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Contributingto a better Australia

BY PAWAN LUTHRA

SwamiVivekanandaonce said famously,that anation isbuilt of men andwomen of character andintegrity, andmen andwomenendowedwith asenseof worthanddignity within themselves.

YoungAustralians of Indian originaredoingusproudwith their accomplishments,asthey contributein tbeirown way tothegrmvthof their adopted nation.

Asadults,they willlookupon themselves asmoreAustralianthan Indian,but they willlook back onan upbringingthatwas filled with Indian values.

Atmany community functions, guest politiciansexcoll thefour virtues whichIndianmigrantsbringtothis country: the valueof education; appreciationand support of family; a respect forlawandorder,andan appreciationof democracy.

Firstgenerationmigrants havetheir handsfullsettlinginto thenewcountry; dieyarecomingco termswithdie cultureof d1elocals,,vhilealsobuilding materialJy togivernemselves andtheir families' security. Irisdie second generationIndian-Australianswho benefit largely fromthe foundations theirparents have created for d1ern.

Fromaparentalpointof view,child rearingis alotclifferentin Australiathan irisinIndia.

Thegeneration diatgrewupin the 1960s and'70shadcareerchoices ingrained intodiem: docrorsand engineerswereneeded for themuch largerresponsibility of nation-building.

Today,ourkids are encouraged to do die,vork theylove,andto Jove the work theydo.The opportunitieswhichour youngsters areexposedtoin Australia alJowdiem co fully exploretheirtalents andcreativity.

Inthisissue,wehavereportedon a munber of young people doingour communityproudwith d1eiractivities.

There are theadorablespellingbee contestants, whoseexuberance and enthusiasmin theea.rlyclips areindeed a pleasure towatch.

A youngmadiematician of Indian originhasdoneAustraliaproud with

hissterlingeffortsin theInternational MadiematicsOlympiad.

Wehavebudding policy analyses whoareworkingtheirway intopolitics mroughdieopportunitiesinYouth Parliament.Their desiretoconrtibute to society throughpoliticsisindeed admirable.

Ayoungcricketerof Indianorigin isknocking loudly on d1edoorsof CricketAustraliaashejoinsdieNational Under-19sguad.

Great toseeouryom1gsters drapedin theAussieflag.

One believes d1at therearemany others whoare similarly workingattheir dreams andpassions andareondiei.r way to achievingdieirpersonalgoals.

AndwhiledieReclaim Australia rallies carry onin our streets, herearean increasingnumberof · ewAustralians contributing significandy rothefabric of society.Thischargeled by ouryoudi will makenot onlyourcornmlmity but Australiaproud.

And talkingaboutmakingour countriesof birdi proud,coallIndianAustralianIndians, here'swishingyou a very happy 68'" IndependenceDay. A timeto reflecton the enormous stridesIndiahasmadeasit carriesits democratic traditions forward!

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PetraO'Nelllwrote: When in Perth inJanuaryI dined twice at Annalakshmi, the food is that good, the staff kind andwelcoming. Paymentis on the basis of pay as youfeel, to givefrom the heart.Sadly, I sawseveralpatrons going back forseconds beforedashing out the side door without paying anything at all. Not those in need, but young suited corporates with the latest model iphones andlaptops.

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HansenMenezes wrote: This is what we call the Indian Link magazine athome. Having movedto Sydneylast year, our first visit to anIndian store led to our love atfirst sight with Indian Link. The magazine at the cashier counter immediately caught our attention. We took it home andwent through it carefully page by page, leaving uswith a sense of nostalgiaremindingus of our culturalvalues and at the same time filling us with a sense of pride ofIndian's achievements in this beautiful country.

We areregular readers of Indian Link andI wanted to say that you are a great magazine.The content is enjoyable and at thesame time verystimulating. A BIGTHANK YOU forallthe hard work and the dedication of your teamwhich isrevealed throughmultipleawardsthat you have been winning year on year.

NAIDOCWEEK

NationalAboriginesand IslandersDay Observance Committee Week was held from 5-12July. Indian Link Radio's Nee/am Vasudevan and Kashif Harrison hosted aninformative program celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Indigenous Australians.

John PaulJanke@jpjanke tweeted:@theradiostud@lndianlinkRadio@ NeelamVasudevanWow!Great idea! Many thanksfor thesupport and promotion of#NAIDOC2015

John Paulworks at the AustralianInstitute of Aboriginal andTorresStrait Islander Studies andis a member of theNationalNAIDOCCommittee

Wishing youmany moresuccesses

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DlllpJadejawrote: Congratulations to the IndianLink andthe team. Congratulations to Rajni andPawan. I know it appears easy when a publicationreceives awards,so when thiskeeps happening, one is doing something right.Consistently. All this is not as easy as itmay appear from the outside. I amso pleased Indian Link has carved out a spacefor itself in a rather crowded andsaturatedmarket.I am inmedia and I know being in media is one heck of a challenge especially with the take-off of social media. So, formany reasons, many congratulations!

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A new communityinitiative services the language and culture needs ofouryoungest- and oldest- members

Hindi sccipt,twoto three lettersata time, recognisingandreproducing them. Andof course,therearestoriesgalore!

Thesessionsare heldatalocal rental community hall,paid forby cheGarg,. (Narinderisself-employed,runninga taxibusinessand dabblingi□property development).Thereareplans,though, guruku

Fromlittlethings,bigthingsgrow. Theideafor theGurukullcame out ofacasualconversation arnong,tfriends,butwithin months,theinformal Hindi 'school' basMelbourne'sIndiancommunity quiteabuzz.

Narinder andManishaGargof Craigieburn were talkingwith friends about howtheirtwokids,aged nineand five, were choosingmoreand moretouseEnglishas ameans of communication over their native congue Hindi.

''Itwasdeartousthatwe needed to teachtl1em Hindi,but there,vasnoHindi schooldosebywherewe could takethem," Iarinder GargtoldTndianLink."Sowe decidedtostareourown."

TheGurukull (Sanskritfor'school')was launchedin Aprilthisyear,asameansco connect Indian-origin kidsbornherewith

theirlanguageand culture. oless than fifteen kids turned uponthe first day,all from theneighbourhood.

Threemonthson,thereare24reguJ.ar attendees.They learn simpleprayerslike theGayatriMantraandGaneshVandana, nationalsongs,nursery rhymes, poems and kids' songs from films.They alsolearn the

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Theresponsefromtheparentshasbeen overwhelmingas word spreads abomthe Gurukull. Particularlyimpressedwere grandparenrn,who suggestedtotheGargs thatthey shouldlaunchsomethingsimilar forseniorcitizensaswell.

''Although therearemanyseniorcitizen dubsinMelbomne's Indian community, there's nothingin ourregion,"Gargnoted. "There's muchloneliness amongstour elderlyas theirchildrengoofftowork eachday,andsomethingneedstobedone fortheirneedsaswell. Andsoweinitiated 'Chaupaal',aplatform forthebNz111'gstogee togetheronaregular basis, andsharetheir storiesoveracupoftea."

TheGurukullassemb.lesevery Saturday, andtl1eChaupaal,onTuesdaysand Wednesdays.

lewasa naniraJ progression cowards Yogasessions, notonlyinkeepingwith the traditionalg11mk1tlphilosophy,butalsoasa meansforcheseniorstostayactive.People ofaJJ agesarenow joiningin.

Supporthasalsocomeinfrom Indian government officials.Recently,tl1eIndian Consulate's HeadofChancery,lirmal Kumar,droppedby foran officialopening andtoseeforhimself tl1eactivitiesoftl1e newcentre. Heextendedaninvitetothe kidsattl1eGurukull toparticipateatthe Consulate's upcomingIndependenceDay celebrations Where dotheGargsseetheventure goiL1g,infiveyears'time?

"Thewayitisdeveloping,homaii 11111111eedeinhtilJutoonchihoi11(omhopes areveryhigh),"Nm:inder revealed. "It's been suggested tousthatatsomestage tl1eGurukull can evenbecomeaproper school."

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There areHindi schools, kavi sat111J1elt111s,Hindi .radio stations and Hindipublications galorein Australia's Indiancommunity, all doingtheirbit topromote the cause of tbe language inthis country.

Yet,as Hindi-lover andacademic PetetFriedlander observes,thereis no coordinatedeffortfor Hindiactivities across Australia.

Dr Friedlander,SeniorLecmrerin Hindi andUrdu at Australian National University'sCollegeof Asia andthe Pacific,recently organised a national conferenceto fill this gap. Heldat ANU'sSoutl, AsianResearchInstitute, t!,e day-longevent inmid-Julyoffered anoppornu:tiryforlovers of Hindiin Australiatomeet anddiscuss thecur.rent stateof Hindi nation-wide,in education,in mecommunity,andinthemedia.

"The ideaof the conference arose as I watched the developments going on around measateacherof Hindi,"Dr Friedlandertoldlndia11Li11k."There seemed tobeplenty happening,but we didn'thavecoordinated effort for Hindi acrossAustralia- at leastnotasmuchwe shouldorcould ha,,e."

When theAsianCentfltywhitepaper was releasedin 2012,itproposedHindias aprioritylanguage,alongsideMandarin, Japanese andIndonesian,as partof the efforts to make Australia more Asialiterate.TheAustralianCurriculum, Assessment andReportingAumority (ACARA) waschargedwit!,creatinga

national currict1lum for Hindi language learning, tobeput intoaction in2016.

Hindiis beingtaughtquite effectively already in some select schools.

"Melbourne's RangebankPrimary School andSydney'sWestRydePublic School forexample havepicked Hindi as aLOTElanguageacrosstheboard," DrFriecUander notes."lnVictoria,the Victorian School of Languages has been teachingHinclisince 1980."

He adds, "Onacommlu:tity levelas well,thereis a lothappening, andI'm now discovering literaryactivitiesin placesas farandwideas Wollongongand Woolgoolga and Perth.Imoughtit was imporramco have aconference which

insightful too,"he adds. "RekhaRajvanshi and KumudMerani spoke aboutculmral activitiesin thecommunitybasedonme Hindilanguage."

Ma.la Mehta, tl,ehead of IABBV was veryresourceful, usingvideotechnology tolink witl1t!,econferencefrom overseas, and showinghowwecan useit toreach Hindias she did so successfullywit!,the IndiaCallingprogram afewyearsago.

WhatdrawsFriedlandertoIndia? He rel.lsusof his loveaffairwit!,thecounti-y, inhis delightfollyaccented Hindi.

"Hartamf seBharatkaaakarsha11raha hai," he reveals."Bachpa11sehiF-Iindu.rtani logo11sevmlaakaatthi."

Growing up in me UK, there were

,, Har taraf se Bharat ka aakarshan raha hai Peter Friedlander ,,

wouldfor the first time assess what was goingonand how theNational Curriculum willimpact theseactivities."

Theworkshopattractedvariedpointsof view.Listing thehighlights,Dr Friedlander mentions ACARA'sLanguages specialist SuzanneBradshaw,whooutlined the scope for Hindi intheNationalCurriculum, and DineshSrivastava (editor,HindiPushp), whoprovidedan overview of Hindi in Australiasince the'I980s, highlighting achievements andchallenges.

"Representing the Indian government, Tarun Kumar, theSecretary for Community,Information&Culturewas

familyfriends of Indian origin,and an Austrian grandmomer's fascinationfor India sawmanyIndianartefactslike Ganeshstatuesaroundthe house.

As he travelledin lndiain 1977, he realised,"Bh,m,tko1111deroonitaraf se samcyhnekel!Je1111yeHindiseekhnichah!)•e."

As anamateur artist he sketched hisway throughVaranasi, and whenpeople asked him whathewas drawing,hewishedhe couldspeaktheir language.

"SoI startedteaching English in return for Hindilessons.Aadaanpmdaankibaat thi!'

Hewas captivated by tl,e people,culture

and traditions of tl1e land.

"Banara.sap11eaap1mi11Bhamtka11amoona hai,as people from across thecountry travel there. Undi11011TVnahintha,am· logkauita-shqyarikmtethe. I loved mytime there."

Hewentbackhometo study Hindi and wenton toteach it in theUK,inSingapore and in Australia atLaTrobeUniversityand thenat ANU.

''ANUis meonlyAustralian university that offers amajor inthe Hindi language today.It is anexcitingcentreof studies of India.Wehaveas many as eight scholars workingonIndiaindifferent ways,inUrdu, andSanskrit, andin history, anthropologyand thelike. Studentsk11m !JtJin,leki11Johainwonlagansepadhtehain,a11r Indiase111a11tmmugdhhait1."

As for now,Friedlanderbas his work cut outforhim.

Threemajor motivations cameout from tl1eCanberraconference, hereveals.

"One,we hopetobringout a publication of aUthedifferent contributions toHindiinAustralia.Two, we'veagreed to set up awebsite,a go-to point if youwill,forI-lindiinAustralia. And three,we hopetomeetonanannua.l basis to rake stockof Hindiacti,Tities nation-wide, withVictoriapossiblyhosting nextyear."

All wecan sayis,ha111arish11bhkamanqyei11 aapkesaathhain.

ANU academic attempts to bringHindi lovers andactivists together

BY KIRA SPUCYS-TAHAR

The dominance of desi children inspellingbeesisset tocontinue withatleast threeIndian .Australian kidsmakingit tothe top 50 ofChannelTen'snew televisionprogramTheG1'ealA11stmfia11 SpeflingBee.

