Jan 2019

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I'm Honoured for Getting 'SAMMAAN'

DearMrRajeevGuptaandNRIAchieversAwardteam, HappyNewYear!

It'smyhonourandprivilegetoattendfirstevereventinDelhi and revived very valuable NRI Achievers Award from U.K. It's my curtesy now to extend sincere thanks to your judging paneltoconsidermeasoneoffewrecipientsofAward.

Venue, Award recipients, dignitaries, speakers, chief guest andhospitalityweretopclass.

Only my regrets were that I couldn't meet all quality recipientsofAwardeesandhopeonedayImeetthem.

My wish that one day we do this NRI ACHIEVERS Award ceremonyinU.K.

Arranging Award ceremony for others is very hard task. Everyone can enjoy beautiful event except all organisers are ontheirtoetohelpothershappy.

Best wishes and congratulations to your team and good luck foryournextevent.

YoursSincerely, Mahendrasinh C Jadeja (Dada), UK

Kudos to You & Your Team

DearMr.Editor,

I, on behalf of my association wish to congrats you & your teamfororganizingsuchawonderfulevent'IndianAchievers Sammaan& Business Conclave in New Delhi under the banner of NRI Achievers. I also want to submit my sincere thanksforinviting&providingustheplatformtointeractwith globalpersonalitiesunderoneroof.

Wehadbeentryingtoexpandourwingsoverseas,butinvain. Now,afterbecomingthepartofyoureventwehavegotsome really good contacts with whom we are in touch to explore possibilities to open up our offices in different parts of the world,especiallyUK,US,Canada,Australia&NewZealand. We wish to attend all your future events & we request you to pleasekeepinformingusaboutyourallfutureprograms.

R. P. Jain, MSME Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi

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THE LOST CHILDREN

Lily Dunn

Wehadnoideawhenourfatherwas needsoftheprimitiveself. coming home, and so my brother

My mother says that this is when I changed. Aged six. From bold, bright and confident, to mute and pale. I folded into a shell, forgot my smile.

He appeared smaller than his sixand I told ourselves that Dad was foot-five, tanned and thin from dead. He hadn't left kindly, with dysentery.Hisshouldersahangerto hushed words and reassurances, a oversized clothes, more monkey slow progression from bedroom to than cuddly bear. His smile was spare room. He'd got up one beatific,andhiseyesonthehorizon. morning, packed his bags and His girlfriend remained in the car, disappeared. Bought a single ticket dark fuzzed-up hair, clothes of to India with his new, Italian orange to faded red; she was a girlfriend. stranger to us then. And our father? My mother says that this is when I He was dressed in a purple Ellesse changed. Aged six. From bold, vinyl-mix tracksuit with plastic bright and confident, to mute and elbow patches and gaiters, and a pale. I folded into a shell, forgot my longbeadednecklace;anoutfitthat smile.Ihavememoriesofschool,on shouted at us that it had been the scratchy library carpet behind chosen by her. Sweat gleamed on ofthem.' myfriends,andoflosingmyvoice,a his forehead, despite the London Six months later, he was back, and perpetuallumpinmythroat. chill,asifhe'dbroughttheheatwith we met on Hampstead High Street. It was 1979. The era of the rotary him. His beard was wild and flecked I'd stuffed my hands into my duffel dial. He didn't phone; apparently withgold. coat to try to stop the shaking. My there were no telephones at the

Later, from the comfort of his lap, I toggles done up for comfort, navy ashram; or perhaps he did once, an was to smooth the beads of his tights, Start-rite shoes. My hair was Indian receptionist asking my mala, beautifully brown, round and static, heavily brushed, and cut into mothertoacceptreversecharges.A shiny, mesmerised by the a bowl. My brother wore a blazer, voice lurching and tripping through photograph in a gold-rimmed and a long Doctor Who scarf. It was a crowd, the shrill of parakeets, pendant of the man my father had a grey October day; that perpetual tears of laughter and joy drowning given himself to, all white fluff and flat-toned ochre of autumn. Our out the remains of all that was soft focus, save for those deep father stepped from his Citroën DS familiar about him; invisible hands brown,heavy-liddedeyes.Whatisit Safari, our beloved family estate pulling at his clothes, slipping the about him? I was to ask. Why? Over that was to be towed away within cotton from his back. Was he an the coming years, my brother and I the year, having been abandoned, angel?Washeinheaven?Farabove spent many hours staring at videos sinking into the pavement, tree sap us in the sky. We, his family, of Dad's guru in discourse, his gumming up its windows. Why not? forgotten in our muted grey; the drawn¬-out whispery vowels, Cars were trappings, like bills, a slow rhythmic drip of waiting. 'You forcing our eyes to remain open so mortgage, a family home, designed have children here,' my mother said we could catch him out when he to hold you captive against the with deliberate calm. 'Please think finallygaveintoblinking.

Lily Dunn is a British author of both fiction and nonfiction. She is working on a PhD in creative writing at Birkbeck University in London. She is the author of a novel, Shadowing the Sun (2008), and her essays have appeared in Granta.

'SHAPING OF A NEW INDIA'

THEME OF VIBRANT GUJARAT SUMMIT 2019

The Gujarat government is expecting more than 1,500 participants to attend the buyerssellers' meet to be held alongside the Vibrant Gujarat Summit-2019. The meet will be held on January 19 and 20 at Helipad Ground in Gandhinagar. Besides this, the Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show 2019 (VGGTS) will also take place during between January 18 to 22. The exhibition will be spread over 2,00,000sq. mt. and that will have 18 domes, showcasing nearly 25 sectors, over 2000 stalls. The theme of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit2019 is 'Shaping of a New India'; it was decided at the first meeting of the advisory committee of the event.

Principal secretary in the tourism department, SJ Haider, said, "This event is further divided into buyerssellers meet, reverse buyers-sellers meet, vendors development programme and 1,500 delegates to attend it. This is the great buyers' sellersmeetofitskindbecausesuch meets at international level also do not see such huge participation." A special event of "Africa Day" will be held on January 19 to strengthen partnership of Gujarat with the continent. The Indo-Africa Chamber ofCommercehasbeenappointedas a partner organization to facilitate the event. Moreover, South Africa and Morocco have given their consent to be on board as partner countries of the event. "Gujarat exports various goods worth 16.9 Billion USD to Africa every year and

that is the significant rise during last four years at is has doubled in the due period. The companies which have investments or business ties with Africa will also participate in the event of VGS," the principal secretaryadded.

The delegates coming here will also visit places like UN Mehta Institute ofCardiologyinAhmedabad,Amul's Dairy Processing Plant, IITGandhinagar, GIFT City and other. Major companies such as Suzlon, Vedanta,Godrej,ZydusandReliance will be present at Africa Pavilion. "Far

m-to-Fabric” Pavilion and Fashion Showwith a focus on 'Make in India' and to popularize Khadi fabric are some of the attractions at the Trade Show.

The Fashion Show in association with Gujarat Chambers of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) will be held at the Sabarmati Riverfront on the evening of January 19," Haider added further.Agro and food processing, automobiles and EMobility, banking and finance, chemicals and petrochemicals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, ceramics, ports, transport and logistics, power and renewable energy, Start-ups and innovation, textiles, tourism and hospitality, urban infrastructure, water treatment and environment, education, skill development and engineering are the few sectors participatinginthisflagshipevent. A

“The 37 thAnnualConventionandScientificAssemblyofAmericanAssociationof Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) will be held at the fabulous Omni Atlanta at CNNCenterandGeorgiaWorldCongressCentre(GWCC)inAtlantafromJuly 3 to 7 , 2019 ,” Dr. Naresh Parikh, President of AAPI, announced here at a kick off meeting. Attended by the members of convention leadership and various Committee Teams for the convention recently at the Georgia World Congress Centre,showedtheenthusiasmandcommitmentoftheAAPIleadershipandthe local organizing committee headed by Dr. SreeniGangasani, Vice Chair of AAPI BOTandConventionChair.Otherprominentleaderswhohadattendedthekickoff meeting included, Dr. SudhakarJonnalagadda, Vice President, AAPI; Dr. SyamalaErramilli,PresidentofGAPI;Dr.AshaParikh,ChairofGAPIBOT;ConventionCo-chair s: Dr. Raghu Lolabattu, Dr. Piyush Patel, Dr. SubodhAgrawal and several Convention Team members . “Exhibitors and Corporate Partners will remain their priority as they work together to provide a world class forum for increased interactions between physicians, sponsors, exhibitors,” said Dr. SreeniGangasani. “The annual convention this year is being organized by AAPI's Georgia Chapter. A pool of dedicated AAPI leaders are workinghardtomaketheConventionauniqueeventforalltheparticipants.”

