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A Magazine for NRIs

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India and Mauritius:

FRIENDS FOREVER

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|E D I T O R I A L | PRAVASI TODAY VOLUME 5 No. 3 MARCH 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. Business Development Manager: Prashant Kumar. Representatives: Jai Verma, Shail Agarwal. Contact Overseas: UK - Ved Mitra Mohla, 356, Vale Road, Ash Vale, GU125LW, Surrey. CANADA - Shyam Tripathi, 6 Larksmere Court, Markham, ON L3R 3RI. USA - Dr. Sudha Om Dhingra, 101, Cuymon Court, Morrisville NC-27560. HOLLAND - Dr. Pushpita Awasthi, P.O. Box 1080, 1810 KB. Delhi Office: 51, 2nd Floor, Rani Jhansi Road, Jhandewalan, New Delhi-55. Phone: 011-24504648, Fax: 011-43520752, Mobile: 9899552099. E-mail: pravasitoday@gmail.com Website: www.pravasitoday.com. Proprietor, Publisher and Printer: Saroj Sharma, 51, IInd floor, Rani Jhansi Road, Jhandewalan, New Delhi-110055. Printed at: Delhi Press, E-3, Jhandewalan Estate, New Delhi 110055. DISCLAIMER: The articles published in Pravasi Today carry the personal views of writers. The publisher and the editor is not responsible incase of any debate. Matters related to the magazine can be brought in courts within the jurisdiction of Delhi.

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India and Mauritius: FRIENDS FOREVER

lthough Mauritius is thousands of miles away from India, there is tremendous sense of closeness between these two nations due to their historical links and strong cultural commonalities. This land overwhelms Indians with its beauty; its people embrace people of India with affection born of deep kinship and cultural affinities over many centuries. People from several states of India migrated to Mauritius a few generations ago and have preserved the traditions and cultural practices alive in authentic conduct than the practices in India. The beauty is that this inheritance from India is not only regarded with delight and pride in Mauritius; but constant efforts have been made, over the centuries, to conserve the rich cultural and valued tradition brought from different parts of India, often at the price of great sacrifice. The love and respect can still be seen and admired in so many households of Indian origin of Mauritius in the form of pictures of Gandhi-ji, Jawaharlal Nehru to Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan. Both being pluralistic societies and having democratic values, give great importance to the innovative skills and entrepreneurial knowledge of their respective populace. Unity in diversity is the main feature of both the societies. On one hand, India has been playing an important role in the economic development of Mauritius through agreements such as the landmark Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty or project financing through grants, soft loans and lines of credit; on the other hand, Mauritius has been supporting India in its fight against terrorism, helping India tap into African markets through FTAs and also supports Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quest for a permanent seat in an expanded Security Council of United Nations. India has also increased the number of scholarships and seats in various universities and institutions annually for Mauritian students; thus becoming one of the prime destinations for students of that country. The connection between Mauritius and India is foremost the connection of heart and blood; it is the affinity of shared heritage and culture. The common culture, familiar customs, similar festivals and same beliefs make a very special bonding between them even after so many generations. The economic and political relationship is secondary, but social and hearty relationship comes first between these two great countries which make India and Mauritius true friends forever. No wonder Mauritius is fondly called and known as a mini-India.

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A Perspective for Future Dear Readers, I would like to thank Pravasi Today for giving me the opportunity to share my views with you on Mauritius-India friendship and how we move forward our relations. The relationship between Mauritius and India, as you know, go back as early as 1730, when artisans were brought from Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu. Later in 1834, substantive settlement began with the arrival of Indian immigrants from the States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Over the centuries, these relations have evolved into a meaningful economic partnership through constant nurturing of political relations, business-to-business ties, educational and cultural diplomacy. When I became High Commissioner to India, I immediately saw that the relationship between Mauritius and India had become too comfortable. I knew that if we were to form a strong future partnership it should not be on the basis of old sentiments but upon a shared vision of partners who recognised each other's strategic role. After spending almost four years as High Commissioner of Mauritius to New Delhi, I can proudly say that our bilateral relations have grown very much over these past few years, and I want them to strengthen still further. My term of office, so far, has been very satisfying and immensely memorable. My visits to the various cities of India have provided me with the opportunity to interact with Indians from all walks of life and allowed me to speak about Mauritius and India friendship. It was through my encouragement that over the last few years more than thirty Mauritian Members of Parliament and Ministers have taken the trouble to visit India for themselves, to meet with their counterparts and to gain a first hand understanding of Incredible India. It was also at my initiative that for the first time in Bihar's history, its Chief Minister travelled to Mauritius in 2007. In February this year, the Chief Minister of Uttrakhand also visited Mauritius during the Mahashivratri Festival. I am happy to say that these visits have generated considerable interest in the Indian community for Mauritius. In turn, the leaders and PIO's of Mauritius have conveyed to the people of India that there is a strong commitment from Mauritius towards India and a desire to contribute to its development and growth. During the meetings I had with Indian leaders, the strategic nature of Indo-Mauritian relationship and the strengthening of the strategic partnership of Mauritius with India are invariably discussed. We agree that new confidence is visible among India's business and is very much palpable. There is in India and in its people a tremendous spirit of enterprise, willingness and desire to achieve something despite the problems of poverty and underdevelopment. Our bilateral relationships are excellent and have huge potential for the future. Infrastructure development, tourism, the knowledge hub, the IT sector and the creative industries are the future areas of cooperation. I will not go into too much detail into what constitutes the thin hair on the soup in our relations. Suffice to say that that there is a strong will from Mauritius to build upon a relationship not shaped by sentiment or a shared past but also forged in the realities of the modern world. This way, I believe, we will be able to address whatever challenges the future brings.

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Sangeeta Datta winner of Best Pravasi Film, Life Goes On, at the Pravasi Film Festival 2010 awards presented by

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Letters to the Editor

The movie review of Life Goes On (A roller coaster

called Life) is righteous. The movie is commendable. The director, Sangeeta Dutta has brought before the audience a meticulous piece of work by bringing the mother daughter duo Sharmila Tagore and Soha Ali Khan for the first time on screen. Reema Singh, Cardiff (UK)

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First of all I congratulate the Pravasi Today Group for successfully organising the first ever Pravasi Film Festival. I was lucky enough to witness the event myself. The movies featured were exemplary and panel discussions were both educating and entertaining. I am eagerly looking forward for the second edition of the film festival. AJAY, Canada

I second with the brilliant write-up written in February 2010 about the uncanny situation of test cricket in the world (Test Cricket Not Only Lives, But Thrives). One of the reasons could be the arrival of more fascinating and glamorous one day cricket or 20-20. The shorter version called IPL has pushed it back a bit. But still it is cricket, in any form the world wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget it. Xavier, Denmark The article informing about various scholarship programmes in UK (Commonwealth UK Scholarships for Indian students) offered by their government to Indian students was very acute. I am looking forward to more of such informative articles. Ramneek , India

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MELBOURNE NOT SAFE, says Australian Opposition Leader NOBEL WINNER VENKATRAMAN not Suitable for Iphone Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan could smell the rat of 'racism' when he was asked by a O2 store manager to pay a deposit if he wanted the iphone 3GS black, 32 Mb. The British telecom tycoon did not find him 'credit-worthy' enough to sell him the phone. Speaking about the incident, Venkatraman said: "I am actually slightly suspicious that there is an element of racism at play here as well, since I can't think of a logical reason why I should be denied credit." But on the other hand, Sarah Taylor, spokeswoman for O2, while clearing the air said that they were "dismayed to hear that Prof Ramakrishnan would suggest that this decision was in any way related to race." She further added that "there was a discrepancy in the spelling or shortening of the customer's name."

Speaking in the wake of the Australian government's initiative of inviting a team of 25 Indian journalists to know the ground realities and conditions of the Indian students residing there, Australia's Opposition Leader Tony Abbott lashed out by saying that "our streets aren't safe, particularly the streets of Melbourne, which appear to have been pretty seriously under-policed." He said that without beating around the bush, "it would be much better spending the money on better policing of our streets because that's the basic problem." According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, about $10,000 would be spent on each of the visiting reporters; the itinerary of which will include a tour to the Melbourne Cricket Ground and a concerts of music composer A R Rahman.

200,000 Indians stay Illegally in US: REPORT According to "Estimates of the Unauthorised Immigrants Population Residing in the United States: January 2009", released by the Department of Homeland Security, around 200,000 Indians are living illegally in the country. This is despite the fact that the number of illegal immigrants in the US fell by seven per cent to 10.8 million last year. According to the statistics, Indians reported for only two percent of illegal immigrants. Mexico is at the top of the list (42 percent), followed by El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

INDIAN PROFESSOR KILLED in US Varsity Shoot Out Gopi Podila, an Indian American faculty member and chairman of the biological sciences department of the University of Alabama in Huntsville was among the three people killed when a women lecturer, Dr. Amy Bishop, opened fire during a faculty meeting. Besides Podilla, Maria Ragland Davis and Adriel Johnson were killed during the shoot out. Dr. Bishop has been charged with a single count of capital murder. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Podilla is an alumni of the Acharya Nagarjuna University near Guntur. According to some local media, the lady opened firing after she came to know that she would not be granted tenure. PRAVASI TODAY | MARCH 2010

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Scores of women from Punjab BEFOOLED BY NRI GROOMS US Sikhs ask for Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s INTERVENTION ON BEHEADING Washington-based Sikh Council on Religion and Education has written a letter to President Barack Obama to look into the matter of the beheading of a Sikh by the Pakistan Taliban in the past and talk with Islamabad for the same. According to the letter: "The US government must press upon the Pakistan government to take stern action against the perpetrators of these horrendous acts. It is the primary duty of the Pakistan government to intervene on behalf of the Sikhs and other minorities and protect them from any atrocities committed by Tehreek-e-Taliban."

"I have come across more than 12,000 such women (duped by their husbands) now and of late, this problem has taken of epidemic proportions in Punjab," said Lok Bhalai Party chief Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, who has been fighting for the cause of such women for the past twelve years. While advocating for cause and averring that the problem has crossed its pinnacle, he said that the state government should expedite the process of assuaging the cause by passing "a law to check NRI grooms who fraudulently marry Punjabi girls and leave them high and dry." Stating that the women cells too are not active towards the cause, he said that most of the times they act " as a mute spectator".

Canadian-Indian Scientist PRAISES RAMESH ON BT BRINJAL Extolling the moratorium put by Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Bt Brinjal, prominent Canadian-Indian scientist Shiv Chopra said: "Bt food is an issue of people who eat the food. Fortunately, our Environment Minister, Jairam Ramesh, has done a wonderful job to save India from Bt." Addressing the attendees at the Deccan Development Society's XI mobile Biodiversity Festival in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh, Chopra cautioned them about the modus operandi of the promoters while stating that "Bt gene is capable of being blown in the wind and spreading to other crops from the same family." He said that once a green signal is given to the Bt species, the promoters will try to expand its domain by coming up with more genetically modified crops.

Indians in Haiti ASKING FOR MONETARY HELP With the tremors of January 12 earthquake shaking the lives of the Haitians, the small Indian community living in the country has sought monetary help from the government back home, which can help them reshape their lives. The inhabitants of the Indian community had made Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, aware of their ordeal by giving him a written demand for compensation. Tharoor visited the quakeaffected place two weeks after the tragedy. Quoting about the decision of the Indian government, Handal, a Haitian businessman said that while the Indian government had provided $ 5 million for relief efforts, but it had not supported any specific monetary help to its own citizens.

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Pune under TERROR SHADOW

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DOUBLE Delight In a career of miles and milestones, breaking records is his favourite pastime. During the second one day international against the visiting South Africa, Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in the 39-year history of the 50-overs game to reach the pinnacle of the runs made by a batsman in an innings, when he scored 200 runs not out. In this way, Tendulkar overshadowed the previous record of highest rungetter in a single innings held jointly by Pakistan's Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry. The maestro reached the landmark score at the Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior in 147 balls by hitting 25 fours and three sixes.

Terror sneaked towards Pune on February 13 when a powerful bomb blast occurred in the German Bakery, near Koregaon Park, killing 16 people, when the report was going to press. The attacks have claimed the lives of four foreigners. According to the city Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh, it has been established that RDX and ammonium nitrate, hidden in an unattended bag were used in the attack. In another development, a still unknown group, Lashkar-e-Taiba Al Alami, has claimed that they have carried out the attacks in the city.

We will keep the channel of communication open, SAYS FOREIGN SECRETARY Giving push to the long blocked interactions at the higher levels, Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan met at New Delhi and agreed on the fact that they should "remain in touch" and that the channel of communication should always remain open. Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao submitted three dossiers related to the Mumbai attacks. On the other hand, her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir said that the "it is unfair and unrealistic and counter productive to make this issue or (any) one incident (and to keep) focusing on that and to stall the overall relationship." He said that Pakistan too had suffered hundreds of Mumbai, but was firm in saying that his country was "determined to succeed in overcoming this menace of terrorism."

M F HUSSAIN given Qatar nationality Noted Indian painter Maqbool Fida Hussain has been bestowed with the nationality of Qatar. It was due to the hate-mongering campaigns taken to the streets by the right wing groups due to his controversial paintings on Hindu Goddesses which led him to trot through some parts of the world and spending his last four years in exile in Dubai. Announcing this through his signature painting, he said: "I, the Indian Origin painter M F Hussain at 95, have been honoured by Qatar nationality." Responding to the development, the Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said that "if he wants to come back, it is our responsibility as a government to provide him full security." But on the other hand, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that the painter should apologize to the people "whose feelings he has hurt with his paintings."

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OUT-OF-THEBOX way to help Haitians

Proud moment for VIM KOCHHAR

In a never-heard-before manner, Royal Borough's chief reporter Inderdeep Bains has offered a date with herself to raise money for the people affected by Haiti earthquake. According to The Red Cross, around three million people have been affected by the catastrophe. According to her charity page, "single men looking for love this Valentine's Day have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to date the Observer's (Slough and Windsor Observer) reporter Inderdeep Bains." The fund collected through unique initiative will be deposited to the Disaster Emergency Committee. "The lucky one will wine and dine our hack over a slap-up three course meal at a luxury hotel," cited the page.

73-year-old Indian origin businessman Vim Kochhar has been nominated to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He is the President and founder of the Vimal Group of Companies in Toronto. Apart from it, he is also serving the Canadian Museum for Human Rights as a Board Member, and the Chair of the Canadian Paralympic Foundation. Kochhar is among five notable Canadians who have been nominated to the Senate by PM Harper. He is also actively involved with the Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons.

SONIA DARA on Sports Illustrated Sonia Dara became the first Indian-American as well as South Asian model to be featured in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. "Sports Illustrated is definitely one of those eyeopeners where people then know who you areâ&#x20AC;Śthe girls that have graced the covers; people recognize them, people know them and it has allowed them to pursue what they want to do," said an elated Dara on a video of the magazine's website. A student of economics at the Harvard University, Dara was chanced upon at the Actors, Models and Talent Competition (AMTC) when she was sixteen years old. She has earlier worked with Cosmo Girl, Seventeen, Neiman Marcu and Vogue India.

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INDALI LOUNGE: BBC's Healthiest Curry House Can you imagine an eatery where none of its preparations contain butter, cream or ghee? Yes, London-based Indali Lounge, which has been adjudged as the best health eating UK restaurant by BBC's food channel, is the joint where the chefs use organic produce, probiotic yoghurts and spices with medicinal qualities to bring before its customers yummy dishes. "I am happy that my efforts to promote healthy Indian food have been recognized," said Dr. Kartar Lalvani, founder of the Lounge. According to the BBC report, "the upmarket cocktail bar atmosphere, with lilac flourishes and slick surfaces adds a contemporary touch to this evolved British Indian cooking."

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SUBIR RAHA passes away

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GST not to be Implemented FROM APRIL 1

Former Chairman of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Subir Raha, passed away. The 62-year-old workaholic Raha died of cancer at a private hospital in New Delhi. It was during his tenure at the helm of ONGC that the entity’s market

The much anticipated Goods and Services Tax’s (GST) implementation process has been hanged for the time being. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that the Chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers, headed by West Bengal Finance Minister Asim Sengupta, have said that it is not feasible to implement GST from the due date. “It was decided that discussions on GST will be continued in another meeting in early April,” Mukherjee said while clearing the air over the implementation process. One of the roadblocks in initiating the tax is the non-willingness of the states to give up their powers which could let them levy taxes unilaterally.

Steps to be taken to Unearth ILLEGAL MONEY: PRESIDENT No stones will be left unturned to reveal the sources of black money stashed abroad. The message was quite clear when President Pratibha Patil said that, “my government has undertaken a number of steps to unearth unaccounted for money parked outside India. These include amendment of the Income Tax Act, 1961, to enable the central government to enter into tax-agreements with non-sovereign jurisdictions.” If some sources are to be banked upon, then it is to be known that the kitty of illegal money harboured by Indian nationals abroad is worth around $140 billion.

Stimulus package led to JOB GENERATION: ASSOCHAM capitalization increased to Rs. 200,000 crore. He moulded ONGC in such a manner which is spoken of boastfully in different economic arenas till now. He led ONGC foray into exploration of gas in the deep waters off India in an aggressive manner. Prior to this, Raha also worked with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) as Director.

According to a study conducted by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), the muchneeded stimulus package provided by the government during the time of economic recession led to the generation of additional employment with 19 percent growth during the period of October-January in the current fiscal. According to “Impact of fiscal stimulus in job creation”, the package led to the creation of 60% jobs in manufacturing, 38% growth in merchandising, and 24% rise in the automobile sector during October-January fiscal compared to the same period last year. The three-phased stimulus also led to growth in hospitality, aviation, insurance, gems and jewellery, and media and entertainment among others.

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DABBAWALLAS in Harvard Menu Not surprisingly, Mumbai dabbawallas have found their place in Harvard’s menu, after quelling the hunger of the people of the Maximum City. Being an important cog of Mumbai’s life, these dabbawallas will now be an integral part of the course of study in the Harvard Business School. Speaking on behalf of the dabbawallas, Manish Tripathi said: “The school had prepared a comprehensive report and submitted it to us for review… Unlike many other B schools which studied us, Harvard’s study was in-depth. It got the gist of how two lakh dabbas are delivered every single day by 5,000 dabbawallas without any mix-up.”

Punjab CM Advocates NRI INVESTMENT

Stacks of NRI RESUMES Piling Up NRI job hunters are bearing the brunt of the economic recession of the past year with heaps of resumes in front of Indian human resource companies. According to some figures, around 15,000 NRI resumes are under the pipeline of consideration; with more to come in the near future. According to Ashok Reddy, MD, Teamlease Staffing Solutions, they have “received around 3,000 NRI CVs so far and (have) placed a significant number of them.” Kris Laxmikant, CEO of Headhunters India verified that “the reluctance to renew H1-B visas has also led to people deciding to return.” According to Goldman Sachs, the US unemployment rate will elevate by the middle of 2011.

While inaugurating state’s biggest senior citizens home built on a land by NRI Anil Monga, Punjab Chief Minister urged the overseas Punjabi community to take interest in the development of the villages and cities of the state. He also advocated that “NRIs should also focus on opening skilled centers in various parts of the state to address the problem of unemployment.” Rep-carpeting these initiatives, he offered the interested entities or individuals “land free of cost” which can eventually “help Punjab industry to address the problem of labour shortage.”

EAST INDIA COMPANY is Back with More Flavours Indian-origin businessman Sanjiv Mehta’s East India Company is soon going to launch its outlets in London to sell tea, coffee, spices and fabrics. The 400-year-old trading company is also planning to have furniture, chocolates, pickles and leather goods amongst others in its outlets in Mayfair at central London. The 400-year-old company was established by Elizabeth I, which after transferring its power to the Crown, was bought by Mehta in 2004. He further invested 20 million pounds along with other investors to strengthen the company. He is also planning to come up with more outlets in India, the Middle East, and later on in Japan, US and Russia.

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Students acknowledge problem in policing, Australia revises migration policy

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hile four more Indians have been attacked in Australia, Indian High Commissioner to Australia Sujata Singh met Australian Governor General and warned of long-term consequences over attacks. A group of Indian students studying in Australia, visiting India, acknowledged the problem of policing in Australia. However, Australian Premier Kevin Rudd expressed determination to enforce migration rules harshly. In January 2010, four more attacks on Indians (three directed at cab drivers) in Brisbane, Queensland took place. Indian cabbies are believed to be accounting for over 70 per cent of the cab driving jobs. In a separate incident, a 23-year-old pizza delivery youth was bashed up with a cricket bat and robbed while making a delivery. It is worth mentioning that over 100 incidents of attacks on Indians, particularly students, were reported in 2009 and the attacks have continued this year unabated. In the context of continued attacks, Indian High Commissioner to Australia Sujata Singh met Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce warning of long-term consequences unless more action was taken to prevent attacks against the Indians, though she admitted that Australia is not a racist country.

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It is said that the new development came after Victorian premier John Brumby on February 3, 2010 lashed out at the Indian media and some government officials for unbalanced views on the ongoing attacks. Recently on February 4, 2010, David Barrow, an Australian student of media and President of National Union of Students said: “International students get good education in Australia. Their numbers have expanded so quickly that there were some problems. There are infrastructure problems. There are some problems of policing, especially in Victoria. Students from India land into dangerous situations when they work late nights and use public transport at odd hours.” The Australian government has realized that it needs to fill up the loopholes that exist in the system, said Barrow. He met a 10-member delegation comprising of six students of Indian origin on a visit to India to attend a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) event under the auspices of the Australia - India Business Council (AIBC). However, Australian Premier had expressed regret on January 21, 2010 over attacks on Indians in his country but instead of being concerned to make improvements in policing, he stressed on the need to enforce migration rules hardly. In a recent development, the newly announced migration policy is going to affect some overseas students who were willing to apply for permanent residence in the country. At the same time, Immigration and Citizenship Minister Chris Evans announced that 20,000 would-be migrants could face change in the system with “their applications cancelled and receive a refund” of their visa application charges. RAMESH KUMAR SHARMA

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Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, both known for Indian origin population, shall be soon going to make an agreement on employment of latter’s expertise to strengthen former’s energy service industry

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they had developed a three year developmental programme at Staatsolie. “We have a programme to take us from 2010 to 2012. We have details of every year and we try not to plan too far ahead,” he said. He added that their offshore exploration plans include the completion of a 3D seismic well. “We plan to drill two wells late in 2010 and early 2011,” he said. According to Sairras, Suriname is looking to tap into Trinidad and Tobago’s human resource capability for onshore explorations and downstream processing to help develop their own local energy industry. “We are going to have extensive explorations in several plots onshore. This is going to be at least one rig owned and operated by Staatsolie and two rigs operated by contractors-both are from T&T,” he said. Apart from this, the country is developing an alternative energy industry.