Indian kidshavetypically ruledspelling contests,whetherherein Australiaat the NSWPremier'sSpellingBeeorat the annualScripps ational SpellingBeein theUS. Indeedthisyear'swinby Vanya ShivashankarandGokulVenkatachalam, in theworld's largest spellingbee,held in America,markedtheeighthyearin a rowthatwinnersofthecompetitionhave beenIndian Americans. Afamous2002 documentary,Spellbo1t11d,followed the participantsof the 1999 SpellingBee, at which anIndianchildwon,andanother had agrandfatherinIndiaperformamassive poojaforbissuccess.

ine-year-oldTejlivesinSydneywithhis parentsandyoungersister.Bothhisparents wereborninlndia,thoughhewasbornhere.

InYear4atschool,Tejcanalsospeak MandarinandalittlePLmjabi.Hewasreciring thealphabetat18montl1s andreadingby the ageoftwo Tej'sloveof wordsisinfectious, butheadmits,''T\[yabsolmeloveiscricket!I ammadaboutit,"hesays.Hetellsmewhen hegrowsup,"Iwouldlovetobe adoctor,

maybeaneurosurgeon.Iwouldn'tmind someprofessionalcricketcommentaryon tl1esidethough!"

TheGreatAu.rtralianSpellingBeeisTej's firstever spellingcompetition. Hesawme advertisement ontelevisioninvitingchildren ro apply anddecidedtohaveago."It's alwaysgood togivethese sort ofthingsa shot.Youneverknow, irjustmighthave apositiveimpactonyour life,"hesays, showingamamrirywellbeyondhisage.

On theshow,Tejis known asMCSpeller. "They callmematbecause1 loverapping wordswitha lotof syllables.Somepeople evensayIpreferrappingwordsinsteadof spelling them!"

Tejhasdeveloped a personal spelling techniqueof breakingwordsintosyllables. "ItmakesmefeellikeI'm spellingalot of littlewords,"hesays. "Igetmostof my vocabulary fromreadinglotsandlots of books,whichhelpedmebecomegood atspelling."Theyoungspelling srar also practises usingoldSpellingBeelists from the internet.

Tej sayshisfavouritewords tospell are'dodecahedron',aword meaninga polyhedronwimtwelveRatfaces,and'hip popotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia'- an incredibly longwordwhichironicallymeans a fear oflongwords.

Almost3000 spellers from around Australiaappliedtobe part of meshow, but only 52of tl1ebestandbrightest,aged betweeneight and 13,madeit on to The GreatAustralianSpellingBee.

"Ienjoyedeveryminuteof theshow, bur nothingmatchedtheamazingfeelingof rneetingChrissieandGrant(hostsof the progran1 Chrissy Swan andGrantDenyer),"

Tejsays.''Itwasso awesomeseeinghowa TVshowismadefrominside.But best of all, Imadelot.�and lotsof newfriends."

Indian Australian twinsHarpitl1and Harpita,at just eight yearsold,willalso be appearingontheshow.

Tbebrotl1er and sistersuperspellers, whohailfromMelbourne,werebornone minuteapart,prematurear34weeksin fodia.Theirparentsmigrated wAustralia when tl1e twinswere four monms old.Dad Pandian says tl1e fun-lovingkidstook some timeto catch upi.n terms ofweight and development,bur arenowatthesamelevel, if notexceeding,tbeirpeersatschool.

"They picked up spelling lastyearafter joiningthe local Spellmasters Australia," hesays.Spellmasrersis anorganisation encouragingyoung Australians to participate inspellingcompetitions charwill help toin1prove meir understandingof the English language. Last year thepair reached the finals of theJunior competitionand botl1haveadistinct loveofwords.

Demonstratinghowtechnology can beused to enhanceeducation,tl1e kids started learningon meir ownas"gifted independent learners" by playingword games ontheiPad. "It'saboutmaking learningajoy foriliem,"Pandiansays.

Seasonedspellingbeecompetitors, Harpithand Harpita liketospend timeafter dinnerplayingword games, buildingmeir 'WordBank'and researchingtbeoriginsof differentwords.

"Itwasarnaz.ingtoappearonthesho,v," Harpitasays.

"Ihave madelorsoffriendsand the hosts are very funny,"shegiggles.

Harpitasayssheand herbrother regularly

practicetheirspellingtogether,tr)1ing to understand thepronunciation,origin and meaningof variouswords."Ir'sabout learningwhy awordisspecial,"shesays.

"\'Ylehave nearly 50,000words inour WordBank,"shecontinues."\X?eadd around30newwords aday.Iseewords everywhereinmy dailylife- atschool, inbooks, athome.Istillhavesomuch to learn, butIknowI'm goingto bea championoneday."

Harpitasaysher favouritewordis 'cafune',awordofBrazilianPormguese originwhichmeanstheact ofrunning fingersthroughalovedone'shair.Shealso likeiliewordscelebrationandphenomenal.

Tellingmeilielongestandhardestword heknows,Harpim says his favouriteword is'Floccinaucinihilipilification'.Oneof the longest wordsintl1e English language itmeansmeactionor habit ofestimating something asworthless. He al.so likes the wordsebullient,glockenspiel,avouch,bijou andaplomb.

"Allmy friends a.revery impressed,"he sars."\Vhenwecamebackfromfilming inSydney they allwanted coknowwhat happened,burI told them 'It'saSltrprise!'"

Bothkidswant tobecomedoctorswhen mey'reolder,inpartbecausetheirmuni, Pr.iya,wasdiagnosedwithgestational diabeteswhen shewas pregnantwhichlater developedintoType 1 diabetes.Shehasro followastrict dietandexerciseprogram.

"Priyawasalwaysmindful nottoinject herinsulininfrontof thechildren," Pandiansays. "Burwhentheywere around three years old they developedthis fascinationwiiliscienceanddecidedthey wanted to bedoctors cohelppeoplelike

theirmum."

Indeed,Harpithsays he wants co bea neurosurgeon andvolunteerforUNICEF, whileHarpithasaysshewantstobea carclio-thoracicsurgeonandalso volunteer forUNICEF.Both spendlotsof time readingscience bookswbichmighthelp explaintheiradvanced vocabulary.

Pancliaosayshistwinsarevery sociable andextrovertedandhopes they wiUdo wellontheshow."Peoplesaidtous during filming,'Youand yourwifeare notso outgoing,wheredo they getit?'They just havethisnamralconfidenceanda real desiretolearn."

Muchhasbeenwrittenaboutwhy

Indian kidsexcel atspelling, with western analysespointingtohigh-achievingfamilies pressuringthechildren towardsover competitiveness.Perhapsamorereasonable theory lies inthe psycholinguistics of itaU.

Indiansareoften not only bilingual,but alsomultilingual (giventhey speak and/or understandEnglish,Hindiandtheirown nativetonguewhetherMarathiorPunjabi orGujarati).Thereseemstohea natural proficiency inprocessinglanguagestimuli tbatcouJdleadtohigherchaoaverage scores onspellingtests.

Hostof theshow,ChrissieSwansays, "TheGreatAmtralianSpellingBeeisedge ofyom-seatentertainmentwithjaw-dropping moments thatwillleaveviewers utterly amazed."

"Ilovethis show becauseit celebrates smartkids,anditteacheschildren it'scool tobeclever."

TheGreatAustralianSpellingBeeairs 7.30pmMondayandTuesdayfrom 3Aitguston TEN.

"TheycallmeMC Speller because I loverapping words with alot ofsyllables. Somepeople evensay Iprefer r ingwords instead o ingthem!"

"I see words everywhere in my dailylife - at school, inbooks, at home"

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.-----heSouth Asian Public Affairs Council (SAPAC) recently held theirinauguralBusiness Forum inMelbourneatTheGrandon PrincesReceptionsinMulgrave. Guests anddelegates,representingthe business community bothin Australiaand overseas,attendedtheforum,designedto facilitatecloserprofessionaltiesbetween AustraliaandSoutl1Asiancommunities.

KaushalyaVaghelafromSAPAC conducted theevent. Shebeganby acknowledgingthesponsorsand supporters

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"SouthAsiaisan areain theworldworthy of focus for investmentand trade,"Rees said. "Oneshouldtakeeveryopportunity rounderstandtheoppormaities availableand utiliseservices like banks,J\ustradeand sooncohelp inmanagingandminimisingthe risksin themarket."

SavanthSebastian, SeniorEconomistfrom the Commonwealth Bank,spoke abouttheAustralianeconomic outlook for thenextfiveyears. His PowerPoint presentation, oucliningthecurrent trends inthe market,was well received.

AccordingcoJudePerera, Men1berforCranbourneDistrict, understandingthediversecultures thatformtheAustralian population is vital totheprosperity of Australia.

FormerSJ\PACPresidentDonald Betts,whoisalsoa formersenator intheUS stateof Kansas, endorsed Perera's views whileconductingthe interactive QandAportionof tl1eevening.

ReaffirminghiscommitmenttoSouth Asiancommunities in Australia,HongLim MPemphasised the need for the Australian PrimeMinister tovisitIndiaoftenco iniproverelationshipsandcreatesuccessful opportunities similartothosebetween Australiaand China.

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Just days afterhisspeechit was announced,tl1eformerLazadaIndonesia managingdirector,Sahnihasbeen appointedVicePresidentof embattled Indian taxi firm Ola.

At theYSP event though,Sahnigave nothingaway�Deliveringakeynotespeech drawingonhisexperiencestransitioning fromthe very lucrativeburcm-throatand competitivefieldof investmentbanking atCreditSuisseinNewYork,toprivate equity,andfinally,toco-foundingLazada, SouthEastAsia'sbiggeste-commerce website,oftendescribedas Asia's versionof Amazon,Salmiwasopenandfrank.

Salm.i'sjourney withLazadabeganin 2012.Today,thatsamecompany isworth morethanonebilliondollars,operatesin sixcountries and employsmorethan4000 people.

SahniinspiredtheMelbourne audience whileimpartinghistopsecrets tosuccess.

"Theideaisonly 10percentof the game,"hesaid."Executionis tl1ekey."

Despitehisown educational pedigree,

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''As anentrepreneur,youwill bealone, you will doubt yourself and youwill get rejections.Thekey is tobelieveinyourself andbe thick-skinned." Nowhereisthis advicemoreimportant.Inanindustry whereover90 percentof businesses fail within the6rstthreeyears, it takes a considerableamountof confidence to face thoseodds andsurmotmttl1em, Havinglaunchedin2013,thisevent continuedYSPN'seffortsinMelbourne.

Inthe pastfew yearstheorganisationhas -5uccessfuJJy del.iveredsixmarqueeevents wiilibUt1dredsof attendees.Thisparticular eventcontinuedtl1econversationinitially begunby AshSinghinJuly2014, about embracing the traditional entrepreneurial spiritof theSikhcommunity, and the changingnanireof work,careersand -5uccess.YSPNis drivenbyitsmission ro'createthe conditions for youngSikh professionalstosucceedand amplify their 1nAuence'. Further events areplanned for theremainderof theyear,andmore informationcanbefoundat ilieirwebsite www.yspnorg.au.

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hemaindrawcard at therecentMulticultural LiberalBusinessClub dinnerwasthepresence of Minister forSocial ServicesScottMorrison.

Theevent,wh.ichwasheld at theHungarianCommunity CentreinWantirna,provided an oppormuiry forlocal business leaders tonetworkwithMinisters andlendtheirsupporttothe VictorianOpposition.

AccordingtoVasanSrinivasan, FounderandChairmanof the MulticultutalLiberalBusiness Club (11LBC),theeveningwas heldto introducethe community to AlanTudge}.fP,Parliamentary Secretary to thePrimei\,finister andMemberforAston, and MichaelSukkarMP forthe electorateof Deaki

Alsoin attendancewerelvfichael Kroger,businessman andLiberal State President of Victoria, ChinTan, former Chairperson of theVictorian Multicultural Commissionalongwithseveral well-known members and

supporters of theLiberalParty fromtheIndian,Chineseand Dutcbcommunities.

Early inhis addressto the gathering,J\llinisterMorrison pointedour thatoneof the main views thatAlanTuclge, MichaelSukkarand hesbare passionately arethat they areall strongproponentsof tbeexisting definition of marriageand the MarriageAct.

MinisterMorrisonsaid,''We Lmderstand thesignificance of marriagein oursociety and community andtheinterplay betweenfaiths,religions, family andcommunity Weare committedtoensuringthat the long-standjngtraditionsthatwe have all undersrood andrespected overtimewill hopefuUycontinue toberespectedinthiscountry."

MinisterMorrison then spoke at lengthonwhat heconsiders tobethe'FairGo'ethos of Australia andtheLiberalParty. Hebelievesa'fairgo'j5 for those who participateand continueto apply themselves inmakinga

contribution, rathertban seeking one.

''Australiaisoneof themost successfulmulticultural societies in theworld.Themigrant communitiesthat cometosettle heretendto contributeand givenot take.They arehereto prospernotsit on welfare,"said theMiruster. Heurgedthose presenttoencouragetheirfellow Australiansto contribute,notjust bypayingtaxes andexpecting the Government totakeaction, butalsoby gettinginvolved themselves.

The7YCinistersaid thatmigrant communities areknown tobe incrediblygenerousinsupporting eachother. Heoutlined howhe seesthatmigrantsunderstandd1e senseof commurury verywell and d1erest of Australiacould learnfromthemabout howto reconnect.