AAPI's 37th annual Convention will be held in Atlanta Defense Manufacturing Rules Eased

The government has simplified the approval process

Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of for the manufacturing of defense and aerospace India (ASSOCHAM) said that the most significant equipment and components by private industry. The aspect is that warships of all kinds, surface and sub- Centre issued a notification to simplify the process for surface,havebeenincludedinthelisting. the approval of manufacturing of a range of defence andaerospaceequipmentandcomponentsbyprivate ItwouldaccruebenefitstowardsTier-I/Tier-IIvendors industry. This will bring the industries under the giving a boost to the small and medium enterprises licensing authority of the Department of Industrial (SMEs). Policy and Promotion (DIPP) which is under the

This move is also expected to help foreign Original Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The items are listedinthreecategories:defenceaircraft,warshipsof Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) looking for allkinds,andallieditemsofdefenceequipment. partnershipswiththeprivatesector.

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MORE FOREIGN TOURISTS OPTING FOR INDIAN E-VISA

Foreign tourists are increasingly taking the e-visa route to come to India after the NarendraModi government opened the online visa facility to 166 countries in the last four years. The e-visa scheme was launched in November 2014 with 43 countries. Till November 2015, this facility has been given to citizens of 113 countries. According to official figure s a total of 20,61,511 (a little over two million) tourists arrived on e-visa from January to November this year as compared to 14,56,615 (1.4 million) in the corresponding period last year, registering a growth of 41.5% . The Indian e-visa is available in five categories, tourist, business, medical, conference and medical attendant. The UK, US, France, China and Russia remain the top five countries in terms of e-visas granted. In 2017, these five countries alone accounted for 46% of e-visa granted. Till November 2018, tourists from these countries have 41.8% share in e-visas. Union Tourism minister K J Alphons said that his ministry is working to further increase thenumberofe-visasgranted.

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IAA World Congress To be Held IN Kochi

TheInternationalAdvertisingAssociation(IAA)willhosttheIAAWorldCongressatKochifromFebruary20-22.The event,coveringmarketing,advertisingandmedia,wouldbeheldattheGrandHyattLuluInternationalConvention Centreinthatcity.PradeepGuha,chairman,steeringcommittee,IAAWorldCongress,said:“Thisisbeingplanned as the most significant event with talks by 35 speakers on marketing, advertising, communications, media and related technology areas across the globe. We have also planned three evenings of great entertainment. And we have special rates for academics and students so that they learn from this great line-up of speakers.” Srinivasan Swamy, chairman and world president, IAA, said: “The world congress is held every alternate year. We are expecting about 2,000 delegates from India and around the world to attend.” Reliance Industries Ltd. CMD MukeshAmbani, Unilever CEO Paul Polman, Qualcomm CEO Steven Mollenkopf, non-executive Chairman of InfosysandformerChairmanofUIDAINandanNilekani,CEOofSoftbankInvestmentAdvisorsRajeevMisraandSri SriRaviShankararescheduledtoaddressthesummit.BollywoodlegendAmitabhBachchanwillalsospeak,aswill socialinfluencerDeepikaPadukone.

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INDIA HAS THE LARGEST DIASPORA IN THE WORLD

According to the UN department of economic and first time. In 2005, India was in third place after Russia social affairs data, India has the largest diaspora in and Mexico, countries that both had 10.5 million the world. India has the world's largest diaspora, people living overseas. India's vast diaspora sends according to figures from the United Nations that back billions of dollars in remittances every year. With show the destination of Indian migrants has estimated remittance flows of around $72 billion in shifted in the past two decades away from the 2015 made the South Asian nation receives more U.S. toward countries in the Middle East mostly to expat cash than any other country, World Bank figures work as manual laborers and domestic staff. Over show. two million Indians have moved overseas in the Pakistan, which is India's neighbor and political rival, past five years, the U.N. data on migrant records the second-highest number of Indian-born movements published every five years, show. In people outside of India, at 2 million, according to the total 15.6 million people who were born in India U.N. data. But the figure is largely a result of partition now live elsewhere. The biggest proportion of in 1947, when Pakistan was carved out of what was them are in the United Arab Emirates, where 3.5 British-ruled India. Migration between India and million Indians make up 30% of the population Pakistan is vanishingly rare. In terms of numbers, the and are the largest expatriate group, according to U.S. is still the second-most popular destination for the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi. The increase in Indians, with nearly 2 million people who were born in Indian expats across the world represented a rise India living there. Behind the headline data, a of 17% from 2010, when 13.2 million were living breakdown of growth shows that emigration to the abroad and it became the largest diaspora for the U.S. has slowed in recent years.

IIT Gandhinagar is hosting an Overseas Indian Conclave on Higher Education on Feb 22-23, 2019 at IIT Gandhinagar. The Conclave will celebrate IITGN's overseas supporters and brainstorm on ways to engage more widely and deeply with overseas Indians and global professionalswhoarekeentoadvanceIndia'seducationalstatureontheglobalstage.The Conclave will feature intellectually stimulating discussions on various aspects of overseas IndiancontributionstoIndianhighereducation.HeritagevisitsofAhmedabad,India'sonly UNESCOWorldHeritageCity,andLothal,aHarappan-erasite,aswellastoursofIITGN'slabs, researchcentersandphysicalfacilitiesarealsoplanned.NRIs,returnedNRIs,PIOs,andoverseas professionals from various backgrounds and professions, such as education, business, finance, technology, healthcare,hospitality,transportation,retailandwholesaletrade,arts,etc.willbeattendingtheConclave. The Institute invites nominations from overseas Indians for the Conclave and will provide complimentary local hospitality, transportation and on-campus accommodation to all participants. IIT Gandhinagar Director, Prof Sudhir Jain said: "Over the years, IITGN has benefitted immensely from the support of several overseas Indians who are excited by its innovative programs and keen to contribute to educational development back home. We look forward to exploring innovative ways to engage with overseas Indians in advancing higher education in the country."

IIT Gandhinagar to host Overseas Indian Higher Education Conclave INDIANS WILL BE BENEFITED UK TO REMOVE CAP ON SKILLED MIGRANTS

A proposal has been raised in the House of Commons

system ensures to attract the best migrants to the UK which will be marking the biggest change in the thusboostingproductivity,wagesandUKeconomy. Britain's Immigration system since last 40 years, an The white paper on immigration announces a New unlimitednumberofhighly-skilledworkersfromIndia Skilled Work Visa Route that establishes an annual are going to get benefited. The UK Government white salary threshold of £30,000 requiring sponsorship paper published by the UK home secretary Sajid Javid from an employer just like tier 2 visa. Currently the set out a new immigration system based on the skills number of UK work visa issued is 20,700 per year and rather than the country people belong to. Taking the the proposal announces the complete eradication of skill-based approach thus ends the dual system of thiscap.TheUKhigh-skilledjobmarketwillbeopened immigration of admitting only the high skilled labour to non-EU and EU citizens alike. Further it will end the fromoutsidetheEUwhileworkersofallskillsfromthe resident market labour test that requires the EU are being hired by the UK employers. The new businesses to advertise the positions to the UK workers first thus providing equal chance to non-EU professionals.Notonlygraduatesbutalsotheworkers with intermediate skills such as A levels will get highly benefited with the new skilled work visa route. The newrulesalsoallowtheworkerstobringdependants, extend their stay and switch to other routes as well as to settle permanently. International students can stay in Britain to work after completion of their degrees from 4 month to 6 months. PhD holders can stay up to 12 months. The students will get more time either to findpermanentskilledjoboratemporaryworkduring theirstay.