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uriname does not yet have a well developed service industry like Trinidad and Tobago. If an oil company wants contractors, the company can go anywhere in Trinidad and get service. We do not have that capability in Suriname, and we need help from suppliers in the United States and Trinidad to develop that,” Glenn Sairras, Deputy Director of Production and Development at the state owned energy promotion company Staatosolie made the statement during his presentation on January 26, 2010 at the T&T Energy Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain. Siarras said Suriname, already having hydroenergy plants, is developing an alternative energy industry. He also affirmed that the industry had an exceptional 2008; but with the fall in the prices, “we ended up in a loss position.” “The operating result we achieved was quite good. It was satisfactory for the Government, good for the people who work there, and good for everyone,” he added. He said

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Exactly Al Gore and Pachauri considered deviations from average temperature, took into account the local anti-environment factors like deforestation, excessive human activities, mining, tourism etc. and then predicted Himalayan glaciers' meltdown by 2035. Recently Lord Monckton, an environmentalist, challenged these numbers. Monckton's interpretations are based on average temperature only and assure us that in case Himalayan glaciers retreat at the current rate, they will take 700 years to go. Of course '2035' might be a false number and '2700' a right one. But this kind of falsity is of great use while the so called right information may be harmful. What we see is that the Indian politicians are criticizing Pachauri and backing Monckton so that they may take a 700year sleep and deforestation go on. The nation is at risk of the waiting game they are playing before giving their consent for dense afforestation. No matter how wrong be the Pachauri's numbers, they're still more useful than the so called right numbers. In fact Al Gore and Pachauri kept watch on environment and gave 'early numbers' and expected people to be quick off the mark. Addressing a function organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on January 21, 2010, Pachauri said, "A rapid action on fundamental level is required otherwise next generation will have to suffer due to our inertness."

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l Gore and RK Pachauri, the Nobel Prize winning environmentalists who kept people abreast of the climate changes, nowadays have been criticized by Indian politicians for giving 'early year numbers to environment hazards' likely to take place in future, say 2035 to meltdown of Himalayan glaciers. On the other hand, their 'early number' to sea (particularly Atlantic ocean) level rise with a risk of sinking of the England was gracefully accepted by British leadership who timely prepared the country, closed CFC (chlorofluorocarbons) greenhouse gas manufacturing units and adopted nitrogen gas based refrigeration system. Not just an incident, it is a long-term observation that compels us to accept that climate is changing. A world-wide phenomenon, more frequently observed with each passing year, has been the reduction of the span of rainy season with more and more unevenness of rains and uncertainty of monsoon since 1970s. Not only Al Gore and Pachauri, but wakeful people, particularly farmers, noticed this phenomenon and suggested their respective government to take an early action on the matter. USA, Europe and Japan worked out the possibility of maximum vertical expansion of housing and industrial tracts to save forests and pasturages. On the other hand politicians and bureaucrats of India ignored the climate change phenomenon saying there are enough stocks of and full support value provisions for food grains.

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irst women speaker of Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar led a parliamentary delegation on a trip to Mauritius to hold wide ranging discussions on various bilateral and international issues. She met President Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, among other leaders. She also met her Mauritius National Assembly counterpart Rajkeswur Purryag, whereby they called for the formation of a friendship group between the two countries. According to a statement released by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, "Meira Kumar agreed that people in both countries were committed to pluralism and democracy and unhesitatingly welcomed the suggestion that an India-Mauritius friendship group be constituted

as early as possible." The delegation also visited the Coolie Ghat, which is a memorial to indentured labours that were transported to Mauritius from India from the 1830s to the 1920s. "Common human values, he (Purryag) said, governed the political destinies of the two countries from different continents," said the Secretariat statement.

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Jugnauth said that the message transmitted through the films to be shown in the festival will reach various audiences. He said that "cinema dominates the world of communications", and

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that the festival is "a welcome effort to unite people across countries." Later on, during his visit to Lucknow's City Montessori School with the First Lady Sarojini Jugnauth, the President reiterated the fact that the bonding between the two countries is like "blood relations" and that they were more than diplomatic ties. Expressing his views on the recent bout of

terrorist activities in India, he said that though his country is not affected by them, "we condemn terrorism and would do whatever possible to help to put an end to it." Speaking on the virtue of spreading awareness through education he said: "Helping people come as near to perfection as possible is not good for one country but to all human beings of the world."

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book written by Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Sparsh Ganga has found its place among the school students of the island nation of Mauritius. Coveting this rare

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recognition to his piece of work, Mauritian President Anerood Jugnauth praised the works of the CM, by saying that he is "a reputed and distinguished poetwriter in the world of Hindi literature." Speaking at a special ceremony at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, President Jugnauth welcomed the Chief Minister's efforts to clean the Ganga through the recently launched Sparsh Ganga campaign. During the occasion, CM was also conferred with "GOPIO International Award" for his immense contribution towards art, literature, public services and environQ ment conservation. 21 รงoklh VqMs | ekpZ

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IN THE HEADY TIMES OF GLOBALISATION AND A JOURNEY TOWARDS A GREATER GLOBAL IDENTITY, NO TWO COUNTRIES PERHAPS HAVE MORE IN COMMON IN TERMS OF SHARED ANCESTRY, CULTURE AND HERITAGE THAN India and Mauritius. PRAVASI TODAY brings home the unique cultural and civilisational bond between India and its Indian Ocean cousin, even as these ties are being resuscitated anew

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t is no big news if Indian corporates venture into other countries. After all, in these times of globalisation, the success of businesses ventures, to a great extent depends on their willingness to venture into other countries that have growing economies and promising markets. By that yardstick alone, most leading corporate houses and financial institutions are of the view that Indian businesses, including SMEs, can look at Mauritius as an investment destination as well as a gateway to other African nations. It might come as a surprise to many that Mauritius ranks among the top three countries that are a source of FDI inflows into India (in 2007-08, Mauritius accounted for 44% of the total inflows into India, a figure that hasn't undergone any significant change). As far as bilateral merchant trade go, India holds the spot of being the largest exporter to Mauritius. It is evident that considerable synergies already exist between the two countries and exploiting them further could result in a win-win situation for the PRAVASI TODAY | MARCH 2010

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two countries, corporates as well as consumers. India is currently one of the largest trade partners for Mauritius. Of the total imports, agriculture and manufacturing sector account for 50-60% of imports into Mauritius. Another oftrepeated fact is that Mauritius is considered a tax haven for Global Inc., often becoming an issue of hot debate. India has a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement with about 65 countries like the US, UK, Japan, France, and Germany, but it is Mauritius which is the most preferred route for FDI inflows. On the domestic economic front, Mauritius has grown on an average of 5 to 6 per cent over the last decade, quite a robust economic performance for a small island country, helped in no small measure by its remarkable sugar and textile industries and of course, its enviable tourism sector, of which paeans can be penned. But it is not mere economics and trade that define ties between India and Mauritius. Nurtured over a few centuries by migration and truly eclectic cultural cross-assimilation, it would be no exaggeration if one were to state that it is mutual ties between countries like India and Mauritius that have the real wherewithal to lead the way in showing history and humankind that pluralism is a workable proposition and a surer benchmark of global security. It needs no repetition that the much-touted pluralism is under threat from forces hostile to peaceful coexistence and harmonious relationships within societies. During his last visit to Mauritius, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh aptly paid tributes to the memory of Sir Seewosagur Ramgoolam, calling him a visionary statesman, who embodied the best values of a global citizen. Incidentally, Sir Ramgoolam is also known as the Father of the Mauritian nation and a cherished friend of India and his legacy is still clearly discernible in the bonds that unite the peoples of both countries. The political legacy of Sir Seewosagur Ramgoolam lies in his role as the founder of a unique experiment in democratic governance and institution building in a society marked by exceptional diversity, overween-

Mauritius ranks among the top three countries that are a source of FDI inflows into India (in 2007-08, Mauritius accounted for 44% of the total inflows into India. PRAVASI TODAY | MARCH 2010

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ing barriers to trade with the outside world in terms of sheer distances and constraints imposed by limited natural resources. It is to Mauritius' credit that in spite of considerable odds, this small island nation has demonstrated to the world that through hard work and enterprise, it is possible to build a rainbow nation based on a robust democratic record, social harmony and provide respectable standards of living for its people. In this respect, Mauritius can also be said to be a beacon for the rest of the African continent, a region known more for its despotic binges than adherence to democracy. It needs little reiteration that India and Mauritius are inextricably knit together by abiding bonds of friendship, cultural, religious and shared historical experience. India's bilateral relations with Mauritius too, find multifaceted manifestation, in sustained bilateral cooperation, in the common positions that both countries adopted with regard to most pressing global issues, but above all, in a rich tapestry of shred ancestry, culture and heritage. The story of the evolution of Indian Diaspora, which begins way back in the nineteenth century, can be divided into three categories. First were those whose journey began during the colonial period; mostly the economically beleaguered labour force seeking their livelihood in distant lands. This was mainly in response to the enormous demand for cheap labour that arose immediately after the British

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Mutual ties between countries like India and Mauritius that have the real wherewithal to lead the way in showing history and humankind that pluralism is a workable proposition and a surer benchmark of global security.

abolished slavery in 1833-34. Indentured system was largely a by-product of colonialism and the abolition of slavery. Indentured labour was sent to Mauritius, Caribbean (Trinidad, Tobago and Guyana), Fiji and South Africa by British. French and Dutch had also to follow suit in abolishing slavery, resulting in migration of Indian plantation labour to their territories - Reunion Island, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Suriname. The second wave of migrants reached neighbouring countries in more recent times as professionals, artisans, traders and factory workers, in search of opportunities and commerce. There was a steady outflow of India's semi-skilled and skilled labour in the wake of the oil boom in West Asia and Gulf in the 1970s. There was also some outflow of entrepreneurs, storeowners, professionals, self-employed businessmen to the First World countries like the US 24 รงoklh VqMs | ekpZ

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and the UK. Organized commerce was introduced in Africa by Indian emigrants as traders and shop owners. These traders and businessmen, by their dint of hard work and business acumen, have turned adversity into opportunity. It has been both a poignant and an inspiring tale, spanning generations. The current third wave consists of professionals and the educated elite of India, who seek economic betterment in the more advanced countries of the world. Substantive Indian migration to Mauritius and Reunion also began after the abolition of slavery. While People of Indian Origin (PIOs), at over 220,000, constitute around 30% of Reunion's population, Mauritius is the only country where PIOs form a majority with 70% of the population at over 700,000 in numbers. The Indian community in both the islands maintains its cultural ethnicity and at the same time, enjoys good relations with the local community groups. In recent years, Mauritius has embarked on a mission to reinvent itself in the face of a fast changing international environment - nurturing new skills, diversifying into high value added products and services and by anchoring itself into the wider

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regional markets. The existing framework of cooperation between India and Mauritius look set to be widened, especially with agreements in various fields. The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement between India and Mauritius will is just one example of a new chapter in the bilateral relationship, promising to be a harbinger of a deeper economic relationship between our countries. Mauritius ambitious venture into the field of Information Technology is best exemplified by the Cyber Tower, inaugurated by India's Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Human Resource Development, health, pharmaceuticals, education, professional training, finance and management and small and medium enterprises are other areas where the two countries are mutual partners. Added to this is the fact that the vast Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone is largely an unexplored asset. India extends support Mauritius in ensuring the security and sovereignty of its land and maritime territory. The annual Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas, where India felicitates its Diaspora across the globe is almost a coevent with Mauritius, which has always provided full support to the PBD events with high level presence. In fact, Sir Aneeroodh Jugnauth, President of the Republic of Mauritius, was the first recipient of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, and also unveiled the awards at the opening ceremony of the first-ever Pravasi Film Festival 2010, Paravsi Today's unique cinematic initiative to promote Diaspora cinema. Indeed, it is near-impossible to imagine a Pravasi Bharateeya Diwas event without Mauritian presence. It would be no exaggeration to state that the relationship between India and Mauritius transcend mundane words. These are the ties of heart and blood - of kinship born of shared heritage and culture. Any visiting Indian would be struck to witness many Indian customs, festivals and beliefs, indeed, a common culture, finding the fullest expression in Mauritius even after the passage of so many generations. What better example can one quote other than the Ramayana, the epic narrative of Bhagwan Shri Ram's life and ideals and India's timeless history. The Ramayana is a not only a cherished epic, but also an ideal to be looked up to and imbibed in Mauritius' cultural and societal tapestry. Q 25 รงoklh VqMs | ekpZ

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wage, which ranged from about 8 to 24 cents. At the end of the indenture, return passages would be guaranteed and a small lump-sum of money would be given. Later, those who opted to remain in the new land were each given small plots of land instead of the lump-sum of cash.

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Bihar's legacy of indentured labours nce slavery officially ended within the British Empire in mid 1830s, a new system of coercing people to work on its plantations was required. Britain was forced to look elsewhere for cheap labour and turned its attention for a brief period to China, and then to India. The solution came in the form of a new system of forced labour, which in many ways resembled enslavement. Indians, under an 'indentured' or contract labour scheme, began to replace enslaved Africans on plantations across the British Empire - in Fiji, Natal, Burma, Ceylon, Malaya, British Guiana, Jamaica and Trinidad. The economic situation in some Indian states at that time was very depressed. This was particularly so in Bihar, near to Calcutta, which continued to be ravaged by flooding, cyclones and the occasional famine. It was therefore easy to recruit indentured migrants from this state especially when lucrative promises of easy working conditions and good wages were made to them. There is no doubt that most of the recruits were fooled by the recruiting officers, many of whom were Indians themselves. Since most of the migrants were illiterate and had probably never ever travelled more than a few miles from their own home villages, they were also misled to believe that the new place where they were being taken to was not very far away. They did not have the concept of distance, and maybe they felt that they would have the opportunity to see their relatives and their friends and their home villages on a fairly regular basis. They marked their indenture contracts -most could not sign their names - and these were duly witnessed by the Indian recruiters. In most cases, the indentured Indian was bonded for five years during which he or she would be housed and given a daily

Biharis in Mauritius and the story of the Aapravasi Ghat Immigrants arrived in Mauritius from India after a journey that generally took eight to ten weeks. At the Aapravasi Ghat, they were fed and housed while being processed and received medical care if necessary. In all between 1834 and 1924, around 450,000 Indians were brought over to Mauritius with around 290,000 remaining and 160,000 returning mostly between 1839 and 1880. Most of the Indian labourers remained after 1880. During this period, Mauritius was not only going through a prolonged sugar revolution but also a demographic revolution or explosion. In 1835, the Indians made up less than 4 % of the colony's total population and by 1860, they constituted more than 66% of the total population. By 1880, Indians made up even as much as 80% of the colony's total population. Thus, Mauritius was unique among the British colonies and any other European colony because none of them received so many Indian immigrants and their composition of their local population changed so dramatically. Biharis in Mauritius today Among all the emigrant labourers from Bihar, the population that settled in Mauritius has been able to maintain both the culture of their ancestors and the connections to the land of their origins. Although the population of Indo-Mauritians have 26 รงoklh VqMs | ekpZ

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been the majority ethnic group on the island since long before independence, this group itself consists of multiple and complex subgroups, adding to the diversity of the nation. Indo-Mauritians are those Mauritians whose ancestors came to the island from India, mostly in the early to mid-19th century as indentured labourers for the sugar estates of Mauritius. These labourers left the Indian subcontinent from a variety of ports, and so reflected the diversity of India itself. A significant number of these early immigrants were Muslim, and their descendents, the Muslim Indo-Mauritians, make up around 20% of the country's current population. The Indo-Mauritians that are not Muslim are considered to be Hindu, although the variety of ethnic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds offers little to suggest any cohesion within this large group. The majority of Indian immigrants came from the state of Bihar, or the surrounding area of Northern India, where Bhojpuri, a regional dialect of Hindi, is spoken. The descendents of the Hindus from this area are the largest in Mauritius today. The early Hindu immigrants that came from Bihar often traveled in groups from the same village or region. Therefore, they were more easily able to set up the social structures and religious practices familiar to them at home. Since most of the labourers intended only to serve out their contracts and then return home, they adapted their lives to their new environment by re-creating only their basic cultural and religious frameworks in their new context. The diversity of Hindus in Mauritius reflects the diversity of India's great traditions. However, in the Mauritian context, the proximity of each group to the other, entwined in the same neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools, creates a unique situation. Nowhere else in the world outside India is the Hindu religion the majority: religion of the country and yet so sub-divided and complex. With the introduction of cheaper travel and the internet, all Hindu groups are finding it easier to make connections with fellow Hindus outside of the island.

Connecting to your Culture The Bihar government has launched an initiative called "Trace your roots" to help the Bihari Diaspora in tracing their cultural roots and ancestral homes. A special cell has been formed to strengthen the ties between Bihar and the people of its origin. As a part of this initiative, exclusive centers will be set up in various countries to help connect the people to the land of their ancestors. The Bihar Foundation and its objectives One of the focus areas is the promotion of investment by overseas Indians. In order to provide a host of advisory services efficiently, the government formed the Bihar Foundation and have decided to entrust these responsibilities to the Foundation as a facilitation body for the Diaspora. • To provide a forum for and facilitate communication and interaction between Non Resident Biharis and the state of Bihar • To facilitate the participation of Bihari Diaspora in the development of state • To act as Self-Help Groups in other Metros and Provinces in India which have a large Bihari migrant population • To take steps for improving vocational training and skill inculcation of migrants Bihari labour to improve their wages and conditions of work • To establish, develop and support Centers for documentation, set up Reference and Information Centers and Systems and Administration and Common Service Centers relevant to the welfare of Non-Resident Biharis • Establishing local chapters in other countries and within India wherever there are Non Resident Biharis • To undertake activities for assisting the State Government and for achieving the objectives of the Foundation Q

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In an interview with Pravasi Today, Mahen Utchanah, President, GOPIO International tells that GOPIO is playing a vital role in fortifying the relationship between India and Mauritius

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GOPIO plays a pivotal role in strengthening the bond between the two countries. Elaborate. GOPIO is open to all people of Indian Origin, irrespective of religion, language, political affiliation, professional and social status etc. GOPIO has been instrumental in the organisation of a number of trade fairs for the promotion of Indian goods and services. Every year GOPIO leads a delegation comprising GOPIO members from Mauritius, Reunion, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, and other African countries to the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. Ministers, Members of the Mauritian National Assembly do also regularly join hands with the GOPIO delegation and all participate fully its Dialogue with India, organised by GOPIO immediately

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after the PBD. The Indian Government’s decision to hold the PBD, introduce the PIO Card, set up a PIO University are largely due to the efforts and lobby of GOPIO. GOPIO has embarked upon a scheme for the organisation on a recurrent basis, of The Indian Diaspora Festival, the objective being to focus on one of the Indian States which has close links with Mauritians of Indian Origin. Thus, the first edition of that Festival was held in 2007, with focus on Bihar and the Bhojpuri Culture. The Government of Mauritius gave its full support and hosted officially invited the Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar to be the Chief Guest at the Festival. A few days ago we had the visit of the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, in the course of which GOPIO organized with the support of the Government a number of events. The third will focus on the state of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil Culture. During the visit of the CM of Uttarakhand, GOPIO organised a number of events for the delegations led by him, including a working session with Mauritian and Indian businessmen operating in Mauritius.

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Explain the indelible relationship between India and Mauritius. Mauritius has been described as “Chotta Bharat” by late Shrimati Indira Gandhi. Every Prime Minister of Mother India coming to Mauritius shares the same feeling. Mauritians of Indian Origin, who constitute around 70% of the population, look to India as their original motherland. The rites and rituals of their everyday life find their source in India. Indians are pleasantly surprised that Mauritians of Indian origin has still preserved their ancestral culture. Not only they have preserved their religious and cultural heritage but also they are fervent practitioners. After the Independence of Mauritius India opened its Universities wide for Mauritians and thousands have studied and are still studying in India. At present Mauritius is the only country where a person of Indian origin is President; so is the Prime Minister, who is head of the executive. It’s a matter of pride that the Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam is also the Patron of GOPIO, and whose support we value very much.

What further steps are being conceived by GOPIO to beef up the relationship? GOPIO will continue to provide its full support towards the PBD; organise GOPIO’s Dialogue with India; go ahead with the organisation of the Indian Diaspora Festival; work on its project for the adoption of villages in selected states of India; organise visits by Mauritians willing to explore possibilities of investment in India and also organise visits by Indian businessmen to Mauritius to explore business possibilities. AMIT GUIN

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In an exclusive interview with Pravasi Today, Mauritian eminent social science writer Chit Dukhira says that he is coming up with an exhaustive coffee table book on the Indo-Mauritian relationship

TIME TO REMEMBER FOUNDERS

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Kistoe, avant-gardist progressive leader and the first PIO endogenous national leader; GMD Atchia, fighter for national development and the first nonChristian mayor; Ramkhelawon Boodhun, the first Indo-Mauritian barrister who was also the first Hindu legislator; and Beekrumsing Ramlallah, a self-taught journalist with ancestral tie in Ballia, considered as the Father of the Aapravasi Ghat. Basdeo Bissoondoyal contributed considerably through his sermons across the country and his writings published regularly in Mauritius and outside since the early 1940s, in awakening the people about their civic and religious rights.

