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CHOOSE FROM TWO GREATLOCATIONS SYDNEYANDADELAIDE

Stripping of citizenship on the nose

intoplace in l949,itispossibletostrip a dualcitizenof Australian citizenship when thedual citizenservesin the armedforcesof acountry at warwith Australia.

BYPAWAN LUTHRA

Theproposed changes ro Australia'scitizenship policy are in the wrong, wid1. d1e fact thatthe poweris vested inaministertoexilesomeone,hence bypassingtheWestminstersysremof law where thecourts decide basedon evidence.This could seriously become an embarrassment forthegovernment shouldtheproposedchangesbepassed intolaw intheir current form.

Thegovernment hasproposed stripping foreignfightersof theirdual citizenship andtobeinline withsome of our allies incoumriessuchastheUS, UK, France, Canada and New Zealand. According toinformationto date,the Minister forImmigrationa.ndBorder Protectionwillholdthepowerrostrip them of their nationality andplace theminto permanemexile.However, forthoseAustralianswhodonothave dualpassportsandonly holdAustralian citizenship,d1ereisaconsultation processhappeningtoseeif they can be strippedof d1eirAustraliancitizenship, effectively renderingthemstareless.

According rocurrentlaw, whichcame

Themainissueismatof solepower lyingwiththel\fuiisterin medual citizenship debate. Constitutionalexperts havewarnedthar,if challenged,the minister'sdecisionmaynotstandasthe AustralianConstitutiondoesnotallow thispowertorestwirhthel'vlinister; rather,theruleof lawwillneedtobe applied.AccordingtoAustralian law,a judgeistheonlypersonwhocanhold judicial power.An individualvested withthispowercan setverydangerous precedents.W'hilethismayopenfurther discussionaboutdivulgingnational securityissuesinanopen courtroom ordelayinprocess,it doesensurethe process isfairlyand correcdycarriedout

Stripping aforeign fighterwho does nothavedualcitizenship will render the person stateless, which will beincontravention of theUniversal Declaration of HumanRights,partof whichstatesthat"everyonehasaright to nationality''.This willbe achallenge whichAustralia willneed roface.We have a collectiveresponsibility for allin our society, both good andbad; wejust cannot washour hands off the bad ones.

In theUK, since denationalisation wasramped upafterthe2005London bombing,27peoplehavelosttheir

citizenship.Some of these wereoverseas and so could not returntotheUKro challengethisdecision.While in d1eUK thedecisionlies\\,jchd1egovernment, inCanadarevocationof citizenship lies withaHighCourt judgeandhasro follow a judicialprocess.The United States constitutionstrongly protects UScitizenship andif any changeisto be made,inall probabilityit will have togo throughajudicial processalso. NewZealandhasnolawsinplaceto stripitscitizensof theirnationalitydualorotherwise-butsomepassport restrictions do apply.

Indiadoes notallow dual citizenship, androdatehas notmovedtostrip itscitizens of theirIndian citizenship shouldthey be involvedin foreign fighting.,Vhile thereisintense pressure fromNon-ResidentIndians toopen the bookondualcitizenship,neitherthe BJPorCongresspartiesinpowerhave conceded cothis,other thanallowing more Aexibilitywiththe'Overseas Citizenof India' option.Asterrorism continuestobeanongoinginternational challenge,onedoubtsthattheIndian government willnow concedecothe dualcitizenship demands.

Ford1oseof us inAustralia, weneed to ensurethereis ongoingpreservation of ourkeyvaluesinAustralia-arobust legal system,equalityof allindividuals, andourcollectiveresponsibility asa society.

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YOURSAY

JURASSIC WORLD: DINO -MITE!

Indian actor lrrfan Khan considersthe success ofJurassic World a "blessing". Have you seen the hit new film? What did you thinkof his performanee?

SachlnWakhare wrote: I read somewhere "lrfan didn't have enough money to buy movie tickets for Jurassic Park 1 and now he is one of the lead actors in Jurassic World!" That is success!!

SabaNahl @nabl_saba wrote: @indian_link @irrfan_k it's just amazingwell done & congts 2 the whole team- your hard work is recognised globally - evidentfrom collection :)

FAREWELL UZMA!

After elevenyears with Indian LinkRadio, Uzma Beg is leavingAustralia forDubai.

Ajeet Haku wrote: Uzma, it has been a long journey to have travelled with you on the Indian Link train. It is very difficult to forget what you did for your listeners. Yougave us laughter, happiness, moments of listening to your sweet galiyan on air, advice on childcare, parenthood,funny and forthright criticism. We havebeen lucky to have had your voice influence our daily life. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours. You haveleft indelible moments to cherish.

The song from theflm Munim ji

"jeevan kay safar mein rahi miltey hai bicchadjane ko"has come true. Good luck and best wishes.

ShlkaAgrawal wrote: Going to miss you

Rajnl Luthra wrote: We'll miss you! *sniff*

MohammedSumalr Kolla wrote: Lovely, the Middle East is waiting. Love you hamesha & you'll be missed Uzma

Kajal Navlakha wrote: All the best for your future endeavours

Subhadra Maudgal wrote: Was listening to your program! It is not alvida to you, just wishing you a very successful move in life, love you! Will miss you onIndian Link Radio!

UzmaBeg wrote:Thank you all so much for your love & affection I feel truly blessed to have been surroundedby so many wonderful people all these years. God bless you all. I am going to miss each one of you.

ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Nikita Chawla would have turned 24 on 21 June, but she didn't get to celebrate. Her life wastaken in an act of violence earlier this year. Indian Link Radio's Kashif Harrison hosted a special show on the subject as he spoke with Nikita's brother, Tarang Chawla, about his campaign to raise awareness about family violence in culturally diverse communities and ensure #JusticeforNikita #NotOneMoreNiki

The show had an overwhelming response. Nikita's storytouched many hearts and brought to light the various situations thatmany women still endure.

DrManjulaO'Connor was a guest on the show:Thank you for the opportunity to be on the show. It is always great when the correct message gets airing and is broadcast to the community. Dowry is the hottest issue. We may be close to getting laws changed as a result of our lobbying and campaigns. It is important because this problem was denied by many of our maleleaders

An anonymous listener mentioned how her own family stood against her when she wanted a love marriage. She spoke of how her husband stood up for her and that's what she thinks every man should be like.

Denlsh wrote: I just wanted to add a line that Domestic Violence is a CRIME and it affects not just society but the family and children in the house. When children live with domestic and family violence, they are experiencing trauma. It can be trauma that is ongoing and long-lasting. Aartl said: I am lucky enough to say that, no, I'm not a victim of domestic violence, but unfortunately it is happening. I would like to say that ladies shouldnot let any man, whether it's theirfather, brother or husband, put them down. They should not tolerate this at any cost. Right now it's them, next thing you know it's their daughters. Also I would like to thank Indian Link and Kashif for doing this show and sharing what is happening in the real world. Keep giving us what is also happening in the real world. SandhyaSharma said: It was a good topic. We must stop domestic violence and talk more about it. I want to give specialthanks to Nikita Chawla's brother and Dr Manjula O'Connor, her information was really helpful.

Ashlsh Chawla said: I want to share that parents need to educate their sons more on this too, especially the ones who are young and about to be married. Also, I would like to urge every male listener of lndianlinkRadio to take an oath not to raise hands or let women suffer domestic violence. A good point shared by Dr Manjula is that children who see this happening to their mothers and sisters can also raise their voices and educate the elders of today that they need to change, they need to stop a maledominant society. One way they can do this by approaching student counsellors at school.

Another point raised was that young married men, especially theones who marry in India and bring their wives toAustralia, need to be educated by their parents or get involvedknowing that domestic violencehas charges and is against the law. The more they understand that before marriage the less likely women, wives, daughters and girlfriends get hurt.

VIRALVIDEO

AnInd/an student's essentfafs whentravelflngabroad

NatashaGoradla wrote: 0mg. Awesome. Hahaha. To the point!

Shella Magu wrote: Maybe pack a National/ regional costume!

AsthaSingh wrote: Hilarious! Now I want theseladdoos

AnjanaMehraAujla wrote: Made me laugh

Avadhanl Kalavakolanu wrote: Good joke

The Indian Link Media Group took home the Best Print Publication award at the NSW Premier's Multicultural MediaAwards held in Sydney on 25 June

Tbeaward forBestPrint Publication is IndianLink's15'h multiculturalaward since2011.

SWPremierMikeBairdand MinisterforMulticulturalism

JohnAjaka announced the winners of the NSW MulticulturalMediaAwardsatagala eventatDoltoneHousein theSydneyCBD.

"Arecord 128entries weresubn1itted thisyearacross12categories andI would liketocongratulateallof ourwinnersand finalists fortheiroutstandingefforts,"Mr Baird said.

CEOPawanLutluasaid,"Thisistruly theicingontbe cake.I'mparticularlyhappy om15' award is forBest Print,because itis onewe haven'twonbefore,even though we've beenshortlistedas finalistsin

previousyears."

EdicorRajniAnandLuthra said, "Iv[y heartfelt thankstoourcore teamattl1e office,AntoinetteMullins,VivekTrivedi, KiraSpucys-Tahar,PreetiJabbal,Preeta Nair,AshishChawla,DanieUeCairis,Nitika Sondhi,Glenn HLmt,NeelamVasudevan and Kerry olan.Notonlyaretl1ey talented and long-rime faithfuls cothe cause,theyareall veryhard-working(going bythelate-nightpizzaboxesinthetrash!)"

Sheadded,"Aspecialshout-outcoour 80pluscontributorsacrossthecountry. We conlcln'thavedonemis without you all!You continuetobring us impressive scories,keeping watchon our community and engaging withournew home.Your worksendsoutthe message chattheIndian

community inAustralianotonlykeepsits heritagealive,butiswillingand ab.leto integratewellinthewidermainstream.Let's continuedoingwhatwehavebecoineso goodat,and continueto work evenharder toattain higher laurels."

We also tlrnnk allour readers and supporters,in tl1eIndiancommunity and outside,who have stood byusforover twentyyears now. Frompeople whopick uptheircopyeachmonthatthe.localspice shoporIndian grocerystore,to tl1ose who submitphotosforour partypage;from t.l10se who write regularcolmnns, tothose who writeone-off specials;from those whoread covertocover,tot.lmsewhoAick straighttotheirfavourites-thankyou!\Yle lookforward tocontinuingto build and

nurture theIndian-Australianrelationship together.

In previousyears TndianLinkhas won NS\XfPremier'sMulticuln1ralAwardsfor BestPrintReport,BestUseof Onlineand Digital Media, YoungJournalistof theYear forRitamMitra,Best ewsReport,Best OnlinePublicationof theYearandBest Lnageof theYear.

lndi,111Linkhasalso beenhonouredat theVictorianMulticulturalAwards with aMedia ExcellenceAwardforPreeti Jabbal,and attheParliamentof NSW MulticulturalMediaAwards\VinningBest Coverageof CommunityAffairsAbroad, OnlineInnovationinWebsiteDesign,Best Editorial/NewsReportingandMulticultural Journalistof theYear forPawanLuthra.

Artasa P-artof clailylife

Thirteen-year-old twins KR/THI and BHUVI RAJ gain an understanding of the art ofthe Gonds, one of India's many Indigenous people, at theArt Gallery ofSA

TheArrGallery of South Australia held alotof surprises when we wentthereon7June.Wecame afterweheardaboutSTART-the ArtGallery'schildren'sprogram every firstSunday of themonth.We also heardthatthis Sundayirwas aboutIndian Goodpaintings.So wethoughta visitcothe Arc Gallery toseethesespecialpaintings wouldbegoodandtheremay besome od1eractivities aswell.

What wesaw blew usaway!There was a really goodspecialguidedtour explaining thepaintings with simplestories (aimedat 3-12year olds) but also helpingthechildren understandand appreciated1epaintings in simplelanguage.Outsideinthecourtyard marquees andcableshadbeenputupand a lotof effortput into decoratingthe areato look Indian- scarves, sarees,silkcushions, figurinesetc-you knowd1elook!Butit wasreallygood toseetheseaddtothelive performanceshappeningthere. Firstwe watcheda groupof tribalbellydancers who hadsomeBollywoodmoves as well.They also had adrumanddance workshop where kidscouldlearn somemovesandrhythms

itreally meansindigenous people.TheGondpeople arefromMadhyaPradesh andit istheLargesttribein CentralIndia.They have alwaysdecorated thewalls andAoorsof theirhomes withpaintings.They believe that theirartis aneveryday expressionof theirlifeand alsothat if youlookata good image,itbringsyou goodluck.Theirtraditional artlookssimpleatfirst glance,butisveryintricate andhas aInt of meaning and depth.

Ourfavouriteswere Ganeshaby PrasadSing Kusram andTl'eeefLift by RajendraKumar Singh Shyam.This depicteda coweringMahuatree, whichis

reveredbytheGonds,very intricately and elaborately.The centre-piecewasSoming EaglesbyBaluJirya Mashewhich wasquite modernincomparisonandhaddozens of

passing overhead.JangarhSinghShyam is considered thegreatpioneer of contemporaryGondartandwasthe firstGond artist whose exhibitions won accoladesinParis,Londonandaround

TheGondpaintingexhibition isstillon until8November InJuly,STARTisabout TreamreShips,thenewexhibitionabout'Art inthe Ageof Spices\This willbethefuse exhibitioninAustraliatopresentthe artistic

andalso dress upin dupattas, beads,bindis, turbans,moustaches etc.Andd1end1ere wasalovely sitar recitalbySimonGill,vith Raj onthe tabla.There was alsocoloming and arractivities andmehendi-inspired body art atcbe tablesaround theperformance area.