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It's a cross-continental story ofmateship and inspiration

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Hereis astory whichincredibly linksanAustralian soldier's gruelling pushupregimetoan Indian teenager withaprofound disability, theTourdeFrance andMelbourne's Royal Children's Hospital

Likeany other18-year-old,flatebWhig lovessport,buticwasonly recently in Melbourne thatbe got to play bis first real gameofbasketbal.l-and tennis andboxing, whilealsogettingtotryingoutsomepretty "cool"physioequipment.Allchis came about, thanks toagruellingpush-upsregime undertakenby BrigadierBiUSowry in London,whichmadetl1eIodiaoteenager's rehab program possible,atMelbourne's Royal Children's' Hospital.

Nearly twodecades ago,BiUSowry was friendswithFateh'sfather,Majorlvfohit

Whig, anIndianarmy officer,whowas tragically kiUedinanexplosionin Kashmir in 1997.

Bornin tl1eIndiancityofChandigarh, Fatehhas livedwithSpinabifidaal.lhis life, having little ornocontrol overhisbowel, bladderandlegs.AlthoughFatehreceived

excel.lentmedicalinterventioninIndia, withexpertsurgeries tohis spine,brain, bladder andmore,specialiserehabcarewas missing.The family lookedtowards the RoyalChildren'sHospitalinMelbourne for bettermanagementofhiscondition,bmthat wouldcosttens ofthousandsofdollars.

That'swhereanoldfriend,Brigadier Bill Sowry, steppedinand undertook the incrediblePUFFchal.lenge-orPush.ups forFatebCbal.lenge-whichinvolved four push-ups for every kilometreoftheTour deFrance.Throughgenerouscontributions from allaround theworld,nearly$60,000 wasraised,enablingPacehtoreceive rehabat theRoyal Children's' HospitalinMelbourne, duringJuneandJuly this year.

TheWhig family cametol'vlelbourne withvery modestexpectationsandrealistic goals.Du.ringhisthreeweeksattheRoyal Children's Hospital,Fatehwasintroduced coanewbowelmanagementprogram, learntbetter wheelchairskillsandreceived advanced physiomerapy,even achieving hispersonalgoal of.learninghowto shave.

Melbourne proved tobeareally positive experiencefor Fateh,whocouldn'tbelieve how"child-friendly"thehospital was,and theconfidenceithelpedhimbuild.

DrAdamScheinbergoversa\vPateh's rehab program atmeRoyalChildren's Hospital'sPaediatricRehabilitationClinic. CallingFateha"brightyoungboy"who learntmany new skillsinashortperiodof

time,hefeels thatFatehhas thepotential cogainfullindependencein thefunire.

Recounting Fateh's achievements during the program atRCH,DrScheinberg said, "Fatehhaslearntanewprogran1 forhis bowelcare.\V/ecan'tunderestimatemat as anachievementfor a young man, andhe's abrightboy, helearntthatvery quickly.We werevery pleased withtl1atTherewere someothergoals-they werereal.ly nicegoals setby Fateh.For instance hewanced tolearn howtoshaveandhe achievedmat during the time.Therewas somemealpreparation, pressuremanagementand soform."

DrScheinbergadded,"Ihavenodoubt thatin IO years fromnow,Fatehcan bea

practicingla,11)1erinIndia."

BrigadierBiUSowry,whoisAustralia's DefenceAttachein theUnited Kingdom, Ireland andmeNeilierlaods,believes that chisis thestartof ajourney forFateh,and feelsheartenedby chegenerosityofpeople aroundtheworld,saying,"Whetheryou're aManpreetoraBilloraStefanorajohn, peopleanywherein theworldhavegoodness andgenerositt"And he'salready planning aheadfor Fateh,wantingtobuy anew wheelchairwiththeresidualfunds,even wanting tofundbiseducation.Andthough he'shopingthatitdoesn't involveanymore push-ups,hesays withcertainty,"All that Puffingwasdefinitely worthit."

AsforFateh,hewas greatly buoyedby his Melbourneexperience. Beforecoiningover forilierehabprogram,betweensurgeries andhospital admissions,hehadachieved outstandingresults (95%marks) inbisyear 12exams.Hehasnowwona scholarship inIndiatopursueauniversity degree,and will commence smdiesinInternationalLaw soon.BeforeleavingMelbournethough,he hada special messagefor anyonesuffering wit!,Spinabifida,orwith any otherdisability, encouragingeveryone todreambig.

"Itdoesn't really matter.Youhavetocarry onwith whatyou'redoing.Youdon't haveto thinkaboutyour disability.Just carry onwith whatyou'redoing,"Fate!, said.

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,, Fatehhas lived with Spinabifida all his life, but to achievehisdreams of becoming a lawyer, he needs to gain independence andbe more selfreliant for hisdaily needs ,,

Shiamak Melbourne busts their movestoa confident beat

Anybodycandance,but not everybody can shakeit like Shiarnak Australia'sSpecial Potential Batch(affectionately knownasSPBS),Shiarnak Show Kidsand Shiamak DanceInstructors. Thefaceof this coUectivegroupof e.,ceptionally talenteddancers keeps changingover time,howevertheoomph factorseemsroincreasewitheachbatch.

Therecently heldShiamakCo11fidance showatr<arralykaCentre,Ringwoodwas designedrogiveconfidencein danceand servedit upin spades.

TheSh.iamakDawarInstituteof Performing Artshasbeenperfonningatthe

Co11fida11ceshows inIndiafor severalyears, howeverth.iswasSbiamakMelbourne's firstattemptatbringingtheextravaganzato audiences inMelbourne.

ltwasanintimatevenuewithaselect audiencecomprisingmainlyof parents, friendsandfamilyof thedancers.Itwasa cold,wetandmiserabledayoutside,butinside thetheatreit\Vasnothinglessthanjoyous.

Youthandebullience,skillsandenergy wereinampledisplayas thedancers,veaved througheachchoreographedsegment.

BoLiywooclRapunzels,Burlesquebeauties and Hip Hop experiments created some greatatmosphericmoods.Costumechanges indicated changesingenres,erasand

dancestyles, butthechoreography hadthe unmistakable,oftenrepetitive,Shiamak stamp.

Insomesegmentsa floodof dancers ranontothestagecirclingthemaindancer, droppedintofoetalpositions,polmded fists, flrmgbodieson thefloorandemanatedwhat soundedlikewarcries.NowonderShiamak calls his dancers'peacefulwarriors'.

Useof largecubesas propsandtherapid costumechanges upped theentertainment quotientas theevening progressed through multipleperformances.

Thesocialmessageof stoppingfemale infanticideorgenderselective deathswas also depicted through dance. Aninnovative

sequence,conductedwithoutany music, generatedaweandmuch admiration.

Crossoversbetweenjazz, hip-hop, funk,Indianclassical and pop wasoffered throughci:isp movementsandrigorous routines.Theextravaganzaendedwitha groupfinalethatbuiltinintensity,raising roafoot-rnppingcrescendomuch tothe delight of theaudience.

Thediversegroupof dancerswasnot uniformly skilledacrossaUdisciplines, however the dynamic dancerswere cleverly positionedinthelimelight.Therewere acoupleof standouts burevery dancer performedwid1 passionand focus.

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KHSMVavu Bau

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KeralaHinduSociety Melbourne is conducting Karkidaka Vavu Bali at Currawong Bush ParkConference Hall. 277 Reynolds Rd, Doncaster East. Details: 0431281443

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Sun 16Aug6.30pm-11pm

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DrAbdul Ka/am spoke exclusively with Indian Link's GAURAVPANDEYduringhis 2011 visitto Sydney

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam,oneof India'smost loved presidents andthecountry'sbest-known scientist,visited Anstraliain 2011.

AsaguestoftheUniversityofSydney, hewasinvitedtodeliveralecn.1reunder SydneyIdeas,the university'spremier public lectureseriesprogram thatbringssomeof world's leadingthinkerstothewiderSydney community.

Duringthevisit,healsoreceivedan honorary doctorate,his41st,fromthe UniversityofSydney,andmetwithSydney's Indiancommunity atareceptionheld inhis honour arHotelShangri-La.

Essentially amanof ideas,bein1pressed withhis honesty andabsolute conviction. Hecook timeouttochatexclusivelywith IndianLiuk.

IL: In India, the fruits of globalization have not reached the poor What should be done to improve the lives of the most marginalised sections of India's society?

Dr. Kalam: The problems are sti.ll there. lnIndia,700millionpeople,that isroughly70%,of thepopLtlation,live in villages.Sothereis aneedtoprovide facilitiesinvillageswhichwillaidtheir development.Thereforewehaveevolved aconceptcalledPURA,orProviding UrbanAmenitiesinRuralAreas.There isaneedtoestablishabout7000PURAs

inIndia. UndereachPURA,acluster of about20to30villagesis provided withphysical connectivity,electronic connectivityandknowledgeconnectivity. Thiswillleadtoeconomic connectivity. Thereare numberofoperationalPURA inIndiainitiatedby many educational and healthcareorganisations,industry and other institutions.TheGovernmentof Indiais already movingaheadwiththe implementation ofPURAon anational scaleacrossseveral districts,with an intention of establishingtwoPURAsin every district ofthecoumry.So,underthis program,the economic prosperityof urban areaswill reachtheruralareas.Ourfocus is toempowervillageswithearningcapacity, becauseunless earning capaci1:yis there, healthcareandotherfacilitieshavelittle meaning. Oneof therequirements ofthis programistospread kno,,,ledge th.rough satellitecommunicationandothermedia. Forexample,mobileclinics inlndiahave takenhealthfacilitiesto rural areas.

IL:Thesub-continent haswitnessed widespreadviolenceand ciYilunrestin recentyears Oftentheseconflictsarc aresultof theinjusticemetedoutto citizens Whatcanwedotoensurethere isgreaterharmonyinthesociety?

Dr. Kalam: This problemspringsupin different placesatdifferenttimes.Itis a worldphenomenon.TheArabnationsare

goingthroughthesomeproblems.There havebeen terroristattacksevenintheUS.I am convincedthattheprosperityofafew nationswiU notbring prosperity toallthe nations.

Therefore,Imlk of evolutionof enlightenedcitizens. First,throughoutthe world,weneed to provide educationwith valuesystem to our citizens. This ismissing intoday'ssociety.Second,in religion there aretwo components,oneis,spiritualityand another istheology.Theology is unique forareligion,but spiritualityis common to every religion.So,wecan connectreligions using the common spiritual elementin them. Whenweareabletobridgereligions in thisway,tolerancewiU come. Third,we needcoalleviatepoverty.So,theevolution of enlightened citizenswill happen withthesummationof educationwith valuesystem,bridging religions through spirituality and removing poverty.This is what Ipropose.

IL: You were an eminent scientist and a weU-respected figure, even before you became the President of India How do we encourage India's intellectual wealth to play a more active role in governance and nation building?

Dr. Kalam: An importantincidenttook placeinIndiamany years agowhichcan serve arolemodel forourcitizens.In 1954, Dr.RajendraPrasad, thefirstPresidentof

India,invitedProf.CVRamantoreceive theBharatRatna._Prof.CVRamanwrote alettertoDr.RajendraPrasadexpressing regretthathewouldnotbeablecoaccept theinvitationashewas guiding4PhD scholars,andhisprioritywastoensuretheir the.siswascompletedontime.Thisshows thatfor Prof. Raman his students camefirst. (Prof CVRa!llallJ1JasaJ1JardedtheRharatRatna i11ahsmtia) This is agreatexample. Weneed moresuchteachers inIndia. A greatteacher should feed creativity.Weneedthiskindof dedication andselflessnessin our people and futureleaders.

So,toanswer yourquestion,weneed tofeedcreativity.Creativity leadsto thinking,thinking provides knowledgeand knowledgemakesyougreat.

IL:Doyouhaveamessageforthe Indian community living in Australia?

Dr. Kalam: My messagetoIndians livinginAustraliais,whereveryou are, youcontributetothebetterment ofthat country.Your knowledge andexperience isimportant,butitis very important to work for your chosen country.Youare theambassadors ofIndiain this country. Indianshereshouldfocuson givingtheir besthereforthis cotmtry,andif they succeed indoingtbat,theirnamewill spreadinboththe countries. Ashuman beings,they shouldhavegreatthoughts,and back thosewith actionstoachievesuccess.

,, Youare the ambassadors ofIndiainthis country. Indians here shouldfocus ongivingtheir best hereforthis country, andifthey succeedindoing that, theirname willspreadin both the countries ,,

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A tribute to A.P.J. Abdul Ka/am, scientist and former President of India

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co solve lndia'sproblems-on bridgingthe rural-urbandivide through hispetconcept of PJRAorProviding·urban Amenitiesin RuralAreas-forempoweringvillages,and alsotousesolarpower,nuclearenergy and bio fuelsin abigwayrotideoverlndia's energyneeds.

Born on October 15, 1931 artl1eHindu pilgrimrown of Rameswaram inTamil Nadu,Kalamspecialisedinaeronautical engineeringfromMadraslnscimteof Technology andin 1958,joinedtheDefence ResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation (DRDO).

Hernovedtotl1eIndian SpaceResearch Organisation ([SRO),wherehewasproject direcrorof India'sfirstindigenousSatellite LaunchVehicle(SLV-Ill),whichsuccessfully injectedtheRohinisatelliteintheneareartl1 orbitinJuly 1980andmadeIndiaamember of tl1eexclusiveSpaceClub.