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You have written a score of books on the history of Mauritius as well as about democracy and local governance system prevailing there. Can you come up with the role played by the Indian community in sustaining it? No doubt, a few Indians and IndoMauritians have conspicuously contributed to the enlargement of democracy in Mauritius. Mahatma Gandhi, on his unexpected brief stay in the country in 1901, advised Indo-Mauritians to care for education and active politics, besides living harmoniously within the plural society. As delegated by him, the lawyer-journalist and member of the India Servants Society, Manilal Doctor, living in Mauritius from 1907 to 1911, performed highly commendable work for the emancipation of IndoMauritians. Later, his own delegates, Dr Chiranjiv Bhardwaj and Pandit Atmram Vishwanath continued his work for uplifting the community. A few personalities, born in India or Mauritius, most of them being descendants of indentured workers, contributed to the country’s overall development. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSR) tops the list, his name being synonymous with the sociopolitical evolution of Mauritius from 1935 to 1982. SSR became the world’s first PIO Prime Minister. Having rubbed shoulders with Indians (students and others) during his continuous 14-year stay in London, he chose 12 March 1968 as Independence Day in remembrance of Gandhi’s Salt March. The other outstanding PIOs, who also contributed to the emancipation of the society are: the Gujadhurs, with Rajcoomar doing emancipatory work, since the 1920s, famous for long public life; Goolam Mohamed Issac, pioneer in local and national politics; Cashinath

Can you tell us about the Bihari Diasporic community staying in Mauritius? It is believed that the majority of the Indian Diaspora across the world is made up of the descendents of those hailing from the huge Bhojpuri belt of North India. Their ancestors came from such districts of undivided Bihar and UP as those of Arrah, Bhojpur, Buxar, Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Shahadabad and Sharan, Ajamgarh, Ballia, Deoria, Faizabad, as well as Varanasi and its neighbourhood besides the villages in or around Patna. With possibilities now available of mutual exchanges, a good number of them, including the youth have now an inclination towards the Bhojpuri culture. Many of them have climbed the social ladder, inspired by such leaders as, among others, the now dead SSR, Boodhun, the Bissoondoyal brothers, Roy, Hazareesingh and Ramlallah, and at least by the three under- mentioned Bhojpuris who have occupied the country’s topmost situations. AMIT GUIN

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Uttarakhand CMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit to Mauritius: A DIARY

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readily supported the initiative and extended an official invitation to Dr. Pokhriyal to be the Chief Foreign Guest at the Festival. Dr. Pokhriyal accepted the invitation and came for a three-day visit at the head of an official delegation which included, inter alia Mrs R Pokhriyal and his daughters. CM and his delegation arrived in Mauritius on 8th February and were received by the Hon Rajesh Jeetah, Minister of Health and Quality of Life, H.E Madhusudhan Ganpathi, High Commissioner of India in Mauritius, Mr M Utchanah and Mr R Nunkoo, President and Executive Member of GOPIO International respectively, and the Chief of Protocol. On the first day of his visit, the CM paid a courtesy call on Dr the Hon Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister and subsequently on the President of the Republic the Rt Hon Sir Anerood Jugnauth. The President hosted the CM and his delegation for lunch which was also attended by the PM, the Dy PM, Dr R Beebeejaun, the Vice PM Xavier-Luc Duval, Dr the Hon Vasant Kumar Bunwaree, Minister of Education, Culture and Human Resources and Mr M Utchanah. At 1530 hrs a civic reception was held in honour of the CM at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute in Moka. Representative of some 40 socio-cultural organisations were present. On that occasion the President and the Minister of Education launched a

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r. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Chief Minister of Uttarakhand is basically a poet-writer-turned-politician. His literary creations published so far, have established his reputation as a distinguished poet-writer in the world of Hindi literature. The literary creation by Dr. 'Nishank' in Hindi has been translated into various languages, namely, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, and some other Indian languages in addition to the foreign languages like German, English and French. Some of his works are being included for study in the syllabi of many Universities and institutions of higher learning including Hamburg University in Germany. Mauritius has also decided to include the works of Dr Pokhriyal in the curriculum of studies at the secondary level. Dr Pokhriyal's works have been the subject of many research works and PhD thesis by many prominent educationists and scholars. In the wake of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2010 and the 8th GOPIO's Dialogue with India, held in Delhi in January, 2010, Mr Mahen Utchanah, President of GOPIO International and of GOPIO Mauritius, and former Minister of Energy in the Mauritian Government, and H.E Mookhesswuur Choonee, High Commissioner of Mauritius in India, took the initiative to suggest to Dr. Pokhriyal, that he should visit Mauritius in the context of the National celebrations of the Mahashivaratree Festival in February 2010. The Mauritian Government

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book Sparsh Ganga written by the CM. On 9th February, he paid his respect to the first PM and Father of the Nation, the late Dr the Hon Sir Seewoosagar Ramgoolam, by laying a wreath on his Samadhi at the Sir Seewoosagar Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, in Pamplemousses. At the SSR Botanical Garden, he was received by Hon S Faugoo, Minister of Agro Industry, Hon M Gowressoo, Minister of Business, Enterprises etc., Hon D Rittoo, Minister of Youth and Sports and the Chairman of GOPIO International. The CM and his delegation participated in a Business Session organised by GOPIO International, at Four Points, Sheraton in Ebène. He invited the businessmen to invest in Uttarakhand in the education, tourism, hydro energy and herbal sectors. He was received by the Chairman of the Business Parks of Mauritius Limited (BPML) for a visit of the Cyber City in Ebène. In the evening, he was the Chief Foreign Guest at the official launching ceremony for the Mahashivatree by the Prime Minister. Here, PM also unveiled the model of a 108ft statue of Ma Doorga. Uttarakhand CM handed over water from Gangotri to the PM for pouring into the Ganga Talao. He also invited Mauritians to attend the Khumbh Mela in Hardwar in coming April. Following the official ceremony, he was received by Mr P Boojhawon, Chairman of the Human Service Trust (HST) and also Vice-President of

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GOPIO Mauritius, for a dinner at Ganga Talao. On the last day of his visit, 10th February, he visited the Le Morne World Heritage for a wreath laying ceremony. The site is in memory of the slaves who escaped to that place to avoid the atrocities they were subjected to by their masters. He was received by the Minister of Education, Culture and Human Resources, Hon V.Bunwaree. He was so impressed by the site that he announced that he was going to write a book on it. Following his visit to Le Morne, he visited the Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Site. The Ghat is the place adjoining the Port-Louis harbour, where the Indian Immigrants, on their arrival in Mauritius, were kept before being sent to sugar estates. Later on, he attended a meeting with Mauritian poets and writers, organised by the MGI in Moka. Here, the PM Dr Ramgoolam proceeded with the launching of the French version of a book written by Hon Pohkriyal, "Esperences et verities". The former praised the qualities of the latter, who despite his heavy political responsibilities found time to write books and poetry. Hon PM also handed over GOPIO International's Highest Award of Distinction to Hon Pokhriyal for his remarkable achievements in the fields of culture, literature and politics. In the evening the HC of India, HE Madhusudan Ganapathi hosted a dinner in honour of the CM. He left Mauritius for Mumbai on 10 February. Q

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With the economic slowdown fading away, the Indian market is on the way to recovery. PRAVASI TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S economic expert looks at the financial prospectives

Economic scenario FOR INDIA

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correlation with the US dollar. On the domestic front, in the short and medium term, Indian markets are technically in the correction phase. The support levels are being predicted as 4590 and 4200. Based on the deepening European debt crisis and technical support for domestic market at lower level, we recommend investors to invest very cautiously in the domestic market. We recommend investors to spread investments over the next six to nine months in installments. Investment plans should be done in a phased manner, in periodic monthly installments. Technical analysts predict a bull phase for Indian markets after 2010, which is clearly visible through the third impulsive wave on the weekly chart.

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European Debt Crisis Fears of another crisis spiraling for the world economy deepened after the Portuguese Parliament defeated a government austerity plan, triggering renewed concern that the financial crisis in that country and in Greece could spread through the Euro zone and spill across its borders. Once this crisis moves ahead and European governments are not able to successfully implement bailout packages, then it will lead to a weakening of financial markets in Europe, thereby leading to fall in Euro value. There is a negative correlation of Euro with the US dollar. Further, last quarter improved GDP figures for the US markets will strengthen the flow of funds to US markets. These factors will cause investments to move out of European markets to the safer US markets. Strengthening of the US dollar will lead to fall in commodity prices, which has negative

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Active Participation in IPO Market after a long time In the past few months, the domestic IPO market has seen good activity and investors have been able to realize good return on their investment, clearly brought out from the box given hereunder: DATE

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pressure from the mutual funds industry and FIIs. Mutual funds have been continuously selling for the last six months and for the last two months, FIIs have also been net sellers. This also puts pressure on the domestic market at the present juncture.

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(DTC) will not be brought forth in Parliament in this budget session, contrary to earlier announcements. As of now, the government seems to have shelved DTC proposal. Therefore, many reforms which were expected in the code, like reduction in corporate tax or the removal of STT etc. seem to be ISSUE PRICE

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Expectations The Finance Minister will announce the Union Budget 2010-11 on 26th February, 2010. The budget is keenly awaited for several reasons as follows: • What measures will be taken to tame the high inflation, which has given rise to high prices of primary food articles? • How will a balanced budget be managed to cope with rapid economic growth and the stagnancy seen in the economy? The finance minister has plenty of issues to pursue in order to come up with a budget plan that meets everyone’s expectations. Media reports indicate that the Direct Tax Code

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put on hold. Although there is a strong case for removal of STT, its fate seems to be uncertain as of now. There are also strong media reports and talk that government may withdraw many of the stimulus packages which have led to past recovery in the manufacturing sector. Recent auto sales numbers, which are given beneath also point towards a major recovery in this segment. CA GOPAL K AGARWAL md@voguestock.net

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|L E G A L |

NRI marriages are increasingly going bad and drawing a negative image for both NRIs as well as India in general. PRAVASI TODAY’S legal expert examines the issues with NRI weddings

Problems with NRI MARRIAGES

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y daughter _____ who is an attractive girl, has done her Masters in English and now she is working in a bank with salary____. She is a lovable, cute and calm girl. She has great respect of our tradition and culture. Interested persons can contact us at____ Must be a Non Resident Indian (NRI) with legal and valid residence in US or Canada….” “She has a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and is just finishing masters in Computer Science; very outgoing, friendly and caring person. She likes making friends and gets along with people easily. Looking for an NRI living in …..” There is something fundamentally wrong with these matrimonial advertisements all over the Internet and on-line newspapers. Many of these ads are nothing more than fishing for NRIs living overseas. As you can see for yourself, the primary qualities for match-making are often overlooked. What happened to the need for decent human qualities; maybe a search for compatibility, honesty or other values? These advertisements don’t seem like invitations for an alliance, but more like a business proposition: would you take our pretty/handsome daughter/son for a green card? Greed is written all over these NRI matrimonial ads. Similarly, on the other hand, you can also find plenty of ads starting with “Looking for a suitable match for a well

Many ads for marriages are nothing more than fishing for NRIs living overseas, and don’t seem like invitations for an alliance, but more like business propositions

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settled NRI overseas…..” or something like that. Being an “NRI abroad” is the main quality being touted again and again. I guess, as long as people are willing to be exploited, there will be exploiters. More and more problems are emerging with these NRI marriages. The problem is not just opportunistic NRIs, but also those who put their trust in someone whom they have barely met. The personal gains take priority over any consideration for the long term wellbeing of the bride/groom. We can blame the NRIs for failed wedding, but the fault lies with both sides. Actually, the blame lies more on those who get married to someone just because he/she is an NRI. If you are lucky, you may find a decent match; yes, there are lots of success stories. However, it is too much to be left to luck alone; wagering everything on blind trust and chances alone is no wisdom. No wonder NRI weddings are getting increasingly negative press. Everywhere in the news and media, there are too many sad stories of NRI marriages gone bad everyday: • A bride is being shunned soon after her arrival overseas • A groom is taking a beating for one reason or another, • A couple is looking for ways to separate or divorce as both sides are unhappy due to failed expectations. • The bride/groom families are blaming the other side…. These are just a few typical examples. The proof of deteriorating NRI relations is right in front of us. The stories of this nature are everywhere - the newspapers, the social gatherings, the Internet. If you Google search for ‘NRI issues’, the sites related to NRI divorce are popping up on the front pages of search results. I personally tested and verified this from the local public libraries at different locations (USA), and also using Bing.com. Even the search engines seem to know what type of issues NRIs are searching for. It is indeed sad. Let us hope and wish that the Indian community wakes up and pays attention to this issue of increasingly failing NRI marriages. It is very important that every future NRI bride/ groom and their families do the due diligence before committing to NRI weddings. Even if we are not involved directly, we can still make a difference by exposing the issue. Someone else will benefit from it. It is about time to tell everybody; warn them about the smoke, so that fire can be controlled. SUBRATA BISWAS PRAVASI TODAY | MARCH 2010

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The proof of deteriorating NRI relations can be found even on Google and Wikipedia!

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The first-ever Pravasi Film Festival, held between January 3-6, at Delhi, was a stupendous success both in terms of attendance and the number and quality of films screened. PRAVASI TODAY now delves into the question of what lies ahead for NRI cinema

NRI CINEMA: On threshold of maturity BHUVANESHWARI DAS IYER

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he openness of the West and a seemingly perpetual clash with traditional Indian values would provide ample grist for many a filmmaker's dream machine. This cinematic expression had a historical template too, as the earliest Indians arriving on foreign shores had to literally fight for everything, including their place under the sun in alien shores. Little wonder that those powerful and more often than not, emotional narratives found expression in NRI cinema. But NRI cinema now has to transcend the ABCD (American Born Confused Desi) formula and progress on to the next level, though the recent Pravasi Film Festival does offer ample hope that we indeed, do have the crop of directors ready who are ready to explore themes and stories beyond Diaspora angst. Films like Green Card Fever and Cosmopolitan, for instance, make a conscious effort to play down the NRI self-identity in a different country. Akhil Sharma's Cosmopolitan, for instance, is about a man who falls in love with his neighbour after being deserted by his wife and daughter. For the NRI cinematic experiment, this surely must qualify as an

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The framework for reference in NRI cinema, though undergoing changes, continues to be dominated by Bollywood and the dictates of the market. But the viewership has changed.

innovative step ahead. Films like these do underscore a less-reported fact that non-resident Indians are becoming part of the mainstream in western society and its cultural milieu, though one would be mistaken to presume that this is a seamless or irreversible integration. It is a long journey ahead, full of fascinating and forbidding propensities, something that future NRI filmmakers would do well to be involved with. At the Pravasi Film Festival itself, renowned NRI filmmaker Mira Nair was fairly vocal that Pravasi movies should carry a local feel. In her words, "I used to be pretty sensitive about being called an NRI for a long time. But I think the feel of the movie should have the feel of the journey to the destination

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and there should be some kind of definition to clarify ideas vis-a-vis movies made by people living abroad." Washington-based contributing editor to Pravasi Today, Dhananjoy opines that Pravasi (non-resident Indian) films should have some homeland routes, "but the definition of what constitutes an NRI movie is still very fuzzy." The box office returns on overseas Indian movies, too, is among the concerns of NRI filmmakers, though not an overriding one at the moment. Dhananjoy says, "Not many Pravasi movies are made in India but for many overseas Indians, films are a passion and they make more crossover movies. In the area around Washington where I stay, nearly 100 movies are made every year of which 10-12 make it to the local television." What about the rest? "They can look forward to be screened in India and gross revenues if the organisers of the festival and the Indian government lay down some points on NRI movies and provide a support system." Over the past three decades, Indian films have created a special niche overseas enabling NRI filmmakers to strengthen their relationship with their motherland. A moot point that merits discussion is whether future - and futuristic - NRI films should confine themselves to the bilingual genre of Hindi-English alone (with Hinglish being thrown in for good measure). For most, Indian cinema is 'Bollywood'. But not many remember, or even know that the popular Hindi-language movie industry and its various cousins across the country might have been different without a man called Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, who made India's first feature film in 1913, giving birth to an industry that is now worth 109 billion rupees (2.3 billion dollars), makes more than 1,000 films and attracts over three billion people to theatres every

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It needs no reiteration that mainstream Indian cinema as well as its NRI cousin has begun garnering audiences all over the world. Those with even a modicum of understanding of Hindi flock to watch the fare dished out by India's tinsel factories.

year. A new film has been made about how he did it, with it is possible that it might score at this year's Academy Awards. No jokes, "Harishchandrachi Factory" in Marathi is India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2010 Oscars, having beaten stiff competition for the chance from higher profile Bollywood movies. Its writer-director Paresh Mokashi says he couldn't have wished for a better stage to promote the film - and Marathi-language cinema. "Most Indians know that Phalke is the father of Indian cinema but no one knows anything beyond that. They don't know what he went through while making this first film and his struggles," says Mokashi. The framework for reference in NRI cinema, though undergoing changes, continues to be dominated by Bollywood and the dictates of the market (translation: expect more of the song-and-dance routines and syrupy family dramas to hold sway for some more time). But the viewership has changed, and with an economic crisis in the West also rewriting many global equations, the opportunity of a lifetime beckons for India to deploy its soft power. NRI cinema, if it widens its lens over the broader canvas of India's cultural and civilisational heritage, could surprise itself and enrich the world of cinema in the process. Q

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A Quest to FIND ONESELF readers how to awaken and feel the magic within

Name of the Book: The Magic of Awakening: 111 Answers on Life and Living Author: Sirshree Publication: Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd. Page: 165 Price: Rs.199

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This book in question and answer format is introduced to make you find yourself, know yourself and ultimately be yourself, so that you reach a state of pure consciousness, the existential experience of being the source of silence. The author believes that the primary aim of man is to attain and be established in this state and then share his experience with others. Human beings have the ability to communicate their feelings and thoughts to others through speech. But some thoughts which are too esoteric to be spoken are communicated only through silence. Through experience, feelings, thoughts, speech and silence, we learn about something extraordinary within us that makes us feel good when we hear about it meditate on it and experience if. What is it? What is this truth that lies within us? Have you been able to see though the mystery of life? New events in life occur to give us the opportunity to evolve. They come for our betterment. However, spiritual progress is not visible to the eye. But by reading some of the examples one may move ahead of the path of spiritual progress. Sirshree says the purpose of life is life itself. The meaning of life is the inner experience withing each of us, termed self, Allah, God, Ishwar, Lord and many other names attached with Him. It is the living consciousness within us. That is why only life has value. Therefore, let life return into life. When the life in a body returns to life, it is called self realisation. “The goal of life is life”. It means that the purpose of life is to achieve self realisation and be stabilised in that experience; that is, self-stabilisation. Sirshree, founder of the Tej Gyan Foundation, tells us how to awaken and feel the magic within. It was his spiritual quest, which began about 30 years ago, that led him on a journey through various schools of thought and different practices of meditation. He says, “All the paths that lead to the truth being differently but end in the same way-with understanding. Understanding is the whole thinking... listening to this understanding in enough.”

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It started as a new form of cricket, creating buzz throughout the world. But, in a short span, it has unknowingly sneaked into different alleys, finds our cricket expert

IPL - Sport or Politics?

he Indian Premier League is now entering its third year in existence. Apart from its first year, when everyone was overcome by the excitement of its format, this corporate cricket jamboree has had a rough ride since. Last year, it had to be moved to South Africa to save it from clashing with our elections. Why it wasn’t renamed the South African Premier League is beyond understanding!!! This year, it is already getting embroiled in various problems, which apparently have no obvious connection with the game of cricket as such and seemingly abused by the crooked politicians of various parties who are kicking it around as a football to gain mileage for themselves. When this idea was stolen by Lalit Modi of the BCCI from Kapil Dev - one of the finest cricketers India has ever produced and a genuine well wisher of the game - he unwittingly created a monster which is now ready to devour him. In the mad rush to lure the best cricketing talent in the world, Modi forgot to fix a limit on the vulgar amount of money on offer to the players who were willing to join him. The involvement of Bollywood celebrities made it easier for him to raise the financial stakes by creating an unholy alliance between the worlds of cricket and showbiz and also showed up those international cricketers for whom PRAVASI TODAY | MARCH 2010

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In the mad rush to lure the best cricketing talent in the world, the organisers have forgotten to fix a limit on the vulgar amount of money on offer to the players willing to join. Little wonder that many premium cricketers have started retiring prematurely. money was more important than the pride of playing for their country, in their true colours. Little wonder that many of them started retiring prematurely. What I find quite extraordinary is that international players in their late 30’s like Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden and Sanath Jayasuria along with India’s Saurav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble along with our redoubtable Sachin Tendulkar are able to play in the IPL but are not deemed good enough to play in limited-over formats for their respective national teams! 40 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

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The latest furore created by Shah Rukh Khan’s statement regarding the exclusion of the Pakistani players from IPL has been understandably pounced upon and being used for their own publicity by various unscrupulous political parties like the Shiv Sena and the Bajrang Dal. It should be noted that such groups or parties thrive on situations like this and have nothing constructive to offer to people of our country as such. The Shiv Sena targeted Sachin Tendulkar but soon realised that by doing so it was making more enemies than friends and were canny enough to realise the blunder it committed and kept from further badmouthing the Indian icon. Shah Rukh Khan’s interest in Pakistani players would only be financial and not a political or religious one. I do not believe that his involvement in the IPL is due to his overpowering passion for the game. His only mistake in making that statement, in my opinion, was the timing of it. The Pakistan team is being discredited by Shahid Afridi’s antics of balltampering, blatantly in front of the camera and later admitting to his mischief as well as Pakistan’s audacious behaviour in denying any involvement with terrorist attacks on Indian soil meant that anyone making a statement favourable to Pakistan was anyway going to face public wrath in some form or the other, whether Amitabh Bachchan or Shah Rukh Khan. It also coincided with the release of his new film My Name Is Khan, which gave the more rabid elements the ammunition they needed to attack him. However, this has only ended up giving him more publicity for his film than he would possibly have

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Security for cricketers during the IPL matches is also a major problem for the organisers. No ground is going to be absolutely safe, and the cricketing circus cannot be moved out of the country every year.

anticipated. The question of security of cricketers during IPL matches is also going to cause major problems for the organisers. Moving them around is not going to help as no ground is going to be absolutely safe. Playing in front of empty stadia is going to be self defeating. Moreover, the cricketing circus cannot be moved out of the country every year. The question is: where does all this leave the IPL? Well I am afraid that even if the matches are allowed to be played it will be reduced to the level of football rather than cricket. Even though we get large crowds in these matches they don’t come to watch cricket, but rather for sunshine, runs, wickets, beer and cheap thrills. And that certainly is not what cricket is about!.

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|T O U R I S M | Unarguably, Jharkhand is host to fairs of various hues. PRAVASI TODAY takes a sneak peek into some of the prominent melas

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historians have charted 1920 as its probable year of inception. The Kundri mela of Chatra which is held on Kartik Purnima, the two-centuries-old Lawalong mela, the Tutilawa mela of Simaria held on falgun purnima are some of the other prominent cattle fairs held in the state. The Badli mela in Itkhori witnesses a congregation of devotees to a 400-year old Bhadrakali Temple of Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali during Makar Sankranti. The religious gathering during the holy day is enjoyed and cherished by one and all. Located fourteen kilometers from south of Chauparan, the place is the religious host to Jains, Shaivites, Buddhists and Vaishnavites. An ancient fair, held twice in a year during Chait Ramnavami and Magh Basant Panchami, the enthralling Kolhua mela is held in Hunterganj. The fair is held in the vicinity of an ancient Goddess Kali temple located at the top of the Kolhua Hills, which lies at a distance of six miles to the south-east of Hunterganj. These fairs have become a landmark identity in the tourism domain of Jharkhand. It is hard to erase the memories of such invigorating and engaging fairs. These thumping fairs are worth sojourning.

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he cultural and traditional fabric of Jharkhand is imbued with a number of colourful fairs and festivals. Spanning throughout the year, these fairs and festivals have been celebrated religiously and in a consecrated manner by the natives and the tourists. While strolling through these fairs, a thought which crosses oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind is the captivating nature of these fairs - the vibrant colours, delectable cuisines, the ever-busy conventional hang-outs, and the mutterings of the stall-owners splattered here and there. The seductive charm of the cacophony and the din created by the surroundings lets the visitors get soaked in these charming and fun-filled affairs. The Kunda mela in Pratappur is undeniably one of the largest and remarkable fairs in Jharkhand. The mela is held during the time of falgun (February) Shivratri. The fair is marked by the large scale buying and selling of cattle. People throng from far away places - sometimes from West Bengal - to participate in this fair. One of the most noticeable aspects of the fair is the presence of a large number of colourfully dressed and ornamented cattle. Apart from it, Chatra mela is also counted as one of the most popular cattle fairs organized in the state. According to some records, the fair is said to have started from 1882. The Chatra fair is mostly held during the Durga Puja. During this festive season, the cattle fair is accompanied with holy rituals to appease Goddess Durga. The Belgada mela held in Simaria takes place on the auspicious day of Baisakh Purnima. Some

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DANIEL PEARL INTERNSHIP AWARD for Indian American Student Working with The Wall Street Journal is a dream which every journalist cherishes. And Devin Banerjee, an Indian American student at the Stanford University and editor-in-chief of the Stanford Daily has made it come his way by being awarded with the 2010 Daniel Pearl Memorial Journalism Intership. This summer, Banerjee will be working with one of WSJ’S foreign bureaus. In an easy written to crack this opportunity, Banerjee wrote that Daniel Pearl, a reputed journalist who was murdered by his kidnappers in Karachi, believed in having conversation with everyday people, as it is to an extent “their absence from the larger conversation that yielded a nature of misunderstanding - the failure to connect the dots.”

