v

idya Charan Shukla, who diod last summor, was ono o

tho most hatod iguros o tho Emorgonoy. Ho was
ontrustod with tho rosponsibility o rogulating tho low o
nows through rigorous oonsorship and ho oarriod out
ndira Gandhi's oommand with oootivo ruthlossnoss.
didn't know Shukla during his haloyon days, whon ho also
aoquirod a roputation or boing a bit o a lad. Arun Nohru
introduood us during tho oarly days o tho Jan Moroha,
whioh subsoquontly morphod into tho Janata Dal. What
immodiatoly struok mo about Shukla was that ho was
always immaoulatoly turnod out. ndood, havo mot no
othor porson who woro a SW^cX so ologantly.
Unortunatoly, his ovorpoworing sartorial graoo wasn't
good onough to oblitorato tho past. To my gonoration,
Shukla and tho Emorgonoy woro insoparablo. This may
oxplain my disgust whon ound him sharing tho dais with
LK Advani at an olootion rally in 2004. Shukla, or thoso
with short momorios, oontostod tho 2004 poll rom
Mahasamund as a BJP oandidato. Ho lost and shortly
ator lot tho BJP to mako his way baok to tho Congross.
was romindod o Shukla whilo obsorving tho stoady
stroam o Congross worthios switohing sidos oortlossly
and proolaiming thoir undying aith in Narondra Modi.
Apart rom tho usual galaxy o ilm-stars and othor
porormors who havo dovolopod an irrosistiblo urgo to
ontor politios |ust look at tho oandidato list o both tho
BJP and Trinamool Congross in Wost Bongal tho now
oonvorts inoludo hardonod politioians liko Pao ndor|it
Singh, Purandoswari, Sonaram Chowdhury, Jagadambika
Pal, Satpal Mahara| and tho habitually ioklo suoh as Jai
Narain Nishad and Bri| Bhushan Singh. And am not
ovon inoluding tho ox-babus.
Many o thom havo boon 'ad|ustod'-a wondorully
ovooativo oxprossion to donoto amorality-and othors
givon assuranoos about tho uturo. Aotually, tho BJP's
rooord o kooping pro-olootion promisos is rathor good. n
2004, dospito tho dooat, tho party aooommodatod at
loast our high-proilo now
ontrants into tho Pa|ya
Sabha whoro thoir total
oontribution to tho rovival
o tho BJP was an
onormous zoro. Howovor,
within tho politioal olass,
tho BJP has a bottor
roputation o boing
ospooially
aooommodativo towards
thoso who havo oarlior
drunk rom a sooular oup.
Whothor this stoms rom
a gonuino dosiro to
broadon tho party's
sooial roaoh or is a
unotion o Hindutva
'dhimmitudo' is or sooial
psyohologists to pondor.
n narrow politioal torms,
howovor, thoro is no
doubt that a stoady
stroam o in-bound traio
doos muoh to boost
moralo and domoraliso tho opposition. Moro important, in
tho oontoxt o tho Congross (and AAP) bid to suggost that
ndia will suor a bout o oommunal indigostion i
Narondra Modi is votod to powor, tho nowoomors holp
oxposo tho sooular-oommunal divido or what it roally is:
ntollootual sol-abuso. ronioally, it also holps broak down
tho spurious porooption that tho BJP is a rigid idoologioal
party. Tho oommitmont to a partioular stroam o thought
may havo doinod tho party at ono stago o its ovolution
but politioal powor invariably rosults in tho dissolution o
inhoritod oortitudos.
Unwittingly, now ontrants havo holpod tho BJP's
unquostionod passago rom Hindu nationalism to Hindu
ropublioanism. Undor Modi, tho BJP's ovolution as a right-
o-oontro party with a oous on govornanoo is likoly to bo
moro pronounood. This would havo happonod in any
oaso i tho party had not unoxpootodly lost tho 2004 poll
and boon ovorwholmod by a loadorship orisis
subsoquontly. Tho likolihood o a Modi viotory in 2014 has
rovivod a proooss that was abruptly lot inoomploto ton
yoars ago. Tho movomont rom tho margins to tho Contro
inovitably involvos tho aooumulation o divorso sooial
oroos and, prodiotably, somo garbago. n 1991, tho irst
oooasion tho BJP startod attraoting talont rom outsido tho
PSS ratornity, thoro was an ovorwoight o rotirod
buroauorats and military oioors among tho now ontrants.
Thoy inoludod tho likos o Lt-Gon Jaoob, Lt-Gon KP
Candoth, Bra|osh Mishra, SC Dixit and BP Singhal. What
is urthor intorosting that most o thoso individuals didn't
dosort tho party ator 1991 and, indood, playod a rolo in
tho proooss that lod to a BJP-lod Govornmont at tho
Contro. Tho willingnoss o tho BJP to mop up tho
romnants o tho Janata Dal also playod an important rolo
in tho largor sooial onriohmont o tho party. At loast two
aoots o tho prosont BJP-its hold ovor tho middlo olassos
and its signiioant prosonoo among OBC votors-havo thoir
origin in tho opon-door approaoh o tho 1990s.
By oontrast, thoso who latohod on to tho BJP in 2004
in antioipation o anothor torm or va|payoo turnod out to
bo birds o proy. Most o tho umptoon ilm-stars and othor
oolobritios quiotly movod out o tho party's orbit onoo it
was oloar that tho Congross was baok in tho saddlo. Thoy
lot bohind a trail o rosontmont in tho party, partioularly
among tho old aithul who had stood by it loyally through
days good and bad. This may havo boon a roason why
tho involvomont o tho BJP's traditional supportors in tho
2004 oampaign was so porunotory.
At tho samo timo, tho rapid dosortion o tho
nowoomors ator tho May 2004 dooat oroatod a montal
blook in tho party against nowoomors, a blook that
ovorlookod tho oarlior oxporionoo. From 2004 till tho
anointmont o Modi in Soptombor 2013, tho BJP was
doprivod o now blood. Today, onoo again tho BJP is
witnossing a problom o plonty. Caroully handlod, tho
proooss oan dovastato tho Congross pormanontly whilo
oxtonding tho BJP's sooial roaoh. noptly managod, it
oould turn BJP into a party o rank opportunists.
nlux o notas to BJP
has bogun again
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Observe the steady
stream of Congress
worthies switching
sides effortlessly
and proclaiming
their undying faith in
Narendra Modi.
Within the political
class, the BJP has
a better reputation
of being especially
accommodative
towards those who
have earlier drunk
from a secular cup
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A
s political temperatures
soared and parties grap-
pled with internal problems,
the BJPs old guard Jaswant
Singh on Saturday rejected a
conciliatory gesture made by
party president Rajnath Singh,
attacked the party leadership
and praised veteran leader
LK Advani.
Jaswant got support from
senior BJP leader Sushma
Swaraj who said she was pained
at the decision to deny him the
ticket. At the same time, Shiv
Sena opened another front
against the ally BJP with
Uddhav Thackeray fuming at
the insult meted out to Advani
and said that it was not the end
of his era in BJP politics.
Amid indications that he
was likely to resign from the
BJP on Sunday and take a
plunge into the poll fray as an
Independent candidate,
Jaswant Singh said there was a
need to differentiate between
real and fake BJP as what-
ever was happening in the
party now was not in line with
its ideology.
We have to differentiate
between the real and fake BJP.
What is happening now is the
difference between real and
fake. One has to reflect upon
the principles for which the
party stood and the direction
in which it is being led now, he
told reporters.
Lending him support,
Sushma told reporters in Bhopal
that she was pained at the
partys decision to deny a Lok
Sabha ticket to Singh. As far as
the issue of Jaswant Singh is
concerned, it was a decision of
the party. It was not a normal
decision. Such decisions (asaad-
haran nirnay) are not, she said.
The Leader of Opposition
in the Lok Sabha said there must
have been some reason behind
the decision. There must be
some reason because that tick-
et was not decided by the (BJP)
Central Election Committee.
Turn to Page 4
Related reports on P3, 4, 5, 6
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RAE BAREL
T
he road between Unnao
and Rae Bareli, National
Highway-232A does not exist
in some patches, however in
between stretches of non-exis-
tent road Central Uttar
Pradeshs educational revolu-
tion is clearly evident. Tens of
graduate-level colleges have
sprung up on either side of the
road. Many of them clearly still
have buildings under con-
struction.
Somewhere in between,
while driving through, a large
group of first and second year
students of Madan Gopal
College of Science, Arts and
Culture have just come out
after writing their annual
exams. The crowd is male-
dominated, but there are a
surprising number of girls,
many of them in western
clothes. Central Uttar Pradesh,
often seen as a backwater is
experiencing great social
change to go with a massive
demographic change as the
population turns younger.
This is where the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) youth out-
reach has been immensely suc-
cessful. Students at this college
and the neighbouring Raja
Raghuram College have no
doubts who they are voting for.
Iss baar Modi ki sarkar, (This
time there will be a Modi
Government) they say without
hesitation. When asked about
the leher (wave) for Modi, they
answer in the affirmative. This
is despite the
fact that sev-
eral of these
s t u d e n t s
reside in the
C o n g r e s s
pocket-bor-
ough of Rae
Bareli, the seat represented by
the UPA Chairperson and
Gandhi family matriarch
Sonia Gandhi.
By the time one reaches
Rae Bareli, the sun is low in the
horizon; however the town has
clearly prospered. There are
branches and ATMs of virtually
every public-sector bank, and
a few kilometres outside town
closer to the large village of
Lalganj, a gleaming new
Railway Coach Factory is tak-
ing shape. The locals though
seem unhappy, Sonia Gandhi
will win again this time, but not
with the
b u m p e r
margins she
always won
with, says a
local shop-
k e e p e r
Kumar Soni,
complaining about how the
main Kutchery Road through
the heart of town is only
repaired when the Bahu
(daughter-in-law) comes to
town like a show is touched up
with boot-polish.
Sonis word might be bit off
because the man admits that he
leads the local unit of the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) but he is sitting at the
shop of Riyaaz Khan, a local
Muslim mechanic of Royal
Enfield motorcycles. Khan, after
complaining of the new-fangled,
highly electronic new Bullet
motorcycles, says he will vote for
Sonia Gandhi, but then adds the
country does need a new direc-
tion, although he does not
quite elaborate.
Leaving Rae Bareli towards
Lucknow, construction carries
on apace on a C600-crore pro-
ject to widen the highway
between this town, the centre of
Sonia Gandhis constituency
and the State capital Lucknow.
Outside town, at a cement
godown Gunnu Lal Yadav is
clear about voting for Sonia
Gandhi. This old-timer remem-
bers the time the constituency
voted out Sonias mother-in-law,
the former Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi in 1977.
That was a bad time for
this constituency, and we suf-
fered for over a decade. Thanks
to Sonia Gandhi, we have prop-
er roads, electricity and hospi-
tals. I do not believe the
Congress will win.
Turn to Page 4
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A
new object was spotted by
Chinese satellites in the
southern Indian Ocean that
could be debris from the miss-
ing Malaysian jetliner, as the
search for the plane
entered its third
week on Saturday.
The object is
22.5 metres long
and 13 metres
wide, Malaysian
Defence and
Transport Minister
Hi shammuddi n
Hussein told
reporters in Kuala
Lumpur, adding
China is sending
ships to verify.
China later said the satellite
images showing the floating
object are dated around
Tuesday noon (March 18).
The object was spotted
about 120 km southwest from
a location where possible debris
was sighted by another satellite
on March 16 in the remote
ocean off western Australia.
Meanwhile the Daily
Telegraph in a transcript report-
edly revealed the final 54 min-
utes of conversation between the
pilots of the missing Malaysian
airliner and the control tower.
The transcript of the con-
versation between the co-pilot
of the missing Malaysia Airlines
flight MH370, Fariq Abdul
Hamid, and the control tower
begins at 12.15 am March 8
from the time the aircraft was
taxiing on the runway to its last
known position above the South
China Sea at 1.19 am with the
final message by Hamid being
all right, good night.
The investigators claim that
the conversation began from a
point when the flight was already
sabotaged and their reports state
that the conversation seemed
perfectly routine but however,
two odd features stood out.
The first odd feature point-
ed out was that at 1.07 am the
message saying that the plane
was flying at an altitude of
35,000 feet was repeated twice
with an interval of six minutes.
Turn to Page 4
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W
ith Punjab Chief Minister
Parkash Singh Badal
pitching for Arun Jaitley as
Deputy Prime Minister, the
senior BJP leader on Saturday
played down the suggestion
indicating that he was not
looking for any positions.
The controversial state-
ment by Badal at a rally organ-
ised in Amritsar on Friday
stoked fire in the ruling NDA
causing Jaitley to do the
firefighting.
Explaining his position to
the media, Jaitley said, These
are comments made in the
course of a campaign. I can
assure you I am not looking for
any positions. In the anxiety to
see Jaitley emerge victorious in
his maiden political battle from
Amritsar, Badal had said, If
voted to power, he (Jaitley) will
be Deputy Prime Minister or
Finance Minister.
With the comment having
come from a strategic alliance
partner of the NDA, Jaitley
sought to play down the Akali
leaders statement. Jaitley said,
I think what he (Badal) prob-
ably has in mind is quite legit-
imate... A lot of people who
have met me in Amritsar also
believe that Amritsar and
Punjab need a good voice at the
Centre and probably that is one
of the expectations from me.
He also took a dig at
Congress for fielding a reluc-
tant Amarinder Singh against
him. Congress has finally
announced its candidate from
Amritsar. They have named a
reluctant Amarinder Singh. My
best wishes to him... I will
promise the people of Amritsar
that I shall provide a better voice
for them, he wrote in his blog.
Amritsar, he said, is look-
ing for an effective voice at the
Centre and peoples expecta-
tion from him is that he would
be that voice.
Turn to Page 4
New Del hi: The BJP on
Saturday fielded actor Paresh
Rawal as party candidate from
Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha
constituency in Gujarat, instead
of sitting MP Harin Pathak.
The Central Election
Committee announced five
names for Gujarat, including
Pratapsinh Chauhan, sitting
MP from Panchmahal.
Rawal is yet another
Bollywood actor fielded by the
party, including Hema Malini
from Mathura, UP, and
Shatrughan Sinha from Patna
Saheb, Bihar. Pathak is a seven-
time MP who got party ticket
in 2009.
Besides these, BJP fielded
Debusingh Sinh Chauhan,
MLA from Kheda, Rajesh
Chudasama, MLA from
Junagadh and Deep Singh
Rathore, ex-MLA from
Sabarkantha.
The party also announced
three candidates for by-elec-
tions to Gujarat Assembly.
Meanwhile, the BJP has
decided to field Alok Sanjar, the
State office in-charge of the
party from Madhya Pradesh,
from Bhopal after veteran L K
Advani decided to contest from
Gandhinagar Lok Sabha.
Turn to Page 4
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Pithoragarh: Congress veter-
an ND Tiwari, who is cur-
rently on a 10-day tour of
Nainital parliamentary con-
stituency along with his
recently acknowledged son
Rohit Shekhar, on Saturady
said his visit is meant to find
out if people want him or his
son to contest from the seat.
It is people of the area
who wil l
d e c i d e
whether my
son or I
should con-
test the par-
l iamentary
e l e c t i o n
from the
seat, I will be
able to say anything only after
gauging the public view, the
former Uttar Pradesh and
Uttarakhand Chief Minister
who began his 10-day feed-
back visit of the constituency
on Friday told reporters.
Tiwari said he merely wants
the region to progress and it
doesnt matter if his son Rohit
or he is given Congress tick-
et from the seat.
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New Delhi: Former bureau-
crat and JD(U) MP from
Rajya Sabha NK Singh and
author and senior journalist
MJ Akbar, who was once
Congress Lok Sabha MP and
spokesperson, became the lat-
est entrants into the BJP camp.
The two, who
joined in the
presence of party
p r e s i d e n t
Rajnath Singh on
Saturday, said
that only the BJP
can provide the
purposive and
resolute policies
and that Naren-
dra Modis leadership was
essential for the country. They
also strongly backed the BJPs
prime ministerial candidate.
Singh said there are only
allegations against Modi (on
Gujarat riots). Akbar, who was
a Congress MP from
Kishanganj in Bihar between
1989 and 1991, said no
other leader has gone
through as much scrutiny as
Narendra Modi.
Detailed report on P5
New Delhi: Faced with oppo-
sition for nominating
Rajendra Singh, the Bharatiya
Janata Party candidate field-
ed for the Bijnor Lok Sabha
constituency, the party on
Saturday the last day of
nomination replaced him
with Bhartendu Singh. In
Lucknow, partys Uttar
Pradeshs chief spokesperson
Vijay Bahadur Pathak said
that on the demand of
the local workers of BJP has
given ticket to Bhartendu
Singh in place of the
earlier declared candidate
Rajendra Singh.
Vijay Bahadur Pathak said
that the local workers had
demanded to change the can-
didate citing Rajendra to be
an outsider.
Bhartendu Singh is an
accused in last years
Muzaffarnagar communal
riots. He will take on
filmstar-turned-politician Jaya
Prada, the sitting MP
from Rampur, who is con-
testing from Bijnor this time
on Ajit Singhs Rashtriya Lok
Dal ticket.
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Advani's name should have been
in the first list of the BJP's Lok
Sabha candidates. However, this
did not happen. One who built the
party and showed it days of glory
was kept waiting
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There must be some reason
because that ticket was not
decided by the {BJP] Central
Election Committee. t was
decided later. There must be
some reason, but personally am
pained with this
SUSHMA SWARAJ
We have to differentiate between
the real and fake BJP. What is
happening now is the difference
between real and fake. One has to
reflect upon the principles for
which the party stood and the
direction in which it is being led now
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S
unny Leone asks her co-actor why
does every producer treat her like a
whore. Perhaps, because she behaves
like one, could be one answer. And why
does Ekta Kapoor propel pornographic
talk in the garb of a horror story?
Because Dada Kondke is her secret
inspiration which has fallen out of the
closet in this one.
So, brace yourself for some brazen
dialogues by Leone and generally
pornographic talk and gestures (like the
hero looking down his pants and talking
to his family jewels once every while)
assailing a haunted house while the
ghosts make some futilely spirited effort
to make their presence felt. Well, not so
much as the four-letter word which a
possessed Leone throws at you
repeatedly, but well its a ghost of an
effort nevertheless.
The only difference from the run-of-
the-mill ghosts dropping out of the big
Indian screen, this one is much too
horny, sleepwalks in erotic underwear
and does nude dances in sequences out
of the blue. And when she is not doing
this, she does pretty much nothing.
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R
ajat Kapoor is known to have a
zen for hatke cinema. On that
count, this one indeed is hatke
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music that keeps you engaged, three
with the familiarity that is rather
becoming. Its the evil frog vs the
honest frog in the middle of deception,
treachery, drama and heist in which a
human has a frog for a boss. There is a
Miss Pig too with a big nose for
romance and a group of show-maker
muppets on a world tour, not to
mention a French nuanced cop
clashing with his CIA counterpart, one
human, another a muppet!
As is with usual animation win
Hollywood, this one too is flawless
though not a spot on the Madagaskar
and Ice Age kind of animation.
Essentially for children who love their
popcorn along with their cartoon
characters.
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It's a0t fear that tItIIIates
If thats the spelling for horror for
you, Ragini MMS 2 will titillate you
without so much as an iota of fear factor.
In fact so ridden is the film with Leone
expectations that the poor ghost almost
go into an emergency huddle to save the
night for themselves! So, this mother of
two who has apparently killed both her
daughters 100 years ago in a Big House
in the middle of a jungle, gets into Leone
and does what she may have not done in
her living memory talk, breathe and
ooze sex and then, obviously, kill.
The only character that catches your
attention is Sandhya Mridul who comes
with a lot of comic appeal and very
arrestingly funny one-liners. But Leone,
as Mridul would have said, Is just too
worst! Boys, go for it and ignore the
lesbian kiss please while you are at it!
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Kc|ta |ai Li| Jcc Lc Zara and Lcs| Ki
5cti |anJini are all sel lo be relaced
by realily shows. Kc|ta |ai Li| Jcc Lc
Zara will go o air in Aril. however,
seems like lhe channel is going or a
lolal makeover. ntcrtainmcnt Kc Liyc
Kuc| 5|i Karca's new season and lhe
new show nccuntcr (hosled by Manoj
Bajai) will relace Kc|ta |ai Li|. and
|anJini... by Aril. Bade Acche will be
relaced by eilher Amilabh Bachchan or
Jaya Bachchan's Tv show.
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Zee Trend/, a lieslyle channel which
was launched on May 1, 2O18, will be
going o air Aril 5, 2O14 due lo below
average erormance. The Zee
Enlerlainmenl Enlerrises Lld will shul
lhe channel rom all direcllohome and
cable Tv lalorms. Airlel 0igilal Tv had
removed lhe channel in January. Zee
Trend/ comeled wilh inlernalional
ashion channel FTv, a remium
inlernalional music and lieslyle channel,
il reached over 1G million households.
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Sony Enlerlainmenl Television's 5|cct
Aaya is all sel lo enlhrall ils audience
wilh yel anolher sine chilling eisode
lhis weekend. The lhriller will see aclor
Sheeba, also lhe roducer o lhe show,
a arl o lhe eisode. She will be seen
orlraying lhe role o a Bengali molher
who will ighl wilh suernalural orces
in order lo save her daughler. Sharing
screen wilh her is lhe lalenled lhealre
aclor Makrand 0eshande.
So, gel ready lo be sooked on
March 28 al 11:OO m.
Reality lites,
lumour slim
Cliloren leao
for tlis one
80w IIMF
stuff. But where all this being different
leads you in this film is quite another
matter.
The film starts off well in an Old
Delhi house where babuji (a
delightfully unkempt and much too
real babuji played brilliantly by Sanjay
Misra lives with his wife two children
and brothers family.
Yes, he is weird and gets weirder
by the day but the humour in the
situation soon dries up and thats the
problem with this light-hearted film. It
only flirts with humour and tries to
delve deep into depression, meanwhile
getting philosophical about life and its
meaning. The mix of these three very
distinct strands gets Rajat somewhat
mixed up, a condition that bogs down
the movie so much that it turns
suicidal by the end of it.
But in the midst of all these hues,
one must admit that the moments are
there and the effort is more than
honest in Rajat both from behind and
in front of the camera.
Quite obviously, the film is not
meant for general viewers, only that
thin line of people who are looking for
meaning in cinema, much like the
protagonist looks for it in life.
Both fail, rather unfortunately and
the potential of this one gets lost in a
maze that is Old Delhi.
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D
ance India Dance Lil
Master 3 is back. With
a highest TVT of 11099,
this reality show has become
the most viewed programme.
Over the last few years, the
dancing standard in the show
has risen and so have the
expectations from the 16
dancers who will fight it out for
the top position this year.
With a tagline of
Bachchagiri, the contestants
this year come from varied
backgrounds. Being able to
dance in all forms is what DID
Lil Masters is all about. I was
amazed to see the performance
of a group of dancers who came
to the auditions from Chambal.
They were so brilliant that I
almost dropped my pen and
watched them in awe. They had
picked up al l moves by
watching TV. Their finesse was
mind-boggling. Unfortunately,
they couldnt go to the next
round because they didnt
know dance forms like jazz,
salsa and flamenco, master
Ahmed Khan, one of the
judges, tells you. There were
many like the Chambal gang
who couldnt make it to the top
16 due to lack of knowledge of
dance forms. Some 12-year-
olds despite being brilliant had
to be rejected because of their
height criterion which is not
more than 57. This was
because this is a lil masters
show. Because of their height,
they looked older.
We feel sad that children
with such high dancing calibre
couldnt make it because of lack
of training. We have kept them
on stand-by but its uncertain
whether they will get a second
chance. We call the teacher and
tell them that there are over a
lakh participants and their
student needs to make it to the
1,000 list. For this, they have to
teach the child all the dance
forms. Thats all we can do
advise them, Ahmed says.
As has been the format set
in previous seasons, this season
too, it will be the judges who will
throw a challenge to the skippers
the dance masters assigned
to the four groups with four
dancers each. Each dancer will
have to perform on the form
given.
This can be a group
challenge or an individual one.
From here on, the judges will
either send the performer to the
elimination zone or to the next
level. To keep the competition
free from any vulgarity, the
judges have ensured that any
suggestive moves by the
participant will lead to negative
marking.
We never entertain vulgar
dancing. There was one pretty
girl who danced on Chikni
chameli. It was more vulgar than
the original dance. We called the
parents and asked them if aapko
dekhke achchha lagta hai ki
aapki beti vulgar dance ker rahi
hai? Who were they trying to
impress?, master Geeta Kapoor,
another judge, says.
Each participant will be
judged by Ahmed and Kapoor
not only on the way they have
performed a dance form but
also on whether they know all
the dance forms Indian and
international ones.
After each performance,
we asked them if they could tell
us the dance form just
performed. Most said: Pata
nahi, sir ne seekhaya thha. But
there are some who give us an
answer we are looking for I
started with contemporary, went
on to hip hop, contemporary,
then B-boying to contortion and
finished with Bollywood.
Then there was a
participant who is from Pune
and did a new hip hop version.
When I asked him what dance
form it was he said urban
dance. He travels 80 km just to
learn dancing. His dedication
to his passion is amazing.
These children are truly
dancing ke baap, Ahmed says.
00 L'il Maslers 8 is back lo enlerlain
viewers wilh lheir brillianl
erormances. From urban dance lo
conlorlions lo Bboying, lhe lalenl
quolienl lhis year is very high and
hence, selecling lhe lo 1G rom lakhs
o arlicianls was nol easy.
SAh0EETA YA0Av lravels lo Mumbai
lo ind oul why some o lhe besl
dancers gol eliminaled and whal makes
lhis season sab dances ka baa
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Qevashish MoIWani: This 1Oyear
old rom Jalgaon, Maharashlra, is
luid in conlemorary and Bollywood
moves.
Qhardik upareI: This 12yearold
rom Kalyan, Maharashlra, excels in
dance orms like conlemorary, hi
ho and olk.
Qknushka 6heIri: All o 8 rom
0arjeeling, she is sure lo da//le lhe
slage wilh her dancing as she is ull
o energy and enlhusiasm.
QknudiIa FauI: This 11yearold is a
lillle masler o conlemorary orms
hails rom Kolkala. her shar moves
has nicknamed her 'shar as a
encil'.
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QTeriya Magar: The 11yearold
rom Rudraur, heal, look lhe
judges by surrise wilh her lawless
Bollywood erormances and lovely
exressions. her leam has
nicknamed her 'Bacleria'.
Qaurav 8harma: This 11yearold
Funjabi munda hails rom 0elhi. he
imressed everyone wilh his slylish
moves on Bollywood numbers.
QVishaI 1adhav: 11yearold vishal
calls himsel dance ka |aap. he is
very assionale aboul his dancing
and excels in lyrical hi ho.
Q8iddhanI amedar: 12yearold
excels in various dance slyles like
reeslyle, locking & oing,
conlemorary, olk and lyrical hi
ho.
