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|E D I T O R I A L | PRAVASI TODAY VOLUME 5 No. 6 JUNE 2010. Rs. 30.00 Patrons: Dr. Satyendra Srivastava, Dr. Ashok Chakradhar, Santosh Taneja Advisors: Anil Joshi, Rajesh Kumar, Dhananjaya 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 Editor: Jaganniwas Sub Editor: Amit Guin Managing Editors: Divya Mathur, Neerav Pradhan, R.C. Agarwal Creative Support: Naresh Shandilya Literature & Research: Rakesh Srivastava Layout Designer: Manishankar Representatives: Jai Verma, Shail Agarwal Contact Overseas: UK - Ved Mitra Mohla, 356, Vale Road, Ash Vale, GU125LW, Surrey CANADA - Sneh Thakore, 16, Revlis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario, MIV-1E9 USA - Dhananjay Kumar, 7806 Wendy Ridgelane Annandale, Virginia – 22003 HOLLAND - Dr. Pushpita Awasthi, P.O. Box 1080, 1810 KB Delhi Office: 51, 2nd Floor, Rani Jhansi Road, Jhandewalan, New Delhi-110055 Phone: 011-24504648, Fax: 011- 43602737 Mobile: 9899552099 E-mail: editor@pravasitoday.com; 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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Indian Students’ Perspectives are Changing

here are various kinds of students who travel abroad for education, each with their own agenda and mission. India has a history of producing quality students through world-class institutes like our IITs and IIMs. Students from these institutes of India are warmly welcomed by American and British universities for postgraduate positions on merit and high level of qualification. Many Indian students who travel abroad are from upper middle class or rich families pursuing their need of knowledge in specific fields of interest. Their purpose is to gain experience abroad, get trained in a foreign environment but return home, imbibing the best of West and invest in their own business or improve the current structure of their family business. They are perhaps bored with the conventional style of teaching in most parts of India and look for practical education with global exposure. Most of them belong to open-minded modern parents who allow them to choose their career. These students literally pick their choice of country, institute and subjects to develop and further their knowledge and skills. Foreign countries benefit from these students as they contribute economically by paying fees, living expenses and working part time as a student. Cambridge, Oxford, Manchester and Birmingham are some of the cities in the UK that rely on overseas students to bring in huge revenues. The third category of youngsters from India are those who go to countries like the UK, Australia and the US with intention to work and settle. These youngsters travel on student visas but their first priority is migration, not education. They look for easier and cheaper courses so that they can have more time for work. They have a short-term vision and, unable to devote time to education, are not able to complete their courses and finally, when their visas run out, become illegal immigrants. They are innocent to some extent, and hard-working, but misguided by illiterate parents and guardians or carrying a rosy picture of the West, end up in irregular labour jobs, struggling for day-to-day survival. There are also a large number of students in India whose first priority is to get into top ranking institutes of India itself and have no desire of studying abroad. They believe in having their full education within the country to work and spend their entire lives. A big change however, which can be seen in the mindset of Indian students of this generation is that unlike a decade ago, most of them know from a fairly young age what they want to do in their lives. They do not adhere to parental pressure, pursuing their own line of interest. Most successful students know what they are good at and what they can attain with their talent. They even find their own way in getting admissions to the doors of their career. A little support from their family can certainly ease their path.

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It’s a shame on the part of the Opposition which is raising unimportant issues. Now they are aiming guns towards Sashi Tharoor. People know very well as to who has amassed wealth - Lalit Modi or Tharoor. India needs more the ministers like Dr. Manmohan Singh, P Chidambaram and Shashi Tharoor. They can change the political scenario of the nation. Aman, London The heart drenching event in which 17 Indian workers (Hope in their Hands) got death sentence for the life of one Pakistani raises numerous questions in mind. But it shouldn’t matter if the person died is Pakistani or the Indians are on the wrong side of the fence. There is need for equal and total justice. Kudos to the human interest story presented by you. Renee, Kansas

Gulshan Madhur’s article (Revival or Vain Hope? Will Melody be King Again?) thoughtfully described what is going in the minds of the audience. Coming back from noise to voice is a pleasant change. Finding melodies these days in movies is like a gentle breath of fresh air in the middle of a desert. Sumanth, Hong Kong ‘A wonderful Afterlife’ was an alluring and extremely humorous flick by NRI film maker Gurinder Chadha which was successful in tickling the funny bones again. In many ways this is a typical romantic film with some really funny moments. However, there are plenty of unique ideas in here and some great humorous moments that makes it watchable. Especially when you know it’s from Bend it Chadha! Yashika, Glasgow

CORRECTION Refer to ‘Paathshala-Passable Treatment of a Good Narrative’. The name of the reviewer is Shaily Lamba

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HAPPENINGS

GOPIO ASKS GOVT. TO WITHDRAW RULE SEEKING SURRENDER OF INDIAN PASSPORT The Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) has criticised a new notice posted in the websites of consul missions asking Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) in the United States to g==ive up their Indian passports upon the acquisition of US citizenship, within 90 days of their naturalisation. The N=RI body is of the opinion that the move will put undue and unnecessary burden on thousands of Americans of Indian Origin. It said that most of the citizens, upon granted with US citizenship, may have lost, misplaced or never kept the passports in their possession. Nevertheless, the surrender certificate is free for ones whose passport expired before January 1, 2005. While on the other hand, a service fee of $175 will be imposed on those who haven’t surrendered the same within three years of obtaining the citizenship, and whose passport expires after the aforementioned period.

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STUCK IN PIPELINE: PLAN TO ALLEVIATE WOMEN DESERTED BY NRIS

INDIAN TRADE CENTRE TO BE SET UP IN T&T In order to boost up the bilateral trade between India and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) “is keen to set up an Indian Trade Centre in Trinidad to service the business community of T&T; to help identify authentic Indian sources of products and services.” According to available figures, India’s exports to the country skyrocketed tremendously by 142 % during 2008-09. According to the Indian High Commissioner to the country, Malay Mishra, the Centre could enhance joint ventures between various entities of both the countries – India’s products could be manufactured in Port of Spain with the Indian label and vice-versa with T&T’s products.

According to a report by Lok Sabha’s Standing Committee on External Affairs, nine Indian missions abroad have failed to utilise the funds allocated to them (during 2007-08 and 2008-09 period) under the Union government’s scheme to solve the concerns of those deserted women who have been duped by their NRI husbands. With usurious legal expenses and strict privacy laws in various countries including UK, US, Canada, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has been suggested by a Parliamentary panel to look into the matter by framing the ceiling of expenses incurred in a flexible form. At the same time, it has asked MOIA to ask for suggestions from the overseas missions to get shackle-free of the legal complexities. Under the scheme, the Ministry had allocated Rs. 2 lakh in 2008-09, which rose to Rs. 15 lakhs in 2009-10.

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AUSTRALIA PRUNES JOB SKILLS LIST FROM 400 TO 219 In a major blow to the Indian students pursuing vocational courses in various universities in Australia, the new list announced by Immigration Minister Chris Evans – has found various occupations including hairdressing and cookery pruned from the new job skills list. The new list which will be enforced from July 1 will find 219 occupations crossed out from the past list of 400. “What this will do is drive our independent skill migration programme so that we’re bringing in the people we need, not have people dominating our migration programme because of the course they study in Australia,” said Evans. Some other occupations which have been listed out from the list include interior decorator, piano tuner, hotel manager, journalist, dance teacher and acupuncturist.

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THE VERDICT: UK ELECTIONS 2010

EALING SOUTHALL

BRADFORD WEST

NORTH WEST

Naz Sarkar (14,519 votes)

Alok Sharma (20,523 votes)

Kevin Wilkins (12,748 votes)

Shailesh Vara (29,425 votes)

Zahid Iqbal (12,638 votes)

Marsha Singh (18,401 votes)

Gurcharan Singh (12,733 votes)

Virendra Sharma (22,024 votes)

It is gratifying to see that Asians have left a remarkable impression in the results of the recently concluded UK elections. For the first time, a record number of 18 candidates of Asian origin have been elected to the British parliament. Out of this, 8 are from India.

READING WEST

WOLVERHAMPTON

LEICESTER EAST

WALSALL SOUTH

Margaret Phelps (9,252 votes)

Priti Patel (24,448 votes)

Richard Hunt (41,456 votes)

Valerie Vaz (16,211 votes)

Jane Hunt (11, 722 votes)

Keith Vaz (25,804 votes)

Rob Marris (15,653 votes)

Paul Uppal (16, 344 votes)

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HEARING OF 17 INDIANS FACING DEATH SENTENCE IN UAE ADJOURNED The Sharjah Court of Appeal has adjourned the appeal against the death sentence handed over to 17 Indian workers who have been found guilty of killing a Pakistani man to June 16, according to media reports. It has been learnt that the case was adjourned to find a translator who can speak in Punjabi, as 16 of the convict are from Punjab. “They were asked to either plead guilty or innocent but the convicts said they don’t understand any language other than Punjabi. The court then agreed to allow us a Punjabi translator,” Bindu Suresh Chettur, the lawyer representing the Indians was quoted by a news agency. The previous translator provided by the court speaks Urdu. The Indian Consul General has offered to provide a Punjabi translator. The Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance has found the 17 Indians guilty of stabbing a Pakistani to death, and leaving three other injured in a brawl in the Al Saaja industrial area in January 2009. PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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A JUDGMENT RESTORING HOPE… Chaar offences ke liye aapko sazaa-e-maut di jaati hai, aapko martey dum tak phaansi pe latkaaya jayega”, these words from the mouth of Special Judge M L Tahaliyani put the final nail in the coffin of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving gunman who had participated in an orchestrated act of taking 165 lives in the financial capital of India on November 26, 2008. Tahaliyani also added that “You have been sentenced to death for coming to India and killing people, conspiring with Lashkar-e-Toiba and for waging war against India.” Kasab has been sentenced to death on five issues - mass murder, waging war against the Indian state, abetment of murder, conspiracy and terror, offences covered under Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Prevention of Activities Act. “Keeping Kasab alive would be a lingering danger to the society and the Indian government…there are no words to explain the extent of brutality,” Judge Tahaliyani pointed. While on the other hand, his alleged Indian accomplices, Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin Ahmed, who were thought to have made the maps of the targets and handed those over to Lashkar-e-Toiba were acquitted by the Court on the ground that the evidence provided by the prosecution against them could not be relied upon.

…AND AN ACCIDENT CRASHING HOPE One hundred and fifty eight lives were lost in one of the most tragic and deadly crash in the Indian aviation history. An Air India plane Boeing 737800 from Dubai, having 166 people on board, while landing touched the ground slightly beyond the touchdown zone in Bajpe (Mangalore) airport; as a result of which it overshot the runway, and went 90 meters beyond the runway safety area and straight into the valley. It has been noticed that most of the passengers were from Kerala. The incident which occurred at 0630 hours on May 22 saw eight persons miraculously surviving the crash. According to one of the survivors, “the plane shook with vibrations before it split into two. As soon as it hit the ground, I managed to get out and jump into a pit. There was smoke all over as the plane caught fire. After ten minutes, there was an explosion.” An enquiry by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been ordered. Investigators have recovered the Cockpit Voice Recorder and Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit from the site of the accident. When going to the press, it was learnt that the process of analysing the Black Box has also been initiated.

FACING THE NOOSE The number of people facing the noose in India is 308. Some of the important ones facing death sentence include: • Murugan, Santhan and G. Perarivalan alias Arivu were convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 • Khalistan Liberation Force terrorist Davinderpal Singh Bhullar was convicted for killing nine people and injuring 31, which included M S Bitta, a former president of the All India Youth Congress • Mohammed Afzal Guru is awaiting death sentence for his role in December 13, 2001 terror attack on Indian Parliament • Babbar Khalsa militants Jagtar Singh Hawara and Balwant Singh Rajoana were convicted for assassinating former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh • Pawan Kumar Mittal was convicted for killing Indian Oil Corporation officer S.Manjunath • Former Youth Congress leader Sushil Sharma was convicted of killing his wife Naina Sahni

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INDIAN AMERICAN TO LEAD US TERROR INFORMATION SHARING AGENCY The White House has named Indian-American Kshemendra Paul as the new Programme Manager of the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE), an agency that facilitates the sharing of terrorism-related information within various US government wings. The agency that Paul would head has assumed a major role as the Obama administration is focused on organising and streamlining the huge terrorism related data available with various agencies. Paul will replace Thomas McNamara, who retired from the position in July 2009.

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An Indo-Canadian paramedic from Toronto Rahul Singh, has been put under the ‘Heroes’ section of 2010 Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people – a list which celebrates and recognises those whose act have affected our world. Founder of GlobalMedic, Singh is known for “providing disaster relief in the immediate aftermath of catastrophes using volunteer professional emergency workers”. “I am excited to get on Time’s list. But this recognition is not about me, it is about our volunteers,” said Singh. He also said that they have been involved in the rehabilitation process in various parts of the world which includes Sri Lanka, Iraq, Gaza, Lebanon and Haiti. In this way, his team has organised 50 relief operations in the past five years. Appraising his work, the magazine cited that “by providing these three essentials: medical aid, water and training, they have left a lasting contribution to a grateful Haitian population”.

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RAHUL SINGH ON TIME’S 100 INFLUENTIAL LIST

GITA BECOMES FIRST INDIAN WOMEN FULL PROFESSOR AT HARVARD From July 1, another feather will embellish the cap of Indiaorigin Gita Gopinath as she will become the first Indian woman full professor at Harvard University. “I am delighted at the appointment. This is a great recognition for me,” said a jubilant Gopinath. Appraising the appointment, Economics Department Chair John Y Campbell said: “The quality of any department depends on the vitality of the faculty. When you have the opportunity to offer a junior faculty member tenure, you have the chance to improve the vitality.” He also added that “Gopinath is really becoming a professional leader in terms of training economists”. At present, she is working on those data which have been hitherto kept at bay from the public domain.

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EPIC 3G AUCTION ENDS; GOVT. IN A WINWIN SITUATION

TRUCE OF THE YEAR: AMBANI BROTHERS DUMP DISPUTES The non-compete agreement signed between the warring Ambani brothers – Anil and Mukesh – has been thrashed. This move has been welcomed by the government and India Inc. at large. Henceforth, Anil-led ADAG (Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group) can foray into oil, gas, retail and petrochemical businesses while Mukesh-led RIL (Reliance Industries Limited) can make moves into the telecom, power and financial domain. According to a statement released after the truce: “All existing non-compete agreement between the two groups executed in January 2006 are cancelled. A new, simpler non-compete agreement executed limited to only gas-based power generation (will be followed hereafter).”

With the 3G (third generation) license spectrum auction ending after 34 days and 183 rounds, it is a win-win situation for the government, as it is left with a Rs. 67,710 crore revenue windfall after the completion of the process. It is almost double than what was expected. “I calculated Rs. 35,000 crore in the budget. I’m getting Rs. 67,000 crore, almost double. So, I (will get) that much elbow room,” FM Pranab Mukherjee said after the announcement of the results. Bharti, Reliance Communications and Aircel bagged the maximum number of circles (13 each), while Vodafone has gained services of offering high-speed voice and data services in nine circles. To avail the services of 3G spectrum, Bharti will have to cough up Rs. 12, 295.46 crore, while Vodafone and RCom will have to pay Rs. 11, 617.9 crore and Rs. 8,585.1 crore respectively.

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FIVE INDIAN FIRMS FACE US SANCTIONS FOR BUSINESS WITH IRAN

Owing to energy ties with Iran, five Indian business firms including Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) may face sanctions by the Obama administration. These Indian firms have been put along with 36 other worldwide firms under a report ‘Firms Reported to Have Commercial Activity in the Iranian Energy Sector and US Government Contracts’ composed by the US Government Accountability Office. But some Indian officials are unaffected by the move as they think that the PSUs have not violated US sanctions, as their investments are within the ceilings. The US administration is trying to win over various foreign firms by stating that it is becoming almost impossible to have business ties with the aloof Middle East nation. Besides ONGC and IOC, ONGC Videsh Limited, Oil India Limited and Petronet LNG Limited are the other Indian firms which have been put under the list.

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CHANDIGARH HOTEL UPS ANTE AGAINST GM FOOD PRODUCTS Chandigarh based hotel, Hotel Rio has come up openly against the use of genetically-modified food products. A no-holds-barred managing director of the hotel, Atul Grover said: “We will not use GM food here even if the government allows its use in the future. This is in continuation of our efforts against GM food.” He clearly stated that his hotel would only use organically-grown crops in its food items and that they “are strongly opposed to serving GM foods or ingredients derived from GM products because of the long-term risks associated with it.” PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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THREE NRIS IN FORBES TOP-PAID CEOS LIST Marking their footprints in the list of the highest paid CEOs of the 500 biggest American companies are three Indian-origin people – PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi (93), Quest Diagnostics’ Surya N Mohapatra (96) and Adobe Systems’ Shantanu Narayen (425). While Nooyi had a pay envelope of $ 10.66 million, that of Mohapatra is set at $ 10.29 million and Narayen’s at $ 1.88 million. Up at the pinnacle of the list is H Lawrence Culp Jr., the chief of Danaher, a manufacturing and technology firm with a hefty compensation of $ 141.36 million.

