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BY PAWAN LUTHRA

Thefinancialmarketshavehad aroughstart to theyearand thevolatilityinvarioussectors hasworriedinvestors.Even thedarlingofmostinvestors,thereal estatemarket,isfacing challenging times.Withcashratesandtermdeposits floatingaroundthe2to3°/,)mark,there seems to belittlehopeof maintaininga positiverealrateof return.

\Vhattriggeredthemarketdownfall wasconcernaboutChinaandthefalling oilprices.Thespectreof anotl1erglobal financialcrisis,asevidencedin2008, hasraiseditshead.Furtl1ermore,astl1e USFederalBankraiseditsinterestraces by25basispointslatelastyear,italso worriedinvestorstliattherewillbecapital ourAo\vfromthevulnerableeconomies of AsiaasinvestorsmovedintoUS funds.Allthisandfearsof underlying weaknessesintl1emarkets,spooked investorswhohavebeenonmoreof a

Lookingatallthesefactorsin isolation,theChinesemarkethasindeed beengrowingataveryrapidpaceand anycorrectionnowgivesthemarketa chancetocleanitself.As to howmuch moreneeds to bedoneisanybody's guess,buttheimportantpartistl1at whiletheeconomymaynotgrowat8 or9%,itneedstogrowatover5-6% simplytosustain itself.If 6%growth becomesthenewparadigm,thenthe marketswillneed to movefrommere. Interestinglyenough,China'swoeshave becomeIndia'sboonasIndianGDP growthhoversover7%.Indiaseemsto betheonlybrickstandingintheBR1CS economiesof Brazil,Russia,India, ChinaandSouthAfrica.Theinvestment sentimentwill beinfavourof Indiaover theshore to mediumterm.

Theoilcrisisisaself inAictedone, withSaudiArabiabringingdowntl1e pricescoput pressureonnotonlyIran, butalsothe UnitedStates.Thereare a\vholelotof religiousandpolitical factorsfortheoilwarbeLweentl1e Saudis andmeIraniansandotherissues aboutfracking,againsttheUSandwhile thepricescontinuetocomedown,the boontoAustralianhouseholdsisa

savingof about$14perweekonpetrol costsasopposedtotwoyearsago. Thosewithamore360degreevisionare fullya,varemattheoilpricedownfallis morecyclicalratherthanlongtermand permanent.

Thebiggestdriverof theworld economyistl1eUSeconomy.Afterits meltdownin2008,theinterestrates weredowntoalmostzeroru1dover thepastfewmontl1s,theunderlying indicatorssuchashousing,employment andgrowtl1intheeconomyhavebeen strong,suchthattheFederalbank increasedratesin2015,adecisionwhich wasnotw1expected Themarkets,always nervyaboutrateincreases,havereacted negativelytothisdecision. Whatisindeedencouragingisthat the world's biggesteconomy isgrowing. Indiaistakingitsrightfulpositionon theglobalplatformasanothersuper economytoChina.Forinvestors,tl1e opportunitiesarethereif theykeeptheir nerveandkeepinmindthelongterm valueof investing.Asafamousinvestor hassaid,investingshot1/dbelike1vatchi11g paintd1y;ifJ'OIIlikespem/ation,trythecasi110. Cannyinvestorswillmakemoneyin theseturbulenttimes,thenaiveoneswill betheoneslosingreal wealtb.

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YOURSAY

WHYICHOSEROBOTICS

NikitaKulkarniwroteaboutherstudyofmechatronicsandbeingawoman inSTEM.ThearticlewassharedandlikedbySwinburneUniversity,Nossa/ HighCareers,AustralianEducationConnectandAustralianRobotics ProgramsandCoursesamongothers.

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ONSOCIALINCLUSION

PawanLuthrawroteabouthowwhatitmeanstobe'Australian'is aneverchangingconcept

Wellstated, Pawan.Yes, 'inclusiveness' mustbe at the heart of any attempts at peacefulco-existence.

Being 'Australian' doesnot mean thatwe should take on Aboriginal culture (the original Australians). Nor does it mean that we should take on the Anglo-Saxon culture,norany otherculture.

Instead, weshould focus onbeing goodcitizens and goodhumanbeings, first andforemost. Being Australianmeans that we develop in ourselves, a deep affinity forthis country, wedevelop a feeling in ourhearts that this is 'my country', mychosencountry.

VIRGININDIA?

RichardBransonwentbacktohis roots onatelevisionshowand discoveredhe'sofIndianandAustraliandescent!

KrishnaSiva wrote:To meRichard Branson Islikehisnative countryman, ofno distinct origin oridentity hecanstronglyrelateto!

Theislandhasbeenconquered andre-conqueredwithout any standing characteristics or DNA

Salen Sharma wrote:There you go virginmadrasnow jammingIndian skies

Vick Singh wrote: Heis an artificial character, hecando or say anything to make money!

IKEATOLAUNCHININDIA

"India is ahugemarketwithbigpotentialtogrowthehomefurnishings market. We areinIndiaforthelongterm,"saidtheIkeaIndiaCEO.

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Angadh SinghOberol wrote: Thanks to Indian Linkfortheseshotsfrom theT2Oseries across Adelaide,Melbourne andSydney

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Kala Raghunath wrote: Bowling and fieldingwas amazing!3 cheers to Indianfemalecricket team!

"YaarYuvrajka time khatam ho gaya hai" Onefour"MAIN BOLATHAYUVI IS BACK"Love,love T2O.

Tanmay Bhatt,AIB

A chanceto do a bit of exploring in Punjab with a visit to the ChandigarhGurudwara with expertcommentaryfrom my mate, Karan Anand -amemberof both the Australia India Youth Dialogue and theYoungSikhProfessionals Network (Australia).

TimWatts MP

BeingAustralianmeans thatwelook forcommonality amongallcultures. Being Australianmeans thatweinculcate core values such ashard work, compassionforthelessfortunate in oursociety,respect forallcultures, equality,justice andfairness inallour dealings, honesty, generosity etc. BeingAustralianmeans thinkinglessof what this countrycando forme andthinkingmore ofwhatcan I dofor thiscountry?How cani contribute to a countrywhichhas givenso much to me?

Above alllearningto livein peace and harmony withallcultures is quintessential to being Australian.

DrAhad Khan

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AWESOMEAUSTRALIA

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When media becomes �weapon 1nwar

Atthisyear'sGandhiOration,recalling theMahatma'scommitmenttothe truth,PeterGrestecalledforjournalists tostrengthentheirroleasgatekeepers ofdemocracy

BYKIRA SPUCYS-TAHAR

Peace,securityand dignitycan onlybeguaranteedwhenwe respectthehumanrightsof all. Thiscritical notionunderpinned MahatmaGandhi'sphilosophy of non-violentresistance,andisalsoa fittingarticulationof thebasisof Peter Gresre'saddressatd1isyear'sGandhi Oration.

Sincetheinauguraleventin2012,ilie GandhiOrationisdeliveredeachyear byapersonwhoseworkexemplifies d1eidealsandvaluesof d1eleaderof theIndianindependencemovement, MohandasKaramchand Gandhi. Gresteis inillustriouscompany,joiningIndigenous leaderProfessorPatrickDodson,former HighCourtjudgeandhumanrights campaignerMichaelKirby,Australian writerThomasKeneallyandlastyear's speaker,anti-apartheidactivistandGandhi's granddaughter,ElaGandhi.

Anaward-winningAustra.lianjournalist, PeterGrestewasarrestedinDecember 2013,alongwiilicwocolleaguesfromAl Jazeera,MohamedFadelFahmy,andBaher Mohamed,onfabricated terrorismcharges, followingilie oustingof EgyptianPresident MohamedMorsi.Grestespentmorethan ayearinaCairojailbeforehisreleasein February2015. He hassincecrusadedfor pressfreedomandwasawardedthe2015 AustralianHumanRightsCommission Medal.

MarkingMartyr'sDay,theanniversary of theassassinationof MohandasGandhi in 1948,iliechoiceof PeterGrestefor di.isyear'sGandhiOrationwasmore d1an fitting.Theincrediblyhtunbleforeign correspondentwasintroducedbyIndian HighCommissionerNavdeepSuri.What madeMrSuri'sremarksparticularly pertinentwasthat histimeasIndia's AmbassadortoEgyptcoincidedwiili

Greste'sincarceration. MrSurisharedbeautiful insightsimotheGandllian mindsetof PeterGresteand suggestedd1atheshared withGandhiauniquesense of moraljustice.

TitledJournalisminilieAgeofTerror', Greste'sGandhiOrationexploredhow governmentsandextremistsare usingilie mediaasaweapontofurtherd1ei.rown agendas,damagingglobaldemocraC)'in theprocess,andhow themediaitself is allowingthisexploitationtooccur.

\X'itl1acommandingbutunderstated presence,Grestespoketothecapacity audienceabouthowilieso-called\X'aron Terrorisinfactawarovercompetingworld viewswheretheneedtoprotecttherightto criticiseremainsof utmostimportance.

Hepointedcotheegregiousattackson ilieofficesof French satiricalmagazine CharlieHebdoasanexampleof the contestedspace of freespeechandliberal ideology.Where weinthe\Xlest\7lewed chisasanattackoncriticald1ought, several of Greste'sce.llmates,heexplained, thoughtd1atwlliJetheattack\Vasextreme, itwasjustifiedbecausethemaga?..ine's transgression,insultingIslam,wasintheir mindsasteptoofar.

"Thebatdefieldextendscoilieplace whereideasthemselvesareprosecuted-in otl1erwords,themedia,"Grestesaid.

Recallingthewordsof Gandhi,who himself wasajournalistandproprietor of severalnewspapersinIndia,Greste stressedtl1epowerof themediaasameans ofsupportingdemocracy,butalsoasa destructiveforce.

Gresteanalysedseveralincidentsto highlightthewaysinwhichmediaisbeing usedasaweaponbybothsidesof the conflict.

TheUnitedStatesbombingofAl Jazeera'sbureauinKabulin2001wasinan effortcoshutdownA.rabicmediaaccessto ,5ourcesintheTalibanandAlQaeda,Greste suggested.

Ontheotherside,Grestetenderedthat groupssuchastheTalibanandnowIslamic Stateareusingnewmediaasameiliod

of circulatingvideosof belleadingsof captured journalists,executionsof aid workers,andactsof martyrdominorderto recruitandterrorise.

"Of coursepropagandaandcensorship areasoldaswaritself,butthathasgenerally beenastrugglecocontrolthestoryrailier thantargetingiliescoryteller,"Grestesaid.

WithWesterngoverrm1emsconsidering iliemselvesincreasinglyunderdueat, attemptsarebeingmadetocontrolpublic opinionthroughLimitingthemeansof publicdiscourse.'Terrorism' isbeingused asaby-wordtocontrolandsilenceilie media.

ExaminingilireenewAustraLi.anlawssection35Pof d1eASIOAct;theForeign FightersBill;andtheDataRetention Bill-Gresteoutlinedhow"eachinilieir ownwayhasacorrosiveeffectonthe abilityof journaliststodothejobthat basicdemocratictl1eorydemandsof us". Throughtheimpositionof gaolsentences forreportingsecurityoperations,unclear terminologyiliacsuppresseslegitimate mediaadvocacy,andtheabiLityfor governmentagenciestogainaccessto confidentialsourcesthroughmecadata tracing,theselawswillseverelyimpact onmediafreedom,yet"themediahave becomeincreasinglyslackinchallengingand questioninggovernments,andindefending thefreedomof d1epress,"Gresteargued.

"EvenforGandhi,iliemostfundamental right-tl1eonethatunderpinsalloilierswasiliefreedomof speech;tl1erightto self-expression,"Grestesaid.

PointingtotheParisterrorattacksof Decemberlastyearasanexample,Greste highLightedhowthemediahasfollowedthe leadofpoliticiansinusingtl1elanguageof ,vartodiscussevents,ratherthanmeasured expressions.This,Gresteargued,linurs d1ecapacityof thepublictogivereasoned tl1oughttothewider,higWycomplex situation.

"MahatmaGandhi,withhiscommitment

tojournalistictruth,wouldhavedemanded toknowthedetailof whatisbeingdonein hisname,"Grestesaid.

Journalistshavearesponsibilityto challengethelegaldictatesbeingimposed bygovernmentsacrosstheglobeand mustbewaryofplayingintothehands of radicals.Theymustcontinuetobe committedcothetruthandadesiretoknow thefactsattheheartofamatter.

"Byadoptingthelanguageandthe postureof war, wearenotonlyfailingto tackle tl1ecausesof d1eviolence-weare feedingit,"hesaid.

DetailingthesupportheandIi.is colJeaguesreceivedduringtheir time in gaol,Greste said,"Vastsupportemerged becauseeveryonecametounderstandiliat wehadalwaysremained truetoomlughest edlicalstandards,notjustinourreporting of Egypt,butd1roughoutmtrcareers." Heurgedjournaliststoremaingenuinely independentandcommittedtobeing fiercelyscepticalof ourpoliticians.

JustasGandhiacutelyunderstoodthe roleandpowerof memedia,sotoodoes Greste.Journalistsmustpreserved1eir positionastl1egatekeepersof democracy, toensurefreedom of speech isupheld, because,asGrestesaid,"Freedomof speechistherightthatunderpinsand protectsallothers."

,, Governments and extremists are both using the media as a weapon to further their own agendas ,,

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WOMEN AS LEADERS Dr Rashmi Sharma, OAM

Thisyear,DrRasluniSharmaof Canberrabecametheyoungest womanofIndianorigintobe honouredwiththeOAJ\,f.

Shewasfelicitated"for servicetomedicine,andtoprofessional organisations".

Asaclinicalpractitioner,asamedical educator,andasamemberofmany advisorycommittees,DrSharmahas impressedinmanyandvariedroles.

"Itisagreatunexpectedhonour,"Dr SharmatellsIndianLink."Ihaveheld publicroleswhereIhavetriedmybestto advocateformyprofessionaswel.lasbuild upasuccessfulgeneralpracticeandteach thefuturegenerationofdoctors.Itisvery humblingtohavethisworkrecognised bythecommunityIhaveserved.Iwill continuetoworkcothebestofmyability inmycurrentroleswhichincludenational representationalroleswhereIwilltryand inAuencehealthpolicymakerscoensure healthpolicymeetstheneedsofthe communityandclinicians."

Herhonourcomesatatimewhena spateofwomenfromourcommunityhave beenwinningacclaimforcheitroleinthe sciences,andshejoinsanexclusiveclubof tbelikesofVeenaSahajwaUa,MinotiApte, RanjanaSrivastavaandNaliniJoshi.Luckily forusintheIndiancommunity,many ofouryoungwomendotakeupscience ascareers,noronlyinmedicinebutalso engineeringandrobotics.StiU,there'sno doubtweneedmorewomeninthesciences. ButforDrSharma,it'sbreakingthrough chatglassceilingthatismostmotivating.

'1chinkwedoprettywellinwomen pursuingscience,therearemorewomen studyingmedicineinAustraliathanmen, butIchinktheissueistherecognitionof womenintheseseniorroles,"DrSharma observes."Weknowchatthereisalackof femalerepresentationinleadershipand governanceroles,andchisismagnified whenyouthenlookatwomenofIndian origin.Ithinkd1isreAectsonAustralian societyasawholewhereweknow genderequityisstillanissueandthen fromanIndianculturalperspectivewe arestiUbreakingdownissuesoffamily expectationsandstereotypes.Finall)',I thinl,aswomenweareoftentoomodest whencelebratingoursuccesseswhich meansweareoftenthequietachieversin thecorner.IhopemyOAl\ifencourages Indianwomentotreadintotheworldof

leadershipandnationalroles-wehavealot toofferandneedtopushourwayforward intothisscene."

DrSharmamovedtoAustraliain1993 afterfinishingmedschoolinUKwhere shewasborn.Today,herexpertisehas seenhercontributeinseniorroleswiththe AustralianMedicalAssociation,Medical SchoolAdvisoryBoard,GPleadershipand traininggroups,hospitalnerworkcoilllcils andgovernmentcommittees.Sheisalso currentlyAdjunctAssociateProfessorat cheANU.

Inmanyoftheseexecutiveroles,Dr Sharmaclain1ssheisoftend1eonlybrown faceatthecable.

"Therejustaredtenoughofusin high-profilepositions.Perhapsbecause wethinkwewon'tgetthem?Bueweare definitelycapableofinfluencingpolicy

andchangingir."

Sheherself doesnotshyawayfrom Aauncingher Indianheritage.

"Ihavealwaysenjoyedbeingableto inAuencethe national scene\Vithmy Indianside,forexample,insistingon purevegetarian food atmymeetingsat governmentdeparanencs,declining invites to ParliamentHouseeventsbecausethey dashedwithDiwali,andattendingformal eventstogiveourprizeswearingtraditional Jndianattire.Ihaveonlyeverexperienced appreciationfrommyfellowAustralians whentheyseemeproudof myculmral background."

Whatwouldshesay,though,ro theoft-quotedlamentaboutthe draconianlawsaboutad.mitring Jndia-qualified(oroverseas-trained) doctors?

