students in Australia.He said the joint working group would also focus on developing an effective pre-departure orientation programme for the Indian students. The Australian side gave an account of steps that have been taken by the government to contain the attacks while the Indian side expressed its concern over the assaults there on students from the country. The delegation, which includes representatives of the country's international education and training sector, federal and state government agencies, also travelled to Chennai, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Bangalore.
10,000 INDIAN ENTREPRENEURS to be raised in two years Indians being encouraged in small business. The Malaysian government has decided to raise 10,000 entrepreneurs from the minority ethnic Indian community in the next two years. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's department T Murugiah said the ethnic Indian community, especially the youths, were being encouraged to delve in small businesses, agro-farming and taking up franchises.
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FRENCH, INDIAN NAVAL SHIPS rescue 14-member Indian crew The dhow was in the control of the pirates The combined action by the two friendly navies patrolling the pirateinfested waters had led to the seven sea brigand’s, who were holding the crew at gun point, to release the Indians without any ransom being paid and to abandon the dhow. The proactive action took place near Bab el Mandeb after the French warship had thwarted the sea brigands' attempts to capture a Liberian merchant vessel A Elephant by using the hijacked Indian dhow as a mother ship, a Navy spokesperson said. The dhow was in the control of the pirates since July 10 when they had taken it forcibly after firing at it with their AK-47 assault rifles and threating to fire rocket propelled grenades at the vessel 10 nautical miles off Boosaaso in Puntland, Somalia. The dhow was on its way to Dubai after off-loading cargo at a Somali harbour when the pirates had attacked it.
Slumdog author TO BE INDIAN DIPLOMAT IN JAPAN “Slums are both a condemnation and celebration of India” Vikas Swarup, whose book was turned into the Oscarwinning “Slumdog Millionaire”, will be India's consul general in Osaka, Japan. On his first visit to India after the Oscar glory, Swarup, the author of “Q&A” , is upbeat about his new avatar as the country's most famous diplomat whose book has put India "in the consciousness of the world" in a new way. Repudiating the labelling of “Slumdog Millionaire” as “poverty porn” by some critics, Swarup said his book and the film version neither glorified poverty nor trivialised it. “Slums are both a condemnation and celebration of India,” Swarup said at Hotel Taj Palace Tuesday evening. The interaction was organised by the Aspen Institute India. The success of the book shows India’s soft power, said Swarup. “India is very hot at the moment. Everybody wants to know more about India,” said Swarup. Analysing the huge success his maiden venture in writing elicited the world over, Swarup said: “The book’s message that hope makes life bright struck a chord. At a time when people were reeling under the global financial crisis, this book spoke about the audacity of hope.”
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INDIAN GOVERNMENT PLANNING LEGISLATION for agents sending Indian students abroad Some agents are not being honest about information they are passing on to students The Union government is in the process of drawing up a legislation to register and govern all agents and counsellors involved in the business of sending Indian students abroad. According to data from the external affairs ministry, India stands second in the world after China when it comes to students going abroad. But there is little data available on those who leave the country to join institutes abroad. The fact that a legislation is being designed was shared by K Mohandas, secretary in the ministry of overseas Indian affairs, with the visiting Australian delegation that is in the country to "build confidence among Indians'' that their country is not racist. Government agree that some agents are not being honest about information they are passing on to students. But there is nothing that can be done to bring these agents to book as India does not have a law to govern these private entities. When a complaint is received and evidence collected, the Australian university is asked not to work with that agent, but the damage is already done .However, when the Indian legislation is in place, it would be possible to trace the agent and punish him.
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Indian students WIN NASA CONTEST SUPERSONIC AIRLINER WAS DESIGNED BY SAHAJ PANCHAL AND DHRUMIR PATEL An undergraduate team from the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Institute in Gujarat has been declared runner-up in the non-US category of a NASA competition to design a supersonic airliner. Named "Rastofust", the design of the supersonic airliner was designed by Sahaj Panchal and Dhrumir Patel, NASA said while announcing the result of its contest. The top slot in the non-US category was grabbed by students from the University of Tokyo, Japan. College students from the US, Japan and India researched technology and created concepts for a supersonic passenger jet as part of a competition sponsored by the Fundamental Aeronautics Program in NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA said. The participants were challenged to design a small supersonic airliner and submit a research paper limited to 25 pages. Designs had to be efficient, environmentally friendly, low sonic boom commercial aircraft that could be ready for initial service by 2020.
INDIAN-ORIGIN STUDENT AWARDED by UK police for community work ‘THANK YOU’ IN THE FORM OF A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD Melissa Maharaj was presented the award for her community-minded endeavours by the police at Welford Road Police Station in Campus Park at Leicester. Maharaj is an Indian-origin law student at the University of Leicester. She has been awarded for looking after the interests of her fellow students. Leicester police said in a statemet that Melissa Maharaj had worked extremely close with them and the students in the community and as a result had a great impact in the quality of life of some international students. The panel formed for this purpose unanimously voted Melissa the winner. She was also issued with a certificate in recognition of her contribution to neighbourhood policing in assisting the 'Campus Park' neighbourhood team at the University of Leicester." Delighted with the award, Maharaj said: "Receiving these awards came as a very pleasant surprise because I did not expect to get such a great 'thank you' in the form of these prestigious awards for doing my job. AUGUST 2009
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RUSSELL PETERS ranked among top comedians BORN IN TORONTO TO ANGLO-INDIAN BENGALI PARENTS Russell Peters, Canadian comedian of Indian parents who came from Kolkata, has been ranked among the Top 10 Earning Comedians in the world by Forbes. Born in Toronto to Anglo-Indian Bengali parents Eric and Maureen from Kolkata, the 38-year-old Canadian superstar earned USD 10 million between June 2008 and June 2009. He is also the host of the Juno Awards – Canada's equivalent of the Grammy awards – each year. Because of his ethnicity, the Indian Canadian has become very popular in multicultural Canadian society. His jibes at people of colour – as non-whites are called – in his comedies but provoke no racial reaction as he is one of them. Peters was also the first Canadian comedian to have the first-ever sellout crowd at Toronto's famous Air Canada Centre in 2007.
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Record Foodgrain OUTPUT IN 2008-2009 GOVT ACHIEVED ITS TARGET
Liquidity likely TO BE COMFORTABLE: CMIE GOVT BORROWINGS IS NOT GOING TO HARM MUCH Liquidity is likely to be in the comfort zone despite a 46 percent hike in government borrowing this fiscal, an economic think-tank said in its latest report. The government has announced a higher market borrowing amounting to Rs 4.5-lakh-crore in the recent budget. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has reiterated in its report on the state of the Indian economy that the liquidity levels were expected to remain comfortable even in the coming months despite of the sharp increase in Government borrowing. According to CMIE, surplus resources currently with banks together with the funds expected to be mobilised by them during 2009-10 would be more than adequate to fund both, the higher government borrowing as well as the credit demand from the private sector. "Banks are expected to mobilise deposit funds to the tune of Rs 7.7-lakh-crore during 2009-10," CMIE said.
India produced a record quantity of foodgrains in the last crop year at 233.87 million tonnes, surpassing the previous high in 2007-08 by about three million tonnes. "Despite vicissitudes of weather, total foodgrain production increased from 230.77 million tonnes in 2007-08 to 233.87 million tonnes in 2008-09 as per the fourth advance estimates," Minister of State for Agriculture K V Thomas told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply .Some states had witnessed delayed rains last year, which impacted Kharif sowing a bit. Though the fourth advance estimate has raised foodgrains production by over four million tonnes against the earlier estimate of 229.85 million tonnes released in May, a final output projection is yet to come. Nevertheless, the government achieved its target of foodgrains production of 233 million tonnes in 2008-09. Foodgrains comprise rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals.
TCS TARGETS $3BN REVENUES from BPO in five years UTILITIES AND MEDIA ARE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
Tata Consultancy Services has said it is targeting business process outsourcing (BPO) revenues of 3 billion dollars in the next five years. "There is a huge amount of opportunity through BPO. The global spend of BPO is estimated at $400 billion by 2013," TCS COO N Chandrasekaran told reporters. "We want to take our BPO revenues to $3 billion in the next five years from Rs 800 crore, which we registered in the first quarter of this year," he said. Last year, TCS bought Citibank's BPO business Eserve for $512 million making it one of the largest outsourcing deals of 2008-09. The BPO company has 26,000 persons working. The company would hire 1,500 to 2,000 in this financial year, primarily in India, he said. Healthcare and retail are emerging verticals while utilities and media are untapped potential in the BPO industry, he said. It offers BPO services in banking and financial services, insurance, pharma, retail, telecom, travel, media and energy segments. PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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Thanks to Asia, Economic Crisis IS ROLLING BACK: UN UN HAS RESPONDED THROUGH ENCOURAGING SOCIAL POLICIES
8 US Banks Collapsing EVERY MONTH: STUDY SMALL AND REGIONAL BANKS ARE WORST HIT An average of eight US banks are collapsing every month, as the country's economy continues to feel the tremors of financial turmoil. With four more banks going belly up on July 17, the total failures this year has touched 57, more than double the number of such collapses in 2008. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, the government agency often appointed as the caretaker of failed banks, the latest entities to collapse were First Piedmont Bank, BankFirst, Vineyard Bank and Temecula Valley Bank. Last year, a total of 25 banks went belly up and most of them happened after the bankruptcy of financial services provider Lehman Brothers in September. Small and regional banks are the worst hit as rising unemployment has resulted in more number of defaults. So far in July, 12 banks have closed and seven entities collapsed on July 2.
The current economic crisis is rolling back due to the significant progress made by countries in Asia like India and China, a top UN official said .The financial stimulus packages and reforms announced by these countries could help in creating a more integrated and coordinated economy in Asia and worldwide, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Executive Secretary Noeleen Heyzer, said. During the course of the UN Economic and Social Council session, which is currently taking place in Geneva, Heyzer highlighted the need for appropriate investments in infrastructure to create economic corridors that link less developed countries to economic centres in the region, thereby increasing intra-regional trade. As a result, the recovery of larger economies like China, India and the Republic of Korea will have "greater reciprocal positive spin offs" for their smaller neighbours, she said. Heyzer said that her organization has responded to the crisis by encouraging policies that include social programmes such as health coverage, pensions, education and agricultural extension services, as well as investment in small and medium scale enterprises.
Tatas Threaten to Scrap VISTA ELECTRIC LAUNCH IN UK: REPORT TATAS HAS ALREADY BUILT AN ASSEMBLY LINE India's Tata Motors has threatened to scrap its plan to launch Vista electric cars in the UK if it does not receive a 10 million pounds loan from the British government soon."The company is furious after being told by officials from (Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills) Lord Peter Mandelson's business department that it needed more time to find out if the venture will be considered for the loan - taking the total wait to six months," it said. In April, Tata Motors registered its expression of interest to apply for the 10 million pounds loan to help launch the Vista electric vehicle, which was unveiled at the Geneva Motors Show this year, and build an assembly line for it in the UK. But in July, the company was told that it will take another eight weeks for the business department to decide whether it had met the necessary criteria and can be considered for the loan. AUGUST 2009
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“Attacks on Indian students are not racial” An editorial delegation from Pravasi Today had an interaction with Mr.Vyalar Ravi, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India on a wide range of issues. Experts from the exclusive interview... the relationship between India and its Diaspora, before embarking on any fresh ventures. P.T. - What do you have to say on the plight of Indian workers in certain Middle East countries, notably Bahrain? V.R. - It is true that Indian workers do face harassment by their local employers, especially in certain Middle East countries. But one should not overlook the fact that many of the problems they face are of their own making. There are many Indians who venture to the Gulf countries without a valid work permit. Often, they travel to these countries on a tourist visa on which they can stay in that particular country only for a limited period. They take up employment without a work visa or permit and continue to stay on and work illegally even after the expiry of their valid stay period. When caught, they naturally expect the Government of India to take up their case but it is very difficult for the government to handle such cases.
P.T. - Please tell us about the vision of Ministry of Oversees Indian Affairs? V.R. - The MOIA is currently focused on implementing and completing existing policies and programmes in order to smoothen and strengthen PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
P.T. - Is the government planning to take up the issue of Dual Citizenship for the Indian Diaspora? V.R. - The government has no plans currently to introduce dual citizenship for People of Indian Origin who are citizens of other countries. Nonresident Indians (NRIs), who are holders of India 14 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
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passports are Indian citizens who will eventually return home, irrespective of the period they spend overseas. But if they have taken up citizenship of the respective countries of their residence, then they happen to be full-fledged citizens of those countries and therefore, should not demand a dual citizenship status. I don't think it is actually required. It may be demanded for sentimental reasons by certain people but serves no real purpose. Certain countries may be following a dual citizenship regime, but we cannot subscribe to this purely for that reason. Moreover, it is likely to create unwanted problems. P.T. - Could you tell us about one strict measure that the Government of India in general and Ministry of Oversees Indian Affairs (MOIA) in particular are taking to stop racial attacks on Indian students in Australia? V.R. - It is erroneous to term the recent attacks on Indian students as 'racist attacks.' No doubt, there have been a few unfortunate incidents of attacks on Indian students in Australia in recent months, but these could have been motivated by petty motives like robbery or drunkenness. Possibly, these attacks on Indian students may have carried an element of racial abuse, but that by itself does not make them racial attacks, as is being portrayed by the media. The media is blowing it out of proportion. As far as measures are concerned we have been pursuing diplomatic talks. Subsequently, our Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has categorically talked to his Australian counterpart to take immediate actions.
With the continuous rise in the number of students going to study in Australia we need to be more careful. The role of the police in Australia has been rather sluggish and inadequate and the Government of India has conveyed this to the Australian government. However, we must also be appreciative of the Australian government's realization of the seriousness of the problem Indian students studying in Australia are facing and the fact that they have declared a 'zero tolerance' policy for incidents of this kind. Australia, like India, is also a multi-ethnic society and problems of this nature are bound to crop up and require sensitive handling. Australia is a fellow democracy with which we enjoy good relations. P T BUREAU
P.T. - Are you satisfied with the actions taken by Australia so far in this context? V.R. - Certainly not. We are not satisfied at all. More result-oriented policies are expected in the times to come. It's not acceptable in any civilized society of the world. PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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With the plight of Indian students refocusing attention on Indian students abroad, Pravasi Today takes a closer look at the issues and challenges Indian students studying overseas face and the reasons behind them...
Indian Students Abroad Problems Galore BHUVANESHWARI DAS IYER PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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There are 96,000 Indian students in Australia, a face an open and challenging world where selfnumber that has only increased over the last few dependence is the governing norm. Not surprisingly, years and that the country is in the wrong news for the primal tendency is to cry foul when things are the recent happenings of the past few months. not to students' liking or when such grievous inciThankfully, the attacks on Indian students Down dents happen. An ingrained inferiority complex, for Under, some of them tinged with strong racial historical and societal reasons, abetted unwittingly by abusive content have not erupted into a diplomatic disproportionate media treatment, only makes row between two major democracies, though that is matters worse. about the only consolation. Indian students aspiring for education abroad also Australia is not the only overseas location that has do need to come to terms with the fact that there do seen Indian students being targeted for violent exist pockets of animus against Indians, although it attacks; Canada and the much-sought after US too would be completely erroneous to sweepingly share this dubious 'honour.' The UK too is not far generalise this. This is not restricted to only the white behind with its share of assaults on Indian students, Western world but also in places like Africa and Fiji. although, admittedly, in recent years, these seems to In countries like Britain, Indians have for good or for have declined in proportion, though one would be at bad, have tended to congregate into ghettos such as woe to get overtly complacent. Southhall in London and in Birmingham and LeicesThe Western academic world still does welcome ter. The oft-repeated grouse against Indian students is Indian students coming to its colleges and universities in search of a better Indian students even today, continue to quality of education. Indian students throng foreign shores to raise their even today, continue to throng educational status and worth in life. foreign shores to raise their educaAmerica, for instance, continues to open tional status and worth in life. America, for instance, continues to its doors wider for Indian students. open its doors wider for Indian students. Even today, America and its universities overt display of their ethnicity, use of native lancontinue to be the most sought after manna for guages and attire, loud talking in public and a general India's 'best and brightest.' sloppy behaviour, ubiquitously labelled as 'IndianTill the mid-90s, the total number of Indian ness' or sought to be explained away under the nonestudents studying in Australia was in the hundreds, too-flattering use of Indian distortions of English like probably even less than a thousand. Australia was not "we're like this only." Films like Mississippi Masala and particularly on Indian student radar – the US retained Bend it like Beckham have only served to reinforce these its top rankings, followed by the traditional destinastereotypes. tion Britain, which still retained a post-colonial Indian students going for studies abroad, particuattraction. larly to the US, are now driven to cope with new It would be instructive to cast a glance at some of challenges like increasingly constricted opportunities the problems Indian students face while studying in teaching assistantships and related financial aids abroad before attempting to analyse what drives them offered by various leading US universities. These are for their comfortable home environs to a totally now becoming tougher to come by, while it should unknown, alien world in search of educational be noted that for the average Indian family whose attainment. The undeniable fact is that most Indian wards seek foreign education, these opportunities can students venturing abroad have hitherto been used to be extremely valuable. In the US, students seeking a much more comfortable – at times, even pampered monetary aids now find it becoming an issue. Budgets – lifestyle in India where parents and elders do in most US universities too have become tighter and everything for them, with domestic help being the scarce, and the global recession isn't making things norm in most such households. Coming abroad, they any easier. PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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The recession has hit Indian students seeking to study abroad in another way. Airlines have implemented a six per cent increase on air travel from April 15, added to a marginal five per cent increase in cost of living in the US, the UK and Australia. With global conflicts, especially those in Iraq and Afghanistan showing no signs of an early solution, the cost of living is going up worldwide. On the flip side, international students in Australia are not allowed to change universities for a year and may be deported if they fail their chosen course. Naturally, not everyone can cope with the pressure. Last year, CQU student Anchal Sharma committed suicide by throwing herself in front of a Melbourne train after failing a subject in her final semester. A common grouse among Indian students overseas is that the Indian government just doesn't seem to care. The government on the other hand, expresses its helplessness. "We try to caution these students, but such is the fascination for foreign lands that they don't heed our warnings," is the common refrain. There is also anecdotal evidence of students feeling frustrated with the quality of education and with the difficulties in breaking into the overseas job market, apart from the cultural problems they encounter. But the financial commitment they have made, often by
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taking loans, and the promise of permanent residency keeps them going. Food, the problems of cultural adjustment in a totally alien land, indifference and sometimes outright hostility are all part of the package that comes with studying abroad, naturally leading to homesickness. The moot question therefore, is: why do thousands of students want to go to destinations like Australia, Canada and Singapore or indeed the US and UK, even for undergraduate studies? For an answer to that, one just has to pick up the nearest newspaper and see hundreds of youngsters queuing up for an application form. The so-called admission 'cut-off' lists of colleges in India tell the tale of what the Indian education system has become. Colleges (and not only the so-called prestigious ones) have no time for anyone who has not scored above 85 percent and even those will get admission only in courses that are not in demand. Degrees such as Bachelor of Media Management and a BSc in information technology are considered 'sexy'; here the cut offs start at 90 percent plus. High marks in a particular set of exams are no way to judge the quality and potential of a student, but those are the rules, take them or leave them. Once you make it to a good college you can drift for three years, it doesn't matter; what matters is your marks in one high school exam which are your passport and visa for entry into those hallowed portals and brand you for the rest of your life. Where does that leave the thousands of bright students who find doors shut? Good colleges are so few and far between. What if someone wants to study, say fashion design and cannot get into NIFT? Either join an indifferent institution at home or beg, borrow and steal funds and go abroad. Which is what they eventually do. Indian students venture abroad, mostly out of compulsion, though the colonial craving of a Western university degree from elite institutions abroad is still there, especially among the rich and the famous. For most students studying overseas in the not-so-glamorous institutions, however, the sojourn abroad is not one of choice but out of compulsion. If at the end of it, they have to face problems galore, including racism, they unwillingly put up with it. Their own country's system has failed them. ! 18 รงoklh VqMs | vxLr
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Round Table Discussion on Emerging Challenges of Diaspora Policies concludes that there is no cohesiveness among the Diaspora Community and hence their plurality should be kept in mind while formulating policies
“Diaspora is not a monolithic� Of late government has recognized the importance of Indian Diaspora in establishing India as a global power. This thinking is indeed sinking into the society and its various institutions. Recently a round table discussion on "Emerging Challenges of Diaspora Policies" was organized by the Organization for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI) at School of International Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University. There were around 25 scholars and experts on Diaspora participated in the discussion. Many eminent scholars put forward their views and quite a number of interesting observations were also made. "The government should establish centers at the university level to study and conduct research on Diaspora". That was the view expressed by former secretary of Ministry of Overseas India Affairs J.C. Sharma. He was, one of the key members involved in the High Level Committee Report on Indian Diaspora during NDA Government. Having wide expertise on the Diaspora issues J.C. Sharma initiated the discussion. Sharma gave a historical account of how the Diaspora policies emerged in India. He mentioned that the emerging knowledge economy creates enormous opportunities by engaging its Diaspora in its development process. The academic and scientific talent of the Indian Diaspora is well known. He mentioned that this can be effectively done through alumni network. He gave the example of the Indian School of Business at Hyderabad, which according to him, should be replicated elsewhere. Citing the example of the Indian Diaspora in the PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
Gulf which constitutes marginalized labor and therefore vulnerable to economic crisis, he said there is a need for more welfare-centric approach. During the recession many NRIs are returning to India and there is a need for providing proper employment and other facilities to them. He suggested that "Pravasi Bima Yojana" be extended even further. Giving the example of Jewish and Irish Diaspora, Prof. Arora from JNU said that the psychologies of Diaspora are radical even though they derive sustenance from melting pot. Prof. Manmohini Kaul appreciated the talk by saying that it was educating and pointed out that there is no cohesiveness among the Diaspora communities and hence sensitivity, identity and aspiration of different communities within the Diaspora has to be taken into account while formulating policies. Dr. Vivek Kumar from JNU pointed out that the 'Dalits' are not getting their due attention from the 'Diaspora policy' of Government of India. J.C. Sharma in his talk also mentioned that over the years there has been growing awareness about certain problems which he termed as systemic within India itself. There is a growing awareness about the problems of NRI marriages and government has provided nodal officers to deal with the issue. Recognizing the difference of opinion among the audiences Dr. Vivek Kumar from JNU pointed out that there is no monolithic Diaspora, rather there are multiplicities of Diaspora and therefore we should have a plural approach. P T BUREAU