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After a successful stint in UK, K R Kamath wants to experiment his bank’s plans to lure the large Punjabi diaspora staying in Canada. Punjab National Bank has now contrived to target the diasporic community based in Punjab with focus on retail marketing. “Our global strategy has always been a little differentiated. Instead of focusing on the corporate finance side, we’ve focused on retail markets. We are hoping to get all regulatory clearances to start operations in Canada by the end of this financial year”, revealed Kamath, Chairman and Managing Director of the bank. He further said that the bank wants to join the dots with “the second generation of the Punjabi diaspora, who are local in their outlook and may not be familiar with the brand, and the wider local retail market.”

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CHENNAI-BORN GURU’S FIRM AMONG FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES IN US Sometimes a phonecall can change one’s life. Before foraying into the business of scrap metal, Chennai-born Ram Guru had made several unsuccessful business attempts while staying in US. A friend’s call from India, asking him to look out for high-quality scrap aluminum from a US scrap yard for his India-based business, led Guru to the path of exploration. Very soon, he learnt about the business from various sources – magazines, a mentor named Ben – and thought of starting his own entity. Thus, Milestone Metals was born. According to a report in The Washington Post, Guru’s firm was booming in the times of recession a few years back. The report says that “he had revenue of nearly $1 million in 2003 and 2004, and then it started to climb: $3 million in 2005, $9 million in 2006, $27 million in 2007, $40 million each in 2008 and 2009”. And now, he is expecting to reach the mark of $80 million by the end of this year. Sharing his future plans, he said that their “goal is to have maybe about five shredding machines by 2015. Then take the company to a half-billiondollar company and go public.” PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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VEDANTA POISED TO BECOME WORLD’S LARGEST ZINC PRODUCER With the acquisition of zinc assets of $ 670 million global mining firm Anglo American Plc, NRI Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta is all set to become the world’s largest zinc producer. The deal was finalised after Vedanta agreed to pay $ 1.34 billion (around Rs 6,030 crore) for the acquisition. According to Agarwal, “these high quality assets compliment Vedanta’s existing portfolio, creating the largest zinc and lead producer in the world.” After this, the company will initiate some more acquisitions, which includes Skorpion mine in Namibia, the Lisheen mine in Ireland and a 74 % stake in the Black Mountain Mining in South Africa.

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Indian-origin grandmother is TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S FIRST WOMAN PM

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amla Persad-Bissessar, whose forefather came at Port of Spain from India as an indentured labourer, has been elected the first woman prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago after the political alliance led by her emerged victorious and ended the ruling party’s 43 years in power. PersadBissessar’s People’s Partnership won 29 out of the 41 parliamentary seats in the elections. Persad-Bissessar, 58, a grandmother of two and a devout Hindu, said: “I am grateful for the immense support from women and women’s groups across the country and to the extent that this helps to break the barriers so many competent women face.”I celebrate this victory on their behalf. But the picture is much larger than any single group and those very women would be the first to acknowledge that.” Persad-Bissessar, who was born April 22, 1952, was a topper in law school and did her masters in business administration and diploma in education from the University of the West Indies. She was the first woman attorney general and also served as minister of legal affairs as well as minister of education. Her forefather was among the 148,000 Indian labourers who were brought here between 1845 and 1917 to work on sugar and cocoa plantations. Persad-Bissessar, who has represented her Siparia constituency for 15 years, had held the reins of power during the absence of then Prime Minister Basdeo Panday. She has become the first woman to lead any political party in oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago. Her meteoric rise began January 24 last year when she successfully challenged her mentor, Basdeo Panday, for the leadership of the United National Congress which he had founded 20 years ago.

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FRENCH NGO AFEV

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city, is a skilled French tutor and devoted social worker, who has been living in Bikaner and running her NGO AFEV – the letters standing for Action, Formation, Education

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and Voyage – since 2003. AFEV was established by Dr. Gallissot in 1977 in Paris, which moved to Cannes in 1999 and spread to eleven countries. She was, in her own words, very much impressed by the architectural beauty and inside cleanliness of historical monuments of Bikaner – the Junagarh and Lalgarh Forts and Rampuria Havelis – but highly distressed by the garbage, particularly plastics, scattered over the streets of Bikaner. “I have seen cows eating plastics and dying of it”, she says, explaining why and how she made cleanliness of city her goal of life. Natacha remembers France, her motherland, where she was brought up and educated. “I was really inspired to insist on work by my parents, (both late) Eliane and Rene who taught me the importance of well done work by way of respecting people, nature and the world. My three sons, Nicolas and Alexandre living in Paris, and Jean Baptiste living in Auvergne, helped this NGO grow up with enthusiasm in the difficult days,” says Natacha. Other than the plastic disposal, some AFEV activities in Bikaner are running an orphanage, teaching French to schoolchildren and adults, particularly tourist guides, promoting tourism in Bikaner with the label of “equitable tourism” in 2008 and maintaining a museum of popular Rajasthani arts.

With a dedication to cleanliness of city – removal of plastic bags from streets – the French NGO AFEV has contributed to the extension of milch animals’ lives in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan. Recently on April 16, 2010 the organization, headed by Dr. Natacha Gallissot, an enthusiastic social worker and French tutor, collected 2000 kgs of plastic via active voluntary participation of Bikaner’s people and sent it for recycling

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lastic bags, if left on the streets, not only turn a city unclean but also cause a lot of health hazards to milch animals. A French NGO called AFEV has been advising the people of Bikaner to collect their daily plastic waste at their homes and provide it to the organization for its recycling. The incessant attempts of removal of plastic bags made by AFEV have contributed a lot to both the cleanliness of city and saving lives of milch animals in Bikaner district of Rajasthan in India. On April 16, 2010 people of Bikaner saw, once again, the process of collection of plastic bags and its disposal as sending to a recycling factory. Burning of plastic causes air pollution leading to severe disease, and therefore, is not the right way of disposal. It is why plastic is recycled. Two thousand kilograms of plastic bags, unexpectedly high, though much lower than the previous 2007 collection figure of 15,000 kgs, were collected from homes in Bikaner and the vicinal towns and villages. AFEV organized more than 35 puppet shows, free of cost, in various schools and local mohallas; 12 of them during municipal corporation camps, about two months ago to catalyse the action of plastic collection. Dr. Natacha Gallissot, a French citizen and the pivot of the entire dynamics of cleanliness of Bikaner

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NAVIN RAMGOOLAM and The Mauritius 2010 General Election Dr. Navin Ramgoolam, once again elected Prime Minister of Mauritius, has naturally imbibed political skills from his father, the late Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, SSR. Born and brought up in a highly political environment, he continually watched perforce SSR in his civic dealings. However SSR never even thought of bringing his son Navin into public life, says CHIT DUKHIRA

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1991, in alliance with the PMSD, he came out first, a rank he has retained in each legislative election, in Pamplemousses-Triolet, SSR’s constituency (1948-1982), and served as Leader of the Opposition until 1995.

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Aloof from Active Politics Until 1990 Questioned about ethno-politics,

Navin Ramgoolam told the same daily that he was against communalism, aspiring to become a rassembleur (unifying force) in favour of “un socialisme moderne, pragmatique et humain qui permet de s’enrichir dans la justice sociale” (a modern, pragmatic and human socialism allowing to enrich oneself in social justice). After his father’s death, Navin was courted by the MLP as well the MMM and the MSM to join them. Though the MMM offered him the prime ministerial post in 1987, he kept aloof.

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The First Phase: General Elections 1967-87 As he revealed to L’Express on 12 August 1990, Navin Ramgoolam accompanied his father across the country during the victorious independence election campaign (1967). With 55% of the votes cast, the Mauritius Labour Party (MLP), allied with Abdul Razack Mohamed’s Comité d’Action Musulman (CAM) and Sookdeo Bissoondoyal’s Independent Forward Block (IFB), both now defunct parties, beat Gaëtan Duval’s Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD) (43%). In 1976, Navin was responsible, together with another MLP activist, for his father Sewoo Sagar Ramgoolam’s successful campaign in Pamplemousses-Triolet.

Prime Minister (1995-2000) and 2005-2010 Both a medical doctor and a barrister as qualified in the UK where he had practised in the former profession, SSR’s son and his MLP triumphed, in partnership with the MMM, in the 1995 general election, becoming Prime Minister until 2000 when his party lost the majority against the allied MSM-MMM. He was again Prime Minister from 2005 after serving as Leader of the Opposition during the period 2000-2005. Special Achievements Navin Ramgoolam has proved to be

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(MMSD), in Curepipe-Midlands where he topped the list, while its another partner, Ashock Jugnauth, a former MSM’s politician and now founder-leader of UN, envisaged as Deputy Prime Minister, lost in Quartier Militaire/Moka where he contested.

Navin Ramgoolam accompanied his father across the country during the victorious independence election campaign in 1967. Later, in 1976, he was also responsible for his father Sewoo Sagar Ramgoolam’s successful campaign in PamplemoussesTriolet.

MSM (43.3%), but in 2000 it had been defeated (36.9%) by the latter (52.3%). Including the best losers, the legislators of the “Alliance de l’Avenir” now total 45. It has a strength of 65.2% in the Legislative Assembly. Only 18 seats went to the MMM. Projecting Paul Bérenger as Prime Minister, it had campaigned that this most powerful post should be open for deserving Mauritians, irrespective of ethnic, communal, religious, dynastic or caste consideration. It succeeded in electing only one allied candidate, Eric J. R. Guimbeau

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The 2010 Election During the period preceding the 5 May 2010 general election, the two parliamentary opposition parties (MMM and MSM) had been rivalling an alliance with Prime Minister Ramgoolam (MLP) presented by the media as the most popular head of government. However, he finally chose to partner for the polling day the PMXD, merged into the PMSD absorbing also the MR and now led by Xavier-Luc Duval, and Pravind Jugnauth’s MSM. His “Alliance de l’Avenir” defeated the Bérenger-led “Alliance du Coeur” grouping the MMM, the UN (Union Nationale) and the MMSD (Mouvement Mauricien Social Démocrate), winning 41of the 60 seats in rural (29/30) and urban (12/30) areas, with a national score of 50.7%. In 2005, the MLP-PMXD Alliance (49.5%) won against the MMM-

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a shrewd strategist who, on the strength of his personal charisma, popularity and leadership, besides his patronymic halo, has to his credit several rare, if not unprecedented, political feats. Having ousted the MMM, his MLP ruled alone from June 1997 to September 2000 – the only period when Mauritius was governed by a single party. Navin Ramgoolam’s MLP in power then won two legislative byelections: in Flacq-Bon Accueil (1998) against the MMM and the MSM and in Beau Bassin-Petite Rivière (1999) against the MMM. Considered the best known Mauritian Prime Minister overseas, he is praised for his rhetoric when addressing world topical issues in English or French at various top international fora.

Population’s Well-Being and National Unity Prime Minister Ramgoolam II, with a clear mandate, will be “judged by his actions and not promises,” having to focus on meritocracy, with whom Paul Bérenger and his team, accepting defeat as good patriots, should co-operate for the good of the country, while remaining our continual watchdogs. A worthy son of the Father of the Nation, the architect of modern Mauritius who was in public life continuously during 50 years (1935-85) of which as legislator, appointed (1940), elected (1948), Chief Minister (1961), Premier (1964) and Prime Minister (1967), he will, it is expected by our plural society generally displaying harmonious inter-diasporic living, do his best to cement national unity, keeping cultural/ancestral diversities, though considered important, in the background, promote social justice, together with the drastic reduction, if not elimination, of absolute poverty, ensure meritocracy in all spheres including political appointments, provide an effective and efficient public governance, be partnered with a reformed local/ regional administration in the Republic and give special attention to law and order.

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have forced things into sharper perspective, though one must look beyond the happenings Down Under. But a closer look at the profiles of Indian students studying in Australia might be helpful. Quite unlike their counterparts in the US or Britain, the majority of Indian students in Australia are engaged in vocational courses ranging from hospitality and cookery to hair design. For those accustomed to viewing the countries of the First World as El Dorado in almost everything and certainly that ubiquitous Indian hangover – the phoren degree – this does come as a surprise. In fact, Australia was, till recently, hardly a popular destination among Indian students. Because education there is now also linked to permanent residency, Indian students wishing to study and then settle there are easily lured into an immigration racket through the vocational colleges, with agents promising them permanent residency and providing them admission in cookery institutions, run mostly by Indian or other Asians. Migration agents or lawyers, whose services are promised, are again mostly Indians. The stark fact that most Indian students in such courses come from villages and small towns, having taken large loans for the purpose and hope to recoup the expenses by earning in their country of residence after gaining permanent residence rightly helps dubious agents make a killing. For those Indian students who have student visa prospects in the United Kingdom, things aren’t very rosy either. Tales of Indian students in abject penury and n the rather turbulent times of the travels – and misery abound in Old Blighty, and new UK immigration most wouldn’t disagree if we’d add ‘travails’ – of laws will not help either. Indian students venturing there the Indian student community and its Diaspora, often discover that they do not have any scope for one would be served well to widen the scope of education. Often, the only means to maintain their the term. Make no mistake – Indian students are existence is to accept menial jobs. now a global community. Indian students, The realization of the fact especially in the postIndian students, especially in globalization world, are that Indian students in the post-globalization world, caught between wanting today’s academic and social milieu, in both the are caught between wanting to to be idealistic and domestic and overseas be idealistic and confronted confronted with the real arena, are no longer world. The outpouring of with the real world. confined to the whitevague, generalizing collar disciplines of statements and evasiveengineering, bio-physics, medicine, MBA, Information ness when faced with stark choices of unavoidable tradetechnology or research work, is no less significant. offs between potentially conflicting factors is a marker Perhaps the latest fracas raging in Australia might of today’s times. Indian society has not shed its ostenta-

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tious and unrelenting Indian students are caught oriented, self-oriented insistence on conformism between ideals and the world and performancecomes as some to the “trends”, nowhere as it really is. It is not surpris- oriented second nature to today’s more forcibly seen as in ing to find most Indian stu- Indian students of the sheer parental pressure dents turning out to be self- management. The – especially the middle class – to force their centered and individualistic. willingness to do children to be the “best”, The pressures of performance “whatever it takes” to make their (future) no matter what it takes. in a highly competitive and businesses successful and The paradigm of globalincreasingly uncertain world lesser questioning of the ization has remained yet ethicality of issues is also another colonial construct, have begun to show. another trait that is at least as far as outlook increasingly visible, though ironically, the present and attitudes are concerned. Not surprisingly, Indian generation of students appears more idealistic as far as students are caught between ideals and the world as it bribery or ethical conduct are concerned. It is also really is. It is not surprising to find most Indian students interesting to note that girl students, especially in the turning out to be self-centered and individualistic. The higher disciplines, are more sensitive than men to human pressures of performance in a highly competitive and issues and less tolerant of unethical behaviour. They set increasingly uncertain world have begun to show. greater store for conscience and individual values. They The discipline of management – a highly prized and are more particular about what is acceptable, whether it much sought after degree in almost all urban Indian is in the realm of advertising or business practices. families – perhaps best illustrates this phenomenon. On the question of why Indian students opt for Business school students, especially those belonging to foreign education, some highly relevant and valuable the “Indian Ivy League” of the IIMs, can be categorized insights emerge as one goes deeper into the issue. The into those willing to do anything for performance, those reservation policy – driven by vote-bank politics and who claim to be “ethical but practical”. Being businessPRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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adhered to across the country’s political divide – has now become obnoxious and socially disruptive, apart from being academically and intellectually ruinous, whatever the arguments in its favour. In mundane terms, seats are not available to a large number of brilliant students, forcing the better, the more privileged – in the case of the bigger disciplines – or the more desperate (a large number of students join some very low-end courses like cookery and hair styling; mentioned earlier in this article) to go abroad. The preference for a foreign degree, residence and ultimately, citizenship, of course, is a separate issue by itself. Private colleges pocketing huge donations besides charging heavy fees is another huge disincentive for India’s students, especially the coming generation. Private educational entrepreneurs, about three decades or earlier, were canny enough to spot and cash in on the yawning chasm between state institutions and familial rapidly changing Indian economy and polity, their aspirations; that period spawned the proliferation of the perceptions too are changing. Fundamental changes in private Indian educational bazaar. the country’s educational system can no longer be put Institutions like the IIMs and IITs notwithstanding, off or glossed over by occasional tokenism. Creating the standard of education in the country is abysmal, with more higher education opportunities in the country by most of India’s universities – once hallowed but now increasing the number of seats in colleges and universihollowed out through corruption, political infiltration ties, improving physical infrastructure in the educational and its attendant evils and academic decadence – institutions, establishing more educational institutions, incapable of even distant comparison with the world’s encouraging cooperative educational institutions, premier institutions. Little wonder that Indian students, improving the lot of teachers and upgrading their skills, who are even half-serious about their academic and a re-examination of the fee structure and donations in professional careers, opt for a foreign education. the private educational institutions and enforcing Moreover, foreign degree ensures better employment reasonableness, upgrading the syllabus of various opportunities, apart from helping in migration. Despite a courses taking into account the present and future needs much-touted 8.5 per cent GDP growth, the phenomof various national and international employment enon of jobless growth persists; there are not enough sectors, re-assessment of the reservation policy etc. are employment opportunities and those that are available only a few measures needed to stem the rot. In the are grabbed through political and monetary influences, absence of even the basic measures to reform and with deserving job-seekers restructure India’s being left out. It is no surprise that in a rap- education, we risk the Indian students are no idly changing world, and more frightening possibility of pushovers and have time to depend on to the context, a rapidly chang- having and again, over generaextraneous sources to ing Indian economy and pol- sustain our academic life. tions proven that they can ity, their perceptions too are The possibility that some not only match the best in the world, but can also changing. Fundamental cha- of those could be our beat them in many fields. nges in the country’s educa- own talent that was It is no surprise that in a forced to seek alien tional system can no longer be shores is none-too rapidly changing world, put off. and more to the context, a ■ comforting. PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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hese days it has been commonplace for Indian newspaper readers/television viewers to open their dailies/television sets marred with blood. Not because there is tension at the borders; or that the fabric of India has been distorted by 26/11-type gory events. It is because of the Indian overseas studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; community, which is bearing the brunt of various condemnable incidents in the recent past in various parts of the world, with the majority of them occurring in Australia. These commotions have burst the bubble of hope and created rippled rage of fury in India. Every time one is forced to think as to why Indian