"Australiahasoneof thebesthealth systemsintheworldandpartof that isattributablecothehighstandardsit demandsof irshealthprofessionals.I myself hadtosittheAustralianMedical CouncilexamswhenImigratedfromrhe UK.Thestandardsaretheretoprotect thecommunityratherthanshutour doctorsfromaparticularcountry-wesee doctorsfromIndiabeingverysuccessful

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inAustraliaandIhavehadtheprivilegeof teachingsomeof them.lagreetheprocess of navigatingthesystemtogetthrough therelevantexamsandgetqualifications recognisedcanbecomplex,butIthink peopleneedtopersevere,linkintolocal helpandseehowtheygo."

Therearemanyinstances whendoctors don'tmakeitinthefusego,burtheseare probablybecause of culturalissues,Dr Sharmanotes."DuringmyrimeinCanberra I'veseenmoreandmoreIndiansget through andthey'redoingwell."

ToyoungdoctorsfromIndiawhoare unabletogetajobhereeasily,DrSharma hasafewwordsof advice."Keeptrying. Butrememberthattherearenowlarge mm1bersof localgraduatesenteringthe marketandtheneedisinregionaland ruralAustraliaratherthanbigcities.Life

inregionalandruralAustraliacanbe veryrewardingthoughsocertainlyworth considering."

Herown earlyplacementwasinrural Queensland,aged23-24.''Iwasreplacing aseniordoctorcalledKaranSenguptaina smaJltownwithapopulationof 250.Itwas agreatlitdeplace-verywelcoming."

Anincreasingtrendamongst successfulclinicalpractitionersin theIndiandiaspora,areregular foraysbacktodiehomecolmtrytoprovide medical interventioninareasthatneed themdesperately.

DrSharmahasbeendoingsuchwork herself.

"Ithinkweallhaveadutytohelpthose lessfortunatethanus.Arthemomentwe collectalotof stufffromoursurgery

intermsof medicalsuppliestoraketo charitablehospitalsinIndia.Inaddition wehaveapatientwhohassewn20,000 (yes,twentythousand!)dressesforaschool inIndiaforunderprivilegedgirls,aswell asknittedthousandsof jumpers.Sheis Australian,aged83,andalltheclothand woolisdonatedbypatientsinoursurgery."

DrSharmahasherself sponsoredagirlin the school, takinguponherself thecareof hereducationalandmedical needs.

DrSharmagotauniqueperspectiveinto whatitmeanstobeapatient,whenshe washerself diagnosedwithnotonebut twoformsof cancer,thefustoneasan adolescent."Itwasparticularlyinteresting tonotehowtheoldergeneration dealt\vith it,especiallytheimplications that hadin termsof marriageprospects!"

Itwasaneye-openerthat, withinthe

commlmity,somepeoplewouldwantto bidesuchillnessornotgethelp,orboldit againstpeople.

Itwasalsoeducationalinotherways. "Ilearnt thatpatientscanfeel very disempowered,notbeingabletomake informeddecisions.Havingbeenonboth sidesof thetable,IfeelIhavelearnthowto lookaftermyownpatientsbetter."

Clearly,DrSharmaisanunstoppable force,turningeachof herlifeexperiences intovaluable lessons andbuildingonthem forwiderbenefit.

Whatsatypicaldaylike,for someonesobusy?

"lhaveanunusualli£e,"Dr Sharmalaughs."IliveinMurwillumbah innorthern SWwithmychildren RishabhaandAnuradha,husbandSmart andmyparentsonmyfarm.Icommuteto Canberraforwork.SoIspendthreedays awayfromhome,eitherinCanberraatmy surgeryorgovernmentdepartments,and/ orinSydneyandi'vfelbournedoingmy governmentwork,andthenspendfour daysathomewhereJheadupGPtraining fortheNorthCoastregion.It'sabitnutty, but1enjoyirlIthinklgetthebestof bothworlds-ahigh-poweredcareeras wel.lasfam.ilylife-andhavemanagedco createbalance.Sothereisnosuchthing asatypicalday.Iloveallpartsof my job-thejoyof lookingaftermypatients, runningaprivatebusiness,teachingthe nextgenerationof doctors,assistingin thedevelopmentof healthpolicyand advocatingformyprofession."

Thefarmlife,completewithcows,is somethingDrSharma alwayswanted."The cowsareourpets-wegotourfusecow andiyearsagoforatradirionalg1ih1qm111esh (housewarming) ceremony.\Vewantto buildacowsanctuary."

odoubttheextendedfamilybad,in India'sUPstate(RaeBareliandi\foradabad, tobeprecise),willbeimpressed. Toyom1gwomenintheIndiancommunil-y, RashmiSharmaisanimpeccablerole model,forgingboldnewpathwaysatboth theprofessionalandpersonal levels.

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WithhusbandStuartandkidsRishabhaandAnuradha

THINKING BIG BY THINKING SMALL Dr Chennupati Jagadish, AC

In1990,whenChennupatiJagadish acceptedatwo-yearcontractwith theAustralian NationalUniversity (ANU)rostarruparesearchprogram inthefieldof optoelectronicsand nanotechnology,Littledidheknowthathe wasembarkingonaprestigioustrajectoryonethatwould.leadtothenation'shighest civilianhonour,aCompanionof theOrder of Australia.

TheVallurnpalemlad,whostudied byakerosenelampandwalkedmilesto hisnearesthighschoolinKhammam districtof ruralAndhraPradesh,hasbeen recognisedforeminemservicetophysics andengineering;roeducationasaleading academic, researcher,authorandmentor aswell aspivotalroleswithnationaland international scientificadvisoryinstimtions. Hisresearchinterestsencompass compoundsernkonductoroproeJectronics, nanotechnology,photovolraicsand materialsscience.

Fromhumblebeginnings,tbeNagarjuna andAndhraUniversityalumnuswenton togethisdoctoratefromtheUniversity of Delhi,where hewaslaterappointed lectureriuPhysicsaudElectronicsbefore beinginvitedforafellowshipatQueen's University,Canadaintl1elateeighties.

AsadistingLtisbedprofessorof physicsat theAustraLianNationalUniversity,heheads a$20millioncutting-edgeresearchfacility, hasfiveinternationalparents,40PhD students,45post-doctoraJresearchersfrom Australiaandoverseas,andhas850papers andseveralbookstohiscredit.Currently Vice-Presidentof theAustraLianAcademy of Science,hefow1dedtheAustralian NanotechnologyNetworkandhelped initiatetl1einternationalconferenceon nanoscience.HeisalsoservingasDirector of theAustraLianNationalFabrication Facility,besidesholding honorarypositions attheUniversityof ElectronicScience andTechnologyof ChinainChengdu,the Universityof Tokyo,AnnaUniversityand NanjingUniversity.

Wei.Irecognisedasapioneerinthe excitingne,vworldof nanotechnology, Prof.Jagadish'sparticularexpertise isenergyefficientnanofabrication whichhashugepotentialinthefieldof communications,datastorage,solarceJls andmedicaJappLications.

"Itisveryrareforascientisttobe bestowedthisaward,particularlysomeone

fromadevelopingeconomy,soIam humbled,honouredandgrateful,"Prof. JagadishtoldTndi,111Link."Thisisa wonderfulrecognitionof thework,my researchgroupattheAustralianNational Universit)' inmefieldof semiconductor optoelectronicsandnanotechnology undertakes."

Prof.Jagadisbhasdedicatedthisaward cohistwohighschoolteachers,who wholehearted.I)'embracedmemotivated studentintotheirlives,inspiringalifelong passionforscienceandtechnologywhile alsoinstillingcorevaluesof simpleLiving andhightl1inking.

"Theytaughtmeself-discipltne, perseveranceanddedication.The)'shaped mycharacterandmouldedmeasaperson," heacknowledged.

Never,evergiveup,ishissoundadvice

toaspiringscientists.Asapost-doctoral studentseekingtowidenbishorizons, hisappLicationswereconstantlyknocked back.Sowhenanopportunityarosein Canadaforanewresearcbexperiment,he immediatelyseizedit.Sincethen,merehas been noLookingback.

Championingthecauseof sciencein

AustraLia,Prof.Jagadisbseeshimself asan academicfatherwhofindsprideandjoyin workingwithbrightyoungminds.

"Science,particularlyphysics,allows ustodiscoverhowthingswork. ltis veryrewarding.Itteachesinnovationand entrepreneurship,logicalthinking,critical reasoningandproblemsolving-essential quaLitiestlrntseryou upforanyfuturecareer patlnvay.Today,mystudentsarescanered everywhereandhavefoundsuccessinmany unexpectedareas,"heremarked.

Prof.JagadishfirmlyenvisionsSTEMenrichededucationasthefutureof any knowledge-basedeconomy.Whileemerging nationsvaluescienceandtechnology,itis toooftentakenforgrantedindeveloped economies,helamented.

Workingcloselywitl1AustraliaIndia StrategicResearchFund,Prof.Jagadisband biswifeVidyahavesetupanendowment fundtohelpsupportstudentsand researchersfromdevelopingcountries tovisitANU'sphysicsandengineering department.

Hehopestocontinuerobeastrong statesmanandmentorforthenext generationof scientists,andispreparing forthe93rdInternationalOptoelectronic conference,from2-11 February,whichwill hostmorethan2500delegates.

UshaRamanujamArvind

Melbow:ne'sDrSajeev Koshyhasbeenfelicitated bytheGovernmencof Australiaforhisoutstanding contributionstothefield of dentistryandpublicoral healthcarein regionalVictoria.

"lamextremelyelatedbutdeeply humbled,"DrKoshytoldTndia11Link. "Thisawardisrecognitionof what wehave achievedandtheservicesthatIandmy teamhavebeenableto providetopublic dentistry.Butaboveall,Iconsiderittobe inspirationaltoperforrnbeyondone'scall of dmy."

CurrentlyHeadof EndodonticsatThe RoyalDentalHospitalof Melbourne, DrKoshyispassionateaboutimproving thecommurutyhealtl1caresystemand accessibilitytotimelydentalcare,especially inregionalVictoria.Apartfromoffering hisclinicalexpertisetoseveralpublicdemal clinicsacrossthestate,healsoservesas theDirectorofDentalServicesatBoore DistrictT-Iealtl1andClinicalDirectorac PlentyValleyCommuniryHealth.Heisalso theClinicalAccreditationSurveyorforthe AustralianCouncilonHealthcareStandards, andacw:rentmemberof theVictorianOral HealthPromotionAdvisoryGroup.

DrKoshyhasbeenstronglycommitted tocomnrnnicyandpublicdentistry.Anative of Trivandrum,Kerala,hecompleted hisgraduatestudiesindentistryfromthe Trivand.mmDemalCollegeandalmost immediatelyplungedintothepublichealtl1 caresystemof thestate.Hehasserved asthePresidentof theDentalCouncil of Keralaand wasanactivememberof RotaryInternationalthroughwhichhehas carriedoutseveralcommunityprojects, bothinlndiaandabroad.

Providingcompassionatecaretotl1e disadvantaged hasbeenDrKoshy's prioriry.AsaRotaryDentalVolunteer,

hebas workedonmanyinternational projects,includinganUNHCRprojecr withVietnameserefugees,ProjectAmigo withorphansinMexico,inGuatemalawiili QuechiIndians and with Kikuyutribesin Kenya Ir was duringthistimeabroadtbar hebeganentertainingilieideaof further specialisingindentistry.I-Temovedtotew Zealandwith hisyoungfamilyandtrained inendodonticsattheUniversityof Otago. \Vhilethere,healsogothimself an J\.IDAdegree, and becameone of thefirst Australasiandoctorstoholdabusiness qualification.

Whywouldademistw1dertakeanJ\.IDA degree?"It has helpedmetobridgethe gapthatexistsbetweenclinical practiceand tl1eeconomicsof tl1eheathcaresystem," DrKoshyrevealed."It'sa decisionthathas helpedmeirnmenselybyallowingmeto Lmderstandthepublichealilisystem better andtherebyexecuteeffectivestrategiesand changemanagementpolicies."

MovingtoAustralia,hewasappointed Directorof DentalServicesatBairnsdale Regional HealthServices.Duringthistime, tl1eaveragewaitingperiodfora patient inregionalVictoria was57months.Dr Koshyassembled ahighlyfunctional.team andimplementedseveralcosteffective andinnovativehealilicaremodelswhicl1 broughttl1iswaitingperioddownfrom57 monthstosevenmonthsinjusttwoyears. DrKoshyisnostrangertoawards; anentirebookwi.Uhavetobededicated tothemeritoriousservicesthathehas performedsofar, positionshehasheld andhonourshehasreceived.Hewas thefirstrecipientofVictoria'sPublic HealthcareAwardin2007;he claimed theDentistryAchievernentAwardof the AustralianDentalAssociationin2008, andalso wentoncoreceiveVictoria's MulticulturalAwardforExcellencein2012 forhiscommendablecontributionscothe multicultural commmiit:y.

Avisionaryparexcellenceandakeen believer in socia justice,DrKoshy's prioriryhasalways been toprovide compassionatecaretoyoungchildren,the disadvantaged,survivorsof tortmeand bushfire-affectedpatients.Hehasalso workedextensivelytoimprovetheoral healthcareofAboriginalandTorresStrait Islanderpeople.

\X7hatadvicewouldhegiveconew migrantdoctorsandmedicalprofessionals arrivinginAustralia?

"Adoprbestpractices,keeping commitment,serviceanddeliveryinmind. IntegrateandadaptweUintotheAustralian wayof lifewhilekeepingthevastheritage andculmreof lnd.iaaliveinyourheart."

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EYE-CONIC!

Dr Jay Chandra, AM

arlyonthemorningof26January thisyear,asthenationwasreading througbtbelistof theAustralia Dayawardeesfortheyeat,DrJay ---Chandrawasdoingwhatbeloves best-fixingsomeone'seyes.

HehadbeencalledintoworkatSydney's WesrmeadHospitalrodealwithan emergencycase.

Itwasmiddayashewalkedoutof theoperatingtheatreandcbeckedbis phone,onlytoreadmanymessagesof congratulationsfromfamily,friendsand colleagues.

"It'sasignificanthonour conferredupon me,andI'mgrateful,"DrChandratold liidianLink.

Hishonourcameforsignificamsen,ice tomedicineinthefieldof ophthalmology asaclinician,andcotheinternational communitythrougheyecareprograms.

Dr Chandracametothis country in1964 whenhisfamilymigraredhere,butwent backtoIndiatogotomedicalschool.In 1970,heundertookophthalmologytraining inAustralia,and wentonco specialisei□ vitreorecinalprocedureshereandintheUS.

HeworkedatWestmeadHospitalwhere heestablished,in 1985,avirreoretinal surgicalunit,andafellowshiptraining program.

HealsoworkedattheNepeanHospital tu1til2011,andjuprivatepracticewhichhe setupinPenrithin 1980.

HecontinuestoworkarWestmead Hospitaltothisday,leadingthehospitalro becomethesecondcentre,onlyafterthe SydneyEyeHospira!,whichprovidesrhese specialisedservices.

"Onlyrecentlyin2013,Iwashappyco beablerore-equiptheunitwithstateof0the-arttechnology,"DrChandrasaid. "Thiscame.aboutaftersomestruggle, thankstobudgetaryconstraints,burJillian Skinner,NSWMinisterforHealthandDr GeoffLee,Memberfor Parramatra,were invaluableintheirsupport."

Throughoutbiscareer,DrChandrabas kepthiseyesopenforopportunitieswhere hecanusehisspecialskillsforimproving thelivesof others.

Backin2002,DrChandraspokeroIndian U11kabouthischaritableworkinIndia.At freeeyecamps organisedintheholyciry

ofRishikesh,DrChandraledagroupof doctorsandtechniciansincataractsurgery forpeoplewhocouldnototherwiseafford thetreatment.Theinitiativewassupported byVisionBeyondADS(PiducianGroup LimitedandRotaryClubof Sydney).

In2006,histeam conductedasimilar programinFiji,workingattheLaucoka Hospital.Thisbecameanannualprogram knownasthe FijiEyeCareProgramandhas receivedsupport fromtheSrClairUniting ChurchinAustraliaandtheMethodist ChurchFiji.Theregionishometomany underprivilegedpeople,manyof the.n1of Indianorigin.

Somed1ousandpeoplesofarhavehad d1eireyesightrestoredbyDrChandra's reain.

"Thisyearmarksthe tenthanniversaryof theFijiprogram,"DrChandraremarked. ''Throughtheyears,we've alsodonated muchequipmentcothehospital,suchas microscopesandexamination gear."

ltcomesasnosurprisethatDrChandra's lifeandcareerhavebeen greatlyinspired bytl,elegendaryFredHollows,adearly lovedsonof Australiaandvisionary ophd1almologist.

"IamindebtedtoFred,"DrChandra re,7ealed."Hegavememyfirsttraining positionattbePrinceof WalesHospital."

Workingunder rl1emangothimhooked ontheideaoftakinghisexpertise.straight tothemostneedyinthecommunity.

