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|E D I T O R I A L | PRAVASI TODAY VOLUME 5 No. 5 MAY 2010. Rs. 30.00 Patrons: Dr. Satyendra Srivastava, Dr. Ashok Chakradhar, Santosh Taneja Advisors: Anil Joshi, Rajesh Kumar, Dhananjaya Kumar, Sudershan Bhatia Editor: Dr. Padmesh Gupta Resident Editors: Pankaj Dubey, India, Ved Mitra Mohla, MBE Editorial Board: Naresh Bharatiya, Dr. Ramesh Gupta, Titiksha, Dr. Nikhil Kaushik Assistant Editor: Jaganniwas Sub Editor: Amit Guin Managing Editors: Divya Mathur, Neerav Pradhan, R.c. Agarwal Creative Support: Naresh Shandilya Literature & Research: Rakesh Srivastava Layout Designer: Manishankar Representatives: Jai Verma, Shail Agarwal Contact Overseas: UK - Ved Mitra Mohla, 356, Vale Road, Ash Vale, GU125LW, Surrey CANADA - Sneh Thakore, 16, Revlis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario, MIV-1E9 USA - Dhananjay Kumar, 7806 Wendy Ridgelane Annandale, Virginia – 22003 HOLLAND - Dr. Pushpita Awasthi, P.O. Box 1080, 1810 KB Delhi Office: 51, 2nd Floor, Rani Jhansi Road, Jhandewalan, New Delhi-110055 Phone: 011-24504648, Fax: 011- 43602737 Mobile: 9899552099 E-mail: editor@pravasitoday.com; pravasitoday@gmail.com Website: www.pravasitoday.com Proprietor, Publisher and Printer: Saroj Sharma, 51, IInd floor, Rani Jhansi Road, Jhandewalan, New Delhi-110055 Printed at: Delhi Press, E-3, Jhandewalan Estate, New Delhi 110055 DISCLAIMER: The articles published in Pravasi Today carry the personal views of writers. The publisher and the editor is not responsible incase of any debate. Matters related to the magazine can be brought in courts within the jurisdiction of Delhi.
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The Gulf Region: The Future is Optimistic
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here are five million expatriate Indians living in six Gulf nations. The construction sector of Dubai was worst effected and Indian workers working for those companies faced unemployment. The property investors in Dubai also faced huge losses. Migrant workers represent about 85% of the population of the UAE (United Arab Emirates), forming virtually all categories of workers in the UAE, ranging from CEOs and engineers, mixers, drivers, accountants and janitors. Highly skilled and educated workers from the Western nations work in the Middle East for tax-free income and the higher wages and opportunities that follow. Much of attention upon migrant workers is focused on manual workers. Numbering over 300,000, artisans make up a large proportion of the population. Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and other wealthy oil-exporting nations also have a large number of migrant workers, mostly on building infrastructure and implementing the huge investments that are concentrated by these countries. However, we shouldn’t forget that the Gulf is sitting on a lake of oil. Oil is a major source of income in the Middle East. The oil sector is very strong and the worldwide demand and prices of oil continue to rise everyday. Only if something untoward happens to the oil sector would it be right to speak of a financial crisis in the Gulf region. A recent survey by HSBC Expat Explorer stated that the UAE is the second-best place in the world to migrate to, the first position being occupied by Singapore. Currently, the Gulf States are offering good jobs along with an amazing lifestyle, high salaries and least tax. Not surprisingly, these countries have become the top choice of Indian migrants. The opportunities offered in Gulf countries are vast as it accepts skilled and talented professionals with open arms. Indians are hardworking; wherever they go, they create their own impact and place by their sincerity. It has come to light in past few years that many workers from India landed up in Middle East through illegal recruiting agents only to find that they did not get what they had gone for. So, they illegally seek work in some other companies and end up getting virtually enslaved. India needs to run effective programmes to make Indian workers aware of the legitimate procedures of finding work abroad. Going through proper procedures and with the support of the Gulf industrialists, the future of employment for hardworking as well as the bright Indian people is certainly rosy.
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‘Sadak Chaap Film Festival’ is an excellent idea with commendable and appraisable effort put into it. This effort is bringing smiles on those little faces. The write-up (Road, Movie and Sadak Chaap Film Festival – Call it coincidence!) enlightened a lot of people about what we missed and where should we put our emphasis on. Salute to the NGO which helped in organising such a noble film festival. Farheen Ahmed Singapore A legend named Sachin Tendulkar was born in India. The article (Tendulkar: Incredible cricketer and a complete human being)
truly defines the God of cricket. It makes the people of the last four decades feel great that we are alive when he plays on the field. Long live the God of cricket. Ritvik kumar Mauritius 2 States: The Story of my Marriage, the new work of Chetan Bhagat is a wonderful and funny love story. The review of the book (Chetan Bhagat has not mistaken!) was apt. Bhagat’s writing is what the new reader of the cosmopolitan world wants to read. I hope that if this book is also adapted into a movie; he gets the credit for it. All the very best Chetan. Aslesha UK Love Sex aur Dhokha was an outlandish and enjoyable film. The movie (Voyeurism with a purpose) was worth the hype it received. In some parts of the flick, it was little loose but overall it’s a good watch. I hope Ekta kapoor is happy that finally she has a hit film in her kitty. Darpan Dubai
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OCIS NOT ELIGIBLE TO REPRESENT INDIA IN INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS A three-judge bench of Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan, Justices Deepak Verma and B S Chauhan, while agreeing with the government, made it clear that only citizens of India – either residents of the country or NRIs – can represent the nation in any international sporting events. Only they can “carry the flag of India or walk under it and represent the country”, observed the Bench. Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) or foreign nationals of Indian origin cannot represent the country. The point was made after Solicitor General (SG) Gopal Subramanium said that the matter should be clarified as a number of international events are going to be held immediately. The Bench was paying heed to a petition filed by the Union Government against a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment which bestowed the OCIs with the same status as that of the NRIs while representing the country in international sports events.
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The first Indian-origin Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has finally left the political arena, where he was involved for nearly three and a half decade. Serving as Prime Minister of the country from 1995 to 2001, he recently failed to meet his party’s (United National Congress) deadline to file the nomination papers for the upcoming General Elections. The political journey covered by Panday is peppered with ups and downs. After losing his deposit while attempting to fight the 1966 elections under the banner of the Workers and Farmers Party, he became the leader of the Opposition when under the aegis of United Labour Front – a party formed by him – he won 10 out of the 36 parliamentary seats. Ten years later, he co-founded the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) which trampled the 30-year incumbent People’s National Movement.
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WE TOO WANT TO ACCESS RTI, SAYS NRIS An appeal to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has been made by the non-resident Indian community to grant them the right to access the Right to Information Act. A signature campaign is creating waves among the NRIs as Indian citizens residing in the US, UK, Switzerland, Singapore and Dubai among others have been part of the signatory. According to US-based signatory Bala Janakiraman, “I was taught in school that all Indians are equal. With the way the RTI Act has been implemented, I am learning you are less equal if you are part of the great Indian Diaspora living outside. This has to be fixed. Now.” The Indian community residing abroad is of the view that the legislation should not only be accessible to the NRIs but also to citizens residing abroad for a short time or who have left the home country for education or job purposes. PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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BASDEO PANDAY BIDS ADIEU TO POLITICS
SHRAVAN GETS OZ RESIDENT STATUS The Australian government has granted Shravan Kumar, an Indian student who had to bear the brunt of racial attacks in the country last year, with permanent residency. The 26-year-old student, who is still recovering from the injuries inflicted on him by the attackers with a screwdriver which resulted in the loss of his vision, said: “I am doing well now and Australian government has granted me permanent residency”. He expressed his gratitude towards the Australian and Indian government who paid his daily expenses including the medical bills. Happy after receiving the PR status, he would be eligible to all the benefits available. He plans to complete his automotive engineering course, which was hanging since the time of the attack.
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FREE NICHE FOR ‘LITTLE INDIA’ Federation of Indian Association of Victoria’s (FIAV) ‘Little India’ project has got a new address, thanks to the friendly gesture shown by the Victorian authorities. VicUrban, the state government’s land development agency has provided the Association with an office, almost free of cost in the suburbs of Dandenong. Speaking on the occasion, Vasan Srinivasan, FIAV President said: “We have been given this office by VicUrban at a ten dollar a year…there are over 25 local traders and we are now working to create a Little India Precinct.” Apart from serving as a platform for the needs of the Indian community students, it has also planned to come up with a ‘Op Shop’ (opportunity shop), where one can easily buy “beddings, furniture and utensils at lowest cut prices.” Mr George Lekakis, Chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) and Mr Michael King, Development Director, VicUrban, dedicated the new office of the FIAV to the Indian community.
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HINDUS ANGRY OVER THE PROPOSED CANADIAN IMMIGRATION MARRIAGE REGULATIONS Unhappy over the proposed new Canadian regulations related to immigration and marriages is the Hindu community, which says that these changes will do harm to the age old traditions. Seconding the institution of arranged marriage, noted Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said: “In Hinduism, vivah (marriage) was the most important samskar (sacrament). Traditional Hindu marriage was a sacred rite and was believed to be binding not only in this life (but) hereafter also.” “A large majority of us still go for arranged marriages and we are proud of this fact. But “arranged” should not be mistaken for “forced”. We are not rouges as Ottawa is trying to hint, we just happen to be different.” Concerned officials in Canada are of the view that the prevalent traditions are in “bad faith”.
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LEICESTER TO HONOUR INDIAN SOLDIERS East Midlands town of Leicester is going to commemorate the contribution of the Indian soldiers of the British Army, who fought during the First and Second World War, through the installation of statues near Peace Walk in Victoria Park. “I am pleased that one of the main aims of the project is to educate our youth about the collective international sacrifice in the Great Wars,” Raj Mann, secretary of the Leicester United Group’s War Memorial Committee said. The Committee conceives of asking the designing students of various local universities to draw up designs, which will be later presented to Leicester City Council. Endorsing the step, Committee spokesman John Coster said that “it’s about celebrating our diverse city and showing the communities that live here have earned the right to call it home.” PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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Shashi Tharoor became the first victim of 140-charactered Twitter world, a popular social networking site. Minister of State, External Affairs, Tharoor had to finally put down his official papers owing to the can of worms opened by IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on Twitter on April 11, whereby he disclosed the names of some of the owners of the Kochi consortium, owning the new Kochi team. Tharoor got entangled in the web of cricket-politics, when Modi let the mask off the fact that Sunanda Pushkar, Tharoor’s close friend has got “undilutable in perpetuity” sweat equity worth Rs 70 crore from Rendezvous Sports World (RSW), the consortium owning the Kochi team. Later on, Pushkar too dissociated herself from RSW and has surrendered the sweat equity to the franchise.
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INDIA IS HOME TO MORE MOBILE PHONES THAN TOILETS, SAYS UN
Tharoor and Trouble SEPTEMBER 2009: When Congress was full-on with its austerity drive, Tharoor, replying to a tweet said that he would love to travel “in cattle class out of solidarity with all our holy cows” OCTOBER 2009: His tweet-opinion of working on Gandhi Jayanti had created controversy in various sections of the society. His tweet: “Gandhiji said ‘Work is Worship’ and we enjoy holiday on his birthday”. DECEMBER 2009: Tharoor criticised government’s new visa rules JANUARY 2010: He reportedly questioned the vision of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru on foreign policy at a public function. An upset party high command distanced itself from his personal view FEBRUARY 2010: On the sidelines of an Indian delegation led by Manmohan Singh’s meeting with the Saudi leadership, Tharoor came up with his feelings that Saudi Arabia can be “a more valuable interlocutor to us (Indo-Pak relations). However he quickly clarified that he meant “the Saudi as OUR interlocutors” through a tweet.
Read between the statement: “It is a tragic irony that in India, a country now wealthy enough that roughly half of the people own phones, about half cannot afford the basic necessity and dignity of a toilet.” These are the conclusive words from Zafar Adeel, Director of United Nation University’s Institute of Water, Environment and Health. According to the UN report, in 2008, the number of phones used by Indians stood at 545 million, whereas 31 per cent of the population i.e. 366 million could avail the facilities of toilets. Further alarming the nation about the Millennium Development Goals, World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that if the trend continues, there will be a shortfall of one billion people from the sanitation goal.
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RIGHT TO SCHOOL Free and compulsory education to children in the 6-14 year age group finally saw the light of the day when the historic Right to Education came into force. In the way, the 86th Constitutional amendment which envisages of making education a fundamental right, and The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, both came into force. Coming out with his dreams and his childhood days, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said: “I am what I am today because of education… I want every Indian child, girl or boy, to be so touched by the light of education. I want every Indian to dream of a better future and live that dream.” According to some government calculations, an amount of Rs. 1.71 lakh crore will be required for the implementation of the Act in the coming five years. The Finance Commission has beefed up the states with Rs. 25,000 crore for its implementation. PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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ARCELORMITTAL ORBIT TO BE CENTERPIECE OF LONDON OLYMPIC PARK Mumbai-born Anish Kapoor-designed and India’s steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal-funded ArcelorMittal Orbit is going to be the single largest sculpture standing at the 2012 Olympic Park in London. The 19.1-million-pound red tower would require around 1,400 tonnes of steel; the construction of which will be completed in November 2011. A joint idea of Anish Kapoor and structural engineer Cecil Balmond beat bids made by artist Antony Gormley and the architects Caruso St John. Speaking after the selection, Kapoor said: “It is an object that needs a journey, a journey around the object but also up and through the object. It needs real participation and engagement.” London Mayor Boris Johnson described it as “Britain’s biggest ever piece of public art.”
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Indian-origin entrepreneur Ranjit Mathrani, who is the chairman of Masala World, a group of leading Indian restaurants in the UK, has been appointed as the High Sherriff of Greater London. A High Sheriff is an independent non political Office which works along with a variety of individuals and Office holders for the betterment of the community. This is for the first time that an individual from the Food and Beverage industry has been chosen for this position. Mathrani joined the British Civil Services in 1967. After leaving it in 1984, he worked as a senior merchant banker and further jumped into the business of restaurants.
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KHOSA’S IS THE LARGEST AND HEAVIEST GURU GRANTH SAHIB A 1,430 pages, 84-kg and 91.44 cm long and 66.04 cm wide Guru Granth Sahib written by Malaysia-based Jaswant Singh Khosa has broken all previous ‘Malaysia Book of Records’ to be the largest and the heaviest one in the world. It took him 14 months to complete the fourth copy of the religious tome which was donated to a Sikh temple in the United States. Speaking to Malaysia-based The Star newspaper, Khosa said: “it is a labour of love… I wrote for 14 hours a day.” Without even taking a toilet break in between the writing period, he said that while writing the book, he “shut everything out and write continuously until I am done.” Despite his bent back and weak legs, his dream is to “complete four volumes just as Baba Deep Singh (renowned Sikh scholar and warrior) did more than 300 years ago.” PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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NRI IS FIRST IN VADODARA TO UNDERGO HIP IMPLANT Thirty-one-year-old non-resident Indian Evans Parmar became the first patient in Vadodara to pass through a hip replacement surgery using advanced ceramics to ceramics technique. After consulting doctors in Australia and undergoing two surgeries at Anand, Parmar could not walk normally. Then after contacting doctors at the Vadodara Institute for Reconstructive Orthopaedic Care, a surgery to put ceramics implant was conducted by a team of surgeons including Dr. Vrajesh Shah and Dr. Rajiv Paradkar.
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WORST IS OVER FOR AIR INDIA, SAYS AVIATION MINISTER Air India has “managed to bring down the losses from Rs 400 crore every month to Rs 300 crore”. This figure came as a relief for Air India, which according to Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, has cut its losses by almost 25 %. “Traffic figures are looking better, yield is better, and they have retired a lot of their old aircrafts. All of these things together have certainly set Air India on the path of recovery”, said Patel on the sidelines of the US-India Business Council meet organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry. He also said that as per Budget for the current fiscal, the carrier will be infused with an additional amount of Rs 1,200 crore.
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BOOST UP: RS. 15,000 CR FOR PSBS IN 2010-11
SEBI BANS 14 COMPANIES FROM RAISING MONEY FOR ULIP Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has put hold on the workings of 14 top private insurance companies from raising money from public for any Unit Linked Insurance Products (ULIPs). “I hereby direct the entities…not to issue any offer document, advertisement, brochure soliciting money from investors or raise money from investors by way of new or additional subscription for any product (including ULIPs) having an investment component in the nature of mutual funds, till they obtain the requisite certificates of registration from SEBI,” said a member of the market regulator. SBI Life, ICICI Prudential, Aviva Life, Bajaj Allianz, HDFC Standard Life, Tata AIG are amongst the companies which have been banned from the functioning.
In a move to increase the lending capacity of the public sector banks, the central government gave green signal by impregnating Rs 15,000 crore in PSBs in the current fiscal. According to an official document released after a meeting of the Cabinet headed by PM Manmohan Singh, it has been notified that the said amount would be infused in Tier I Capital Instruments of the PSBs. The release says that the infusion would enable the PSBs to expand their credit growth by about Rs. 1,85,000 crore. Other factors like the actual amount, the mode of capitalisation and deliberations on various matters would be decided after having talks with the banks.
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56 INDIAN ENTITIES IN ‘THE FORBES GLOBAL 2000’ LIST The list comprising “the biggest, most powerful listed companies in the world” includes the name of 56 Indian firms. ‘The Forbes Global 2000’ list, which is released by the reputed US business magazine, Forbes, includes the name of Reliance Industries, Bharti Airtel, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Tata Steel amongst others. Circling around data from 62 countries, the list uses the parameters of sales, profits, market value and assets to evaluate the strongest and firmest organisations. United States of America, with 515 members and Japan with 210 entities dominate the list. In entirety, the companies comprising the list sum up $ 30 trillion in revenues, $ 1.4 trillion in profits, $ 124 trillion in assets and $ 31 trillion in total market value.
