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THE NAME YOU CAN ALWAYS TRUST

A deeper shade of blue to be 'true blue'

BY PAWAN LUTHRA

Inhissong'Tme13/tte',folksingerand writerJohnWilliamsonsangabout being"aurhenricallyAustralian".Prime ?vlinisterMalcolmTurnbull'srecent changesto457visasandthecitizenship processwillfurtherdefinewhoisandwho isnot'trueblue'.

Itwasbutamatteroftimebefore thegovernmentclampeddownonhow the457visawasbeingimplemented. \Vhilethemajorityof457visaholders andsponsorsarefollowingdueprocess, therehavebeenreportsofexploitation inoccupationssuchasthefoodindustry andhairdressing.Nationalnewspapers havehadheadlinestoriesonthisand yes,theIndianAustraliancommunity hasfiguredprominentlyamongthose exploitingthesystem.

Nevi.UeRoach,whochairedthe1995 reportrecommending457visas,hasstared tl,arovertheyearstheprogrammemoved awayfromwhatitwasmeanttodo-that is,focusonhelpinggrowthesectorsof finance,resomcesandIT-andthatnowis agoodrimetolookatreforms.

Therearegoingtobechosewhowill beeffectedbythechangescothe457 visaregime,butonthewhole,thenew systemseemstobefairerandmore practicalthantheoldonewhichhad spi.ralledoutofcontrol.Therearesome practicalissues,suchasworkexperience foruniversityresearchers,butitseemsthat tl1egovernm.entiswillingtoshowsome flexibilityinthisarea.

W'hatismoreconfronting,however,is theplacingofspeedbumpsontheroad togainingcitizenship.owmigrantswiU needtobeapermanentresidentforfour years(upfrom12months),undertakea stand-aloneEnglishrestandalsocommit toembracingAustralianvalues.

Thatlastonehascomeinforafair bitofdebate:whatexactlyareAustralian values?Onewillwaitforthesetobebetter defined,butvaluescurrentlymentioned, suchasasenseofbeinginvolvedintl,e localcommunity,respectforwomen, acknowledgingequalopportuniriesfor all,andtl1eethicsofcontributingto societythroughthepayingofta.xes,are valueswhichmakeonenoronlyagood Australianbutagoodperson,andsomust bewelcomed.

However,theissuesoftimedelayon becomingacitizen,orstricterEnglish languagetesting,needcobedebated further.

senseofbelongingandalsoallowsoneto participateinoneofthemostiniporranr activitiesofademocracy-votingtoelect leaders.InAustralia,wehaveavibrant democracywithcompulsoryvoting. Governmentschangeifcitizensarenot happywithdiem.Fortl1osewhoare residentsofAustralia,theinabilitycoelect theirpoliticalrepresentativesforatleast fouryearsleavestl1emdisenfranchised.

Itisalsounfairtoequatetheabilityof beingagoodcitizentobeingabletowrite, speakandunderstandEnglish.Irappears t!1atin2014-15,Vietnameseapplicants failed17rimesmorethanIndianswhen cakingtheirEnglishlanguagetest.This doesnotmakepeopleofVietnamese heritagebadcandidatesforAustralian citizenship.Atdiesamerime,migrants fromtheUK,CanadaandNewZealand willnothavetotakeanEnglishlanguage resttobecomecitizens;chisdoesnocmake thembettercandidatesforcitizenship. Thegovernmentneedstobecareful thattheirproposedchangesdonotgive risetotwoclassesinAustralia-those withstrongEnglishskillswhocangain Australiancitizenshipmoreeasily,and t!1osewitl1greatvaluesburlowerlanguage efficiencywholanguishout�dethe system.OnegreatAustralianvalueisro giveeveryoneaFairGo-perhapschose whoaredesigningthesystem.needtohave t!1eirownAustralianvaluestested.

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LEAVING HOME...TOGOBACK HOME

Ruchir and Santana, who lived in Australiafor22years, decided to return to Jaipur, India in 2016. Theyshared their story withJYOTI SHANKAR

MayankSethwrote:Thanksforsharingyourviews.Therearemanyamong uswhoarethinkingofgoingbackaswellbutabithesitantaboutthe conditions.Lookslikeit'sdoable.Thanksagain!

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KIRA SPUCYS-TAHAR and USHA RAMANUJAM ARV/ND investigated how Indian migrants are working to make the great Australian dream come true DhanyaSamuel wrote:Agoodread,especiallyforpeoplelikemewhoare relativelynewtothemarket

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AV/ CHAND/OKreviewed Abhinava Dance Company's performance at Adelaide Fringe Festival

DearAvi,

ThankyouforsuchabeautifulwriteupinIndianLink. Yourwritingrefectssuchawonderfulanddeepunderstandingofthearts andthepassionoftheartists.

Weareveryhappytoreceivethiswriteupandthankyouforthesame.We areveryhappyVinaya&theFringewereabletobringustoAdelaide.We lovedtheFringeatmosphereandtheartloversatthefestival. Thankyouonceagainforinterviewingus,comingtotheconcertand featuringourartinsuchabeautifulmanner.Iamsurethosewhodidnot comewillrelishthedetailsinyourarticle.

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PARRAMASALA2017

There was plenty of diversity but was there oneness of spirit asked RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA

GaryParamanathanwrote:IappreciateyourcritiqueofParramasala.I hadsimilarsentimentsaboutthefestival.Iprogramtheirfilmsannuallyand Inoticedthisyear,particularly,anidentitywaslacking.Inpreviousyears, thefestivalwasnoticeablySouthAsian,thisyearitwasnot.Hopefullyinthe futurethefestivalwillbemuchmorerobustandtruetoitsname.Ihopethe boardwilltakeonthisfeedback,andensurethefestivalremainsproudly SouthAsianratherthanagenericmulticulturalfestival.AstheSouthAsian populationofthelocalitygrows,wehavethechancetodevelopafestival thatcansustainarts,creativityandculturalpracticesofaveryvibrantand diverseSouthAsiancommunity.

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YOUTH CAN MAKE ADIFFERENCE

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nthe motherchild bond

A newdocumentaryon cross-culturalparentingexperiences issetto become an educationalresource

"Earlierlastyear,supportedbyC�IRC,we ra.ntargetedparentingprograms,forSouth Asia.nfamilieslivingintheNortl1ernSydney region.

meaning,butalsofuelspositiverelationships withintl1efamilyunit,fundamentalto healthysocialfabric.

BY USHA RAMAMNUJAM ARVIND

Strongfamilytiesconstitutethe basisonwbicbSouthAsian societiesarefounded.J\new communityresource,T/atsafym11 seekstocelebrateenduringvalue ofpositiveparentingandthelastingbond thatexistsbetweenmother,fatherandchild.

Vatsafya111:SouthAsianexpressio11sof parental/1111Q,ashortfilmontraditional culturalpracticesadoptedbymigrant familiesinraisingtheirchildrenherein AustraliawasscreenedatRiversideTheatre recentlyaspartofSouthAsianFilm Festival.Academicandautl1orofPenJJanent Residmt,RoannaGonsalveslauncheda DVDofthe@m.

DirectedbyhLLtnanrightsactivistand domesticviolencecampaignerArnrir Versha,thefilmisaninitiativeofSAHELI/ SEVA,NAPCAN,Ci\lffi_CandThirdSpace Productions.

''.Aimingtobridgethegapbetweenservice providersandcommunitiesregardingcross culturalchildrearingexperiences,thisfilm emergedfromseveralyearsofcommunity developmentworkbyprominentSouth Asianacademicsandsocialworkers," SAHELIspokespersonShantaViswanathan toldfodia11Link.

"Intl1ecourseofour·work,weidentified anurgentneedforaneducationalresource tliatwouldexplorecrossculturalchild rearingexperencesforthecommuniriesto shareandlearnfromeachother.Aworking groupwasthusestablishedandVatsafya111 wasconceptualised,"sheexplained.

Sensitivelyportrayingintergenerarional perspectivesthatacknowledgetl1e importanceofcultureandheritagein buildingstrongerfamiliesandcommunities, Vatst1fya111(parentallove)weavestogether deeplypersonalstories,valuesandideology ofSouthAsianparentsandgrandparents astheycombinetraditionalpracticeswith contemporaryideastoraiseresilientcitizens.

Thefilmopenswithatin1e-honoured prenatalceremonyinvolvingextended, andinthisinstanceadopted,fanilly-a celebratoryreaffirmationofthesupport networkinplaceformotherandchild, commontomanycultures.Repletewith symbolism,thevariousperinatalritualsthat initiatethechildintotl1efamilystrucmreare alsoshowcased.

Vatsafyamcapturesdifferentparenting techniquesimbibedbysubse9L1ent generationsinanon-judgemental manner.Beitsinginglullabies,telling stories,practicingsimpleritualsoreven addressingthechildwithtraditionalterms ofendearmentlike'kmma'(dearest),ead1 individualgesmreisnotonlyladenwith

Themessagethatresonatestliroughom diefilmisthattheSouthAsiandiaspora inAustraliaischangingandtl1atmigration stronglyinfluencesthewaychildrenare raisedacrossgenerations.

WhilstSouthAsiancommunitiesshare manycommonritualsandpracticesthat celebratemotherhoodandachild'searly years,cross-culmraJactivitiesaround everydayparenringareextremelydiverse, Vishwanathansaid.Significantcelebrations markmilesconesandarepowerful expressionsoflovecowardsboththe motlierandchild.

"Eveninwesternmedicine,tl1ereisnowa greateradmowledgementofthebiological, socialandculturalinfluencesonthemotherinfantdyad,theroleofpsychosocialsupport intheperinatalperiod,andtl1ateady influencesontheinfanthavelonglasting consequencesforhealthandwellbeingin laterlife,"no.redcommunitypaediatricianDr ShantiRaman.

DrRan1a11'sexcens.iveinterestincross culturalinfluencesinchildrearingandchild developmentandbehaviourledhertojoin theworkinggroup.

"Having,5pentthelast20yearspractically experiencingitasapaediatrician,researching andteachingaboucthisissue,community, Ig()tinvolvedinthisprojectbecause1was interestedinexploringastrengtl1s-based approachtochildprotectionwork.

"Toooftenwehearaboutthedeficitsand

d1enegativeinBuencesonchildren'sLives. 'J(leknowfromd1ecrossculturalresearch evidence-basethatchildrenwitl1astrong senseofculturalidentitydowell.Ikn()w frommyownexperienceandresearchthat d1ereisarichrepertoireofculturalpracrices throughouttheperinatalcontinuum,aswell astheearJyyearsoflifethroughoutSouth Asia,\,oithevidenceofchange,"DrRaman said.

"WewantedtoexploreSouthAsian families'storiesofchildrearing.inthe contextofmigration,inparticular highlightingpositiveparentingpractices.W/e wantedtoshowcased1echildcelebratory ritualsandculL-uraJpracticesthatarestill relevantforSouthAsia.nfamiliesevenintl1e twentyfirstcentury•theseareexpressions ofparentingJove,"sheadded.

AtthefiJm'slaunch,astimulatingpanel discussionwasfollowedbyHamsaVenkat's soloperformanceofBharariyarclassic•an odecomotherhood.

Meanwhile,theworkinggtouphasmet withinterestfromseveralsen-riceproviders whoseethevalueintluseducational resource.Subsequentinstalmentsexploring roleoffathersaswellasonetargeting adolescentcluldrenarealsobeingplanned.

"Itwasgreatthatweweregivena platformattheParramasalafesrivalco launchacon1U1m:i.ityfilmtoaddresslocal socialissues,"saidShantaViswanath.an.

"\Velookforwardtoworkingtogether wid1theseorganisationsandtl1ecommunity toaddresssocialissuesd1ataffectour commtmities."

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Amidst talk ofwhat it means to hold 'Australian values', communityyouth demonstrate how they embodyintegrity, courage, mateship and a love ofthe outdoors that willstay with them forlife

0n25Aprilthisyear,17-yearoldDanuk:iTennakoon participatedinoneofhis favouriteannualactivities.

Dressedinhiskilti\Iacpherson andbalmoral,hepla)•edthebagpipesina marchingbandasparrc,fSydney'sAnzac Day Parade.

"\Xieledagroupofretireesdown GeorgeStreetintwomarches,and afterwards,participatedinamassband,"he roldlndi,111Link.

Therplayedamixofsongs,including Danuka'sfavouritesIP'a!lzi1igAlt,tildaand theScottishheritageFlmrerofSrot/011dand s�,BoalS011,g.

/\saYear12studematKnoxGrammar Schoo,thisisthesixthyearinarow Danukahasp:treicipatcdintheiconic march.Theschool'spipebandperformsat inter-schoolevents,specialcadetparades andpipebandcompetitions,butitisthe AnzacDayevencthatholdsaspecialplace inDanuka'sheart.

"ltisdefinitelytheeventalltheboysin thebandlookfo,wardtothemost.Those firstmomencsearlyinthemorning,when weaceallformedupandwehc�rthe bugle,itfeelsasthoughthisiswhat:illour practicehasculmimttcdcowards,andwe havetoputourbestfoC>Cforward."

Themusicofdiepipebandinstilsa senseofhistoryfordieodicrsrudcntsas well.

Danuka'sclassmate,18-ycar-oldManan Luthra,observed,"Atuieschool'sown AnzacDayevent,thecadetsweartheir

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ancestors'milicarrdecorationsandwe pinsprigsofrosemaryontoourlapels. Andwhenthepipebandstartsoffrhe ceremony,wefeelit-wegcrwhattheC\'cnt isallabout,evenrhoughwemayhaveno personalconnectiontoit."

IrisamazingrosechowlcwJ\uHrnlian yowigstersraketoitall,andparticipateinit andexperienceitwithasensethatitisdieir 011111culture-evendioughitisdiffcremto theonetheyseeathome.

Irisamw1:ing,inthelightofrecent debatesabom ewAustralians dcmons1ratingacommit:mcncto "Ausl.J"alianvalues".

J\scadetleaders,<loDanukaand1latL'lli feel 'moreAustralian'whentheyweard1eir AuscamfatiguesonaweekJrbasisandd1e kiltsonceremonialoccasions?Theydon't understandthequestion:it��asifdicydon't feelanymoreorlessAustralianthanthey dointheirregularclothes,orwhentheyare nmbeingcadets.

Donningthekiltdoesimbueadeep senseofheritage,revealedDanuka, eventhough,admittedly,i1canbeatad uncomfortableattimes.Bueit'strue, 11:manchimedin,thechicksdigthem! 1owifthdl'tnoranAusu-alianattimde )

ArmyCadets

BothboyshavebeenpartofcheAusu-al.ian t\rmyCadc.:tssincetheywere13,ayouth organisationmodelleJontheAustralian Army.Itisapersonaldevelopmemprogram tharaimstoinculcatedieJ\rmyvaluesof courage,initiative,respectandteamwork.