"IdrovewithFredroB=keonmany anoccasion,toworkatbiscampsfor Indigenouspatients. Hewasagenerous, charitableperson,notinterestedin_material gains forhimself."

DrChandraissupportedbj"hiswife ShailajaChanirvediinhischaritable endeavours.Asaclinicalpsychologist,as anexecutiveofficeratdieAustralianIndian MedicalGraduatesAssociation(AThfGA) andasaHindipoet,DrChan1rvediiswellknowninSydney'sIndiancommunityherself.

"I'mno culntre-vulture likemywife," DrChandraadmitted."I'mamechanicalmindedperson,andsoherbackinghasbe.en matchless."

"Myonlyregretismymumisnorhere rosharethismosttecentawardwithme," DrChandrasaid,wistfully. "Mybrotherand sisterbothsaidthesametome,thatMum wottldhavebeensoproud."

Meanwhile,DrChandra'scharitable workcontinues.Anewpassionheisabout toembarkuponwithhiswifeShailaja: establishingaretinalsurgeryunitatSitapur EyeHospira!innorthernlndia.

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A HEALTHY LOVE FOR LIFE

Dr Thakordass Babubhai Patel, OAM

0nhisfirstdayatBrisbane GrammarSchool,wayback in 1953,ayoungThal<ordass Patelwastakenabackrosee the students dressedincadet uniform.'1don'twanttogotomilitary school,"theshystudent&omFijicoldhis guardian."IwanttobeadoctorwhenI growup."

Truerohisword,aftergraduatingfrom Brisbane.Grammarin 1959,Thakordass Patelwentontosmdymedicineatthe UniversityofQneenslandandlaterwent ontobecomequalifiedasageneral practitioner.

OnAustraliaDayrl1isyear,Dr ThakordassBabubhaiPatelwasbestowed rl1eGovernmentofAustralia'sOAJ\1for "senricecothecommunityforarangeof volunteerroles".HeisaweU-respecte.d andmuch-lovedGPattbeKed.ron ParkMedicalCentreservingagrateful communityintl,eGreaterBrisbane area,andactivelyparticipatesinmany comnmniryrolessuchasrheRotaryClub, IndianCuln1ralAssociationandInterplast tonameafew.

''\Vbatanhonourtobechosenforthe prestigiousaward,"thequietlyspokenDr PateltoldlndianLiuk.

Headded.,"Of course1amnot going rorestonmylaurels.l haveaseven-day workingweekandIamnotplanningon retirementdespitemy78years.Iintendco keepworkingas itkeepsmeengagedand Iloveseeingthepatientsinmypractice. astheycomefroma\viderangeof backgrotmds."

DrPatelwasborninLautoka,Fiji.His grandfatherApabhaiPatelhadmigrated fromIndiaandestablishedthetradingpost AJCPatelBros.Thedeathof hisbeloved grand.fatherduecopneumoniafuelled youngThakordass'sambitiontobecomea doctor.

Ofcourse,Australiatooksomegetting usedro,especiallrforayoungladaway fromhisfamily.

"Jtdidn'thelpthat1wasvegecariai1,"he recalledlaughingly."Iremembertrading themeatfrommymealsfortheother boys' butter!"

Buthisultimategoalalwaysremained closeathand.

Aftergraduatingwithan:NIBBSdegree

andcompletinghismedicaltraining,he rernrnedroFijiin1964andopeneda surgeryinLautoka.Hisdeeplovefor communityprojectswasbornhere.One ofhismajorprojectswastheformation of tl1eGujaratEducationSocieryof whichhebecametheFoundingPresident. Thisorganisationestablishedaschool forchildrenromeettheirneedsfor primaryeducation.Healsoparticipatedin voluntaryservicesfortheLamokaCrippled Children'sHospitalandwasai1Honorary Medical OfficerfortheLaurokabranchof rheRedCrossandStJohn'sAmbulance.

In 1969DrPatelmovedtoBrisbane andscarredhisownmedicalpracticein Windsor.Alongsidebisbusygeneral practice,DrPatelfoundedtheIndian CL1ln1ralAssociationandlaunchedan Indianlanguageprogramontbeethnic radiostationRadio4EB.Heisalso aqualifiedJusticeof Peaceandalife memberof Royal AustralianCoUegeof GeneralPractitioners.

DrPatelisnornewtoawards,having wontbeEthnicServiceAward,Citizen oftl1eYearAwardfromBrisbaneCity Cow1eil,AustralianGeneralMedical PractitionersAward,Patti1-lai·risFellowship RotaryAwardandlifemembershipof GlobalOrganisationofPeopleof Indian Origin(GOPIO).

DrPatelisalsoknownforbis fundraisingefforrsasChairmanof the AustralianRotaryHealrl1Re.searchFund tosupportresearchintospecifichealth issues,andforspeakingupabouttheneed foragreaterrepresentationof overseas origin doctorsinthetrainingprogramsfor credentialingofnew trainees.

Talkingabouthismostrecenthonour, DrPatelremarkedthatheowescredit foraUthesupportthathehasreceived fromhispee.rs,theconmmniryandmost importantly his family.

DrPatelisalsopassionateabout encouragingnewmigrantstoassimilate. "Lookbeyondyourregionalandlanguage cliques,andtryandbroadenyour horizons.GivevolLtnteeringago-youwill findit robeimmensely rewarding."

He'scomealongwayfromthe reluctai_1tyoungteenhewaswhenhefirst cametoBrisbane.

Vish Chilumkurti

The gift oflife: Organdonation

NSW /WA presents a playto raisegreaterawareness oforgan and tissue donation, writes

SYDNEYSRINIVAS

Australiaisaworldleaderin successfullyperformingorgan andtissuetransplants. lo 2014,378organdonorsgave 1,1l7Australiansanewchru-1ceinlife,but thereareasmanyas1600onthewaitinglist atanytime.

Organdonationisafile-savingandlifetransformingmedicalprocess.Organsand/ ortissueareremoved fromadonorand transplantedincosomeonewhois veryill ordyingfromorganfailure.Mostorgw donationoccurswhenthedonorcties.In some cases,livingdonors maygiveone of theirkidneysorpart of theirlivertoa recipient.

ltissaidthatonedonorcantransform thelivesof tenormorepeople.Alung transplantcansavetheLifeof achild;a kidneytransplantcanmeanapersonno longerneedscospendseveral hours,several timesa week.,hookeduptoactialysis machine;acorneal transportcangivethe gifrof sight.

Organandtissuedonationshappen quicklyafterthepersoncties.Thedonor's bodyisalwaystreatedwithctigoityand respect.

Oneof thecausesthatNSWlnctian WelfareAssociation(NSWI\.-xrA)strongly supportsisJeevanDhanorDonateLife. NSWIWAbasconductedanumberof

eventstopromote awarenessof organ donation.Acthese events,expertsin thefieldof organ transplamationand donationpresentfactual informationsoaperson cru1makeaconsidered decisiontoregisteras anorgandonorif they wishtodoso.

ApartfromJeevw Dhanprograms, NSWTWAholdsa numberof functions everyyear.They

includecelebrating Deepavali,AnnualDay, Nfother's,Father'sand GrandparentsDay. Meetingsareheldon alternateMondayswith presentationsfrom expertsonhealth,

personalsafety,music,andliterature. Membersgoonpicnicsororganisedtrips suchasto theLeurafestivalorroBowralco seethetulips.

JeevanDban2016followsintbesame tradition.Onthisoccasion,lWA will presentaplaycalledLljeChanges, writtenby

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DrDeepakBhonagiri,anIntensiveCare Specialistof LiverpoolHospital.Dr Bhonagiriisactivelyinvolvedindecisions regarctingorgwdonations.ANurse EducacorfromOTDSandalivingdonor formtherestof thepresentationtean1. Fordetailspleasevisitnswiwa.org.au

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Singinginthe

Communityseniorsforumcelebratestenthanniversarywithastringofachievementsbehindit

BYUSHA RAMANUJAM ARVIND

W1enSudhaatarajan teamedupwithSaro andVedaSrinivasanto aythefoundationfor Resourcefo1Australian IndianNetwork(RAIN)inMarch2006, shepavedthewayforanethno-specific, multi-lingualseniors'movementtlrntwould fosterdignity,engagementandself-reliance. Moreimportantly,itrekindledasenseof belongingintheiradoptedhomeland.

Sydneyseniors,whowerehitl1erro travellingconsiderabledistancesjustco meetfeUowIndiansatparksandshopping centres,foundnewmeaningandpurpose intl1eirlife.Exactlytenyearson,RAIis spearheadingnewcollaborationswithintl1e

community,tl1roughcoUectivelobbying. Growingconsiderablyinsizeandstature fromitshumblebeginningsasasocial group,RAINhassuccessfuUyforayed imoanarrayofrecreationalandagedcare services.Fundedtluoughmemberships, generousphilaniliropiccontributionsand governmentgrants,itsain1iscoimprove qualityoflifeandre-enableeldersby fosteringself-confidence.

Acknowledgingexpertisedeveloped tl1.roughyearsofeiq:ierience,ilieirsense ofindependence,andself-determination, RAIN'sorganisationalcultureisdefinedby st:J.·(mgcorevalues.

Itstwingoalsarecobeinventiveand inspirational-notmerelyhavegood imentions,bmadaptpurposefulsystematic analysisofopporrunitiesandcreatenew dimensionsiuperformanceaswellas catalysecommunitymemberscoserveand engagewithpartnerstomultiplyimpact.

Sinceilieacquisitionofamodest

propertyatForestRoadinHursrvillei11 2011,RAINlauncheditsowncentre-based daycareservices.Itislicensedtocarefor 12seniorseachweekintheStGeorgearea and10fromtl1eSutherlandregionevery fortnight.Fundingforthisprojectincludes communitytransportand4full-timestaff.

RegisteredwiiliMyAgedCareportalas aserviceprovider,italsooffershome-

basedcarethroughCommonwealthHome SupportProgrammetohelpfrailorelderly peopletocontinuelivingindependentlyin rneirownhomes.Inaddition,RAINhasa MemorandumofUnderstandingwitl1the HurstvilleCommunityFoodServicesco providetraditionalIndianvegetarianmeals (non-funded)ondaysofgroupactivities.

RAIN'sfortehasbeenitsstrong leadership,strategicplanningandconsumerdirectedcontent.

Culturalperformances,in-house presentations,festivalshowcases, inspirationaltalks,specialistdemonstrations, thematiceventsandpicnicsarejustsome oftheactivitiesintl1eirbusycalendar.A

lifelonglearningactivityandtrainingroom istobeaddedtocurrentlom1gefacilities. Foodbeingagreatdrawcard,tl1enewest additionis$40,000communitykitchen initiativeiliacfullycompLieswithOH&S guidelines.

"RAINhasatmiqueroleandobligation toourseniors.Fromacoregroupof3,we havebuiltaneffective,entrepreneurialand passionatevolunteerteam,astrongand diversedonorbaseaswellasafom1dation ofscalableprogramming.HereatRAIN, weareanextendedfamily.Embracing individualityanddiversity,weconstantly learnfromeachother'sexperiences,"Sudha toldIndianLink.

Findingahugevacuumintl1emarket, tl1einspirationforaseniors'networkwas bornwhenSudharelocatedcoSydney tocareforhe1:father,thenafAictedwith Parkinson'sdisease.Adecadeon,sheisstill brimmingwithideastomaketl1eirl.ives moremeaningful.

"MymoilierRadhamaniismyconstant sourceofinspiration.Amultitasking skilfulperson,evenattl1eageof85,she contiJmestobeactivelyinvolvedinday-todaymanagement.Ioftencallhermybest marketingmanager,"shequips.

ThemmingpoimforRAJccamewhen SydneyBhajanMandalijoinedforcesin August2006."Si.neementl1erehasbeen nostoppingus,"Sudhaobserved."Several ofmy'aunties'and'uncles'fromtl1eR.Af familyhaveshoweredmewithkindness andlovefortl1epasttenyears.Theyhave helpedtomaintainequilibriumthroughout tl1edifficultpatchesofmyjourney andhelpedmederivealotofpersonal satisfaction."

SudhaisparticularlygratefultoSaroand Vedawhohavebeenasoundingboardfor herinnovativeschemes."Theyoftenwater downmyover-entlmsiasmandoffersane, levelheadedsupport,"shestated.

Apractisingpsychologist,Sarohas builtupthementalhealthprofileofits members,whileVedamanagesiliephysical wellbeingaspect,tl1oughyoga,breathing exercisesandmeditation.TheRAINteam hasalsolearnttonavigateiliecomplex worldoffunding.

Asiliecorecom.11litteenowembracethe autumnofilieirownlives,newinitiatives likeSeniors-Juniorshavebeenlaunched totapintotl1eexperienceandexpertise ofthegenerations.Sustainingthestrong momenrnmgainedoverthedecade,besides extendingcurrentachievementsandimpact withgreaterclarity,istheircontinuedgoal.

Meanwhile,establishingaaetlrno-specific nursinghome,whereculmral,religiousand dietaryneedsarecateredfor,isnexton RAIN'sambitiousagenda.RAINhasalso beentrainiJ1gSouiliAsianwomeninaged careservices,with16ofiliemnowfully accredited.

'' RAIN is licensedto care for 12 seniors eachweek in the St George area and 10fromthe Sutherland region everyfortnight ,,

Allsetforbigschool!

WHAT'SON

SPIRITUAL

SaraswatlPuja

Sat13Feb 5pm-830pm

Sumo Group ofCompanies withthe South Asian Australian Association hostsa puja and grandmusical eveningfeaturing bhajan,kathak and Bollywood hits,followedbytraditional IndianPrasad This is afree event butvoluntary contributions forpuja will beappreciated Held atStGeorge GirlsHigh School, Kogarat, Contact: Abhijeet0470130 891orinfo@ sumogroup com au

SriHayagrlvaPoojaonVasant

Panchaml

Sat13Feb 4pm

Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia in associationwitl1 VCCA celebratesSri Hayagreeva, andthe beginning of a newschool year,witha family event at ErmingtonCommunityCentre,10 RiverRoad, Ermington There will be Prasadam and blessed gifts Contact: JayanthiThilak0414349 196 or jayanthit@vhp org au

Anavaran(unvelllng)statusofShrl

Hanuman

Sun14Feb 9am-2pm

Join theShriShiva Mandircommunity forthe unveiling of a statue of Shri Hanuman at15 foot high itisthe talleststatue of Hanumaninthe southern hemisphere Program includes:Sunder Kaand Paath

Anavaran,ShriHanuman Yagna

HanumanChalisa. Aarti. Donations welcome Held atShri Shiva Mandir, 201 EagleviewRoad, Minto. Contact: Sneh/VijayGupta 0418415 739

BhagavadGitaDiscourse

FromWed24Feb 7pm-9pm

A weekly discourse onthe entire BhagavadGita bySri Vasudevacharya (Michael)who is well knowntothe Indiancommunity Held at 8Boden Ave,Strathfield Michael isa highly regardedSanskritscholar with extensive knowledgeofUpanishads. Bookings essential. Contact: Dr K Bala 97989673 (10am-1pm Mon-Fri) or email krishnbala81@gmail.com

VCCAVlshnusahasranama chantingclasses

Mondaysfrom Feb6 30pm-7.15pm

An initative ofVHP,VCCA (Vedicand Cultural Centre of Australia) starts new chanting classesforbeginners in February Students will learnhow to chantwithproperpronunciation andtraining Classesare suitablefor children, youth andadults Held at81 ElizabethStreet, Ashfield Contact: R. Subramanian0425284 501or DrK Bala 97989673

VHPAustraliaclasses

Sundays

A local initiative ofVHP Australia, Sydney Veda Patasala (SVP) holds weeklyclasses includingvedic chanting advanced veda classes andSanskritlanguage program Bala

Samskar Kendra (BSK)holds weekly Sanskritlanguage lessons as well as aculture andheritage program

Classesare held atNuwarra Public School, McKay Ave, Moorebank; Homebush Boys High School, Bridge Road,Homebush; Metella Road Public School,Toongabbie; Waitara Public School, Wahroonga; Roselea Public

School, Carlingford;CrestwoodHigh School, BaulkhamHills. Contact: R Subramanian0425 284 501

HindiDadaBhagwanSatsang

Every secondSunday 5pm - 8pm Held at WentworthCommunity Centre Hindi SatsangTime: 5pm6 30pm AartiTime: 6.30pm-7pm

Preeti BhojanTime: 7pm-8pm Kids

Gujarati Language Classes: 5pm-6pm (Kurajong Room underneath Redgum FunctionCentre)

Contact: 0421127947

COMMUNITY

SAHEUtrainingcourse

Sat27Feb,Sat5March

Incelebration of International Women's Day,SAHEL! invites community leaders and interested members oftheIndiansubcontinent communityto a TAFEaccredited training course anddialogue on Keeping FamiliesSafe Held at GranvilleTAFE, 136 William St, Granville Registrationcompulsory by Fri19 Feb

Contact:Shantha Viswanathan0422 082 608, shantha vish@yahoo comau

SeniorsInformationNight 27Feb 7pm

Sri OmCare presentsa special informationnightaboutretirement livingatThe Madison FunctionCentre, 632 OldNorthernRoad, Dural from 7pm Details:sriomcare.org au

CIAInternationalWomen'sDay celebrationsandbeyondbluebash

Sat 5 March 11am-2pm

JointheUnited Indian Associations Womens SteeringCommitteeas theycelebratethesocial, economic, culturaland political achievements of women This year'stheme is 'pledge forparty-closethe economicgender gap Dress inblue, asfundsraised will go tothe charitybeyondblue

A lightlunch will be provided, RSVP essential.Held at Parravilla FunctionCentre, 42CampbellStreet, Parramatta Contact:sueadvani@ hotmail.com orvarsha tembe@sydney eduau

Settlementseminarfornew

migrants

Sun 6 March 10am to 12pm

IndianSupportCentre andCareers Rebornhostsa free seminaron overcoming obstacles relatedtojob/ career search. Resumetips and formats andthe currentjobmarket will be discussed followed by a Q&A session Held at Parramatta Town Hall. Seatsare limited and preregistrationis a must Registerat support@indiansupportcenterorgau

Contact: Stanley D'Cruz 0412 922 179 orRakesh Bansal 0408 766 925.