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LULU GOING TO BE COUNTRY’S LARGEST SHOPPING MALL LuLu Shopping Mall, touted to be India’s largest shopping mall, promoted by NRI businessman M A Yusuf Ali will be open to the public in mid 2011. The Rs. 15 billion dream project, which will generate employment for around 28,000 people, will be spread around 2.5 million square feet. The mall will include shopping, leisure and entertainment space, family amusement points and parking space for more than 3000 cars. It will also be house for the promotion of Kerala products besides the Marriot hotel. Eminent dignitaries like state Chief Minister V S Achutanandan, former CM Onmmen Chandy and Foreign Trade Minister of UAE, Sheikha Lubna al-Qassimi, were present during the logo release function of the mall.
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Dubai-based NRI businessman Yusuffali MA has been roped in as an independent director in Air India’s board. Presently chairing the Dubai based EMKE Group as managing director, Yusuffali has remarkable experience in the aviation sector too. In his earlier stint, he acted as a special invitee to the board of directors of Air India and Indian Airlines Ltd. from 1997-98. He is also a director of the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), and a board member at Air Kerala International Services Ltd. Hailing from Kerala, Yusuffali was conferred with the Padma Shree in 2008 for his immense contribution to the industry and social works. Apart from Yusuffali, Anand Mahindra, Amit Mitra, Fali Major and Harsh Neotia are acting as independent directors of the AI board.
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TWO INDIAN-ORIGINS FINED FOR MARKET ABUSING BY FSA Two Indian-origin businessmen Sameer Patel and Robin Chhabra have been fined by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for market abuse. They have been further barred from working in the financial services industry. The duo have been allegedly making profits by passing confidential reports related to the movements in the market. A research analyst with Evolution Securities, Chhabra thrice passed confidential information to his friend Patel. On the other hand, Patel’s penalty included disgorgement of the profits he juiced out from the market abuse. Chhabra and Patel have been fined £ 95,000 and £ 180,541 respectively.
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INDIAN ORIGIN BUSINESSMAN IS RICHEST IRISH PERSON Septuagenarian Indian origin business tycoon Pallnoji Mistry, with a net asset of £3.9 billion, is the richest person in Ireland. He is well known as the ‘Phantom of Bombay House’ by his colleagues in Tata Group. He reportedly owns 18.4 per cent of India’s largest private empire, Tata. Mistry became an Irish citizen in 2003, after he married a country-born woman. He has special interest in the field of real estate, heavy industry, cars. He is a part owner of the Taj Mahal Hotel too. PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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|T H E U K E Q U A L I T Y B I L L | Since 1996 India has been opposing the linking of caste with race. The Gordon Brown government believes that the problem of casteism has entered Britain through the Indian Diaspora. PRAVASI TODAY examines the implications of the UK move
UK Brings Role of Indian Diaspora into Question
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The Bill is likely to become a law because the probability of its passing by the House of Commons is higher. A parliamentary committee, while recommending last year that caste be considered as subset of race, cited specific instances of caste discrimination in Britain. In one such case, a qualified Dalit working in the National Health Service suffered discrimination at the hands of his supervisor on account of his low caste status. The Dalit employee was reportedly harassed and suspended from work for a whole year. While a trade union managed to obtain compensation for him, the case highlighted a lacuna in the law to deal with caste discrimination. The Manmohan Singh government is already under pressure in the UN Human Rights Council as the draft principles and guidelines issued by the Council last year on discrimination based on work and descent recognized caste as a factor would adopt those equality principles and guidelines. One has to wait and see which way the wind blows – whether Indian government returns to its original 1965-stand on caste issue or everyone is clutching a straw.
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under CERD. In 2001, when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was prime minister, India’s 1996-stand was deeply rooted and the country could ‘successfully’ keep caste out of the resolution adopted at the 2001 Durban Conference on Racism. Among the developed countries, the UK was with India on the issue that time. The popularity of Deve Gowda’s idea of keeping caste out of race went strength to strength, but suddenly in 2002, the UN committee on the Elimination on Racial Discrimination (CERD) recommended that all member states of the International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), including India and UK, should enact domestic legislation declaring that descentbased discrimination encompassed caste and analogous systems of inherited status. Now the UK has chosen to differ from India’s 1996-stand on the issue. In compliance with the UN recommendation, it became the first to proceed for legislative declaration. On March 24, 2010 the House of Lords passed the Equality Bill, empowering the British government to include caste within the definition of race.
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17 Indians Get Death Sentence for Killing a Pakistani: Glaring Difference Between Laws of Two Countries
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three more, but they managed to escape and were rushed to Kuwaiti Hospital for treatment. According to the three Pakistanis who survived, 50 people attacked them with knives. Police intervened and arrested the 17 Indians. Others were let off due to lack of evidence. This is an example of difference between the law in India and those of other countries. For killing one Pakistani, 17 Indians are likely to be hanged. Whereas on the other hand, the Government of India refuses to take action in the cases pertaining to terrorists like Afzal Guru and Ajmal Kasab, who had killed
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many innocents. Indian officials have tried to contact UAE authority and expressed their will to provide legal help to the 17 Indians sentenced to death. In a recent development, the case has been agreed to be heard by a UAE appellate court on May 19. Speaking to a news agency, Bindu Suresh Chettur, the lawyer handling the case on behalf of the Indian consulate said: “We filed the appeal on April 8 and are awaiting the full file for defence which will help us study the entire case.”
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investment-related exchanges or relationships driven by overweening political, economic and strategic agendas. Indeed, the relationship between the two countries is symbiotic and goes much deeper beyond that. Mauritius, in many ways, despite being inhabited by people of different nationalities, represents a microcosm of India at every level – political, social and cultural. And in Mookhesswur Choonee’s persona, the Mauritian electorate may have perhaps got a likely choice, which can be described as closed to being its ideal representative. As a High Commissioner of Mauritius in India, Choonee has been continuously striving for closer integration of the peoples of both the countries not only in the political or economic fields – important as they are – but also to resuscitate the cultural ties that bind the two peoples together. Mauritius has a substantial portion of its citizens whose ancestors hailed from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Tamil Nadu, with the cultural
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influence of the early migrants of these states clearly visible, especially from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Mookhesswur Choonee himself is no exception – his ancestors had to endure an arduous journey by boat way back in 1865 to the distant island in the Indian Ocean – and represents a real-life saga of the sheer endurance and perseverance of the triumph of the human spirit against seemingly hopeless odds. Mauritius’ young, well-educated and futuristic looking ambassador is not one to be complacent in letting the India-Mauritius relationship dwell on past glories and cultural ties alone. Indeed, in his close and personalised interactions with Pravasi Today, Mookhesswur Choonee has outlined his vision of a progressive vision of how India can gain a strong foothold in the African continent using Mauritius as an ideal gateway. The island nation’s legacy as an African nation with a rich Indian cultural tapestry makes it truly unique in the Eastern Hemisphere, one that beckons India with many possibilities. India and Africa stand to mutually benefit in a big way from closer integration on a truly long-term template and it won’t be a surprise if a “people’s envoy” like Mookhesswur Choonee is in the forefront of making that happen sometime in the future.
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lections are going to be held in the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, and this time, around, there are many youthful faces in the electoral fray vying for entering office. Mauritius national elections are due to be held on May 5, 2010, but watchers in India and especially People of Indian Origin (PIOs) will certainly be watching the elections with greater interest than elections in Mauritius usually draw. With good reason too, as one of the candidates in the fray is Mauritius erstwhile High Commissioner to India, Shri Mookhesswur Choonee, who has quite a dynamic, proactive and visionary ambassador of his country to India. Shri Mookhesswur Choonee, youthful, vibrant and full of optimism, has been one of the most distinguished diplomats to have spent quality time in Chanakyapuri, India’s diplomatic enclave in its capital New Delhi. Under his tenure, Indo-Mauritius ties have progressed to an altogether different and qualitatively enhanced level, a fact that will be honestly acknowledged by most observers. Mauritius has an overwhelming inhabitation of the People of Indian Origin is regarded as India’s Diaspora Capital – and rightly so – Indo-Mauritius ties transcend the mundane framework of trade and
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The Gulf has been a “dream destination” for millions of Indians over the decades. But, as PRAVASI TODAY discovers, the dream destination may have begun to sour, forcing a drastic rethink of India’s futuristic policies
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RIs living, working and settled in the Gulf countries – or the countries of the oil-rich Middle East – are in the news recently, and we are not talking only about the Gulf-returnee former Minister of State for External Affairs – now ousted – Shashi Tharoor, who’s being scripting headlines for all sorts of reasons. There has been considerable disquiet over 17 UAE-resident Indians being awarded the death penalty in the country of residence for allegedly murdering a Pakistani, a matter still wrapped in diplomatic tangle. But the Indian Diaspora in the Gulf is unique in myriad ways, and its contours are now beginning to display their effects on India’s policymaking too. Take for example, Indian workers migrating to the Gulf countries in search of better livelihood, or in many cases, simply to escape economic deprivation at home. This has been a phenomenon since decades, with Kerala dominating the table of migrant Indians and of late, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh too, jumping on to the Gulf bandwagon (though Kerala retains its status as the numero uno Gulf-faring state, by far). Unlike high-end Indian migrants to advanced Western countries, these are labourers who migrate
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to the Middle East sheikhdoms as their labour and hard working skills are in demand and cost the hosts much less – it’s a two-way traffic, but often a sordid one. There are five million expatriate Indians living in six Gulf nations and their plight is now beginning to demand attention. The issue of the plight of illegal Indian workers in the Gulf is now a political issue, though the Government of India, understandably, is not making it a contentious one. Stories of exploitation, harassment, ill-treatment and even unlawful imprisonment on just about any charge, of expatriate Indian workers are aplenty, though admittedly, a lot of migrant labourers land in the Gulf countries through illegal recruiting agents in India and then find that they don’t get what they had gone there for. The only practical recourse for such migrants who have staked everything to eke out some measure of prosperity and security for themselves and their families back home is to illegally seek work in some other companies and end up getting virtually enslaved. Most of the time, the service conditions of the employees continue to get worse — there have been instances of six to eight workers, even in an upmarket industry like retail, being housed in one room, with each employee being asked to work 10 to 12 hours a day. In many instances, workers have complained of not receiving increments for 3-4 years. Few retailers provide refreshments or lunch to their staff. Some top retailers pay as little as 10 dirhams per hour of overtime. Conditions in other industries in the Gulf are no better, going by the accounts of many Gulf returnees. The Indian Diaspora in the Gulf is at a disadvantage compared to its brethren living in Western countries. Unlike NRIs/ PIOs in the West, those in the Middle East can never aspire for citizenship or hope for permanent stay even after a stay of 30
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The issue of illegal Indian workers in the Gulf and their plight is now a political issue, though the Government of India, understandably, is not making it a contentious one.
years or more. Gulf NRIs’ children face problems in appearing for professional examinations like Eamcet in those countries, even though they study in Indian schools in the Gulf, which follow the CBSE curriculum. At a session on “Indians and the Gulf: Gulf Session” held on the concluding day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2010, the annual conclave of the Indian Diaspora, prominent members of the Indian community voiced their problems and suggestions in the presence of Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi and (now former) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor (who has now quit over the IPL imbroglio). “We need to have a system that will require every Indian worker going abroad to report to the Indian missions there,” the ministers stated. Clearly, the urgency of need for India and the countries of the Gulf region to ensure protection of Indian working-class people in the Gulf country who face problems when their visas are not renewed, cannot be overstated. “We need to
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toll; for example, when Gulf retailers find it expensive to hire Indians, they hire Filipinos and then Nepalis, Chinese and Bangladeshis. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh too had given a patient hearing to the problems faced by Indian workers in Gulf countries during the last meeting of the PM’s Advisory Council, and had even announced a welfare fund for Indians in distress. But things may well be beyond the reported illtreatment of NRI workers in the sweatshops of the oil-rich gulf. The recent financial crisis in Dubai has thrown people in different parts of the world into panic. Already facing a tough economic situation after the global recession, the likely effects of Dubai’s crisis on the world economy have caused further trepidation. Government assurances about the financial crisis in Dubai leaving India unaffected notwithstanding, there are anticipations that Kerala might face financial turmoil following Dubai’s adverse economic condition. Hardly surprising, since the state’s economy is virtually dependent on remittances from its offspring living in the Gulf. Sources state that several people in Kerala for a considerable period of time have taken up jobs in Dubai and are now speculating about their future. To cite one telling instance, the $59-billion debt woes of state-run Dubai World, one of the largest global conglomerates, has left thousands of Indian families worried, as the region accounts for half of the country’s $25-billion remittances. Gulf countries employ five million Indians, out of the 25 million total strength of the Indian diaspora in 130 countries, and Dubai being a key driver of the region’s economy, turmoil there will likely unsettle Kerala in a big way. “The Middle East meltdown has been there for the past one year. People have been coming back to India for the past one year,” says E. Balaji, director of a leading headhunting firm, Ma Foi Management Consultants. Former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Y.V. Reddy is also among those expressing concern over the prospect of Indians employed in the Gulf losing their jobs. K.T. Thomas, a retired state
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ensure protection of working-class people in the UAE. Employers sometimes deliberately delay visa renewal of Indian workers, thus making them illegal occupants in that country. This issue needs to be addressed effectively in the interest of both the workers and the employers,” Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Vayalar Ravi, admits. Some state governments are becoming proactive in setting up mechanisms to mitigate the problems of their respective states’ NRIs living and working in the Gulf countries. Andhra Pradesh, for instance, has decided to open a single-window cell and launch a website to address the problems faced by the state’s NRIs, especially those living in the Gulf. Though the cell’s mandate is to identify the problems faced by the state NRIs all over the world, their strength equalling five million, it would mainly identify the problems of those living in the Gulf countries. The decline of an employment-intensive industry like retailing, especially in a centre like Dubai owing to decline in the number of tourists from Europe and other parts of the Middle East has also not helped matters. The Dubai World collapse has hit the global economy hard. Sales have also eroded because countries like India and China are building massive shopping malls which are luring the best global brands. Most global brands are now actually cheaper elsewhere despite the fact that Dubai is duty and tax free. Bad management also, unfortunately, takes its
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Storm Part II’. On his last state visit to the United States prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh invited Indian expatriates to return to their motherland in a reverse brain drain. The challenge for government is to handle an influx of hands from the Middle East along with brains returning from the West. Q
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government employee in Changanacherry in Kottayam, says: “My son doesn’t work in Dubai, but in Sharjah. But things are not particularly good there either. He is really worried about his job.” A despondent Thomas is among many other relatives of Indian expatriates in the Gulf. Andhra Pradesh accounts for the largest share of remittances from the Gulf after Kerala. The realty industry feels there is an underlying worry that the Dubai World episode may just be the tip of the iceberg. Millions of Indians in Gulf countries labour under the fear of job loss. Some have been asked to go on long leave while some receive half or a quarter of their salary. Employees in Dubai and adjoining regions live in the anxiety that the current Dubai debt issue will worsen the global economic crisis of the past year and a half. In November 2009, Abdulrahman al-Saleh, DirectorGeneral of Dubai’s Department of Finance, shot a bolt by asking investors in Dubai World to be prepared to swallow some of its losses, an announcement that blew a hurricane across the markets of the West. It may well go down in history as ‘Desert
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HOPE in their Hands Seventeen families. Innumerable hopes tucked in their hearts for the wellbeing of their dear ones languishing in a UAE jail. AMIT GUIN speaks to them and lays bare the incident and their difficult times
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son had sent Rs. 25,000 in the past one year”, said Singh. But they failed to smell a rat as their son did not pass on news of the altercation in Sharjah pass to his family members. All hell broke loose on April 5, when he made a call to his family members from the jail. Satnam’s mother is not able to stand up to the event. Harbans says that she has not eaten anything after the phone call. “I would have been happy if he told us about the incident earlier. We have spent our whole life’s earnings to send him abroad. But I never thought that our life would be ruined.”
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Troubled Paradise The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates – Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Dubai, Ra’s al Khaymah, Sharjah and Umm al Qaywayn. Sharjah, meaning the ‘rising sun’, is the third largest emirate which lies north of Dubai. It was in the late
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The Case In January 2009, a fight broke out between two rival gangs over the control of the sale of illegal liquor in the Al Sajja industrial area of Sharjah. In the ensuing scrimmage, a Pakistani, beaten with metal bars with his skull reportedly found fractured, died from the injuries before the arrival of the police at the spot. Fifty people were initially arrested by the Sharjah police in the case. The investigators let off 33 of them as they were not found to be directly involved
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1980s, when in an attempt to be a socially conservative emirate, it banned alcohol sale and consumption in private areas, homes and hotels. The enforcement of this law made Sharjah the only emirate in which the sale, consumption and possession of alcohol became illegal. Not surprisingly, a parallel market for alcohol sneaked up covertly, paving the way for a burgeoning market of bootleggers in the area, and thence the ensuing fights over the control of an area i.e. turf wars. Local authorities, police and various other organisations have their hands full with such cases. Fierce competition for sales between the alcohol moonshiners in a specific area leaves them with no other option, other then attacking the opposing gang members with arms. “In alcohol sales, everything happens”, said an arrested bootlegger. According to a report, as of 2005, almost 20 per cent of the total 2,738,000 migrant workers employed in construction were from South Asia. They inadvertently started digging their own graves through this ‘business’ in order to earn some quick bucks; with crystal clear intentions of sending the ‘earned’ money to their home. “This is not the first instance when Indians have been arrested by the local police,” says Paramjit Singh, who worked as a construction worker in Sharjah since 2007. Paramjit’s brother Taranjit Singh has been convicted in the case, more of which follows later in the story. “In the past too, there had been cases of arrest regarding possession of illegal liquor. But earlier, the alleged accused were left free after 10-15 days of serving jail terms. This is the first instance when the arrested youths have been detained for such a long time. I can clearly smell some foul play doing the rounds,” he adds.
