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By Rev Gideon Cecil

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E are presently making preparations to honour Fathers all over the world today, which is a very special day for fathers.

Let me give a brief history pertaining to father’s day which I believe would be of great interest to readers.

Sonora Dodd, of Washington first had the idea of ‘Father’s Day’. She thought of the idea of Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924 supported the idea of a National

Father’s Day. Then in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law, which finally made it permanent in 1972.

Father’s Day has been a very old tradition since the beginning of time. About 4000 years ago a young boy named Elmusu wished his Babylonian father good health and long life by carving a father’s day message on a card made out of clay. No one

knows what happened to Elmusu or his father, but the tradition of having a special day honouring fathers has continued through the years in countries across the world.

The fifth commandment in the Bible is: ‘Honour thy Father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.’ (Exodus 20:12) The word father in the Hebrew is ‘Abba’ meaning father along with the following definitions in Hebrew for

Father as the “source, sus-

tainer, nourisher, supporter, foundation of that which comes out”. From this Hebrew definition, we can surely say that the Father is the source and foundation of the family.

We cannot separate the father from the mother or separate the husband from the wife. Marriage is a very sacred institution ordained by God since the beginning of time.

God created marriage to be an expression of Himself. When God created marriage, he created it perfect. Man failed God because of sin. Man is really and truly the spiritual foundation of the family.

The first man created by God Adam was fathered and mentored by God himself.

When Adam disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden, God came down in the Garden and called for Adam not the woman Eve. That was because God gave instructions to Adam and not his wife Eve. Because of the sin of disobedience since the beginning of time man died spiritually, physically, and eternally.

Adam died spiritually because he was expelled from the presence of God, he died physically because of disobedience to God, and he died eternally by being separated from God eternally.

Today we have seen a great moral breakdown in the home and family. We have seen domestic violence caused by so many drunken and immoral fathers. We have seen family separation where husbands and wives are going their separate ways. Divorce and more divorce every day. Child abuse by parents, poverty and separation of children from parents. Why all these social ills?

It’s because men have turned their backs on God. They have failed to take up their responsibility as a father who is the source and foundation of their family income.

A woman is not looking for a sex champion to be a husband. She is looking for a father in her husband, the source and sustainer of her financial and emotional needs.

A true father doesn’t only just produce; he sustains, protects, nourish, love and supports.

Husbands need to show their wives that they are important, they must show them that they care and concern for them as well as their children.

Wives need to be loved not beaten and abused. Our wives need to be loved. They need to be cared for, they need to be given security and closeness without sex. The driving force in a marriage is not sex, that is why most marriages failed.

The Father’s role as well as the wife is:’ “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 21:6).

The word ‘train’ in this verse of scripture means to instruct, educate, discipline, etc. Every father should remember that one day his children will follow his example. Parents are teachers of their children.

When I see a child ‘cussing’, I realize he learn to cuss from his parents.

William Shakespeare wrote: “’It is a wise father that knows his own child”. A father will only know his child when he takes on the responsibility to care for that child. Father’s day will be a very sad day for many fathers because they really don’t know their children.

They will not get love and affection from their children because they have deserted them from a very tender age.

The true essence of fatherhood is for fathers to take up the leading role in their homes because they are the foundation of their families. Bad fathers will produce bad children, bad children will create a bad society, and bad societies will create a deplorable country all because of poor fathers who are the foundation of their families.

It’s about time our fathers of this country start leading their families and become better role models for their children. I realize that I am getting old because I begin to look just like my father. May God bless all our fathers in Guyana? My prayers are with you.

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cally advanced world.

Apart from being a great dad, so far, Christopher is somewhat of a celebrity in the world of sport. He is a right-arm fast bowler in the hit-the-deck mould who can also contribute with the bat. In his first season of domestic cricket, he served

Enjoying some quality time

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atherhood is the ultimate goal for many men. The feeling of being able to be a part of creating another life is one that is cherished but do not underestimate the role of being a father since it is not one to mess with.

When you are a father, you are your child’s teacher, counselor, coach, financial adviser, judge and jury, and a protector all at once.

For some of you who are already a father, you know the feeling all too well but for cricketer Christopher Barnwell joining the fatherhood club has allowed him to discover a part of himself he never knew existed. Christopher’s wife Dionne Cush-Barnwell gave birth to their beautiful baby girl on January 16, 2018 and describes the first time he saw his daughter, Ms. Chelsea Dhilia Barnwell, as “love at first sight.”

Drawing from his own childhood, which he described

My ultimate goal as a father is to make sure I raise my child in the right way, get her to do the right and provide for her. as total fun, Christopher hopes to give his daughter the best life possible. He remembers his own childhood days of playing marbles after a day as school or a game of cricket with the boys in the neighbourhood.

He also enjoyed a good basketball match and even the classic hide and seek. Those are all experiences he hopes little Chelsea would have the opportunity to indulge while growing up in the more technologi-

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notice of both his skills, with a five-wicket haul and halfcenturies in the first-class and List A formats. While spinners formed the crux of Guyana's attack in their victorious 2010 Caribbean T20 campaign, Barnwell was their most consistent seamer, impressing with his nagging lengths and clever changes of pace. He has since then, gone on to play the game in various formats at home and overseas. The 31 year old has played for notable teams such as West Indies, Barbados Tridents, Guyana, Guyana Amazon Warriors, and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

With this success in his career, Christopher said the day he became a father was the day he truly experienced boundless joy. Since becoming a father, Christopher’s daily life has changed tremendously since everything now revolves around ensuring that his daughter gets the best life possible.

“Some of my memorable moments with my father are him taking me to school, going on out of town trip to watch him play football, playing cricket in the backyard and cooking after a good game of cricket,” Christopher reminisced.

It is those same memories and more that he plans to create with his daughter.

“Once I don't have cricket and I'm home would take her out to visit the garden, zoo, play games with her, fly kite and pay keen interest in the fun thing she like. My ultimate goal as a father is to

Christopher with Dionne and baby Chelsea

make sure I raise my child in the right way, get her to do the right and provide for her.”

For Christopher, he is

enjoying every moment with Chelsea and for his first Father’s Day he plans to reflect and think about the type

of life he has lived and the quality of life he intends to provide for her.

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By M ohanlall S eulall

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hey say that fathers are the embodiment of God. They are there for us when the going gets tough and guide us through it all and that is exactly what Jainarine Lall has been doing for his two daughters.

Lall is a unique father. At the tender age

of five, he was diagnosed with poliomyelitis also known as polio and due to the economic constraints with his family; he could not have gotten the medical attention he needed at the time. The Essequibo native lost the ability to walk without aid but that never dampened his spirits.