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students have been at the centre of brawls here and there? Why have they been singled out, held up, hurt, bashed, knifed and even murdered in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, and various other parts of the world? Are these attacks racial in nature? Or are Indian students at fault by inviting these attacks, through, as some of the natives (and Indians too) say, by passing lewd remarks? Have they become a soft target? Probing more into various facets of the attacks will somehow put a veil on the racist shrill doing the rounds. It is a fact that most students who come to these countries are financially assailable. This is what they do after landing here: look out for a not-so-expensive

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locality to stay in order to save money, move for classes as usual, opt for part-time jobs (these are mostly nightshifts) in some banks, restaurants, outlets or stores. All these factors boil in a pot and explode into the incidents of urban crime, as reported before us. It is to be noted here with interest that students from the top-notch universities and high skilled professionals have never been on the casualty list. Let us turn back the clock and look at the moves initiated by the previous John Howard government in Australia, which in a way opened the floodgates for the students. It was during his period when the immigration policy was tweaked while permitting foreign students, who have completed their studies to stay as skilled migrants. This paved the way for the students to accomplish their dreams of having PR, with the number of overseas students achieving permanent residency averaging around 20,000. Startling enough figures were those of the cooks – from 951 in 2005-06 to 3251 in 2008 gaining permanent residency. But, now tightening the noose, the incumbent Immigration Minister Chris Evans points fingers on the past initiatives by saying that “under the Howard government, we had a lot of cooks, a lot of hairdressers coming through. We were taking hairdressers from overseas in front of doctors and nurses, it didn’t make any sense.” Clearly, the present government has made up its mind. But, nevertheless, lives of thousands of students pursuing these courses will be in tenterhooks. According to some media reports, the major pie of the low and mid-level jobs in these parts of the world is shared among the South Asian immigrants, who generally prefer these low-paying jobs, which in a way, are a financial backbone for their families back home. Citing an example, a 19-year-old Indian student, who is pursuing a course in hotel management in Sydney, on conditions of anonymity said: “Earlier, some of the native white people used to do car wash for $20. But Indians are happy doing the same job for a mere $10 an hour.” Left with no other choice, they often have to break the international rule of 20 hours of work per week during the academic sessions. It could be easily understood that less-accomplished students (who go for vocational courses and who have dreamt big to turn to these countries and support their family financially) are the most vulnerable ones. At the same time, adding fuel to these vile attacks is the perception amongst the natives of losing jobs to these Indian

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immigrants. As a result, giving vent to their pent-up ire sometimes results in these sanguineous hammerings. Hence, preferring these kind of jobs make them “soft targets”. On the other hand, the agents, counsellors and private college operators (whose credentials are always under scanner) woo these students – imagining them as cash cows – and try to milk out the maximum from them. The carrot of PR – what the right to live permanently is boastfully nomenclatured by foreign students – is shown to the prospective students by these agents. The education industry knows this fact very well and uses it in an efficacious manner while marketing the courses. A smokescreen of PR is showcased before the tempting students and their parents. Now read between these lines from Pawan Luthra, editor of Indian Link, a reputed newspaper amongst the Indian community in Australia: “The reportage by Indian

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media on students’ issue John Howard’s governance racist attack”, said Vasan moved rapidly from reportwas marked with an important Srinivasan, President of ing to downright alarmist… the Federation of Indian decision whereby the immigra- Associations of Victoria. It is sad that students are tion policy was tweaked while being attacked but even All these incidents sadder that Indian media has permitting foreign students, have, in a way, tarred the taken on racial overtones on who have completed their stud- image of both the criminal incidents particucountries as an ideal ies to stay as skilled migrants destination for education. larly in a country which has one of the most vibrant multicultural societies with strict At the same time, the bilateral relationships between legal safeguards against racism.” The Indian media has them have also soured a bit. No doubt, the nodal played the racial card with a sensationalist approach; authorities have been at the damage-control mode since sometimes going overboard and giving advocacy a whole a long time. Some stern steps too, have been taken on new meaning. A cartoon in Mail Today, an Indian daily their part, or are in the offing. But tagging these attacks depicting the Victorian Police as Ku Kulx Klan (KKK) with racism is actually over-simplifying things! members is one such stark example. “Each and every In the days to come, we hope that the fears of the time anything happens in the state of Victoria, they (the South Asian community are allayed and no reasons for Indian students) immediately come up and say it’s a concerns are left behind. ■ PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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he Global Indian can be seen everywhere – on the street, in private and public places of work, in schools, colleges, hospitals, IT firms, political bodies, the entertainment industry and so on. In fact, chicken tikka masala is now a British national dish. This trend began, in part, thanks to the desire for top Indian talent in foreign universities. The US, India’s favoured study abroad destination, houses 76,503 Indian students. India sends the largest number of international students to the US, ahead of China and South Korea. That’s not all; Indian students are cropping up all over the globe. Universities from the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe are seeking Indian students to come and study at their universities. Why is the Indian student in such demand in these universities? Why is every foreign country focusing on India for international students?

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India’s booming economy has driven incomes skyward and allows banks to offer unprecedented loans, making it increasingly easy for Indian students to pay for their overseas education. There are also many grants, funds, scholarships and awards that help students foot the bill. Indian students are dedicated and familiar with an extensive curriculum. Our students respect professors and are very conscientious. This is one reason why Indian students do so well on university campuses. Seeing the past performance of our students, universities are more inclined to accept and continue seeking Indian students. Plus, India is viewed as one of the ‘hot’ nations of the 21st century. It is expected that India and China will join the group of elite world superpowers within the next twenty to thirty years. International universities sense this, and want to keep forging alliances and bridging gaps as India rises.

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On the flip side, unscrupulous agents, a struggle for records of enrolment and attendance food and shelter and lack of resources can hamper or (c) or an independent fee-paying school outside the even curtail many a successful educational sojourn maintained sector; and abroad. Though India has some excellent institutes such (2) Be able to show that the course is full-time as the IIMs and IITs, not many students can obtain (a) a recognised full-time degree course at a publicly admission to these schools. With an inefficient public funded institution of further or higher education education system, a (b) a weekday full-time growing young populaIndian students are dedicated course involving attention, a bourgeoning and familiar with an extensive dance at a single institumiddle class (with the tion for a minimum of curriculum. Our students re- fifteen hours’ organised intent and ability to spect professors and are very daytime study per week spend) and price discovery, a 14% CAGR in conscientious. Plus, India is of a single subject, or private spends on viewed as one of the ‘hot’ na- directly related subjects education ($80 billion by (c) a full-time course at tions of the 21st century. In2012) is forecast by the an independent fee-paying ternational universities sense school; and IDFC report. this, and want to keep forging Advice for Indian (3) Prove clear intent students going to the UK to leave the UK at the end alliances and bridging gaps as Entry into the UK is of your studies India rises simply a matter of (4) Apart from partfollowing a set of time and vacation work, straightforward procedures. The Indian student asks the show that you do not intend to take up full-time British Council for advice on entry into the UK. employment in the UK – unless this part of your course or provided by the university (a letter of confirmation How to qualify for entry into the UK? will be need for the latter) Recent changes to immigration procedures mean that 5) Be able to meet the costs of your course, accominternational students now have a more streamlined route modation and general maintenance of yourself and any to studying in the UK. The immigration rules for persons seeking to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as a student now clearly state that you must: 1) Be able to prove that you have been accepted to a course of study into: (a) a publicly funded institution of further or higher education (b) a bona fide private education institution which maintains satisfactory PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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arrive in the UK, the Immigration Officer at the port of entry (e.g. Heathrow or Gatwick airports) will put a date stamp in your passport to show when you entered the UK. Your permission to be in the UK begins on that date and expires on the date indicated on the entry clearance. If you are not a visa national, you can choose whether to apply for entry clearance or not. You may wish to consider this if your course lasts for six months or less, you are applying as a prospective student. If you choose not to apply for entry clearance, you will have to satisfy the Immigration Officer at the port of entry that you the Immigration On the flip side, unscrupulous fulfil Rules for students. Be agents, a struggle for food and aware that there is a shelter and lack of resources charge for the application.

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dependants without taking employment or engaging in business or having recourse to public funds. can hamper or even curtail Will one be able to Does one need entry many a successful educational work as a student in the clearance before travelling sojourn abroad. With an ineffi- UK? to the UK? cient public education system, Students on courses of If you are a visa a growing young population, a more than six months are national, the answer is ‘yes’. The British Governbourgeoning middle class and usually allowed to work part time up to twenty ment determines the list price discovery, a 14% CAGR hours a week during termof ‘visa-national’ counin private spends on education time and full time during tries. Your nearest British ($80 billion by 2012) is fore- vacations. To meet UK Council office or British immigration requirements, Mission (British Embassy, cast by an IDFC report however, you must show Consulate or High that you can pay your course fees and living expenses Commission) will be able to tell you whether you need without working in the UK and entry clearance. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office you cannot therefore expect to web site features a visa enquiry form where you can finance your studies in this way. check if you require a visa on www.visa.fco.gov.uk For more information on If you are a visa national, you must satisfy the Entry entry or any other aspect of Clearance Officer (ECO) at a British Mission that you studying in the UK, one can meet the Immigration Rules before you leave for the contact the local British Council UK. The ECO will then issue you entry clearance (more Office or the nearest British commonly known as a visa) in the form of a sticker in Mission. your passport. The entry clearance should normally be DR PIYUSH GOEL valid for the whole length of your course. When you PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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Australia offers a truly HARMONIOUS EXPERIENCE FOR INDIAN STUDENTS Aussie-India Harmony, a recently launched interactive web forum, is fully committed to its role as a facilitator between Indians and Australians. AMIT GUIN speaks to DSN Murthy, Director, Dhanush Infotech, which has been instrumental in creating this web forum in collaboration with the Australian Government, for his perspective

What led you to give shape to such a noble forum? As a successful IT organization in Australia, we enjoy a lot of freedom and sense of security among our marketplaces. We have selected Australia as our regional headquarters to look after our entire Asia Pacific (APAC)

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Tell our readers about the Aussie India Harmony Forum. Aussie India Harmony is an interactive online forum to highlight and promote the wonderful relationships and experiences that Indians are enjoying in Australia in many areas such as cultural, business, education and sports, especially cricket. Aussie India Harmony forum acts as an ideal platform for both Indians and Australians, people of two prominent countries in the world, to strengthen their relationship. The forum allows people to extend harmony, strengthen peace, improve relations and nullify differences. It further enables a friendly environment between people to highlight the prospects for their common development, that they are not rivals or competitors but partners for mutual benefit.

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markets. With our strong and growing presence in Australia, we felt that it is our moral responsibility in helping the Indian community and especially Indian students understand that Australia is a very safe country to study, work and live where Indians are achieving greater careers. We have brainstormed with many Australian stalwarts like Mr. Paul Pisasale, Mayor of Ipswich to come up with an ideal platform where Australians and Indian can share their friendship and cordial experiences from all walks of life. What do you think is the reason behind the current spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia? A large section of Indian students drives taxis and does odd jobs such as working in restaurants etc. till late night hours. Taxi drivers face drunkard passengers, unruly citizens, drug addicts and other antisocial elements. Odd jobs till the wee-hours normally go through isolated parks which can be considered highly crime-prone. How has the perception of the Indian stu-

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dents community the current situation? changed with times? Recently, the Queensland The perception of the Indian Government has recently studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; community has not appointed Mr. Umesh changed with times. They are Chandra, President of the facing situations and facts as Global Organization of they happen. Statistics show People of Indian Origin there are more than 40,000 (GOPIO - Brisbane - Qld) Indian students in Australia. as an Official Liaison to In year 2009, there were represent the Indian around 100 attacks on Indian community and help at the students which were regislevel of policymaking to tered by police which is It is obvious to say that Indian help deal with the situation negligible when compared to student community is affected and advise the governments. 20,000 odd general crimes Both India and Australia, by recent incidents. But we are across Australia. at higher diplomatic levels confident that Australian Gov- are working closely in It is also observed that Indian students roam around ernment is acting sternly on reassuring the Indian the city carrying valuable those who found guilty of in- community in Australia that items like costly iPhones, dulging in attacks and abuses. Australia is one of the most making them an easy target secure countries to visit, for antisocial elements. live, work, do business and much more. But we are sure that government, media, community leaders and interactive forums like our website together How far has the Aussie India Harmony Forum can sensitize Indian students of the current situation and been successful in achieving its objectives? change their outlook and make them build harmonious We have succeeded in coming up with this innovative society. concept of using an online forum to establish better relations between Australia and India and now want to Could you elaborate the present state of mind disseminate this good message among a larger section of of the Indian students residing in Australia? the people. It is obvious to say that Indian student community is affected by recent incidents. But we are confident that Could you please tell us some plans of the Australian Government is acting sternly on those found forum which are currently in the pipeline? guilty of indulging in attacks and abuses. They are trying We are planning to invite people from different walks of to paint the right picture without any hindrance and life to share their experiences in Australia and their views providing assurance and total support to the Indian on sharing friendship with the Indian community. We are student community round-the-clock. Senior bureaucrats, also coming up with some interesting events to involve community leaders, social activists, media representatives everyone in soul-searching discussions to lead a peaceful and other stakeholders in Australian society are sincerely and friendly life. advising Indian students to be conscious of their surroundings to enjoy their studies. On behalf of our How pleased are Indian students and their website, we also advise Indian students to realize the Australian counterparts with this ingenious situation and lead their life at Australia without any initiative by your organization? hassle. We are happy that we are getting a good response from the student community. We now intend to create a What steps are taken by the Indian and healthy platform to engage people to participate in this Australian governments to find a solution for online discussion forum. â&#x2013; PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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FACILITIES FOR LOANS OVERDRAFTS TO NRIS NRIs can avail of the facility of loans/overdrafts against the security of their fixed deposits in NRE/FCNR accounts. Such loans/overdrafts can be granted up to any limit either for non-investment in India on non-repatriation basis in specified areas. Such loans/overdrafts are granted to the extent of 75% of the deposit amount and generally at a rate of 2% over the interest rate payable on the fixed deposit against which loan is granted. However, if the loan/overdraft is repaid from local rupee resources, interest would be chargeable at the normal commercial bank rate. The repayment of loan and the payment of interest thereon can be made either by way of fresh remittances from abroad or out of the maturity proceeds of the borrower’s NRE/FCNR deposits or even out of local rupee resources held in the NRE account of the borrower. The facility of granting loans and overdrafts against security of fixed deposits of the NRI in his NRE/FCNR accounts can also be extended to residents of India, if the NRI depositor agrees to pledge his fixed deposits to enable the resident individual/firm/company to obtain the facility. The rate of interest in case of such credit facilities to the residents would be the normal commercial bank rate. The above referred facilities of loans/overdrafts can also be availed of against the security of NRI Bonds or the India Development Bonds issued by the State Bank of India.

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The following practical tips can be borne in mind to avail benefits of tax planning in the context of residential status: • An individual planning to go abroad for employment during a financial year should attempt to do so if possible by 28th September of the financial year, so that his stay in India during that year is restricted to less than 182 days and he qualifies for the status of a Non-Resident. This would ensure that the income earned by him outside India during the remaining part of the financial year does not attract liability to Income Tax. • An individual who is abroad and comes on a visit to India can plan his stay in India up to 181 days during the financial year and still maintain his status as a ‘NonResident’. • In case an individual coming from abroad on a visit desires to stay in India for a continuous stretch up to 362 days without disturbing his Non-Resident status, the same can be done by overlapping the stay in two financial years in a manner that in each year he stays in India for a period not exceeding 181 days. Thus, he can plan a continuous stay from the first week of October of one year to the last week of September of the other year, without losing his non-resident status. • Having remained a Non-Resident for at least two years in succession, even if the individual becomes a Resident in the third year

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CUSTOM DUTY CONCESSIONS ON TRANSFER OF RESIDENCE An NRI residing abroad for minimum period of two years and transferring his residence to India for a minimum stay of one year can avail benefit under the Baggage Rules, 1994. Under this scheme, the NRI can import his personal and household effects free of Customs Duty if such articles have been in his or his family’s possession and use abroad for a minimum period of one year. The exemption from Customs Duty is, however, not applicable in case of certain specified articles such as fire arms, television, video, washing machine, cooking range, dish washer, music system, personal computer, air conditioner, refrigerator, deep freeze, micro wave, video camera, word processor, fax, etc. which would be liable to Customs Duty at a concessional rate (currently 25%). It should also be noted that “Personal and Household effects” for the above shall not include gold jewellery in excess of Rs. 10,000 in value in case of a male member and Rs. 20,000 value in case of a female member. This restriction will, however, not apply to jewellery which was earlier taken out of India and is being brought back at the time of transfer of residence. Moreover, the Customs Authorities have also been empowered to consider condonation in the period of stay mentioned herein above under certain special circumstances.