LAHIRI IN OBAMA’S ARTS and Humanities Committee Acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri has been appointed as a member of President Barack Obama’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. The lady behind one of the top bestsellers, The Namesake, has been appointed along with Pamela Joyner, Ken Solomon, Chuck Close, Fred Goldring and Sheila Johnson, to the committee. In a statement released, Obama said: “I am proud that these distinguished individuals will serve in my Administration. The arts and the humanities enhance the vibrancy of our society, inspire us and strengthen our democracy…I look forward to working with them in the weeks and months ahead.”

NYC WAY PAVES ROAD TO GLORY for Diasporic Team NYC Way, an iPhone application developed by a team of Indian American software professionals, paved its way to the top while vying against more than 80 submissions to win the inaugural NYC BigApps competition. Revealing the usage of the application, one of the team members, Arun Arunachalam said that “the users get to experience the power of 30+NYC-related iPhones apps packaged into one.” The application wraps up the resources of more than 30 New York City and then provides information after sorting out the user’s location. The team - Puneet Mehta, Archana Patchirajan, Sonpreet Bhatia, Arunachalam, Vivek Mehta and Shariq Siddiqui - won the “Popular Choice” as well as the “Honorable Mention Award” and the “Investor’s Choice Award”.

PADMA AWARDS 2010 This year, Padma Awards, India’s highest civilian awards, will be bestowed upon 130 personalities, including 13 in the category of Foreigners / NRIs / PIOs. Following is the list of the 13 luminaries who will be laurelled with this esteemed award: 1. Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (Padma Vibhushan, UK); 2. Shri Fareed Zakaria (Padma Bhushan, USA); 3. Prof. Tan Chung (Padma Bhushan, USA); 4. Shri Sant Singh Chatwal (Padma Bhushan, USA); 5. Prof. Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj (Padma Bhushan, USA); 6. Shri Manvinder Singh Banga alias Vindi Banga (Padma Bhushan, UK); 7. Prof. (Dr.) Hermann Kulke (Padma Shri, Germany); 8. Mr. Sheldon Pollock (Padma Shri, USA); 9. Dr. Rafael Iruzubieta Fernandez (Padma Shri, Spain); 10. Prof. Ponisseril Somasundaran (Padma Shri, USA); 11. Dr. J R Gangaramani (Padma Shri, UAE); 12. Dr. Sudhir M Parikh (Padma Shri, USA); 13. Dr. B Raveendran Pillai (Padma Shri, Bahrain)

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RAM - the Master of Emotional Management

Shri Ram, the legendary divine figure of yore, is also superhuman as well in his qualities. After the Lord's Parshuram avatar, which radiated overwhelming strength and aggressive valour against evildoers - but generated much trepidation too - the necessity for a manifestation of the divine that would balance out human emotions and resuscitate the wisdom of both a mellowed and mature intellect was keenly felt. There can be no denying that emotional quotient too, is an integral part of the sojourn our development. The incident where Lakshman has a heated argument with Lord Parshuram after Ram has sundered the mighty bow to win Sita's hand is one of intrepid interplay of two forcible emotions. Ram's pacifying intervention amidst the heat and thunder kicked up is the intervention of one who is calm and composed, has his senses firmly under control and can be perturbed easily. Interestingly, Ram is also

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the first avatar who in his lifetime encounters an earlier avatar. It had become necessary by then to counter and pacify the domain of intrepidness with calm and reason. Ram's role in this incident is the perfect role model of the paradigm of interpersonal and intra-personal intelligence, for which Howard Gardner had laid out the framework ages later, in 1983. Ram exemplifies this concept in his personal and familial relations many times. Ram is also an individual who cannot be 'neurologically hijacked', so to say. No wonder Tulsidas uses the word 'shant' (peaceful) for Him early on in the Sundar Kand, which denotes his emotional wisdom. There can be absolutely no doubt that Ram has complete mastery in self-management, which arises from his emotional wisdom. His expertise in stress management emanates from his actual mental performance. Lord Vishnu's next avatar, i.e., Krishna, not only quells trepidation but transforms it into a pleasurable experience; such is His power, so aptly personified in dancing on the raised hood of a powerful serpent. Ram, though, displays emotional maturity throughout, with the possible exception of the episode of Sita's kidnapping by Ravan, which appears to shake his poise, albeit only briefly. This is, of course, is an entirely understandable outcome as Ram has deep and abiding love and emotional attachment for Sita. Even here, Ram gradually realizes the public contours of his personal pining. He then transforms the consequences of his personal grief into a cause for the greater good of the world. Ram set out to do exactly that - he created adequate boundaries to channel the onrush of his release of energy for a greater purpose, a quest that saw him and his companions construct a bridge across the seemingly unbridgeable an impassable ocean. A unique bridge of stones sculpted into shape after grappling with their extremely potent untrammeled energy, indeed made history of the kind humankind has not seen till date - huge rock traversing on the mighty waters of the unfathomable ocean. Rocks, which otherwise would have sunk to the bottom of the sea, began floating on them when the name 'Ram' was inscribed on them, forgetting their inherent nature. Such then, is the sheer propensity Q of Ram.

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|MOVIE OF THE MONTH| With MNIK, Karan takes a rapid strides as storyteller. Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol have once again rekindled the screen, finds Shaily Lamba

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The best of Shah Rukh Khan - that is how the film My Name Is Khan (MNIK) can be described. Every day we read or are virtual witness of terror and racist attacks pertaining to some specific communities . MNIK is a heart warming story trying again to tell the world that not all Muslims are terrorists. Shah Rukh Khan plays Rizvan Khan, who has Asperger’s Syndrome and who falls in love with Mandira enacted by the female lead in the movie, Kajol. Rizvan lives with his brother (Jimmy Shergill) and sister-in-law (Sonya Jehan). Despite the protests from his brother, Rizvan marries Mandira and they start a small business together. There little paradise is hindered post-September 11 attacks when the attitude of the world takes a U-turn towards the Muslim community. Karan Johar, opening up in an interview said that it was the toughest movie he has ever made. We can now see why his cinema got more real this time. In the movie he tries to make a statement and he succeeds with thumbs up. When tragedy strikes, Mandira is devastated and they split. Rizvan is confused and upset that the love of his life has left him. To win her back, he embarks on an emotive and inspiring journey across America. Yes, the movie turns melodramatic and chances are if you missed one or two vital links in the story you have missed it all. The fact is there is too much happening in the first half. The leading lady has a solid screen presence but the much-hyped jodi of Shahrukh and Kajol disappoints though a number of sequences are appealing. For instance, the romance between SRK and Kajol is subtle, yet charming. The best part is SRK’s relationship with Kajol and their kid. Your heart bleeds

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Film: MY NAME IS KHAN Director: KARAN JOHAR Starring: SHAH RUKH KHAN, KAJOL, JIMMY SHERGILL, VINAY PATHAK, PRAVIN DABAS Verdict: ****

when an accident occurs and their lives are torn apart. Kajol’s outburst - first, when her son meets with a catastrophe, and second, when she confronts SRK - are truly shattering. Don’t compare the movie to the wonderful Dustin Hoffman’s movie Rainman where the world was first time introduced to Asperger’s Syndrome. Brownie points for the man of the moment, Karan Johar for moving his style of cinema while attempting something good and important. Karan’s direction is commendable. With MNIK, Karan takes rapid strides as a storyteller. Shibani Bathija’s screenplay is truly fascinating. Shibani and Niranjan Iyengar’s dialogues are applaud-worthy. Ravi K. Chandran’s eye popping cinematography is inspiring. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s music gels well with the film. This movie has to be the best of Shah Rukh Khan till date and no praise is to high for the dynamite performance of one of the most talented actress of all times - Kajol - who was by the way wonderful. The film boasts of a number of capable actors like Zarina Wahab, Sonya Jehan, Jimmy Shergill, Arjun Mathur, Parvin Dabas and Arif Zakaria. Vinay Pathak leaves a mark in a brief role. All the young actors deserve an applaud. On Q the whole don’t miss it at all! 45 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

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ust ask anyone you know if they are really happy or fully satisfied at all levels or dimensions of their personality - personal, physical/material, mental, emotional, intellectual, familial, social, cultural, and spiritual. Chances are that most people, if not all, would answer in the negative. And they may be more candid if answering to themselves particularly in front of a mirror. Pursuit of happiness and avoidance of suffering has been a perennial quest, but the greatest failure, of humankind. We all devote our lives, thoughts and actions to seek happiness rightfully so. But deep down, we accumulate nothing but despair, disappointment, and dissatisfaction. Yes, we can and do sometimes pretend to be happy, distract ourselves from suffering, or devise newer yardsticks to measure success. Then there are those among us who tend to magnify their sorrows to attract attention; or those who get so absorbed in

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Pursuit of happiness and avoidance of suffering has been a perennial quest, but the greatest failure, of humankind.

minor setbacks that they lose sight of all the nice things happening all around. This is not to undermine business losses or bodily pains. But what we call suffering is really a mental phenomenon. And through practice and experience, it is possible to separate our mental well-being from transient but inevitable losses and pains. Eventually, all objects we desire (and even acquire) are perishable. Similarly, the body will deteriorate and evaporate sooner or/ than later. But why do we accept or tolerate suffering and learn to live with it? The mind is highly skilled in finding logic to explain away most vexing prob46 รงoklh VqMs | ekpZ

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The quest for lasting happiness and freedom from suffering is a perennial human quest, but we all suffer from disconnect with the world within, which happens to be the root of all suffering. Pravasi Today's spiritual expert takes you to the realm within...

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lems. Ideas and beliefs like strongly and how we feel destiny, Karma, rebirth, deeply affects our DNA, judgment, act of God or which in turn can change nature - are all logical how the world around us is explanations granting the perceived and experienced; needed consolation. and that experience can I recall watching a few further solidify our beliefs years ago a DVD film Why and emotions. So this Do We Fight? The answer feedback loop can be there appeared to be simple mutually re-enforcing. and clear. But to answer Hence the world around us “Why Do We Suffer?” reflects our own thoughts could be a complex matter. and feelings. What is We have achieved great implicit here is that we are advancements in technolresponsible for our own ogy, and rapid growth in suffering (or happiness) accumulating wealth, now and whenever. knowledge, and populaWhat then prevents us tion. We have discovered from feeling happy within, new ways of harnessing and experiencing a happy natural resources, and world without? Our seers reaching out to unknown and sages with great insight territories. In the process Happiness is not intrinsic to into the human mind we cling to clichés - more is their greatest contribution the objects outside; rather, it to human knowledge better than less, new is is an experience of the sub- identified six personal or better than old, and sooner is better than later. But ject or the self within, as the individual afflictions which little attention is paid to outer and the inner are con- colour the mind and its what we are seeking and extension beyond: (1) nected. for what purpose. Now, passion (Kama) or intense this question is not new; nor is the answer. desire; (2) anger (Krodha) toward obstacles, which We often become aware that happiness is not may prevent the fulfilment of desire; (3) pride (Mada) intrinsic to the objects outside; rather, it is an in the false self or ego; (4) greed (Lobha) for wanting experience of the subject or the self within. We also more of everything, preferably without effort; (5) know that the outer and the inner are somehow attachment (Moha) to objects of desire; and (6) connected. The inner self is not confined to the jealousy (Matsarya) or self-pity due to others having individual body. The inner really means the inner of more or better. In a nutshell, all these afflictions all. In fact, as quantum physics has revealed over the together are called “Pragya Aparaadha” or mistake of past century, there is no clear distinction between intelligence, or the result of ignorance, or not the inner and the outer. The outside world is a knowing the truth. Whatever we call it, the message reflection of, and influenced by, the observing self. is that all of us have the capacity, and can learn the Each individual is a co-creator of his/her own world skills, to change ourselves and the world around us. and how he/she experiences it. Moreover, scientific But first we need to understand what experiments over the past two decades have also happiness is and what is suffering; and shown that our thoughts, emotions and feelings can who within us feels happy and who alter the structure of our DNA, which in effect suffers. There may be some hints contains the entire history and knowledge of life and between the lines here. creation. Human DNA is also capable of realigning the structure of sub-atomic particles instantly YOGACHARYA DHANANJAYA KUMAR without a time lag. In other words, what we believe PRAVASI TODAY | MARCH 2010

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HkweaMyh; xkao curh nqfu;k esa tks ubZ fo'o O;oLFkk cu jgh gS] mlesa LokHkkfod :i ls Hkkjr vkSj ekWjh'kl djhc vk, gSaA nksuksa ds chp O;kikj c<+k gSA vkfFkZd fj'rksa us ,sfrgkfld lkaLd`frd fj'rksa dks etcwr fd;k gSA Hkkjr ds ca/kqvk etnwjksa dk igyk tRFkk 1834 esa behxzs'ku fMiks ;kuh vçoklh ?kkV ij igqapk FkkA bl ?kVuk dks 176 lky gks x, gSaA rc ls nqfu;k dkQh cny xbZA tks yksx fganqLrku dh viuh tehu NksM+ dj ekWjh'kl x,] mUgksaus viuh lH;rk] laLd`fr] Hkk"kk] R;ksgkjksa] jhfr&fjokt vkfn ds ewy rRoksa dks cpk, j[k dj ,d ubZ laLd`fr jphA fdlh us Bhd gh dgk gS fd viuh tehu ls mtM+s gq, yksx ubZ lH;rk,a cukrs gSaA tks tM+ gSa] os u;k jp ugha ldrs gSaA fganqLrku dh viuh tehu ls tcju m[kkM+s x, yksxksa us ,d 'kkunkj lH;rk clkbZ gS] ftldk uke gS ekWjh'klA 'kq#vkr esa ml }hi ij Hkkjrh; etnwjksa dks dqyh dgk tkrk FkkA rc mudh dqy vkcknh flQZ nks Qhlnh FkhA ysfdu 25 lkyksa esa Hkkjrh;ksa dh vkcknh 65 Qhlnh gks xbZA vkt ekWjh'kl dh vkcknh esa 68 Qhlnh Hkkjrh; gSaA tks Hkkjrh; etnwj ogka x, Fks muesa ls T;knkrj mÙkj Hkkjr ds nks jkT;ksa fcgkj vkSj ;wih ds FksA ;s yksx ftu dfBu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa vius jkT; esa dke djrs Fks] mlls dgha T;knk dfBu Fkha] ekWjh'kl dh ifjfLFkfr;kaA viuh esgur vkSj yxu ls Hkkjrh; etnwjksa us ogka dh HkkSxksfyd] jktuhfrd] lkekftd ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks vius vuq:i cuk;kA ekWjh'kl ds lkFk Hkkjr ds ekStwnk tqM+ko dk ,d cM+k dkj.k Hkk"kk Hkh gSA Hkkjrh; laLd`fr ds tks rRo ogka cps gSa] muesa ,d Hkk"kk Hkh gSA Hkkstiqjh fefJr Ýsap ekWjh'kl dh yksd Hkk"kk gSA blds vykok

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Ajit Dwivedi.pmd

nwljk rRo vius dks ogka dh ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa lekfgr djds vius fy, ,d ubZ igpku x<+us dh gekjs iwoZtksa dh {kerk gSA ftldh otg ls ogka Hkkjrh;ksa dks Qyus&Qwyus vkSj vkxs c<+us dk ekSdk feykA bldh felky f'kolkxj jkexqyke gSa] tks vaxzstksa dh xqykeh ls eqDr gksus ds ckn ogka ds igys ç/kkuea=h cus FksA mUgsa ekWjh'kl esa jk"Vªfirk dk ntkZ gkfly gqvkA ekStwnk HkweaMyhdj.k ds le; esa fdlh Hkh ns'k ds lkFk nwljs ns'k ds laca/k flQZ bl vk/kkj ij vPNs ugha cus jg ldrs gSa fd os ,sfrgkfld :i ls tqM+s gq, gSaA orZeku esa laca/kksa ds vPNs gksus dh dqN vkSj 'krs± gSaA Hkkjr vkSj ekWjh'kl dh nksLrh bu 'krks± dks Hkh iwjk djrh gSA bls le>us ds fy, flQZ bl vkadM+s dks le>uk t:jh gSA Hkkjr esa bl lnh ds igys ukS lky esa tks Hkh çR;{k fons'kh fuos'k vk;k gS] mldk yxHkx vk/kk ekWjh'kl ds jkLrs vk;k gSA vçSy 2000 ls ysdj 2009 rd Hkkjr esa vk, ,QMhvkbZ dk 43 Qhlnh ekWjh'kl ls vk;k gSA bl vof/k esa Hkkjr esa dqy 81 vjc MkWyj dk çR;{k fons'kh fuos'k vk;k gS] ftlesa ls 35 vjc MkWyj ls T;knk ekWjh'kl ds jkLrs vk;k gSA ekWjh'kl ds 35 vjc MkWyj ds eqdkcys vesfjdk ls flQZ lk<+s lkr vjc MkWyj dk çR;{k fons'kh fuos'k vk;kA vesfjdk ds ckn fczVsu vkSj Ýkal dk uacj gSA vly esa ekWjh'kl esa dkjiksjsV VSDl çHkkoh :i ls egt rhu Qhlnh ds djhc gSA tcfd Hkkjr esa reke NwV nsus ds ckotwn dkjiksjsV VSDl dh nj 20 Qhlnh ds djhc cSBrh gSA blfy, ,QMhvkbZ ykus okyh daifu;ka nwljs jkLrksa dk lgkjk ysrh gSaA bldk lcls eqQhn jkLrk ekWjh'kl ls gksdj vkrk gSA oSls rduhdh :i ls Hkkjr dk nksgjs djk/kku ugha djus dh

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3/2/2010, 9:19 PM

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laf/k vesfjdk] fczVsu] tkiku] Ýkal lfgr nqfu;k ds 65 ns'kksa ds lkFk gSA ysfdu vesfjdk vkSj ;wjksi ds bu fodflr ns'kksa ds ctk; daifu;ka fgan egklkxj esa fLFkr NksVs ls }hi ekWjh'kl dks gh çkFkfedrk nsrh gSA os ekWjh'kl esa rhu Qhlnh dk ekewyh dj tek djkrh gSa vkSj Hkkjr esa fcuk fdlh dj ls ,QMhvkbZ ysdj vk tkrh gSaA bl ,QMhvkbZ ds :V us vk/ kqfud le; esa ;kuh 1991 ds ckn ds le; esa Hkkjr dks ekWjh'kl ds vkSj djhc yk fn;kA ekWjh'kl dh vFkZO;oLFkk ds nks vk/kkj jgs gSaA ,d ogka dh phuh m|ksx gS vkSj nwljk i;ZVu m|ksxA fdlh tekus esa Hkkjr ls gekjs iwoZt ekWjh'kl esa xUus dh [ksrh ds fy, gh x, FksA nwljs fo'o;q¼ ds ckn nqfu;k esa tc phuh dh deh gqbZ Fkh] rc ekWjh'kl dh feyksa us nqfu;k dh t:jr iwjh djds [kqn dks fodkl ds jkLrs ij Mkyk FkkA gkykafd ckn esa flQZ xUus dh [ksrh ij vkfJr jgus ds dkj.k ekWjh'kl dh vFkZO;oLFkk dks uqdlku Hkh gqvk] ij i;ZVu m|ksx ds fodkl us mls detksj ugha iM+us fn;kA vkt Hkh ekWjh'kl ds fu;kZr vk; esa lcls cM+k fgLlk phuh fu;kZr dk gSA cgjgky ge ckr dj jgs gSa ekWjh'kl vkSj Hkkjr dh nksLrh dks etcwr cukus okys rRoksa dhA VSDl NwV ds dkj.k vkus okys fuos'k ds vykok nwljk rRo ekWjh'kl dh [kwclwjrh vkSj Hkkjrh;ksa dk i;ZVu gSA Hkkjr ds yksx cM+h la[;k esa ekWjh'kl tkrs gSaA eqacbZ dh fganh fQYeksa dh 'kwfVax ekWjh'kl esa gksrh gSA fiNys djhc <kbZ n'kd esa vusd fQYeksa dh 'kwfVax ekWjh'kl esa gqbZ vkSj mUgha ds ek/;e ls fganqLrku ds yksxksa us vius iwoZtksa ds bl ns'k dks ns[kk FkkA Hkkjrh; fQYeh flrkjs vkSj m|ksx txr ds yksx vius&vius dkj.kksa ls ekWjh'kl dks viuk nwljk ?kj ekurs gSaA Hkkjr ekWjh'kl ds i;ZVu m|ksx dks fodflr djus esa vge Hkwfedk fuHkk jgk gSA pwafd nqfu;k Hkj esa i;ZVu dk VªsaM cny jgk gS] blfy, ekWjh'kl us Hkh [kqn dks cnyk gSA mlus vius ;gka gsYFk VwfjTe dks c<+kok nsus dk QSlyk fd;k gSA bl dke esa Hkkjr mldh enn dj jgk gSA Hkkjr esa gsYFk VwfjTe dkQh rsth ls ikWiqyj gqvk gSA bls ns[k dj ekWjh'kl us LokLF; ds {ks= esa dke dj gh Hkkjrh; daifu;ksa dks vius ;gka cqyk;k gS vkSj ns'k esa LokLF; dk oYMZDykl cqfu;knh <kapk fodflr djus dk dke 'kq: fd;k gSA ogka dh LokLF; lsokvksa ds çeq[k