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QFraIhamesh Mane: 1Oyearold
Fralhamesh rom Salara is lhe
erecl examle o sheer dedicalion.
Qeepak Verma: A versalile dancer,
0eeak excels in diverse dance
orms. This 12yearold rom
haridwar raclices our hours daily.
QFaIak 8eraI: All o O, who is
hearing imaired, mesmerised lhe
judges wilh her acl.
QkdiIi huIap: This 1Oyearold
rom Mumbai enjoys dance orms
like conlemorary, lyrical hi ho,
locking oing, ndian olk, ja//,
salsa, lamenco and reeslyle.
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Q8arhin 6houdhary: This 7yearold
rom Jaiur loves lo erorm on
conlemorary and lyrical hi ho.
Qkdvika 8heIIy: This Oyearold
Mangalorean is will charm lhe judges
wilh her energy.
Q8adhWin 8heIIy: This 1Oyearold
hails rom Bangalore. A owerul
dancer, he is good al reeslyle, hi
ho, kruming & olk dance.
Qajvi 8urh: This 1Oyearold hi
ho dancer is good when il comes
lo ulling o slylish moves
eorllessly.
L'il Mastors aro baok
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NEW DELH SUNDAY MARCH 23, 2014
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F
iling of nominations for
the April 10 Lok Sabha
polls in Delhi came to an end
on Saturday. A total of 299
nominations have been filed
in seven Lok Sabha seats in
the Capital. On the last day of
nomination besides several
others, BJP leaders Ramesh
Bidhuri and Manoj Tiwari
f i l ed t hei r nomi nat i ons
from South and North East
Delhi Parliamentary con-
stituencies respectively.
Sitting MP from South
Delhi seat Ramesh Kumar also
submitted his nomination
papers on Saturday. With filing
of nomination papers, the first
phase of electoral process in
the Capital got completed.
Kumar is the younger brother
of Congress leader Sajjan
Kumar, who was denied
ticket in 2009 due to a protest
by the Sikh community.
Meanwhile Bollywood
star Raj Babbar also filed his
papers in Ghaziabad. He will
be challenging BJPs VK Singh
and Aam Aadmi Party leader
Shazia Ilmi. The highest num-
ber of nomi nati ons was
received from North-East
Delhi seat where a total 56
candidates have jumped into
the fray. A total of 46 nomi-
nees, i ncl udi ng AAPs
Rajmohan Gandhi and BJPs
Maheish Girri are trying their
luck. Congress has also re-
nominated sitting MP and
son of former Delhi Chief
Minister Sheila Dikshit
Sandeep Dikshit from the
constituency.
From New Delhi seat, 47
aspirants have submitted their
documents, including heavy-
weights of big parties BJPs
Meenakshi Lekhi, Congress
Aj ay Maken and AAPs
Aashish Khetan.
Filing of nominations
st arted on March 15.
Deadline for withdrawing of
nominations is March 26.
Lok Sabha polls in Delhi are
scheduled April 10.
From Chandni Chowk
and West Delhi, the respective
Returning Officers received
42 and 37 nominations till the
last date of filing their candi-
dature. In South Delhi seat, a
total of 32 hopefuls have sub-
mitted their documents for
contesting elections. From
Nort h-West Del hi con-
stituency, 30 nominations
have been filed, while 46 con-
testants have filed their nom-
inations from East Delhi par-
liamentary constituency
A total of 38 contestants
for Ghaziabad parliamentary
seat, Babbar, Singh, Ilmi,
BSPs Mukul Upadhyay and
Samajwadi Partys Sudhan
Rawat filed their nomination
papers in Ghaziabad. On
Saturday, 26 contestants filed
their nomination papers
before t he Assi st ant
Returning Officer (ARO)
Keshav Kumar at Ghaziabad
collectorate.
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P
opular Bhojpuri actor-singer
and BJP candidate from
North-East Delhi Manoj Tiwari
possesses eight houses three
in Mumbai, two each in Delhi
and Varanasi and one in Thane
along with two agricultural and
non-agricultural lands. He has
five cars which include Audi Q7,
Mercedes Benz, Honda City, a
Toyota Fortuner and Innova
worth C91.4 lakh.
In his affidavit filed along
with his nomination papers on
Saturday, Tiwari has also shown
C85.5 lakh as income in his last
years income tax return. His
movable assets, which include
130 gm gold and 4.5 lakh cash
in hand along with insurance
policies and deposits, is worth
approximately C6.9 crore. His
immovable property which
includes agricultural, non-agri-
cultural lands and eight houses
is worth approximately C12.9
crore. Tiwari has a liability of
C3.4 crore. He has no cases
pending against him.
8TkII EFTE Q hEw 0ELh
T
he Delhi BJP on Saturday
accused the Congress and
the Aam Aadmi Party of deny-
ing old-age and widow pension
to the people and promised to
increase the amount of pension
if the BJP was voted to power.
The BJPs campaign committee
chief in Delhi, Vijay Kumar
Malhotra said the old age pen-
sion would be a key feature of
BJPs manifesto which is like-
ly to be released by next week.
The party will have separate
manifestos for the seven par-
liamentary seats in Delhi while
a comprehensive manifesto
would be released at the Centre.
Malhotra alleged that the
Congress misrule and its apa-
thy for the poor in Delhi had
denied them the benefit of
Government schemes like old-
age pension, pension for wid-
ows and handicapped,
Annashree Yojana, Ladli Yojana
and Food For All scheme,
among others. Since August
2012, the application forms
for pension scheme have not
been issued. To add to their
woes, the Kejriwal Government
even stopped paying them pen-
sion during its 49-day rule, he
said. He promised that the
amount of pension would be
increased to C2,000 per month
from existing C1,500 per month
if the BJP was voted to power.
Similarly, Malhotra said, the
monetary benefit of C600 under
Annashree Yojana would be
increased to C1,000 per fami-
ly. He charged the erstwhile
Congress Government in Delhi
of minting money from the
poor by charging them money
for the application forms under
the Annashree Yojana.
Fifteen lakh people filled
forms under this scheme but
in fact only 1 lakh people
could get the benefit and the
rest 14 lakh applicants were
not taken care of by the
Congress Government and
the subsequent AAP
Government, he alleged.
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I
ndian Mujahideen (IM) co-
founder Yasin Bhatkals aide
Fasih Mahmood, who was
deported from Saudi Arabia in
2012 for his alleged involvement
in terror acts here, has been
allegedly assaulted by a jail
inmate inside the high security
Tihar Jail. Tihar Jail authorities
said one of the inmates, Simran,
who is an accused in a murder
case and has been lodged in jail
no. 2 assaulted Fasih on Friday
evening in which he sustained
injury on his leg.
Fasih was brought before a
city court on Saturday on a
wheel chair in connection with
the case of setting up of an
alleged illegal arms factory
here where he told the judge
about the incident. Additional
Sessions Judge Daya Prakash
has asked the Tihar Jail author-
ities to submit a detailed report
before it in the matter.
During the hearing, his
counsel pleaded before the court
that Fasih be treated in the
AIIMS. The court asked the
police to take him to the AIIMS
for further treatment. Fasih,
along with Bhatkal and several
other members of the banned
terror outfit, is an accused in the
case in which a supplementary
charge sheet was recently filed
against Bhatkal and one of his
close aides Asadullah Akhtar.
Meanwhile, the jail author-
ities said that after Simran had
assaulted Fasih, the accused was
taken to the Deen Dayal
Upadhayay Hospital for medical
check up. Fasih was assaulted by
Simran on Friday evening over
some issue and later he was taken
to DDU Hospital, Tihar Jail
spokesperson Sunil Gupta said.
FTI Q hEw 0ELh
T
he BSP MP Dhananjay
Singh, who along with his
wife Jagriti was chargesheeted in
connection with murder of their
maid, was on Saturday granted
interim bail for two months by
a city court. Additional Sessions
Judge Lokesh Kumar Sharma
granted interim bail to
Dhananjay, a sitting MP from
Uttar Pradeshs Jaunpur con-
stituency, on a personal bond of
C1 lakh and two sureties of the
like amount. However, despite
getting interim bail, Dhananjay,
who was arrested on November
5 last year, will have to remain in
Tihar Jail under judicial custody
as he has not been granted bail
in a separate rape case in which
he is facing trial. During the
arguments, Delhi Police opposed
the bail plea of Dhananjay say-
ing there was no new ground or
change in circumstances for
releasing him on bail. The police,
however, told the court that the
two prime witnesses in the case
have been provided security in
pursuance to the order passed by
a magisterial court last year.
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C
ongress candidate Raj
Babbar was rebuffed on
Saturday by an Assistant
Returning Officer (ARO) here
when he tried to bypass a
queue to submit his nomina-
tion papers.
Ghaziabad Assistant
Returning Officer Keshav
Kumar turned down the film
star-turned-politicians request
to take up his papers before
other applicants. Kumar said he
would first take up the forms of
the two candidates who had
come before him.
Raj Babbar wanted his
nomination paper to be
filed before 1.20 pm, a time
suggested by a priest. His
papers were finally processed
at 2.20 pm.
FTI Q FAR0ABA0
A
AP leader Arvind
Kejriwal was shown black
flags by some local residents as
he kicked off his two-day
Haryana roadshow from the
city on Saturday morning.
Kejriwal along with AAP can-
didate Purushotam Dagar of
Faridabad Lok Sabha seat
began his roadshow from
Sector 37 market. When
Kejriwal along with his sup-
porters reached Faridabad,
some residents, who claimed
that they did not support any
political party, showed black
flags to him and raised slogans
against the Aam Aadmi Party.
Showing black flags to
Kejriwal is nothing new in this
country. Black flags are always
shown by the Opposition par-
ties. Kejriwal is the only leader
who can govern this country
very well, said an AAP sup-
porter. However, unfazed by
the protest, Kejriwal slammed
the Congress and the BJP,
saying gas prices will increase
manifold if the two parties
come to power.
Centre should not be
allowed to increase gas price
from April 1. There are some
media reports that EC has
taken cognisance of my com-
pl ai nts for whi ch I am
very thankful. I hope EC
would not allow Centre to
increase gas price.
The AAP leader had
termed the Centres decision
to increase the price of natural
gas from April 1 as a clear vio-
lation of the Model Code of
Conduct and had written to
Chief Election Commissioner
V Sampath about it. The
people of this country should
decide themselves as to whom
they would vote for in the Lok
Sabha elections. If the UPA or
the BJP prime ministerial
candidate Narendra Modi
comes to power, gas price
would increase manifold. This
will only benefit the corpo-
rates, he alleged.
Kej ri wals roadshow
passed through different
parts of Fari dabad l i ke
Chandawal i , Dayalpur,
Chaynsa, Mohna and
Alawalpur and ended at Nuh.
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E
yeing to retain the
Chandni Chowk con-
stituency for the third term in
a row, Union Minister and
Congress leader Kapil Sibal
made an aggressive start to his
campaign on Saturday. Sibal
released a booklet for each of
the ten Assembly constituen-
cies under Chandni Chowk
mentioning the development
work carried out by him. He
also questioned the serious-
ness of his opponent and BJP
candidate Dr Harsh Vardhan
for Old Delhi. Taking a dig at
Vardhans candidature,
Sibal said why he returned to
Old Delhi after 21 years of his
political life if he had his
roots in the area.
The booklets titled Sacche
Vaade, Nek Iraade and Aapka
Apna Sibal details the works
initiated by him during his
tenure as MP. The Congress
veteran rubbished charges of
his inaccessibility saying he
has visited his constituency
every third day and also held
regular meetings with offi-
cials and other local leaders
to take stock of the develop-
ment work being undertaken
in the area.
During the last five
years, I have visited my con-
stituency 570 times while
170 meetings with officials of
various departments were
held. A number of roads,
parks, libraries and RUBs
were inaugurated during the
last five years, Sibal said,
adding the long-pending
demand of a graveyard at
Inderlok was also fulfilled.
Sibal promised the people
of his constituency to devel-
op the Walled City into a
world-class heritage and cul-
tural hub and sai d t he
Shahj ahanabad Redeve-
lopment Plan was ready to
take off and the work would
start after the Model Code of
Conduct is lifted post polls.
I am committed for devel-
opment of Old Delhi into a
cultural hub by restoring its
ancient glory. The existing
wholesale markets will be
shifted to some other suitable
place and world-
cl ass amenities
will be provid-
ed to
t our i s t s
and visi-
tors here,
the two-
t i me sitt i ng
MP said.
He also took potshots at
the BJPs prime ministerial
candidate Narendra Modi
saying his claims of a wave
were nowhere to be seen in
the country. Had there been
a wave, why was the BJP
required to stitch alliance
with regi onal parti es?
he queried.
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he son of former MCD
Commissioner, Ajay Singh
Yadav who was arrested on
Friday evening has duped a
Delhi based chartered accoun-
tant Sunil Kansal of C5 lakh
after posing as an officer on spe-
cial duty (OSD) of former Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Investigation by the anti-extor-
tion unit of Crime Branch has
opened a can of worms.
He was given a Honda City
car by Kansal after promising to
allot him a Government flat at
a knockdown price since Yadav
was a retired IPS officer. His
father-in-law Surjan Singh Yadav
was former Home Minister in
Rajasthan and he earlier worked
with former Haryana Chief
Minister Rao Birender Singh as
his personal secretary.
Police sources said that
after completing his graduation
from Kirori Mal College, Delhi
University in 1976, his father Jai
Narayan Singh Yadav got him
employed in Azad Pur Market
Committee as Inspector
Enforcement. But he was
removed from his job after six
years. Yadav was arrested along
with his driver Amit Chouhan
from Sewa Nagar on Friday
evening by a team led by sub-
inspectors, Vinay Tyagi and
Atul Tyagi under the supervi-
sion of ACP Hoshiyar Singh,
said, Ravindra Yadav, Additional
Commissioner of Police
(Crime). Police have impound-
ed the Honda City fitted with a
blue beacon from his possession
and seized bank accounts where
C10 lakh was deposited.
Investigation revealed he
always posed as a DIG posted
in Mizoram and DIG in the
Intelligence Bureau (IB). He
impressed people with his
personality and his fluency in
English. On several occasions,
he presented senior IAS
officers with pricey gifts, the
officer added.
'Wly oio Varolan tale 21
years to return to lis roots?`
Sibal questions his
rival's 'seriousness',
rubbishes charges
of his own
'inaccessibility'
heW eIhi: n a bid lo galvanise lhe
dominanl Foorvanchali and migranl
volers in lhe cily, BJF's slar
camaigner and FM candidale
harendra Modi will be addressing an
eleclion rally on March 2G in Shaslri
Fark area o horlhEasl 0elhi. The
area is dominaled by lhe
Foorvanchalis and migranl workers
who hold lhe key lo viclory in horlh
Easl and Easl 0elhi arliamenlary
consliluencies. The lwo seals are
reresenled by lhe Congress and
BJF will sare no eorl lo make
inroads inlo lhe Congress volebank.
"Modi will be addressing a ublic
rally al Shaslri Fark on March 2G.
we are hoeul lhal he will address
more rallies beore lhe olls," senior
BJF leader vK Malholra said. he said
senior leaders LK Advani, Sushma
Swaraj, Rajnalh Singh and Arun
Jailley would also be addressing
rallies in 0elhi in coming days. BA
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t was reunion of childhood
friends in the high-profile
Chandni Chowk constituency
on Saturday when BJP candi-
date Dr Harsh Vardhan under-
took his campaign in the area.
An emotional Vardhan entered
his ancestral place Phatak
Teliyan at Turkman Gate to
find his friends Salauddin and
Imran and Shivalin. As
Vardhan himself said, they
were the friends with whom he
had played at the Ramlila
Maidan during his childhood.
Nevertheless, he slammed the
Congress and its sitting MP
Kapil Sibal of
neglecting the
development of
the area that lit-
erally converted
Old Delhi into a
slum. He
also prom-
ised re-
establ ishing
the ancient
glory of the area if he was elect-
ed MP from the constituency.
Under BJP rule, the old glory
of Chandni Chowk will be
restored. The old bazaars shall
be given a modern look. The
people of Delhi shall be pro-
vided all those amenities for
which they were waiting for
years, Vardhan promised.
Vardhan al leged that
despite being a Union Minister,
Sibal gave no importance to the
historical place Phatak Teliyan
and Turkman Gate. The
Congress representative from
Chandni Chowk, Kapil Sibal
chose to neglect the area which
is the reason why these places
are in state of ruin. Sibal has
been Minister under Congress
Government for about 10 years
but he did not try to improve
the condition of Chandni
Chowk, he said.
During his padyatra, the
BJP leader met people of
Hanuman Vatika, Asaf Ali
Road, Turkman Gate, Haz
Manjil, Chitli Kabra, Shankar
Gali and Tiraha Begum Khan
among others. He was flanked
by hundreds of his supporters
who sought votes to ensure vic-
tory of Vardhan from the seat.
Vardhan said several places of
historical significance like
Sadar Bazaar, Chandni Chowk,
Matia Mahal and Ballimaran
along with historical monu-
ments like Delhi Legislative
Assembly, Lal Quila, Jama
Masjid, Meena Bazaar, Gauri
Shankar Mandir, Civic Centre
and Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib
fall within the Chandni Chowk
constituency. Tourists from all
over the world come to see
these monuments. This place
will be established as an impor-
tant tourist spot of Delhi on the
world map. We will use scien-
tific techniques to promote
tourism in the area, he said.
'Cong nogloot has turnod
Old Dolhi into a slum'
Glory days will
return to Chandni
Chowk as it gets
a revamp, vows
Harsh Vardhan
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Raj Babbar rebuffed
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wanted his
nomination paper
to be filed before
1.20 pm, a time
suggested by a
priest. His papers
were finally
processed
at 2.20 pm
A
63-year-old film actor and
Congress leader Raj
Babbar and wife Nadira Babbar
jointly own assets of nearly C21
crore. In his affidavit filed
before the Returning Officer on
Saturday, he revealed that he
and his spouse own movable
property worth C6.12 crore
and C3.07 crore respectively.
Babbar, a resident of 94 Ellora
Enclave at Dayal Bagh in Agra
further revealed he is facing a
criminal case under Sections
420, cheating, 468, 471, 406,
477A, 200 and 120B for which
he had obtained a stay on the
criminal proceedings.
Meanwhile, a total of 38
contestants for Ghaziabad par-
liamentary seat, including
Congress party nominee Raj
Babbar, BJPs General (retd)
VK Singh and AAPs Shazia
Ilmi, BSPs Mukul Upadhyay
and Samajwadi Partys Sudhan
Rawat filed their nomination
papers in Ghaziabad.
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NEW DELH SUNDAY MARCH 23, 2014
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n the wake of Russias annex-
ation of Crimea, the United
States says it has begun a
reassessment of its relations with
Moscow, even as President
Barack Obama prepares to leave
for Europe to confer with other
G7 leaders on how best to deal
with the Ukraine crisis.
The Obama administration,
which faces accusations from
Republicans of a tepid response
to the Russian actions, has
accused the Vladimir Putin
regime of resorting to a very
egregious departure from inter-
national norms and principles.
Asked at a White House
news conference i f t he
Ukraine crisis was prompting
a fundamental reassessment
of US-Russi a rel ati ons,
National Security Advisor
Susan Rice said: Yes.
In the years since the end of
the Cold War, the United States
and Europe have been in favour
of a fuller integration of Russia
into the fabric of the international
system and the global economy,
predicated on the expectation
that Russia would play by the
rules of the road, Rice com-
mented. But the Russian moves
vis--vis Ukraine are causing the
countries and people of Europe
and the international community
and, of course, the United States
to reassess what does this mean
and what are the implications,
she said.
At the UN Security Council,
Russia has been alone in insist-
ing that its actions in Ukraine
had international legitimacy,
Rice said, asserting that the rest
of the world would never accept
the annexation of Crimea. It will
have consequences. And it
already has, she said, referring
to the sanctions by the US and
European Union.
President Obama leaves for
the Netherlands on Sunday for
what was essentially to attend a
Nuclear Security Summit that is
now seen as overshadowed by the
Ukraine crisis. Obama will hold
a meeting with other G7 leaders
on the margins of the nuclear
summit that is expected to be
attended by leaders from over 50
nations. He will also be meeting
Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The White House says that
the Ukraine crisis will be the cen-
tral focus during Obamas meet-
ings while at The Hague as also
during his subsequent stops in
Brussels to take part in a summit
with European Union leaders
and pay a visit to NATO head-
quarters.
'08 reassessIa reIatI0as WIth 80ssIa'
kararhi: Al leasl 85 eole were
killed and several olhers injured on
Salurday in an accidenl involving lwo
buses and a lruck in in soulhwesl
Fakislan's Balochislan rovince.
The accidenl occurred aler a
lyre o a seeding lruck bursl
sending il crashing inlo a bus
coming rom lhe oosile side.
Anolher bus loo crashed inlo lhem.
The second bus was carrying
among olher lhings, conlainers o
illegal elrol which bursl inlo
lames uon collision. The accidenl
haened on RC0 highway in hub
lown. The viclims were rushed lo
nearby hosilals wilh reorls
saying lhal many bodies were
burnl beyond recognilion.
"The assenger bus lried lo
overlake a vehicle and collided
wilh a lruck coming rom lhe
oosile direclion. There was a
huge exlosion aler lhe collision
as lhe bus was carrying oil,"
0islricl Folice 0icer Ahmed
hawa/ Cheema said. ?C8
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Cairo: A court in Egypt
adjourned the mass trial of
more than 1,200 supporters of
deposed Islamist President
Mohamed Morsi after a brief
hearing on Saturday, State
media reported.
The countrys biggest trial
since the Army removed Morsi
last July after a turbulent sin-
gle year in office was adjourned
until Monday.
About 500 defendants
faced charges at a court in
Minya, south of Cairo, with
the trial of the remainder due
to begin on Tuesday, State
news agency MENA reported.
The legal proceedings are
part of a crackdown by the
military-installed authorities
on Morsis Isl ami st
supporters who remain stead-
fast in demanding his rein-
statement. AP
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Crimea air orce
base slormed
Belbek Air Base (Crimea):
Pro-Russian forces stormed
a Ukrainian air force base
in Crimea, firing shots and
smashing through concrete
walls with armored per-
sonnel carriers.
At least one person was
wounded, the base com-
mander said.
An APC also smashed
open the front gate of the
Belbek base near the port
city of Sevastopol, accord-
ing to footage provided by
the Ukrainian Defense
Ministry. Two ambulances
arrived and then departed
shortly after. PTI
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W
ith parliamentary elec-
tions round the corner,
the Red terror has slowly begun
surfacing with its ugly face
openly throwing a challenge to
the police in the State.
In last 24 hours, the CPI
Maoists have been directly
involved in four separate inci-
dents, including one skirmish
with a police team at Bundu.
Suspected CPI Maoists
shot at two persons in
Marangdih in Khunti district.
The incident reportedly took
place in the wee hours of
Saturday. However, no arrest
has been made in connection
with the incident. The injured
are said to be undergoing treat-
ment at RIMS, Ranchi. Prima
facie, it appears that CPI
Maoists are behind this inci-
dent, said Khunti SP.
In another incident, the
Maoists blew up two school
buildings at Nokania under
Khukhra in Giridih district.
However, police officials have
not confirmed the incident.
According to sources, the inci-
dent happened around 1.30
am on Saturday in which the
extremi sts bl ew up two
upgraded mi ddl e school
buildings of two rooms each.
About 40 members of the
banned outfit blasted the
school building by dynamite,
said source. The Red cadres
had set on fire one JCB
machine in the same area
around two days back.
Nonetheless, the State
police believe that the pent up
activity of ultras doesnt signi-
fy loopholes in polices pre-
paredness for conducting
peaceful election.
They have been caught at
other places also. The incidents
are not grave and it does not
mean that we are not pre-
pared, maintained IG and
Jharkhand Polices spokesper-
son Anurag Gupta.
Significantly, dealing a
blow to Naxals ahead of the
parliamentary elections the
Ranchi police arrested three
Maoists from Kurmadih forest
in Bundu. The members of the
Leftwing extremist group were
arrested in a raid conducted
after the police received spe-
cific inputs about few extrem-
ists assembling to devise
strategies to disrupt polls.
On March 20, Ranchi
Senior Superintendent of
Police (SSP) Prabhat Kumar
received information that a
few members of the banned
outfit and their plans to con-
duct meeting in the forest of
Kurmadih to strengthen the
outfit besides planning their
strategy for the upcoming
elections.
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6handigarh: The ruling Shiromani Akali 0al on Salurday said ormer Chie Minisler and
SA0 (Longowal) leader Surjil Singh Barnala had inally shown his lrue colours and
roved lhal he was all along a Congress slooge who had barlered lhe inleresls o lhe
'anlh' and lhe Slale or his own selish amily inleresls. "however by doing so Barnala
has roved lhal his oulil was all along a B leam o lhe Congress," lhe Akali leader, who
is conlesling lhe Sangrur arliamenlary seal as lhe SA0 candidale, said. he said il was
desicable lhal Barnala had arrived al a deal wilh lhe Congress.
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6handigarh: haryana Folice on Salurday claimed lo have arresled lhree youlhs or
allegedly allacking Slale Minisler Kiran Choudhry, who was elled wilh slones during
an eleclion camaign al Koriyavaas village in harnaul earlier lhis week. "we have
arresled lhree ersons o lhe same village lasl evening," Mahendragarh SF Jagal
Singh hooda said.
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ohIak: haryana Chie Minisler's son, 0eeender Singh hooda seeking reeleclion rom
Rohlak arliamenlary consliluency, has declared his assels value, including lhal o his
wie, al over C85 crore. The 8Gyearold 0eeender, a lwo lime MF, iled his
nominalion aers along wilh aidavil here on Salurday. he has declared his movable
assels worlh nearly C4.44 crore while immovable assels are egged al nearly C11.77
crore. 0eeender has declared movable and immovable assels o his wie Shwela
Mirdha, who comes rom a olilical amily o Rajaslhan, al aroximalely C2.G2 crore and
C17 crore, reseclively.
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ehradun: n a bid lo ul ressure on Chie Minisler harish Rawal, ormer Chie
Minisler vijay Bahuguna organised a luncheon meeling wilh Congress MLAs al
his residence on Salurday. 0uring lhe meeling Congress MLAs have oenly
oosed CM Rawal's slyle o unclioning. Talking lo T|c Ficnccr, an MLA, who
wished nol lo idenliy, said lhal when vijay Bahuguna was aoinled as Chie
Minisler o ullarakhand aler Assembly eleclion 2O12 lhen union Minisler o
Slale harish Rawal's aclion MLAs had even reused lo lake oalh as a member
o vidhan Sabha. They were caming in 0elhi lo ul ressure on arly high
command. n relurn lhey look lhree seals in Cabinel, a seal o Rajya Sabha and
seaker seal as well.