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It was in the late 1980s, when in an attempt to be a socially conservative emirate, Sharjah banned alcohol sale and consumption in private areas, homes and hotels.
in attacking the deceased Pakistani and the three injured persons. Seventeen Indians in the age group of 17-30 – Kashmir Singh, Tanjit Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Sukhjinder Singh, Satguru Singh, Sukhan Singh, Ram Singh, Navjot Singh, Dharampal, Ravinder Singh, Daljit Singh, Satnam Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Sarabjot Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Baljit Singh (all from Punjab) and Taranjit Singh
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MIRED INDIANS MAY 1999: Dubai Court of First Instance had sentenced two Indians to death for possessing hashish NOVEMBER 2002: Dubai Court of Cassation affirmed a death sentence against three Indian men who had smuggled and peddled 2.096 kilograms of drugs OCTOBER 2003: For firing bullets at a Indian businessman, the Dubai Court of First Instance handed the death sentence to four Indian men NOVEMBER 2005: Following deportation, an Indian was sentenced to jail for one month by the Dubai Court of First Instance for having 95 bottles of whisky and 80 cans of beer JULY 2006: An Indian was charged with 3000 Dirham for publicly consuming alcohol in Ras Al Khaimah MARCH 2008: In a turf fight between more than 500 Indian and Pakistani workers, 30 people were left hurt in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Industrial Area.
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from Haryana – were charged in the case. But the families of the convicted ones completely reject this version of the incident. They say that this is not the ‘real’ incident, which they are acquainted with. Ranjit Kaur, wife of Dharampal and mother of two children (Armandeep and Harshdeep) could not stop wailing while describing the real incident. A resident of Jhoke Thealsinghwala village, about 15 kilometers from Ferozepur, 25-year-old Dharampal left for Dubai about two years back, where Kashmir Singh he worked as a labourer. “We recently came to know that he was serving a death sentence in jail through the media. It is a big shock to the family,” Ranjit said over phone. Dharampal could never muster strength to tell his family members about the incident (Read Arvinder Singh’s version to know about the ‘real’ incident). All other families shared the same details about the incident while opening up before PRAVASI TODAY. Speaking to this reporter, Kulwinder Singh’s (28) cousin brother Sukhwinder Singh said that Kulwinder left for Sharjah in 2007, when he learnt of some other residents of his village prospering there. A resident of Bangsipura village in Ludhiana district, Kulwinder never uttered a word about the incident before his family Kulwinder Singh PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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members in the past. “We came to know about the incident through the press,” added Sukhwinder. On asked whether the family is satisfied with the steps taken by the government, he said: We are happy, but are concerned over the snail’s pace of the authorities. They are lax in initiating steps.” Harpreet Singh, brother-in-law of Kashmir Singh (30), too mirrors similar views. “We will not be satisfied till the time Kashmir comes back home. We are not gratified by the steps taken by the government.” Leaving his village in 2007, Kashmir worked as a mason in Sharjah. The incident has come like a bolt from the blue for the family members of the lone youth from Haryana. According to Taranjit’s brother-in-law Gurcharan Singh, the 23-year-old lad left for Sharjah around 2005, where he worked as a helper in masonry. “While speaking some times ago, he gave us a slight hint of the incident for which he has been arrested. We were very much worried for him,” Gurcharan says. It is also to be known that Taranjit’s brother Paramjit left Sharjah five months back when the company for which he was working wrapped up their business. “I am certain that my brother has been framed in a wrong case. He cannot do such a thing. They had to buckle under the intense police torture, following which they were coerced to confess the guilt.” Navjot Singh’s (26) mother Amarjeet Kaur and Sarbajot Singh’s (23) father Jagdev Singh are of the same opinion. Accord24 çoklh VqMs | ebZ
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ing to some media reports, in the preliminary inquiry that was held after the incident, the police didn’t name Navjot as a suspect. But shockingly, he was arrested later. “My son has not done anything wrong,” her mother says. Faith and hope are walking a tightrope for all the families. Speaking to PRAVASI TODAY, a family member of Daljit Singh said that “prayers can do miracles.” Various political and religious figures have come to the fore for the cause. Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, President, Lok Bhalai Party, the Shahi Imam of Punjab, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Member of Parliament, Bhatinda, Rana Gurmeet Singh, the chief whip of Congress in state Legislative Assembly are amongst the others who have been urging for Centre’s intervention in the matter. Ludhiana District Congress Committee (Urban) even performed a havan to seek divine help in the release of the 17 youths. But Shiromani Akali Dal general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, who recently met the 17 youths languishing in a UAE jail is not happy with the role of the Indian embassy in the country. Speaking to a newspaper, Dhindsa said that the Indian embassy officials should have been in regular touch with the Taranjit Singh youths as they could
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A DREADFUL DIARY Arvinder Singh (21) was among the 50 arrested on that fateful night. He was released after three months, and is now back home At around 2:30 am on January 25, 2009, we were sleeping in our room. The police came from nowhere and arrested us. Fifty Indian origin youth were arrested that night. Some of them were picked from the airport while they were returning to India, as their contract had ended. At that time, we could not comprehend anything about our arrest. We were in a state of shock and were completely taken aback by it. Moreover, we did not know all the arrested people. For the first three days i.e. till January 28, we were kept in police remand. The police officials did not give any response to our repeated queries. They didn’t pay any heed to our questions. We were asked to maintain silence, when we asked them the reason of our arrest. We were tortured brutally. We were given electric currents and lashes during that period. Many of us broke down due to the atrocities of the police officials. Moreover, we were not even given food and water. We were unable to stand up to the intense torture heaped on our bodies. Later on, we were sent to a jail. We came to know that a case of murder has been registered against us. In the jail, the condition was much better. After three months, thirty-three of us were freed and were asked to leave for home (India). My cousin Sukhjinder Singh was also among the 50 youths arrested that night. When we (the released youths) asked the police about the release of the rest of the arrested ones (17 Indians), they told and assured us that they will be released in the coming days. As told to Amit Guin over phone
not make anything out of the situation. He said that the matter has aggravated because “there wasn’t even a lawyer to defend them.” These days, all families are voyagers of two different worlds. Hope is the only thing floating in the unfathomable waters of these worlds. As aptly put by Satnam’s father Harbans Singh: “We know that despite all the odds, truth will remain invincible. All our bachchas will come out of the case afresh.” Amen. Q
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is the ‘Business Dynamics of Diaspora Cinema in Indian Market’. As the ‘Business Dynamics of Diaspora Cinema in Indian Market’ would be the theme, a wide range of ‘Panel Discussions’ on the cinema business come to fore involving financial institutions, filmmakers, distributers and representatives of film marketing companies. Subsequently, a discussion to do a ‘Special session’ on ‘Filmmakers meet Distributors’ would also be organised where the existing and future film makers of Indian Diaspora would get an opportunity to understand the ‘Business Dynamics concerning the Indian Cinema market’ with the help of Cinema Business stalwarts in India. The 2nd Pravasi Film Festival will also be opening a new provision for the ‘Release of new films’ during the festival along with the special screening and post screening discussion and media interactions. The organising committee is also in talks with various relevant government agencies, departments and ministries to try to create a complete package of all the permissions, licensing and facilities for those filmmakers who would prefer to come to Indian locations in order to shoot their films. This will ensure a hassle free arrangement for a beautiful cinematic experience of filmmakers of Indian origin and the country of their origin. After all we at PFF Organising committee are firm believer of what lies in the message of the 1983 release film by Francois Truffaut,
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‘Vivement Dimanche’ and that is Q ‘Confidentially Yours’.
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India and New Zealand have signed an agreement to strengthen and broaden their ties in the field of education during the April 11-13 visit by Indian Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal. New Zealand Education Minister Anne Tolley and Sibal signed the agreement to strengthen and broaden New Zealand’s education engagement with India, an official release of the New Zealand government said here. Sibal said collaborative projects and activities are planned in the areas of technical and vocational education, open and distance learning, research cooperation and higher education. New Zealand and India have also agreed to encourage institutional networking and exchange of officials and personnel. Sibal suggested New Zealand can look at the area of teachers training programme as India needs thousands of teachers and there is an opportunity for business investors from both countries in this sector. Wenceslaus Anthony, India NZ Business chairperson, said this agreement would encourage some of the beneficial factors in the New Zealand sector to be incorporated into the educational system in India.
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E-TRANSFER PREFERRED MODE FOR NRI REMITTANCES
INDIA, NEW ZEALAND STRENGTHEN EDUCATIONAL TIES
While sending money back home, the speed and efficiency of transfer are uppermost on the mind of overseas Indians, as they predominantly use electronic wires and Swift for remittances, according to a study by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) supplies secure messaging services. Each financial institution has a Swift code which is commonly used to identify the banks involved in an international wire transfer. Despite being the costliest mode, Swift is used frequently. The charge for sending $500 could be around 5 per cent of the amount. Perhaps sending money “in time” is the top-most priority since close to 61 per cent of remittance amount is used to take care of family expenses. On an average, about 20 per cent of the funds received were deposited in bank accounts and 4 per cent invested in land/ property/ equity shares, the study said. Besides efficiency factor, the wider network of Indian bank branches abroad offering electronic fund transfer facilities is seen to influence the decision to use a particular channel. Remittances essentially represent household income received from foreign economies arising mainly from the temporary or permanent movement of people to those countries. Remittances in the context of India’s balance of payments include funds that flow through formal channels, such as banking, postal, money changers and transfers in kind. The main instruments used by migrant workers to send remittances to India include drafts, cheques, debit/ credit cards, money orders and direct transfers to bank accounts. Swift/ online transfers are the most time-efficient means of remitting money, as they depend on electronic/ telegraphic transfer of funds with average time taken being mostly one to three days. . The State Bank of India’s facility, SBI Express Remit, is used for fund transfers to India from the US/ the UK with round-the-clock services without visiting any branch/ bank. This facility is provided with best conversion rates and nil or nominal transaction fee. Recently, there has been a significant increase in share of remittances through direct transfer to bank accounts. Remittances made through cheques, drafts and money orders are the most time-consuming. The maximum time taken in remitting funds through these instruments can be as long as 30 days. North America continues to be the most important source region of remittances to India (about 38 per cent of the total remittances), while the Asian region (the Gulf and East Asia) contributes about 32 per cent. A predominant portion of the remittances received (61 per cent) are utilised for family upkeep. Referring to ploughing remittance for making investments, the study noted the share of investment in land/ property/ equity shares in the current survey (November 2009) registered a significant decline as compared to the share of 2025 per cent recorded in the previous survey conducted in July 2006.
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It could well be termed the country’s first legal adjudication of a dispute raised by a victim of a cyber crime. In a verdict in the first case filed under the Information Technology Act, Tamil Nadu IT secretary directed ICICI Bank to pay Rs 12.85 lakh to an Abu Dhabibased NRI within 60 days for the loss suffered by him due to a phishing fraud. Phishing is an internet fraud through which sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details are obtained by masquerading as a trustworthy entity. The compensation includes the loss suffered by the petitioner, the travel expenses and the financial loss incurred on account of “complete lack of involvement of the respondent bank,” said TN IT secretary PWC Davidar in his order. The order came on a petition filed by Umashankar Sivasubramaniam, who claimed he received an email in September 2007 from ICICI, asking him to reply with his internet banking username and password or else his account would become non-existent. Though he replied, he found Rs 6.46 lakh transferred from his account to that of a company, which withdrew Rs 4.6 lakh from an ICICI branch in Mumbai and retained the balance in its account. In his application for adjudication filed under the IT Act to the state IT secretary on June 26, 2008, he held the bank responsible for the loss. But ICICI Bank claimed that the petitioner had negligently disclosed the confidential information such as password and had fallen prey to a phishing fraud.
Kerala-based Federal Bank has launched its Portfolio Investment (PIS) Scheme for NRIs in tie up with Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Ltd, offering “hassle free” facilities for investments in stock market. The bank has been authorised by RBI to administer the scheme, and it is the first among the traditional private sector banks to offer the facility. As per RBI rules, investments by NRIs in Indian share market were permitted under PIS of a bank only. Under the scheme, NRIs could investment in shares with or without repatriation benefits. They need to open separate PIS accounts with the bank for repatriation and nonrepatriation benefits.
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NEW IMMIGRATION LAW IN INDIA A new emigration legislation has been drafted by The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) to protect the interests of NRIs settled abroad as told by the union Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayanasamy. According to IANS reports, he said the government is trying its best to safeguard the Indian emigrants from unscrupulous elements and promised to pursue a proactive policy to transform the emigration system and empower emigrants through systematic interventions of the MOIA. He hoped that 200 new immigrants will bring laurels to the country by their hard work noting that the international migration was an important dimension impacting economic relations between the developed and developing countries. solutions for emigration to countries like Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand. PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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FEDERAL BANK LAUNCHES PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT SCHEME FOR NRIS
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The trading account would be opened with Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Limited. DP account may be opened with Federal bank/Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Limited. NRIs need to only issue orders for purchase/sale of shares and the remaining procedures will be handled by the bank and Geojit. Federal Bank has over six lakh NRI clients and has a representative office in Abu Dhabi and Relationship Managers in other Gulf countries. With the two organisations operating together, NRIs could execute transactions in the stock market with maximum convenience. Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services has offices in UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
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absolute disregard for the threat of recession in the economy the world over. India’s ability to overcome the recessionary trend stems from its confidence based on strong manufacturing growth. India incorporation’s order book has doubled in the fourth quarter. The orders are from the private sector, the central and state governments and are for building power plants, houses etc, in addition to capital equipments and
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while committing new funds in the market. There is good news all around, specifically in the manufacturing sector. The Central Statistical Organization (CSO) in its report has said that the year-on-year (YOY) growth in India’s GDP accelerated to 7.9% from 6.1% in the last quarter and the growth will continue. This seems to be an over-enthusiastic estimate GDP growth by the government, with
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quity markets have touched a new high, with the Sensex crossing 18000 and the Nifty 5400 from a low. This has caused euphoria among investors. People have started talking of new highs being achieved in near future. Amidst large foreign flows, the Indian rupee has also touched a nineteenmonth high. Our advice to the investor is to observe caution
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US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geitner has cautioned India on relying on short-term overseas capital flows. The ill-effects of short-term fund flows to many economies in South Asia have been seen in the past.
though the Supreme Court in its report has categorically stated that large sums of money from these projects are not reaching their intended beneficiaries. Building on the confidence of the success of its commitment to the social sector, the government has passed Right to Education (RTE) Bill, which is expected to have a far-reaching impact on the education sector in India and can become a landmark achievement. Democracy and economic development can be sustainable only with high level of education in the country. Watch out for tremendous growth in the education sector. The government has also revived National Advisory Council (NAC) with Mrs. Sonia Gandhi as it chairperson. The body has been instrumental in many reforms like the Right to Information Act. The recent steep fall in international sugar prices, together with
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the volatile price movement in domestic sugar prices over the past period, brings out the fact that the commodity prices are prone to high fluctuations and manipulations, if there is no transparency in the price discovery mechanism and the markets are not well regulated. This steep fall has brought down market prices of sugar companies. Recent news
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frequent disclosure of assetliability position, so that they can judge the solvency position of the company. The UPA government has been committing large sums for the social sector, in the form the National Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA) and other such schemes, which has brought a lot of mileage for the government,
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engineering. The government also expects to overcome the current inflation through growth in supply side from the manufacturing sector. But the growth in the primary sector (Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) which contributes about 10% of GDP has actually slowed down. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geitner’s visit to India points towards the United States’ keen interest in business and economic operations with India. He said at a business delegation meet that there is lot of optimism in the private sector about India’s prospect. But Geitner also cautioned India on relying on short-term overseas capital flows. We have, in the past, seen the ill effects of short-term fund flows to many economies in South Asia. India has also burnt its fingers on this account; this has caused extreme volatility in our stock markets. The government has now set up a committee under the chairmanship of U. K. Sinha to look into all aspects of foreign fund flows. There is a healthy development in the Initial Public Offer (IPO) market, wherein companies making initial public offering (IPOs) will have to list their shares within twelve days after the subscription closes. Currently, companies have twenty-two days to list. Along with this, SEBI has also come out with modification in the disclosure norms wherein listed companies will have to give a detailed balance sheet as a note to half yearly results stating that it has become imperative for shareholders to get access to
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regarding mismanagement of wheat stocks in the warehouses and other developments points out that the government has failed in its responsibility of properly managing stock of food commodities, whether it is wheat, sugar, dal, chana, tuar and other essential items. Strong reformatory push is required in warehousing, small and medium Mandis and integration of commodity spot markets with the futures market. This can be achieved only when FCRA Act will be presented and passed by the government.