Adventureactivitiesaceundcrrakenin militarystylesettingsofphysicalandmencal endurance,andsnidcncslearnorienteering, signals,navigation,firstaid,fieldcraft, bushcraft,watermanship,survivaskiUs, equipmentmaintenance,ceremonial marchinganddrills.Teambuildingand comradeship,self-confidence,personal disciplineandself-sufficiencyarcalso developed.Particularemphasisisgiven mleadei-shipskills,managementandrisk assessment,andscudenrsparticipatein promotionsmgainranks. Therearcclassesindcfencchistory, aerodynamics,evenlessonsintheproperuse offirearms.

AmemorableexperienceforboLliDanuka

andMananhasbeenthehikeupCalf PenTrackintheSingletonMilitaryarea, conductedrccentlr- A13-kilomecretrek,it coveredrocky,muddyandheavilysloping terrain,alongaclifflinewithelevationof 150-170 metres.Theycarriedwithchem theirraincoats,jacketsandrationswhich theyhadpreparedthemselvesin24-hour mealpacks.

"\'i/cnavigatedourownwa};withno radios,''Mananrecalled.·'LtwasphysicaUy gruelling-lprctt)'muchhobbledthelase coupleofkilometres.Oncewegormthe mpofthemoune,'lin,itw11sbinerlycold, andnoneofuswamcdtOmove!Weonly badhooccliies(arnrpaulin-likeshelter)to sleepin."

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Alsomemorablewasreceivingrankaftera promotionscourse.

''AsayoungrecruitinYear8,.I would look uptomyCaderUnderOfficer,"reminisced :'llanan."Wantingcobeonemyself,Iworked mywnyupthe ranksthroughCorporal andSergeant,andamnowCaderUnder Officer.As a 17-18yearold,1havedirect responsibilityfor130recruits thisyear (includingleadingthemupthatday-longtrek atSingleron),ensuringthat theylearn the basicskillsofheldcraft,firstaid,navi1,>'llt.ion anddrill movements,and thattheyenjoy themselves. 1leadthem inparadesru,d in weekJytrainingsessi()ns. lt hasgivenmea uniqueleadershipexperienced1atfewpeople Ill)'agewouldhavehad."

Danuka agreed,'·Gettingrank wasa specialevent.Thele,1dershipinCadets putsusin,,crystressfuldecision-making sicuacion�wheremanyothers,whowe areresponsiblefor,arcinvoh·e<l. leisa leadershipstyleverydiffcrencfrmuwhat isofferedinsch()ol,dealingwithabroad rangeof kids fromYears9 co 12. Iknow now ir is nnincrediblelearningopporruni1:y chatwill Lransfer to ocheraspects of our liveslateron."

And of course it is not forboysalone. i\leghanaRedd)',aYear 10srudcnrat RavenswoodSchool,hasbeenakeencadcL fornearlyrwoyearsnow.

"I was attracted to Cadetsbecause of rhe pwspectof makingnew friendsoutside ofschool,"sherevealed."J\nd because

myparents1.houghi itmightbegood fordisciplinclBue1 fount! I enjoyedrhe rangeofdifferentactivitiesthatwewere e.xposed to 1 loved theoutdooreducation, particularlybushsurvival,and I'velearned so manylife skills. Physically,resi1.has beench,1llenging-I'veneverpushedmy bodyashardasI haveatCadets! Bueit'sn verysupportiveenvironmentso it's been rewardingin theend."

lncomingyearsMeghanalooks forward to the leadershipopportunities that will come herway.

"I'm not sure if lwill rake upthe1\rmy asacareer, butT've madeupmy mind I wanttodoaninternshipwiththeJefence forcesbefore uni,and maybejoin the Army rcserves.u

Dotheygaina senseof service corhe narion?

·'Ye.�wedo:' said Manru,. "lnsomesmall way,weare purringourselves insirnarions tbmdiggershavebeen in. Tosomeextent wecanemp:uhiscwithwhatourown servicemenarcioing through. Staff membersarearmypersonnelorex-army; theytell us stories thacwecan relateco."

"Commt:moraringOldBoyswho have served, orwhocominuc coserve,isanother waywere.late," Danukaadded.

1twasMeghna thm hadthelastwnrd."J\t Drills or onOmdoorcamp,ourdifferent ethnicitiesall dissolve intoone. Everyone's 1\lLStralian." RajnlAnand-Luthra

AnzacSikhsgrowin numbers � I

The Sikh contingent marches again, as more evidence is unearthed about Australian Sikhs in World War I

Sikhstheopponunitycomarch, Jagdevreiteratestheimportanceofthe contingent.

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OnAnzac Dar,wepausetorememberour servicemellandwomen,:1.ndhonourtheir bravery,sacrificeandnobility.

Oneofthewaysthenationdoe.�this, isLhroughtheannualJ\nzacDayparade thatproudlymarchesthroughthemain thoroughfaresofitscities.Honouringthe forces'commi1menttofreedom.members ofthecommunitylined1eroadsco1hank ourarmedforcesforthesenseofsafety d1eyprovideus.

Porthepastsc,·cnrears,theNational SikhCmmcilofAumalia(NSCA)Im organisedaSikhcontiagcnctomarch inmepamdeinSydney.Sikhswhoare currcmlyserving,orwhohaveserved,and descendamsofSikhswhofonghrinWorld WarlanJorWorldWarII,makeupthe conl.ingcnc.

BawaSinghJagdcv,Ot\M andSecrcrni:y ofISCA,toldilldiaJJU11khowthe contingenthasgrownoverdieyears, throughincreasedawarenessoftl1eSikh pan.icipntion.

"Westartedwith18peoplewalkinginthe parade,andthenumbersscarcedrogrowas weadvertisedwhmweweredoing,"hesaid.

"Lastyearwehad50,thisyearthenumber iswellover55."

Itisworthnotingtheincrediblylargeage range of thecontiagem,withparticipants between 19 and LOOyearsold.

\'(;bileitwasanuphillbattletogive

"Itwasabattleforustogetimothe parade,"henoted."Therewaslittle awarenessabc,ultheSikhparticipacion atGallipoli,alongsidetheAusttalianand ,cwZealandforces.\Vicputthecase forwardconvincinglyaboutthelndian invol\'cmentinchissignificantevcnc. AnzacDayisallabomiliebattleof Gallipoli,andwehadmremindtl1cmtl1at wetooservedintheBritishCorps."

To£indthepiecesofevidencemar convincedrhcRSL,Jagdevremembers havingrolookthrougharchives,and rcquesringphotographsfromthe communityatlarge.

'·lt isrecognirionchatSikhstooarc J\uscralians,andthatweareapartofchis country,'·hesaid."Ourforebearsfought alon�idccheAtmralianand!'<cwZealand forces,anditisinlporraatforustopayour respectsrothem:indotherswhofoughtfor us.,,

Thesearchforpiecesofhistory continues,witl,JngdevnolingmatNSCA recentlyuncoveredthesmryofSaran Singh,:inAustralianSikhwhoenlistedin theAustralianArmyduringWforldWar I-hewasnorpartofrhcIndiancorps.In 1916. 19 AustralianSikhsenlistedinthe army.SaranSinghwasdeployedinFrance andBelgium.Hediedinbattleon 10June, 1917. Of che 19Sikhs,SaranSinghwas rhe()nlyom:whopassedaway,withthe otl1ersreturninghomesafely.ln 1922, Saran Singh'swife,PratapKaur,receivedthe British\XlarandVicmryMedalonbehalfof herhusband.TheNSCAbavcobtainedthe phomgraphs.andcontinuetoworktowards raisingawarenessoftl1eSikhcomribucion roJ\uscraliansocietyntlarge.

'·J\syoudigdeeperintotl1earchives,rou unearthbitsofinformation1hatsimply

amazeyou,"Jagdcl'said."Anybicof informationweget,wegrab!"

IrisanincrediblefeelingfortheSikh officers,anddescendanrsofrJfficers, whomarch in cheparade.Polishingtheir medals,shiningtl1eirshoes,nnddonning meiruniformswitlipride,thesemenand womenrepresentarichhistory.Jagdev acknowledgesthnrthosewhowalkare ''veryhappy"todoso."Theyarehonoured tOwalktohonourandpayrespectstoilicir pa.remswhofoughtforus,andtheylook forwardrowalkingagain,"hesaid.

Jagdcvtoldlndi1111UJJkthataltbough cheSikhcontingc111"looksdifferent",rhc

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Standing up for facts, evidence andscience in an age offake news

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Ruiltondiepremisematscience belongstoeveryone,the inauguralMarchforScience broughttogetherthousands ofcommunitymembersin majorcitiesacrossAustraliacolobby foradeguatelyfundedandpublicly communicatedscienceasapillarofmodern society.TheeventcoincidedwithEarthDay (April22).

Originallysparkedbyasocialmedia threadagainstTnunp'spolicies,the grassrootscampaign hasnowbecomea globalmovementforscienceengagement, calfu1goneverydaycitizensaswellas politicalleadersandpolicymal,ers,to championscienceanditspotentialcotouch everyone'sLivesandaugmentthestandard ofliving.

Informedpolicy,stableinvestment,open communicationanduniversalliteracyform thecornerstonesoftheAustralianchapter, whichaimstobenon-partisan.

Sendingaclearmessagematscience matters,themarchattracted10,000people nationwidefromallwalksofLife,with diverseindividualsandorgani.sationsrallying topresentaunitedfrontandstandupfor evidenceandscience.

'"Jlle'rereallypleasedwithdieoutcome ofthemarch,"publicrelationsexpertand

eventorganiserJocelynPrasadtoldIndian Li11k."Theturnoutshowedusthereisa substantialgroupouttherethatbelieves politiciansneedtopaymoreattentionto sciencewhenformulatingpolicy.Wealso chinkthereisgrowingsupportforour aimstoincreasescientificliteracy,promote opencommunicationofscienceandensure srnblefundingofscience."

TheSydneyeventfeamtedanumber ofhighprofilespeakersincludingJohn Hewson,EvaCox,StuartKhanandAngela Maharaj.

Addressingthegathering,Dr]Vfaharaj, whoisalecturerattheClimateChange ResearcliCentre(CCRC)attheUniversity ofNewSouthWalesandAssociate Investigatorwidid1eARCCentreof ExcellenceforClimateSystemScience, statedthatMarchfotScienceisabout tryingrosendastrongandclearmessagero decisionmakers.

"Thepublicalreadyembracescience," shesaid.''Theyknowaboutwirelessand abouttreatmentsforcancer.Marchfor Scienceisasignaltopeoplewhofund scientificinstitutionsandmakedecisions inourgo,,ernmenrtoseediarpeoplecare aboutsciencebeingpartofthedecisionmakingprocess.Becauseit'saboutasgood aprocessaswehaveforcomingupwith informationandevidence,whichcanbe usedwhenthereisadiscussionaboutwhat todowithallourtaxpayerdollars."

Thismessagewasreinforcedbyformer LiberalleaderDrHewson.

'?1.tatimewhenscienceismost importantrothedevelopmentofour society,thegapbetweenthepublicand

scienceisunformnatelywidening,"he lamented.

UNSWAssociateProfessorStuartKhan added,"Australianswantcounderstand howscienceandhowevidenceisbeing incorporatedintopolicy.Disease,famine, communicabledisease,pollutionof theocean,climatechange,allofthese challengesareaddressablebyscience. Therefore,wearecallingonpoliticiansto makelawsthatarebasedonevidence,iliac areappropriateforomfuture."

Prasad,oneofthemanynon-scientists whoparticipatedinthemarch,strongly agreesdiatd1ereisanurgentneedtogee behindevidence-basedresearchtodealwith someofchepressingissuesofmodern society.Callingforimprovedscience communication,shebelievesscienceoffers thebesthopeforherandherfamily's

futme.Lowlevelsofliteracyonscience mattersareasignificantcauseforconcern.

"Inatimeofpoliticaluncertaintywhere fakenewshasbecomepartofeverydaylife, scientistsparticipatinginthemarchknow theyneedtoshedtheirlabcoatsandspend timeexplainingtheirworktonon-scientists. Theyknowthatbeingablecoei--plai.n researchinsimpletermsdoesn'tdiminishits value.Onthecontrary,dearcommunication widenssupportforit,"shewroteinarecem colwun.

Thesuccessoftherecentmarchhas spurredtheorganiserstoleveragediehuge grassrootsnetwork.

"Ourcommitteeofvolunteersiscatching itsbread1afterorganisingdiemarchbut looksforwardtogalvanisingd1esupport itreceivedanddiscussinghowwemove forwardafterdieevent,"Prasadconfirmed.

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It's an explosion of(Bollywood) stars as heartthrob Salman Khan brings his troupe toSydney

He'sBollvwoocl'sultimate 'Bhai'(brother),eventhough admittedlyhehatesbeing referredtoassuch.

Butitwasmorethan brotherlylovefor20,000avidfansat Sydney'sQudosBankArenarecently,as SalmanKhanakaSalluBhaideLiveredau entertainingshow:

Thefilmactorandproducerhadthe entireauditoriumdancingtooldandnew Bolly".roodhitsashebroughtthehouse downrepeatedlywithbissignaturemoves.

Withthehelpofbishandpickedheroes andheroines,Khan'sDa-BanggTheTour 2017inSydneyonApril22wasdefinitelya nighttoremember.

Khansureknowshowtomakean entrance!Theaudienceeruptedincheeras tl1estaroftl1eeveningarrived-entering fromtheceilingatopasmallerstage.

Khanperformedwithhisthreeco-stars DaisyShah,BipashaBasuandSonakshi Sinha.Ofcourse,justasexpected,the loudestcheerswerereservedfortheduet

withSonakshi,'Tel'eNf.ostMastDoJ\lain' fromDab,mgg.Allthatwasmissingwas thattrademarkmoustache!Youcouldn't helpbutfeelnostalgic.

Salman'scharacteristicstylewasalso beautifullyshownoffin'JagGhoov11ya' fromS11/t1111asherepeatedlyperformedthe complexroutine.

Forthreehand-pickedfemalefans,it wasasifalltheirdreamshadcometrueas Salmaninvitedthemuponstagecodance withhim.

Twootherfanswhosubmittedaminutelongvideodescribingtheirloveforche SultanofBollywood,wereluckyenoughto beinvitedonstagetomeetthesuperstar forabriefchat.Heevenserenadedoneof theluckyladies,perhapsevensurpassing herexpectationsofseeinghimupclose andsopersonal.

PrabhuDevaprovedtobetheKingof Danceasheinitiallyengagedthecrowd wimouttheneedforcho.rnslinedancers. TherhjrthmAowingthroughhisbodywas evidentinhiszealousdancemoves,tl1e

audiencecheeringhimoninfullsnpport.

Earlieron,theeveningbadbegun withanelectricperformancebySh.iamak Sydney,aBollywooddanceteamin Australia.TI1eirchoreography,energy andcostumeswerenomingshortofthe typesofperformancespresentedatIndian awardsshows.