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ehradun: Frogressive 0emocralic Fronl (F0F) leader Manlri Frasad hailhani claimed on
Salurday lhal ormer MF Salal Maharaj had lel lhe Congress arly as lhe arly
leadershi did nol ay heed lo his demand and urlher said lhal lhe same silualion also
look lace wilh him as well during Assembly eleclion 2O12. "0ue lo Congress arly's
ignorance also lel Congress and can undersland why Maharaj look such draslic
sle," said hailhani.
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aipurlkorba: Congress candidale rom Korba LS seal and union minisler o slale
or Agricullure 0r Charandas Mahanl admilled sli in lhe seleclion o candidale in
Raiur LS seal. he said Salyanarayan Sharma would have been beller candidale
or lhe seal. 0iscussing wilh media, Mahanl said lhal Fanchayal and Rural
0evelomenl minisler Ajay Chandrakar is very close lo lhe chie minisler and
because o which, even aler lhe courl order, case has nol been regislered againsl him.
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aipur: Launching a scalhing allack on BJF's rime minislerial candidale harendra Modi,
who has been accusing lhe Congress o being a dynaslic arly, Mohammed Akbar,
nalional sokeserson or Chhallisgarh aairs o lhe All ndia Congress Commillee
(ACC), said lhal lhe BJF has acled lhe same way by giving arly lickel lo Abhishek
Singh, son o Chie Minisler Raman Singh. Mohammed Akbar was lalking lo reorlers
here al arly's Slale headquarlers, Congress Bhawan, on Salurday.
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8hubanesWar: Seemingly scared o lhe Modi wave, ruling Biju Janala 0al (BJ0) suremo and Chie
Minisler haveen Falnaik ielded our Rajya Sabha members in lhe ongoing oll ray. The ourlh one came
in orm o Sashi Bhushan Behera, who has a slinl o anolher lwo years in lhe Rajya Sabha. Behera was
ielded in Jayadev Assembly consliluency relacing silling MLA Arabinda 0hali as lhe BJ0 boss released
lhe ilh lisl o candidales or 1O Assembly and lwo Lok Sabha consliluencies going lo olls in lhe second
hase on Aril 17.
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8hubanesWar: The Congress on Salurday announced lhe names o ils candidales or lhe our remaining
Assembly consliluencies which would go lo olls in lhe irsl hase on Aril 1O. The arly named Sibaram
Falra lo lake on Chie Minisler haveen Falnaik in lhe hinjili Assembly seal, Surya Rao in Faralakhemundi,
Makarananda Muduli in Rayagada and ormer Minisler Kishore Falel in Brajarajnagar where he would lock
horns wilh his ormer arly colleague Anu Sai, who recenlly deecled lhe BJ0 and immedialely gol a
lickel rom lhe ruling arly.
From Page 1
In fact, I would tell my
friends in neighbouring con-
stituencies to vote for the BJP,
but Rae Bareli needs a strong
representative in Parliament,
even in the Opposition. Yadavs
belief is that there should be a
Modi Government with Sonia
Gandhi leading the Opposition.
Earlier that morning, before
leaving the decay-ridden indus-
trial city of Kanpur, it was time
to see how the new party in the
mix, the Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) was faring. Dr Mahmood
Rahmani, a renowned eye sur-
geon was bullish about his
prospects and party leader
Arvind Kejriwals vision for
India. We have to combat the
three Cs that are dragging India
down - Corruption,
Communalism and
Capitalisation. Indias grade has
fallen to a C we need an A in
Arvind Kejriwal.
Rahmanis party office in
Civil Lines is abuzz with activ-
ity; quite unlike the BJP city
office at Navin Market. Yet,
local shopkeepers, predictably
along religious lines make this a
clear contest between sitting
Congress MP and Coal Minister
Sriprakash Jaiswal and Dr Murli
Manohar Joshi of the BJP.
When we meet Surendra
Maithani, the city chief of the
BJP he sounds bullish and fends
off the charges that Joshi is an
outsider; Not only is there a
Modi wave there are a lot of new
voters in this constituency. Our
workers have helped 63,000
new young voters to register and
there are 1,25,000 new voters in
Kanpur this time, he says con-
fidently. Last time the results
here were close, but people
want a change this time, he
adds, although he admits that it
is very unlikely that the 20 per
cent of Muslim voters in town
will move to the BJP. In fact,
Muslim shopkeepers right below
the BJP office are quite clear that
they will vote for Jaiswal, despite
both the AAP and the Bahujan
Samaj Party (BSP) candidates
being Muslim, Why waste our
vote, a shopkeeper says, My
intention is to stop Joshi and the
BJP.
Jaiswal has been a popular
MP; many locals praise some of
his initiatives. But there is a clear
disconnect between younger
and older voters, not just in
Kanpur and Rae Bareli but
across UP and most important-
ly across caste lines. It is unclear
what these youth expect from
Narendra Modi, but they all
want him to come to power.
Older voters are much more cir-
cumspect and innately distrust-
ful of the Delhi media, local
issues matter they argue
although almost everyone agrees
that India is stuck in a rut.
However, things are not
that simple, even younger vot-
ers talk of the Pratyakshi
(candidates) and some of them
even those who are members of
the partys youth wing the
BJYM are disappointed in the
local BJP candidates. Magar iss
baar Pradhan Mantri ka elec-
tion hai, a student says, Aur iss
liye kamal par hi button
dabaunga.
From Page 1
The Aircraft Communications
Addressing and Reporting System
(ACARS) also sent out the last
message at the exact same time
before being disabled after 30
minutes which might be a delib-
erate attempt. Investigators believe
that the ACARS was switched off
even before Hamids final, 1.19 am
farewell.
The second odd feature stat-
ed by the investigators was that the
planes disappearance is not an
accident. After the loss of com-
munication, the flight turned west
at a point where the handover from
air traffic controllers in Kuala
Lumpur to those in Ho Chi Minh
City took place.
If I was going to steal the
aeroplane, that would be the point
I would do it. There might be a bit
of dead space between the air traf-
fic controllers. It was the only time
during the flight they would maybe
not have been able to be seen from
the ground, the Daily Telegraph
quoted Stephen Buzdygan, a for-
mer British Airways pilot who flew
Boeing 777s, as saying.
The location of the suspi-
cious object is along the southern
corri dor mi ssi ng Mal aysi a
Airlines Flight MH370 might
have taken and about 120 km
south by west from the location
of a suspicious object Australia
found before, State-run Xinhua
news agency said.
Malaysia Airlines Beijing-
bound Boeing 777-200 with 239
people on board, including five
Indians and one Indo-Canadian,
disappeared from radar screen
on March 8, an hour after taking
off from Kuala Lumpur.
This is the second imagery
provided by Chinese satellites in
search of the plane. Earlier, Satellite
pictures of some objects floating in
the South China Sea were proved
wrong as the debris could not be
located.
Meanwhile, two objects locat-
ed by Australian satellites floating
in the Indian Ocean, nearly 2,500
kilometres southwest of Perth,
could not be located despite
intense aerial search for three
days. The Australian officials
believe they could have been
sunk.
At least six search flights were
involved in the search operations,
including two private jets. Two
Australian planes returned with-
out spotting anything. Twenty six
nations are involved in the search
for flight MH370.
India, Cambodia, and
Kazakhstan have confirmed that
their radar data had shown no
sighting of the plane in their air-
spaces. In Beijing, Foreign
Ministry spokesman Hong Lei
said China had informed Malaysia
and Australia about the new object.
China hopes that these data will
be helpful for search and rescue
efforts, Hong was quoted by state-
run Xinhua news agency as saying.
It still needs further analysis and
verification on whether the suspi-
cious floating object is related to
the missing Malaysia Airlines
plane, Hong said adding that
Chinas sea and air search-and-res-
cue forces are heading for the
southern Indian Ocean.
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It was decided later. There
must be some reason, but per-
sonally I am pained with this,
she said. Trying to placate Singh,
Rajnath Singh told reporters in
Delhi that he (Jaswant) is a
senior leader and his services will
be utilised appropriately.
Jaswant Singh is a senior
leader of the party and we
respect him. His dignity cannot
be measured in terms of tickets.
We will utilize his services and
experience appropriately,
Rajnath Singh said.
However, a defiant Singh
said there was no question of any
rethink. The party has done this
to me twice now and now there
is no chance of accepting any
alternative proposal, he said.
Singh, one of the founders of
the BJP, said it was important for
the subscribers of the philosophy
of BJP to know who has
encroached and what are their
gains, in an attack on the lead-
ership without taking names.
The former Union Minister
is considered close to Advani and
there is speculation that
Narendra Modi backed
Rajasthan Chief Minister
Vasundhara Rajes stand on the
issue of denial of the Barmer
ticket. He recalled the contribu-
tions of Vajpayee and Advani in
building the party and said that
this party of ideology is tragi-
cally being encroached upon by
those, who have been arch
detractors of BJPs ideology.
It is so unfortunate that the
BJP has been completely taken
over by the elements (outsiders),
who never had any respect for
the partys ideology, he said.
Singh, who would be reach-
ing Barmer on Sunday, refused
to disclose whether he would be
filing his nomination as an
Independent. Everything will be
decided only after I reach
Barmer and have a discussion
with my supporters, he said.
Meanwhile, hitting out at the
BJP over the drama that took
place over Advanis ticket, Shiv
Sena on Saturday questioned
why the party took so long to
decide on his Lok Sabha seat and
said while Narendra Modis era
has begun, it did not mean that
it was the end of Advanis era.
Advanis name should have
been in the first list of the BJPs
Lok Sabha candidates. However,
this did not happen. One who
built the party and showed it
days of glory was kept waiting,
party president Uddhav
Thackeray said.
Why did the BJP take so
long to decide on Advanis con-
stituency? Doing so is an insult
to him, the Sena president said
in an editorial in Sena mouth-
piece Saamna. Targeting the BJP
for treating Advani unfairly, the
editorial said: Narendra Modis
era has begun, but that does not
mean it is the end of Advanis era.
The BJP veterans political char-
acter is without any blot.
Murli Manohar Joshi was
asked to contest from Kanpur so
that Modi could contest from
Varanasi. Rajnath chose the safe
seat of Lucknow instead of
Ghaziabad. Jaitley was fielded
from Amritsar by removing
Navjot Sidhu from the fray.
Then why was there so much
delay in Advanis case? Uddhav
fumed.
The relation that the veter-
an leader has with the masses is
still intact. The Advani episode
may seem trivial in comparison
with the current political tribu-
lations but one must keep in
mind that big accidents can
occur through such small inci-
dents, the Sena leader said.
There is no point coming to
ones senses after the time has
passed, he said.
Uddhavs sharp remarks
come in the backdrop of a rift
between the two parties after
former BJP president Nitin
Gadkari met Maharashtra
Navnirman Sena leader Raj
Thackeray, leading to the Sena
launching a tirade against
Gadkari. Yesterday, Sena
announced its decision to field
candidates from Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar and Delhi.
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esty, I must say that I am rea-
sonably qualified to be that
effective voice of this region in
Delhi, Jaitley said. He, howev-
er, stressed that he was not look-
ing for any position. Its a storm
in a teacup. Everybody knows
these are comments made in
the course of campaigning and
as I have said, I have never
looked for a position.
Contesting his first parlia-
mentary polls, the Leader of the
Opposition in Rajya Sabha said
he would contest in a dignified
manner in keeping with the best
traditions of democracy and
hoped the best man wins.
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ahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief
Mayawatis rally at Ranchis State Assembly
ground on Saturday proved a flop show with
supporter strength of less than 1,000 people
across the State attending here to listen to her.
However, Mayawati blamed the bandh called
by opponents due to which her supporters from
every corner could not gather.
Interestingly, the bandh was a fictitious
reason described by local BSP members to
their leader for not being able to bring ade-
quate supporters.
Jharkhand which used to be part of Bihar
State had been an underdeveloped State. None
of the Government has given attention to dal-
its, tribals and those belonging to financially
weak background. Whichever party of
Jharkhand had been in power in this State and
in the Parliament has always neglected the mass.
Even today, this region is underdeveloped,
Mayawati said.
She added, The representatives of this
State had never raised voice on behalf of its
people. But, I and my party members had
raised the special State status demand for
Jharkhand in the last Parliament session dur-
ing the argument on States suffering from
acute financial crunch. Unfortunately, the
Centre ruled by Congress did not consider
our demand.
According to BSP supremo, Jharkhand
denizens are equally responsible for this
Governments negligence because whichev-
er candidate is elected in State and
parliamentary elections never proves as the
right candidate.
Several parties have governed Jharkhand.
You have experienced their work. Now give a
chance to our party which had ruled in Uttar
Pradesh four times under my aegis and
brought positive changes. Be it Congress or BJP
or any other political party, all try to lure you
with promises through election manifestos.
In that attraction, you all vote for wrong
parties, she concluded her 15 minutes speech
with this request.
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NEW DELH SUNDAY MARCH 23, 2014
New Delhi: Looking to cash in
on the ever- increasing pilgrims
rush at the Vaishno Devi shrine,
Railways has decided to extend
the service of its premium spe-
cial train for Jammu from
Sunday till the middle of April.
The New Delhi-Jammu
Tawi Premium special train
with costlier tickets was made
operational for the Holi festi-
val on March 14, 16 and 21. It
has now been decided to
extend the service further with
trains every Tuesday, Friday
and Sunday, from March 23 to
April 15, said a senior Railway
Ministry official.
A dynamic fare system is
followed as regards tickets for the
Premium trains, whose rate is
determined as per the demand
at the time of booking. No
waitlisted tickets are issued for
these trains.
During the extended period,
the train will depart from New
Delhi station at 9.50 pm and
reach Jammu at 6.50 am the next
day. For the return, the Jammu
Tawi-New Delhi superfast train
will start on Wednesday,
Saturday and Monday from
March 24 to April 16 at 8.35 pm
to reach New Delhi at 5.35 am
the next day. There will be no
commercial stoppage en route
for this train. PTI
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o prevent another cata-
strophe like last year in
Uttarakhand, the Union
Tourism Ministry has decided
to conduct a study to assess the
carrying capacity of the exist-
ing and potential hotspots and
pilgrimages aiming to regulate
the flow of tourists and ensure
a climatic-resilient tourism in
the hill State.
The move comes quite late
given that the tourist arrivals
have over the years reached 25
million, almost two-and-a-half
times Uttarakhands entire pop-
ulation of 10. 8 million.
Irregular tourism growth in the
eco-fragile region is considered
as one of the main reasons for
the worst natural calamity
which left many dead and dis-
abled last year.
It has been realised that
there is a need of conducting a
study to assess the carrying
capacity of all the major and
lesser known tourists hotspots
including places of pilgrim-
ages of Uttarakhand for better
planning in construction of
infrastructure and other oper-
ational development activities
to ensure its sustainable devel-
opment, said a senior official
from the Tourism Ministry.
Besides, carrying capacity
of the higher reach spots such
as Char Dhams Badrinath,
Kedarnath, Gangotri,
Yamunotri, and Hemkund
Saheb and Pirankaliyar in
the Himalayan State will also be
conducted with an aim to reg-
ulate tourist flow.
Last years devastation in
Badrinath has put a question
mark on the existing guidelines
related to environment, hous-
ing and building in the eco-
fragile zones of the hill State.
All the existing gaps will also be
identified to do the needful,
the official said.
The study while recom-
mending steps for implement-
ing tourism development will
also focus on land use man-
agement with a focus on max-
imising social benefits with
futuristic projections for next
30 years.
The study spanning nine
months will also focus on
tourist hotspots such as
Gaumukh, Harsil, Chopta, Auli,
Valley of Flowers and Chakrata
among many others which are
already witnessing huge defor-
estation and developmental
activities, the official said. But
this has to be stopped, the offi-
cial added. He added that the
study would be the anchor of
the master plan of the region to
be prepared thereafter.
He pointed to a study by
the Delhi-based Centre for
Science and Environment
(CSE) which said that the
number of vehicles registered
in Uttarakhand increased from
83,000-odd vehicles in 2005-06
to a whopping 180,000 by
2012-13, most of which were
used to cater tourists.
However, its not only the
unregulated tourist flow that
has taken toll on the eco-frag-
ile region. The Comptroller and
Auditor General (CAG) had
warned four years ago that the
spate of more than 200
hydropower projects in the
State could be catastrophic in
the event of a flash flood.
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ormer bureaucrat and Rajya
Sabha member of the JD(U)
NK Singh, and author and senior
journalist MJ Akbar, who was
once Congresss Lok Sabha MP
and spokesperson, became the
latest entrants into the BJP camp.
The two, who joined in the
presence of party president
Rajnath Singh on Saturday,
said that only the BJP can pro-
vide the purposive and resolute
policies and that Narendra
Modis leadership was essential
for the country. They also
strongly backed the BJPs prime
ministerial candidate.
I believe that the BJP-led
NDA Government can give a
new and fair deal to India. BJP
can provide a strong and stable
Government with credible lead-
ership in the present political sce-
nario, Singh, who had fallen out
with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar after denial of a Rajya
Sabha re-nomination to him,
said after joining the party.
A former IAS officer of
1964 Bihar cadre, Singh had
worked in the Prime Ministers
Office of Atal Bihari Vajpayees
regime and was also then mem-
ber of Planning Commission.
He also hit out at the JD(U)
saying its governance matrix
has got distorted to exclusive-
ly focus on a survival-centric
strategy than a development-
centric strategy that forced him
to quit. Singh had quit the JD(U)
on Friday and written a letter to
Nitish Kumar, pointing out the
infirmities in the decision-mak-
ing process in the party.
India faces serious eco-
nomic and political challenges as
a consequence of the lost decade
that we are struggling to over-
come. We need a strong and sta-
ble Government to rejuvenate
our sagging morale. Only the
BJP can provide the purposive
and resolute policies, pro-
grammes and leadership in the
current scenario.
I believe that only BJP-led
NDA Government can usher in
a new India reviving the engines
of growth and progress and
replace the prevailing atmos-
phere of gloom with optimism
and hope, he said, adding he
joined the BJP unconditionally.
He backed Narendra Modi,
saying there are only allegations
against him and the principal
allegation has been disproved
by the court verdict and it is the
final verdict unless it is set aside
under the law of the land.
For his part, Akbar, who was
a Congress MP from Kishanganj
in Bihar between 1989 and
1991, said, I have come back to
politics because of policy (main
rajniti me niti ke liye wapas aya
hu). The crisis in front of the
country is known to all. This is
an opportunity to do whatever
little we can do for our country,
he said after joining the party.
It is our duty to join hands
with the voice of the nation and
bring the country back to a
recovery mission. I look forward
to working in the BJP, he told
reporters. Welcoming the senior
journalist in the party fold, BJP
president Rajnath Singh said
people working in different areas
like sports, politics, films and lit-
erature have joined the party.
Now prominent people
from media too are accepting
membership of BJP to give this
country a stable Government.
Akbar is known to be one of
the stalwarts in media and has
accepted to join the party. I
welcome him, said Singh.
Akbar, who was close to
then Prime Minister Rajiv
Gandhi, acknowledged that the
latter was a friend and 20 years
have passed since that. Backing
Modi, Akbar said that no other
leader has gone through so
much scrutiny as has Modi. It
is not only that there is crisis.
But now I also see a solution to
the crisis. Narendra Modis
leadership is essential for the
country, he said.
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W
ith Congress vice-presi-
dent Rahul Gandhi lead-
ing the charge, Union Ministers
Kapil Sibal and Salman
Khurshid stepped up attack on
the BJP and its prime ministe-
rial candidate. While Sibal
maintained that the Supreme
Court should have handed
over the probe of Gujarat riots
to an independent agency and
not to a powerless SIT,
Khurshid accused RSS of
killing Mahatma Gandhi --
charges which were levelled by
Rahul recently.
It was on Friday that the
Congress had raked up the
maut ka saudagar jibe, which
had boomeranged in 2007,
and on the same day Rahul too
reiterated his allegation that the
RSS killed the Father of Nation.
Sibal, who is re-contesting
the Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha
seat, on Saturday said, Like in
corruption cases, the Supreme
Court should have handed
over Gujarat riots probe to an
independent agency as the SIT
had little powers to arrest or
carry out searches.
Rahul had also in a recent
interview demanded legal
accountability for the clear
and inexcusable failure of gov-
ernance under Modi during the
violence, and dismissed talk of
a clean chit to Modi as polit-
ically expedient but far too
premature.
While importance is being
given to monitor corruption-
related cases, I think to keep
humanity alive, the Supreme
Court should have monitored
all cases related to Gujarat
riots through an independent
investigation agency. It is sad,
Sibal said at a Press conference.
Sibal said the SIT came into
being in 2008, six years after the
riots. But who were the offi-
cers involved in SIT. They were
the police officers under whose
jurisdiction riots took place in
the State... The SIT had no
powers to search, no powers to
investigate like CBI. It only
recorded statements of wit-
nesses, he said. He said under
such circumstances, the vic-
tims could not have got justice.
He made it clear that he
was making these remarks as a
Congress leader and a Lok
Sabha candidate and not as the
Law Minister of the country.
Till the time, the SC decides
to seek details on each and
every death, people of Gujarat
cannot get justice. We do not
trust the Gujarat administra-
tion as 25 of its police officials
are in jail over fake encounter.
Under law, there cannot be two
FIRs for the same crime. The
Gujarat police registered FIRs
on its own, therefore, the vic-
tims could not lodge their
FIRs and name those respon-
sible for the riots, Sibal alleged.
When asked why he did
not rake up the issue earlier, the
Congress leader said he had
appeared for the victims in
court. He said while he is not
making any allegation, the nee-
dle of suspicion points towards
the Gujarat administration.
After Rahul accused the
RSS of killing Mahatma
Gandhi, Khurshid arrived with
a new version that may add fuel
to the ongoing controversy.
Khurshid said that just after the
assassination of
M a h a t m a
Gandhi the RSS
volunteers cele-
brated the occa-
sion by distrib-
uting sweets in
their homes. He
also said Sardar
Patel, Indias first Home
Minister, had imposed a ban on
the Sangh. Rahul had levelled
the charges against RSS in his
rallies in Maharashtra and
Himchal Pradesh.
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T
hree Armed forces officers
an IAF officer who died
while saving Uttarakhand flood
victims, a Naval officer who
non-stop sailed around the
world and an Army Major
who killed four terrorists
were on Friday awarded the
Kirti Chakra, the second high-
est peacetime gallantry award.
A Civil Engineer of the
Border Roads Organisation
(BRO), who sacrificed his life
while saving his three col-
leagues in an accident in Assam
and a young IAF jawan who
saved a village from a major fire
were among the ten personnel
who were awarded the
Shaurya Chakra by President
Pranab Mukherjee.
Wg Cdr Darryl Castelino
received the award posthu-
mously for his role in Op
Rahat in Uttarakhand where
his Mi-17V5 chopper crashed
with 20 personnel on board
after he had helped in rescuing
lives of more than 80 people.
Maj Mahesh Kumar of
Punjab Regiment got the award
for his gallant acts in counter-
insurgency operations in
Jammu & Kashmir where he
eliminated four terrorists in
three separate incidents.
In one of the operations, he
killed one of the two terrorists
who were trying to run away
on a cycle and tried to attack
him with a grenade.
Cdr Abhilash Tomy
received the Kirti Chakra for
completing world voyage on his
sail ship non-stop and without
any external support in 151
days. The Shaurya Chakra
awardees list also includes Lt
Col Bikramjeet Singh, who
lost his life in a suicide attack
on 16 Cavalry Unit at Samba
near Jammu.
Junior Engineer Manish
of BRO was honoured
posthumously for sacrificing
his life while trying to save
three of his colleagues when
they were caught in a tractor
accident during the con-
struction of a road in Assam
on October 26, 2012.
Aircraftsman Murali
Kannan received the award
posthumously after he lost his
life while dousing a fire in a
house in a village in Dinjan of
Assam, which could have
caused great damage had it not
been combated in time by the
young soldier.
Flying Officer K Praveen,
co-pilot of Castelino, and
Rifleman Ran Bahadur Gurung
of 5/5 Gorkha Rifles were
posthumously decorated with
the award for gallant action.
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he CBI on Saturday arrest-
ed a General Manager of
the Food Corporation of India
(FCI) in Bhopal for allegedly
taking a bribe of C5 lakh from
a Delhi businessman in lieu of
clearing his bills.
According to the agency,
the Director of a Delhi-based
firm had complained to it that
FCI GM Ashish Agarwal had
demanded a bribe of C10 lakh
for passing bills of his firm
against loading expenses
amounting to about C85 lakh.
The agency laid a trap and
Agarwal was caught red-hand-
ed while allegedly accepting the
bribe amount of C5 lakh from
the Director of the private firm,
a CBI spokesperson said.
Searches at the official and
residential premises of Agarwal
are being conducted, the
spokesperson added.
In a separate case, the CBI
arrested two Income-Tax offi-
cials from Thrissur in a cor-
ruption case. The arrested offi-
cials include Assistant
Commissioners P Jose and
Vincent Joseph who had
allegedly demanded C10 lakh
for settling a tax case.
The complainant in this
case had alleged that he was
regularly paying income tax as
per his business transactions.
The Income Tax authorities
had issued a notice to his firm
during 2012 stating therein
that they wanted to scrutinise
the accounts of his firm for the
financial year 2010-11.
Accordingly, the book of
accounts were produced
through his auditor of a
Thrissur-based private firm of
Chartered Accountants, a CBI
spokesperson said here.
The CBI said the auditor
later informed the complainant
that his firms account records
were scrutinised by Jose and he
allegedly sent a message
through the auditor that he has
to pay a C50 lakh penalty for
the contravention of the I-T
Act and Rules and he alleged-
ly demanded C10 lakh as bribe
to settle the matter.
The complainant, along with
his auditor, visited the office of
Jose and the officer allegedly reit-
erated his demand of C10 lakh
for reducing the I-T penalty from
C50 lakh to C1 lakh.
The agency, on being
approached by the com-
plainant, later laid a trap and
Jose, along with his colleague
Joseph, were caught red hand-
ed while accepting a bribe of
C10 lakh from the complainant,
the official added.
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n view of the attacks by the
Congress, the BJP on
Saturday alleged that Congress
leaders were trying to polarise
voters as they are unable to
answer questions on the
Governments failure to
address issues of poverty, infla-
tion and corruption.
It said that there is a clam-
our to fight the elections
under BJP symbol, which is in
contrast to the Congress
where senior leaders are now
being forced to fight the
elections, reflecting that it
was now on its way out.
Reacting to a question on
comments by External Affairs
Minister Salman Khurshid,
BJP spokesper-
son Nirmala
Si t har aman
said that
whether it was
Khurshid or
even Congress
vice-president
Rahul Gandhi,
none of them were willing to
answer questions regarding
the failure of the current
Government.
Salman Khurshid, Rahul
Gandhi or any other leader in
Congress party can give away
statements but none of them
are willing to answer questions
which are posed by Narendra
Modi or any other BJP leader
regarding the failures of the
current Government in con-
trol ling corruption, the
state of affairs in the economy
whether it is inflation,
lack of trust of investors and
others, she said.