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under the bridegroom should be the age of 21 years and bride of 18 years, they both should not be within the degree of prohibited relationship. The documents required for registering a marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act are: • Application form duly signed by both husband and wife • Documentary evidence of date of birth of parties (Matriculation Certificate/Passport/Birth Certificate). The minimum age of both parties is 21 years at the time of registration under the Special Marriage Act • Ration card of husband or wife whose area SDM has been approached for the certificate Affidavit by both the parties stating place and date of marriage, date of birth, marital status at the time of marriage and nationality
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ceremony is considered a legal marriage. However registration of marriage is now a legal requirement in most states in India. Moreover, for visa and immigration purposes a formal marriage certificate from the Registrar of Marriages is required. There are different rules and regulations for different religions. For example, there are the Hindu Marriage Act, Muslim Marriage Act, and Christian Marriage Act and for the Parsees, there is Parsee Marriage and Divorce Act. (a) Hindu Marriage Ceremony The Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 is applicable to Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists. A religious marriage, which has already been solemnized, can be registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The Hindu Marriage Act is applicable in cases where both husband and wife are Hindus, Buddhists, Jains or Sikhs or where they have converted into any of these religions. The Hindu Marriage Act provides for the conditions of a marriage where
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n NRI, a PIO or a foreigner, who wants to marry in India has the following choices: 1. Religious Marriage Ceremony 2. Civil Marriage Ceremony If one of the parties is a citizen of another country like the US, the UK or any other country, the registrar may request a “no objection letter” from the Embassy or Consulate of that country, and also may request proof of termination of any previous marriages, before a marriage certificate will be issued. For example, if one of the parties is a US citizen, the registrar may request a “no objection letter” from the US Embassy or Consulate, and may also request proof of termination of any previous marriages, before a marriage certificate will be issued.
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• a valid passport • original birth certificate showing parents’ names • if the person concerned is widowed, the original death certificate of the deceased spouse • if divorced, copy of the final decree • documentary evidence regarding stay in India of the parties for more than 30 days (ration card or report from the concerned SHO). The American citizen who wishes to participate in a civil marriage ceremony may be required to present to the marriage officer a “no objection letter” from the US Embassy or Consulate, as well as proof of termination of any previous marriages. Similarly, a citizen of another foreign country may be required to present to the marriage officer a “no objection letter” from the Embassy or Consulate of his country, as well as proof of termination of any previous marriages. In a nutshell, under the Special Marriage Act, the parties generally are required to wait at least 30 days from the date of initial application to formalize the marriage so that the marriage officer can publish a newspaper ad allowing for the opportunity for any objections to the marriage to be voiced.
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instead opt for a civil ceremony, pursuant to the Indian Special Marriage Act of 1954. In case a marriage between an Indian and a foreign national is to take place in India, generally it is required to file a notice of intended marriage with a Marriage Registrar of your choice in India. That notice is required to be published for the stipulated 30 days. At the end of the 30 days, the Marriage Registrar is free to perform the marriage. The notice of intended marriage can only be given in India, if at least one partner is permanently and the other partner temporarily resident in India. If one partner is residing in a foreign country then the partner who is resident in India will have to fill out the “Marriage Notice” collected from the Marriage Registration Office of his/her choice in India and send it to his/ her partner in the foreign country, who will also have to fill it out. This ‘Notice’ should then be sent back to the partner in India, who will have to re-submit it at the Marriage Registration Office. After the stipulated waiting period of 30 days, the marriage can take place in India. Under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 a certificate showing the signatures of the persons married, the registrar and the witnesses will be issued. This Certificate is required as proof of the marriage and when applying for a visa to for a foreign country.
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• Two passport size photographs of both the parties and one marriage photograph Marriage invitation card, if available • If marriage was solemnized in a religious place, a certificate from the priest is required who solemnized the marriage • Affirmation that the parties are not related to each other within the prohibited degree of relationship as per Hindu Marriage Act or Special Marriage Act, as the case may be Attested copy of divorce decree/order in case of a divorcee and death certificate of spouse in case of widow/ widower • In case one of the parties belong to other than Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh religions, a conversion certificate from the priest who solemnized the marriage • All documents, excluding receipt, should be attested by a Gazetted Officer. Verification of all the documents is carried out on the date of application and a day is fixed and communicated to the parties for registration. On the said day, both parties, along with a Gazetted Officer who attended their marriage, need to be present before the SDM. The marriage certificate under the Hindu Marriage Act is issued on the same day or within a few days.
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Uncouth politicians are using IPL to their advantage and have succeeded in ousting a decent, honest politician with integrity like Dr Shashi Tharoor
ndian politics is doubtlessly dirty and its politicians are essentially corrupt, mixing politics with anything that will give them success and power. But this time, they have stooped too low even by their standards, dragging the Indian Premier League (IPL) into a controversy that the game of cricket has never been involved in before. Admittedly, the League has from its beginning two years ago, been pumping unreal amounts of money which would have been difficult to sustain over a long period of time. However, any irregularities – financial or otherwise – should have been looked into then and not because some uncouth politicians decide to use IPL to their advantage and to my amazement succeeded in ousting one decent, honest
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politician with integrity – Dr Shashi Tharoor. It simply shows that honesty and integrity does not pay in Indian politics. It is a typical case of the pot calling the kettle black. Ministers in different parts of the country are showered with garlands of lakhs of rupees. Their boyfriends and girfriends’ statues are erected, costing crores of rupees. They refuse to provide even what is now compulsory – child education – and yet have the audacity to accuse Shashi Tharoor of swindling money and refusing him the basic right of defending himself. The old adage is that a lynch mob has many heads, but no brains!! It is said that people who live in glasshouses should not throw stones at others. That is precisely what these illiterate, uneducated, ill-mannered, selfrighteous and arrogant criminals called politicians do. Dr Tharoor
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Players like Kevin Pietersen and Rahul Dravid created an atmosphere of mutual respect and admiration, which otherwise would not have been possible. But due to lack of the foresight by the members of the BCCI, the IPL has been allowed to turn into an uncontrollable monster. This brings me to another very important matter of the membership of the BCCI. Nobody seems to know the system or the criteria used to select these members. They control cricket in the country, but who controls them? As far as the present and recent members are concerned, none of them have any idea about the game. They don’t even know the ABC of cricket. They are all politicians and are doing to the game what they have done to the country. Sharad Pawar was pushed of the dais by Ricky Ponting but found it funny!! It is the same situation as with the NHS in UK. It is being run by the politicians and the doctors have no say in the matter. Cricket would be best served by cricketers and that is why they should have a major say in running the game. I am proud to be an Indian. I love my country. But I am afraid I don’t feel the same about some people in the country because of their actions and behaviour, which is tarnishing the image of my country.
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has given proof of his class, integrity, humility and decency by resigning even though not guilty. I am surprised and indeed shocked that a statesman of the calibre of our prime minister has fallen prey to the idiotic demands of the opposition by doubting the bona fides of Mr Tharoor and accepting his resignation. As far as the sacking of Lalit Modi is concerned, this again raises a lot of questions. He was initially allowed to railroad Kapil Dev’s ICL by making IPL so lucrative financially that all the cricketers from near and far were irresistibly tempted to join. The threat of being banned from playing for their country proved to be the last straw thereby making it an all round success. The involvement of Bollywood celebrities was an added attraction. Somebody, however, should have realised that in a country where a majority of people struggle to make ends meet, this level of financial input would be difficult to manage without raising eyebrows. Jealousy being one of integral virtues – if it can be called that – of Indians, this had to happen sooner or later. The international players in IPL loved it because they were getting paid surreal amount of money to play just six weeks of cricket, which was far more than they got for playing the whole year for their country. Some even retired prematurely to play in the IPL. On the positive side, one has to say that it has put India on the map of world cricket. It has helped international players create a fraternity among themselves.
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The books is unique in its subject matter and the manner in which it connects the human energy system with predictable behavioural characteristics
Name of the Book: Your Personality Your Health Author: Carol Retberger Publisher: Penguine India Date of Publication: March, 2010 Price: 95/-
Medical Intuitive Carol Ritberger has been helping people understandin the hidden factors behind stress, life crises and illness
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from the perspective of personality typology, behavioural medicine and medical intuition. He suggests a psychospiritual model that treats illness as being a psychospiritual crisis involving the mind, the body and the soul, rather than being the result of external factors. In his new book ‘Your Personality Your Health’, Ritberger explains that the human energy system is an electromagnetic energy force. The books is unique in its subject matter and the manner in which it connects the human energy system with predictable behavioural characteristics dictated by our personalities. As you read this book, you will be encouraged in your efforts to change the thoughts, emotions and habits that may be holding you back. You learn that accepting yourself for who you are is the begining of the journey of cognitive restructuring, that further leads to healthy life. Every individual is unique, and it is fascinating to explore and embrace the innate creativity and wisdom one holds inside. Diagnosis should be holistically oriented, taking into consideration hidden contributors such as personality, thoughts, emotions, attitudes and beliefs. Treatment should be about illness prevention, rather than being crisis intervention treating symptoms and relieving pain. Healing and curing are not the same. Healing happens when one removes the obstacles preventing specific needs of the mind, the body and the soul from being met. Good health is a process rather than being a result. The writer suggests that every one has the power to heal himself, and the personality has the indications where to start the journey from. The personality is the blue-print which suggests what are the exact obstacles preventing specific needs of the mind, the body and the soul being met. Healing is a personal journey of self discovery and personal development. While the perspective of medicine is to heal the body first, the psychospiritual perspective suggested in the book reminds us to heal the soul first, for it is the source of your being and it is your spiritual nature that animates your mind and body. The writer suggests that the journey of life is one of change. Change is what that reshapes the thinking and moves from the past into the present. The first step in healing in forgiveness. The next step is love.
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VIC SETHI HAILED AS UK BUSINESSMAN 2010 Prominent Non-resident Indian businessman Kulvinder S Sethi, also known as Vic Sethi, has been adjudged as The Businessman of the Year Award 2010. He was conferred with the laurel by British’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband at a function held at the Leicester City football club. Sethi is the President of Hyundai Corporation, United Kingdom and Daewoo International (Europe). Dedicating the award to the people around him, Sethi said that he was honoured to receive the award and was collecting it on behalf of the people who supported him through his career. The event was glittered by the presence of former minister Margaret Beckett and Keith Vaz.
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INDIAN-AMERICAN TO RECEIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY AWARD Prasun Chatterjee, an Indian-American student will be receiving the 2010 C Ellen Gonter Environmental Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Chemistry Division at its national meeting in coming August. He created waves in the research domain through his findings of a unique method of detecting toxic lead and copper in water. This, according to the University of Lehigh, has paved the way for the birth of an inexpensive inorganic material that can look out for toxic lead or copper in water at the parts-per-billion level by using a pH meter or pH paper. The Gonter award is given to a graduate student for an out-of-the-box research paper.
Five Indian-American students have been included in this year’s Truman Scholars list. They include Neha Deshpande, Ali Hussain, Varun Srinivasan, Puja Virendra Parikh and Nirant Manoon Gupta. According to a press release, “they were elected by sixteen independent selection panels on the basis of leadership potential, intellectual ability, and likelihood of ‘making a difference’”. Each of the 60 students will be provided with $ 30,000 for their graduate studies. Apart from it, they will also avail the facilities of priority admission and supplemental financial aid at some top-notch graduate institutions, along with special internship opportunities within the federal government.
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DHRUV IS BBC MASTERCHEF 2010 Singled out in reverence for having “the palate of an angel”, London-based adman Dhruv Baker has been crowned as Masterchef 2010 by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). “Dhruv is probably one of the most amazing talents I’ve ever seen,” said one of the judges Gregg Wallace. “He has the palate of an angel”, he further added. He was adjudged as the winner after cooking dishes for the Maharaja of Jodhpur and the famous chef Alain Ducasse, whose restaurants carry 19 Michelin stars. The “winner meal” included saffron and ginger poached lobster, venison and masala chai ice cream. Baker left his sales job at Hi-Tech Media to rekindle his passion, and is currently planning to come up with his own restaurant. PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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OMKARESHWAR An Island in the River One may call it a temple or village on the Vindhya Mountains surrounded by the deep waters of the Narmada, full of crocodiles. It is Omkareshwar Vindhya Mountain prayed to Shiva Omkareshwara and was blessed here. Legend also has it that upon the request of the Devas, the Shivalinga split into two, one half being Omkareshwara and the other Amaleshwara or Amareshwar. Some scholars say that King Mandhatha of the Ikshvaku clan is believed to have worshipped Shiva here. Govind Bhagavatpada, the revered Guru of Adi Shankaracharya, is believed to have lived in a cave here. Omkareshwar Temple built in Nagara style, is located at a distance of about 19 km from Mortakka and 12 km from Omkareshwar road station in Madhya Pradesh. A special feature of the location of Omkareshwar Temple is that the river Narmada branches into two and forms an island Mandhata or Shivapuri in
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the centre. The shape of the island resembles that of the visual representation of the Omkara sound, Om. There are two temples here: one to Omkareshwar and another to Amareshwar. This holy place is 72 km from Khandwa and 77 km from Indore. Omkareshwar rests at the meeting point of the Narmada and the Kaveri rivers. The ground slopes gently along the northern edge. In the south and east there are cliffs over 150m high, forming a gorge. The village spreads to the southern bank from the island, now linked by a new bridge, and the river between is said to be very deep and full of crocodiles. A huge fair is organized here on the day of Kartik Poornima. The temple can be reached by the ferry from the banks of the river.
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programme. On this occasion, Pravasi Today came up with a Special Issue “India and Mauritius: Friend Forever”. The Issue showcased various hues of the strong bonding between the two countries. The Special Issue was unveiled during the special occasion. Q
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Institute. Each award comprises of Rs. 5 lakhs, a silver plaque and a citation. Lala Diwan Chand Trust, set up in 1930, is one of the oldest public Trusts of Delhi, well known for its philanthropic activities in the field of health, education, social welfare, etc.; as well as dissemination of information on national affairs (through organising seminars/ symposia on important topics and distribution of their proceedings in printed form gratis to knowledgeable quarters). Shri Advani in his address, paid homage to Late Lala Diwan Chand, a poor, uneducated, orphan, who rose to dizzy heights in business through sincere
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dedication. He was also known as Bhamashah for his philanthropic work. As a contrast, he criticised the present tendency of scandalous self-gratification as witnessed in the current mega event known as Indian Premier League. He demanded a thorough probe in the financial transactions of the IPL to ensure that no wrong-doer is spared. In the award function, Dr. T N Chaturvedi, Trustee, former Governor of Karnataka, spoke about Lala Diwan Chand’s life and mission. The function was also addressed by Shri Vishwa Nath, Chairman of Trust; Shri Rajenrda Kumar Gupta, Secretary of Trust, who is also former Minister of Transport, Government of Delhi.
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Are Literary Magazines A form of Ideological Entrepreneurship?
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It does bear some reiteration that literary magazines have been at the vanguard of not only literary, but political movements and sometimes, upheavals too; one may term this a kind of “double pleading”. It is little wonder
therefore, that we feel that there is an inherent rhetorical situation in certain literary publications. Are they possibly some kind of documentary journals, then? It would of course, be easy to categorize the journals and publications of an earlier period as “catering to traditional mores” whereas the present genre is oriented more towards vocational lodes. Is the transition from traditional to purely vocational as simplistic as it sounds or appears on the surface? Are publications so straitjacketed that they are their own be-all and end-all, purely unto themselves? Or are they journals that have strenuously safeguarded their ideological integrity from being polluted by any rival ideological credo? Are they focused literary endeavours, promoting only a certain strain of dialogue and emerge only in the prescribed format of a powerful editor, through which the editor himself derives a certain seat of authority or position emanating thereof, to promote certain thoughts and ideas or reject them outright? Or are literary journals a form of ideological entrepreneurship, a spokesperson of the middle class? One must accept that the space for literary magazines is literally shrinking. Coverage, if at all it happens, is nowadays limited to the coverage of the literary event per se, and not its literary implications. Contemporary literary magazines have now fallen into being episodic publications; the lack of vision in them is all-too glaring. One can read a plethora of reports, and what passes for analysis is in reality, nothing more than lengthy descriptions of the routines of welcoming chief guests and special invitees and the protocol-ridden formalities of their serenading, which dominate most of the narrative in those pages. Those covering such events are more than content to quote the predictable speeches of the special invitees, which masquerade as ‘important messages’ and are happy to assume as having fulfilled their role as literary correspondents. Literature these days doesn’t garner even a fraction of what the sports page does – commerce rules, after all. Sports are an everyday event and can’t be restricted to the City, Metro or National pages. That dubious honour is reserved for literature and culture, of course. Then there are those who blithely argue that though literature might be a piece of work that happens every day, it certainly isn’t in the public domain. Quite unlike modern sport, whose pulsating pace rules the
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Magazines devoted to literature, which were once the vanguard of social movements and a healthy society are increasingly losing space to the glitz and glamour of media-dictated tastes and trends. A closer look at this worrying trend
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when it comes to distinguish between culture and show business. Little wonder then, that one can find a literary piece or cerebral story squeezed inside a page otherwise opulently devoted to the worship of a celebrity. One has to be grateful for these small Q mercies, supposedly!
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pages every day. Literature is something that happens in that ‘somewhere’ land. The media, which otherwise has arrogated to itself the right to pry into peoples’ private lives and sensitivities, has no time for delving into the cultural sensitivities of times and trends, though it would never ever miss an opportunity to indulge in pandering to the baser instincts, going even to the extent of invading people’s bedrooms. Cheap (often unsubstantiated) gossip, scandal and concocted stories are par the course for this new genre of voyeurism being propagated and assiduously promoted by the media, which is otherwise quick to run down any worthwhile literary endeavours. One suspects that the prime reason for this blatant partisanship as that the litterateur’s works are truly stories that have the wherewithal of being presented as unvarnished truth, despite literary embellishments, something the media seems to be determined to deliberately ignore or sideline. Another fact is that the coverage of literary events also demands a certain kind of sensitivity. It may be too much to hope for the amount of space to be made available to literary events, developments and trends, as much is devoted to Bollywood stories, events or gossip. Often, we fail to gauge the constraints of the mainstream media. There is practically no space for any serious level of specialization, as the mainstream media it works on a beat system. In other words, today’s crime correspondent may suddenly be shunted out to cover city or social events. This entails a physical relocation, but little From class to crass - a decay of sensitivities else, and the reporter often ends up doing a job not very different from a constable, whose area of duty or ‘beat’ changes routinely. In the case of a reporter or correspondent, with diverse locations assigned representing only a geographical change, without any possibility or required timeframe for the necessary expertise, or cultural sensitivity or diction being nurtured. The electronic media, in fact, has simply shoved any sensitivity whatsoever regarding the beat system to the wayside. Representatives of the electronic media, who are supposedly ‘experts’ in any field one cares to name, ‘beat’ everyone and everything when it comes to coverage and treatment. The media, whether print or electronic, has little sensitivity
Cheap (often unsubstantiated) gossip, scandal and concocted stories are par the course for this new genre of voyeurism being propagated and assiduously promoted by the media, which is otherwise quick to run down any worthwhile literary endeavours.