SPORT

SydneyKhalsaSportsIncDinner& DanceNlte

Sat12 March 7pm

Sydney Khalsa Sports Inchosttheir annual Dinner& Dance Night atSt Mary's Memorial Hall CnrMamre Road andGreatWesternHighway

Proceedsraisedwillfundparticipation intheannual SikhGamestobe held inBrisbane overthe Easter longweekend Tunes by DJ Guru will

feature alongside Bhangra, Bollywood andfusionmusic Contact: Davindar Singh0416 981 645

YOUTH

YSPNSydney:Anafternoonwith JagjeetSinghBindra

Sun21Feb1230-3 30pm

YSPNSydney cordially invites you totheirmarquee eventfeaturing keynote speaker JagjeetSingh Bindra formerCEO ofCaltex Australia and highlyregarded companydirector Mr Bindrawillspeak abouthisamazing careerjourney,andtherole of energy companies in ourcurrentsocial climate Enjoy a thought provoking afternoonatthe PullmanSydney

Hyde Park 36College Street Sydney, listeningto one oftheworld'smost successfulSikhs inthecorporate world,whilst connecting with peers andbusiness executivesfrom various industries Tickets: $50-55 p/person including a 2-courselunch Visit: yspn eventbrite.com

GOPIOGYAAN

Sat 5 March 6pm-10pm

TheGlobal Organisation of People of Indian Origin(GOPIO)each year awards Indian-Australianhigh school graduates with excellentgradesat itssignature event theGOPIO Young Achievers Award Night(GYAAN) to be held at Roselea Community Centre 645-671 PennantHills Road Carlingford GOPIO Sydney also recognises achievers intheir respective fields ofspecialisation such as performing arts,sports, film, literature community service, journalism and public speaking For tickets visit: http://wwweventbrite com/e/gopio-gyaan-2016-tickets20325262407?aff efbevent

STAGE

PurandaradasaAradhana

Sun21Feb9am-2pm

This annual Camatic music eventwill beheldat ErmingtonCommunityHall, 8RiverRoad, Ermington. Contact: Rekha Shrikant 0410993 326 or email purandarasydney@ yahoo.com.au

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MISC MayaCaptionContest Mon8-Mon29Feb

Maya is a social intiative launched by Aei4eiA supportingwomen's empowerment and economic independencethrough Indianart It issupported byCGI Sydney, and in turnsupportstheHornsby-Kuringgai Women's Shelterwhich provides emergency housingforthe homeless and domestic violencevictims.This competition, supported by Incredible India, asks entrantsto writea caption onthetheme 'CourageofWomen' and 'Indian women' in25words or less emailedto info@aei4eia.com.au. Entry isfree Winnerswill be invitedto attend a special functionto be held in Sydney on 8March.

HindiScriptureteachersneeded Wednesdays

The Meadows Public School (Fuller Street,SevenHills)is lookingfor volunteerstoteachHindu Dharma in 2016. If you are available, Scripture is held every Wednesday 8.50am9 50am

SarahRedfernPublic School (5 MonaghanStreet, Minto)islookingfor volunteerstoteachHindu Dharma in 2016. If you are available,Scripture is held every Wednesday from 2pm2.30pm. Contact: Akila Ramarathinam on 8814 7016 orakilar@vhp.org.au

HinditeachingInschools

Weneed volunteerparents inthe Westmead, Wentworthville, Rosehill and Parramatta areaswherethere is asignificant population of Indian students. To learnhow you canhelp getHinditeachingstarted inlocal schools,pleaseemail: aushindicom@ gmail.com or contact: Kamlesh 0410 583 282

Comeandlearnyoga!

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Why India hasthe world's most stillborn babies

Shanta(sheusesonlyonename)recounted howherbaby,aboy,wasborndead.When shefeltlabourpains,sbetravelledbyauto rickshaw20kmtothenearestdistrict hospitalatHunsur (Karnataka) wherethey toldherthebabyhaddiedinher womb, twodaysago.Shanta-inhermid-20swasdiagnosedwithgestationaldiabetes, aconditionthatendangersthebabyif themotherisnotdiagnosedandtreated. AbonywomancalledAmbika,alsoin hermid-20s,sawherbabyborndead-a stillbirthinmedicalparlance-asamidwife andhermother-in-lawattendedtoher.

WhenBhavnaNi.ranjankumar,adoctor withMysore'sPublicHealthResearch Instituteof India (PHRII),anNGO,asked Ambikawhyshedidn'tgotothehospital forthedelivery,shereplied:"Ithappened veryquickly."

AmbikaandShantaareJenuKorubas (literally,honeyshepherds).Like.Ambika, mostwomenof thetribegivebirthat home.Theirdead-at-birthbabiesarepartof the592,000stillborninIndia,thelargestof an)'countryin2015,accordingtoresearch publishedlasemonthbytheLancetaglobal medicaljournal.

Astillbirthisa"babybornwith nosignsof lifeatorafter28weeks' gestation",accordingtotheWorldHealth Organisation.

Worldwide,therateof stillbirths decreasedto18.4per1,000birthsin2015 from24.7in2000.InI11dia,thestillbirth ratefellfrom33.3to23overthesame period,thesameasUganda,Ghanaand Mozambique,ailpoorercountries.

Theglobalaverageannualrateof reductionof stillbirthsattwopercentis slowerthaneithermaternal(threepercent) orpost-neonatalmortalityof children youngerthanfiveyears(4.5percent).In lndiatoo,theannualrateof reduction formaternal(5.7percent)andneo-natal mortality(4.6percent)wasbetterthanthat of stillbirths(2.4percent)

Amongtheriskfactors:Lackof timely andqualityantenatalmonitoringand care;non-communicablediseases,such ashypertensionanddiabetes;nutritional factors,suchasmaternal anaemia; biomedicalfactors,suchascongenital abnormalities,infections,andlifestyle;

environmental factors,suchasdrinkingand smoking;andsocialdeterminants,including poverty,transportationandgeneralliving conditions.

Disadvantagedwomenaretwiceatrisk of havingstillbirths,theLancetsmdysaid,a factorevidentinNagapuraandacrossIndia. Physicianswhorefusetotouchtribal women-andotherreasonsforpoorhealth.

AmongthereasonsthatmakesJenu Korubawomenshyawayfromorganised healthcareis-they complained-the discrin1inationtheyfeelathealthclinics, bothgovernmentandNGO.Theyaremade cowaitforhours,andphysiciansoften refusetotouchthem,theysaid."WhenI wenttothedistricthospitalforthe20-week scan,nooneattendedcome.Iwaitedfor morethantwohow:s,noonecalledmeand soIcamebackwithoutgettingascan."

Forapeoplewithoutpublic transportation,travelingtoahospital20km awayisnoteas)',andtomakethejourney, theyrelyonhusbands,whoareoftenaway atworkintheneighbouringhill districtof Kodagu,wheretheyworkasdailywage labourersoncoffeeplantations.

Overchelastfew)'ears,NGOS,such asPHRII,andgovernmentworkershave runhealthcampsforpregnant andpostnatal womenandinfants,handingout informationonmaternalandchildhealth, andhaveencouragedtribalwomentobe regularlycheckedatprimaryhealthcentres. Theydon't comethough,andwhentheydo, thediscriminationdoesnothelp.

Stillbirths arereducingacrossIndia,but therearestilltoomany.Statesthatpay attentioncomaternalhealthreducechances of stillbirths.

The EveryNewbomAction Pla11,explained in theLancetsmcly,ain1stobringtheglobal stillbirthrateto12orlowerper1,000births by2030(Indiain2014adoptedtheIndia NewbornActionPlanwiththeaimto reachasingle-digitstiilbird1target).That willrequireempoweredwomen,better healthcareandprogresschecks.

Thedividendsareobvious.Indian states thatfocusedonmaternalheald1carealso hadhealthierchildren,IndiaSpendrecently reported.ProgramssuchastheJanani SurakshaYojanaOSY),launchedin2005 coensuresafemotherhood,successfully offercashincentivestoencourage instimtionaldeliveries,therateof which-to

aildeliveries-increasedfrom 56.7percent in2006-07to78.5percentin2010-11, accordingcogovernmentdata.

Karuatakahad94percentinstitutional deliveriesaccordingcodata releasedrecently bytheNationalFamilyHealthSurvey. Uttarakhand andMeghalayawerethe worse,with61percentand58.4percent respectively.Therestwerehomedeliveries, mostwithouttrainedhealth-worker supervisionandpossiblyinnuhygienic conditions.Thereportedreasonsforhome deliverywereconvenience,fearof stitd1es, unavailabilityof transportationandthe inabilitytoaffordhospitals.

JSYbeneficiaries,sinceitlauncheda decadeago,increasedfrom0.74million to 10.4millionin2014-15.Butthis governmentreviewrevealeddrnconly 15 percentof JSYinstitutionswereequipped todealwid1.institutional deliveries.

IT-Delhi alumnus Soumitra

Dutta to head Cornell's new business college

Soumit:raDutta,analumnusof theIndian Instituteof Technology-Delhi,willbecome d1edeanof anewintegratedCollegeof BL1sinessbeinglaunchedbytheCorneil Universityduringthe2016-17academic year.Duttacurrentlyisdean andprofessor of managementandorganizationsinthe SamuelCurtisJohnsonGraduateSchoolof ManagementatCornellUniversity.

Heisconsideredanauthorityonthe impact of newtechnologyonthebusiness world,especiallysocialmediaandsocial networking,andonstrategiesfordriving growthandinnovationbyembracingthe digitaleconomy.

TheIthaca,NewYorkbasedIvy League institution aimotmcedthat d1enewcollege wasaimedatcementingtheuniversity's position asaworld-classcentreof teaching andresearchforbusinessmanagementand entrepreneurship.

ThenewCollegeof Businesswill compriseCornell's threeaccredited businessprogrammes:theSchoolof Hotel Administration(SHA),theChru·les H.DysonSchoolof AppliedEconomics andManagement,andd1eSamuelCurtis JohnsonGraduateSchoolof Management. Eachschoolwillmaintainitsunique identityandmission,whiletheircollective capabilities willbestrengthenedbybringing

TheLunarNewYearismarkedat Kolkata'sChinatown,8February 2016. Photo: AP togetherfaculty,curricularofferings,and programmeswithinacohesiveCollege.

Theescablisbmentof d1eCollege,through achangeintheuniversity'sbylmvs,was unanimouslyapprovedbytheCornellBoard of TrusteesatitsmeetingonJaimary30. TheCorneilCollegeof Businesswillbe oneof themostcomprehensivebusiness schoolsintheUSwith145research facultyandneatly2,900tmclergraduace, professional, andgraduatestudents.

"Attheheartof Corneilisamissionto applyknowledgeforpublicpurposeand educatethenextgenerationof professionals andentrepreneurscosolvesomeofthe world'smajord1allenges,"saidPresident ElizabethGarrett.

"BeingabletoleverageDyson's strengd1ininternational developmentand agriculturaleconomics,SHA'sexpertisein hospitality,entrepreneurship,andrealestate (throughtheBakerProgrammeinReal Estate),andJohnson'sdepthineconomics, l:inance,andexecutivetrainingwill naturally leadtoaCollegeof Businessthatstandsouc foritsunparalleled breadthof instructional excellence,"saidDutta.

''Amoreprominentandcollaborative platformwillelevateoppormnitiesfor facultytoconductinnovativeresearchand beattheforefrontof theirfields."

"BringingtogetherCornell'sd1ree businessschoolswill alsoestablishan effectiveadministrativestructurethatwill beimmense!)'beneficialtotheUniversity's abilitytoconrurnetoattractthebestand brightestfacultyandstudents,"Duttasaid.

DNA barcoding can lower bird strikes, enhance safety: Indian scientists Identificationof bi.relspecieshelpsin understandingd1ebehaviourof birds.in termsof itshabitat,dietandthelike."This datahelpsind1emanagementof birdsfor airsafetymanagement andcouldlowerbird strikes,"YogeshShouche,aseniorscientist atMicrobialCultureCollection(MCC), atioualCenterforCeilScience(NCCS), Pune,toldIAt S.

Justasshopkeepersscanthesi.nularyet-clifferentzebrastripes(barcodes) onproductstokeeptrackof whatthey sellandwhatisinstock,examining certain ubiquitousgeneticsequencescan differentiateonespeciesfrom anotherwith highaccuracy.

Forbirdstrikes,extremeaccuracyis neededsincetheimpact destroysthebodies beyondrecognitionandfe\Vre,nnant.5 areleft toworkwith. HerecomesDNA barcoding'sprecisionfromapin-headsize sample.

Usingthis,aDNAbarcodedatabase couldbebuiltforIndianbirds,accordingto Shouche.

"Adatabaseof DNAbarcodesis generatedusingauthenticated,well identifiedbird samples.This helpsin easyandquid(identificationof remnants obtainedafterabi.rdstrike.Theseareinthe formof feathers,bloodstainsandthelike andaccurateidentif:icationusingd1isisnot possibleothe1wise.

"Currentlywedonorhaveanysuch databasein India, butd1ereareglobal databaseswhichmaynothaveentriesof birdspeciesendemictoIndia,"headded. .AccordingtotheDirectorateGeneral of CivilAviation(Inclia's aviation safety

IndianartistShahidParvez'swork entitled'DoINeedtoSayAnything' on displayatthe IndiaArt FairinNew Delhi,28Jan2016. Photo: AP

regulator),from378birdstrikesrecordedin 2010,incidentsof collisionsbetweenbirds andplanesincreasedto719in2014.

Birdstrikesnotonlyresultinfinancial losses,theyalsoLowermissioncapabilityof theere\\;lossof flyinghours,permanent damagecorbeaircraftand,importantly,are alwaysassociatedwiththeriskof mortality, theresearcherstressed.

Shoucheandhiscolleaguesanalysed52 bird-strikesamplesreceived from the Indian Navyfrom2011 to2014.

"\Veidentified16differentspeciesand barnowlandredwattledlapwingwerethe mostcommonspeciesfound,probably because theynesronbuildingsanddueto grassylandnearairstrips,foodavailabilityis better,"heexplained.

Theprocedurealsohelpedthe researchersindetectingnon-birdspecies: theyfoundthreebatspeciesinthebird strikesamples.

Identificationof birdsinvolvedin strikeswasnotaregularpracticeinIndia. "However,suchidentificationisdifficultif thebodyof thebirdisnotfolmd.Feathers giveLitniredidentificationandif there areonlybloodstains,noidentification is possible.Hence barcodiughasadvantage," addedShouche.

Cold isgold fortourism industry

Microlightflyinginl\fysore,heli-skiingin Auli,scubadivinginNetraniIsland,dune bashingiuJaisalmer,zipLiningatNeemrana Port,spelunkinginMeghalaya,bungee jumpinginRishikesh Allthisandmore! Theharshwinterisnomoreanimpediment toagrearholiday.

Thecourismindustrycomesalivein winter,offering awiderangeof adventme activitiesforthosewhodonotshyaway fromexperimenting.

Wintertravellersarebynomeansrare speciesanymore.MoreIndiansarefinding wimertravelexciting.Thatisperhapsthe reasonwhymenandwomen,withchildren intow,makeabeelinefortheHimalayan spotsforaglimpseof thefirstsnowfall,or justtobravetliechill.

"Awinterbreakhasbecomealmostas mandatoryforIndiansasvacationingin thesummer.Infact,Indianshavestarted exploringnoronlydomesticbutalso internationaldestinationsduringthe shorter winterbreal�,"ShararDhall.,president, Yarra.com.

Thepopulartravelportalclaimedthatits bookingswere132percenthigherthanthe previousyearinthewinterseason.

AddedRanjeetOak,ChiefBusiness Officer-Holidays,Maket\liyTrip.com,India's leadingonline travelcompany:''\Xlinter tourismasaconcepthas pickedupinIndia.