His uncle Persaud, who was a Head

Master, got him into the Poliomyelitis (now Ptolemy Reid) Rehabilitation Center in Georgetown at aged 12. After leaving the Center, he spent a few years with a cousin who was a supervisor at a local upholstery factory in the City. Visits to the factory blossomed an interest in the upholstery field resulting in him

being among the best in the business right now.

Now he operates a business with his wife Girly and two daughters Versha and Valesha. As a father, he is very loving and his only dream is to see his two daughters become successful in life. He is given them all the support necessary to fulfill their dreams.

He vividly remembered his own dad who had to be away from the family from morning to night just to earn enough for the family to survive. His encouragement to all fathers is to make time for your children and become their best friend, shower them with love and they will shower you with love. Become their role model; let them see you as their strongest pillar in the family unit.

Sometimes fathers are too busy in the day to day life that we forget our responsibilities to our children and when we become older in life it might be too late to bridge that gap.

“I wish that all fa-

thers sit and reflect on our role as and see if we are really doing a fine job by being there for our children. They say that our parents are our god but as fathers are we really living up to that statement? Remember we are the first teachers of our children so my only wish this father's day is to encourage all fathers to take a minute out of your busy schedule and reflect on your family relationship,” he advises.

“Although I am a disabled person living with Polio I tried to do my best for my family.

I even drive my own car to Georgetown to purchased materials for my business. I will never let my disability keep me from being who I wanted to be. With determination and faith everything can be possible,” Lall added.

In addition, he advises father to listen more and show just how much they care.

When asked about some of the challenges he has faced, Lall said that the Regional Administration gave him a house lot and after doing all the preparation for construction of his home, the land was seized by the Courts and given to someone else resulting in him losing a substantial investment.

The Region eventually gave him a land in Capoey as compensation but when he attempted to access it, someone had already claimed ownership. He said that he is very frustrated he even wrote the president on the matter but seems of getting nowhere.

“Although I am a handicap person trying to make a living no one is listening to my story.”

Lall said that if not for his courage, determination and family support he might not have made it this far.

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By Utamu Belle

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hile the role of fatherhood presents numerous challenges, Linden father of nine Leon Fiedtkou believes that a father's love is one of the main ingredients t h a t keeps a

him by his father, he went on to explain, which provided the fuel for his future generations. Mr. Fiedtkou moved to Linden in 1992 in search of better educational access for his children. “I grew up in a home whereby my father had small chil-

famdren. ily toI was g e t h the second Mr. Fiedtkou er.

Mr. eldest for my Fiedtkou, who father. He had 15 hails from Speightland children. So we grew up is father to 8 biological chil- together and I had a lot of exdren and a foster child, the perience with children, my eldest being 48 and youngest small brothers and sisters", 28 years old.

Mr. Fiedtkou said.

The Sunday Times Even after he separated Magazine recently sat from his foster daughter's down with the 73-year-old mother, Mr. Fiedtkou raised Fiedtkou, a well-respected his foster daughter until she gentleman in the commu- became an adult. nity, where he spoke about "She's very dutiful to me his own experiences over the up to now, because growing years associated with his up she knew me as 'daddy'". role of fatherhood. While he A self-employed tractor agreed that fatherhood pres- driver for many years, Mr. ents its own challenges, Mr. Fiedtkou recalled the chalFiedtkou believes that fa- lenges associated with raisthers should remain stead- ing his children in the rivfast and always be there to erine community of Malali give support. years ago. "Children are alAs he explained, before ways a challenge. We had he had any children of his lots of challenges. Living own, he was a foster father. in the river (riverine area) He said while it was a learn- wasn't easy. Especially with ing experience, it was noth- sickness, we had to depend ing strange, since he was an on God and most times home elder sibling of 15 children. remedies. Because at that Though this union did not time engine boats weren't last, he went on to have more as popular as now, so it was children, six of which he has challenging to get out here", with his wife, Gina who he related. passed away 3 years ago.

He said nevertheless, his According to Mr. Fiedtkou, family endured until they who is originally from Malali, were able to move to Linden.

Upper Demerara River, he Though his children are all grew up in a home with lots grown now, he said quality of children under the guid- family time is always on evance of his parents. He lat- eryone's 'to do' list. er ventured into woodwork "I try to live a good famwith his father. ily life with my children," he “Most of the time I used pointed out. to handle the work. We had His advice to fathers? a shop and I was like second “Love, togetherness and boss", he said, as he shared a spending quality time". glimpse into the relationship "Fathers got a lot of rehe had with his own father. sponsibility. If you want to be It was the love shown to a good father, you got to live

with love. In our home, birthdays, Father's day, Mother's day and anniversaries are things that we celebrate. We always assemble and have a day of fun. I think that is one of the things that keep family together. A father's love", Mr. Fiedtkou noted.

He now has 10 grandchildren whom he noted are the joy of his life. Mr. Fiedtkou believes that when love is the foundation, a family is much stronger. "I've seen the way some people treat their children. Fathers especially.

If you treat them the wrong way, they grow with that and pass it on to their children. So, love is the key. If you show love to them, they would grow in love", he advises.

Mr. Fiedtkou with his children and grand children

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By Davina Ramdass

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3- year old Gladston Haydock Bagot, the pastor of Deliverance Tabernacle Assemblies of God met the love of his life, Barbara Baichulall at the age of just 26 years and knew immediatedly that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The two courted for about one year and finally tied the knot about one year after.

The man of God who has always loved the idea of being a father had no idea that he would parent four wonderful and energetic kids along with several more dur-

ing the course of his work.

The pastor said when he first learnt that he was going to be a father he was probably the happiest man in the world. He felt overwhelmed with joy since he would soon experience the feeling that God wants him to.

His first child, a boy was born in February of 1985.

Pastor Bagot noted that he always wanted to ensure that he made his children at a young age so that it would not have an effect on his ministry. It was not long after that his second child came, another boy.

He said at this point his wife and himself were now

anxious to have a girl and decided to try with that goal, however, another boy came. After trying everything to cope with the three boys that they have, the two lovers went again in pursuit of having a baby girl which had finally came after much prayers.

Like every parent, the pastor also faced challenges in raising his kids the way he wanted to. While pastor alluded to the fact that he never had much difficulties in raising his children, he did mention some of the trials and testing he faced as a man of God. “The greatest chal-

lenge that presents itself is when you are a father and you have expectations for your children and they do not meet those expectations. They affect me a lot.