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Changing Perceptions At least some changes in the perception of the Malaysian government are now becoming visible after the troubled relation it had with the ethnic Indians there. In Malaysia there are 1.8 million Indians, representing almost 8 percent of the total of 22 million. Until it was displaced by Indian Americans a few years ago, it is the largest Indian community in the world. Nearly 90 percent of Malaysian Indians are of South Indian origin, principally Tamilians, Malayalis and Telugus. Today, the Indian community in Malaysia, once largely a community of plantation workers, has become diversified with a sprinkling of entrepreneurs, intellectuals and technical professionals. Though the vast majority of Indians in Malaysia still lag behind Malays and Chinese in socio-economic terms, the new immigrants are slowly effecting change. The new Indian immigrants, (mostly technology professionals, and the strides made by the tiny Malaysian Indian middle class have given Indians in Malaysia a facelift. But perceptions toward Indians have not changed dramatically. Malaysia's survey of race relations, released in March last year, paints an unflattering, stereotypical image of Indians in Malaysia. Mantras like "the Malays are lazy, the Chinese are greedy and the Indians are cheats" are still a part of Malaysian lore. The Indian community has produced many leaders who led the cause of Indians, such as John A Thivy, Budh Singh, K Ramanathan, K L Devaser and V T Sambanthan. After the racial riots of May 1969, Malaysian leaders emphasised the establishment of a united nation and a national culture transcending ethnic PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
identities. The dominating culture in this set-up is Malay with some elements from other cultures supporting it. Both the Chinese and Indians feel uncomfortable about "Ketuanan Melayu" (Malay Supremacy). Young Indians struggle over their identity. Many Indian IT professionals have still not gotten over the mistreatment of 300 Indian citizens in March 2003 in Kuala Lumpur, which was widely reported in the Indian press. Security agencies reportedly ‘interrogated’ them rudely in a search for “illegal immigrants,” but all the Indians possessed valid residency documents. Subsequently, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi apologized for the incident. But there are frequent reports of abuse of Indian workers and Bhoomiputra politics disadvantage Indians in education and work opportunities before Malays. An Indian Malaysian can find it difficult to become a doctor or lawyer in Malaysia. Local university seats and scholarships are all awarded under a racial quota system. Even after getting a degree, many say that discrimination is commonplace. Indian doctors, for instance, complain that they are often excluded from lists of approved doctors whom civil servants or company employees can patronise. Many Indians blame government policies for their backwardness, a charge rejected by mainstream politicians. Indian Malaysians find themselves in a bind. Most have resigned themselves to their plight while discontent simmers within the community. But how long can Malaysia afford to allow 8 percent of its population to feel alienated? P T BUREAU
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Growing Clout The growing strength of Indian diaspora in ths US is increasing as ever and it is showing in Raj Goyle's bid to make it to the Congress When Bobby Jindal became the governor of Louisiana state it was a big news for Indians in the US. Their time had arrived. Though already very active and working as pressure group, the Indian Diaspora in US has had something to be written about. Now with another news that their would be an Indian attempting to make it to the federal legislature would be consolidating the earlier gains. Raj Goyle, an Indian-American Democratic legislator in Kansas state, will run for the US House of Representatives next year. If elected, he would be the third Indian American in the US Congress after Dilip Singh Saund and Bobby Jindal. "I am running because too many Kansas families and businesses are struggling right now. We need strong, independent leadership to tackle these challenges," Goyle said. "I was raised to believe in Kansas values of hard work, common sense, optimism and community. I am determined to bring those principles to Washington on behalf of the people of the 4th District."Said to be a young emerging Democrat, Goyle had shocked the Kansas political establishment when he beat three-term incumbent, Republican Bonnie Huy, in 2006. Goyle retained the seat in the 2008 elections with 67 percent votes. Goyle,
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who grew up in Wichita, Kansas, also teaches at Wichita State University. His parents migrated to the US from India. Saund, born in Amritsar, was elected to the US Congress in 1956, the first Congressman at that time who was born in Asia. He died in 1973. Jindal, whose parents migrated from Punjab, India, later went to become the governor of the state of Louisiana, the first Indian American to achieve this position. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have a high level of political incorporation in terms of their actual voting population. But, as a result of this group's historically low voting rates, overall political incorporation of the general population is relatively low. Although the population of this group has increased in size by 600% in 30 years due to immigration, heavy naturalization and voter outreach efforts have provided this primarily foreign-born community with less than 1% of voters but 1.25% of congressional population. However, since they represent 4.4% of the total population in the United States, this 1.25% still represents less than one-third of the total Asian American and Pacific Islander population. P T BUREAU
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British can never have enough of India, politically, not escape the Speaker. "I want to pay tribute to all economically and even palatably. They might those who've turned up tonight in a spirit of have left India six decades back but their tastes solidarity and – entirely secondarily – have and even vocabulary is so much defined by managed to get something to eat and drink. That their Indian experience that they leave no was no part of their motivation in coming here – opportunity to lay their hands on Indian it's important to be clear about that point," dishes. The addiction of Britian's politiBercow told his audience of fellow MPs. cians' to Indian food was evident when The MPs tucked into their curry with a large number of them streamed into a great fervour, some returning for a second House of Commons restaurant and and even a third helping. They are part of helped themselves generously to their the process of the Tiffin Cup, as they favourite Indian food. nominate the best high street Indian The occasion was a curry restaurant from their constituencompetition – an annual affair cies, which are then whittled involving restaurants and chefs down to a shortlist before the from across Britain – and best three are chosen by a the MPs were led by none panel of celebrity chefs other than self-confessed Chris Ruane, one of curry addict and newly the MPs said he had appointed Speaker John been addicted to curry Bercow. "This is a thorsince the age of 12, when oughly convivial event," a cousin returned from Bercow said of the Tiffin Burma with freshly Cup final that is organised acquired Indian culinary every year by Keith Vaz, skills. "I fell in love with the MP from Leicester Indian food from the East, a constituency known moment I first tasted as Little India for its large succulent pieces of number of Indian-origin chicken, slow cooked in population. Ferns curry sauce, with “I am genuinely passionbutter and ghee dripate about Indian food. I ping off them, and the like it and eat it regularly. delicious red juice," By a narrow head over Ruane enthused. The Thai food and Italian food Tiffin Cup 2009 went Indian is genuinely my to the south London favourite,” Bercow told a restaurant Tamasha, packed Bellamy’s, the the runner-up was British Parliament's Planet Papadum of exclusive dining room. Great Yarmouth in A large number of MPs northeast England and took time off from voting third place was taken British MPs got a taste of India and debating to turn up by Haweli Indian of when they made a bee line for for the event – and be Twyford, southeast Indian food in the House of served an Indian meal of England. Commons restaurant. No wonder lamb, chicken, dal, paneer they just loved it. and kulfi – a fact that did P T BUREAU
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In What can be termed as grossly negative view of the state’s role in promoting religious tolerance, the Euroepean court has upheld the French ban on turbans
Tur(ban) Continues The way European countries are going about nipping all signs of "Asian Identity" of the Asian community, it would not be too long when a simmering discontent boils into a full blown crisis of sorts. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) dismissed the first legal challenge, since France passed a law in 2004 banning religious signs in schools, filed by 'United Sikhs' on behalf of Jasvir Singh. The decision, against which there is no leave to appeal, , has strengthened the resolve of the Sikh community globally to rise to the challenge and defy odds to regain their right. The Court, without requiring France to respond to Jasvir Singh's legal arguments, has following the decision it made last November in the Islamic headscarf physical education cases (which pre-dated the 2004 law), by ruling that the ban on turbans is a proportionate response to the aims of protection of the rights and freedom of others and the protection of public order. A number of Sikh boys were expelled from schools in France last year for refusing to remove their turbans after a law came into force which banned students from wearing conspicuous religious symbols. Jasvir was initially removed from the classroom and made to sit in a separate study area in order to pursue his education. He was placed in the school canteen, where he undertook self-study and was provided with educational materials by a teaching assistant if he requested them. No teacher taught him during the period of three weeks that he spent in the canteen. This separation continued for three weeks before he was excluded from school altogether. Commenting on the decision, Mejindarpal Kaur, "United Sikhs" Director for International Civil and Human Rights Advocacy stated, "Today is the day, 264 years ago, when a Sikh martyr, Bhai Taru Singh, was scalped alive by the oppressive rulers of the day because he refused to give up his faith that required him to wear his hair PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
unshorn. Jasvir Singh was 14 years old when he, along with two other Sikh students, was expelled from Michel High School in Bobigny for wearing a keski. The keski is a small, discreet piece of cloth, which acts as an under-turban, covering the unshorn hair that is considered sacred in the Sikh religion. It is frequently worn by young Sikhs as a prelude, or as an alternative, to wearing a larger turban. In the appeal filed to the ECt HR, United Sikhs lawyers had argued that the 2004 law interfered with Jasvir's human rights in a way that was disproportionate to the aim of the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. The lawyers added, that there was no pressing social need which dictated that members of the very small Sikh minority in France should not be able to wear a discreet head-covering. Moreover, a Sikh's uncut hair is a much more conspicuous sign of adherence to the Sikh religion than the keski which covers it. Accordingly, it requires a Sikh pupil to remove his keski, revealing his uncut hair tied in a tress knot, makes his religious affiliation more conspicuous rather than less. The principal of the high school had asked Jasvir to stop wearing the keski to school, but he declined to do so because it represents a fundamental aspect of his religion, beliefs, and identity. P T BUREAU
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Hindi by Heart Says Trinidad’s Minister For External Affairs Pravasi Today brings forth the inspiring tale of Trinidadian political leader's love for India’s national language and how efforts are being made to promote Hindi in the island Caribbean nation... Paula Gopee-Scoon, Trinidad and Tobago’s minister for external affairs is famous for her affinity to Hind. In her opinion, learning of Hindi should really become a part and parcel of the country Trinidad and Tobago's Minister for External Affairs Paula Gopee-Scoon is well known for her slogan-like statement - "our people should learn Hindi." She averred that her government was committed to the teaching of Hindi. "Hindi must become an integral part of Trinidad and Tobago and the learning of Hindi must not be restricted to the Indian Diaspora," Gopee-Scoon said on 28th March 2009 at the celebration of International Hindi Day in this tiny nation, where nearly 40 percent of people are of Indian origin. She also added there was a need to extend the teaching programme of Hindi and she would speak to Education Minister Esther Le Grende about it. Hindi-lover Gopee-Scoon appreciated the initiatives of Diaspora organizations, including the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, Hindu Prachar Kendra and Hindi Nidhi, for perpetuating the study of Hindi. The event was held at India House, the official residence of the Indian High Commissioner. On this occasion, Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra said it was fitting that the PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
International Hindi Day was observed in Trinidad and Tobago, a country of over a million people, where over 200 students of all ages at nine centres learn Hindi. Mishra added that one-sixth of the human population in the world speaks Hindi and in this era of globalization, India was seeking to have Hindi included as one of the official languages at the United Nations. "Hindi, the national language of India, unfolds the storehouse of literature to the world," Mishra said. He disbursed cash awards to several indigenous groups which have been promoting Indian culture. Among them were National Council of Indian Culture, Gandhi Seva Ashram and Hindi Nidhi. In recent times, efforts are being made to include Hindi in the educational system. It is worth mentioning that in Trinidad and Tobago, the major Hindi religious texts – the Ramayana, Bhagvad Gita, the Puranas, the Mahabharata and the Upanishads are now available in English, but the priests and pundits reciting them at religious functions, prayers and worships quote extensively in Hindi and Sanskrit. RAMESH KUMAR SHARMA
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OZ BUSINESS BODY TO TEACH local culture to Indian students ‘FRIENDSHIP’ WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS TO BRING FORWARD THE BEST OF THE TWO CULTURES In the wake of recent attacks on Indian students, an Australian business body has come out with a novel initiative – "Friendship Programme" – for the newcomers in the country to help them better understand local culture before they arrive Down Under. The new initiative by the AustraliaIndia Business Council (AIBC) aims to bring the two culture together in the long-term interest of the two countries that can improve both cultural and business relations. The programme is based on the fact that cultural misunderstandings do occur and that a fractional minority can stir trouble - but as a positive initiative, 'Friendship' will provide a focus to bring forward the best of the two cultures – thereby helping Indian students to better comprehend and integrate with Australian culture. Realising such attacks can be curbed to some extent, AIBC has come up with a new idea of launching a portal "Buddy" under the new proposed public-private partnership 'Friendship Programme' that can help an Indian student to migrate and integrate easily to a different culture. AIBC is trying to bring all stakeholders – including government, educational institutes, student associations and sports clubs together under one umbrella, 'Friendship'.
TAX FILING TIPS FOR NRIS Income received or deemed to be received or income accruing or arising or deemed to accrue or arise in India by NRIs are India sourced income and hence, are taxable in India. More often, NRI is also taxed in the country where he is a resident. This situation of "double taxation" Filing of tax returns in India by a Non Resident Individual depends on the taxability of income earned by the individual which in turn depends on his/her residential status (as per tax laws). Here are some tips for you. WHO IS A NON–RESIDENT IN INDIA? As per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Act), an individual is considered to be a tax resident of India if he is: a) Physically present in India for 182 days or more in that tax year; OR b) Physically present in India for 60 days in that tax year and 365 days or more in the preceding four tax years. However, if an Indian citizen leaves India during the previous year for the purpose of employment outside India or as a member of the crew of and Indian ship, the period of '60 days' is extended to '182 days'. The above two conditions are termed as the basic conditions of residency. If neither of these two basic conditions are satisfied, the individual is classified as a NRI.
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NEW ZEALAND MARKETING ITSELF as a safe alternative to neighbouring Australia INDIANS ARE SAFE IN NEW ZEALAND BECAUSE OF THE POLITICAL CLOUT THAT THEY ENJOY The number of Indian students heading to New Zealand has been steadily increasing over the past five years. This year the government is making efforts to see a marked rise in enrolments, marketing itself as a safe alternative to neighbouring Australia where many Indian students have faced racist attacks. Although Australia has nearly 90,000 Indian students and New Zealand only about 6,000, it is a huge rise from the 500 in this country five years ago. New Zealand invests about NZ$3 billion annually in the tertiary (universities and polytechnics) education system where most of the Indian students are enrolled. And following a spate of attacks on Indians in Australia, the New Zealand government has asked its trade and enterprise office in India to market the country as a nation with a culture different from its neighbour. Suman Kapoor, New Zealand secretary of the Global Organization for People of Indian Origin (GOPIO), says Indians are safe in New Zealand because of the political clout that they enjoy. "Indian origin people enjoy enormous political influence because political parties look up to them for funding during the elections," says Kapoor.
WHICH INCOME OF NRIS IS TAXABLE IN INDIA? Income received or deemed to be received or income accruing or arising or deemed to accrue or arise in India by NRIs are India sourced income and hence, are taxable in India. More often, NRI is also taxed in the country where he is a resident. This situation of "double taxation" (ie taxed in India as well as in the country of which the NRI is a resident) can be avoided by appropriate planning considering the provisions of the relevant Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement ( or Tax Treaty) entered by India with the relevant country and availing the benefits of the same, if any. WHY NRIS ARE REQUIRED TO FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS IN INDIA? If an individual has a tax obligation in India, the domestic tax laws of India requires filing of a Return of Income. A NRI may be required to file the Income Tax return in India under the following circumstances: a) Earning from India sourced income exceed the maximum amount chargeable to tax thus resulting in tax obligation, b) Taxes have been withheld in excess of income offered to tax thus resulting in a refund situation. c) To enable the NRI to claim treaty benefits in the country of his residence ie the country in which his global income is consolidated and taxed. d) To become tax compliant as per India tax laws. However, it will not be necessary for a NRI to file a Return of Income in India if his total income consists only of investment income or income by way of long term capital gains or both and if the tax deductible at source under the provisions of the Act has been deducted from such income.
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INDIA, OZ TO SET UP joint working group EDUCATION AGENTS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN SYSTEM Amid growing concern over the spate of attacks on Indian students Down Under, India and Australia decided to form a joint working group to coordinate between the two countries in ensuring safety of the students there. The decision was taken at Delhi at a meeting between a high-level Australian delegation and officials of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. The working group will primarily focus on implementing measures to effectively regulating education agents in both the countries as it was felt that the agents play a key role in system. Leader of the Australian delegation Colin Walters, First Assistant Secretary from the Australian Department of Education, said his government was doing everything to ensure safety to international students in Australia. He said the joint working group would also focus on developing an effective pre-departure orientation programme for the Indian students. The Australian side gave an account of steps that have been taken by the government to contain the attacks while the Indian side expressed its concern over the assaults there on students from the country. The delegation, which includes representatives of the country's international education and training sector, federal and state government agencies, also travelled to Chennai, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Bangalore.
Govt to introduce E-PASSPORTS IT WILL CARRY BIOMETRIC INFORMATION IN A CHIP In an effort to check forgeries and misuse of passports, government is rolling out e-passports that will carry biometric information in a chip. Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor informed the Rajya Sabha that a pilot project to issue e-passports to diplomats and officials have already been started. At present, a passport contains facial imprint but the e-passport will have all the personal details, including finger-prints, of the person carrying it. The government had asked the national informatics centre (NIC) and IIT (Kanpur) to work on the e-passport project which has successfully developed it.
FILING OF RETURN OF INCOME BY NRI IN INDIA - PROCEDURES AND ISSUES a) The first step to filing the Return would be making an application for allotment of Permanent Account Number ("PAN') in a prescribed Form No. 49A. Earlier, the application for PAN was required to be made only in physical form but now PAN can be applied online through website from anywhere in the world. The PAN is to be quoted in all correspondences relating to Income Tax including Return of Income. b) Appropriate form of Return of Income applicable for the NRI based on the source of income needs to be selected out of the following as may be applicable: ITR 1 - For Individuals having Income from Salary/ Pension/ family pension & Interest or income from agricultural activities ITR 2 - For Individuals not having Income from Business or Profession or on account of being a partner in a partnership firm ITR 3 - For individuals who are partners in a partnership firm and does not carry out any other business or profession ITR 4 - For individuals having income from a proprietary business or profession c) Presently there are two options available to the NRIs to file their return of income viz. Electronic filing or Physical filing. Under Electronic filing, the NRI will have to get the tax return uploaded on the Income Tax website with a Digital Signature (NB: Digital signature is required to be separately obtained from specified Digital Signature Issuing Authorities). However, if the file is uploaded without a digital signature, the individual will have to print Form ITR-V and submit the same with the Return physically. In such cases, the process of filing return will be completed only on physical filing of ITR-V.
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The economic survey brought out the challenges of leading the economy to a high GDP growth rate of 9 percent per annum at the earliest, and to deepen and broaden the agenda for inclusive development. The government is regularly announcing various social service schemes for the poor, but its delivery mechanism remains poor. The biggest challenge for the government is to improve the delivery mechanisms to enable the benefits of these schemes to reach the end user.
Overview of the Economy The GDP growth rate dipped from 9 to 6.7 percent during 2008-09 and is expected to hover around this rate. Rising consumer prices are a serious concern although inflation is falling and has turned negative. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI), which rose to nearly 13 percent in August 2008, had a sharp fall to zero percent in March 2009. The global economy is in deep recession. There are concentrated efforts by major powers in the form of G20, G8 meetings and
Budget 2009-10 Implications for the Capital Market Market analysts and economy watchers feel let down by a lacklustre Union Budget. Our expert delves into the reasons for this and the implications thereof...
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announcements for the revival of world economy, with some positive results. The structure of India’s economy has changed over the last decade with contribution of the service sector to GDP at well over 50 percent and share of merchandise trade doubling to 38.9 percent of GDP in 2008-09. Economic Revival To counter the negative fallout of the global slowdown on the Indian economy, the government has responded by providing three focused fiscal stimulus packages in the form of tax relief and increased expenditure on public projects along with the RBI taking a number of monetary easing and liquidity-enhancing measures. These fiscal accommodations led to an increase in the fiscal deficit from 2.7 percent in 2007-08 to 6.8 percent of GDP in 2008-09. The fiscal stimulus at 3.5 percent of GDP at current market prices for 2008-09 amounts to Rs. 1,86,000 crores. Major Budget Proposals • Large investment in Infrastructure • Massive allocations for agriculture • Movement towards a GST regime by April 2010 • Heavy spending through various social security schemes like Bharat Nirman, Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna, and NREGS etc. • Very Low increase in personal income tax exemption limit • Abolition of Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) and Commodity Transaction Tax (CTT) • Increase in minimum alternate tax (MAT) to 20% from 15% • Increasing the limit of public holding from 15 percent to 25 percent in public sector companies. Missed Opportunities This budget is a tale of missed opportunities. The general election results surprised everyone, with a clear result in favour of the Congress. With a stable government in place, expectations were for the government to take up economic reforms in full swing, as there were no coalition handicaps. The market had already moved by about 2000 points up before the budget, only to fall steeply on the day the budget was presented in the Lok Sabha. There has PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
been disappointment on many counts, especially over no specific announcement on FDI in insurance and retail, no clear roadmap on the handling of the huge fiscal deficit, no programme for resource mobilisation through disinvestments of public sector undertakings. The Securities Transaction Tax (STT) which market player expected would be removed, was to continue. There was also no announcement on incentives for exports and no policy on administration of petrol and diesel prices, no provision for an oil pool deficit, nor its incorporation into deficit. Capital Market Implications The markets crashed by about 900 points in a single day not only because of stretched valuation and unrealistic expectation, but more on account of missed opportunities. There was disappointment at the absence of major reforms in the first budget of the UPA government’s new avtar. Economic analysts are worried on account of impact of high fiscal deficit and more due to very high revenue deficit. Moving Forward Markets may fully recover by year-end; this trend is already visible during the last few days. The bull run that started in March is likely to continue. But the pace of uptrend will depend on global scenarios, domestic liquidity and corporate performance. India is likely to attract FII investment. The financial sector and banks may give good returns. There are many more investment avenues being opened up like commodities markets, currency and interest rate derivatives and foreign company’s Exchange Traded Funds (ETF). All these will give good opportunities. Some major sectors to watch are infrastructure segments like power, steel, cement and capital goods, in addition to them FMCG and IT sectors have good potential in the near future.
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Even as many NRIs plan to return to their home country to seek further prospects, they can make use of tax laws that can facilitate their return home. Here’s how…
Legal Aspects Returning Indians Must Know Returning NRIs must understand various aspects of foreign exchange regulations (FEMA), Indian taxation and banking regulations in order to rearrange their financial affairs in and outside India.
NRO A/cRe-designate to Resident A/c. FCNR A/cHold up to maturity. Upon maturity should be converted into Rupee Account or RFC A/c. NRE A/cRe-designate to Resident A/c or Transfer Balance to RFC A/c.