Nowcobefrank,1hadn'theardof ManishPaulbeforebntafterwimessing hishumoroushosting,hewillbehardto forget.Thewittycomediandidagreatjob introducingeveryact,constantlymaking jokestoentertaintheaudience.Pauleven madelisteningtothesponsorsbeingread omenjoyable,whichasweallknowisa keyelementtoIndianevents.(Whichis justaswell,giventhatSalluBhaiwasnot exactlychattyiliroughouttl1eshow,much tothedisappointmentofsomefans).

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anthemsalong-sideAastl1aGilland GurinderRai,becauseafterall,abbilob pal'!)slmruhuibai.MuchLikePrabhuDeva, thetriomatchedtl1eenergyinthearena withouttheneedforback-updancers. TheyeventreatedtheSydneyaudienceroa never-heard-beforesong.

Thefinalewasthemoststrikingaspect oftheconcert.Performingfornearly20 minutes,membersoftheD11-BanggTour dancedcoamedleyofhitsongs,including 'NoEutty; 'Highheelsdenache'and 'Se/fiele lere'.Thesevenstarsreachednewheights (literally)asmeywereelevatedintheair, baskingintheirhighspirits.Therewas apositiveambienceasmanyaudience membersgotupfromtheirchairsand dancedalongtotheBollywoodbeats. Doesanyoneelsefeellikewatching Dabangg1&2now?

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BJP's hat-trickwin in Delhi civicpoll routsAAP, Congress RidingonaModiwaveanddcfearingantiincumbency,theBJP hasretainedwitha sweepingmajoriryics 10-ycarholdonthe capital'sthreecivicbodies, routingdiecity's rulingAAPwhich blamed rigged EVi\lsfor irspoorshowin themunicipalpolls.

TheBJPwon 181 of the270wards that polled inl:m: 1\ptil, wayabo,·erhchalf\vay mark cosecurecontrol of aU thechree i\lunicipaJCorporationsof Delhi 1ord,, Southand Ease.The BJPwon64of 103 wards inNord,,70of 104inSomhand47 of 63 inEast.

TheAamAadmiParty(AAP)ledby Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal could managewinsin jus148wardsand the Congresswaswarbehind with30scat.�.

The BahujanSamaj Parerwon three ward�, Indian NationalLokDalandSamajwadi Parryoneeachandindependentswonsix wards.

Ajubilant BJPcredicedicscontinued elecroralsuccesstoPrime Minister larcndrnJ\Iodi,whotwecccdhis thanks ro the peopleofDelhi for retainingtheirfaith inrhcparty."] laud the hardworkof (Delhi BJP)teamwhich made the resounding i\lCDwin possible."

BJP PresidentAmitShah said theclcccion results,comingcloseon theheelsof the parcy'ssuccessesintheassemblypoUs in Umu Prndesh, Uttarakhand,Goaand }danipur,havecaken forward the"J\lodi and BJPjuggernaut''.

Delhi BJPchiefManojTiw:u:i,diebrain behind the parr}"s·'1v\Pscnaboga" (AJ\Pcan'tdoic)campaign,alsoc.rediced thevictoryto \lodiand bis dcvelopmcncal policies.

Tiwaricalled for1'.'.cjriwal'sresignarion, saring"thepeopleof Delhihaveexercised d,cirrighttorccaU"byvotingagainscthe A.AP,whichrodempowermorethan1wo rearsago,winning67of the70lcgislarive searsinthe Delhi,\sscmhlypolls.

Thepoorshowingis seenasasetbackfor KejrjwaJ,asdiecivicelectionswerelargely viewed asa referendum onhis two-year-old rule. Kejriwalcongraculacedthe BJP,and saidhe:islooking"forwardcoworkingwith l\CCDs forthebetccrmentof Delhi".

Stunnedbychedefeat, d,c Ai\Palleged

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..Without rigging,sucha massivewin isnot possible,"DelhiDeputyChief J.\linisrerManishSisodiasaid,reiterating theaccusarions the parerhas been raising sincet\J\P'sdefeat in the PunjabandGoa asscmbl)' polls.

He said itwas"unbelievable"thatrhcBJP could remrn 1.0powerin thecivicbodies with sucha massivewinevenasthe i\lCD in melast 10rearshad failedt0maimain dieupkeepof thecity.

TheCongressdrubbingsaw its Delhi unitChiefAjayJ\!akenresigningfromme pcmowningupmoral responsibilityfor thedefeat,whileveteranpart)'leaderand former Chiefl\linisre.r Sheila Dikshirput theonusofdefeatsquarelronlocalleaders.

TheCongresswaslookingarapossible revivalin Delhi,whereitruled for 15years till2013butfailedcowinasingleseatintlie 2015assemblyelectionsoraLokSabhaseat from Delhi in the 2014 polls.

Theci,·icbodiesa.remainlyresponsible forthecity'scleanliness,hygiene,pcimary healdi andcducarionand prevenrion ofvecwr-bornediseases.Thediree corporationshadacombinccl budgetof nearlyRs7,000crorcin thelast fiscal.

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Over100 kmsofroad being builtdaily: Government Roadconstruction in rural areasof the counu")'underthe'Pradhan;-,!anrri Gram Sadak Yojana' (Pi\lGSY) hasachieved d]ebighc;;raverageso farwithadaily conscructionrareof 130km.

ThiswasrevealedafterPrime Minister Narendrai\lodireviewedprogressof key infrnsrrucrureseccors,includingroads, railways,airports,ports,digitalandcoal.

The fast roadconstructionspeedhasled roanadditionof47,400kmofPMGSY roadsduring2016-L7,which havercmltcd

in 1 1,641 additional habitations being connectedwith roads duringthis period, an officialscaremenrsaid.

Over4,000km of ruralroadshavebeen construcccd usinggreen technology.The useof non-convencionalmacerialssuch aswasteplastic,coldmix,gco-1extiles,fly ash,ironand copperslagis beingpushed aggressively.itadded.

AccordingLOit,the PrimeMinister alsoclirccced '·cfficiem andstringent" monicoringof rural roadsconstructionand dieirquality. Pord,is, heemphasisedd,e useof spacetechnologyinadditiontothe rechnologicsalreadybeingused,suchasthe '}..feriSadak'(MyRoad)mobilephoneapp.

He also called forexpeditiouscompletion orvim.Ilinkswhich will connectthe remainingunconnectedhabitationsa1the earliest.

Modidirected theuseofnew technologiesinroadconstructionandasked NlTlAayogcoexamineglobal standards in theapplication of technologr for infrastructurecrcarion,and their feasibility in India.

ln thehighwayssector,over26,000km offour-orsix-Jane National Highwayshave been bltiltduringthe2016-17 linancialyear. and tbepace is improving.

Similarly,in therailways scccor, 953 km ofnew lineswerelaidin2016-17,asagainst therargctof 400km.

Trackelectrification ofover2,000km, andgaugeconversionof over 1,000kmwas achievedin thesameperiod.

Also,over 1,500 unmanned level crossings havebeen diminarcd in2016-17. Amongmeasures menhancecustomer experience,\Xii-Fi accesswasenabled in 115 railwayscations,and 34,000bio-toilets added.

Jnabroadoverviewofd,epr.ogress in theroadsandrailwayssectors,Modi called foraconsolidatedapproachto existingprojects,andworkingtowardstheir complcrionwithinsrric1rimclincs.

US Supreme Courttohear caseon citizenship revocation

The UnitedStates SupremeCourtbegan hearingoralargumcncsonApril26 ina casewhichcouldse1aprecedcncinthe revocationof Americancitizenshipof

AKashmirishopkeeperbrowsesInternet onhismobilephoneinSrinagar,Indian controlledKashmir,26April,2017.

Authoritieshaveorderedinternetservice providersto block16social mediasites, includingFacebookandTwitter,and popularonlinechatapplicationsforone month"intheinterestofmaintenanceof publicorder". Photo:AP

naruralizedcitizensandisofparamount significancetodwusandsof Indian residencs.

In J\faslenjakv. United States, the Suprtcme Courcwilldetermineifan "immaccrial falsesrarememoromission inanimmigrationdocumemorstarus proceeding"canlead cocrimina.1 prosecurionand revocationofcitizenship.

With morerigorousimmigration enforcementunderPresidencDonald Trump. thecase hascaused consternation amongmanyimmigrantact.il'isrs. As manyas70organisationsrepre�enting immigrantshavefiledan amicusbrief a.boutche case.

Oneof these, theAsian Americans t\dvancingJustice(J\J\J\J),saidin a starcment,"Thebriefexplained thatmany individualsmarmakeminorerrors in fillingomimmigrationfonnsorproviding information because oflanguagebarriers and lackofcounsel andsubjccringthose individualstocriminalprosecutionandloss ofcitizenshipexaccsaharsh and unfair penal[}·.'·

·The naturalization processcanbelong and complicated and requiresapplicants co makehundreds of factual rcpresencarions, inresponse cooftenambiguousquest.ions, abour cvcncs spanning chcir entirelives."

"lf:tn)'trivialfacrnaJmisstatementcould violatethescaruccsatissuein chiscase, uncold numbersofnaturalizedciti2ens w<luldbeatriskoflosingrhcircirizcnship andIibercryearsafrcrtheyhavebecome fuU Americancitizens. Basedon duscase, wmeone accused of knowinglyproviding thewrongstreetnumberinanaddress (203insteadof205),fore.xa.mple,couldbe subjccrtocriminalproceedingsand having theireirizenship revoked •aworryingthreat given the current administration'swidereachingenforcement anddeporrntion activities,"theAAJ\J srnrementsaid.

J\laslenjakv. UnitedStatesinvolvesDivna J\laslenjak,anethnic Serbianwomananda nativeof Bosnia,whocame totheUnired Statesin2000as arefugeein orderto Rec d,ecivilwarin theformerYugoslaviaand was found cohavemadeamiss1acemcm during immigrarionproceedings.

TheSupreme Courr'sverdictin thiscase is consideredimporrancbecause itcould provideguidanceoverwhethernaturalized American citizenscanbesrrippedoftheir citizenship in acriminalproceedingbnsed on an •'immaterial falsestatement".

Whatcould havebeenacasedealing withproceduralmattersinlessrurbulcm times,hasgainccl import.anccbecauseof meTrumpadministration'senhanced focus no immigrarionenforcement.Tht!\'ew )o,i? Tit11r.rhas rcponed chatofficialsof cwoorganisationswhichrakeahardline seanceonimmigration- tJ,cCenterfor ImmigrationS1.1.1diesand theFederation forAmericanlmmigracionReform -have joined the US lmmigralionand Customs Enforcement agency,purringd,cmin position� where mcycancarryout their agenda.

Jl,lorcovcr,widiTrump'sappoinuncncof www.indianlink.com.au

OilgiantRoyal DutchShell openedthe newShellTechnologyCentre Bangalore (STCB) in Bangalorerecently, with a viewto expandingthe company's Researchand Developmentactivities in Asia. The 52-acre, custombuilt technology centre can house upto 1,500 experts workingcollaboratively on innovative projectsworldwide..

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JusticeNeilGorsuchtorhcUSSupreme Court,thecourlnowLiltstoconservatism. Gorsuch,likethelaceJusriceAntoninScalia, whomhesucceeded,isaproponentof originalism•ajudgegiventointerpretthe wordsofLheUSConstitutionasLheywere tllldersmodattherimetheywerewrittenin 1787.

Oneofthemostfamouscaseswhere theUnitedStaresSupremeCourtordered therevocarionofcitizenshipinvolvedan lndian,in I923.ThecourrruledthatBhagat SinghThind,afoundermemberofthe Ghadarparry,wascaciallyineligibleforUS citizenship.Thecourtbasedthisdecision ontheAmericanNationa.li�-1\clof1906 whichalk,wcdonly"freewhitemen''and "a.liensofAfricannatidry"tobecome naruralizedcitizens.

Inhisdefence,Thinddidnm challengetheconsrirutionalityofthe racfalrestrictions,butmadeanextensive argumentthatashewasa"high-caste Hindu"andanAryan,htcameunder theca1egoryof"freewhitepersons" withintbemeaningofthennrumlization act.Indiansfromlonhlndiaandmos1 Europeansarelndo-Europ�npeople,he sajd;sinceArpmsweretheconquerorsof LheindigenouspeopleofIndia,theybad greatersimilarityto·whitepeople'.

UnfortunatelyforThind,Lhccourt decidedtorelyonanothercasewhereitwas heldthat"whitepeople'·wereonlyLhosc whoweremcrnbcrsofrhcCaucasianrace. J\sarcsuhofthecourt'sdecision,thefirst IndiantobecomeanAmericancitizen, J\.KJ\lozumclar,alsohadhisAmerican ciLizcnshiprevoked.

Visually-challengedbusiness achiever SrikanfhBollaeyes higher Forbes ranking ForbesbasnamedhiminthelisLofsuper achieversfromAsfa undertheagenf30, butvisuallrchallengedSrikamhBoUaisin nomoodtocelebrate.Hisgoalistogetinto theForbeslistofrichestpersons:hewon'L settleforanythingless.

Sud1isLhedeterminationofthe25-ycarold,wbowasbornblindandoYercamcall adversjtiestobecomethefirstinternational blindstudentattheMassachusettsInstillJte ofTechnology (r-.fll) andnowheadsaRs 30crore(US $4.6million)company.

Visitingm:mufacturingplantsindifferent locationsinTclangana:mdKarnataka, attendingbusine:;smecti.ngsand,in between,troubleshootingoverthephcmc, theCEOofBollamIndustriesisabusy 1nan.

l::c1uallrfluentindifferentlan)?;Uagcs.he handleseveryissuewitheasea.adshows incrediblebusinessacumen.

Borninafamilyoffarrnersin �lachilipamnminAndhraPradesh,life hasbeenonelongstruggleforhim.After passinghisClassIOexamhechosethe sciencestreamfortheplus-twosrage but,vasnotpermittedtowritetheJoim EntranceExamforUT-aspirantsashewas blind.

"lsaidwhenUTdoesn'twantme,I

don'twamHTeither.Letmefindthebest opporruniryincheworld-betterthanllT. t-UTbeingrhctopschoolinchcworld, IalwayswantedLOgothereandIwent there,"saidSrikamh,whohasaB.Scin managcmencfromMIT.

·'Mygoalnowistorn.kemycompanyto anfPO.Twillcelebratewhenthecompany reachesRs1,000crorcinvaluation,"said theconfidc.nrCEOofapackagingand paperproductscompanywhichisalso creating employmentopporrunitiesforthe differently-abled.

Srika.athisplanninganIPOin1woyears. Thecompany'sturnoverin2016-17wasRs 30crore,upfromRs5croreintheprevious fiscal.

"'Thecompanyisgrmvingat20percenr amonthsinceinception.Thisisagreatjoy formebecausenocompany.includingthe w1icornsofIndia,isgrowingat20percent nmonth."

Hentuibmeschishighgrowthm1he comp:111y'sconsistentscaling:111dbackw11rd integration,andanover90percemmarket share.