"\Xliththegrowingpopularityof adventurerourisminIndia,wintersnow sportshavebecomeahottouristattraction.

Gulmarg(Kashmir)isconsideredoneof thebestskiingdestinationsintheworld." Yacra.comoffersspecialpackages like"AlluringGangtok"(startingfrom Rs.10,650)to"ManaliSuperSaver"(starting fromRs.5,999)and"HillyEscapadesin Himachal"{startingfromRs.10,900)towoo

travellers TheAssociatedChan1bersof Commerce andIndustry(Assocham)acknowledgesthat winter isthebestseasonforthetourism industry'sgrowth.

AssochamsecretarygeneralD.S.Rawat toldIA Sthatwinrerswereideallythebest seasonacrossIndia.

AsperAssochamestimates,over15lakh domesticandforeign travellerswouldhave visitedtouristattractionsacrossIndiainthe winter(December-February).

MostdemandhasbeenforHio1acha.l Pradesh,JammuandKashmir,Rajasrhan, UttarakhandandUttarPradesh.

ThosegoingabroadpreferDubai,Hong Kong,Malaysia,theMaldives,Mauritius, SciLanka,Singaporeandodieraffordable destinations.

"Thailand,MalaysiaandSingaporewere amongthepopularinternationaldestinations forIndiansinwinter,"saidHarilair, founderandCEOof HolidayIQ.Indians onanaveragespentRs.82,000in2014.This rosetoRs.100,000in2015,saidNair,adding thataveragetriplengthof aninternational destinationhasgoneupby14days.

Adventuretravelisthebiggestattraction amongcouples.Nairsaid52percentof advennrretravelbusinessgoestocoupletravellers.Familiescomprise21percentand onlyninepercentaresingletourists.Hesaid thetop lO winteractivitiesincludedtrekking, wildlifesafaris,paragliding,skiing,rock climbing,jetskiing,riverraftingandsmfing.

Scientists replicatefolding human brain in 3D in lab Researchersattl1eHarvardUniversity includinganIndian-originscientisthave replicatedafoldinghumanbrainin 3D,revealingfordiefirsttimeasimple mechanicalframe,vorkfor howitfolds.

Understandinghowthebrainfoldscould helpunlockitsinnerworkingsandunravel brain-relateddisordersasfunctionoften followsform.

Itshowsd1atwhilemanymolecular processesareimportantindetermining cellularevents,whatultimatelycauses thebraintofoldisasimplemechanical instability associated with buckling. Highlyfoldedbrainsareseenonlyina handfulof speciesincludingsomeprimates, dolphins,elephantsandpigs.

Inhumans,foldingbeginsinfoetalbrains aroundd1e20thweekof gestationandis completedonlywhen thechildisabouta yearandahalf.

''\WefoundthatwecouldmiJ:niccortical foldingusingaverysimplephysical principleandgeeresultsqualitatively similartowhatweseeinrealfoetalbrains," saidL.Mahadevan, professorof applied mad1ematics,organismicandevolutionary biologyandphysicsfromHarvardJohnA. PaulsonSchoolof EngineeringandApplied Sciences.

Thenumber,size,shapeandpositionof neuronal cellsduringbraingrowthal.Ilead codieexpansionof dJe greymatter,known asthecortex,relativetotheunderlying whitematter.

Thisputsthecortexundercompression, leadingtoamechanicalinstabilityd1at causesittocreaselocally,saiddietean1that includedscientistsfromFinlandandFrance.

"Thissimple evolutionaryinnovation allowsforalargecortextobepackedinto asmallvollllneandislikelydiedominant causebehindbrainfolding,knownas Gyrification,"addedi\fahadevanina paper publishedinthejournallan1rePhysics.

Theteammadea3D,gelmodelof a smoothfoetalbrainbasedon:r,.,[Rlimages.

Tomimiccorticalexpansion,thegelbrain wasimmersedinasolventthatisabsorbed bytheourerlayercausingittosweUrelative tod1edeeperregions.

Withinminutesof beingimmersedin liquidsolvent,theresultingcompression ledtotheformationof foldssimilarinsize andshapetorealbrains.Thekeytochose similaritiesliesin theuniqueshapeof the humanbrain.

Theresearchshowsthatif apartof the braindoesnotgrow properly,orif the globalgeometryisdisrupted,wemaynor havethemajorfoldsind1erightplace, whichmaycausedysfunctioninthebrain, theauthorsnoted.

Indian-origin scientists develop hack-proof chip Atean1of Indian-originresearchershave developedanewtypeof radiofrequency identification(RFJD)chipthatisvirtually impossibletohack,thuspreventingyour creditcardnumberorkeycardinformation frombeingstolen.

AccordingtoChiraagJuvekar,graduate studentiaelectricalengineeringat MassachusettsIustirmeofTechnology {1HJ),thechipisdesignedtopreventsocalledside-channelattacks.

Side-channelanacksanalysepatternsof mernoryaccesso.rAucmationsinpower usagewhenadeviceisperforminga cr;1Jtographicoperation,inordertoextract itscryptographickey.

"Theideainaside-channelarrackisthat agivenexecutionof thecryptographic algorithmonlyleaksaslightamountof information,"Juvekarsaid.

"Soyouneedtoexecutethe cr;1)tographicalgorithrnwithd1esame secretmany,manytimestogetenough leakagetoextractacompletesecret,"he

explained.

Onewaytothwartside-channelattacksis toregularlychangesecretkeys.Inthatcase, theRF1Dchipwouldrunarandom-number generatordiatwouldspitoutane,vsecret keyaftereachtransaction.

Acentralserverwouldnmthesame generator,andeverytimeanRF'IDscanner queriedthe rag,itwouldrelay theresults totheserver,toseeif thecurrentkeywas valid.

Suchasystemwouldstill,however,be vulnerab.letoa"powerglitch"attackin whichtheRFIDchip'spowerwouldbe repeatedlycutrightbeforeitchangedits secretkey.

Anattacker couldthen runthesamesidechannelarrackthousandsof times,with thesamekey.Twodesign innovationsallow thel\ITTresearchers' chiprotll\vartpowerglitchatracks.

Oneisanon-chippowersupplywhose connectiontothechipcircuitrywouldbe virtuallyimpossibletocutandd1eotheris asetof non-volatilememorycellsd1atcan storewhateverdatathechipisworkingon whenitbeginstolosepower.

Forbothof d1esefeatures,Juvekar andAnanthaChandrakasan,professorof electricalengineeringandcomputerscience andochersusedaspecialtypeof material knownasaferroelectriccrystals.Texas lnstrumentsandotherchipmanufacturers havebeenusingferroelectricmaterialsto producenon-volatilememoryorcomputer memoryd1atretainsdatawhenit'spowered off.

Alongwid1TexasInstrumentsthathas builtseveralprototypesof thenewchip, theresearcherspresentedtheirresearch atthe"InternationalSolid-StateCircuits Conference"inSanFranciscorecently. IANS

TheKFCInternationalT20AUSvlND2016cricketseriesgetsaHindimake-overbyIndianLink

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Somewonderfulgemsof Hindicrid:et commentarywereheardateachof thematchesheldduringtherecent AUSvINDKFCInternationalT20series.

ACricketAustraliaandIndianLink

MediaGroupcollaborationbroughtto

theainvavestheacmkhondekhahaal(live commentary)fromAdelaide,Melbourne andSydney.Thebroadcastwentliveto AustralianaudiencesviatheCALiveApp andcricket.com.au.

Presentedbyateamof sixcommemarors -SanjivDubey,Jv[ukeshMadaan,Shriram Iyer,GopalGanwani,ChitrangTrivediand M.anishRaj-eachtookturnsatthemicin differentcities.IndianLinkCEOPawan LuthrajoinedinatregL1larintervals, while MichaelJonesprovidedtechnicalsupport. Theycalledthewomen'sgamesaswell asthemen'sgamesonallthreemarchdays, seeingserieswinsforboth,andfive outof SL"\:games woo.

Thecommongroundbetweenthe commentarors,itwasinterestingto observe,wasnotonlythatthey allbad agreat loveforthegameof cricket,burthat theywerepassionateabout d1elanguageas well.

SanjivDubey,anllldianLinkerfrom waybackonbothradioas wellasinthe newspaper,hasestablishedhimself asa Level2cricketcoachinSydney'sIndian community.Asaphysicaleducationreacher andfounderof theFoot\.vorkSports Academy,Sanjivhashadmanyyoung cricketerspassthrough his handsatvarious stagesinthepastsevenyears.

Hisintimate knowledge of thegame camethroughbrilliantlyinthecommentary box,andhesharedanecdotesfromhis timesinbowlingpractice,vimthevisiting Indiannationalteaminrecentyears.The respectthatthelistenersandd1eotherson thecommentaryreamhadforhim,became

obviousbytheend.

"Cricketisawayof lifeforme,"Sanjiv cold T,,di1mLinklater."Ibeganasaplayer andtbenfurd1eredmyloveforitwith highereducationinsportsandthenduough myinvolvementin cricketcoachingand sportsteaching.Ihavealsoshowcasedmy abilitytoanalysediegamebymywritingsin bothHindiandEnglish.Idohaveatalent forHindi commentarywhich few people areawareof!Iwantedtobeapartof dus showattheKFCT20sandIknewIcould makeadifference withmypresence."

ShriramIyer,well-knowninthemusic circlesinMelbourne'sIndiancommunity,is anaturalperformerandclaimstohavebeen a'couch-comruenrnror' foraslongashecan remember.

"Thisexercisewasnewtomostof us butall of usadaptedquitequickly,"betold IndianLink."Presenceof mindisacrucial traitthatIhavepickedupwhileperforming live,alongwithothertransferabletraits. Thiswasanextensionof thatandmy extremepassionforcrickethelpedme through."

TheCanberrabasedManishRaj broughttothetablemuchexperiencewith communityradio."Addrod1at,mylovefor my111atra-hbcJShaHindi,andapassionfor cricket.Awinningcombination!"

Melbourne'sGopalGanwanialso confessedaloveforboththegameaswell asthelanguage."Cricketistheonlyoutdoor sportIhaveeverplayed,andIhaveremained intouchthroughw11piring,coachingor scoring.LiteraryactivitiesinHindi,my favouritelanguage,haveincludedwriting creativelyandparticipatingintheatreand

stand-ups,andMCingatIndianevents."

Sydney'sChitrangTrivediisalwaysupfor newexperiences."Iliketopushmyself to trythingsoutsidemycomfortzone.Iam anavidcricketfanandthiswasaperfect oppornmit:yformetoconnectwithrl1e gamemacl lovesomuch."

MukeshMadaan,alsofromSydney, claimshe found thisawonderfulwayto channelhisloveforthegameaswellastake partinabroadcom1mmiryactivity.

To find the best Hindi-speaking commentators, a nation-wide search called "Who wants to be a Hindi cricket commentator?" was launched by Indian Link Media Group and extensively publicised across its print, radio, online and social media channels.

Entrants presented commentary based on a provided clip that was Intentionally left mute.

After receivinga number of high quality entries, one from as far as Gurgaon in India, anotherfrom a 14-year-old cricket enthusiast, a shortlist of 12 people were asked to undertake a final live audition. The finalistswerejudged on their clarity, command of language, technical knowledge and ability to convey atmosphere and ambience.

MichaelJones sharesthesame passionforthegameasthe commentators."Ilovecricket.1 playedfromtheageof11 until35andstill playtheodd social game. I'malsoakeen spectatorandyou'llfindmesomewhere intheSCGMembersenclosureanytime there'saninternationalmatchonatthe SCG.Thechancetocombinemyjob in broadcastingandcricketwasmogoodto knockback."

Of course,hedidn'tunderstandaword ofwhatthecommentatorsweresaying. \'v'hyforinstance,weretheresomany "ugly"balls?Heknowsnow,that11gliisthe Hindiwo.rdfor"next".

"Thehighpointthough,wasthat everythingcametogethersosmoothly," Michaelrecalled later."Usuall)�in an outsidebroadcast,there issomesoreof technicalbitchandthistimeitjustdidn't happen.Another highpointwastheenergy andenthusiasmof allthecommentators. Theywereallgreattoworkwith."

Asan avidAustraliasupporter,Mjchael provided the balancewichjntheteam for all theeuphoriaatIndia'sperformance.

Shriram'sincerestingtidbitsof information(suchaswomen'sstar NiranjanaNagarajan'snickname"Ninja'') kepttheaudienceentertainedd1roughout, asdidGopal'sattemptatSindhi commentary\vhenthegamewasstopped duecorain.Manish'sdeep-setbass,put togood useintheexcitingmoments inthatsecondhalf ofd1efinalSydney game,must surelybavesufferedthe next day!Mukesh'sfaithfulreporting,matme instyleandfaultlessindelivery,could havematchedthebestinthebusiness.

Chitrang'sstudiedanalyses, andSanjiv's

expertcommentsateach pivotal moment, enhancedd1elistener'senjoymentofthe games.Saraahanerya(commendable)!

"PrimaryamongPawan'sguidelines were thatweshouldhaveftmwhilein the commentarybox,"l'Yfukeshremarked."W/e definitelydid,andwehopematcarried acrosstheairwavestoourlisteners."

Callerswereabletoringinaswell,and chippedinwiththeirowncontributions aboutpreructedscores,strategiesandsoon.

PawanLuthra wasguite pleasedat thewaytheeliteteamshapedup.

"Theydidsuperblyandwewere abletogetareal'brotherhood' going,"he revealed."Ihadfullfajd1thatwewould findourcommentaryteamfromwithin thecommunity-thereisgreat calencout there.The migrant psycheissuchthat we comehereanddelvestraight into work, co providefor ourfamilies.Indoingchis, often we have cosguashdownourreal passions,orputthemawayforawhile. Manyof ourcommentaryteamwould probablyhavegoneontohavemedia careersinIndia,butheretheyrujght be inITorwhateverelse.But when d1eyaresomewhat'settled' andwhen anoppornrnicycropsup,theyjumpat iteagerly.1thinkthat'swheresmal.ler, community platforms likeIndianLink MeruaGroupcanplayasignificantrole."

Ithasbeeninthepasteightto tenyears thattheIndiancommmutyherehas really grown.Whiletbeoldersettlers,who have beencomingheresinced1e1970s,may notcravethatmuchl-lindicommentary, thenewermigrantsmjsstheHindicricket scene,which,ofcourse,hasgrownby leapsandboundsinIndiathepastcen

,, Shriram'sinterestingtidbitsofinformation (suchaswomen'sstarNiranjana'snickname "Ninja"),Sanjiv'sexpertcommentsateach pivotalmoment,Mukesh'sfaithfulreporting andGopal'sattemptatSindhicommentary, wereallsimplysaraahaneeya ,,

yearsorso.They'veleftthatbehind,and arenowlappingupthisnewservicethat IndianLinkhasoffered.

CricketAustraJjahasbeenkeento reachouttotheIndiancommunityin recentmonths."ProvidingourIndian communitywithalocally-produced Hindibroadcast will addtotheir cricket experience,connectingthemmoredeeply withAuscraJjancricket,"BenAmadio, CricketAustralia ExecutiveGeneral Managerof Media,Commurucationsand Marketing,said.

AbouttheCJ\-lndia11Li11kpartnership, Luthrasaid,"It'sanatural fit.They're a1.laboutthe game-welove thegame! IthinkAustraliaknowschattheIndian comrnurutycanbeverygoodconstm1ers. Atlastyear'sWorld Cupforinstance,the stadimnswere 'bleedingblue',wehadthat manyIndian spectatorsin thestalls.SoI guessyoucouldsaywearesurprisedwhy thisrelationsrupwithCAdidnot happen sooner."

Inawonderful coincidence,just aheadof dieT20series,newscame infromIndiathatlegendaryHinili commentatorSushi]Doshyhadbeen picked fortheprestigiousPadmaShri,a

rareInruanGovernmenthonour.Thenews made foranaddedsenseofexcitement astheIndianLinkcommentaryteamwas finalisedfortheexercise,andwordgot around abouttheventure.

CricketAustraliaandIndianLinkMedia Groupsentouttheirownmediareleases andthestorywaspickedupand reported byABCRadio,ABCOnline,3AW and The A11stra/ia11here,andbackinIndia by HindustanTi1T1es,DNA,DeccanChronicle, BusinessStandard,Ne/IIIndianExpress, ewsX,ABPLive,SportsKreedaCricket andTheSporesCampus.

Callsbegantocomeinabouthowto gainaccesstodiecommentary,andvarious social medfaposeswentupabouchow co downloadtheCricketAusLiveapp.

Sush.ilDoshywillbe pleasedtoknow thatthegenerationdrntgrew uplistening tohisininutableaankhondekhahaal, alongsideothergreatslikeJasdevSingh and RaviChaturvedi,arecarryingonthe traditionsinalandfarfromhome.

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India inVietnam: An eye on China?