Especially if they are facing certain circumstances. It puts a burden on you. It burdens you to see them face that challenge and you now become ready to do whatever it takes and pay whatever price you have to, just to see them happy and their future change. It’s like your children’s trouble becomes your troubles and their joy becomes your joy.”

The most challenging part of his parenthood he noted however, was when the children started to get older and wanted to make their own decisions as teenagers. Before the children could have become the wise teenagers that they grew into, pastor Bagot said that there was one point in time, where he had to take care of all his babies by himself, since his wife had left their KuruKururu Soesdyke Linden home, as she chased her dream of becoming a medical nurse.

His wife, he pointed out,

had left for Essequibo a short while after his fourth child was born. While most fathers would have been tempted the throw in the towel, this dedicated man of God was anxious to see his wife develop in the area that she was passionate about.

Mrs. Bagot had left her home for just about three years and would sometimes visit her family on the weekends whenever she had the opportunity.

“It was quite challenging because to carry the burden of the church and to take care of them, clothe them and all the rest it was difficult but because of how discipline I was I was able to manage all that was happening.”

After that chapter of their lives were over and his children were now adults and ready for marriage, the Pastor said even now he was as happy as can be. The proud moment in his life came when two of his eldest sons got married in the year 2008.

It was not long after, that his second son also tied the knot with a woman of his dreams. As time passed and his baby girl grew into a woman, she too was ready to start a family of her own.

Mr. Bagot said this was an emotional part of his life because even though he had always prepared his mind for it, he felt like he was losing his baby.

As he faced his fear, his only daughter tied the knot and he welcomed

his son-in-law into his home.

“My home felt empty after she left. She was always there to make me laugh and do all kinds of things with me. I just felt like something was missing.

The now 63-year old father, said he liked parenting so much and was fairly good at it so he even took on the challenge of raising not only children from his family, but others as well.

He was so inclined to the feeling that he went as far as to bring a prisoner into his own home. At one point he fathered his two nephews and one of his nieces, after their parents, who live overseas was frustrated. The man also parented his wife’s 8-year old sister.

In addition to this, pastor Bagot and his wife cared for a four month old baby after his parents, who were then members of his church were faced with a number of challenges. The baby boy stayed with the family until he was just about four years old before his mother decided that she wanted to play her motherly duties again.

Although heart broken, his wife and himself took in another stranger, this time a teenager into their home, where they are still parenting him. “We sensed in our hearts that we wanted to do something for this young man. We see so much inside of him. His parents still come to visit, but we are so happy to be able to help.”

Pastor Bagot said that he never really had the type of fatherly love he desired.

He said he never knew his biological father even though he even played with the man’s children. He said he learnt who his father was after his mother passed away.

The man who was fathered by a step-dad said he questioned his mom once about his dad and never again did after he got quite of an answer.

He noted that they never had much of a close relationship and never really felt loved. This however did not stop him from becoming the loving and caring father that he is today, but has propelled him to be a better person.

Pastor Bagot and his sweetheart Barbara

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Literary Corner

Father

My father knows the proper way The nation should be run; He tells us children every day Just what should now be done.

He knows the way to fix the trusts, He has a simple plan; But if the furnace needs repairs, We have to hire a man.

My father, in a day or two Could land big thieves in jail; There’s nothing that he cannot do, He knows no word like “fail.”

“Our confidence” he would restore, Of that there is no doubt; But if there is a chair to mend, We have to send it out.

All public questions that arise, He settles on the spot; He waits not till the tumult dies, But grabs it while it’s hot.

In matters of finance he can Tell Congress what to do; But, O, he finds it hard to meet His bills as they fall due.

It almost makes him sick to read The things law-makers say; Why, father’s just the man they need, He never goes astray.

All wars he’d very quickly end, As fast as I can write it; But when a neighbor starts a fuss, ’Tis mother has to fight it.

In conversation father can Do many wondrous things; He’s built upon a wiser plan Than presidents or kings.

He knows the ins and outs of each And every deep transaction; We look to him for theories, But look to ma for action.

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t is ironic in our patriarchal society that the celebration of fathers as in Father’s Day is not as big an event as say Mother’s Day. Without getting bogged down in a debate, this article will focus on a few writers in Guyanese Literature who fathered other writers in conjunction to fathering and producing their own literary children and will focus on those fathers whose biological off springs also produced outstanding works of creation.

The father* of Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

Jan Carew

Jan Carew was a writer, educator, thinker, philosopher, diplomat and activist who made his mark wherever he worked and lived – Trinidad, London, Spain, Ghana, Canada, Mexico, USA, Czechoslovakia, France and Guyana.

And he discharged his responsibilities with the singular fixation to right wrongs of discrimination, marginalisation and even gender inequity, fighting the ‘same cause’ by re-writing and righting history.

Carew is best known for his novel ‘Black Midas’, first published 1958.

Jan Carew wrote extensively for children as teacher to student, opening their eyes to facts of life and myths, sometimes a fusion of Amerindian and African lore, giving life to history producing such gems are ‘Children of the Sun’, ‘Amalivaca’, and ‘The Sisters and Manco’s Stories’.

His other writings including novels, memoirs and plays like ‘The Wild Coast’, ‘The Last Barbarian’, ‘Moscow is not my Mecca’, ‘Ghosts in my Blood’, ‘University of Hunger’, ‘Black Horse, Pale Rider’, ‘Street of Eternity’, ‘Sea Drums in my Blood’, and ‘The Day of the Fox’ Lisa St. Aubin de Teran is described as a ‘writer of autobiographical fictions, and memoirist’, immortalizing the many places in which she lived in The Slow Train to Milan, The Hacienda, and Mozambique Mysteries.

The father* of Denise Harris

Wilson Harris is the recipient of five honorary doctorates. In 1968, he obtained an Arts Council Grant, and in 1971, he was a Commonwealth Fellow in Caribbean Literature at Leeds University, UK. He held the revered position of writer-in-residence at many universities around the world including places like Australia, New York, Texas, Toronto and Cuba. In 1987, he won the inaugural Guyana Prize for Literature in the fiction category and in 2002 he was awarded the Guyana Prize Special Award. In 2003, the University of Warwick staged a conference in honour of Harris. In 1968, Wilson Harris was a delegate to the National Identity Conference in Brisbane and in the same year, he was a delegate to UNESCO sympo-

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sium on Caribbean Literature held in Cuba. In 1970, he was part of the Convention of Caribbean Writers and Artists held in Guyana planning for what turned out to be the Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta). Some of his poems were collected in three volumes; FETISH, 1951, ETERNITY TO SEASON, 1952, and THE WELL AND THE LAND, 1952. He has written numerous essays on topics including ‘The Enigma of Values’, ‘Fossil and Psyche’, ‘Greatness and Bitterness’ and ‘The Making of a Book’. Wilson Harris has written and published some twenty three novels since his first, PALACE OF THE PEACOCK, appeared in 1960.