·'Growthisaself-fulfillingprophecy, if youconvincetheworldcogiveyoucheap capital.Thatiswhatwewereabletodo. Thecostofcapitalforcmtage-levc.lplayers iscloseco50percentperannum.\Xie alwarskeepthecapitalcostunderI5per cem,"hesaid.

Thepackagingandpaperproductsmarket ishighlyfragmencedbuthugeat$30billion andheenteredthesegmenttoconsolidateit bymanufacrnring9ualityproducts.

Thecompanyhassevenmnnufacmcing plantsinTdanganaandKarnaraka, employing600people.torably,200of tl1cse,arcdisabled.

Itrecentlyacquiredasickpapermill inHyderabad.Outofsevenplantsof thecompany,fi,,ewerepreviouslysick industries.

"Everybodygoesandsetsupanewpl:wr. Icmkesoneorrwoyearsforthemtoscare. \X?edon'tdothat.Wegoaftersickindustries andrevivethemwithinthespanofoneto twomomhs.\X'ecanraketl1eirassetsat25 percentoftheiractualvalue,whichiswhy wespendlessamountofcapirnlandthe toplinewillbehighinashontime."

Thecompanyhasfourdirectors,

includingco-founderSwamalatha,angel investorRavil.fantbaandtechandinfra entrepreneurS.PrabhakarReddy.Itspool ofinvestorsinc.ludetopangelslikeRaran Tara,SatishRedd)•ofReddyLaborarnries, SriniRajuofPeople'sCapitalandKiran GrandhiofGJ\IR.

ThecompanrhassofarraisedRs2crore inequityandRs10croreinconvertible noccs.

··tstruggledsomuchinmylifethat Idon'twanttheyoungergeneration anddisabledpeopletosuffer,"Srikanth revealed."Ialwairswancedtocomehack 11.nddosometl1ingforIndia.Wedecidedwe willemploytheunderprivilegedasthecore of ourworkforceandempowerthem co be productivecicizensofthecountry.Thalhas beenoursocialmissionanditwillbeour missionforeYcr,keepingourcommercial aspccraside.''

Indian tribalwomen's'smart' ridetoeconomicself-reliance Herthumbsflyingfastoverthetouchscreen ofhersmarrphnne,PurnimaJ\fahaco,35, ofauibalvillageinJharkhand,hasjus1 discoveredcaseofdoingbusinesswith herubiquitouscompanioninanotherwise rockyentrcprcneurb.1journey.

Travellinglongclisranccstomarket homemadepicklesandpapadumwasalways cough•tillshestartedusingasmartphone.

Shenowcirculatesimageswithsmall write-upsaboutherproduc1sthrough plaLformslike\X'hasAppre,reachomtoher customersbeforemakingdeliveriestotl1em. Paymemstobuyandsellarcalsomade online.

"l-log19w(clone),"shesaid,raising herheadandpointingtotheimagesof herproductsonherphone."Sold.The customerag-reed.J\nditwllbedeliveredbr theevening."

Thewifeofanagriculturelabourerwith fourchildrenisoneoftensofthousands oftribalwomeninthisstatemoving beyondtheconfinesoftheirkitchensand householdchorescobecomeeconomically scif-reliam

Aimeda1boostingthecemral government'stwininiriarivcsof"Digital lndia"and"less-casheconomy",aswell asronurturecherumleconomy,1.he

RuralDevelopmentDeparonentofthe Jharkha.ndgovernmenthasdoledoutfree smartphonesco100,000"SakhiMandals'' orself-helpgroups(SHGs)ofwomen cmrcprencurs.

S1mtrtphonesaregi\'entoSHGheads whotrainthewomencnuepreneurs.J\ SHGbas7-15membersc.-ich.

Thebusinesswomen,muchlikecl1ei.r urbancounterparts,areincreasinglyreaping thebenefitsoftheinternet.

StateRuralDevelopment1\1inisccr Nilk:10thSinghMundasaidtl1esmartphone jniciativchasdone"wonders"inboosting Jharkhand'sruraleconomy

"The100,U00smanphoneswith freenetworkwillhthandedouttothe beneficiariesintl1enexttwomonthsand by2019wehaveplansLOhandoutI00,000 moresmartphonestotheSHGs,"hesaid.

Headdedtha1tl1csmar1phoneinitiative willboostthegovcrnmemendeavoursfor socio-economicempowermentofwomen.

"Sakhi1\llanclalishavehdpedin streamliningwomenentrepreneursand coupledwiththesmartphoneinitiativeit willensurethatbenefitsofallthewomen welfareschemes,includingtheTejaswini project,effectivelyreachthebeneficiaries." hesaid.

FundedbrrhcWC>rldBank,theTcjaswini projectsupportsadolescencgirlsandyoung womenberweentheagesof14and24co completetheirsecondaryleveleducation andhelpchemac9uiremarker-drivenskill training.

Mundasaidtl1atoveramillionwomen arcmembersoftheSHGsandareengaged inentrepreneurialendeavourslikecartlcrcaring,pouluyfarming,dairyproducts, edibleslikejams,fruitsquash,pickles, papadum,herbaljuicesandotherhousehold articles.

Businessinterestsaside,tl1ewomen entrepreneursarcalsoenhancingtheirsocial connectwithsmartphones.

"Ittookrimetolc,u-nhowmoperacca smanphonebutnowwearcrealisinghow importanttechnologyisforourdailylife.lt's reallyamazingLOsee1hatjustwithatouch ofabuttonyoucanmakepaymentsorreach ourcobuyersfarawaywithyourproduces," RinaTuclu,anSHGhead,observed.

JANS

YOUNG READERS SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS

AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP A

short story by MANAN

Dear Diary,

PAAVAN

Yesterday proved a challenge for me. This battle at tone Pine has been hell; indeed from the 25th of April this whole journey they call the Gallipoli campaign has been godforsaken. Australian and New Zealander soldiers dead before they even reached the sand; the water dyed red like poppies. I think it's the nights that are the hardest. War favours darknessit's when we're most vulnerable to attack. Luckily, we've had some help from an unexpected source, the 29th Indian Infantry Brigade.

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The Brigade have shown themselves to be of the highest class. Arriving at our own Anzac Cove just 5 days ago, they have constantly been engaged in combat. I don't think they know when (or if) they'll be given a night of rest. From what I've seen while working with them, there is a strong work ethic - their immediate response to the call of duty is something I have seldom seen before. Just yesterday this was proven to me more than ever. Under intense rule and machine gun fire, myself and several other soldiers were ordered to halt the enemy advance. This meant going out onto the parapet and advising those in the trenches where to throw their bombs. All this was done whilst under constant sniper fire. Some say that my actions will bring me a Victoria Cross , however I wish to commend the service of the Indian soldiers during this situation in my own personal diary. It was with the assistance of their specific mission, to take over a part of the left assaulting column, that we were able to subdue the enemy. Their actions allowed us to work together to achieve the same overall goal. We weren't separate forces by then - we were one unit.

Oae man in particular 1 wish to write about is Gunner Karam Singh. Be continued to relay fire orders from his own OP officer long after he had been hit in the face by shrapnel. It was an injury that would leave him permanently blinded in one eye. I

have no doubt that he was by far the most courageous gunner on

Hill 60. It takes a special man from a special type of military

to have that much faith in his officers, and I one day hope to

see such trust in our own Australian ranks.

'Oh this day, I know not when this campaign will end. I'm simply

here to fight for my country and what it stands for. That means

whatever it takes to win this war. However, these past

. few days have shown me something I did not expect to see. They

have allowed me to see a military structure developed off a

trust and strong moral code. The Johnnies in Gallipoli

will no doubt be remembered with great affection and high

It's been a true honour to have them work with us.

Mud,Blood andTears

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The Spirit of Anzac

By RonitJabbal, 15

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LestWeForget

ByArjunGill, 13

Howconflictcanberesolvedinpeacefulways: Negotiation,shelteringrefugees andremembrance.

ByANANYAWAKHARE, 12

Colonel ErnestEdward '1\'\'eaq�'Dunlopwas theembodimentoftheAnzac spirit. HisselAessaessisseenthroughouthisescapadesinEurope, thei\liddle East, Africa,JavaandBurma. Hewasvoted Australianof TheYearin 1976 andboldsthetitleofVictoria'sonlyrepre5entativeintl1eRugbyHallofFame. Ilewasmost norahlrremembered forhis kindness mwanls rheprisoners he wasincommandof,andhissdAessnessinprioritisinghispatient.�'livesahead ofbisown.

11iequalitiesofd1e.Anzacspiritareperceived tobeimegrity,courage, beinghumorous,larrikinismand mace.�hip.Dunlopdisplayedallofrhese qualitiesduoughouthistimeonmebattlefields. Hewasoriginallystationed inJerusalemandservedwith the2.JAusrrnlianImperial Force.Afterwards heservedinplacessuchasG11za,Alexandria,GreeceandCretewherehe "l.vastaskedwiththeclearingofcasualtieson tlu:batdefields. Itisonlywhen hewasstationedatTobruk,Libya,whenhisfullpotentialasasurgeonwas realised. Hewasmadetl1eleadsurgeonandsuni,,ed tl1eSiegeofTobruk. 1n 1942hisunitwastransferred roJava,Jndonesiawherehewascapnu:ed brtheinvadingJapaneseforces. LaterhedescribedhowinJavahehad anopportunitytoescape,hut hedidnotwantcoabandonhispatient.\ displayingdiequalitiesofcourageandintegrity.

Dunlopwas imprisonedinSingaporeinJanuary 1943 when hewassent toThailandtobethel\lcdicalOfficerofdieinfamousThai-BurmaRaihvar. TheRailwayitselfrookonereartobuild,smrti11ginOctober J942and fo1ishinginOcrober 1943.IIrnnfromBangkoktothe Burmesecr,,wnof Thanbyuzayat.hwasintendedasawarro:mack India. More 1han 13,000 i\uscmliansworkedontherail\\'ayand diebridgeoverdieRiverKwai.The Japanesehadanenormousnumberofprisonersand,asdescribedbyDunlop himselfinajmtrnalentry,conditionsin theirresidenceswereterrible.

Intotal, 12,000allit:dsoldiersdied duringtheconstructionof therailway, including2,700Australians.Themostcommoncausesofdeathwere dysenteryand diarrhoea. ILissaid thatbecauseof Dunlopamassh•enumber ofcasualtieswereprevented.Dunlopwasresponsibleforover I000men andhewasfamous[or hiscaringof theillandhiswillingnesstopmhimself atrisk. Hemadeahospitalforthesickandmanagedtoperformadvanced operationswithscarceresources.

Afrerthewar,DunlopcontinuedtohelpsoldiersevacuatefromThailand andmadesure thatallofhis sun-ivingmenwerewelltakencareofand ina SL'lblecondition.

HiswartimedayswerenotO\'er,howe,·er,asheandhissonhelpedinthe Vicrnam \X'ar. HeledateamofsurgeonstohelpinjuredciviliansinSoutl1 Viemam. WhereverDunlopwenthewaswell liked:mddemonstrated the chru:acreristicsof:i.trueAusn·alianaswellasbeingagreatleader.

ColonelErnest Edward ·Weary'DunlopshouldbeanexampletoaU AustraliamandisthepersonwhomilyencapsttlatcstheAnzacspirit.

Evenafterhisdeath,today'\v'eary' Dunloplivesonasanexan,pleofhow onemancanserveacottnaTsoproudly;andhowanindi,idual'scourage andselflessnessinthe faceC>fadversity is oneof die mostimportantparts ofbeing1\ustralian.

The ticking time bomb for conscious1mage teens

It's important foryounggirls to embrace a positive body image ratherthan obsess over unrealistic standards

BYSARGUN BHATIA

Weliveinatoxicworldwhere almosteverywhereweturnwe arebombardedwithwaysto lookbetter.Everymagazine isravingaboutanewfaddietthatis "GuaranteedtoshedlOkilosinIOdays", ornewpillsthat"dropfatinstantly".We areconstantlybeingtoldhowtolookand howtodress.Everythingwedoisnever enough,therearealwaysmorekilostodrop, morewaysromakehairshinier,moreways tomaketeethwhiter.Becauseinourworld, beautymeanshappiness.

AsyounggirlsofIndianheritagein Australia,thereareaplethoraofcosmetics anddietswearetoldwillmakeusperfect. BeingIndian,itiscleartlrnttl1ereisan obsessionwthfairness.EveryIndianTV adverrisementfeaturescelebritiesendorsing creamsthatare"notjustcreams,but fairnesstreatments".Ifthatisnotenough, therearealwaystheclesihomeremediesof turrnericandmilktomakeoutslcinshining white.ThefairnessindustryinIndiais

Wearetoldthateverythingwehaveneeds cobechanged;thewayth.atwearebornis notgoodenough.Socialrnediaidolisesthe likesoftheKardashians,whoaregeneric freaksofnatureinthei.rbeauty.Lastyear, the'KylieJennerLipChallenge'gained muchpopularity,whereteensacrosstl1e worldsuckedonshotglassestogetswollen lipscomatchthelarge,supplelipsofthe youngestKardashian.Thiswasavery dangerouspracriseandresultedinmany emergencyprocedureswithirreversible datnageclonetomanyteens.Afterthis faddiedclown,KylieJennerrevealedthat shehadinfactundergonelipfiUers.The Kardashiansmaintaintheirsuperhuman standardsofbeautybyundergoing countlessamountsofplasricsurgery.

'\(lemeremortalsrrywimitatethisby turningtoanycosmeticswitl1tl1ename Kardashianslappedacrossthem.The beautytechniqueofcontouringhasgrown immenselyafteritwasrevealedthatKim Kardashianrearrangesherbonestructure bycontouringLtsingmakeup.Aftertl1is,vas revealed,budgettohigh-endbrandsreleased contourpalettestobedevouredbyyoung girlstryingcrazilytogaintheunattainable "Kardashianlook".

Besidesthemultibillion-dollarcosmetics industry,younggirlsarealsoobsessedwith beingthinBeingateenageschoolgirl,I

worthbillions-anythingtogetridofthe curseofduskiness.EspeciallyinPtmjabi culm.res,thewordduskyisspokenwitha nosewrinkled,uppitylook.Beingfairmeans beingofhighsocialstanding.Arecent socialcampaign named"UnfairandLovely" gainedmuchmomenrumonsocialmedia forcelebratingthebeautyofcaramelskin tones.Thisisnottosaythathavingfairskin isbad,rathetit'ssayingthatnothavingfair skinisnotsomethingtobeashamedof-it issomethingtobecelebrated.

Indiaisoneofthemostmulricultural placesonearth,whereIndiansfromthe extremenorth(Punjabis)andextremesouth (Tamillians)aresostarklydjfferentbothin theirlooksandbehaviours,yetunitedunder theirlabelofIndian.However,muchracisn1 stillexists.