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Where There is Greed, There is Fraud A Thought Experiment Vedanta rightly says the outer world is but the reflection of the inner mind. PRAVASI TODAY examines how this manifests today in the allround erosion of ethical values in today’s world
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dualistic questioning ends and only the knower remains. You can be yourself but not know yourself, because your self is the knower of what is known as non-self. Gradually, the seeker realizes that the knower and the known are deeply linked, and eventually merged when individual selves dissolve and the universal supreme self is realized. And the answer to “who am I” is “I am not”; but there is no one to ask and no one to answer. Even the existence of “knower” prior to self-realization is con-
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self. But the question “who am I?” cannot be answered directly and correctly. The right answer makes the question redundant. The technique involves a sequential enquiry from gross to subtle, and negating all that is not self or Atman. For example, one would begin by asking “am I the body or any part of the body?” The answer would bounce back as “neti” or “not this”. Moving on, one would ask “am I the thought, or memory, or emotion, etc?” And the answer “neti’ repeats itself .... until such
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have a couple of high-profile charity or welfare projects on the portfolio to maximize corporate image; never believe in my own company’s advertisements. As a politician, I would try to: master skills in making false promises knowingly, or whatever needs to be said or done to win office; use all my assets (owned, borrowed or solicited) to win elections; make sure that these investments are quickly recovered and hefty profits earned upon entering a position of power; keep the general public misinformed about facts; strengthen mechanisms to keep tab on potential opponents or troublemakers; maximize and prolong personal gains which can be extracted from the applicable benefits package; make sure that key supporters and donors are awarded lucrative concessions, contracts and licenses. Personally, I do not know anyone who would actually do anything resembling the above thought experiment. Such are the tricks of the mind. As Avadhhot Nisargdatta Maharaj says: “whatever you think you are, you are not”. Luckily for me too, my reality is not the product of my mind.
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would try to: monopolise the production chain and take advantage of the economies of scale, keeping small local producers outside the loop; mislabel and misadvertise products or exploit loopholes in the regulatory system and withhold any information which may adversely affect sales; patent as many products and ingredients as possible including crops, seeds, and spices; maximize sales even if the products are known to be harmful for human consumption, and feign innocent ignorance when discovered. As a pharmaceutical company, I would try to: lobby against natural or inexpensive remedies; disprove the efficacy of alternative medicines through “scientific studies”; advertise heavily about promising cures, but delaying their availability to general public; somehow hide vested interest in sickness rather than health. As a medical researcher, I would try to: keep good relations with pharmaceutical companies and sources of research grants; prolong the research projects to stay employed and publish finding in instalments; partake in contradictory “research findings” so that a consensus never develops against prevailing wisdom. As a senior executive in banking, energy or manufacturing, I would try to: have senior colleagues join the regulatory agencies; secure subsidy or tax money to correct latent mistakes; apply innovative techniques to boost profit on paper and maximize the value of bonuses and stock options; suppress simpler and sustainable technologies; always
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ceived by the mind. All this old stuff can be confusing to the modern mind; sorry about that. Let us reorient this enquiry from mind to matter, from ascendance to proliferation. Today, we all are in the business of maximizing consumption of products and accumulation of wealth. Many film stars, sports stars, and others with recognizable persona are all selling something. Television shows thrive on product ads. Profit is the primary yardstick of success, wealth the measure of happiness, and trade the passage to globalization. Economic growth for its own sake appears to be the sole source of national pride. Hardly any distinction is made between the rate of growth and its content. Social welfare may be given a degree of priority in a poor country, but economic policy seldom strikes a balance between luxury products and “roti kapda aur makaan”. Unfortunately, products do not percolate as readily as incomes do. We live in a world where everyone is made to feel guilty of not trying hard and fast enough to consume more, waste more and accumulate more. Ironically, our collective attitude has a semblance of meditation – the past and future don’t exist, “now-here” being the only reality. If I ask “who am I?” and if the answer is “I am the epitome of greed”, how would I think and act in different capacities? This would be a test of my originality, although I doubt if I would come up with anything new. As a food manufacturer, I
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Yet another school system genre film, but as PRAVASI TODAY’S cine watcher discovers, the treatment is hardly worthy of the expectations it might generate
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system and deals with contemporary and relevant issues regarding children. It is a perfect mix of emotions, comedy and drama. The film carries a heartfelt message for children, parents and teachers. Day by day, the stress level among the students increases; they’re already burdened with a heavy school bag and the everincreasing aspirations of their over-ambitious parents. Paathshala tries to answer many questions related to the sanctity of today’s education system. The high morals and basic ethics of the teachings have taken a back seat. Ever increasing profit has become the new mantra of education institutions. Rahul (Shahid Kapur), with the help of handful of dedicated teachers and students, takes charge of the situation only to realize that the once-idealist educationist, Principal Sahay (Nana Patekar) is also involved with the school
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Paathshala, starring the very handsome and talented Shahid Kapoor emphasises socially relevant issues on children. It revolves around the old world of schooling; Shahid joins Saraswati Vidya Mandir School as an English teacher who realises that the school is falling victim to commercialization and a greedy moneymaking management. He creates a bond with students and teachers alike, realizing that there is something amiss in this school. Slowly, his doubts come true as the manager of the school Sharma (Saurabh Shukla), makes many monetary obligations compulsory upon the parents in the name of extracurricular activities. He goes to the extent of punishing the students inhumanly when the new unjustified demands of the school are not fulfilled by the parents. Paathshala is set against the backdrop of the Indian education
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manager, Sharma (Saurabh Shukla) to make the educational institute in sync with the contemporary private schools of the city. Paathshala seems to walk on the lines of Aamir Khan’s ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and ‘3 Idiots’ which doesn’t really gel for the viewers. The main problem is that the film tries to say too many things too little a timeframe. There are scenes, which though are identifiable, remain chilly and unbelievable, sinking the overall authenticity of the film. The climax too is neither well scripted nor performed. As far as the performances are concerned Shahid Kapoor gives a sincere performance. Not surprisingly, Nana Patekar plays his role to perfection. Other actors who are worth mentioning are Sushant Singh and Saurabh Shukla. A few moments of low-key romance between Shahid and Ayesha Takia adds some flavour, though the music by Hanif Shaikh is hardly gripping. In short, watch the film if you must. Q
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Sensational India!, a programme featuring Indian music, dance, artwork and interactive sessions was recently held in the Peabody Essex Museum in New York. The two-day program also saw the opening of the museum’s new “Faces of Devotion: Indian Sculpture from the Figiel Collection” exhibition. According to Cathleen Cummings, the visiting curator of the exhibition, the spectators will get acquainted with the artworks of Western India. Apart from it, works by two Indian veterans Anish Kapoor and F N Souza, which have been lended by a foundation under the aegis of Tina Ambani, have been unveiled.
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MANORAMA IN MELBOURNE Tamil actress Manorama, who holds the Guinness World Record holder for acting in most number of films, captivated the Melbourne audience recently. At an event held in Robert Blackwood Hall, she was felicitated by Athys Jewellers owing to her contribution to Kollywood. After starting with a devotional song, she sang the yesteryear hits and recalled her days of acting with MGR and Sivaji Ganesan. The veteran has acted in more than 1,500 films and has given 1,000 stage performances, apart from acting in television serials. She has been conferred with the Padma Shri in 2002. She holds the unique feat of acting with five Chief Ministers too – Annadurai, Karunanidhi, MGR, N T Rama Rao and Jayalalitha.
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VIJAY ANTHONY WANTS TO TRAIN BUDDING MALAYSIAN MUSICIANS Famous south Indian music composer Vijay Anthony wants to come up with a music college in Malaysia to teach and train upcoming musicians. He expressed his feelings while speaking to the reporters after meeting the students of Kuala Lumpur-based Winfield International College. He was in the country to promote a Malaysian unity cultural concert. Vijay’s composition for two Tamil films ‘Ninaithale Innikum’ and ‘Vettaikaran’ – is music to the ears of the Malaysians. His fan followers are also waiting for ‘Naan’, a film in which he is going to act.
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INDIAN JAMBOREE IN CHINA, FRANCE A six-month long Festival of India in China and a 14-monthlong Festival of India in France is among the recent initiatives of the Indian Council for cultural Relations (ICCR) “to strengthen and expand its relations with the two countries”. While the programme in China was inaugurated by External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on April 7 at Beijing, the latter one named as Namaste France was flagged off by ICCR President Karan Singh on April 14 in Paris. Speaking during the inaugural function, Krishna said: “I am confident this will aid in the further consolidation of the India-China relationship.” On the other hand, expressing the die-hard love for Indian culture, French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafoul said: “They (audiences in Paris) like both modern and contemporary art forms of India.” PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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Revival or Vain Hope?
Will Melody be King Again? Amid the cacophonous jumble of sounds that mostly passes for film music these days, signs are emerging of a freshness that tickles the nostalgic cockles of a music lover’s heart. Songs that transport you back to the heyday of unforgettably sumptuous melodies. Ones that make you sit and listen with your eyes closed and ears glued to your IPod, or whatever your choice of personal music player is. These are songs that do not need the crutches of loud orchestration or noisy choral treatment to sound appealing. Read on to know more GULSHAN MADHUR
heart-warmingly refreshing at the same time. Bharadwaj has been consistently creating uniquely tuneful compositions, starting from ‘Chappa Chappa Charkha Chale’ (Maachis) to the lighthearted ‘Dhan Tan Na (Kaminey), and then to ‘Dil To Bachcha…….’ (Ishqiya). Throughout his work as music director, he has been quietly but abidingly blazing a melodic trail through the weedy jungle of sounds that has gotten increasingly scratchy and annoying over the past few years. Remember the soulful ‘O Sathi Re’ from Omkara, sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Vishal Bharadwaj himself? The
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song’s subdued and mellow tone song flowingly evokes the poetic nuances of its beautiful lyrics. One cannot help take notice of the pungently erotic ‘Namak Ishq Ka’ from the same film. The beauty of the lyrics is integral to the success of Bharadwaj’s songs, always penned by Gulzar in his inimitable style. Bharadwaj and the likes of Shankar, Ahsan and Loy have been consistent in bringing a fresh approach to their compositions. The singular trio has never been found wanting in originality, providing their fans one beautiful number after another. Sample a few unforgettable ones: ‘Meri Zindagi Men Aaye Ho’ (Armaan),
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elody may be coming back. A recent example that can take one’s breath away is an unusually tender song ‘Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji’ from the new movie Ishqiya. Rahat Fateh Ali reveals a different aspect of his musical personality, abandoning his highpitched Sufi style to almost whisper the delicate ditty. Written in his ever-fresh style by Gulzar and composed by Vishal Bharadwaj, the song adds another lovely creation to the multitalented music director’s enviable repertoire. One cannot miss noticing the exquisite use of accordion, wistfully nostalgic and
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How true! Indian film music has always been assimilative. It did borrow from non-Indian sources, but adapted and enhanced the tunes in such a way that they became seamlessly interwoven into the fabric of the desi story, so to say. There is no denying that a few tunes were just ‘lifted’ and planted in movies with very little change. But in most cases, embellished with Indian musical instruments, the tunes developed into beautiful melodies in their own right. Some of the late O.P. Nayyar’s songs were fine examples of this kind of alchemy. But the borrowed fare was negligible compared to original tunes created by the likes of Naushad, Madan Mohan, Roshan, S. D. Burman, Shankar Jaikishan, Khayyam, R. D. Burman, Laxmikant Pyarelal, Kalyanji Anandji and many others. These charming melodies based on classical and folk music, supported by highly imaginative use of instruments like violin, sitar, flute, tabla and dholak, delivered one into a magical universe. The beauty of lyrics blending intrinsically with the enchanting sounds held one spellbound. Will the recent, somewhat hesitant, trend ever evolve into a turnaround for music in Hindi films? Will the songs again be able to recreate the magic that identified the golden age of Indian film music, the decades of 50s, 60s and 70s? Or chart a new course taking a cue from that era? The answer lies somewhere in the future, hopefully not too distant. But there are certainly signs that give one hope. Q
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Sharma, who, with the flute virtuoso Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia, has himself provided memorable music for more than a couple of films, says that most of today’s songs are the product of composers who have moved away from traditional roots like Indian classical and folk music, although he did acknowledge that music directors have always borrowed from Western sources, “…… Western influence always existed in the film industry, and unlike today, the foreign source of music was not detectable in some Hindi film songs then. However, the old music directors adapted the foreign tunes using their sensibilities to suit the Indian film background.”
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‘Kuchh Na Kaho’ (Kuchh Na Kaho), ‘Tanhayee’ (Dil Chahta Hai), Chup Chup ke (Bunty Aur Babli) and the emotionally overwhelming ‘Meri Maa’ (Taare Zameen Par), which invariably makes your eyes well up every time you listen to it. Other composers of outstanding merit are Ismail Darbar whose phenomenal scores for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Deewangee and Devdas had awakened new optimism for a revival of sorts, and Shantanu Moitra who fascinated with a hit like ‘Piyu Bole Piya Bole’ and vowed film audiences, across age groups, with the sizzling number ‘Kaisi Paheli Zindagani’, both from Parineeta. Mitra has given more beautiful songs like ‘Pal Pal…Har Pal’ (Lage Raho Munna Bhai) and ‘Behti Hawa Sa Tha Who’ (3 Idiots). There have been instances of good, tuneful songs from somewhat unexpected quarters. Even Himesh Reshamiya, who has gone off on a misguided tangent, singing otherwise good compositions in his own voice, initially gave beautiful songs like ‘Odhni Odh Ke Naachoon’ and ‘Tumse Milna Baatein Karna’, both from Tere Naam. And who would have expected crash and rattle pop-master Pritam to produce heart-warming tunes like ‘Teri Or’ (Singh Is Kinng) and ‘Aj Din Charhya’ (Love Aaj Kal) and yes, ‘Aaoge Jab Tum Sajana’ (Jab We Met). Renowned santoor maestro Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma laments the rootless nature of music in today’s movies, “Unfortunately, today the whole strategy of film music industry has changed as films have become commercial propositions and the thrust is upon garnering maximum profits.”
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DILIP MEHTA’S ‘COOKING WITH STELLA’ HIT AT LOS ANGELES FEST Director Dilip Mehta is “gratified” with the overwhelming response to his film “Cooking With Stella” at the ongoing Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. He says the audiences “fully understood the many layers in his film”. “The gala opening of the festival with our film at Los Angeles was a smashing success,” Mehta told IANS from Los Angeles. Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles started Tuesday and will close on Sunday. “It was a sell-out screening and the party that followed at the Cabana Club was unbelievably riveting. The entire venue was packed to full capacity with great India cuisine and the bartenders kept every glass brimmed,” said Mehta. “The huge theatre was packed. The audience was enormously supportive and so fully understood the many layers of our film. Even in the darkness I could make out the smiles and hear the laughter.” The light comedy revolves around the family of a Canadian diplomat Maya (Lisa Ray), her husband Michael (Don McKellar), their cook Stella (Seema Biswas) and nanny Tannu (Shriya Saran). Mehta says after the screening, he was mobbed by strangers. “This is always gratifying because they give honest opinions since they don’t have an axe to grind with you. The verdict was that they loved the film, they loved the dialogues and the fresh storyline because it was unlike the usual masala dished out, and they loved Seema, Shriya and Lisa’s convincing performances. The compliments were many, many, many,” said Mehta.