Denise Harris, born in Georgetown, Guyana, is widely-travelled; her attachment to UNICEF has taken her to places like Barbados, Jamaica, New York and Beijing. Her first novel, WEB OF SECRETS, won the Guyana Prize for Literature, 1996, in the category of best first book of fiction. The book is ‘fictional autobiography’ dealing with issues from which people shy away; it gives ‘a picture of a sensitive child suffering considerably from the stress of marital breakdown, the African-Indian racial violence of early 1960’s Georgetown and the failure of the family to confront the racial tensions within it’. It is also a novel of redemption. Her second novel, IN REMEMBRANCE OF HER, was short-listed for the Guyana Prize in 2004. She is also a photographer.

tion (BROWN GIRL IN THE RING, MIDNIGHT ROBBER, THE SALT ROADS, SKIN FOLK). Her work has received numerous awards including the Warner Aspect First Novel Prize, the Ontario Arts Council Foundation Award for emerging writers, the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer, the World Fantasy Award, and the Gaylactic Spectrum Award. Her novel MIDNIGHT ROBBER was given Honourable Mention in Cuba's "Casa de las Americas" literary prize and is a New York Times Notable Book of the Year 1999. She has served as Writerin-Residence in many colleges and universities around the world including places like Australia, USA, London, and in Canada.

The father* of Oonya Kempadoo

Peter Kempadoo is the first Guyanese of Indian ancestry to write a novel. That book, GUIANA BOY, was self-published in 1960 by a small press, New Literature (Publishing) Limited, founded by Kempadoo. This first novel was well received. But his second novel, OLD THOM’S HARVEST, also set on the Corentyne Coast of Guyana was scoffed at because of his exploration of the Indian man and African woman relationship at a time when society was not ready to accept miscege-

The father* of Nalo Hopkinson

Abdur-Rahman Slade Hopkinson was a man of many parts: New Amsterdam, Berbice, Georgetown, Guyana, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and North America; parts of the world in which he lived. He was a head teacher, university lecturer, journalist, poet, actor, playwright and painter. ‘THE FOUR and other poems’, his first collection, was published in Barbados in 1954. During the sixties, he became a Muslim, reflected in his later writing and, in 1970, he founded the Caribbean Theatre Guild. ‘THE MADWOMAN of PAPINE and ‘THE FRIEND’ were published by Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry of Education & Social Development, Guyana, in 1976. His plays include ‘Sala’ and ‘The Long Vacation’. His short story, ‘Marcus Aurelius and the Transatlantic Baakoo’ was published in the Faber Book of Modern Caribbean Short Stories.

Slade Hopkinson died in 1993, the same year his final collection of poems, ‘SNOWSCAPE with SIGNATURE’ was published.

Nalo Hopkinson is among the first science-fiction writers of the Caribbean.

She has lived in Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana and for the past 30-odd years in Canada. She is the author of three novels and a short story collec-

Nalo Hopkinson

Peter Kempadoo

nation from the other end of the spectrum. Kempadoo for most of his life was a self-taught, self-made man. But he benefited from early formal education. A certified teacher and a trained nurse, Kempadoo put his talent to others uses and excelled as a reporter and broadcaster. And despite his contribution to Guyanese literature, Kempadoo still refers to himself as an accidental writer.

Oonya Kempadoo grew up in Guyana, lived in various parts of Europe and on many islands of the Caribbean. Her first novel, BUXTON SPICE, was an instant success. It was on the London bestseller list throughout 1999, nominated for the 2000 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and won her the label ‘a Great Talent for the Twenty-First Century’ by the Orange Prize judges.

The novel was translated in French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Hebrew. Her second novel, TIDE RUNNING, won the Casa de las Americas literary prize of Cuba. Both novels explored sexuality in youths.

Her third novel is All Decent Animals.

Please forgive me if I missed your story – the story of you and your dad, and help me to correct this omission by sending relevant information, thank you. *No slight intended to the mothers involved in giving birth to the above children.

Responses to this author telephone (592) 226-0065 or email: oraltradition2002@yahoo.com

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This family paddling in their traditional canoe down the Chenapou River to their farm

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henapou Village-an Amerindian settlement located some 29 miles up the Potaro River is accessible by an approximate three hours boat ride, well that depends on how fast your boat moves. The village is divided into four zones and is described as the best place to live or have an escape from the everyday hassles of city life.

The name Chenapou is a Patamona word and when translated means Frog Pond and the village would have gotten its name from the variety of frogs that inhibits the pond. One of the most popular one, is what we refer to as the ‘mountain chicken’ and in this village, it is called Chenau.

The village has approximately 524 residents.

Like every Amerindian Village, Chenapou has a Village Council that is headed by a Toshao, ViceToshao, treasurer and secretary. Councillors are responsible for different zones in the community and are also assigned duties in relation to health, education and the environment as well as other areas.

The main livelihood of the Chenapou residents is subsistence farming. All fertile farming areas are located outside the Village title with cassava, plantain, banana, pumpkin and squash being common crops and most households make local drinks such as cassiri, parakari and fly. In addition, some residents are also involved in mining within their customary lands.

Just over a year ago, the livelihood of the Chenapou became threatened when over twenty residents were arrested and charged for illegal mining within the Kaieteur National Park.

However, those charges were dropped after widespread protests from the Amerindian communities along with their allies.

But to date the issue has not been fully dealt with. The Patamona people have long contended that the Kaieteur National Park falls within their customary lands and they should have unprecedented access to it.

Chenapou Village, because of its location, employment opportunities are limited to only two sectors-mining and farming. The women folk often take up farming as a means of providing a ‘back-up’ to the men folk’s earnings. Most of the men work on mining dredges and would usually ply their trade in the Blackwater - Korobrung area since the earnings from mining are much more feasible for maintaining a family.

Despite that threat, the level of comradery and togetherness in the Chenapou is even stronger.

Despite the hardships, the people of Chenapou are resilient and would welcome anyone warmly and treat you as though you are family. That is the spirit of Chenapou-where you do not go hungry or uncared for.

You would still see the residents getting up at the crack of dawn to have breakfast together before they go off to work in their farms.

Just for the crisp fresh air or experiencing frog pond or even the boat ride up the Potaro, Chenapou is the ultimate culmination of a great visit to Kaieteur Falls.