Because they
(Government) have failed the
economy, failed on gover-
nance, they will only polarise
the voters, do vote bank
appeasement and get away
thinking the people of India
are going to be fooled. But the
people are not going to be
fooled, she maintained.
She claimed there is a
clamour to contest under the
Lotus symbol in the 2014 Lok
Sabha elections. On Friday, we
said people are running away
from contest in Congress,
today people are being forced
to contest even senior leaders.
Who is forcing them? The
captain of the ship Sonia
Gandhi is giving a SoS call and
calling top leadership saying
please go fight.
Sitharaman told reporters
there is a mood in country to
remove the Congress from
power which is why people
from various sections are join-
ing the BJP. Referring to media
reports on RBIs saying that it
was discussing ways to tackle
inflation, she said that the
Congress was still in a dis-
cussion mode.
Todays reports as regards
RBI saying that they are in dis-
cussion with the Government
as to how to tackle inflation
clearly proves that the three
top things which this
Government is going out of
power are poverty, inflation
and corruption. All surveys
have shown that. On all three,
the Government has not take
action. They are only talking,
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Aadmi Farly (AAF) and lhe BJF
or raising unds rom dinners
and rallies allended by lheir lo
leaders. Launching her TMC's
manieslo or lhe LS olls,
Banerjee mocked lhe AAF
wilhoul naming il in an aarenl
reerence lo lhe recenl und
raising dinner organised in
Bangalore during ils leader
Arvind Kejriwal's visil lo lhe
soulhern cily. 'Feole are even
laking money or lunch and
dinner. There are dierenl rices
or dierenl seals. you sil in
ronl you ay more... maybe
lhey had dierenl rices or
vegelarian and nonvegelarian
ood, dierenl rales or lain
waler and coloured waler,' said
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exired on Salurday or olls on
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candidales have iled lheir
aers. The lasl day or
wilhdrawal o nominalions is 2G
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be laken care o on Monday.
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wilh lhe violalion o model code
o conducl has been regislerd
againsl lhe Aam Aadmi Farly
(AAF) leader Kumar vishwas
and his 4O suorlers al Shukul
Ba/ar olice slalion in Amelhi,
on Salurday. According lo lhe
reorls, vishwas and his
suorlers have violaled lhe
rohibilory orders under Seclion
144 o CrFC and Model Code o
Conducl when wilhoul seeking
due ermission rom lhe local
adminislralion lhey look oul
rocession o hal a do/en
vehicles when lhey were going
lo oer "chadar" al lhe shrine o
Baba Lali Shah in Jagdishur.
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J
ust when the Congress in
Kerala was sitting wrapped in
euphoria after the RSP left the
Left camp and joined the UDF
it was leading, a major section
of the Communist Marxist
Party (CMP) of former Marxist
leader MV Raghavan on
Saturday decided to end the
relationship and cooperate with
the CPI(M)-led LDF. The CMP
had been a UDF partner for the
past 25 years.
Coming within two months
of the JSS of former Marxist fire-
brand KR Gowri quitting the
UDF, the departure of the major
CMP group is certain to affect
the prospects of UDF candi-
dates in several constituencies in
the Lok Sabha election to a great
extent. The CPI(M) welcomed
the CMP groups decision and
said it could cooperate with the
Left in the election.
A meeting of CMP central
council members belonging to
the faction led by acting general
secretary KR Aravindakshan,
held at Thrissur on Saturday,
decided to leave the UDF
protesting the Congresss prac-
tice of showering favours on the
group led by Planning Board
member CP John as part of an
alleged strategy to finish off the
party politically.
The Congress has been
playing a foul game of promot-
ing only people from a section in
the CMP. As we are fed up with
that divide-and-rule strategy,
we have decided to leave the
UDF, said Aravindakshan after
the meeting in Thrissur. As it is
difficult to survive in Kerala pol-
itics without allying with either
of the two fronts, we have decid-
ed to work with the LDF, he said.
Party Politbureau mem-
ber MK Kannan claimed that
majority of the party members
and activists had supported the
decision. He said 80 of the 131
central council members and
seven out of the nine
Politbureau members had par-
ticipated in the meeting, a
claim CP John did not contra-
dict. Kannan also said they had
taken the decision after dis-
cussions with Raghavan.
Feud had been brewing in
the CMP for the past several
months since 81-year-old party
supremo MV Raghavan (MVR)
got bed-ridden due to age-relat-
ed health complications.
Raghavan had founded the
CMP in 1987 after he was
expelled from the CPI(M) for
locking horns with Marxist guru
EM Sankaran Namboodirippad
(EMS) over ideological issues the
previous year .
Welcoming the CMP fac-
tions decision to end the rela-
tionship with the Congress,
State CPI(M) secretary Pinarayi
Vijayan said the LDF would
allow them to cooperate with the
front in the election campaign.
He said the decision to welcome
the CMP faction as taken after
detailed discussions with other
constituents of the coalition.
It is plain betrayal by a fac-
tion and there has been a very
mysterious conspiracy behind
their move, said CP John in
response to the other factions
announcement. The CPI(M)
may want this to overcome the
setback caused by the RSPs
exit. But what Aravindakshan
has done is to go with the
CPI(M) which had made many
attempts to kill MVR, he said.
The CPI(M) was accused
of making several attempts at
MVRs life after five DYFI
activists were killed when the
police opened fire on a crowd
of protesting DYFI workers at
Koothuparamba, Kannur
where he had reached as then
Cooperation Minister of the
UDF for an inauguration on
November 25, 1994.
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wami Ittihad Party (AIP)
a newly floated political
group led by legislator
Engineer Rashid has field-
ed editor and owner of a local
daily to contest parliamentary
election from Srinagar con-
stituency against Union New
and Renewable Energy
Minister Farooq Abdullah.
The crucial Srinagar-
Budgam constituency, spread
over three districts, would go
to polls on April 30. While the
most pockets of Srinagar have
heeded the separatists boycott
call in the past, the areas in
Ganderbal and Budgam have
been compensating the dearth
of voters.
Rasheed Rahil is editor of
Srinagar Mail, a bilingual daily
published from Srinagar. Hailing
from Ganderbal, the tradition-
al pocket borough of ruling
National Conference, Rahil
plunged into politics last year.
The Opposition, Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), has
fielded former Finance Minister
Tariq Hameed Qarra, who lost
the 2008 Assembly elections
from Batmaloo constituency.
The Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) has also fielded its can-
didate Raja Muzaffar Bhat, an
RTI activist, from Srinagar to
challenge Dr Abdullah, whom
the AAP supremo Arvind
Kejriwal included in the list of
most corrupt politicians in
India. However, Bhats creden-
tials are suspicious as he is
wanted by police in a case of
sexual assault on a woman.
Political observers say that
the main contest in Srinagar
would be between the coalition
candidate and the PDPs nom-
inee. The notification for con-
ducting polls in Srinagar would
be issued on April 2 and the last
date for filing nomination will
be April 9.
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T
he MDMK led by maverick
politician Vaiko, which is
also a constituent of the BJP-led
NDA in Tamil Nadu sprang a
surprise on Saturday by declar-
ing that it would rename the
country as the United States of
India if the NDA comes to
power at the Centre.
Vaiko, general secretary of
the party said though the Indian
Constitution promised a federal
governance structure the entire
power is concentrated in the
hands of the Central
Government. We also want a
thorough review of the
Constitution, said Vaiko while
speaking to reporters after the
release of the MDMK manifesto.
The MDMK manifesto has
many features which are sure to
put the NDA in a state of
embarrassment. It has
promised to lift the ban on the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil
Eelam, the terrorist outfit
which killed former Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The
MDMK has also demanded a
referendum on creation of a
separate Eelam for Tamils in Sri
Lanka. The referendum would
be held in places where Lankan
Tamils live, says the MDMK
manifesto. Interestingly, Tamils
in the island nation had asked
politicians in Tamil Nadu not
to rake up the Eelam issue as it
would antagonise the Sinhalas.
The MDMK manifesto
said the party would ensure the
shut down of the two nuclear
power plants built at
Koodankulam with Russian
assistance. The first reactor of
1000 MW has gone opera-
tional and is expected to yield
power to the national grid
shortly. The Nuclear Power
Corporation of India Ltd
(NPCIL) has almost complet-
ed the second unit (1000 MW)
and it is expected to go critical
(fully operational) by 2014
end. But the MDMK, would
shout down both these plants
and also make the NPCIL
wind up its plans to build four
more reactors at Koodankulam.
Another promise made by
the MDMK to the people of
Tamil Nadu is that it would
ensure the appointment of
Tamils as Indian ambassadors
to countries where there are
considerable Tamil population.
The MDMK would also abol-
ish death penalty.
The MDMK, known for its
Tamil chauvinistic stance, has
called for inter-linking of major
Indian reivers, a dream project
launched by former Prime
Minister A B Vajpayee during
his tenure in 1998 to 2004 but
which was put on hold by the
Manmohan Singh government.
Speaking to reporters after
the release of the manifesto,
Vaiko, whose original name is
Vayyapuri Gopalasamy, said
Narendra Modi would become
the Prime Minister even with-
out the support of the 39 MPs
from Tamil Nadu. There is an
immense Modi wave across the
country. He will become Prime
Minister even without taking
Tamil Nadu and Pudusserys 40
seats into account, he said.
Vaiko, who is contesting
from the southern Virudhu-
nagar constituency has made it
known that he would join the
Union Cabinet led by Modi.
vaiko to ronamo oountry
as Unitod Statos o ndia
i NDA oomos to powor
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A
fter a week of lying low,
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar has once again geared
up to hit the poll trail from
Tuesday. His party, the JD(U),
has already booked three heli-
copters for the campaign for
star campaigners like Nitish
Kumar and party president
Sharad Yadav.
Kumar already finished
the first round of connecting
with the people across the
State under his Sankalp Yatra
programme. He demanded
special status for Bihar as his
partys main poll plank during
the Sankalp Yatra.
The party has chalked out
a detailed programme for Nitish
Kumar which is scheduled to
begin from March 25. He will
be campaigning first in all six
constituencies which are going
to poll in the first phase, said
Sanjay Gandhi, JD(U) MLC
and in charge of party affairs.
Gandhi informed that
Nitish will hit his second round
of poll campaigning from
Chainpur Sasaram, from where
a former IAS officer K P
Ramaiah has been pitched on
JD (U) ticket against formida-
ble Congress candidate Meira
Kumar and BJPs Chhedi
Paswan. Chhedi Paswan had
recently defected from JD (U)
and joined the BJP to contest
the LS poll from Sasaram
reserved constituency.
Meanwhile, staying at
Patna, Nitish Kumar has settled
the internal bickering which has
been bogging his party for
sometime. He went to the resi-
dence of Narendra Kumar, party
leader and Agriculture Minister
in his Cabinet and resolved
some of the issues raised by
Narendra Singh. Singh was said
to be unhappy with the way JD
(U) has distributed the party
tickets to outsiders for the
upcoming LS polls.
Yes, Nitish Kumar came
over and we had a good discus-
sion. He has assured to resolve
the issues which I raised earli-
er. Now, its fine and Ill be cam-
paigning for the party candidates
in the coming days, said Singh.
Similarly, Nitish Kumar
also talked to some other dis-
gruntled party leaders over
the phone to sort out their
grievances against the party.
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T
he Trinamool Congress will
press for a slew of reforms
including electoral, judicial
and administrative ones if
voted to power in the general
elections, the party election
manifesto released on Saturday
by Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee undertakes.
But reforms apart, the
partys primary focus would
rest on roti, kapda aur makan
(food, clothes and shelter),
informed the Trinamool chief
insisting that her party wants a
balanced economic develop-
ment with equal stress on agri-
culture and industry.
We are focussing mainly
on roti, kapda aur makan. Our
manifesto is for a dynamic
India with people-friendly,
industry-friendly and agricul-
ture-friendly face.
Underscoring the need for
overall reforms Banejee said a
resurgent India had to be iden-
tical to a corruption-free India.
For this there is a supreme
need for electoral, administra-
tive, judicial reforms.
While her electoral reforms
essentially stand for State fund-
ing of elections agriculture
friendliness means no-forced
acquisition of land. The policy
has been in practice in Bengal
ever since she came to power
and is often blamed by the
Opposition as the main reason
of flight of capital from the State.
The two-segmented man-
ifesto focusses on Bengal
and the other deals with
national scenario Banerjee
made a strong case for poll
reforms wondering, if other
countries can have such system
then why cant we? She added
if we come to power we will
bring electoral reforms and
set up a mechanism to make
the election process transpar-
ent and funded by the State.
Mandla (Madhya Pradesh):
India will succeed only if every-
body is equal, Congress vice
president Rahul Gandhi said
here Saturday.
Interacting with tribal
women, he said the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) government
in Madhya Pradesh was not
implementing the central
schemes for the poor and the
needy properly.
"You have a relationship
with the jungle. You get every-
thing from the forest that gives
you livelihood and even med-
icines, but you have no right
over the forest. This needs to
change," he told them.
"India will only succeed if
everybody is equal. This is our
effort," Gandhi said, according
to a release. Just before starting
his conversation, Gandhi walked
into the nearby forest to see how
the women collect tendu leaves
(used for rolling 'bidis').
The tribal women told
Gandhi how they were paid a
pittance for the leaves which
took long hours to collect, the
release added. Suhasini
Maharani, a leaf picker, said that
while victims of car accidents
received as much as C3 lakh
from insurance companies, the
death of somebody in a leaf
picker's family fetched them a
paltry C3,000. IANS
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U
nion Finance Minister P
Chidambarams decision
to pass on the mantle to his son
Karti in Sivaganga has come at
a time when the Congress
faces one of its toughest elec-
toral battles.
Chidambaram had himself
managed to just scrape through
in a controversial election in
2009, one that is still under
legal scrutiny, despite having
the DMKs backing. This time
around when there is the like-
lihood of a four-cornered bat-
tle involving both the
AIADMK and DMK besides
the BJP-led alliance and the
new entrant AAP, the Congress
is sans any ally making it a
Herculean task for Karti to
make it through in his electoral
debut from his powerful
fathers constituency.
Raja Kannappan, the
AIADMK candidate who lost to
Chidambaram in the 2009 elec-
tion by a whisker had filed an
election petition in Madras High
Court and it is in the last stage
of the cross examination. The
charges levelled by Kannappan
in the petition are so grievous
and if found true Chidambaram
may even face debar from con-
testing elections, said Saravana
Kumar, lawyer representing Raja
Kannappan.
What does not meet the eye
is the fact that Chidambaram,
who won the 2004 election
from Sivaganga by a margin of
2,66,815 votes (60 per cent), just
scraped through by 3,354 votes
in 2009 election and that too
under a controversial situa-
tion. The self-styled economist
finished a poor third behind
BJPs H Raja in the 1999 elec-
tion proving that he is not
invincible in his home town.
Though Chidambaram (68)
claims he is giving way to the
youth, his colleague in the
party Mani Shankar Aiyer (73),
who is also a Rajya Sabha
member, has taken the plunge
and is fighting the 2014 election
from nearby Myladuthurai
knowing quite well that he
would not win.
Even the Grand Alliance
led by the DMK could not
make the sailing smooth for
Chidambaram in 2009. Now,
the Congress has become Tamil
Nadus new political untouch-
ables. While the DMK, which
leads an alliance of all com-
munal parties like VCK,
Muslim League, MMK and the
PT, has fielded S Durairaj, the
AIADMK has introduced PR
Senthil Nathan, a lawyer by pro-
fession. The NDA led by BJP
has brought in the old warhorse
H Raja, a chartered accountant.
It may be noted that
Chidambaram took the deci-
sion not to contest only after
the formal announcement by
BJP chief Rajnath Singh about
the formation of the NDA in
Tamil Nadu. The formation of
the NDA which includes the
DMDK, t he PMK, t he
MDMK and two other small-
er parties has changed the
dynamics of Sivaganga.
It is going to be an uphill
task for Chidambaram and the
Congress in spite of the fact
that the Union Finance
Minister has seen to it that all
major banks in the country
have branches opened in his
constituency during the last
three years. If the number of
voters turned up to listen to
Chidambaram at Sivaganga is
any indication, the chances of
Karthi making it to New Delhi
look bleak.
Chidambaram, who
belongs to the Nattukotta
Chettiyar community (who
has strong business acumen) is
aware of the strong anti-
Congress wave in the country
in general (a senior central
Government official based in
Chennai himself told this
newspaper on Friday that the
Congress would explode like an
eight-stage dynamite in Tamil
Nadu itself) and Tamil Nadu in
particular. The resentment has
a lot to do with the failure of the
UPA Government to constitute
the Cauvery Water
Management Board for the
smooth allocation of the
Cauvery water between Tamil
Nadu and Karnataka. The con-
tinued attack on Tamil Nadu
fishermen by the Sri Lankan
Navy and the failure of the
Congress Government to
resolve the issue too has antag-
onised the voters in Sivaganga.
Jayalalithaa, who cam-
paigned at Sivaganga on Friday
unleashed a no-holds barred
attack against the union finance
minister. She was at vitriolic
best and slammed him for tak-
ing away the financial rights
and autonomy of the States.
She also pointed out the
unprecedented hike in the price
of essential commodities dur-
ing the tenure of Chidambaram
as Finance Minister.
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Hyderabad: Union Minister
and Congress leader K
Chiranjeevi has found a fault
with his brother Pawan Kalyan
for meeting BJPs prime min-
isterial candidate Narendra
Modi. Chiranjeevi told
reporters in Visakhapatnam
on Saturday that Pawan should
not have met Modi as he is fac-
ing allegations of involvement
in post-Godhra massacre. I
believe my brother is secular
but his meeting with a key
leader of communal BJP sur-
prised me, said the former
superstar. I doubt whether
my brother has knowledge of
the allegations Modi is facing
over his role in the post-
Godhra massacre, he said.
Pawan, a popular Telugu actor,
who floated Jana Sena, met
Modi in Ahmedabad on Friday
and declared his support to his
candidature. IANS
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even people were killed
and 13 others injured five
of whom grievously when
a petro-chemical tanker skid-
ded, overturned and blew up
off the Charoti-naka near
Dahanu on the busy Mumbai-
Ahmedabad Highway, on
Saturday afternoon.
So powerful was the
petro-chemical tanker explo-
sion that six vehicles includ-
ing two 6-seater autorick-
shaws, one bike, two cars and
a hand cart which were in the
vicinity of the mishap-hit
vehicle were damaged. The
leaping flames from the burn-
ing vehicle also gutted a por-
tion of a hotel, Apsara, locat-
ed in the neighbourhood.
The incident, which took
place between 2.30 pm and 3
pm, also disrupted the traffic
on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad
Highway, which connects
Mumbai and Thane with
Gujarat and northern States
including Delhi. The highway
had to be shut down for a few
hours from both the ends so
that other vehicles are not
affected. Shops in the periph-
ery were also closed as part of
precautionary measures.
Five were admitted to a
sub-divisional hospital, where
their condition is still critical
while the driver was killed on
the spot, others killed have not
been identified so far.
7 killed, 18 hurl
in Thane elro
lanker exlosion
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10. Last date and time for receipt of Time: 12.00 hrs Date: 23.04.2014
tender document
11. Date and time for closing of tender Time: 12.00 hrs Date: 23.04.2014
box/boxes.
12. Date and time for opening of Time: 11.30 hrs Date: 25.04.2014
Tender documents
13. Validity of the offer 120 days from the date of opening.
14. Website particulars www.nfrlyconstruction.org
In case any of the days herein mentioned above is declared a Bandh or Holiday on any account, the tender paper
will be received/opened on the following working days as per the same timings & at same places.
Sd/-
Divisional Signal & Telecomm. Engineer/Construction/
Silchar at Maligaon, N.F. Railway.
N
ow, Delhiites do not have to
take rounds of a police station
for reporting complaint of a
lost item. It is just a click away! An ini-
tiative taken by Delhi Police will make
registration of lost complaints faster
and easier. A brainchild of Delhi
Police Commissioner BS Bassi, the
mobile phone application has been
conceptualised to save the citizens
from the hassles of going all the way
to the respective police stations to
lodge their report about loss of items
and documents. This is a user-friend-
ly app devised and designed by Delhi
Police to serve the citizens of Delhi
and also save their time and energy.
Now Delhiites can just upload infor-
mation about misplaced items such as
documents, mobile phone, SIM cards
and debit or credit cards on the appli-
cation instead of visiting the police
station. The fi ling of a Non-
Cognizable Report (NCR) for loss of
minor items sometimes becomes
mandatory as the authorities respon-
sible for reissuing the lost items
insist on submission of a police
report as proof of loss.
People had to wait for hours at
police stations to report such cases.
The procedure was tedious and time-
consuming. The web-based applica-
tion developed by the Delhi Police is
expected to make things more con-
venient for the public. With the
launch of this application, people can
now register complaints with just a
few clicks on their smart phones. One
can also log on to the Delhi Police
website, report and print out the
receipt for further correspondence.
This application is available at the
Google Play website. The app can be
easily downloaded free of cost on
Android, Windows and will be soon
availabe for iPhones.
Many a times, victims realise
much later after things are misplaced.
Sometimes, they don't even know
exact place and time of loss. In some
cases, police are reluctant to lodge the
report due to jurisdictional concerns.
Persons in transit or tourists rarely
find it possible to go back to the place
where the incident had occurred.
The difficulties experienced in lodg-
ing a police report often generate pub-
lic dissatisfaction towards police. In
addition, the systems for lodging of
such reports are not very well-defined
and certain loose conventions present-
ly govern police response in dealing
with such information.
Once information is lodged
through mobile or on web, a printable
digitally signed report would be
instantaneously sent in reply. Such
trouble free lodging of information,
where a digitally signed report will be
instantaneously sent back, brings
about a paradigm shift in police
functioning. Meanwhile, the Delhi
Police's official website has got a
facelift by introducing the new mobile
application and help lines. The move
is in consonance with the new impe-
tus to citizen friendly policing on the
orders of the Del hi Pol ice
Commissioner BS Bassi. He took the
initiative to change the logo of Delhi
Police and its motto. It now reads
Shanti, Sewa, Nyaya (Peace, Service
and Justice). The basic job of the every
police force is to ensure that all the
citizens get justice and protection.
This changed logo with the new
motto of the force was unveiled by the
Delhi Police Commissioner on
January, 3rd of the current year and
it also manifested the thrust of polic-
ing under the leadership of the Delhi
Police chief.
Apart from this citizen friendly
mobile application, Delhi Police also
caters to citizens in many ways. It runs
schemes for senior citizens who are
vulnerable. Delhi Police beat staff
even do their errands as part of their
duty and even take them to hospitals
in the event of an emergency. Girls
and women are being accorded spe-
cial attention. Delhi Police men and
officers in concert with several NGOs
and trained social behaviour scientists
and counselors provide help to the
victims of sexual offences. The crime
against women unit of Delhi Police
has been imparting self-defence train-
ing to school and college girls of Delhi
to help them tackle the menace of eve-
teasing and sexual harassment at
public places and transport.
Q Why this application has
been developed?
Delhi Police has consistently
been adopting new methodolo-
gies and technologies to
enhance its service delivery
capacity. Our endeavour has
been to identify areas where
newer means can help in reduc-
ing public inconvenience.
Lodging a police report about
a lost document becomes
indispensable where it is a
prerequisite for reissue of
the lost document eg a pass-
port.
Such losses are very often
detected by victims after a gap
of time and even the exact place
and time of loss may
also not be known to them.
In particular, persons
travelling through Delhi or
tourists rarely find it possible to
go back to the place where the
article or document may have
been lost and lodge a report in
the police station for getting a
new document issued.
Therefore, Delhi Police has
decided to enable mobile
and web-based reporting
of such lost/missing
articles without the need to
go to a police station. This
report can be lodged from any-
where in the world and a print-
able digitally signed report is
instantaneously sent in response
to the complainant.
Q What is the procedure for
lodging a report?
Q Download the 'Delhi
Police Lost report' app from
Google play for android
phones and Windows App
store for Windows 8 phones.
It will also be available
shortly on Apple store.
Q Register and lodge
complaint from the Delhi
Police 'Lost Report' App
and receive a copy on your
e-mail.
Q Alternately, visit Delhi
Police website
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Q What happens after I sub-
mit my information?
A digitally signed Lost Report
will be instantaneously sent
back on the complainants
mobile phone and e-mail
address.
Q What is the significance of
LR No?
The Lost Report bears a
unique Lost Report number
(LR No) about the information
lodged. This LR Number can be
used for future search and
retrieval of a copy of the report.
Q What types of complaints
can be lodged?
This service can be used to
lodge a Lost Report for any
article/document lost in Delhi.
A copy of such a police report
is very often a prerequisite for
obtaining a duplicate docu-
ment or a new document. This
can also prevent misuse of such
lost document or article.
Q What types of complaints
cannot be lodged?
This is not an emergency
response service and should not
be used to contact the police if:
Q A crime is taking place or
is in progress.
Q The suspect(s) involved in
the crime is/are still at the
scene or in the vicinity.
Q Someones life or proper-
ty is in immediate dan-
ger.
Q Someone has been
injured in the incident.
Q The report pertains to a
missing person.
Q Physical evidence such
as blood stains, finger-
prints have been found at
a suspected scene of
crime.
Q Missing/lost articles are
related to any crime.
In the above situations or in
any other emergency:
Always call 100 or contact
the nearest police station.
Q I have not received an e-
mail confirmation even
though I have submitted
my report.
Q You may have accidental-
ly provided a wrong e-
mail address or your e-
mail inbox is full.
Q You may also contact the
SCRB, Delhi Police,
Delhi at 011-23237006 to
check your report.
Q How a Lost Report can be
verified?
Any person can verify the Lost
Report by filling LR No in the
search link of the application on
the Delhi Police website
www.delhipolice.nic.in.
Q I am a foreigner. Can I
lodge a Lost Report
online?
Yes any one can lodge a police
report through this application
if they have lost or misplaced
any article/document in Delhi.
Q Is any investigation/
enquiry done by police
after lodging of a com-
plaint?
This is only information to
police. The police will not
investigate or make any
enquiries on the information
lodged in this application but
will only keep a record of it for
future reference by any person
or agency.
Q What are the mandatory
fields in the form?
Except the fields of day (DD)
and time (HH-MM), all other
fields are mandatory.
Q Is the report considered
valid to get a duplicate
document issued?
Yes, it is digitally signed and can
be verified online by the author-
ity which has to reissue a lost
document.
Q What action will be taken
if complainant lodged any
false report?
False complaint/information
to the police is a punishable
offence.
Q Whether the print out of
report taken is to be sub-
mitted in any police sta-
tion?
No.
Q Whether Lost Report can
be lodged if article/docu-
ment is lost outside the
area of Delhi?
No.
Q Whether Lost Report can
be retrieved or not?
Yes, it can be retrieved through
search link on the module.
Q What provision is made in
the application to prevent
unauthorized access of my
Lost Report?