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INCOMES TOTALLY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX

NRI GIFTS EXEMPT FROM GIFT TAX The following gifts made by an NRI up to 30-9-1998 enjoy absolute exemption from Gift Tax under Indian Gift Tax Act: • Gifts by way of foreign currency remittances or gifts out of NRE/ FCNR A/cs in India made to any person. • Gifts made to any relative, of any shares, debentures or deposits of public companies and Central Government securities invested through foreign currency remittances or out of NRE/FCNR A/ cs in India. For this purpose ‘relative’ would mean husband, wife, brother, sister or any lineal ascendant or descendant of the NRI. • Gifts made once out of the NRI A/c to any person. • Gifts of SBI Dollars Bonds or India Development Bonds made to any person. This exemption can be availed of even after the NRI becomes a resident. With effect from 1/10/1998, all Gifts either by residents or non-residents are tax free, since the Gift Tax Act have been repealed.

The following incomes earned by an NRI are totally exempt from Income Tax: • Interest earned on NRI, FCNR and RFC Bank Accounts and Deposits. Interest on RFC A/c is exempt even after the NRI becomes a resident until the time he enjoys the status of ‘not ordinarily resident’ for tax purposes. • Interest earned on Units of the Unit Trust of India, if such Units are invested through foreign currency remittances or out of NRE/FCNR A/cs. • Interest earned on SBI Dollar Bonds or India Development Bonds. This exemption can be availed even after the NRI becomes a resident or by the person who has received such bonds by way of gift. • Long -term capital gains arising from the transfer of shares or debentures subscribed through foreign currency remittances or out of investment within six months in the purchase of shares or debentures or deposits with public companies.

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CONCESSIONAL TAX ON CERTAIN INCOMES The following incomes earned by an NRI enjoy concessional tax treatment @ 20% under the Indian Income Tax Act: • Investment income arising out of specified foreign exchange assets, being shares of an Indian company, debentures or deposits of an Indian public company and Central Government securities subscribed through foreign currency remittances or out of NRE / FCNR / A/cs. • The benefit of concessional tax @20% can be continued to be enjoyed by an NRI, even after he becomes a resident upon his return to India for settlement, in respect of his investment income in debentures and deposits of public companies and Central Government securities, until the relevant asset is transferred or converted into money. • Long term capital gains attract a flat rate of tax at only 10%.

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NRI ASSETS EXEMPT FROM WEALTH TAX No wealth Tax is payable in India by any person on all productive assets. Thus all financial assets such as bank balances, shares, units, debentures, securities, deposits etc. are totally exempt from wealth tax. Even one residential house and any number of commercial buildings are totally exempt from wealth tax. The only taxable assets are lands, residential houses (if more than one), jewellery and ornaments, motorcars, aircrafts and cash balances in excess of Rs. 50,000. Even these assets, if brought into India by a returning NRI or if acquired by him within one year of his return to India, would qualify for wealth tax exemption for a period of seven assessment years. PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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A Broader Economic PERSPECTIVE FOR INDIA The ongoing economic crisis in Europe and fears in the European Union offers an opportunity for the Indian economy to re-orient its economic perspectives, as CA GOPAL K. AGARWAL explains

Appreciation of Chinese currency against the dollar There is very strong pressure by the US on China to revalue the Yuan. The Yuan is pegged to the US dollar at a fixed value of Yuan 6.83/USD. If the Chinese currency appreciates, thereby depreciating US dollar, there will be a major movement in the

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world currency markets, impacting funds flow to the emerging economies. Our rupee will also appreciate. This issue is being frequently discussed, causing major volatility in the currency market, thereby creating uncertainties in the financial markets world over. The Indian market has seen large inflow of funds, which has been responsible for the bullish trend in the domestic markets. Considering highly uncertainty of this hot money and its impact on our overall economy, the Indian government has also set up a committee under the chairmanship of U. K. Sinha to gauge its impact and form an opinion on its usefulness or other-

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to this, there is widespread anxiety about the crisis spreading to other European countries. Credit rating agencies like Moody’s have issued a warning that they might downgrade Portugal’s debt rating and further cut Greece’s rating to junk status, noting the contagion effect of Greece’s crisis on other Euro Zone members.

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Greece’s Debt Crisis Indian markets, over the past few months, have seen an upward trend but in the last week this trend has been reversed. The impending news on the seriousness of the Greece crisis has shown its major impact on the world markets; this has been visible on our markets also. Although the European Union has come out with a second bailout package, amounting to 750 billion Euros, there is apprehension in the minds of the investors. Can this bailout package contain the Greek debt crisis as a long-term solution? Major investment analysts feel that perhaps this is just another way of delaying the inevitable. In addition

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Rising Commodity prices Rising commodities prices are Indian Public Offer (IPO) fuelling unprecedented inflation in There is a big queue of IPOs lined the country, which is a major cause up. The total expected targeted of concern for the common man. collection figures amount to Inflation in food commodities has approximately Rs 2, 00, 000 crores. resulted in strong nationwide protests Rising commodities prices are including all opposifuelling unprecedented inflation major tion parties, in the country, which is a ma- which even jor cause of concern for the com- brought out a mon man. Inflation in food com- cut motion modities has resulted in strong against the hike in the petroleum nationwide protests including all prices by the major opposition parties. government in the Budget The huge influx of IPOs at a hefty session. This amounted to virtual No premium will suck excess liquidity Confidence Motion against the from the system, which is also a government by a unified opposition. cause of concern for the future. The manner in which the government overcame this crisis raises Current PE for Nifty several questions about the functionThe Nifty is being traded around a ing of some institutions. price earning (PE) of 24, which is very high. The basic thumb rule for Parameters for GDP Valuation an investor is to exit markets One positive factor is that there is a whenever the PE crosses 22 and sit large segment of the Indian on cash, investing in debt instrueconomy which does not form part ments, and buy when the PE falls of GDP calculation. With the below 15. successive improvement in the collection and availability of Mutual Funds statistical data, more and more The month of April has seen the net unaccounted economic activity in the outflow of Rs 1,133 crores from the country will get accounted for in the equity scheme of mutual funds, GDP calculations, e.g. services in the against a net outflow of Rs 196 unorganized sector, many activities crores in the corresponding month in the rural economy and household of the previous year. This is quite domestic activities. high and is contrarian move from Secondly India has a large portion the market expectations. Usually, the unaccounted money forming a month of April witnesses fresh parallel economy. As we move to the inflows in the equity markets regime of low taxation and strong because of a start of new financial audit trail of all business transacyear. tions, the incentive to move from PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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parallel economy to the main frame economy will increase. Further, with the implementation of VAT and the new GST regime, there will be systematic synchronization of all business data. Therefore, gradually all these segments will start forming a part of overall GDP figures. Both the above factors clearly bring out a point that the actual current GDP figure for India does not reflect its true picture. The Indian economy is much larger than what it is being represented at present. As we move ahead, Indian economy figures will show growth automatically. The basic problem in the Indian context is not only of growth but inclusive growth. India has seen widespread corruption throughout the country, at every level. Those in power possessing resources make sure that all benefits are limited to a select few. This rampant manipulation is a fault-line in our economic planning and is a major cause of concern, a recent glaring example being the IPL fiasco, where a who’s who of all sections of the society are involved across party lines. Unless the common people strongly stand against this menace of corruption, nothing much regarding inclusive growth can be achieved in India. Everything is a mere lip service. Our countrymen need to rise to the concept of taxpayer’s money, making every politician and bureaucrat answerable to its misuse.

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|L E G A L | Repatriation of funds in the context of NRIs/PIOs basically refers to the process of converting foreign currency back into the currency used in one’s own country, as PRAVASI TODAY’S legal expert explains

REPATRIATION ** Authorized Dealers can allow remittance/s up to USD 1 million, for bonafide purposes, per calendar year from balances in NRO accounts subject to payment of applicable taxes. The limit of USD 1 million per year includes sale proceeds of immovable properties held by NRIs/ PIO for a period of 10 years. In case a property is sold after being held for less than 10 years, remittance can be made if the sale proceeds have been held by the NRI/PIO for the balance period in eligible investments. Repatriation Procedures Earning money on foreign soil is one of the prime reasons encouraging people to scout abroad opportunities. However, every Non Resident Indian (NRI) feels eager to repatri-

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ate his current income and rupee assets or to acquire it as convertible Forex India. With simplification of repatriation of sale proceeds and rental income, every NRI and person of Indian origin (PIO) making investments in Indian real estate has reasons to smile. The RBI has further delegated powers to authorized dealers of foreign exchange to process the application and effect repatriation. The Indian government has enacted statute setting some directives to facilitate NRI repatriation to India.

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n NRI may acquire immovable property in India other than agricultural/plantation property or a farmhouse out of repatriable and nonrepatriable funds. In respect of such investments NRIs are eligible to repatriate: 1) Sale proceeds of immovable property acquired in India to the extent of repatriable funds used for acquiring the property, without any lock-in period, up to two residential properties. The balance will be repatriable through NRO Account subject to conditions** 2) Refund of (a) application/ earnest money/purchase consideration made by house-building agencies/seller on account of nonallotment of flats/plots and (b) cancellation of booking/deals for purchase of residential/commercial properties, together with interest, net of taxes, provided original payment is made out of NRE/FCNR(B) account/inward remittances. 3) Housing Loan in rupees availed of by NRIs from ADs/ Housing Financial Institutions can be repaid by the close relatives in India of the borrower.

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Current Income RepatriationThis embraces earnings from any business by any NRI as owner, or joint venture in India. All the proceedings involving an investment of any kind including dividends, rent, Mutual Fund distribution from any type of deposit, or properties is permitted for repatriation net of applicable taxes by NRIs to the debit of NRO accounts. This also covers earnings from business in India by a nonresident as proprietor, partner or joint venture. Immovable PropertyThe sale proceedings of the real estate are allowed for repatriation as under:

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Without RBI Approval: NRIs/PIOs are allowed to remit up to US$ 1, 00,000 each year out of the properties they hold in India by way of inheritance and legacies. The limit has been extended to an amount of US$ 1 million. It covers

remittances of proceeds of immovable property in hold or more than 10 years, remittance for education and medical uses.

With RBI Permission: Any NRI holding immovable property in India, who does not match the eligibility criteria, mentioned under clause I require seeking the permission from RBI to repatriate such property’s sale proceeds. Other assets (Without repatriation rights)Proceedings from the sale or realization of NRI assets are permitted for repatriation as under: a) Any deposits with banks/firms/ companies b) Provident Fund/ Superannuation Balance c) Life Insurance Maturity proceeds/claims d) Earnings from the sale of shares and securities e) Other assets or immovable properties NRI repatriation is permitted (Net of tax) only by getting special permission from the RBI on the ground of hardship etc. and subject to conditions as laid under the permission. NRIs/PIOs are permitted to repatriate the funds held in their NRO A/c to: a) Provide education facilities and services to their children, where they can spend up to US$ 30,000 per academic year. b) Meet the medical expenditure abroad of the account holder or his family members up to US$ 1,00,000. As such, the above mentioned

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individual limits has been increased to an overall limit of US$ 1 million, which has been made effective from 13th January 2003 subject to further analyzed by RBI. (The amount can be considered aggregate of remittances of proceeds of immovable property acquired for more than 10 years, proceeds of inherited property, remittance for education and medical purposes).

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INHERITANCE LEGACY OR BEQUESTThe sale proceeds can be allowed for repatriation only under the following conditions:

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Without RBI permission NRIs/PIOs have been given the permission to repatriate the capital in their NRO account up to US$ 1,00,000 per financial year where proceedings from the sale of immovable property held by them for period of not less than 10 years is liable to taxes. The repatriation of sale proceeds is restricted to not more than two such properties and any number of commercial properties bought by NRIs with foreign exchange funds and sold after at least 3 years can be easily repatriated after acquiring general permission for the same from RBI. However, permission from RBI requires to be sought within 90 days of the sale of the property. Further, repatriation of sale proceeds of any immovable property other than agricultural and/or plantation property/farm house by an NRI/PIO is permitted without RBI’s prior approval (including credit to RFC, NRE or FCNR Accounts to repatriate outside India). But, if the suggestions of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) study are to be followed, NRIs could soon get rights to own farmland property.

Sending or receiving the giftsThere is no restriction put on sending and receiving gifts of properties by NRIs. Also, PIOs are allowed to acquire or dispose of gifts from or to a relative without obtaining any permission from the RBI. 100 percent Repatriation: A reason to rejoice The Government of India has recently allowed 100 percent repatriations. This has been a reason to rejoice and has encouraged NRIs to invest in India. Now, NRIs proceeds can be repatriated provided the amount does not exceed either the amount paid for acquiring the immovable property in foreign exchange received from overseas or the amount paid from the FCNR account. The same applies for the foreign currency equivalent of the amount paid from the funds held in NRE account for acquisition of the property.

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The T-20 WORLD CUP FIASCO Even as the overpaid, non-performing pampered cricketing brats of Team India dish out another shoddy show, murky skeletons are tumbling out of the cricket establishment’s board. A PRAVASI TODAY analysis

importantly about the credentials of men who are in-charge of controlling the game. The IPL also has come under scrutiny for its effect on the mental make-up of the players. Being a 20-over game, it was expected that the Indian cricket team would perform better than the rest of the competition, but to everyone’s dismay, all such hopes

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have rudely punctured. The zeal, enthusiasm and the competitive spirit that was overflowing among the players during the league matches was conspicuous by its absence in the World Cup. For instance, Yuvraj Singh’s performance was abysmal in both the tournaments and in addition, his body language was so pathetic that it

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back and Indian players in the Gambhir and nearly pulled T20 World Cup put Harbhajan Singh! All off a victory up a pathetic show. It these will have against is of vital importance to be given Australia. One to find out now the serious obvious factor reason – or reasons consideration by the BCCI appears to be – behind this and arofficials who the unreal rive at solutions, be- simply use the amount of fore the very fabric game to keep money splurging of the game is de- making money. One around in the stroyed BCCI official, IPL. Players who shall may be ready remain nameless, was heard saying to give their 100% to earn the mega that the Indian team’s performance bucks from the IPL, their perforcannot be blamed on the IPL. How mance for their country be damned. does he know? He can’t even That is precisely what seems to be pronounce cricket properly. If the happening. It hurts to even imagine, game of cricket has to survive the they are so greedy for the big bucks crises it is going through at present, from the IPL that they don’t even somebody has to ensure that right take pride in playing for their people are chosen to run the game. country anymore. If that is true, The current board members are then the IPL cannot be forgiven for certainly not the ones. its role. The instant stardom We need people who love the bestowed upon some players game for what it is and not use it for through their involvement in the their own vested interests. The league could be the worst thing that selectors should only be interested in happened to them. It is cricket and picking the best available team based its lovers who have brought players on the current form and fitness and fame and fortune and it can just as not be influenced by other outside easily be taken away from them if they fail to perform on the field. It is and irrelevant factors. Cricketers should not be allowed to get bigger for the best if everyone sticks to than the game. Only then can cricket one’s own specialty. The old adage thrive and provide thrill and that banks don’t sell beer and the entertainment that the lovers of the bars don’t cash cheques keeps game expect from it. everyone happy!! The other big pitfall of the IPL seems to be the lack of team spirit in the Indian team. It is a bit difficult to gel together so soon after they have been playing against each other for six weeks. Dhoni looked to be in better harmony with Muralitharan and Matthew Hayden than Gautam K. K. SRIVASTAVA

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not only adversely affected his team mates but also the spectators. It was difficult to work out the reason for his indifference as he was the same player who set alight the inaugural world cup by hitting 6 sixes in an over. It was quite obvious that there had to be reasons for his behaviour on the field other than mere lack of form. However, to be fair to him the other players were not far behind him in pathetic showing. They just did not seem to be interested in performing to their potential. It is of vital importance to find out now the reason – or reasons – behind this and arrive at solutions, before the very fabric of the game is destroyed. At the same time, one can look at the performance of Australia and England, which ultimately won its first-ever cricketing championship. Most of their players were proud to play for their country and it was heart-warming to see the effort they had put in to reach the finals. Even Pakistan, with all their troubles both on and off the field, did not look

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PURPOSE LEADS TO PURPOSE

The whole background of this splendid work makes a strong case for a Hinduism in sync modern science and humanism

Name of the Book: Reforming Vaishno Devi and a case for Reformed, Reawakened and Enlightened Hinduism Writer: Jagmohan Publisher: Rupa & Co. Pages: 305 Price: 395/-

Jagmohan, is this srikingly original work, tells us how he carried out the management and other reforms concerning the famous shrine of Vaishno Devi and what tremendous benefits - social, economic and cultural - have flowed from it. In the process, he takes the readers to the stark reality of Indian Society and points how seriously India is affected with near fatal diseases and how badly is she in need of a ‘root and branch’ treatment. With rare insight, vast practical experience and dispassionate study of history, the author examines a number of key questions. The writer

says that the myths, symbols, rituals and tables have always played a significant role in explaining the basic ideas, ideals and concepts of Hinduism. They should not be taken as beliefs in themselves. The true and fundamental beliefs of Hinduism revolve around the recognition of the cosmic force in which all elements of existence, including the life of an individual human being, are inextricably enmeshed. The shrine of Vaishno Devi has a special attraction for Hindus. Hindus through shakti sect believe that the divine power that permeates the universe is female and manifests itself as Divine Mother. They reckon that at Vaishno Devi Shrine, the mother shows her most gentle, benign, kind and compassionate face. The cult of Shakti is nothing but feminisation of Vedanta which constitutes the core of Hinduism. At their roots, Shakti of mother Goddess and Brahma of Vedanta are one and the same. The Shakti cult has been mistaken as a cult of force. Shakti is not a votary of force; whatever element of force has been woven in its fabric exists only for preservation and protection of the moral order and for ensuring the overall well-being of humanity at large. It accords with the basic principles of both Vedanta and Science. It belives in cosmic power just as Vedanta belives in cosmic intelligence and science in cosmic energy. After explaining the specific importance of Vaishno Devi in Indian culture, Jagmohan explains his courses of action he adopted to reform Vaishno Devi. It became possible for him to do so because he was determined to present to the people the nobler, purer and more radiant face of power. Jagmohan took the opportunity to reform Vaishno Devi to show how the government should function in a poor and developing country, how a person, inspired by a higher purpose, could serve as a model administrator, how stagnant pools of our society could be churned. The writer has showed how he strengthened his credentials with the people of all faiths and all regions. The whole background of the splendid work for Vaishno Devi and the overwhelming response of the people makes a strong case for a reformed, reawakened and enlightened Hinduism - a Hinduism which is in perfect harmony with the fundamental forces of modern science and modern humanism and would lead to the emergence of a new Hindu and a true human being. As a writer, too, Jagmohan is successful in telling the grand story of the magnamanous task of reforming Vaishno Devi and proposing an integrated model of spiritual and civilisational growth. This writing, as simple as his personality and as simple as a life proposed by a true Hinduism, is able to build up the wholesome body of the subject and to penetrate into the soul of the reader.