Early morning cleaning

Cassava bread drying

Warishi ready- this woman prepares to go into the farm to pull some cassava

An early morning bath in Frog Pond

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UNIFORM VOUCHER 2018

LIST OF BUSINESS PLACES WHERE ONE CAN PURCHASE SCHOOL ITEMS WITH THE SCHOOL UNIFORM VOUCHER SCHOOL UNIFORM AGENCIES IN REGION # 2 1. Rajendra K. Ramkumar – 40 Windsor Castle 2. G. Deodat – Gopi’s Enterprise – 369 Hampton Court, Essequibo 3. Mohamed R. Ramjohn – R & R Fashion – Supernaam Market, Essequibo 4. Manraj Rambaran – Lima Essequibo Coast 5. Dalchand Variety Store – 7 Anna Regina, Essequibo 6. Cinderella Designs – Anna Regina Post Office Compound 7. Shackelia Henry – 4 Aurora Essequibo 8. Lalchan’s Puja & Variety Store 9. Krishna & Son Enterprise – Charity, Essequibo Coast 10. Kozy Nook Family Store -2 Soesdyke 11. Iman Bacchus & Sons Ltd – Affiance Essequibo Coast 12. Poorandai Sukhu, Pyaar Style Fashion - 284 Zeelugt Old Road, East Bank, Essequibo, Guyana.

13. Lalldeo Bukhan, Bukhan & Son General Store & Supermarket – 252-254 Parika East Bank Essequibo

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SCHOOL UNIFORM AGENCIES IN REGION # 3 Bibi Sherina Yussuf – Parika Market, WCD Savers Choice Bargain Centre – 97 MetenMeer-Zorg, WCD Charmine’s Clothing – Parika Market Robal Nebar – 44 Wine Bush, - Leonora Market Vickram Singh Garment Manufacturing – 6 South Section Canal # 2 WBD Vedo’s Variety Store – S. Stelling Road, Vreed-en-Hoop Bibi Nandlall – Stall 11 Hydronie Market, Parika, EBE Tularam Ramkissoon General Store – Belle Plaine Wakennaam A & S Geneeral Store – H’ New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop Pyaar Style Fashion – 284 Zeelugt Old Road, East Bank Essequibo Payless Variety Store- 28 Stelling Road, Vreed En Hoop Indrani’s Fashion – 15 First Avenue Bartica Essequibo River S. Motilall Variety Shop – 11 Fair Field Essequibo Nalene S. Lall – N.S. Lall General Store 1 Anna Regina Tularam Ramkissoon General Store – 124 Belle Plaine, Wakenaam Essequibo Island Laikat Alli, Z. Laikat Alli & Sons Family Store- 50 Cotton Field Essequibo Coast

SCHOOL UNIFORM AGENCIES IN REGION # 4 1. P. Datt Variety Store, Beezie Enmore

2. M. Khan – 80 L B I, Housing Scheme 3. DAT General Store – 64 Good Hope, E C D 4. Bibi Clothes Stall - # 19 & 20 Plaisance Market 5. Giftland Office Max- Turkeyen 6. Ellen Mahase – 61-62 Blossom Scheme, Enmore 7. Edwin’s Grocery & Haberdashery – 19 Lusignan, East Coast Demerara 8. Kids’ Outlet – 165 Lusignan Public Road East Coast Demerara 9. Gaitree’s Boutique – Stall #32 Annadale Market East coast Demerara 10. Primo Sewing Establishment – 23 Company Road Buxton, East coast Demerara 11. T.M’s Collection Boutique – Stall No. 331, Lusignan Market ECD 12. Danraj Harold – Danny Tailor Shop – 490 Phase 1, Good Hope, East Coast Demerara 13. N.Y Apparell and Boutique – A Belmonte.

Mahaica 14. G. Hamid Grocery – 692 Eighteenth Street, Foulis ECD 15. Mohandai Boodhoo - DAT General Store 52,53 &72 Mon Repos Market ECD 16. Janice Bobb – 887 Caneville Grove ECD 17. Tulsidai Mansah

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SCHOOL UNIFORM AGENCIES IN REGION # 5 NJ’s Stationery & Gift Centre – 176 Public Road, Rosignol, West Bank Berbice Audrey General Store – 461 Ithaca Village, WBB A & S Wholesale & Retail General Store – 178 A, Rosignol West Bank Berbice Double G General Store – 17 Farm Mahaicony Razeena In Style Fashion Store – 262 Rosignol W.C Berbice Natasha Singh – Lot 11 Section C Bush Lot West Coast Berbice Priyadharshanie Singh – 348 Bathsettlement West Coast Berbice Mohamed Mursalin – 272 Rosignol Village West Coast Berbice Phulmuttie Boodhoo, A&S Supermarket, 178 “A” Rosignol West Bank Berbice Jasmatie Singh, Variety Store – Lot 15 C, Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice Vickram Singh Vickram Singh Garment & Manufacturing , 6 South Section Canal No. Polder, West Bank Demerara SCHOOL UNIFORM AGENCIES IN REGION # 6 B & L Trading – Tacama Berbice River J. Singh Variety Store – 19 Bush Lot, WCB Jodha Haberdashery Stalls – 79 Municipality Market Corriverton, Berbice Ramcharran & Satranee Garment Shop 7 South Public Road, Rose Hall R. Singh & Sons Auto Sales & Business Enterprise #78 Village Corriverton Jameel Uddin General Store - #71 Village,

Corentyne 7. Adrian Hansraj – 7 ‘A’ D’ Edward Village, Berbice 8. Gordon’s Stationery – 14 Pitt Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice 9. Joshua Bissoon – Bissoon’s Business Enterprise – Corriverton Market, 10. Sunita Garment Corner – 79 Municipal Market 11. Judith April Business Enterprise – 79 Municipal Market Corriverton 12. Judith April – Stalls 804,805,825 and 826 Corriverton Town Market 13. Payless Variety Store- Pitt Street ,New Amsterdam 14. Gajadhar Singh Store – 12 Main and Chapel Street N A Berbice 15. Hardyal and Daughter True Value Store – 14 Pitt Street N A Berbice 16. Jameel Uddin General Store – 71 Village Corentyne Berbice & Lot 28 A No. 57 Village Berbice 17. Judith Angela April – Judith April Business Enterprise, Stall No 823 ½ No. 79 Munipal Market, Corriverton, Corentyne, Berbice