Inhistwo-decade stint in thespace agency,hewasresponsiblefor tl1eevolution of ISRO'slaunchvehicleprogramme, particularly thePSLV configuration. HerejoinedDRDOin 1982,and planned theprogrammethatproduceda number of successful missiles,earninghim tl1e "MissileMan" nickname. Herookup the responsibility of developingindigenous weaponsasthechief executiveof the IntegratedGuidedMissileDevelopment Programme(TGMDP).Hewasresponsible forthedevelopmentandoperationalisation of Agniand Prithvimissiles.

From 1992to 1997,Kalamwasscientilic advisertothedefenceminister,andlater servedasprincipal scientific adviser (19992001) co thegovernmentwitl1 the rank of cabinet minister.

Heplayed aprominent rolein the country's 1998 nuclearweaponstests, Pokhran-II,whichestablished Kalamasa nationalhero.

Healsogave thrustroself-reliancein defencesystems byprogressingmultiple developmenttasksandmissionprojects suchasLight Combat Aircraft.

In 1998,Kalamputforward a countrywideplancalledTed111ology Vision 2020,whichhe describedasa roadmapfor transformingIndiafrom aless-developed toadeveloped society in20years,and calledfor, amongotl1ermeasures,i11creasing agriculmral productvity,technology as a vehicleforeconomicgro,vth,andwidening accesstohealtl1care andeducation.

APJ Abdul Kalam was doing whathelovedbest,when he collapsedon27July.

Hewasspeakingtoa bunch of students.

Anenthusiast till theendforsharing ideaswithsmdenrsandyouth,hewas deliveringalectureattheIndianlnstimteof ManagementatShillongwhen hecollapsed

anddiedinhospitalshortly afterwards. Hislasttweet,sentout afewhours earlier,soundedenthusiastic. "Goingto Shillongtor.akecourseon LivablePlanet earthatUM."(Hishandle @APJAbdu!Kalam,describeshimas "Scientist,teacher,learnerandwriter.

Servedasthe 11thPresident of India(200207).Working for aneconomicallydeveloped

nationby 2020.")

Popularly known asIndia's"Missile Man",Avul PakirJainulabdeen Abdul Kalamcrownedanillustriousscientific careerwithatermasIndia's first citizen. Hewas recipient of India'shighest civilian honour,theBharatRatna,in 1997.

As ascientist, academic,writer and president, Kalamwasfull of ideas onhow

From November2001,Kalamwas professor,technology andsocietal transformation at AnnalJniversity,Chennai. I-lewrotefour books, Wi,l!!sofFire,India 2020:A VisionJo,·theNeJIJMillenni11m, 1\'[y ]0111'!111)�andIgnitedMinds:Unleashingthepo1JJer withinTndia.

Oneof tl1emostdistinguishedscientists of India\Vithmeuni9uehonoLtrof receivinghonorarydoctoratesfrorn30 universitiesandinstitutions,hewasawarded thePadmaBhushanin 1981,andPadma Vibhushanin 1990beforemeBharat Ratna. !ANS

The inaugural High School Dance Competition goes offwith a bang

BYNIKITAKULKARNI

Music,dance,sashaying coloursand beamingsmiles on everyone's faces.

Thar's what theHigh School DanceCompetition (HSDC)wasanabout.

Fora fust-timeevent,the turn-outwas amazing Studentsfromvarioushighschoolsacross Melbournecametogethertoperform Bollywooddanceandmadeiranightro remember.

1-2-3-4,Get011thedanceflo011The competingteamswere welcomedby a cheeringandenthusedaudience,andthis spurred the dancerson to puttheirallinto eachpresentation.

Participatingschools includedFootscray HighSchool,:tvlac Robenson Girls'High School,ManorLakesP-12College,Suzanne Cory HighSchool,WerribeeSecondary CollegeandMarianCollege.

Thejudging panelconsistedof Cnr HeatherMarcus,L isa George,theDirector of TharDancePlace, andJayaKaranfrom theSapphireDanceGroup.

Chief guestsattheeveningincluded Mayorof Wyndham,PeterJvfaynard, NatalieSuleyman,Member forStAlbans, andJasvinderSidhu,MLilticulmralAdvisor toPremier Daniel Andrews.

Footscray HighSchoolwasfirstoff the

mark,and didthey getthecro\vdgoing! Theghnghra.rswayedjust for theright amount of 00mph,and you coLild tellthe dancers relished thecrowd cheeringand clappingalong.Someverywellexecuted th11111knshere,girls!

Thepresentationby Mac Robertson Girls' H:igh School was highon the creativityquotient. Funandexciting,the dancersmorphedfromgraceful,<lemme females into tough sttongmales,showing dominanceandcontrol.

ManorLakesP-12Collegeprovedtheir

made,nor only withtheir cosuunesbut alsotheirinventivechoreography,including thosejhataksand111altlk.s!Breathtaking Thesheerenergy seemed tospeakforthe entiregeneration,whoare,villing totake anythingonandgiveittheirall!

From watchingYouTubetoconstilting danceteachersto simply watching Indian movies,eachandevery smdenrput rheir heart and soulintotheperformances. Let'sjustsay,plenty of ligbtbulbs werescrewedin,andmany,many dogs werepatted! i\sthey mrnedinto Chikni

,,AstheyturnedintoChikniChameils

andDilliWaliGirlfriendsforthenight,it wasobviousthestudentshadthecurrent Bollywoodformuladownpat:kabhisoft kabhirude,killerteraattitude! ,,

talentwithrhe.iruseof thrillingacrobatics.

Theboys' magnificentstuntsincluding cartwheelsandRips-yes,intothestallshadtheaudienceholdingtheirbreathand grippingtheedgeof theirseats.

MarianCollegefacedsomedifficulties,and intheendsettledforaduetperformancegracefulandenchanting.Theircommitment topresentinga complete performance shonethrough,muchliketheglimmer fromthecosmmes.Kudos rothedancers, whodemonstrated dedicationtodanceand proved thathardworkisthekey.

Lastbutnotleast,came\Verribee

SecondaryCollege.Andwhatasplashthey

ChameiLrandDil/i1£7aliGirljiiendsforthe night,itwas obviousthey had thecmrent Bollywoodformuladownpat:kabhisoft kabhimde,killerfemattit11de.'

Andyet,thegenrewasnotoruy unique Bonywood,butalsoincorporateda bit of Hip-Hopand classicalBharatanaryam. Therewas talent,effort andenthusiasm galore!

WerribeeSecondaryCollegewere announcedaswinners,withacash prizeof $2000, closely followedby SuzanneCory HighSchoolwithacashprizeof $1000and Footscray HighSchoolwithacashprizeof $500.Theprizesweresplit,withhalf going

toperformersandhalf towardstheirschool. Aspecial prizewas presented to Marian College,for performingevenafter having faced somedifficulties.

Guest performers provided a breathof freshairandshowcaseddifferentdance techniques, from Bollywoodtojazzto ballet tofusion.Theseincluded dancers fromThar DancePlace,Indusrrial Dance Company andMel'sJazzPerformersand Rachana atyalaya.

DancerSashankGLilla,inhis debut performanceinAustralia,rookthe audienceby storm.Hemaybea studentof engineering,butSashankcannotcontainhis lovefor dance.Hisbreakdanceroutine,as wellashisnumber withRachanaNatyalaya, bothwentdownvery wen.

HSDCpromisestohostfurthersuch schoolevents-withalargerline-upnextyear tokeep theexcitementgoing.

VIKAS DATTA on India's World War II

MovingtoLondonin1936, AnandSwaroop.1-.fohan, mymother'smaternaluncle, joinedtheRoyalAirForceon World\VarIl'soutbreakandfoughtinthe BardeofBritain.Herfadier,RewatiRaman Bakshi,anEdinburgh-qualifieddocror, servedthewaryearsatcommandhospitals atMeerut,Jalandhar,Nowsheraandother garrisoncities.Thousandsoffamilies acrossIndiaandPakistanwillbeableto recallsimilarstoriesbutthesearejustapart ofthewar'simpactondiesubcontinent anditspeople.

Asperconventional,nationalistdiscourse, whatthewaryearsarerememberedfor aretheCongressministries'resignation, theAugustoffer,theCrippsMission,QLtit India,dieBengalfan1ine,SubhasChandra BoseandtheIndianNationalArmy(and meRedFortTrial)andformilitarybuff, meBattlesofKohimaandImphal-butaJl these,rl1oughprominent,areonlyfacetsof alarger,compositepicture.

\'{Thathasbeenoverlookedsofar, contendsYasminKhan,writerand professorofhistoryatOxfordUniversity,is thecumulative,comprehensiveeffectonthe Indian"homefront''asthecountrysoon facedatotalwaranditsmanifolddemands. Sheproceedstorectifytheomissionin hersecondbook,TheRajatWar:APeople's HistoiyoIndia'sSecondW'oddfl7ar(Vintage/ RandomHouseIndia).

HerdebutTheGre{ltPmtition:TheJ\1{lki11g ofllldiaa11dP{lkistanwasanincisiveaccount ofhowpartition'spoliticsplayedamong peopleandd1epoliticians'wilful,almost criminallackofknowledgeofwhatit wouldentail.

Asshebringsoutinhernewbook,the SecondWorldWarsawIndiabecoming ahugetroopbasewithpersonnelfrom aJlovertheworld(includingasubstantial componentofAmericans)whilefacing mesocialandeconomiccostsofscores ofyoungmenbeingsentoverseastofight -againstkiliansinEthiopia,Germansin northAfrica,GreeceandItaly,andJapanese inBurmaandontheIndianborderlands itself.Ontheocherhand,women,most middleclassbutofotherstratatoo,enjoyed newfreedomsastheyengagedinwarwork, asnurses,inindustriesandauxiliaries, withgusto.Andmend1eculturalimpact (remembermeAmericans).

Therewasthemajorexpansionintl1e state'spowersandfunctions,adisruption tomelocaleconomies,foodshortages andinAation-paradoxically,thesame timeasindustrialisation,infrastructure development,andevenconsumercomforts -refrigeratorsandtinnedfood-receiveda hugeboost.

Butmostsignificantwasinthepolitical realm-theradicalisationofalargenumber ofd1epopulace,especiaJlyamongthe armedforces(d1ebuhvarkofmeempire), thegrowingcommllllaldivide,thefocus ofawiderBritishaudience,whichswung fromantipathyatmovestoscuttlethewar efforttosympathyforIndians'aspirations forself-ruleand,mostimportantly,how d1eexperiencesshapedthecourseof decolonisation,andofIndependenceand Partition.Itmustberememberedthat

YASMIN KHAN AT WAR

A People's History of India's Second World War

''WW21hapedthe courseofdecolonisation, andofIndependence andPartition.August 1 947 was Just two years afterBritishvoters(a largeportionofthem servicemen)seekinga moreequitableorder, ejectedtheConservative governmentofWinston Churchill,whichhad won the war ,,

August1947wasjusttwoyearsafterBritish voters(alargeportionofmemservicemen) seekingamoreequitableorder,ejected theConservativegovernmentof\Xfinston Churchill,whichhadwonthewar.

Considerableresponsibilityforme accelerationforempire'senclcanbelaid atthedooroftheheavy-handedViceroy, d1eMarquessofLinl.ithgow,whonotonly unilateraJlytookIndiaintothewarbutalso compoundedhisblunderbyneverseeking toreachouttothepeopleatlargetowin tl1eirsupport(Whyhiscontributioncome freedomstruggleisnotlaudedremainsa mystery!)

AnmaAsafAli,(d1en)Lt.P.S.Bhagat VC,andG.D.Birlaareamongd1efan1iliar peopleweencom1terbutKhaninherbook alsobringsourstoriesofmanywhose contributionwasnolesscrucialbutwould havebeenfatedtoremainunsung-the Lascars,whowerethebackboneofthe merchantmarine,andthearmedforces' viralsupportstaff-tailors,cobblers, washermen,nttrses,farmers,labourers,even prostitutes.

Asachronicleofmeseturbulenttimes andtheireffectonpresentSoud1Asia,dus workcanscarcelybebettered.

Relationshipsshouldbeaboutrespectandcompromise, notviolenceandabuse, writesMUKTESHCHIBBER

Wemeet,we agreerotiethe knor and spendour life rogetherwithourparrner andthenweaskourselves, whatwentwrong? Why arewenothappy together?As acouplewe chooseto becommittedto each otherand create amapof ourlifejourney.V//eshare ourvisions,thoughts,passions,beliefs, aswellassupport, trust, friendship, love andconAictwithourlifepartner.Butyou also havetherighttofeelsafe,besafe fromviolence,andshouldreachour for professionalsupportif necessary.

Wewanttorelateto eachotherpositively, however differencesof opinions cangive risecoissues,andattimes,anaccumulation of unresolvedissuesmanifestsintoa distastefulincidemandsubsequently traumatic events in life.1 oftenhearfrom couples that Indianmigrantnewlyweds in Australiadonotget anopportunity to understandorbondwitheach other due cothe0\7erwhelmingpressuresof beingin anewland,or inappropriateinterference fromexternalsources suchasextended family membersfromoverseas.Thislack of oppornmity may potentially create

misunderstandings between a couplewhohaveyetto getto know each other. An understandingof the'self' and takingresponsibility forone'sbehaviourenables areAectiveapproachas opposed to areactive one thatmay bedetrimental co the relationship.

Theimportantquestionis,would differenceof opinionor conAictbetween tl1e couplemanifestintoan enormous issueifthecouplehadtheability orskills toresolvetheirdifferences?Development ofmutual understandingberweenacouple takestimeandtl1eintentroacommitted relationshiprequiringnurmringand affection,free fromany formof abuseor violence.