However,thepaintingswere whattook d1ecake!They werereallyunique.We were amazedatthesimilarities withAboriginal paintings withtheuseof docsanddashes andthe intricatedetail.Even mough we caUthem atribalcommunity,wesuppose

eaglesAyinginaspiralformation.They seemedtobe Ayingoucwardsand Helen Bnlis, d1eguide, said that lookingat the paintingoften helpedpeople look atthe big pictureor 'fly upand outwards' andfeel less stressed anddepressed.Butshe alsosaid thatit madeherfeel dizzy!!

Anotherinterestingonewas Tigerand Aeropl"ne byJangarh Singh Shyam.This wasquitea contemporary oneamidst the depictionsof godsandgoddesses andtraditionalmotifs. ltdepictedatiger, cowand birdsgazing upatanaeroplane

the world.Unfortunately hediedquite youngat39.Thispainting issaidto bethe firstdepictionof an aeroplaneina Gond painting,whichhe madetodescribe to his family hisexperiencesonatrip coJapan. Therewasalsoaveryinterestingancient woodensculpture-Mqy11rnsh1v,1raGa11esha -fromMaharashtraintheHall. Wehad neverseenGaneshonapeacockbefore andit lookedliketribal arttoo. All in all, with guidedtours,storytelling, artactivities, liveperformances andentertainment(andall freetoo!)itwasa veryenjoyableafternoon.

andculturalinteractionsbetweenEurope and Asia fromthe16th to 19thcenturies -aperiodknown astheAgeof Spices. Along with paintings,rarely-seen works of ceramics,decorative arts,mecalware, andprints arepartof the exhibition anda highlight wiU be adiverse rangeof Christian artwork created atportssuch asGoa on loan fromPortugal andIndia. Wethinkwemay begoingcod1isone tool WiththankstoKrithiandBhwvi's mum,VinayaRai

Ka/1-mata(2009)by VenkatRamanSinghShyam of Sejohra, Mandia district, Madhya Pradesh;IndiaInk andacrylic on canvas,179.0 x120.5 cm;Collectionof Barrie andJudithHeaven

,, The Gonds believe that their art is an everyday expression of their life and also that if you look at a good image, it brings you good luck ,,

Ancientrelic fromGoa hasthe community abuzz

The 400-year-old Reliquary Monstrance, containing a relic from the life ofChrist, travels to theArt Gallery ofSA as part ofthe Treasure Ships exhibition

nineteenthcenturies-aperiodknown as theAgeof Spices.

BYFRANKEYGERARD FERNANDES

SouthAustraliaisantrnusual placecocatcha glimpse someof Goa'spriceless artefacts. Goan settlershereinAdelaide werein fora pleasantsurpriseco seetheReliquaryMonstrancefromGoa's Museumof ChristianArt (i\'[CA), said to contain a2000-year-oldthorn fromChrist's crucifixion crown.

MadeinGoaabout400yearsago,

theReliquaryMonstranceis oneof the intriguingrelics toarriveinAdelaidefora major new exhibition at theArtGalleryof SouthAustralia.In fact,itisalreadyhailed bytheAustralian mediaastheartgallery's "-crowningglory".

Thisexhibition, titledTrer1s11reShips:At't inthe Ageo Species, includes300omscanding andrarelyseenworksof ceramics, decorativearts,furniture,metal ware, paintings,print�,engravingsandtextiles frombothpublic and privatecollectionsin Australia,India,Pormgal,Singapore and the UnitedStates.

ArtobjectsfromtwoIndian museumsArchdiocesanHeritage MuseumatMumbai andGoa'sMCA-havebeenloanedto theGalleryfor theexhibition.Alltheart objectshavebeenloaned throughthe NationalMuseum,the nodalagencyof the Governmentof India.

lncidentaUy, chis is thefirstexhibition inAustraliatopresent thecomplex artistic andculn1ralinteractionbetween EuropeandAsiafromtl1e sixteenth tothe

OtheritemsondisplayfromGoa'sMCA includeanincenseholderintheshapeof a boat,Monstrancepainting,Reliquarychest andInfantJesus,Saviour of theWorld (17th cenmry).

Commentingontheprovenanceof the thorn,encasedingoldinaglasscylinder aspareof themonstrance,FrWarner D'Souza,visitingfortheexhibitionfromthe ArchdiocesanHeritageMuseum,Mumbai, said,"Thelinesbetweenfactandfictionare blLirred, and somewherebetween is fairb."

\'7hencontactedviaemail,Natasha Fernandes,curatoratGoa'sMCA,said,"1t istraditionallybelievedthat rbisreliquary monstrance, whichhas great historical

and artisticimportanceandis aSeateand Nationaltreasure,containsthe relic-a thorn fromtheCrownof Christ (which musehavebeenbroughtbytheEuropean missionaries toGoa)."

Providingmoredetailsof tbe reliquary monstrance, Fernandes added,"The ReliquaryMonstrance(giltsilveronwood, mid 17thcentury)iscarvedandengraved reliquaryin giltsilver.Inplaceof thelunula forthesacredHost,thecentrecontainsa cylindricalglass reliquarywitha thornfrom che Crownof Christ."

f'mther shedescribed, "Tbe hexagonal three-levelbaseis deco.rated withplant mocifsalternacingwithcrosses andsmall angels' heads.Onthelowest partis atablet with thelettersof Christ's trigram. The central pear-shapedjointon thecylindrical shaftisdecoratedwithacanthusleaves and surmountedbytwostylisedcapitals."

"The receptacle aboveisoval ratherthan theusualcircularformmeanttocontain theHost;itissurroundedbygiltsilver decoration, with twoangels withIndian

feanires attl1etop,beneath thepim1aclein theformof across.Visiblealsoaretwo bells(Indianinfluence) that complement the decoration,"sheadded.

Thechancetocatchaglimpseof some of Goa'spricelessartefactshasclearly excited theGoan settlers inAdelaide.

Blaise Fernandes, whotracesbisroots toMercesinNorth Goa, toldI11dit111Unk, "Goa has been checentreof manya keyinternationaleventoralliance,from centuriesagoto more modern times.The

highlightof the exhibitsfromGoaatthe Arr GaJJeryof SA onceagaindisplaysGoa's contemporaneousnessthen andnowand its ageoldconnectiontothe faithoriginated in theMiddleEast and nurtured in the heartlandsof Europe."

''Theyoungernativesof Goa should knowits value, takekeen interest in me hiscoryof theland,makeallefforts to preserve.its culture andsaveit fromturning into asemi-urban sluminthenot-so-distant fumre," hesaid.

,, The Monstrance is already hailed by the Australian media as the art gallery's "crowning glory" ,,

Indian-origin Australians are featured yet again in the Queen's BirthdayHonours list

welJashiswife,environrnental consultant DrPadmaLal,are bothdenied entry into the country.

BYRAJNIANAND LUTHRA

truth: Prof. BrfjVllash LFI.AM

Experimentswith

TheCanberra-basedhistorianand academic BrijVilashLalwasawardedtheAM honour atthisyear'sQueen'sBirthdayhonours.

Hewas recognisedfor"signiEcant service to education,throughthe preservation and teachingof "Pacifichistory,asa scholar, authorand commentator."

A highlyregardedAustralianexpert onFiji,aswellasamuch-lovedmember of Australia's Fijian-IndianandIndian communities,Prof.Lalcold Indian Link, "I amdeeplyhonouredthatmylifetime'swork hasbeenrecognised,noronlybymypeers but alsobysocietyatlarge."

He added, "Of course,theironydoes nor escapemechatwhilemylandof birth,Fiji, hasbannedmefromenteringitagain,my adopted homeland notonlywelcomes me but honoursme."

Anoutspoken criticof themilitary regime,in2009,Prof.Lalwas"bounded out"fromFiiforspeakingour against the nation's expulsionsof Australian and ew Zealandcliplomats.Tochis day,Prof. Lal,as

Prof.LalisProfessorof Pacificand AsianHistoryattheAustralianNational University,andDeputyDirectorof its Schoolof Culture,HistoryandL anguage. Heis also Founding Directorof the Centre for theContemporaryPacific,andChair, PacificManuscriptBureau.

Looking backathiscareer,Prof.Lal described his humblebeginnings andthe path thathastaken himtothepinnaclein hisparticularareaof research.

"1comefromarural background,with bothparentsilliterate,"Prof. Lalrecalled.

"ln mylifein aremote,pre-modernpart of Fiji,Ilearntearlyonthattherewasno futureonthefarm,andchatIwould haveco workhardtocreate myown prospects."

Hedidexactlychat.Hetookhimself to university,atfirstin Fijiandthen.inCanada andAustralia,studyinghistory.

"In the 1960s,historywasforno-hopers," hereminisced.''ButI'vealwaysloved stories."

Thestory of hisownfamilywas particularlyfascinatingasayoungman.

"Mygrandfacl1er arrived inFijiin 1908,as anindenturedlabourer fromUttar Pradesh inIndia.I havevividmemoriesof hin1 inthe'60s. l wantedtolearnmore about his life andof otherslikehim.Everybody around mewascoobusymakinga livingto

care,buttome,findingabout,vhothese peoplewere andhowthey camerobein Fiji,was akincofindingmyowntrueself. Themotivatingfactorthenwastobear wimesstomytime andplace. Ifigured,if we don't writeabomourpast,no one else will."

Thiswentonto becomethedriving force inhislife'swork-togiveilliterate peoplea voice, anagency,ahrn11anity. Lately,Prof.Lal'swork hasextendedto peopleof the Indian diaspora,some20-plus millionin number.

"I'vetravelledto allcountrieswhere indentured labourwastaken,in asearchof whoweare.Thehistoryl write iswhatI have heardandlearntfromthejourneys of ourpeople."

Prof.Lalfirst arrivedinAustraliain 1977 co pursue his PhD.Uponfinishingin 1980 heworkedin Hawaii for ten years,andthen remrnedcoAustraliapermanently.

Amongthehighlightsof his careerare beingappointedcothe committee that produced the draft forthe constitution of Fijiin 1997.Thedocument soughtto resolvethelong-standingdiscordbetween nativeFijians,Indo-Fijians andotherethnic communities.MilitaryleaderCommodore BainirnaramaabolishedtheConstitution afterhiscoup.

"Atatimewhen the Indian community inFijiwasharassedandtheirfun1.Ceseemed Lmcertain,Iwasputin aposit.ionto bejust

andfair toeverybody."

"After the general elections lastyear, the reasonsforwhichIwas expelleddon't exist anymore,sowhyarewestilldenied entrytoFijiindefinitely?I havewritten to thegovernmentin Fiji, butam yetto get a response."

As of lastyear,fulldiplomaticrelations havebeenre-establishedbetweenFiji andAustralia."leisgoodto notetl1atthe process of reengagementhas begun. For Fiji,it is thefirststeptowards representative parliamentarydemocracy,eventhough there isalongwaytogoyet tofullyinstilthe values of freedomof speech."

A secondhighlight,Prof.Lalsaid,is hisbodyof workonthehistoryof the Indiancommunityin Fiji."\Vrittenfrom a sympatheticpointof view,Ihave put chis historyout inthepublic arena ina formit can'tbeignoredanymore."

HisworkonPacifichistorybeyond Fijiisalsosubstantial."Somepeershave questioned thispartof myworkasthey claim1 am notaPacificIslander.Totl1emI say,IamaPacificIslander,Iwasborn there anditmeans alotto me!"

Tn thefinalanalysis,Prof.Lalsays, rising tothetopof bis professionin the humanities in this country, is hugely satisfying. "There are many doctors and scientistsof Indianorigin, butveryfewin the hLm1anities."

Ptof.Lalhasjustfinishedahistorical

clictionaryof Fijiandiscurrentlyworking on tl1eAustralian engagementwiilithe SouthPacific fromtl1e1940stothe1980s.

Aswell,heiskneedeepintoanotherbook TheTa111ari11dTree,whichwill bepublished notonlyin Englishbut alsoinHindi, Fijian HindiandFijian."l believeweneed to nurtureour languages ormey\Villclie," hesaid."Equally,Ibelieveitisimportant toproduceworkswhichareaccessibleto ordinarypeople".

Prof.Laldescribesitas aworkof "creativenon-fiction".Setattileendof indenturein the1920s,itisbasedonpeople such ashisbelovedgrandfather,whose stories are trueeven thoughthereare no documents toprove their truth.

"Howdoyouwriteabout societieswhere evenmemories arenot archivedadequately? You useyourimagination!"

And,asalwayswithProf.Lal,youtellthe truthashonestlyasyoucan.

Ji Doctor a..�' Doctors must surelybeoneof Inclia's largestexports.Thejokegoestimenocityin meworldiscompletewithoutaChinatown andIndian doctors.

India-trained doctorsbegantoarrivein Australiaafter theWhiteAustraliaPolicy wasdoneawaywit!,inthe1970s.Today, followingmanyyears of service,many of thesehavegoneontobecomehighly valuedmembers of society.A munber of mem have begun tofeature onlists of Governmenthonoursannouncedon AustraliaDayandontileQueen'sBirthday. Th.isyearisnoexception,withrwoInclian doctorsinthemost recenrannouncements.

Brisbane'sDr.Ashin, KumarMajumdar andSydney'sDr.ShivaPral(llshhave received theOAMhonourintlusyear's Queen'sBirthdayhonours.

PsychiatristDr.AslumMajumdar is Chairman of tileMedicalAdvisory Comnutteein aprivatehospital,senior lecturer inpsychiatryattheUniversity of Queensland,and aprivatepractitionersince 2000.He arrivedin Auscraliain 1978after smdyingpsychiatryinIndiaandtl,eUK,co workinpublicpsychiatry.

"Ithasbeenapleasure toworkandprovide psychiatricservicetothose inneed,andtobeableco servethe community,"he midTnditmLink.