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SCHOOL UNIFORM AGENCIES IN REGION # 10 Denise & Jevons Boutique, 68-69 Mackenzie Arcade Levoy’s Variety Store, 86 Mackenzie Market Mayfil Green Variety Store, Mackenzie Market Vashti Fordyce, Stall #0554 Wismar Market Romain Hodgson Shoe World, Stalls # 0-71 Mackenzie Market Winnie’s Exotic Clothing, Stall 01165, Mackenzie Lola’s Variety Store, Stall 1132, Mackenzie Ann Leitch, 84 Mackenzie Market Phyllis Corner, Stall #4 Mackenzie Market Triple ‘A’ Stationery & Book Centre, Booth #6 Chevon Variety Store, Stall #36 Mackenzie Arcade Jevon & Denise – 65&66 Mackenzie, Arcade, Linden Performance Auto Spares and General Store – 273 Green Heart street, Linden Tunde’s Fabric and Accessories – Stall #1 Ituni Market, Ituni District Upper Demerara UNISTOP Stall - 67 & 68 Wismar Market Linden Amber Variety Store - 130 Ituni Housing Scheme Upper Demerara Kozy Nook Family Store - 2 Soesdyke East Bank Demerara Marcia Bourne, Bourne Variety Store 1620 Kusand Avenue, Ituni District,

SCHOOL UNIFORM AGENCIES IN Georgetown 1. Ashmin’s Trading Company

Limited, High Street 2. Guyana Stores Limited, Water Street 3. Janice Variety Stall, Bourda Market 4. Milton Brandford, COLOUR 70 E Robb Street, Lacytown 5. Payless Variety Store, 42 Wellington Street 6. Foot Step Mall, Regent & Camp Streets 7. The Family Store, Robb & Savage Streets (GPO Building) 8. Ravina & Avinash Complex, Water Street 9. Aniroud Stationery, Croal Street 10. Gift land Office Max 11. METRO, Croal Street & Quamina Street 12. Bhagwan’s Store, 18 A Water Street 13. Shoppers Paradise, 104 Regent Street 14. City Centre, 17 A Water Street 15. Singh’s Electronics, 136 Regent Street, Lacytown 16. Ann & Sons, Bourda Market 17. Christine’s Fashion & Variety Store 18. William Fogarty Limited, Water Street 19. Janice Babb - Stall #8,9 Bourda Market 20. G&D Business Enterprise – Stall #6 Stabroek market 21. Shamdas Kirpalani – 6A Water Street and 107 Regent Street. G/town 22. K.D. Vaswani – 109 Regent, Lacytown G/town 23. Brassonic LTD – 42 Water Street G/Town 24. Alicia’s Variety – Stall #95, 99102 Bourda Market 25. Gobin’s Variety & Gambio, 96 Regent Street. Lacytown 26. Chow General Store – 307 Independence LaPenitence 27. Balaji Trading – 124 King Street, Lacytown Georgetown 28. C & M Children & Men Outfit fashion 131 Regent Street 29. R. Sookraj & Sons – 104 Regent Street, G/town 30. Muneshwers Limited – 4547 Water Street. G/town 31. William Fogarty Limited – 34-37 Water Street P.O #10320, Georgetown 32. Dianne Christina Jennings, Dianne Variety Store - Vendor Arcade Regent Street.

33. Alim Sham- 97 Regent, Lacytown Georgetown.

34. Marion Shepherd, Marion’s Me Stop Shop - 49-50 Bourda Market Bourda G/Town 35. Gaitry Sewnauth – Stall No. E. Section 1 LaPenitence Market G/Town 36. Kamieal Dinool – S & K Dinool – Stall No 142 Robbstown, Vendor Arcade , Regent Street 37. Mahagony Visions Inc. - 128 A Carmicheal Georgetown SCHOOL UNIFORM AGENCIES IN Bartica 1. Indrani’s Fashion, 15 First Avenue Bartica

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Home & Cooking

Ingredients • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

1 ½ lbs thinly sliced beef 2 tsp soy sauce 2 tsp garlic 1 tbsp brown sugar ½ red onion, sliced 1 cup pineapple chunks 1 ½ tsp oil 2 scallion, cut into 2 inch pieces ½ red bell pepper, sliced Sauce: ¼ cup soy sauce ½ cup pineapple juice ½ tsp red pepper flakes 2 tsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp ketchup 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp cornstarch

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orget something from the store! Make Dad a gift straight from the heart.

Dads are notoriously difficult to shop for, but there’s no way he won’t appreciate a homemade Father’s Day gift.

We’ve rounded up the quickest crafts for you to make that dad will not only like but also use. So, get your hands dirty and whip up something that will earn you a place on the best present list.

Instructions 1.

Place beef in a bowl with soy sauce, garlic and brown sugar and mix to combine then set aside.

2. To make the sauce mix all ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.

3. Heat oil in a large pot over high heat then add beef and cook for about 2-3 minutes.

4. Remove from pan and set aside.

5. Add oil to the pan then stir fry red onion and pepper and cook for a minute. Add sauce and pineapple and cook until sauce begins to thicken, this just take about a minute or two.

6. Next add the cooked beef back to the pot and cook for a minute before removing from the stove. Toss in scallions, then serve. (Recipe from Guyanese food blogger Jehan)

Pre-Shave Oil

Here’s a super simple gift that you can whip up for Father’s Day that he can use all the time! Preshave oil is a great homemade alternative to shaving gel and helps leave your skin silky smooth.

There are a million different ways to make pre-shave oil and you may have to change the recipe based on how your skin reacts to these oils. You will need, 1 part grapeseed oil, 1 part olive oil and a few drops of an essential oil of choice.

Barbecue rub recipe

If your father is king of the grill, make him this barbecue rub he can use all year long. The BBQ Rub Recipe is really easy to throw together. Measure out your ingredients, dump them in a bowl and mix them up. Sprinkle some on your meat before throwing it on the grill and you are on your way to a tasty meal. I put about a teaspoon on each piece of meat. For this you will need, paprika, sea salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne and brown sugar.

Business Card Holder

Stitch up vintage postcards to make a slim wallet or business card holder. Here’s how: fold the postcard in half with the decorative side face up and cut a half-moon from the top of the postcard. Open the card flat and cover with a sheet of clear, Domino Clock Get creative and surprise your dad with this DIY masterpiece. lightweight vinyl; stitch all around the post card. ¼ inch from its All you need is a domino set, hammer, nails, clock movements and edge. Trim vinyl to fit and refold the postcard in half. Sew the wallet around three edges, leaving the top open. hands and some double sided removable adhesive.

Wool iPad Case

Perfect timing for a handmade gift for Dad that is practical and cool. Final touches such as an embroidered monogram or a leather name plate are optional. This iPad case is perfect for dad to store keys, watches and other accessories. You will need fabric, zipper and sewing machine to make this fabulous case for daddy.