India'splannedsatellitetrackingstationin Vietnamdemonstratestheirconvergingthreat perceptionsandunderlinestheirgrowingties, writesLINSDAYHUGHES

ItbasbeenreportedthatIndiaplansco createasatellitetrackingandimaging centreinsouthernVietnam.Itwillbe linkedelectronicallytoanotherofits u:ackingstationsiuIndonesiaandaddto NewDelhi'sstringof similarcentresinthe AndamanandNicobarislands,Brunei,Biak ineasternIndonesiaandMauritius.These centresareusedtotracksatellitesinthe initialstagesof theirAighc,accordingto Indianofficials.

India'sspaceprogrammeisincreasing rapidlywithalaunchscheduledevery month.Thegovernmenc-ownedlndian SpaceResearchOrganisation(!SRO)states thattheplanned$33million(US$23million) centrewill enhanceitstrackingcapability. Thisisundoubtedlytruebmincomplete. Thenew centre,unliketheothersinthe region,willalsobeabletoreceiveand processimagesfromIndia'sobservation satellites.Hanoi,itisbelieved,willhavefull anddirectaccesscotheseimageswithout needingtorequestaccesstothemfrom India.ThisislikelyNewDelhi'swayof thankingHanoiforgrantingirpermissionco

tobeusedinanti-submarineandantisurfaceshipwarfare.

Thedepthof theconvergencebetween IndiaandVietnamgrowsmoreapparenc whenoneconsidersthatIndiaiscurrendy trainingVietnamesesubmarinersandhas offeredVietnama$144million(0S$100 million)creditlinetobuypatrolboars.

Hanoihas,inmm, offeredIndiathe rights toexploreforoilinsomeareasof theSouth ChinaSeathatitclaims.Bothcountries have disregardedChineseprotestationsoverchis venture.Bochcountrieshavealsofought warsagainstChina,Indiain1962and Vietnamin1979andneithertrustsChina.

TI1efacilitygivesIndiaastrategicliftin itsa.II-but-declaredstruggleagainstChina. AsNew Delhiseesit,if Chinacanmake inroadsimoSouthAsiaviaPakistan.,there isnoreasonwhyitcannotuseVietnamto expanditsowninfluenceintotheSouth ChinaSea.ForVietnam,chisdoesnot poseaproblemsinceNewDelhiisnota claimantintheterritorial dispute0\7erthe Sea.ForChina,however,India'spresence isa.nirritationitcouldwelldowithout.As

setupthefacilityinHoChiMinhCiry.

While formallysaidtobeafacilityused forcivilianpurposessuchasagriculmral, environmentalandscientificuses,enhanced technologyensuresthatHanoiwillalsohave accesscothe reconnaissance,surveillance andintelligence-gatheringcapabilities of India'ssatellitenetwork.Whilefairly innocuousonthefaceof it,d1e fullstrategic impactof thisfacilitybecomesapparent when oneconsidersthatitiscapableof monicoringnotonlyVietnambmalso theSouthChinaSeaandsouthernChina. Th.iswouldenableVietnamtomonitor China'scoastguardandnavaloperationsas wellaskeepcrackof eventsonitsnewlyconstructedislandsind1eSouthChina Sea.HanoicouldalsomonitorChinese intrusionsintotheareaof theSouthChina Seathatitclaims.Accesscotheinformation thiscentreprovideswhencoupled withVietnam'sfiveRussianKilo-class submarines(thesixthisscheduledtofol.low soon)wouldgive Hanoiunprecedented strikepotentialagainstChinesenavalassets. Itwasreportedinmid-December2015chat thefirstKilo-classsubmarinehadstarted patrollingtheSomhChinaSea.These areamongd1equietestdieselsubmarines currentlyavailableandhavebeendesigned

China'sGlobalTimesreports,GuXiaosong, anexpertonSomheast Asianstudiesat theGuangxiAcademyofSocialSciences allegedthatIndia"basnoterritorialdisputes withChinaintheSoutl1ChinaSea"and wishescomerely"stiruptroubleinthe regiontoserveitsownends,whichisco counterbalanceChina'sinfluence". ln China'sperception,atatime\vhenithas problemswithitseconomic growth,huge amountsof capitalexitingthecountry, Taiwanelectingaleaderwhoseekstoslow andpossiblyreversed1ecountry'sgrowing economicdependenceon themainlandand theUSseeminglyreturningtotheregion andformingal.liancesanew,India'snewlydevelopedtoeholdinVietnamand Hanoi's enhancedprowessisadistractionitcould dowithout.

WhileBeijingcancounterIndiaand Vietnamindivdually,icmustsurelybe concernedbythe growingallianceschat arebeingformedagainstitbycountries bothwithinandbeyondtl1eregion.India's satellitetrackingfacilityin HoChilVlinh Cityisonlyoneindicatorof thesealliances.

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ARUNTIWARI,ChairmanandManagingDirector,UnionBankIndiawasrecentlyinAustraliaand caughtupwithPAWANLUTHRAtotalkaboutthestrengthoftheIndianeconomy,issuesfacingthe globaleconomyandfuturegrowthplansforUnionBankofIndia

WhatbringsyoutoAustralia?

We'resetting upanofficeinSydney;wewill beupandrunninginthenextfewmonths.

WhydidittakesolongforUnionBankto cometoAustralia?Whatdoyouhopefor thebusiness?

Irdidn'trakethatlong!V//e've hada representativeofficehereforafewyears now.Tograduatefromarepofficetoafully operationalbankingunittakestime.J think thetimenowisjustright,giventhegrowing relationshipbetweenIndiaandAustralia. Weoperateoutof HongKong,Dubai, Beijing,Shanghai,AbuDhabiandAntwerp. Goingforward\Vewillalsobetestingthe watersintheAfricancontinent.

OurhopeistharUnionBankofIndia becomesthefirstchoiceforthecommunity inAustralia,onallcounts.

Whatmakesoverseasofficessoexciting?Is thereagrowingtrendoftradefromIndia toAustralia?

We'realwaysseekingopporrunitiesin overseasmarkets,thankstoglobalisation andtheborderlesstradeitbrings.Welook particularlyforcentreswherethereare migrantpopulations,goodgovernmentand traderelarions,andeaseof doingbusiness. Today,itislessaboutpoliticsandrnore abouteconomics,andeconomicsshould makethepolitics.

It'sbeentbreeyem·ssinceyouassumed yourpositionasCMDatUnionBank India. Canyousharewithussome highlightsandchallenges?

Ifirmlybelieveincompetitionasitalways bringsthebestoutofanorganisation It alsogersthebestdealsforthecusromers!

Itkeepsusonourroes.Youareableto testyourabil.itiesandstrengthswhenyou gothroughtoughtimes.l saythesearenot toughrimes,theseareexcitingti1nesfor thebankingindustry,globally.Regulation, compl.iance,thesearethechallenges. Riskmanagementcapabilities,capital requirements,inrimestocome,theseissues wiJJbesorted.

Forusinbanking,asacriticalpartof theserviceindustry,trustissacrosanct.

Whateverwedo,itmustbeinatranspare□r manner.Inthecompetitivemarketwe havebeenoperatingourof forthepast few years,thedifferenriatingfactoriswhat wecallintheUnionBankof Indiathe threepillarsof BASEL:human capitalof theorganisation,digital capabilities,and riskmanagementpractices.The things thatdifferentiateus,aretbequalityof our product,theeaseof usingourproducts, andhowcompetitiveweareintermsof our financialcharges.

Youhaverecentf;ysaidthebankwillfocus on1-etail,agricuh:-ureandMSMEs(Micro SmallMediumEnterprises)butdemand fromthecorporatesectorhasbeenI.ow.Is thereachangeindirectionfromthebank's pointofview? Wedidn'tquitee..xpectthatthe economy wouldnotbe doingwellforsolong,itwas aglobalphenomenon.BackinIndia,if we

have4096brickandmortar branchesacrossIndiaandit isacountryof 1.26billion people,ourforteshouldbe retail,MS�ffiandagriculture.

Let'slookatagriculture firstMorethan60%of India'spopulationstilllives inareaswherethemainstay isagriculture.Theshare of agricultureinGDPis dwindlingnow,andthe governmentwantstoimprove byafewnotches.

OnMSl'vfEs,there'smuch hopeforPrimeMinister Modi'smissionof Make 1nIndia.Globally,inrhe developedeconomies,the contributionof lvISlvfEshas been thegreatestinterms of GDP.Italsocontributes towardsemployment,sothis isasectorwhichgivesuslots of scope.

Andwith1.26billion peoplebackinIndia,retailis anotherareawherewehave, asof today,about800million Indiansunder35whoare aspirational,motivated,and gung-hoabouttheirfutureso thisisanotherareawherewe seethemarketgrowing.

Puttingthesetogether,we havewhatwecalltheRAM factor:Retail,Agricultureand MSMEs.Inthepastoneyear, thecontributionof these threesegmentshasgoneup from44%onthebalance sheetto52%.Thequality is good,risk-weightisless, retllrnisbetter,andwehavea largerclientbasesothereare moreopportunitiestocross sellandupsell.

Anymovementforwardin thecorporatesector?

Ithasbeenslowforthepast fewyearsbutin timestocome,asthekind of effortsgovernmentshaveputinover thepast 18monthsorsogetthecorporate sectorbackontrack,Iseesomegreen shootswheredemandfromchatsectoris concerned.Inthenexttwoquartersorso1 thinktherewillbe perceptibledemandfrom thecorporatesector.

Youhavesaidthat'digitalbankingwill replacebranchbanking'.Isthehankwell positionedinthatarea?

Itakeabsolutepridein the digitalsector whereourbankisconcerned,weare aheadof thecurveamongourpeers.As of today,63%of ourtransactionsare e-transactions,whicl1isoneof thehighest ratesbackinIndia.\Y/ehavetop-of-thelineproductsandwithsomeof themwe havebeenthefirstontheblocktodeliver thesecustomer-centricproducts.Letme giveyouthesimplestexample,a'se!Jie' account.Following thetrendof selfies

today,we provideafacilitywhereyoutake yourphotograph,aphotographof your docrnnencs,uploadthemandthereyougo. That'squite unique.UnionBankhasbeen workingaheadof thecmveandtheyhave reapedthebenefitsof that.

Clickbankingwillnotreplacebrick banking,d1erewillbeahybridisation.Even if )'OUlookattheUnitedStates,people arecomingbacktothebranches.Back.in India,withtheeducationlevels,thereare stillmanypeoplewhoarenorveryliterate. Wehaveaclientbase,beingagovernmenc bank,intheremoteareasof lndia,wherea customermaycomewithAdebitcard,use itattheATl'vI,butthey'llsrilJgoinsideto makeapassbookentry.Wehavetocakecare of allstakeholders.

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Itwillremainsoforsomemoretime. Again,wealwayslookattheUSasthat driverorpull factor.Perhaps,withtheir economyontbeuptake,.irwill turnaround.

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Sharingacommonideology andthedesiretotrigger globalchange,ateamof youngAustraliandoctorshas developedanewappthatcould soonoverhaulcancercare.

Overthepast14months,Nikhil PooviahandRaghavMuraliGaneshof ChrisO'BrienLiJehouse,inassociation withJ\ksharSaxenafromLiverpool Hospital,havebeenworkingcloselyto deliveraninnovativeproductthattargets cancerpatients,caregivers,cliniciansand healthcareinstitutionsworldwide.Thetrio havereamedupwithMelbourne-based entrepreneurialdigitalproductdevelopment companyPaperc.loud,tocreateaprototype, whileLucyAndrews,MarcusLock,'lrdand I<astooriHingoranihaveprovidedstrategic supportforthedigitalplatform.

Thebrainchildof Pooviah,CancerAid seeksroaddressinefficienciesin informationdeliveryandpatie□rcare managementbycreatingalow-cost,high\7aluedigitaltool,therebysavingvital healthcaredollarsandimprovingqualityof life.Theprimaryaimof thetoolistohelp patientsfeel moreconnected.Available acrossalldeviceplatforms including web,

iOS,Androidand\Xlindowssmartphones byAugust2016,estimatesindicatethat CancerAidcouldpotentiallybenefit25 millioncancerpatientsand8000institutions worldwide.

Besidesincreasingaccesstocareand support,theappseekstoachievebetter patientunderstandingandcompliance throughindepthclinician-patient interactionanddialogue.

''Beingdiagnosedwithcancerisa long,lonelyanddisorientatingjourney andwe,vanttoofferallmannerof supportpossible.Freetousers,webelieve CancerAidhasthepotentialtobethegoldSL'lndardoncologyresource andhope to drivechange byempoweringpatientswith knowledgeandassistance,"DrPoO\Tiahtold IndianLink.

"TheprerniseforCancerAidbegan whenIdiscoveredtheabsenceof adigital platform(inpatientsupport).Alongwith myream,Ibelievedwehadthecreativity ande.xperiencewithtechnologyrodesigna solutiontoimproveissuesthatwe,ascancer specialisrs,seeday-to-dayatwork."

Eachmemberof thedevelopmentteam has broughtuniqueskills andexpertisein oncologytothedifferentaspectsof the appLication.Pooviahsaid,"Ourvision revolvesaroundprovidingadigitalhealth solutionthatrevolurionises cancer tberapy information deliveryandmanagement."

"1havebecomever}'passionateaboutour projecttothepointwhere thedevelopment processrodatehasmotivatedmetopursue acareerindevelopingapplications for

patients,"DrPooviahadded.

"Digitalsolutionsareclearlythewayto goinfuture.Theycansignificantlyimprove theAustralianhealthcaresystemandlower thefiscalburdenasawhole,"saidRaghav MuraliGanesh.

Witl1anageingpopulation,health expenditurecurrentlyaccountsfor9% of Australia'sGDP.Aftercardiovascular diseases,canceristhelargestcauseof chronicillness,affecting oneinthree AustraLians atanestimated costof $4.5 billion.

Thisiswheretl1enewgenerationof doctorscanhelp."Byimplementingdigital solutions,wecandefinitelydrivechangeand empowerpatientsandcarerswithknowledge andassistance,"MuraliGaneshsaid."Having lived,studiedandworkedinAustralia,the UK,NewZealandandIndiaprovidesme withamultidimensionalunderstandingof theglobalburdenofchronicdisease,andl viewdigiralhealthtoolsasanopportunity toovercomethisissue.i\,fypassionfor implementingthishasledmetodirectmy fellowshiptrainingin2017cowardspatient advocacyaudco=encefurtherresearch leadingtoahigherqualificationinthis growingsector,"headded.

Thepatient'sjourneyisthefocal pointof AkshatSaxena'spassionfor oncology."Oncologypatientsareunigue inthemental,physicalandpsychological clrnllengesthattheyface.Patienrsfrom outermetropolit,wareas,ruralcommunities, eventl10sewithinbigcities,havedifficulty inaccessingcareandprocessingthe

complexoverloadof information,"he explained."Irwasano-brainerforme toinvolvemyself inaprojecttl1athas thepotentialtorevolutionisethepatient experienceandtooffermeaningfulsupport duringroughtimes.Iamcommittedto realisingourvisionof becomingthegold standardcancerapplication. le allowsme tohelppatientsinawaythatInevercould haveasaclinician."

Namedintl1etop10artheAustralianShelllnnovationChallengeandrunnerupin theHealthRoundtableInnovationAwards, CancerAidhasalreadymadesignificant inroadsbysecuringventurecapital funds andgovernrnentgrants.Endorsedbymany specialists,ithasalsobeguncollaborations witl1healthcareorganisationsandcancer charities.FurthernegotiationsareLmdetway witl1aviewforequityshare.

Aresearchstudysurveyinginformationseekingbehaviours,aswell astestingthe Canceri\idapplicationprototypeina randomisedcontrolledtrial,isbeingcarried outinahospitalenvironmenttovalidate theapplicationandidentifyimprovements priorrofullversionreleaselaterth.is year CancerAiclwasalsoacceptedasa presentationattheNSWDigitalHealth CapacityBuildingSymposiumlastyear.

Theteam'scompetitiveedgeiscentred ontheirexpertiseandtractionwithinthe rnedical fraternity.Atelemedicineservice forongoingmedicalandpsychological support,as wellasexpansiontosecondgenerationhealthcareappLicationsforother chronicdiseasesarealsointl1eworks.

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This year marksthe67'" anniversaryof theassassination of MahatmaGandhi.Forthe pastfouryears,theUniversicy of SWandtheAustraliaIndia InstituteattheUniversityhavemarkedthe daywithaRemembranceCeremonyand aninvitedspe>1kerropresenttheGandhi Oration.Seeingthebustof Gandhijion onesideandNelsonMandelaontheocher sideof theUNSWlibrarylawnbringsa fee.lingof immenseprideandinspiration thattheprincipleof non-,riolencecan achievelastingresults.

Theinvitedspeakerscomefromabroad spectrumof society.PacDodson,thewellknownAboriginalelder;TomKeneally; the awardwinningauthor,andMichaelKirby, theoutspokenandsometimescontroversial judgewerespeakersduringpreviousyears.