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Ajit Dwivedi.pmd

us cgqr lkQ 'kCnksa esa Hkkjrh; nok daifu;ksa] vLirkyksa vkSj LokLF; lsok nsus okyh daifu;ksa dks vius ;gka vkeaf=r fd;kA ekWjh'kl dh bl ubZ ;kstuk dk vk/kkj ;g gS fd vÝhdk ls cM+h la[;k esa yksx Hkkjr bykt ds fy, vkrs gSaA os vesfjdk] fczVsu ;k nwljs ;wjksih; ns'kksa esa egaxk bykt vQksMZ ugha dj ldrs gSaA Hkkjr esa mUgsa lLrk bykt feyrk gSA vxj Hkkjrh; daifu;ka ekWjh'kl esa LokLF; lqfo/kk,a yxk nsrh gSa rks mUgsa ogka Hkkjr dh lqfoèkk vkSj lLrs esa fey tk;k djsaxhA ekWjh'kl ds lkFk Hkkjr ds laca/kksa us nqfu;k ds ns'kksa dh uhan mM+kbZ gSA lcls T;knk ijs'kku Hkkjr dk iM+kslh phu gSA mlus chftax ,Dlisa'ku bu vÝhdk ;kuh vÝhdk esa phuh foLrkj dh uhfr;ksa ds rgr ekWjh'kl esa fuos'k 'kq: fd;k gSA ekWjh'kl ds mi ç/kkuea=h us fiNys fnuksa dgk Fkk fd phu ekWjh'kl ds jkLrs vÝhdk esa vius foLrkj dh uhfr dks cgqr vkØked <ax ls vkxs c<+k jgk gSA phu us 700 fefy;u MkWyj dk ,d fuos'k fo'ks"k vkfFkZd tksu cukus esa fd;k gSA phu dk fuos'k Hkkjr ds eqdkcys fcYdqy vyx gSA Hkkjr esa futh daifu;ka fuos'k djsaxh] ysfdu phu esa lc dqN ljdkjh Lrj ij gks jgk gSA mlus ekWjh'kl dks bl ckr ds fy, çsfjr fd;k gS fd og phuh vkSj i;ZVu m|ksx ls vkxs c<+ dj nwljs {ks=ksa esa dke djsA muds fuos'k dk rjhdk vkSj iwjk ,çksp Hkkjr ls vyx gSA ij D;k ;g Hkkjr ds fy, fpark dh ckr gS\ lkefjd ekeyksa ds tkudkj eku jgs gSa fd phu dk n[ky Hkkjr ds fy, fpark dh ckr gSA ij ftl fdLe dk lkaLd`frd vkSj ,sfrgkfld tqM+ko Hkkjr dk ekWjh'kl ds lkFk jgk gS] mldk vlj fdlh Hkh ns'k dh n[kyankth ls de ugha gks ldrk gSA ekWjh'kl esa Hkkjr ds R;kSgkj euk, tkrs gSaA fcgkj fnol dk vk;kstu ekWjh'kl esa gksrk gSA ekWjh'kl ds cM+s usrkvksa ls ysdj vke yksxksa rd fganqLrku [kkl dj fcgkj vkSj iwohZ mÙkj çns'k vkdj viuh tM+sa ryk'k jgs gSaA ,sls esa ;g lkspuk Hkh xyr gS fd fdlh Hkh eqdke ij nksuksa ns'kksa ds fj'rksa esa dksbZ nhokj [kM+h gks ldrh gSA vkSj vc rks oSls Hkh fj'rs lkaLd`frd] ,sfrgkfld vkSj tSfod tqM+ko ls vkxs c<+ dj vFkZO;oLFkk ds {ks= esa Hkh LFkkfir gks x, gSaA gdhdr ;g gS fd fj'rs vc T;knk etcwr gq, gSa] nksLrh u, eqdke ij igqaph gSA Q 52 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

2010

3/2/2010, 9:19 PM

A Mk;liks j kA

izoklh Hkkjrh;% vesfjdk ls fQj vius ns'k

"kZ 1999 ds i'pkr~ tks Hkkjroklh vesfjdk x;s] muesa ls ,d cM+h la[;k esa yksxksa us Lons'k ykSVuk 'kq: dj fn;k gSA o"kZ 2002 ls 2003 ds chp yxHkx 50 gtkj Hkkjrh;ksa dks ,p&1 ch ohtk feyk Fkk tks Ng o"kZ dh vof/k ds fy, FkkA vc tcfd vof/k iwjh gks pyh gS] yxHkx 18 gtkj ,p&1 ch ohtk /kkjdksa us Hkkjr esa dke ds fy;s vkosnu fd;k gSA Lons'k okilh dh ;kstuk cukus okys izoklh Hkkjrh;ksa esa dfri; LosPNk ls ,slk djus okys gks ldrs gSaA ijUrq vf/kdka'k os gSa tks vesfjdk esa jgus dh vof/k c<+kus ds iz;Ru esa yxs jgs fdUrq ogk¡ lsok voljksa ds fy, miyC/k cktkj esa fVdus esa vlQy jgs vkSj Lons'k ykSVus dks foo'k gks x;sA ;|fi ,slk ekuk tkrk gS fd oSf'od vkfFkZd ladV ds pyrs izoklh Hkkjrh;ksa dks] fo'ks"kdj mUgsa tks vesfjdk esa jg jgs gSa]

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oSf'od vkfFkZd eanh ekusa ;k jk"Vªifr vksckek ds gkoHkko ;k ,p&1 ch ohtk izkIr djus esa viuk;s x;s xyr rjhds] vesfjdk izoklh Hkkjrh;ksa ds ohtk uohuhdj.k ds fy, lgt :i ls rS;kj ugha gSA dgk tkuk pkfg;s fd vf/kdka'k izoklh Hkkjrh; vesfjdk esa lsok voljksa ds fy, miyC/k cktkj esa fVdus esa vlQy jgs vkSj Lons'k ykSVus dks foo'k gks x;sA

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Ramesh Kumar Sharma.pmd

Hkkjrh; ekuo lalk/ku daifu;ksa dks viuk thouo`Ùk izsf"kr djuk iM+ jgk gSA ijUrq ;g Hkh lgh gS fd vesfjdk esa izoklh Hkkjrh;ksa dks ohlk vof/k c<+okus esa leL;k dk vkt ,sls le; esa lkeuk djuk iM+ jgk gS tc baXyS.M Hkkjrh;ksa dks ohlk iznku djus esa jkgr ns jgk gSA HkÙkhZ vfHkdj.k ^gsMgaVlZ* ds v/;{k fØl y{ehdkar ds vuqlkj ,p&1 ch ohtkvksa ds uohuhdj.k esa vkuk&dkuh ds ihNs vesfjdh jk"Vªifr cjkd vksckek dk gko&Hkko Hkh izeq[k dkjd gSA mYys[kuh; gS fd ykxr cpkus ds fy, Hkkjrh; vkbZVh- daifu;ksa ls vkÅVlksfl±x djkus okyh vesfjdh daifu;ksa dh fuUnk djrs gq, vksckek us mUgsa djpksj rd dg MkykA ijUrq y{ehdkar ekurs gSa fd Hkkjr esa vdsys lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh {ks= esa gh o"kZ 2010 esa yxHkx 50 gtkj ubZ fu;qfDr;ka gksuh gSaA vr% Lons'k ykSVus okys ,p&1 ch ohtk /kkjdksa dks ;gka lgt :i ls volj fey ldrs gSaA ^Vheyht LVkfQax lksY;w'kal* ds iz/kku v'kksd jsM~Mh us dgk gS fd mUgsa izkIr rhu gtkj ls vf/kd izoklh Hkkjrh;ksa ds thou&o`Ùkksa ij fopkj dj fy;k x;k gS vkSj muesa ls vf/kdka'k LFkkbZ dk;Z ij j[ks tk;saxsA nwljh vkSj ^g~;weu dSfiVy* ds iz/kku ch-,l- ewfrZ ds vuqlkj cM+s iSekus ij ,p&1 ch ohlk ds nq:i;ksx dh jiVsa feyus ij vesfjdh daifu;ka ohtk izko/kku cuk;s j[kus esa f'kfFky gqb±A /kwrZ ,p&1 ch vkosndksa us vesfjdk esa vkÅVlksfl±x&fojks/kh [kseksa dks gh cy iznku fd;kA

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53 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

2010

3/2/2010, 9:17 PM

A jkT;ks a ls - --A

jktLFkku

NÙkhlx<+ egaxkbZ ds fo#º lkbfdy jSyh

t;iqj&eqEcbZ ds chp ukWu&LVkWi V™su

NÙkhlx<+ ds eq[;ea=h jeu flag us vius 11 ea=heaMy lg;ksfx;ksa ds lkFk 22 Qjojh dks lkbZfdy jSyh fudkyhA egaxkbZ ds fy, dsUnz ljdkj dks ftEesokj Bgjkrs gq, jeu flag us jk;iqj ds flfoy ykbUl ,fj;k ls jkT; foèkkulHkk Hkou rd 12 fdeh- dh ;k=k 50 feuV esa iwjh dh vkSj ml fnu gh jkT; foèkkulHkk dk ctV l= vkjaHk gqvkA jSyh dh 'kq:vkr i;ZVu vkSj laLd`fr ea=h c`teksgu vxzoky ds fuokl ls gqbZA jSyh esa efgyk vkSj cky fodkl ea=h yrk mlsanh Hkh 'kkfey gqb±A jSyh esa jeu flag vkSj c`teksgu vxzoky us dgk fd vkfFkZd&ekspsZ ij dkaxzsl dh foQyrk ds fo#¼ tu&tkxj.k vko';d gSA

jsy ctV esa jktLFkku dks igyh ckj ,d ukWu&LVkWi Vsªu feyh gSSA ;g Vsªu t;iqj ls eqacbZ ds chp lIrkg esa nks fnu pysxhA t;iqj ls eqacbZ ds chp orZeku esa t;iqj&eqacbZ lqijQkLV lcls rst pyus okyh Vsªu gSA izLrkfor ukWu&LVkWi Vsªu nks ls rhu ?kaVs tYnh eqacbZ igqapsxhA blds eqacbZ igqapus dk le; 15 ls 16 ?kaVs gksxkA bl Vsªu esa FkMZ ,lh bdksukWeh fdjk;k xjhc jFk ds cjkcj jgsxkA xjhc jFk esa orZeku esa bl Js.kh esa eqacbZ rd tkus dk fdjk;k 609 #i;s gSA orZeku esa t;iqj ls eqacbZ ds chp pkj Vsªusa pyrh gSaA t;iqj&eqacbZ :V dk egRo VwfjLVksa ds n`f"Vdks.k ls Hkh cgqr gS vkSj bl :V esa fjtosZ'ku dh yEch osfVax jgus yxh gSA

eè; izns'k Hkktik jk"V™h; ifj"kn dh bankSj cSBd esa xMdjh dh usr`Ro {kerk mHkjh Hkkjrh; turk ikVhZ dh jk"Vªh; ifj"kn cSBd eè; izns'k esa 18 vkSj 19 Qjojh 2010 dks vk;ksftr gqbZA cSBd esa Hkktik ds u;s vè;{k Jh fufru xMdjh vkd"kZ.k ds lcls cM+s dsUnz cus jgsA cSBd esa laxBukRed pquko] vU; laxBukRed eqn~nksa] gkfy;k foèkkulHkk pquko ds ifj.kkeksa vkSj Hkfo"; dh j.kuhfr;ksa ij ppkZ gqbZA cSBd esa ykyd`".k vkMok.kh] lq"kek Lojkt] v#.k tsVyh ljh[ks ofj"B usrkvksa] dk;Zdkfj.kh ds lHkh jk"Vªh; lnL;ksa] laln lnL;ksa] foèkku lHkkvksa ds lnL;ksa] ikVhZ dh fofHkUu ekspks± ds jk"Vªh; inkfèkdkfj;ksa] ftyk vè;{kksa vkfn yxHkx 4000 lnL;ksa us Hkkx fy;kA ykyd`".k vkMok.kh us bl dk;ZØe dh lcls cM+h lQyrk ;g crkbZ fd fufru xMdkjh ds usr`Ro {kerk ij ls lansg ds ckny NaV x, vkSj mudh mifLFkfr vkSj Hkk"k.kksa us dk;ZdrkZvksa esa xtc ds mRlkg dk lapkj fd;kA

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Rajyon se....pmd

54 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

2010

3/2/2010, 11:28 PM

A jkT;ks a ls - --A

>kj[k.M uDlyokn ds eqn~ns ij dsUnz dks gj laHko lgk;rk µlksjsu

fcgkj tkiku fcgkj esa cqfºLV lfdZy esa fuos'k dks bPNqd

>kj[k.M ds eq[;ea=h f'kcq lksjsu us 25 Qjojh dks dsUnzh; x`g ea=h ih- fpnEcje ls eqykdkr dh vkSj mUgsa uDlyokn ls fuiVus ds fy, viuh ljdkj }kjk mBk;s tk jgs dneksa dh tkudkjh nhA >kj[k.M ds iqfyl egkfuns'kd us;kt vgen Hkh bl eqykdkr esa eq[;ea=h ds lkFk x;sA cSBd ds ckn izsl&dkaÝsal esa lksjsu us uDlyokn ds fo#¼ dsUnz }kjk mBk;s tk jgs dneksa dh iz'kalk dh] vkSj dgk fd dsUnz vkSj jkT; ,d lkFk feydj dke djsaxsA bl eqykdkr dks blfy, Hkh cgqr egRoiw.kZ ekuk x;k fd Bhd nks fnu iwoZ 23 Qjojh dks ekvksokfn;ksa us ehfM;k ds ekè;e ls l'krZ 72 fnuksa ds ;q¼&fojke dk izLrko j[kk FkkA mUgksaus ckrphr dh igyh 'krZ ;g ?kksf"kr dh fd ljdkj vfoyEc vius vkWijs'ku ^xzhu gaV* dks LFkfxr djus dh ?kks"k.kk djsA ekvksokfn;ksa ds izLrko ij x`g ea=h ih- fpnEcje dh izfrfØ;k ;g Fkh fd ckrphr dh 'kq:vkr fcuk 'krZ gksxh vkSj blds fy, igys ekvksokfn;ksa dks fgalk NksM+uh gksxhA x`g ea=h ds dM+s :[k ds ckn lksjsu }kjk dsUnz dk lkFk nsus dh ?kks"k.kk dks jktuhfrd n`f"V ls egRoiw.kZ ekuk tk jgk gSA

tkiku fcgkj esa cqf¼LV VwfjTe lfdZV cukus vkSj mlds j[kj[kko dk bPNqd gSA ;g izLrko tkiku ds dkSUL;wysV tsujy ;wftvks lkeqdkok dh vksj ls vk;k gSA ;g lwpuk fcgkj ljdkj ds lw=ksa ls izkIr gqbZ gSA lw= dk ;g Hkh dguk gS fd jkT; ljdkj bl fn'kk esa xaHkhj gS vkSj lg;ksx dk fooj.k rS;kj djus ds fy, rsth ls dke 'kq: dj fn;k gSA lkeqdkok us Qjojh esa gh fcgkj dh ;k=k dh gSA mudh ;k=k dk mn~ns'; Fkk cqf¼LV lfdZy esa lM+dsa cuokus ds fy, tkiku cSad vkWQ baVjus'kuy dks&vkWijs'ku esa fcgkj ljdkj }kjk fd, x, vkosnu ij fopkj djus gsrq QhYM LVMhA cSad us Qksj ysu esa 482 fdeh- jksM cukus ds fy, yksu dh lgefr ns Hkh nh gSA

mÙkj izns'k fu;kZrdksa dks V™sM VSDl esa NwV ,d vizSy 2010 ls mÙkj izns'k ljdkj fu;kZrdksa dks VsªM VSDl ij 100 izfr'kr NwV nsus tk jgh gSA ;g NwV fu;kZrdksa dks dqN izeq[k oLrqvksa ds Mk;jsDV lsy ds VuZvksoj ij ;k mRiknd&fu;kZrd }kjk mudh lhèkh [kjhn ij fn;k tk,xkA ;s oLrq,a gSa dksbZ Hkh dPph lkexzh] izkslsflax xqM~l] dUT;wesoy LVkslZ] Lis;j ikVZ~l] ,lslfjt] dEiksusUV~l] Y;wcjhdsUV~l vkSj isVªksy vkSj Mhty ds vykok vU; b±èkuA ;s NwV mÙkj izns'k oSY;w ,MsM VSDl ,sDV] 2008 ds rgr fn, tk,axsA vc rd ;g O;oLFkk Fkh fd mRiknd&fu;kZrd }kjk dPph lkexzh vkfn dh [kjhn ij VSDl fn;k tkrk Fkk ftldk fjQaM Hkqxrku ds 30 fnuksa ds vUnj feyuk gksrk FkkA ,DV ds la'kksèku esa ;g Hkh izkoèkku j[kk x;k gS vxj mRikfnr oLrq dk fu;kZr ugha fd;k tkrk gS rks mRiknd dks izLrkfor VSDl nsuk iM+sxkA mÙkj izns'k ls fu;kZr dh izeq[k oLrq,a gSa gLrf'kYi] bysDVªkWfuDl vkSj peM+k dh oLrq,aA

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2010

3/2/2010, 9:15 PM

A ifjn` ' ;A

lqjax ds ikj dh jks'kfu;ka

ek Satyendra Srivastava.pmd

Ldks ds ysfuu Lekjd ls fudyk FkkA tgka ysfuu dk cke ls yxk gqvk 'kjhj j[kk Fkk yk[kksa djksM+ksa n'kZukfFkZ;ksa dks ns[kus]

MkW- lR;sUnz JhokLro .......................................................................

fczVsu ds izèkkuea=h Jh xksMZu czkmu us Hkh dgk Fkk& eq> ij fo'okl j[kks eSa bl ?kqVu Hkjh fLFkfr ls fczVsu dks 'kh?kz gh fudkywaxkA ml le; rks mudk ;g dguk yksxksa dks ,d [kks[kyh ckr yxh Fkh ij vkt tc fczVsu Hkh èkhjs&èkhjs fjlslj ls ckgj fudy jgk gS rks ;g lc eq>s lqjax ds ikj dh jks'kuh lk yxrk gSA

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n'kZu djus vkSj izsj.kk ikus ds fy, ogka flQZ muds e`r 'kjhj ij jks'kuh iM+ jgh FkhA ij ogka rd igqapus ds igys Hkou dh Q'kZ vkSj lhf<+;ka dkys laxejej dh FkhaA ogka â'k&â'k djrs gq, lSfud [kM+s FksA vykok muds jks'kuh bruh caèkh&dlh lh yx jgh Fkh fd cksèk gks jgk Fkk fd ge bfrgkl ds vaèksjksa ls xqtj jgs gSaA tc ge ml xqQk ds ckgj fudyrs gSa rc dqN jks'kuh mtkxj gksrh gS vkSj fQj gksrh gh tkrh gSA eq>s ;g dksbZ iUnzg feuV dh ;k=k ;qxksa dks ikj djrs ,d yEcs ls lQj dh yxhA ij gj {k.k eq>s yxrk jgk fd dgha ls fdj.ksa rks QwVsaxh ghA vkSj ogh gqvk Hkh FkkA vki ysfuu ds fopkjksa ;k mudh jktuhfr ls lger gksa ;k u gks bfrgkl lk{kh gS fd mUgksaus euq"; tkfr dk bfrgkl cnyk FkkA ,slk bfrgkl tgka ls vPNs cqjs nksuksa gh i{k mHkj dj vka[kksa esa mrjus yxrs gSaA esjk dfo eu ml lcls csgn izHkkfor gqvk vkSj dfork dh pkj iafDr;ka Hkou ds ckgj fudyrs gh cu xbZ Fkh& lqjax ds ikj dgha jks'kuh rks gksxh gh pyrs jgks--- le; dh rjg rks ugha ij bfrgkl dh rjg cnyrs jgks--- ckgjh rki ls gh ugha HkLe gksdj eu] vfXu tks fu[kkjrh gS [kjk mlesa tyrs jgksA fo'o ds fy, lu~ 2009 cgqr ls vFkks± esa vaèksjh lqjaxksa okyk tSlk FkkA dHkh&dHkh rks ,slk vkHkkl gksrk Fkk fd lqjax ds ikj 56 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

2010

3/2/2010, 9:12 PM

A ifjn` ' ;A .............................................................................................................................

dgha jks'kuh gksxh gh ughaA yanu esa tgka eSa jgrk gwa og cgqr ls ekuksa esa ml egkuxj dh ukM+h dks idM+s jgus vkSj thou xfr crkus dk cksèk fcUnq gSA ogka ls gh lalkj dh vkfFkZd rafx;ksa vkSj ?kqVuksa dh vkokt xwat cudj mBrh gSA tc fiNys o"kZ lalkj ds 20 ns'kksa dk f'k[kj lEesyu gks jgk Fkk rks vke turk dh ekaxksa dks mBkus nqgjkus okys izn'kZudkfj;ksa ds tywlksa dh vkoktsa esjs ?kj ds vklikl xwatrh FkhA fQj lekpkj i=ksa vkSj ehfM;k ds yksxksa dh mifLFkfr] fLFkfr dks yxHkx Hk;kud cuk jgh FkhA tc eSa esu'ku bafM;k ds ikl fLFkr cSad vkQ baXySaM ds djhc igaqpk rks yxk fd dksbZ gtkj iqfyl ds yksx ftuesa cgqr ls ?kqM+lokj Hkh Fks] os lc tu lewg dks dkcw esa j[kus ds fy, ykfB;ksa vkSj dqN 'kL=ksa tSls cUnwdksa] jkbZQyksa dks fy, gq, Hkh rSukr FksA mlh le; ,d tyrh vkx dh rjg [kcj QSyh fd ,d izn'kZudkjh ekj fn;k x;k gSA xksyh ls ugha cfYd ykBh ds geys ls vkSj chekjh dh detksjh ls og fxjk vkSj cSad ds ikl gh mldh e`R;q gks xbZA yanu tSls 'kgj esa bl izdkj dk ruko tjk de gh fn[krk gSA ij 2009 ds fdrus vlsZ rd yanu rukoxzLr FkkA ØsfMVØap dk jk{kl lcdks ncksps gq, FkkA cM+h&NksVh lHkh nqdkusa [kkyh FkhA fo'o izfl¼ cktkjksa esa Hkh yksx dsoy f[kM+fd;ksa ds lkeus ckgjh phtksa dks yypkbZ vka[kksa ls ek= ns[krs utj vk jgs FksA fdruh nqdkuksa ij rkyk yVdk gqvk Fkk] fnokys ds dkj.kA ;g yanu dh gh gkyr ugha Fkh ij iwjk fczVsu vkSj lkjk ;wjksi =Lr FkkA fo'o ,d vaèksjh lqjax okyh txg cu dj tSls jg x;k FkkA rks tc eSaus Hkkjr ds izèkkuea=h MkW- eueksgu flag dk oDrO; i<+k fd Hkkjr raxh eanh dh gkyrksa ls mruk =Lr ugha gS ftruk fd fo'o ds vU; ns'k tSls ;wjksi] vejhdk] phu vkfnA eq>s ,d vthc lk ldwu feyk Fkk vkSj vaxzstksa ds bl fo'okl ij lkspus yxk izk;% tks ;g dgrs Fks fd vUn:uh rkdr dks cuk, j[kus ds fy, Hkkjrh; ifjokjksa ls gesa lh[kuk pkfg, D;ksafd oks Hkfo"; ds [krjksa ls pkSdUuk jgrs gSa vkSj rS;kj jgrs gSaA ,sls ?kqVu Hkjs le; esa fczVsu ds izèkkuea=h Jh xksMZu czkmu us Hkh dgk Fkk& eq> ij fo'okl j[kks eSa bl ?kqVu Hkjh fLFkfr ls fczVsu dks 'kh?kz gh fudkywaxkA ml le; rks mudk ;g dguk yksxksa dks ,d [kks[kyh ckr yxh Fkh ij vkt tc fczVsu Hkh èkhjs&èkhjs fjlslj ls ckgj fudy jgk gS rks ;g lc eq>s lqjax ds ikj dh jks'kuh lk yxrk gSA ;wjksi] vejhdk bl ekgkSy ls rks igys gh fudy x,A dHkh&dHkh yxrk gS fd euq"; ?kksj ladVksa ls cp x;k gSA

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tc eSa baXySaM ls nks grs ds fy, Hkkjr vk;k fo'ks"k dj vkBosa fo'o fgUnh vUrjjk"Vªh; lEesyu esa Hkkx ysus ds fy, rc rd yanu esa dkQh ?kqVu FkhA ekSle Hkh bruk BaMk Fkk ij vkfFkZd fLFkfr esa gYdh gh xekZgV eglwl dj jgh FkhA rks tc eSa Hkkjr ds vkSj fo'o ds fgUnhlsfo;ksa vkSj jpukdkjksa ls feyk rks yxk fd fpUrk,a rks gS ij yksx grk'k ugha gSaA Hkkjrh; jpukdkjksa dh bl vk'kke;h fLFkfr Hkh jks'kuh lh yxhA fQj v[kckjksa esa tc mu reke ckrksa dks i<+k tks Hkkjrh; thou dk Lok±xh.k izxfr;ksa dh fn'kk esa dk;Zjr gS rks fo'okl gqvk fd tw>rk euq"; mruk detksj ugha gSA tc fnYyh ls eqacbZ vk;k tks Hkkjrh;ksa vkSj ikfdLrkfu;ksa ds 'kk;jksa&dfo;ksa dks ,d gh Nr ds uhps leUo; vkSj 'kkafr dh dfork,a i<+rs ik;k rks yxk fd thou gj rjQ BIi ugha gks jgk gSA fgUnw vkSj eqlyekuksa dh ,drk dks cuk, j[kuk izk;% gj Hkkjrh; dh lksp jgh gSA dgha&dgha eLr gksdj Hkh cPpu th ds 'kCnksa esa ^fgUnw vkSj eqlyeka nks gSa @ ,d vxj eafnj&efLtn @ esy djkrh eèkq'kkykA* blh le; ;gka 'kkg:[k [kka dh ubZ fQYe ^esjk uke gS [kku* fn[kkbZ tkus okyh FkhA mlds izn'kZu ugha djus ds fy, dqN yksx tks dej dl dj eSnku esa mrjs Fks] ekr [kk x,A ;g Mj fd muds izn'kZu ls ;g fQYe flusek?kjksa esa ugha fn[kkbZ tk;sxhA vUur% yksdra= dh fot; gqbZ vkSj yksx bl fQYe dks Hkh lkekU; fQYeksa dh rjg ns[k jgs gSaA ij eq>s ftl lekpkj us lcls vfèkd mRlkg vkSj larks"k dh jks'kuh nh og Fkk fd Hkkjr ds m|ksx mRiknu esa 16-8 izfr'kr o`f¼ gqbZ gSA lu~ 1995 ds ckn lsA ;g cM+k gh lq[kn lekpkj gSA D;ksafd esjk fo'okl gS fd u dsoy [ksrh ls lacafèkr mRiknuksa dh o`f¼ ls gh ijUrq vkS|ksfxd fodkl ls Hkh Hkkjr lalkj ds le`¼ vkSj 'kfDr'kkyh ns'kksa esa ,d gks vkSj fo'o ds fodkl esa viuk egRoiw.kZ ;ksxnku djsxkA ;gh fLFkfr Q gksxh vfXu ls ridj fudy dj [kjs gksus dh igpkuA

57 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

2010

3/2/2010, 9:12 PM

A ifjn` ' ;A

^vkbZ yo ;w*

dh eksgrkt ugha fgUnh .....................................................................................