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Puzzles

ACROSS

1 Geneva's river 6 Extent

11 Races by, as clouds

16 Mounded up

21 Willing, plus

22 Artificial waterway

23 Asian capital

24 Spry

25 Cabbie's fare

26 Makes level

27 Writer -- Jong

28 Look of disdain

29 Luau strings

30 Brown-tinted photo

32 Snowy-white bird 34 Pondering

36 Now, to Caesar

38 In the least (2 wds.)

40 Toes the line

42 Fall guy

43 Late summer flower

45 Gene Autry movie

47 Flowerpot spot 49 Songbird

52 Cruise in style

53 Black tea

54 Montana and Flutie

57 "Venus" singer

58 Twig junctures

59 Agrees with

60 Grass-skirt dance

61 Cote dwellers

62 Elbowed

63 Chess pieces

64 Swains

65 Woolly one

66 Reduced by 50 percent

68 Blender setting

69 Snow crystals

70 Tax-form IDs

72 Real bargain

73 Came to the rescue

74 Heroism

75 Early camera

77 Spy mission

78 Auto option 79 Harpooned

82 Lies in wait

83 Grow wheat

84 Religious subdivision

88 Tallest hoopster 89 Grounds

90 Pulled down

92 Henri's island

93 Pampas backdrop

94 Ms. Zellweger

95 Rudely sarcastic

96 Tracking system

98 AAA suggestions

99 Intuitions

100 Omens

101 Sweethearts 102 Craze

103 Acapulco cash

104 Coffee go-with

105 Many and different 106 Censor

107 Price tag

108 Hard to corner

109 "-- -- You Knocking" 111 Grab

113 Inlet, to Angus

115 Fish-eating flier

119 Neglectful

121 Nonreactive, chemically

123 Partner of desist

125 Fleming or Woosnam

126 Hawk's gripper

127 Leafed through

129 Rap sheet info

131 Do chestnuts

133 Swipe

134 Without a flaw

135 -- Carlo

136 Petal extract

137 Rogers of "Coward of the County"

138 Dillydally

139 Seattle's Sound 140 Banal

DOWN

1 Sitcom afterlife

2 Zen master's verse

3 Utah city

4 Once named

5 Hits the wrong key

6 Royal regalia

7 Classy hors d'oeuvre

8 Ryan or Tatum

9 Kitchen utensil

10 If not

11 Frozen dessert

12 More than a job

13 Party leader's goal

14 MD, familiarly

15 Yul's film realm 16 Aisle

17 Catch fire

18 Claims against property

19 Melancholy poem

20 "-- Rosenkavalier"

31 Down the hatch

33 Ancient Teutons

35 Elegant coiffures

37 Dish alternative

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39 -- for bear

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41 Heavy hammer

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44 Walk through puddles 87

46 Made top honors

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48 Really skimps

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49 Crosses the creek

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50 Says frankly

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51 Poe's night visitor

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52 Rustic

97 53 Yearned

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54 Movement along a fault

55 More downcast

56 Disrespectful

58 Kim of "Picnic"

59 Dangerous sea nymph

60 Lifts with effort

62 Answer a charge 63 Praise

64 Lesage hero Gil - 67 Abacus user

68 Gathers flowers

69 Falsely incriminate

71 Chases the puck

73 Craggy abode

74 Swiss capital

76 Mine yields

77 Sly tactics

78 Animal fats

79 Winter wear

80 Five, in combos

81 Broke off

82 Jet routes

KATHLEEN SAXE

WORD GAME TODAY'S WORD -- PILFERS (PILFERS: PIL-fers: Steals, especially a small amount.)

Average mark 27 words Time limit 30 minutes Can you find 34 or more

pelf peril pier pile pliers plies pries

isle lief life lire lisp file filer

fire flier flies flip fries frise rife

words in PILFERS? rifle sire rile slier ripe slip rise spier self spile serf serif

RULES OF THE GAME: 1. Words must be of four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of "s," such as "bats" or "dies," are not allowed. 3. Additional words made by adding a "d" or an "s" may not be used. For example, if "bake" is used, "baked" or "bakes" are not allowed, but "bake" and "baking" are admissible. 4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.

Pass out Comforter stuffing Sticky soils Concise Dances to jazz Swallow up Took the wheel Swell, as a river Trig function In the blink of -- -Goes off course

100 Like a judge

114 Cake topper

101 Euphoric moments

116 Dogie catcher

103 Obviously 117 Schnoz-related

104 As if in a trance

118 -- nous

105 Computer file (2 wds.)

120 Kebab holder

106 Lament

122 Pack firmly 107 Straight

124 Distinct periods 108 Originate

126 "For shame!"

109 Burnt up

128 Oklahoma town

110 Trojan War cause

130 "Skip to My --"

112 Eastwood's "The -- Sanction"

132 Homer-hitter Mel See Solution on Pg 14

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Bollywood/Hollywood

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fire broke out on Wednesday at Mumbai’s Beaumonde Towers, where Deepika Padukone owns an apartment. The blaze erupted around 2.10 pm on the 33rd floor of the Beau Monde Building, which is located at Appasaheb Marathe Marg. About 16 fire engines, five water tankers and 108 ambulances were rushed to the spot. Two firemen – Harishchandra Raorane (54) and Shivaji Achrekar (53) – were admitted to hospital after getting suffocated. Both are stable now.

A source close to Deepika has confirmed that the actor was not in the building when the fire broke out.

She was out for the shoot of a brand. “It’s not her house or office which has caught fire. It has happened on the 32nd floor. The fire brigade is on their way already. Deepika is on the set shooting for her brand. Her staff has evacuated the apartment,” a source close to Deepika Padukone told indianexpress.com.

Later in the day, Deepika also tweeted and informed her well-wishers that she is safe. She tweeted, “I am safe.Thank You, everyone. Let us pray for our firefighters who are at site risking their lives…” (Indian Express)

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icki Minaj is flying solo for the first time since she was 15 years old.

“It’s the first time in my life I’ve ever been single. I remember feeling like I could do anything at one time in my life and somewhere along the line, I just started second guessing myself for whatever reason,” the “Chun Li” rapper told Elle magazine’s July issue.

Minaj, 35, recently split from fellow rapper Nas and has joked about dating Eminem.

“Becoming single was one of the things that made me feel strong and powerful,” she explained. “The fact that I am a young woman who doesn’t need a man for money. I don’t need a man for a job. I’ve never had to f—k for beats. I’ve never had to f—k for a record deal. I don’t have those pressures. I get up when I want, shop when I want.”

