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Sardar Patel Memorial Society (UK)
It was heartening to learn that the matter between Shree C B Patel and Sardar Patel Memorial Society (UK) has been resolved amicably (Asian Voice 15th Nov. 2014). Nobody came out a winner or looser, but the Hindu samaj in the UK showed its maturity and hence came out a stronger and a better samaj. So let’s march forward together and say loudly HAR HAR MAHA DEV. Chuni Chavda By email
Canada endures the pain of jihadi terror
I refer to the editorial in the Asian Voice of 1st November 2014. I fully share your sentiments. The irony is that ISIL was created by and with the encouragement of some western nations. Incidentally it is inaccurate that 5 soldiers died after Parliament was stormed. The only soldier who died in Ottawa was the one shot in front of the war memorial. The shooter then travelled to Parliament Hill, where he did go inside the building but did not harm anyone. He was taken down by security forces before he could do so. (si) Andy Chande Dar-es-salaam By email
Cancer Awareness Day
Seventh November was Cancer Awareness Day. We should all remember, highlight it in our calendar, as Cancer kills more people than any other illness with the sole exception of heart disease. There are 200 different types of Cancers, including lumps, swellings, wart and moles, unexpected weight loss, difficulty in swallowing and most serious bowel and prostate cancers that affect one in ten male populations, although benign prostate growth affects most males over the age of 65. This can be easily controlled with medication. But one should consult GP ASAP. Although Cancer may be developing slowly in our bodies, symptoms are undetectable until they are too obvious to ignore, such as bleeding, diarrhoea, painful lumps in breasts, nagging coughs and difficulty in swallowing and many more abnormalities one may find it difficult to associate with Cancers. So often Cancer appears in healthy people who rarely visit their GPs, thus live in serene bliss ignorance. It is of utmost importance that everyone should be aware of these symptoms and visit their GPs if in doubt without lamentable excuses. It is better to be safe than sorry. Let us be generous to McMillian Nurses and Marie Curie Cancer Care charities that look after terminally ill patients and give moral and physical support to their families in their hour of need.
Is the end inevitable? I hasten to agree with all that Kapil Dudakia boldly said in his column Kapil’s KHICHADI on the question of ‘Is Labour going Sharia?’ (AV 8 November 2014). When Gujarat suffered its devastating earthquake in the early 2,000, a Conservative Mayor of Bolton lodged an appeal to help the victims of that earthquake. An Appeal Committee was set up comprising leaders of the wider communities and some senior Councillors, majority of whom were Labour members, with a Labour Chairperson. It was formally agreed that any appeal funds collected would go ONLY to a project in Gujarat where most devastation had occurred. However, when the funds were collected and they came to a large amount, a final meeting was held in which, the experienced Chairperson permitted, invalidly, several non-Committee members to influence their final decision on which project to support. Despite vehement objections from the bona fide Committee members, the money went to a project located in a non-devastated area with a large Muslim population. After the meeting, I confronted a Labour councillor who I knew quite well. He said, “Sorry, Mr Mistry, I can’t stop to talk to you – I have an important meeting to attend to at the Halliwell Mosque – better show my face there.’! So, Kapil, I think it goes without saying that our political masters appear to be deeply immersed in vote-catching exercises than in the wider good of the people they are meant to serve. Uttambhai D Mistry Bolton
Islamaphobia, real or imaginary
Islam and Muslims are constantly in news, grabbing headlines but for all the wrong reasons. While some may say these are self-inflicted wounds, we all have Muslim friends who came here from India and East Africa. Most belong to Daudi Bhora, Ismalis, Ahmedia, Sufis and Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim communities. Some may be extremely religious but they are as law abiding, highly educated and professional, productive citizens as we the Hindus, Sikhs, Jews and Jains are. Lord Gulam Noon and Ex MEP Bashir Khanbhai are the shining examples I personally know. So reading “Interview with Shahnaz Husain” seen receiving Golden Peacock Award from Home Secretary Theresa May in last week’s AV was a pleasant surprise. Shahnaz’s assertion that “I am Indian first and Muslim much afterwards and with Modi at the helm, we are safe” was extremely assiduous, assimilating sentiments all Indians, irrespective of their religious, cultural or ethnic orientation should install in their children. She could prove a valuable Brand Ambassador for Modiji, as Amitabh was for Gujarat under CM Modi, spreading Modi’s brand of egalitarianism. If Modi survives, be at the helm for