President Kovind inaugurated the Global Healthcare Summit

Urging AAPI to bring in traditional Indian wellness health challenges in their own way.” In his welcome practices to modern medical systems, President address, Dr. Naresh Parikh, President of AAPI said, describes “AAPI as a link between two vibrant and “The past Global Healthcare Summit (GHS) have democratic societies” The President of India, Shri helped develop strategic alliances with various RamNathKovind,inauguratedthe 12 theditionofthe organizations and the government of India. It is these Global Healthcare Summit organized by the American learning and relationships that have brought us all AssociationofPhysiciansofIndianOrigin(AAPI)atThe here in Mumbai, who are very passionate about TajPalaceHotelinMumbaionFriday,December 28 th, serving their homeland, Mother India.” Devendra 2018. In his inaugural address, the President of India Fadnavis, the Chief Minister of the state of said,AAPIis“morethanjustaplatformofdoctorsand Maharashtra, while praising the many contributions medical practitioners, the Indian President told the ofAAPI,urgedthedelegatestoworkcollaborativelyin nearly 500 delegates who had come from around the making health care more affordable. Chennamaneni world to attend the landmark Summit in Mumbai. “It Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Maharashtra, and Raj is a link between two vibrant and democratic Purohit, Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra were societies, both of which have addressed major public honoredguestswhoattendedtheevent.

UAE and India sign a currency swap agreement

In a landmark move, the UAE and India inked a India and the bilateral ties are based on mutual currency swap agreement recently, which allows respect and trust, which are aimed at enhancing Rupee and Dirham for businesses, instead of dollar. mutual benefit of the people. Swaraj congratulated With nearly $50 billion bilateral trade, the two theleadership,governmentandthepeopleoftheUAE countries are one of the largest trade partners and ontheoccasionofthecelebrationoftheNationalDay. have made robust investments bilaterally. The latest The ministers also oversaw memorandums of development will be a big boost to import understandings signed for development of and export trade. The agreement to this cooperation in Africa between both the effect was inked during the 2-day visit ministries and the currency swap by Indian External Affairs Minister agreement inked between the Central Sushma Swaraj. The minister co-Bank on UAE and the Reserve Bank in chaired the 12th session of the UAE-India. Mohammed Ali bin Zayed Al India Joint Commission Meeting with Falasi, Deputy Governor of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Central Bank of UAE; and Navdeep International Cooperation Sheikh Singh Suri, UAE Ambassador to India, AbdullahbinZayedAlNahyanheldatthe signed the agreement. Separately, ministry's headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Mohamed Sharif, Assistant Minister for Both leaders agreed to boost cooperation in Economic and Commercial Affairs at the UAE trade, security and defense. The leaders also decided Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International to strengthen their resolve to combat extremism and Cooperation; and T.S. Tiumurti, Secretary for terrorism in all its forms, regardless of the Economic Affairs at the Indian Ministry of External perpetrators and their intent. Sheikh Abdullah said Affairs, led the Senior Officials Meeting which saw a the UAE has always shared strong historical ties with seriesofdiscussionsheldunder8subcommittees.

IAA World Congress To Be Held In Kochi

TheInternationalAdvertisingAssociation(IAA)willhosttheIAAWorldCongressatKochifrom February 20-22. The event, covering marketing, advertising and media, will be held at the Grand Hyatt Lulu International Convention Centre in that city. Pradeep Guha, chairman, steering committee, IAA World Congress, said, “This is being planned as the most significant event with talks by 35 speakers on marketing, advertising, communications, mediaandrelatedtechnologyareasacrosstheglobe.Wehavealsoplannedthreeevenings of great entertainment. And we have special rates for academics and students so that they learnfromthisgreatline-upofspeakers.”SrinivasanSwamy,chairmanandworldpresident,IAA, said: “The world congress is held every alternate year. We are expecting about 2,000 delegates from India and around the world to attend.” Reliance Industries Ltd. CMD Mukesh Ambani, Unilever CEO Paul Polman, Qualcomm CEO Steven Mollenkopf, non-executive Chairman of Infosys and former Chairman of UIDAI Nandan Nilekani, CEO of Softbank Investment Advisors Rajeev Misra and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar are scheduled to address the summit. BollywoodlegendAmitabhBachchanwillalsospeak,aswillsocialinfluencerDeepikaPadukone.

Denmark to open its embassy and cultural Institute in India

A political normalization of the relationship between large business conference in the Indian state of Denmark and India is apparently on the way, after Gujarat. Here, Lokke will also lead a Danish business Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited segment with the participation of large, well-known Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (V) on a Danish companies. The day after, Løkke travels to the two-day visit to India later this month. From several capital New Delhi, where Denmark is about to open a diplomatic sources it’s learnt that Lokke in the newembassyandculturalinstitute.Thejourneymarks afternoon of January 18 will be fashioned separately a breakthrough that can make it easier for Denmark to with the Indian Prime Minister in connection with a lookuptheinternationalscene.

13-YEAR-OLD INDUBAIOWNS

SOFTWAREDEVELOPMENTCOMPANY INDIANBOY

A13-year-oldIndianboy,whohaddevelopedhisfirstapplicationatthetenderageofnine, nowownsasoftwarecompanyinDubai.AadithyanRajesh,astudentfromKerala,wasonly nine years old when he developed his first mobile application as a hobby to beat boredom andalsohasbeendesigninglogosandwebsitesforclients.Thetechprodigy,whoisusinga computersincehewasfiveyearsold,hasfinallylaunchedhisowncompany'TrinetSolutions' at the age of 13, the Khaleej Times reported. "I was born in Thiruvilla, Kerala, and my family movedherewhenIwasfive.ThefirstwebsitemydadshowedmewasBBCTyping,awebsiteforkidswhereyoung students can learn typing," he told the Dubai-based English daily. The three employees at Trinet are friends and students from Aadithyan's school. "I need to be over the age of 18 to actually become an established company owner.However,wefunctionasacompany.Wehaveworkedwithover12clients,andhavegiventhemourdesign andcodingservicesentirelyforfree,"hesaid.

AN INDIAN AMERICAN IS HEADING RESEARCH FOR ONE OF THE COSTLIEST DISEASES IN THE WEST

A team led by an Indian American researcher has Krishnaswamy, who grew up in India, moved to received a grant for studying thrombosis -- a life England after completing his early education at threatening condition of blood clots being formed in LawrenceSchool,Lovedale,TamilNadu. Followinghis the veins and arteries. Sriram Krishnaswamy, a graduation from Denstone College Staffordshire, he researcher at Children's Hospital of Philadelphiaand came to the US for graduate studies in biology and professor of Paediatrics at the Perelman School of biochemistry at Syracuse University, New York. He MedicineofUniversityofPennsylvania,willbeleading then joined the University of Vermont for his posttheteamforthestudy,TheAmericanBazaarreported. doctoralfellowship."Thisisoneofthemostconcerted The team will receive the five-year grant for the groupefforts,perhapsintheworldbutcertainlyinthe project "Hemstasis and Thrombosis: Chemistry, US, where there are so many investigators working Biology and Physiology" from the together on mechanistic aspects of National Heart, Lung, and Blood coagulation," Krishnaswamy said. Institute (NHLBI), which is part

"The problem with too much of the National Institutes of clotting is by far one of the Health(NIH)undertheUS most staggering medical Department of Health. issues in the Western Krishnaswamy and his world. It's the largest team will be looking cost - related to at the mechanisms hospitalizationandloss of clotting to of life - of any disease understand how to out there." Though modulate it in a thrombosis is widely better way and find understood to be an new approaches for old man's disease, it is the treatment of limited to that segment human diseases. ofthepopulation.

KAMALA HARRIS NEXT PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?

Senator Kamala Harris outlined her vision for a unified America while promoting her new book in New York City, with the California Democrat criticizing President Donald Trump over his insistence on erecting a wall along the Southern U.S. border. The book and crosscountry promotional tour comes as the 54-year-old crafts an image as a contender for higheroffice.Harrisiswidelyexpectedtoannouncea2020presidentialbidinwhatisshaping uptobeacrowdedfieldoffellowDemocrats.MomentsafterHarriswalkedonstageatthe92nd Stre et Y in Manhattan, an audience member shouted “Forty six!,” a reference to the next U.S. president. The raucous applause from the sold-out crowd was a sign of enthusiasm for her potential candidacy. “The vast majority of us havesomuchmoreincommonthanwhatseparatesus,”Harrissaid,repeatingalinethatalsoappearsinherbook, “The Truths We Hold: An American Journey.” Released recently, the book intertwines stories from Harris's upbringing and personal life with policy proposals that could form the foundation of a campaign. Harris sounded off on a wide array of potential campaign themes. She called the war on drugs “ineffective” and railed against the country's cash bail system that disproportionately affects the poor as “not reflective of a system of justice.” She alsotoutedthe2017billsheintroducedwithSen.RandPaul,R-Ky.,todis-incentivizestatesfromusingcashbail,as evidenceofherbipartisandeal-makingskills.