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CHADHA PAYS TRIBUTE TO ‘EALING COMEDIES’ WITH ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE’ Did you Notice the looming presence of comic ghosts in the trailers of her new film ‘It’s A Wonderful Afterlife’? Britain-based Indian filmmaker Gurinder Chadha’s upcoming outing is a tribute to the classic ‘Ealing Comedies’ of London. ‘It’s A Wonderful Afterlife’ has ghosts present throughout the film in a more comical than scary fashion just like in the ‘Ealing Comedies’. ‘I have seen few Ealing Comedies of early 1950s and have loved the genre. While scripting ‘It’s A Wonderful Afterlife’, I thought it will be fun if there are ghosts in the film with funny punchlines,’ Chadha said in a statement. ‘In the film they are always there on screen but only Mrs. Sethi (Shabana’s character) can see them. It’s funny to see how she interacts with them and everybody around her thinks there is something wrong with her because she is talking to herself,’ she added. The ‘Ealing Comedies’ were a series of film comedies produced by Ealing Studios during the period 1947 to 1957. These usually included a degree of social comment. Some of these films were ‘Kind Hearts and Coronets’, ‘The Lavender Hill Mob’ and ‘The Ladykillers’ to name a few. Shabana Azmi is hoping the genre, which is new for India, is accepted well here. ‘’It’s A Wonderful Afterlife’ is a typical Gurinder Chadha film — completely wacky. In Britain, the ‘Ealing Comedies’, which were comedic but also had an element of horror, have been very popular. However, it’s a completely new genre for India. I’m hoping the film does well and opens up the doors for a new genre in India,’ she said. Releasing May 7, ‘It’s A Wonderful Afterlife’ is a romantic comedy about a mother (Shabana) who goes to extreme lengths to get her daughter married. It also stars Sendhil Ramamurthy, Goldy Notay, Sally Hawkins, Jimi Mistry, Zoe Wanamaker and Mark Addy. PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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Hkh vius ukxfjdksa ds fy, laj{k.koknh joS;k vf[r;kj djuk iM+k gSA lqnwj vesfjdk ls ysdj iM+kslh [kkM+h ns'kksa rd ,d gh dgkuh gSA ij [kkM+h ns'kksa esa tkus dk ,MokaVst gSA gj vkneh vesfjdk ugha tk ldrk gS] ysfdu [kkM+h tkuk Hkkjr ds fuEu e/;oxhZ; ifjokjksa ds fy, Hkh laHko gSA os vklkuh ls cgqr ekewyh jde tqxkM+ dj vius fdlh iqjkus ifjfpr ds lgkjs [kkM+h ns'k tk ldrs gSaA nwljk ,MokaVst ;g gS fd [kkM+h tkus ds fy, fdlh cM+h fMxzh dh t:jr ugha gSA gtkjksa dh la[;k esa [kqys vkbZVhvkbZ tks fMxzh nsrs gSa] ml ij Hkkjr esa dksbZ jkstxkj ugha feyrk gS] ysfdu [kkM+h ds ns'kksa esa mu fMIyksek/kkfj;ksa ds fy, <sjksa jkstxkj gSaA eksVj eSdsfud ls ysdj bysfDVªf'k;u] fQVj] Mªkboj rd dh <sjksa ukSdfj;ka [kkM+h ds ns'kksa esa gSaA rhljk ,MokaVst ;g gS fd Hkk"kk ls ysdj laLd`fr] [kku&iku] jgu&lgu vkfn esa dkQh lekurk gSA bl lekurk ds dkj.k çoklh Hkkjrh;ksa dk fdlh Hkh nwljs eqYd ds eqdkcys [kkM+h ds ns'kksa esa LFkkfir gksuk vkSj LFkkuh; yksxksa ls ?kqyfey tkuk vklku gksrk gSA pkSFkk ,MokaVst ;g gS vc [kkM+h ns'kksa esa çoklh Hkkjrh;ksa dh la[;k cgqr cM+h gks xbZ gSA os ogka dh iwjh O;oLFkk dk vge fgLlk gks x, gSaA blfy, u, tkus okys çoklh dks ,MtLV gksus vkSj dksbZ u;k dke 'kq: djus esa ijs'kkuh ugha gksrh gSA ,d ,MokaVst ;g Hkh gS [kkM+h ns'kksa esa [kkl dj nqcbZ] 'kkjtkg vkfn esa py jgs fodkl ds dkeksa ls jkstxkj ds vuar voljksa dk l`tu gks jgk gSA blfy, çoklh Hkkjrh; vklkuh ls jkstxkj gkfly dj ikrs gSaA [kkM+h ns'kksa ds bl ,MokaVst dk nwljk igyw ;g gS fd ogka gksus okyh dekbZ ls ;gka ;kuh ?kj esa gkykr lq/kj jgs gSaA dsjy ds dksfPp ls ysdj fcgkj ds floku rd [kkM+h ns'kksa ls vkus okyk iSlk fn[k jgk gSA yk[kksa ifjokjksa ds psgjs ij eqLdku] csgrj f'k{kk vkSj LokLF; lqfo/kkvksa dk ,Dlsl [kkM+h ls vkus okys iSls ds dkj.k gSA [kkM+h dk iSlk LFkkuh; bdksukWeh dh xqykch rLohj is'k djus esa ljdkj dh Hkh enn dj jgk gSA [kkM+h x, uo;qodksa dh rjDdh vkSj laiUurk xkaoksa ds ;qodksa dh çsj.kk cu jgh gSA lkekftd foHkktu dh [kkbZ Hkh iV jgh gSA bldk ,d xtc dk loZs fiNys fnuksa çdkf'kr gqvk FkkA dsjy ls ysdj fcgkj rd ds vPNs laiUu ifjokjksa ds yksx viuh yM+fd;ksa dh 'kkfn;ka [kkM+h x, mu ;qodksa ls dj jgs gSa] ftuds 53 çoklh VqMs | ebZ
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[kkM+h ns'kksa esa jgusokys Hkkjrh;ksa dks flQZ jsoUs ;w dk lk/ku eku dj mUgsa muds gky ij NksMu + k lek/kku ugha gSA muds lkFk [kM+s gksuk gksxkA nqfu;k dks eSlt s nsuk gksxk fd os Hkkjrh; gSa vkSj vukFk ugha gSa] iwjk ns'k vkSj nqfu;k ds lcls cM+s yksdra= dh ljdkj muds lkFk [kM+h gSA
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ikap lky esa cny tk,xk Hkksiky dk psgjk Hkksiky uxj fuxe 'kgj ds uohuhdj.k dh ,d ,dhd`r ifj;kstuk ij dke dj jgh gSA uxj fuxe ds dk;Z ,sls gSa tks 'kgj dks esVªks flVh ds :i esa fodflr dj jgs gSaA rky ryS;ksa ds bl 'kgj esa gq, dk;ks± dh ljkguk dsUnz ljdkj us Hkh dh gSA 'kgjh xjhcksa ds fy, iDds vkokl cukus ds rgr 211 djksM+ dh ykxr ls 15 gtkj edku cuk;s tkus gSa] ftuesa yxHkx 1000 edku cukdj ckaVs tk pqds gSa vkSj 2400 cudj rS;kj gSaA 'kgj ds lHkh ukyksa dh dqy yackbZ 25-6 fdyksehVj dks tksM+dj buds ty ls cM+h vkSj NksVh >hy dks cpk;k tk jgk gSA cuk;k tk jgk 24 fdyksehVj yack Hkksiky dkWfjMksj vkus okys fnuksa esa 'kgj dh vyx igpku LFkkfir djsxkA 58 m|ku fodflr fd, tk pqds gSaA 'kgj ds fyad jksM uacj nks dks ns'k dh lcls vPNh lM+d dk ntkZ izkIr gqvk gSA tokgjyky usg: 'kgjh uohuhdj.k ;kstuk dk dk;Z 2010 esa iwjk gks tk,xk] rc 'kgjh uohuhdj.k ds Qst&2 ds rgr Hkksiky dks dsUnzh; 'kgjh fodkl ea=ky; ls enn feysxhA
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lhchvkbZ nksgjs ekunaM viuk jgh gS & ek;korh ek;korh us vnkyr esa dgk gS vkSj vnkyr ds ckgj Hkh og dg jgh gSa fd lhchvkbZ muds fo#¼ nksgjs ekunaM viuk jgh gSA vk; ls vfèkd ds lEifÙk ekeys esa lhchvkbZ us ,d vksj muds f[kykQ rFkk nwljh vksj eqyk;e flag ;kno ds ekeys esa vkSj ykyw ;kno ds ekeys esa vyx&vyx rkSj&rjhds viuk, gSaA ek;korh us dgk fd lhchvkbZ dh dkjZokbZ jktuhfr ls izsfjr gS] rFkk og vk; ls vfèkd laifÙk ds ekeys dks xyr rjhds ls rkt dkWfjMksj ds ekeys ds lkFk tksM+ jgh gSA ek;korh us dgk fd lqizhe dksVZ us viuh ,d :fyax esa igys gh dg fn;k gS fd rkt dkWfjMksj ds fy, tkjh 17 djksM+ #i;s ds mi;ksx esa dqN xyr ugha Fkk] tcfd lhchvkbZ us vk; ls vfèkd lEifÙk ekeys esa ,Q-vkbZ-vkj- esa ml èku dks vkèkkj cuk;k gSA eqyk;e flag ds ekeys esa lhchvkbZ us muds ifjokj ds lnL;ksa dh vk; dks tksM+ dj ugha ns[kk] tcfd esjs ekeys esa lhchvkbZ us esjs lacafèk;ksa dh vk; dks tksM+dj esjh vk; crkbZ gSA lhchvkbZ us lqizhe dksVZ dks dgk gS fd og ek;korh ds fjizstsUVs'ku ij fopkj djsxhA
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eq[;ea=h VwfjLV lfdZyksa ds fuekZ.k dks d`rladYi jktLFkku dk i;ZVu foHkkx rhu i;ZVu lfdZyksa & nkSrh] t;iqj vkSj iq"dj dk fodkl dj jgk gS] ftl ij Lo;a eq[;ea=h us iSuh utj cuk j[kh gSA jktLFkku i;ZVu ea=h m"kk iqfu;k us dgk fd bu dsUnzksa ij i;ZVdksa dh lqfoèkk ds fy, vkèkqfud&ls&vkèkqfud lqfoèkk,a fodflr dh tk,axhA bu lfdZyksa ds fodkl ds fy, jkT; ljdkj us 14-63 djksM+ #i;s dk vuqeksnu fd;k gSA dsUnz us cztHkwfe] esokM+ vkSj èkkfeZd lfdZyksa ds fodkl ds fy, 22 djksM+ #i;s fn, gSaA gky&gh esa] bu VwfjLV lfdZyksa esa yXtjh gksVyksa ds fuekZ.k ds fy, 5]000 djksM+ #i;s ds 25 ,evks;w ij gLrk{kj gq, gSaA ea=h us ;g Hkh dgk fd i;ZVu foHkkx 'kh?kz gh tksèkiqj] mn;iqj] ekmaV vkcw] tSlyesj] vtesj] lokbZ ekèkksiqj] fpÙkkSM+x<+ vkSj chdkusj esa Hkh u, lfdZyksa dk fodkl djsxkA lHkh 14 gokbZ&vM~Mksa dk uohuhdj.k fd;k tk jgk gS vkSj mn;iqj gokbZ vM~Ms dks varjjk"Vªh; gokbZ vM~Ms dk ntkZ fn;k tk,xkA jktLFkku esa esfMdy VwfjTe vkSj ,Mosapj VwfjTe dks [kkl ofj;rk nh tk,xhA
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fczVsu dks Hkkjrh;kssa dk uohure nk; &^feร ky LraHk* bZLV ,.M vkSj lkmFkgkWy vkfn bykdksa ls Hkkjrh;ksa us fdruh gh miyfC/k;ka gkfly dh vkSj vkt Hkkjrh; leqnk; dsoy yUnu dk gh ugha ijUrq lkjs fczVsu dk ,d lQy leqnk; ekuk tkrk gSA ;s yksx dsoy /kuh gh ugha gq, cfYd vkt Hkkjrh; cPps] pkgs os Ldwyksa esa f'k{kk xzg.k dj jgs gSa ;k dSfEczt] vkDlQksMZ] yUnu ;k ,fMucjk fo'ofo|ky;ksa esa] mudh miyfC/k;ka ljkguh; gks x;h gSaA PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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djrs gSa vkSj dqN] dqN vkSj vfèkd iSls dek dj lLrs Hkkjrh; jsLrjka Hkh [kksy ysrs gSaA ;gha fdrus yksxksa us dej rksM+ dke djds vius dks cuk;k vkSj cuk, j[kkA vkSj mUufr Hkh djrs jgsA ,sls gh bZLV ,.M vkSj lkmFkgkWy vkfn bykdksa ls Hkkjrh;ksa us fdruh gh miyfCèk;ka gkfly dha vkSj vkt Hkkjrh; leqnk; dsoy yUnu dk gh ugha ijUrq lkjs fczVsu dk ,d lQy leqnk; ekuk tkrk gSA ;s yksx dsoy èkuh gh ugha gq, cfYd vkt Hkkjrh; cPps pkgs os Ldwyksa esa f'k{kk xzg.k dj jgs gSa ;k dSfEczt] vkDlQksMZ] yUnu ;k ,fMucjk fo'ofo|ky;ksa esa mudh miyfCèk;ka ljkguh; gks x;h gSaA ekuo thou ds lHkh {ks=ksa esa pkgs O;olk; gks] gsYFk lfoZl gks] ljdkjh O;oLFkk,a gks Hkkjrh; gj txg vkxs dh iafDr;ksa esa [kM+s gSaA ;g lc fy[krs gq, eq>s o"kZ 2005 ;kn vk jgk gS tc fczVsu dks yUnu esa 2012 ds fy, vksyfEid vk;ksftr djus dk lEeku fn;k x;kA eSa ml jkr dkosUV xkMsZu ds bykds esa nsj rd t'u eukrk jgkA esjh [kq'kh dk ,d fo'ks"k dkj.k ;g Hkh Fkk fd vksyfEid ds vfèkdka'k [ksy yUnu ds iwohZ bykds esa gksaxsA fulUnsg] bu [ksyksa ds dkj.k bl ^fMizsLM* xjhc bykds esa tgka vHkh Hkh cgqr ls Hkkjrh; ifjokj cls gq, gSa] dh mUufr gksxh] u, ?kjksa dk fuekZ.k gksxk] O;olk; c<+saxs vkSj vksyfEid ls gj rjg dk ykHk gksxkA ;g ?kks"k.kk gqbZ fd bl uofufeZr vksyfEid uxj ds {ks=ksa dk ,d dsUnzh; vkd"kZ.k gksxk izfl¼ Hkkjrh; oa'kt f'kYih vfu'k diwj dk ^feÙky LrEHk*A vfu'k diwj dh bl egku d`fr dks jpus&cuokus dk lkjk èku fczVsu ds lcls èkuh O;fDr Hkkjroa'kh Jh y{eh fuokl feÙky us fn;k gSSA tgka vfu'k diwj dh f'kYi dyk us mUgsa fo'o ds ,d egku dykdkj dh ekU;rk nh gS ogha Jh
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feÙky us vius bLikr ds O;olk; dks fo'oHkj essa ,d lkezkT; tSlk LFkkfir djds vkt u flQZ fczVsu ds lcls èkuh O;olk;h gks x, gSa cfYd fo'o ds egkèkuh O;fDr;ksa esa ,d eku fy, x, gSaA feÙky th us vfu'k diwj dh bl dykd`fr ds fy, yxHkx 20 fefy;u ikSaM [kpZ fd, gSa & blhfy, bl dykd`fr dk uke ^vkdZyksj feÙky vkSjfcV* fn;k x;k gS & tks ckbZl ehVj Åapk ;kuh 377 QhV gksxk vkSj tks U;w;kdZ ds txr izfl¼ ^LVSpw vkWQ fycVhZ* ls Hkh Åapk gksxk vkSj ÅapkbZ isfjl ds ^vkbZQsy Vkoj* vkSj felz ds fijkfeM ls FkksM+h gh de gksxhA ;g VkWoj ^vksyfEid LVsfM;e* ds eè; esa LFkkfir gksxkA ftldk pquko cgqr lh d`fr;ksa esa ls fd;k x;k gS vkSj tc ls vfu'k diwj us fczVsu dk lcls egr dyk dk Vjuj iqjLdkj thrk gS mudh dyk txr esa ekax csgn c<+ xbZ gSA vHkh vHkh mudh fo'kky ,dy izn'kZuh ^jk;y ,dsMeh* esa [kRe gqbZ gS] tgka dykd`fr;ksa dks ns[kus ds fy, gtkjksa yksxksa dh HkhM+ yxHkx pkj eghuksa rd yxkrkj vkrh jghA mudh ,slh fdruh lQy izn'kZfu;ksa dks eSaus fdruh txgksa ij ns[kk gS ij yUnu dh ;g izn'kZuh vf}rh; FkhA mudh ,d d`fr Fkh & tks ,d iwjs d{k esa fn[kkbZ tk jgh Fkh & og [kwu esa yFkiFk VqdM+s&VqdM+s gq, 'kjhj ds peM+ksa ds yVds gq, yksFkM+ksa dh Fkh ftldh foHkhf"kdk dk ;FkkFkZ vkSj xaHkhj gks tkrk Fkk tc ml ij ,d rksi ls ck:n nkxk tkrk FkkA bl rjg dh lSdM+ksa dykd`fr;ka vfu'k diwj dh dyk dks vf}rh; vkHkk iznku dj jgh gSA vkSj vkxs vkus okys le; esa Hkh bl ns'k ds gh ugha fo'o ds dykdkjkssa esa mudk egRo vkadk tkrk jgsxkA ^feÙky LrEHk* mudh miyfCèk;ksa ds rkt ds :i esa dkykrhr jgsxk vkSj Hkkjrh;ksa ds nk; dks Hkh js[kkafdr djrk jgsxkA
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;gh Lo?kksf"kr vleFkZrk tks ^vdsyk puk HkkM+ ugha QksM+ ldrk* dh mfDr dk lanHkZ nksgjkrh vius vklikl ds ifjos'k esa og lc dqN gksus nsrh gS tks tuekul oLrqr% ugha pkgrkA