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Indians sidelined during Remembrance
For once I totally agree with Miss Vadgama. We Indians from Undivided India have been totally sidelined in the remembrance of the Wars. I have a file of letters which contains correspondence with David Dimbleby and others. David Dimbleby says "I mention the Indians when the High Commissioner lays the wreath." Well there are over 50 High Commissioners from the Commonwealth who lay wreaths and their names are all mentioned which means that every name takes less than 30 seconds. Some of those didn't provide any men and some very few. So there we are with one and half million in the First War and two and a half million in the Second War, not conscripted - volunteers and we can't expect a proper acknowledgement. To me this is very hurtful. Baroness Flather By email
125th birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru
Recently India marked Jawaharlal Nehru’s 125th birth anniversary. Modiji paid tribute and magnanimously suggested that it should be celebrated globally. But, should Nehru be iconised/ raised above Bharat/ India, or relegated to history’s archives as Nehruvians did to Sardar Patel, Shashtriji and Morarji Desai? It is clear that Nehru was born Hindu, raised Muslim and was practicing Christianity. This made him turn Kashmir issue in favour of local Muslims and drag the matter to UNO. It will take centuries to undo this imbroglio. During his Prime minister-ship, he was manipulated by Lord and Lady Mountbatten to undertake decisions incompetent to India’s national interests. Such decisions have damaged and continue to damage India and especially Kashmir. Post independence, he wrongly declared India as secular state whereas Pakistan boldly declared itself as Muslim state. Next blunder was non alignment and decapitating India’s army, under belief that India would not be invaded. China jolted him to realise folly of this notion. Price of non alignment is still extracted by America who is openly and continuously instigating Pakistan against India and is ignoring protests and proofs by India.De-iconisation of Nehru is necessary to implement pro India decisions, even if painful to Nehruvian lobby. Ramesh Jhalla By email two terms, India will be different nation, medical tourist hot-spot, especially for complementary medicine, competing with China on world stage, leading space race. Perhaps, after all 21st Century will belong to India! Bhupendra M Gandhi By email
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Giant Leap for mankind
The European Space Agency landed a probe on a comet on Wednesday. This is a first such mission in space exploration and the climax of a 10 year odyssey. The 100 kg probe which is virtually weightless on the comet's surface, touched down on schedule at about 1600 GMT on 12 November after a seven-hour descent from Rosetta, its orbiting mother-ship. It is now located half-billion kilometres (300 million miles) from Earth. This is an incredible achievement. However, India is not lagging behind. It has sent a setalite to Mars. The $72m probe was sent to orbit the earth last year. According to Indian sources, the mission was achieved at an extraordinary low price of one-tenth of what a similar mission would have cost the advanced nations like the US and Russia. And India is the first country to have the Mars mission succeed at the first attempt. This is no mean achievement for a so called third world country. The country’s second mission, not necessarily an Orbiter Mission like the previous one, could take place between the years 2018 to 2020. But then wasn’t it India that invented the zero, without which no scientific discovery would have been possible? It was in India that the first flying machine of any kind was dreamed of. We cannot forget the “Pushpak Viman” in Ramayan and that the first Jain Tirankhar, Adinath Bhagwan, used to fly to reach his abode on Mount Shatrunjay in Palitana. Dinesh Sheth Newbury Park, Ilford
When shall we learn to care for the poor?
13 women died due to botched surgeries at different sterilisation camps held under National Family Planning programmes in Bilaspur the home district of Health Minister Amar Agrawal.Many more are suffering in the Hospitals. May I enquire from All the MPs, MLAs and Councillors of India Will they send their daughters in such camps for sterilisation Operations? If not then close these camps immediately. Health Minster Amar Agrawal must resign from his post together with Head of Medical Department who created such camps and did not monitor the services. All these operations must be carried out in proper hospitals and every facility should be given to poor people`s Wives failing which these incompetent leaders must understand that if poor people will wake up, these leaders may suffer. Modi cannot be everywhere but we all have to be responsible and have caring Nature. Dharam Sahdev Ilford
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