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SIR MOTA SINGH FETED WITH PRIDE OF SIKH COMMUNITY AWARD Owing to his services to the administration of justice in United Kingdom, the Queen bestowed the Pride of Sikh Community Award on Sir Mota Singh. He is well known as the first turbaned judge in the country whose judgement has never been challenged in the higher courts. The award was presented to him by Rami Ranger, MBE, President of the British Sikh Association at a function organised to celebrate Vaisakhi at South Ruislip. Within a short tenure, Singh was appointed a Deputy Judge, Queen’s Counsel, a Recorder of the Crown Courts and a Circuit Judge.

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Rao S Anumolu has been presented the Ellis Island Medal of Honour - the highest American civilian award for immigrants – for his contribution towards the betterment of the nation. Andhra Pradesh born Anumolu is the CEO of ASR International Corporation, an organisation which has been cited in the Congressional citation for its judicious technology and system put up in the airports, waterways, railroads and highway for security purposes. In 2003, he was appraised by the US Congress for the contribution made by him and his organisation ASR International Corporation towards homeland security in the country.

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ANUMOLU AWARDED WITH HIGHEST US CIVILIAN HONOUR FOR IMMIGRANTS

WAITER-TURNED-ENTREPRENEUR TO BE HONOURED BY GLASGOW VARSITY Charan Gill, a NRI entrepreneur who owns a chain of restaurants in Glasgow will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Glasgow for his contribution to the city. “He reinforces the positive contribution that ethnic minorities have made to Glasgow’s economy”, said Graham Caie, Vice Principal of the University of Glasgow about Gill. Starting his career in the Yarrow’s shipbuilder’s yard in 1963, he became a waiter in a restaurant afterwards. After buying a share in the company, he started acquiring a string of restaurants. With the count reaching 17, he sold all the restaurants in 2005 for 17 million pounds to try his luck in the field of property development and investment.

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INDO-CANADIAN LAWYER HONOURED Famed Indo-Canadian human rights and immigration lawyer Shan Padda was recognised with an honour for his outstanding contributions in the field of human rights. The award was presented to him by Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India, Preneet Kaur, in an event organised by Banda Bahadur Foundation. “Shan Padda is a tireless worker of the Punjabi culture and human rights and we are proud that he is getting honoured,” J S Dhaliwal, President of Banda Bahadur Foundation said. Padda was awarded for his human rights work with SAHRA (South Asian for Human Rights Association) as well as his contributions towards the advancement of establishing a World Punjabi centre in Toronto, Canada. PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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The Vedanta is Beyond the Scope of Colonial Historians

MANOJ SRIVASTAVA

There is ample scope to say that Goswami Tulsidas’ treatment of Lord Ram is indeed special. Tulsidas makes no secret of his reverence and worship for Ram, extolling Him as One worshipped even by Vedanta and attainable only through the

deepest unfathomable devotion emanating from, and governed by the metaphysical realm. To modern-day historians and self-proclaimed ‘intellectuals’, this seems to qualify as a ‘temerity’ of sorts. There is no doubt that like the Vedas, Bhagwan Ram can be attained only through the sublime path of the heart, and not through cold logic or contrived arguments and debates, which are the product of a psychologically subverted human brain. We must of course, be thankful that there were no “super-intellectuals” like Romila Thapar and Amartya Sen and others of their ilk during Goswami Tulsidas’ time. The attitude of Western colonialists can be easily understood – A national cultheir agenda had an unwavering aim – ture under colothe total subjugation of conquered nial domination peoples and their cultures through is a contested unrelenting cultural conquest too, so that their political and military triumphs culture whose could be permanently cemented. The destruction is none-too subtle assaults upon our social, sought in syscivilisational and cultural life and the tematic fashion. deliberate falsification of our indigenous wisdom and knowledge have been The none-too undertaken on a gigantic scale and with subtle assaults missionary zeal. Nowhere has this been upon our social, more evident than in Western colonial civilisational and instigated distortion of our scriptures cultural life and and mantras. While we can understand the real intent of the imperial rulers of the deliberate falyesteryear, we are simply disgusted at the sification of our attitude of their Indian counterparts, indigenous wiswho are no lesser zealots when it comes dom and knowlto covertly carrying on the “left-over” agenda of their imperial masters. But it edge have been could not have been otherwise. It would undertaken on a be futile to expect those who imposed an gig antic scale inequitable and blatantly tax-regime to and with misdestroy India’s economy, once the world’s richest, to remain idle when it came to sionary zeal

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The Vedas and Vedanta, which form the basis of India’s spiritual thought, culture and her very being, are far beyond the comprehension of historians and intellectuals, whose minds trained in the West can produce only divisive agendas

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matters civilisational. Indeed, Frantz Fenon has put it succinctly: “A national culture under colonial domination is a contested culture whose destruction is sought in systematic fashion (Wretched of the Earth).” It is difficult to point out even a single nation enslaved by European colonial powers, whose original culture and civilization escaped being so targeted. European colonial rulers (and their later on, ideological descendants in this country) spared no effort to uproot the grassroots administration of true representative institutions in India. It was futile, therefore, to expect them to even understand the age-old importance of Vedic councils and rural committees, let alone encourage them. The syndrome that affects many of supposedly Indian historians and intellectuals can be aptly termed the “Stockholm Syndrome”, which is a direct hangover of more than two centuries of European colonial rule. While the European historian – more often than not goaded by evangelical messianic conviction – was stricken by the disease of justifying anything and everything that his kinsmen did in the name of “civilizing” the natives of Asia and Africa, his Indian counterparts have all along exhibited the selfflagellating tendency of ostentatiously worshipping the very people who oppressed them, and continue to do so. Ironically, in India, the most powerful refutation of this European imperial distortion of our Vedic history and heritage came not from professional historians, but from illustrious spiritual leaders like Maharshi Dayanand, Swami Vivekanand and Maharshi Aurobindo, whose own Vedic learning and thought were dynamic and proactive. No wonder they went on to become makers of history and not mere historians. Opposition to the colonial distortion spree, though, was not limited to illustrious leaders. For instance, in Algeria, it were the indigenous narrators of folk stories (a powerful enough community by itself) who took on the onerous responsibility of safeguarding their ancient heritage from colonial assault. So powerful was their movement that in 1955, the then colonial regime had to arrest many native storytellers. Algeria’s storytellers upheld the tradition of narrative transmitted through generations, much like our own Vedas based on the shruti-smruti tradition. The 19th century, which saw an Indian renaissance, owed its reawakening to the Vedas, which became the basis of inspiration for genuine freedom fighters. All talk of consigning culture to cold storage to make way for political development failed miserably during that period. Swami Vivekanand put it so aptly: “The Vedas are not inspired, but expired, not that they came from anywhere outside, but they are the eternal laws living in every soul.” Briefly, this was the politico-cultural phenomenon of the 19th century, when the message of the Vedas was imbibed not through books and

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The Vedas can be grasped only through the sublime path of the heart, and not through cold logic or contrived arguments and debates, which are the product of a psychologically committed human brain

sermons, but through the truly exemplary lives of both spiritual and political leaders. The Europeantrained historian spent his time in “deciphering” the Vedas, but their real message permeated the very beings of their true devotees and followers. The Vedas are the not only the beginning of spiritual knowledge, but also its ultimate purpose, which in essence is the ■ path of Vedanta.

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Indian Kids in US Capital to Pursue the Craft of Moviemaking

A FILM SCHOOL WITH A DIFFERENCE GULSHAN MADHUR

film that elicited unanimous applause and warm appreciation from film aficionados in the Washington area. The film had been shown earlier at the Pravasi Film Festival in New Delhi in January 2010, itself a freshly launched annual event, and scored a near win, marginally losing to The Flying Sikhs, an intensively researched saga of the Sikhs in the Indian Air Force. The audience at this very first screening held at the School’s cultural

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am writing these lines after returning from a screening of Nasreen Munni Kabir’s superior documentary Bismillah of Banaras, which brings the shehnai maestro’s music and his unique personality into sharp focus with close shots of him playing his beloved instrument and reminiscing about his musical journey. The newly launched IIS (India International School) Filmcraft Institute in the US capital area began its monthly screening schedule with this heart-warming

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centre under its IIS Film Club programme was a fascinating mix, comprising music lovers (understandable in light of the fact that the film is about the great shehnai legend), area stage actors, film fans and avid culture enthusiasts whose presence at South Asian events in the area can always be counted on. There was a lively discussion on the content as well as the technique used to bring out the extra-ordinary persona of the late Khan Sahib whose music has been widely listened to. But few have more than

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The school is also planning to imagined, inquiries have been a passing knowledge of the man experiment with producing low-cost pouring in about the acting course. himself who would not leave short features and documentaries as Not surprising, given the fact that Banaras to settle elsewhere, not the student-faculty joint projects. the so-called Bollywood has caught least because of his daily, sometimes In short, the institute aspires to the imagination of youngsters of three times a day, dips into his nothing short of going the whole Indian origin in no insignificant way. hometown river. He would not live hog, as has been its wont throughout. And so, the institute has planned anywhere where there is no Gangaji. Apart from its academic curriculum, beginners’ and advanced courses in The Film Club is just one element India International School of the ambitious agenda has for years been educatthat the school has set afloat for itself. (I must The Film Club is just one ele- ing children in Indian reveal here in the interest ment of the ambitious agenda music and dance – both traditional and modern, of full disclosure that I that the school has set afloat offering students a window happen to be on the for itself. The school has forged on their cultural heritage. executive committee of the IIS Filmcraft Instia partnership with Pravasi One of its star students, tute). The school has Today, which held the first Nikitasha Marwaha awed and dazzled TV audiences forged a partnership with Pravasi Film Festival in Decem- in India for weeks recently Pravasi Today, which held ber last year as a high-achieving the first Pravasi Film participant in the Zee TV Festival in December last dance reality show ‘Dance India acting, including dancing, voice year. The Festival, featuring films Dance’. culture and related subjects. made by Indian expats abroad, was In including film as an important The IISFI has already been in warmly received and widely apprecisubject for its students, the school is contact with several veterans with ated. IISFS plans to hold a mini furthering its goal of providing the Pravasi Fim Festival after the original formidable experience in different younger generation of Indian areas of filmmaking, including event in New Delhi every year. The immigrants with another set of tools some well-known names, and idea is to select the choicest films to hone their creativity, an added and classes have been scheduled to from the big gala organized by powerful means of self-expression, a begin this coming fall. Pravasi Today and host its own fancy chance for hands-on learning of an fete in the Washington area, thus ever-evolving craft. bringing the US capital into a It is not out of the blue that the triangular fold with New Delhi and prominent Washington area instituLondon, which will be another venue tion has come to pursue the ambifor the Pravasi Film Festival begintious agenda of film instruction and ning next year. promotion activities. The school has As the title ‘IIS Filmcraft Instinurtured the idea of making film tute’ suggests, one of the most instruction a part of its educational significant components of this activities for years, until things ambitious project is according the seemed to come together during the film aspirants of the area a chance to recent months. And from the learn the basics of the art and craft apparent resolve of the organizers of filmmaking. The school plans to and matching enthusiasm of the provide instruction in cinematograwould-be students, things look phy, lighting, editing, set design, destined to move only in one make-up and sound editing, among direction – ahead. other aspects of the craft. As can be ■ 45 çoklh VqMs | twu

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The film created lot of pre-release buzz, with gossip of Hrithik’s marriage being on the rocks, but the so-called chemistry fails to do much for the movie, finds SHAILY LAMBA

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the love of his life, Natasha (Barbara Mori). A woman, engaged to another man, but surely destined for J. This greedy man one day lands a big opportunity in the form of his dance student Gina (Kangana Ranaut), daughter of a gambling mafia don Bob (Kabir Bedi). He strikes them by winning a dance competition with Gina as his partner, and sneaks into the magnificent family. There he bumps into Linda aka Natasha, one of his eleven green card wives, who is all set to get married to Gina’s brother Tony (Nicholas Brown) soon. Like him, she is also after money. J saves Linda from Tony’s brutality and they run away, even as the gun-toting Tony and his family begin a ruthless hunt for the two. On the run from the mobsters and the cops, J and Natasha embark their journey of cat and mouse amidst discovering love for each other. Kites could’ve achieved cult status, which was anticipated, but its script relies too heavily on clichés and formulaic stuff, which reveals that things are not in place, making the story

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ou expect something spectacular – and why not? It’s Hrithik Roshan, Anurag Basu, Rakesh Roshan and many more we are talking about, but nowadays, it seems that Bollywood is struck with a curse or jinx, as all big ventures are having a pretty rough time at the box office. Unfortunately, the same goes for Kites. A wounded man is left for dead in the heat of the desert sun that’s J (Hrithik Roshan), once a streetsmart, carefree, young guy and now a wanted man. The only thing that keeps him alive is the quest to find

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Name: Kites Director: Anurag Basu Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Kangana Ranaut, Barbara Mori, Nicholas Brown, Kabir Bedi Rating : ** ½

predictable. Kites has style and visuals, and Hrithik Roshan as its trump cards, but its content leaves a lot to be desired. On the up side, the lead pair looks good together. Ayananka Bose’s camerawork is brilliant, giving the movie an international appeal. The action sequences are slick and sound design is effective. The editing is mostly crunchy. Hrithik’s dance number would undoubtedly mesmerize you to the point that you can ignore Kangana Ranaut’s sincere efforts to match his histrionics. She comes, shakes a leg or two and leaves without being missed. The film created lot of prerelease buzz, with gossip of Hrithik’s marriage being on the rocks, but the so-called chemistry fails to do much for the movie. Barbara, though not phenomenally breathtaking, can certainly make you believe in her broken English. The one word that goes for Nicholas Brown, as the essential villain is ‘superb’. Kabir Bedi plays the churlish casino owner with a dash of sophistication. Kites can yet fly to territories yet unexplored by Bollywood. Catch it if you must. ■

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ALMORA:

A Town Of Himalayan Peaks And Green River Valleys Beyond which exist the Trishul and Nandadevi peaks in the great Himalayan mountain ranges of Uttaranchal, surrounded by a fertile terraced valley and enveloped by four hills, Almora is described as the cultural seat of Kumaon by Debashis Bose, a nature lover and a travelogue writer

and a tourist writes about Almora in his travelogue: “It is one of the popular hill stations of Uttarakhand, altitude is 1650m. It is also the cultural seat of Kumaon, in the midst of nature, misty mountains, green valleys, fruit-laden orchards and innumerable temples. Also to be seen here is a collection centre of Kumaon’s art and culture, the State Museum, Almora’s main temple of Nanda Devi, the Ashram of Anandamoyee Maa, the Simitola picnic spot, Kalimath, the Deer Park, etc.” The main avenue in Almora is the Mall dotted with small restaurants and hotels. Its buildings and monuments present an amalgam of European and local styles of

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he picturesque hill station Almora, in Uttaranchal, is a fine blend of mountain beauty and green river valley scenery. Its thickly wooded forests, gushing rivers, crystal lakes, quaint cottages and sanctified spots with ancient cultural influences attract visitors and entice them to come again and feel nature through their heart and soul. Almora is believed to be the abode of Lord Vishnu, the Preserver of the Universe. Since 1560, when Raja Kalyan Chand of Kumaon made it his capital, it has been gaining name and fame as an historical place. Almora is surrounded by a fertile terraced valley and enveloped by four ranges of hills –Banari Devi, Shyahi Devi, Kasan Devi and Katarmal. This five kilometre long, horse-shoe shaped comely town is a relief of snow-clad mountains, rapidly flowing waters and placid lakes, beyond which exist the Trishul and Nandadevi peaks in the great Himalayan mountain ranges. Debashis Bose, 72, a nature lover

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architecture. The main Clock Tower erected in 1886 by an Indian but built by a British engineer, shows a strange variance of styles. Almora’s Shiva Temple is dedicated to the Destroyer of the Universe according to Hindu tradition. In its antechamber lies the Temple of Nanda Devi. The Almora Fort provides a bird’s eye view of the town and its environs. After independence, the Fort was converted into a Collectorate. Adjacent to the Collectorate lies an array of small temples and Fort Nanda Devi. Almora’s Tamta Mohalla is really a house of traditional arts, known for copperwares, tweeds and shawls. Kausani, 50 km from Almora, offers a beautiful excursion with a breathtaking view and is popularised as the ‘Switzerland of India’. Other places of tourist interest in Almora include the Bright End Corner’s unforgettable sunset, the Chitai Temple, Kasar Devi, Lal Bazaar, Martola, Kalimath, the State Museum, Simtola, the Katarmal Sun Temple, Binsar, and the Gannath temple. RAMESH KUMAR SHARMA

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ART WORKS OF TAGORE TO BE AUCTIONED AT SOTHEBY’S With the whole world celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of eminent Indian Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, 12 art compositions of Tagore will go under hammer at Sotheby’s in London this June. All the untitled art work belongs to London-based Dartington Hall Trust. Speaking about the importance of the auction, a Sotheby’s official said: “The rarity and the distinguished provenance of the 12 Tagore paintings - in addition to the fact that they have never appeared in the open market before – makes their auction debut a once in a generation opportunity for collectors in the field.” According to reports, the pre-sale combined estimates of the works have been marked at approximately £250,000.