FOREIGN EXCHANE MANAGEMENT ACT (FEMA) A) Overseas Assets All kind of foreign exchange/overseas assets such as properties, bank deposits, stocks and securities, life insurance policies, loans, company deposits, debentures, bonds etc. acquired, held or owned by an NRI while resident abroad can be continued to be so held and dealt in any manner even after the NRI’s return to India for permanent settlement. B) Indian Assets I. BANK ACCOUNTS (in India) Returning NRIs have to deal with various accounts in India: Account Treatment PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
II. RESIDENT FOREIGN CURRENCY ACCOUNT (RFC Account) An NRI becoming resident is free to open and maintain The Supreme such accounts with Court has set authorised dealers. theheld confusion Funds in RFC are fully at repatriable restand byalsoits denominated in Forex. order in TransFunds in RFC accounts mission can be remitted abroad for Corporation any bona fide purpose of the(239 account ITR holder 587) or dependants. where in it has
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status from NRI to Resident. INCOME TAX ACT Tax liability of a person returning India depends on the residential status of a person as per the Income Tax Act, 1961. Under Indian tax laws, overseas income is liable to Tax in India only if the assessee is an ordinarily resident. A returning Indian who has been a Non Resident for 9 years or more, then for 2 successive years shall be a resident but not ordinarily resident (RNOR). Interest on Non-Resident External Account (NRE) and Foreign Currency Non-Resident Account (FCNR) [Section 10(4)(ii)] is Exempt in the hands of a person who is a Person Resident outside India as per section 2(w) of FEMA, 1999 and definition of ‘Non-Resident’ under Income Tax is not relevant for this sub section. Income in respect of interest, premium on redemption, other payment on notified securities, bonds, certificates and deposits. [Section 10(15)(i)]. Interest paid by scheduled banks to a NRI or person not ordinarily resident on RBI-approved foreign currency deposits (i.e. RFC deposits) is exempt (S. 10 (15) (iv) (fa)). The exemption, in respect of RFC account, continues till such time as the account holder continues to be “Resident but Not Ordinarily Resident”. NRIs are offered a separate concessional tax regime in respect of certain types of income under Chapter XIIA comprising Section 115C to 115I. Section 115E makes available a concessional tax of 20% in respect of investment income and 10% in respect of long-term capital gains from specified assets acquired out of convertible foreign exchange. The benefit of concessional tax treatment under chapter XIIA continues even after NRI becomes a resident. Pension: Receipt of pension from former employers after return to India may be liable to tax in India subject to provisions of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and the country from received.
Resident but Not Ordinary Resident RNOR, are exempt from Wealth Tax. NRI returning with intention of permanent residence will be exempt from assets they bring. Also, the money and the assets acquired from the money brought by NRI within one year after his return will be exempt, available to him for a period of seven years after his return to India. [Sec. 5(1)(v)] PIO CARDS The government has announced a scheme for issuance of Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) Cards for persons of Indian origin living abroad and passports, extending the following facilities to PIO Cardholders: Visa-free entry into India For PIO Card-holders the requirement for registration with Foreigners Regional Registration Office has been done away with for continuous stay not exceeding 180 days. Returning Indians should plan their return to India acquiring advice/information on various aspects of Tax Laws / FEMA, 1999. Residential status under: Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 The Income Tax Act, 1961 If planning the date and month of return to India to ensure minimum tax liability in the year of return (i.e. April to March) Holding and operating of non-resident banking accounts on return to India and taxability thereof. Taxability of Income earned in and outside India In the year of return to India. In the subsequent period. Application of Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty, if any applicable Advice/information on various aspects of Tax Laws / FEMA, 1999 in respect of holding of assets in and outside India / earning income in and outside India and its taxability Assistance in Filing Return of Income.
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Though MJ is no more still his music live’s on... It was in my school days, I learnt about MJ. Those days, my main source of western music (as pop music was known then) was radio stations like the Voice of America and the latest Billboard cassettes that my eldest brother sent from abroad. Even Yuva Vani Service of AkashVani too would have one hour programme on western music but that still played the 60s and 70s music. In 1980, Michael Jackson won the Billboard Music Award as well as the Grammys and I got his album 'Thriller'. We still could not see him. Television those days was just Doordarshan; it was years later that the real understanding of MJ dawned upon people like me. From small city, conservatively brought-up and convent-educated kids like me, this understanding came through MJ's break dance, moves that anybody could attempt, but only few could achieve! So all of us did that, and I remember the helper in my house had the best moves. My birthday parties now had Michael's music and kids doing break-dance, along with Krishna, the young helper at home. Bollywood saw the rise of Mithun Chakraborty, shedding his soft image of 'Mrigaya' and coolly transforming into a 'Disco Dancer'. Not just him, we all learnt to express ourselves through break-dance. It was somehow acceptable, though not appreciated by the elders. ‘Beat it, Wanna Start
Michael Jackson’s demise touches off a flood of memories for those who grew up on his music. Musings after the KING OF POP passed away...
THE MAVERICK KING PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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The magic of MJ went on and serenaded our lives. ‘Heal the World’ came straight from the heart and shook the world inside out. MJ was and will remain an icon. Something, Girl is mine, PYT........O! The list was long, but it was the BILLY JEAN, that really caught my attention as a youngster. The song's lyrics, based on an obsessive fan's allegations had a rich philosophical content. In a way, they were totally contemporary in the American sense to which I could not relate but a connection was established through the English popular literature that I used to read and also through the popular notions of American life that was always condemned by elders. My relatives in US were scared of the supposedly corrupting influence of American culture. So while the elders appreciated the art of break dance that MJ gave us, we were still trying to grasp the meaning of protest/expression/ commentary on the social situation and on life as we inherited it and the things we wanted to change. When in 1984, MJ along with Lionel Richie wrote and sang the famous song 'We are the world' to raise funds for the famine victims of Africa, we all sang along and looked at the situation of our 'famine victims'. School fests and other fund raisings that we did were majorly influenced by the ideas and settings of this musical event. We grew up, and so did MJ. His personal life was controversy-ridden. In 1986, the media reported his attempts to stop his aging process by getting into the hyperbolic oxygen therapy, something that he always denied but the media kept on bringing it in time and again; and of course his famous skin lightening issue - an attempt to choose a light skin over his natural one. Although it did turn out later that he had some skin condition which did it to him, the popular perception was that he deliberately chose to 'whiten' himself. In his biography, MJ admitted that he PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
underwent rhinoplasty and other reconstructions, but the skin condition was more of a problem than a matter of choice for him. Then came the other serious allegations of child abuse etc., totally unacceptable to all of us. What mattered to millions like us that he had founded 'Heal the World Foundation' for the underprivileged and had given away some of the world's largest charities through events. His personal life was full of ups and downs and had all the possible combinations of a dysfunctional social existence. Instances of being anorexic, drug abuse and everything that our generation shunned in public and experimented with in the private still had a fairytale appeal. In a way, it symbolized our generation... all of us in our own peculiar, culturally significant way leading a similar life with inherent contradictions. As young students in the 80s, some of us went to universities and studied communism and then settled into plush jobs with MNCs and the bureaucracy. Some of us fell in love with ideologies and independent characters and then succumbed to dowry and parental pressures. But the magic of MJ went on and serenaded our lives. 'Heal the World' came straight from the heart and shook the world inside out. MJ was and will remain an icon because he symbolized two things - the avenue to express ourselves publicly through break dance and pop music, and second, to live with contradictions in life! The king is dead. But his legacy lives on... DR. MAITHILI GANJOO CHOUDHARY m_ ganjoo@hotmail.com.
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The makers of Kambakkht Ishq have made much of the fact that their film brings Hollywood and Bollywood together for the first time. But if this is the result when East and West do join forces, then it is rightly said "never the twain should meet", that too on celluloid. Hollywood stuntman Viraj Shergill's (Akshay Kumar) reputation is of a commitment-phobic philanderer. Simrita Rai (Kareena Kapoor) an aspiring surgeon and occasional model is the exception. On first meeting Shergill, she launches into a tirade against stuntmen and men in general. Rai is called upon to perform her first surgical operation which happens to be on Shergill who has suffered an injury on set. She finds that her watch has been left in Shergill's stomach during the operation. In order to salvage her professional reputation and fearing for Shergill's life, she feigns affection for him in an attempt to perform the surgery once more. Kambakkht Ishq achieves the unenviable feat of bringing Indian cinema to an all time low. Meanwhile, Denise Richards plays herself as she becomes Shergill's fallback girl. There's an inordinate amount of liplocking for its lead actors, and a level of highly distasteful sexual innuendo that you'd imagine would make this uncomfortable viewing for your average Indian family. On the whole, why was this movie ever made? Kambakkht Ishq is utterly, insufferable, unpleasant and toe curling cringe-inducing. Only the die-hard fans of Akshay and Kareena would like to watch the movie.
Kambakht Film! A remake of the 2002 Tamil comedy Pammal K. Sambandam about the life and loves of a stuntman who falls for an unattainable woman. PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
Good Luck! If you are looking for an action packed thriller then 'luck' could be your answer. 'Luck' is more of a hiconcept film. A gambler assembles people from across the globe for a concept called human betting. Sanjay dutt is Musa, a kingpin mafia who has one obsession: To revolutionize the betting industry. For him, life is a gamble. Each character from different part of the world, each with Lady Luck in their favour, is brought in to play the game of death. With millions at stake, how far will each of them go in courting danger and deceit? It is Shruti Hasan's debut film but she could have made a better debut with some other movie having those filmi genes from her parents. Sadly Imran and Shruti's chemistry is disappointing. The game of death is far more dangerous than those witnessed in the reality shows. The revolver sequence [the first challenge], the helicopter jump, the underwater sequence with sharks and the train sequence in the climax give you goose bumps and remain etched in your memory. There's a scene involving a lighter too, which is sure to draw whistles and claps. But at the end of the day it is an average movie. On the whole, 'Luck' rides on star power and adrenaline-pumping thrills. Despite some loose ends, these three factors primarily would ensure a lucky journey at the box-office. SHAILY LAMBA
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The 'Kambakht' stuntman is falling, no not from the terrace but in love and with side effects too. Akshay Kumar is going to replace Rahul Bose in the sequel of popular movie 'Pyar ke side effects' The 2006's romantic comedy Pyaar Ke Side Effects was a hit and had many successful reruns on the Indian television. In the sequel Akshay Kumar and Sonam Kapoor will replace Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat. The film was a much loved film of 2006, in which Rahul Bose played a commitment phobic boy. However, all his girlfriend Mallika Sherawat wanted was to get married and have babies. Now the director of the film Saket Chaudhary who was planning for its sequel from some time is finally ready with the script for the sequel. However, this time Akshay will play the role of Siddharth Bose, the man can't imagine settling down with one woman. Producer Pritish Nandy believes that Akshay is the right and only choice for the role. "When we planned the sequel, Akshay Kumar was the first and only choice. He has that roguish charm which can take Sid's role further, not only through one sequel but also a couple of others," said Nandy. Akshay, the maverick actor says, "The script is funny and interesting. Saket is a talented director and I am always looking for fresh talented directors to work with." But the fans of PKSE will miss Mallika Sherawat as is also being replaced by none other than Bollywood's new face Sonam. Mallika refused to act in the sequel. Now the producer is eyeing for Sonam Kapoor to cast opposite Akshay. BeforePKSE 2, Akshay and Sonam were supposed to act together in Rohit Dhavan's (son of David Dhawan) directorial debut, but that film for a moment is stopped for some alteration. The producer confirmed this and said, "Yes, we want Sonam with Akshay in PKSE 2. As soon as Akshay's dates are in place, we'll approach her."Hope Akshay gets a much awaited hit after series of misses. The big disappointment "Chandni Chowk to China" was somewhat washed off by "Kambakht Ishq's" grand opening though film was moderate hit, but going by Akshay's track records he needs nothing less than a super hit! P T BUREAU
Side Effects of Sequels Akshay kumar deviates from his image of an action hero to figure in the new film which is all about love and its side effects PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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KRISHNA KUMAR ORDER OF CANADA FOR INDO-CANADIAN NEUROSURGEON An Indo-Canadian neurosurgeon has been nominated for Canada's highest civilian honour for his contribution towards the development of innovative brain and spinal implants. Krishna Kumar, Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Saskatchewan is among the 60 Canadians nominated to the Order of Canada. Kumar completed his medical degree from Agra University in 1953 and did his masters in surgery from Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Indore in 1958. He was conferred with the honour for his contributions as a clinical professor and researcher in neurosurgery, and for the development of innovative brain and spinal implants used for the treatment of chronic pain. The Order of Canada was established in 1967 and is the country's highest civilian honour. The award will be conferred at a later date.
BARONESS SHRITI VADERA TIPPED TO BE ON NEXT EUROPEAN COMMISSION Indian-origin Baroness Shriti Vadera, is likely to be appointed to the next European Commission with British Premier Gordon Brown considering her for a post in the body. A minister in Lord Peter Mandelson's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vadera (47) is backed by a strong lobby from current President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso. Vadera's appointment would however require the cooperation of opposition Conservative leader David Cameron with one of Prime Minister Brown's controversial ministers if Tories win the next election. If Vadera is appointed, it would cap an extraordinary career for the former adviser to the investment bank UBS, whose family fled from Uganda to Britain in 1972.
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England defeat Australia after 75 years
A Long Awaited Dream...
Thanks to an obituary published in English paper, ‘The Sporting Times’ way back in 1882, that stated , “English cricket had died following England’s loss to Australia in the 1882 series at the Oval”. From then on, the English made a vow to regain the Ashes from the clutches of an Australian side that would later launch itself as the best cricketing nation on the planet. Names such as Mark Taylor, Merv Hughes, Shane Warne, David Boon, Ian Healy, Alan Border, Glen McGrath and Steve Waugh would see Australia dominate the Ashes from 1989 to 2003. Now international cricket fans are celebrating the start of the much awaited Ashes Test 2009 Series Tour of England once again. The 2009 Ashes series between England and Australia has marked the latest chapter in an age old rivalry between the two oldest Test nations in cricket. The Ashes is one of the most PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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fiercely contested competitions in cricket. currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. England eventually regained the Ashes in 2005, with many tagging that particular test series as one of the most exciting in memory. Despite the high level of confidence displayed by the English men, they
were kicked to earth in an astounding fashion by the Australians in the 2006-07 series, losing all five Test matches to once again surrender the Urn. Since that humble surrender, England has been struggling to replicate their 2005 Ashes form, hence tumbling to sixth in the ICC Test rankings. After regaining the Ashes in 2006-07 however, Australia went on to win a record equaling 16 consecutive Test matches, a sequence ended by a loss to India in Perth during the 2007-08 summer. Since then, the reign of supremacy held by Australia in Test Cricket has been severely challenged, after they suffered a home series loss to South Africa early this year. With criticism at its peak, many called for Shane Warne to come out of retirement and lead Australia’s faltering charge to the 2009 Ashes series. With the inclusion of four new Test debutants however, the Baggy Green responded with cool composure, beating South Africa in a three match Test series away from home to regain some much needed confidence heading into the 2009 Ashes. Indeed, the performances of Australian players Mitchell Johnson, Marcus North, Phillip Hughes, Peter Siddle and Simon Katich should leave Australia PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
An obituary published in English paper, ‘The Sporting times’ stated that English cricket had died following England’s loss to Australia in the 1882 series at the Oval. From then on, the English made a vow to regain the Ashes from the clutches of an Australian side that would later launch itself as the best cricketing nation on the planet. feeling optimistic of retaining the Ashes later this year. The current disagreement surrounding the English Test side would also leave the Baggy Green beam with confidence. Key English batsmen Kevin Pietersen and former coach Peter Moores fell out with one another last year, prompting both to lose the captaincy and the head coaching position respectively. Although England’s form guide at the moment is far from convincing, the 2009 Ashes represents a huge prospect for the team to produce their best cricket when it truly counts, and add to what should be another memorable series. The result of the series is yet to be seen but the morale of the England cricket team is high on cards as they lead the series by 1-0 over Australia. CHITRA GOPAL
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Nagaland, the land of ‘Naga’ people is full of pleasant surprises for a tourist; from un-spoilt natural habitats to village life of Nagas providing a fascinating experience Not many people know that Nagas lead a very colorful and festive life -for them festivals are a way of life they are celebrated through out the year with each tribe having its own customs and unique style of celebration adding to the diversity of this beautiful state. The Hornbill festival has become a mega event not just for the 16 tribes of Nagaland, but also the remaining seven Northeast Indian states to showcase the best of their cultural elements. It is a mammoth task for a tourist to cover all the Northeastern states at once, hence this festival provides the ideal platform for getting a glimpse of the eight sisters of India. The Festival is named after the Hornbill, a globally respected bird that shows up in the folklore of most of the state's tribes. This one week long festival unite all of the Nagaland, in one huge coloursplashed hodgepodge of dances, performances, crafts, parades, games, sports, food fairs and religious ceremonies. The festival depicts both the culture and tradition of tribal people and reinforces Nagaland's identity as a unique
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state in India's federal union. During this period, all the Naga activities are featured in the form of traditional dances, folk songs, traditional sports and tribal food and drink go around in plenty. Progress of the modern Nagas in the fields of modern music, fashion, handlooms, handicrafts and paintings are also showcased during the festival. In order to help tourists to have a glimpse of all the Naga festivals under one roof, the Government of Nagaland has evolved a festival called Hornbill Festival. This major event is a showcase of the entire Naga culture. It is an annual seven day feature that takes place from 1-7 December. Held within the confines of a heritage village called 'kisama', this festival is a cultural extravaganza where the government, local communities and various NGOs get a chance to Revive, protect and preserve the richness and uniqueness of the Naga Heritage, for visitors, it is an opportunity to get a ringside view of this elusive land, its people and culture. Although by virtue of her natural beauty, the whole of Nagaland can be called a tourist hotspot yet, certain exceptionally charming places have been identified, and developed by the government to promote
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DZUKOU VALLEY
A TUOPHEMA TOURIST VILLAGE
tourism in Nagaland; this focused approach helps in providing easy access to travelers from all categories (tourists, researchers, backpackers etc). Since this exotic state is still developing in terms of infrastructure, many more places yet remain 'unmarked', making them even more exclusive and fascinating to explore.Every district in Nagaland has got something unique that it can offer to its visitors and Dzukou Valley is among the best places to visit in the state. Dzukou valley is the lesser known (but no less beautiful) valley of flowers in India after Nandan kanan in Uttrakhand. An altitude of 2438.4m, rivulets shaped like the curves of Venus, flowers, herbs and shrubs are the elements that constitute the vibrant diversity of this valley. With the onset of June & September, the entire valley is covered with a carpet of wild flowers. The Dzukou Valley is one of the best place for peace and nature lovers, untouched by the civilization and splendiferous in its beauty, this valley otherwise called the valley of celestial charm has an alluring effect to all who gaze it. In summer, wild herbs and shrubs sprout along the stream banks. Lilies in white and pink, euphorbias, aconitums and hundreds of other botanical species in varied colors beautify the valley in monsoon.
This is known to be one of the best trekking spots in the North-Eastern Region. The valley is enclosed by hills, natural caves & rocks and is thus, ideal for camping. Though it is a difficult terrain with non availability of facility, this is one of the most frequented trekking spots in the entire North East India. Its emerald green rolling hills interlinked by gentle flowing streams are trekker's fancy. A few tourist rest houses are constructed for trekkers. It offers some of the best trekking circuits in the country, while housing 'communitised' villages. Tuophema Tourist Village gives tourists first hand information on the village life in Nagaland. Located 41 km from kohima, Tuophema is a genuine Angami village situated next to a "tourist village" built by the locals, with a small museum displaying Naga artifacts, jewellery and clothing. Guided walks in the surrounding countryside can be arranged here. The tourist village developed here has been modeled around the ethnic tourism model and visitors are offered modern and hygienic accommodation in the traditional huts in an ethnic setting. Served everything right from rice beer to local food, tourists can experience the local culture in these pretty settings.
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When LORD rides a
CHARIOT!
The Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath held every year in the month of July in Puri is a rare spectacle
‘RATHA JATRA’ or the ‘Car Festival’, the most important festival of Lord Jagannath commences on the 4th July and Return Car Festival or 'Bahuda Jatra' on 12th, July this year. This colorful festival which draws millions of devotees from various parts of the country as well as from abroad. The festival is held in JuneJuly every year. Lord Jagannath 'symbolize Lord of the Universe, comes out of his sanctum sanctorum to give audience Darshan to all devotees belonging to all sections and communities among the 'Hindus, those who take part in the Car Festival earn their passage to the Heaven. 'Snana Purnima' marks the beginning of this festival. On this day the three deities - Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra take prolonged bath on an open platform known as 'Snana Bedi'. Then they retire for 15 days popularly called the period of 'Anabasara' and remain in isolate. After 15 days isolation, the Gods come out of the temple in a colorful procession to board their respective Chariots and thereafter begin the journey known as 'Ratha Jatra'. Car Festival symbolizes the Lord's desire to come out of the temple for a brief period to give audience to everyone for their redemption. The chariots of Lord Jagannath and his brother' Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are drawn by thouPRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
sands of devotees in three gorgeously decorated chariots from the main gate of the temple to Gundicha Mandir near about 3 Kms. away. At Gundicha Mandir the Lord along with his entourage remain for 7 days. When the chariots move on the main thoroughfare of Puri known as Bada Danda (Grand Road the atmosphere is charged with sanctity. It is delightful to witness the foreigners in saffron robes dancing and reciting musical compositions in honor of Lord Jagannath and Krishna, to the accompaniment of cymbals and mridangas The Gods perform their Return Journey on the 9th day and this is known as 'Bahuda Jatra'. The deities, after a seven-day stay at 'Gundicha Mandir' commence their Return Journey. The three chariots, pulled by thousands of devotees, reach back the Singhadwara in the late afternoon of the Bahuda day. On the next day the, Bada Ekadasi, the three deities are attired in costumes of glittering gold ornaments and are worshipped by lakhs of devotees. This form of the deities is known as the 'Suna Vesha'. On the Dwadasi day, the three deities go back to their original place of the temple, the 'Ratna Singhasana', in the Pahandi style. Their arrival into the sanctum sanctorum marks the end of the Ratha Jatra, the grand festival of chariots. P T BUREAU
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Feeling GAY! Homosexuals no longer want to live a hidden life
As soon as the verdict by the Delhi high court about de-criminalisation of gay sex came, it left gay community all around India in ecstasy. There are many who took a sigh of relief after the High court gave out a 'progressive' judgment, some in fact call it the entry to the 21st century. According to Section 377, a law from the British Raj era says homosexuality and "unnatural sex" is a criminal act. Section 377 in the Indian Penal Code was created in 1861 by the British and outlaws what it calls any acts against the order of nature and the punishment for violating it, can be up to 10 years along with a fine. The gay community argues that it also forms the basis for the widespread stigma and discrimination against them. The long legal battle was fought together by the Naz Foundation Trust along with an activist group 'Voices against 377'. Though they still believe that this is just one hurdle that has been crossed and there is a long way to go. While unprecedented support has come in, severe objections to this new law have also been raised. The
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petition has been staunchly opposed by religious groups, particularly leaders of India's Muslim and Christian communities who argued that all homosexual acts were 'unnatural' and should therefore be banned. The latest in the list is Yoga guru Ramdev, who will appeal in the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court ruling decriminalising adult consensual gay sex. But, it is the first big step of giving some social recognition to the gay community. Homosexuals no longer want to live a hidden life. As cultural mindsets are changing in big cities especially, people are becoming more open and comfortable about their sexuality. India becomes the 127th country to decriminalise gay sex. The Supreme Court declined to stay the Delhi High Court judgment, a Bench comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P. Sathasivam granted eight weeks for the Centre to file its response to special leave petitions challenging the High Court verdict. Now, people are in anticipation of the Supreme Court judgement. SHAILY LAMBA
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The ancient and hallowed Indian cultural and societal tradition of obedience to parents and elders contains amazing solutions to many of today’s global problems. A closer look‌
Parent Child Relationship What Obedience Can Achieve One of the most critical problems afflicting contemporary society, yet often overlooked, is the relationship between parents and their children. Unfortunately, despite debate and complaint, the importance we accord to this problem in our actual behaviour and cultivated attitudes only shows society's benign neglect of a malaise that has the potential to seriously undermine the very basis of society itself in the long run. Children these days do not care much for their parents. The earlier aura of respectful obedience to one's parents is a thing of the past. Familial disharmony, if not outright discord, is a harsh reality in many homes. Speaking the truth and adhering to it is rare, with untruth fetching easier gratification. Parents are unable to check this as they are simply unaware of how to do so. The very foundations of the family are shaken, realised only when too late. The consumption of drugs and alcohol, or indulgence in sensual pleasures like sex may divert one's mind away from problems for a while, but doubtlessly leave a debilitating effect on both physical and mental health. Regular consumption of intoxicants creates both physical and mental weaknesses, stress and inability to deal with tough situations. People who become slaves of these vices fall a victim to self-created problems, and the ruin of both the individual and the family. Unfortunately, the traditional Indian family structure based on obedience to, and respect for elders, which has been the bulwark against these destructive evils, is itself under severe attack due to the blind pursuit of PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
material accomplishments. Individual talents, howsoever brilliant or exceptional, can flourish only in concert with a social milieu, which mandates a medium of cordial and sustainable relationships. The basic training ground for this is available right at home, through the time-tested tradition of obedience to parents and teachers. In a professional workplace, one has to face protocols. Why neglect this basic paradigm in childhood, when learning is fairly simpler and less stressful? Adherence of the familial tradition relieves negative stress. A thoroughly individualistic mode of behaviour and action makes one live with one's decisions and choices, good or bad. Family tradition offers practical learning that produces a positive outcome, based on the realization of best practices through experience gained over generations. Whatever the era of progress, human capabilities and achievements simply cannot take off bereft of meaningful relationships. The traditional family structure is the best possible training ground for development of relationships, for which one may have to spend extra time and effort later on, with lesser probability of success. Let us therefore, not underestimate the truly awesome cultural power of this traditional paradigm of parent/guru-child/student relationship. DR. RAMESH GUPTA
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| B O O K| C R O EO VK IEERWY ||
Of True Love and Distorted Luck ‘‘ The first line of the blurb on the back cover of the book screams volumes about the witty storyline and colloquial style in which Shariq's debut novel is narrated - "If I can't get her in my bed… I still can get her in my dreams… Sorry wet dreams!" The words might not be directly coming from the protagonist, who after a few pages grows on the reader and inconspicuously occupies him into a strong bond with him, but they do give the onlooker a justified sneak peak of the plot outlines in this book. The protagonist Ali, recognizable with most of today's youth, is combating confused feelings of love, lust and luck which does not stand with him at most of the times. Though his crazy pursuits for timely highs, in which he is amply supported by his college mates Sandy and Raghu, the facades of unconcerned life start making way and hard realties jut their ugly head out. From haunting past revisiting them to a dark and murky struggle to fix the ill rooted ethics of life (read realities!)… The youngsters go through it all, and grapple hard to come out clean. Fast, strong and satirical in the face, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN's storyline takes you through the downtrodden narrow streets of Bangalore, places you'd want to see but would never like to visit, and through the upscale glittery nightlife alike. The campus fiction, which is evidently inspired by true incidences, to which even the author agrees, has more to it than the regular recent crop of 'guy meets girl and the cupid works overtime' kind of stories. Once through the first couple of chapters in which the book seems to establish the plot, the reader would surely find himself engrossed till the last page. All in all, here's a read with perfect blend of drugs, love, campus life and humor, which will definitely concern any young heart. Available in all leading bookstores.