Theneedco\Vant coestablisha relationship,free of abuse andviolence, requiresacommitmentfromeach individual. Thereis alwayssomething aboutour tl10ught process thatmay not behelpfulandsometimesweneedto1et go'of sometliingormakeacompromise

thatwouldbenefit theblossomingof our relationship.

As acommmury,wehaveevolved and adaptedtoembraceand recognise the upsanddownsof life. Arthesametime, asindividualsweareaproductof our environmentand tl1ebroadsocio-political and economic trends thatimpingeonour family life.W/elearn tocopewitl1thedaily stressorsoflifesuch ashectic routines, parentingstyles,workpressures,financial .issues and extendedfamilymatters.This can bemany tin1escompoundedinaforeign landby loss of networks orfamily support. However,abuseorviolenceisneverrhe answertoresolvingaconAict or difference of opinion.Violencewitl1inarelationship 1sacnme.

Changeisinevitable. Aswecha11geas individuals,sodoes our relationship.This changedoesnot necessarily havetothreaten our relationship,itsimplyrequiresusro be equippedwitb newstrategies,skillsand negotiation.Seekingtimely assistance and supportfromqualified professionals can help inpreventingorescapingacts ofabuse orviolence andin themanagemenrof the breakdown of arelationship.

M1tktesh Chibbe,·isacouplesandfamily therapist,andafamilylawmediato1� Shehas25yearsofexperiencewoddngin Australia.

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Maths whiz SEYOON RAGAVAN brought home a gold medal from the International Mathematics Olympiad competition this month. The sixteen-year-old Year 11 student at Sydney's Knox GrammarSchool tellsus why he loves numbers

BYMANAN LUTHRA

Whydoesmathsappealtoyou?

At theOlympiadlevel,maths couldbe describedasanythingbutroutine. Quite oftenthereisalotof creativity,ingenuity andstabbingaroundin thedarkcowards findingasolutiontoaproblem.When hoursof workatoneproblem culminates inchatsingular moment of clarity when everythingfallsincoplace,ic canbevery satisfying.Anothergreatthingaboutmaths isthatthefurtheryou exploreit,thefurther youfindthedeeperunderlyingconnections between seemingly unrelatedstrandsof mathematics.

Whatinterestedyouaboutmaths, as a youngchildstartingschool?

Tobecompletely honest, at chat timethe primary drivingfactor wassimply that 1happenedtobereasonably goodatitl lt cookuntilmaybeIwas 10or 11 when 1starteddelvingintothemorecreative endof rnatl1s,and slowly Idevelopedan appreciationofthebeauty andcreativity thatwentintosucharich field.

Which mathematicianshave influenced you?

lwouldn'tsay I'vedoneenoughin mathematicsyet to name mathematicians whohavenecessarilyinfluencedmy work.That said, thereare definitely some mathematicianswhoI admire,forexample Euclid,LeonhardEuler,CarlFriedrich Gauss,PaulErdos,andof courseourvery ownTerry Tao.

Areyou goingtogo onto become a famousmathematician likeTerryTao, the otherstudentfromAustraliawho wontheMathsInternational Olympiad? Where doyouseeyourselfatthirty?

I'm not coosurewhereI want togoin terms of acareer,butI'ddefinitely liketo continuewithsomethingmathematical. Terry Tao is theperfect exampleof the fact chat researchmathematicianscan in fact bewell-rmmded inruviduals,soI do enjoy bringinghimup asan examplewhen discussingmy career optionswith others!

What would yousaytoastudentlike mewhothinksmathsisa chore?

Mathsisalways goingto beachoreif you &imply dothe tasksyou'regiven,d1oughchis issufficient toget through theHSC. But ifyou wanttoseetheelegancechatmaths reallyhasaboutic,you needcodivein,look forpatternsandpursuemad1ernaticaltruth yourself.At theendoftheday,mathematics artheresearch levelisan endlesspursuitof absolute truth.

Whyaresomanykidsscared ofmaths?

Ithink d1isgoes back comaths beingseen asalargely routinething-peopleseeit as'youjustdrillthetechniquesin, and thenit'sjustploughingthrough task after taskwicb the samedrillevery single time.' Sometimes this"endlessploughing"can seem daunting,and perhaps thisisoneof thereasonsthatsomestudentstendro be scaredoffby maths.Unfortunately,chere isalsoamoderately prevalentperception ofmathsasanamalgamationof ugly equations,whereas d1ereality is thatmaths is ultimately aboutelegantideas,principles andargrnnentschathaveshapedour knowledgeofthefield.

Ihave tosay inmy personalexperience

Ihaven't seenanawfullot of rufference betweenhowboysandgirlshandlemaths. However, d1ere.isthe issueof lower proportions ofgirlsperformingin mad1s atthehighestlevel. \\YhileI can'tsay I'm qualifiedenoughtoaccountforthis,1 definitely thinkthisisanissuechatisbeing improved on,and it wouldbereally good if wecouldseean eveningombetween the boysandgirls populating theseOlympiads withinthenextten to fifteenyears.

WHYdoweneedmaths,Seyoon???

AsIseeit,d1ereare threemainreasons:

1. Practicalsciences suchasphysicsand chemistry,thatdirectly influencethe everyday workings of theworld,frommetal extractionprocessestospaceexploration

toglobal communication,are entirely contingentonmathematical foundations laid down by mathematiciansovercenmries.

2.Puremathematicsalsohasdirect applicationsind1ereal\Vmld.Twoof my favouriteexamples arethe useof parabolicdishesin radiotelescopes,owing tothereflectionpropertiesunderlyingdie geometry of d1e parabola,and also d1e roleof primenumbersincryptography andsecurity.Prime numbers are stillan areaof heavy researchin themathematical world, andif it weren'tforthem,your bankaccountswouldall be bustthanks co hackers!

3.Asa discipline,mathematics develops the foundations of critical chinkingskills involvedinsystematically breakingdown complexsituations d1atarekey inseveral od1ersubjectsanddisciplines,including the humanities,wherequantities of work often culminate incarefully constructingan argumentin essay form.

Asiansandmaths lsthestereotype true?

Onceagain,I don'tthinkI'mexactly qualified copass educatedcomment onthis.

Youprobablydomathsforfun.Tell usa fun maths activitythatyou have enjoyed?

Iabsolutely lovedoingmaths forthe pureftmof it!Oneexampleof afun activity I've enjoyedis our trainingcamps

inDecember andApril. Eachnightme students wouldhaveanevening problem sessionwid1ourlecturerswherewe'djust ruscuss randomproblems.Oneofd1em wouldposeaproblem to us,and we'd spend timetalkingwitheachotheranddiscussing the problem. Oftentheproblemswere very unusualinflavour,andsothe camaraderie in discussingthese problemswitheach otherand slowly workingour\vay towards aninformed solution istruly fi.m and enjoyable.

Knowagoodmathsjoke?

Five out of every four peopledonot understand fractions.

Would it betruetosaythatyouknow mathsbetterthansomeoftheteachers atschool?

TheteachersacschoolandIspecialise indifferentareasofmad1s.Teachers wouldbeby all means more well-versedin fieldstypically coveredinundergraduate mathen1atics,for examplethose pertaining tolinearalgebraandcalculus,whereas my expertiseliesmorewith discretefields ofmathematics,suchas combinatorics andnumbertheory.Ishould notechat quiteafewoftheteachers wouldalso beexperiencedin one or moreofthese areasaswell,especiaUy if they continued mathsbeyondd1eundergraduate level. Nevertheless,these teachersareallof course farmoreexperienced d1.anIam,so 1 definitely havealottolearnfrom theml

Ifyou had to impress agirlwithyour mathsskills,whatwould yousayto her?

Iwouldgiveherastandard52-carddeck co shuffleandplaceona table,and d1en I wouldwritethename of a cardon apiece ofpaper andplaceit facedown. 1 would askherco dealtwelvecardsto the table, facedown, askingher to select any four. The couched cards would be mrned face up, andtheremainingcardsgatheredand returnedto the bottom of me pack.

Forexample'ssake,I'Uassumed1at the fourface-up cardsareafour,seven, ten,andking.I wouldmendealcardson copofeachof the four,dealingenough cards tobringthe total of each pile up to ten. Forexample,I would deal sixcards on thefour, counting, "5,6,7,8,9, 10.'' Threecards aredealt on d1eseven.No cardsare dealton the ten. Each royal card countsasten,so nocardsareplacedon theking.

The values of the four cardsare now added:4,7, lO,and 10equals31.I'd handherthepackandaskher to count tod1e 31st card,and turnit over. Funnily enough,ithappensrobethesameas d1e cardwhose nameI'd writtendown atthe beginning!I'll leaveyou to decidewhy.

Seyoon,you'rethecoolestnerd I know. #Respect!

,, Maths is ultimately about elegant ideas, principles and arguments that have shaped our knowledge ofthe field ,,

ProbJem 2. Determine all triples (a,b,c) of positive integers suci1 t11at each oHhe numbers ab-c, be-a, ca-b is apowe]· of 2.

(A pmve.r ri/2 i.s an integr?:r rifthe fom1 2", wheren. i,.s anon-negative m.te.ger.)

SeyoonwithsupergeekandAustralian MathematicsTrustsupporterAdam Spencer;OneoftheproblemsSeyoon solvedonthewaytogold(left)

BYRAKAMITRA

Ayear agoIbookedmyself on theadventureof alifetimetrekkingthroughtheHimalayas for 15 days and conquering my ownMountEverestaimingtomakeit toEverestBaseCamp. At 5,365mabovesealevel,I knew this was going tobediffirnlt,especially becauseI hadnevertrekkedaday beforeinmy life! Itwas cobeajourney of self-discovery, of pushing myself to stretchlimits,and of coursecotakeafewseJfiesnext codie "EverestBase Camp2015" sign. Nepal promised adventureandalife-changing experienceandwhenIarrivedmereearlier diis year shedidn't rusappoint.

Saturday 25April isaday thatwill beetchedinmymemory forever.Thar day,amomentchangedmy life.If 1 am completely honest I havebeen tryingto writedownmy experienceof dusday for a whileandeverytime my penfreezesas my mindrewindsback to relivethedevastation of diatday.

I started dieday in die small to·wn of Chitwan,famous for its populationof Asiatic rhinosandtigers.This was the perfect settingforsomemuchdeserved pose-trekrest andrelaxation. After spending afewdays hereIdecidedonemorning, quirespontaneously,toheadbackto Kathmandu.Ibookedacourist bus and headedoff tomeetfriends I'd madealong dieway.

Thestrip of roadtoKathmandu

meandersalongthemountainandthe TrishuliRiver,oftenbeconiingquitenarrow; Ineededto book ahotel for dienight and was searchingdirough somelastminute deals when thefirst quakeof 7.8magnitude Ilic at 11.56am.No oned1oughtmuchof it, diebus rardedquiteseverely inhindsight, butatdietime,ever)'oneexcept thedriver wroteitoff as"bad roads."I remember lookingout chewindow andnoting the pavedroad -I couldn't see any potholes,but chatdidn't meandie)'weren'tontheother side.

Withinmoments,I noticedalandslide beginon dieothersideof theriver.There was still no causeforalarm,I'dbeen dirough many arock-fall while trekking. Landslides androck-falls arecommon occurrences in epal.A quick scanhad confirmednohomesorpeoplewerein harm'sway soIwentbacktomy search for ahotel room.

\Y/e stopped ata villagetothe sounds of wailing. Acar,vasonirs side. A woman was devastated.Anodier accident,weall thought.Two daysbefore,atouristbus, justlikedieone1wasin,hadbeeninan accidentandfallendown d1emountain road.It'sa sad,but relatively common occurrenceon diePritlwiHighway.Slowly wegotinformationthat itwasn't an accident.There hadbeenaneardiquake.

My nu.ndrefocusedfrom themacro viewof thewoman,theoverturned car andgathered crowd, rod1ebiggerpicmre. Concretehomeshad crumbled,otherswere leaningdangerously,and afewpeoplewere inhysterics.

Afewmomentslater,ourdriver decided ropushon. "\'(/emustgetto Kadimandu," he said, soweall took our seats.

Aminutelacer,I turned around. Acloud of dustcan1edown themountain andthe

villagewehadbeeninamoment agowas sweptunderitsforce.\Ve scoppedfor a moment again,but couldn'tgo back.The roadwas too narrow,diebus couldnor turn. \'!/epushedon,each of us inourown diought.5,prayingford1epeopleinmac village,prayingthatperhaps,justby luck, thecloudhadcomepast thevillageand perhapsitwas simply obscuredfromview, notobliteratedfromexistence.

\Y/e reacheda rest stop, alittlerestaurant, and acar park normally cateringto tourists headingback coKathmandu.I optedco stay out,as others wentinto buy somelunch. Foodwas thefarthest thingfrom my mind as I triedto process what1 had seen.Theo d1esecondquake hie.

The first thing you hear isa deep rumble fromdieground.Thencomes theshake.

,, A cloudofdust came downthe mountain andthe village wehad been in a moment ago was swept under its force.