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Unh eSa rqels csgn I;kj djrk gwa* ysfdu bls rc rd I;kj dk btgkj ugha ekuk tk ldrk tc rd dksbZ ;g u dg ns fd ^vkbZ yo ;w fgUnh*!! Bhd mlh rjg tSls rc rd dksbZ izseh viuh izsfedk ds lkFk I;kj dh jkg ij dne vkxs ugha c<+k ldrk tc rd og mls ^vkbZ yo ;w* u dg nsA yxrk gS fgUnh izsfe;ksa dh le> esa ;g orZeku thou lR; c[kwch vk x;k gSA blhfy, rjg&rjg ls vusd fgUnh cqf¼thoh vaxzsth ds ekè;e ls fgUnh ds izfr vius izse dks vfHkO;fDr nsus esa tqVrs utj vkrs gSaA nsoukxjh esa fy[kh iqLrdksa ds 'kh"kZd vèkidh f[kpM+h dh xaèk dks QSykrs lkeus vkrs gSa vkSj ys[kksa esa iz;qDr Hkk"kk u fgUnh vkSj u bafXy'k] dqN Hkh ugha gksrhA ysfdu nkos ds lkFk ;g dg fn;k tkrk gS fd ,slh Hkk"kk gS ftldk vke iz;ksx gks jgk gSA ftl fn'kkcksèk dk dk;Z djus ds fy, ys[kd vkSj fpUrd ekuk tkrk gS ;fn bl izdkj ds Hkze fuekZ.k esa lgk;d gksus yxsxk rks Li"V gS Hkkjr dh igpku bruh vfèkd cny tk,xh fd og mldh igpku dnkfi ugha jgsxhA fons'koklh Hkkjrh; ladYi ds lkFk viuh lkaLd`frd igpku cuk, j[kus ds mn~ns'; ls vius cPpkssa dks fgUnh ,oa vU; Hkkjrh; Hkk"kkvksa dk Kku izkIr djus vkSj ml ekè;e ls viuh lkaLd`frd fojklr dks lqjf{kr j[kus dk Hkjiwj iz;kl djrs gSaA fgUnh Kku izfr;ksfxrkvksa dk vk;kstu izfro"kZ gksrk gSA fgUnh ds uke ij fo'oLrjh; laxe&lEesyu gksrs gSaA lEeku&iqjLdkj fn, fy,

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Hkk"kk,a vius vki dksbZ yM+kbZ ugha yM+rh] ysfdu Hkk"kkvksa ds uke ij yM+kbZ;ka yM+h tkrh jgh gSA fgUnh dks Hkkjr eas gh fooknksa ds ?ksjs esa ?ksjk tkrk jgk gSA Hkk"kk ds uke ij mÙkj vkSj nf{k.k ds chp nhokjsa [kM+h djus ds cgqrsjs jktuhfrd miØe gksrs jgs gSaA

tkrs gSaA fgUnh dks la;qDr jk"Vª }kjk mldh ,d Lohd`r Hkk"kk ds :i esa ekU;rk izkIr djkus ds fy, izLrko ikfjr fd, tkrs gSaA dfork] dgkuh&dFkk laxe gksrs gSaA fgUnh dk ekèkq;Z txvkyksfdr gksrk gSA blfy, D;ksafd ge fgUnh ls I;kj djrs gSaA ;fn Hkk"kk laLd`fr dh laokfgdk gS rks ftl Hkk"kk dk fodkl vkt fgUnh ds uke ij csjksdVksd gks jgk gS] D;k lpeqp bls fgUnh dgk tk ldrk gSA baXySaM dh Hkk"kk fcuk fdlh fofèk foèkku dh nqgkbZ fn, bafXy'k gSA jktdh; Hkk"kk Hkh ogh gS vkSj jk"VªHkk"kk Hkh gSA bl ij dksbZ nqfoèkk u ljdkj ds eu esa gS vkSj u gh vke turk ds eu esaA baxfy'k esa vkt dh vU; f}rh; Hkk"kkvksa ds 'kCnksa dk lekos'k bl rjg ugha gqvk gS tSlk orZeku esa Hkkjr eas gks jgk gSA baXySaM esa nqfu;k Hkj ls yksx vPNh [kklh la[;k esa vkdj cls gq, gSa ysfdu mUgsa baXySaM dh Hkk"kk bafXy'k dk 'kq¼ iz;ksx u djus ij okgokgh ugha feyrhA mUgsa bl ns'k esa jguk cluk vkSj thuk gS rks baxfy'k dk Kku vko';d gSA blh izdkj Ýkal esa Ýsap gS vkSj teZuA ysfdu 58 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

2010

3/2/2010, 9:09 PM

A ifjn` ' ;A

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Hkkjr esa fgUnh esa vaxzsth ds Hkkjh Hkjde u le> esa vk ldus okys 'kCnksa dk iz;ksx fgUnh ds lkFk I;kj ugha vfirq mldk migkl djrk utj vkrk gSA ysfdu dgk tkrk gS blds fcuk xqtkjk ughaA ---^blfy,] D;ksafd ;fn vkèkqfud fo'o ds lkFk dne ls dne feykdj pyuk gS rks bafXy'k dk Kku vkSj mldk mUeqDr iz;ksx vko';d gSA blds fcuk orZeku ifjos'k essa thou fuokZg laHko ughaA blds fcuk rjDdh djuk laHko ughaA blds fcuk fons'k fu;kZr dk O;kikj ugha fd;k tk ldrkA baxfy'k vkSj if'peh lH;rk laLd`fr ds vuq:i O;ogkj Hkh ,d vfuok;Zrk cu tkrh gSA ogh dfFkr vfuok;Zrk gS tks gj rjg rdZ nsdj bl fn'kkHkze dks lgh fn'kk crkus dks ckè; djrh gSA dksbZ cqf¼thoh dgrk gS fgUnh esa vU; Hkk"kkvksa ds 'kCnksa dk lekos'k fgUnh dks le`¼ djrk gSA* D;k lpeqp fgUnh bruh nhu ghu gks xbZ gS fd mls vU; Hkkjrh; Hkk"kkvksa dh vis{kk ,d ,slh fons'kh Hkk"kk ds 'kCnksa dk iz;ksx djds vius dks le`¼ djus dh vko';drk iM+ xbZ gS\ dksbZ ;g dg nsus dk lkgl djrk gS fd ^blls fgUnh dh mnkjrk izdV gksrh gSA* fcuk ,d etcwr vkèkkj ds jgrs mnkjrk fn[kkus dk dksbZ vFkZ ugha gksrkA dksbZ Hkh O;fDr] lekt] mldh Hkk"kk vkSj laLd`fr rHkh mnkjrk fn[kyk ldrs gSa ;fn os Lo;a ,d etcwr vkèkkj ij [kM+s gksa] oSpkfjd }a} dk f'kdkj u gksa vkSj LokfHkeku ds lkFk tks mudk viuk gS mls viuk, j[kuk vkSj lgstuk tkurs gksaA Hkk"kkvksa ds chp Hksn vkSj }a} dh dksbZ xqatk;'k ugha gksuh pkfg,A ysfdu Hkk"kkvksa dk vius ewy vkèkkj lzksr ls gVuk vkSj fdlh Hkh cgkus ls mudh 'kq¼rk dk mYya?ku muds izfr U;k; dk |ksrd ugha gSA le`f¼ vkSj mnkjrk ds uke ij fgUnh esa vaxzsth 'kCnksa] ;gka rd fd okD;ksa dk lfEeJ.k mlds fy, ,d ,slk ?kkrd fo"k gS ftldk ckn esa fuokj.k vR;fèkd dfBu gksxkA orZeku Hkkjrh; ih<+h] fgUnh ds Åij baxfy'k ds izHkqRo dks dk;e djrs gq, Hkys gh lgtrk vkSj lq[k dk vuqHko dj jgh gS] vius vkfFkZd Hkfo"; dks mTToy cukus dk Hkh bls ekxZ ekurh gS] ysfdu ;g Hkh mls le> ysuk pkfg, fd bldk [kkfe;ktk Hkfo"; dh ihf<+;ksa dks Hkqxruk iM+sxkA mls ;g le> esa ugha vk ik,xk fd os Hkkjr dh gSa ;k baXySaM dh ghA dksbZ ,d ,slh 'kk[kk tks Hkkjrh; Hkw[k.M esa baXySaM ds lkaLd`frd lkezkT; dk fot; èot Qgkjkrs jgus ds fy, cuh gSA ;s 'kCn tks vkt ds okrkoj.k esa Hkys gh vulqus dj fn, tk,a] D;ksafd cnyh gqbZ lksp ds vuqlkj vfèkdka'k dks fpUrk ek= orZeku dh gksrh gS Hkfo"; dh ughaA viuh vkSj viuh lq[k&lqfoèkk dh gksrh gS] fdlh vkSj dh ughaA ijUrq] Hkkjr tSls ,d izkphu jk"Vª] mlesa fodflr Hkk"kkvksa] mu Hkk"kkvksa esa

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lajfpr lkfgR; vkSj laLd`fr ,oa ijEijkvksa dk opZLo vusd lfn;ksa esa ifjorZu ds FkisM+ksa dks lgrk gqvk Hkh cuk jgk gSA ;g opZLo vc Hkh cuk jgsxkA Hkys gh rst gok ds >ksdksa esa laLd`fr laokfgdk fgUnh dh ukSdk Mxexkrh utj vkrh gSA blfy, D;ksafd bl le; lekt ds dqN rRoksa esa LokFkZ gkoh gSA ;g Hkze gkoh gS fd fgUnh ek= ls mudk lkal ysuk laHko ugha gS vkSj muds vUrjjk"Vªh; lkQY; dk jgL; baxfy'k dk cgqy iz;ksx gh gSA tkiku us vkS|ksfxd txr esa vrqyuh; izxfr dh Fkh ysfdu tkikuh Hkk"kk ,oa laLd`fr dks Hkh v{kq..k cuk, j[kkA phu esa fufeZr phtsa vkt fo'o ds gj ns'k esa èkM+kèkM+ fcdrh gSa vkSj mu ij vaxzsth esa fy[kk jgrk gS ^esM bu pkbuk*A ysfdu phu esa phuh Hkk"kk esa baxfy'k dh iFkjhyh nky Mkydj mldh f[kpM+h ugha cuus nh phu usA Hkkjr dh mnh;eku ih<+h dks Hkkjr ds vanj lEiUurk ds n'kZu djus ds fy, fgUnh dks vaxzsth ls iznwf"kr djus dh vko';drk drbZ ugha gSA Hkkjr ds cqf¼thfo;ksa dks fgUnh Hkk"kh ikBdksa ds eu efLr"d ij Hkkjh Hkjde baxfy'k 'kCnksa ds iz;ksx ls ynh fgUnh Fkksius dh dksbZ vko';drk ugha gS D;ksafd tks fgUnh dk ikBd gS og fgUnh dk gh ikBd gS baxfy'k dk ughaA mfpr ;gh gS tgka fgUnh dk izdk'ku gS fgUnh dk gh iz;ksx gSA tgka vaxzsth dk ogka vaxzsth jgsA fdlh Hkh Hkk"kk ds lkFk vU;k; Lohdk;Z ugha gksuk pkfg,A fgUnh vius LFkku ij fgUnh gh cu dj jgs vkSj vius ewy lzksr laLd`r ds lkFk tqM+h jgsA baxfy'k vius LFkku ij baxfy'k gh cuh jgs vkSj vius ewy lzksr ds lkFk tqM+h jgsA nksuksa Hkk"kkvksa dh viuh&viuh jk"Vªh; igpku gSA ml jk"Vªh; igpku dks vkap ugha vkus nh tk,A Hkk"kk,a vius vki dksbZ yM+kbZ ugha yM+rh] ysfdu Hkk"kkvksa ds uke ij yM+kbZ;ka yM+h tkrh jgh gSA fgUnh dks Hkkjr eas gh fooknksa ds ?ksjs esa ?ksjk tkrk jgk gSA Hkk"kk ds uke ij mÙkj vkSj nf{k.k ds chp nhokjsa [kM+h djus ds cgqrsjs jktuhfrd miØe gksrs jgs gSaA Hkkjr dh Hkk"kkvksa ds chp ijLij lEcaèk fuekZ.k ds vkèkkj ij Hkk"kkvksa dh le`f¼ vfèkd mi;ksxh vL= fl¼ gksxkA ysfdu fgUnh dks ,d fons'kh Hkk"kk baxfy'k dh nklh cukus dk tks "kkM~;af=d vfHk;ku py jgk gS og fgUnh ds izfr izse ugha n'kkZrk vfirq nqHkkZo trykrk gSA fgUnh ls I;kj ds btgkj ds fy, baxfy'k esa bls ^vkbZ yo ;w* dgus dh dksbZ vko';drk ughaA blds izfr isze izn'kZu dh vis{kk bldh j{kk dk lkgl iznf'kZr fd;k tkuk le; dh vko';drk cu xbZ gSA

ujs'k Hkkjrh; 59 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

2010

3/2/2010, 9:09 PM

A ppkZ es a A

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jr vkSj ikfdLrku ds chp ckr gks ;k u gks] ;g nqfoèkk vc [kRe gks xbZ gSA ckr t:j gksxh] D;ksafd nksukssa i{k tjk uje iM+ x, gSaA Hkkjr ;g ugha dg jgk gS fd ge flQZ vkradokn ij ckr djsaxs vkSj ikfdLrku ;g ugha dg jgk gS fd ge ckr rHkh djsaxs] tcfd ^lexz laokn* gksxk] ;kuh gekjs fy, vkradokn ds eqdkcys d'ehj vkfn T;knk egRoiw.kZ eqn~ns gSaA

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;fn Hkkjr vkSj ikfdLrku dkcqy esa u;k v[kkM+k [kksy ysa rks vesfjdk dk D;k fcxM+ jgk gS\ nksuksa yM+saxs] nksuksa dk uqdlku gksxkA 'kk;n phu vkSj :l Hkh bl QVs esa vius ikao Qalk ysaA ;fn ikfdLrku bl dhpM+ esa ugha my>uk pkgrk gS] rks ;gh lgh oDr gS tcfd mls Hkkjr ls gkFk feykuk pkfg,A

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okLro esa ikfdLrku ds fons'k ea=h 'kkg egewn dqjS'kh us vius rktkrjhu c;ku esa dgk gS fd ckr ugha djus dk eryc vkradokfn;ksa ds tky esa Qaluk gSA dqjS'kh ds dFku ij gesa blfy, fo'okl djuk pkfg, fd vkt ikfdLrku vius gh vkradokfn;ksa ls ftruk =Lr gSa] D;k og =Lrrk Hkkjr ds eqdkcys de gS\ fiNys rhu&pkj o"kks± esa bLykeh vkradokfn;ksa us ftruh u`'kal okjnkrsa ikfdLrku vkSj vQxkfuLrku esa dh gSa] mUgksaus ikfdLrku ljdkj dks etcwj dj fn;k gS fd og vkradokn ds f[kykQ ;q¼ NsM+ nsA tSlk vkØked vfHk;ku mlus othfjLrku esa pyk;k] oSlk D;k gesa vius ns'k ds fdlh {ks= esa pykuk iM+k\ tkfgj gS fd ikfdLrkuh vfHk;ku ds ihNs vesfjdk dk tcjnLr ncko gSA ysfdu vxj ikfdLrkuh izèkkuea=h ;wlqQ jtk fxykuh ;g lksprs gSa fd Hkkjr Hkh mlh ncko esa vkdj muls ckr djuk pkgrk gS rks mudh lksp lgh ugha gSA Hkkjr us 1998 esa tc lexz laokn dh igy dh Fkh rks mlds ihNs izèkkuea=h oktis;h dk og fojkV LoIu Fkk] ftlds rgr og laiw.kZ nf{k.k ,f'k;k dks 21oha lnh ds fy, rS;kj dj jgs Fks] ysfdu ikfdLrku us dHkh djfxy ;q¼] dHkh laln ij geyk vkSj dHkh eqacbZ jsy ce dkaM ds }kjk ml igy esa jksM+s vVdk fn,A MkW- eueksgu flag mlh lw= dks cM+s tksj&'kksj ls vkxs c<+k 60 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

2010

3/2/2010, 9:07 PM

A ppkZ es a A

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jgs Fks] ysfdu uoacj 2008 esa eqcbZ ds rkt gksVy dkaM us lkjh rS;kjh ij ikuh Qsj fn;kA fQj Hkh tqykbZ 2009 esa vius ns'k vkSj ikVhZ dk xqLlk >syrs gq, mUgksaus 'keZ vy 'ks[k esa f'k[kj cSBd dh lgefr nhA mlds ckotwn dbZ ekg chr x, vkSj ikfdLrku us eqacbZ dkaM ds vijkfèk;ksa ds fo#¼ dksbZ mYys[kuh; dkjZokbZ ugha dhA vc tcfd mlus dkjZokbZ 'kq: dj nh gS rks Hkkjr [kqys fny ls ckr djus dks jkth gqvk gSA ikfdLrku dks ;g vPNh rjg le> ysuk pkfg, fd ;g ckrphr vesfjdk ds dkj.k ugha] ikfdLrku ds dkj.k 'kq: gks jgh gSA ;fn bl eqn~ns ij mldh le> myVh gksxh rks ;g ckrphr Hkh myV tk,xhA bldk dksbZ urhtk ugha fudysxkA blesa 'kd ugha gS fd Hkkjr&ikfdLrku dh rktkrjhu ckrphr ds fy, vesfjdk nksuksa i{kksa dks fujarj ^izksRlkfgr* djrk jgk gS vkSj vc mlus izlUurk Hkh tkfgj dh gS] ysfdu tc rd nksuksa i{k iw.kZ Lok;Ùk gksdj vius ekeys ugha lqy>k,axs] ;g laokn Hkh cka> gh lkfcr gksxkA ;g laokn cgqr gh iryh Mksjh ij gksus okyk uV u`R; gSA og Mksjh dc VwV tk,xh] dqN irk ughaA rkt gksVy tSlk dksbZ NksVk&eksVk gknlk Hkh nqckjk gqvk ugha fd iwjk Hkkjr bl rjg ds laokn ds fo#¼ mcy iM+sxkA yksdrkaf=d ljdkj fQj fBBd tk,xhA ,sls esa nksuksa i{kksa dks vkradokn ds fo#¼ 'kfDr'kkyh la;qDr ekspsZ dk fuekZ.k djuk gksxkA nksuksa dks ?kks"k.kk djuh gksxh fd vkradokn nksuksa dk lk{kk 'k=q gSA ,d ij gqvk geyk nwljs ij gqvk geyk ekuk tk,xk vkSj t:jr iM+h rks bl tu&'k=q ds fo#¼ nksuksa jk"Vªksa dh QkStsa lk>k vfHk;ku pyk,axhA bl le> dks gesa vQxkfuLrku rd QSykuk gksxk vkSj ;fn Hkkjr] ikd vkSj vQxku] ;s rhuksa lsuk,a feydj dke djsa rks 10 gtkj rkfycku dk ewyksPNsn djus esa fdruk le; yxsxk\ ;fn ikfdLrku esjs bl lq>ko ij vey djus dks rS;kj gks tk, rks mls brus Qk;ns gksaxs fd mUgsa 'kCnksa esa fxukuk dfBu gks tk,xkA igyk Qk;nk rks ;gh gS fd lkjh nqfu;k fcuk le>k, gh ;g ckr eku ysxh fd ikfdLrku lpeqp rkfycku ds fo#¼ gSA vHkh rd yksx ;g ekurs gSa fd ikfdLrku dh ljdkj flQZ mu rkfycku ds fo#¼ gS] tks mls rax djrs gSaA og mu rkfycku ds fo#¼ ugha gS] tks Hkkjr vkSj vQxkfuLrku ds nq'eu gSaA bl Nfo ds lkQ gksrs gh ikfdLrku ljdkj dk #rck vius gh ns'k esa cgqr Åapk gks tk,xkA vHkh ekuk tkrk gS fd ikfdLrku dh jktuhfrd ljdkj esa dksbZ ne ugha gSA mldh ckr ij D;k Hkjkslk fd;k tk,A vlyh rkdr rks QkSt vkSj vkbZ,lvkbZ ds ikl gSA os nksuksa Hkkjr vkSj vQxku fojksèkh rkfycku ds ljijLr gSaA ;fn Hkkjr&ikd&vQxku