Laseyear,theoration wasdeliveredbyEla Gandhi,asoftvoicedladywhospokewith firmnessandconvictionechoingthelife of hergrandfather.Sheisconvincedthat morethanever,thatGandhiji'sexanipleis

Thisyear,PeterGrestewasthespeaker. Heischejournaliseaccusedof spying andwasimprisonedinEgyptuntilglobal pressuremadetheEgyptiangovernment relentandreleasehim.Journalistsarethe mediumthroughwhichtheworldlearns abomtheatrocitiesperpetratedindie name of reLigionorideologiesathome and abroad.Greste'sexamplesof freedomof e:<q:iressionbasedonfactsshouldbeawakeupcallromanyjournaliststochecktheir factsandtheirauthenticitybeforewriting.

Hisexpositionof threeGandhian principles•non-cooperationwidianything thatishumiliating,self-expression, particularlyfreedomof speech,and theover-ridingprincipleof truth- was brilliant.Theraptaudienceinthefullhall werespellboundasGreste'stalkAowed effortlessly.

Howdoesoneapplytheprinciplesof non-violenceineverydaylife?Themost effectiveteachingof Gandhijiisinhis statusasa rolemodelTheimportanceof translatingone'sbeliefintoactionissovital in everyday life.Withoutthelivingproof illustratedbyeachoneof us,valuesstandto bediscounted.

''Whensomeoneslapsyouononecheek, showhimmeoilier."Metaphorically,this couldbetakentomeanoneshouldnot

retaliateusingviolenceagainstviolence. Asresponsibleadults,wemayfollowth.is adviceinsimplewayseveryday,suchasby ignoringhostileverbalremarks,bynotusing sarcastic andvilifyinglanguage,bylistening moreattentivelyand,aboveall,byshowing respecttoallirrespectiveof age,religion, colourof theskinorgender.

Thesedays,societyasawholeisvery consciousofprotectinganimals,whetherin mewildoraspets.Wegotogreatlengths toprotect endangeredspecies.Yee,inmany instances,weignoretheplightof ourown fellowhumans.Thedisparityinwealth betweenthehavesandhave-notsisgetting wider.Thesenseof selfishnessisgrowing exponentiallyandasenseof powerlessness pervadesthemillionswhocomprisetbe 'have-nots'

Humanvaluesaredropping off ar thewayside. Nomore doestlieselAess, compassionatehelpinghandreachout cotliepooranddisadvantaged.Yes,aran individuallevel,manyaregenerousand altruistic,buttherearechosewhodonot share,even withintheirownfamilies.At mesystemicgloballevel,exploitationof thedisadvantagedisprominent.Thegiven wealthof the world,beitminerals,fuelor water,ismore thanenoughtoshare,but thespiritof sharingissadlynon-existent ontheworldstage.Countries,sectsand geographicalborders divideandrule.

GreatmenlikeGandhijiandMandela livedtheirvaluesof non-violence, compassion,non-sectarianismintheirdaily life Gandhijiwasadamantthateveryone followedthesamerules,beithiswifeor daughterorsonorahighrankingofficial. Anadult'sbehaviourinadomestic situationisamostpowerfullesson. Educationof tl1eyoungergenerationto behavewithcompassionandrespectbegins athome.Role-modellingisthe bestteacher.

'Doas1sayandnotasIdo,' is acommonlyillustratedexamplein manyhomes.Sadly,thelessonlea.rutis perpetratedgenerationaftergeneration becausewhatissaidisnocwhatisshown inaction.If childrenhavetoshowrespect, theyneedtoseeadultspractisingsuch respect.Givinghastobeshowninthe sharingthey seearoundchem.

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MY FATHER,

VIKASDATTAonanewbookthattakesusintothe worldofoneofBollywood'sbest-knownbaddies

0utof allactors,thoseportraying villainshaveitthehardest.

Theyusuallygeetheirjust dessertsonscreenburcbeodium aroundthemdoesn'tdissipate withthefilm'sendandstillinfluences people,thoughchisisanabidingreflection of theirskills,notcharacter.

Thisisespeciallytrue forBollywood. Itsiconicandreviledvillainswerethe most respected,andgentlepeople inthe real world,beitPran,PremChopra,Amjad KhanandespeciallyMadanPuri-andwe oweadebtof gratimdefortheirfamilies foracguaintinguswiththerealpersonand whattheythoughtof theirnotoriety!

Lr.Col.KamleshPuri (retd.)takesus intotheworldof hisdad,inhisnewbook MyFathe,; TheVillai11:TheLfaandTi111esof MadanP11ri.

Butitis noteasyroovercomewidespread andpervasivepublicperception,asthis book'stitle,andatellinganecdote of watchingoneof hisfather'sunspeakable actionsonscreen,indicates.

Howyoudoportrayyourfatherif his biggestclaimtOfamewashisvillainy-tl1e portrayingof itonscteen,thatis?Well,you couldcitehissimpleprincipledlifeoutside witl1theprofessionalaspectskeptapart, alwaysremaininggroundedtohismiddleclassmooringsandfamilyvaluesand ensuringthechildrenfolloweditcoo.

AndLr.Col.Pmi,tl1eacror'ssecond son,presentsanendearingaccountof one of Bollywood'smostaccomplishedactors, whose presence in movieswassopervasive -andexpected-thatapopularsayingthen was"thatif youwantedtomakeamovie tl1enallyouneededwasanArriflexcamera, somerawfilm,andMadanPuri".

Puri'scareerspannedfourdecadesfrom theheydayof K.L.Saigal toAmitabh

Bachchanandsawhiminover400films, mostlyasanegregious,inveterateand chronicvillain-thoughbehadbegunasa heroandlater�witchedtorolesof akindly elder.Tbeaccounttakesustl1.roughmost of this,thoughnotindetailbutmakingit upwithsomecaptivacinganecdotes-such astheoneabourDharmendra andtl1e femalefan.

ThoughmostpeopleonlyknowMadan PuriasAmrishPuri'selderbrother,wealso learnbecamefromafamily,broadminded (fortl1osedays)enoughnottoscornthe actingprofession,\Vasnotthefustof his siblingsrojoinandshineinfilms,andwas neverseducedbythetrappingsof the glamourworld.

MadanPurimanagedhisentirecareer fromaplaceonthecarpet(wherehealso slept)inamodesttwo-roomapartmenton R.P.lvfasaniRoadinMamnga.Thisroadwhenthefamilymovedthereinaround1945 -hadcometobeknownasPunjabiGully duetotl1emm1berof Punjabimembersof diefilmfraternitylivingthere-Prithviraj Kapoorandhisencirefamily,Manmohan Krishna,LekhTandonandJ.KNanda,as we!JasK .Singh,AnilBiswas,Jairaj,Phani .l\fazu.o1dar,SitaraDevi,MannaDey,Raj Khosla,andKanhaiyaLalamongotl1ers, andwearetreatedtoacompellingand colourfulaccountof lifethereatitspeak.

MadanPuri,whosefirststarring performancewasa 1936 playatSimla's GaietyTheatre(wherePra.n·wastl1efemale lead!),movedtoBombayin 1945, when hewashelpedintofilmsbySaigal,afirst cousin.Thoughhebeganasahero,tl1ese filmsneverclickedandhefoundhisniche asa villain-onthesuggestionof Dev Anand-andbegananeventfulcareer which,amongotherhighpoints,saw himpossiblytheonlyaccortoportraya

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villainousChinesecharacterthrice.

KamleshPuri,whoalsoweavesinhisand other relatives' lifestoriesinhisnarracive, confessesthathestartedcoolate-overa quartercenturyafterhisfather'sdeatl1in 1985-elmsrobbinghim of chancestotalk toseveral of hisfather'scontemporaries whohad alsodepartedtheworldinthis

span, burhasstillmanageda crediblejob. Itisnoronlyarareaccountof aprolific andmulti-facettedcharacteracrorwhosaw himself as"thealoo-pyazthatcanbeputin anyBollywooddish",butalsoinessence of thecraftof accingitself,andof the developmentof Bollywood-thoughtl1e firstwouldbeenoughforfilmaficionados.

,, He saw himself as the aloo-pyaz that can be put in any Bollywood dish ,,

Bring in the Chinese New Year with this sty/ish Inda Chinese dish

BY DHANYA SAMUEL

WeIndianslove fusion food;itisourway of embracingtl1e foodof another countryandmaking itour own.Indo-Ch.inesecuisine,also known as'Chindian' cuisine,isagreat example.

Duringthetimesof theSino-Indian war,alotof migrants fromChina cameacrosstheborder andsettled inthe NorthEasternsrate.sincluding WestBengal.Thecommunitysoon realisedthatfoodcanbeasourceof livelihoodbutthetraditionalChinese cookingwouldnotworkinIndiadue colackof certainingredientsandalso preferenceforbolderAavomsgiven tl1eobsession withspices.

This,vasthebeginningof the modernfusioncuisine whichcame tobeknownasIndo-Chineseor 'Chindian'.TheearliestIndo-Chinese restaurantsopenedinCalcucraand oilierparts of \VestBengalandsoon tl1iscuisinespreadlikewild.fireail acrossthecountry.Today,lndoChinesefoodis\"erypopularand restaurantsservingthiscuisine canbe foundfarandwide,Australiaincluded.

Thespicy,sweetandrangy chilli garlicsauceisanaU.-tirneIndo-Chinese favourite.Usuallychickenoran assortmentof vegetablesisusedin thisdish,buthereweareusingoatsco makedeliciouskofrascodunkinthis sauce.

Thecrucialpartof thedishis handlingtliekoftas-some tender lovingcareiscalledforl Sincethere isnoheavycoating,tliekoftashave robeshallowfried withcareco avoidbreakage.Andlikeallother lndo-Chinesedishes,tliisonetoo hastobeservedwarmimmediately afterpreparationortliekoftaswill disintegrateinthesauce.

If youdoeategg,thenyoucancoat thekofrasinaneggwash,followed bybreadcrwnbsandtl1enfrythem insteadof rollinginAourandshallow frying.

So come alongand celebratethe LunarNewYearwith thisdelic.ious preparation.May2016beaprosperous yearforyouwithlotsof happytidings!

1½cupsrawoats

1largepotato

1mediumonion;finelychopped

2garliccloves,finelychopped/grated

½inchginger,finelychopped/grated

2greenchilli;finelychopped

1/4tspturmericpowder

5rawalmonds;finelycrushed

2tbspcornflour

3tbspall-purposeflour

Salt,toseason

¼tspredchillipowder

6tbspvegetableoil,toshallowfrythe koftes

12mediumgarliccloves;finely chopped

1inchginger;finelychopped

6longdryredchilli

1½tbspredchillipaste

½tbspKashmirichillipowder

1tbspsoysauce

2tbsptomatosauce

1tbspsweetchillisauce

112tspsugar

1largeonion;cubed

1yellowbellpepper;cubed

1tbspcornflour,dissolvedin ½cup

coldwater

Salt,toseason

3tbspvegetableoil

1springonion,bothwhiteandgreen partchopped

IBoilthepotato,mashandkeepaside. Inaflatpan,heat1tbspoilandsaute theonions,garlic,gingerandgreen chilliesalongwiththeturmericpowder tilltheonionsarelightlybrowned.

Addthecrushedalmondsandoats;mix wellandsauteonlowheatforabout2-3 minutes.Seasonwithsalt. Removefromheatandallowtocool.

Addthecooledoatsmixturetothe mashedpotatoandmixwelltocombine. Shapeintosmallkoftas;keepaside. Inaplate,mixthecornflour,all-purpose flour,chillipowderandseasonlightly withsalt.

Coatthekoftaslightlywiththeflour mixture(itshouldbealightdustingon thekoftas;excessflourwillaffectthe tasteofthekoftasmakingitdoughy). Heattheremainingoilinaflatpan andshallowfrythekoftas;makesure youturnthekoftascarefullytoavoid breakage. Drainonakitchentowel.

IHeatoilinalargewokandaddthe cubedonions.Stirfryonhighheatfora minuteandremove.

Next,addthecubedbellpepperstothe wokandstirfryfor30seconds;remove andkeepaside.

Inthesamewok(addmoreoilif necessary),addthedryredchillies, garlicandginger.Sauteonlowheattill thegarlicisjuststartingtobrown.(Do thisonlowheattoinfusetheoilwith maximumflavourfromthegarlic).

Next,addtheredchillipasteand Kashmirichillipowder,sauteforabout 30secondsandthenaddallthe saucesalongwithapinchofsugar. Mixwellandtaste.Themeasurements givenforthesaucesmustonlybe aguidanceasthetastecanvary accordingtothebrandsused.Sotaste andadjustbalanceofflavours.

Nextadd1cupwaterandbringtoboil; addthedissolvedcornflourandstirin tothickenthesauce.

Addtheonionsandbellpeppersand mixwell.

Finallyaddthekoftesandmixthrough withoutbreaking.Seasonwithsaltif necessary. Removeandgarnishwithspringonions. Servewarmwithfriedriceornoodles.

Bhakti music for the Grammys

Melbourne-basedbhajansingerheadstoLA.SAHANAGHOSHreports

ForMadiDas,scoringaGrammy nominationforhisalbumof bb,y,msBhaktiIWitho11tBorders alongsidethelikesofsinging sensationTaylorSwiftandrapper KendrickLamar,isa"completelystrange" feeling.

ButDas,whospenteightyearslearning kJrta11.randhhajm1s(Hindudevotionalmusic) inIndia,believesit'stimethegenregetsits duerecognitionasanimportanttradition.

"leiscompletelystrange,yes(tobe featuredasanom.ineealongsideTaylor Swiftandothers),"headmits.''Buethen again,thismusicbassomuchmorehistory thanpoporR&B.Th.ismusichasbeen aroundforcenturies;soisicnottimefor

ittoberecognisedasarichandimponant tradition?"

BhaktiIVitho,ttBordenisthedebut albumfromDas,aformerHoU>wood enterta.inmentexecutivenowworkinginthe AustralianfilmandTVindustt·y.

HegrewupintheVaishnavatraditionof Bhaktiyoga.

UpforBestNewAgeAlbum(acategory ofnon-Christiansacredmusic)forthe58th AnnualGrammyAwardstobeheldon15 Feb,therecordmarksonlythethirdtime chatakirta11albumhasbeennominated;the emerginggenrehasneverwonyet.

Featuring11hhajam,itisproducedby weU-knownki1-ta11artistDaveStringer.Das singsaduetwithadifferentfemalevocalise

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JJ"Idescribemymusic asworldmusicwithsacred origins,liketheHindu equivalentofgospelmusic," Dassays.

BorninGermanycoan AmericanmotherandGerman father,Das'supbringingwas anassimilationofdifferent musicgenres.

Attheageofseven,he wenttoboardingschoolin India(inVrindavanandMayaput).Hespent eightyearslearningkirtansandhhqjansand becomingfluentinHindi.Hesubsequently livedinIreland,wherehewasexposedto traditionalCelticmusic.Filmschoolcook himcotheUS.

ItisthismixtureoflrishandIndian musicthatcomesthroughinhisalbum. WesternmusicinfluencesintheUSadded tohisrepertoiretocreateablendof countryandeasternsoundsinthealbum.

Butwhatabouttheragof'hippiemusic' thatisoftenshovedonwesternartisteswho pickupsuchspirimalsounds?

"Perhapsbecausethefirstinfluencesof IndianmusicintegratingintotheWestharks

backtothe BeatlesandRaviShankar, whichcookplaceduringthehippie explosion,tl1ereisatendencytocategorise itlikethat,"Dasconcedes."Andindeed therearestillsomestronghippieinfluences insomepractitionersofmodernkirt,m".

Buehealsoacknowledgesthereisalsoa "growingmovementofauthenticwestern artisteswhobavetakentl1etimetostudy andlearntheeasterntraditions".

"Andtheyarenowcreatingsomething thathasstrongfoundationalrootsinthe Eastwhilestilladdingthemorecommercial broadstrokesappealtopeoplewholike \Xlesternmusic,"hee1'lborates.

Acthemoment,thepopularityofki1ta11 musicis"exploding"intheUSwhatwith hhaktifesri,,als,radioshowsandretreats, saysDas,addingeveryonecanenjoytl1e 111USIC.

"Ifwecanenjoyeachocher'smusic regardlessoffaithorculmre,perhapswe cangainsomeunderstandingandempathy foreachotherthenthatwillputanendto intolerance,"heconcludes.

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Award-winningCanadian musician Harry1fanxlooks atfirstlikeyourtypicalBlues/ Americana/Folkmusician, withhisgrizzledwhitebeard, blackwoolhatandbluejeans.Burlook closer,becausetheslideguitarheholds isinfactnotaguitaratall,buramohan veena,giventohimbyVishwaMohanBhatt -its GrammyAward-winninginventor. Theinstrumenthasanextralayerof sympatheticstrings,makingitahybridof westernandeasternsound.

AsManx,whostarredoutinBluesasa "roadie"attheageoffifteen,andstarted hisrecordingcareerattheageof 46,plays someopeningchords,IalmostthinkI'm imaginingthesilkensoundof amag.Bur throughthesong1bearInclianclassical 1mends,or slides,mixed withblues,andthe finishingchordsaredistinctlyHindustani.