To access and retrieve a lost
report from the website, the LR
No. and the e-mail used to reg-
ister the lost report have to be
entered together. In the absence
of any of these two pieces of
information, the LR cannot be
accessed or downloaded from
the website.
Q Which Android OS version
is compatible with
Android Mobile App?
Android 2.2 and above.
Iphone 4 and above.
Windows 8 and above.
Q Is a data connection
mandatory?
Yes.
Q What are the charges for
downloading and using
Delhi Police App?
Delhi Police offers mobile
application free of charge to the
public. You can download and
use this application as and
when needed without any
charge.
Your mobile operator will levy
charges for GPRS/ 3G. Please
check with your operator for
details.
Q How to login into the
application?
You dont need to login. You
have to take the following steps
to register lost report:
Q Download the applica-
tion on your device.
Q Register on the applica-
tion by giving name,
mobile number and E-
mail ID and press submit
button.
Q Click Register button.
Q Fill details of lost
article/document and
press register.
Q How I can get a copy of my
Lost Report?
Q You have to take the fol-
lowing steps to get a soft
copy of your Lost Report:
Q Click on retrieve button.
Q Then select the Lost
Report you want to
download.
Q Enter your e-mail id, if
you wish to receive your
Lost Report copy on
email.
Q Click View button.
Q The copy of your Lost
Report will appear on the
screen and if E-mail ID
has been mentioned, a
copy of lost report will be
mailed simultaneously.
Q How I can report loss of
more than one item?
You have to click on the (+)
button in front of the first Lost
article to add additional lost
items.
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ell, you do not need to
run helter skelter if you
have lost your wallet now. To
overcome the public inconve-
nience, a web-based applica-
tion has been developed by
Delhi Police.
One of the sore points
with those coming in contact
with the police is the difficul-
ties experienced by them
when they have to approach
pol i ce to l odge
i nf or mat i on/ c ompl ai nt
regarding inadvertent loss of
some document/arti cl e.
Lodging of report of such
losses very often is indispens-
able because most of the
authorities responsible for
reissue of lost document/arti-
cle insist on submission of a
police report as an evidence of
the factum of loss.
On many occasions, such
losses are detected by the vic-
tims after some gap of time
and on certain occasions,
exact place and time of loss
may not even be known to
them. Some reluctance on the
part of the police in lodging
the report is also encoun-
tered by the victims as they
may not be aware of the pre-
cise jurisdictional police sta-
tion to be approached for
lodging a report. In particu-
lar, persons in transit or
tourists rarely find it possible
to go back to the place where
the loss of document/article
might have occurred.
The difficulties experi-
enced in lodging the seeming-
ly innocuous police report in
respect of lost document/arti-
cle, therefore, often generates
public dissatisfaction towards
police. In addition, the sys-
tems for lodging of such
reports are not very well-
defined and certain loose con-
ventions presently govern
police response in dealing
wit h such i nformati on.
Acknowledgements given to
the persons tendering such
reports vary from place to
place. Consequently, accurate
statistical compilation of data
about mi ssi ng
documents/articles is not pos-
sible for analysis and record.
In view of the above,
Delhi Police has decided to
enable mobile and web-based
recording of information with
police about lost articles. An
appropriate mobile and web-
based application has been
designed for lodging such
reports. There will be no need
for a person, if one so choos-
es, to go to a police station.
Once an information is lodged
through mobile or on web, a
printable digitally signed
report would be instanta-
neously sent in reply.
Such trouble free lodging
of information, where a digi-
tally signed report will be
instantaneously sent back,
brings about a paradigm shift
in police functioning. This
service to be provided by
Delhi Police has tremendous
potential for scalability and is
going to be a precursor to the
lodging of FIRs in respect of
certain offences on mobile or
web in the near future.
Following conceptualisa-
tion of the contours of web
or mobile-based lodging of
lost reports by Bhim Sain
Bassi, commissioner of police,
Delhi, the apps have been
devel oped under t he
cl ose super vi si on of.
Dharmendra Kumar, spl CP
(crime) and SBK Singh, jt CP
(crime) by Mahesh Batra, addl
DCP-IT and Rajan Bhagat,
DCP (CRO) with the help of
M/s ACSG Consulting &
Development Pvt Ltd, M/s
PC Soluti ons and M/s
Microsoft and M/S Himalayan
IT Solutions Pvt Ltd. with sig-
nificant contribution by the
staff of SCRB and IT Centre .
This mobile application,
has been launched by Union
Home Minister Sushikumar
Shinde on February 27 at
Talkatora Stadium, Delhi.
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born chief Indra Nooyi a
pay package of $18.6 million
(about C113 crore) for 2013,
a 7 per cent hike from the
previous year.
The beverages-and-
snacks giant awarded Nooyi a
total direct compensation of
$18.6 million for 2013, as
against $ 17.4 million in the
preceding year and $ 16.6
million for 2011.
Nooyi's 2013 compensa-
tion included $1.6 million in
base salary, performance-
based bonus of $ 4 million,
PepsiCo equity performance
units worth $ 7.8 million and
long-term cash awards valued
$5.2 million.
Ot her pay l ast year
included $102,772 for use of
the company aircraft and $
30,463 for ground trans-
portation.
The company, which had
been under pressure to
i mprove its earni ngs,
announced a strategy under
the leadership of Nooyi in
2012 to strengthen its brands.
PepsiCo invested in mar-
keting for its Pepsi soda,
which had lost market share
to rival Coca-Cola Company
over the past few years.
Nooyi, 58, has been chief
executive of PepsiCo since
2006.
In a regulatory filing
PepsiCo said that the com-
pany has delivered strong
performance in 2013 under
Nooyi's leadership.
Nooyi made substantial
progress on the initiatives we
undertook in 2012 to position
PepsiCo for future success.
These initiatives included
increasing our investment in
largest global brands, stepping
up our innovation program,
including the successful
launch of six new products
that are expected to achieve
over $100 million each in
annual retail sales in their first
year, the company said.
. . . Expandi ng our
research and development
capability... continuing our
multi-year productivity pro-
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million in savings in 2013, it
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the ongoing fiscal, the top offi-
cial of the bank said here on
Saturday.
We will sell bad loans of
around C3,000 crore in the last
quarter of the fiscal,SBI chair-
man Arundhati Bhattacharya
told reporters after inaugurating
the e-lobby in the premises of
SBI's main branch here.
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to the highest bidder among the
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advocating for right steps to con-
trol Non-performing Assets
(NPA).
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needed to be identified..., she said,
adding corrective measures
would have to be initiated to con-
trol it.
Bhattacharya, the first
woman chairman of the public
sector bank, expressed confi-
dence that NPA will be under
control once the economic sce-
nario start looking up.
The NPA was obvious when
there was a slowdown in econo-
my and decrease in GDP, she said,
emphasising the need for reform
measures to face the challenge.
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xpecting to see revival in the
demand of air conditioners
(AC) during FY15, Carrier
Midea India (CMI) is hopeful of
logging a growth of 40- 50 per
cent in its business. Confident of
double digit growth in total mar-
ket, CMI has ramped up its man-
ufacturing facility and aims to
increase production by 50 per
cent as compared to the last
financial year.
Talking to The Pioneer,
CMI's Managing Director,
Krishan Sachdev said, the last
couple of years have seen static
demand but now with econom-
ic situation improving, we expect
the total market to increase by 10-
15 per cent.
When asked what prepara-
tions the company has done to
achieve the growth of 40- 50 per
cent, Sachdev replied, We have
ramped up factory as well as dis-
tribution. On the manufacturing
front, we have streamlined our
production and build up an
inventory while on distribution
front, we have increased our retail
outlet to 2,000 now.
With its presence in 30 cities,
the company aims to focus more
on Tier II. As per the current
data, nearly 3.4 million ACs
were sold during FY14 but max-
imum sales were seen in the larg-
er cities. With just 3- 4 per cent
AC penetration in the country,
Sachdev is expecting demand to
now pick up from Tier II cities.
Another major strategy
change for CMI came in the form
of localization of products.
Currently, Carrier products are
100 per cent localized while
Midea products are 85 per cent
localized. This has been benefi-
cial to the company as it has
reduced our dependence on
imported products. We also have
avoided currency fluctuations
through localizing our prod-
ucts, he added.
With the assembly lines
streamlined, the company is
confident of producing nearly 50
per cent more products than last
year. CMI currently has three
product segments including ACs,
Microwave Owens and water
purifiers. With a state- of- the- art
manufacturing facility, the com-
pany has an annual volume pro-
duction capacity of 7,00,000,
which can be expanded to
1,000,000 units.
When asked whether the
company has any plans to expand
manufacturing, Sachdev said,
our current factory has enough
capacity and would serve us till
2016. The company had recent-
ly hike prices of its products by
5- 10 per cent and going ahead,
he feels there is nor reason to
increase prices again.
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lusiness ly 40/ - 50/ in !Y15
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S regulator SEC has asked
an appeals court to affirm a
district court's decision that
India-born former Goldman
Sachs director Rajat Gupta pay
a $13.9 million penalty and be
banned for life from serving as
director of a public corporation.
The federal regulator has
filed a brief in the US Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit,
saying the district court acted
well within its discretion by
permanently barring Gupta from
associating with brokers, dealers,
and investment advisors, per-
manently enjoining him from
future violations of the securities
laws and permanently barring
him from serving as an officer or
director of a public company.
65-year-old Gupta has been
granted time till April 7 to file
his reply to the SEC brief.
Gupta had last year in
November asked the appeals
court to overturn the district
court's decision that ordered
him to pay the $ 13.9 million
penalty in the civil insider trad-
ing case filed against him by the
SEC.
His lawyers had argued
that the district court abused
its discretion in imposing the
statutory maximum civil penal-
ty of $13.9 million, which is
three times the $4.6 million in
gains made by hedge-fund
manager Raj Rajaratnam who
traded on tips Gupta allegedly
passed on to him.
The lawyers said the penal-
ty was excessive in light of
Gupta already facing a five mil-
lion dollar fine and two year
prison sentence in the criminal
insider trading case.
The SEC said the district
court was right in ordering
that Gupta pay the maximum
statutory civil penalty.
Contrary to Gupta's con-
tentions, the district court did
consider whether to reduce the
civil penalty in light of penalties
imposed in the prior criminal
case, but exercised its discretion
to decline such a reduction.
SEC's lawyers argued that
specifically, the court found
that Gupta had violated the
securities laws with a high
degree of scienter, that his vio-
lations were egregious, repeat-
ed, and resulted, in effect, in
millions of dollars of losses to
those who traded their stock
without the benefit of Gupta's
inside information, and that
Gupta's current financial con-
dition does not counsel against
the imposition of a civil penal-
ty of the level that the SEC
seeks.
The SEC said imposing the
maximum civil penalty is justi-
fied as it will ensure a mean-
ingful deterrent effect given
Gupta's wealth, and the aggra-
vating facts that his tipping
arose from his role in the secu-
rities industry and resulted in
substantial investor losses. The
district court recognised that
given Gupta's rise tothe pin-
nacle of his profession as
head of global consulting firm
McKinsey and his nearly
unparalleled level of access to
upper echelons of corporate
executives throughout the
world creates the risk that,
notwithstanding his fall from
grace, he remains well-placed
to repeat his misconduct in the
future.
Enjoining Gupta from
further securities law viola-
tions was a permissible exer-
cise of discretion given Guptas
securities fraud conviction.
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rading in a narrow range of
over 50 points, the bench-
mark Sensex managed to close
with marginal gains of 1.57
points at 21,755.32. A special
90- minute trading was organ-
ised on Saturday by both the
leading bourses to test the dis-
aster recover site. The broader
index, Nifty also gained by 1.7
points and ended the session at
6,494.90.
Brokers said the market
moved in a limited range as
directionless investors and
funds refrained from under-
taking any major transactions
due to weekend closure of glob-
al markets.
On Sensex, 1l shares gained
while other 14 ended with loss-
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H
e weighed around 100 kg
when he was 38 but didnt
really worry about it because
regular medical check-ups
didnt give him any alarming
indications. The doctor would tell him that
all was within parametres. But that was till
last year, when he went for a random blood
test because a friend insisted. The blood
sugar level stood at 250. His family GP told
him that he had diabesity, a medical con-
dition which has afflicted more than a bil-
lion globally.
In India, about 50.9 million people suf-
fer from diabetes, a figure likely to go up
to 80 million by 2025, making it the dia-
betes capital of the world. According to an
Indo-US study, Delhi alone has an esti-
mated 29.8 lakh diabetics! Almost 80 per
cent of diabetes is related to obesity and
alarmingly diabesity has reached epi-
demic proportions. In the next 20 years,
more than 100 million people in India will
have diabesity. Studies conducted in
Mumbai and Delhi show that 65 per cent
to 70 per cent Indians are obese.
But what is diabesity and what caus-
es it? Dr Neal Bernard says in his study
Program for reversing diabetes that insulin
resistance comes from muscle cell fat
which reduces the sensitivity of insulin
receptors in the body.
In a healthy person, whose insulin
receptors are working optimally, insulin
lodges in the receptors and signals the gates
to open for glucose to enter. The body then
uses the glucose for all functions. However,
in an obese person, these insulin receptors
become sluggish and insulin is not effec-
tive enough to signal the uptake of glucose.
This increases blood glucose levels.
Dr Anoop Misra, chairman, Fortis-C-
DOC Centre of Excellence for Diabetes,
Metabolic Diseases and Endocrinology
says diabesity has become a major prob-
lem in India due to lifestyles changes. The
Indian population is going through a phase
of dietary transition. Leaving traditional
diets, people have now started opting for
packaged foods or quick home-made
foods. The increase in the intake of ener-
gy dense foods, together with low levels of
physical activity, are leading to increased
obesity and diabetes, Dr Misra says.
It is not only in India where diabesi-
ty is a serious health problem. Type-2 dia-
betes, which makes up 90 per cent of all
diabetes cases, affects about six per cent of
the total adult population in the world.
Cases of obesity-related type-2 diabetes
among children and teenagers have grown
in leaps. In her book, Diabesity, Dr
Kaufman explains why: Our ancient
genes and modern environment have col-
lided. Our forefathers hunted for food and
calories were hard to come by so they were
stored as fat. But in the world today food
is everywhere and easily accessible as fast
food and junk food and added to this is
our increasingly inactive lifestyle result-
ing in obesity.
A new study conducted by the Public
Health Foundation of India (PHFI) with
Stanford University and published in
PLOS Medicine journal in January this year
says that by introducing 20 per cent extra
excise duty on sweetened drinks, India can
prevent four lakh people from getting dia-
betes and another 11 million from becom-
ing obese over the next decade.
Dr Sutapa Agrawal who is co-author
of the study said that the incidence of obe-
sity and diabetes is increasing across
India especially among women and chil-
dren due to easy availability of energy
dense foods and low physical activity. One
factor responsible for this is the easy access
to soft drinks. This may also be true for
the rise in diabesity in villages where soft
drinks (both local and branded) are avail-
able in the nukkad kirana shops and thus
easily accessible. In villages serving a soft
drink to a visitor or is a status symbol. Also
energy dense diets are available in rural
areas more often today, Dr Sutapa opines.
Therefore, by increasing excise duty
over and above the existing 30 per cent, it
will reduce consumption of soft drinks
among middle-income groups and the
rural population which are emerging as the
new hotspots for diabetes. The rural pop-
ulation is also undergoing lifestyle changes.
Improvised technology has replaced man-
ual agricultural practices with more mech-
anized techniques involving much less
physical labour. This coupled with high
calorie diet has led to increased problem
of obesity even in rural areas. Further,
migration, whether inter-country, or intra-
country, appears to be a risk factor for
developing adiposity, insulin resistance,
diabetes and other cardiovascular risk fac-
tors, Dr Misra explains.
According to Dr Deep Goel, director,
Bariatric & GI Cancer Surgery, BL Kapur
Hospital, uncontrolled diabetes leads to seri-
ous complications like high BP, heart
attacks, brain strokes, blindness, kidney fail-
ure and nerve damages with amputation.
People with family history of diabetes,
heart disease and obesity are predisposed
to have diabesity. If a womans waist is
greater than 35 inches and a mans more
than 40 inches and they often have crav-
ing for sugar and refined carbohydrate
then they should have their check up done
for diabesity. Infertility is also commonly
associated with diabesity. Seventy per
cent of infertility cases have diabesity prob-
lem, Dr Goel says adding that dietary and
lifestyle factors lead to diabesity.
The entire spectrum of diabesity,
including all its complications, result
from dietary and lifestyle changes and
environmental toxins interacting with
our unique genetic susceptibilities. The
reason these dietary and lifestyle factors
lead to diabesity is because they create a
condition known as insulin resistance, Dr
Goel tells you.
In rural areas it is about malnutrition.
It doesnt mean that they have no food to
eat, it means that their nutrition is not cor-
rect. There is imbalance in their diet.
Eating foods cooked in unsaturated fats is
a real killer when it comes to diabesity
among villagers. Eating fried foods
cooked in the same oil again and again,
drinking local sweetened drinks, children
having ice lollies are other major contrib-
utors. In urban cities it is a question of eat-
ing too much, in rural areas it is about eat-
ing wrong food, Dr Goel says.
When the diet is full of empty calories
and foods that absorb sugars quickly liq-
uid calories and carbohydrates (like bread,
pasta, rice, potatoes), the fat cells which has
receptors, slowly become resistant to the
effects of insulin and need more and more
to do the same job of keeping the blood
sugar even. Hence, one develops insulin
resistance.
A high insulin level is the first sign of
the problem. The higher the insulin lev-
els, the worse the insulin resistance. For
example, a healthy human body produces
300 ml of insulin to to breakdown the glu-
cose in the cells. But due to wrong diet, the
body now needs 500 ml of insulin. So there
is a deficit of 200 ml of insulin. This leads
to accumulation of fat in the body. The
more the fat, the less the insulin leading
to insulin resistance, Dr Goel explains.
As the insulin levels increase it leads
to an appetite that is out of control, increas-
ing weight gain around the belly, more
inflammation and oxidative stress, and
myriad downstream effects including high
blood pressure, high cholesterol, low
HDL, high triglycerides, weight gain
around the middle, thickening of the blood
and increased risk of cancer, Alzheimers
and depression. These are all a result of
insulin resistance and too much insulin.
Because insulin resistance and dia-
besity are a direct outcome of diet and
lifestyle, the condition is 100 per cent
reversible in majority of the cases. Most
people just need to eliminate the things
that are sending their body out of balance
and include whats needed to help the body
rebalance itself. For most, the interventions
required are simply and effective.
But Dr Goel opines that what may
appear to be simple may be extremely dif-
ficult for another. Making changes in ones
lifestyle and diet will not work for those
who are indisciplined.
We all know that eating pizzas,
samosas and other fried items is harmful
yet we eat it. So to say stop eating these
foods is easier said than done. Only a dis-
ciplined person can do it. Hence, I never
recommend bariatric surgery for a person
who wants to just sit at home and think
that the surgery will work miracles, not
that it doesnt. But the chances of that per-
son gaining weight again, because he is
indisciplined, is high. So the first change
that one has to make is from eating a
plate full, eat spoon full. If he can do this,
the surgery is recommended, Dr Goel tells
you.
Unfortunately, in our country, our cul-
ture lays too much stress on food all the
time. Right from the time a baby is born,
parents force-feed him. Saying that he is
a growing child and can digest anything
is setting a wrong precedent. Making him
eat ghee and giving him food at all times
leads to unhealthy eating habits which get
ingrained. When that child attains adult-
hood, he carries those habits and chang-
ing them becomes difficult, Dr Goel says
who sees around 70 to 80 patients who
need surgery on a monthly basis.
In an extensive research by Dr Misra
and his colleagues conducted in 2009 he
observed that obesity in urban children in
New Delhi increased from 16 per cent in
2002 to about 24 per cent in 2006-2007.
Further, the prevalence of obesity alone in
14 to 17-year-old children increased sig-
nificantly from 9.8 per cent in 2006 to 11.7
per cent in 2009.
Today, right from our child to adults,
nobody does any physical activity. Green
belts are disappearing, children dont have
space to play. Even in schools there is only
one class where children go and play. But
that is not enough. Adults have stopped
walking. We want to take our car every
where. We take the lift instead of taking
the stairs. Peoples lives are becoming more
and more sedentary. Then there is the diet
itself. The quality of carbohydrates, oils etc
is deteriorating. It is not so much about
how much but the quality of food we are
eating, Dr Rekha Sharma, president of
Indian Dietetic Association and director
of Clinical Nutrition and Diabetes
Foundation (India) tells you.
She is also quick to point out that dia-
besity is increasing at a fast pace right
from childhood to adults. And the rise is
seen more in the migrating population.
The drastic lifestyle changes in this sec-
tion of the society due to food habits (from
eating wholegrain to refined) to smoking,
is leading to rise in diabesity. Of course,
one cant say that the same holds true for
those living in rural areas. However, dia-
besity is on the rise here as well. While in
urban population the rise is at 12 per cent,
in villages it stands at six per cent, Dr
Sharma says.
However, Dr Sharma insists that it is
not so much about western influence as it
is genetic. Indians are pre-disposed to be
genetically fat. Our bad lifestyle has only
added to the problem. We are eating more,
but not burning enough, Dr Sharma says.
Lack of awareness about the disease is
a major challenge in treating the problem.
Most of the people who are obese do not
consider it as a health problem. Once they
develop insulin resistance they are either
unaware of the symptoms or they try to
manage it on their own, especially in rural
areas, which worsens the condition.
Other challenges include lack of med-
ical facilities, high cost of treatment, hec-
tic lifestyle, increased and easy availabili-
ty of high fat, high sugar containing
quick foods. But a a modest weight-loss
goal of 5-10 per cent can substantially
reduce the risk. Increasing the physical
activity and following a low carbohydrate,
low fat diet daily can prevent or postpone
the onset of diabesity, Dr Misra says.
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QTell us about your upcoming movies?
This year is going to be a busy one for me as I begin with
Bejoy Nambiars Pizza 3Dwhere I am paired with Arunoday
Singh. The film is a remake of a Tamil blockbuster although
there are certain elements that have been added to the script
to make it even more exciting. Then there is Ikka Top, direct-
ed by debutant Faizan Kareem. In this I play a fashionista
wanting to make it big in the industry. The role demands me
to be in my glamourous best and I am not complaining. The
third film which I start shooting towards the end of the year
is Take It Easy, a social drama where Im playing a middle
class housewife. As you can see the three roles are different
and each one has a different purpose.
QHow are your preparations going?
I am a very disciplined person and take every role seri-
ously. For me, the preparations start the minute I get the script.
Since I sign up for films that I completely believe in I dont
find it difficult to get into the skin of the character. But some-
times the director may have a certain framework in mind so
it is best to blindly follow his direction and let him lead the
ship. When Bejoy came to me with the script of Pizza 3D he
advised me not to watch the original Tamil film because he
wanted me to go in there without any pre conceived notions.
He wanted his actors to follow his way of thinking. For Ikka
Top, my director wanted me to learn the art of smoking.
QWhat makes you accept an offer?
After 16 December, I had not thought that I will end up
doing more films. But when the offers started coming, I just
couldnt refuse. I am very careful about picking the right pro-
jects. I try hard not to cut, copy, paste what people have already
seen me in. For me, my role is of prior importance then comes
screenplay and story. Apart from Bejoy Nambiar who is a vet-
eran, I will be working with two directors who will be mak-
ing their debuts this year.
QHow was your rapport with your co-stars?
Parineeti Chopra is a good friend and a great person to
hang around with. Ranveer Singh is like a passionate child
in a candy shop. He is natural and not manipulative at all.
Aditi Sharma is a calm and sweet girl and is also extremely
talented. Anushka Sharma is so full of energy. I know her from
our modeling days and have seen her grow in this industry.
QPlans of making an appearance on TV?
I participated in Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 1 and I had
a blast. I dont think I will ever take up a daily soap because
I get bored doing the same thing again and again. Instead, I
would love to do something like 24 with Anil Kapoor. Apart
from that I wouldnt mind being a judge of a fashion show.
on TV.
I
t was very much darr ke aagey
Rohit Shetty hai for contestants of
Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 on Colors as
they performed his daredevil tasks to
impress the master thrasher. After all,
who wouldnt want to make it to his
A list?
Count funny man Ranveer Shorey
in because he strongly believes that he
is Shettys biggest fan! Rohit is going
to give all the other ex-hosts of KKK
a reality check and a terrible complex.
He is so super and motivating that
most of us pushed ourselves to com-
plete his tasks out of sheer respect. I
know he has a huge fan club but I con-
sider myself one of the greatest. His
sense of style and direction is out of
the ordinary, actor Shorey who braved
injuries during the shooting of KKK,
says. Shorey better known for his
comic timing than his action moves
feels he is ready to take that big plunge
and step out of his comfort zone.
A few months back, I would
have frowned at the idea of a stunt-dri-
ven role in Bollywood but now I am
totally prepared. I dont think the level
of danger on this TV show was any less
than a film. We were made to hang
from a high cliff, dangled on a rope
from an unfathomable height, made to
jump from choppers, had various
encounters with various jeev jantus
from the wild in South Africa, had to
be underwater for hours we were
made to do everything that was not
easy, Shorey tells you.
Kushal Tandon might have been in
the show only for eight episodes out
of 20 when he had to back out due to
a nagging shoulder injury, but that
doesnt stop him from going ga-ga over
his darr experience. It was fun. But it
was mighty dangerous. I liked the way
we all bonded over our common
fears. I may not have struck the right
chord with my housemates in Bigg Boss
but I made many friends on the sets
of KKK. These are going to remain all
my life. That is my takeaway, apart
from being Rohits blue-eyed boy in the
show. He makes me give my 100 per
cent. I would love to be a part of his
film. I dont care even if it is a cameo!,
Tandon says. At present, he is nursing
his injury and enjoying the break. Will
Gauhar Khan be a part of his this
relaxation phase? I have no time to sit
back and relax. I am tired after this
shoot but I have commitments that I
cannot refuse. So no breaks for me. As
for playing with danger, I think I have
had my share and I am quite satisfied,
Gauhar Khan tells you, adding that this
was her first brush with danger and she
is proud of what she has achieved.
Television rockstar, Gurmeet
Chaudhury on the other hand has just
discovered his passion for stunts.
I was loving it. Through the
show, I came face-to-face with a new
side of me. I had no idea I could scale
heights and balance on a string! The
conditions were nerve-wrecking but
the fact that I managed to reach the top
three says a lot, Chaudhury says.
As for model-turned-sports
anchor, Rochelle Maria Rao who
entered the show to get a feel of what
TV was all about, it was an unforget-
table experience. I had not revealed
that I had a phobia of snakes but some-
how the production unit got wind of
it and made me perform a stunt
involving snakes. Guess what? I com-
pleted the task and now I can eat
snakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
This is what the show does to you, she
says.
Dancer Salman was the coolest
one on the set. I had nothing to loose.