Infact,tl1isisnotracism,thisiscolourism, andisplaguingtl1emindsofyoung, impressionablegirls.Thiscolourismhas beendeeplyentrenchedinIndiancultures forinanydecades,tothepointwhereskin bleachinghasbecomenormalised,rather thandiscouraged.W/eneedtopromote ahealthyculnuewheredifferenceis somethingtobecelebratedratherthan feared.

BesidestheL1diancolourisminfluence, therearealsomanyinfluencesinAustralia thatpushyoungteenstohatethemselves.

haveseenfirsthandd1efrealcishfascinarion withweightloss.Privateschoolculmreis fullofparriesandsocialstanding.The"it girl"islikelyaleggybombshellthatwears sizenothingandHauntshertoothpick limbsatparties.Theothergirlsfollowsuit andtrycmmtlessnwnbersofdietstoget the"perfect"figure.1haveseenfriends sufferfromanorexiaandbulimiatotryto fitinandbeskinnyenough,andtherefore prettyenough,tomeetthein1possiblyhigh standardsofbeauty.

Thisisafundamentalflawinour upbringing,wherewearegivenBarbiedolls toplaywitl1asyounggirls.TheseBarbie dollsaretallandgorgeous-yetacompletely misrepresentationofactualwomen.These dollsresembleVictoria'sSecretmodels ratherthanaverageyounggirls.Yet,from atenderage,wearegivenunconventional andfranklyunrealisticstandardsofbeauty whichfollowusintoourteenyears,where wearewillingtogotoanylengtl1stobe beautiful,andtherefore,happy.

Thissickfascinationwitl1beautyis horrific,yetatruerepresentationof society'ssystemofequatingbeautywitl1 happiness.Thisneedstobestoppedfrom agrassrootslevel,byteachingse.lf-loveand acceptance,ratherthanbeingtoldthatwe mustfitacert,-uncoolciecutterideal.Beauty isinourimperfections,notinourphysiques.

,, Colourism has been deeply entrenched in Indian cultures for many decades and, even in Australia, plagues the minds of young, impressionable girls ,,

Volunteering with Pollinate Energyallows NICKY O'NEILL to become a change agent in the slums of Kolkata

Havingju.stfinishedafive-year degreeattheUniversityof Sydney,1fow1dmyselfwith severalmonthsoffreetime beforeIenteredtheworkforce asagraduateconsultant.Naturally,friends andfamilysuggestedItravel-'takeabreak, enjoytherelaxation!'However,withmy passionforsocialjustice,Isoughttoapply theskillsIhadjustlearntinmyCommerce degreeinanareaofsustainabilityand povertyaUeviacion.AftermanyGoogle searchesIcameacrossPollinateEnergy, anAustraliansocialenterpriseworkingin Indianslumstoinstallsolarlights,mosquico nets,andwaterfilters,toimprovepeople's qualityofliving.Pollinatewerelookingfor srndentscohelpcontinuetheirmissionin Kolkata.Iappliedinstant.ly.Ialsoapplied throughmyuniversityforascholarshipto covertravelexpensesaspartofthefederal government'sNe,vColomboPlanwhich providesfinancialassistancetostudents

wishingtodevelopskillsabroad.

IarrivedinKolkacaandwasmetby thewarmest,mostfriendlyprogram coordinators,aSpanishwoman,Julia,and anItaliangiant,l\fatteo,bot.11ofwhomhad alsorecent.lygraduatedfromuniversityand soughttoworkonmeaningfulprojects. 1waswhiskedofftothe'Hive',aplace tocallhomefort.l1enextmonth,wherel wouldlivewithsevenotherstudentsfrom AustraliaandNewZealand.

Thenextday,anychanceofalazysleepinwasquashed.\Vegotupandbeganwhat wecametodoimmediately.Fundamentally, PollinateEnergyseUslifechangingproducts tothosewhoneedchemmost,and consequentlyourobjectiveforthemontli wastoreachasmanypeoplelivinginthe poorestslwnsaspossible.\Veweredivided intoprojectreamstohelpfacilitatethis objective.

Aspartofthemarketingteam,Ispent sixdaysaweekgoingintoKolkataslum

communitiesandhelpingtoraisethebrand profileofPollinate,andraiseawareness ofthebenefitsofvariousproducts.For example,sellingonesolarlight-whichis atthecoreofPollinatesproductoffering -benefits 4.55 people.Switchingfrom kerosene,whichisthenastyalternativeco solarlight,tl1ehealthofanentirefamily isimproved,askeroseneisdirectlyHnked coimpairedlungfunctioning,cancers, respiratoryillness,andisasignificantcause ofbums.Bynolongerrelyingonkerosene, eachfan1.ilyalsosavesaround$80peryear whichismoretlianhalfoftheiraverage income!Fromanenvironmenr,'liperspective, switchingtosolarmeansreducingcarbon emissions,andalsoprovidest.l1efamily around16,500hourseachyearinmote productivehours.Thisincreaseinproductive hoursenableschildrentostudyandhelps chemstay.inschool,andallowstheparents tocontinueproducingorprovidingservices afterdark,encouragingtheireconomic

empowerment

Eachday,alongwithaPollinator(a PollinateEnergysalesrepresentativewho comesfromthecommunity)andanIndian fellow(ayoungprofe.%ionalorstudent AnentinBengaliandEnglish),Iwould visitvariouscommunitiesrodoproduct demonstrations,andpromotethebenefits ofproductsoffered.Duringthevisitswe wouldinteractwithcommmiitymemberslisteningcotheirneeds,understandingtheir dailylivesandfindingwaystogivethem furtherbenefits.

If 1 thoughtofwaystoimprovetliis process,Pollinateencouragedmeto implementmyideas,asicdidforeveryone else.Isawmeneedtopromotethebenefit.5 ofusingtl1eseproduces,whichIhad previouslybeenunawareof.So,du.ringmy timeinIndia,Icreatedproductpamphlets andproductcatalogues.

Afterproductdemonstrationsand communityengagement,wewouldbe welcomedbacktothehomesofcommmiity membersandwouldplaygan1eswiththe chil.dren.Wlewereoftenaskedtohavemany photostakenwithallthefamilymemberswliichwasaverynewexperienceforme!

Afterdrinkingaboutamillioncups ofchaithroughouttheday,wewouldall headbacktotheHiveforacommunal dinner,wherethehousecook,Sangeeta, prepareddeliciousBengalidinners,full ofroti,kachori,pa11eer,cauliflowerand potatocurries.Nighttin1eoftenconsisted ofusallrelaxingontheHive'srooftop, brainstorminghowcobetterreach customers,orexploringKolkatacityby night,goingroCollegeorParkStreet,or findingnewstreetfoodstotry.

Althoughweworkedalot,wealwayshad fun..Onourdaysoffwewerefortunate enoughcovisittheSundarbans,andIwas delightedtoattendtwoIndianweddings Pollinateofferedmeaonceinalifetime experience.Itwasanexcellentwayof linkinganAustraliantoIndia.Itwas humblingcobeabletohelpthosewholive inabsolutepovertybecomeeconomicallr empowered.Icouldseethedirectbenefit eachproducthadforafamily,andfound theprogramhighlyrewardingasideaswere implementedandbenefitstangible.Ialso madelife-longfriends,andthepeopleImet willalwayshaveaplacetostaywhenthey cometoAustralia.

IhighlyrecommendthePollinateEnergy fellowship.Theexperiencehasleftalasting impactThehospitality,happinessand determinationIencounteredinlndi.'lhas providedmewithdirectiononhowtobetter myeverydaylife,andIwillcontinuallybe involvedwithPollinatetoaclievetheirvision oferadicatingenergypovertyandhelping t.l1osewhoneeditmost

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Find your new home with Rawson

Rawson Communities develops estates to caterforeveryIifestyle

AsapartoftheRawsonGroupof companies,RawsonCommunities originatedwithonesinglevision .inmind-todevelopestatesthat peoplewouldwanttocallhome.

Fromoptimisingfeaturesthatincrease liveabilityandcomfort,toensuringease ofaccesstoamenitiestheyloveandthose theyneed;theRawsonteamisfocusedon deliveringcommunitiesthatevokeastrong senseofconnection.

WiththesupportofRawsonHomes, RawsonCommunitiesarealsoabletooffer personalisedhomesolutionstorealiseeach customer'svisionanddeliversomething thatistrulyexceptional.

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Located in AustralNS\V,tbenew5d1 Avenuesitehasanareaofapproximately 6.7hectares.DevelopedbyRawson Communities,therewillbe166landlots releasedover4sCages.

PreviouslyusedforpouJtryand horticulmrefarming,thesiteislocated nearanexistinghighschoolandisinclose proximitytothenewLeppingtonTrain station(10-15mi.nwalk),BringellyRoadand CamdenValleyWay.

\'\Thencomplete,thePrecinctwillinclude LeppingtonandAustralTownCentres, smallercentresatEdmondsouAve,Eighth AvenueandGumersAvenue,aswellas twohighschoolsand6veprimaryschools. Therewillbeplentyofopenspacewith

over135hectaresofparklandsand220 bectaresofindustrialland.

Beingsoldashouseandlandpackages, lotswillbeavailablein9m2,11m2and 13m2wide,whiletherewillbeamixof singleandtwostorey,3and4bedroom bomesbyRawsonGroup.Thecommunity isexpectedtobeasolidblendoffirst bornebuyers,youngfamilies,upgradersand investors.RegistrationbeginsfromApril 2017.

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Half Moon Estate Situated in Sydney'snorth-westgrowrn corr:idorsuburbofSchofields,HalfMoon Estateisawell-locatedlanddevelopment adjacenttoThePondsdevelopment,o□the cornerofmenewlyupgradedSchofields andHambledonRoads.

Approximately 6 bectaresintotal,Half MoonEstatewaspreviouslyusedfor generalrural/residentialuse,wirnsmall bobbyfarmingactivities.Aprojectof around110lots,85bavebeensoldtodate, wirn24remainingforsale.Theaverage lotsizeacrosstheestateis350m2,being soldaspartofbouseandlandpackages. Packagesforsaleind1elastrelease(.Marcb, 20'17)startedat$740,000(300m21and + 4bedroombouse).Tbemajorityof thehomesare4bedroomswirnadouble garagebeingboughtbyfirsthomebuyers, investorsanddownsizers.

HalfMoonEstateisasmallmaster

plannedcommunitybeingdeveloped by RawsonCommunities.Thefirstthreestages ofthedevelopmentbavebeenregistered andhousingisCLu·rendyunderconstruction. Stages4and5area\vaitingCouncilapproval forcivilworks,andregistrationisproposed fortheendof2017/early2018.

TheEstatehasproximitytolocalschools andbothexistingandproposedpublic transportroutes.

OtheramenitiesclosebyincludeThe PondsshoppingcentreandRouseHill TownCentre.

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Horizon at Marsden Park

Formerlyusedasaruralresidenceandan industrialbusinesspremises,withlarge sectionsofopenruralland,theHorizon atMarsdenParkdevelopmentisasmall masterplancommunitywithpackages startingfrom$630,000.

Locatedatd1enord1ernendof GlengarrieRoad,MarsdenPark,me RawsonCommunitiesdevelopmentis

approximately45kmsfromtheSydney CBD,'11kmsnorthwestofBlacktown CBDandl2kmswestofRouseHillTown Centre.

Aprojectofaround350lotsspreadover approximately20hectares,88bavebeen soldtodate,wimaround260lotsremaining forsale.Theaveragelotsizeactossthe estate.is350m2,withaselectionofland onlylocsforsaleaswellashouseandland packages.Tbemajorityofhomesonoffer include4bedrooms.

Scho6eldsStationandRiversroneStation arejustashortdriveaway,andthereiseasy accesstothearea'smanyscboolsandparks, amajorshoppingcentre,andretirement village.

Attractingfirstbornebuyers,.investors anddownsizers,therearecurrently15lots available.

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Embracing creativity

One ofthe primary roles ofthe educator must be to foster creativity in the classroom

syllabusandcurriculum.Insuch circumstancesgettingthe'rightanswer'can takepriorityoveractualthinking.

BYMOHAN DHAU

owdostudentslearntobe braveintheirthinking?How dotheylearntotakeacademic risksinthinkingthatinvolves generatingideasandsolutionsto problemspreviouslyunseen?Inachanging world,studentsneedrobetaughtboth ccicicalthinkingandalsocreativethinking.It shouldbenotedthatthe.5etypesofth.inking aredistinctandyetneedtoblendforboth typesofth.inkingrobenefit.

Creativityisoftenassociatedwith painting,drawing,'creative'writing,orthe arts.However,mostcreativitydoesnottake theformofartisticendeavours.

Allareasofacadeinicinterestincluding the.sciences,mathematics,technology, medicineand all ofthe'rationalsciences' havebeendevelopedthroughcreativity, includingintheformofinnovation, experimentationandcuriosity.Creativity isimperativeregardlessofacademic discipline,asitholdsutilityintherealmof problem-solving.

Inencouragingcreativity,educatorsneed tounderstandthatformanystudentsthere canbeaparalysiswhenfacedwithissuesor problemswid10utdefinedorsingular'1.inear' solutions.Thisissuearisesforadultstoo whohavebeenraughtth.rougheducational systeinsdiatoverrelyondefinitive,tigbdy controlledans,verstoahighlyprescriptive

Inthiscontext,resdessnessisactually avirtue.Resdessnessimbibedwithan insatiablecuriosity,humilityandbravery arethefoundationsofcreativity.Educators mustnotfearrestlessness,mustnotquell questions,mustnotdefinebyclod1esrather thancharacterandshouldnotfearthe intellectualw1known.Foreachoftheseare cornerstonesfortakingproblem-solving intoareaswhereideascanbegeneratedand imaginationignited

Howcan creativitybe taught?

Howdoeducatorshelpthosewhoareafraid offailure,perceivinglosspriorroeven attemptingatask,whichmayhavemultiple solutions,allofwhichaceequallyvalid?

ItisincumbentoneducatorscorolemodelAexibleandadaptablethinking, embracingdisciplinedcreativeandalso criticalthinking.Creativethinkingcanbe encouragedanddevelopedth.roughd1e applicationofaseriesofsrructutedsteps. Thatstructurecanbebroughttodevelop creativitymightsoundanomalous.Yet structuresarerequiredtomanageprocesses thatovercometheissueoffeararound d1eacademicunknown,andalsotobring requisitedisciplinetothinkingcreati,Tely.

Thebeginrungofcreativitystarts, advertentlyorinadvertendy,byasking questionsandbeingcu1:ious.Somestudents maysay,'Burwhatshould1ask?'daunted byanimaginedoutcomebeforetheoutset hascommenced.ltisforthisreasonthat cLtciosityandwondermusebeencouraged

d1roughoutastudent'seducation. Clarifyingwhatneedstobeknownis anequallyimportantstartingpointfor creativity.Thismaynotbealltliateasy,as judgmentisrequitedasissomedisciplinein th.inkingtodeterminewhattl1eissuesare.