TARANG AND JIVANA BRINGS PRIDE

Tarang and Jivana two students of Indian Origin in Denmark have restored the pride of Indians yet again with their talent. These Indian young Girls wins the First prize of DXC coding competition, which is globally organized by DXC Foundation, Denmark. In April, Tarang (Grade 8), Jivana (Grade 6) and Nicole (ex-student at 018) participated in the DXC coding competition. DXC Codes is a DXC Foundation initiative that will introduce children to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities and careers with a fun and engaging IT challenge and competition. As technology evolves and programming becomes a growing part of so many professional fields, we want to inspire a passion for programming and computer sciences in today's youth. For the 2018 competition, DXC received over 450 projects from 24 countries, with participants ranging from 10 to 14 years, the girls were awarded first place in the Euro Pool section, including entriesfromBelgium,Denmark,Germany,Greece,PolandandScotland.TheirteamwascalledtheKodingKats.

SUBRAMANIAM APPOINTED FEDEX PRESIDENT AND CEO

FedEx Corp. announced recently that David L. Cunningham, president and chief executive officerofFedExExpress,willretireeffectiveDec.31,withIndianAmericanRajSubramaniam takingoverthepost.Subramaniam,currentlyexecutivevicepresident,chiefmarketingand communications officer of FedEx Corporation, will succeed Cunningham effective Jan. 1, 2019. Subramaniam has been with FedEx for more than 27 years and has held various executive level positions in several of our operating companies and international regions. He began his career in Memphis and subsequently moved to Hong Kong, where he oversaw marketingandcustomerservicefortheAsiaPacificregion. Hisinternationalleadership experience, keen business insights, and focus on globalization have contributed to the success of FedEx and continuetoprovidearoadmapforfuturegrowthinitiatives,thecorporationsaid.

IndianOriginSarfrazExpanding Uber'sGrowthinNewYork

An Indian-origin man Sarfraz Maredia is drivingUber'soperationsinNewYorkCityat a point when the cab aggregator is undergoing challenges due to growing criticismoverhowittreatsitsdrivers. The story of the 35-year-old Maredia, the Regional General Manager of Uber, comes in existence whentheridesharingcompanyisfacingtroublein one of its largest markets. New York City Council votedinAugusttocapthenumberoflicenses for ride-hailing services for one year.The challenge is to ramp up the company's growth even after the About 75,000 people drive an Uber in the city. Under Maredia's guidance, Uber dealt with defeat in a healthy way and did not repeat its nasty battle witnessed with Mayor Bill de Blasioin2015.Uberhadatthat time attacked the Mayor's view and even added a 'de Blasio view' in the app that showed long wait times. Earlier, Maredia had used the Uber app as a weapon to solve the city's congestion problem. According to a report in The New York Times, he helped craft every message Uber sent its customers, warning that prices would rise. Aside from takingUberonagrowthrideinthecity,Marediais working towards changing the cab aggregator's image asacompanywhichexploitstheimmigrantworkforce. Uber has been making negative headlines owing to incidents such as the kidnapping of a female passenger by a driver in October and suicide committed by another driver in September. These incidents raised safety concerns and highlighted the economicdespairintheindustry.Inresponsetothese incidents, Maredia said Uber was including an emergency button in the app that connects directly with 911. He added that it was not clear if the driver's

suicide was related to his job. Maredia's less antagonistic tone is said to be a part of a global rebrandingefforttocreateakinderUber.Animproved image may play an important role in the company's success as Uber moves towards a $120-billion Initial PublicOffering(IPO)nextyear.

Maredia argues that Uber improved the industry as drivers are now allowed to choose working hours and now have options besides leasing a vehicle from a predatory yellow taxi owner. “We are giving drivers more flexibility and control so that they can work around their lives and their priorities – none of which was available a decade ago,” he told the paper. During one such interaction with Uber drivers, he had reportedly said the company could not offer benefits because drivers were not employees. He, however, assured them that the company was working on a loyalty programme to reward its best drivers with perks such as free online courses and cash back at gas stations. Maredia interacted with drivers in Hindi and Urdu. As a consequence of his different style of handling these situations, Maredia, has been drawing attention. His presence in the city may as well help Uber achieve Khosrowshahi's aim to change the company's culture. Interestingly, Maredia has taken a firm stand that he was not under pressure to add riders at a rapid pace since Uber Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi had more long-term goals for Uber. “We are trying to build a successful, sustainable business and build a companywecanbeproudof,notnextyearortheyear after, but for many years down the road,” Maredia said.

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BHEL wins CBIP Award 2019

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has been awarded the CBIP Award 2019 for 'Best Power Equipment ManufacturingOrganisation'.TheawardwasreceivedbySh.AtulSobti,CMD,BHEL,fromSh.R.K.Singh,Hon'ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for New & Renewable Energy and Power, on CBIP Day. BHEL has beenconferredwiththeawardforitsoutstandingcontributiontowardsnationbuildingthroughmanufacturinga widerangeofequipmentforthecoresectorsoftheeconomy.

Manoj Kr Varma appointed as Director (Power), BHEL

OnhisappointmentasDirectorontheBoardofBharatHeavyElectricalsLimited(BHEL),Manoj KumarVarma,57, has assumed charge as Director (Power) of the Public Sector engineering and manufacturing enterprise. Prior to this, he was heading the company's Power Sector - Southern Region (PSSR), Chennai as Executive Director. Significantly, PSSR is executing major power projects in the southern region, contributing substantially to BHEL's PowerSectorbusinesssegment.VarmaisaMechanicalEngineeringGraduatefromSGSITS,IndoreandanMBAin Marketing from Bhopal University. He has 35 years of holistic and hands-on experience in the field of energy, industrialsystemsandinfrastructureindustries,coveringmajorvaluechainfunctionsviz.production,commercial management, marketing & business development, contract management, planning & development, information technologyandstrategicmanagement.

Safety, Quality and Cost cutting our Priorities: A K Chaudhary

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the largest embracenewinitiativesintheareasofLogistics,ITand PublicSectorSteelCompany,celebratedtheNewYear Research & Development to move ahead on the path at a function held at its Corporate Office, New Delhi. of development. He also advised the employees to Speaking on the occasion, Chairman, SAIL, Shri Anil continue following the highest standards of corporate Kumar Chaudhary, conveyed his good wishes to the governance and ethics. SAIL, which is celebrating its SAIL employees and their families. Recalling the 60 years of production, has been partnering the events of the past year, he mentioned that Year 2018 Nationinitsvariousstrategicinitiativesandsignificant was the turnaround year for the Company in terms of projects. profitability and praised employees for their contribution in various achievements of the OrganisationduringtheYear. Addressing the SAIL Collective, he said that SAIL Plants/Units have to gear up for challenges ahead and take steps befitting the statureofthe'Maharatna'Companyandmove it to even greater heights. He emphasized safety, higher volumes, quality and cost reduction as the mantras for sustainable growth. He said that the employees should assume targets in line with Company goals for the New Year and make a steely resolve to achieve the same. He further asked them to

A MAN WITH MANY FACES RAMAN PILLAY

The Pillay family holds around $25 million dollars' worth of investments in India, as well as considerable holdings in Australia worth around $400 million. Raman Pillay is Justice of Peace and involved in the community, active in politics as a member of the ruling Liberal Party in Australia.