ZAKIR HUSSAIN SPELLBOUNDS AUDIENCE IN HIS ONLY AUSTRALIAN APPEARANCE

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Time flew away as quickly as it came during the two-hour long captivating and enthralling performance by a trio featuring the ‘west’ and the ‘east’. In the Australian premier of Sangam, organised by The Melbourne International Jazz Festival, table maestro Zakir Hussain, accompanied by American jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd and drummer Eric Harland left thousands of music aficionados transported to a different world of symphony. In between, he also attracted the attention of the audience when he sang along with the beats of his tabla at the concert. The jam packed Melbourne Town Hall gave a ten-minute long standing ovation to the trio after the completion of their performance.

MUSLIM CULTURES OF BOLLYWOOD SHOWCASED IN NEW YORK

A film festival celebrating and exploring the rich influence of Muslim cultural and social traditions on the Indian film industry, Bollywood was showcased in the Film City of Lincoln Centre, New York past month. ‘Social Dramas and Shimmering Spectacles: Muslim Cultures of Bombay Cinema’, curated by Ira Bhaskar and Richard Allen, presented films from 1930s to the present. Some of the films shown during the festival included Chaudvin Ka Chand, Garm Hawa, Mughale-Azam, Umrao Jaan, Fiza and Jodhaa Akbar. “This beautifully curated series offers a fresh and fascinating perspective into that treasure chest that is the Bombay cinema,” says Richard Pena, programme director.

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CHEQUES AND BALANCES Ms. Jyotika Kalra, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India has written a book on Negotiable Instruments Act with special emphasis on dishonouring of Cheques "Recovery through Complaints". An endeavour has been made through the book to elucidate the penal provisions in the light of the statutory amendments and the judicial pronouncements. The book was released by Mr. Justice Mool Chand Garg, Judge Delhi High Court at a function held at Plenary Hall of Indian Law Institute. The book is a user friendly hand book which would serves as a reliable guide and companion to the litigants and the practitioners. PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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[kkM+h ns'kksa ls ysdj if'pe ds fodflr ns'kksa esa Hkh Hkkjrh; is'ksoj dkuwuh vkSj xSjdkuwuh nksuksa rjhdksa ls jksds x, gSaA jkstxkj ds çfr fodflr ns'kksa dk laj{k.koknh utfj;k c<+k gSA oksV cSad dh jktuhfr us mUgsa etcwj fd;k gS fd os vius yksxksa ds fy, jkstxkj dh O;oLFkk igys djsaA vthr f}osnh

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dh lksp dSls cnyh gSA fiNys djhc ikap lky ls çoklh Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa ds ckjs esa tks [kcjsa lcls T;knk gkbZykbV gqbZ gSa os D;k gSa\ T;knkrj [kcjsa Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa ij uLyh geys vkSj mUgsa vius ns'k esa vkus ls jksdus dh gSA vesfjdk vkSj ;wjksi ds T;knkrj ns'kksa us vius ohtk fu;eksa dks l[r cuk;k gSA yxHkx ;gh fLFkfr is'ksojksa dh gSA [kkM+h ns'kksa ls ysdj if'pe ds fodflr ns'kksa esa Hkh Hkkjrh; is'ksoj dkuwuh vkSj xSjdkuwuh nksuksa rjhdks ls jksds x, gSaA jkstxkj ds çfr fodflr ns'kksa dk laj{k.koknh utfj;k c<+k gSA oksV cSad dh jktuhfr us mUgsa etcwj fd;k gS fd os vius yksxksa ds fy, jkstxkj dh O;oLFkk igys djsaA bl cnyko ds dkj.k eq[; :i ls pkj rjg dh

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Nys ,d n'kd esa fons'k tkus okys Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dh dgkuh cnyh gSA ,d n'kd igys Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dh dgkuh if'pe ds ns'kksa esa lapkj Økafr dks xfr nsus okys dSVsfyLV ds :i esa vkxs c<+h FkhA lkjh nqfu;k mUgsa lEeku Hkjh yypkbZ utjksa ls ns[krh FkhA vesfjdk ls ysdj yxHkx iwjs ;wjksi vkSj lqnwj iwoZ ds vkLVªsfy;k rd dks mudh t:jr FkhA Hkkjrh; Nk= vkSj is'ksoj muds vkfFkZd fodkl esa lgk;d cu jgs FksA ysfdu fiNys ,d n'kd esa ;g utfj;k cny x;k gSA Hkkjrh; is'ksojksa vkSj Nk=ksa nksuksa ds çfr ;g utfj;k cnyk gSA Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dk utfj;k Hkh cnyk gS] ysfdu lcls igys ;g ns[kuk t:jh gS fd nqfu;k

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Hkkjrh; Nk= f'k{kk vkSj ubZ phtksa dks LFkkfir fd;k gSA blesa ,d [kcjsa fiNys n'kd esa [kwc lquus dks feyhA jkstxkj nksuksa gh {ks=ksa esa vge çLFkkiuk if'peh f'k{kk ds egRo dh ,d] fczVsu esa Hkkjrh; MkWDVjksa dh csjkstxkjh] nks] Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa vkSj is'ksojksa pqukSrh cu jgs gSaA bl gSA pwafd fodkl dh ekStwnk vo/kkj.kk ds dsUæ ij uLyh geys] rhu] fodflr ns'kksa dk pqukSrh dks jksdus dh esa if'pe ds ns'k vkSj muds }kjk nh tkus laj{k.koknh utfj;k vkSj pkj] ohtk fu;eksa gjlaHko dksf'k'k gksxh okyh lsok,a gSaA blfy, ogka dh f'k{kk dk egRo vuko';d :i ls c<+k gSA ;g ekuk esa l[rhA vkS j gks jgh gS A x;k gS fd vxj fodkl dh ekStwnk bu [kcjksa dh jks'kuh esa gesa Hkkjrh; vFkZO;oLFkk ds lkFk dnerky djuk gS rks if'peh f'k{kk Nk=ksa ds cnyrs ifjn`'; vkSj muds cnyrs utfj, dk vkdyu vko';d gSA bl otg ls if'peh f'k{kk ds çfr nqfu;k Hkj ds djuk pkfg,A cnyrs utfj, dk vkdyu djus ds nks igyw Nk=ksa dk :>ku c<+k gSA ,slk ugha gS fd flQZ Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dh gksaxsA igyk] tks Åij crk;k x;k] ;kuh Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa ds çfr ykylk c<+h gSA phu] dksfj;k ls ysdj nf{k.k ,f'k;k ds reke nqfu;k ds ns'kksa dk utfj;k D;k gS vkSj nwljk] Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dk ns'kksa ds Nk= if'peh f'k{kk ds eksg esa Qals gSaA if'peh f'k{kk ds fons'kh f'k{kk vkSj fons'kh fMxzh ds çfr D;k utfj;k gS vkSj gky çfr c<+rs :>ku us if'peh ns'kksa dks etcwj fd;k gS fd os ds cnyko bls fdl rjg ls çHkkfor djrs gSaA ckr dh 'kq#vkr vius ohtk fu;eksa dks l[r cuk dj Nk=ksa dk vkuk de djsaA vkLVªsfy;k esa fd, x, cnyko ls djuk pkfg,A vkLVªsfy;k esa Nk=ksa ds cnyrs ilZisfDVo dks le>us ds fy, dqN vkSj f'k{kk foHkkx us tks u, fu;e cuk, gSa] muds eqrkfcd vc phtksa ij utj Mkyus dh t:jr gSA ubZ lnh ds igys n'kd ds ogka dSVfjax] gs;j dfVax] lks'ky oDlZ vkfn esa fons'kh Nk=ksa dks vkf[kjh ikap lkyksa esa dbZ phtsa cnyh gSaA ,d cM+k cnyko nkf[kyk ugha feysxkA bl u, fu;e ls vkLVªsfy;k esa nkf[kyk fMLVsal yfuZax ds dkj.k vk;k gSA nqfu;k dh dbZ cM+h f'k{k.k ysus okys Nk=ksa dh la[;k esa 30 Qhlnh rd dh deh vkus dh laLFkkuksa us viuh vkWWuykbu yfuZax vkSj vkWWuykbu fMxzh dk laHkkouk gSA vkLVªsfy;kbZ ljdkj dks yxk fd vxj bu dkslZst dkslZ 'kq: fd;k gSA ;g 'kq#vkr Hkh if'peh f'k{kk ds çfr c<+h esa nkf[kyk jksd fn;k tk,xk] rks bu lsDVlZ esa vius yksxksa dks :fp ds dkj.k gh gSA if'pe ds f'k{k.k laLFkkuksa ds fy, ckgj T;knk jkstxkj fnyk;k tk ldsxkA fons'k esa f'k{kk gkfly dj ls vkus okys Nk= ges'kk jktLo dk cM+k lzksr jgs gSaA blfy, os ogha jkstxkj gkfly dj ysus dh ea'kk ls gh T;knkrj Nk= drbZ ;g ugha pkgrs fd Nk=ksa dh la[;k de gks] ysfdu fons'k tkrs gSaA ysfdu mUgsa vc blls jksdk tk jgk gSA ljdkjksa dh viuh eqf'dysa gSaA bl eqf'dy dk lek/kku vkLVªsfy;k us 'kq#vkr dh gSA /khjs&/khjs nqfu;k ds nwljs ns'k Hkh f'k{k.k laLFkkuksa us ;g fudkyk fd mUgksaus vkWWuykbu fMxzh nsus bls viuk,axsA njvly Hkkjrh; Nk= f'k{kk vkSj jkstxkj nksuksa dh nqdku [kksy yhA blls Hkkjrh; Nk= ?kj cSBs fons'kh fMxzh gh {ks=ksa esa pqukSrh cu jgs gSaA bl pqukSrh dks jksdus dh gjlaHko gkfly djus esa l{ke gq, gSaA mPp f'k{kk ds {ks= esa ;g ,d dksf'k'k gksxh vkSj gks jgh gSA ;g pqukSrh rc [kRe gksxh] tc ysoy Iysbax QhYM gksA ;g eSlst gks fd ge viuh csjkstxkjh ;k viuh etcwfj;ksa ds pyrs fons'k ugha tk jgs gSa] rHkh utfj;k cnysxkA blds fy, t:jh gS fd vius ;gka gkykr cnysaA f'k{kk vkSj vFkZO;oLFkk esa bl rjg dk lq/kkj gks fd gekjs Nk= vkSj is'ksoj fons'k u tk,a] cfYd fons'kh Nk= vkSj is'ksoj gekjs ;gka vk,aA njvly MCY;qVhvks dh ns[kjs[k esa fodkl dh tks çfØ;k 'kq: gqbZ gS] mlus dbZ PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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tks vc fons'kksa esa i<+us tk jgs gSa] os ijaijkxr dkslZ NksM+ jgs gSaA dqN le; igys rd Hkkjrh; Nk= flQZ bathfu;fjax vkSj esfMdy ;k çca/ku dh fMxzh ysus ds fy, fons'k tkrs FksA ysfdu vc ;g lksp cnyh gSA dqN gh le; igys ;w,l dkSafly vkWWQ xzstq,V LdwYl us viuh fjiksVZ nh gS] ftlesa mlus crk;k gS fd bathfu;fjax dkslZ esa nkf[kyk ysus okys fons'kh Nk=ksa dh la[;k esa lkr Qhlnh vkSj çca/ku esa nkf[kyk ysus okyksa dh la[;k esa vkB Qhlnh dh fxjkoV vkbZ gSA bl fjiksVZ esa ;g Hkh dgk gS fd fons'k ls vkusokys Nk=ksa dh la[;k Hkh de gqbZ gSA bl fjiksVZ ds eqrkfcd phu ls vesfjdk tkus okys Nk=ksa dh la[;k esa 13 Qhlnh vkSj Hkkjr ls tkus okys Nk=ksa esa ukS Qhlnh dh fxjkoV vkbZ gSA bl fjiksVZ ls tkfgj gS fd Nk=ksa dk :>ku cnyk gSA Hkkjrh; Nk= Økafrdkjh cnyko gSA ysfdu bldk nwljk i{k dqN fujk'k bathfu;j] eSustj ;k MkWDVj cuus dh ctk; rRdky jkstxkj djus okyk gSA vkf[kj ;g fMxzh ysdj Hkkjrh; Nk= tks is'ksoj fnykus okys dkslZ dh vksj vkdf"kZr gq, gSaA vkLVªsfy;k }kjk cus gSa] os dgka jkstxkj gkfly djsaxs\ vxj os fMLVsal yfuZax gs;j dfVax] dSVfjax vkfn ds dkslZ ij ikcanh yxkuk bl ckr dh fMxzh ysdj fons'k tkrs gSa rks mUgsa ogka ds LFkkuh; Nk=ksa ds dk ladsr gSA Hkkjrh; Nk= 'kkVZ VeZ dkslZ djds jkstxkj gkfly vykok ogka tkdj f'k{kk ysdj vius tSls fons'kh Nk=ksa ls Hkh djus ;k Lojkstxkj dh laHkkouk,a Hkh ryk'k jgs gSaA rHkh çfrLi/kkZ djuh gksxhA if'peh ns'kksa esa Hkkjrh; is'ksojksa ds eqdkcys Hkkjrh; m|fe;ksa f'k{kk ds bl cnyrs ifjn`'; ,d igyw Hkkjr ds ekuo dh la[;k esa c<+ksrjh gks jgh gSA ;g c<+ksrjh vHkh /kheh gS] lalk/ku fodkl ea=h dfiy flCcy }kjk gky esa is'k fd;k ysfdu vkus okys fnuksa esa blesa cnyko vk,xkA vkus okys x;k QkWjsu ;wfuoflZVh fcy gSA flCcy us fons'kh fo'ofo|ky;ksa fnuksa esa T;knk ls T;knk Hkkjrh; Nk= 'kkVZ VeZ dkslZ vkSj dks Hkkjr esa viuk dSail [kksyus] ;gka ds f'k{kdksa dks cgky Lojkstxkj dh vksj mUeq[k gksaxsA ysfdu ;g bl ckr ij Hkh djus vkSj ;gka ds Nk=ksa ds fons'kh fMxzh nsus dk çko/kku djus fuHkZj djsxk fd if'pe ds fodflr ns'kksa dh ljdkjsa ckgj ls okyk ;g fcy foi{kh nyksa ds Hkkjh gaxkes ds chp is'k fd;kA vkus okys Nk=ksa ds çfr D;k utfj;k j[krh gSaA Hkkjr dh foi{kh ikfVZ;ksa dk ekuuk gS fd blls ;gka dk ysoy dkslZ ds vykok ,d cM+k cnyko ns'kksa ds pquko esa Hkh gks Iysbax QhYM cnysxkA fons'kh fo'ofo|ky; T;knk Qhl ysaxs jgk gSA if'peh f'k{kk ds çfr reke vkd"kZ.k ds ckotwn nqfu;k vkSj QSdYVh dks T;knk iSls nsaxs] ftlls vlekurk iSnk gksxhA ds nwljs ns'kksa esa tkus okys Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa dh la[;k esa c<+ksrjh vPNs çksQslj fons'kh fo'ofo|ky;ksa esa pys tk,axs vkSj Hkkjrh; gqbZ gSA if'pe dh egaxh f'k{kk ds eqdkcys Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa us laLFkku fiNM+ tk,axsA cgjgky bu vk'kadkvksa dk tokc gS vkLVªsfy;k] U;wthySaM dk pquko fd;k FkkA ysfdu ogka dh flCcy ds iklA os dg jgs gSa fd fons'kk fo'ofo|ky;ksa dks Hkh vlfg".kqrk vkSj uLyh fgalk ds dkj.k mudk ogka ls eksgHkax Hkkjrh; dkuwu ds eqrkfcd jsxqysV fd;k tk,xkA tks gks] cM+ gks jgk gSA Hkkjrh; Nk= vc phu dk #[k dj jgs gSaA phu ds cnyko ;g vk,xk fd vius ?kj esa cSB dj Hkkjrh; Nk= vykok iwohZ&,f'k;k ds nwljs ns'kksa [kkl dj flaxkiqj vkfn Hkh nqfu;k ds çfrf"Br laLFkkuksa dh fMxzh gkfly dj ik,axsA ij dkQh Hkkjrh; Nk= tkus yxs gSaA nqfu;k ds nwljs ns'kksa esa Hkh loky gS fd D;k bl fMxzh ds vk/kkj ij os nwljs ns'k esa tkdj f'k{kk gkfly djus vkSj ogka jkstxkj dh jkstxkj gkfly dj ik,axs\ if'pe ds f'k{k.k la L Fkkuks a laHkkouk,a ryk'kh tk jgh gSaA vkusokys vkWWuykbu fMxzh vkSj Hkkjr esa fons'kh ds fy, ckgj ls vkus fnuksa esa bl fygkt ls Hkh Hkkjrh; Nk=ksa fo'ofo|ky; ds dSail dh laHkkouk ds okys Nk= ges'kk jktLo dk utfj, vkSj f'k{kk dk ifjn`'; nksuksa vykok f'k{kk vkSj Nk=ksa ds utfj, ls ,d cnysaxsA cM+k cnyko ;g vk;k gS fd Hkkjrh; Nk= ■ dk cM+k lzksr jgs gSaA PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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xgjs mrjh eSaxyksj foeku gknls dh Vhl eSaxyksj foeku gknlk xgjk t[e ns x;k gSA gknls ds ckn osuy d ljdkjh vLirky esa ân; fonkjd -'; ns[kus dks fey jgs gSaA bl gknls esa ekjs x, yksxksa ds ifjtuksa vkSj fe=ksa dks 158 'koksa esa ls viuksa dh ryk'k djus ds ihM+k ls xqtjuk iM+ jgk gSA 'koksa dh f'kuk[r gksus ds i'pkr fpfdRld 'koksa dk iksLVekVZe dj jgs gSaA eaxykSj gokbZ vìs ij ,;j bafM;k dk ,d foeku 23 ebZ dks gokbZ iêh ij nq?kZVukxzLr gks x;k FkkA foeku nqcbZ ls vk jgk FkkA blesa 158 yksxksa dh ekSr gks xbZ gS] ftuesa 19 cPps vkSj pkj uotkr f'k'kq FksA ekjs x, lHkh yksx Hkkjrh; FksA os [kkM+h ns'kksa esa dk;Zjr FksA vkB O;fä peRdkfjd :i ls cp x,A ;g ns'k esa fiNys ,d n'kd dk lcls Hk;kog gokbZ gknlk FkkA foeku dk CySd ckWDl fey x;kA nwljh rjQ gknls esa ekjs x, yksxksa ds ifjtu vius fç;tuksa dks igpkuus vkSj mudk vafre laLdkj djus dh nq[kn fLFkfr ls xqtjrs jgs gSaA ,;j bafM;k ds ps;jeSu o çcaèk funs'kd vjfoan tkèko us eSaxyksj esa dgk fd de ls de 146 'koksa dh igpku muds ifjtuksa us nq?kZVuk ds ,d fnu ckn rd dj yh gSA buesa ls T;knkrj 'ko cqjh rjg tys gq, gSaA eSaxyksj ds iqfyl vfèkdkjh ds eqrkfcd mEehn gS fd lkr&vkB vkSj 'koksa dh igpku muds ifjtuksa }kjk dj yh tk,xh] ysfdu yxHkx 20 'koksa dh igpku ds fy, Mh,u, ijh{k.k dh vko';drk iM+ ldrh gSA igpkus tkus okys 'koksa dh la[;k c<+us ds lkFk vLirky ds deZpkjh rsth ds lkFk muds iksLVekVZe dh çfØ;k o vU; vkSipkfjdrk,a iwjh djus dh tíkstgn esa tqVs jgs rkfd 'koksa ds [kjkc gksus ls igys gh muds lacafèk;ksa ds lqiqnZ fd;k tk ldsA dkljxksM vkSj dUuwj ftyksa esa jfookj lqcg 30 'koksa dk vafre laLdkj dj fn;k x;kA blds lkFk gh dsjy ds bu nksuksa mÙkjh ftyksa esa xe dk ekgkSy dk;e jgkA bl ?kVuk us dbZ nq[kn dgkfu;ka fy[kh gSaA buesa ls ,d dgkuh dUuwj fuoklh 46 o"khZ; vCnqy len dh gSA og rhu o"kksZ ckn viuh iRuh o cPpksa ls feyus ?kj vk jgs FksA og fiNys 18 o"kksZ ls nqcbZ esa FksA tc foeku vkx dh yiVksa esa f?kj x;k] ml le; mldh iRuh vkSj cPps gokbZ vìs ij mls ysus ds fy, ekStwn FksA nq?kZVuk esa cp x, lHkh vkB ;kf=;ksa dh fLFkfr [krjs ls ckgj crkbZ tk jgh gSA 'kgj ds fofHkUu vLirkyksa esa budk bykt py jgk gSA ,;j bafM;k us foeku gknls esa ekjs x, e`rdksa esa 12 o"kZ ls vfèkd vk;q okyksa ds ifjtuksa dks 10 yk[k #i;s vkSj 12 lky ls de vk;q ds e`rdksa ds ifjtuksa dks ikap yk[k #i;s dh varfje lgk;rk nsus dh ?kks"k.kk dh gSA gknls ds ckn cpko dk;Z esa xzkeh.kksa ds lg;ksx dh ljkguk dh xbZ gSA