Freeingtheirthinking

Closelyalignedtothisisidentifyingany parametersorIiniitstothepossiblesolutions. However,whenfrstencouragingcreativity nosuchparametetsorconstraintsshouldbe set.Thiswillhelpeducatorstoseewhether studentsaretrulyabletofreetheirtl1ink:ing. Forifapersoncannotlettl1eimagination runwildwhenlimitsareunyoked,howwill theybeabletogenerateideasintherather hardercontextofvariousconstraints?

Oncethethinkingcanbefree,sothat norelevantquestionsandnosolutions, howeverinitiallyin1probable,areexcluded, thend1ebeginningofcreativedunking hasoccurred.Inallowinganypossibilities, howeverunlikely,andencouragingfree dunking,d1ereisevidenceof'beingbrave'. ForexplorationisalwaystbereaL11of braveryandlearning.

Inherentintruecreativityishumility.Tlus isbecausethebestideas,themostnovel andinnovativesolutions,maycomefrom anod1erperson,orbefromtheworkings ofateam.Inanycaseitmustbe[hesum ofthingsthathavecomebeforeand d1ereforeitisnottheworkofoneperson alone.Humilityinthiscontextalsomeans w1derstandinggoodideasareforshai:ing, forthebenefitofall,notjustsome.Italso meansbelievingthatcreativityneverruns out,finishesorisusedup,fornewness, intelligence.andopennessareeveravailable.

FindingmeaningIn 'failure' Creativitycansometimesmeanpeople chooseanoptionamongstpossibilities that,despitescrutiny,is,uponexecution, notbeneficialordoesnotproperlysohrea problemorleadtoanythingbetter.Creative peopleknowthatthereisneversuchathing asfailureiflessonsarelearnt.

Animportantaspecttocreativity involvestl1ecapacitytoevaluatealternatives wid1outelinunatingallofthem.Inso doing,connectedthinkingthatnnderstands implicationsisveryimportant.Allsolutions toproblemsorissuesshouldbeevaluatedfor boththeirshort-termandlong-termeffects. DeepcreativitywillknowwhatneedstO bedoneandwillsetacourseofactionfully cognisantoftheconnectionbetweenthe rationalandthebrazen.

Finally,withmaturity,creativityrakesan addeddimensiond1roughknowingthat goodideasoftendonotneedurgency,but .rathersteady,carefulattentionandaction designedtobuildmomentumforabetter outcome.

,, It is incumbent on educators to role-model flexible and adaptable thinking, embracing disciplined creative and also critical thinking ,,

yhighschoollife

Aftersurviving Term One ofYear 7, the holidaysare a chance to refresh and work on some fun projects

BYANANYA WAKHARE

Haveyouheardthesaying,'Every dayyoulearnsomethingnew'? Well,lerme,ellyouitfeelsso trueformerightnow!Over TermOneofYear7Ilearned somanythings-atapacefasterthanI couldkeepupwith,tobehonestIfeellike I'vefinallygotthehangofhowtosubmit assignmentsandgetfromclasstoclass?but mybiggestreliefistbatIgetabreakfrom tbat!Ican'tbelieveImadeitthrough TermOnesosuccessfully!Igotover myfearofstartinghjghschool

Mylastweekofschool didnoratallseem thatway.Alltheresults werecomingbackand

assessmentswereduecoo.Itwasjust madness.Anotherthingthatwasrather scarymorethanmadwasYEAR7 VACCINATIONS!Thewholeideaof vaccinationsfreakedmeoutbuttheactual injectionwasnothing.Bewarnedthough, afterwardsyourarmhurts alot!

Justthethoughtofholidaysexcitesmeso I'mgladthattheschoolholidaysfinally came!InprimaryschoolIusedtotake holidaysforgranted.Northistime!Over theholidaysIhavereallyhadablast:atrip tothesouthcoast,makinghomevideos withmysisterand cousin,andcosy momingsreading inbed,

..t\ninterestingproject1workedonwas aDIYhomelibrary.Itwassomuchfun toimplementasystemafterlearning aboutit.Imadeaninventorybylogging everybookathomeandclassifiedthem intocategories.ThebiggestupsidewasI improvedmyMicn;>softExcelskills.Ialso enjoyedshoppingwithmybirthdaymoney andreinventingmywardrobeforthecooler season.Iwishtheholidays\Verelonger sometimes.

TheotherthingJ havebeendoingin myholidaytimeis practicingandrevising NAPL'\N

booklets.It'sbeenawhilesincelasttime, backwhen1wasinYear5.Ihaveheard manynewthingshavebeenintroducedto the AP.LANtestresultsandthebandsin them.I'mabitnervousbutMumsayswe'll dealwithitaswego.

1hopeTerm2goeswellwithnopanic attacksinthemiddleofthenightabout homework.BacktoschoolinTerm2 andI'mgettingreadytowearthewinter uniform.Iheardalltheoldgirlsmention thatit'simpossibletogetonandvery uncomfortable,butIthinkit'svery exciting!I've11e:verwomatie before!

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Successful dhol-taasha group Shivagarjana Sydneycelebrates its 10th anniversary

BY NANDITHASURESH

Whatisthecommonthread thatconnectstheinterests ofan8-year-oldcothose ofa60-year-old?Itisa languagethattranscends wordsandbarriers,asoundcharresonates withhappiness,fervourandunity;itisthe hypnoticrhythmofthedhol-taasha.

ShivagarjanaSydneyis.adhol-taasha groupwhosemembersshareapassionfo1· thjsancientartformanddesiretopreserve itsrichheritage.ThedhoJandraashaare twodifferentinsrnuuenrseachproducing uniquesow1dsbutworkinharmonywhen playedtogether.Thedhol.,thelargerofthe twoinstruments,weighsanywherebetween fiveto11kg,andwhilearaashamaybe smallerinappearance,itpacksaptmchthat equalstbeformer.

Ifyouthoughtthesefostrmnentsmerely servediepurposeofenrertrunment,you're inforasurprise!

"DhoJandraashahavefmmdapl.acein history,"saysPoonamParole,aShivagarjana volunteer."Intheoldendays,whenthe lcingsandsolruerswenttowar,thedhol wasplayedforthearmytoboostdieir enthusiasm,"sheshares.

Inlnrua,d1edhoJalsoplayedapivotal roleinsocialreformandinstilling patriotism.'1.n1893,Lokmanya BalgangatlharTilakintroducedthetrarution ofcelebratingGaneshChamrtlijasalargescalepubliceventinwhichrhedhol-taasha wasplayedtobringdiepeoplerogedierfor diecommoncause,"Paroleadds.

ShivagarjanaSydneyisnow75members strong,but10yearsagoitwasarufferenr story.Thegrouphadhumblebegiruijngsin 2007withjustahandfulofmembers,one dholandaraasha,anda,vholeJotoflove fortheart.Now,thegroupattractsari&ing nmnberofvolunteers,youngandold.

"Ouryoungestmemberiseightyearsold andtheoldestis60,"saysParole.

Fromsn1dentstostationoperators cocorporateexecutives,Sbivagarjana Sydneyisamotleycrew.Alongwiththe risingmembershipandd1einterestthe groupgarners,theyenjoyamulrimde ofoppormniriestoperforminvarious platforms.

Earlierthisyeartltegroupperformed atdieNationalMulriculmralFestivalin Canberra.

"Irisoneofthebiggestoccasions onCanberra'seventlandscape,"says Pat01e.''Irwasanhonourtoshowcase ourperformanceinaniconiceventthat celebratesculmralruversity."

Itwasalsotl1efirsttimein20yearsdiatau lniliangroupperformedintheevent.

"Intheevent,someofour groupmembersperformedthe Barcludancecogowiththebeats ofd1edhol-taasha,"sharesJ\{ilind Dengale,tl1eleaddholplayerfor thegroup."Ourloudrhythmand colourfulperformancecapnu:ed dieaudiencesomuchdiatirwas encoredI"

Thenot-for-profitgroup frequentlyperformsinNewSouth Walestemplesandatmulriculmral eventsaroundthecountry.

"Thedhol-raashaperformancesarea grandeventduringGaneshChanirdijin Maharashtra.ShivagarjaaaSydneyisproud cobecarryingd1attraditionforwardevenin Australia,"saysDengale.

Thegrouphasbeenperformingatthe SciVenkareswaraTemple,Helensburgh toringinGaneshChaturtlufestivitiesfor threeconsecutiveyeai·s.Anodiercrowning gloryforthegroupwastheirperformance attheAllphonesArenain2014where dieywelcomedmePrimeMinisterof Inrua,NarentltaMoruwiththeirbeats.

"Wewerehonouredtowelcome Modijiintorhearenawithourdholtaashaperformance,"Paroleand DengalefondlyrecaH.

Therhyrnmandsoundmaybed1e soulofthegroup,buranuntiring teamworksbehinddiescenesto makeeachperformancepossible.A fewmembershaveassumeddifferent roleswheretheymanagelogistics,PR andmarketing,purchases,costumes, atlnunisrrarionandmuchmore.

Thisyearmarksthe1o•harnuversary ofSluvagarjaaaSydney,anddiegroup hasthrivedbecauseoftlieirshared passionfortliehypnoticbeatsofdie dhol-taasha.Aswithanysuccessstory, itrudnothappenwithoutchallenges

Fromthesheersizeofthe instruments,therimeittakestohone dieskill,tothephysicalexhaustionof playingtheinstrumentsforlonghours, togediertotacklingwithtlienoise complaintsduringpracticesessions,the grouphasseenitall.

"Practicingfortl1eeventshasbeenone ofdiemajorchallenges,"sharesDengale. "Themusicisloudandlocalresidentshave rrusedaneyebrowaboutit.\'(/e'vealsohad copscomecoourpracticesessions\vitli requeststokeepd1enoiselevelsdown, whichisimpossiblegivendiesotu,dthe instrumentsproduces."

Hesayschatthemembershavenow foundaplaceinEastHill,farfrom neighbours,toplaycotheirhe.art'sdesire widioutinconveruencinganyone.

Inspiteofd1ed1ailenges,tliisgroup seizeseveryopportunitycobringtl1e commtmirytogether.Astheworld movesforward,ShivagarjanaSydney celebratesunitythroughtheirbeatsand isderucatedtosharingdieirtrarurions wirnwiderAustralia.

TheRound round-up

There have been giantstrides in the AFL diversity championships, writes KHUSHAAL WAS

Therearemixedfeelingsin Sydney.Whil.sttheGWS

GIANTShavebeguntofind theirrbythmandhavetaken largestepsforward,dieSwans areyettorakeAight.ItoldyouAFLisan tmpreclictablegame,buttherewasnoway anypundit,guruorastrologercouldhave pickedtbactheSwanswouldremainwinless afterthefirstfiverowids.Wimanother fewroundsofmajorshocksandjampackedaction,alongwithnewsfromsome brilliantinitiativesdemonstratingdieAFL's dedicationtomulticultural.ism,hereisthis week'sRoundRoundup.

GWS return toform as Sydney's wings are clipped Afterasluggishstartto2017forGWS,tbey havenowrecordedthreeconsecutivewinsto marchbackintometopfourontheladder. Followingadominantdisplayagainstdie

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Kangaroos,whoseemrostiUfinddiemselves inarutafterahorribleendtothe2016 season,theGIANTSfacedPortAdelaide Powerinacrucialmatch-up.PortAdelaide havefounddiernselvesonthefringesofthe topeightteamsforseveralyears,but2017 hasseendiePowerproducesomeimpressive performances.Oncmrentform,mePower andGIANTSarefinalscontenders,making suchamatchupallthemoreimportant. However,withsttongperformancesindie midfield,theGIANTSemergedvictorsand madeastrongstatementtotherestofthe competition.Itwasnosurprjsethenthatthe GIANTSweremefavouritestowinagainst theSwansinthefamousSydneyderby. AueldespiteastrongstartbytheSwans, themidfieldandforwardstrengdiofthe GIANTSprovedcoomuchastheBloods sunktoafifthstraightloss. leisnotalldoomandgloom,though. TheSwanshavebeenoneofmestrongest

reamsinoveradecadeandonecouldsay theyweredueforapoorstart.Similarto thewayHawthornbouncedbackfromfour straightlossescotrouncedie\�estCoast Eagles,withthebignamesontheSydney rerunsheer,wecanexpectd1eSwansto makeastrongreturnintheirupcoming gameagainstCarlton.Ofcourse,ifyou're stillfeelinglowabomtheresults,thesuccess ofdieAFL'sDiversityChampionshipswill besuretocheeryouup.

The Diversity Championships

TheNationalDjversityChampionships kickedoffinBlacktownwiditbeAFL providingyoungplayersofvarious backgroundswithanoppormnityto developnoronlydieirphysicalbmalso

interpersonalandleadershipskills.\'{lidi participantsrangingfromthosewith Indigenousbackgroundstothoseof IndianandZimbabweanheritage,me Championships,whichwentoversix days,wereanotherexampleofthewayin whichsportcanp.layakeyroleinbringing communitiestogether. Withtheparticipantsrecordinga messageofsupportforAdelaideCrows scarEddieBett5followingantmfornmate racialabuseincident,itwasaninspiring demonstrationoftbeAFL'scomrn.ianenrto multiculturalismandpromotingdiversity It'swhydl.isgameislovedsomuchandwhy ittrulyisdieganieforallAusttalians. Thisarticlebasbeenproducedinconj1111ction111itb AFLNSlP/ACT.

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ZEElV BIG BANG MOVIE DOUBLE PREMIERE

BYPETRA O'NEILL

TheheartofVietnam

Wid1broadtree-linedboulevards,tranquil Jakesandparks,beautifulpagodasand cnunblingvillasreflectingablendofIndoChineseandFrenchcolonialinfluences, HanoihasagraceunlikeanyotherSouthEastAsiancity.EstablishedasVietnam's capitalin1010ithaslongbeenthecountry's artisticandculturalheart.

Aritscentre,BoanKiemLake,named afteralegendarynu:tle,isatitsmostserene earlyinthemorningwhentheTurtlePagoda andNgocSonTemple,reachedbyared bridge,areshroudedbymistandlocals gathertopracticetaichiinslowmorion.

JustnorthofthelakeistheOldQuarter, or36streets,datingbackcotl1e131h cenrnrywhichretainsmuchoftheoriginal streetscape.Eachstreetisnamedafter themerchantguildthatoncetradedthere includingsilver,tin,rartan,bambooand silk,withtl1epavementsstilldoublingup asworkingspace.Wanderalongthetangle ofwindingstreetsandbacklanesand you'Ucliscovercafes,boutiquesandstreet vendorsofferingbowlsofpho,ricepaper rolls,juicesanddicedfruitservedcurbside.

Southi.stheFrenchQuarterw-ith boulevardslinedwithbanyanandtamarind trees,crumblingvillas,elegantboutiques, restaru:antsandarrgalleriesshowcasing Hanoi'scontemporaryartscene.The stLUmingOperaHouseisalsolocatedhere,

asisoneofAsia'smostlegendaryhotels, d1el':vletropole,whereGrahamGreene pennedpartof TheQuietA/J1erica11.