Hisparticularpassion inrecentyears,hasbeen workingwith tl1eInclian andwidercommunity in promotingsocioculmraJ cohesion.Much of thisworkhasbeen accomplishedinlusrole aspatronof theBengali Societyof Queensland andSeniorVicePresident of tl,eVedantaCentre, Brjsbane. GeneralPractitionerDr. ShivaPrakashof meDerby StFamilyMedicalCentre at Kingswood,Syclne)�told IndianLlnk,"Itisgratifying thatI havebeen recog1used for servingthecommunity cothebest of myability as aGP,at the.initialpoint of contactin illness."

Dr.PrakasharrivedinAustraliain1971to workintheboutiqueNepean Hospital.Five years laterhebecameoneof fiveresident medical officers and shortlythereafter, DeputyMedicalSuperintendent.Heserved therefor36years,beforetakingupprivate practice.

"Ilovethecommunityaspectof myjob thebest," hesaid."I cameto me Penrim area assoon asI arrived,andIhavenever left.Itisabeautifulplace,madeevenmore liveablebyitswonderfulpeople."

As anactiveRotarian, andas a boardmemberof the epean Medical Association,Dr.Prakashfindsmanyavenues tofurther hiscommunity-basedactivities. Bothdoctorshavemanypearlsof wisdom fornewlyarrived nugrn.ncs.

"Australiaisawonderful cmt0try, alandof opportunitywhereone can enjoylifewith dignityand freedom,"Dr. MajLt01darnoted.''Asyoustartyourlife

here,besincere,honestandfocusonyour goals. Also,berespectfulof omers andbe good citizens."

"Iliketl,eold adage,whatyougive,is what youwill receive,"Dr. Prakashoffered. "Arwork, bediligentandworktoyour absolutebest.Keepanopenmindalways, andneverstop learning."

Pai:i,sio ror � ·QI Inclusion

AlbertPeterdaCruzwassoexcited cosee awomanin asari out of his buswindow thathe rushedhome, jumpedintothecar witl1biswifeFlorinda,anddrove backin her direction.

ThatwasinPerth,way backin 1970.

ThedaCruzs had just arrivedfrom Kenya,wiilithreeyoung children.

otlongafterthat,daCruzranintoan Indian-origingentlemanathisbank. He became alifelongfriend, andbornwent on tofoLtndtheIndian Society of \X1estern Australia.

Havingmovedoutof hishomecountry

afewyearsprior,da Cruz hadalways been passionate aboutcohesive and culturally pluralisticsocieties.

Forhis services tothecommunityof WAthroughmulticulturalorganisations, AlbertdaCruzwasawardedtl,eOAJ\,[ honour at thisyear'sQueen'sBirthday commemorations.

AlbertandFlorinda,youngschool teachers,madeaname forthemselves inPerth'sGoan community earlyon,as theyextended hospitalitytonewlyarrived migrants fromIndia,helpingthem tosettle intotheirnewhomes andnewlives.As a memberof theGoanOverseasAssociation WA Inc,Albertfoundedtl1eOZGOAMOG(Goansof Australiai\fosicians of Goa).

Soonhefoundhimself becoming increasinglyinvolvedwithissuesiliac arose asNewAustraliansengagedwith themainstreamcommunity.Todayas a retired83-year-oldliving in Adamscown, S\V,helooksbackfondlyathisstints wit!,CommunityTelevisionPerm (now WestTelevision);tbeFamilyReview Committeeof LegalAidWA;Constitutional CentreBoard,andthePerthLodgeof Freemasonry.

"Ialwaysthought itmyduty toworkwith peoplewhoaredisadvantaged,"da Cruz told Tndia11Linkwithcharacteristich1m1ility. ''Iwashonomedto beablecoserve asme Chairperson of OnlineWJ\Mulricultural Commrnuties, andas aComnutteeMember of the Ethnic CommunitiesCouncil \1(/esternAustralia."

"I'vealwayshad anissuewiththe word 'tolerance'," hewenton. ''Itlunk ithasinherentarrogance.Ioncetold theGovernorof \Y/A manyyearsago,a personalfriend,that1muchprefermeterm 'acceptance'.TodayIam happytoseeits use basbecomethe norm."

TheNewAustralians of todaymight actuaJJyhave iteasier, daCruzfeels "They areeducatedand treated with respect," he noted,butadded,"Tomakethis forejgn landyomhome,you must bewillingto acquirethe characteristics of our type of democracy."

DrShiva Prakash, OAM

INDIAN LINK SOCIAL MEDIA

KnowThyselfasSoul

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Adelaide'syogis bend andstretch, inhale and exhale, as the world takes up India's call foryoga

introduction tothedisciplinethathelps masterthebodyas wellasmind.

BY NIRAJ PANDYA

0athe first l□rer□acio□alYoga Day heldrecently,Adelaide

joinedtheresrof thecountry incelebratingyoga,o□eof thegreatphilosophies that Indiahasgiven tothe world.

A wonderful sunnymorningon21June, there waspeaceintheairatBlackDiamond SguareinPortAdelaide.Adiversegroup of morethan I00peopleonmat,and20 plusvolunteers off mat,gorafirst-hand

Th.is wasinclusive of people of allages, fromkids toelders,beginners toadvanced yogapractitioners, individualyogateachers royogaschoolsandorganisations.Someof thelocalresidents,enjoyingtheirSunday morningwalkingtheirdogsor simply enjoyingtbesunatthebeach,wereamazed bythediscipline,posmres and vibescreated bytheyogisgathered.

Invokingrbeblessingsof theDivine, the eventstartedwirhchoruschancing of Ga)ratriManera.LordMayor, PortAdelaide EnfieldCom1cilpresided dieeventwithbis shortspeechhighlightingd1ehealthbenefits of yogapractice.

Theeventwasagreat showcase forallbeginnersandadvanced

yogapractitioners,yogalovers,yoga teachers and yogaschoolsto meeteach od1erand celebratethecauseof yoga.

YogachariniKoma!, ayogapractitioner andPhDscholar,touchedachord when shedescribed rhephilosophy as apractice forhealth,harmony andpeaceforthelocal community.She spokeaboutthevarious dimensionsof yogathroughomthe session.

Theorganisers HinduCouncilof Australia (HCA),HinduSwayamsewak Sangh(HSS) andOverseasFriendsof BJP (OFBJP),withsomeof thelocal yoga schools and spiritualorganisationsand community memberscametogetherto jointlycelebratelnrernacionalYogaDay.

The eventpartnersandsupporterson boardincludedVivek Kulkarni fromArt of Living; Kelly]\fatalfrom InduYoga

Sanctuary;RupalShah,Vani Shukla,Raj Pandey fromTraditional Kriya Yoga; Karen icholefromCommunityand Yoga;loelineOverallfrom PureUnity Yoga;SahajaYoga;KnowThyselt�and Indian Association of Indian Australian Associationof SouthAustraliaIAASA.

ChirngTrivedi of OFBJPcoldIndian Link,''Eachonedidtheir bestingiving ateaser of their stylein 10to20minute segments."

Masterof ceremoniesWilberGlenn Colaco,anengineerbyprofessionandan international speakerforRudrakshaand Vedi.kSciencebyAspiration,saidlater,"It feltasif irwasamergingfountainfrom differentsourcesjustlikethesevenSaptrishis (PriestlyScholars),comingtogetheronce againtosharetheirknowledge."

Like so much else from India, the practice of yoga is constantly evolving

situation;itcan be preventative andassist in reducingstress."

BYKIRA SPUCYS-TAHAR

ogamayhavebeendeveloped inIndia as aholisticroutineto develop harmonyamong mind, body andspirit,but things havecomealongwayfromthe traditionalcu.ltura.l andmeditativeasa11t1s of the pasc.With modernyogapractice, anythinggoes.Today'syogastylesrange fromthefairlymainstream-hotorBikram yoga,aswellasprenatalyogaormumsand bubsyoga,cothemoreexotic cantricyoga, aeroyogaandpoledancingyoga.There's nudeyoga,doga (doingyoga withyour dog), andasmarijuanabecomes morefreely availableandlegalacrosstheUnitedScates, thereis noweven cannabisyoga!

Ahead of InternacionalYogaDay IndianUnkexploredthepossibilities and oppornmiciesattachedtovarious formsof yogapractice.

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Spiritof India(NS\XI)is anon-profit organisation based inSydneywhich e.xpoundsthetraditional virtues of yogaas a holisticlifestylepractice.Suresh Khatav, thefounderof theorganisation,believes yogashould becomeapriorityineveryone's lives.

''Nowadayslifeissocomplicated," Khatav says. "Yogacanhelppeopleinth.is

"Yogaalsomakesyouabetter person," Khatavsays."Youbecomemore ca.Imand quiet and itcontribmesto your physical, mentaland social wellbeing."

Khat,w,alongwithhis wifeChaayaand a reamof volunteers,runslow-costyoga classesthroughoutseven locationsacross Sydney. Classescatertochildren,adultsand seniors withstudents rangingin agefrom fiveco90plus."\Vehavefiveorsix students whoarein theirnineties,"Khatavsays. Classesfor childrencostjust$40forfour monthsandarecompletelyfreeforsenior citizens 55 yearsplus.Adu.Its, whoare earningan income,paya no1ninalamount tohelpcover coses.

Ayoga devotee for morethan 25years and a reacher forthepast 12years,Kharav's philosophyisthatyogaassists peoplein achievingtheiroptimumconditionand preventingmanydiseases."Whenyoureach apeakstate,thebenefir is notjustforyou, butforyourwholefamilyand the wider community,"heeirplains."If morepeople practicedyoga,then societywouldbeable rolowertheamount we spend on health care and redirectit to development."

Aspartof InternacionalYogaDay, Spiritof India has partnered with the HinduCouncilof Australia for their event inParran1atra. Ateamof volunteerswiU helplead anafternoon session of yoga practiceon the day whileSureshwill travel toMelbourne tospeakar the 8thannual lnternaciona.lYoga Conference."Yogaisa platform ro unitethecommmticy," Khatav concludes.

SpeakingwithChristineConracos,you wouldneverknow shewas up at4runto squeezeinayogapractice.After being introducedtoyogaasa17yearold,Contacos hasbeenconnectedcoyogaformorethan 30years.Althoughherpracticehasbeen sporadicthroughoutthatrime,after moving toSydneyin2000,Contacosbecame reacquaintedwithIyengaryogaandhasmade roominherlifeformoreregularpractice.

''\'<!hatl Likeaboutyogaisthatyoucan tailor ittoyourspecificneeds,"Contacos explains. "No matter what stageof life you're at,youcan adaptto whatyour body and mindneeds."

Contacoshasrecentlycommittedto practisingatleast 15 minutesof simple exercises adaytodevelopherskills.''J havealsobecomernore spiritualof late," shesays.''Jam becomingmoreawareof mindfulness, again1thinkit dependson yourneedsatthetime."

Oneof themostappealingaspects of yogaforContacosisthat it's not competitive-''It's abouttreatingyourbody with respect."

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Crawf \Xleir,founder of BarefootYoga inSydney'sPaddington,first foundyoga after exhausting al.Iother therapiesfor his chronicbackinjury.

Afterdiscoveringdailyyoga practice helpedhisbackpain, andfeelingmuch happierwithhislife, afterrwoyearsWeir quit hiscorporatecareertobecome ayoga teacher.

Originallyfrom England,Weir combined his knowledgeof business with hispassion

foryogacostarehisownsn1dio.After learning aboutthe'yogt1l?Jdonation'method being popularisedin theUnitedScates, Weir was inspiredto bringthe conceptco Australia.

"Thepremiseof yogabydonation isto makeitaccessiblero everyone,"\Xleir says. ''Yogacanbeexpensive andexclusive, whereasI wanttomakeit affordable and inclush7e."

Studentsattl1estudioareaskedto contributeroughly$10to$20perclass ormakea"fairdonation"basedonhow muchtl1eycanaffordandhowoften they attend classes. This means socialorfinancial sran1s don't preclude peoplefrom taking part.Workingoo akindof karma-based system,theteachersarepaid directlyfrom donations.

"Iror,1.llybelieveinthe system,"Weir says."People respectitandappreciatewhat you'redoing. I'm suretl1ereareafewpeople whomightrakeadvantage,butir doesn't matter because thereaceotherswho give generouslysoyou can achievethatbalance."

Weir began hisyogajourneywith a strongphysical practice, bmovertimehas incorporatedmoreelementsof meditation andmindfulness.

''Yogais a personaljourneyfor everybody,"\Xlei.rsays."People lovewhat we do,ourdonationapproach,andtheychink tl1e teachersandstudioaregreat.Weget lotsof positive feedback."

\Xleirhas been looking forwardro celebrating theUnitedNations WorldYoga DayonBondiBeach. "Irisgoingto bean honour and apleasuretotakepart along with alltheotherfantastic yogateachers."

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Mostpeoplecompletelybaulkat theideaof doinganythingnaked,muchlesssomething asphysicalas yoga, but,atTwisting PeacockYogainPerth,l'vfelissaHowardhas embracedthenotion.

Sixmonths ago, Howard's reacherRosie Reescametoher withtheidea of naked yoga.

"Therewas ami'Cedreaction,definitely," Howardsays."People said'No wayl' 'Hell, no!' but they'veallcomearound."

Aqualifiedrelationshipcoachand sexologist,Reesteachesrestorative, Kundalini,Hatha yogainthetwo-hourlong classes.

Attendees aretakenthroughaseries of modest sittingandlayingposesalongwith meditativebreathingexercisesin adarkened roomI.it with candles,accompaniedby gentle music.

"There'sno downwarddogoranything like that!" Howardexplains.

"lt's all about empoweringpeople.The aimandgoalisforwomentodestroyalltl1e negativeimagestheyhave of themselvesit'sa really liberatingexperience."