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vkSj muds lektksa esa vis{kr;k vfèkd vPNh O;oLFkk] O;ogkj larqyu vkSj lkekftd vuq'kklu dks iznf'kZr djrk gS\ ;g gksrk gS mldk jk"Vª LoHkkoA bèkj xr dqN lIrkgksa esa esjk nf{k.k iwoZ ,f'k;k ds ns'kksa FkkbZySaM] eysf'k;k vkSj flaxkiqj tkuk gqvkA dbZ o"kks± ls eu esa ;g tkuus vkSj Lo;a ns[kus&le>us dh bPNk Fkh fd bu ns'kksa vkSj Hkkjr ds chp lkaLd`frd lacaèk lw= fdruk vkSj dSlk iq"V gSA rRlacaèkh fdafpr tkudkjh lhfer ek=k esa izkIr djus dh ps"Vk dh] ogha orZeku lanHkZ esa bu ns'kksa ds lkekU; thou O;ogkj vkSj ifjos'k ds dqN vè;;u dk volj Hkh ik;kA bl izk;ksftr ;k=k esa Hkkjr ds fofHkUu izns'kksa ls x, yxHkx rhl yksxksa dk lkfUuè; Hkh 10 fnuksa rd feykA
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eq>s xkbM dh bl fVIi.kh us lkspus ij foo'k dj fn;k fd D;ksa Hkkjrh;ksa dks gh vfèkd lkoèkku jgus ds fy, crkus dh vko';drk eglwl dh xbZA yxk Hkkjrh;ksa ds fy, ;g è;ku nsus ;ksX; fo"k; gSA cl esa p<+rs vkSj mrjrs oDr gj dksbZ ,d nwljs ls igys fudyus dh gksM+ esa f'k"Vkpkj dks Hkh Hkwydj èkDdeisy djrkA fdlh us lglk ,d fnu iwN fy;k ^^D;k baXySaM esa Hkh ,slh gh lkQ&lQkbZ gksrh gS tSlh flaxkiqj esa ns[kh gS\** esjk mÙkj ldkjkRed Fkk vkSj esjk og Hkkjroklh lg;k=h fofLer lk ns[krk jg x;k eq>sA mlds psgjs ij foLe; ds Hkko vkSj mlds 'kCnksa us mlds Hkkjrh; eu dh ihM+k vkSj Hkkjr esa Hkh oSlk gh ns[kus dh mldh vUrfuZfgr bPNk dks ekuksa ,d lgt vfHkO;fDr ns MkyhA ,slk ugha fd Hkkjr esa dksbZ xyh] lM+dksa] cktkjksa vkSj vkoklh; ifjos'k esa lQkbZ ns[kuk ilan ugha djrk] lM+dkssa ij VSªfQd dks O;oLFkk ls vkxs c<+rs ugha ns[kuk pkgrk] lqjf{kr lM+d ij vkuk tkuk ugha pkgrkA èkDdeisy ds LFkku ij lgt Hkko ls loZ= fopj.k ugha pkgrkA lc dqN pkgrk gSA Bhd oSls gh pkgrk gS tSlk og Vsyhfotu ds insZ ij lEiUu ns'kksa ds ifjos'k esa ns[krk lqurk gSA ;fn ,slk gS rks fQj og ;g lgu D;ksa djrk gS fd mlds egyuqek ?kj ds ckgj ;= r= dwM+s ds <sj tek gksa] tgka ls QSyrh nqxZUèk mldh 'okluyh ls vUnj mrj dj mlds QsQM+ksa rd esa Hkj tk,\ lM+dksa ij èkwy] isVªksy vkSj Mhty dh cw vkSj gj {k.k ph[krs gkuks± dk 'kksj dSls dj ysrk gS og lgu\ dksbZ xkM+h fdlh dks lM+d ikj djrs le; dqpy dj D;ksa dj vkxs c<+ tkrh gS\ dksbZ Hkh ;s lc ns[kuk ugha pkgrk ysfdu dqN Hkh dj ikus esa Lo;a dks vleFkZ ikrk gSA
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pwafd ;k=k vkSj vkokl dh O;oLFkk FkhA eysf'k;k ls flaxkiqj tkus ds fy, dksp esa ;k=k dj jgs Fks rks xkbM us lhek ikj djus ls iwoZ dqN psrkofu;ka nhaA dgk] ^^vki lc Hkkjr ls gSa] blfy, esjs fy, ;g t:jh gS fd eSa vkidks flaxkiqj esa ykxw dM+s fu;eksa ds lacaèk esa lkoèkku dj nwaA** eSaus mlds psgjs ij O;aX;kRed eqLdku Hkh ns[khA D;k lHkh fons'kh i;ZVdksa dks ,slh gh psrkouh dh vko';drk jgrh gksxh\ rqjUr eu esa ,d iz'u mHkjk fd mlus ;g D;ksa dgk fd ge Hkkjr ls gSa_ 'kk;n og fo'ks"k :i ls gesa lkoèkku djuk vko';d le> jgk FkkA eSa vkSj esjh iRuh fons'koklh Hkkjrh; gksus ds ukrs mRlqdrk ds lkFk mldh psrkofu;ksa ij è;ku nsus dks m|r gq,A mlus crk;k] ^^flaxkiqj esa lM+d ij Fkwduk euk gSA lh-lh-Vh-oh- dSejs LFkku&LFkku ij yxs gSa vkSj bl fu;e dks Hkax djus okys dks rqjar èkj fy;k tk ldrk gSA mls tqekZuk nsuk iM+rk gSA lM+d ikj djus ds fy, fuèkkZfjr LFkku ds vykok vU;= lM+d ikj djuk oftZr gSA lM+d ij dwM+k Qsadus ij tqekZuk gks ldrk gSA lkoZtfud LFkkuksa ij flxjsV vkSj 'kjkc ihus dh l[r eukgh gSA** dg ugha ldrk fdlus fdrus è;ku ls bu psrkofu;ksa dks lquk gksxk] fdruksa dks bu fu;eksa ds gksus vkSj muds izHkkoh gksus dk fo'okl gqvk gksxkA ysfdu rhu fnu ds flaxkiqj izokl esa yxHkx lHkh dk ;g iwjk iz;Ru jgk fd bu fu;eksa dks Hkax u djsaA dkj.k&naM dk izkoèkku vkSj dkuwu ykxw djus dh iz'kklu dh lrdZrk vkSj lac¼rk Li"V FkhA bl ij dkSu pkgsxk fd fu;e Hkax djds tqekZuk Hkjs ;k tsy dh gok [kk,A xkbM dh psrkouh dke vkbZA tgka rd gks flaxkiqj ds fu;eksa ds lE;d vuqikyu dk iz'u Fkk fdlh rjg dh ijs'kkuh dh ukScr ugha vkbZA ysfdu vkSj fdlh us è;ku fn;k gksxk ;k ugha]
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;gh Lo?kksf"kr vleFkZrk tks ^vdsyk puk HkkM+ ugha QksM+ ldrk* dh mfDr dk lanHkZ nksgjkrh vius vklikl ds ifjos'k esa og lc dqN gksus nsrh gS tks tuekul oLrqr% ugha pkgrkA eq>s foLe; gksrk gS fd tc bl rjg dh cgl esa fdlh dk ;g mÙkj feyrk gS fd ^mu ns'kksa dh ckr dqN vkSj gS Hkkjr dk rks Hkxoku gh ekfyd gSA* vkfFkZd fodkl vkSj lEiUurk dh Åapkb;ksa dks Nw ysus dh pkgr vkSj miØeA èku o lkèkuksa dh Hkjiwj miyCèkrk ds orZeku nkSj esa vius ifjos'k dks lqèkkjus esa dksrkgh vkus okys o"kks± esa Hkkjr dh xfr dks blfy, èkhek gh j[ksxhA ;fn if'pe esa LoHkko gh lc dke vius vki iafDrc¼ gksdj djus dk gS vkSj dkuwu dks vc mls fl[kkus dh vko';drk ugha iM+rh rks ;g mldk jk"Vªh; vkpkj cu pqdk gS ftlds fy, fdlh fyf[kr vkpkj lafgrk dh vko';drk ugha gSA dkuwu dk gFkkSM+k pykus dh t:jr gh eglwl ugha gksrhA lc dqN ljdkj ;k iz'kklu ds }kjk gh gksA ugha gksrk rks dksbZ dqN ugha djsxk] mlls u dHkh dqN gqvk gS vkSj u gh dHkh dqN gksxkA
2010
4/30/2010, 7:11 PM
ujs'k Hkkjrh;
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ftUuk ls cM+s fdlh usrk dk bartkj
18 oka la'kksèku fdruh gh
mBk&iVd dj ys] ikfdLrkuh QkSt ftl fnu pkgsxh] ikfdLrku&ljdkj dks mBkdj iVd ekjsxhA blhfy, bl la'kksèku dk Hkkjr&ikd lacaèkksa ij dksbZ ukVdh; izHkko ugha gksxkA vkSipkfjd rkSj ij ;g lp gS ysfdu okLrfodrk D;k gS\ lPpkbZ ;g gS fd vc Hkh lkjh 'kfDr;ka vkflQ t+jnkjh ds ikl gh gSaA 18 osa la'kksèku dh 95 èkkjkvksa esa ls dbZ ,slh gSa] tks mUgsa rkuk'kkg cuk nsrh gSaA ,d èkkjk ds eqrkfcd ikfdLrku ds jktuhfrd nyksa ds eqf[k;kvksa dks ;g vfèkdkj gS fd os pkgsa ftl lkaln dks c[kkZLr dj ldrs gSa ;kus ikVhZ vè;{k pkgs rks izèkkuea=h dks ikVhZ ls fudkydj izèkkuea=h in NksM+us dks etcwj dj ldrk gSA t+jnkjh uke ek= ds jk"Vªifr t:j cu x, gSa ysfdu mUgksaus lafoèkku ls ,slk vfèkdkj ys fy;k gS fd mudk izèkkuea=h vc uke ek= dk usrk jg x;k gSA fiNys fnuksa ,d mi&pquko esa fxykuh us cgqr tksj yxk;k ysfdu os vius HkkbZ dks fVfdV
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fdLrku tc ls iSnk gqvk gS] T;knkrj oDr og QkSt ds f'kdats esa dlk jgkA tkfgj gS fd ftUuk vkSj fy;kd+r ds liuksa dk ikfdLrku vkt Hkh ,d liuk gh gS ysfdu mldh laln us 18 oka la'kksèku D;k ikl fd;k] cq>s gq, fpjkxksa esa jks'kuh iSnk gks xbZ gSA dbZ yksx eku jgs gSa fd jk"Vªifr vkflQ t+jnkjh us ,frgkfld lkgl vkSj R;kx dk ifjp; fn;k gSA mUgksaus vius ij [kqn gh drj fy;s gSaA vc jk"Vªifr viuh ethZ ls izèkkuea=h ;k laln dks Hkax ugha dj ldsxkA t+jnkjh vc ft;k] bt+gkd ;k eq'kjZQ dh rjg viuh rkuk'kkgh ugha pyk ldsaxsA izèkkuea=h ;qlqQ jt+k fxykuh vc ikfdLrku ds ^lhbvks* cu x, gSaA D;k ;g lp gS \
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ugha fnyk ldsA og t+jnkjh ds peps dks gh feykA ;g ekeyk flQZ t+jnkjh vkSj fxykuh ds chp dk ugha jg x;k gSA lHkh ikfdLrkuh ikfVZ;ka [kq'k gSa D;ksafd lHkh dk usr`Ro ifjokjoknh gSA lHkh ikfVZ;ka izkbosV fyfeVsM daiuh dh rjg py jgh gaSA eqfLye yhx (u) ds vè;{k fe;ka uokt+ 'kjhQ gaS vkSj muds NksVs HkkbZ 'kkgckt iatkc ds eq[;ea=h gSaA eqfLye yhx (dk-) ds vè;{k pkSèkjh 'kqtkr gqlSu gSa vkSj muds HkkbZ ijost+ Hkh eq[;ea=h FksA ihiYl ikVhZ ds vè;{k fcykoy HkqV~Vks gSa vkSj muds firk vkflQ t+jnkjh lg&vè;{k vkSj jk"Vªifr gSaA ihiYl ikVhZ dh my>u dks è;ku esa j[krs gq, 18 osa la'kksèku esa ^ikVhZ vè;{k* 'kCn dh txg ^ikVhZ eqf[k;k* 'kCn dk bLrseky fd;k x;k gS
2010
4/30/2010, 7:14 PM
A ppkZ es a A
uokt dh felkysa gekjs lkeus gSaA ikfdLrku uked jk"Vª dk vlyh ,tsaMk viuh turk dh lsok] [kq'kgkyh vkSj etcwrh ugha gS cfYd flQZ ,dlw=h gSA og gS] Hkkjr ls viuh j{kkA Hkkjr&Hk; gh vkt rd ikfdLrku dh jktuhfr dk lcls cM+k fu.kkZ;d&rRo cuk gqvk gSA ikfdLrku dh laln] turk ;k usrk bl HkkjrHk; dh xzafFk ds vkxs fujFkZd gSaA dsoy QkSt gh Hkkjr&Hk; ds fo:¼ ,dek= xkjaVh gSA blhfy, 18 oka la'kksèku fdruh gh mBk&iVd dj ys] ikfdLrkuh QkSt ftl fnu pkgsxh] ikfdLrku&ljdkj dks mBkdj iVd ekjsxhA blhfy, bl la'kksèku dk Hkkjr&ikd lacaèkksa ij dksbZ ukVdh; izHkko ugha gksxkA bldk vFkZ ;g ugha gS fd 18oka la'kksèku fcYdqy fujFkZd gSA blls ikfdLrku dh vkarfjd folaxfr;ka nwj gksaxhA ikfdLrku ds izkarksa dks igyh ckj dkQh vfèkdkj feys gSaA izkarksa dh izkd`frd laink ij dsanz vkSj mudk cjkcjh dk gd gksxkA izkarksa ds vius
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rkfd fcykoy dh txg t+jnkjh vlyh 'kfDr;ksa dk bLrseky dj ldsaA ;g izkoèkku cgqr gh vkifRrtud gS] D;ksafd tks ikVhZ vè;{k [kqn laln esa ugha pquk x;k gS ;k ns'k ds ckgj jgrk gS] og ;k mlds }kjk uketn dksbZ Hkh ikVhZ eqf[k;k pqus gq, lkaln ;k ea=h ;k izèkkuea=h dks c[kkZLr dj ldrk gSA bl la'kksèku us ikVhZ ds okf"kZd vkarfjd pquko dh vfuok;Zrk Hkh [kRe dj nh gSA ;kus vc ikfdLrku ds lkaln vius ikVhZ&vè;{kksa ds gkFk dh dBiqryh cu tk,axsaA ;g la'kksèku vc ,sls izèkkuea=h dks Hkh oSèkrk ns jgk gS] ftls laln esa cgqer izkIr ugha gSA ;kus ikVhZ&vè;{k ftls pkgs mls viuh ikVhZ vkSj laln ij izèkkuea=h cukdj Fkksi ldrk gSA ;fn vxys pquko esa ihiYl ikVhZ dks cgqer u feys rks Hkh og jkt dj ldrh gSA bl la'kksèku us og cafn'k Hkh mBk yh gS] ftlds dkj.k dksbZ O;fDr nks ckj ls T;knk yxkrkj izèkkuea=h ugha cu ldrk FkkA uokt+ 'kjhQ xn~xn~ gSaA nwljs 'kCnksa esa bl la'kksèku us 1973 ds lafoèkku ds vusd izkoèkkuksa dh okilh dh gS vkSj ft+;k o eq'kjZQ dh dkjLrkfu;ksa dks jí fd;k gS ysfdu tu&izfrfufèk;ksa dks lPph lRrk iznku ugha dh gSA vc Hkh ikfdLrku ds lafoèkku dk ewy Lo:Ik lkearh gSA bl la'kksèku esa ;fn ;s lkearh izkoèkku ugha gksrs rks D;k ikfdLrku esa yksdra= vk tkrk\ blesa Hkh 'kd gSA vkt Hkh ikfdLrku dh vlyh ekfyd QkSt gh gSA lRrk ds cV[kjksa dks ,d iyM+s ls nwljs iyM+s ij j[k nsus ls rjktw dk pfj= ugha cnyrkA ;fn vlyh 'kfDr;ka jk"Vªifr ls ysdj izèkkuea=h dks ns nh tkrh rks Hkh D;k gks tkrk\ D;k ikfdLrku dk dksbZ izèkkuea=h QkSt dh lgefr ds fcuk vius ckyksa esa da?kh Hkh dj ldrk gS\ izèkkuea=h eksgEen vyh] tqfYQdkj vyh HkqV~Vks vkSj fe;ka
ukxfjd gh muds jkT;iky gksaxsA jkT;ikyksa ds vfèkdkjksa esa dVkSrh djds izkarh; foèkkulHkkvksa dh 'kfDr;ka c<+kbZ xbZ gSaA ljdkjh ukSdfj;ksa esa izkarh; izfrfufèkRo dks lqèkkjk tk,xkA ikfdLrku ds izèkkuea=h dk eqlyekuk gksuk vfuok;Z gS ysfdu eq[;eaf=;ksa ij ls ;g vfuok;Zrk gVk nh xbZ gSA Ckywp vkSj flaèkh jk"Vªoknh bu dneksa ls larq"V ugha gSa ysfdu blesa 'kd ugha fd vc ^iatkch nknkxhjh* dk iqjkuk vkjksi FkksM+k iryk iM+sxkA ljgnh lwcs dks ^[kScj&i[rwu[okg* uke nsdj iBkuksa ds t+[eksa ij ejge t:j yxk;k x;k gS ysfdu vc blh lwcs ds gt+kjk yksxksa us cxkor dh jkg idM+ yh gSA ljkbdh Hkk"kh Hkh vc vyx izkar dh ekax dj jgs gaSA dbZ u, fljnnZ [kM+s gks jgs gSaA bl la'kksèku esa ttksa dh fu;qfDr vfèkd ikjn'khZ cukus dk izkoèkku fd;k gSA ysfdu mls Hkh vnkyr esa pqukSrh nh tk jgh gSA bl la'kksèku us QkSth r[rk&iyVksa dks xSjdkuwuh djkj fn;k gS vkSj ^etcwjh ds fl¼kar* dks jn~n dj fn;k gS ysfdu vxj QkSt r[rk iyV dj gh nsxh rks usrk D;k dj ysaxs\ mUgsa mls etcwjh esa ekuuk gh iM+sxkA ftUuk }kjk [kM+k fd, x, bl udyh jk"Vª dks iVjh ij ykus ds fy, lafoèkku ds izkoèkku dkQh ugha gSaA t:jh ;g gS fd mldk ewy ,tsUMk cnysA ;g dke dksbZ ftUuk ;k ftUuk ls Hkh cM+k usrk gh dj ldrk gSA D;k ikfdLrku ds fdlh orZeku usrk ds fny esa dksbZ ,slh egRokdka{kk MkW- osnizrki oSfnd gS\ ys[kd Hkkjrh; fons'k uhfr ifj"kn~ ds v/;{k gSa
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2010
4/30/2010, 7:14 PM
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ekWjh'kl esa vke pquko% xgekxgeh rst vkf[kj ekWjh'kl esa vke pquko dh frfFk dh ?kks"k.kk dj nh xbZ gSA 5 ebZ 2010 dks gksus okys vke pqukoksa esa vkpkj lafgrk dk ikyu gks ikuk ,d cM+h pqukSrh gSA csekuh xBcU?kuksa ls Åc pqdh ekWjh'kl dh turk dks bl ckj Hkh fujk'kk gkFk yx ldrh gS] D;ksafd rhu cM+s jktuSfrd nyksa ds xBcU?ku dh ?kks"k.kk gks pqdh gSA