We stoppedfor a moment again, but couldn't goback ,,

Thegroundunderyourfeettransforms intowhat1 canonly describeaswaves inanocean.Youtry tonm,butyoufall. Yourbalanceisthrown.Iscrambledonall fours and madeitto aretainingwall.Rocks hadstartedfallingfrom thetopofthe mountain.The restaurantwasshakingso much, itwasasif Iwas watchingamovie takenwith a really badhand.held camera. A hundredpeopletriedtostampedeoutof a small doorway.Thencan1ethescreams.The screamsofpeopletryingtocomprehend what's happening,toholdontolovedones, to ensure theirsafety.Thosewere probably thelongest tensecondsofmylife.Behind therestaurant,ahomecrumbled cothe ground. Itdidn'tmatter.Everyonewassafe andmostlyunhurt. Nothing elsemattered. Again, we boarded the busand kept going,only tocometo asudden halt. lewas rainingboulders.Themountainswere angry. Rocks andboulders camehurtlingdown. Amanonhismotorbikewasthrownoff, but thankfully helanded in asafespot. His motorbikehadbeenhurleddown tl1ecliff. Ic didn't matter. Hewasalive.That'sall that mattered.

l'v[y fivehourtriptoKathmandutook 12hours. Ourbushaltedjustoutside Katlimandu.Entireapartmentblocks had comecrashingdown. Hospitalsweretreating patientson thefootpatl1.EveryfewmetresI

sawpeoplegatheredaroundrubble,nodoubt tryingtorescuesomeoneburiedwithin.

That night,Idecided coheadtothe Australian Embassy.Iwasgreetedwiththat familiarfriendly drawl.Theconcernof fellowAustraliantourists,whoenquiredifI hadbeenhurtandproceededcoaskmetl1e secondmostin1portancquestion,"Beeror wine?" There weretentsalready setup,warm foodcookingonagasstove,warmsleeping bagslaidouc,butmost importancly,wegave eachotherahug.Throughtheeveningmore AustraliansandKiwisstarted filteringin. Therewere 13of usontl1efu-stnight.

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Military aircraft had starredHying overhead.1 was cold tl1eIndianAir Force wasprovidingallsortsof aid."Iwillgo cotheairporttomorrow,"Imessagedmy family and closedmy eyestotryandsleep. Thatneverhappened.

TribhuvanAirportwas packedwicb thousandsofpeople tryingtogethome.I managedtomakeitin andjust asIlifted my suitcase to placeon asecurity scanner, anotherquake.Thistime, 6.6 rnagnicude. A waveof people hoistedmeintotheair.I rodethewaveand wasthrowntothefloor whenwegotoutside.

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awhileandthen venturedback inside.I picked upmy discarded suitcase andmade it tl1roughsecurity.M)'flightdidn'tarrive thatevening. It circledoverheadwaitingfor clearanceandleft.

Itrainedthat night.AsI lay inmy warmsleepingbagIsaid aprayer.Outside Kathmandu,waitingformewasmy whole family,my friends,my work,myhome.lt didn'tseemfair.Thefeelingofcomplete helplessnessthatovercomesyouisoneI cannotpen down.

ThefollowingmorningIvisited ahospital todonatesomeblood.Therewas alotof noisefromdoctorsandnursesgoing about theirbusiness,)'ettbere\Vasthe\Toidand silenceineveryone'seyes. 1flewoutthenext dayinto thearmsofmy lovedones,leaving behindsomanytopickupthepieces.

Over cl1etl1reedaysafter theeartl1quake, Iexperienced 18tremors.I alsoexperienced thebest and worstof thehuman spirit. Strangerswhoextended tl1eiroffers of friendshipandshared their last2-minute noodles packet,tothe ugly side of people whotookmilitaryrations and wakedonto a rescueflight.

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I havesettledintomyold,famil.iarroutine of worklifenow, far away fromtheplace that changedmeforever.LastnightI dreamt of Nepal. Idreamtof thecrisp mountain air,the breathtakingscenery ofthemighry Himalayas,thecolourful prayerflagsandthe smjJesofthebeautifulNepalesepeople.

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Lt fond of alcohol,in any form.Ihm1e cookedwith wine in thepast,and quitesuccessfully too,butwhentheideaof a'beersoup'cameup,Ipushedbackalittle. Burhey,I'mupforachallengeanyday!As Iwentaboutmy research,Ifoundchatit is reallynotsuchan atrociousidea. \�hatabour thebitternessofthebeer, youask?Noproblem,tbe cheeserakes careof that!Withplenty of cheese,bacon, jalapenosand cream,chissoup is not for the faint hearted.Orthecalorie conscious!But it isperfectfor the unusually coldwinter we'vebeen havinginOzthisyear. Goodquality cheddarcanmakeabuge

differenceto theAavoursof thissoup.1 usedamixtureof vintagecheddarand flavouredcheddar(onionandchive). leis notnecessarytosticktotheseflavours;the onlyimportant thingistouseoneortwo typesof really goodcheddarwithatleast onebeingvintageor agedcheddarfor that sharppunch.

Thesoupmrnedouttobeadelicious experience.All my skepticismvanished withthat firstspoonful. Evenmy6-year-old loved ir,proclaimingit tobe'thebestsoup ever'.(Don'tworry abour givingit toyour children,mostof thealcoholiscookedoff before thedishreachesthetable).

Thisbeerand cheddarsoupis justas muchabout textureasit isabomflavour.

Thesoftonionsand celerymixwonderfully withthesalty,deliciousbitsof browned bacon.Andjustwhen your tastebudsare lulled into asafesenseof flavour,tl1efresh jalapenospop up forthat vibrantbeat whichexplodesin yourmouth.

You'veprobably figured, Ican ravenonstopaboutchissoup,soyouknowwhat. let'sjust gee cooking!

2celerystalks, finely chopped

1 onion,finelychopped

1 jalapeno,finely chopped

2 garliccloves,finelychopped

2sprigsthyme,finelychopped 300ml bottle pilsner (or ale ifyou prefer)

2 ½cupschicken stock

4tbspunsalted butter

¼ cup plainflour

250 ml cream

100 gmflavoured cheddar (onion and chive), grated

150gm vintage/agedcheddar, grated

Salt,to season

Freshly milled black pepper,to season

Toserve

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1 jalapeno,finelysliced

ofthe bacon willrender and crisp upthe pieces. Remove and keep aside leavingthe remaining oil in the pot.

To thesame pot, addthe chopped onions, celery, jalapenos and thyme.Cooktillsoftenedwhich shouldtake around8- 10minutes. Oncethe veggies have softened, addthe beer and cook tillthe liquid has been reduced by halt;thiswill take you around 5-7 minutes. Then addthe chicken stock and continuetosimmer on low heat. In another pan, make the roux by meltingthe butter and whisking the flour into it. Whisk tillthe mixture has lightly browned andthen add thisto the stock andmix well to combine.

Continueto cooktillthe stock has thickened andthen addthe grated cheese and cream.

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It happenscothebestof us. Especially inwinter,getting upoutof awarmbed seemsalmostimpossible,andsometimes,weendupbeinglace. Whenyou'reat schoolyoucangeta notefrommeofficeandwalkintoyournormalclassroom �nd talk to yourfriends,whomay ormaynotlaugh atyou.Eitherway,no one 1s really homered. At uni,when IwaU,inlate toalecture, mereisaroomfuUof 300+strangerswhowatchmestumbleacross to thefrontseats(dieonly place wheremere'splacesavailable)andsay'sorry,excuseme,sorry' asJ dodgebagson die floor.Sometimes,coavoidchisproblem,I tty tosicin theback of thelecture hall,but thenyou mightendupbehindpeoplewhoare let'ssay moreinterested ineachotl1er's faces chan thecontent of thelecture.

Atschool it's easy comeet upwith friends atrecess and lunch,butsometimes ac uniit's difficultcomakeandmaintain friendships. Personally,Ilikeco keep in couch witl,my friendsfromhighschool. Once,a friendandI agreed tomeet upinthe parkforlunchandwefmmdanicebenchby thepond.Littlecl.idwe knowthatweweresurroundedbycoupleswhohadalso decided tomeetupfor ltmch.Iwas desperately hopingtl,acpeoplewouldn'tth.inktbatthecwoof us wereacouple.Luckilyforus,nooneseemedto belooking inourdirection.

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WhenI wasinhighschool,I usedtocall<tomy friendsabouttheimportant things in life, things likeho,vI washanddrymy hair. At that time,icseemed genuinelyinteresting andfriends andI wouldspendentire traintrips discussingthingslike chis. ow,asa unistudent, when l catch the ttaiuand heatkidsdiscussing these copies,l can'thelpbutth.ink 'what isgoingon here'? It's evenworse when they speak as loudas they can and somehow manage cosynchroniseall of their giggles together. I just can'thelp but pray mat I was never thatannoying whileI was in school. Problemis,Ith.inkI was.

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Theweathermayhavebeenfree7Jng inrecentweeks,butthereis somethingtobesaidforresisting theurgetohibernateandheading outcothesnowinstead.

If thiswereanIndian winter, people wouldgeneraUybecuddled upunder their rajai(q11ilts),sippingendlesscupsofchai (tea)anddroolingo,1ergajakand nvri(dry sweet madeof sesameseeds commonly consumedinwinter months). That's becausepeopleinIndiamightnot havethe optionof visitingawinterwonderlandjust fourhours' driveawayfromhome,with much fun cobehadon thesnowy slopes.

An increasingnumberof Indianand AsianoriginfamiliesinAustraliaarecaking offto winter destinations combining the excitementof snowactivitieswhileenjoying thebreathtakingsceneryof Alpineregions. Evenbonafidebeachlovers grudgingly admit that thereiscoldweather pleasure in carvingthroughAuffysnow,thawing Out bythefiresideand waking up tothe spectacularviewofsnowflakesfallingfrom the sky.

Simranand Prabhjot from1-Ielbourne areone.suchcouple."InIndiawehadlittle oppornm.iry toexperienceawhitewinter, butinVictoriatl1ereareseverallocations closebythatoffersnowvacations.A few years ago we visitedFallsCreekforiliefirst timeandwefellin lovewith theplaceand itsEuropean-style charm. Sincethenwego back everyseasonandtakeotherfriends withus."

Whetheryouhavetmlim.itedfundsor yousimplywant the familyto have an exciting holiday witl1omtakingoutasecond

mortgagethereareaccommodationoptions inFaUs Creek tosuitaUbudgets.

Boardmemberof Falls CreekResort Managementand parttimeskiinstructor IanFarrowsaid,"Thereareseveral lodgesandaccommodationoptions like theAustralian Alpine Club (AAC) where membersand familiescanbooklong term rentalsataffordablerares.Theyareidealfor allseason tour.ismasFallsCreekhaslotsro offer inboth summerandwinter."

Raviand SimmifromMelbourne,who visitFallsCreekoftenwiththeirkids,agree.

"\'1/'etriedtheAustralian AlpineClub Lodge thisyear.Itwasmoreeconomicalandhad all theamenities requiredfora comfortable stay."

"Our children took someskiinglessons atWindyCornerand nowlook forward totackling thesnowyslopeswhenever possible," Ravisaid."Weencourageit,asit isahealthyoutdooractivity,recharges their batteriesandwegetcobondasa family."

"Wehavealsostarted takinglessonsand itisfan tojointhekids,"Simmiadded, "ThoughI mustadmitIstillneed till next winterOlympics to practisethetechnique ofhownot to careenomof control."

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All theactivitiesandthe crispwinterair dowonderstowhettheappetite.You will find something to temptyourtastebuds atoneoftheover30 eateriesintheFalls CreekResortVillagethatofferbasicto gourmetmeals.

Hundredsofskiableacres,roomy slopes,ski-liftridesandthrillingsports canget tiring,sotheoversnowtransport shuttlesarea welcomesightas theytrundle past collectingwearytravellersand their cumbersomesnowgearandsporting

,, Thereis somethingincrediblyaddictive about goingpastthe HighPlains, Kiewa ValleyandRockyValleylake areas. Itotally digthe trailsanddo notneedto purchase theratherexpensive snowlift passes to get around Ron, a Falls Creek regular ,,

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"Everyyear thereissomething newand different to enlunceottr winterrecreation," saidVera,aFaUsCreekregularfrom Albury. "Dogsleds,snowmobiles,n.ighttimeskiing and fireworks everyThursdayduringpeak seasonadds tothewarm andinvitingspirit thatweexperiencemakingus wanecocome backagain."

Vera'ssonRonisacross-countryski enthusiastandane;,,.-pertsnowboarder. "Thereissometl1ing incrediblyaddictive aboutgoingpast theHighPlains,Kiewa ValleyandRockyVaUeylake areas," besaid, sharu.1ghisNordicexperience."T totally digthetrailsanddonotneedtopurchase the rather expensivesnow lift passes toget around."

SoniafromShepparronsaidshewas totallysmitten aftershechosetovisit FallsCreekfor aromanticescapewithher partner.''Afteradayon theslopeswewould remrntogetawell-earned massageandset

out towineanddinein nearbyrestaurants," Sonia said.

''All ofthem are,vithina shore distance andourfavouritewastheresrau.ranratFalls CreekHotel and 1542,located intheheart ofthevillagewheretheyhavelivesinging performancesaddingtotheromanceoftl1e place," gushed Sonia.

Her partnerKumarshared herview and offered tips rokeepthecost reasonable. "I usedtoconsidersnow trips veryexpensive, but tl1erearemanywaysandmeans to keep itaffordable.Youjust needstodoyour homework beforehand and look fordeals and discounts and offpeak purchases"he said.

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Backin theday,whenSalman Khan's triceps used tomatch the restof his body more proportionately, be gatecrashed into the dreams of thousands of women withhis 1998 hit'OOJaane Jaa11t1� Meaty andbare-boclied withdreamy, docile eyes,the charismaticscar has been seenby someninemillion people in this number onYouTubeasof July,2015.