Reinforcing body acceptance,the tl1ree classesheldsofar havebeenfullybooked, welcoming students rangingin agefrom21 to awomaninher fifties.

Thenextclass, whichis fastfillingup, willbe heldonInternationalYogaDay. "It's perfect tin1ing,"Howard acknowledges.

''Therearetears,and lots of giggles, but it'sa reallybeautifulpractice where wehave

predominantly hotpower yogaclasses upto 20times aweek. Though,with the success of thenakedyogaclasses,RosieReesand herpartner will soonexpandtheirlessons toincludea twohourcouple's workshop. "Thereare alsotalks of runninga mixed class in thefumre,"Howardsays.

�111.ile not yetpopular inAustralia,(there isNakedYogaSydneybilledas"classes for men interested in thepractice of yoga withour the restrictionsof clothing"), Nude Yoga USA inArizonaholdco-ednaked yoga classes three timesa week. So, watch thisspace.

Ir'sphysically demandingatthe bestof times,sowhy wouldyou trythrowing standingupon apaddle boardintotl1eyoga mix?!That'sexactly whatCatherineMoore, along,;vitl1DiMorrison,doesaspartof SUPYoga SydneyorStandUpPaddle boardingyoga.

Moore beganpracticing>7ogaasateen andcontinuedtl1roughouthertwenties as ameans of sustainingherself through injury.Afterfindinglifeasa diving instructor toophysically demanding,she followedherpassions of teachingand yoga andcombinedit withherlove ofpaddle boarding.

"It'sthesameposes andpostures,but certainposturesaremorechallengingon tl1e board,"Mooreadmits."WithourSUP yoga classesweusuallystartwitli beginner sequenceseven forseasonedyogisbecause

womencelebrating theperfectlyimperfect." Finding yogaclasses atthelocalg)rm tenyearsago,Howardadmits she was initiallydrawn tothepractice for itsphysical advantages. "1hadsomebodyimageissues and l sawpeople whodidyogaastoned andAexible,"Howardexplains."Slmvlybut surely,theteachersweavedinthe spiritual aspectsand1began tofeelthebenefitsof themeditationas well."ThisleadtoHoward openingher ownyoga studio whichruns

it'sdifficultlearningtobalanceonthe board."

Mosepeople who trySUPyoga have never tried conventional yogaand those whoparticipate rangefromchildrenright through topeoplein theirseventies.

"People fall off allthetime,"Moore says. "lc's about having fun andlearning."

Whicheverform of yogacakesyour fancy, be sure tojoin inthecelebrationsfor International YogaDay.

De-hyphenatedJindal hit by twitterstorm in White House race

Louisiana'sIndian-AmericanGovernor BobbyJindalhasfOLmdhimself intheeye of atwitter stormeversincehekickedoff hisUSpresidential campaign distancing himself fromhisIndianheritage.

JindaJ'sreiterationthatbeis nor a hyphenated"Indian-American," butjust anAmerican, spawned aseries of jokes here andinIndia underthehash.rag #BobbyJindalisSoWhite.

Leadingthe charge wereIndian-American comics1-lari KondaboluandAasif Mandvi.

AmongtheKondabolugems were: #bobl!J;tndalissoll)bitethatbe111ispronou11ceshis 011)/1l/a1/IC #bobf!J;indalisso1/Jhiteheca11'tspell #bobl?JJindalissoll)hitehereferstofodia11foodas "ethnicmisine."

#boblwindalissOJvbitebebeathi111Se!fupafter 9/11

Ufflightbea#Jindia11ifurthesonef if!Jmigra11tswhoisa11ti-i111111igm11t. BoblryJindalwentto Bro1m University, butit111adehi,11EXTREMELY

UNCOMFORTABLE.

Referringto highscholastic achievement of Indian-Americankids,Mandvitweeted: The on!J thing #Indian about#Bobi?J,jinda/isthe4.0 hegotin HighSchool. But PriyankaManchahadthelast word: #T3ob1!J]indal111ak.eshistoryasthefi"ntforme1·

Tndian A11m-icm1tonmforPresident

"Onissueafter issue,BobbyJindalhas shown thathis opinionsarevery different fromAsian Americanpublicopinion," Universityof CaliforniaRiversidePublic PolicyProfessorKarthickRamakrishnan toldNBCNewsexplainingtheIndianAmericans'reactions.

DoJindal's comments that ''I'mtired

of the hyphenated Americans o more 'African-Americans.' No more'IndianAmericans.'No more'Asian-Americans"' "make him hyphenist?"wondered Lev Raphaelof the H1ffe11gto11Post.

"Isthereanythingthisguy won'tsayto getelected?" heasked adding,"Staytuned. He'sgotlotsof competitioninanalreadycrowdedfieldof blowhards and extremists."

Butan opinion writerin theNe1vYorkPost cametoJindal's defencesaying:"Thereason Jindalhas comeinforsuch treatmentis becausehe'saneloquentadvocatefor integrationandthepromiseof America."

Piyush"Bobby"Jindalon June24made hismuch-anticipatedentry intothe2016 WhiteHouse race viaTwitter making himthefirstIndian-Americanand 13th Republican candidatetodoso.

"My name is BobbyJindal,andI am runningforPresident of theUnitedStates of America,"het\veeted aheadof aplanned formalannouncementin the·r ew Orleans suburb of Kenner.

Ahidden-camerastylevideo of tl1e governortellinghiskidsabouthisdecision torunfollowed. His daughterquickly leveragedthe information, requestinga puppyas hershare of the deal.

"OK, if we moveintothe\)(fluteHouse, you canhaveapuppy," Jindaltoldhis daughter.

Jindal joins analreadycrowdedfield of RepublicancandidatesincludingJebBush, RickPerry andi\1ikeHuckabee,former governors of Florida,Te,xas andArkansas respectively,USSenatorsTedCruz,Rand Paul,MarcoRubioand Lindsey Graham, formerHewlettPackardCEOCarly Fiorina; and.realestatemogulDonaldTrump.

Onceviewedas arisingstar of the RepublicanParry,Jindal,44,who wasthe youngestAruericangovernorwhenfirst

electedin 2007,is now polling toward the bottomof theRepublicanfield,registering atjust 1 percentinthe latestCNN/ORC pollthis month.

Analystssuggestedchathefaces an uphill taskinhis campaign andeven faces tl1e prospectof beingeliminatedfromPox ews'spresidentialdebatesstartingAugust 6asthe channel has decided to limitit to thetop 10.

Jindal, whoreceivedwidesupportfrom Indian-Americans inhisCongressionaland gubernatorial campaigns,seemstohavelost muchtraction withthecommunitysince herecentlydeclaredthathe wastiredof hyphenatedAmericans.

About his parents,he declared,"They weren'tcorningtoraise'Indian-Americans.' They werecomingto raiseAmericans."

AsPearsonCross,apoliticalscience professor attl1eUniversityof Louisiana atLafayette whois,vritingabookonhim toldthe IPashi11gtonPost: "There's notmuch Indian left inBobbyJindal."

TheLouisiana-bornsonof immigrant parents fromIndia,Jindal convertedfrom HinduismtoChristianity asa teen, and waslater baptised aCatl1olic as asn1dentat BrownUniversity.

TheRhodesScholarwas tl1e second Indian-American to be electedto theUS House of Representativesin 2004after DalipSinghSaund, aDemocrat,in 1957. Hewas re-elected totheCongressin2006 beforemakinghis second run forgovernor in2007.Hewasre-elected in2011.

Smngby media criticismthat heis distancinghimself from hisIndianheritage, BobbyJindal's presidential campaignis hittinghard on his'hyphenatedAmericans' themewithT-sllirtstoutinghim as"tanned, rested,ready".

The$20officialT-shirtwhichissupposed

tobea nodtoJindal'sIndian heritageand hisdislikeof "hyphenated American" modifiers as wellasa playonafamous RichardNixonline,is apparentlylus wayof gettingbackatthe"liberalmedia."

Waybackin 1988,aT-shirtsold atthe YoungRepublican convention inSeattle depicted "asmilingRichard M. Nixon" withtheslogan"He'stan,rested andready," accordingto theNewYorkTimes.

"Theliberalmediasaid,'There's not muchIndianleftin BobbyJindal,' sowe madeshirtscomockthem," Jindaltweeted on30June.

"I'm donewithallthistalkabout hyphenatedAmericans.\Y/earenotIndianAmericans,Irish-Americans,AfricanAmericans,rich Americans,or poor Americans- weareallAn1ericans,"Jindal saysinhis"\Y/eareAllAmericans"ad.

Indiato have 1.4 bn mobile subscribers by 2020: Report India will have atleast 1.4billion mobile subscribersby 2020,resultingin a population penetrationof I00 percent, says a reportreleased by Swedish communication technology andservices providerEricsson.

Accordingtotl1ereport,tl1egrowth will primarilybedrivenbytheincreasing affordability of devices andservices.

"Maintainingandimprovingquality of theuserexperienceislikely to beatthe top of Indian operacors' agendaoverthe corningyears,"Chris Houghton,Indiahead atEricsson,said.

"A network with amixof macrosites, micrositesand small cellswillneedto be establishedtomanagecoverage,capacity andnet\vork performanceforthe best userexperience andtomeet thegrowing demandfordataservices," headded.

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LukeWallaceoftheHarlequins

FootballClubofEngland plays rugbywith underprivileged Indian childrenata coachingcampin Kolkata, India,June 16, 2015. The clubisvisitingthe cityaspart ofa charitytripto helpIndian childrentogrowthroughsportin shortcoachingcamps.Photo:AP

Thereportalsoobserved that GSM/ EDGE subscriptions willdecline from 780 millionin2014roaround510millionby 2020.

"TheGSM/EDGEsubscriptionbase is predicted topeakin2015 anddecline thereafterassubscribersmigrateto3G services,"the report revealed.

Also,rhereportclaimsd1acWCDMA/ HSPAsubscriptions will increasefromover 120millionin2014toaround 620million by2020duetotheincreaseinproportion of WCDMA/HSPAsubscriptionsfrom13 percentto45percent.

Ontheotherhand,LTEsubscriptions isscripted to reachmorethan230million by 2020,formingarolmd17percentof the rotaI subscription base,as perthereport. Currently,GSM/EDGEtechnologyhas thewidestreachinIndia,with95percent popuiationcoverage.

Thereportalsounveiledtrendsof lndianconsumers."Onaverage,Indian smartphoneusersspendoverthreehours a clay ontheir smartphonesand 25percent of themchecktheirphonesover 100timesa clay,"itsaid.

Asper the reportaroundone thirdof the timespentonsmartphonesisusedforapps, primarily char,socialmedia,andgaming.

"Therehas beenanincreaseof over 20percent in theoveralltimespenton smarrphonesandarou_ncl a65percent increaseinappusagesince2012,when EricssonConsumerLabmeasuredthese paraineters,"itsaid.

Interestingly,iralsopointsouttl1atas consumers watch more content,tl1eir tolerancefor delayswilldecrease.

"Nearly 65percentof mobilebroadband usersprefertostreamratherthandownload videosonsmarcphones and4outof 10 videosplayed have issues with bufferingand scalling."

The reportalsopointsout thatmonthly mobile data consumptionisexpected to increase 18-foldby2020over current levels.

"Across allmobiletechnologiesinIndia, monthlydatausagepersubscriberisscill relativelylow,primarilybecauseof asuboptimal2Gand3Guserexperience.This iscausedbytl1einabilityof 2G networks tosupport high-bandwidtl1services, insufficient3Gnetworkcoverage,andalack of relevant localcontent,"itsaid.

Irish village commemorates1985Airlndia bombing

Amemorialservicewasheldin the Irish villageof AhakistainCountyCorkon 23JunetohonourtheAirIndia Flight 182crashviccimswhodied when abomb explodedonboardoff theIrishcoast30 years ago.

Family membersof the329passengers andcrew, wholosttheirlivesin d1e 1985 crash,gathered attl1e srn1dial monumentto honourthe victims,RTENewsreported. The memorialservicewasattendedby India'sMinisterof SeateforExternalAffairs Gen.V.K.Singh (retd),IrishMinister for Foreign AffairsCharlieFlanaganand

Canadian MinisterofJuscicePeterl\facKay. The Slmdialmonrnnentdispla)'Stheexact timetheaircraftexplodedmidair.

"Therecanneverbejuscificationfor the murderof innocentsinpursuitof ai1y political end. Unfortunately terrorism continuestoplagueour worldand wehave seenmany repugnantandmalevolentacts in thelast30years,"UTV Irelandquoted Flanagan assaying.

AirIndia Flight182 was Ayingfrom Toronto toLondon when itcrashedinto meAtlanticOcean,killing329peopleon June23,1985.

Moseof tl10sekilledwereCanadian nationalsof Indian originandirisbelieved the crash wascausedby abombplanted by Sikhextremists.

A Sikhelectrician,lnderjitSingh Reyat,was eventually convicted ona manslaughter chargeoverthebombingand wassentenced to 15yearsinjail.

A Krishna heritagecircuitto come uparound MathuraVrindavan

It'sa lai1dsteepedinIncuanfolklore,a land whereLord Krishnaandhis'gopis' (consorts)arebelievedto haveonce romped in gay abandon. Now,thetourismministry isset tospend overRs.120crore($20 million) on theinfrastructuraldevelopment of d1eMachura-Vrindavanpilgrimage circuit,amovedmtwilltransformthe profileof aland visitedbymillionsround theyear.

TheUrtarPradeshgovernmenthas announced aBrajHeritagePlanning Board tosuggestideas andmonitor implementationof projectsin theBraj area. The union government has alreadydeclared Mathuraaheritagecity.