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foKkiu lkexzh ij maxyh mBkbZ Hkh xbZ rks FkksMs ls le; esa lEcfUèkr vfèkdkjh ml ij dk;Zokgh fdl izdkj dj ldsaxs\ nkorsa] 'kjkc vkSj èku&forj.k ij vadq'k fdl izdkj yxk;k tk ldsxk\ ;s os iz'u gSa tks ekWjh'kl dh turk ds eu esa mB jgs gaSA turk ds chp okn&fookn dk ,d O;kid eqn~nk ;g gS fd izèkkuea=h uohu jke xqyke bruk 'kh?kz pquko D;ksa djok jgs gaSA blfy, fd og viuh ikVhZ dh
thr ds izfr vk'oLr gSa] yscj ikVhZ leFkZd mRrj nsrs gSaA rks fQj ,e-,l-,e- vkSj ih-,e-,lMh- ds lkFk feydj xBcUèku D;ksa cuk jgs gS] yscj ikVhZ vdsys pquko D;ksa ugha yM+rh gS] foi{k leFkZd iz'u nkxrs gaSA ckr rks lgh gS] lcls cM+h ikVhZ gS] lcls yksdfiz; usrk gS] xBcUèku dh
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ykpkjh le> ls ijs gS] yscj ikVhZ leFkZd nch tqcku ls eu dh ihM+k O;Dr djrs gSaA fQj dgrs gSa] tks Hkh gks yscj ikVhZ uhr xBcUèku gh thrsxkA Hkys gh thrs ij mlls D;k\ ,e,l-,e- dks 17 lhVsa ns nh vkSj ih-,e,l-Mh- dks 7 lhVsa] yscj ikVhZ dqy 35 lhVksa ij gh rks yM+ jgh gS] foi{k 40 izfr'kr lhVsa vo'; ysxk] ;kuh de ls de 24 lhVsa ,e-,e-,e- dh iDdh] ,e-,l-,e- 10 lhVsa thr ldrh gS vkSj ih-,e-,l-Mh- Hkh 7 esa ls 6 lhVsa yscj ikVhZ ds leFkZu ls thr ldrh gS rks yscj ikVhZ dks ek= 20 lhVksa ij lUrks"k djuk iM+ ldrk gS] foi{k leFkZd dgrs gSaA ekWjh'kl ds gj NksVs&cMs uxj&dLcs esa bl rjg ds laoknksa ds nkSj py iMs gaSA ijUrq pqukoh okRkkZvksa esa :fp ysus okys yksxksa esa ls dksbZ Hkh iDds rkSj ij ugha dg ldrk fd pquko ds ckn lRrk:< gksus dk tukns'k izkIr dj Hkh yscj ikVhZ uhr xBcUèku T;ksa dk R;kas cuk jgdj ljdkj cuk;sxkA csekuh xBcUèkuksa ls Åc pqdh ekWjh'kl dh turk dks bl ckj Hkh fujk'kk gkFk yx ldrh gSA
jes'k dqekj 'kekZ 2010
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mes'k vfXugks=h fgUnh ds lqifjfpr ys[kd vkSj jaxdehZ gSaA izoklh dgkuhdkjksa esa budk izeq[k LFkku gSA izLrqr iqLrd buds O;aX;ksa vkSj dqN dgkfu;ksa dk ladyu gS ftu lHkh dk fo"k; izoklh laosnuk gSA O;aX; vesfjdk vkSj Hkkjr ds lH;rkxr varj ij vkuUn mBkrs gq, laokn djrs gSaA dF; dk izfriknu iw.kZr% jpukvksa esa ukVdh; foèkku ds eè; ls gksrk gS] u fd ys[kd dh Lora= fVIif.k;ksa ds ekè;e lsA bl n`f"V ls ys[kd dh lQyrk fo'ks"k :i ls è;ku nsus ;ksX; gS] D;ksafd vyx&ls fVIif.k;ka nsus ds yksHk dk laoj.k bl gn rd cM+s&ls&cM+s O;aX;dkj Hkh ugha dj ikrs gSaA ys[kd vesfjdk ds vius nSufUnu vuqHkoksa ds NksVs&NksVs izlaxksa ls gkL; vkSj O;aX; [kM+k djrs gSa] vkSj Hkkjr dh le:i ifjfLFkfr;ksa ls lekukUrjrk [kM+k djus esa dgha Hkh u rks vesfjdk vkSj u Hkkjr ds efgekeaMu dk f'kdkj gksrs gSaA vesfjdk esa dbZ vuqHkokssa us mUgsa Hkkjr dh dfe;ksa dk Lej.k fnyk;k] rks dbZ txg Hkkjr dk laLdkj vesfjdh lH;rk ds cM+s fojksèkkHkklksa dks ns[k x;kA vius gkL;&cksèk ls os vesfjdk ls lkaLd`frd vkrad vkSj Hkkjr ds fy, eksg nksuksa dk vfrØe.k djrs gSaA muds gkL; dk jkt vkSj O;aX; dh 'kfDr mudh bl fujis{krk esa fNih gSA iqLrd dks vk|ar i<+us esa yxkrkj ,sls izlax vkrs gSa fd vki mUeqDr BBk dj glsaxsA cM+h ckrsa cM+h gksus ds cks> ls yxkrkj bl dnj cph jgsa] ;g ys[kd dh cM+h lQyrk gSA yfyr fucaèk ^fn'kk&cksèk* esa vesfjdh lM+dksa vkSj uxj fu;kstu ds vius vuqHko dks vesfjdh jktuhfr ds lkekU; cksèk ls tksM+dj ys[kd dgrs gSa& ^^eSa dgrk gwa esjk gh ugha] vesfjdk dh ?kjsyw uhfr ls ysdj fons'k uhfr dk ;gh gky gSA vesfjdk lksprk gS fd Qyka jkLrk] vPNk [kq'kxokj jkLrk gS] og ml ij gks ysrk gSA turk dks] nqfu;k dks Hkh mlh vksj vius ihNs vkus ds fy, foo'k djrk gSA vkSj tc og jkLrk mls dgha ugha igqapkrk] rks okil py nsrk gSA tc ogka Hkh dqN ugha feyrk] rks [kqn Hkh HkVdrk gS vkSj vius ihNs yxus okyksa dks Hkh HkVdkrk gSA** iqLrd lgh ek;us esa ,d cSBd esa i<+h tkus ;ksX; iqLrd gS ftlesa vkidk Hkjiwj euksjatu gksxk] vkSj vkids vUreZu esa vesfjdk vkSj Hkkjr ds varj dks ysdj dqN ,sls xgjs cksèk mn~Hkkf"kr gksaxs tks jkstejkZ ds thou esa rF;kssa ds varj dks fu;fer ns[kdj Hkh u mHkjs gksaxsA 'kSyh dh n`f"V ls bu O;aX;ksa dh lcls cM+h 'kfDr fcEcèkfeZrk vkSj ukVdh;rk gSA
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mÙkjk[k.M ds ckjgeklk dh yqHkkouh izLrqfr fnYyh esa vk;ksftr yksd ukV~; mRlo ^yksd&fcEc* esa mÙkjk[k.M dk ckjgeklk ^jaxhyks dqekÅ¡ Nchyks x<+oky* f=os.kh lHkkxkj esa izLrqr fd;k x;kA lkjaxk vkVZ~l fnYyh }kjk eksgu eujky ds funsZ'ku esa izLrqr bl ckjgeklk ds fof'k"V vfrfFk ofj"B lkfgR;dkj Jh fgeka'kq tks'kh FksA bl volj ij mUgksaus dgk fd tM+ksa dks ns[kdj gh ge orZeku o Hkfo"; dk vUnktk yxk ldrs gSa] yksd laLd`fr gekjh tM+sa gSa vkSj iwjh nqfu;k esa bldh rjQ ykSVus ds mnkgj.k feyrs gSaA fQj pkgs og nf{k.k vÝhdk gks ;k ekWjh'klA izks- v'kksd pØ/kj us tM+ksa dh xgjkbZ ij vkLFkk izdV djrs gq, dgk fd tM+sa vUnj ftruh xgjh gksaxh isM+ ij gfj;kyh mruh gh l?ku vkSj LFkk;h gksxhA dk;Zdze dh ifjdYiuk gse iar dh Fkh vkSj laxhr f'konÙk iar dkA u`R; funsZ'ku Fkk jktsUnz flag usxh dkA
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izlkn dh dforkvksa ij u`R; ukfVdk izLrqr fgUnh vdkneh }kjk euk, x, izlkn ioZ t;'kadj izlkn dh dforkvksa ij izfl¼ dFkd u`R;kaxuk lqJh f'k[kk [kjs vkSj muds lewg ^lkfUuè;* us ekuks muds le; vkSj muds euksHkkoksa dks thoUr dj fn;kA ^dkek;uh*] ^>juk* dkO; vkSj ^èkzqoLokfeuh* ukVd ds dqN va'kksa ij izLrqr u`R;ukfVdk esa u`R;] xk;u] oknu] ukV~; dk ,slk laxe Fkk fd izlkn dks n'kZdksa us ,d u, dykRed :i esa izLrqr gksrs ns[kkA dk;ZØe dh eq[; vfrfFk fnYyh ljdkj dh Hkk"kk] dyk ,oa laLd`fr foHkkx dh izèkku lfpo Jherh jhuk js FkhaA vius oDrO; esa mUgksaus f'k[kk [kjs dh izLrqfr dh iz'kalk djrs gq, dgk fd eq>s ^èkqzoLokfeuh* dh ukf;dk dh fgEer ls izlkn dks ,d ckj iqu% u, lanHkks± esa i<+us dh bPNk tkx`r gqbZ gSA vdkneh ds mikè;{k izks- v'kksd pdzèkj us dgk fd gekjs n'kZd vkSj Jksrk nksuksa izlkn dks u, :i esa izLrqr gksrs ns[k csgn mRlkfgr gSaA PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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vlEHko dk vuqHko gS 'ke'ksj dh dfork,¡ ^^'ke'ksj dh dfork ^vlEHko* dk vuqHko gSA mudh dfork dh le> us ge lcdks pkSdUuk fd;k gSA yxkrkj u,&u, f'kYixr iz;ksx vkSj viuh gh cukoV dks yxkrkj rksM+us dh izfØ;k gh mUgsa cM+k dfo cukrh gS** mDr fopkj izfl¼ vkykspd] fpUrd izks- d`".k xksiky oekZ us 'ke'ksj cgknqj flag ij vk;ksftr laxks"Bh esa dgsA vkxs mUgksaus dgk fd mudh dfork esas dksbZ lqfuf'pr lkSUn;Z cks/k ugha gS fQj Hkh os dfork dk lq[k nsrh gSaA ubZ ih<+h dks blh ij xkSj djus dh t:jr gSA izfl¼ dfo fxj/kj jkBh us muds lkFk vius laLej.kksa dks lqukus ds lkFk mudh egRoiw.kZ dforkvksa dk ikB Hkh fd;kA dforkvksa ds 'kh"kZd Fks ^ykSV vk] vks /kkj\* ^,d vkneh nks igkM+ksa dks dksguh ls <dsyrk gqvk*] ^lhax vkS uk[kwu* ^;s ygjsa ?ksj ysrh gSa* ^fujkyk ds izfr*A mUgksaus dgk fd 'ke'ksj us viuh vfHkO;fDr ds vkxs fdlh Hkh fopkj/kkjk ds vojks/k dks ugha vkus fn;kA lqjs'k lfyy us eqfDrcks/k vkSj ey;t }kjk 'ke'ksj ij fy[ks ys[kksa ds vk/kkj ij crk;k fd os lkSUn;Z ds vewrZ i{k ds dfo gSaA 'ke'ksj ds izse esa ogh izseh gSa vkSj ogh izsfedk ;kfu os izse ls izse ds dfo gSaA MkW- je.k dqekj flUgk us 'ke'ksj flag }kjk cuk, x, fp=ksa dh ^fMftVy* izLrqfr ds lgkjs dbZ jkspd izlax lkeus j[ksA muds }kjk 1932 ls 1954 ds chp cuk, 300 ls T;knk js[kkadu dks mUgksaus fofHkUu oxks± esa oxhZd`r dj muds fp= O;fDrRo dks mdsjkA dk;Zdze ds nwljs l= esa y[kuÅ ls i/kkjs jfo ukxj us mudh Nan eqDr dforkvksa ^ckr cksysxh ge ugha] ^dky rq>ls gksM+ gS esjh*] ^m"kk&,d yksdxhr* vkSj nks xtysa izLrqr dha ftUgsa Jksrkvksa us csgn ilUn fd;kA
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fgeka'kq tks'kh ds izfl¼ miU;kl ^dxkj dh vkx* ij blh uke ls ukVd dh izLrqfr vktkn Hkou ds VSxksj gkWy esa dh xbZA ioZrh; yksd dyk eap] fnYyh }kjk izLrqr bl ukVd dk funsZ'ku xaxknÙk HkV~V ,oa gse iUr us fd;kA dk;ZØe ds eq[; vfrfFk Fks dknfEcuh if=dk ds dk;Zdkjh laiknd xksfoUn flagA bl volj ij mUgksaus dgk fd igkM+ dsoy i;ZVu ;k BaMh gok [kkus ds fy, ugha gS cfYd ogka ds yksxksa ds Hkh vius nnZ vkSj leL;k,a gSa ftudks bu iz;klksa ls nwljs yksxksa rd igqapk;k tk ldrk gSA ukVd igkM+ksa esa L=h dh fLFkfr ij dsfUnzr FkkA xkserh uked ;qorh ds lgkjs cqus x;s igkM+ksa ds lkekftd rkus&ckus esa O;fDrxr LokFkZ] Hkz"Vkpkj vkSj vkSjr dh n;uh; fLFkfr dks cM+s ekfeZd <ax ls izLrqr fd;k x;kA xkserh dh xjhch] mldss :i ij utj j[kus okys lxs laca/kh vkSj mu lcds vR;kpkjksa dks lgrs gq, vius ifr vkSj csVs ds ikl ykSVus dh mldh ftthfo"kk dks mldh Hkwfedk fuHkk jgh nhfidk ik.Ms us csgn Hkkoiw.kZ <ax ls izLrqr fd;kA ukVd ds n`"; cnyus ds le; izLrqr fd, x, xhr izHkkoh Fks ftudk laxhr egsUnz ik.Ms; us fn;kA PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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THE INFIDEL: A SARCASTIC LOOK AT RELIGION Giving a fitting finetune to the age-old question of ‘nature vs. nurture’ is the latest from the famous British-Iranian actor and stand-up comedian Omid Djalili. The Infidel, also starring NRI actors Amit Shah and Ravi Ganatra is the story of a Muslim taxi driver who later finds out that he was born a Jew. In an interview, Djalili said that “the film is trying to take a very serious issue and give it a light-hearted view.” Delving into one of the most contentious issues of the current times, the producers thought of showing the movie to a number of Muslim and Jewish organisations in UK. Written by acclaimed British comedian David Baddiel, the film in his words is “essentially a culture clash comedy”.
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KAJAL IS NEW MISS INDIA WORLDWIDE Leaving behind 25 Diasporic damsels from different parts of the world, 21year-old Kajal Lutchminarian has been adjudged as the new Miss India Worldwide 2010 at a gala event held at the International Convention Centre in Durban. Opening her heart after winning the title, she said that she would use the prize money to globally expand a project to fight HIV/AIDS among the deprived sections of South Africa. “I am so glad I brought the crown home. I think it’s about time South Africa had a turn,” said a jubilated Kajal. She would now become a global Indian Ambassador in the same year that the country is celebrating as the 150th anniversary of the arrival of her ancestors.
GUL TO SHOWCASE TRUTH BEHIND NRI MARRIAGES Statistics too has its own strength. The grim stories about NRI marriages and the gory numbers related to it made television writer, director and producer Gul Khan stand up for the case. So, presenting here on Star One Channel will be her production Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi, which will bring the reality behind the NRI marriages before the television audiences. Speaking about the protagonist Geet, Khan said that she is “eventually pushed into marrying an NRI, but once married, problems begin, and Geet is faced with the tough choice of either submitting to it or standing up for her right.” So get ready for the NRI version of the K serials.
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NRI GIRLS VYING FOR TOLLYWOOD It is the tang of the season as a number of NRI girls are signing films in the Telugu film industry. Cashing on their modern outlook, director M Sreedhar Reddy is of the view that “there is a craze among NRIs to act in movies.” So, actresses like Priya Anand, Anita, Richa Gangopadhyay have become a part of Tollywood. Appraising that “NRI girls are professional and punctual”, Maro Charitra producer Dil Raju said that because of the visa problem, it becomes easier to take “an NRI heroine as lead.” Adding more to the above reason is their understanding of the Indian art and culture as well as their acceptance towards ‘dare to bare’ scenes too. “I have had movie offers from Indian-American directors in the US, but I grew up watching Indian cinema and was keen on working here,” confesses Richa. PRAVASI TODAY | MAY 2010
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