person gets success only when his attitude is clear. The right decision at the right time is the original mantra of success. Raman Pillay represents this league. An entrepreneur, social activist and philanthropist, NRI Pillay holds a big name in Australia. Now settled in Sydney, he took a bold decision which can be called a turning point of his life when he moved from Mumbai in India to Australia in 1991. He had started his career in hospitality sector way back in 1976 for Hilton International and Marriot hotels. He graduated in Hotel Management and also did his MastersinBusinessAdministrations and without stopping here he also completedhisdegreeinAccounting. Today he is a licensed Builder and property developer in Australia. For Raman, it was not easy to migrate theentirefamilytoanothercountry. That time his daughter, Deepa, was 7andhissonArvindwas4yearsold. Raman's wife, Shyla, mother to his two children has been involved in helping build the Pillay business empire. Shyla is well educated and has an MA from Deakin University, Melbourne. Before this she did B. SC, B.ED and B. Pharm from India. The Pillay family holds around $25 million dollars' worth of investments in India, as well as considerable holdings in Australia worth around $400 million. Raman Pillay is Justice of Peace and involved in the community, active in politics as a member of the ruling Liberal Party in Australia. He is an ambassador for Australia and New Zealand on the World Malayalee Council and a licensed financial company.RamanPillayhas40years'

experience in the Hospitality industry. Raman Pillay also has considerable real estate holdings in Australia, New Zealand and is a licensed Real Estate Agent. He is the owner of Ray Castle Real Estate Agency and Global Ray Castle Realtor and Raine and Horne Real estate.Heisabuilderanddeveloper since 1997 and owner of Raymond Developers - Constructions and Property Developments. Raman Pillayisalsoutilizingover420staffin Australia and India in his IT software programming consultancy and servicesaroundtheworld.ThePillay group of companies is based in Sydney,Australia. Itisownedbythe Pillayfamilyandcomprises6Hotels, 5 Restaurants, a shopping complex, and 60 houses worth $150 million complex. Raman is a highly skilled negotiator with an eye for a good deal and has purchased land in the

heart of Richmond's Central Business District at 141 March Street, Richmond. A Development Application has been approved by the Hawkesbury City Council for the building of a Hotel complex. This work will commence soon, with finance of up to $25 million. When completed, the Richmond Inn development will be worth $40 million. The Pillay Group also owns the property at 155a March Street, Richmond which trades as the Colonial Motel and the Brasserie Restaurant. The Richmond, home of the Richmond RAAF base, airport and UWS Hawkesbury Campus NorthWestshoreofgreaterSydney.

Jumpingfromgroundtoskyisnotso easy in just three decades. But a right decision at right time made it alleasyforthisMalyaliNRI.

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PBD is a unique efforts for India's nation-building: Mulay

Dnyaneshwar Mulay is an Indian career diplomat and well known celebrated author and columnist. He currently holds office as the Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs. He is a successful writer and has written over 15 books in different languages. He has inspired a number of socioeducational projects including Balodyan, an orphanage in his native village, and the Dnyaneshwar Mulay Education Society in Pune which seeks to introduce innovative concept like global education. Apart from all this, his expertise has been recognized in successfully organizing Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in India. NRI Achievers Editor Rajeev Gupta interacted with Mulay on the objectives of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. Here are the excerpts …

What are the main objectives of PBD 2019?

The Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2019 (PBD) will be a watershed event. In terms of plenaries, there will be seven sessions that will examine the variousopportunitiesavailabletothe overseas Indian community to participate in India's nation-building efforts. Subjects as vast and significant as Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence will be discussed. Such subjects have never beenpartofPBDinthepast. Interms of outcome, the recommendations received during the seven plenary sessions will directly go to policy makers in various Ministries and authoritiesintheGovernment.

How this years' PBD is different from earlier episodes of PBDs?

In several respects, the 15th PBD is different from all previous PBDs in the past. For the first time, it will be held in the State of Uttar Pradesh and that too in Varanasi, which, besides being the longest continually inhabited city in the world, also happens to be the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's constituency. In that sense, for the first time, PBD is being held in PM's constituencyandthePrimeMinisterhassentpersonal letters and invitations to all the overseas Indians. Besides, the PBD participants also have the opportunity to visit Kumbh Mela for which several arrangements have been made. The participants will also get a unique opportunity to witness the Republic Day Parade. All these factors will make the 15th PBD quiteattractiveandunique.

Will you please put some light on the achievement of announcements made in 2017 PBD held in Bengaluru, Karnataka?

Yes, we feel happy to tell that, 1. Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards given to 30 outstandingindividualsinvariousfields.

2. Through Know India Program, 6 groups of young Indians will visit India every year to strengthen their bondswiththemotherland.

3. From1.1.2017,DelhiandBengaluruairportstohave special counters at immigration points for OCI cardholders.

4 Strengthening the entire eco-system of administrative arrangements for welfare and safety of all Indians abroad. Direction given by PM to all Indian embassies to be proactive to address problems of Indian nationals abroad whether it is on loss of their passports, need for legal advice, medical assistance, shelter, or even transportation of mortal remains to India. These measures include 24x7 help-lines set up by Indian Embassies, 'Open House' meetings with Indian nationals; consular camps; twitter seva for passport services; and use of social media platforms forimmediateaccess.

5. For those workers who seek economic opportunities abroad, to ensure maximum facilitation and ensure least inconvenience systems have been streamlined and several measures taken to safeguard emigrationofIndianworkers.Aboutsixlakhemigrants were granted Emigration Clearance online for overseasemploymentthroughregisteredrecruitment agents. Online registration of foreign employers on e-

Migrate portal has been made mandatory. Strict actionbeingtakenagainstillegalrecruitmentagentsin India through Prosecution sanctions by CBI or State Police against illegal agents; and increase in the amount of Bank Guarantee deposited by the recruitingagentsfromRs.20lakhstoRs.50lakhs.

6. To ensure that the migrating Indian workers enjoy better economic opportunities, a skill development program - the Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana - targeted at Indian youth who seek overseas employment to be launched.

7. Starting with Mauritius, new procedures and documentation requirements being put in place so that the descendants of Girmitiyas from this country could become eligible for OCI Cards. Extension of the deadline for conversion from PIO Cards to OCI cards from 31 December 2016, until June 30, 2017 without anypenalty.

8.Department of Science and Technology launching Visiting Adjunct Joint Research Faculty or VAJRA scheme which enables NRIs and overseas scientific community to participate and contribute to research and development in India. Under the scheme an overseas Indian can work for one to three months/ in aninstitutioninIndia.

9.Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, a symbol of the global migration experiences, struggles, achievements and aspirations of the Indian Diaspora and another important platform for crystallizing ongoing efforts of the government to redefine its engagement with the overseas Indian community was inaugurated in New DelhiinOctober2016.

10. Investments by PIOs on non-repatriation basis; and by companies, trusts and partnerships owned by them, are now deemed to be domestic investment at parwithinvestmentsmadebyresidentIndians.

How many delegates are expected to take part in this 15th PBD?

We are expecting approximately 4000 overseas participants, besides a large number of domestic delegates for the Inaugural event. Hon'ble Prime Minister of Mauritius, Shri Pravind Jugnauth, will be the Chief Guest and we are expecting an audience of about10,000fortheInauguralfunction.

What are the special arrangements made and the budget for organizing PBD?

Special arrangements would include an opportunity for the participants to witness the Ganga Aarti, have

'darshan' at Kashi Vishwanath temple and also visit have been selected covering their contribution in Sarnathsituatedcloseby. Aprogrammecalled'Kashi severalsectors. Ka Athitya' has been offered by the Government of Uttar Pradesh wherein the delegates would be able Does this flagship event really contribute in meeting to enjoy the hospitality of residents of Kashi. In out the main objectives of the Government? addition, a tent city named after Baleshwar Agarwal Absolutely. PBD provides excellent opportunity to the will also be created. The hall where inaugural and overseasIndianstoconnectwitheachotherandalsorevaledictoryeventsaretobeheldisbeingnamedafter affirm their strong cultural and emotional faith in India. former Prime Minister Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. As India assumes a leading role on the world stage, the There will be a special tribute to the former Prime Diaspora will play an important role. It is a 'Model Minister. It will be a pavilion which will showcase his Diaspora' in terms of education, income levels and lifeandcontribution.emotional & cultural affinity to Motherland India. The 15thPBDwillbreaknewgroundsintermsofunderlining

Who are the recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya opportunities for the members of the Indian Diaspora Samman this year? forworkinginIndia.

This year, 30 recipients have been selected for the The participants will also get a firsthand understanding award and the final announcement is expected to be about how the Government of India is evolving a done in the week starting from January 14, 2019. Diaspora policy in a very transparent manner Distinguished Indians from our 31 million Diaspora consideringthedynamicglobalsituation.