Plus my swift moves gave me an edge.
There are some amazing stunts that the
viewers will get to see, is all he
reveals.
For Rohit Shetty, TV is a com-
pletely different ball game but thats
what he likes to do take that blind
turn and navigate well.
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Model-turned-actor Dipannita Sharma rose to fame with an off-
beat role in her debut film titled 16th December and gave an
impactful performance in My Brother Nikhil and Ladies v/s
Ricky Behl. Now, she is all set for her upcoming films Pizza
3D, Ikka Top and Take it easy. She talks to
SANGEETA YADAV about her experience with co-stars
Three different
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magine this. You are on a busi-
ness trip to Indore. You get out
from the airport and a personal
car with a driver is there to
receive you. The driver takes you
to the hotel and from there to
wherever you want to go all
this for no cost at all. Welcome
to the world of carswappings.
com.
This innovative venture is
operational in 20 major cities
across the country with new
cities added every day. The con-
cept that took root back in 2010
by Bharat Bagari, the co-founder,
finally materialised in December
2013 when the services were
launched. Since then over 30
people have registered their cars
on a daily basis with 500 verified
members and 1,000 members
waiting in the panel.
When the person registers
their car on our website, it is nec-
essary that we verify that the car
that he is registering is in his
name and that all the papers are
in order. We dont want to get
into the hassle of people calling
and saying that they never reg-
istered on our website. It also
takes care of the fact that the car
and its owner are genuine,
Bagari says.
So, how does it work? To
begin with a person has two
options of registering one is
free (no fee) and the other is on
the payment of a fee of C1,200.
In the former, to avail of the ser-
vices one has to first host before
one can become the guest.
The host is a person who
provides the car and the guest is
the person who will avail of the
car in the hosts city. However, if
one wants to pay the fee, one can
directly become a guest. The
whole thing works on a point
system. Six points are debited
from the account of the guest
when he requests for a car in the
city he is visiting. These points
are credited into the account of
the host. So next time the host
is travelling to a city he can
exchange these points for the ser-
vices he needs. But if one pays a
fee a minimum of three points
are credited to his account. And
hence, even without being a
host one can become a guest.
People interested in car-
swappings need to register with
details like the copy of the RC of
the car, an ID proof and the fact
that the car is insured. Once
these documents are verified by
our field officer in that city, the
person becomes our member.
From here on, he will either
become a host or a guest, Bagari
explains.
Interestingly, it is not just
those people who have a driver
can become members. Even
individuals with no driver can
register though in a long wind-
ed way. Here, the individual
will have to arrange for a driver
for the period the guest needs
the car. If he is unable to arrange
for a driver, a call to the helpline
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where one can arrange for one.
The idea is to make travel-
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Why should a car owner with a
driver resort to travelling in a
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back home. Our website helps do
that, Bagari tells you.
For now, people have an
option of registering free. At the
end of the day, it has to make
business sense and free regis-
tration will no longer be an
option, Bagari says adding that
the cost of the petrol will have to
be borne by the host. In case of
an accident, it will be the insur-
ance company of the host who
will foot the bill.
With the hosts driver in
attendance, any worry that the
guest will misuse the car by mak-
ing it messy goes out of the win-
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4:00 am: The make-up room is bustling
with activity as models try on their Falguni
and Shane Peacock outfit for the unveiling
shot.
5: 30 am: 24 models are marched to the
Bentota beach, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts
and made to take their positions atop a
structure. They are asked to pose and give
their bestest, most sexy expression. After
all a shot can make or break their life!
7:00 am: The girls are asked to shift their
position and take another pose. The pro-
duction unit is not happy with the lighting.
Meanwhile, the girls cringe as the sun
shines harshly on their faces.
12: 30 pm: They are still shooting for that
one perfect click!
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ho said Miss India was only about a
toned body and a sharp mind?
According to the finalists this year, the
pageant is more about a holistic personal-
ity and a whole lot of hardwork. For some,
the intense training, grooming and photo
sessions were nothing short of a potboiler
reality show on TV where each one wants
to be the winner!
After putting in more than 10 hours
in shoots on a hot and sultry day and a few
hours in the make-up rooms trying on var-
ious different outfits, everyone obviously
wants the crown. Theres nothing wrong
with that. We just want the world to know
that it is not easy to be a model and par-
ticipate in a competition as huge as this. It
requires a lot of perseverance, 24 year-old
Aradhana Nayar from Greater Noida says.
A journalist by profession, Nayar says
she would like to pursue her career even
after she wins the pageant because that is
where she belongs.
Even Yoshiki Sindhar says she is not
going to be content with any consolation
prize. I want to win. Bas. With the amount
of hard work that I have put in, I would be
very disappointed if I didnt get close to my
dream, Sindhar who hails from Ludhiana,
says. An engineering student she is full of
life and has a quirky sense of humour too.
I have heard such crazy things about
myself, but I have learnt to take things in
my stride. Many people ask me whether I
was born in Japan. I tell them yeah...,
Sindhar says as she preps herself for a brain
game activity that is happening alongside
the shoots.
While most of them want to realise
their dream of walking away with the Miss
India crown, Bangalorean Nikhila
Nandgopal has bigger aspirations. I see
myself walking away with the Miss Universe
title. That is my goal, she says. Not many
like her get a chance to make it big in the
fashion world, but Nandgopal feels she has
what it takes to make her a winner.
Indians have an edge over models from
other continents. Apart from good looks
and expressive eyes, we have a warm heart.
Our softness is reflected in the face and that
acts as a bonus, Nandgopal tells you.
As the date for the pageant is approach-
ing, these finalists are busy with last
minute grooming tips. But they are also
chillaxing in the midst of all the tension.
I dont want to get nervous pangs now. So,
I take time out for myself and rest by the
beachside, model Mansi Grewal says,
adding that this indulgent break usually
lasts for 5- 6 minutes!
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heir sagging morale lifted after a
thumping win over Pakistan,
Indian spinners will now have to
brace up for the ever-dangerous Chris
Gayle when the team squares off
against defending champion West
Indies in its second match of the ICC
WT20 here on Sunday.
A victory against Pakistan was just the
kind of shot in the arm that was required
before facing a team that has worlds most
devastating T20 batsman in Gayle.
While a rampaging Gayle can take
away the game at any point of time with
his blazing bat, the Indian spin trio of
Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra and
Ravindra Jadeja will definitely pose a few
problems for the Jamaican Marauder.
Gayle has mini-
mum footwork as he
believes in stand and
hit technique. With Ashwin successfully
employing a round the wicket technique
to bottle up batsman and Mishra invit-
ing him to come out by flighting his
deliveries, it will be a challenge for Gayle
to devise a counter strategy.
While spinners will hold the key,
Dhoni would also expect that
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed
Shami dont bowl length balls to Gayle
as it has a chance of consistently land-
ing in the stands.
However, Indian bowlers will also
have to deal with an attacking batsman
like Dwayne Smith, who has the ability
to hit over the in-field consistently dur-
ing Powerplay overs.
Dwayne Bravo and Marlon Samuels
are also capable enough to destroy any
bowling attack on their day.
While Samuels might take some time
to settle down, he can effortlessly shift
gears as he had shown some 18 months
ago during the last editions final at the
Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
The Indian batsmen had an easy day
in office against Pakistan with a smaller
target to chase. But both Shikhar Dhawan
and Rohit Sharma would also do well to
get a big score under their belt. The two
openers got good starts yesterday but
failed to convert them into big scores.
Dhawans perennial problem against
the short ball was again exposed as Gul
got him with a well-directed bouncer. The
left-handers habit of not having proper
balance while playing
the hook shot has been
causing his downfall.
Rohit, on the other hand, had played
some fantastic shots including a six over
long on off Umar Gul. But as has been
his problem, he wasted a good start try-
ing to play a cut shot to a sharp off-break
from Saeed Ajmal.
But Dhoni would be pleased with
Virat Kohli and Suresh Rainas form
which has really been good so far. It is
now expected that Kohli will perform in
crunch situations but Rainas form has
been a revelation for India
It will be interesting as to how
Indians will counter Sunil Narine. But
it will probably be attack is best
defence policy.
MIF: After a disappointing
start to the tournament,
Pakistan would like to get
their ICC World T20 cam-
paign back on track when
they meet the mighty
Australians in a group league
encounter here on Sunday.
Mohammed Hafeez and his
boys would like to quickly for-
get the humiliating defeat against
arch-rivals India yesterday and
pose a serious challenge for a
very quality Australian side led
by George Bailey at the Sher-e-
Bangla Stadium.
Another slip-up might just
end Pakistans chances in the
marquee event but they will try
and gain confidence from the
fact that their record against
Australia in T20 Internationals
is quite impressive.
Thats the reason, Bailey
spoke about getting the momen-
tum straight-
away with a
win. Its nice
to start with a win. In a tourna-
ment like this, momentum is
really important. Starting with a
win gets you off and running.
Without being great at mathe-
matics, I dont think you can
drop that many games. I think
you can only lose one or two to
not get through. The more we
win, the better it is. There is no
doubt about that, Bailey said at
the pre-match press conference
here on Saturday.
Pakistans chief coach Moin
Khan also knows the conse-
quence of one more defeat.
Whenever any team loses
the first match of the tourna-
ment, chances of winning is
greatly reduced. This is now a
very important game for us. If
we have to sur-
vive in this
tournament,
we have to win this game.
However, we must
remember that in this format to
play consistently is very diffi-
cult. I dont believe any team
will enter the final by playing
consistently, the former
Pakistan wicketkeeper said.
They (Australia) are a good
side and we have to now be at
our best. After losing the first
match, we cant afford to slip
now. Australians play with a
great attitude and it will be a
tough match, Moin added. Pll
MIF: Indias Suresh Raina says that
most of the top-order West Indies
batsmen prefer playing big shots
rather than rotating strike against
spinners, an area which he feels can
be exploited by Amit Mishra and Co
when the two teams square off on
Sunday.
Asked about the threat the explo-
sive opening pair of Chris Gayle and
Dwayne Smith could pose, Raina
said, West Indies will be a totally dif-
ferent team as they have a lot of play-
ers who can hit sixes but they dont
have an idea about how to rotate the
strike against spinners by taking
singles and doubles. Therefore, the
more pressure we put on the bigger
players, better it will be for us.
The in-form left hander said that
Amit Mishras bowling will again be
key while countering the likes of
Gayle, Smith and Samuels. We have
Mishra, who has done well in the last
match. Ashwin has also bowled well
and Jadeja is doing well too. But T20
is dependant on who is better on that
particular day.
Also depends on what you
intend to do after winning the toss.
Spinners will be key in this contest.
Especially in the manner, we bowled
against Pakistan, which plays spin
really well.
Elaborating on the role of
tweakers, Raina said that overs 7-11
will be key against the slower
bowlers. About facing spinners,
its not that there is great turn (on
this track) but some turn available.
While shaping up for a shot, you
need to come under the ball.
Your thought-process should be
clear. If you think you want to hit it
then you should go ahead and if you
decide against it then be it.
Between 7 to 11 overs, is the
time when you need to rotate
the strike well. If you get
even one loose ball, if you
can convert it into
fours and sixes,
then its good.
For shorter
formats, Raina
wants that bats-
men should try
to achieve
smaller targets.
De f i ni t e l y,
Pakistan had
Ajmal, West
Indies has
Narine. In
these shorter
formats, youve to
plan for two overs. You
need to decide whom to attack
and whom to defend. Weve good
middle-order. Weve Dhoni, Yuvraj
and then Jadeja and Ashwin. So if we
get a good start, weve batsmen
down the order.
Making a comeback into the side
after being dropped from the Asia
Cup squad due to repeated failures
in ODIs, Raina has been in good
form of late with scores of 41, 52 and
35 not out.
Asked what he did during the
forced break, Raina said, I did
what I had done earlier. I analyzed
my game and what can be done
in upcoming games. I worked
really hard at nets with my
coach. I also played a few
matches in domestic
tournament (Vijay
Hazare Trophy).
Raina said he
enjoyed playing
the role of a fin-
isher and he
would try to win as
many games as pos-
sible for India. My
game is such that
irrespective of the
format, my aim is to
win as many matches
as possible for India,
Raina said. Pll
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Khanty Mansiysk: Fivelime world chamion
viswanalhan Anand on Salurday gave jillers lo his
ans beore signing an early draw wilh lo seed
Levon Aronian o Armenia in lhe eighlh round o
Candidales chess lournamenl here. The draw againsl
Aronian was imorlanl or Anand as lhe ndian ace
nol only mainlained his joinl lead wilh lhe Armenian
bul now also has our while games lo come in lhe
lasl six rounds lhal gives him an edge over olhers.
vladimir Kramnik o Russia could nol gel asl lhe
solid deences o a resurgenl comalriol 0milry
Andreikin and had lo sellle or a draw and lhe game
belween veselin Toalov o Bulgaria and Shakhriyar
Mamedyarov o A/erbaijan was also drawn aler
showing romise o an inlense ballle. n lhe olher
game o lhe day, Feler Svidler was ighling hard lo
salvage a hal oinl againsl Russian leammale
Sergey Karjakin. wilh six rounds slill lo go, Anand
and Aronian have ive oinls aiece and lhey are
ollowed by Kramnik on 4.5 oinls. Svidler on 8.5
has an exlra ongoing game in hand comared lo
Toalov, Andreikin and Mamedyarov, who all inched
lhemselves u lo lhe same score. Karjakin on 2.5 is
on lhe lasl sol. The slakes are high in lhe
candidales as lhe winner lakes home 185OOO Euros
as ri/e money aarl rom lhe righl lo challenge
Magnus Carlsen in lhe world chamionshi malch
laler lhis year.
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London: Chelsea handed Arsene wenger one his
mosl demorali/ing deeals as Arsenal manager as his
1,OOOlh game ended in a GO roul on Salurday, and
lhe reeree also endured embarrassmenl al Slamord
Bridge. Chelsea earned ils biggesl league viclory
under Jose Mourinho and was u 2O aler jusl seven
minules lhrough goals rom Samuel Elo'o and Andre
Schuerrle. Reeree Andre Marriner lhen rovided lhe
London derby's big lalking oinl by sending o lhe
wrong Arsenal layer aler 15 minules. Allhough Alex
0xladeChamberlain blalanlly handled lo kee oul
Eden ha/ard's shol, il was Kieran 0ibbs who was
dismissed desile his leammale's rolesls. ha/ard
scored Chelsea's lhird rom lhe resulling enally,
beore 0scar nelled lwice and Mohamed Salah
comleled wenger's misery wilh his irsl goal or lhe
leaders. Arsenal saw ils lille ambilions seriously
denled al il ell seven oinls behind Chelsea, and
aced being dislodged rom lhird lace by Manchesler
Cily, which hosled Fulham laler in lhe day. For
wenger lhe margin o deeal malched lhe revious
lowoinl o his 18year reign - an 82 loss al
Manchesler uniled. And lhe humbling only served lo
jusliy Mourinho's recenl gibe lhal wenger is a
'secialisl in ailure' as lhe Frenchman wenl an 11lh
game wilhoul bealing his Forluguese rival. 'Twonil
aler seven minules and lhe game is over, because
we were loo slrong or lhem,' Mourinho said.
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Greater Noida: The slage is sel or ndia's irslever
lruck racing chamionshis as 12 Tala T1 Frima
vehicle is gearing u lo /oom in lhe lanes o Buddh
nlernalional Circuil (BC) here on Sunday. Twelve
exerienced Brilish drivers will be comeling or six
leams al lhe maiden heavyduly machine's race.
racers, in lhe onemake chamionshi, will use
modiied Frima lrucks having maximum seed o 11O
km/hr. The comelilion is modelled on lhe Brilish
Truck Racing chamionshi and Euroean Truck
Racing chamionshi. The six arlicialing leams,
unveiled in a grand ceremony on Sunday, include
Caslrol veclon, Cummins, Tala Technologies
Molorsorls, Allied Farlners, 0ealer 0aredevils and
0ealer warriors. The organisers have ollowed
guidelines rom Brilish Truck Racing Associalion lo
make lhe lrucks il or racing and have subsequenlly
made 22 modiicalions lo meel saely and
erormance needs.
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Mumbai: Allacking middleorder balsman
Suryakumar Yadav has relaced his Mumbai
leammale Abhishek hayar in lhe wesl Zone squad or
lhe Fro 0 B 0eodhar Trohy lournamenl
commencing in vishakaalnam rom on Sunday. The
relacemenl was necessilaled due lo an injury
suslained by hayar, according lo Mumbai Crickel
Associalion Joinl Secrelary F v Shelly. Shelly,
however, did nol elaborale on lhe nalure o hayar's
injury.
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Karachi: Fakislan's loss lo ndia in lheir world
Twenly2O oener has sarked massive crilicism o
skier Mohammed haee/ wilh ormer calains such
as Javed Miandad and Mohammad Yousu
demanding lhal he be relaced by lamboyanl all
rounder Shahid Aridi. 'haee/ needed lo be more
allacking wilh his bowlers and ield lacings once we
were able lo sel lhem only a largel o 18O runs,'
Miandad said aler Fakislan's loss lo ndia. 'The key
lo winning lhe malch was lo slo lhe runs i wickels
were nol alling so lhal lhe run rale increased and lhe
ndians came under ressure. unorlunalely haee/
ailed lo do lhal as calain. he should have used his
bowlers more roaclively,' Miandad said. Yousu also
crilicised lhe body language o haee/. 'wilh beller
calaincy and lhe righl ressure we could have made
lhis lolal o 18O like 1GO or ndia bul lhis didn'l
haen,' Yousu added.
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New Delhi: Cremedelacreme o world badminlon,
including world chamion Ralchanok nlanon and
world number one Lee Chong wei, will be seen in
aclion when lhe ourlh edilion o lhe ndia 0en
Suer Series kicks o al lhe Siri Forl Sorls Comlex
on Aril 1. Besides nlanon, lhe enlire lo1O women
and seven o lhe lo1O men's singles layers will
ealure in a ield which will also have ndian
challengers in Saina hehwal, F v Sindhu, F Kashya
and K Srikanlh. This year's evenl is more imorlanl
or lhe layers as well as organisers since il is also a
dress rehearsal or lhe Thomas and uber Cu leam
chamionshi, one o lhe mosl resligious evenl in
lhe badminlon calendar which will he hosled al lhe
same venue rom May 18 lo 25.
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Vasco: Churchill Brolhers will look lo carry lheir AFC
Cu orm inlo lhe League when lhey lake on Fune
FC in a crucial malch on Sunday al lhe Tilak maidan
here. Churchill are acing relegalion and are al lhe
bollom wilh 15 oinls, lwo oinls below lhe
Mohammedan Sorling. Churchill Brolhers have no
olion bul lo kee on winning rom now on i lhey
are lo avoid relegalion. Fh8lkgenries
MIF: West Indies captain
Darren Sammy wasnt amused
when he heard that Suresh
Raina has dubbed his batsmen
as six hitters and dared the
Indian bowlers to stop them
from hitting the maximums
on Sunday.
We dont care much about
what Raina thinks. If he thinks
we are only six hitters, then stop
us from hitting sixes, Sammy
replied when asked about his
batsmen inability to rotate strike
against spinners.
As usual, the affable West
Indies skipper seemed to be in
good mood as he answered the
questions with a bit of fun and
a lot of seriousness.
Whats there on Chris
Gayles mind, asked a scribe. I
am not Jesus Christ! I dont
know whats going on in his
mind, he laughed and replied.
Then he got serious. But I
know he (Gayle) is really
pumped up to play here.
Whenever he is playing for the
West Indies, he is very pumped
up. And tomorrows game
everyone will be pumped up.
Will India be easy oppo-
nents, was what he was asked
first up at the media conference.
You seriously ask that ques-
tion? Sammy asked. No, I
dont think any team is an easy
opponent. India started off on a
winning note and most likely
theyll have a lot of confidence
going into the game. We know
what were capable of doing and
weve been playing some good
T20 cricket and the guys are con-
fident that wed come good once
we play to our full potential.
West Indies have some
world beaters in the shortest for-
mat and that gives the captain of
the defending champions side to
remain confident about teams
chances. Weve top T20 players
whove played around the world.
Weve Gayle, Narine, Bravos all
of them have a lot of experience
playing T20. With the two open-
ers, weve guys who can give us
great impetus in the first six
overs. Then weve Marlon, Bravo
and myself to finish the innings,
Sammy said.
If you look at our bowling
unit, weve Narine, who is to me
the No 1 bowler in this format.
Badree, Bravo, and weve a
young guy called Krishmar
Santokie, who couldve a great
impact in this tournament. So
were happy with the balance of
our side. And yes were a very
good team especially in this for-
mat, Sammy said.
Left-arm seamer Santokie is
an unknown commodity in the
sub-continent but it seemed the
skipper had a lot of faith in his
abilities. He is the leading T20
bowler in the Caribbean and has
taken a lot of wickets in the
Caribbean T20 league. Most of
his wickets are clean bowled and
leg before wicket. Youve to see
him to know exactly what I
mean, Sammy said. Pll
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6hITTkh: Opener Kusal Perera made a
strokeful 61 before Sri Lankan bowlers pro-
duced a brilliant show in the death overs to pull
off a thrilling five-run win over South Africa
in their ICC World Twenty20 campaign open-
er here on Saturday.
Electing to bat, Sri Lanka posted a chal-
lenging 165 for seven in 20 overs, riding on a
40-ball 61 by Perera and then restricted South
Africa to 160 for eight, thanks to some fine
bowling towards the end.
South Africa seemed to be cruising towards
the target of 166 as they required 19 runs from
the last two overs, but Sri Lankan pacers Nuwan
Kulasekara and Lasith Malinga choked the
Protea batsmen with their superb bowling.
South Africa needed 15 runs from the last
over bowled by Malinga and there was still hope
for a win as David Miller (19) was still batting.
But, they could not hold on to their nerves and
two run-outs in the last over, including that of
Miller, sealed the match in favour of Sri Lanka.
South Africas run chase was built on a 60-
run second-wicket stand between opener
Hashim Amla (23) and top-scorer J P Duminy
(39) to find themselves in a strong position at
75 for one at the halfway mark only to fritter
away the advantage in the next 10 overs.
Opener Quinton de Kock (25), A B de
Villiers (24), who stood in as captain in place
of an injured Faf du Plessis, made useful con-
tributions but for a lost cause.
For Sri Lanka, off-spinner Sachithra
Senanayake grabbed two wickets for 22 runs
while Kulasekara, Angelo Mathews, Malinga
and Ajantha Mendis chipped in with a wicket
apiece. Earlier, Perera smashed a strokeful 61
as Sri Lanka posted 165 for seven after elect-
ing to bat.
Brief Scores
Sri Lanka: 165/7 in 20 overs (Kusal Perera 61,
Angelo Mathews 43; Imran Tahir 3/26) beat
South Africa: 160/8 in 20 overs (JP Duminy 39;
Sachithra Senanayake 2/22) by 5 runs. Pll
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ew Zealand started their World
Twenty20 campaign on a pos-
itive note after beating England by
nine runs via Duckworth-Lewis
method in a Group 1 league match
that was called off following heavy
rain and thunder storm at the
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury
Stadium here on Saturday.
After restricting England to 172
for six in their stipulated 20 overs,
New Zealand were cruising at 52 for
one in 5.2 overs when heavens
opened up, interrupting the match.
With heavy rains unabated, play
could not be resumed and the game
was abandoned by the umpires.
When rain stopped play, New
Zealand were nine runs ahead of
England at that stage. It was skip-
per Brendon McCullum, who
pocketed the win for the Kiwis by
blasting two sixes and a four in the
fifth over off England captain
Stuart Broad to put them ahead
before rain interrupted play.
Chasing 173 to win,
McCullum (16 not out) and open-
er Kane Williamson (24 not out)
added 23 runs off 11 deliveries for
the second wicket after the dis-
missal of opener Martin Guptill
(11) in the fourth over.
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solid batting performance to post
a challenging 172 for six in their
campaign opener. Number three
batsman Moeen Ali (36), opener
Michael Lumb (33) and middle-
order batsman Jos Butler (32)
came up with useful contributions
to set the foundation for the score,
while it was Tim Bresnan's 17 off
8 balls towards the end which took
England across the 150-mark.
Brief Scores
England: 172 for 6 in 20 overs
(Moeen Ali 36, Jose Butler 32;
Corey Anderson 2/19) lost to New
Zealand: 52 for one in 5.2 overs
(Kane Williamson 24 not out,
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'Ia4Ia aee4 m0re 0aIkeeer traIaers'
QHow would you rate the Indian
goalkeepers who played in the HIL
and what will be your advice for
them?
I think Indian goalkeepers are
good. It was unfortunate that only
Harjot (Singh) got the number one
spot in a team. However, I think
that more attention to goalkeepers
in India is required, especially at
younger age. Goalkeeping is a dif-
ferent art.
Indian goalkeepers get special
goalkeeping training only when
they reach the national team. Youve
got to create the talent. There is a
need for more goalkeeper-trainers
in India and the budding goal-
keepers need to be provided with
the right training and skills. In
Holland, all 14 year old goalkeep-
ers get proper training at least
once a week.
QWhat is your opinion on the
standard of goalkeeping in this
years HIL?
I think the standard of goal-
keeping in the HIL was very, very
high. There were many good per-
formances by goalkeepers, both
foreign as well as Indians.
QYour team lost the final via
penalty shoot-out. Please tell us
about that.
Upfront, we knew that Delhi
was the toughest opponent. The
only match we lost was against
them. We won one and we lost one.
The final match was unfortunate.
We had better chances but could-
n't convert them into goals. Then
the shoot-outs we didn't do well
whereas Delhi did better.
QWhat is your thought on the
team's overall performance?
I think we improved a lot com-
pared to last year. Last year was dis-
appointing, however a learning
year. The things we didn't do well
in last year, we improved this year.
Our gameplan was better and it
paid off for us this time. We con-
verted a lot of the penalty corners
and it became our strength. The
whole program was less exhausting
for the players. I think all these fac-
tors made us play way much better.
I am satisfied with the overall per-
formance this year.
I also think the squad was an
improved one with players like
Sandeep (Singh), Affan (Yousuf),
Satbir (Singh), (Jake) Whetton and
Agustin Mazzilli. These guys were
the missing links.
QHow would you evaluate your
own performance?
I am satisfied with my own per-
formance. I could save some nice
balls and help the team in the
defence which is important for a
goalie.
QPersonally, how much of impor-
tance does the Most Valuable
Player of the tournament holds for
you?
Hockey is a team sport and I am
not playing hockey to win person-
al awards. There is no I in a team.
However, I am very honoured to be
named MVP. I think it is very spe-
cial to win this prize as the first for-
eigner and especially as a goal-
keeper.
QDuring the tournament you
seemed to have carried on the bril-
liant performance from the HWL
Final for the Netherlands to the
HIL. How did that help you?
The HWL was an important
tournament for the Netherlands,
since it was the last tournament
before the World Cup in my own
country. I think the HWL helped
me to get in right form for the HIL.