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2010

6/1/2010, 4:52 PM

A ifjn` ' ;A

?kVkVksiksa ds chp fczVsu esa varr%

ubZ ljdkjsa cuh--gSa] ;gka Li"V gqvkA ;gka Hkkjr ds izfr ftKklk dsoy lrgh ugha gS ij xgjs esa tkdj Hkkjr dh izkphu lH;rk vkSj vkèkqfud miyfCèk;ksa esa Mwcdj le>us dh tks pkg gS og eq>s ;wjksi ls vfèkd yxhA mnkgj.k ds fy, tc eSa viuh ,d vaxzsth dfork ^HkLeklqj yo* dk ikB dj pqdk rc fdrus u, yksxksa us bl ^HkLeklqj* dh iwjh dgkuh tkuuh pkghA yksfjMk esa LiSfud Hkk"kh cgqr cM+h la[;k esa gSa vkSj vaxzsth ds lkFk&lkFk mudh Hkk"kk dks ;gka izJ; gh ugha fey jgk gS]

cfYd iw.kZ f'k{kk Hkh fey jgh gS] blh Hkk"kk;h lanHkZ esa yksxksa us ;g Hkh tkuuk pkgk fd fdl rjg Hkkjr ,d cgqHkk"kh ns'k lHkh Hkk"kkvksa dks izksRlkfgr dj jgk gSA og Hkh fcuk fgUnh dks ykns ;k vaxzsth dks vkarfjd c<+kok nsdjA bl lQy lekjksg ls tc eSa yUnu ykSVus ds fy, U;w;kdZ vk;k rks bl ckj ,d ,sls bykds ds gksVy esa Bgjk tgka dkQh Hkkjrh; jgrs gSaA vksjyk.Mks esa vejhdh Hkkstu ds ckn tc yksdflaxVu {ks= esa eDds dh jksVh vkSj ljlksa dk

vc u, izèkkuea=h cu pqds gSaA bl vkfFkZd vkSj jktuSfrd mFky&iqFky ds ekgkSy esa fo'okl gS fd ns'k ladV ls t:j mHkjsxkA blh vk'kke; okrkoj.k esa ubZ ikfyZ;kesaV us vkSj ubZ ljdkj us viuk dk;Z 'kq: fd;k gSA ,d fo'ks"k larks"k dh ckr ;g gS fd bl ckj ,f'k;kbZ lnL;ksa dh la[;k nwuh gks xbZ gS] dksbZ 28 ftuesa eqlyeku efgyk,a Hkh ,e-ihpquh xbZ gSaA

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yksfjMk vejhdk dk ,d [kwclwjr izns'k gSA fo'ks"kdj mldk vksjyk.Mks uxjA ;gka fons'kh dsoy fMtuhySaM esa vius cPpksa vkSj ifjokj ds yksxksa dks rjg&rjg dh tknwxjh rFkk vk'p;Ztud phtksa dks gh fn[kkus ;k NqfV~V;ka fcrkus ugha vkrs os bl euksje {ks= dk lkSan;Z Hkh vkdj ljkgrs gSaA yksfjMk uxj esa n ;wfuoflZVh vkWQ lsaVªy yksfjMk fLFkr gS tks vejhdk dk rhljk lcls cM+k fo'ofo|ky; gSA lSdM+ksa fo"k;ksa dh i<+kbZ gksrh gS vkSj lkB gtkj fo|kFkhZ ;gka f'k{kk xzg.k djrs gSaA ;gha eq>s ,d iqLrd esys ds varxZr vk;ksftr vUrjjk"Vªh; lkfgR; lekjksg esa vkeaf=r fd;k x;k FkkA bl fo'ofo|ky; ds yksxksa esa Hkkjr ds ckjs esa tkuus dh fdruh mRlqdrk gS vkSj yksx Hkkjr dks ,d cM+k fe= ns'k ekurs

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2010

6/2/2010, 9:26 PM

A ifjn` ' ;A

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lkx [kk;k rks Hkkjrh; [kkuk vfrfjDr Lokfn"V yxkA ftl jsLrjka esa eSaus dbZ ckj [kkuk [kk;k og Hkkjrh;ksa dk Dyc tSlk FkkA ;gka cls Hkkjrh; dsoy Hkkjrh; laLÏfr dks c<+kok gh ugha ns jgs gSa cfYd vejhdh gksdj Hkh viuh Hkkjrh; igpku dks baXySaM ds Hkkjrh;ksa dh rjg gh cuk, gq, gSaA Hkk"kk lacaèkh iz'uksa dk ;gka eq>s gy Hkk"kk;h leUo; ds :i esa feyk] D;ksafd bl jsLrjka esa Hkkjr dh dbZ Hkk"kk,a vejhdh Hkkjrh; cw<+s&toku cksy jgs FksA eSa U;w;kdZ cjkcj vkrk tkrk jgrk gwa ij bl ckj ,d fo'ks"k izdkj dh fpUrk ls ;gka ds yksx xzLr FksA izd`fr fu;fr dk vkØks'k lcdks fpfUrr fd, gq, FkkA ;g og le; Fkk tc ;wjksi ds eSaus ipkl o"kks± ls bl ns'k esa pquko vkbZlySaM ds Tokykeq[kh ls tks jk[kksa dk ns[ks gSa& Hkkx fy;k gS ij bl ckj ekgkSy vaèkM+ mBk Fkk mlus ;krk;kr dks BIi dj bruk my>k gksxk] ,slh mEehn ugha FkhA j[kk FkkA tks yksx fons'kksa ls Fks] muds bl ns'k dh ijEijk nks ikfVZ;ksa ds 'kklu lkeus ,d gh iz'u Fkk fd dSls okil dh ijEijk jgh gSA yscj vkSj VksjhA ij vius ns'kksa dks ykSVsaxsA esjh ,;jykbZu us bl ckj ,d iqjkuh NksVh ikVhZ ^fycjy crk;k fd yUnu dh ¶ykbZV dk vkidks MseksØsV* us viuh fLFkfr dks vPNk 'kk;n nks g¶rs bartkj djuk iM+sA blh cukdj fLFkfr ,slh iSnk dj nh fd fcuk rjg U;w;kdZ ds dSusMh ,;jiksVZ ij mudk lgkjk fy, nks eq[; ikfVZ;ksa dh lSdM+ksa yksx viuh mM+kuksa dh rkjh[kksa dh ljdkj ugha cu ik,xhA pquko esa ;|fi izrh{kk dj jgs FksA lkS ls vfèkd foLrj Vksjh ikVhZ dks T;knk oksV feys ij 326 yxs FksA dgha&dgha lhVsa ugha] tks 'kkSp vkSj Luku dk ;gka cls Hkkjrh; dsoy 'kklu djus okyh VsEijjh izcaèk fd;k Hkkjrh; laLÏfr dks c<+kok ikVhZ ds fy, t:jh x;k FkkA fdrus yksx gSA yscj ikVhZ dks ugha ns jgs gS a cfYd Q'kZ ij foNh dkyhuksa dscy 255 lhVsa vejhdh gks d j Hkh viuh ij lks jgs FksA eSaus tsfeyhA vc fLFkfr Hkkjrh; igpku dks baXySMa ,Q-ds- ,;jiksVZ dks ;gh Fkh fd ;k rks bl :i esa igys ds Hkkjrh;ksa dh rjg gh Vksjh ikVhZ fycjy dHkh ugha ns[kk FkkA ls feydj ljdkj cuk, gq, gSaA lkSHkkX;o'k eq>s cuk, ;k yscj ikVhZ yUnu ykSVus ds fy, dsoy ckjg ?kaVksa dh fycjy ikVhZ ds ek= 49 lnL;ksa ds izrh{kk djuh iM+hA tc esjk tgkt lkFk laxBu cuk, vkSj dbZ NksVh&NksVh cknyksa ds ?kVkVksiksa dks phjdj yUnu dh ikfVZ;ksa dh lgk;rk ls ljdkj pysA vksj c<+k tk jgk Fkk rks lpeqp eu esa ØsfMV Øap ds bl ekgkSy esa vkfFkZd cM+k mRlkg FkkA ij yUnu igqaprs gh eq>s ifjfLFkfr bruh xaHkhj gks xbZ gS fd ,d yxk fd fczVsu Hkh vkt jktuhfrd LoLFk 'kklu dh bl ns'k dks cgqr ?kVkVksiksa ls f?kjk gqvk gSA vko';drk gSA yksxksa dks fpUrk ?ksjs jgh

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fd dgha fczVsu Hkh xzhl dh gkyr esa u igqap tk,A xksMZu czkmu us ?kks"k.kk dj nh fd os bLrhQk nsus ds fy, rS;kj gSa vxj ,d Bksl 'kklu dh fn'kk esa ,d LoLFk fLFkfr iSnk gksA vUrr% dbZ fnuksa dh xqIr ehfVaxksa vkSj ^gklZ VsªfMax* ds ckn ;gka vc 11 ebZ dks ubZ ljdkj cu xbZA xksMZu czkmu tks yxHkx 15 o"kks± rd ;gka dh jktuhfr ds izeq[k vax jgs gSa vkSj ftUgksaus bfrgkl cuk;k] vc bLrhQk ns pqds gSaA Vksjh ikVhZ ds usrk MsfoM dSe:u ,d vU; NksVh ikVhZ ds le>kSrs ds cy ij fycjy ikVhZ 70 o"kks± ds ckn ,d vYi la[;d ikVhZ ,d ckj fQj D;k jksy vnk dj jgh gS\ oSls ;g le>kSrk Vksjh ikVhZ ds lkFk fdruk lQy gksxk ;g le; gh crk,xkA vc u, izèkkuea=h cu pqds gSaA bl vkfFkZd vkSj jktuSfrd mFky&iqFky ds ekgkSy esa fo'okl gS fd ns'k ladV ls t:j mHkjsxkA blh vk'kke; okrkoj.k esa ubZ ikfyZ;kesaV us vkSj ubZ ljdkj us viuk dk;Z 'kq: fd;k gSA ,d fo'ks"k larks"k dh ckr ;g gS fd bl ckj ,f'k;kbZ lnL;ksa dh la[;k nwuh gks xbZ gS] dksbZ 28 ftuesa eqlyeku efgyk,a Hkh ,e-ihpquh xbZ gSaA

2010

6/3/2010, 7:15 PM

MkW- lR;sUnz JhokLro

A ifjn` ' ;A

;wa D;ksa fQlyh Fkh

tqcka mudh\

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Naresh Bhartiya.pmd

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bu pqukoksa ls bruk rks Li"V gks x;k gS fd fczVsu dh jktuhfr cnyko dk ,d ,slk eksM+ [kkst jgh gS ftlesa dksbZ rhljk fodYi yscj vkSj datjosfVo dh uhfr;ksa dh ,d tSlh f?klh fiVh ydhj ls tjk gVdj lkeus vk,A