Shariq Iqbal’s debut novel, which has hit the stands this August, is a wild and witty account of a young protagonist Ali trying to see through a series of ups and downs and a zany love affair.
P T BUREAU TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Price: Rs. 100 Publisher: Srishti Publishers and Distributors. Extent: 186 pages in paperback PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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The Countdown Begins: Pravasi Film Festival 2010
ONCE a year, the spotlight will fall on a little group of creative artists who carve a niche for themselves in the global market as Independent filmmakers of Indian origin. Working on low budgets, they create movies that project their creativity. But, in many cases, these films rarely make it to a mass audience. And it is here that the 1st Pravasi Film Festival (PFF) will make a difference. The focus will be on movies from the Indian Diaspora including Indian films by filmmakers from India, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
The festival will also screen the popular range of cinema produced by the Indian Diaspora film makers like Gurinder Chadha's "Bend it Like Beckham". A heart-warming tale of an eighteen-year-old girl caught in crossfire of strict conservative family values, the movie is about Jess alias "Jasminder" Bhamra's passion for soccer. The movie is hilarious, at times poignant and definitely classy while dealing with issues of race relations, gender roles and the Asian Diasporas experience. Another Diaspora film that the Festival plans to screen in its 'Special Tribute Session' would be by New York filmmaker Vivek Renjen Bald's look at the British Asian music scene, "Mutiny: Asians Storm British Music". The film documents the birth of the South Asian music movement in Britain, interviewing performers and DJs who were influenced by punk and hip hop as much as they were by Punjabi Bhangra and Bollywood soundtracks. 48 รงoklh VqMs | vxLr
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The movie opens in the late 1950s when England saw a huge growth in its immigrant population from places like Punjab, Bangladesh and Pakistan. "Mutiny" captures the brutal reality of violence against the Asian Community when South hall went up in flames. The one thing that provided sanity to a whole generation growing up in the backdrop of racial tension was music. Punk, hip-hop, rap and reggae embraced Asian traditional music. And this mix became the voice of rebellion of a young generation's anger, resentment and frustration. Vivek Bald, who spent almost seven years making the film, tracks the personal history of these musicians who have evolved from angry young people to recognised artists in the mainstream British music scene On the slate for the Pravasi Film Festival would be hilarious comedy from young filmmaker Benny Mathews. "Where's the Party Yaar?" looks at the immigrant experience of a desi student, from the rural heart of India. The movie pokes fun at every sacred cow it can find and is a must see movie for every Indian student who aspires to come to the United States. From Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja comes a delightful documentary, "Bollywood Bound" that tracks the lives of four glamour-struck second-generation Indo-Canadian actors trying to break into Bollywood. Growing up on a staple diet of Hindi movies, Bollywood reprePRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
sents "Indian culture" to many second-generation Indian kids. And added to that is the beckoning glamour, luxurious lifestyle and money that comes with the territory. While three Canadian actors try to break into the Hindi film industry, Pahuja also documents the rise of Canadian-Indian star Ruby Bhatia, who's made it big in Indian television. But for all four it's a struggle to mesh their aspirations and dreams with the actual lifestyle in India. Bhatia strikes at the heart of the issue of finding one's roots, when she comments that growing up in a Punjabi household in Canada, she was expected to be a typical Indian girl. But when she moved to India, people in the industry see her as a Canadian girl. This is perhaps the most uncomfortable paradox that many immigrant children live with today. As part of the PFF'S Special Tribute session we would also be featuring Nagesh Kukunoor's "Hyderabad Blues" being a trendsetter. After the unexpected success of "Hyderabad Blues", more such films began to trickle in. Mira Nair's "Monsoon Wedding" and Shekar Kapur's "The Guru" are huge box office hits in the U.S. Thus, it was all about the 'Special Tribute Session' on the Pravasi Film Festival and you will be getting regular updates on what all excitement lies for you in the PFF'2010 every month in this column. Keep enjoying! PANKAJ DUBEY
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fganh dh chekjh
if'pe dk Dyksu cu dj jguk viuh thoarrk dk R;kx gSA vxj viuh Hkk"kk] viuh laLÑfr vkSj ewY;ksa ls tqM+k jguk chekjh gS rks
tc t;jke jes'k us laln esa fdlh laln lnL; ls ;g dgk fd rqEgsa Hkh eqyk;e flag dh rjg fganh dh chekjh gS rks og xyr ugha dg jgs FksA ge fganh okyksa dk fganh çse dbZ yksxksa dks chekjh yxrk gSA ,sls LoLFk] fodflr çFke fo'o ds yksxksa dks gekjk ç.kke! igys ls gh fganh çns'kksa dks chek: çns'k dgk tkrk gS vc chekjh Hkh irk py x;h gSA ;g chekjh gS iqjkus ewY;ksa ls fpids jgus dh] vius çfrfufèk;ksa ls viuh Hkk"kk esa laokn djus dk vkxzg djus dhA jktuhfr us Hkkjrh; Hkk"kkvksa ds ç'u dks gkf'k, esa Mky fn;k gSA xkaèkh dh dkaxzsl ds fy, Hkk"kk dk ç'u oksV dk ugha vkLFkk vkSj fu"Bk dk FkkA xkaèkh th us fganh çpkj ds fy, vius csVs dks nf{k.k esa Hkst dj ;g fl¼ fd;k Fkk] fganh muds fy, fdruh egRoiw.kZ gSA vxj eqyk;e flag dks fganh dh chekjh gS rks xkaèkh th dks fganh dk dSalj FkkA oSls ea=h egksn; ;g Hkh crk,a fd vxj fganh chekjh gS rks eSMe pquko ds le; D;ksa jkseu esa fy[k dj fganh ds Hkk"k.k i<+rh gSaA fganqRo dh xksn ls fudyh Hkkjrh; tula?k vkSj ckn esa Hkktik dh Hkk"kk ds ç'u ij çfrc¼rk Li"V FkhA la;qDr jk"Vª la?k esa fganh esa cksydj vVy fcgkjh oktis;h dkQh le; rd fganh ds çrhd iq:"k jgsA ijarq Hkktik dh ubZ mHkjrh Vhe esa ,slh dksbZ çfrc¼rk utj ugha vkrhA 60 ds n'kd esa yksfg;k th us tks tkxj.k fd;k mlus Hkk"kkbZ foe'kZ dks u;k vk;ke fn;k vkSj ;qokvksa dh ,d lefiZr [ksi fganh ds fy, rS;kj gksrh fn[kkbZ nhA eqyk;e flag] tus'oj feJ mlh [ksi ds usrk FksA cnfdLerh ls budh chekjh nwj ugha gqbZA ;s vHkh Hkh vius ?kks"k.kki= esa Hkk"kk ds ç'u dks egRo nsrs gSa ftlds dkj.k ehfM;k bUgsa nfd;kuwlh vkSj 16oha 'krkCnh dk crk migkl mM+krk gSA ;g laln esa fgnh Hkk"kh çns'kksa ds lkalnksa dks fganh esa cksyus dk vkxzg djrs gSa vkSj nf{k.k Hkkjr ds lkalnksa dks fgUnh esa cksyus ds fy, çksRlkfgr djrs gSaA tks yksx Hkk"kk ds loky dks etkd le>rs gSa os viuh fof'k"Vrk NksM+dj vkRegR;k dk jkLrk viukus dh lykg ns jgs gSaA if'pe dk Dyksu cu dj jguk viuh thoarrk dk R;kx gSA vxj viuh Hkk"kk] viuh laLÏfr vkSj ewY;ksa ls tqM+k jguk chekjh gS rks bl Hkksxoknh laLÏfr] leySafxdrk dk Lokxr djus okys ,M~l ds f'kdkj gSa ftudk var fuf'pr vkSj 'kh?kz gSA ge ,sls gh chekj HkysA
bl Hkksxoknh laLÑfr] leySafxdrk dk Lokxr djus okys ,M~l ds f'kdkj gSa ftldk var fuf'pr vkSj 'kh?kz gSA
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A v k o j . k d Fk k A
lkr leanj ikj
Kku dh f[kM+dh vthr f}osnh
iaægoha yksdlHkk ds xBu vkSj ;wih,&2 dh ljdkj cuus ds ckn ftu nks elyksa ij lcls vfèkd ppkZ gqbZ gS muesa ,d fons'kksa esa i<+kbZ ds fy, x, Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dh lqj{kk dk gS vkSj nwljk Hkkjr esa fons'kh fo'ofo|ky;ksa dks viuk dSail 'kq: djus dh btktr nsus dkA nksuksa gh elys Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dh i<+kbZ vkSj ljdkj dh lhekvksa ls tqM+s gSaA bu nksuksa gh ekeyksa esa ljdkj ml eqdke rd igqaprh fn[kkbZ nsrh gS] ftlds vkxs mEehn dh tk ldrh gS fd Hkkjrh; Nk= fons'kksa esa lqdwu ds lkFk viuh i<+kbZ iwjh dj ldrs gSa vkSj tks fons'k ugha tk ldrs gSa] os vius ns'k esa gh fons'kh fo'ofo|ky; dh fMxzh gkfly dj ldrs gSaA nksuksa gh fLFkfr;ka vkn'kZ gSa] ysfdu bldh lQyrk dbZ nwljh fLFkfr;ksa ij fuHkZj djsaxhA i<+kbZ ds fy, fons'k tkus okys Nk=ksa dh la[;k ds fygkt ls Hkkjr vxz.kh ns'k gSA vdsys vesfjdk esa mPp f'k{kk gkfly dj jgs fons'kh Nk=ksa esa Hkkjr dk fgLlk djhc 15 Qhlnh gSA blh rjg ls fczVsu] vkLVªsfy;k] U;wthySaM tSls ns'kksa esa Hkh cM+h la[;k esa Hkkjrh; Nk= i<+kbZ dj jgs gSaA dksbZ 6 lky igys 2002&03 esa Hkkjr us fons'k esa i<+kbZ djus okys Nk=ksa dh la[;k esa phu dks ihNs NksM+kA vkt lkjh nqfu;k esa lcls T;knk Hkkjrh; Nk= mPp f'k{kk gkfly dj jgs gSa vkSj fons'kksa esa i<+kbZ ij [kpZ ds ekeys esa Hkh Hkkjr vOoy gS] 11 flracj dks vesfjdk ij gq, geys ds ckn vesfjdk PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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Hkkjr ds c<+rs eè; oxZ vkSj uo&èkuk<~î oxZ ds Hkhrj mPp f'k{kk esa fons'kh fMxzh gkfly djus dh yyd c<+h gSA Kku vkèkkfjr vFkZO;oLFkk esa csgrj laHkkoukvksa us Hkh Hkkjrh;ksa dks fons'k esa f'k{kk gkfly djus ds fy, çsfjr fd;kA cs'kd vHkh nqfu;k vkfFkZd eanh dh pisV ls fudyus dh tíkstgn dj jgh gks] ij f'k{kk gkfly djus ds fy, fons'k tkus dk flyflyk Fkeus okyk ugha gSA ,sls esa lcls igyk loky Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dh lqj{kk dk gSA
us dbZ l[r dkuwu cuk, vkSj vesfjdk dkalqysV esa Nk=ksa ds lk{kkRdkj ls ysdj dbZ ,sls fu;e cuk,] ftuls Nk=ksa dh la[;k esa deh vkbZA 2002&03 esa gj lky fons'k tkus okys Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dh la[;k 20 Qhlnh ls vfèkd dh lkykuk c<+ksrjh gks jgh Fkh] tks vc de gks xbZ gSA fiNys lky ;g nj 7 Qhlnh ds djhc FkhA lcls vfèkd Nk= vesfjdk esa gSa] ij vesfjdk esa fu;eksa dh l[rh ds dkj.k fiNys 5 lkyksa esa vkLVªsfy;k vkSj U;wthySaM tkus okys Nk=ksa dh la[;k esa [kklh c<+ksrjh gqbZ gSA Hkkjr ds c<+rs eè; oxZ vkSj uo&èkuk<~î oxZ ds Hkhrj mPp f'k{kk esa fons'kh fMxzh gkfly djus dh yyd c<+h gSA Kku vkèkkfjr vFkZO;oLFkk esa csgrj laHkkoukvksa us Hkh Hkkjrh;ksa dks fons'k esa f'k{kk gkfly djus ds fy, çsfjr fd;kA cs'kd vHkh nqfu;k vkfFkZd eanh dh pisV ls fudyus dh tíkstgn dj jgh gks] ij f'k{kk gkfly djus ds fy, fons'k tkus dk flyflyk Fkeus okyk ugha gSA ,sls esa lcls igyk loky Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dh lqj{kk dk gSA vkLVªsfy;k esa gq, uLyh geyksa us bl fpark dks c<+k fn;k gSA bl rjg dh ?kVuk,a u gksa] blds fy, vkLVªsfy;k ljdkj us vius Lrj ij dbZ mik; fd, gSaA ij Hkkjr ljdkj ds çoklh ekeyksa ds ea=ky; us nks cgqr vPNh igy dh gSaA çoklh Hkkjrh; ekeyksa ds ea=h ok;ykj jfo us laln dks tkudkjh nh gS fd mudk ea=ky; Hkkjrh; nwrkoklksa vkSj mPpk;ksxksa esa çoklh Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa ds ekeys ns[kus ds fy, ,d vfèkdkjh fu;qDr djus dh ;kstuk cuk jgk gSA nwljs Nk=ksa dks fons'k ys tkus okyh ,tsafl;ksa] fo'ofo|ky;ksa vkSj fjØwfVax ,tsafl;ksa ds lkFk Hkh mudk ea=ky; laidZ j[ksxk vkSj mudh tkap djsxkA blls 'kq#vkrh lqj{kk lqfuf'pr gksrh gSA ij cqfu;knh ckr ;g gS fd nqfu;k ds fodflr ns'kksa dks viuh lksp cnyuh gksxhA ;g vke èkkj.kk gS] tks rF;ksa ls Hkh çekf.kr gS fd Hkkjr esa mPp f'k{kk dh gkyr vPNh ugha gSA ljdkjh vkadM+ksa ds eqrkfcd Hkkjr esa fo'ofo|ky; Lrj dh i<+kbZ djus okys Nk=ksa dh la[;k djhc Ms<+ djksM+ gks xbZ gSA tkfgj gS brus Nk=ksa ds fy, ljdkj ds ikl u rks dSail gS] u f'k{kd gSaA rduhdh PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
vkSj is'ksoj f'k{kk nsus okys laLFkkuksa dh la[;k vkSj Hkh de gSA ,sls esa mPp f'k{kk [kkl dj rduhdh vkSj is'ksoj fMxzh dh bPNk j[kus okyksa ds fy, blds flok dksbZ pkjk ugha gS fd os fons'k tk,aA pwafd vHkh rd fons'kh fo'ofo|ky;ksa dks Hkkjr esa dSail [kksyus dh btktr ugha gS] blfy, Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dh etcwjh gS fd os fons'k tk,aA ;g etcwjh gS] ysfdu fons'kh
ljdkjksa vkSj fo'ofo|ky;ksa dks bl otg ls Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa ds lkFk nks;e ntZs dk O;ogkj djus ;k vius Nk=ksa ds çfr laj{k.koknh joS;k vf[r;kj djus ;k Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dks vlqjf{kr NksM+us dh btktr ugha nh tk ldrh gSA lcls igys Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa ds çfr fons'kh ljdkjksa vkSj fo'ofo|ky;ksa dk joS;k is'ksoj gksuk pkfg,A vkf[kj Hkkjrh; Nk= muds jktLo esa c<+ksrjh dj jgs gSaA vxj vkadM+ksa dh ckr djsa rks vesfjdk dks fons'kh Nk=ksa ls gj lky djhc 15 vjc MkWyj dh dekbZ gksrh gSA dekbZ dk ;g vkadM+k vkLVªsfy;k] fczVsu ;k U;wthySaM esa Hkh de ugha gSA blfy, bu ns'kksa dh ljdkjksa dks Hkkjrh; vkSj nwljs ns'kksa ds Nk=ksa dk [kkl è;ku j[kuk pkfg,A baVjus'kuy ,tqds'ku ,Dlpsat tSlh ;kstuk,a py jgh gSa vkSj vesfjdk lfgr dbZ ns'kksa esa baVjus'kuy ,tqds'ku baLVhV~;wV cus gSa] tks fons'kh Nk=ksa dk è;ku j[krs gSaA bl rjg ds vkSj laLFkkuksa dh 53 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
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A v k o j . k d Fk k A
t:jr gSA fons'kh fo'ofo|ky; Hkkjr esa viuk foKkiu djrh gSaA blesa bl ckr dk è;ku j[kuk gksxk fd Nk=ksa dks felxkbM djus okyh dksbZ tkudkjh u gksA fcpkSfy, ,sls u gksa] tks Nk=ksa dks Bx ysaA blds lkFk gh bl ckr dk Hkh è;ku j[kuk gksxk fd fons'k tkus okys Nk=ksa dh dkSaflfyax <ax ls gks rkfd mUgsa dkWyst] dkslZ] fjgkb'k dh txg vkfn pquus esa vklkuh gksA fons'k esa f'k{kk gkfly djus dk] fMxzh ysus ds vykok nwljk vkd"kZ.k fons'k esa ;k cgqjk"Vªh; daifu;ksa esa jkstxkj gkfly djus dh laHkkouk Hkh gSA Nk=ksa dks yxrk gS fd fons'kh fMxzh ds ne ij os mlh ns'k esa jkstxkj vklkuh ls gkfly dj ik,axs] tgka f'k{kk ikbZ gS ;k vius ;k fdlh nwljs ns'k esa cgqjk"Vªh; daifu;ksa esa vklkuh ls jkstxkj gkfly gks tk,xkA ij vc ;g vkd"kZ.k Hkh de gks jgk gSA nqfu;k ds vusd ns'k laj{k.koknh joS;k viukus yxs gSaA dbZ ns'kksa esa ,sls dkuwu cu jgs gSa fd fdlh Hkh ukSdjh ds fy, vxj LFkkuh; O;fDr mi;qDr ugha gksxk rHkh nwljs ns'k ds is'ksoj dks ukSdjh feysxhA vkmVlksflZax dk fojksèk blh laj{k.koknh lksp dk urhtk gSA fons'kh ljdkjksa dks viuh ;g lksp cnyuh gksxhA çfrLièkkZ ds bl nkSj esa laj{k.koknh joS;k NksM+ dj ysoy Iysbax QhYM rS;kj djuk gksxk] rHkh os fons'kh Nk=ksa dks vkdf"kZr dj ik,axsA PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