So,what do you tell threepassionateand aspiri11gmusicianswhenthey make a remix of sucha hugely popular song?

Youcongratulatethemontheir daring featand keepyourfingerscrossedforthem.

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DJ Sayem,featuringKaran Luthra (aka Bluntz) andAchesKhan,is nor entirely a rernixof the original song.Itonly usesthe chorus fromtheoriginal song,interspersed withSayemandBluntz's own lines of rap and rhyme and fresh vocalsfromAches (wboin theopinionof yours truly,bas a better voicethan Kamaal Khanwho sang the popular number).

Aremixis a fusionof rhe oldwith the new.ForSayem andBlnntz,whowant tosray closetotheir roots aswell as appeal tothemainstream urbanyouth, a hybrid video suitably helps theircause. Whileitconnects with young people who identify with the oomphandattitudeof themusicians,AhsanakaKingKurry's effortlesspopping,FlaviaNarayan's babe 9uotient,Mystik Bollywood's peppy moves andRaheelSharma's cinematography,

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Seatedina noisy cafeinSydney'sCBD witl1Sayemand Karan,I am told that for independentartisrs,Sydney,or for that mattertheworld, is not aneasy place. There are billstobe paidandmouths tobe fed.Butthatdoesn'thold them backfrom staying true totheir passion formusic.So after their gruelling nine-co-fivejobs,they diligently get back totheirbasic need, that .is, creating music. They write,self-teach, improvise, conceptualise, recordandedit. Mostimportantly,they do notgive up.

As a team, they "feed off" one another. Sayem is thebrainsbehind the video and is9uite the visionary ashe wistfully says, "Everybody has adifferenttimingin life forfindingtheirtruecalling." Karan,who has adiplomain audio technology from the Austral.ian Instituteof Music,brings totbetablehis technical expertise and lovefor rappingwhichspans 17 years of personal and professionalexperiences.

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STARRING: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan,NawazuddinSiddiqui, Harshaali Malhotra, Om Puri DIRECTOR:Kabir Khan

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Bajrang Bali ki Kasam, the muchawaitedSalman Khan Eid release, Bajrangi Bhaijaan isa far cryfrom the regular SalmanKhanfilms.Though packedwith a fewself-glorification scenesandafar-fetchedplot, thisfilm, fora change, issensible.It's alight,

emotionally-packeddrama that touches your heart.

It isthestory ofPavanKumar Chaturvedi aka Bajrangi Bhaijaan, a sincere devotee ofLordHanuman, who takesitupon himself to reunite a mute 6-year-old Pakistanigirt, Shahida, who he calls Munni, with herfamily across the border.

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mindto do no wrong.So muchso thatwhenheis questioned, "Tum bahadur ho ya bewakoof', he hasno answer.

SalmanKhan ishis usual light-hearted self, doing what comesnaturally to him. But, fortunately thosescenesareso wellamalgamated into the screenplay that, even the frivolity displayed, seems like an extension of his character andgains credibility. Histrialsand tribulationsare endearing and you are one with him in hismission.

With not asingle word ofdialogue to mouth, little Harshaali asShahida, foors youwith her expressive eyes, especiallyher forlorn look.Your heartmeltswhen she clings on to Salman and you chuckle when she is playfully naughty or yearns to eat non-veg.Shesharesa strong on-screen chemistry with Salman and probably that'swhy the film iseffective.

Every other character in thefilmis well-etched.NawazuddinSiddiqui as ChandNawab,a freelancesmalltown broadcast journalist, who trails Bajrangi Bhaijaan while he isinPakistan, performscompetently. He adds a comic tinge to hischaracter with ease, displaying hisversatility asan actor.

Kareena playsSalman'slove angle, Rasika.She hasaminisculerole that doesnotgo beyond the perfunctory glamour quotient.

SharatSaxena asRasika'sfather Dayanandand the actresswho plays Shahida's mother have their screen moments.

OmPuri in aspecial appearance as the Moulvi iswasted.

The premise ofdirector Kabir Khan's film maysound like asimple road journey, but the tale unfurls with ample adventurous excitement laced with humour, melodrama and cinematic libertywhich includessome tacky and stereotypicalscenes.

On the technicalfront, thefilm, with decent production values,hasa realistic approachsansthe glossinessof a block buster.

Aseem Mishra'scinematography captures thewide-sceniclandscapes and the close up of the tear dropfalling fromSalman's eye, effortlessly.

Thesongs, thoughwell-meshed into the script, don't leave an impact on thenarration.Thefirstsongwith the lyrics, "Chai beta selfie le le re" which introducesSalman,iswell choreographed. Whereas, the other song with the lyrics, "Bhook lagi bhook lagi, zoron ki bhook lagi (ChickenSong), withsome yodelling,hasa racy tune of anoft-heardKonkani/ Marathi remix, but ischaotically choreographed. Boththesesongscaterstrictly to front benchers.

And the Sufisong "Bhar dojholi meri," featuring AdnanSarniusedin one of the episodic climax, is exhilarating, but lost in the mayhem of the sequence of events.

ApartfromSalman, watch Bajrangi Bhaijaanfor itsstrong message oflove andbrotherhood bonding,whichisso relevanttoday.

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is not utterly satisfying. Like most Rajamouli's films, Baahubali too is a regular revenge drama. The only difference is thatit'ssetin an imaginary world made on a lavish scale and againstthe backdrop ofa royal family.

BAAHUBALI: THE BEGINNING

STARRING: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannah Bhatia, Nasser, Ramya Krishnan, Prabhakar, Rohini

DIRECTOR: S.S Rajamouli ..,......,�\

Thisone has everything Indian cinema hasn'twitnessed sofar.

Baahubali: The Beginning almost placesTelugu cinema on parwith Hollywood standards withitsvision, extravagantvisuals and the lavish scale on whichit's made. In his attemptto make a world class product, Rajamouli maynothave passed in distinction but this attempt, despite ts inconsistencies, can't be forgotten easily. But all that glitters is notgold, and although Baahubali is neatly enveloped in a golden wrapper, whatyou find inside

MASAAN

STARRING: Sanjay Mishra, Richa Chadda, Vicky Kaushal, Shweta Tripathi, Saurabh Chadhary, Vineet Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, Nikhil Sahni, Bhagwan Tiwari

DIRECTOR: Neeraj Ghaywan ***i. ,;

An Inda-French co-production, Masaan is a poignanttale oftwoyoungcouples, whoselivesare intertwined byfate, set against the backdrop of a crematorium ontheghatsofthe riverGangesin Benares.

Educated and fairly independent, Devi Pathak- although living in a small town - is unconventional, experimental and unapologetic aboutherlife. Whilethe unexpected death ofherlover Piyush has her internalizing hertraumatic loss, shesimultaneously balancesto maintain trucewithherfatherVidyadhar Pathak (Sanjay Mishra), a formerSanskrit teacher,now selling knick-knacks onthe bankoftheGanges.She is in disagreementwith herfatherwho is forced toshell out a hefty bribetothe police inspectorin orderto keep her "shame" underwraps.

Onthe otherhand, Deepak'stale is a tragic romanceofa promising engineeringstudentborn intothefamily ofcorpse-burners. Hefalls in lovewith an upper-caste girl, Shalu Gupta, who is willingtoelope if herfamily opposestheir

It's thestoryofa son vyingto avenge his father's death fora kingdom. But Rajamouli is no ordinaryfilmmaker. Only he can make a simple tale as entertaining, engrossing and aweinspiring as Baahubali, albeit with some minor flaws

Earlyon,we're introduced toqueen Sivagami (played byRamya Krishnan), runningforherlife clutching a baby. Shesacrificesher lifeforthe infant,who issaved and raised by a tribe residing atthefootofa giganticwaterfall. He's named Shivudu(Prabhas), afterShiva, and is asstrongand powerful asthe lord himself. Raised unawareofhis lineage, Shivudu developsgreatrock-climbing skills. He getsinquisitiveaboutthe world beyond the giant mountain that separates histribefrom the otherside. Soon, hestarts climbing, in search ofa world he envisions.

On the othersideofthe mountain alliance.

For a maiden venture, Ghaywan's Masaan, is a sensitivelyhandled, honestfilmwithsomeintrepid truths aboutsmall townsin India, givingyou an insight intothe mind ofthe internetsavvyyouth. These are adroitlywoven intothe narrative.

Varun Grover's layered script, with a seemingly complexscreenplay, oscillates between romance and melodrama.Thescreenplay unlocks simply, throughtherealisticlivesofthe characters, bringingtothe fore, societal taboos like morality,sexual exploration and romance in a caste-driven society.

Every character is intricatelywelletched and theactorsleave an indelible markwiththeirpowerful butnatural performances.

Vicky Kaushal as Deepak, with his boynext-doorlooks, is impressive. A bundle oftalent, heslipsintohis characterwith unquestionable ease and sincerity. He stealsyour heartwith his coy demeanour when hewoos his lady love.You empathisewith his pain and frustrations. Thescenewhere he breaks down before his friends after losingShalu is heartwrenching. He is aptlysupported in a realistic performance byShweta Tripathi as Shalu, a collegian, whofalls in love with his simplicity. On screen, they make an endearingpair.

Richa Chadda witha stoicallyglum and a stubborn demeanouras Devi, borders on being a rebel without a cause. A misfit

is Mahishmati,the mythical kingdom ruled by Bhallala Deva (Rana), a ruler consumed by hisown ego; a narcissist whoturns hisown people intoslaves. He's equallystrong and takes a giant bison bythe horns, literally. Bhalla keeps Devasena (Anushka), a formerprincess in his captivity, and shestronglybelieves herson will come and freeher.

Rajamouli's idea oftwoworlds separated bya mountain is impressive. He usesittoseparategood from evil. If Mahishmati comprises peoplewho kill theirownforthethrone. peoplefrom the tribegooutoftheirwaytosavea life.

Thefrst halfhardly has anything riveting happeningto keepyou hooked. Aswefollow Prabhas on hisquestto learn about his own identity, we meet Avantika (famannah), a warrior,who is partofa small rebel groupthat has chosen herto free Devasena. Instead ofspeedingupthe proceedings, there's a needless romantictrack between Shivudu and Avantika, who is initially portrayed as a brave, mission-focused warrior.

Andjustfor a few minutes itwas a treattowatch a leading actress perform without the trappings of an archetypal Telugu cinema heroine. Alas, it doesn't last longand wesoonseeAvantika and Shivudu in a sensuoussong andatthe end ofit. she's restingon his chest. Suddenly, she's reminded of her mission asthough somebody had the button tothe mission bell and had pressed it. Shegetsbackinto herwarrior costume, leaveswith a heavy heart, only to be

rescued byShivudu later.The whole pointofhavingTamannah play a warrior justdoesn't makesense. Goingbythe approach, itappears like she wasmerely castto play Prabhas's pair because hisfanswould liketosee him romance somebody.

It's in thesecond half Baahubali is truly majestictowatch. Itprovidesthe kind ofvisuals, entertainment and action that'll makeyou fall in lovewiththe film, though briefy. The 20-30 minutes warsequences are breathtaking, as an armyofthousands lockhornson a battlefield. Senthil Kumar'sspectacular camerawork isanother reasonwhy every frame is beautiful and it elevatesthe whole experiencewhen coupled with greatsound.Sabu Cyril and Srinivas Mohan deservethunderousapplausefor creatingincredibly realistic sets and lifelike visual effects.

Prabhas and Rana match each other withtheirsolid performances. Rana as the ruthless Bhallala Deva is excellent. Butthe pick oftheactorshasto be Ramya Krishnan asSivagami, who is effortlessly at ease in her character. Sathyaraj tooshone as Kattapa.

Ifonly Rajamouli had shown halfthe creativitythatheused to choreograph the battlescenes in hiswriting, Baahuba/1would've been a much better film. The kind of creativity that turned a fyintoa revenge-seekingcharacter in Eega. Itneedsthe kind ofwritingthat'll makeyou believethat Baahubali is more thanjustgloss.

in hersurroundings, she tells herfather, "jitni chhotijagah, utni chhoti soch". While she portrays Deviwith conviction, thestreakofindependence in her character isnotentirelysubstantial.

Sanjay Mishra asVidyadhar Pathak, thesmall town Sanskritteacher and fatherwho is burdenedwithsocietal pressures,rendersa realistic and brilliant performance.

Plagued bythethoughtofthe ignominy he will bringto hisfamily, Saurabh Chadhary as Piyush, in a small but significant role, is convincing.

Bhagwan Tiwari asthecorruptpolice inspector, Pankaj Tripathi asSathyajiDevi's besotted colleague, and Nikhil Sahni as Jhonta -the earnestlittle boy whoworksfor Vidhyadhar, maketheir presencefelt.

While thestory and performances are intense, whatbreaksthe monotony and provides relief, isthe humourthat is strewn occasionally in theform oftaut one-liners and old flm songs. The earthy background score alongwith thesoulful songs bythe indie band Indian Ocean is soothing and meditative. It encapsulates theflavourofthe place and mesheswell intothe narration.

CinematographerAvinashArun Dhaware's camera work brilliantly captures Benares in all its elements.The atmosphericlightingatthecrematorium addstothe eerie and aestheticvalue of thescenes.

Overall, Masaan keepsyou riveted emotionally and hauntsyou long after you leave thetheatre.

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

HARSHAALI IS A CHATTERBOX

Child actor Harshaali Malhotra, who plays a mute girl in Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan, hastouched the heartsofviewerswith her endearing performance. Butshe is extremely talkative in real life, saysher mother.