Though Minaj admits that she loves flaunting her own sex appeal and embraces her exhibitionism, she admitted that she feels guilt for what she believes may have

been inadvertently promoting what she calls “modern-day prostitutes” on social media and in strip clubs.

“Whether you’re a stripper, or whether you’re an Instagram girl — these girls are so beautiful and they have so much to offer,” she said. “But I started finding out that you give them a couple thousand dollars, and you can have sex with them. I was like, ‘Yikes.’ It’s just sad that they don’t know their worth. It makes me sad as a woman. And it makes me sad that maybe I’ve contributed to that in some way … I can’t look down on these girls.

I may not be having sex with people, but I’m selling sex appeal.” (Page Six)

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harma Productions' upcoming film 'Dhadak', which happens to be the launchpad for Sridevi's daughter Janhvi Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor's brother Ishaan Khatter has been making all the right noise ahead of it's release next month.

The recently released trailer of the film was well received by the audiences and now the trailer has apparently clocked in more than 30 million views in 48 hours.

Producer Karan Johar took to Twitter to share the excitement. He tweeted, “A LOVE STORY! #dhadak! 20th of July watch this unconditional story of first love...unconditional love....deep love....and thank you for all the love!! 30 MILLION VIEWS IN 48 hours! @ShashankKhaitan #Janhvi #Ishaan" 'Dhadak', directed by Shashank Khaitan, is set to release on July 20.

The movie has created immense buzz ever since its inception and the cute pairing of the newbies in Bollywood has increased the curiosity level amongst fans all the

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omplaint has been filed against the film ‘Sanju’ headlined by Ranbir Kapoor for showing Indian jails in bad light. The complaint is regarding a scene in the film's trailer, which according to the report "will set a bad impression about jail authorities of India," reports news agency ANI. Activist Prithvi Mhaske objected to the toilet leakage scene in the film's trailer and in a letter to the Censor Board chief Prasoon Joshi, he wrote, "As per the information available the government and jail authorities are taking good care of all the barracks of the jails. We never heard of any such incidents anywhere. There were many

more. Earlier reports stated that ‘Dhadak’ is an official remake of the Marathi blockbuster ‘Sairat’, but recently while speaking to a daily Ishaan revealed the difference between the two films.

Ishaan revealed that ‘Dhadak’ is an adaptation, rather than a remake. He averred that ‘Dhadak’ director Shashank Khaitan understood that it’s such an important film for our country and is easily adaptable into the different cultural milieu that it was important to make this film reach out to more audiences.

However, the film is being criticised for its overt Bollywood-ism and for casting two star kids in the lead role. . While Sairat is among the few Indian films which bravely portrayed a boy and girl falling in love across caste lines and paying the price that India’s deeply divided society demands, Dhadak, at least by the trailer, looked like a rich girlpoor boy love story and Sairat fans are not buying it.

films previously released based on gangsters, where in the Indian jails were portrayed, but never in such light." In the letter, Mr Mhasake also wrote, "If there is no action about the same by you then we are left with no option, but to approach the honourable court and put a stay order on the release of the movie," reports ANI. Sanju narrates the story of actor Sanjay Dutt, which also includes the days he spent in the jail in connection with the 1993 Bombay blast case. The scene in question appears to be from the time when Sanjay was imprisoned initially in 1993. He spent 18 months in jail during the trial and

ongrats are in order for Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson!

The Dancing With the Stars pros revealed via Instagram on Thursday that they're engaged. The lovebirds both shared a pic from the proposal, which went down in Venice, Italy. "I can’t wait to make you my wife ♥️," Chmerkovskiy gushed.

Johnson's caption was equally sweet. "I knew the moment I met you, you were the man of my dreams and I wanted to be with you forever," she marveled. "Babychka Мой любовь thank you for making my fairytale come true today!

Cannot believe I get to call you my FIANCÉ!!!! #engaged."

The exciting news comes just over a month after Johnson joked to ET during a Facebook live interview that time was "aticking" for Chmerkovskiy to ask her for her hand in marriage.

"We'll see [if engagement is in the cards anytime soon]," she said at the time. "We both

he was finally convicted for the illegal possession of weapons by the Supreme Court in 2013, when he was sentenced to five years in Pune's Yerwada Jail.

have very big things happening right now, so we'll let that ride over... maybe we'll go to Fiji!"

And just a few hours after the interview aired, Chmerkovskiy admitted via Twitter that he "should def put a ring on it."

Crossword Solution

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Fun Times

Archie

ARIES (March 21April 19)

Participate in today's events, but don't take on challenges that could lead to injury. Nurture important relationships. Keeping the peace will require avoiding unpredictable changes that might upset someone.

Do whatever it takes to TAURUS add stability to your life. If (April 20- you try to push someone to do May 20) things your way, you can expect to face opposition. Take better care of your health and physical well-being.

Take a day trip or plan

GEMINI to visit a friend or relative.

(MAY 28- Interacting with others will be June 20) revealing and change the way you think. Be considerate and avoid a dispute.

You'll be drawn to unusual or unfamiliar people, (June 21- places and pastimes. Listen, July 22) observe and gather information that will encourage you to bring about a positive and rewarding change.

CANCER

LEO (July 23Aug. 22)

Dilbert

Peanuts

Take precautions when making emotional changes that will disrupt your home or domestic life. Don't act on impulse or overreact to what others do or say.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22)

A change will do you good.

Visit a place that will stimulate you to move in a positive direction. Don't feel uncomfortable about pursuing your plans.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23)

Check out your options and consider whether making a personal or professional move will affect your home or a loved one. Don't act in haste, as proper planning will be necessary.

Tread carefully when dealSCORPIO ing with affairs of the heart.

(Oct. 24- Don't make physical changes Nov. 22) that could lead to a health prob-

lem or injury. Look for a unique and intelligent way to move forward.

SAGITTARIUS Don't let temptation cause (Nov. 23- you to make an irrational Dec. 21) move. Plan and schedule carefully to avoid disrupting your agenda. Love, romance and personal improvements should be high priorities.

Calvin and Hobbes

Consider how the changCAPRICORN es you want to make will af(Dec. 22- fect others. Communication Jan. 19) will keep you out of trouble and help you find a way to get what you want.

You'll be drawn to movAQUARIUS ers and shakers, but consid(Jan. 20- er if you can afford to keep Feb. 19) up and whether it would be physically beneficial to do so.

Make changes at home PISCES (Feb. 20- that will leave you feeling Mar. 20) more comfortable. Invest more time and money in the things you enjoy doing.

Start a new hobby or entertain someone interesting.