uLyh vkèkkj ij Js"B ekuus dh èkkj.kk ls Hkh fodflr ns'kksa dks ckgj fudyuk gksxkA ;g ljdkj ds Lrj ij lkaLFkkf;d :i ls vkSj ukxfjdksa ds Lrj ij futh :i ls gksuk pkfg,A vxj fodflr ns'kksa dh ljdkjsa vkSj ogka ds ukxfjd uLyh HksnHkko iwjh rjg ls can ugha djrs gSa rks ;g fodkl dh vkèkqfud voèkkj.kk dks detksj vkSj le; dh xfr dks jksdus okyh ckr gksxhA nqfu;k ds ns'kksa dks jktLo dk tks uqdlku gksxk] og ,d vyx elyk gksxkA blds lkFk&lkFk nqfu;k Hkj ds fodflr ns'kksa dks ohtk çfØ;k dks vklku cukus dk ç;kl Hkh djuk pkfg,A Hkkjr ljdkj ds Lrj ij bl ekeys esa ,d [kkl igy dh t:jr ;g gS fd fons'k esa f'k{kk gkfly djus okys Nk=ksa dks f'k{kk ½.k vklkuh ls gkfly gks tk,] bldh O;oLFkk djuh gksxhA ;wih,&2 dh ljdkj ds ekuo lalkèku fodkl ea=h dfiy flCcy us fons'kh fo'ofo|ky;ksa dks Hkkjr ykus dh igy 'kq: dh gSA blds fy, lS¼kafrd lgefr cu pqdh gSA flCcy us bldk fojksèk dj jgs yksxksa dh lkjh vk'kadk,a Hkh nwj dj nh gSaA mUgksaus ,d ,slk jsxqysVj cukus dh ckr dgh gS] tks fons'kh fo'ofo|ky;ksa ds Qhl <kaps ls ysdj mudh xq.koÙkk dh fuxjkuh djsxkA lkFk gh mUgksaus ;g Hkh dgk gS fd tks fu;e&dkuwu Hkkjrh; fo'ofo|ky;ksa ij ykxw gksrs gSa] og fons'kh fo'ofo|ky;ksa ij Hkh ykxw gksaxsA mUgksaus ;g Hkh lkQ dj fn;k gS fd fons'kh fo'ofo|ky;ksa esa Hkh vkj{k.k ykxw gksxkA blds vykok flCcy Hkkjr esa f'k{kk lqèkkj ds fy, ifCyd&çkbosV ikVZujf'ki dh ;kstuk Hkh cuk jgs gSaA mudk edln f'k{kk esa lqèkkj ds fy, t:jh djhc pkj yk[k djksM+ #i, tqVkuk gSA vxj os bl dke esa lQy gksrs gSa ;g cM+h ckr gksxhA blls Hkkjr ls Nk=ksa dk iyk;u :dsxk vkSj Hkkjr viuh t:jrksa ds fy, Hkh i;kZIr ek=k esa bathfu;j] eSustj vkfn rS;kj dj ldsxkA gkykafd mPp f'k{kk dks ysdj brus fpafrr dfiy flCcy dks FkksM+k è;ku çkFkfed vkSj ekè;fed f'k{kk ij Hkh nsuk gksxkA ns'k dh lokZsPp rduhdh laLFkkuksa vkbZvkbZVh esa ftl rjg ls vkjf{kr oxZ dh djhc ,d gtkj lhVsa [kkyh jg xbZ gSa] mlls yxrk gS fd uhps ls vPNs Nk= rS;kj djus ds laLFkku Hkh t:jr ls dkQh de gSaA ! 54 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
A ekW j h'klA
ekWjh'kl ljdkj ds ctV çko/kku vkSj ykyQhrk'kkgh ls eqDr ogka dk okrkoj.k Hkkjrh; O;olkf;;ksa dks lgt vkÑ"V dj ldrs gSaA
Hkkjrh;ksa ds fy,
fons'k O;kikj volj ekWjh'kl ljdkj ds o"kZ 2009 ds ctV esa oSf'od eanh ls ckf/kr dEifu;ksa ds lgk;rkFkZ ^^dkikZsjsV lkekftd mÙkjnkf;Ro** xfrfof/k;ksa dks c<+kok nsus dk çko/kku gSA ekWjh'kl ljdkj us o"kZ 2009 ds vius ctV esa csjkstxkjh vkSj xjhch gVkus ds fy, Øe'k% 470 yk[k MkWyj vkSj 560 yk[k MkWyj ds çko/kku fd;s gSaA lkFk gh oSf'od eanh ls ckf/kr cgqr vf/kd ?kkVs esa jgus okyh dEifu;ksa ds lgk;rkFkZ ^^dkikZsjsV lkekftd mÙkjnkf;Ro** xfrfof/k;ksa dks c<+kok nsrs gq, ykHk esa jgus okyh dEifu;ksa ls vis{kk dh gS fd os vius ykHk dk 2 çfr'kr Hkkx bu xfrfof/k;ksa ds fufeÙk [kpZ djsaA vÝhdk egk}hi ds le`¼re ns'kksa esa ls ,d vkSj l'kä vFkZO;oLFkk] mPp ekuo fodkl ekud ,oa lekt dY;k.k xfrfof/k;ksa ds fy, pfpZr ekWjh'kl] bl eUnh ds nkSj esa] Hkkjrh; O;olkf;;ksa ds fy, fons'k O;kikj voljksa dh çpqjrk çLrqr djrk gSA dqN ekl iwoZ lekpkj i= bdkWuksfed VkbZEl }kjk vk;ksftr ^^b.Mks&ekWjh'kl O;kikj ,oa fuos'k ifjlaokn (Seminar)** esa Hkkjr vkSj ekWjh'kl ds dfri; çeq[k O;fDr;ksa ds f'k"Ve.My (Delegation) us fopkj foe'kZ dj ;g tkudkjh tqVkbZA f'k"Vtu&lwph (Panel) esa Fks & ekWjh'kl ds mi& çèkkuea=h ,oa foÙk o vkfFkZd fodkl ea=h jkeÏ".k lhrkusu] bUVjus'kuy QkbZusfU'k;y lfoZlst+ fyfeVsM ds laLFkkid funs'kd dqynhi clar ykyk] ,p-,l-ch-lh-] ekWjh'kl ds çeq[k dk;Zdkjh vf/kdkjh lanhi mIiy] blh lewg dh Hkkjr çeq[k u;uk yky fdnobZ rFkk O;kikj vkiwfÙkZ J`a[kyk PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
ds ofj"B mik/;{k Hka`xjkt flag] ;wpj dSfiVy gksfYMaXl fyfeVsM ds çeq[k dk;Zdkjh vf/kdkjh ,u- Jh/kj vkSj ds-,eih-th- bf.M;k ds çeq[k dk;Zdkjh vf/kdkjh j'ksy ijsjkA fopkj&foe'kZ ds nkSjku u;uk yky fdnobZ us lgt LokHkkfod :i ls ifjlaokn lgHkkfx;ksa ls iwN fy;k] ^^ekWjh'kl esa O;kikj LFkkfir djuk fdruk ljy gks ldrk gS\** ç'u dk mÙkj nsrs gq, dqynhi clar ykyk us dgk] ^^ekWjh'kl esa O;kikj vuqKk&i= (Business License) çkIr djus esa 3 ls 10 fnuksa dk le; yxrk gS tks lwpuk dh iw.kZrk&viw.kZrk dh fLFkfr ij fuHkZj djrk gSA ,d nwjn'khZ O;olk;h dks viuh O;olk;&;kstuk ds lkFk gh lEcfUèkr ys[ki= (Documents) çLrqr dj nsus pkfg,A** clar ykyk us crk;k fd bu ys[ki=ksa dks oSf'od O;olk; vuqKk&i= çkIr djus dh çfØ;k ls Hkh xqtjuk gksrk gS vkSj dks"k çcU/ku vuqKk&i= (Fund Management Licence) ds çdj.k esa dqN vfrfjDrfu;ked vko';drk,a Hkh iwjh djuh gksrh gSa] fdUrq ,d gh LFkku ij vkosnu dj lHkh vkSipkfjdrk,a iwjh dh tk ldrh gSaA dks"k çcU/kdksa vkSj çorZdksa ds fy, lHkh dks"k ekWjh'kl gksdj tkrs gSa] mUgksaus dgkA dqy feykdj] ekWjh'kl ljdkj ds ctV çko/kku vkSj ykyQhrk'kkgh ls eqDr ogka dk okrkoj.k Hkkjrh; O;olkf;;ksa dks lgt vkÏ"V dj ldrs gSaA
jes'k dqekj 'kekZ 55 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
A ppkZ es a A
vkradokn ds fo:) dh tkusokyh dkjZokbZ dks lk>k laokn çfØ;k ds lkFk tksM+dj ugha ns[kk tkuk pkfg, vkSj mUgsa ,d gh [kkaps esa ugha j[kk tkuk pkfg,A
dwVuhfrd
Hkwy&lqèkkj dk lkgl Hkkjr vkSj ikfdLrku ds chp fiNys 62 lky esa ntZuksa nLrkost+ksa ij nLr[kr gq, gSa] ysfdu tSlh ykijokgh 'keZ&vy&'ks[k esa gqbZ gS] igys dHkh ugha gqbZA rk'kdan] f'keyk] bLykekckn vkSj 2006 ds gokuk le>kSrksa esa Hkh Hkkjr us vusd mfpr vkSj vuqfpr fj;k;rsa ikfdLrku dks nh gSa ysfdu 16 tqykbZ 2009 dk ;g le>kSrk Hkkjrh; dwVuhfrd bfrgkl dk vR;ar fofp= gknlk gS Lo;a çèkkuea=h MkW- eueksgu flag dks viuh i=dkj&ifj"kn esa bl le>kSrs ij iksaNk Qsjuk iM+k gSA lcls igys rks bl la;qä oDrO; esa dgk x;k fd ^^vkradokn ds fo:¼ dh tkusokyh dkjZokbZ dks lk>k laokn çfØ;k ds lkFk tksM+dj ugha ns[kk tkuk pkfg, vkSj mUgsa ,d gh [kkaps esa ugha j[kk tkuk pkfg,A** oDrO; ds pkSFks iSjs dk ;g okD; Hkkjr ljdkj dks 'kh"kkZlu djok jgk gSA vc rd Hkkjr ljdkj D;k dg jgh Fkh\ laln ds vanj vkSj ckgj çèkkuea=h vkSj fons'k ea=h dbZ ckj nks&Vwd 'kCnksa esa dg pqds gSa fd Hkkjr ljdkj ikfdLrku ls rc rd ckr ugha djsxh] tc rd og eqacbZ&geys ds vijkfèk;ksa ds fo:¼ dkjZokbZ ugha djsaxsA D;k ikfdLrku ljdkj us vHkh rd dksbZ ,slh dkjZokbZ dh gS] ftlds dkj.k Hkkjr ljdkj dks viuk joS;k ,dne cny PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
nsuk iM+k gS\ bl chp ikfdLrku us D;k&D;k dne mBk, gSa\ mlus eqacbZ&dkaM ds ljxuk gkfQt lbZn ij ls dsl mBk fy;k gS] mlus fu;a=.k&js[kk ij u, cadj cuk, gSa] mlds QkSth vQljksa us vesfjdk ls dgk gS fd os rkfycku dks iVk ldrs gSa] c'krZs fd vesfjdk Hkkjr dks vQxkfuLrku ls gVk,] mlus vkjksi yxk;k gS fd Hkkjr ljdkj eqacbZ&geys ds vijkfèk;ksa ds fo:¼ çek.k nsus esa vkukdkuh dj jgh gSA nwljs 'kCnksa esa fiNys lkr ekg esa ikfdLrku lkr bap Hkh vkxs ugha c<+k gS] fQj Hkh ;qlqQ jt+k fxykuh us eueksgu flag ij ,slh dkSu&lh eksfguh Mky nh fd mUgksaus vkradokn&fojksèk vkSj lk>k laokn dks ,d&nwljs ls vyx dj fn;k\ tks ^Mksft;+j* ikfdLrku us Hkstk gS] D;k mlesa ,sls rF; vkSj lcwr gSa] ftUgsa i<+dj gekjs çèkkuea=h ea=&eqXèk gks x, gSa\ vxj ,slk gS rks os laln vkSj jk"Vª dks muls voxr djok,a! vxj lpeqp ^Mksft;+j* csgn bZekunkjkuk gS rks Hkh vkradokn&fojksèk vkSj lk>k laokn dks vyx djus dh t:jr D;k gS\ oSlh fLFkfr esa rks nksuksa dk lacèk igys ls vfèkd ?kfu"V gks tkuk pkfg, FkkA nksuksa jk"Vª ckr djsa vkSj vkradokn dh ckr u djsa rks ml ckr dk eryc gh D;k gS\ la;qDr oDrO; esa nksuksa dks ,d 56 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
A ppkZ es a A
flDds ds nks igyw crk;k tkuk pkfg, FkkA ysfdu nksuksa esa lacaèk foPNsn djds Hkkjr ljdkj us vkradokfn;ksa dh ihB Bksd nh gSA mlus dg fn;k gS fd vkradokn vkSj ckrphr] nksuksa lkFk&lkFk pyrs jgsaxsa ;g ikfdLrku dh dwVuhfrd fot; gSA gekjs çèkkuea=h lpeqp cgqr lTTku vkSj Hkksys gSaA os 'kk;n vkflQ t+jnkjh vkSj fxykuh ds vkradokn& fojksèkh joS, dks viuk leFkZu nsuk pkgrs gSaA os ikfdLrku esa QkStra= ds eqdkcys yksdra= dks etcwr cukuk pkgrs gSaA ysfdu os Hkwy x, fd ikfdLrku dh vlyh ljdkj t+jnkjh vkSj fxykuh ugha gS] QkSt gS vkSj vkbZ,l-vkbZ- gSA ;g laHko gS fd t+jnkjh vkSj fxykuh dk vkradokn ls dksbZ lacaèk ugha gks] ysfdu muds cgkus gekjs çèkkuea=h us ikfdLrku ds iwjs lÙkk&çfr"Bku dks vukifÙk çek.k&i= ns fn;k gSA ;gh Hkwy mUgksaus flracj 2006 esa Hkh dh FkhA mUgksaus gokuk esa tujy eq'kjZQ ls tks le>kSrk fd;k Fkk] mlesa Hkh ikfdLrku dks Hkkjr ds led{k eku fy;k FkkA ;g eku fy;k Fkk fd nksuksa jk"Vª vkradokn ds lk>k f'kdkj gSa vkSj mlls yM+us ds fy, lk>k&ra= [kM+k djsaxsa D;k gqvk ml le>kSrs dk\ ml le>kSrs us ikfdLrku dks varjjk"Vªh; lekt esa vkradokn ds f'kdkj dh Nfo ns nh vkSj mlds çfr lcdh lgkuqHkwfr c<+k nhA ;g le>kSrk] mlls Hkh cnrj gSA bl le>kSrs esa eueksgu flag us ;g eku fy;k gS fd Hkkjr ij bèkj ftrus Hkh vkradoknh geys gq, gSa] os fcYdqy Lok;Ùk gSaSA vkradokfn;ksa dks ikfdLrku ds lÙkk&çfr"Bku ls dksbZ enn ugha feyh gSA bl le>kSrs us 2004 ds oktis;h&eq'kjZQ le>kSrs dks Hkh xyk fn;k gS] ftlesa eq'kjZQ us oknk fd;k Fkk fd os vkardokfn;ksa dks Hkkjr ds fo#¼ ikfdLrku dh t+ehu bLrseky ugha djus nsaxsA ,slk yxrk gS fd eueksgu flag us gokuk vkSj 'keZ&vy&'ks[k esa ;s nksuksa le>kSrs viuh cqf¼ ls ugha] viuh Hkyeulkgr esa ;k fdlh ncko esa fd, gSaA bl rjg ds la;qDr oDrO; dh rS;kjh igys ls ugha FkhA gks ldrk gS fd tYnckth esa pkSFks iSjs dk og ikfdLrkuh okD; gekjs vQljksa dh vka[kksa PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
ls vks>y gks x;k gkssA laln esa yach&pkSM+h lQkbZ is'k djds çèkkuea=h us Hkwy&lqèkkj dh dksf'k'k dh g]S ysfdu ;g ,d ekjd okD; gh ugha] nks vU; Hk;adj Hkwysa Hkh ml nLrkost+ esa gSaA ,d rks cywfpLrku dk ftØ gS vkSj nwljk d'ehj dk uke fy, fcuk ftØ gSA Hkkjr us ;g igyh ckj ekuk gS fd cywfpLrku esa cxkor ds fy, Hkkjr ftEesnkj gS ;k mlls mldk dqN lacaèk gSA ojuk] ;g crk,a fd Hkkjr&ikd nLrkost+ esa cywfpLrku dk D;k dke gS\ mldk ftØ gh D;ksa vk;k\ D;k cywfpLrku Hkkjr dk fgLlk gS\ cywfpLrku ds ckjs esa Hkkjr dks ikfdLrku D;k tkudkjh nsxk] D;ksa nsxk\ ikfdLrku ljdkj us cywfpLrku esa Hkkjrh; gLr{ksi ds tks vkjksi yxk, gSa] bl nLrkost us mUgsa vkSipkfjd :i ns fn;k gSA gekjs vQlj xnxn gSa fd bl c;ku esa d'ehj dk uke ugha vk;k gSA fdrus Hkksys gSa] os\ ^^lHkh çeq[k eqnnksa lfgr] lHkh eqn~nksa ij ckr djus dk** vk'oklu Hkkjrh; çèkkuea=h us fn;k gSA bldk vFkZ D;k gS\ D;k d'ehj ikfdLrku dk ^çeq[kre* eqn~nk ugha gS\ nLrkost ds vudgs dks fxykuh us lkQ+&lkQ+ dg fn;k gSA ;kus vc d'ehj ij ckr gksxh ysfdu vkradokn ij ugha gksxhA D;k bl rjg dk joS;k vf[r;kj djds dksbZ O;fDr Hkkjr dk çèkkuea=h cuk jg ldrk gS\ bl ç'u dk mÙkj eueksgu flag Hkyh&Hkkafr tkurs gSaA blhfy, mUgksaus 'keZ&vy&'ks[k esa gh iYVk [kk fy;kA dwVuhfrd Hkwy&lqèkkj ds bl lkgl ds fy, çèkkuea=h dks cèkkbZ nh tkuh pkfg,A xuher gS fd ;g la;qDr oDrO; ek= Fkk] dksbZ lafèk ugha FkhA ojuk Hkkjr dks ysus ds nsus iM+ tkrssA vesfjdk ds vkxzgksa dk lEeku djus esa cqjkbZ ugha gS] ysfdu muls ncdj D;k gesa viuk larqyu gh [kks nsuk pkfg, vkSj Hkkjr ds tuer dh vogsyuk djus dk [krjk eksy ys ysuk pkfg,\
MkW- osnizrki oSfnd 57 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
A ifjn` ' ;A
D;k dg jgk gS
ckou [kEHkksa dk Lekjd MkW- lR;sUnz JhokLro
fczVsu if'peh txr dk laHkor% lcls ijEijkoknh ns'k gSA ;gka ,d dgkor vke yksxksa dh ckrksa esa Hkh lquh tkrh gS& ^;fn blls dke py tkrk gS rks ifjorZu dh D;k vko';drk gSA* fdUrq bl ijEijkoknh ekgkSy dh dqN ,slh fo'ks"k miyfCèk;ka gSa ftlls yksx larq"V gSaA fczVsu esa cM+h [kwuh Økafr;ka ugha gqbZ gSa D;ksafd fczfV'k yksxksa dk nkok gS fd ge ,d mnkjoknh jk"Vª gSa vkSj geus ges'kk ^vfr;ksa* dks c<+kok ugha fn;k gSA tc ;g jk"Vª vk;jySaM ds mxzokfn;ksa ls vkØkUr Fkk rc Hkh ;gka ij cgqr cM+s dkuwuksa&tSls fcuk dkuwuh dk;Zokfg;ksa dk bLrseky fd, naxk&Qlkfn;ksa dks ltk nsus dk iw.kZ fojksèk jgkA ;|fi dgha&dgha ,sls dM+s dkuwuksa dk 'kkafr vkSj lqj{kk cuk, j[kus ds fy, mi;ksx fd;k x;k ij mlls yksxksa dks xoZ dk vuqHko ugha gqvk ;|fi fot; izkfIr gqbZA ;gh dkj.k Fkk fd vUrr% fojksèkh rkdrksa dks est ds vkjikj cSBdj 'kkafr ds jkLrs <wa<us iM+sA vk;jySaM ds 'kkafr le>kSrksa dh i`"BHkwfe esa ;gh rkdr dke djrh jgh gS fd [kwu dk cnyk [kwu gh ,dek= jkLrk ugha gSA tc vkradokfn;ksa ds f[kykQ tqykbZ 2005 ds ckn u, dkuwu cuk, tkus dh ckr mBh rc ;gka ds fo|ky;ksa us fcuk pktZ fd, fdlh O;fDr dks] ftls vkradoknh cuk;k x;k gS] mls fgjklr esa pkyhl fnuksa rd ugha j[kk tk ldrk gS] ds er dk leFkZu fd;k vkSj bl fn'kk esa ljdkj }kjk ikfjr lHkh oSèkkfud izLrkoksa dks fjtsDV dj fn;k x;k rFkk vkradoknh dks pktZ djus dh vofèk ?kVk nh xbZA
;|fi bu lc mnkjoknh miyfCèk;ksa dk yksxksa ij fo'ks"k dj eqlyekuksa ij & ftUgsa bl ns'k dh vkUrfjd lqj{kk dh fn'kk esa 'kd dh n`f"V ls ns[kk tkrk gS & de vlj iM+kA vkt izk;% eqlyeku ,dtqV gksdj dg jgs gSa fd fczfV'k yksx eqlyekuksa dks gj izdkj ls lansg dh n`f"V ls ns[k jgs gSaA ^bLykeksQksfc;k* ls ;wjksi ds dbZ jk"Vªksa dh rjg fczVsu Hkh =Lr gSA mnkgj.kkFkZ vHkh teZuh esa ,d eqlyekuksa ls ukjkt ;wjksfi;u us vnkyr esa ?kqldj fgtkc igus ,d efgyk ij pkdw ls vV~Bkjg ckj geykdj mldh gR;k dj nhA mlls bLykeh ns'kksa esa ukjktxh dk Tokj meM+ vk;k vkSj felz tSls lfg".kq ns'k esa Hkh vkokt mBh fd ;wjksih; yksxksa esa bLykeksQksfc;k cqjh rjg QSy jgk gSA tc vQxkfuLrku esa ekjs x, fczfV'k lSfudksa dh yk'ksa fczVsu esa vkrh gSa vkSj muds 'ko dks jk"Vªèot ls ltkdj&<ddj] yisVdj] dczxkg dh vksj ys tk;k tkrk gS rks lM+dksa] xfy;ksa ij [kM+h 'kksdkdqy HkhM+ ds yksx eqlyekuksa ij gh nks"k e<+rs gSa & ,slk nkok ;gka ds dqN eqlyeku izk;% djrs gSaA ;s yksx rc ;g Hkh dgrs ik, tkrs gSa fd ;gka ds ;wjksih; yksx bl rF; dks tSls iwjh rjg ugha Lohdkj djrs fd rkyhcku ds bLykeh yksx vius gh èkeZ ds yksxksa ij Hkh vQxkfuLrku vkSj ikfdLrku ij geyk dj ogka yksxksa dks =Lr fd, gq, gSaA rks bl izdkj lkjh dksf'k'kksa ds ckotwn fczVsu ds eqlyekuksa vkSj vU; ;wjksih; ewy yksxksa ds chp iM+h [kkbZ iV ugha jgh gSA ikfdLrkuh fo|kfFkZ;ksa dk dguk gS fd f'k{kk laLFkkuksa esa Hkh eqyleku fo|kfFkZ;ksa ij lansg fd;k tk jgk gSA ;g fo'okl