UnionTourismMinisterMaheshSharma toldmediapersonsthatanewinternational airportwould besitedalongtheYainuna Expresswaythatlinks MathuratoAgra ononeend and toGreaterNoidaonthe nationalcapital'soutskirtsontl1eod1er.

Statingthatanew circuitcentredaround the cult of LordKrishna,partof the HinduTrinityandoneof itsmostbeloved personalgods,isbeingdeveloped from AkshardhaminDelhitoMachura,the

ministersaidRs. 120crorewouldbespent ondeveloping the''BrnjChaurasi Kos" that includesVrindavan,Goverdhan,Gokul, Barsana,Nandgaon, KokilaVan,SherC':n1rh andMahavan areas.

Mathura'sMemberof Parliamentand BharatiyaJanataPartyleader HemaMalini wantstl1e airport tocomeup atMahavanin Mathuracuscrictonthe Expressway.Both theUttarPradeshandcentral governments appearkeen to speedup development of theBrajareawhich drawstouristsand Krishnadevotees fromacrossthe,vorld.

"Wirnsomuch money pouringin,the profileof tl1eSriKrishnaland is set to changein the comingyears,"BrajManclal Heritage Conservation Society president Surednra Sharma coldIA1 S.

The region,however,hasbeenfacing acough cimeinthewakeof widespread encroachments andtrafficsnarlsforalong cirne,givingcommntersadifficulttime while visiting d1isplace.

The authorities have, however,started initiatingstrongsteps nowagainst encroachments.

Amajoranti-encroachment drive to clearroads leading toGoverdhanand the district'sSonkhtownfrom d1enational highway,aheadof tl1emonth-longfestival season,has beenlaunched wid1discernible results.

"\Vehad writtensomany timescod1e districtadministrationbutthere wasno result. rowitseems tl1eprocess hasbegun against encroachment,"BrajBachaoSamiti memberRhaisQureshi told!ANS.

ThesituationinVrindavanisworse,as motorists fromDell1i, oidaandAgra headedforMadmraorVrindavan these days are facingallkindsof problems.

USenvoy recallstroublesof 'A minus' in school reportcard Indian-originUSenvoytoIncuaRichard Vermaexpressedgratitudetod1e values of education andservicethat hisIndiaeducatedparents instiUed in him,including onceof hisparentsspendingdays reviewing whytheirsongotan'Aminus' inhisreport cardwhentheotherfivewereAs.

Addressingtheconvocation atAshoka University inSonepac,Vermasaid:"For

me,I am extremelyhumbled that myparn hasledmefromamodestupbringing in\XlescernPennsylvaniaro become ambassador-the firstIndianAmerican ambassador - rodiecountry myparents called home."

Vermasaidhis father graduated from DAV College inJalandhar,Punjab,over 60 yearsago,beforemigratingto theUSto teach.

"Mymod1erwasalsoateacher.Iam certainIdon'tneed totellyouall whatit's liketobethesonof rwolndianteacl1ers!1 remembercominghomeinthe9thgrade witl1areportcardof fiveAs ai1doneA minus.Yes,youguessedit,wespentthenext daysreviewingwhathappened,ai1dwhat couldhavecaused dusAnunus!"hesaid.

"Butas anadult, l amever gratefulfor theimportantvaluesof education and service chatthey instilled inme.I also knowdrntfromthealley-way of theBastiSheikhneighbourhoodofJalandhar where my family grew uptotheroadleadingco theUSembassyis notalikelypathorone easilytraversed - notwithoutalotof help, alotof friends,teachers andmentorsanda dedicatedfamily.

"I amalsovery mindfulof the extra obligation weallhavetohelpotherswho today maybeJivingdownthatpathor alleywaylikewe did, butwhoalsodreamof what the fumreholds.

"So,leadershipis alsonot forgeccing whereyoucomefromandnotforgetting abouttl1osewhomay havebeenleft behind,"he said.

TouchingonIndia-USties,Verma saiddierelations were"soaring forward" followingtwovery successfulmeetings betweenPrime MinisterNarendraModiand USPresidentBarackObama.

He said bothsides were workingtogether onover 80initiatives andaddressingall soresof challenges.

Verma saidbod1sides were workingon challenges like exploringiliesolar system and improvingthequality of theair.

"Ithink itis fair tosay chatprogresson our agenda may in many cases define and enrich thelivesof generations tocome," he said.

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heSnnSalutation(S111yaNa111askar)is apowerful sequence of 10-12posesspecifically designed towork ouc all pares of thebodyand stretchthe spine. Itis said tbatSuryaNa11Jakar containstbeentirepractice of yogawithin it.Butwhatdoes diatmean?If you examinetheposrnresthatmakeupthesunsalutations,youget awiderangeof movements:fonvard bend,backbend,being still,lengd1en.ingthespine,groundingthefeet,strengtheningthe upperbody,stretchingthehamstrings,ei..-pandingthelungs and more.Tbatiswby S111ya1"\Ta111askaris tbeidealway towarmthe body at thebeginningof ayoga practice.Even if youdonot intend topractice yoga,diesunsalutationis agreatway to start d1eday,asit alsoworksonthemind.Byhearingthe breathand holdingthegaze(dri.rhti),thesemovementsallow ustocentre ourselves and coquiet ourwandering mind.

This exercisehas manyhealthbenefits.Its regularpractice helpswid1 increased energylevels,increased radiance, strengtheningof d1eimmune system,improveddigestion, eyesightand lifespanandimprovementinoverallhealtb.Above all,weareinvokingthegraceof theLord inthe suntoilluminate ourpath.

Melbourne'sRashiKapoor,picturedhere,has beendoingthe Smya1VaT11askaronadailybasisfor many yearsnO\,T.

"Ifirstlearntit asa childas my family is quiteinco yoga,"she told IndianLink."ItwaswhenIjoined theArtOf Livingin 2009 iliatthe penny dropped for meabout thebenefitsof this routine. l'vebeendoingitdaily since."

Adedicated yogaendrnsiast,Rashirisesatfoureachmorning to putinan hourof yoga.Thistypicallyindudestenfullrounds of Sf{lya1Vamaskm:

Sherevealedit helpsher control her mind aswell as body.

"Itis uplifting and relaxing,and asa studentit helped mecalm d1e nerves duringexamtimeasweU!"

Twenty three-year-old Rashi,anaccountantby background, iscurrentlypreparingfortheVictorianfinalsof theMissWorld Australia competition inJuly.AlreadyweU-knownin theIndian communityforhermanypublicappearances,suchaswhenthe IndianPrimeMinister arendral\fodivisited inNovemberlast year,we'refully behind hertogofarin thiscompetition

Goodpain, badpain

In education, sometimes the pride you gain is worth the pain

painandcrampsafterasportingcompetition againstothersci1ools.

BYMOHAN DHALL

Educatorsatall levels,from schools throughtoWliversities,need to w1derstandandwork\Viththe differencebetweengood pain andbad pain. This isbecause 'pain' canbeametaphorforthestruggle togrowand tobecomeabetterperson, amoreindependentandresilientlearner. Studentscanexperiencepaini.oeducation whentheyundertakeactivitiesandd1allenges chathelpthemtopushagainsttheirown perceivedJinurations.Paincanalsobe experienced byteachers when wrestling withhowbe.sttoteachadifficultclass,or howcosetappropriateLimiesin situations wherebuildingself-esteeminchildrenwith behaviouralissuesisimportam.Painaffects parentscoo.The painof seeing children growandbecomemoreautonomous, sometimesmakingchoiceschatparents knowwillleadtonegativeoutcomes,butwill hopefullyalsolead toworthwhilegrowing experiences.

Considerthefollowingscenariosbased aroundtheexperiencesstudentscanhave.

I:Astudent participates inanu111ingrace andcomesseventhinafieldof eight.2:A studentrepresentscheschoolin adebating competition,preparesforseveralhours,hue theteamlosesbyonepoint.3:Astudent performs baclJyonanassessmentandhas coredoit.4:Astudentexperiencesmuscle

1neachof the scenariosthe issueof pain ispresent. Inthedifferentscenarios,pain canbe characterised variouslyas:thepain of poorrelativeachievemem,thepainof lll1fulfilledexpectations, thepainof facing anunwamecllevelof effortandlastlythe physicalpainof musclenucrotearsand fatigue. 1n eachof die scenariosthestudent experiencingthepainmaywanttoavoid it through suci1 things asdistractingthe mind,seekingreassuranceorresolvingnot toundertaketheactivityortaskeveragain (withoutmakingchangestothe approach).

Howeve.r, tl1e question arisesastowhether [bee..,perienceof painisalwaysbad,and thereforetobeavoided,orwhetheritisgood andtobe welcomed. Is tl1e popularsaying, 'nopain,nogain',trueoreveninstructive? Or is itthecasethatpainisbad?lsthere painthatisgood? \X/hatlevelof painisnot appropriate?Whetl1eritisgoodorbad,pain isconsequential-itarisesasaneffectfrom acause.

What is pain?

Ispainthedistancebetweenwherelamnow and whereIwould liketobe?Ispain asense of discomfortarisingfromsome formof separation?Separationsuchasfromwhom d1estudent tl1oughttheywereinanusplaced senseof expectations.Orseparationfrom whattl1estudent wantedtobeorbecome.

Orevenpain beingasenseof disjunct arisingfromrealitytl1atdoesnotaccordwith desire.

Howeve.rwedefine,articulateorthink aboutpain,itiscommonlyassociatedwith discomfort.Ineducation,thisassociation

needstobechallenged.Forexan1ple,a persontrainingtoclimbamountainmay wellexperiencemusclepainfollowingtheir physicalactivity.Thismaywellbeawelcome pain, especiallyif itisconsidered'adaptive' orapartof whatmustbecloneinorderto realise the goal. Similarly,in educationwe canclassifypain intwo ways.It can either beadaptiveand indicativeof growtl1,or

conceptorLmclerstanding.Inthisregard, holdingthemomentand allowing for adaptationiscrucial.Scillnesscanassistin helpingaperson feelingvulnerabletoadjust, breatl1eandaccommodatenew learning.

Thepainof beingconfoLmded,atalossor confusedareirnportwtand,if confronted with strengtl1 and confidence,lead coa personto seekclarificationorsupport.In

Pain in education

Whilstphysicalpainmaybedisconcerting duetothediscomfort,apersoncan rake medicationtodullthepain.However,when confronted withthemore subtleincellecmal painof beingconfronted with certain realisations,Lmclerstandingorideasthenthe paincannoteasilybeavoided.Indeed,itis commonforpeoplefaced withpsychological paintobegin fromapointof denial.In education,thisisoftenevidenced whena personrepeatsinformationbutappearsnot toprocessit.The thinking isattemptingto accommodate ilie newinformation,idea,

thisway,discomfortcanengendergrowd1 andlearning.However,educatorsmust build self-confidence first.

Toomuch paincanbeove.rwhelnung. Beingoverwhelmedisnotconduciveto learning.Anessentialaspectof education islearning codistinguishbetweengoodand badpainanddrnslearntoprotectoneself whennecessary.

Resilienceiscreated whenstudentslearn tostaystillwithdiscomfort generated when exploringnewideas,difficultconceptsand alternativeways of viewing whatthey'know'. However,realstreugtl1 doesnotonlymanage thispainthroughsti.11.ness.Realmengili knows when to seeksupport,changea courseof actionordiscloseweakness.

,, The question arises as to whether the experience of pain is always bad, andthereforetobe avoided, orwhether it is good andtobe welcomed. Is the popular saying, 'no pain, no gain', true or even instructive? ,, maladaptiveandindicativeof arequirement of change and/orintervention.

Indian authors embark on reimagining the epics ofthe past

BY CHITRA SUDARSHAN

Theseareexcitingtimesfor writers of fictioninEnglishinlndia.As AmitavGhoshremarkedrecently, credit mustbegiventothe CheranBhagats,AmishTripatb.is andAshwinSangh.is-despite some critics' dismissal of their worksas pulpfiction-for havingbrought millionsof Indians into tl1e readingfold.

Ona recent visit comyfavourite bookshopsinBengaluru,1foundscoresof new titlesbyIndianaumorsinavarietyof different genres. '\Xi'hatcaught myparticular fancywasIndian'mytl1ology' -although I muchpreferthe term 'legends'.The Ramayanaandtbe Mahabharata are'itihasa' and althoughmayhave beenembellished witbstoriesof thefeatsof superheros,may wellhavetheirsourcesin trueevents.

Bethatas it may,Ifoundsomeverywellwrittenretell.ingsof meepicsbyAshok Bankerand DevduttPatnaik. TheForestof Stories (BookOne)byBankertakes usinto mehaunted forestof Naim.isha-aranyaor Na.imisha-van,to theAshramof tl1esage Saunaka.Adustytraveller,Suta,anives withsombre tidings:lVlahar.ish.i Krishna DweipayanaVyasa,thecoBatorof me Vedasand meauthorof theEpicpoem, thel\llahabharata,haspassed.Urgedbytbe Asbramites,hebeginsto recitetl1egreat

composition,startingwiththeincredible creationmythsand talesof Godsand giants,snakemothersandgargantuan eagles,and me epic sagaof the Kuru race. Basedonthe original Sanskritshlokas, thisSampoornMahabharatabringstolife allthemagicandmajesty,wondersand parablescontained in theworld'slongest andgreatestepic It issaid mat every humanemotion,dilemma,em.icalormoral guestion, and relationshipis captured in tbe Mahabharata: whatis notin the epiccannot be found anywhereelse. The layered tales andparablesin theMahabharata have at their coreasingle theme, paraphrased so poignantlybyYudh.ishthiraat the end of the war: the noblestgualityishumanity.