We trained really hard before we
went to India for the HWL. It got
me in the right shape at the right
time, for both tournaments.
QApart from being the goalkeep-
er, what were your responsibilities
within the JPW team?
For a goalkeeper, it is very
important to get your defence
organised. Good defence reduces
the work you have to do. I took the
responsibility of putting my defence
at the right areas. Moreover, I real-
ly liked the Indian players and
enjoyed gelling with them. We
really were a team and I have a lot
of new friends now.
QIt is believed that goalkeepers
reach their peak at a slightly older
age. Do you think this is the best
stage of your career?
People say goalkeepers are at
their best in their thirties. I agree.
It is all about experience and men-
tal strength. Physical strength is less
important than other players
players run around 10 km per
match and goalkeepers run less than
a km. I am 29 and I feel I am still
learning and improving. I think my
best is still to come.
QExperts rate you as the best
goalkeeper in the world at the
moment.
I cannot judge that, its up to
experts. However a feel very hon-
oured when experts have such an
opinion.
QWhat is your experience of India
as a country?
I really love India and its peo-
ple, food and the hockey. I enjoy
every single part of it. I have hard-
ly seen any more open-hearted,
friendly people than the Indians.
When you give a smile, you will get
an even bigger smile back. The
Indian dishes are amazing. My
favorite is Butter Chicken. Back in
Holland, I like to order it when I
don't want to cook. And the hock-
ey here is amazing. India is like
hockeys heart. When we play here,
all players like to play attacking
hockey which is really nice to
watch. The fans are so passionate
and it gives you that extra power to
perform.
QFinally, please sum-up your
overall experience and the best
and worst thing about HIL.
I think HIL is the game chang-
er for international and Indian
hockey. I feel the HIL is the best
league in the world and I can say
that because I also play in the Dutch
league, which was considered the
best.
These days, money is required
to make a sport big and with the
corporates showing interest, the
game is growing. It pleases me to see
Indian tal ent standing up.
Unknown talented players like
Gurinder Singh (from JPW) can
now get recognised. The HIL is a
platform for talent to be seen.
Everyone needs to realise that it will
take some years to get your nation-
al team back to the glory days and
I am 120% confident that it will
happen.
The worst thing about it is that
it is over and I have to wait for one
full year.
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Hockey
think HL is the game
changer for
international and
ndian hockey. feel
the HL is the best
league in the world
and can say that
because also play in
the Dutch league,
which was considered
the best
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Now Dolhi, Maroh 23, 2014

S
eptember 2012. The phone rang. Not an
unusual sound for a journalist like Simon
Denyer. But that day was different. Simon
thought of letting the phone ring out, fear-
ing some bad news coming his way. He had,
after all, just written an article in the Washington
Post, claiming Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh was in danger of going down in history as a
tragic figure who looked the other way as his col-
leagues filled their pockets, and probably should
have resigned at the end of his first term. He had
also mentioned the jokes that were in circulation
for months about officials going into meetings
with their phones on the Manmohan Singh mode,
and a cartoon of a dentist pleading with the Prime
Minister to please open your mouth here at least.
When I saw the number, I thought not to pick
the phone and call back a little later. But there
didnt seem much point. Stepping out into my
garden, I took a deep breath and answered, recalls
Simon. Pankaj Pachauri, the Prime Ministers
communications adviser, was on the line. And he
was furious for projecting his boss in a bad light.
But why was Singh so angry at a foreign
correspondent when the desi media was full of such
criticisms about him? I later learnt that Prime
Minister Singh was not just angry but also hurt. His
reputation at home might have been tarnished, but
he was still respected abroad and he clearly valued
this standing. My article threatened to make
him lose face with the Americans, says
Simon, as he reminds how a senior
Congress leader told him that the Prime
Minister was more concerned about his
constituency in Manhattan than in
Mumbai.
Simon, in his latest book Rogue
Elephant (Bloomsbury), tells us how
Singhs political career has always been
about loyalty, timidity and exaggerated
deference. These, he says, have
constantly been preventing Singh from
asserting himself vis--vis Sonia Gandhi.
He, however, falls short of calling him a typical
Indian babu who would do what his political
masters would want him to do. Former Cabinet
Secretary TSR Subramanian, in his recent book
India at Turning Point, brings out this side of the
Prime Minister when he tells how Singh changed
from being an ardent critic of the West in the late
1980s to an American admirer within a couple of
months just because his then political master,
Narasimha Rao, wanted him to do so. Strange as
this may seem, those familiar with Manmohan
Singhs career would not have been surprised at all,
says the former top bureaucrat, adding how
everyone in the bureaucracy knew that Singh was
destined for greatness and that he would go far as
he was quick to grasp what the boss wanted,
forward the same even before he was told, couch it
with arguments replete with economic theory, make
it sound profound and put it up for the bosss
approval. No wonder, Singh became the father of
Indias liberalisation in the early 1990s and the
destroyer of the same legacy two decades later when
he was told to do so by his new political master.
In a free-wheeling interview with Agenda,
Simon Denyer talks not just about the silent fall of
Manmohan Singh, but also about Rahul Gandhi not
learning the right lessons from his family history, as
well as about Narendra Modi transforming himself
from having disdain for foreign media to an
outright charmer, and Arvind Kejriwal being
honest, impatient and autocratic at the same time.
Excerpts:
What made you write the book, Rogue Elephant?
I arrived in India in 2004 before the Lok Sabha
elections and followed LK Advani on his rathyatra.
I also followed the Gandhis, all three of them,
particularly when they were campaigning in Uttar
Pradesh. The entire process of going to people and
convincing them to vote was fascinating. That was my
first introduction to India and the complexities of its
democracy.
Indian democracy gets a very bad press globally.
Everyone thinks its ruining the country; that its
democracy which is bringing India down. I must say
that its not right; in fact, democracy is Indias
strength. When you go to fringe States like Kashmir
and Manipur where it doesnt function well, then you
realise the importance of democracy. You value it
when its gone, where its not working properly.
When I first came to India in 2004, the country was
all gung ho to join the superpower club. The air of
optimism was everywhere. But it all had changed when
I was away from India for 18 months. When I returned
from Washington I found gloom everywhere. I could
see the dream of India as a prospective superpower
crumbling and the mood changed from complacent
optimism to resigned pessimism. I saw it happening
almost instantly. I believe complacency in the earlier
phase was overdone, so was pessimism that followed
soon after. The reason for writing Rogue Elephant is that
I wanted to chronicle and examine the so-called lost
decade wherein the power of democracy hadnt always
been channeled into productive things, but in reality
saw some of the interesting developments like the Right
to Information Act or the movement against
corruption.
Why did the mood of the nation change so fast?
I trace it to so many corruption cases in the country,
particularly the 2G and CWG scams. In the end the
Commonwealth Games went off well, but the run up
to it was quite embarrassing, particularly when the
Indians saw China organise the Beijing Olympics so
well and use it to enhance its global image. These
things made a dent to the national confidence.
Another reason was the UPAs political indecisiveness.
As time went on and more and more difficult
decisions were put off even when the economy was
going down, there emerged a sense of anger and
frustration. People could have forgiven the UPA-I
because of the overawing presence of the communists
in the Government, but in the second term when the
Congress came up with greater numbers and there
was no Left presence in the coalition, there was no
excuse for such politico-economic indecisiveness.
You talk about the decline and fall of Manmohan
Singh. How do you see him?
Prime Minister Singh is in the danger of going down
in history as a failure, as a silent, tragic figure who
probably should have resigned at the end of his first
term in 2009. The tragedy is that on one level he
undoubtedly cares for the poor and is dedicated to his
work and his country. He hasnt used his office to
personally enrich himself. And he is hard-working to
the point of obsession. I remember one of his
daughters telling Caravan magazines Vinod K Jose in
2011 that she had only seen him take one vacation in
her lifetime, and that was a three-day family trip to a
hill station outside Delhi.
Yet, if a decent man cant stand up to his values,
he should put in his papers. He should stop doing the
job. Lame excuses like my hands are tied or the
compulsions of coalition dharma dont cut much ice
after a point of time. There came a time when Singh
started blaming the media for exposing corruption
and at that moment I realised that he was looking at
the wrong direction. Theres no doubt that hes a
decent man but in the end you have to perform or
allow someone else to do the job.
No one questions Manmohan Singhs honesty, but
theres a feeling among most Indians that he is a
typical babu who will do whatever his political
master will tell him to do
Thats what I believe too. Loyalty, timidity and
exaggerated deference: These have constantly been
preventing Singh from asserting himself vis--vis
Sonia Gandhi.
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Young, first-time voters
are worried about their
future. They need jobs,
they need an assuring
figure and Modi
fits the bill
During the Delhi gang-
rape protests, Rahul could
have become the youth
leader, but he was
missing. He was absent
whenever he was needed
Kejriwal goes into the
battle sincerely and much
before he could reach the
logical conclusion, he
gets bored and moves
into something else
Manmohan Singh is in the
danger of going down in
history as a failure, as a silent,
tragic figure who probably
should've resigned at the end
of his first term in 2009
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M
ost of the recent rediscov-
eries of lost heritage sites
by the Archaeological
Survey of India (ASI) have
emerged from the descrip-
tions found in the travelogues of Chinese
travellers Xuanzang and Fa-xien.
Archaeologists found many ruins and
relics from the travelogues of Xuanzang
but they were still unable to trace a place
described as Pusi-po-kili, situated
somewhere in Wu-cha (that is how
Xuanzang described Orissa, a place he
visited in 639 AD) which the Chinese
traveller referred to as a Buddhist centre
of learning. Xuanzang described its posi-
tion over a hill with a super natural
light. Along with this ancient Buddhist
text written by Taranath of Tibet, also
mentioned is a place called Ratnagiri in
the same area with a huge setup of a
monastery.
In 1869, a man named CS Banerjee, a
sub-divisional officer in Orissa, visited
two mounds covered with deep jungle
and frequented by wild animals. To his
extreme joy he found a huge number of
relics, artifacts and other antiques scat-
tered all over the place. He immediately
sent a report to the Journal of the Asiatic
Society of Bengal in Calcutta which gener-
ated such an interest that archaeologist
John Beames visited the place to start his
work to un-explore these places.
In 1890, another Government official
called MM Chakravarty visited another
mound in a hill-jungle and found a huge
mound full of antiquities. What he found
is known as Ratnagiri today. The same
man also found a similar mound
enriched with a brick structure and arti-
facts in 1905 nearby. Based on his report
in 1927, the Indian Museum, Calcutta,
under the supervision of RP Chandra,
studied the place and Lalitagiri came to
light. The entire area was declared a pro-
tected monument. These three newly
found archaeological sites were known as
Udayagiri the hill of rising sun,
Lalitagiri the red hill, and Ratnagiri
the hill of gems. An excavation was
ordered in 1896 but it actually started in
1958. In 1984, when it was completed, it
uncovered an amazing treasure of our
pristine past and unearthed another
ancient centre of learning. The discovery
of a huge number of sculptures, images,
antiquity, fragments, stone tablets, potter-
ies, coins, stone and terracotta tablets,
and many huge stupas cemented the fact
that these three places described by
Xuanzang are the ruins of a university
complex called Pushpagiri university
which shared an equal status with
Nalanda and Vikramshila universities.
Buddhism blossomed in Orissa in the
sixth century when King Harsha sent
Jayasena, a scholar from Nalanda, to
Orissa. In the eighth century, through its
numerous sea ports, Orissa kings bridged
political and religious relations with
China.
However, its fall came in the eighth
century when new rulers started backing
Hinduism and at this crossroads of histo-
ry, Mahayana Buddhism lost its appeal to
common people. For the sake of rejuve-
nating Buddhism, the Vajrayana school
came from Tibet. As this was deeply
influenced by Hinduism, a wave of
image-worshipping and legends entered
Buddhism which allowed sculptors an
avenue to express their creative freedom.
It flourished in full bloom in the Greco-
Roman style of the Gandhara school and
in Pushpagiri it perhaps took its finest
form.
The site should be explored from the
Udayagiri ruins which contain a small
brick stupa that houses a colossal Buddha
in the celestial bhumisparsha position.
The stupa has three outer windows where
small yet magnificent Buddha statues are
found. One of these is in the royal crown
known as Bodhisatta Amitabha while the
other two are common Shakyamuni
Buddha. A flight of stairs takes you to an
excellent stone-carved gate that has
superb depictions of human figures
detailing Buddhas life.
Udayagiris best treasure rests on the
opposite hilltop where another colossal
Buddha in the same celestial position is
found under a roofless chamber. The
chamber is adjacent to a huge Chaittya
Griha which is decorated with many
small stupas. The stone floor leads you to
many other images nearby. In front of
this, there is an excavated stone pathway
running towards some more votive stu-
pas.
The most outstanding feature of
Udayagiri is its extraordinary stone gate
found next to a stone well. Although the
well still exists, the gate was shifted to the
Patna museum long ago. The name
Madhavapura Mahavihara was found on
various seals unearthed here. The last
phase of excavation took place between
1997 and 2000.
Another part of Pushpagiri lies in the
site of Ratnagiri which was excavated
between 1958 and 1961. Here the archae-
ological boom came in the ninth century.
The discovery of many terracotta seals
with the words ratnagiri mahavihara
arya vikshu sangha helped ascertain the
original name of the place.
Enriched with two monasteries and
one grand stupa, Ratnagiri is a treasure
trove. This site is full of votive stupas, a
big stupa, a courtyard with several
images, various images of humans and
gods, a colossal Buddha and the most
amazing of all are various giant Buddha
heads, unique artifacts hardly found
anywhere else in India. More than two
dozen such giant Buddha heads are
found here which resemble the Buddha
heads found in Barbadur in Indonesia
and Anuradhapur in Sri Lanka. Most of
them are displayed at the courtyard that
houses decorated cells on the left and a
sanctum sanctorum where a huge
Buddha statue in the bhumisparsha pos-
ture is placed. The 12 ft high statue is
built in sections and its nose is dam-
aged. It is teamed with two smaller stat-
ues of Padmapani and Vajrapani. The
sanctum is decorated with two stone
guards at its entrance.
This stone-paved monastery built in
the ninth century with a huge central
courtyard containing 24 cells was exca-
vated from a mound known as
Ranipokhari.
At first what draws ones attention
here is the stone gate of the site. An excel-
lent artistic exuberance, this gate is
carved on green granite with extraordi-
nary craftsmanship. The door is decorat-
ed with human figures in royal clothing.
The figures are exceptionally distinctive.
A smaller monastery stands next to this
which is not as grandly decorated as the
first one. A standing Buddha in varada
mudra is the main attraction of this
monastery.
The brick-made mahastupa is sur-
rounded with various votive stupas which
are exceptionally big in size and very dif-
ferent in shape. From a distance they look
very similar to the votive stupas of
Indonesia and this clearly proves the fact
that the Rantagiri school of architecture
made an impression in Java, Sumatra and
Bali. Colonisation of these places by the
Oriya king Sailendra made such an
impact that the Buddha statues found in
Barbadur are stylistically the prototypes
of the statues found in Ratnagiri.
The latest site discovered at the
Pushpagiri complex was Lalitagiri. Being
a centrally protected monument from
1937, it was first excavated in 1977 by
Utkal university and then by the ASI in
1985-1991.
It uncovered a massive stupa inside
which lay the biggest discovery two
stone caskets in which Buddhas teeth in
the form of a bone were found. This is
the only Buddha relic stupa in the east
after Vaishali in Bihar.
The huge chaitagriha unearthed here
is one of the prime attractions. The stone
paved chaitagriha is encircled by many
votive stupas and they are very different
in shape and size. Various stones and ter-
racotta slabs found here are inscribed in
the Kushana-Bramhi language.
Apart from four more monasteries,
all built between the sixth and eleventh
centuries, a plethora of votive stupas were
found. The stairs of those are designed of
lotus petals while each and every votive
stupa is different. The surprising discov-
ery is a huge chaitagriha surrounded with
many votive stupas. Monastery number
four houses a huge colossal Buddha bro-
ken from the middle. From this it is clear
that this place was influenced by both
Mahayana and Hinayana schools of
Buddhism and later, from the ninth cen-
tury onwards, it was flooded by
Vajrayana thinking. So in that way this
site is the only site where the cultural
chronology of Buddhism is found. A
plaque found there reads Sri
Chandraditya Vihara Samagha Arya
Vishnu Sangha, a testimony that this was
also a residential learning centre.
Lalitagiri has a spot museum that dis-
plays most of the treasures found from
the site which include a rich collection of
Buddha statues in various postures along
with many Buddhist deities. A visit to
Lalitagiri is incomplete without a tour of
the museum. It is also evident how
Hinduism made an entry into Buddhism
through Vajrayana. Here all Buddhist
gods and goddesses are replicas of various
Hindu gods. Some of them like Aparajita
Tara, Padmapani, Hariti, Vajrapani,
Manjusri are close to common Hindu
gods.
Both Udayagiri and Lalitagiri were
built in several phases between the fifth
and eleventh century. From the tenth
century onwards, however, owing to the
relocation of the sealine from this place
and the gradual decline of Buddhism as a
religion, Pushpagiris fall from glory
began and it was slowly lost in the dark-
ness of time. Further, centuries of utter
neglect, the debilitating dust of time and
random vandalism of the carved stones
for the sake of decorating palaces and
local temples. Over time all three sites
were deserted and vanished under deep
vegetation and mud. It is our good for-
tune that by accident all three places were
rediscovered and India got back a lost
chapter of its glorious past.
Today these three sites are known as
the diamond triangle of Orissa represent-
ing a rich heritage, a point in history
when architecture and sculpture of the
post Gupta era Indian art touched a new
zenith of excellence.
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F R O M P A G E 1
Why was there so much brouhaha
when you did the story in the
Washington Post, particularly
when there was so much negative
being written and said about
Manmohan Singh in Indian
media already? Does it in any way
show that he was more concerned
with his American constituency
than the Indian?
Thats the question I ask myself.
And thats the impression that I got.
When you look at Singh, you find
out that on only two occasions he
stood up to be countedfirst was
the India-US nuclear deal, because
of the promises he had made to
George W Bush; and the second
was the FDI in retail, because of his
assurances to Barack Obama.
When the Washington Post
criticised him in 2012, one senior
Congress leader told me that he
was more concerned about his
constituency in Manhattan than in
Mumbai. So, yes, theres that
feeling.
You say that Rahul Gandhi hasnt
learnt lessons from his family
history. Why?
I think that Rahuls father and
grandmother did some things very
wrong. I am not saying they didnt
do anything right. For example, the
kind of secularism we saw under
Rajiv Gandhi which was nothing
but appeasement for Muslims,
followed by pandering to Hindu
extremism, was not in any way
ideal. If you dont view them
uncritically, as Rahul has often
done, then you know that he hasnt
taken the right lessons from those
mistakes. I strongly believe in
democracy, freedom of speech and
secularism some of the things
that I admire about India. When
you exploit or mess around with
them, then thats dangerous. If you
dont learn from history, you are
fated to repeat it.
I do think that Rahuls heart is
in the right direction. But I also
think that theres a fundamental
contradiction when somebody who
says that he stands for a new type
of politics, a cleaner and merit-
based one, and yet he remains the
beneficiary of an undemocratic,
sycophantic party that elevated him
without any track record to show.
So the fundamental contradiction
is what he says he believes in and
what he stands for.
Last 10 years have been a huge
wastage of opportunity for him. He
was found missing whenever he
was needed. I remember people
asking me during the December 16
Delhi gang-rape protests where
Rahul Gandhi was. He could easily
have become the youth leader then,
but he was found missing. In 2004
when I met him, he appeared
humble and frankly confessed that
he had to learn. But in politics you
have to stop learning at some time
and start delivering.
You say that Priyanka Gandhi has
a star quality which her brother
lacks. Why do you think the
Congress shies away from
promoting her?
It is possibly due to the internal
workings of the family, Sonias
desire to protect her family from
politics and not have all of them at
the same time. But the fact remains
that Priyanka is a natural
campaigner. When I followed her
during a campaign trail, I saw a
group of people setting up a
microphone for her to chant a few
slogans. But Priyanka would
instead mingle with the people, talk
to them. She has the natural way of
interacting, which I gather her
grandmother had too.
You have mentioned about the
transformation you saw in
Narendra Modi from when you
first met him in 2007 to the
second time in 2012. Why were
you unsettled on both occasions?
When I met him for the first time,
Modi was quite disdainful of me.
But if Modi made no secret of his
disdain for foreigners in that first
meeting, my next interview with
him, five years later, was very
different. To my surprise, he was
extremely nice this time. He
seemed keen to impress me, to
make a case for his international
rehabilitation, but then I wasnt
sure if that was sincere. Because
when you meet someone for the
first time and if he is not that
welcoming, then you are not sure if
the good gesture in the second
encounter is at all genuine. You
wonder, Why are you suddenly so
nice and joking with me? I must
admit both the encounters were
unsettling for me.
What explains the rise of Modi?
A decade of weak leadership and
inept governance has made people
look for someone strong and
decisive. Modis governance record
is clear and has something to talk
about. The other reason is the
strong desire for change. We saw
this happening in Delhi when a
political novice, Arvind Kejriwal,
could unsettle the political
apparatus. He had no organisation,
no money and no hope. And yet he
became the Chief Minister. So,
theres a deep desire for change.
Also, there are a lot of young, first-
time voters who are worried about
their future. They need jobs, they
need an assuring figure and Modi
fits the bill as his economic record
in Gujarat is good. Also, to Modis
advantage, these young voters dont
have any personal recollection of
the 2002 Gujarat violence.
In your book you call Arvind
Kejriwal an honest person who is
impatient and has elements of
autocracy
I havent been in Delhi during the
last few months but the autocratic,
impatient elements could be seen
in Kejriwals early days as well. I
reached this conclusion after
talking to people he had worked
with at some point in his life. For
them, he picks up an issue,
pretends to consult people, but
ultimately goes ahead with the
conclusion he already has in his
mind. He goes into the battle
sincerely and much before he
could reach the logical conclusion,
he gets bored and moves into
something else. We saw this in the
corruption movement. We saw the
same in the Robert Vadra land
deal. We saw it in almost
everything he did.
Yet, Kejriwals break-down-
the-door politics has its relevance.
It galvanises people brilliantly. But
clearly we see the disadvantages
when it comes to governance, and
he has squandered credibility in the
last few months, for which he
seems to have lost the support in
the elite and upper middle class
voters. But I dont think he is too
worried about it as he has
compensated the losses with gains
that he has made in the lower
middle class voters. In the end,
however, its dangerous for Kejriwal
to lose the English-speaking middle
class. This class, after all, not only
shapes the opinion of the nation,
but also is its conscience-keeper.
You also talk about the media
particularly Arnab Goswami and
his journalism of outrage. How
do you see the Indian media?
When I first came to India, I was
actually impressed with the
media and the debate conducted
by it. I had the feeling that the
24x7 television was a positive
force. Over the course of the last
decade I have also seen some ugly
incidents. We must understand
that we have a weak leadership
and have politicians who dont
talk. In this scenario, the anchors
will dominate the show. When
politicians dont talk, anchors like
Arnab Goswami
will do the talking.
There are many other good
journalists, but the reason for
talking extensively about Arnab is
that he is an apt example of whats
good and bad about Indian media.
The 24x7 television has played an
important role in bringing about
change, setting a agenda, and
providing support to the anti-
corruption movement. What
worries me is its interference in the
countrys foreign policy. The
perception, rightly or wrongly, that
the Government is weak, provides
space to the media to assert itself
and take up an ultra-nationalistic
stand. That can be a worrying
phenomenon.
Now that you are based in China,
tell us how the Chinese are
reacting to the emergence of
Modi.
China has other areas of concern
right now. The issue of Japan is of
greater relevance and urgency than
the relations with India. So, the
feeling in China under the new
leadership is probably to bash
Japan but be relatively friendly with
India. I may be wrong, but thats
what I feel. China is right now not
alarmed by the rise of Modi and his
aggressive foreign policy assertions.
The Chinese largely believe that
once Modi will come to power, he
will adopt a more moderate path.
But at the same time, it needs to be
understood that China is sensitive
about what it calls southern
Tibet, and must be watching the
situation in India closely.
Poguo olophant, pliant mahout
When you look at Singh, you find out
that on only two occasions he stood up
to be counted ~ first was the ndia-US
nuclear deal, because of the promises
he had made to George W Bush; and the
second was the FD in retail, because of
his assurances to Barack Obama.
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T
he story dates back to the 1960s when John F Kennedy got
elected as the President of the United States. Shortly after
assuming charge, the President called Robert McNamara,
the then President of Ford and offered him to become the
Treasury Secretary. McNamara was honest enough to decline the
offer stating that he was not qualified for the job. Kennedy, keen
to induct him in his team then asked McNamara to take charge of
the position of the Secretary of Defence. McNamara declined
again citing the same reason. This time Kennedy reacted in frus-
tration stating that there was no school to train people to be
Presidents. The moral of the story is that leadership is a different
ball game. No one knows what makes a leader but what a leader
should do is in fact common knowledge. As per a study around a
decade back by the Centre for Creative Leadership, the US had
estimated that a good 40 per cent of new CEOs fail in their first
18 months. Business and political leaders face many similar prob-
lems of which the most important one is to discover how to lead
an endeavour from its present position to a higher destination.
As India readies for its exercise to find a new CEO to run the
country, the question that crops up in our minds is somewhat
similar who is the right person? And President Kennedy was
right. There are no schools to train for the top job. Neither can
the PR gimmicks work no matter how many crores are spent over
them. The war rooms are also not the answer though the spin
doctors and their techno savvy understudies may try to prove this
in so many words. Leadership at best is an art. Two things cer-
tainly matter judgement and courage. And they are directly
related to the Leaders values.
The Ramayana, our classic mythological text, offers some
basic clues to the art of leadership; on how Ravana, the mighty
demon king with all his wherewithal, wealth and team of heavily
armed warriors and strategists was humbled by Rama, the bare-
foot prince of Ayodhya with only an army of monkeys and with
no armour or protection gears. The first and foremost reason was
adharma, that is, non-righteousness. Noble intentions must be
there behind the vision. Ravanas intentions were bad. The second
reason was his diseased ego, his haughtiness, the ahankara, that
clouded his judgement. He was autocratic to the hilt and did not
listen to anybody. His decisions were driven by negative emotions,
lust, greed, envy and pride. So even his boon could not come to
his rescue. Rama on the other hand, was driven by the right cause,
was humble and listened to his people. He respected their views
and sought their advice. It was his trust in his people that paid
dividends. Leadership is about taking critical decisions.
Sometimes you have to take close ones, as close as one with a
51:49 probability. It calls for a great amount of moral strength and
courage to make a judgement on a decision like this. Leadership is
a tight ropewalk. You have to be above your people but you also
have to be one among them. It is about striking a balance and
opportunities, though temptations to flounder are many. One slip
and you fall. It is under these trying circumstances that leadership
is tested. And the values of a leader are his greatest armour.