The writer is a senior journalist having more than 30 years experience in print & electronic media Presently he is the Editor & Publisher of NRI Achievers magazine

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'GIVING BACK TO THE SOCIETY'

Dhirajlal Kotadia Chairman, Sahajanand Group of Companies

Mr. Dhirajlal Kotadiais the founder and Chairman of Sahajanand Group of Companies comprising of Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Sahajanand Technologies Pvt. Ltd., and Sahajanand Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. This umbrella group, under the passionate guidance of Mr. Kotadia, went from a single startup company, founded the year 1993with a primary aim to cater to the diamond industry with laser technology-based solutions, having a handful of employees, to a full-blown Sahajanand Group of companies, now having over 1400 personnel in its repertoire of employees. Mr Kotadia came from a humble family background in an impoverished village based in India's western state of Gujarat. During his childhood he did not even have a shoe to wear till th he studied in class 12. As an avid reader he had read over 2000 books before completing his school and went on to be the first member in his family to receive a degree in Electronic engineering. With no Oxford or Harvard degree and no family capital, Mr Kotadia began his journey in extremely trying circumstances, scripted his own tryst with destiny and rose to become one of the biggest contributors to the success stories of India in diamond and medical device industry. A technocrat with a vision to excel, Mr Kotadia through his engineering instincts and reverse engineering acumen created an indigenous laser-technology machine for diamond cutting and polishing. And in the mid-1990s, this 'invention' became a sensation, earning him fame as the pioneer in laser cutting technology for the diamond industry. A strong believer in 'giving back to the society', and making products indigenously better and reasonable, Mr Kotadia entered the healthcare industry to provide affordable healthcare solutions to masses. Under his leadership, Sahajanand Medical Technologies become India's largest manufacturer of cardiovascular medical stents of international quality at affordable prices and easily available as compared to imported stents. Sahajanand Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., the group's third arm is engaged in the field of biotechnology research and manufacturing of herbal medicinal formulations inherited from our ancestors, amalgamated with the state-of-the-art technological synergies to improve quality of life and address unmet medical needs. Mr. Kotadia's vision of giving world class healthcare to millions has helped Sahajanand achieve many strides both nationally and internationally. He is a recipient of the prestigious Pride of India Leadership Award presented by the President of Mauritius, Udyog Ratna Award by Institute of Economics Studies, Samaj Ratna Award by Sardar Patel Seva Trust, Surat Sitara Award by Gujarat-mitra, Green Thinkerz Distinguished Engineer Award, Outstanding Business Person of the Year, and the Indian Achievers Samman for his distinguished services. Through his finesse, compassion and dedication, Mr. Kotadia's is augmenting the vision of “Make in India” with pride and fueling the country's pace to achieve the goals of highly participative, universally inclusive and delightfully desirable social and economic growth.

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The big plans of the Pooja Kajal Foundation for 2019

The Pooja Kajal foundation, based in Amsterdam and operational in Dehradun, was featured earlier in NRI Achievers. In collaboration with the Rural Development Institute (RDI) and the HIHT, the Flying Birds schoolkicked off in 2017. For 2019 more projects have started and move forward, with further reaching ambitions to strengthen our goal of providing access to education for underprivileged children. We checked in with the Chair of the foundation, Ashna Sookha, to see what the status is. First of all the work agreement has been extended for 2019 and the Flying Bird School has been named a model school. This means that more schools can be and ideally should be modelled to the set-up of the Flying Birds School. This means a solid curriculum, containing amongst others computer classes, sport and nutritious meals for good growth, health and concentration. And you need to keep innovating to be the best educating facility that meets the demands of today's society. A couple of months ago we started with the Bella tailoring project. Here we focus on the talent of those girls who want to start sewing classes. Girls, after they marry can continue this activity from their home and therefore contribute to the family income and nurture their own creativity and skill. Which for this demographic is very important. Currently a qualified trainer shares her knowledge and skills to two moms and 6 girls (age 18-20, who also attend school). For 2019 funding is sufficient, but 2020 will need funding. Our next project has started per January 2019: the 'Children with a disability project' in Bongla Uttarakhand. These children are physically challenged, which makes their educationchallenged. Their families also face difficulties. Taking care of your child means not working and thus lacking income to take care of that child and or it's siblings or vice versa. The Pooja Kajal foundation wants to focus on providing additional support, special education material and assistive devices. We'd like to create an enabling environment within the school and integrate the children into the wider community via an individual plan, which includes their personal, family and community based needs. One of the approaches is to train healthcare providers, caregivers and parents on Activity Daily Living. There is this boy who has scoliosis which is operable, but his parents can't afford to take time off to care for him, afraid to lose their job. What if he got the operation, got educated and made something of his life. Imagine how he could contribute to society instead of being shunned, ridiculed and marginalised. These children need your support for a chance to more a dignified and independent life where they can contribute.

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INDIAN AMERICAN NEWS MAKERS OF 2018

NIKKI HALEY

TheAmericanpolitician,NikkiHaley,wasthemostprominentofthosewho basked in the limelight. She did enough through the course of the year to ensure that she will continue to create buzz and increase her aura of popularity, as the 2020 Presidential elections come ever closer. Haley stunned the world with her announcement to resign as the most powerful diplomat in the United Nations, in New York. By giving up the position of US Ambassador, and her links to Trump's administration and the White House, however, only added to the sense of popularity and glamour associated with her. Today, Haley is seen as someone with a strong chance to be the Republican nominee for the top job at the White House, if not in 2020 – since she has pledged her support to Trump, and avowed not to run against him – but in the 2024 polls. However, with the long armsofthelawnabbingseveralcloseassociatesofTrumprecently,speculationisbuildingupifTrumpwillrunfor office a second time. For now, only Vice President Mike Pence's name has cropped up as a viable alternative, if Trump distance himself. But it won't take long for Haley to throw her hat into the ring, if the scenario of the Republicans scrambling to find a nominee to replace Trump, were to emerge in 2019. For now, she's planning to movetoNewYork,in2019,andwriteabookonherexperiencesattheUN.

JAYSHREE ULLAL

Another milestone was created by Jayshree Ullal, who became the first Indian American billionaire, with an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion, according to Forbes.com, which reported her status in March. Ullal was born in London, England,andgrewupinNewDelhi,India.ShewasnominatedbyNewsweekas one of the 20 most powerful “Women to Watch in 2001.”According to Ullal's bio on Arista's website, she was named as one of the “50 Most Powerful People” in Network World in 2005 as well as one of the “Top Executives” by Forbesmagazinein2012.Shewasco-awardedthe“EY2015Entrepreneurofthe Year” across the nation along with being named the “#3 IT Industry Disrupter” by CRN. She received the 2013 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award at SCU and the SFSU Distinguished Alumni Award in 2016. Within the last three years Ullal has not only “streamlined and doubled the metro optical business while forging key alliances with major service provider customers” but has alsobroughtasmallcompanylikeAristaNetworkstothetopinacompetitivenetwork,saidForbes.

KAMALA HARRIS

California Senator Kamala Harris was a busy woman in 2018, rallying around the Dem ocrats, and going on a massive fund-raising drive, crisscrossing the country, as she helped the Democrats regain majority in the House of Representatives. Though Harrishassaidthatshe'sgoingtotakeadecisiontocontestthe2019 Presidential polls after consulting with her family over the holidays, the chances are that she will get into the nomination fight. Harris would, no doubt, take heart from a straw poll released by the group She the People, where she is projected as the leader in the field of potential 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls among politically involved women of color, reported The Hill. Harris virtually swept the field of would-be candidates, claiming more than 71 percen t support, with Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke placing a distant second with 38 percent, the survey found. Former Vice President Joe Biden came in third, drawing 25 percent support from the group of 264 women of color leaders, campaign staffers, political strategists, organizers and activists, the report said. Among those surveyed,nearly50percentidentifiedasAfricanAmerican,nearly40percentasLatinx,morethan16percentas Asian and more than 5 percent as Native American. Nearly 90 percent of respondents identify as Democrats, according to the survey. For the Indian American community, it would be a hard choice, especially for donors, if both Haley and Harris were to be pitted against each other. Apart from these two seasoned politicians, there wereseveralIndianAmericanswhocreatedasplashbytheirdecisiontoembarkintopolitics,butfoundthegoing toughastheracewentalong.Prominentamongthosewholostoutinnationalelections,wereHarryArorafrom Connecticut,SurajPatelfromNewYork,HiralTipirnenifromArizona,andArunaMillerfromMaryland.Whileit's heartening to see more and more Indians Americans making a huge effort to serve society, there is also the disconcerting fact that a lot of the newer crop of politicians or wannabe politicians have not had either any or inadequategrass-rootexperience.