DevduttPatnaik's recent adaptation titled]rf;•a,A11ll/11stmtedRetellingofthe Mahabharata,condensesthishuge epicinto amanageablebookmat anyonecanread. Formosewhodonotknowtheepic-and foryoungadults who want tolearnabout it- tl1isisagreatintroduction. It has108 chaptersandcontains250simple line drawings byme autl1or himself.Pamaik hasincludedmanyintriguingtales from the epic, andinterestinglybe also includes several regionaland folkvariationsapart from meoriginalworkinSanskrit.

AmishTripathi'snewbookScionof Tksh11ak11,thelegendarystoryof the Ramayana,wasreleasedth.isyear atthe JaipurLiteraryFestival.Heshottofame withhisearlierShivatrilogy-allbestsellers intheirowneight.

Quireapartfromtl1eserenditionsof the Mahabharata and tl1eRamayana,afew Indianaumors haveturned meir hand to

modern (andnotsomodern) tl1rillersbased on ancient Indian epics, visiblyinfluenced bythe successof thegenre unleashedby DanBrown! ChristopherDoyle'srecent book Thei\llahabhamtaQuest:TheAlexander Secret, (\Xfestland,2014) is,in anutshell, about megreatAlexander'squesttoobtain tl1e 'secretof tl1eGods' which wouldmake himimmortal-a secret whichlayhidden inthel\fahabharata. A.las,sometlungwent wrongwithhisguestand me secret is buried with him.Agroupof powerful people arenowtryingtolaytheir handson that secret sothat theycan rule theworld. Enter tl1e IntelligenceBureauof India: will tl1eybeabletostop theguest? Read tofind out.Itisathrillerwitl1 anintrigningblend of history,scienceand mythology,andme autl1orhasdelvedintomelvfahabharata and thescriptures asa sourceof Indian history. Readers are advised to readthefirst bookin the series Thei"1ahahh,mitaSecet, beforethey readQue.rt.

TheWordkeepen, (Duckbillbooks2014) by]ashSen,is agrippingfantasy,me first inatrilogy,witl1 twoteenage protagonists and charactersfrom Indian legends.The Prologueis a face-off betweenArjunaand AshwatmamaaftermeMal1abharara war. Therestof thebookis setin contemporary times-well,abitfuturistic,bur2028is nottoofar away:Kali (asin KaliYuga)is in pursuit of Kalki,thetentl1Avatarof Vishnu, andit isupto14-year-oldAnya SharmacoprotectKalk.i,another 14-yearold.Apart fromAshwatmama,there areParashuram,Vibheeshan andseveral Chiranjeevis,andSeninterweaves legend wim fiction usingalotof imagination. Itis

animpressivedebut novel, apage-turner, andsomethingmost readers would want todevourinonesitting. Afterreadingmis novel,I am certain manyof youwouldbe spurredon tofindoutmoreaboutsomeof theless wellknownbut more ntriguingand fascinatingcharactersinmeEpic.

Satyartl1Nayak'sdebmnovel The E111peror'sRiddle, (AmaryllisPublication, 2014),released duringthe Bengaluru LiteraryFestival,is another mriller wluch harksbacktoIndianhistory,especially Buddhist legends.Theplotbegins witl1 medeathof aneminent historian, whois murdered on me banksof Ganges.What causesa stir ischatthepatternof me murderissimilartootl1erdeatl1sin thepast montl1s,buta symbolisscrawled onhis facethataddstothemysteryandintrigue. Thehistorian'sdaughter,Sia, awriter friend, Patnaik,andafilm-maker,Jasodhara, togemergoonatreasure hunttl1at takes tl1emfromMysoretoChidambararntemple inTamilNadutoHatidwar,Kongl<aLa nearLadakhto Kolkata.Onaguestfor an enigmasopowerfultl1ateventhe Gods would killforit,they are hounded bya super smartand slipperymurderer and a pol.iceofficer.

Thereisaparallelplotwhichhassome mysteriousconversations andglimpses from theLife of Buddha, Chandragupta Mauryaand Ashoka,it is, however, abit of adistractionfrommema.inaction.The researcl1 completedthe aumorsof mese historicalfiction worksis remarkable; each novel includes manyfascinatingdetails and willsurelyinspiremanytoseekomfurther informationabouttbeclassicIndianepics.

ChilliorchilliconcarneisaTex Mexdelight;inface,itisthe officialdishofTexas.Atits heart,achilliconcarneisa richmeatstewwithhocchilli peppersandtomatoes.Toaddornotacid beanstoachilliisamatterofmuchdebate andyoucanchoosetomakeitho\veveryou like,bmthisrecipedoeshaveblackbeans. Chilli,forthelongesttime,hasbeenlabeled asa]'l'fexicandishthoughthatcannotbe fartherfromtbetruth.Youwouldrarely findthisdishinMexicoexceptforrandom tou.ristspots.Historyhasitthatthisdishis entirelyanAmericaninventionbythepoor Spanishimmigrantswhoarrivedi.nTexas intheearly17'"century.Unabletoafford large9uantitiesofmeat,thisdishcame tobe-astewlikepreparationwithlocally availableingredientslikebeans,tomatoes andpepperswhichwouldfeedalargefamily comfortably.

Chocolateisnotatypicalingredientina chilli,butyouwillbesurprisedatthedepth ofAavourthatasmallamountcanacidto thisdish.Ithastobedarkchocolateandnot

thesweetenedmilkones,asthiswouldmake thedishtoosweet.Youdonotgettotaste diechocolateassuch,butdieredefinitely isabalance,ameetingofAavoursthat happenswhichmakesthisdishadelicious treat.

Andofcourse,what'sachilliwithoutsome actualchilli?Thischillicoocarnecelebrates diechilliesandincorporatestheminthe dishinseveraldifferentforms.Youcanplay aroundwiththe9uantitiescosuityourtastes; myIndiantascebudsdesire.ithod

Beefistbemeatofchoicehere,butif youdonoteatbeef,thenlambwouldbe agoodsubstitute.Youreallydonotneed anyotheraccompanimentswithachilli concarne;justabowlofittoppedwidi jalapenosandplentyofgratedcheese.Bue i.fyouwish,addasideofriceorsome coastedgarlicbreadandyouhaveacrowd pleaseronyourhands.

Thisdarkchocolatebeefchilliisa definitewinterwarmer;aonepotmeal perfectfordiecoldwintrynightswhenall d1acyouwanetodoislanguishondiecouch withsomethingwarmandcomforting.And evenbetter,thisdishfreezeswellcoo,so youcanmakelargebatchesandfreezeaway forrushedweeknightsorwhenyousimply can'tbetoobotheredtocook.Betterthan takeawaypizzaanyday!

So,here'showyoumakeacomfortingpot ofdarkchocolatebeefchillitowarmyour insidesonacoldwinternight!

1½kgbeefmince

1largeonion,finelychopped

1cancrushedtomatoes

3mediumtomatoes;finelychopped

1canblackbeans(optionaloruse anyvarietyyouprefer)

2mediumcelerystalks,finely chopped

1mediumcarrot.finelychopped

1greenbellpepper,finelychopped

3redjalapenos;finelychopped

2tbspredchillipowder

1tspcuminpowder

2tspredchilliflakes

1tspcayennepepper

¼cupmelteddarkchocolate

1tspbrownsugar

2tbsptomatosauce

Salt,toseason

Blackpepper,toseason

1redjalapeno;slicedforgarnish Cheddar,gratedforgarnish

Have all youringredients chopped and readytogo.

In a large heavy bottom pan, brown theground beef.

Nextadd the onionsand brownfor a coupleofminutes.

Then add allthe other ingredients and mix well tocombine.Add a littleseasoningto beginwith and build up asyougo.

Simmer on low heatforaround 45minutes;checkandstir occasionally.

Tasteand adjustseasonings especiallythesweet/spice balance. Servehotwithslicedjalapenos and grated cheddar.

Note: Ifyou prefera thinnerchilli, add stockorifyoupreferthe tomatoeyflavour,then add an extra can ofcrushedtomatoes

,,Chocolate is not a typical ingredient in a chilli, butyou will be surprised at the depth of flavour that a small amount can addto this dish ''

Subtlyspiced with lovely rich flavour, trythis chilli con carne with a chocolate twist!

BYDHANYASAMUEL

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Justlikewitheveryothercosmetic, cho .

osingasoapforyomshoweror bathcanbeamulti-choiceaffair. Bodywash,showergel,anti-bacterial soap,moisturisingbeautybarthe listgoeson.Howdoyouknowwhatworks bestforyourskin?

Mostofusdon'td1inkmuchaboutthe soapweuseforourbathingritual.Ific smellsgood,ormakesusfeelfresh,we areokaytogowithit.Rarelydowepay attentiontoasoap'singredientsorwbatit doescoourskinaftermebath.

Tofindoutaboutthechoiceswehave today,andhowweshouldgoabout choosingwhatworksbestforus,Iwalked downmeaislesofmelocalsupermarket. Sureenough,thereweresomanyoptions Iwasutterlyconfusedbyd1eendofit.I finallyboughtaglycerine-basedsoapIhave usedsinceIwasachildknowingitwasmild andsafe.

Butwhatifyouhavesensitiveskin, orskiniliacdevelopsdrypatchesincold weailier,orskindrntgetsallredanditchy whenyougiveitagoodscratch?Howilien shouldyouchooseasoaporgel?

Don'tbuy into whatthe ads tell you

Payattentiontoyourskintype,tryouta fewoptions,iliengowithwhateverproduct worksbest.Luckily,d1esedaysd1ereare soapsavailablethatworkforsensitiveand dryskin,andevenmoseiliatareproneto allergiesandrashes.

Lock inthe moisture

Theendresultofusingasoaporgelisto cleantheskin,butsome,whileremoving thedirt,sweatandbacteria,alsostripilie skinofitsnaturaloils.So,thefirstthingto checkiswhetherthesoaphasmoismrising qualities.Howdoyouknowifthesoapor gelwillmoisturise?Afteryouhaverinsed itoff,youwillfeelasifiliereisafilm coatingyourskin.Thisisbasicallytoseal

Don'tget into a lather

Anoiliermisconceptionwhenitcomesto skincareisthatasoaporgelmustproduce alotoflather.Infact,allcommercials showiliemodelusingasoaporbodywash d1acalmostmorphsintoabubblebath! Well,contrarytopopularbelief,alotof foammightacmallydryoutyourskinand avoidingaproductthatproducesalotof lailiermayworkbetter.

Howdoyouknowifasoapisharsh?

Checkifitmentionsaningredientcalled lyeorsodiumhydroxide.Icisachemical usedtornakesoapsanditsharshnatme candryilieskin.Ifasoaphasnamral oilsandingrediemsitmakesdleproduce genderontheskin.

Ifyouhaveasensitiveskincondition likeeczemaorpsoriasis,seekthehelp ofaqualifieddermacologistandusea medicatedsoap.

Keep in mind

Showerincoolorwarmwater,never stinginghoc.

Donotapplysoaporgelonyourbody twiceduringthesameshower.

Lookomfordryoritchyskinaftera shower.Ifitishappeningoften,maybe youneedtochangeyoursoap.

themoisturein,andoftenchoseusedto harshsoapsmightfindd1issensationabit alien.Theymightevenchinkd1esoapdidn't getwashedoff.Infactchisisalayerofoil/ moisturedrntworkstoprotecttheskinand itworksfordry,normalandcombination skins.Suchmoismrisingbarsorgelshelpto retaind1emoistureandareyourbestbet. Hmvever,ifyoufeeld1elayerismaking yourskingreasy,ttyoucdifferentproducts cofindonechatmoismriseswithoutleaving aresidue.

Avoid dry skin \Xlhenitcomescobarsoaps,theantibacter:ialonesordeodorantonesarethe worstculpritsincausingdryskin.Unless youhavereallyoilyskinalloveryourbody -whichitselfisrare-avoidusingd1ese soaps,eveninhotweather.Youneedto useamoisturiseraftertheshowerifyou usesuchsoaps.Forguysandgirls,the beautybars-soapschataremildanddon't drytheskin-arethebesttouseifyou don'tlikebodywashesandshowergels.

An at-home spa ritual

YoucanincorporateanoldIndianhome bathritualLntoyourweekendshowersco keeptheskinmoistandsupply.Haveanoil bathbeforeyourshower.Thatessentially means,rubbingoliveoilorcoconutoilall overyourbodyl.ikeyouwouldduringa massageataspa.Leavethisonforanhour thenshower.Thiswillretainthemoisnue inyourskinandpreventitfromdryingout andisespeciallyeffectiveduringwinter.

It's important to knowwhich soaps or gels arebest for keeping your skin squeaky clean andhealthy

,, Pay attention to your skin type, try out a few options, then go with whatever productworks best ,,

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ProceedingalongBrokenHill's mainstreet,Iaskedalocal, wearingthedistinctivebroad bushman'shat,whereIcould getgoodcoffee.'SillyGoat' wasaresponseopentointerpretation, thoughsoonafterwardsIfoundd1ecafe andenjoyedalargeflatwhite.Thiswasthe firstoffourwhistlestopsontheIndian Pacific.

ThefourdayjourneyfromSydne}' toPerthisAustralia'stranscontinental east-westline,arailroadthatspans4352 kilometresfromthePacifictotheIndian Ocean,enablingpassengerstotraverse fromonesideofthecountrytotheother.

Withafirmgripond1econsciousnessof Australians,atranscontinentalraillinkhas operatedsince1917,initiallyconstructed usingpicks,shovels,horsesandcamels.

Withthetrackhavingdifferentrailline gaugesduetoalackofagreementbetween d1estatesofnarrow,standardandbroad gauges,fivechangeswererequireden route.Itwasnotuntil1969d1atastandard gaugeraillinewascompletednshering inaneweraofprovidingthedefinitive waytoe�7JloreAustralia'sinterior.From dieBlueMountainsacrossd1eoutbackto BrokenHill,pastrollinggreenhillstowards AdelaidetotheexpansiveNullarborPlain, throughthegoldfieldsofKalgoorlieand finallymeetingjourney'sendinPerd1.