Harshaali is a livewire, her mother Kaja! Malhotra revealed recently. Duringworkshops, she would worry aboutwhether the chatterboxwould settle down and toethe line, she added. "There is no difference in her as a person.Thewayshewas earlier is exactlyhowshe is now," she said, emphasising howshootingschedules haven't affected Harshaali.

Yet main lead Salman Khan and directorKabir Khan did all they could not onlytotakecareofher by playing with her between shots, but alsoto bringoutthebestin her.

There's been flood of attention on the young actor eversince the film was released (Farah Khangoingso far asto call her"thefind ofthe century''). Yet Harshaali's parentssaytheywill ensure she enjoysa normal childhood while still workinginfilms.

"Whatwe decidefor her career would obviously dependon the offers we receive," a beaming Malhotra told reporters, but added they are not keen on TV rolesfortheir buddingstar.

IT'S THE POWER OF THE PEN THIS EID!

e bigsilverscreen winner this Eid is Vijayendra Prasad. You manynot have heard that name before, butyou've mostdefinitely eard ofhistwofilms, both ofwhich released thisfestiveseason. Prasad is thewriterofthetwo mega hitsthathavetakentinseltown bystorm thisfortnight, the bilingual Baahubali and the Hindi Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Prasad's son S.S Rajamouli directed the Telugu-Tamil historical fction film Bahubali, starringsouthern stars Prabhas and Rana Daggubati. The film also released in Malayalam and Hindi. Itgrossed overRs. 350 crore worldwide injust ten days, a record ofsorts.

Ifthe Mahabharat was the inspiration behind Bahubali, Prasad's otherfilm, the Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan, which raked in overRs. 100 crore injust three days, is inspired from an old Chiranjeevi film and also based on a real life story.

"Chiranjeevi's 1987 Telugu film Pasivadi Pranam moved me a lot. I wanted to rehash it and give it a contemporary touch. I had also learnt about thestory of a Pakistani couplewho came to Indiafortheir daughter's heartsurgery because theycouldn't afford it in their country," Prasad said.

"The parents weretouched bythegenerosityofthe Indianssomuchthatthey couldn'tstoptalking about it. Thisgotme thinking. I decided towork on a story that connected people over India-Pakistan border," he added.

Theflm was offered toAaamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Rajinikanth, Puneeth Rajkumarand Allu Arjun. But Prasad admitsSalman wasthe best choice forthe film.

"Allthework he'sbeendoingthrough hisBeing Human foundation, particularly, the 2,000 heart operations he recentlyfunded, made him aptforthe lead role of Pawan/Bajrangi. Andthanks to his humanitarian acts, Salman gave the character a realistictouch," he said.

And so it'sbeen a Happy Eid all around!

probably when they embraced Hey, it's possible!

SALMAN, SRK'S BROTHERHOOD ON EID

On the piousoccasionofEid, superstarSalman Khan displayed true brotherhood by sharingtheteaser of his contemporary Shah Rukh Khan's upcomingmovie Raees.

Earlier, Shah Rukh had come forward to unveil thefirst lookofSalman's Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Stayingtruetothe valuesof his Bajrangi Bhaijaan, which hinges upon brotherhood, Salman asked hisfans andfollowers toturn their attentionto the teaserofSRK's Raees.

"Raees ah raha hai. Filhaal teaser dekho aurenjoy karo behaad," Salman tweeted, after sharingtheflm's name via a string of posts.

Harshaali has already doneTV seriessuch as serials like Quboo/ Hai and LautAao Trisha, and many advertisements.

SIMPLE ROLE FOR SALMAN, CAR STUNTS FOR SRK

My, my how things are changing in B-Town. Firstthetwo Khansgo and make up, and startsomething of a bromance. Then, theytake on each other's personas.

See, Salman Khan hassaid hefound it hard to break his macho image in Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

"After the action-packed roles in films like Kick, Dabangg and Wanted, itwas challengingto play a simple character," the 49-year-old actor said. "My role is simple and all heart. We'veshown a typical Hindustani (Indian) guythat makes peoplego, bechara "

On the other hand, SRK,the supposed kingofromance, hasbeen doing dangerous carstunts in Bulgaria forRohitShetty's directorial Di/wale.

"Doingsome really cool carstunts and have tothankthe team ofguys who take such high risksto getthe shots. Quite Awesome. #Dilwale," the actor, also 49, tweeted recently.

Someone is probably taking notesfor the next Bollywood blockbuster, about twosiblings whowere lost in childhood, grew uptobe absolute opposites and hated each other's guts,thenthere was a family reunion, and then their souls intermingled as ifby osmosis,

It's interestingto note that Salman's Sultan will be clashingwith Raees on Eid nextyear. And both the actors have emphasised on several occasions that they are looking atthe competition positively.

Shah Rukh has turned into a liquor baronfor the Rahul Dholakia directorial,which is set in 1980s Gujarat, and tellsthestoryof a bootlegger whose business is thwarted by atough policeman. Thefilm also features Nawazuddin Siddiqui and marksthe Bollywood debutof Pakistani actress Mahira Khan.

AND THE PRESSURE IS ON!

It used to bethe Rs.100 crore club, but now the bar is raised to the 'Rs.300 crore club'. Nothanksto Bahubali and Bajrangi Bhaijaan! While most flm-wallahs are relishingthe trend the industry has taken this season, there are those who are feeling a trife nervous.

One such is Riteish Deshmukh, whose Bangistan issetto release shortly.

"Every film has a budget and a certain target audience in mind and the Rs. 100 crore mark is notnecessary for every film to besuccessful," Ritesh said recently. "Whenyousign a film, you are awarewhat range thefilm cantouch. Ifyou do Houseful/ and Grand Masti and they collect Rs.100 crore, you can expectthe next one to do similar business. Butwith Bangistan, we're not expecting the film to touch Rs.100 crore

becausefor thisfilm to besuccessful, it doesn't need to reach thatfigure."

Hmm, ok!

Bangistan, directedby debutant KaranAnshuman,alsostarsJacqueline Fernandez and isreleasing onJuly31.

WHAT'S COMING UP IN INDIE FILMS

While there'smuch hype for big-name productions like BB and Raess, the smaller indiefilmsstruggle to get the same level ofmediaattention.So let's give them some love here.

Look outfor Raja Dasgupta's directorial debut Choukath: The Threshold. The film exploresvarious aspectsofwomen's empowermentand portrays thestruggle of women in the modern world.

And then there's Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat in a completely different genre. Thefilm isa quirkysituationalcomedy that tickles yourfunnybone, based on a proxy wedding. Itstars Vijay Raaz, Raajpal Yadav, Sanjay Mishra andTia Bajpai, andwill hit the theatreson August7.

BOLLYWOOD GOES HI-TECH WITH ONLINE CASTING PORTAL

Thefilmindustryhaswelcomedanew online castingportal BombayCasting. com, forstreamlining talent andfor givingfilmmakerseasieraccessto freshfaces.

The platform allowsuserstosimply log on and have atook at the talent's

profiles, availability and other vital details.It catersfor allkinds of talent skills and craftsmanship, offering a structured pipeline to reach theright people at therighttime.

Production housesandfilmmakers can post their requirements and get multiple optionsfor a rote, be it fora lead role or cameo. Aspiring actors can upload their audition andfulfilthe casting need of a production house.

A mobile appwill be launched next month.

With the e-commerce boom and tidal wave of internetsweeping every industry at itsstride, itwastimefor the Indian film industry to go digital. With Bombaycasting.com, the first of its kind onlinecasting portal Bollywood can officially say that ithasgone digital. Here's hoping new technology encouragesuntapped talent to fourish.

SHAKESPEARE IN BOLLYWOOD

'Shakespeare 400', a year-long cultural programme marking 400 yearssince the writer's death, is going to include a hint of Bollywood.

In a new lndo-British initiative,six Hindimovie ideas have been generated to revisit themesfromWilliam Shakespeare'sworks.

Indian productionhouseCinestaan Film Company along with Film London, afilm andmedia agency, have come together to develop projects involving writers, directors and producers

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from Britain andIndia, developing projectswhich draw on the work of Shakespeare.These include Rajat Kapoor (Monsoon Wedding) andSmriti Jain (The Lunchbox).

Theselectedprojectsare: Realism (basedon 'Macbeth'); Caesar(based on'JuliusCaesar'); The Heart of the City (basedon 'TheTaming oftheShrew'); Mathura (basedon 'AsYou Like It'); The Crorepatis (basedon'TitusAndronicus'); and Love and Longing in Rohtak (based on 'The Merchant of Venice').

ROMANIAN GRANDMA COMESTOAKSHAY'S RESCUE

AkshayKumarwasinthemidst of shootinghisnewfilmSinghis Bling in Romaniawhenhissuitsuddenlyripped. Thisoutfitwasparticularlydesignedfor hisclimaxscene in thefilm,but ittore unexpectedly, andthe crewhadto look fora tailorthatcouldfixthedamages instantly.Itwasa local Romanian grandmother that came to Akshay's rescue. Shewent home, brought back hersewingmachine andfixedthe tear, a!lowingfilmingtoresume.Shemust have beenextremely talentedtofixthe tear,since itwasaspecificallydesigned suitforthescene.Seemslike Akshayhas many devotedfansallaroundtheworld!

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What'sthechitchat betweenANIL KAPOOR anddaughterSONAM?

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A name's a name? Sometimes not...

DEARAUNTYJI

I have recently arrivedinSydney fromKerala. where my entire family werestrong supporters ofthe CommunistParty.As you mayknow, the Communist Party has done a lot of greatwork inKerala, our literacy rates are exemplary and oursocial policies, well, don't even getme started on this Nowthe thing isthatmy father trulyadmiredJosef Stalin, andthought he was a greatman. Consequently, when I was born, he decidedthat I should be called Stalin Growing up in Kerala, thiswasn'tan issue In fact,therewasthree otherStalins in my class, exceptforthe summer of 96 when there were six of us - on account of some boystransferringto ourschool. I arrived in Australiathree months ago and I am usually metwith startled looks each time I introduce myself Everyone wantsto know about my name and unlikeKeralans, I have beentoldthat Australians don'tfeel thesame way aboutStalin as we do. So whatshould I do?Should I consider changingmy name?

AUNTYJISAYS

CHANGEYOURNAMEl Yourfather mayhave arose-coloured view of MrJosefStalin,butAustraliatakes amore historically accurate view of thetyrantwho killed 20million ofhis countrymen.Being named afterone of theworld'smostdespiseddictators is notsomething youwantto go around proclaiming, especially in a professional setting. Eachtime an Australianlooks atyou,alltheycanthink aboutishow manymenwerekilled bysomeone with yourname. It's like beingnamed NathuramGodse. Ifyou hadthisname, wouldn'tyouwanttochangeit? Well, it'sthe same in Australia. Okay, I understandyoudon'twanttohurtyour father'sfeelings, butwhile youare here, save yourselfthe hassle ofthesame old boringquestions.So whatname should you chooseto be known as?Well,there are so many options.Santosh.Sandeep. Sangamesh. Butwhynottrysomething even better.How aboutShane.Then when Australians ask whetherthisis your realname, youcansay yes.You chooseto callyourself afteragreat Australian-ShaneWarne.

DEAR AUNTYJI

AUNTYJI SAYS

Iseetwo streams ofthoughthere.The firstisthatyou feelwe can'talways marry whoeverwewant.This istrue of everyone, andnotjusta peculiarity of any particularcommunity. Most everyonewilltellyou astory ofthe onethatgot away. Butthis happens everywhere andthere isnothing new aboutthis.Yoursecondpoint-and Ithink where you're confusingthe issue- isthatyoufeelthatjustbecause you missedouton your love, one can'talwaysmarrythepersonwhom theylove.The pointRavi istryingto make, isthatbeingpartofthe LGBTQI community, he hasthesamerights as anyone elseto marry.Thisiswhathe means-andthis is completelydifferent fromthefirstpoint. Allconsenting adults should havethe rightto be with, and indeed,marrywhomeverthey please. Toputitbluntly,Ramushouldbeable to marryShamuifthey choose.Just because yourfirst love wentandsettled withsomeone else, doesn'tmean you can'tgive love a chance withsomeone else, And indeed,ifyouso please,why shouldn'tyou marrythis person if you feelyouwantedtomake a commitment tothem forthe restof yourlife? DoyouhaveaquestionforAuntyji? Emailinfo@indianlink.com.au

Know Thyself as Soul

Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going? Sant

I am a 40-year-oldsingle man and I have been watching allthistalk of same sex marriage onthe news. My closest cousin Ravi who is38 is all in favour ofthis and has found himself a partner andhas come out and now attends all family functions with Pravin. Everyone acceptsthis and no one says anything Ravi is fairly flamboyant and will loudly proclaim thathe should be allowedto marry whoever he wants and has hinted that he will marry Pravin whenthe time comes - as thoughthis is perfectly tine. When I listen to Ravi, I get frustrated because he acts asthough he should be ableto marry whoeverhe wants The truth is, Auntyji, 20 years ago Itoo metsomeonethatI wanted to spend the rest of my life with, but I couldn't because he wantedto listen to his parents and do the rightthing bythem He went and gotmarriedto a lady and theyhavethree grown up kids now So mythinking isthat wecan't always marry whom we wantand I don't see why Pravin thinks he should Everytime I bringthis up with Pravin we end up in an argument. What are yourthoughts?

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