SALMAN RUSHDIE

Away from the world of financial wealth, the man with a treasure trove of literary novels behind him, Salman Rushdie, was awarded a doctorate by Indiana University. A very young Indian-origin artist from Canada was also in the news thisyear,forexhibitinghispaintingsinNewYork.Four-year-oldAdvaitKolarkar, who is originally from Pune, Maharashtra, and now lives in the city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, exhibited his works at the Artexpo New York, makinghimtheyoungestartistattheprestigiousshowin40years.Therewere a lot of Indian Americans youngsters in the news for their incredible achievements, like in past years. KarthikNemmani won the Scripps Spelling Bee, Akhil Kondepudi won the Brain Bee; Dhruv Gaur created a sensation on Jeopardy; the Techno Queens,comprisingofagroupofIndianAmericansfromLongIsland,NY,wontheinaugural Lego world championships; Venkat Ranjan won the National Geographic Bee; and Yuvraj Chennareddy won a worldchesschampionship,inhisage-group.TherewasanIndianAmericantoointheUSteamwhichwonatthe International Math Olympiad. Question is: was there any academic-oriented competition which an Indian Americaneitherdidnotwinorfeatureamongthetopthree?Itwouldbehardtofindany.Theyear2018alsosaw a terrible tragedy, which highlighted the modern travails of social media, and the perils of going to extreme lengthstobeinthelimelight

INDRA NOOYI

Among the notables was Indra Nooyi, who resigned as CEO of PepsiCo, after 12 years at the helm. The Washington Post reported that the company reported better-than-expectedearningsonNooyi'slastdayinoffice,withthecompany's 16percentboostinprofitssignalingastrongsendoffforher.Duringhertenure, Pepsi reached into snack categories offering organic, healthful alternatives to colas and chips, including Sabra hummus and Bare Foods, a maker of fruit and vegetablesnacks.Nooyi'sdeparturealsohighlightedtherelativelackoffemale leaders — and particularly women of color — at the top of major corporations, reported the Post. In her final remarks, Nooyi, who was born in Chennai, said that “ev enthoughIstillhavealotoffuelleftinmytank,”shewasreadytofinishoutheryearsas chie f executive. Nooyi praised the company's achievements, ranging from investments in human rights and clean drinking water to nutritious retail options, and said that between 2006 and 2017 the company's net revenue grew by more than 80 percent. Pepsi added a new billion dollar brand almost every other year, she said, accordingtothePostreport.

NEOMI RAO

AtaDiwalicelebrationheldatthewhiteHouse,Trumpannouncedindramaticfashionthat hehadnominatedRao,currentadministratoroftheOfficeofInformationandRegulatory Affairs to fill the seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, vacated by now Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. With the issue of immigration being a hot button issue in the midterm elections, and likely to be one of the key factors in deciding thepresidentialracein2019,theyearalsosawseveralIndianAmericanimmigrantsinthe limelightfortheirachievements.

MEENA ALEXANDER

AnIndianAmericancoupleVishnuViswanathandMeenakshiMoorthy,died after allegedly falling off a cliff, while trying to perhaps take a selfie, news reports said. Their bodies were found at the bottom of a 3,000 foot drop off Taft Point in Yosemite National Park, according to a San Francisco Chronicle news report, in October. The couple were doing what they loved to do, going by their entries on a blog site chronicling their adventures and experiences during their travels. Friends told SF Chronicle that Viswanath had just taken a job with Cisco Systems Inc., in San Jose, and that the two were driving from New York to Silicon Valley, making it like a sight-seeing tour. The blogsite, holidaysandhappilyeverafters.com, has beautiful pictures of the couple in various locati ons, including in a hot-air balloon, with Moorthy sporting pink hair. The headings of some of the entries shows a happycoupleenjoyinglife— 'ARenewed Yay-SayingBeginning.SummerRoad trips in USA for this year (ending with a huge travel hangover!); Niagara Falls on my Birthday plus tips for an epic trip to the Mighty Falls.; Lessons Learnt from my Man in 7 years of love and 2 years of marriage; Road Trip from Chicago to NYC, from dreamy lighthouses to haunted covered bridges!'Their death made headlines all over the world too, just like they did in their life time. The Indian American community lost also one of iftosremost literary writerstoo,poetMeenaAlexander,in2018. A

AMUSEMENT PARK TIVOLI TH ENTERS THE 176 YEAR

Tivoli is the most visited attraction in Northern Europe and nearly 3 rd in Europe after Disney World in Paris and Europe Park in Germany.

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2019: Real estate stares at turbulent recovery

Though the fledgling real estate sector facing slowdown due to weak residential segment but slowly showed signs of recovery this year with affordable and mid- segment housing driving sales amidst largely stagnant prices, yet the liquidity crisis gripping NBFCs, a major source offundingforrealty,putbrakesonrecovery.Andwith polls further casting a pall of uncertainty over liquidity situation in the new year, real estate is headedforturbulentturnaround. This year the spotlight was on dominant residential segment. With key reforms of RERA and GST settling in and disruptive impact of demonetization fizzling out, residential real estate staged recovery, propelled by substantial interest subsidy( up to 2.67 lakh) and lower GST (8%) on affordable and midsegment housing. Especially the availability of good chunk of ready-to-move housing stock with zero GST contributed significantly to recovery by pushing sales. This was made possible by debt- ridden developers focusing on projects completions and delivery due to stringent RERA rules and compulsion to generate cash flows. By H1, over 3.5 lakh homes , according to market research, were delivered in seventopcities.FlagshipreformslikePradhanMantri AwasYojana(PMAY)provedtobeapanaceatobridge housing deficit especially in urban India where according to 9 lakh houses, mostly affordable and mid- segment were completed over 3 years. Last year was marked by reforms like liberalization of FDI in retail norms, IBC amendment treating home buyers at par with banks and institutional creditors and government extending interest subsidy benefits under PMAY to midsegmenthousing.Infact,itwasayearconsumers as investors stayed away due to stagnant prices and projects completion concerns. The stressed developers offered attractive disc

ountsanddealstocutunsoldinventoryandgenerate revenue. By the end of third quarter the last year, there was a double digit growth in sales. Despite this the confidence of home buyers was still low as the benefits of reforms , especially RERA did not benefit them much. In fact they hardly got any relief in terms of refunds or projects completions/deliveries. Liquidity crisis precipitated by NBFCs adversely impacted projects completions. Similarly, under GST, home buyers were deprived of the benefits of Input TaxCredit.

Commercial real estate including office, retail and industrialmadeasteadyprogress.Infactcommercial office real estate leasing propelled by the increasing trend of co-working spaces and foreign investors' interest in pre- committed high grade office properties , offering good rental yield turned out to be savior like affordable housing in residential segment. The office space leasing is expected to touch 39 msfmark in top seven cities. Further liberalization of FDI norms in retail saw growing interest of foreign investors in this segment, with tier 2 & 3 cities significantly contributing to the

block in the growth of real estate sector, especially with buyers staying away from risky under construction projects , depriving them to realize the full benefits of government's interest subsidy scheme under PMAY. Realty will continue to be facing funding challenges due to liquidity crisis of NBFCs which cover 58% of funding to real estate. Though this crisis has been tackled to a certain extent by government's movetorecapitalisebanks,yet theexpectedincrease in cost of borrowing will have short term negative impact. The impending general elections will further play spoilsport, adversely impacting liquidity, in turn impactingprojectscompletionsanddeliveries. It's not all that gloomy either. With oil prices expected to stay in moderate range, economy is expected to remain stable. Another silver lining is expected recoveryofITsectorinthenewyearwhichisexpected

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to grow at 12%. REITs are expected to give further boost to quality commercial office realty expected to register 19% growth this year in top seven cities, with PE investments likely to top $5.5 billion. Further, the government's planned move to scale down GST on under- construction residential property and to provide GST relief on cement may provide the much needed trigger to real estate. But despite all these positives,realestatewillseeroughrideinthefirsthalf of 2019 towards turbulent turnaround during the latterpartoftheyear.