Ar2.55pmonahotsummer'sday,the hldianPacific,measuring567metresin

length,rolledoutofSydney'shistoric CentralStation.I'dchosenGoldService, nudgingthetopofthecomfortclasses, withacabinfittedwithalargeviewing windowandsmallen-suitebathroom.

\Xloodpanelling,mutedtonesandetched glassgiveanauraofluxurytootherwise utilitariancarriages.

Rollingalongatanaveragespeedof 85kilometresperhour,mosrpassengers lefttheirdoorsajar,minglinginthe corridorsorsocialisinginthelounge, creatingafriendlymood.Therewere161 passengersonthistripanditwastimeto meetsomeofthemoverawelcomedrink inthelounge.Askedwhytheyhadjoined d1ejourney,twinsistersBereyandElma recalledhavingtravelledonthelegendary GhanandwantedcoeA7Jeriencemore.

BeyondthelushnessoftheBlue Mountains,wepassedfarmsofwheatand sheep,withdesertscrubofgnarlybushes, grassystubbleanddrycreekbedssoon appearingjustasd1esunbegantoset. Emusandgreykangarooswerevisibleas wellasmanyspeciesofbirds,including eaglesandcockatoos.

PlatinumandGoldServiceincludesall meals.Servedonheavychinawithstarched whitetablecloths,<linnetincludedkingfish orkangaroosteakandavegetarianoption accompaniedbyqualityAustralianwineor beer.Afterretiringtomycabin,nowturned intoacosybed,Igazedoutthewindowfor hours.Australia'sinteriorisvaseandempty. Therearenoroadsorsignsofhuman habitation-onlyanighttimeskybrilliantly glowingwithstars.

EadynextmorninginBrokenHill,me TradesHallanddiemanyhisroricpubs werelittlechangedsincemylastvisit. Returningtod1etrain,breakfastwasatreat. 'Tmnotheretodocornflakes!"exclaimed

theAmerican.\Xfouldyoupreferthe poachedpeachandpassionfruitcompote layeredwithvanillabeanyoghurt,toasted almondandhazelnutcrumble?Orthe honeydewmelonandnativecurrantstossed wicbpistachiovinaigrette?Fullbreakfast wasalsoavailable,andforILU1ebit,vas smokedlamb,,�thzucchiniandbeansalad orroastedpumpkinandartichoketart.

Curioustovisittherestofd1etrain(Red Sleeperclasshasacafeteria),d1ecarriages occupiedbyapassengerwhocrocheted flowersford1eentirejourney,alongside backpackersandstudentssprawledout, legsandarmshangingacrosstheirseats, lookingdecidedlylesscomfortablethan therestofLIS.Attl1epremiumend,rwo carriageswereoccupiedby16passengers withluxuriouscabins.

Laterthatafternoond1eIndianPacific pulledintoAdelaide,wiiliimposing19thcenturysandstonearchitecture,parklands, broadstreetsandpublic.squareslaidour inagridpatternidealforexploringon foot.Therewereseveraltoursincludingan excursiontakinginthecitysights,d1oughI optedtowalktoNorthTerracetovisitthe SouthAustralianMuseum,withd1e,vorld's largestandmostsignificantcollectionof Aboriginalartefacts.

FurtheralongNorthTerraceisthe AdelaideBotanicGardensestablishedin '1855witl1diePalmHouse,anexquisite Victorianglasshousein1ported&om Bremen,Germanyin1875.Turningback,I walkedalongd1ebanksofthescenicRiver TorrenspassingAdelaideOval,steepedin cricketingandAussierulesfootballhistory.

ThenI ventured toCentralMarket, boastingeverythingfromthefreshestfruit, cheesesandsmokedGerman sausages. I departed withapricotsandplump strawberries beforedashingtoRundleMall, themainshoppingprecinct. Facedwith chocolatechoicesincludingHaigh's and KokoBlack, l opted fortheutterlydivine StephenterHorstchocolatier

Iwokeafter acomfortablenight's sleep on board. The vineyards,orchardsand olivetreeshadbeenreplacedbyaparched aridlandscapeatitsbestintheearly morningwith shades of orange, red and gold.

Withthe scenery sliding past, tbeday was spent reading, relaxing andchatting tootherpassengers,tooeasya way tobe transportedacrossthetreelessplainof theNuilarbor.Derived from Latinand meaning'notree',thi.sisthe world'slongest stretchof straight railwaytrackcontinuing for478ki.l.omecres without abend. ln 1841,ayoungexplorer,EdwardEyre,set outfromAdelaidetocrossthe Nullarbor onhorseback takingalmost live months. Here wemadeashortstop at theisolated outpostof Cook,avirtualghosttown of fourinhabitants andsoonafterwards asign markedtheborder as wecrossed intoWesternAustraliastoppingbrieflyto dropoff passengers atRawlinnaStation, Australia'slargestpropertymeasuring2.5 million acres.

Arrivingin Kalgoorlie,knownfor itsopencutminemeasuring3.6by 1.6 kilometres, wetoured thetown toabsorb

thelocalAavour., ext morningI woketo afertilelandscapeof farmsdottedwith sheepandcattle.The65-hourjourney had comecoanencl.

Avibrant,energeticcity, Perthoffers great restaurants,expansive park.lands, blackswansand vastbeachesalong a coastlinethat delivers amazingsunsets

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MISS TANAKPUR HAAZIR HO

STARRING: Annu Kapoor, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Om Puri, Ravi Kishan, Sanjay Mishra and Rahul Bagga

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Written and Directed by ajournalisttumed-film directorVinod Kapri, Miss TanakpurHaazir Ho is a social satire inspired by true events. The film delves into how numerous, ridiculouslyfalse and blatantly obscure casesare registered in the Indian courts. This vengeancesaga, camoufaged as a comedy, reveals the extent to which some people can stoop and highlights the corruption prevalent in oursystem.

Set in the district ofTanakpur somewhere in Uttar Pradesh, Suvalal

Pradhan (Annu Kapoor) a "10 + 2" educated, village headman and a wannabe politician who often pouts, "Don't take me otherwise" is constantly suspicious of his wife, Maya's (Hrishitaa Bhatt) fidelity, as he is insecure ofhis own virility.

One day, aftercatching hiswife red-handed with her paramour Arjun (Rahul Bagga), he realisesthat his own reputation is at stake. So, seething with anger and revenge on his mind, he accuses Arjun of raping Miss Tanakpur, his buffalo. How he keepsup with this charade,formsthe crux ofthe film.

Whilethe premise is amusing, the plot,treated in a satirical manner, meanders capturing Pradhan's idiosyncrasies.

Annu Kapoorstraight-faced, puts his heart intothe characterSuvalaI Pradhan and essays the rolebrilliantly. His

dependencyon hislackey Bhim Singh (Ravi Kishan) and the village Pandit (Sanjay Mishra)forsolutions, createthe required situational comedy.Together, they make a hilarious threesome.

Ravi Kishan, with kohl-rimmed eyes as Suvalal's buffoonish right-hand man, andSanjay Mishra astheconniving and greedy Panditji arethemselves. Though funny in certain scenes, they playstock characters that don't elevate their character-sketches.

Om Puri on the other hand shines as the corrupt police inspector. As always, he is a natural beforethe camera.

Hrishitaa Bhatt as Pradhan'swife hasverylittleto offer, byway of performance. Rahul Bagga as her lover Arjun, has a passive role and manages to evokesympathythrough his effective portrayal. The rest ofthesupporting casttoo isvery expressive, especially

The background score byVinayak Netke alongwith thesongs Naach basanti, Andhera andhera and Sasure ke kaudy /agagay/by music directors Palak Muchhal and SushmitSen meshwell intothe narration.

Whilethe director hastaken pains to dramatisethe reality, he has resorted to some lazy back-hand approach in some scenes. The most notable among the few are theme/a (fair) scene and the busscenein which Arjun's Bua is travelling.Also, his writinglacksthe finesseof a well-researched subject in termsofcharacter-sketches.

Packed with quick retorts, the dialogues are taut and crass.These generate laughter at the intended momentsand will be lapped. up bythe frontbenchers.

Overall, this is a fairly enjoyablefilm, but a tad too lengthy. Although ittackles a universaltruth about India, it has a very local and regional flavourwhich maynot appeal to everyone.

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HAMARI ADHURI KAHANI

STARRING: EmraanHashmi,Vidya Balan, Raj Kumar Rao, Amala Akkineni, Suhashini Mulay and Namit Das

DIRECTOR: MohitSuri

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Very rarely dosequels create an impact Director MohitSuri's HamariAdhuri Kahani is an anachronistic, tragic romancethattouches an emotional chord, yet, makesyou dismiss it as a regressive piece ofart.The direction appears confused, with a present-day setting, whilethe treatmentofthe plot and characters belongto a bygoneera. Thestory, with its verbose, melodramatic and regressivedialogues,

along with outdated metaphors and symbolism, fits intothe1970s' mould perfectly. Sadly, the audiencetodaywill notrelate toit.

An intriguingtale nevertheless, it is all aboutlove: an engagingstory ofa married lady bound by theshackles of society, yearningfortrue love.

The dramatic prologue lays the foundation ofthe narration. It is 22 yearsthatVasudha (Vidya BaIan) has left herhusband Hari (Rajkumar Rao). Upon learning ofherdeath, Hari stealsthe urn as he is adamant about immersing herashes in Bastar and not in the Ganges, to enable Vasudha attain salvation.

Hari'struth -thestory ofhis life is unravelled througha diarythat he

leaves behind for hissonSanjh to read.

Mahesh Bhatt has penned this semi-biographical convoluted saga, with well-etched characterswhich are intense and complex. High on emotional quotient, he leaves his imprintwith the well-structured, tight and intelligentlywoven script. But it isthe cliched, archaic and effusive expositions that nailthe narrative.

Recounted in a non-linear manner and packedwith backstories, what holds your attention isthe potent performancegiven by the ace star cast. This is undoubtedly the key reason to watch thefilm.

Emraan Hashmi delivers a sensitive performance, quite contraryto his usual image.AsArav Ruparel, thesuaveand

successful businessman who owns 108 hotels and is emotionally drawn to Vasudha, he is convincing.

Vidya Balan as the protagonist Vasudha, brings outthe pathosof a distraughtmotherand abandoned wifeseekingtrue love, through an emotionallyintense portrayal.Shedoes justice to her character, but expectedly so. Your heart bleedsfor her at the treatment thatfate has meted out to her.

With a broad spectrum ofemotions, rangingfrom a possessive husband to a harassed victim ofcircumstances seethingwith anger,to thesubdued psychotic, Rajkumar Rao wows you with his power-packed and nuanced performance as Hari. He is a natural before the camera.

Theothernotable characterin a

cameo is Apurva, Arav's friend-cumman Friday. With his spontaneity,tone and senseoftiming, he lends a fresh perspectiveto thesardonic lackey, eliciting many a laughter at his "flight delay" dialogues.

Yesteryear's actor Amala as Rohini, Arav's mother, is a huge disappointment. Although the character allows her ample opportunityto perform,she offers nothingto make it memorable.

Technically,with excellent production values and decent music, the visuals by cinematographerVishnu Rao are vibrantly broughttolife byhis meticulousframing.

Watch this one ifyou are moved by sad lovestories.

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WELCOME, ANIL KAPOOR!

Melboume's Indian community isgetting readyto say "Welcome" to Bollywood starAnil Kapoor in August this year.

This of course isthe name of one of his all-timetop-grossing blockbusterfilms (thesequel ofwhich, Welcome Back, issetfor a September release).

Anil Kapoor, who the mainstream community know thanks toSlumdog Millionaire, will be in Melbourne as a special guest ofthe Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), which takes place 14-27 August.

The event has become Melbourne's - indeed Australia's - fagship annual Bollywood event, which bringsto ourshores films aswell as film personalities from India's largerthan life cinema world.

Anil Kapoorwill head a long list of celebrities thisyear, including his daughter fashionista Sonam Kapoor, Imran Khan, Kangana Ranaut and Fawad Khan. IFFM regulars Rajkumar Hirani and Simi Garewal will make an appearancethisyear again, aswill film-makers ShonaIi Bose (Margarita With a Straw) and Nagesh Kukunoor, whose latestfilm Dhanakwon the Grand Prix atthe Berlin Film Festival this year.

The Indian Independence Day celebrations at Melbourne on 15Augustthis year,you can besure,will belitteredwith stardust. Anil himself will take part in a major eventat Federation Square alongsidethe High Commissioner Navdeep Suri, and many notablesfromthe government in Victoria.

Don't besurprised if many Indian nationals from across Australiafeel a sudden patriotic urgeto seethe cherished tiranga unfurl in Melbourne thisyear!

Thetheme ofthe IFFM thisyear is Equality - amongtheraces and the sexes and the social classes.

Theschedule lists Umrika asthe opening film, and the world premiere of political thriller Phantom as the closingscreening, with some 45 otherfeatures and documentaries.

These include your usual Bollywood faresuch as Haider, PK, Piku and theTamil Kaaka Muttai (The Crow's Egg) which has a successful screenings at theSydney Film Festival.

But it is thegrowing LGBTQI community in India that has sent in the interesting work, including NannuAvanalla Avalu (I am Not He But She), Unfreedom and Tell Me AStory.

Check out also lndophile Australian film-maker Paul Cox's documentaryfrom India Calcutta, and a tribute to Chandigarh sculptor The Kingdom of Nek Chand. Thegala Awards Night will be held on 15August.

ComeAugust, the Indian community's annual 14-day date with Bollywood stars, will be on!