Manxlaughsashetellsmethathismusic issometimesdescribedas"lndo-Blues". This,hesaysfrankly,ismostlysohecan beplacedinacategory,makingireasierfor hisaudiencetofindhismusicinastore. In reality,heswitchesdeftlybetweenstylesjust asbeswitchesbel:\veenmobanveena,slide guitar,andbanjoonstage.Heisinfactmore

"MytimespentinIndiagavemymusica littlespice 1can'tseemtoplayanyother waynow,"hesays.

ManxoriginallytravelledtoIndiain 1986 inpursuitof meditation,notmusic. Thelinksbetweenmusicandspirituality eventuallyledtohimcoJaipurandVishwa MohanBhatt,fromwhomhe learnedthe mohanveena forfiveyears,practicingfive hoursaday.Thegreatestdifficultywith learningHindustaniclassical,hesays,was connectingwiththesoundasawesterner.

''Youdon'tgrowupwithtlrnrsound it soundsveryforeignatfirst,"Manxsays.

Heneverhadanyintentionofmixing thetwostyles,butultimatelyhenoticed commonalitiesbetweensomeBluesscales andIndian ragas, particularlyinnightragas withtheir"heavy"feel.

Listeningcosomeofbissongsthathave beengiventlustreatment,Ican seewhat hemeans,especiallyastl1eimprovisations ofrenownedorganistandkeyboardplayer ClaytonDoley meld,rathertl1anjaragainst it.Onthe otherhand,Ifindsomesongs thathavebeengiventhe"easternspice" cooeclectic,almostpsychedelic.Thesound ofthesepieces,tomyIndianears,ismore reminiscentofhippiesandhashishthan classical Hindustanimusic.

However,Irespectthefactlvianxisopen abouttheclifficu.ltiesofpresentingtrue Inclianclassicaltohisalmostexclusively westernaudience.

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"Firstof all,I'mnotdrnt9ualifiedto doit,butsecondof a11, Ican'tholdtheir interestforlongenough."Byframingand 'referencing'Indianclassical inaBlues context,bebelievesitbecomesmote accessibletowesternlisteners.Hewants themusictoconnectwiththemiJ1thesame wayheconnectedwitl1classicalmusicin India.

Lookingaroundcuriouslyattheaudience asheperforms,I'mnotsurehowsuccessful he'sbeen.Thereseemstobeakindof

frozen,polite9ualirytothewaytheylisten tohisIndianisedBluespieces,compared tothepalpableentlrnsiasmhereceives whileplayingclassicBinesandAmericana songs.Anddespitehisfrequentinvitation for9uestions,nobodyasksanyt11ingabout 1ncliaumusic.

Burthenagain,assomeonewholets hismusic'unfold'wid1nofixedapproach, Manxishardlyonamission.Inanera wherefusionforfusion'ssakeis'invogue', thisisrefreshinginitself.

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AdiTomar (R. Mad.havan), an embittered boxing coach, whoseboxing career isruinedowingto a deviousplan executed byhisthencoach Dev Khatri (ZakirHussain), haslostallhope,till he spots a poorlocal girl Madhi (Ritika Singh)inChennai whosells fishbutis keen onboxing. Hethentrainsherto represent India.

Throughthe lives ofMadhi and her sister Laxmi aka Lux(Mumtaz Sorcar), thefilmhighlights issueslike politics in sports, girls being discouragedto take upsports by theirfamilies andthefact thatgirlstoo are equallytalentedand canbecome champions.

R. Madhavan essaysthetitlerole playingAdiTomar,thedisgruntled boxing coachfullof angst against the system,to perfection.Hisfrustration, bohemianlifestyle, passion forboxing andeventhedeterminationtomake Madhi achampionboxer,arereal. With his dishevelled appearance and boxerlike physique, helooks every inchthe partthathe plays and emoteswith equalfervour.

Ritika Singh as Madhi isthestarof thefilm,notmerelybecausesheis theprotagonist, butbecausesheputs

SanamTeri Kasam isthe intense love story oftwo diametrically opposite people; Saraswathy 'Saru' Parthsarthy (Mawra Hocane), aTamilian Brahmin, andherwealthyneighbourlnder (HarshwardhanRane). While Saruis a bespectacledplainJanewho works in a library, lnder is a cynicalrebelwholives

life inthe fastlane.

Leading ashelteredlife, underthe aegis of herstrict disciplinarian father, Saru'smarriageisthe biggestbone of contentioninher family as sheis always rejected owingto her dowdy appearance andstaidpersonality. One day, inher desperate attemptto transform herself, Saruinadvertently changesher destiny.

With a well-writtenscreenplay and powerfulperformances bythedebutant duo in Bollywood,thefilmtugs at youremotional chords and makes you empathisewithSaruandherplight. Their love story is credible andtheir onscreen chemistry isstrong.

The dialogues,befittingthe characters who mouththem, are nottheregular cliches in a love story and offer depthto thenarration.

Harshvardhan Rane as lnder, delivers a controlled and poisedperformance, givingventto hisangst,love, frustrations andsorrowwithrestraint. Helights upthe screen with hisstrong andwell-chiselled physique and emotes superblythroughhis eyes. Heis equally at ease asthe silentlover, as he isin an emotionaloutburst.

Mawra Hocane,the Pakistani VJ, model and actor,is a delightto watch as Saru.Sheslips intothedemurecharacter withease and herget-upcertainly adds

to herpersona. Sheisconfidentandher innocenceis endearing. Youare atone withherinherunrequited love, asinher hourofgrief.

ManishChoudhari asSaru'sstern fatherperforms his role competently and brings alivethecharacterof the Tamil Brahmin authoritarianpatriarch onscreen. Murli Sharma asthe policemanwho is asucker forlove stories performswelltoo. AnuragSinha as AbhimanyuShastry,Saru'scolleague and crush, offers a sincereportrayal. The powerful background score is apt and upliftsthetenorof thescenes. The musicby Himesh Reshammiyais soulful and one ofthe highlights ofthe film.The songs arepennedwellandbringoutthe mood of the film, especially 'Haal-e-dil' and 'Bewajaah'.Theonly unwarranted song isperhapsthe one focused on Vijay Raaz.

With brilliantproduction values, SanamTeri Kasam managesto draw youintothe lives of Saruand lnder and moistens your eyestoo.

Perhaps itisthelast15minutes of thefilmwhich drags a bitand, giventhe fewcinematiclibertiesthatthe directors havetaken, becomes alittle mawkish. Buttheirsis a lovestorythatwilltouch yourheartwithouta doubt.

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herheartandsoulinto hercharacter. Whether itisfightingwith gritinthe boxingring, dancing onthestreetswith gay abandon, being awe-inspired by her mentor, givingventto her anger, or her disappointmentand agonyuponlosing amatchandlettingdownher'Master' sheslipsinto herrolewith convivial ease andportraysthe gamutof emotionswithspontaneity andrestraint, asthe scene demands, delivering an electrifying performance.

MumtazSorcar, asLux, Madhi's eldersister, ambitious, butnottalented enough, who isblatantly envious of Madhi, is equally a delightto watch as an actorin anhonest portrayal.

ZakirHussainasthe quintessential corruptandslimy National Women's head coach, indulging inpolitickingtoo, is impressive anddoesjusticeto his character, making one sufficiently abhor hisunethicalways.

Nassar asthejunior coachin Chennai,whotakes pride inhis students and is supportiveof Madhi, renders a fine performance. The rest ofthesupporting cast althoughwith limitedscreentime leave animpact.

A simplestory, well-told, in a linear narrative, withwell-etched characters and right amountof drama, Saa/a Khadoos, is brutally honest. Sudha Kongara'swriting and directionis praiseworthy, as she hasdealtastutely

withthesubjectwithno majordeviation.

Thescreenplay is extremely measured,well-presented andcaptures the essence ofthe subjectandthe relationship betweenMadhi andher mentor aptly.

Withminimalsound design and constrainedcamera movement,the film offers a realistic feel. Themusic is nothingto write home aboutby way

ofmelody,yetthepowerfullyricsby Swanand Kirkire, depicttheemotions of the characters inthatcontextflawlessly.

Withathumbs upto womanpower, coupledwith astrongsubjectand good performances,Saa/a Khadoos isbound to strike a chordwitha cross section of viewers,irrespective ofbeingsports lovers.

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UP-TO-DATE NEWS ON WHAT'S HOT AND HAPPENING IN BOLLYWOOD

FACING YOUR FEARS

Bollywoodmarketing isbeing taken overbysometrulycreative trends. Example, the latestfad created by Sonam Kapoor's teamforher upcoming biopic on PanAmhostieNeerja Bhanot. So Sonam's askingher besties and herfans to share info abouttheirbiggestfears,usingthe hashtag #FearVsNeerja. Everyone'sjumping on the bandwagon. Salman Khan talksabouthisfatherSalim Khan's advice to himwhichbecame a famous linein a famousmovie:Jodarr gaya,samjhomargaya.Hmmmmm

Priyanka Chopra,Shahid Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Anushka Sharma allshare theirfears and phobias, butcomedianTanmay Bhatt truly nails it: •My biggest fear is that one dayColdplay will ask meto bein theirvideo and I'll beinit for exactly 3 seconds .'' LOL!

Wonder if the ploywill help. Sonam's PROPdubsmashes in the lead up to that film'srelease certainly did, so who knows?

Neerjareleases on19 Feb.

Meanwhile Alia Bhatt's team is trying desperately to do somethingsimilarfor herupcomingreleaseKapoorandSons. Inher task,you've got torecordyourself attempting a tongue-twisterfrom the film. Go on, give it a try.

MAKING THE MOST, SAYS 'BLESSED' PRIYANKA CHOPRA

Meanwhile PriyankaChoprahaseven more reason to feel #blessed, because not only has she gained a chance to present at the next Oscars,she has also added anotherachievement to herprofileby giving voice-overfor an animated characterin Marvel Comics, as the voice of Miss Marvel in the online game Marvel AvengersAcademy.

#Makingthemost,she added. Ofthe hay while thesunshines, onewould expect... You're certainlyhaving a good year, PC- People'sChoice, then Padma Shri, thenpresenting at theSAG Awards,now Oscars andMarvel.

What a marvel.

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OK, it's Deol we're talking about this time,notLeone

Actor-filmmakerSunny Deol's action directorial Ghaya/OnceAgain,which markshisreturn to the silver screen as angry man AjayMehra, collected over Rs.23 crore inits opening weekend alone.

Ghaya/OnceAgainwhichreleased on February5, hasfound.appreciationby critics and audiences alike.

Sunny,who wowedthe audience withhisrole of Ajay Mehra in1990 film Ghayal, is seenin asimilaravatarin GhayatOnceAgain,whichhe has also written and directed.

Praisecomes this timeroundalso from estrangedstepmum HemaMalini who has describedit as "a wonderful film".

"Sunny is a beautiful director,"she said, and added, "He is very nice humanbeingwith a clear heartjust like Dharamji. Hehasmade a verynice film. I wantpeopleto watch the film and I wish and pray the filmworksat the box office."

Herdaughterandactress Esha Deol chipped inaswell, •1 amhappy that the filmhas gotgreatreviews."

Meanwhile Sunny himself ispleased. "I'd lost connectwith the audience, and would like toreconnectnow. I'd liketo makemaybe threefilms ayear."

Well, the introvertedstarhas certainly proven he's gotwhat it takes, and it will benice tosee him back in actionmore frequently.

SWARA GIVES VOICETO WOMEN'S STORIES

Swara Bhaskariscoming upwith two releasesshortly basedonwomencentric stories. InNilBateSannata the youngactor stars as amuch older woman, themotherof a15-year-old girl. Whilemost ofherpeerswould

shunsucha role, thepluckySwaratook it onbecauseitwas"a challengingrole in a beautiful film",whichhasalready wonherthe BestActressawardat the SilkRoad Film Festival inChina.

"You've got to watch the film to find out what the title means-it's very interesting,"Swarasaidrecently.

The film, to bereleased in late April, is presented by AnandL. Rai,who broughtSwarainto thespotlightwith hisfilmTanu Weds Manu.Hewent to castherin all his next filmslike Raanjhanaa andTanu Weds Manu Returns.

Swara will also beseenverysoon in a film called AnarkaliAarawali. "This is thestory of singer whose work is based doublemeaningsongs, presentedin small townBihar.It is about anincident which turnsher lifeupside down. This is anotherbeautifulstory. Itkeeps women'sissues at thecentre and it showcasestheworldwhichwehaven't seenin Bollywood-nautanki and the world of orchestra parties."

Swara waslastseenin the Salman Khan-starrerPremRatanOhanPayo.

ALSO WORTH WAITING FOR

A teaseroftheshortfilm

Tandav featuring Manoj Bajpayee was released recently. The film is based on the life of apolice constable who is torn betweenfollowing therighteous trail and beingseduced by thedark path of dishonesty. Itshows the struggles and frustrationpolicepersonnel go through every day on thejob.Sounds intense.

Meanwhile, Bhandarkar's next project issaid to be based around Bollywood wives. Afterframing the darkside of fashionworld and glossy pages ofcelebrity calendarsfor the silverscreen, itseemsMadhur Bhandarkarwill take hiscamera into thehouseholds ofHindi film stars -or so suggests the title ofhisnext film Bol/ywood Wives. TheNational Awardwinningfilmmaker,whowill beconferred the PadmaShri honour in April,made the announcement on Twitter. Going byhiscinemaslate, one canexpecthimto infuse the turbulence in the personal lifeof big Bollywoodstars to his film.The movie announcement comes at a timewhen muchnews is comingout of tinsel town about relationship breakdowns. And ofcourse,there'salwaysbeenmuch

intrigueabout'therealhousewives of Bollywood'.

The makers of Fitoormeanwhileare trying hardto dotheirownpromotions currently, withthe filmreleasing end of thisweek.

No major social media campaigns here,but othergimmicks haveensured the filmstays inthenews. These include havingtheleadmale star Aditya Roy Kapurserenadethe female star Katrina Kaifwith a truckload ofredroses (yes,a truckload), on International Rose Dayrecently (didyou knowthatwas evena thing?)Madefor some prettyphotos inthe newspapers andonline Oh, andthey also gotthe starsto gostreetshopping atJanpath in Delhi. The cameras followed closely of course, andwe gotto knowthathe boughtherearrings and bangles and she boughthim a scarf.

Anythingto getthe peopletalking aboutthefilm.

Fitooris Abhishek Kapoor's Indian adaptation ofthepopularCharles Dickens' classic GreatExpectations and also starsTabu.

BOLLYWOOD Kl PATHSHALA

Fancy yourselfas a Bollywood actor? Something youwantto tick off on your bucketlist?Thentrythistwo-dayevent called Bollywood Ki Pathshala. Itisaneventaimedto give young talentedaspirants a chance to enter

showbiz.

Itwillbringtogethercastingdirectors, producers,directors and celebrities.

Actors Radhika Apte, Satish Kaushik, Omkar Kapoorand Rakesh Bedi along withfilmmaker Anees Bazmee willbe mentors at Bollywood Ki Pathshala.

Started byClapsnSlaps.com, an onlineportaldedicatedtothe entertainment industry, theeventwill take place inMumbaistarting from April 9.

To take part intheevent, aspirants willhave toregisteronthe Bollywood Ki Pathshala website. Dependingon theirtaskperformance and position on thesite'sleaderboard,thebestwill be shortlistedforthefinalevent.

These aspirants will befurtherasked toperform a finalvideo assignment. The candidateswiththebestvideo assignmentswillbe invitedto Mumbai, wheretheywillgettoperform a 60-second actduringthe eventandwill bejudgedbythecastingdirectors.

Those shortlistedthereafterwill be askedto performa livetask infrontof thementors.

Here's yourchance, youdreamers.

RIP NIDA FAZLI

Renowned Urdupoetand Bollywood lyricist Muqtida HasanNida Fazli, died inMumbai on 8Febfollowing a massive heartattack.

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He was 78 and is survived by his wife and a daughter.

Fazli was awardedthe prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in1998and conferredwiththe PadmaShri in2013.

Bornina Kashmirifamily in Delhi in October1938, his parents migratedto Pakistan after Partition, buthe choseto stay back in India.

He wentto Mumbai in1964 hoping tomakea career in Bollywood and also wrotefor certaintopHindi magazines ofthatera andlaterstarted penning lyricsforHindifilmsongs.

Hissoulfulghazals includethe evergreen Kabhikisikomukammal jahannahinmi/ta(Ahista,Ahista),Tu is tarhase merizindagimeshamilhai (AapToAiseNaThe),Hoshwalonko khabarkya(Sarfarosh),Aabhijaa, (Sur). He also pennedforfilmslike RaziaSultan,Nakhuda, Harjaee,Yatra, /s RaatKiSubahNahin,Tamanna and many others.

Fazli published collections of poetry which includeLafzonKePhool,Mor Naach,AankhAurKhwabKeDarmiyan, SafarMeinDhoopToHogi,KhoyaHua SaKuchh and Dun/yaEkKhilonaHai.

Australianaud.ienceswillremember Nida Fazli fromhisstageappearances withthelate ghazalmaestroJagjit Singh,who collaborated extensively.

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