LyingwestoftheOldQuarteristhe EmbassyDistrict,hometomanysplendid villa{>aswellasHanoi'smostimpressive monumentsincludingtheTempleof Literature,foundedin1070,andtheoldest UniversityinViernam.Nearby,HoChi Minh'smausoleumoverlooksBaDinh Squarewherehereadhisself-penned DedarntionofIndependencein1945.

Hanoialsohasmaaymuseumsincluding theNationalMuseumofVietnamese Hisrorywithafinecollectionofartefacts aswellasexplanationsofitsmrbulent history.TheEthnologyMuseumis devotedtothenumerousethnicminorities andtheMuseumofVietnameseWomen portraystherolewomenplayedinthe developmentofVietnam.

Acitytharisidealforexploringonfoot, thestrongscentyouaremostlil,elyto encounterisrueheadyaromaofroasting coffeebeans.Whend1eFrenchintroduced coffee,alongwithpate,croissantsand baguettesroViemaminthe19'hcentury, Asia'sfirstcoffeeculturewasborn.

Vietnamisnowthesecondlargestcoffee producerintheworld,thoughthecoffee isgritty,darkandthick,beststirredwith sweerenedevaporatedmilkortryitwith coconm,cocoaoregg.HeadforCafeCho CaPhear46CauGoLaneforgrearcoffee, afunkyambience,greathosts.andafurry residentcatclippedlikeapoodle.

Everyweekendmanyofthestreetsin theOldQuarterareclosedtotrafficasthey nu:niatoagatheringplacewithimprompm entertainmentfromstreetarrisrsoffering calligraphyandballoonsculprnres,musicians

playingtraditionaltunes,balladsandrock, streetvendorsandmarketstalls.It'sagreat waytoengagewithd1elocalsbyjoiningin wiiligamesincludingbadminton,ballgan1es, bamboodancingandrngofwar.

LikemuchofVietnam,Hanoiis changingfasr.Motorbikeshavereplaced bicyclesandrickshaws,butthecapital retainsitsantiquefixtures,itsproduce marketsandjossstickburningtemples, crumblingyellowvillas,treelinedavenues, lakesandbusdingstreers.

Onarrivalmewelcomecardfromthe GeneralManageroftheMetropoleread: "Pleasediscovertheemotions,bisroryand eleganceoftbeGrandeDame."Astaten1ent equallyapplicablecoHanoiitself,avibrant pulsatingcitythattreasuresitspasr.

BeyondHanoi

Stretchingacrossavaseplain,meRedRiver extendsfor1200kilometresfromChina's YunnanProvincedownacrossnorthern Vietnamtotl1eGulfofTonkin.

Joining18ocherpassengersandour guides,VuandDuke,wedepartedfrom HanoibyminibusforcheshoredrivetO beginoutcruise.

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,, Motorbikes have replaced bicycles and rickshaws, but Hanoi retains its antique fixtures, its pToduce markets and joss stick burning temples, crumbling yellow villas, tree lined avenues andbustling streets ,,

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Performanceswerealsoorganisedfor usincludingaliondance,adrummingand danceperformancewithinanoldtempleand awaterpuppetshowatThanhHavillageat whichweweresoonjoinedbymanylocals.

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Forthemillionsoftomistswhovisit HalongBayeachyear,mosteitherRyinto rheairportorarriveafterhvehoursof drivingfromHanoialongabusytraffic chokedhighwayofhonkinghorns.Instead,

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Perhapsthemostbeautifulsightin Vietnam,afterwakingatsunrisethenext morningIsawdielimestonepeakstaking shapeastheyemergedfromtheearly morningmistandfishennencastnetsfrom theirsampansacrossthewater.

Transferringtoasmallerboatforaday ofsightseeing,wesailedpastjunkswith theirsaffroncolouredsail5beforegoing kayakingthroughacave.Thefewlemursin

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TamanahBhatia

Wewereonthefenceabout thisdress.Intheory,the colours,thesnakeskin patternandthelengtharea greatcombinationtocreate andedgydressforanight out.Butsomehowitdidn't translateonTamanah.

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Thebrilliantperformerdidn't performtoowellonher fashionscorecard.Welove herfromtheneckup,but neckdown,ummm The morewelook atitthemore wedon'tlikeit.It'snotso muchthatwedislikethe kurtabutwhatithasbeen teamedwith.Palazzosor culotte-stylepantswould havelookedbetter.

VldyaBalan Vidyaisusuallyawinnerin hersarisbutthiswhitesari doesn'tdoanythingforthe actress.Thedrapingadds volumetoherbodyand thecolourwashesherout. Generally,Vidyarocksthe darkershadesmuchbetter thanlightertones.Theblouse wasn'tagood.choiceeither. Abrocadesilkblousewould havelookedmuchbetter.

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BEGUM JAAN

STARRING:VidyaBalan,Naseeruddin Shah,GauaharKhan,Mishti,Pallavi Sharda,PrtobashTripathyandChunky Pandey

DIRECTOR:SrijitMukherji --ldrk',- 1

Thisisno Mandi. Damn,itisnot

evenanywhereneartherawguttural emotionalismofMadhurBhandarkar's I Chandni Bar.But BegumJaan holds I togetherveryablytotheend,thanksto writer-directorSrijitMukherji'sconfident holdoverhischaracters'doomed

whorishhearts.

Thesearewomenwhomtimeorthe tidesofmencannotdefeat.Theyare strongandtheyusetheirsexualityto I survive.Srijithascastsensiblyforeach I ofthesexworkersinthis'period'drama (VidyaBaIandrawlsaboutmenstruation withakindofmedievalgleethatactress Nadira expressedin "Mud mud keh na dekh" in Shree 420).

Iamnotsureiftheseactresses matchuptotheirmemorablepeersin theBengaliversion Rajkahini.

Infact,thisisasgoodaplaceasany tomentionthatRituparnaSengupta's centralperformancein Rajkahini asthe I Madameoftheendangeredbrothelwas destinyastheyjourneyfromdeflowering todestructionwitharagingfreintheir

farmorejoltingthanVidyaBaIan.

BaIanfakesitfromthewordgo.From thehookahthatsheinsistsonsnorting toherperiodicoutburstsofangerand laughter,it'salla·come-watch-me-doa-National-Award'act.Herdiction,a delightinothercircumstances,ishere anembarrassingreminderofVidya's urbanepersonalitybeingsuperimposed onacharacterwhosurvivesbyher intuitivecunningness.

Inasequenceliketheonewhereshe slapsastuporousrapevictim(Mishti, SubhashGhai'sheroinein Kaanchi) into astateofemotionaleruption,Vidyais sokeentoimpressuswithherrange thatshebehaveslikeasingerwhohas newlylearnttheragasandwantsto squeezethemallintoonesong.

BesidesVidya'sineffectualhooker withahookahact,theothergirls, especiallyplayingsexworkers,seemto havealotoffunwiththeirpartswhen thewriter-directorisnotlooking.Srijit Mukhe1i,thatremarkabledirectorfrom Bengalicinema,ishellbentontaking thebrothelofsexworkersthrougha historicjourneyintoIndia'spartition.It's likepressingtextbooksintothehandsof abunchofsafariadventurers.

Theallegoryofabrothelperched precariouslyonNoMan'sLandis hammeredwithferociousdramatic deviceslikethunderousbackground musicandseismiccameraangles. Theimpactofthe'ribaldryduring timesofPartition'themeiscompletely submergedinlengthylecturesonthe politicsofsexandcommunalism.

Alotofwhathasgoneintothisbrutal andstarkfilmismeanttoshock.The sexualreferencesspotlightingwomenas objectsoflustwillrepeltheaudience, astheyareintendedto.Thoughthisis afilmaboutgorgeouswomenandsex, itisnottheleastenticingorseductive. Themoodisgrim,oftenstubbornlyso. Attimes,theexcessivezealtostunand

repelarestomachchurning.

YouwaitforSrijittolethischaracters loosenup,lightentheloadofhistory andsexthattheycarryontheir shoulders.Butthereisnorespitefrom theburdenofbeingbrutallybarteredby powerbrokers.

BarringPitobashTripathy'sgentle pimpact(hewillremindyouof NaseeruddinShahin Mandi),themale speciesin Begum Jaan areslippery, treacherousandself-important-none moresothanChunkyPandeyasa cold-bloodedkiller.Asamanwhokills withoutcreedorconscience,Chunky playsoneofthemostdespicablevillains seeninourcinema.

Ifyou'veseenJisshuSenguptain theBengalioriginal,youwouldfind Chunky'sperformancelaggingand lacking.Ifnot,youwillbechilledtoyour boneswatchingthisfunnymandoa fipflop.

Vivek Mushran(rememberhim?)does animagevoltefaceasatreacherous teacherwhosefacadeofidealism crumblesinthefaceofaself-serving greed,whileNaseeruddinShahasa royalwholikeskinkycruelsexwithgirls oldenoughtobehisdaughtersand coldenoughtobehisslaughter,seems verylittleinterestedinthesexthathis characterenjoys.

Thesexualtensionbetween NaseeruddinandVidyawasfarmore interestingin lshqiya. Here,itcrumbles undertheweightofcarryingtoomuch historyonitsshoulders. Begum Jaan isafilmwithsomeremarkablewriting. Butthepoliticalproceedingsinthe backgroundareneverallowedtobe forgotten.Itislikeaconstantlyringing soundthatbreaksintoasessionofsex andintrigue.

Increatingaworldwherewomenrule theroost,thefilmmissesthewoodfor thetrees.Orthesexforthesleaze.n.

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NOOR

STARRING: SonakshiSinha,PurabKohli, KannanGill,M.K.Raina,SmitaTambe

DIRECTOR:SuhnilSippy -./rlrlr_-�;.

ThoughIcouldn'trelatetoherendless boozingandsnoozing,NoorRoy Choudhary,asplayedbySonakshi Sinha,issomeoneI'veknownin passing.Andthat'sIwouldkeepherifI mether.Atasafedistance.

Noor isnotoneofthebestfilmson journalistic ethics. Itdoesn'tdotothe

MAATR

STARRING:RaveenaTandon,Madhur Mittal,AnuragArora

DIRECTOR:AshtarSayed ***(-\-

Araucousragaontheaftermathof rape,muchof Maatr unfoldsinastern humourlessn�nonsensemannerofa fact-findingnewshoundwhowon'tgo intodigressions-becausethefilm's heroineknowswhatonewrongturn cando-justtokeeptheaudience's perceptionlightened.Whichisforthe best,really.

Maatrisnotaneasyfilmtowatch.It isrelentlesslygrim,andoftengraphic initsgruesomeness.Thegangrape andthenear-murderofthemotherand daughteronalonelystretchofaDelhiHaryanahighwayremindedmeofTom Ford's Nocturnal Animals. Itisnota sightforsqueamisheyes.Itmakesus uncomfortable.

Good!That'swhat Maatr aimsto do.Itstripstheactofrapeofallits filmyglamourandtitillatingtrappings to portraytheagonyofawomanwho watchesherminordaughtergangraped, aftersheisrapedherself.Thetwoare thendumpedonthesideofthehighway bythesevenwaywardsonsofinfuential dads,nocturnalanimalswhobelongin

contemporary Mumbaimedia worldwhatthe PaulNewmanSallyField starrer Absence Of Malice did 30yearsago. Itpricksatthe conscience inarather undemanding way. Noor takesslyand slendersatirical swipesat sensationalism injournalism, moredelectable foritsmany jibesthanthe actualprickat E theconscience.

L...;.;__ ..., Theprick, whenitcomes, isnotassolidlyimpact-filledasit shouldbe.Butbythen,Noorhas establishedhercredentialsforbeing anaimlessadrifttelevisionjournalist lookingforasenseofpurpose.That purposekindoffallsintoherlapwitha gentlethud.Ofcour.seNoormessesit up.ThisisherprizedUSP,theabilityto beabsolutelyandcandidlyself-serving withoutbeingapologeticabout.She messesupandmoveson.

DirectorSuhnilSippy,whoselast featurefilm,thesnappyandslick Snip came17years ago,doesn'tskipabeat.

Heallowshisvisiontomeanderwith Noor'ssenseofaimlessness,trailing herthroughendlessdrinkingbingesand anever-endingquotaofbacchanalia withhertwofriendsSaad(KannanGill) andZara(ShibaniDandekar).

WhileKannanGilldefinitelyneeds elocutionclasses,Dandekaris delightfullysaucyespeciallyinthescene whereshewalksintoabartoslapa manwhohasbetrayedherbestfriend. Iwantedtoseemoreofher.Moreof Noor'seditor'sno-nonsensesocialite wifeplayedbySuchitraPillai.Andyes, moreofNoor'sbossplayedbytheeverexcellentManishChoudhary.Thelast timeIsawafemalejournalistshare suchtactilevibeswithherbossitwas inRajkumarGupta's No One Killed Jessica.

SonakshiSinhagamelyplunges intothemediaperson'shome·groan' zone,miningintoNoor'sinsecurities andinadequaciestocomeupwitha characterwhoisasrealasanyneorealisticurbancharacter,like,sayAlia BhattinGauriShinde's DearZindagi. LikeAlia,Sonakshiisnotafraidto addresshercharacter'suncertainties aboutherbodyandsexualactivities.

Thisisacoming-of-ageyarnthat joyfullygetsintotheheadandbedofits heroine,deconstructsthehoaryHindi FilmHeroine,highlightingherappetites, culinaryorotherwise,inwaysthatwere consideredinappropriateuntiladecade ago.WhateverNoordoes,shedoeswith anunabashedebulliencewhereshecan andoftendoes,tripandfallonhernose.

AndwhenNoorfallsinloveshereally falls.Thesegmentshowinghergrowing attractiontoarakishphotojournalist (playedwithsplendidsuavenessby PurabKohli)isbriefandbrilliant.Thefit ofheatedpassionsubsidesquickly.This isoneofthefilm'sprominentattributes. Itrakesupissuesandthenquickly movestosomethingelse.

Perhapsthismoodswingin thenarrativereplicatesthefilm's protagonist'srestlessenergywhich iskillingherprofessionalskillswhile destroyingherpersonalrelationships. SonakshiSinhakillsit,evenasher characterclaimsMumbaiiskillingher. Hermonologueonthesmog,smut, corruptionandheartbreakofMumbai isindeedahighlight.Sonakshithrows inherweightwithhercharacter'sfight tofoatabovethemetropolis'rising sewagelevelofmoralturpitude.

Thefowofconversationalenergyis thekeytothenarrative'seffcacy.lshita Moitra'sdialoguesaddamplezest warmthandhumourtoSabalmtiaz's skimpynovelaboutthesoci�political awakeningofanaimlessreporter.In directorSunhilSippy'shands, Noor is alotmore.It'saboutthemediaand sensationalism,thecityandthesingle girl.