65 US UNIVERSITIES OPPOSE TRUMP'S VISA POLICY CHANGES FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS

As many as 65 top US universities, including Harvard and MIT, have challenged the Trump administration in a court against its new stringent visa policy for foreign students, warning that the new 'backdating' rule will have a detrimental effect on America's higher education system.

With the new rules, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can set retroactive start dates for unlawful presence that begin the day after an individual's degree programmer is complete or the day after a person's visa expires. As many as 65 top US universities, including Harvard and MIT, have challenged the Trump administration in a court against its new stringent visa policy for foreign students, warning that the new 'backdating' rule will have a detrimental effect on America's higher education system. The new policy announced by the Trump administration in August places restrictions on overstaying a visa.

Under longstanding immigration policies, when an individual is no longer authorized to remain in the US — such as when a visa expires — a period of “unlawful presence” begins. After six months of unlawful presence, an individual can be forced to return to their country of originandsubjecttoathreeyearbar from the US. Prior to the August policy change, individuals only began to accrue unlawful presence thedayafterthegovernmentissued an official determination that the visaholderwas “out of status”.With the new rules, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can set retroactive start dates for unlawful presence that begins the day after an individual's degree programmer

iscompleteorthedayafteraperson'svisaexpires.

The top institutions, including Harvard, MIT, Cornell, Yale, and Princeton signed onto an amicus brief filed recently arguing that the new rule puts visa-holding students in a position to make “tough choices”. These institutions argue that the new policy's use of a “backdated unlawful-presence clock” will render tens of thousands of F, J and M categories of visa holders subjecttothreeand10-yearre-entrybarswithoutany opportunity to cure. According to the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors (NAFSA), international students contributed USD 39 billion to theUSeconomyduringthe2017-2018academicyear. Thesamestudyfoundtheeconomicactivityofforeign students supported over 455,000 American jobs. The 65 institutions and one higher education system Board, mostly member institutions of the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, signed the brief whichurgesthefederalcourtto grant them motion for a preliminaryinjunction.

Thebriefexplainsthatthenew 'backdating' rule introduces considerable uncertainty into the calculation of unlawful presence and needlessly exposes international students to devastating reentry bans. “The new rule will harm international students and scholars, as well as institutions which hostthem,”itsaid.Itnotesthenewbackdatingrule by US Citizenship and Immigration Services will likely result in fewer international students, scholars and instructorscontributingtothecommunities.Thebrief supportsGuilfordCollege,etalinitslawsuitagainstUS Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M Nielsen et al. It was filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. “International students and scholars are vital members of our campus communities and important contributors to our nation,” said John J DeGioia, Georgetown University President and Presidents' Alliance Steering Committee Member. “The talents, perspectives, insightsandpassiontoserveourworldthattheybring our campus communities benefits our nation and

contributestothecommongoodthatweallshare,”he said.Thebriefarguesthata10percentriseintheratio of foreign graduate students to total graduate students results in a 5.1 per cent increase in patent grants. International students and scholars also continue to contribute to the US economy beyond their periods of enrolment. For example, in a study of AmericanstartupcompaniesvaluedatUSD1billionor more, it was found that nearly one quarter of such businesseshadafounderwhofirstcametotheUnited States as an international student, it said. The backdatingruleintroduces significant uncertainty and punishes students for reasons that are frequently beyond the students' control. In some cases, students and exchange visitors can fall out-of-status due to unwitting clerical and technical errors, often ofsomeoneelse'smaking,thebriefsaid. In many cases, the infraction will not be discovered (or determined, as theF,M,andJregulationsarenot alwaysclearandmaybesubject to varying interpretations) until the individual reapplies for another immigration benefit, such as an optional practical training allowance or an H-1B visa, it said. “A ban, in turn, could have devastating immediate consequences for a student's course of study and would outright bar the student from reenteringtheUSforanyreason—evenfor business purposes, or to see a child — for a period of year,” the brief said, adding that the new rule will diminish US' ability to compete for international students and scholars. This decline in international student enrolment and in engagement with international researchers and professors will have a detrimental effect on the system of higher education in the United States. “As of today international students continue to make this country the global leader in higher education, but the gap is closing. The United States' 'market share has dropped from 23 per cent in 2000 to 16 per cent in 2012' with China, Canada, Britain and Russia all vying for the same pool oftalent,”itsaid.

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'THE LEAST OF THESE' RELEASING ON FEBRUARY 1

Dramatic biography based on Australian missionary Graham Staines' work in India stars Sharman Joshi, Shari Rigby and Stephen Baldwin.

Australian missionary Graham Staines met his unexpected fate while serving the leper population inIndia.

Shot on locations near Hyderabad, India, THE LEAST OF THESE tells this true-life story through the eyes of a fictional, young journalist, Manav Banerjee (Joshi), who moves with his pregnant wife to Orissa in hopes of a better life. When speculation mounts that Staines (Baldwin) is illegally proselytizing leprosy patients, Manav agrees to investigate under cover for the newspaper.

What Manav finds is a series of revelations that are difficult to fathom and even harder to explain, forcing him to make a choice between his own ambition and the truth. In the end, his actions spark a tragic event that is felt around the world. "THE LEAST OF THESE beautifully illustrates the power of love, hope and forgiveness to overcome hate,” said Executive Producer Victor Abraham. “It is the very edict of the commandment to love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the true-life story of Graham Staines' missionary work for the leper community in India, Dallasbased Skypass Entertainment announces the release of its debut film, THE LEAST OF THESE, on

February1,2019,intheatersaround theU.S.

Starring Sharman Joshi (3 IDIOTS), Stephen Baldwin (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) and Shari Rigby (OCTOBER BABY), the film revolves around the tragic incident that shocked the world in 1999, when

Director Aneesh Daniel said, “It is the nature of the parable that said what you have done to the least of these, you have done to me also.

Graham cared for the lepers because he was caring for Christ. Gladys forgave the accused because she was demonstrating that love. Simpleyetcomplex.”

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EXAMPLE OF A BALANCED LIFE LEENA JOSHI

Leena Joshi, who has presented an example of balanced life. She is a pharmaceutical professional, a model, an actor, an image consultant, an individual contributor in women empowerment NGO's and a title holder of “Mrs Congeniality” & Mrs. Bharat New Jersey 2018. She married to IT Professional and came to USA a decade ago. Study being her first priority she did her second master to start her career in pharmaceuticals industry. She is currently working as a quality manger climbing corporate ladder but at the same time she is following her dreams in fashion and entertainmentindustry. Sheisnowplayinga leadrole in women empowerment based movie “I AM POSSIBLE” of My dreams entertainment production and directed by Aryan vaid. Further to add feather to her crown, Leena is also an image consultant helping men and women to build their personality and

confidence. She also plays an important role by coaching and bec oming a jury member in pagean ts. She is actively working with lot of NGO's in India to empowerwomeninachievingtheirdreamsandgoals. When asked for her success mantra to balance professional work and her passion to be in fashion industry, she credited it to priority management. If one wants to be successful he/she needs to set their priorities straight and focus unconditionally on fulfilling them. She feels very happy when she sees women in current society are independent, confident and stand for themselves. She aspires to reach out to more and more women through her journeyoflife.

KAPIL DEV TO TRAIN RANVEER SINGH FOR KABIR KHAN'S '83?

Ranveer Singh has been all over the news for the last few days, courtesy the blockbuster success of his latest release Simmba and the newlyreleased trailer of his upcoming film Gully Boy. And now, the quirky actor is making headlines for another one of his forthcoming films – Kabir Khan's '83, which is based on India's1983WorldCupwinagainstWestIndiesunderthe captainship of Kapil Dev. Ranveer, who will be playing the former captain in the film, has started preparing forhisrole.HeiscurrentlybeingtrainedbyBalwinder Singh Sandhu, who was the part of the squad that lifted the coveted trophy almost 36 years ago. However, if a report on Bollywood Life is to be believed, the actor will also train Dev himself with Kapil.

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