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ukoksa dh nkSM+A lHkh jktuhfrd ny blesa fot;h gksus ds fy, vius&vius pquko vfHk;ku esa ernkrkvksa ds lkFk lEidZ lkèkus ds fy, lps"B FksA yksxksa ds ikl bl ckj <sj lkjs iz'u iwNus dks FksA fczVsu ds Hkfo"; ds lEcaèk esa vfèkdka'k dks fpUrk jgh gSA fonsf'k;ksa dh c<+rh gqbZ la[;k ij blh fpUrk dks vfHkO;fDr nsrs gq, yscj ikVhZ ds gh ,d leFkZd us rRdkyhu izèkkuea=h xksMZu czkmu dks ?ksjkA vius iksrs&iksfr;ksa ds Hkfo"; dh nqgkbZ nsrs gq, iwoZ ;wjksi ls vkus okys yk[kksa vkizokfl;ksa dks fczVsu esa jgus clus dh vuqefr nsus ij vkifÙk dhA Jh czkmu us 'kkafr ls iz'uksa dk mÙkj fn;kA ysfdu viuh dkj esa ykSVrs gq, ml efgyk iz'udrkZ ds lacaèk esa fVIi.kh dh] vkSj mls ^vlfg".kq* dg MkykA muds eq[k ls fudyk ;gh ,d 'kCn rRij ehfM;k us ,slk mNkyk fd vius vki esa ogh ,d eqn~nk cu x;kA njvly Jh czkmu dk ekbd rc [kqyk jg x;k FkkA iwoZ izèkkuea=h Jh czkmu us u flQZ lkoZtfud :i ls bl ernkrk ls viuh fVIi.kh ds fy, {kek ;kpuk dh] cfYd pquko vfHk;ku dks dqN le; ds fy, chp esa jksddj ml efgyk ds ?kj x,A O;fDrxr :i ls Hkh {kek ekaxhA nks fnu rd ;g izlax leLr izsl ehfM;k esa Nk;k jgkA fczfV'k jktuhfr ds fge izns'k esa QwVs bl vkdfLed Tokykeq[kh ds vkyksd esa yksdra= esa tu'kfDr dk

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vn~Hkqr :i n'kZu Fkk ;gA lexz turk dh 'kfDr ds vglkl ds vfrfjDr bl rF; dk bruk egRo gS fd yksdra=h; O;oLFkk ds varxZr izR;sd ernkrk ds ikl oksV dk vts; czãkL= gSA mlds er ds lgkjs laln esa igqapus vkSj lÙkk ds xfy;kjksa rd tkus dk bPNqd dksbZ Hkh O;fDr oLrqr% fdlh Hkh ukxfjd ernkrk dh mis{kk dk lkgl ugha dj ldrkA fo'ks"k :i ls pqukoksa ds le;A pquko vfHk;ku nkoksa vkSj oknksa dh izfrLièkkZ dh ukSVadh gksrs gSaA nko isapksa ds bl nkSj esa Hkwy ls ;fn fdlh usrk dh tqcku fQly xbZ tSlh xksMZu czkmu ls gqbZ rks mlds fojksèkh ykHk mBkus dh dksf'k'k rks djsaxs] ysfdu bruh lrdZrk vo'; cuk, j[ksaxs fd cgqr vfèkd mNydwn u epk,aA D;ksafd jktuhfrKksa dh tqcku dbZ ckj ;wa gh fQly tkrh gSA dkSu dc] dgka Qal tk,] dkSu tkus\ ;gh gqvk Hkh] fojksèkh i{k yxHkx 'kkar jgkA Jh czkmu us viuh {kek;kpuk dks bl fy, Hkh ckj&ckj nksgjk;k Fkk D;ksafd pqukoksa esa ikVhZ dh yqfV;k igys gh Mwcrh utj vk jgh FkhA os vkSj vfèkd uqdlku mBkus dh fLFkfr esa ugha FksA fojksèkh i{k dks dksbZ d"V djus dh vko';drk Fkh gh ughaA fo"k; Hkh dkQh laosnu'khy FkkA pquko vfHk;kuksa ds nkSjku eqn~nksa dks vkadus dk volj feykA rks Li"V gqvk fd fczVsu ds yksx yEcs le; rd ,d gh ikVhZ dh ljdkj gksus ls mlls Fkd pqds FksA ns'k dh vFkZO;oLFkk dks fo'oO;kih eanh ds nkSj esa Hkkjh èkDdk igqapk FkkA

2010

6/1/2010, 4:54 PM

A ifjn` ' ;A

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gksxh vkSj ewy fczfV'k ukxfjdksa dks uqdlku dh HkjikbZ ds fy, fczfV'k vk'oLr j[kus ds iz;Ru c<+saxsA djnkrkvksa us cSadksa dks Mwcus ls cpk;kA vkus okys dqN o"kks± esa turk ns'k dh vius cSad [kkrksa esa tek viuh cpr vFkZO;oLFkk esa lqèkkj ds lkFk lkFk f'k{kk] jkf'k;ksa ds fy, 'kwU; izfr'kr O;kt nj LokLF; vkSj tudY;k.k ds {ks=ksa esa vftZr dhA osru o`f¼;ka jksd nh xb±A egRoiw.kZ ifjorZuksa dh vis{kk ubZ ljdkj vc VSDlksa esa o`f¼ ds iwjs ladsr fey jgs ls djsxhA vc rd nks ikfVZ;ksa datjosfVo gSaA vFkZO;oLFkk ds laHkyus ds ladsr Hkh vkSj yscj ds chp gh lÙkk ds fy, viuh pquko vfHk;kuksa essa rRdkyhu lÙkk:<+ nkosnkjh l'kDr :i ls izLrqr dh gSA yscj ikVhZ ds izfr tuleFkZu dks mckjus blds usrk fud dySx nksuksa eq[; esa vlQy jgsA izfrLifèkZ;ksa yscj ds Jh xksMZu czkmu vkSj fczVsu esa fonsf'k;ksa ds fujUrj datjosfVo ds MsfoM dsejksu dks lhèkh vkizoklu esa o`f¼ vkSj mudh tula[;k esa xfr ds lkFk c<+ksrjh dk eqn~nk gky ds cglksa esa rdZ vkSj O;fDrRo ds lkoZtfud vkdyu esa cgqr ihNs NksM+dj turk dh o"kks± esa ;wjksih; la?k ds foLrkj ds ckn n`f"V esa lcls vkxs fudy x, Fks] ysfdu vkSj vfèkd xekZ;k gSA vkizoklu ;|fi uhfr fodYi ds ekeys esa cgqr vfèkd vkerkSj ij ppkZ dk ,d eq[; fo"k; izHkkoh vkSj fo'oLr ugha ekus x,A bu cuk] ysfdu ewyHkwr fczfV'k thou i¼fr pqukoksa ls bruk rks Li"V gks x;k gS fd ij fons'kh laLd`fr;ksa ds izHkko dks Hkh fczVsu dh jktuhfr cnyko dk ,d ,slk fdafpnkfi ncs Loj esa gh lgh bu pqukoksa eksM+ [kkst jgh gS ftlesa dksbZ rhljk esa mHkkjk x;kA eqfLye os'kHkw"kk vkSj fodYi yscj vkSj datjosfVo dh uhfr;ksa vklikl eaMjkrs vkradokn ds [krjs dks dh ,d tSlh f?klh fiVh ydhj ls tjk lekt ds mlh oxZ ds lkFk tksM+k tkrk gVdj lkeus vk,A gSA blesa dksbZ lansg ugha fd xksjs vaxzsth fycjy MseksØsV usrk Jh dysxus lekt ds eu&efLr"d esa ;g Hk;&Hkze vkizoklu ds eqn~ns ij turk dh rst ?kj djrk tk jgk gS fd cgqr tYn gh gksrh uCt dks eglwl fd;k FkkA bl fczVsu dk Lo:i ,sls ifjorZu dh ygj ekeys esa yscj ikVhZ dh vLi"Vrk vkSj dh pisV esa vk ldrk gS tks mldh ewy datjosfVo ikVhZ ds vleatliw.kZ lekèkku igpku dks u"V dj nsxkA bl ij Hkh dh rqyuk esa ,d fodYi izLrqr djus dk f'k"Vrk vkSj lfg".kqrk dk nkeu mlus Fkkes gh j[kk gSA gka] gky esa gq, pqukokssa esa lkgl fn[kk;k FkkA ysfdu eqag dh [kkbZA tgka datjosfVo ikVhZ us ns'k esa jgus clus mlus vius bl Hk; dks vkaf'kd eq[kj ds fy, vkus okyksa dh la[;k dks lhfer vfHkO;fDr vo'; nh gSA ubZ laLdkj ds djus ds fy, dne mBkus dh ?kks"k.kk dh] fy, vko';d gks tk,xk fd og vkSj ogka ySx us ns'k esa vfèkd vkizoklu ij ljdkj cny xbZ gS fczVsu xSjdkuwuh :i ls jksd yxk, vkSj ,sls ladsrksa ij è;ku ns esAa jktuhfrd /kjkry cny jg jgs fonsf'k;ksa dks tks fczVsu dh vkarfjd jgk gSA lÙkk dh yxke bl ,dckjxh vke vkSj cká lqj{kk dks ckj ftu u, gkFkksa esa igqp a h {keknku nsdj muds vkizoklu dks detksj cukrs gSaA gS A D;k os fu/kkZ f jr oSèkkfud cuk nsus Li"V gS izfrcaèk dk;Zdky esa tukis{kkvksa dks dh ckr dghA ,sls c<+saxs] fczfV'k iwjk dj ik,axs\ ;g le; voSèk vkizokfl;ksa jk"Vªh;rk dks iq"V dh la[;k djus dh vkSj ps"Vk gh crk,xkA

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nkn o VkscSxks esa deyk ijlkn fc'ks'kj igyh efgyk ç/kkuea=h cu xbZ gSaA 58 o"khZ; fc'ks'kj Hkkjrh; ewy dh ,slh igyh efgyk gSa] ftUgsa fdlh Hkh ns'k ds çèkkuea=h in ij cSBus dk xkSjo çkIr gqvk gSA gkykafd] blls igys fQ+th vkSj ekWjh'kl esa Hkkjrh; ewy ds iq#"k lokZsPp in çkIr dj pqds gSaA ysfdu fdlh efgyk ds fy, ;g igyk lEeku gSA fc'ks'kj ds iwoZt mu yk[kksa Hkkjrh; fxjfefV;k etnwjksa esa ls ,d Fks] ftUgsa vaxzsth 'kklu dky ds nkSjku dSjsfc;kbZ }hiksa esa xUus vkSj dksdksvk ds [ksrksa esa dke djus ds fy, Hkkjr ls ys tk;k x;k FkkA fc'ks'kj ds usr`Ro okys xBca/ku us rktk pquko esa Hkkjh thr ntZ djk dj lÙkk/kkjh ikVhZ ds 43 o"kks± ds 'kklu dk var dj fn;k gSA fc'ks'kj dh ihiqYl ikVZujf'ki ikVhZ us lkseokj dks gq, ernku esa 41 esa ls 29 lalnh; lhVksa ij dCtk dj fy;kA iwoZ Lisuh mifuos'k] f=funkn ,oa VkscSxks nf{k.kh dSfjfc;k esa fLFkr gSA ;g eq[; :i ls nks }hiksa ls cuk gqvk gS& f=funkn o VkscSxksA vkSj 5]120 oxZ fdyksehVj {ks= esa QSyk gSA 58 o"khZ;k fc'ks'kj bZ'oj esa vikj fo'okl j[kus okyh fganw efgyk gSaA viuh bl 'kkunkj miyfC/k ij mUgksaus dgk fd os ns'k dh efgykvksa dk /kU;okn djrh gSA muds leFkZu vkSj lg;ksx ds cxSj bruh cM+h lQyrk gkfly ugha dj ldrh FkhA fc'ks'kj us ekStwnk ç/kkuea=h iSfVªd eSfuax dks inP;qr fd;k gSA os 2002 ls ç/kkuea=h gSaA gkykafd budh ikVhZ pkj n'kd ls Hkh vf/kd le; ls lÙkk esa FkhA deyk ijlkn fc'ks'kj dk tUe 22 vçSy] 1952 dks flikfj;k esa gqvkA mUgksaus ykW&Ldwy esa 'kh"kZ LFkku çkIr

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tkfe;k fefy;k bLykfe;k fo'ofo|ky; ds fganh foHkkx ds nks çksQsljksa dks fganh vdkneh dh vksj ls o"kZ 2009&10 dk iqjLdkj çnku fd;k x;k gSA çksQslj lS;n vlxj otkgr dks loZJs"B ukVd dk lEeku vkSj çksQslj vCnqy fcfLeYykg dks lkfgR; lEeku fn;k x;k gSA çksQslj otkgr dks muds ^lkr vkleku* vkSj ^ftl ykgkSj ubZ ns[;k* tSlh jpukvksa ds fy, tkuk tkrk gS] tcfd çksQslj fcfLeYykg ^>huh&>huh chuh pnfj;k* tSlh jpuk ds fy, fo[;kr gSaA fgUnh ds fo}ku eqthc fjtoh dks fganh Hkk"kk vkSj lkfgR; esa muds ;ksxnku ds fy, iqjLd`r fd;k x;kA ;g iqjLdkj lekjksg fganh vdkneh dh vksj ls 11 ebZ dks fnYyh lfpoky; ds lHkkxkj esa vk;ksftr fd;k x;k FkkA

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otkgr vkSj fcfLeYykg dks fganh vdkneh iqjLdkj

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A fgUnh la l kj A

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mRlo rks yxk gh ugha dh v{kje~ dj jgh gS] cfYd muds dk;Zdky esa v{kje~ dk varjkZ"Vªh; fganh mRlo iw.kZ :i ls vkbZ-lh-lh-vkj dk vk;kstu gks x;kA fonkbZ ds le; muds mn~xkj cgqr çsj.kknk;d FksA bl volj ij Jh xqIrk us dgk fd v{kje~ oSf'od n`f"V ls fganh dh lcls çHkkoh laLFkk gSA ftl Lrj ij vkSj ftl leiZ.k ds lkFk ;g dk;Z dj jgh gS bldh fdlh vU; laLFkk ls rqyuk ugha dh tk ldrhA muds Hkk"k.k ds dsUæ esa vkbZ-lh-lh-vkjesa fganh laca/kh dk;ks± ds nwjxkeh ;kstuk,a FkhA ;g muds Lrj vkSj O;ogkj ds vuq:i FkkA ge muds fotu] dk;Zi¼fr vkSj fouezrk ds dk;y gks x,A u, egkfuns'kd Jh lqjs'k xks;y dk Hkk"k.k cM+k mRlkgo/kZd FkkA mUgksaus Jh ohjsUæ xqIrk ds dk;Zdky esa 'kq: fd, x, dk;ks± dks vkxs ys tkus dk vk'oklu fn;k vkSj v{kje ds dk;ks± dh ljkguk dhA dk;ZØe esa ukjk;.k dqekj] ckyLo:i jkgh] foeys'k dkafr oekZ vkfn us vius fopkj j[ks vkSj Jh fouksn lanys'k] çks lkfnd] fnfod jes'k] ;ksxs'k vxzoky] jkeohj 'kekZ] çks- jkts'k dqekj vkfn dk;ZØe esa mifLFkr FksA

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6/2/2010, 9:22 PM

|B U Z Z O F T H E M O N T H |

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PADMA LAKSHMI IS WORLD’S SEXIEST CHEF Padma Lakshmi has been named as the sexiest chef, according to Victoria’s Secret, which came up with its annual What is Sexy? 2010 list (aka the Bombshell Edition). The list celebrates 16 sexiest Bombshells from Hollywood and beyond in various categories which keeps in mind everything – from body parts to style. This was also the first time when lingerie giant involved the public at large, as they were asked to come up with the name of the winner of the “Sexiest Up-&Coming Bombshell” category through Facebook, a prominent social networking website. Amber Heard was named as the winner of the category.

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‘Munnabhia’s jhappi seems to have made wonders for Indian-origin Labour MP Keith Vaz as he retained Leicester East constituency for the party in the recent elections. Bollywood heartthrob Sanjay Dutt, leading a cavalcade of glamorous celebrities from India, which included Raj Kundra, actress Shilpa Shetty, sought re-election for Vaz in ‘Little India’. Dutt said that although he had stopped politics in India, he was sure that his presence will clear the undecided mind of the voters; which eventually happened when the results were out. Vaz also seconded Dutt’s presence by saying: “…Sanjay’s presence here is extremely important, because Bollywood stars usually do not travel beyond London.”

I’D LOVE TO WORK WITH REKHA, SAYS ACTRESS NOUREEN Indian-origin Hollywood actress Noureen DeWulf is upbeat that she would love to be a part of the Mumbai film industry. And guess what, she is also willing to share screen space with old-is-gold beauty Rekha. “I’d love to work with Rekha. I like her. She is so beautiful and she is a great actress,” said Noureen, whose movie The Back-Up Plan has hit the screens. On being asked about her eagerness to be a part of Bollywood, she said that she “grew up watching Bollywood films like Sita Aur Gita, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Coolie and so many. There is a lot of talent there and if an opportunity is there and presented in a right format, I’d love to do a Bollywood film.”

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MUMBAI CHOPSTIX IN BOSTON Under the umbrella of One World Cuisine, restaurant tycoon Amrika Pabla is up with an ingenious Indo-Chinese restaurant in Boston. Pitched to be different from its other related restaurants, Mumbai Chopstix’s menu comprises of food peppered with Indian garam masala, tamarind and coriander, but cooked in the Chinese manner of wok preparation. Most of the items in its menu are largely inspired from the street food vendors, which are reworked to quench the tongues of the Bostonians. Some of the mouthwatering dishes in the menu include chicken chilli and Buddha delight, a soybean tofu dish with mushrooms and spinach served in a garlic sauce. PRAVASI TODAY | JUNE 2010

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