tc gkbZM ikdZ ds fo'kky eSnku esa 7 tqykbZ 2005 esa vkradokkfn;ksa ds geyksa ls ejs yksxksa dh Lej.k Lekfjdk ds :i esa nks o"kks± ds ckn ckou LrEHkksa dh LFkkiuk gqbZ rc cgqr ls eqlyeku yksxksa dks yxk fd ;g ?kko dks dqjsnrs jgus dh gh ,d dksf'k'k gSA ;|fi bldh LFkkiuk esa ,d mnkjeuk eqlyeku dSfcusV ea=h dk Hkh cM+k ;ksxnku jgk gSA mudk dguk gS fd ns'k dh lfg".kqrk vkSj ,drk dks cuk, j[kus esa ;g Lekjd lgk;d gksxk vkSj blls fczVsu dh cgqèkkfeZd cgq lkaLÑfrd igpku mtkxj gksrh jgsxhA PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
58 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
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;gka ds ;wjksih; ewy ds yksxksa ds euksa esa vHkh Hkh iSBk gqvk gS fd bUgha f'k{kk laLFkkuksa esa fczVsu esa Hkh rkyhcku ds yksx lfØ; gSaA blhfy, izk;% ;gka dk vfèkdkjh oxZ vkSj dHkh&dHkh iqfyl Hkh psrkouh nsrh gS fd vHkh rd dh lkjh dksf'k'ksa vkSj fxj¶rkjh ds ckn Hkh og ns'k iw.kZ :i ls lqjf{kr ugha gS vkSj dHkh Hkh vkradokfn;ksa ds geys gks ldrs gSaA ;g nksuksa rjQ ds 'kd dk ekgkSy ,d LoLFk fLFkfr dk |ksrd ugha yxrkA blhfy, tc gkbZM ikdZ ds fo'kky eSnku esa 7 tqykbZ 2005 esa vkradokfn;ksa ds geyksa ls ejs yksxksa dh Lej.k Lekfjdk ds :i esa nks o"kks± ds ckn ckou LrEHkksa dh LFkkiuk gqbZ rc cgqr ls eqlyeku yksxksa dks yxk fd ;g ?kko dks dqjsnrs jgus dh gh ,d dksf'k'k gSA ;|fi bldh LFkkiuk esa ,d mnkjeuk eqlyeku dSfcusV ea=h dk Hkh cM+k ;ksxnku jgk gSA mudk dguk gS fd ns'k dh lfg".kqrk vkSj ,drk dks cuk, j[kus esa ;g Lekjd lgk;d gksxk vkSj blls fczVsu dh cgqèkkfeZd cgq lkaLÏfrd igpku mtkxj gksrh jgsxhA ;|fi fczVsu esa tks ,d bZlkbZ ns'k gS ogka Lo;a bZlkbZ yksxksa dk fo'okl muds èkeZ esa ?kVrk gqvk ns[kk tk jgk gSA yksx ukfLrdrk esa Hkh fo'okl djus yxs gSaA yanu dk gkbZM ikdZ ,d cM+k gh izfl¼ vkSj fo'kky eSnku gSA 'kk;n gh dksbZ O;fDr tks baXySaM dks ns[kus ?kweus vkrk gS fcuk ;gka vk, ykSVrk gksA bl fo'kky ikdZ ds chp fLFkr lisZUVkbZu euksje n`'; dk ,d fo'ks"k mnkgj.k gSA blh ds lehi yUnu ds gkbZM ikdZ esa ckou LVhy LrEHkksa dk ;g Lekjd fufeZr fd;k x;k gSA ;s ckou LrEHk 7 tqykbZ] 2005 esa grkgr gq, yksxksa dh Le`fr esa cuk;k vkSj LFkkfir fd;k x;k gSA Lej.k jgs yUnu ds HkwxHkZ jsyos ds pkj LVs'kuksa ij vkradokfn;ksa us ?kqldj geys fd, FksA ,d us Hkkxrs gq, ,d cl esa ?kqldj 'kj.k yh Fkh vkSj cl esa gh ce dk foLQksV fd;k FkkA ;g cl VSfoLVkd LdkW;j ij nq?kZVuk esa tyh FkhA eSaus ml le; fy[kk Fkk fd tc eq>s cl ds ogka QVus vkSj tyus dk lekpkj feyk rks eSa vius ?kj ls tks ikl esa gh gS Hkkxrk gqvk ogka x;k Fkk vkSj iqfyl ds ukdkcUnh ds ckn Hkh PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
ml LFky ij igqapk Fkk tgka egkRek xkaèkh dk Lekjd gS & flQZ ;g tkuus ds fy, fd bl fgalk ls 'kkafr miou tgka egkRek xkaèkh dh ewfrZ gS og cpk jg x;k gS ;k ugha] rc ,d iqfyl vQlj us miou esa tkdj ns[kk vkSj eq>s ykSV dj crk;k fd egkRek xka/kh th dh ewfrZ vkSj miou dks {kfr ugha igaqph gS] ce mlds lkeus gh dqN xt dh nwjh ij QVk FkkA tc eSaus cl ds foLQksV ds ckjs esa vejhdk ds ok;l vkWQ vesfjdk ij ,d baVjO;w esa lc dgk Fkk rks Hkkjr esa dgha ;g Hkh dgk x;k fd fu'kkuk xkaèkh th dh ewfrZ ij FkkA ;g loZFkk xyr ckr ogka dgh xbZA vkradoknh dk dksbZ [kkl fu'kkuk ugha FkkA og ÝLVsVsM vkradoknh Fkk vkSj tc mldks HkwxHkZ jsyos esa foLQksV dh lQyrk ugha feyh vkSj og Mj dj Hkkxk rks ,d cl esa ?kql x;k Fkk vkSj ogha ls foLQksV fd;k FkkA ml cl ds vkradoknh geys ls tks yksx ejs Fks mudk Hkh Lekjd gkbZM ikdZ ds Lekjd ds QkSyknh LrEHkksa esa ftu ij muds uke ds flok lc vafdr gS] e`r yksxksa ds uke dh ,d uke ifV~Vdk ij gh vafdr gSA bl Lekjd ds LFkkiuk ds ihNs tks fo'okl gS og ;g fd yUnu okfl;ksa dks bl vekuoh; dk;ks± dks dHkh ugha Hkwyuk pkfg,A tc bu foLQksVksa ls e`r gq, O;fDr;ksa dk uke foLrkj ls ,d&,d dj i<+k tk jgk Fkk rks yksxksa dh vka[kksa ls vJqèkkjk cg jgh FkhA ,d&,d O;fDr ds ckjs esa tSls rkjh[ksa vkSj e`R;q LFky vafdr X;kjg QhV Åaps muds ukeksa ds lkFk QkSyknh LrEHk xoZ ls 'kh'k mBk, ;qxksa rd fn[krs jgsaxs vkSj euq"; ds }kjk euq"; ij fd, x, Hk;kud deks± dh ;kn fnykrs jgsaxsA yUnu dk HkwxHkZ jsyos bl jk"Vª dh pyrh ilfy;ksa&èkefu;ksa dk iqat gS tSls fczVsu ds j{kk ea=h us Hkh dgk fd vxj vc ge vQxkfuLrku vkSj ikfdLrku ls viuh QkStksa dks gVk,axs rks vkradokfn;ksa dks c<+kok feysxk vkSj tqykbZ 2005 okyh fLFkfr os fQj iSnk djsaxs vkSj tc 2012 esa yanu esa vksyfEid gksus tk jgk gS rc vk'kk dh tk jgh gS fd yksx bl dkaM dks Hkwysa ugha vkSj lnk pkSdUus jgsaA izèkkuea=h xksMZu czkmu us Hkh dgk gS fd vQxkfuLrku vkSj ikfdLrku esa ge yM+ jgs gSa fd yUnu vkSj fczVsu lqjf{kr jgsaA ! 59 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
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Hkkjr gks ;k fczVsu nksuksa esa ls izR;sd yksdra= ds iks"kd ekus tkrs gSaA ij D;k os lHkh vkn'kZ] LFkkfir e;kZnk,a vkSj i)fr & ijaijk,a tks yksdra= dky ds vkxeu ij fodflr gqb± Fkh] oSlh gSa\
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eaMjkrh jktuhfr laca/k esa izpkfjr rF;ksa ds dkj.k bruk {kqC/k izrhr gksrh gS fd jktuhfr ds v[kkM+s esa mrjus okyk gj dksbZ] gj dgha vkSj fcuk jktuhfr vkSj jktuhfrKksa ls mldk fo'okl cqjh rjg ls [kafMr fdlh viokn ds Lo&egRokdka{kh gksrk gSA dksbZ oDr Fkk tc gqvk gSA ;gka rd fd cgqrsjs vc ;g ekuus yxs gSa fd jktuhfr jktuhfr esa mrjus dk vFkZ Fkk fdlh ladYic¼ O;fDr }kjk esa tkuk gh lgh ugha gSA yxrk gS fczfV'k ikfVZ;ksa dks vc vf/kd lekt vkSj vius ns'k dh lsok esa tqVukA ysfdu gky ds o"kks± bZekunkj] fo'oLr vkSj dfFkr :i ls esa cgqr dqN cny x;k gSA Hkkjr gks ;k vkn'kZoku mEehnokjksa dks <wa<us esa Hkkjh fczVsu nksuksa esa ls izR;sd yksdra= ds iks"kd dfBukbZ gks ldrh gS tks turk dh ekus tkrs gSaA ,d yksdra= dh eka ekuk Hkkjr esa ;fn lÙkki{k vkSj mEehnksa ij [kjk mrj ldsaA tkrk gS vkSj Hkkjr fo'o dk lcls cM+k fczVsu ,d ,sls ,sfrgkfld eksM+ ij yksdra= dgykus esa xoZ ekurk gSA ij foi{k dh Hkwfedk,a tk igqapk gS tgk iz/kku ea=h vkSj dqN D;k os lHkh vkn'kZ] LFkkfir e;kZnk,a vkSj l'kDr lapkfyr vkSj vU; jktuhfrK ;g ekuus yxs gSa fd i¼fr&ijaijk,a tks yksdra= dky ds ns'k esa orZeku pquko i¼fr ds LFkku vkxeu ij fodflr gqb± Fkh] oSlh gSa\ jk"Vªfgrijd ikfVZ;ksa ds ij vkuqikfrd ernku i¼fr ykxw ughaA fu;e ogh gS] fu;eksa dks Lohdkjus }kjk u fuHkk;h tk ldha djus ij fopkj gksuk pkfg,A blfy, okyksa dk vHkko gSA fu;ked dkSu\ tSlk fd fiNys ys[k esas eSaus dgk gS] ljdkj yksxksa dh] yksxksa ds fy, vkSj rks ogka Hkh yksdra= dh dqN ifjorZuksa ij /;ku gS] ftuesa yksxksa ds gh }kjk cukbZ tk,] ij dSls gSa uha o detks j iM+ tk,xhA ikjnf'kZrk ij Hkh cy nsus dh ckr Jh pqu dj laln esa izos'k djus okys czkmu us dgh gSA ij tks jktuhfrK tuizfrfuf/k\ 'kklu djus okys ;k foi{k vc Hkkjr dh turk ysscj 'kklu ds iru vkSj datjosfVo ds dh Hkwfedk dk fuoZgu djus ds fy, iz c ) q gS A og viuk eu iqujksRFkku ij viuh egRokdka{kk dh turk }kjk r; fd, x, muds ilanhnk iwfrZ dh izrh{kk esa mrkoys gks jgs gSa Jh jktuhfrK tc Lo;a HkVdus yxrs gSa] rks tkurh gS] og tkurh gS czkmu ds ifjorZu vkg~oku dks ,d gkjs lq'kklu iznku djus ds cM+s&cM+s oknksa dks fd mls vius iz f rfuf/k;ks a gq, tqvkjh dk ek= ,d u;k iSarjk Lo;a >qByk nsrs gSaA tc dqN dh futh crkdj migkl dj jgs gSaA egRokdka{kk,a iw.kZ ugha gksrha] rks ijLij ls D;k pkfg,A Hkkjr dh vksj :[k djrs gq, ns'k lj QqVkSoy ds n`';] tSlk fd gky esa dh dHkh mnh;eku vkSj nqHkkZX;o'k Hkkjr esa eq[; foi{kh ikVhZ laxfBr&vuq'kkflr ekuh tkus okyh Hkkjrh; turk ikVhZ bl Hkktik esa gqvk gS] fn[krs xzLr gSa fd vkus okys dbZ o"kks± ds o"kZ gq, pqukoksa esa ijkt; ds ckn ls VwVrh fc[kjrh utj vkrh fy, mUgsa dVkSfr;ksa vkSj vlqfo/kkvksa dk lkeuk djuk iM+sxkA gSA Jh oktis;h ds usr`Ro esa iwjs ikap o"kZ 'kklu esa jgus ds ckn bl chp vke turk vius p;fur lkalnksa dh bZekunkjh ds PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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2009
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D;k ijkt; dk eq[k ns[kus dh 'kfDr mlesa ugha jgh fd og yM+[kM+k xbZ\ ;k fQj tks Li"V gks jgk gS foi{k esa viuh Hkwfedk ds fuoZgu ds fy, Jh vkMok.kh }kjk dh xbZ fu;qfDr;kssa ls vanj dh xqVcanh fcQj dj txtkfgj gks xbZA mu usrkvksa dh egRokdka{kkvksa dk ,slk la?k"kZ fNM+k fd yxk gj dksbZ flQZ vius Hkfo"; ds izfr fpafrr gSA ikVhZ ds Hkfo"; dh fpark fdlh dks fdruh vkSj dgka gS\ ns'k esa ikVhZ vkSj mudh viuh Nfo dk D;k gksxk\ D;k bu usrkvksa dk Hkfo";] ikVhZ vkSj ns'k ds Hkfo"; ls dgha vf/kd egRoiw.kZ gS\ ,sls vusd iz'u izoklh Hkkjrh; lekt esa Hkh iwNs tk jgs gSaA ns'k dh turk rks lc dqN izR;{k ns[k gh jgh gSA Hkkjr esa ;fn lÙkki{k vkSj foi{k dh Hkwfedk,a l'kDr lapkfyr vkSj jk"Vªfgrijd ikfVZ;ksa ds }kjk u fuHkk;h tk ldha rks ogka Hkh yksdra= dh uhao detksj iM+ tk,xhA vc Hkkjr dh turk izcq¼ gSA og viuk eu tkurh gS] og tkurh gS fd mls vius izfrfuf/k;ksa ls D;k pkfg,A bl ckj ds pqukoksa esa dqN ifj.kke ;g Li"V ladsr nsrs gSa fd vc /kka/kyh djus okys jktuhfrKksa dk Hkfo"; lqjf{kr ugha gSA xqaMkxnhZ ls oksV cVksjus dk nkSj lekfIr ij gSA ek= vkd"kZd ukjs nsdj vkSj ckj&ckj yksxksa dh Hkkoukvkas] vkLFkkvksa vkSj vis{kkvksa ds lkFk ek= pquko thrus ds mn~ns'; ls f[kyokM+ djrs tkuk vc laHko ugha gSA blfy, Hkktik ;k dkaxzsl ;fn mUgsa ,d&nwljs dk fodYi cus jgrs gq, yksdra=h; drZO; fuoZgu djuk gS rks mUgsa Lo&egRokdka{kh jktuhfrKksa dks PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
Fkkeuk gksxkA Hkktik dks laHkyuk gksxk ;k fQj bldk iw.kZ fo?kVu fdlh vkSj ds fy, jkLrk nsxk rkfd yksdra= etcwr cuk jgsA ns'k dh jktuhfrd fn'kk ladsr ns jgh gS fd lÙkki{k fudV Hkfo"; esa dkaxzsl dk Hkfo"; jkgqy xka/kh ds ;qok usr`Ro dks lkSaius dh rS;kjh esa tqV x;k gSA blfy, ogka mÙkjkf/kdkj dks Li"V dj fn;k x;k gS vkSj ml mÙkjkf/kdkj dks vUnj ls pqukSrh feyus dh laHkkouk 'kwU;le gSA blds foijhr Hkktik esa mÙkjkf/kdkj dk Lo:i Hkys gh oSlk ugha gS ysfdu oktis;h&vkMok.kh ds ckn dkSu laHkkysxk usr`Ro] dkSu djsxk ikVhZ esa ,dtqVrk dk fuekZ.k vkSj dkSu djsxk ikVhZ dh fn'kk dk fu/kkZj.k\ bu iz'uksa dk 'kh?kz lek/kku gh mlds Hkfo"; dks lq/kkjsxk vkSj lek/kku u gqvk rks fcxkM+sxkA ;fn ns'k dh mnh;eku ;qokih<+h dh vis{kkvksa dk ewY;kadu le; jgrs u fd;k x;k] fujarj cnyrs ifjos'k dh pqukSfr;ksa dks n`f"Vxr djds turk dh uCt dh lgh tkap u dh xbZ vkSj tuk/kkj dks l'kDr djus ds fy, j.kuhfr ugha cukbZ xbZ rks yxrk gS fodYi cuus dh {kerk vkSj LFkku izkIr dj ysus ds ckn Hkh Hkktik vc ml vftZr ykHk dks [kks nsus dk [krjk eksy ys jgh gS vkSj ;g ns'k ds fgr esa ugha gksxk fd nyh; lÙkk fodYi] tks yksdra= esa t;&ijkt; ds [ksy ds lkFk tqM+k gS] {kh.k gks tk,A
ujs'k Hkkjrh; 61 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
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uhnjySaM dk vkuUn }hi dkaVksa esa f[kys yky xqykc dks lc ns[krs gSaA yky xqykc dk vkè;kfRed vFkZ ;gha èofur gksrk gSA rslsy! uhnjySaM dk lkeqnzh }hiA ikap }hiksa dh J`a[kyk dk izFke }hiA uhnjySaM ns'k dh gFksyh dh ikap maxfy;ka gksa&tSlsA thou ds iap rRoksa dh rjg egRoiw.kZA izÏfr ds vuqie Vsjsl ljh[kk lqUnj gSA leqnz ij cuh gqbZ ekVh dh izkÏfrd ckyduh&lk lkSUn;Z lEiUu gSA uhnjySaM ds ^nsu gsYnj* leqnz rV ls izfr ?kaVk esa 2 fd-ehdh nwjh vkèkk ?kaVs esa r; djds ty&tgkt rslsy igqap tkrs gSaA O;kikfj;ksa ds eky&okgd fo'kky Vªd] ;kf=;ksa dh dkjsa vkSj dSjfQu] LdwVj vkSj lkbfdysa mlh tgkt esa fupys ry ij yn tkrs gSa vkSj os Lo;a tgkt dh Åijh eaftyksa esa tgka jsLrjka vkfn gSa ogka cSB ysrs gSa ;k fQj [kqyh vkdkf'k; Nr ds uhps tgkt esa yxh dqflZ;ksa ij cSBdj rkth gok dk vkuUn PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
mBkrs gSaA tgka ^lh es;ks* (leqnzh i{kh) dqN [kkus dh ryk'k esa ;kf=;ksa ds Åij vkSj vxy&cxy mM+rs&QM+QM+krs jgrs gSa vkSj tgkt ds rslsy rV rd yxus ij ;Fkkor eaMjkrs jgrs gSa fd ,slk eglwl gksrk gS ekuks os gh tgkt dks vius ia[kksa ls [khapdj ml ikj rd ys x;s gksaA izk;% lIrkgkUrksa vkSj vodk'kh fnuksa esa uhnjySaM vkSj teZu oklh vius cPpksa] ekrk&firk vkSj ikyrw tkuojksa fo'ks"kdj dqÙkksa lfgr ogka izokl djrs gSa xzh"e vkSj olar ½rq esa ;g }hi vkuUn dk dsUnz cuk jgrk gSA jsLrjka] ckj vkSj fMLdks dh jokuxh jkr rhu cts rd >werh gqbZ u'ks dh rjax esa eLr jgrh gSA leqnz dh yo.kh; gok&ikuh ls 'kks[k gqbZ ?kkl dkyhu dh 62 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
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rjg jsrhyh tehu ij fcNh jgrh gSA ftl ij Qy vkSj lCth dh txg Qwyksa dh [ksrh vfèkd gksrh gSA og fnu nwj ugha tc ^dksdsugkWQ* tSls fo'o&izfl¼ uhnjySaM m|ku dk ,d fgLlk rslsy }hi esa Hkh i;ZVdksa ds vkd"kZ.k dk dsUnz cusxkA 'ks"k èkjrh ij eq[;r% HksM+ksa dk ikyu gksrk gSA uedhu tyok;q ds dkj.k HksM+ksa ds ekal dk Lokn vR;Ur izhfrdj gksrk gS ftl dkj.k Hkh Lokn&'kkSdhu yksx lIrkgkUr ds yap&Mhuj ds fy, rslsy dk :[k idM+ ysrs gSaA olar esa rslsy dh èkjrh Qwyksa dh jaxr ds dkj.k vkSj vfèkd dksey fn[krh gS frl ij HksM+ksa ds cPps gksus ds dkj.k ,slk
yxrk gS tSls HksM+ksa dh nsg :ih >kM+ ls eseus :ih lQsn Qwy >j vk;s gSaA eseuksa ds lnk viuh eka ls gh yxs gq, pyus ds dkj.k os pyrh&fQjrh lQsn Qwyksa dh vkd"kZd >kM+h yxrk gS tks jg&jg dj viuh èofu esa ^eka-- eka---* iqdkjrk gS eq>s yxrk gS os èkjrh ij vorfjr gksdj èkjrh eka dh xqgkj dj jgs gksaA tUe ysrs gh muds dku esa ml ns'k dh ukxfjdrk dk uEcj ihys jax dh IysV esa iathÏr dj fn;k tkrk gSA 'kq: esa cPpksa dh [kky ij mudh eka dk uke Hkh fy[kk jgrk gSA lEiw.kZ }hi jsr ds Åaps <wgksa ls f?kjk gS tks ekuoÏr gSA blds ckn LdkWVySaM ds iRFkjksa dh Bksl idM+ us rV dks vius caèku esa ,sls tdM+ j[kk gS fd lkxj&ygjsa vgfuZt rV&Li'kZ PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
dj ykSV tkrh gSaA }hi ds pkjks vksj blh caèkko ds lkFk lkbfdy pykus vkSj iSny pyus dk jkLrk gS vkSj mlds Åijh fgLls ij dkjksa ds vkus&tkus dk jkLrk gSA pkjksa vksj jsrhys rVksa ij mxus okyh fo'ks"k ?kkl gS tks jsrksa ds <wg dks <gus ugha nsrh gSA ?kkl ds ckxkuksa esa xk;] ?kksM+k vkSj HksM+ksa dk lkezkT; gSA èkjrh ds okLrfod ekyh os gh gSaA ,d lkS rhl gtkj lky igys ;g }hi Xysf'k;j ls <dk jgrk Fkk ysfdu rsjg lkS ,-Mh- ds vklikl djhc ukS gtkj lky igys cQZ fi?kyus ls ;g ,d vyx }hi ds :i esa uhnjySaM ls vyx izdV gqvkA f}rh; fo'o;q¼ ds nkSjku 6 vizSy 1945 bZ- esa (,f'k;u tkftZ;u flikgh tks rslsy esa teZu lsuk dh enn dj jgs Fks] teZu] tkftZ;u vkSj rslsy ds flikgh ekjs x;s) mu ikap lkS iSalB flikfg;ksa dh