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la;qDr ekspkZ cu tk, rks QkSt vkSj vkbZ,lvkbZ dks ;k rks jktuhfrd ljdkj ds vkxs >qduk iM+sxk ;k mldk [kqydj fojksèk djuk gksxkA ;kuh inkZ gV tk,xkA jktuhfrd fpyeu phj&phj gks tk,xkA vkradokn fojksèk ds cgkus nksuksa jk"Vª brus utnhd vk tk,axs fd fQj ^lexz laokn* vius vki pysxk vkSj nksuksa rjQ ls pysxkA d'ehj] fl;kfpu] ikuh ds caVokjs] ijek.kq lkoèkkfu;ka vkSj vkfFkZd&lkaLd`frd lg;ksx ds vusd u, vk;ke vius vki [kqysaxsA tujy d;kuh vQxkfuLrku esa vc Hkh ^lkefjd fiNokM+s* dh tks jV yxk, gq, gSa] og fujFkZd gks tk,xhA bèkj] Hkkjr&ikd lg;ksx c<+k ugha fd vQxkfuLrku vius vki 'kkar gksus yxsxkA ml fLFkfr esa ikfdLrku dks ^lkefjd fiNokM+s* dh txg u,&u, ^vkfFkZd lhekarksa* dh [kkst djuh gksxh vkSj ;s u, lhekar fQj vQxkfuLrku rd lhfer ugha jgsaxsA ;s bZjku vkSj rqdhZ vkSj muds mÙkj esa cls ikapksa eè; ,f'k;kbZ x.kra=ksa rd QSysaxsA tkfgj gS fd budk ykHk mBkus dh iw.kZ {kerk ikfdLrku esa rHkh fodflr gksxh] tc og Hkkjr dks vius lkFk ysxkA Hkkjr vkSj ikfdLrku feydj iwjs ,f'k;k dk uD'kk cny ldrs gSaA Hkkjr vkSj ikfdLrku dks lkFk vkus dk blls cf<+;k ekSdk igys dHkh ugha feyk FkkA vxys Ms<+ lky esa vesfjdk vQxkfuLrku dks [kkyh djsxkA ,d ckj mlus dkcqy NksM+k rks vQxkfuLrku mldh cyk ls! mlds 'kwU; dks dksbZ Hkh Hkjs] mls D;k fpark gS\ ;fn Hkkjr vkSj ikfdLrku dkcqy esa u;k v[kkM+k [kksy ysa rks vesfjdk dk D;k fcxM+ jgk gS\ nksuksa yM+saxs] nksuksa dk uqdlku gksxkA 'kk;n phu vkSj :l Hkh bl QVs esa vius ikao Qalk ysaA ;fn ikfdLrku bl dhpM+ esa ugha my>uk pkgrk gS] rks ;gh lgh oDr gS tcfd mls Hkkjr ls gkFk feykuk pkfg,A Hkkjr dks Hkh ikfdLrku ds fny esa ;g ckr tekuh gksxh fd og mldk tjk&Hkh uqdlku ugha gksus nsuk pkgrk gS vkSj vQxkfuLrku vkfn {ks=ksa esa mlds tks Hkh oSèk vkSj mfpr fgr gSa] mUgsa og ekU;rk nsrk jgsxkA ;fn gekjs fons'k lfpoksa dh cSBd esa rkRdkfyd eqn~nksa ds vykok bl nwjxkeh laHkkouk ij Hkh dke gks] rks nf{k.k ,f'k;k nqfu;k ds lcls ekynkj vkSj lcls lqjf{kr {ks=ksa esa cnyus yxsxkA

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61 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

2010

3/2/2010, 9:07 PM

A fgUnh mRloA

v{kje~ dk 8oka vUrjjk"Vªh; fgUnh mRlo

fgUnh ds ewy esa gS mRlo

v{kje~ }kjk vk;ksftr fgUnh dk ;g 8 oka vUrjjk"Vªh; mRlo Fkk] tks fd Hkkjrh; lkaLd`frd laca/k ifj"kn~ ds lg;ksx ls nks fnuksa rd ¼ 6 - 7 Qjojh] 2010½ ifj"kn~ ds ubZ fnYyh fLFkr eq[; lHkkxkj esa cgqr gh /kwe&/kke vkSj xfjekiw.kZ <ax ls vk;ksftr gqvkA bl mRlo esa u dsoy cM+h la[;k esa fgUnh ds izoklh lkfgR;dkjksa&fo}kuksa us fgLlsnkjh dh vfirq rhu fons'kh ewy ds fgUnh fo}ku&fonqf"k;ksa ¼ izks- rkR;kuk vksjaLdkb;k] teZuh] izks- xsuknh 'yksEisj] btjk;y] rkR;kuk nqO;kaLdk;k] :l½ us f'kjdr dhA bl mRlo dk mn~?kkVu iz[;kr laLd`fr iq#"k&fo}ku& fpard&jktusrk MkW- d.kZ flag us fd;kA bl iquhr volj ij Hkkjr esa ekWjh'kl ds mPpk;qDr egkefge eqds'oj pqUuh eq[; vfrfFk ds :i esa mifLFkr FksA lekjksg dh HkO;rk] xfjek vkSj izHkko dks ns[krs gq, MkWd.kZ flag us egRoiw.kZ ?kks"k.kk dh fd Hkkjrh; lkaLd`frd laca/k ifj"kn~ Hkfo"; esa gksus okys vUrjjk"Vªh; fgUnh mRloksa dks Hkh vk;ksftr djus esa iwjk&iwjk lg;ksx nsxhA bl volj ij mUgksaus v{kje~ ds iz;klksa dh [kqydj iz'kalk dhA ujs'k 'kkafMY; PRAVASI TODAY | MARCH 2010

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62 çoklh VqMs | ekpZ

2010

3/2/2010, 9:00 PM

A fgUnh mRloA

vdknfed l= bl mRlo esa dqy feykdj 6 vdknfed l=ksa dk vk;kstu fd;k x;kA ftuds fo"k; Fks& ^fgUnh esa lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh % u;s vk;ke*] ^izoklh fgUnh lkfgR; % vfLerk dk iz'u*] ^fons'kksa esa fgUnh f'k{k.k*] ^jkedFkk % fofo/k iz;ksx*] ^fgUnh esa osc i=dkfjrk* vkSj ^fgUnh l`tu'khyrk % ubZ tehu*A blds vfrfjDr vUrjjk"Vªh; dkO; xks"Bh] ukV~; eapu vkSj vUrjjk"Vªh; dfo lEesyu dk Hkh vk;kstu fd;k x;kA bu fofHkUu l=kssa] dk;ZØeksa esa yxHkx 150 lkfgR;dkjksa] fo}kuksa us vius fopkj j[ks] ftuesa izeq[k gSa& MkW- dUgS;kyky uUnu] MkW- jRukdj ik.Ms;] izks- lkfnd] ohjsUnz xqIrk (egkfuns'kd] Hkkjrh; lkaLd`frd laca/k ifj"kn~)] MkW- izHkkdj Jksf=;] fp=k eqn~xy] jkth lsB] MkW- mn; izrki flag] ckyLo:i jkgh] izks- vCnqy onwn vtgj nsgyoh] fot; dqekj eYgks=k] izks- xaxk izlkn foey] izks- v'kksd pØ/kj (mik/;{k] dsUnzh; fgUnh laLFkku)] yYyu izlkn O;kl] MkW- foeys'k dkafr oekZ] ckysUnq nk/khp] vt; ukofj;k] fnus'k jk; (lfpo]

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{kje~ }kjk vk;ksftr fgUnh dk ;g 8oka vUrjjk"Vªh; mRlo Fkk] tks fd Hkkjrh; lkaLd`frd laca/k ifj"kn~ ds lg;ksx ls nks fnuksa rd (6&7 Qjojh] 2010) ifj"kn~ ds ubZ fnYyh fLFkr eq[; lHkkxkj esa cgqr gh /kwe&/kke vkSj xfjekiw.kZ <ax ls vk;ksftr gqvkA bl mRlo esa u dsoy cM+h la[;k esa fgUnh ds izoklh lkfgR;dkjksa&fo}kuksa us fgLlsnkjh dh vfirq rhu fons'kh ewy ds fgUnh fo}ku fonqf"k;ksa (izks- rkR;kuk vksjaLdkb;k] teZuh] izks- xsuknh 'yksEisj] btjk;y] rkR;kuk nqO;kaLdk;k] :l) us f'kjdr dhA bl mRlo dk mn~?kkVu iz[;kr laLd`fr iq#"k&fo}ku& fpard&jktusrk MkW- d.kZ flag us fd;kA bl iquhr volj ij Hkkjr esa ekWjh'kl ds mPpk;qDr egkefge eqds'oj pqUuh eq[; vfrfFk ds :i esa mifLFkr FksA lekjksg dh HkO;rk] xfjek vkSj izHkko dks ns[krs gq, MkW- d.kZ flag us egRoiw.kZ ?kks"k.kk dh fd Hkkjrh; lkaLd`frd laca/k ifj"kn~ Hkfo"; esa gksus okys vUrjjk"Vªh; fgUnh mRloksa dks Hkh vk;ksftr djus esa iwjk&iwjk lg;ksx nsxhA bl volj ij mUgksaus v{kje~ ds iz;klksa dh [kqydj iz'kalk dhA

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2010

3/2/2010, 9:03 PM

A fgUnh mRloA

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lw{e&y?kq&e/;e m|ksx ea=ky;)] okbZ-ih- flag (funs'kd] v;ks/;k 'kks/k laLFkku] laLd`fr foHkkx] mÙkj izns'k)A buds vfrfjDr izoklh lkfgR;dkjksa] fo}kuksa esa MkW- ujs'k Hkkjrh; (fczVsu)] MkW- lR;sUnz JhokLro (dSfEczt fo'ofo|ky;)] lfjrk cq¼q (ekWjh'kl)] vydk /kuir (ekWjh'kl)] ohjsu la/kq (fczVsu)]

t; oekZ (fczVsu)] Lusg Bkdqj (dukMk)] dknEcjh esgjk (fczVsu)] dfork okpDuoh (fczVsu)] eksuk dkSf'kd izeq[k gSaA

ukV~; eapu ukV~; eapu dk;ZØe esa lqizfl¼ miU;kldkj e`nqyk xxZ ds miU;kl ij vk/kkfjr ukVd ^dBxqykc* dh izLrqfr dh xbZA bl ukVd dk funsZ'ku iz[;kr ukV~;&funsZ'kd nsosUnz jkt ^vadqj* us fd;kA

lEeku viZ.k lekjksg v{kje~ ds vUrjjk"Vªh; fgUnh mRlo dk ,d vkSj lcls cM+k vkd"kZ.k jgrk gS & v{kje~ dk lEeku viZ.k lekjksgA bl ckj dk lEeku viZ.k lekjksg dbZ vFkks± esa vfrfof'k"V FkkA lEeku lekjksg dh vè;{krk fgUnh ds iz[;kr dfo MkW- dqaoj ukjk;.k us dhA bl ckj dk v{kje~ f'k[kj lEeku& ns'k ls iz[;kr lkfgR;dkj&leh{kd MkW- izHkkdj Jksf=; dks rFkk fons'k ls lqifjfpr izoklh fgUnh fo}ku MkW- ujs'k Hkkjrh; dks fn;k x;kA blds vfrfjDr N% vkSj lEeku Hkh fn;s x;s] ftlesa nks fons'kh ewy ds fo}ku Hkh 'kkfey FksA

vUrjjk"V™h; dfo lEesyu

vUrjjk"Vªh; dfo lEesyu esa MkW- mn; izrki flag] ckyLo:i jkgh] MkW- dqaoj cspSu] MkW- ljksftuh izhre] vkyksd JhokLro] izoh.k 'kqDy] vfuy tks'kh] ujs'k 'kkafMY;] 'kf'kdkar us rFkk izoklh dfo;ksa esa MkW- lR;sUnz JhokLro] Lusg Bkdqj] t; oekZ] dfork okpDuoh] eksuk dkSf'kd us dkO; ikB fd;kA dfo lEesyu dk lapkyu fgUnh eap dh izfl¼ dof;=h MkW- lfjrk 'kekZ us fd;kA

fgUnh ds fy, lefiZr v{kje~ fgUnh ds iz[;kr dfo MkW- dqaoj ukjk;.k dh iafDr;ka gSa& 'kk;n ugha tkurk Fkk fo/kkrk Hkh @ vius fo/kku ls igys @ fd og ,d fuekZrk gSA

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2010

3/2/2010, 9:00 PM

A fgUnh mRloA

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ge ^v{kje~* ds yksx Hkh ugha tkurs Fks fd jrk&jrk pyrs gq, ge ,d fnu bl eqdke ij vk tk;saxs fd fgUnh dk 8oka vUrjjk"Vªh; mRlo euk jgs gksaxsA laHkor% ;g bZ'ojh; dk;Z gh gS fd ge yxkrkj bruk cM+k vk;kstu djrs vk jgs gSa vkSj Hkfo"; esa Hkh djrs jgsaxsA ^lgdkj* vkSj ^ljdkj* nksuksa dk lg;ksx gesa fujUrj feyrk jgk gSA ;g ;dhuu egRoiw.kZ ckr gSA vkSj fgUnh esa gh lcdks ,d lkFk tksM+us dh tks vn~Hkqr lkeF;Z gS] ;g lc mlh dk gh lqQy gSA fgUnh ds ewy esa ,d mRlo Hkkouk gSA mRlo dk vFkZ gh gS & lHkh dh [kq'khA fgUnh tksM+us dk i;kZ; gSA Hkkjr dh lHkh Hkk"kkvksa&cksfy;ksa dk ,d lexz :i gS fgUnhA fo'o Hkj esa Hkkjr dh ,d igpku gS fgUnhA dqN yksx] ftudk ,dek= mn~ns'; jktuhfrd LokFkZ flf¼ gS] orZeku esa ^Hkk"kk;h ladh.kZrk* dk ekgkSy iSnk dj jgs gSaA v{kje~ bldh iqjtksj vkokt esa HkRlZuk djrk gSA fgUnh fo[k.Mu dh ugha ,ds dh Hkk"kk gSA vkt dwie.Mwd lksp ls mcjus dh t:jr gSA maxfy;ka tc ,d lkFk tqM+rh gSa rks eqV~Bh dk :i lkeus vkrk gS] v{kje~ Hkh fgUnh ds fy, mlh eqV~Bh dk i;kZ; gSA ge eqV~Bh esa u;s&u;s ladYi fy, vkSj vkxs c<+saxs D;ksafd gesa blh ls larq"V ugha gksuk gSA gesa u;s

f'kykU;kl djus gSaA dfooj MkW- dqaoj ukjk;.k dh iafDr;ka fQj ;kn vkrh gSa & mBkvks ladYi dh igyh b±V @ Le`fr f'kykvksa ls T;knk t:jh gS @ f'kykU;klA Q

v{kje~ lEeku&2010 ns ' k v{kje~ f'k[kj lEeku% izHkkdj Jksf=; v{kje~ lkfgR; lEeku% vftr dqekj v{kje~ Hkk"kk&leUo; lEeku % izks- vCnqy onwn vtgj nsgyoh v{kje~ fgUnh lsok lEeku (fof/k) % vjfoUn tSu

fons ' k v{kje~ izoklh f'k[kj lEeku % MkW- ujs'k Hkkjrh; (fczVsu) v{kje~ vUrjjk"Vªh; fgUnh&f'k{k.k lEeku % izks- xsuknh 'yksEisj (btjk;y) v{kje~ vUrjjk"Vªh; fgUnh&f'k{k.k lEeku % izks- rkR;kuk vksjaLdkb;k (teZuh) v{kje~ lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh lEeku % dfork okpDuoh (fczVsu)

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A iq L rd ppkZ A

fons'kh Nk=ksa ds fy, fgUnh fgUnh f'k{k.k ls tqM+s Nk=ksa ds fgUnh lh[kus rFkk ijh{kkvksa dk lkeuk djus dh n`f"V ls cgqr egRoiw.kZ gSA

iqLrd% vkbZthlh,lbZ fgUnh ys[kd% osn fe= i`"B% 307 ewY;% 195@& # izdk'kd% ihrkEcj ifCyf'kax dEiuh izk- fy888] bZLV ikdZ jksM] djksy ckx] ubZ fnYyh&110005

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izLrqr iqLrd fons'kksa esa

fons'kksa esa fgUnh f'k{k.k ds fofHkUu ikB~;Øeksa dks è;ku esa j[kdj fy[kh x;h izLrqr iqLrd ds ys[kd osn fe= ,d vuqHkoh fgUnh f'k{kd ds lkFk&lkFk flfoy bathfu;j Hkh gSaA buds ys[ku us flQZ fgUnh dks gh le`¼ ugha fd;k gS] cfYd fgUnh f'k{k.k dks Hkh cqyafn;ka iznku dh gSaA foxr 20 o"kks± ls yUnu esa jg dj fgUnh d{kk,a pykus okys Jh fe= ds ikl fgUnh f'k{k.k dk ,d yEck vkSj xgu vuqHko gSA vkbZ-th-lh-,l-bZ- fgUnh ijh{kk esa Nk=ksa ds O;ogkfjd fgUnh Kku dks tkapus ij cy fn;k tkrk gSA izLrqr iqLrd ds vkjafHkd 15 ikB mDr ijh{kk dh vko';drkuqlkj nSfud thou dh xfrfofèk;ksa ls lacafèkr ckrksa ij vkèkkfjr ikB gSaA fons'kksa esa fgUnh f'k{k.k ds vusd ikB~;Øeksa esa lafèk] okD;ksa ds :ikUrj vkSj eqgkojs vkfn ds iz;ksx dk lekos'k fd;k x;k gSA bl vuqlkj iqLrd esa egRoiw.kZ ikB gSaA ekWfj'kl vkfn ns'kksa ds ikB~;Øeksa dh vko';drk ds vuqlkj vuqokn ls lacafèkr ,d cM+k ikB gSA flaxkiqj esa ykxw ikB~;Øe esa 'kCnksa ds mi;qDr LFkku (Cloze Passage) dh le> ds xq.k&nks"k dks Hkh tkapk tkrk gSA i= ys[ku] fjiksVZ ys[ku] fucaèk vkSj vk'k; xzg.k yxHkx lHkh vkèkqfud ikB~;Øeksa ds vax gksrs gSaA bu lc ls lacafèkr ikB fons'kh Nk=ksa dh xzkárk dks è;ku esa j[krs gq, fn, x, gSaA iqLrd ds vafre i`"Bksa esa 'kCn HkaMkj gSaA buesa yxHkx 2400 'kCn gSaA 'kCnksa ds vFkZ muds ikBksa esa mi;ksx ds vkèkkj ij fn, x, gSaA ftu 'kCnksa ds ,d ls vfèkd vFkZ gks ldrs gSa] mu 'kCnksa ds vFkZ eq[;r% ikB ls lanHkZ ij vkèkkfjr gSaA muds vfrfjDr vU; vFkZ Hkh fn, x, gSaA ys[kd us izkDdFku esa dgk gS fd iqLrd esa vusd ikBksa dh lkexzh fofoèk izdkf'kr ys[kksa vkSj dqN iz'uiz=ksa vkfn ds vkèkkj ij rS;kj dh x;h gSSA ys[kd dk dguk gS fd mUgksaus iz'ui=ksa dk mi;ksx fo|kfFkZ;ksa dks ;g vk'oklu nsus ds fopkj ls fd;k gS fd bl iqLrd dks vius vè;;u dk dsUnz cukdj os ijh{kk ds iz'uksa ds Lrj rd igqap tk,axsA fuLlansg izLrqr iqLrd fons'kksa esa fgUnh f'k{k.k ls tqM+s Nk=ksa ds fgUnh lh[kus rFkk ijh{kkvksa dk lkeuk djus dh n`f"V ls cgqr egRoiw.kZ gSA

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fo'o ds fgUnh lsfo;ksa dk thoUr bfrgkl

;g iqLrd fo'o esa fgUnhlsfo;ksa dh lkèkuk vkSj leiZ.k dh ,sfrgkfldrk dks Hkh

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Hkkjrh; laLd`fr vkSj fgUnh Hkk"kk ds lkèkd iq#"k Jh bUnznso Hkksyk bUnzukFk th dh ^vk;Z lekt vkSj fgUnh fo'o lanHkZ esa* ,d vfuok;Z] egRoiw.kZ vkSj izklafxd iqLrd gSA Hkkjr ls ckgj] oSf'od Lrj ij fgUnqvksa dks ,dlw= esa cuk;s j[kus esa fgUnh Hkk"kk vkSj vk;Z&lekt dh egRoiw.kZ Hkwfedk dk vk[;ku gSA bl folaxfriw.kZ le; fo'ks"k esa tc ekuo&lH;rk vkSj laLd`fr ij vfLerk dk ladV xgjk;k gqvk gSA ,sls esa bl lanHkZ&xzaFk us fo'o&fuoklh& Hkkjrh;ksa vkSj Hkkjroaf'k;ksa ds le{k ,d fo'okl&iFk iznf'kZr fd;k gSA bUnznso th us bl iqLrd ds ekè;e ls fo'o esa fgUnh Hkk"kk vkSj fgUnw èkeZ dh vkilh vkLFkk vkSj vkRe'kfDr dh nksuksa gkFkksa ls j{kk dh gSA fo'o ds fgUnh&lsfo;ksa dk thoar bfrgkl bl iqLrd esa lk{kkr [kM+k gSA fgUnh&lsok vkSj Hkkjrh;&laLd`fr ds izpkjdksa ds la?k"kZ dk ;g ,d izkekf.kd nLrkost gSA fof'k"V fo'odks'k gS ftlds vkèkkj ij fo'o esa fgUnh izpkj ds u;s jkLrs bl ladViw.kZ ledkyhu le; esa ryk'ks tk ldrs gSaA bl iqLrd esa ^fgUnh dk rkj* tqM+k gqvk gSA ftlls gj Hkkjrh; ewy ds O;fDr dk ukfHkuky lEcaèk gSA ;g iqLrd fo'o esa fgUnh lsfo;ksa dh lkèkuk vkSj leiZ.k dh ,sfrgkfldrk dks Hkh mn~?kkfVr djrh gS rFkk ;g Hkh lR;kfir djrh gS fd fgUnh&Hkk"kk vkSj Hkkjrh; laLd`fr dk lacaèk fdlh lekt fo'ks"k dk u gksdj fo'o dh lEiw.kZ ekuo&tkfr dh lkaLd`frd ijEijk dh fojklr ls gSA fo'o ds vusd fons'kh ewy vkSj tkfr ds fpUrd Hkk"kk osÙkk fxz;lZu vkSj eSDlewyj vkSj Qknj dkfey cqYds tSls Hkk"kkdehZ rFkk bUMksykWth ,oa fgUnh Hkk"kk vkSj lkfgR; ds vU; vfèkdkfjd vkSj izkekf.kd fo}ku fo'o esa Hkkjrh; laLd`fr vkSj fgUnh Hkk"kk ds fl¼ izpkjd gksus ds mnkgj.k cus gq, gSaA blfy, ;g iqLrd gj ml O;fDr ds fy, vko';d xzaFk gS tks ekuo&laLd`fr dh j{kk dh dkeuk j[krk gS vkSj fgUnh Hkk"kk dk tkudkj rFkk ikBd gSA iqLrd esa lokZfèkd ngyk nsus okyk mYys[k ;g gS fd ,d fgUnh lsod vk;Z&lekth izpkjd dks ,d ns'k esa funZ;rkiwoZd n.M rd fn;k x;k Fkk vkSj mls Qkalh Hkh nh x;h Fkh ij bu Hkxr flag] pUnz'ks[kj tSls 'kghnksa dks ugha ds cjkcj yksx tkurs gSa ftuls ifjfpr djokus dk dk;Z fgUnh&Hkk"kk&riLoh&lkèkd Jh bUnznso Hkksyk bUnzukFk th us fd;k gSA