It'sabout Noorandherfriendsand herfather(playedbyveteranMK Raina,delightful)andhercat,andher conscience.SunhilSippypacksitallin, leavingenoughbreathingspaceforthe characterstoacquirealifeoftheirown.

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hell,providedtheover-crowdedaddress ofSatan'sexistencehasspaceforthese scummycreatures.

DirectorAshtarSayeddoesn'tspare usthesordiddetails.Wewinceand shudderwhenthehospitalstaffmust tellthegrievouslyinjuredmotherthat herdaughterwasgangrapedbefore beingkilled.Youshudderforthemother whenthecoptellshertoforgetabout theheinouscrime.Suchscenes,shot instarkunglamourouscoloursby cinematographerHariVedantam,spare usnoneofthemother'spain.

Makenomistake.Thisfilmisa showcaseforRaveena'sskills.Her charactergoesfromgrievingaggrieved sufferingmothertoanavengingdivawith aquietconfidencethatcomesfromher yearsoftrainingincommercialcinema whereanythingcanhappen,anditdoes. Tothissurofcommercialescapism,a lavigilantism,Raveenaaddsapained strainofrealism.Sheminesinherown maternalsubconscioustoexpressa mother'spain.

Someofhersparringmatches withthecopin-charge(AnuragArora, efficientlypowerful)findtheactress expressingawrydisdainatthe processesofthelawwhichhaveletthe motherdown.

TragicallyRaveena'scentral

performance isunaidedby herco-actors. Talentedactors likeDivyaJagdale (playingRaveena's bestfriendand confidante)and RushadRana (playingher husband)are annoyingintheir shadowysnapchat avatars.Theclimax withtheworst computer-generated explosionseenin anyflm,alsoleaves usembarrassed andexhausted.

ButMaatr means well.Ittackles theissueofrape headlongandis notafraidtodelve intothemurkieraspectsofthecrime. I Raveenaandthefilm'smakersjump intothefilthandarenotafraid.ofgetting 1 theirfeetmuddy. I

Afeelingofstifingforebodingand inescapableself-loathingrunsthrough thebrisk-pacedfilm.Somesequences ofviolence,liketheonewheretheleast

violentamongtherapistsisconfronted andcorneredbyVidya(whymusta schoolteacherbenamedVidya?)stay withusafterthefilm.Thedirector avertsthedangerofsprucingupthe proceedingswithsexyitemsongsand otherdigressions.

Heknowswhatthewrongturncando.

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Oscar-nominatedIranianflmmakerMajidMajidiwasspottedrecently shootingatMumbai'sChhatrapatiShivajiTerminus(CST)Stationforhis upcomingfilm Beyond The Clouds. ProducedbyZeeStudiosandEyecandyFilms,theprojectisMajidi's Indianstoryforaglobalaudience.

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ActorSanjayDutthasjustwrappedup hiscomebackfilm,theOmungKumardirected Bhoomi.

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Thefilmmadeheadlinesrecently whenSanjay'sbodyguardsroughed upafewofhisfansaswellasmedia personswhileinAgra.

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Meanwhile,anotherflmrelatedto thetroubledactor,onewhichportrays anemotionaldramabetweenafather andasonthistime,ischuggingalong too.Yes,wearetalkingaboutthe Sanjaybiopic,starringRanbirKapoor.

ManishaKoirala,whoplaysNargis, Sanjay'smum,revealedrecentlythat thecruxofthefilmistherelationship betweenSanjayandhisdad.

"Ihaveasmallrole,and.IhopeIdo justicetothat,"Manishasaid.

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Thedivorceofactor-producer-singer FarhanAkhtarandcelebrityhairstylist AdhunaBhabaniwasfinalisedthis month.The16-yearmarriageended legallywithamutualdivorcegranted bythecourts.Thetwosharetwokids ShakyaandAkira.Adhunawasgranted theircustodywithFarhanhavingfull rights.Theseparationannouncedin Octoberlastyearsentshockwaves throughtheindustry.

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Stuntartistsandchoreographers shouldbeaccordedasmuchrespect asheroesateveryawardceremony, actorAkshayKumarsaidrecently.

Introducingaspecialinsurance schemeforallstuntartistesworking intheHindiflmindustry,hesaid,"I amastuntmanfirstbeforeanactor.

For 10yearsIworkedasastuntman intheHindifilmindustrybeforegetting theopportunitytoact.SoIknowhow stuntmenriskstheirlivestoearntheir bread.Iknowwhatittakestorisktheir livestoentertainus.So Ithinkthey shouldgetequalrespectevenatthe awardshowsfortheirwork."

Theactor,alongwithrenowned cardiacsurgeon,DrRamakantaPanda ofAsiaHeartInstitute,announcedthe insuranceschemethatcoversaround 380stuntartistsbetweentheageof 18to55withadeathcompensationof Rs10lakhs.

Emphasisingtheimportanceofthe insurance,Pandasaid,"Akshaycame tomeaskinghowhecouldhelp(this classofprofessionals).Sincethey (stuntartists)workacrossthecountry, Ithoughtinsurancewouldbeagood way.Sowemanagedtocollaborate withtheinsurancecompanytoprovide thefacilities.''

A RAABTATRIBUTETO DDLJ

It'saniconicBollywoodscene:ayoung KajolliterallysweptoffherfeetbyShah RukhKhan,assherunslatetocatch atrain.Youknowwhichfilmwe're talkingabout-yup, Di/wale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

Thetrainstationsceneisjustas iconicasLeonardoDiCaprioandKate Winslet's"I'mfying!"momentin The Titanic.

Theclassicscenefromthe1995 Bollywoodblockbuster isre-enacted inupcomingfilm Raabtaasaformof homage.

TheleadpairSushantSinghRajput andKriti Sanonwerefilmingasceneat arailwaystation,whenKritisuggested playfullythatthetwoshouldre-enact thescenefrom DOU.

DirectorDineshVijanagreed,and shotthesceneinslowmotion.

What'sinterestingisthattheoptional shot,doneonthespurofthemoment andforfun,hasnowmadeittothe finalcut.

Kritisaidinastatement, "Raabta beingayounglovestory,doingalittle tributetothemostlovedlovestoryof Bollywoodjustseemedsoapt.Wedidit forourownmadenjoymentandIcan't believeithasmadeitswayintothe film."

Vijansaiditwasan"impromptu thing".

"Thesceneneededtounderline Kriti'scharacterwhoisdyingtogetone lastglimpseofherloverwhoisleaving her.Lookingback,I'mgladweshotan optionofthetrainpullingoutandKriti

runningalongsideit,DOUstyle.Iguess itcouldbeahumblelittlebowtooneof ourmostepiclovestories."

Raabta issettoreleaseonJune9.

SRK, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

AndwhathasShahRukhKhanbeen uptorecently?PreparingforaTEDtalk, that'swhat!TheBollywoodstarwill deliverhisfirstTEDtalkinVancouver thismonth.Theguysuregetsaround he'safull-timeactorwhohasdabbled infilmproduction,cricket,andisnow publicspeaking.Nowondertheycall him'King'Khan.ShahRukhwillalso hosttheHindiversionofpopular internationalshowtitled"TEDTalks India: Nayi Soch".

SHRADDHA: YOUNG LOOK, AND OLD

ShraddhaKapoorhasgivenaglimpse ofheryoungerandolderlooksinthe upcomingfilm Haseena: The Queen of Mumbai inwhichsheplaysunderworld donDawoodIbrahim'ssisterHaseena Parkar.

"Youngerandolder.Thank-you ApoorvaLakhia(director)forgivingme theopportunitytoplaythischaracter andforholdingmyhandthroughout. 'Haseena',"Shraddhacaptioned thephotothatshepostedonTwitter recently.

Thephotofeaturesboththelooks.

Inthefirstone,Shraddhaisseen sittingonathrone-likechair,sporting amint-green churidaar and kurta witha dupatta crossingherchest. Theminimalmake-upandkohllook complementsherattire.

Inherolderlook,the Baaghistar looksmoreintenseinablack sa/warkameez. Thistime,herheadiscovered withascarf.

Shraddha'sbrotherSiddhanth Kapoorwillplaythenotoriousgangster DawoodIbrahiminthebiopic.

ItissaidthatSonakshiSinhawas earlierfinalisedtoplayHaseenabutthe actressreportedlywalkedoutdueto dateissues.

LastseenonthescreeninShaad Ali's OkJaanu, aremakeofMani Ratnam's Ok Kanmani, Shraddhawill nextstarin Half Girlfriend, directedby MohitSuri.

RAJKUMMAR'S NEW FILM SCORES BIG ON FILM FESTIVALCIRCUIT

ActorRajkummarRao'sfilm Newton haswontheJuryPrizeforBestFilm attheHongKongInternationalFilm Festivalthismonth.

Thefilmhasalreadywontakenan awardatthe67thBerlinInternational FilmFestivalthisyear.Italsowentto 16thAnnualTribecaFilmFestival.

Thefilmisapoliticalblackcomedy, revolvingaroundaclerkplacedon

electiondutyinaconfict-riddenarea ofChhattisgarh.ItisAmitMasurkar's secondfilmafter Sulemani Keeda in 2014.

ThefilmisproducedbyManish MundraofDrishyamFilms,company bestknownforbankrollingcriticallyacclaimedprojectssuchas Masaan, Ankhon Dekhi and Umrika, andalso starsAnjaliPatel.

COMING CLEAN: PRATEIK BABBAR

PrateikBabbarhascometoterms withallthecomplicationsofhislife, andsayshehasfoughtthedemonsof substanceabuse.Buttheactorsays heisstill"workinprogress",andwants towriteabookabouthisstruggleto inspirepeoplewhoaregoingthrough thesame.

Hesaysthe"guiltofbeinganaddict yethavingunconditionallovefrom people",waskillinghim.Theactor cameoutintheopenaboutsubstance abuseinAprillastyear,andhas maintainedhisdistancefromdrugs andalcoholforoverayearnow.

Prateik,sonoflateactressSmita Patilandactor-politicianRajBabbar, startedhisactingcareerwithasmall butnoticeableroleinJaane Tu Ya Jaane Na in 2008.Hefolloweduphis actwithfilmslike Dhabi Ghat, Oum Maaro Oum and Ekk Deewana Tha. His lastreleasecamein2013with/ssaq.

WHATTWEETYBIRDTOLD USTHIS WEEK

Matchthefollowingstarstothetweets below ShahRukhKhan,PriyankaChopra, SalmanKhan,HemaMalini

Deols&Takhtanisareove�oyedto announcethat@Esha_Deol&Bharat areexpectingtheir1stbaby.Wethku allforallurgoodwishes

Lastshowandfinalemomentin Melbourne#DaBanggTour

OfftoVancouver.Lastlongstintthere wasduringthe Pardesshoot nowfor TEDtalks

WhereverintheworldIgo.Thereis nothinglikecominghome.Thankyou toeveryonewhogavemesuchawarm welcomeasIlandedinMumbai

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DEARAUNTYJI

WemigratedfromFijitoAustraliaover 20yearsagoandsohavealargefamily communityhereinSydney Mywifeand Ilivewithmyparentsandeverything isgoingalongperfectly.ButAuntyji,I havea chota sasawaa/foryou.Now, intheFijiancommunity,therearelots ofweddings.Butwheneverthereisan invitation,itcomesaddressedtomy father,andIwonderiftheinvitation extendstomeandmyfamilyaswell. Shouldn'tIgetaseparatecard?

Ordoeseveryoneassumethatwhen theyinvitemydad,thereistheimplicit understandingthatwearetheplus five?Whatareyourthoughts?Idoget irritatedthatIdon'tgetmyown invitation andwhetherthatsby design?Howdoesoneaddressthis?

AUNTYJISAYS

Ohmydearboy,whatIwoulddoto not beinvitedtoweddings.Everyweekend

thereissomesocialobligationor theother.Pushpa'sgranddaugteris gettingmarried.Vinod'ssonisgetting engaged.Salmaisgettingmarried forthethirdtime.Somanyweddings. It'sjusttoomuch, nah? Isupposefor you,Iunderstandyouactuallywant togototheseweddings.IntheIndian community,thefatherisconsidered theheadofthehousehold,sothecard willbeaddressedtohim.Soyoucould takethatasagivenandjustrockup tothewedding.Or,ifyouwantedto makeapointaboutthis,callthehosts andaskifyouareactuallyinvitedas aninclusioninyourdad'sinvite.You willdefinitelygetananswer.What's more,youwillveryquicklybeknownin yourcommunityasaweddingcrasher, sopeoplewilllearntosendyoua separateinvite,orstopinvitingyour familyentirely.Eitherway,youwillonly learnbyasking.Bytheway,what'swith youandwantingtoattendweddings? Aren'ttheythedullestofeventswhere thewomendressupandsilentlyjudge eachother'sclothesandjewellerywhile themenlookatthedancinggirlswith googlyeyes?IsupposeIamoldand jaded.Ihaveseentoomanyweddings inthepastsixdecades.

Thestars foretell

DEARAUNTYJI

Mywifedoessomethingthatirritates metothenthdegreeandIwanted yourinsightsso Icangetmywife tostopthisbehaviour.See,mywife isaparticularlyintelligentwoman, withtwoPhDsinscience.Sheisvery smart,witty,charmingandavery goodwife.Butdespitebeingawoman ofscience,Snehalooksforwardto readingherweeklyhoroscopeonsites likeAstrostyle.comorSusanMiller's AstrologyZone Wehavehadnumerous furiousdebatesaboutthis-Itellmy wifethereisnoscientificbasistothe horoscopes,butsheinsistsonreading them.Howdo Igethertostopwiththis tomfoolery?Everyoneknowsthereisno basistohoroscopesanditisallpure quackery CanyoupleasehelpSneha seethelight?

AUNTYJISAYS

Whatareyou-a mullah whotellshis wifewhatshecanorcan'tread?Have youdeclaredafatwa onhoroscopes? Youterrible,unsupportivehusband-you needtoceaseanddesistyourdemands immediately.Yourwifeshouldbeableto readwhatevershewantstowithoutyour interference.Whatdifferencedoesit maketoyouifshereadsherhoroscope?

Perhapssheisusingthehoroscopesas aguidetoascertainwhattypeof"%#*@ youare.Imean,shehastwoPhDs-she hasearnedtherighttoreadwhatever shewants.Ifinditveryconcerningand highlyirritatingthatyouarebehaving likea12thcentury ganwarwho does notwantawifesmarterthanhimself. Haveyoueverconsideredreadingyour ownhoroscopetofindoutforyourself whatfavourof"%#*(@ youare?Maybe thehoroscopeshelpyourwifecope withyouandyourirrationaldemands. Isuggestyoustophoundingyourwife immediately.OtherwiseIcantellyouright now,withoutrevertingtoeitherRahuKetu orSagittarius'outlookforthemonthof May,thatyouwillbeheadingfordivorce shortly.Oh,andbewareafriendwhodoes nothaveyourbestinterestsatheart.And avoidyellowonWednesdays.

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