lsesVªh ;gka cuh gS vkSj gj lekfèk ij izrhd :i esa ,d yky xqykc dk ikSèkk Hkh yxk gSA dkaVksa esa f[kys yky xqykc dks lc ns[krs gSa--- vkSj ns[krs gSa---A yky xqykc dk vkè;kfRed vFkZ ;gha èofur gksrk gSA ('ks"k vxys vad esa---)
izks- iqf"irk voLFkh 63 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
| okLrq |
vkWfQl dh lTtk vkSj okLrq dk cgqr egRo gSA bldk gekjh dk;Z{kerk] nSufUnu dh [kq'kh vkSj lkekU; LokLF; ij izHkko iM+rk gSA
vkWfQl dh lTtk vkt dh thou 'kSyh esa gekjs fnu dk lcls cM+k fgLlk vkWfQl esa chrrk gSA vkWfQl ds okrkoj.k vkSj lacaèkksa dk gekjs thou dh xq.koÙkk ij xgjk izHkko iM+rk gSA vkWfQl dh lTtk vkSj okLrq dk cgqr egRo gSA bldk gekjh dk;Z{kerk] nSufUnu dh [kq'kh vkSj lkekU; LokLF; ij izHkko iM+rk gSA vkWfQl dh lTtk dh ;kstuk cukrs oDr Lo;a dh vfHk#fp;ksa ds lkFk xzkgd dh dk;kZRed vkSj lkSUn;kZRed t:jrksa] miyCèk txg dh laHkkoukvksa dk è;ku j[kuk iM+rk gSA vkWfQl esas yksxksa ds cSBus] QuhZpj vkyekjh vkfn csM:e vkSj iSaVªh dh txg vkSj mu lHkh txgksa ds chp lqyHk vkoktkgh ds fy, lhf<+;ksa vkSj vkx ls lqj{kk ds LFkku rd igqapus dh i;kZIr txg gksuh pkfg,A vkWfQl dh lTtk ds fy, ges'kk yEch vofèk dh ;kstuk cukuh pkfg,] Hkys orZeku esa ml ;kstuk ds ,d NksVs fgLls dks ykxw djuk gks] tSls&tSls t:jr vkSj QaM c<+sA ekLVj Iyku ,slk gksuk pkfg, fd vkt tks Hkh ubZ pht vki yxk,a mls rc Hkh gVkuk u iM+s tc vki vkWfQl c<+k,aA vkWfQl ds vyx&vyx ?kVdksa ds ckjs esa vxj ge ewyHkwr fl¼karksa dk è;ku j[ksa rks ekLVj Iyku dh ifjdYiuk djus esa enn feysxhA (1) xzkgd ij lcls igys fjlsI'ku dh txg dk izHkko iM+rk gSA lTtk vPNh gksuh pkfg,] dEiuh dh vfHk:fp vkSj LVkby dk izfrfufèkRo djus okyhA dEiuh ds izksMDV vkSj PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
lfoZlst ds ekWMy vkSj fotqvy iznf'kZr fd, tk ldrs gSaA txg dk fMtk;u ,slk gksuk pkfg, fd fjlsI'kfuLV vkrs vkSj tkrs yksxksa ij nwj rd utj j[k ldsA (2) dkaÝsal :e izos'k ls vklkuh ls igqap esa gksuh pkfg,A VkW;yV rd igqap lqyHk gksuh pkfg,A izstsaVs'ku ds lkeku tSls LØhu] Vhoh] ohfM;ks ekWfuVj] CySd cksMZ] f¶yi pkVZ rkjrE; esa yxs gksus pkfg, vkSj QuhZpj bl rjg yxs gksus pkfg, fd lnL; vklkuh ls dE;wfudsV dj ldsaA fnokjksa vkSj izstsaVs'ku ds cSdxzkmaM ds jax 'kkUr vkSj U;wVªy izdkj ds gksus pkfg,] blls lkewfgd ppkZ dk ekgkSy curk gSA (3) ykbfVax fMtkbu dks thoar cukrh gSA ykbfVax dh O;oLFkk esa ,d larqfyr rM+d&HkM+d ls uhjlrk ugha jg tkrhA bl ckr dk è;ku gksuk pkfg, fd vka[kksa ij tksj u iM+sA izR;sd lhV vkSj txg ds fy, ;FkklaHko vyx ykbV vkSj fLop gksus ls cpr dk è;ku jgsxkA (4) ¶yksfjax eSVsfj;y dk p;u lacafèkr txg ds dke dks è;ku esa j[kdj fd;k tkrk gSA blesa fVdkmiu] jax] ykxr vkSj j[kj[kko dk è;ku j[kk tkrk gSA (5) LVksjst dh ubZ&ubZ fMokbl cktkj esa gSaA lsYQ] dicksMZ] Qkbfyax dSfcusV] Mªkoj ;wfuV vkfn ds ckjs esa fu.kZ; ysus ls iwoZ cktkj esa buds iwjs jsat dks t:j ns[ksa vkSj Bhd&Bhd viuh t:jr ds vuqlkj p;u djsaA
ih-Vh- C;wjks 64 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
|C O O K E R Y |
ozr
djsys dh dpkSM+h
R;ksgkj
flrEcj] lu~ 2009 3 flrEcj vuUrprqnZ'kh
lkexzh%
4 flrEcj
500 xzke djsys] 250 xzke vkyw] 500 xzke eSnk] 1 NksVk pEep gYnh] 1 NksVk pEep xje elkyk] 1 NksVk pEep yky fepZ ikmMj] 3 NksVs pEep vepwj ikmMj ;k vukjnkuk] vk/kk di gjk /kfu;k] 50 xzke fd'kfe'kA
fof/k%
Luku&nku&ozr dh iwf.kZek
5 flrEcj fir`i{k çkjEHk] enj Vsjslk Le`fr fnol] f'k{kd fnol
14 flrEcj
djsyksa dks Nhydj mlesa ued Mkydj j[k nsaA vkyw mckydj Nhydj j[ksa] 2 ?kaVs ckn djsyksa dks fupksM+dj] vPNh rjg /kksdj ckjhd ihl ysa vkSj dM+kgh esa rsy Mkydj Hkwusa] fQj mlesa vkyw elydj feyk nsaA ued] fepZ] xje elkyk] vepwj] gYnh] gjk /kfu;k o fd'kfe'k Mkydj vPNh rjg fgyk,a] Hkqu tkus ij mrkj ysaA eSns esa FkksM+k&lk ued o rsy dk eks;u nsdj xwFk ysaA eSns dh NksVh&NksVh yksbZ cukdj mlesa Hkqus djsyksa dk Hkjkou Hkjdj csy ysa vkSj /kheh vkap ij lsd ysaA ;g Lokfn"V o ikSf"Vd dpkSfM+;ka beyh dh pVuh] ngh ;k VekVj dh pVuh ds lkFk loZ djsaA
fgUnh fnol
18 flrEcj Luku&nku Jk¼ dh vkfÜouh vekoL;k] fir`foltZuh vekoL;k] loZfir`&Jk¼] vKkr ej.kfrfFk okyksa dk Jk¼
19 flrEcj 'kkjnh; uojk= çkjEHk] egkjktk vxzlu s t;arh
20 flrEcj uohu pUæ&n'kZu] bZn dk pk¡n]
lkexzh%
feDl ijkaBk
21 flrEcj bZnqy&fQrj
26 flrEcj JhnqxkZ"Veh egkiwtk
27 flrEcj JhnqxkZ&egkuoeh ozr
1 ewyh] 1 xktj] 1 I;kt] 2 di vkVk] 2 gjh fepZ] 1 NksVk pEep vtok;u] 1@2 di nw/k] ued Loknkuqlkj] vko';drkuqlkj fjQkbaM rsyA
28 flrEcj fot;kn'keh (n'kgjk)] lkabZckck lekf/k fnol
fof/k% ewyh vkSj xktj dks Nhydj díwdl dj ysaA I;kt dks Nhydj ckjhd dkV ysa] gjh fepZ Hkh ckjhd dkV ysaA ewyh vkSj xktj dks fupksM+dj mlesa I;kt] gjh fepZ] nw/k] vtok;u vkSj ued Mkydj eqyk;e xwaFk ysaA vc bldh yksb;ka cukdj csy ysa vkSj xje ros ij nksuksa rjQ ls fjQkbaM yxkdj lsd ysaA xekZxeZ ijkaBs ngh vkSj vpkj ds lkFk loZ djsaA PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
29 flrEcj Hkjr&feyki] bZÜojpUæ fo|klkxj t;arh
30 flrEcj cSadksa dh v/kZokf"kZd ys[kkcanh
65 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
A dS l h dgh A
xqt+j dj D;k djksxs]
dj xqt+jks
gekjh f'k{kk&ç.kkyh dbZ ckj vadqfjr gksrh çfrHkkvksa ij cqyMkst+j fQjk nsrh gSA ppk] eSa bl ckr ls lger gwa fd nloha dh ijh{kk dks cksMZ dh ijh{kk u cuk;k tk,A cPpk ifjiDo gksdj çfr;ksfxrk esa fudys vkSj viuh #fp;ksa vkSj {kerkvksa ds vuqlkj viuk Hkfo"; pqusA
v'kksd pÿËkj
& pkSa js pEiw! jktra= vkSj tura= dkS dksbZ ,d eq[; varj crk\ & ppk] jktra= esa fdlh fu.kZ; dks ykxw djkus esa ,d fnu D;k] ,d feuV ugha yxrk] ysfdu tura= esa fdlh ;kstuk dks vey esa ykus ds fy, lkS fnu Hkh de iM+rs gSaA & rsjs fnekx esa ubZ ljdkj ds lkS fnu ds ,ts.Mk dh ckr ,s dk\ & fcYdqy ogh gSA ;s ljdkj dqN dj xqt+juk pkgrh gS] ysfdu ,sls yksx] tks
xqt+j x, vkSj dqN dj u ik,] muds isV esa ejksM+ gSA u, çLrko mUgsa fn'kkghu] vrkfdZd vkSj vO;kogkfjd yxrs gSaA mUgsa rks fojks/k ds fy, fojks/k djuk gS clA ;'kiky tSls vuqHkoh vkSj ofj"B f'k{kk&'kkL=h us gj Lrj dh f'k{kk ds fy, o"kks± ds vuqla/kku ds ckn dqN flQ+kfj'ksa dh gSaA tkus&ekus f'k{kk&'kkL=h Ï".k dqekj leFkZu dj jgs gSa vkSj ekuo&lalk/ku ea=h dfiy flCcy us ,syku dj fn;k fd ubZ f'k{kk uhfr lkS fnu ds vUnj ykxw gks tk,xhA fojks/kh rks fojks/kh] dqN varjax Hkh gks x, Øks/khA & rkS eqík dk ,s\ & rqEgsa ekywe rks gS ppk! fd'kksj cPpksa ij vkSj muds vfHkHkkodksa ij ijh{kk dk Hkkjh ruko jgrk gSA cgqr lksp&le> dj ;s QSlyk fy;k tk jgk gS fd nloha ds cksMZ dh ijh{kk ls cPpksa dks eqDr fd;k tk,A LFkkuh; f'k{kd gh muds dke dk ewY;kadu djsaA ,d fQYe ns[kh Fkh ppk] ^rkjs t+eha ij*A D;k 'kkunkj lUns'k Fkk mldkA gj cPps esa dksbZ ped gksrh gSA le; jgrs vxj ml ij vkidh fuxkg u tk, rks ped Qhdh iM+us yxrh gSA eqfDrcks/k us dgk Fkk& ^feV~Vh ds <sys esa Hkh gksrs gSa fdj.khys d.k*A vxj mu nhfIreku d.kksa dh igpku u gks ik, rks <syk ;k rks misf{kr jg tkrk gS ;k cqyMkst+j ds uhps vk tkrk gSA gekjh f'k{kk&ç.kkyh dbZ ckj vadqfjr gksrh çfrHkkvksa ij cqyMkst+j fQjk nsrh gSA ppk] eSa bl ckr ls lger gwa fd nloha dh ijh{kk dks cksMZ dh ijh{kk u cuk;k tk,A cPpk ifjiDo gksdj çfr;ksfxrk esa fudys vkSj viuh #fp;ksa vkSj {kerkvksa ds vuqlkj viuk Hkfo"; pqusA ppk] gekjk vrhr gksrk gS vkpkj&fopkj&i=] orZeku lekpkj&i=] Hkfo"; ç'u&i= vkSj gekjh ft+anxh gS mÙkj&iqfLrdkA mÙkj&iqfLrdk ij fy[krs le; bruk rks cks/k gks tk, fd Hkfo"; ds ç'u&i= dks dSls gy djuk gSA ,d fd'kksj ij vki vius fu.kZ; ugha ykn ldrsA ckjgoha dk cksMZ ,dne Bhd gS vkSj eSa bl ckr ls Hkh lger gwa fd [kwc lkjs fodYiksa dh lqfo/kk nsrs gq, dqN vfuok;Z fo"k;ksa ds lkFk] iwjs ns'k esa ,d ikB~;Øe vkSj ,d cksMZ gksuk pkfg,A çkarh;rkokn vkSj {ks=h;rkokn dks lekIr djus dk blls cf<+;k dksbZ rjhdk ugha gSA & rkS fcjks/k dk ckr dkS\ & fojks/kh fHkUurk dh nqgkbZ nsrs gSaA ppk] nloha X;kgjoha esa fl[kkbZ tkrh Fkh tfVy&fHkUu] vktdy ds cPps ftls dgrs gSa dkWEIysDl bZDos'kuA ns'k Hkj ds lkjs cPps bUgsa ljy djuk lh[krs gSaA gekjk ns'k Hkh fdlh tfVy&fHkUu ls de ugha gSA fHkUurk,a gSa] fofHkUurk,a gSa ysfdu vxj os vfHkUu gksus dh fn'kk esa ugha c<+saxh rks HkquHkqukrh jgsaxh] ifj.kker% thou dh mÙkj&iqfLrdk ij ladh.kZ lksp dh t+gjhyh efD[k;ka fHkufHkukus yxsaxhA ,d pht+ vkSj gS ftl ij eSa cy nsuk pkgrk gwa vkSj blesa dksbZ jktuSfrd jksM+k ugha vVduk pkfg,A og gS fgUnh Hkk"kkA & rw pkSa >xfM+cs ds bartke dj j;kS ,s\ & lkjs >xM+s feV tk,axs ppk! eSa rks tukc dfiy flCcy ls dgrk gwa fd oDr xqt+j tk,xk] lkS fnu cgqr gksrs gSa] baVjusV ds t+fj, jkT;ksa ls rRdky ! lgefr&vlgefr ij fopkj djks vkSj dj xqt+jksA
PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
66 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
A lk{kkRdkjA
^yksdfiz; vkSj xaHkhj lkfgR; ds chp iqfy;k dk dke d:axk* izks- v'kksd pÿ/kj
izfl) fgUnh dfo o fo}ku izks- v'kksd pØ/kj us gky gh esa fnYyh fgUnh vdkneh ds mikè;{k in dk dk;ZHkkj xzg.k fd;k gSA fgUnh ds izfr mudh fu"Bk dks ns[krs gq, bl fu;qfDr dk pgqa vksj Lokxr gqvkA izLrqr gS bl fu;qfDr vkSj mudh izkFkfedrkvksa ds laca/k esa vfuy tks'kh ls gqbZ ckrphr ij vk/kkfjr ,d lk{kkRdkj fganh vdkneh ds mik/;{k dk in laHkkyus ij dSlk yx jgk gS\ vPNk yx jgk gSA eSa viuh iwjh {kerk ls bl nkf;Ro ds fuoZgu dk ç;kl d:axkA vkidh çkFkfedrk,a D;k gSa\ loky esjh çkFkfedrkvksa dk ugha gSA eSa ,d laLFkk esa çeq[k ftEesnkjh ij gwa ijarq ogka dbZ vkSj yksx Hkh gSaA lfpo gSa] dk;Zdkfj.kh gS] lnL; gS] ge lc yksx feydj fu.kZ; ysaxs vkSj fganh Hkk"kk vkSj lkfgR; dh n`f"V dks vkxs c<+kus dk ç;kl djsaxsA vkidh viuh n`f"V esa çkFkfedrk,a D;k gS a \ esjs fopkj ls vktknh ds ckn lkfgR; tufoeq[k gqvk gSA yksxksa dks ge lkfgR; ls ugha tksM+ ik, gSaA gekjs ;gka ,d okfpd ijaijk jgh gSA ;g vesjhdk esa ugha gS- vdcj ds njckj esa chjcy (yksdfç;) Hkh Fkk vkSj jghe Hkh (uhfrK)A nksuksa dk viuk egRo FkkA geus yksdfç; vkSj xaHkhj nksuksa dk lkeatL; djuk gSA fganh vdkneh dsoy lkfgR; dh vdkneh ugha gSA fganh vdkneh ds rRoko/kku esa fganh fyfi] daI;wVj ij ;wfudksM dk vf/kdre çpkj&çlkj] QksusfVd dh cksMZ ds ckjs esa tkx:drk tSls eqís gSa ftu ij dke djuk gksxkA esjs fopkj ls QksusfVd dh cksMZ ls fganh ys[ku dh leL;k dk lek/kku gks tk,xk vkSj PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
gesa bl ij /;ku dsfUær djuk pkfg,A lkfgR; dh nks /kkjkvksa dh vkius ckr dh bl ckr dk [kqyklk djs a x s \ lkfgR; dh nks /kkjk,a gSa blesa yksdfç; /kkjk dh lkfgR; esa vuns[kh dh xbZA muesa v/;;u dh dqN deh gks ldrh gS ijarq vuqHko dh deh ugha gSA og tu&eu ls tqM+s gq, gSaA xaHkhj lkfgR; dk viuk egRo gS ij og cgqr dqN oS;fDrd gSA og eSa dk lalkj gS dHkh&dHkh mldk lalkj ds gkgkdkj ls ljksdkj ugha jgrkA dfork dh çLrqfr Hkh ,d dyk gSA mlesa vkjksg&vojksg gSA eSa nksuksa çdkj ds lkfgR; esa ,d iqfy;k cukuk pkgrk gwaA mlds fy, dksbZ Bksl ;kstuk,a vkids /;ku esa gSa\ eSa dfo lEesyuksa esa xaHkhj jpukdkjksa dks cqykuk pkgrk gwaA eSaus ;g ç;ksx ykyfdys esa Hkh fd;kA eSa lapkyu dj jgk Fkk fdlh xaHkhj dfo dks gwV ugha gksus fn;k vkSj pqVdysckth ugha pyus nhA bl rjg ds ç;ksxksa dks vkxs c<+k;k tk,xkA 'kh?kz fd;s tkus okys dk;Z\ nks o"kks± ls iqjLdkjksa dk fu.kZ; ugha gks ldkA mlds fy, ukeksa dks p;fur djuk gSA fy, x, fu.kZ;ksa dks dk;kZfUor djuk gSA vHkh rks 'kq:vkr gSA 67 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
A iq L rd ppkZ A
ft+Unxh dh dgkuh lqukrh
dfork,a ^izksQsljuqek* vkSj ^gksyVkbej* dof;f=;ksa ds cjDl vydk flUgk us viuh vyx ls ,d fof’k”V igpku cukbZ gSA ledkyhu fgUnh dof;f=;ksa dh Vksyh esa vydk flUgk dks vki vyx ls ns[k&igpku ldrs gSaA
dfork laxzg% rsjh jks'kukbZ gksuk pkgrh gwa dof;=h% vydk flUgk ew Y ;% 140@& #i;s] i` " B% 104 iz d k'kd% fdrkc?kj izdk'ku] 4855&56@24] valkjh jksM] nfj;kxat] ubZ fnYyh&110002
vius igys dfork&laxzg ^dky dh dks[k ls* pydj ^eSa gh rks gwa ;s* ls xqtjrs g, vydk flUgk dh dfork,a ^rsjh jks'kukbZ gksuk pkgrh gwa* rd cgqr gh l/ks gq, dneksa ds lkFk igqaph gSaA ^izksQsljuqek* vkSj ^gksyVkbej* dof;f=;ksa ds cjDl vydk flUgk us viuh vyx ls ,d fof'k"V igpku cukbZ gSA ledkyhu fgUnh dof;f=;ksa dh Vksyh esa vydk flUgk dks vki vyx ls ns[k&igpku ldrs gSaA ^rsjh jks'kukbZ gksuk pkgrh gwa* dh 104 i`"Bksa esa QSyh mudh 65 dforkvkssa esa vki ft+Unxh ds fofo/k jaxksa ls :&c&: gksrs gSaA bu dforkvksa dh oSpkfjd igqap vkSj laosnukRed&cqukoV lgt gh vkidks vkÏ"V djrh gSA vydk dh vf/kdka'k dforkvksa dh /kqjh ekuoh;&ljksdkj gSA viuh ikfjokfjd vkSj jkst+ejkZ ft+Unxh ls gh mUgksaus NksVs&cM+s vusd fo"k; mBk, gSa vkSj mUgsa vius vuqHkotU;&foosd vkSj vius vyx&vuwBs vankt+ ls ^VªhV* fd;k gSA laxzg dh cgqr gh NksVh ysfdu cgqr gh egRoiw.kZ dfork gS ^cksulkbZ*A ;g dfork fdlh Hkh izdkj ds ^vo#¼&fodkl* ds izfr ,d psrkouh ds :i esa lkeus vkrh gSA D;ksafd vydk ,d dFkkdkj Hkh gSaA bl dkj.k mudh dforkvksa esa dgkfu;ksa dh lh egd Hkh lkFk&lkFk pyrh gSA dforkvksa ds dF; esa vDlj vk, laokn tks fd dgha&dgha LodFku ;k ,dkyki dh 'kSyh esa vkrs gSa] ,d u;s f'kYi dks lkeus j[krs gSaA ^t+:jh gS ,d eqykdkr* dfork esa dqN&dqN ,sls gh f'kYi dk rkuk&ckuk dlk x;k gSA dfork ds bl VqdM+s esa ,d iwjh dgkuh dk IykWV <wa<k tk ldrk gSµ ;kn gS ,d ckj @ dPps jkLrs ls xqt+jrs gq, @ rqeus dgk Fkk & @ ,d fnu ;gka cSBdj @ <kcs dh pk; ih,axs @ mtkM+&lk ;g <kck @ jkg rd jgk gS rc lsA bl oS'ohdj.k ds nkSj esa ^rjDdh* dh ,ot+ esa ge D;k&D;k [kksrs pys tk jgs gSa] bls ,d laosnu'khy O;fDr ls T+;knk vkSj dkSu tku ldrk gS\ dEI;wVj&eksckby okys bl rqjr&Qqjr ds nkSjnkSjs esa fpV~Bh] i= ;k [+kr tSls ekè;eksa dh D;k vkSdkr jg xbZ gS] blls gSjku&ijs'kku dof;=h us vius rjhds ls i=ksa ds i{k esa viuk rdZ j[kk gSµ ekurh gwa fd i=kas ds @ fy[kus] igqapus vkSj i<+us esa yxrk gS le; @ ij ykft+eh Hkh gS dqN vfrfjDr le; @ lwpukvksa ds laosnukvksa esa cny tkus ds fy,A dqy feykdj dgk tk, rks ;s dfork,a ft+Unxh ds bnZ&fxnZ dh dfork,a gSaA ,slk yxrk gS fd ;s dfork,a gesa gekjh ft+Unxh dh dgkuh lquk jgh gSaA gekjs vkl&ikl ds cgqr ls fo"k;] ftuls ge jkst+kuk nks&pkj gksrs gSa] os bu dforkvksa ds fo"k; gSaA ;s QS'kuijLr dfork,a ugha gSaA ;s os dfork,a gSa ftUgsa vki jkst+kuk vks<+&fcNk ldrs gSaA ;s dfork,a gekjk gkFk Fkkes lkFk&lkFk pyrh ut+j vkrh gSaA vydk flUgk dh dfork&;k=k dks vHkh vkSj Hkh vkxs tkuk gSA fgUnh dfork txr dks muls cgqr&lh mEehnsa gSa] ftUgsa os ;dhuu iwjk djsaxhA fQygky ^rsjh jks'kukbZ gksuk pkgrh gwa* ds fy, mUgsa <sjksa c/kkbZA ---^vYykg djs t+ksj&,&dye vkSj ft+;knk*A
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ujs'k 'kkafMY; 68 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