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lkaLd`frd ijEijk dh fojklr ls gSA

A thou lw = A fujk'kkokn dk gh pje gS tc thou esa vkxs dksbZ lek/kku ugha fn[krk] tcfd O;ogkfjd :i ls dksbZ u dksbZ lek/kku vo'; gksrk gSA fMizsflo O;fDr udkjkRed fopkj ls fujk'kk ds [kksy esa fleV tkrs gSa tcfd bEifYlo O;fDr udkjkRed fopkj ls rqjUr vkos'k esa vkrs gSaA

;qok oxZ vkSj vkRegR;k ...............................................................................................

t ;qok oxZ esa vkRegR;k dh ?kVuk,a vke gksrh tk jgh gSaA ekuo thou vueksy gSA bZ'oj us balku rFkk tkuoj dks tSfod :i ls ,d lk cuk;k gSA euq"; dks dsoy foosd nsdj mls tkuoj ls vyx dj fn;k ftlls og vPNs&cqjs dk fu.kZ; ys ikrk gSA bl foosd ds [kks tkus ij og fu.kZ; ysus esa vleFkZ gks tkrk gS rFkk vkRegR;k tSlk [krjukd dne mBk ysrk gSA vkRegR;k dk fu.kZ; O;fDr nks rjg dh ekufld fLFkfr esa ysrk gS& volkn ;k xgjs fMizs'ku dh fLFkfr esa ;k {kf.kd vkos'k dh fLFkfr esaA volkn dh fLFkfr esa balku dks viuk thou O;FkZ yxus yxrk gS ,oa Lo;a ij ls fo'okl mB tkrk gSA vusd fujk'kktud fopkjksa ls og f?kj tkrk gS] vkSj leL;kvksa ds lek/kku ds ckjs esa oSdfYid :i ls dqN lkspus esa vleFkZ gks tkrk gSA tcfd vkos'k esa vkRegR;k djus okys O;fDr ifjfLFkfr ij fopkj ugha djrs] vkSj ,d {k.k esa vkosx dh og bUVsaflVh efLr"d ij gkoh gksrh gS fd og mlh {k.k esa vkRegR;k tSlk dne mBk ysrh gSA euksoSKkfud 'kks/k ds vuqlkj vkRegR;k djus okys O;fDr lkekU;r% vUreqZ[kh gksrs gSa pkgs og fMizsflo gks ;k bEifYloA bUgsa LoHkko ls gh viuh ckrsa lIizsl djus dh vknr gksrh gS vkSj ;s fujk'kkoknh gksrs gSaA fujk'kkokn dk gh pje gS tc thou esa vkxs dksbZ lek/kku ugha fn[krk] tcfd O;ogkfjd :i ls dksbZ u dksbZ lek/kku vo'; gksrk gSA fMizsflo O;fDr udkjkRed fopkj ls fujk'kk ds [kksy esa fleV tkrs gSa tcfd bEifYlo O;fDr udkjkRed fopkj ls rqjUr vkos'k esa vkrs gSaA tSo oSKkfud :i ls O;fDr esa lsjsVksfuu fMfQfl;sUlh ds dkj.k fMizsflo ;k bEifYlo O;ogkj gksrs gSaA vkt ds ifjizs{; esa ;qok oxZ esa izfr;ksfxrk dh Hkkouk izoy gks xbZ gSA vius dSfj;j] vius izfr"Bk] yksxksa ds mEehn ds izfr

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T;knk ltx gks x;s gSaA igys ds le; esa vius Lo ;k bxks dks larq"V djus ds vusd vk;ke gksrs Fks] tSls ifjokj esa vkSj lekt esa vusd Hkwfedk,aA vkt ds fo'ks"khdj.k ds le; esa O;fDr ,d ;k ,dk/k dke ds fy, gh Lo;a dks rS;kj djrk gS] vkSj mldk bxks vkbMsaVhfQds'ku ml ,d dke ls gh curk gSA blfy, ml dke esa vkaf'kd ;k iw.kZ] lQyrk ;k vlQyrk mlds fy, cgqr ek;us j[kus yxrh gSA lkekU; ls dqN T;knk] le; ls dqN igys dh f'k{kk cPps cpiu ls gh ikus yxrs gSaA cPps dh Lo;a dh uSlfxZd izfrHkk dh txg lekt esa lQyrk ds ekud ds :i esa tks :<+ gks pqdk gS mlh dks gj cPps ds fy, ewY; fn;k tkus yxrk gSA izfr;ksfxrk dh Hkkouk ls cPps esa fofuax ,fVV~;wM fodflr gksrh gSA bl ,fVV~;wM dk ,d igyw ;g gS fd ;g thrus dh izsj.kk nsrh gS] nwljk igyw ;g gS fd dqN [kks tkus ;k fNu tkus dk Mj ges'kk lek;k jgrk gSA fiNys dqN le; ls c<+rh gqbZ eYVhus'kuy dYpj ds lkFk Lo;a ,oa vius cPps dks cuk;s j[kus dh Hkkouk ekrk&firk esa T;knk izcy gks xbZ gSA uxjh; ifjfLFkfr esa ekrk&firk nksuksa ds dkedkth gksus ls cPps dh HkkSfrd t:jrsa rks iwjh gksrh gSa ij oSlh HkkoukRed t:jrsa v/kwjh jg tkrh gSa ftlds fy, ekrk&firk ls vf/kd le; dh t:jr gksrh gSA ,slh ifjfLFkfr;ka cPps ds ck;ksykWth dks bQsDV djrh gS vkSj dbZ ckj O;fDr esa tsusfVd dkj.kksa ls lsjsVksfuu fMfQfl;salh jgrh gS tks mDr ifjfLFkfr;ksa ls fVªxj gks tkrh gSA ,slh dqN lkekU; ifjfLFkfr;ka gSa& ijh{kk esa Qsy gksuk] dSfj;j esa vfu.kZ;] fj'rs esa /kks[kk] fdlh t:jr dk iwjk u gksus ij bxks gVZ gksuk vkfnA ,sls esa t:jr gS fd cPps esa mldh HkkSfrd t:jrksa ds vykok HkkoukRed t:jrksa ds izfr tkx:d jgsaA ifjokj ds ;qok dh izfrfØ;kvksa] fujk'kkvksa vkSj fonzksgksa ds ihNs fNis HkkokRed vFkZ dks le>uk pkfg,A

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A dS l h dgh A

µ pkSa js pEiw! dksbZ ubZ rkth gS rsjs ikl\ µ rqe rks cxhph ls fgyrs ugha gks] ysfdu rqEgkjk ;s pEiw txg&txg ?kwerk jgrk gS vkSj ubZ rkth bdV~Bk djrk gh jgrk gSA dkSu lh crkÅa] lksp jgk gwaA µ dksbZ ,slh ckr tks uhfr dh gks;] u jktuhfr dhA Hk; dh gks; u çhfr dhA µ fQj cpk gh D;k ppk\ pyks Hkk"kk ds ckjs esa crkrk gwaA µ egkjk"Vª okjh fgUnh fcjksèk dh ckr uk;a lqUuh eks;A µ jk"Vª dh ckr d:axk] u egkjk"Vª dhA eSa fons'kksa esa fgUnh f'k{k.k ds ckjs esa crkrk gwaA µ py crkA µ v{kje~ dk vkBoka varjjk"Vªh; fgUnh mRlo Hkkjrh; lkaLd`frd lacaèk ifj"kn ds lg;ksx ls vk;ksftr gqvk gqvkA mlesa ,d l= Fkk& fons'kksa esa fgUnh f'k{k.kA fgUnh i<+kus okys fons'kh fo}ku Hkh Fks vkSj oks Hkh Fks ftUgksaus fons'kksa esa tkdj fgUnh i<+kbZA nksuksa vksj ds vuqHkoksa dk vkeuk&lkeuk cM+k etsnkj FkkA ;gka ds fo}ku tc laLFkkuksa dh cukbZ gqbZ fdrkcsa ysdj fons'k tkrs gSa rks fons'kh Nk= dgrs gSa gesa bu fdrkcksa ls ugha nwljs rjhdksa ls i<+kb,A µ nwljs dkSu ls rjhdk\ µ nwljs rjhds] ;kuh] fQYeh laoknksa vkSj xhrksa ls ikBîØe cukb,A Nk=ksa dh ckr ekuuh iM+rh gSA fuf'pr ikBîØe dks yphyk cuk;k tkrk gS vkSj dgha&dgha rks mls fcYdqy NksM+ fn;k tkrk gSA vHkh rd fons'kksa esa fgUnh f'k{k.k ds fy, dksbZ ekudhd`r ikBîØe ugha cuk gSA dsUæh; fgUnh laLFkku us bl fn'kk esa dk;Z fd;k gS ysfdu blh dkj.k iwjk ugha gks ik;k D;ksafd vyx&vyx }hi lewgksa ds fofHkUu ns'kksa esa lkaLd`frd fofHkUurk,a gSaA O;kdj.k Hkh i<+kvks rks ml ns'k dh Hkk"kk dh O;kdj.k dk lekukarj Kku gksuk pkfg,A mnkgj.k fons'kksa esa fgUnh f'k{k.k dk i;kZIr vuqHko j[kus okys gjtsUæ pkSèkjh us crk;kA µ crk rks lgh! µ ,d ikB esa lanHkZ Fkk fd ,d ;qorh dh pwfM+;ka VwV xb± vkSj og èkkM+ ekj&ekj dj jks jgh FkhA Nk=k us ç'u fd;k fd bruh tksj ls D;ksa jks jgh Fkh\ D;k mlds ikl iSls ugha FksA f'k{kd egksn; dks mls Hkkjr ds lkekftd jhfr&fjokt le>kus esa fuf'pr :i ls le; yxk gksxkA fLFkfr;ksa dks rks le>k;k tk ldrk gS] fdarq dbZ ckj 'kCnksa ds 'kCn'k% vuqokn crkuk dfBu gksrk gSA µ fons'kh fo}ku dk cksys\ µ ,d Fks çks- xsuknh 'yksEisj] mUgksaus crk;k fd bt+jkby esa fgUnh ds miHkksDrk T;knkrj i;ZVd yksx gSa muds fy, t:jh gS okrkZyki dh Hkk"kk dks tkuukA mUgksaus Lo;a fgczw fgUnh ds dks'k cuk, gSa vkSj u, okrkZyki dks'k ij dk;Z py jgk gSA ekWLdks dh rkR;kuk nqC;kaLdk;k dgrh Fkh fd ogka ds yM+ds&yM+fd;ka fgUnh fQYeksa ls vkd`"V gksrs gSa] yM+fd;ka u`R; lh[kus dh bPNk esa fgUnh lh[krh gSaA fgUnh vHkh rd çse dh Hkk"kk gS] ç;ksx dh Hkk"kk ugha cu ikbZ] D;ksafd jkst+xkj ugha gSaA fgUnh çlUu djrh gS ij vUunkrk Hkk"kk ugha gSA PRAVASI TODAY | MARCH 2010

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v'kksd pÿËkj

µ HkkSr Bhd dgh! µ ,d çks- rkR;kuk vksjkaLdkb;k teZuh ls vkbZ FkhA mudk dguk Fkk fd oS'ohdj.k ds ckn Hkk"kk vkSj Hkkjr fo|k dks lh[kuk vklku gks x;k gSA Hkk"kk fujarj QSy jgh gS] D;ksafd baVjusV ij ,e-ih- Fkzh ls ge Hkk"kk lqu ldrs gSaA lSdM+ksa osclkbV~l gSa fgUnh dhA vkt dEI;wVj ftruh enn dj jgk gS] d{kk,a ugha dj ikrhaA µ yksx rkS dfg j] ,sa dS fgUnh ej jbZ ,s! µ ugha ppk ugha! ;wfudksM leFkZu ds ckn baVjusV ij fgUnh ds vkSipkfjd vukSipkfjd f'k{k.k dk HkkX;ksn; gks jgk gSA fgUnh ds gkFkksa esa lkS&lkS pwfM+;ka gSaA jksus ds nwljs dkj.k gks ldrs gSa] ij og dHkh foèkok ugha gksxhA Q 2010

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| okLrq |

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izfl¼ fopkjd MkW- d.kZ flag us dgk gS fd jkek;.k dks vaxzsth esa :ikarfjr djuk fgEer dk dke gSA bl dke dks lkspus ds fy, Hkh ,d lkgl dh t:jr gSA ;s ckrsa mUgksaus fnukad 13 Qjojh 2010 dks bafM;k baVjus'kuy lsaVj esa vaxzsth Hkk"kk esa :ikarfjr iqLrd ^rqylh jkek;.k* vkSj ^n fgUnw cqd vkWQ n MsM* ds yksdkiZ.k ds ekSds ij dghA rqylh jkek;.k vkSj e`R;q ds ckjs esa fy[kh xbZ nksuksa fdrkcksa ds foekspu ds ekSds ij MkW- d.kZ flag us dgk fd fuf'pr :i ls bl dke esa Hkxoku dh gh d`ik gSA mUgksaus jkepfjrekul ds dqN va'kksa dk Hkh ftØ fd;kA mUgksaus dgk fd og vkèkqfudrk dk fojks/k ugha djrs gSa ysfdu viuh laLd`fr dks Hkh Hkwyuk ugha pkfg,A MkW- osn izrki oSfnd us vaxzsth esa fy[kh jkek;.k ds Hkh rqdkar gksus dh ppkZ dhA izoklh Hkkjrh; lR;nso us dgk fd vesfjdk esa jg jgh rhljh ih<+h dks laLd`fr ls tksM+us ds fopkj ls eq>s izsj.kk feyhA bl volj ij forLrk izdk'ku ds eqf[k;k lqns'k oekZ] js.kq] lsokfuo`Ùk iqfyl vf/kdkjh lrh'k nÙk ikaMs us Hkh vius fopkj j[ksA

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fot; nso ukjk;.k lkgh us fganh dfork dh gh ugha vkykspuk dh Hkh cukoV dks cnyk] vkSj buesa fdukjs dj nh xbZ ns'kh le> dks dsUnz esa ykus ds fy, cgl vkSj laokn dh igy dhA mDr fopkj izks- d`".knÙk ikyhoky us fgUnh vdkneh] fnYyh }kjk iz[kj vkykspd] leFkZ dfo vkSj tq>k# lkekftd dk;ZdrkZ fot;nso ukjk;.k lkgh ij vk;ksftr ,d egRoiw.kZ laxks"Bh ds v/;{kh; Hkk"k.k esa dgsA mUgksaus lkgh dh e`R;q ds ckn fnYyh esa igyh ckj mu ij gks jgs bl vk;kstu ds fy, fgUnh vdkneh dks c/kkbZ nsrs gq, dgk fd lkgh us ekDlZoknh vkykspdksa }kjk [kkfjt dj fn, x, Nk;kokn ds dfo;ksa dks gh ugha tk;lh] vKs; vkSj 'ke'ksj dks Hkh iquLFkkZfir djus ds fy, m|e fd;kA d`fr vkSj ikBdoknh vkykspuk dh 'kq:vkr mUgha dh nsu gSA vdkneh ds mik/;{k izks- v'kksd pØ/kj us dgk fd lkgh dh dfork bfrgkl ds lkFk gh orZeku eas y?kqRo vkSj y?kqRo esa egkurk dks LFkkfir djrh gSA mUgksaus muds vizdkf'kr ;k vizkI; ys[ku dks vdkneh }kjk izdkf'kr djus dh ?kks"k.kk Hkh dhA Jh xksis'oj flag ,oa ;qok vkykspd MkW- ftrsUnz JhokLro us Hkh vius fopkj j[ksA PRAVASI TODAY | MARCH 2010

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2010

3/2/2010, 8:47 PM

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

My Best Work till now: CHADHA After delighting the worldwide audience with three Bs (Bhaji on the Beach, Bend It Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice), Gurinder Chadha is back with a bang; that too with murders, ghosts, detectives and reincarnation peppered in her latest offing, "It's A Wonderful Afterlife". The film stars Shabana Azmi, Jimi Mistry and Goldy Notay amongst others. She said that it is her "best work" so far. And why not, according to her, "shooting this film was great fun"! And in the meantime, she is also looking for a proper Hindi title for the film.

EXCITED Chatur He was an incognito to the Bombay cinema world a few weeks back. But suddenly, after the staggering record made by Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots, Chatur (Omi Vaidya) has been overwhelmed with floods of appreciation for his acting in the film. The 27-year-old Maharashtrian said that "two weeks ago, no one knew me" and that he is "extremely excited after getting the kind of response". The "balatkaar" guy, who has graduated from the Los Angeles Country High School for Arts is now busy with handling offers for roles and ad films. "I have been looking for a manager too", he said.

Kudos for AMRAPALI'S DESIGNS These days the creation of two Jaipur based guys - Rajesh Ajmera and Rajeev Arora - are enthralling the beauties worldwide. Adorned with their masterpiece Amrapali jewelries are a number of Hollywood babes, which includes Sandra Bullock (22K gold hoop earrings), Scarlett Johansson (18K yellow gold, silver and diamond flower ring on her left forefinger) and many more. With finesse in jewelry making and juxtaposing the traditional with the likings of the Western world, they are a hit in Bollywood too. "Indian consumers want 22-karat gold, but for the international market we do 18-karat and we make it daintier," Arora told the New York Times. "We try to take old Indian ethnic designs and contemporize them."

MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN to be Filmed The man is moving with a fatwa on his head. Recently, Salman Rushdie was in Mumbai from December 5-6 to discuss his masterpiece Midnight's Children to be put into the celluloid frame with filmmaker Deepa Mehta. Elaborating on his visit, Mehta said that he savoured every moment of his stay in the city. "He loved meeting Mr. (Amitabh) Bachchan whom he was really keen to meet", she said. Apart from Bachchan, he met Shahana Goswami, Irrfan Khan and Shabana-Javed Akhtar. In an interview to a newspaper, he also said that "Midnight's Children is entirely filmable."

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3/5/2010, 5:23 PM

|E N C O U N T E R |

IMAGES OF INDIA AMITABH DIXIT

First feeling “I first decided to visit India when I was 19, inspired after reading Paul Theroux’s The Great Railway Bazaar. At that time some 25 years back, long before advent of internet boom, India was considered exotic, a country of palaces, temples, snake charmers and other quaint but remarkably well educated characters. Being able to go there was both scary and exciting,” recalls Lamon Rutten, a Dutch national and CEO of Multi Commodity exchange in India. Contradictory

to Rutten, Chris Hunt from Australia was anxious about his domestic arrangements and preparing strategies for neverseen-but-heard-of poor infrastructure and challenges associated with basic logistics. First brush “When I first landed here I was exotic to Indians as India was to me. I was one of the last one to get off the plane but when I took my place in line for the custom procedures some passengers jostled and pushed me - even the custom official came out from behind his desk to take me forward. The hospitality was overwhelming” recounts Rutten. “Having moved from a country like Australia with a small

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population and wide open spaces, the sheer weight of humanity in India was overpowering”, says Chris, who found these extremes very awesome.

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his tenth canto of Bhagavad Geeta when the God manifests himself in all his fullness describes India. For rational and advanced west, India has always been a mystic land. During December last year, Times Square in New York was thronged with amazing India campaigns. It conveyed meek and mild image of India promising tranquility and best hospitality. Among the five emerging economies of the world, speculated to be a superpower and at the same time a country where more than 45% of land is under insurgency with shadows of terrorism spreading its tentacles.

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Love at First sight A foreigner gets amused by the way cars and four wheelers drove on the road overtaking each other. Out of curiosity he asked his local guide, who said that in some countries they drive left hand side and in some they have norm of right hand drive, but in India they drive under shades. “The most peculiar thing to fall in love with is definitely driving and the roads. It is an organized chaos. The thing I loved most was understanding prevailing among drivers” says Armin Errbsland from USA. “Everyone I encountered here was so friendly, kind and willing to help or assist, very unlike in US”, explains Armin. “India is Indian, uncompromisingly so. It does not try to copy the West. Indians adopt from other cultures, but their own culture is so deep that it can easily absorb these foreign influences. Discovering this culture, a different way of living, is a very exciting experience - it makes you more a complete human” elaborates Rutten. As a matter of fact, Westerners come here like a foreigner and live like a local and when they leave they carry a little India in their hearts. The writer is a Malaysia based freelance journalist 2010

3/8/2010, 9:47 PM

|A C A D E M Y A W A R D S | ‘The Hurt Locker’ sets records at 82nd Academy Awards

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“The Hurt Locker” swept the 82nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony winning six out of nine trophies, becoming the lowest grossing movie ever to win the ultimate Hollywood award. Its maker Kathryn Bigelow is the first female director to win the Oscar. Apart from best picture and direction, it won four more golden statuettes for sound editing, sound mixing, original screenplay as well as editing. It won an equal number of awards at the 2010 BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards earlier this year. “Avatar”, the most successful film in history with more than $2 billion in ticket sales, won just three awards for visual effects, art direction and cinematography. Another winner was the inspirational “Precious”, which racked up three wins, including a supporting actress award for Mo’Nique. Jeff Bridges won the best actor prize for his role as a washed up country singer in the film “Crazy Heart”. Sandra Bullock was named the best actress for “The Blind Side”, in which she plays a high society woman who takes in an impoverished black kid and turns him into a football star. American director Gregg Helvey’s India-themed 19minute film “Kavi”, about a young Indian boy forced to work in a brick kiln, lost out the best short film award to “The New Tenants” by Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson. Pete Docter’s “Up” was adjudged the best animated feature film and “Crazy Heart” won the Oscar for best original song. Christopher Waltz won the best actor in a supporting role award for playing the scheming Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds”. The award for the best animated short film went to “Logorama” and “The Cove” by Louie Psihoyos and Fisher Stevens was judged the best documentary feature film. “Music by Prudence” by Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett took away the Oscar for best documentary on a short subject. Argentine film “The Secret in Their Eyes”, about a retired criminal prosecutor Benjamin Esposito’s quest for writing a novel, won the best foreign language film at the star-studded gala.

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