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FARHAN, ZOYA EIGHTH GENERATION WRITERS IN MY FAMILY: JAVED AKHTAR

Writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar is considered a legend forhis contribution to Hindi cinema over the lastfour-five decades. Hisfamily has a rich tradition of producinggreatwriters, with his children Farhan and Zoya beingthe eighth generation writers in thefamily.

"Farhan's daughter has also started writingnow, making her a ninth generation writer in thefamily," he said at an event in Mumbai recently. He remembered the works ofboth his parents, grandparents and uncles, all writers.

"I was born in an atmosphere where there were books and talk of literature all around me," he added.

Akhtar also stressed on how the ProgressiveWriters'movement and various Russian literature influenced the writer in him.

TIGER SHROFF FOR JACKIE CHAN'S KUNGFU YOGA

ActorTigerShroffconfirms he has been approached to appear in martial arts movie starJackie Chan's upcoming action-adventure film KungFu Yoga, but he hasn't taken a call on ityet.

CallingJackie Chan his inspiration, Tigersaysthatifthe film happens itwill be a dream come truefor him. Before Tiger,thefilmwasoffered to Aamir Khan when he was in China but due to his commitmentfor Dangal, he had to decline.

Thefilm will be directed byStanley Tong.

As of now, Tiger is busy doing Baaghi: A Rebel ForLove oppositeShraddha Kapoor.

Meanwhile, director Remo D'Souza of ABCD2fame is set to do an action film with ngerthis month. Tentativelytitled Flying Sikh or even Flying Jat, the film seesTigerpaired opposite Jacqueline Fernandez.

Hmm, looks likethe tiger cub isfinally going places, after thatsomewhat shaky start....

WORTH A WATCH

TheCannes Film Festival this year considered this film definitelyworth watching, so if you likethe new pathwaysthatthe Indian film industry is creating, you'll like Masaan.

Forthis film, whichtellsthetruths of life of a small town with shackles of society, director Neeraj Ghaywan took inspiration from real life.

"My cinema is often infuenced by Satyajit Ray, Shekhar Kapur, butfor this film I would say that Dardenne brothers (Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne) from Belgium helped me deeply in constructingthestory, as the duo also talk aboutworking class

and modem crisis in their projects," Ghaywan says.

Thefilm, set in Varanasi, takes audiences to the dark side of Indian societythroughthelivesoftwo women and how their life coincides atsome point.There areghats, scenic locales with riverin the backdrop asthe movie movesforward with a holysense.

Thefilm alsotalks about caste segmentation ofthesociety by narrating a love story where a girl falls fora man from a lowercaste,who burns dead bodiesfora living.

ItstarsSanjay Mishra and Richa Chadha and will hit Indian theatres on July 24.

IT'S BULGARIA FOR AJAY DEVGN'S NEXT

Actor Ajay Devgn,whovisited Bulgaria to checkoutlocationsforhis upcoming directorial Shlvaay, will lend support to promotetourism in the countryfrom India.

Ajaywill take partin local activities and shoot a promotional videoforthe purpose.

"The Bulgarian Tourism Ministry has been reallysupportiveto me and myteam.To show ourappreciation, I will be lending a helping hand to promote Bulgarian tourism. It's a great initiative," Ajaysaid in a statement.

Ajay is not only directing but also playingthe lead in the film. Sayesha Saigal, grand nieceof legendary actor Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu will be seen making her debut.

Wonder ifAjaycaught up with old 'friend'ShahRukh Khan,whowasalso in Bulgaria at thesametime, working on his next, titled Di/wale.

(Er, in caseyou'rewondering, yes, Kajol stars opposite SRK in this Rohit Shettyfilm.)

And bingo! Nowwe know whyAjay Devgn was in Bulgaria in the first place !

But itsurelooksas though this Balkan beauty ofa nation is becoming Bollywood's latesthotdestination

OZ-BASED FILM-MAKER LAUNCHES BOLLYWOOD FILM

He's an interiordecorator by profession, and has lived in Australia forseven years now, but assoon as Lorn Harsh stepped out of India, he says he "felt a senseofmoral duties

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and responsibility as an Indianto promote and protectthe image of India and Indians". And so he began writing a script, about a young Indianorigin person raised in Britain. When hetravels in India as a young adult, he experiences a reconnectingto roots. Looking beyond the stereotypes of population, pollution and poverty, the protagonist discovers thebrighterside of India.

Lorn Harsh says, "There is more to Indiathanjustwhatthe eye catches."

Thefilm is called Yeh Hai India. "Thescripttookalmostsix toseven years and finally we are filming now in Jaipur," Harsh told IANS in mid-June.

ActorAshutosh Kaushik of Roadies and BiggBoss fame, hasbeen roped in to play the lead in the film, which isto bejointlydirected by G.K. Yogesh and Lorn Harsh.

Thefilm alsostars Inda-British model Deana Uppal. Veteran actor Mohan Agasheappears as the prime minister of India.

Itwill be interestingtoseewhat promisesto be a different kind of"NRI" film than the usual Karan Joharfare.

AMITABH BACHCHAN: SUPERHERO ALL OVER AGAIN

He'sgeared upto don a superhero's avatar in an animated TV series for the firsttime, but Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan believes every hero in the Indian film industry is no less

than a superhero.

The 72-year-old has lent his looks and voiceto an animated superhero called AstraforAstraForce, a funny and fast paced, action-adventureseries which will go on air only in early 2017.

Asked if he was offered any superhero role in hisyoungerdays, Amitabh told IANS: "No But I imagine all Indian heroes are superheroes. They take care ofa lotofthings. Theygetthe most beautiful women, fight 50 to 60 villains at thesametime and jump off skyscrapers without a scratch what more do you want?"

He might as well be talking about his own Bollywood avatar.

What's interesting isthat Astra the superherosportsa similar beard as Big B's real avatar.

"Astra is ofmy age,sothe look on the face isthe look that I have right now except that I'll be given some superpowers.There aretwoyounger kids a girl anda boy. They are part of the story," he said.

Theactor,whohas earlieracted in films like Bhoothnath and Bhoothnath Returns which have appealed to his youngerfans,saysAstraForce will be "children-friendly".

There'sstill a year before the makers can givethe 52-episodeseriesfor broadcast.

Atthe heart of it,Astra Force tells the story ofa mythical herofrom a distantworld, whowas stranded on

Earth millions of years ago after an epic space battle.

When eight-year-old brother and sister twins accidentally awakenthe mythical superherofrom hislong hibernation, they mustteach him about ourmodern world andjoin Astra to save the universefrom a newwave ofgiant monsters and intergalacticthreats.

If monsters weren't enough,Astra's new youngfriends also haveto hide thesuperherofrom their parents and deal with Astra's insatiable hungerfor modern dessertsafter an eternityspent in hibernation.

The characterwill also be launched in a series of digital and print comic books available on a special Facebook comic app.

Thegrandfatherofthreehopes "India progresses in thefield ofanimation, a feature which has notbeenso prominent".

He has done action, romance and more onthebigscreen and now he is making his debut in animation TV series. What else isleftto explore?

"These things just keep dropping into my lap. I feel humbled and honoured thatsomebody thinksof meeven now atthis age new ideas, new thoughts keep coming in and I thankthem for thinkingof me. Hope I am able togive my best," said the star, who will next be seen in Wazir on the silver screen.

SALMAN KHAN, MAHESH BABU, DHANUSH SET FOR BOX OFFICE BATTLE

Top stars Salman Khan, Mahesh Babu and Dhanush are set to battle itoutat the box officewhentheirfilmsBajrangi Bhaijaan, Srlmanthudu and Maarlall release on July 17 worldwide.

The release date coincideswiththe Eid weekend.

Ifthe threefilms release together, it will indeed be a battle forscreens, says trade analyst Trinath.

"All thesefilmsfeaturestars who demand good numberofscreens forwide release. However, itwill be extremelytough for theatre ownersto allocate screens for all the three films," Trinath told IANS.

With another major release taking place a week before (Baahubali releases on July 10), it is goingto be an Eid bonanzaforfilm buffs no doubt, but itwill be interestingto see how operators handlethe rush!

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r is21June.Allover thecoumry thousandsof Indians arestandingon their beadsin'sirasana'styleasif to keeptheirheads awayfrom thesun afterthe recenthe.'lt:wavethat rook ahuge coU. Althoughthe heatwave has somewhatwaned,thesun is quite bright andshininglongerthan anyother day. Itis SllmmersolsticeinIndia whendaylight:lasts longest.Butthatisnotthe reasonforthe mass'sil'(Jsana'.

HopefullyInternacionalYogaDay, declared bytheUN at the behestofPrime i\liinist:erNarenclraModiduringhisvisit totheUSlastSeptember, willbringinner peace andharmony.So,itis appropriate that thisdayis observed with great enthusiasmbyanybodywhoissomebody contouringtheirbodiesintheirfavourite yogapositions.Letmetakeyouonaguided tourof thelounge rooms of leadersaround theworJdtoseetheirpreferredpositions.

Mayurasana (the peacock pose)

Thisbasto bethefavouriteof India's HumanResourcesi\liinisrer Smriti Irani. Thepeacockisthemostcolourfulof the birds whosemclescent:plumageneverfails toattractanyone.Havingbecomepopular throughTVserials,Iranibabustillhasa penchantfor attractingattentiontoherself byanymeans.Forinstance,hercomplaint againstashopinGoaaUegedthatithad viewedherthroughahiddencamerainits fittingroomswhiletryingsomedesigner gear.Thishit thenationalheadlines.Her claimtohaveobtainedaYaleUniversity degreeafter asix-daycourseisneverout of thenewspages.ButSmtitihasfarto gobeforeshereachesthestatureof Kim Kardashian,thequeenof thepeacocks,who getsnoticedwhetherwearingsomethingor baringher rear. Whatabummer!

Simhasana (the lion pose)

The lionof Lahore,Imran Khan,canbe thebestpractitionerof thispostureashe oftenroarsabout hiserstwhilebowling prowess.Duringthe lastgeneralelection his standard sloganwas"withthis oneball Iwillknockour alltheotherpoliticians". Alihedid,sadly,wasknockhimself clown from amake-shift bambooplatform atan election raUy,vhile addressinghisfans.

Padma murdra (lotus pose)

This is mandatory not onlyfor BJP ministers bur alljcspartymembers,since the lotus proved the winning symbol. Itdid come up rosesfor them!

Gomukhaasana (thecowface pose)

Needless tosay,this isfortheCongress partycadreas rbecow's malespeciesbas beentheirelectionsymbolfordonkey's years.Althoughit failedtopull them tothe powerbasethisrimearound.

Bhujangasana (thecobra pose)

Thiscreanuethatslithers alonginazigzag motiontogetitself ahead,shedsitsoldskin severaltimestoreveal abrandnewone, andcangive a'hiss'of deathas well.Critics ofJuliaGillard maysaythatshe is akbzladi (expert) atthis asaaa,butgivingafatalclose toboth his leaders,BiUShortencanclaim

11lu,l,,alions /or!fiearlicle'A,i,mal Gurus';nYq,[afuidice

Virasana (the hero pose)

Thisasana opens out thechestareamaking you feellikea hero.Tb.isbasto beKevin Rudd's preferredexercise,sincebethumps hischestas thesaviour of Australia during theGFC,splurgingbillions squi_rrelecl awaybytheprevious government.Former Pakistandictator,Musharaf too favours chisexercise,sinceherecentlyboasted

Savasana (thecorpse pose)

Tb.is can be the choicest exerciseformost men(thiswriterinducled) whoprefer todo nothingunless, andLmril,goadedbytheir wives.A slightvariationforsomemales would befor thosewhojustopentheir mouthsat regular intervalstodown another can of amberfluid.

Andwhataboutthe manwhoseidea

tobeachampionpractitioner.Heneedsto watch his patch as well. Anywonder this is the mostpopularasanaamongpoliticians world-wide.

Navasana (boat position)

Thisis aroutine intenselypractised by Indonesianpeople smugglers who now seemto be double dipping-mjjking asyhunseekers toferrythem toOz and then acceptingpayment by theAustralian Government to transportchem back. Don'tyouconremplaredoing thisasana whenTonyAbbottorScottMorrisonAustralja's'rumback the boats titans'-are around,youcouldbe stopped inyour cracks.

thatheheldIndia byits throat during bis KargiUmisaclvennirethatbackfired.

Makrasana (the crocodile pose)

This aggressive aquaticcrean1repose is now the favolll'iteof China'stopbrass,asit Rexes itsmusdetocontrol theentireSouth ChinaSea bybuildingartificialislands,and gainingpoweroverLidianOceansealanes bybuildingnavalbasesinSriLanka.ln contrast,BarackObamaistaking asofter standon manycbaUengesfacinghim.In thefinal yearsof hissecondterm,heis rechn.icaUyalameduel,president burno, unfortunatelythere is noasananamedafter diecluck.

settheyoga ball rolling? Being the'bead' of die nation,.Modiji hasnohesitation in placinghisheadon thegrounddoing thestressfulsirasanawhich wasthe daily routine of hisillustriouspredecessorof thefifties,JawaharlalNehru.Thisposition aUows a.t\lfotoget acloserlookat those atthebottom of theeconomicandsocial strata. Thesepeople,letushopebytheend of ]',foci.i's first term, areableto keeptheir headsabovewater. If d1at comes about, Modiji willsurelybe abletoholdhisbead high.

NB:Namesof theasanas,exceptsirasasana, aremystifyingsince noneof them resembles cl1eirdescriptors.

,, Beingthe 'head ' ofthe nation, Modijihas no hesitation in placing his head on the ground doingthe stressful sirasanawhichwas the dailyroutine ofhis illustrious predecessor ofthe fifties, Jawaharlal Nehru ,,