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xHkkZoLFkk ,d bZ'ojh; ,glkl gS ftlesa vkSjr vius Hkhrj u, thou dh jpuk djrh gSA xHkkZoLFkk esa dbZ izdkj ds 'kkjhfjd ,oa HkkoukRed ifjorZu vkrs gSa] tSls Mj] vlqj{kk] vR;f/kd I;kj] fpM+fpM+kiu vkfnA dbZ ckj vkSjr Lo;a ;k ifjokj okys bl ifjorZu dks le> ugha ikrs gSa vkSj bu O;ogkjksa ds izfrjks/k esa vkØked O;ogkj ikus ij ;k le>nkjh iwoZd O;ogkj ugha feyus ij ;s O;ogkj c<+ tkrs gSaA ftldk izfrdwy vlj cPps ds euksfodkl ij iM+rk gSA xHkkZoLFkk ds nkSjku eka ds fdl izdkj ds ,glkl ls cPps dh euksn'kk ij fdl izdkj dk izHkko iM+sxk] ;g Hkh cgqr dqN oSKkfudksa us bafxr fd;k gSA tSls xHkZ ds nkSjku ;k Lruiku ds nkSjku eka esa vlqj{kk ;k Mj dh Hkkouk gks rks cPps esa Hkh vlqj{kk] dqN [kks tkus ;k fNu tkus dk Hk; ?kj dj ysrk gSA O;ogkj Lo:i cPpk f[kykSuk] lkeku ;k vius fj'rksa rd dks ikstst djuk pkgrk gSA ;gka rd fd vius HkkbZ&cguksa rd ls 'ks;j ugha djuk pkgrkA ;fn eka esa fpM+fpM+kiu ;k cPps ls vR;f/kd mEehn djus dh izo`fÙk gks rks cPps esa ghu Hkkouk vkrh gS vkSj og lgek jgrk gS ftlls cPpk vUreqZ[kh gks tkrk gSA ;fn eka esa ml nkSjku uQjr ;k bZ";kZ tSlh Hkkouk,a jgrh gSa rks cPps esa }a}kRed Hkkouk iSnk gksrh gSA cPps esa fu.kZ; {kerk dk vHkko gks tkrk gSA mlds vanj fo'okl dk vHkko gksrk gS vkSj vfo'okl dh Hkkouk iui tkrh gSA ,slk ns[kk tkrk gS fd u,&u, oSokfgd thou esa u, fj'rksa dks thus dh pqukSrh dks Bhd izdkj ls ugha le> ikus ds dkj.k L=h vius vki esa vius eu dh nqfu;k esa fleV lh tkrh gSA xHkkZoLFkk ds nkSjku ,slh euksn'kk gksus ij ;g [krjk gS fd cPps esa Hkh lekt ds izfr Mj iSnk gksA ,sls cPpksa dks lks'ky fLdYl fodflr djus esa cgqr ijs'kkuh gksrh gSA ;fn eka dks bu ckrksa dh tkudkjh gksus ds ckotwn og vius eu dh bu udkjkRed fLFkfr;ksa dks nwj ugha dj ik jgh gS rc Hkh ;fn og viuh dfe;ksa ij HkkoukRed fu;a=.k j[ks vkSj xHkZLFk f'k'kq dks I;kj vkSj fo'okl Hkjk Li'kZ nsrh jgs rks cPps esa udkjkRedrk dh laHkkouk de gksrh pyh tk;sxhA tSls le;&le; ij eka vius xHkZLFk f'k'kq ls Li'kZ dj ckrsa djsaA mlds izfr izse dk izn'kZu vkSj eu&gh&eu laokn cPps esa vk'ofLr ykrh gSA ,slk ugha gS fd cPpk xHkkZoLFkk esa lqurk ugha gS ;k 'kS'kodky esa lqu&le> ugha ikrk gSA cPpk gj voLFkk esa viuh eka dh /kM+duksa] mldh ckrksa ds HkkoukRed lkj dks le>rk ,oa igpkurk gSA vfHkeU;q us Hkh iwjk pØO;qg Hksnu viuh eka ds xHkZ esa gh lh[kk FkkA vr% ekr`Ro dh ftEesnkjh bl Lrj ij lcls cM+h gksrh gS fd viuh lkjh udkjkRedrk ds ckotwn PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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,slk ugha gS fd cPpk xHkkZoLFkk esa lqurk ugha gS ;k 'kS'kodky esa lqu&le> ugha ikrk gSA cPpk gj voLFkk esa viuh eka dh /kM+duksa] mldh ckrksa ds HkkoukRed lkj dks le>rk ,oa igpkurk gSA eka cPps esa ldkjkRed Hkkoukvksa dks MkysA oSKkfud rkSj ij O;fDr dh ;kn~nk'r 7 o"kZ ls gksrh gS vkSj mlds igys dh ckrsa ;kn ugha jgrhA ijUrq ,slk ugha fd os ckrsa cPps ds eu ls fcYdqy lekIr gks tkrh gSA cfYd os ckrsa mlds vudkWU'kl esa pyh tkrh gS vkSj cPps ds iwjs thou O;ogkj dks izHkkfor djrh gSA og D;k lksprk gS dSls ckrksa dks le>rk gS] D;k O;ogkj djrk gS] nwljksa ds izfr n`f"Vdks.k] vius izfr le> lkjh ckrksa dh uhao vopsru eu esa iM+ pqdh gksrh gSA ;g uhao etcwr gks ;g nkf;Ro lcls igys eka dk gksrk gS vFkkZr~ ekr`Ro ,d ,glkl ek= gh ugha vfirq ,d egku ftEesnkjh Hkh gSA
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69 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
| ehfM;k okp |
^ge yksx* dk
^lp ls lkeuk*
Vsyhfotu ij e/;oxZ dk 25 lky dk lQj ge yksx ds 25 lky iwjk gksus ds le; ds vkl ikl 'kq: gqvk lp dk lkeuk vc rd ds fj;fyVh 'kks lhfj;yksa esa lcls fcankl gSA ,d le; ewY;ksa vkSj fj'rksa esa baMYt jgk e/; oxZ viuh 'kkWd FkhjSih djokus dks rS;kj gSA
7 tqykbZ dks nwjn'kZu ij e'kgwj /kkjkfod ^ge yksx* dk izlkj.k 'kq: gksus dh 25oha lkyfxjg FkhA ;g ns'k dk igyk lksi vksisjk /kkjkokfgd Fkk tks n'kZdksa esa [kwc ilan fd;k x;kA lwpuk o izlkj.k ea=ky; us ;g lhfj;y ifjokj fu;kstu o vU; lkekftd lans'kksa ds fy, vkSj nwjn'kZu dks O;kid iSekus ij yksdfiz; cukus ds edln ls cuok;k FkkA lwpuk o izlkj.k lfpo ,l-,l-fxy] dFkk&iVdFkk o laokn ys[kd euksgj ';ke tks'kh o funsZ'kd ih- dqekj oklqnso dh frdM+h jax ykbZ vkSj ns'k dk lewpk e/;oxZ ge yksx ds ifjokj ls [kqn dks ,lksfl,V djus yxkA blds lHkh ik= yksxksa dks vius vkl&ikl ds ik= eglwl gq,] vkSj nknk] nknh] clslj ukFk] Hkkxoarh] cM+dh] e>yh] NqVdh] yYyw] uUgsa lHkh galkus vkSj :ykus okys] I;kj vkSj xqLlk ikus okys ?kj&?kj ds ik= gks x,A 25 lky chr pqds vkSj lkl&cgw lhfj;yksa ds nkSj ls xqtjrs gq, vkt fj;fyVh 'kks Vsyhfotu ij euksjatu ds izeq[k ekud ds :i esa mHkj dj lkeus vk jgs gSaA ge dg ldrs gSa fd Vsyhfotu ij e/;oxZ dh Nfo vkSj euksjatu dh vo/kkj.kk us 25 lky dk lQj r; fd;k gSA ge yksx dk ifjokj fuEu e/;oxhZ; ifjokj FkkA lHkh ik=ksa dk viuk&viuk O;fDrRo Fkk] muds vius&vius lius Fks] O;fDrRo vkSj liuksa dk Vdjko Fkk] Vdjkoksa ls tfur dqaBk,a Fkh] ij ifjokj ds lHkh lnL; ,d nwljs ds fy, vifjgk;Z FksA leL;k,a tks gksa ij izse fuf'pr FkkA ;g og le; Fkk tc ,d vke Hkkjrh; eè;oxhZ; ifjokj esa laca/k ijLij baMYTk~M Fks] vkSj dqaBkvksa vkSj Vdjkoksa dk dkj.k ijLij lhek ls vf/kd layXurk FkhA lkl cgw lhfj;yksa ds nkSj esa mPp e/;oxZ iwjs e/;oxZ ds fy, lanHkZ gSA bu dgkfu;ksa esa gjsd ik= viuh vkbMsafVVh dfFkr efgeke;h ifjokj ls ,lksfl,'ku ds ek/;e ls gh cukuk pkgrk gS] lgh ek;us esa Lora= O;fDrRo ugha gSa] fQj Hkh vgeksa dk Vdjko&gh&Vdjko gSA ge yksx esa laca/k yo vkSj QzLVªs'ku dk Fkk] ij yo vkSj gsV dk ughaA lkl&cgqvksa esa yo de vkSj gsV T;knk gSaA fj;fyVh 'kks lhfj;y vxyk iM+ko gSA buesa cktkj ds reke yVds >Vdksa ds ckotwn vke e/;oxZ fo"k; gSA ge yksx ds 25 lky iwjk gksus ds le; ds vkl ikl 'kq: gqvk ^lp dk lkeuk* vc rd ds fj;fyVh 'kks lhfj;yksa esa lcls fcankl gSA ,d le; ewY;ksa vkSj fj'rksa esa baMYt jgk e/; oxZ viuh 'kkWd FkhjSih djokus dks rS;kj gSA laca/kksa ds lkeus ^ek;k* dh tks pqukSrh gS] mlls ikj ikus ds fy, ^ek;k* dks ns[kuk vkSj mlds ^gksus* dk Lohdkjuk t:jh gSA lp dk lkeuk dh vo/kkj.kk vPNh gS] ij ^ge yksx* tSlh ekSfydrk dh rktxh ughaA Vh-vkj-ih- ds fy, mRrstuk vo/kkj.kk ij gkoh gSA irk ugha] ,slh udy vkSj mÙkstuk eè;oxZ ds nksgjkiu] baMytsalksa vkSj ifjokj dh laLFkk dks ^ek;k* ls ^eqDr* djsxh] ;k mlesa vkSj ^Mwcks* nsxhA lR; dk lanHkZ izk;f'pr gksuk pkfg,] ftldk ^lp dk lkeuk* esa vHkko jkds'k JhokLro fn[krk gSA euksgj ';ke tks'kh] dk'k vkt Hkh vki gksrsA
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70 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
A |la L d` f rA|
osnkUr% bfrgkldkj dh iksFkh ls ijs rqylh jke dks osnkUros|a cksyus dh ^èk`"Vrk* dj jgs gSaA gekjs fo}ku bfrgkldkjksa ds fy, rks ;g èk`"Vrk gh gSA rqylh ds jke] osnkar dh rjg vkRek ls xE; gSaA [kSj euk,a] buds le; esa jksfeyk Fkkij vkSj veR;Z lsu u gq,] D;ksafd vkSifuosf'kd] èkekZUrjoknh ;wjksih; yksxksas dh rks [kSj vknr gh cu xbZ Fkh fd foftr ns'k ds lkaLÏfrd thou dks vLr&O;Lr djus ds fy, ea=ksa dk vfr&lkèkkj.khdj.k djsa ysfdu nq%[k rks bu Hkkjrh; Hkys ekuq"kksa dk gS fd os vius ns'k ds bl v;FkkFkZ dks ekU;rk nsrs gSaA tks yksx Hkkjr dh vkfFkZd 'kfDr rksM+us ds fy, foHksnkpkjh dj&O;oLFkk Fkksi ldrs Fks] os yksx Hkkjr dh lkaLÏfrd 'kfDr dks rksM+us ds ekeys esa fuf"Ø; jgsa gksaxs_ ,slh vk'kk gh dSls dh tk ldrh Fkh\ ÝkaRt Qsuu us mfpr fy[kk gS & A national culture under colonial domination is a contested culture whose destruction is sought in systematic fashion (Wretched of the Earth)
vkSifuosf'kd ys[kdksa us fdl ,sls ns'k dh laLÏfr dh galh ugha mM+kbZ ftls ;wjksi us xqyke cuk;k gks\ ftUgksaus Hkkjr esa dHkh Hkh izfrfufèkd laLFkkvksa dk 'kklu ugha gksus fn;k] muls oSfnd lHkk vkSj lfefr;ksa dh O;k[;k dSls lEHko Fkh\ ftl rjg ls vkSifuosf'kd ;wjksih; bfrgkldkj vius izR;{k vkSj ijks{k] LFkwy vkSj lw{e vkSfpR;hdj.k dh xzafFk esa O;Lr Fkk] mlh rjg ls gekjs vusd lqèkh bfrgkldkj ml chekjh ls ihfM+r gSa ftls vktdy LVkWdgkse flUMªkse dgk tkrk gS] ftlesa vius dks caèkd cuk, j[kus okyk gh NwVus ds ckn Hkwfj&Hkwfe ljkguk ds dkfcy yxus yxrk gSA blfy, bfrgkl ftudk is'kk Fkk] mudh vksj ls osn dh O;k[;k&foÏfr ds [kaMu mruh 'kfDr ls ugha vk, ftrus Lokeh n;kuUn] jkerhFkZ] Lokeh foosdkuUn vkSj egf"kZ vjfoUn tSls yksxksa dh vksj ls vk, ftudh oSfnd ijEijk esa xfr Fkh vkSj tks blh dkj.k bfrgkl&fuekZrk cus] bfrgkldkj ughaA ysfdu izfrjksèk ds ;s Loj fnXxt izfrHkkvksa ls gh QwVs gksa] ,slk ugha FkkA vYthfj;k dk mnkgj.k crkrk gS fd ogka ;g dke dFkkokpdksa us laHkkyk vkSj viuh laLÏfr dh iquO;kZ[;k dqN ,sls dh fd 1955 esa ogka dh vkSifuosf'kd ljdkj us bu dFkkokpdksa dks gh fxj¶rkj djus dh vkKk ns nhA ;s dFkkokpd okfpd ijEijk ds >aMkcjnkj Fks vkSj osn Hkh ,d yEcs le; rd okfpd ijEijk ds vax jgs vkSj Jqfr o Le`fr dh rjg le>s&le>k, tkrs jgsA 19oha 'krh ds iqutkZxj.k us osnksa dks gekjs Lokèkhurk&la?k"kZ dk izsj.kkèkkj cuk fn;k vkSj jktuhfrd fodkl ds flyflys esa laLÏfr dks dksYM LVksjst esa j[kus dh ckr ogha QqLl gks xbZA Lokeh foosdkuUn us dgk Fkk fd Vedas are not inspired, but
vkSifuosf'kd ys[kdksa us fdl ,sls ns'k dh laLÑfr dh galh ugha mM+kbZ ftls ;wjksi us xqyke cuk;k gks\ ftUgksaus Hkkjr esa dHkh Hkh izfrfufèkd laLFkkvksa dk 'kklu ugha gksus fn;k] muls oSfnd lHkk vkSj lfefr;ksa dh O;k[;k dSls lEHko Fkh\ ftl rjg ls vkSifuosf'kd ;wjksih; bfrgkldkj vius izR;{k vkSj ijks{k] LFkwy vkSj lw{e vkSfpR;hdj.k dh xzafFk esa O;Lr Fkk] mlh rjg ls gekjs vusd lqèkh bfrgkldkj ml chekjh ls ihfM+r gSa ftls vktdy LVkWdgkse flUMªkse dgk tkrk gS]
expired, not that they came from anywhere out side, but they are the eternal laws living in every soul. gqvk Hkh ;ghA osnkUr dk lans'k fdrkc ls i<+us
dh txg yksxksa us viuh vkRek ds fpjaru fu;e dh rjg tkuk vkSj os fryd&xkaèkh cudj dwn iM+sA bfrgkldkj osnkUr dks iksFkh esa <wa<rs jg x,] og yksxksa dk izk.k cu x;k] lkal cu x;kA osn vkè;kfRed Kku dk izkjEHk Fks] osn vkè;kfRed Kku dk y{; gks x, vkSj ogha osnkUr QyhHkwr gqvkA ! PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
71 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
eukst dqekj JhokLro 2009
A fgUnh la l kj A
lkaln izHkkr >k lalnh; jktHkk"kk lfefr ds lnL; fu;qDr izHkkr >k lkaln dks lalnh; jktHkk"kk lfefr dk lnL; fu;qDr fd;k x;k gSA lalnh; jktHkk"kk lfefr dk dk;Z ljdkjh dk;kZy;ksa esa jktHkk"kk laca/kh dk;ks± dh fuxjkuh djuk gSA izHkkr >k Lo;a eSfFkyh ds dfo gSaA
ekWfj'kl ds lkfgR;dkj izg~ykn jke'kj.k ds vfHkuUnu xzaFk dk yksdkiZ.k 20 tqykbZ dks ekWfj'kl ds ofj"B fgUnh lkfgR;dkj izg~ykn jke'kj.k dh 70oha o"kZxkaB ds volj ij fgUnh Hkou }kjk mudk vfHkuanu ,oa mudks lefiZr xzaFk dk yksdkiZ.k lekjksg vk;ksftr fd;k x;kA izfl¼ dfo MkW- v'kksd oktis;h us xzaFk dk yksdkiZ.k djrs gq, dgk fd ,sls cgqr de yksx gSa ftUgksaus bfrgkl esa 'kks/k dk dke fgUnh esa gh lgh bruh yxu ls fd;k gks] ftruk izgykn jke'kj.k us fd;k gSA Hkkjr esa ekWfj'kl ds mPpk;qDr ,oa fof'k"V vfrfFk Jh eqds'oj pqUuh us fgUnh Hkou dk vkHkkj O;Dr djrs gq, dgk fd izg~ykn jke'kj.k th us fgUnh Hkk"kk vkSj lkfgR; dks thfor j[kus esa viuk ;ksxnku fn;k gSA izoklh Hkkjrh; ekeyksas ds ea=h ,oa eq[; vfrfFk Jh O;kykj jfo us dgk fd ekWfj'kl vkSj Hkkjr ds laca/k ges'kk ls xgjs vkSj etcwr jgs gSaA ofj"B leh{kd MkWukeoj flag us viuk vè;{kh; oDrO; nsrs gq, dgk fd esjh Hkkjrh; bfrgkldkjksa ls vihy gS fd og Hkh izg~ykn th dh ,sfrgkfld n`f"V vkSj [kksth izo`fr dk vuqlj.k djsaA fgUnh Hkou ds ea=h MkWxksfoUn O;kl us lekjksg esa i/kkjs lHkh vfrfFk;ksa ,oa vkxarqdksa dk /kU;okn Kkiu fd;kA lekjksg dk lapkyu liu HkV~Vkpk;Z ,oa nhid ik.Ms; us fd;kA PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
72 çoklh VqMs | vxLr
2009
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^izokl esa igyh dgkuh* dk fczVsu esa yksdkiZ.k 27 tqykbZ dks yanu ds usg: lsaVj esa fons'k esa clh efgyk dFkkdkjksa dh baXySaM dh /kjrh ij fganh&mnwZ esa fy[kh dgkfu;ksa ds laxzg ^izokl esa igyh dgkuh* dk yksdkiZ.k ok.kh izdk'ku ds lg;ksx ls vk;ksftr fd;k x;kA iqLrd dk laiknu m"kk oekZ vkSj fp=k dqekj us fd;k gSA bl volj ij iqLrd dh leh{kk MkW- oanuk eqds'k us dh vkSj dgkuh ikB frfr{kk us fd;kA
MkW- dUgS;kyky uanu dh ^dguk t:jh Fkk* fganh i=dkfjrk ds bfrgkl dh egRoiw.kZ iqLrd ^^jpukdkj&i=dkj viuh thou ;k=k esa dbZ ,sls iM+koksa ls gksdj xqtjrk gS tgka og cgqr dqN dguk pkgrk gS** ;s dguk Fkk fganh ds ofj"B lkfgR;dkj MkW- eghi flag dkA ekSdk Fkk lkef;d izdk'ku] ubZ fnYyh ls izdkf'kr MkW- dUgS;kyky uanu dh vkRelaLej.kksa dh iqLrd ^dguk t:jh Fkk* ds yksdkiZ.k dkA MkW- uanu ds 76osa tUefnu ij fganh Hkou esa vk;ksftr lekjksg dh vè;{krk fganh ds ofj"B lkfgR;dkj MkW- eghi flag us dhA dk;ZØe ds eq[; vfrfFk MkW- jkenj'k feJ FksA lkef;d izdk'ku }kjk izdkf'kr bl iqLrd ds yksdkiZ.k lekjksg esa ofj"B i=dkj vkyksd esgrk] u;k Kkuksn; ds laiknd johUnz dkfy;k] MkW- Ï".k nÙk ikyhoky vkSj O;aX;dkj MkW- izse tuest; us Hkh vius fopkj j[ksA PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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|V I V I D H A |
ADIEU TO A MAHARANIâ&#x20AC;Ś Once named in 'world's ten most beautiful women' by VOGUE magazine, a princess by birth and queen by marriage Rajmata Gayatri Devi said goodbye to the world on 29 July 2009. She lived a fairytale life, being a princess she fell in love with Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur and married him under the disapproval of her family; she was his third wife. After independence she became an extremely successful politician. Gayatri Devi was also celebrated for her classical beauty and became something of a fashion icon in her adulthood. Her memoirs, 'A Princess Remembers', burst upon a wondering world much before the modern blizzard of tell-all biographies. Towards the end of her life, she continued to take a great interest in the Maharani Gayatri Devi (MGD) School for Girls she founded in Jaipur and in all that was happening in the city. She died at the age of 90 after a prolonged illness in jaipur in Rajasthan state. A fine horsewoman in her own right, she remained a keen follower of polo and enjoyed breeding race horses. She rightly became the face of Indian royalty in the west.
PRAVASI TODAY | AUGUST 2009
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2009