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suggesls lhal oal AvEs may
lay an imorlanl role in
rolecling lhe hearl. Ealing
whole grains is associaled
wilh a reduced risk o
chronic and cardiovascular
diseases. "0ur sludies reveal
lhal lhe heallh beneil o eal
ing oals may go beyond
ibre," said Shengmin Sang
rom horlh Carolina
Agricullural and Technical
Slale universily. Eleven lo
scienlisls rom around lhe
globe resenled lhe indings
in a session lilled
'Fhysicochemical Froerlies
and Biological Funclionalily
o 0als' al lhe Annual
Conerence o lhe American
Chemical Sociely in 0allas.
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here is very lillle evi
dence lhal drinking
waler romoles weighl
loss. "l is one o lhose
selerelualing mylhs,"
said Belh Kilchin, Fh0,
and assislanl roessor o
nulrilion sciences. "'m
nol saying drinking waler
isn'l good; bul only one
sludy showed eole who
drank more waler burned
a ew exlra calories, and il
was only a coule o exlra
calories a day. Yes, eole
do need lo gel luids; bul
il does nol have lo be
waler," Kilchin said.
Caeinaled beverages
such as coee also ro
vide hydralion. "when you
drink coee, your body is
relaining much o lhal
luid as lhe body adals,
resulling in a reduced loss
o luids." The idea lhal
cold waler burns more
calories, as lhe body has
lo work lo raise lhe lem
eralure, is also a mylh,
according lo Kilchin.
B
rilish archaeologisls, who
discovered lhe evidence
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lhe body in a 8,OOOyearold
skelelon ound in a lomb in
modern Sudan in 2O18, are
hoeul lhal il will oer new
clues aboul cancer.
Researchers rom 0urham
universily and lhe Brilish
Museum analysed lhe skele
lon using radiograhy and a
scanning eleclron micro
scoe, which showed clear
images o lesions on lhe
bones indicaling lhal lhe
cancer had sread lo cause
lumors on lhe collar bones,
shoulder blades, uer
arms, verlebrae, ribs, elvis
and lhigh bones, |cx |cws
reorled. Michaela Binder, a
0urham Fh0 sludenl who
led lhe research and exca
valed said lhal lhe analysis
has shown lhal lhe shae o
lhe small lesions on lhe
bones can only have been
caused by a sol lissue can
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t was about a decade ago. I
saw a teenager picking up a
flower vase, the first thing
that he could lay his hands
on, and banging it on the
floor. He had just turned 17 and the
only way he thought he could catch
his fathers attention was by
showing aggression. His behaviour
towards his siblings too was turning
violent and his mother was getting
tired of his tantrums. Moreover, his
parents had already been
summoned to school once because
he almost broke his classmates arm
in an unusual scuffle.
Many would call this attitude
transition the result of hormonal
changes or see it as normal teenage
anxieties. Unfortunately, this
attitude change, which affects
millions of teenagers across the
globe, is mostly diagnosed
erroneously.
Such children are the victims of
the negative environment of their
living spaces. Maha Vastu in its
research and observations of over
20 years has found that if the flow
of vibrations in the childs house is
gentle and positive, the child will
behave in a calm and composed
manner, think rationally and
logically, and will also be creative.
On the other hand, negative
vibrations can be a cause of severe
mood disorders and aggressive
actions.
These negative vibrations are
emitted in the house either by vastu
faults or by ignorance of the power
of directions and colours by the
residents of the house. For instance,
if the entrance of the childs house is
in the east zone towards the
southeast direction, then not just
the child, but all residents of the
house will see spurts of extreme
aggressive actions. The southeast
entrance, says Maha Vastu research,
has precarious effects on the boys of
the house as they tend to behave in
a manner that their elders start
resenting them, resulting in a bitter
relationship.
Also, if the room of the child is
in this zone, the child will become
aggressive. As per Vastu Shastra,
this zone is the zone of fire, hence it
ignites hot temper and negates the
coolness of mind.
Generally, the symptoms are
seen in the children of a family that
shifts to a new house. If moving
into a new building is unplanned
and you fail to identify the right
vastu zones, then most likely you
will make an ignorant mistake
which can be the beginning of
miseries.
Such problems can be avoided
by consulting a knowledgeable
Vastu Shastra practiser. All that you
may need or have to do could be
the conversion of another room
into the childs bedroom, or change
the colour of the walls and make
small alterations in the placement
of the electronics. For instance, if
the walls of the bedroom in the
southeast are painted in light yellow
colour, the colour would absorb the
extra radiations emitted in the zone
of fire and the child sleeping that
room will not have to bear the
negative impact of the same.
Maha Vastu has also figured
out many other faults that are
directly related to the temper of the
child. For example, even if the child
is not physically living in the
southeast direction, but only his
photograph is placed in that zone,
the child will most likely bear the
same negative effects. And the
remedy here is not changing the
colour of the walls, but to change
the photographs location.
Another important element is
the location where their beds are
placed. The crucial zone, as per
Vastu Shastra, is the east-southeast
direction. If the childs bed is in this
direction, he tends to become over-
logical and unnecessarily analytical,
and begins to lose temper. This
keeps increasing and is prominent
in children who are older than 16
years.
Other than these two
directions, if you see a change in
the pattern of the childs behaviour
even after the basic setting is
changed, it is recommended that
you do a thorough vastu check of
the house. For example, if the
kitchen in the house is in the
northeast zone, or even if the
shades of red, or any other element
that represents fire or heat, are
present in this zone, then
everybodys mind in the house
tends to be aggressive. As per Vastu
Shastra, the northeast zone is the
zone of the mind, a direction that
helps in creativity. Hence, it is well
understood what damage fire or an
element of fire can do in this
direction.
So, to control your childs
aggressive behaviour, it is important
to understand the house as much as
it is to understand the child. Vastu
will not just make you aware of its
fundamentals, but will also help
you in finding remedies that will
prevent aggression and violence in
children, as well as help in boosting
their talents and lifting their
morale.
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L
ove may be symbolised by a
triangle. The first angle is, love
questions not. It is not a beg-
gar. Beggars love is no love at all.
The first sign of love is when love
asks nothing, when it gives every-
thing. This is the real spiritual wor-
ship, the worship through love.
Whether God is merciful is no
longer questioned. Whether God is
omnipotent and almighty, limited or
unlimited, is no longer questioned
too. If He distributes good, all right;
if He brings evil, what does it mat-
ter? All other attributes vanish
except that one infinite love.
There was an old Indian emper-
or who on a hunting expedition
came across a great sage in the for-
est. He was so pleased with this sage
that he insisted that the latter come
to the capital to receive some pre-
sents. At first the sage refused. But
the emperor insisted, and at last he
consented. When he arrived at the
palace, he was announced to the
emperor who said, Wait a minute
until I finish my prayer. The emper-
or prayed, Lord, give me more
wealth, land, health and children.
The sage stood up and began to
walk out of the room. The emperor
said, You have not received my pre-
sents. The sage replied, I do not
beg from beggars. What can you
give me? First satisfy your own
wants!
Love never asks; it always gives.
When a young man goes to see his
beloved, there is no business rela-
tionship between them; theirs is a
relationship of love, and love is no
beggar. In the same way, we under-
stand that the beginning of real spir-
itual worship means no begging. We
have finished all begging: Lord, give
me this and that. Then will religion
begin.
The second is that love knows
no fear. You may cut me to pieces,
and I will still love you. Suppose one
of you is a weak woman and see a
tiger in the street snatching your
child. I know where you will be; you
will face the tiger. Another time a
dog appears in the street, and you
will fly. But you jump at the mouth
of the tiger and snatch your child
away. Love knows no fear. It con-
quers all evil. The fear of God is the
beginning of religion, but the love of
God is the end of religion. All fear
has died out.
The third angle of the love-tri-
angle is that love is its own end. It
can never be the means. The man
who says, I love you for such and
such a thing, does not love. Love
can never be the means; it must be
the perfect end. What is the end and
aim of love? To love God, that is all.
Why should one love God? There is
no why, because it is not the means.
When one can love, that is salvation,
that is perfection, that is heaven.
What else can be the end? What
can you have higher than love?
I am not talking about what
every one of us means by love. Little
namby-pamby love is lovely. Man
rails in love with woman, and
woman goes to die for man. The
chances are that in five minutes John
kicks Jane, and Jane kicks John. This
is materialism and no love at all. If
John could really love Jane, he
would be perfect that moment. His
true nature is love; he is perfect in
himself. John will get all the powers
of yoga simply by loving Jane,
although he may not know a word
about religion, psychology, or theol-
ogy. I believe that if a man and
woman can really love, they can
acquire all the powers the yogis
claim to have, for love in itself is
God. That God is omnipresent, and
therefore you have that love,
whether you know it or not.
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overpowers
M
ost fashionable new words
describe new things (bit-
coins) or new trends
(twerking). Yet the most endearing
new word of 2013, olinguito, denotes
something that has been there all
along, though no one had noticed.
Unlike man in his natural
state, the olinguito is solitary,
furry, nocturnal, fruit-eating and
small. It has little round ears like
those of the once-popular televi-
sion performer Sooty. The cat-
sized olinguito had been sitting in
the mountainous cloud-forests
separating Colombia and Ecuador,
eating figs, since time immemori-
al. It was simply ignored.
Since August 15, 2013, we
have all known about the olingui-
to, even if, to tell the truth, we had
never previously heard of its
cousin, the common olingo.
By contrast, the bitcoin,
though not nocturnal, had crept
up on us gradually. It was
launched in 2009 as a virtual cur-
rency. Each one was worth 30 US
cents. In 2011, it had its own pri-
vate South Sea bubble, rising to a
value of $32 then crashing to two
dollars. But this month, with the
US Senate recognising its legiti-
macy, it rocketed to $900.
Now the olinguito is easy to
understand. The bitcoin is impos-
sible to understand. That is not
because it is unlike any other cur-
rencies, but because it is very
much like them. All currencies are
a confidence trick. Pull out the
confidence, and down they tumble
like houses of cards. Bitcoins are
a fad, says Felix Salmon, the man
who predicted the popping of
their modest bubble in 2011, and
theyre a fad which will pass, a bit
like Beanie Babies.
If Beanie Babies passed you by
in the 1990s, then you ought to
know that they werent edible, like
jelly-babies or jelly-beans, but
huggable soft toys, like olinguitos
only without the sharp little teeth.
They were falling out of populari-
ty in 1998, the year that the
American Dialect Society
announced that its word of the
year was e-. Eh? Just e-, the prefix
that turned mail into email and
commerce into e-commerce.
The American Dialect Society
has monitored neologisms since
1889, and its annual choices since
e- provide a fairground ride
through the fads of the past
decade and half: Y2K, chad
(remember those in the US elec-
tions, especially the hanging
kind?), 9/11, WMD, metrosexu-
al. Then, in 2004, the committee
turned down the useful phish in
favour of the dull red States and
blue States, a distinction in
American politics.
The next year they also blun-
dered by plumping for truthiness,
with podcast as a runner-up. The
winner in 2006 never grew to
maturity: To pluto, meaning
demote, like the planet Pluto.
Things cheered up in 2007 with
the apocalyptic subprime, fol-
lowed naturally the next year by
bailout, and in 2009 the winner
was certainly a winner: Tweet.
Since them weve had app,
Occupy (the street movement)
and hashtag.
Still, one cant help thinking
that the American Dialect Society
has its eyes a little too close to its
computer screen. In Britain, our
eyes are bigger than our stomachs,
which is saying something. In
2013, cronut was bidding to outdo
olinguito and bitcoin as word of
the year. It is an iced doughnut
constructed from croissant pastry.
Cronuts, too, are an American
import. The Telegraphs own Jon
Swaine reported them going like
hot olinguitos on the streets of
SoHo, at five dollars a piece.
Cronut is a portmanteau
word: Croissant and doughnut,
geddit? Portmanteau word itself
should have been the word of the
year in 1871, when it was invented
by Humpty Dumpty, or rather his
frontman, Lewis Carroll. Most
such formations dont work.
Six out of the 12 words nomi-
nated last year by Collins
Dictionaries for its own word
championships were portman-
teaus, and they were all duds. One
of them, Jubilympics, sounds as
though the speaker had started
saying Jubilee and corrected him-
self. Another, broga, meaning
yoga for men (bros), looks like a
misprint for an expensive knitted-
accessory company.
It is the fault of the dictionaries
that vogue words such as Jubi-
lympics are kept on artificial life-
support. At the moment, a dictio-
nary war is raging in which rival lex-
icographic enterprises publicise their
latest shock findings about words
they are considering for inclusion.
Oxford Dictionaries words of
the year over the past decade have
been chav, sodoku, bovvered,
carbon footprint, credit crunch,
simples, big society, squeezed
middle, omnishambles and selfie.
To me, bovvered and simples are
catchphrases. They are hard to use
without being boring (or boring-
snoring, as the editor of Newsnight
this year, by a slip of his Twitter
account, ungallantly called the MP
Rachel Reeves, a guest on his pro-
gramme). Big society and
squeezed middle are political
catchphrases, and failed ones
at that.
The decades undoubted sur-
vivors are sodoku (a new thing)
and chav. Chav was a new word
for an old thing, just as bonk was
in the Eighties. Like bonk, chav
promised to make it possible to
talk about a concept without
sounding crude. The promise was
short-lived.
Perhaps that is why, in my
book, twerking cant be the word
of the year. We dont really talk
about it, at least not without feel-
ing slightly soiled. It may be
alarming that this word for lewd
dancing is part of a sub-culture.
But it is the sub-culture of Miley
Cyrus and Robin Thicke, not of
you and me.
I have reservations, too, about
the next most obvious choice,
which Oxford Dictionaries have
named the word of 2013: Selfie. It
simply means a self-taken photo-
graph. There has been some syn-
thetic controversy about whether
selfies at funerals are permissible.
Since the Pope himself happily
stood as the background to a
young admirers selfie, it is hardly
a mortal sin. But it has a worry-
ingly close connection with sex-
ting (portmanteua word), the fool-
ish practice of sending explicit
mobile-phone images of oneself.
Perhaps, after all, the stuffy
old American Dialect Society is
right in taking the long view. It
has named a word, never used
until the 12th century, as word of
the past 1,000 years: She. What
would we do without it?
(Courtesy: The Daily Telegraph)
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Reader response to
Swapan Dasguptas column,
Usual Suspects, published on
March 16:
Sand in the shoe: Ross Perot
was a successful businessman
who contested the US presi-
dential election as an inde-
pendent candidate, standing
up to both Democrats and
Republicans. When asked if
he had a chance of winning,
he said: I wont win, but I
want to give others a run for
their money. I am that grain
of sand in the oyster that will
agitate till we get a pearl in
the process.
Comparing Arvind
Kejriwal to Perot may not be
appropriate, but he is the
sand in the shoe that will
make the election anything
but a walk in the park.
Sandy
Underestimated rival: This
troll will influence voters.
The other day I heard some
people saying that Arvind
Kejriwal did good work in
Delhi. I was shocked. We
may be under-estimating
Kejriwal and his party
gnr
Call his bluff: BJP karyakar-
tas must call the bluff of
Arvind Kejriwal before the
people. This has to be done
by interacting with the voters
and exposing the AAPs false
claims with evidence.
Shan
Indias tea party: Arvind
Kejriwal and his band of
sanctimonious politicians
remind me of the Tea Party
of the US.
Uday
Ignore the man: The media
should ignore Arvind
Kejriwal, and his party will
die out soon. The Congress
may try to revive the party,
but that will not help.
Jagadesanv
Modi unperturbed: The
authors observation regarding
Narendra Modis contemptu-
ous silence over Arvind
Kejriwal is correct. Modi has
endured the mainstream
medias onslaught for long. He
is least bothered by Kejriwal.
Jayateerth Patil
Failed strategy: The Aam
Aadmi Partys leadership, on
behalf of the Congress, hopes
to stop Narendra Modi.
Fortunately, the partys rank
and file is under the impres-
sion that it is fighting cor-
ruption and, therefore, the
Congress. The AAP will end
up hurting the Congress and
helping the BJP.
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Reader response to
Rajesh Singhs column,
Plain Talk, published on
March 16:
Lost battle: If a sitting
Member of Parliament does
not want to contest an elec-
tion or wants to move out to
another safe seat, then it is
certain that the MP and his
party have seen the writing
on the wall and know
their fate.
The levels of desponden-
cy are so high among
Congress leaders that they
want to run away from any
electoral or political chal-
lenge that is thrown at them.
While these leaders would
not like to contest the Lok
Sabha election, they may have
trouble entering Parliament
through the Rajya Sabha route
if the Congress ends up with
just close to the three-digit
mark. The Congress is fighting
a lost battle.
Bal Govind
Bleak situation ahead: The
Congress has failed miser-
ably on all fronts. It has
effectively already lost the
election even before the first
vote has been cast.
As for Aam Aadmi Party
chief Arvind Kejriwal, he
behaves more like an activist
and less like a politician. The
Third Front, a motley group
of political outfits that have
precious little in common,
stands no chance.
Also, it is doubtful
whether the BJP will get a
majority on its own. It seems
that the final outcome will be
that of yet another coalition
regime at the Centre.
Meanwhile, the only
good the Aam Aadmi Party
has done in this electoral
season is to infuse political
interest among certain suc-
cessful professionals be
they industry leaders, acade-
mics or even movie stars,
who are now aspiring for a
place in the Lok Sabha.
M Kumar
Time is up: The Congress is
clearly doomed. And, per-
haps, this is for the best, at
least for the time being. This
party has continuously
impoverished India with its
bad politics and poor gover-
nance levels. It has only per-
petuated the fortunes of the
Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.
subodh1945
Waiting to be defeated:
Congress leaders dont want
to face the people. They are
anticipating defeat. Even
senior leaders Mani Shankar
Aiyar fear rejection.
RL Pathak
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Know your litcoin from
your olinguito, oo you?
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halever you may say aboul lhe Aam Aadmi Farly, you cannol deny
lhe acl lhal il is high on decibel and low on conlenl. wilh a orl
nighl lo go or olling, lhe eole slill do nol know whal lhe arly
slands or. All lhal lhey are aware o is lhal il no longer reresenls lhe
dreams and asiralions o lhe common man, esecially lhe youlh which
is deserale lo break away rom lhe shackles o volebank olilics and
elecloral rheloric. when lhe AAF's leaders are asked whal lheir ideology
is, lheir slock resonse is lhal lhey are commilled lo ighling corrulion
and communalism. This is hardly a dislinguishing mark, since all arlies
are ublicly wedded lo lhose values.
The AAF believes lhal by conlinuously ranling aboul communalism
and corrulion, il can delecl ublic allenlion rom ils lack o coherence
on crilical domeslic issues. This is lhe reason why lhe arly's leaders
have been lhrowing muck al harendra Modi and cerlain induslrialisls
wilhoul roviding a shred o evidence lhal backs lheir allegalions. They
hoe lhal al leasl some o lhe dirl will slick. This is also lhe reason why
lhe AAF has resorled lo all kinds o oulisl dislays such as slreel
rolesls and mayhem. l elches lhe arly ree media ublicily.
Yel, none o lhis hides lhe deicil in lhe arly's sland on mallers such
as lhe resolulion o lhe Kashmir issue. The AAF does nol have a clear
osilion because il has no underslanding o lhe comlexilies. Thereore,
one ine day, ils leader Frashanl Bhushan slales lhal a reerendum should
be conducled among lhe eole o Kashmir valley on lhe conlinualion o
lhe Armed Forces (Secial Fowers) Acl. n olher words, lhe lay cili/en,
who has no access lo crilical inlelligence aboul lhe securily silualion in
lhe region, musl have lhe ower lo delermine whelher our armed erson
nel who oerale in lhe valley and ace lhreals lo lheir lie every minule o
lheir working hour, should be shielded by lhe rovisions o lhe Acl.
Bul even lhis is aarenlly nol lhe AAF's oicial osilion, since arly
chie Arvind Kejriwal laler clariied lhal Bhushan was merely exressing
his ersonal oinion. So, lhe AAF, which asires lo be a nalional arly, is
clueless aboul an issue o such grave nalional imorlance. when
Bhushan's oinion sarked a major row, AAF leaders lried lo douse lhe
ire by assuring lhal lhey were giving inal louches lo lhe arly's sland on
key nalional subjecls, and Kashmir was one o lhem. This remains a work
in rogress, as lhe arly's osilion conlinues lo be unslaled and erhas
slill lo be sensibly ormulaled.
l's nol jusl Kashmir. The AAF has no roadma or lhe counlry's eco
nomic recovery - unless we assume lhal branding induslrialisls as
lhieves and crooks who have lhe
media and many olilicians
allegedly ealing oul o lheir hands,
will lead lo a lan o aclion lhal
will energise lhe cororale world
and bring doubledigil growlh. we
may crilicise lhe roadma lhal lhe
BJF or lhe Congress or even lhe
Lel Fronl has suggesled, bul al
leasl lhere is an idea lo deliberale
uon. Kejriwal and his grou are
idealess. 0o lhey believe in a con
lrolled social economy? 0o lhey
avour regulaled cailalism? Are
lhey LeloCenlre or Righlo
Cenlre or lain conused Cenlre?
The AAF has no answer.
There is anolher subjecl o
dee domeslic concern lhal lhe
AAF remains ambivalenl aboul:
The lhreal lo our democralic ab
ric which lhe Maoisls ose. The
arly has in ils ranks cerlain eo
le who are known lo have nur
lured or long a sol corner or lhe
Maoisls. 0oes lhe AAF believe
lhal lhe Maoisls musl be handled
wilh kidgloves or does il avour a
slrong carrolandslick olicy?
The eole have yel lo hear a
clear slalemenl rom Kejriwal and
his grou. Ferhas lhe AAF can
begin by exlaining lo lhe eole
whal made lhe leadershi give
lickels lo eole who are accused
o heling lhe killer Maoisls? Also,
which AAF leader o rominence
has condemned lhe Maoisls or
lheir recenl allack on securily er
sonnel in Chhallisgarh lhal
claimed more lhan a do/en lives?
There are olher queslions
lhal Kejriwal and his band o lead
ers musl answer. They can run
away rom lhem only al lhe cosl o acceling lhal lhey do nol have
nalional asiralions and are looking lo conine lhemselves lo 0elhi. Thal
obviously does nol seem lo be lhe case; lhe arly aclually dreams o win
ning 1OO Lok Sabha seals. There is no law againsl daydreaming, bul
even daydreamers musl have a vision. So, whal is lhe AAF's osilion on
lhe counlry's oreign olicy? Should we enhance relalions wilh lhe wesl
or erhas reach oul more lo lhe slamic nalions? Musl we demonslrale
more aggression on issues lhal concern China and Fakislan, or conlinue
lo be sol? 0iven lhal lhe AAF has managed lo draw inlo ils old many
academics and inlellecluals o all sorls, an enuncialion on lhese mallers
should nol have been diicull or lhe arly. Yel, as o now, we know more
o AAF's slreel anlics lhan ils views on lhese issues.
having realised lhal lhe Congress is on lhe decline and no urose will
be gained by logging a dead horse, AAF leaders have begun concenlraling
on Modi. Kejriwal, like any olher good old dyedinlhewool 'secular' olili
cian, has been meeling Muslim clerics lo reilerale his secular credenlials.
he is nol alone; olher leaders rom his arly have doing lhe same. Al one
such recenl meeling, Kejriwal even lel go his 'Main |ccn aam aaJmi' (or
whalever) ca and donned a skull ca. Remember how his eole had cre
aled a commolion in lhe 0elhi Assembly when lhey had insisled on wearing
lheir lrademark cas lhere. while il is ine lo lhrow a lanlrum when asked
lo conorm lo lhe dignily o lhe house, il is erecl lo lel go lhe common
man's ca or anolher when il serves an immediale arochial urose!
The AAF's sland on corrulion, which is lhe arly's lagshi issue,
remains badly exosed. l had brealhed ire againsl Sheila 0ikshil, bul
when in ower, il did nol roceed againsl her. we are lold lhal lhe AAF
regime was on lhe 'verge o acling' beore il was orced lo quil. hobody
comelled lhe AAF lo resign; il deliberalely crealed a silualion or ils
dearlure so lhal il did nol have lo eilher govern or acl againsl lhe
allegedly corrul Congress leaders.
There are more recenl inslances o lhe arly's doubleseak on lhe
issue. while lwo aceless leaders have been sacked or suosedly
demanding money in lieu o Lok Sabha lickels or asiranls, lhe arly's
leadershi has nol acled againsl lhe more highroile leaders on whom
similar charges had been earlier levelled. we are lold lhe arly "inquired"
inlo lhese accusalions and ound lhem "baseless". how convenienl.
l should be o greal relie lo lhe counlry lhal lhe AAF is unlikely lo
be anywhere near lo assuming ower al lhe Cenlre, or even inluencing
lhe course o evenls lhere.
There has been
controversy
whether selfies
at funerals are
permissible.
Since the Pope
himself happily
stood as the
background to a
young admirer's
selfie, it is
hardly a mortal
sin. But it has a
worryingly close
connection
with sexting
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F E E D B A C K
hew words will come and go, bul which o lhose lhal we heard or lhe irsl lime in 2O18 are here lo
slay? 'Twerking' can'l be one. we don'l really lalk aboul il, al leasl nol wilhoul eeling slighlly soiled
The AAP has no
roadmap for the
country's economic
recovery ~ unless
we assume that
branding
industrialists as
crooks who have
the media and
politicians allegedly
eating out of their
hands, will lead to a
plan of action that
will energise the
corporate world
and bring a growth
of double digits
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debate is currently raging in the polity regarding
reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes (SC/ST) in the private sector, similar to the
one that is provided in the Government and the public
sector. The private corporate sector constitutes a rela-
tively small portion of the national income, namely,
around 18-20 per cent. We do not have separate statis-
tics on the number employed by the private corporate
sector and proprietorship and partnership (P&P sector)
forms of organisations. Many companies do not provide
information on the number of people employed by them
since it is not required to be given in their Annual
Reports.
We find that the employment in the Government
and the public sectors stagnated in the nineties and has
actually shown a decline in the last two years. The rea-
sons are two-fold. One pertains to the public sector,
compared to the socialistic approach of the sixties when
everything from bread to rockets was made by the
Government. The second reason is that the Government
is broke, and more so, at the State level. Salaries and
pensions constitute more than 50 per cent of the
expenses of many State governments. The Government
(both Centre and States) have shifted from defined ben-
efit to defined contribution pension schemes. The
dependency ratio (the number retired to number cur-
rently employed) is increasing at an exponential rate for
most Government departments. Hence, employment in
the Government has been significantly reduced and this
impacts the SC/ST also.
According to the Government of India, as claimed
in the Economic Survey, there were 5.5 lakh persons
employed in trade activities (wholesale and retail) in
2011 in the whole country. This presumably includes
hotels and restaurants also, since they are not separately
provided and they come under the trade category in our
statistics. Also, the number of people employed by the
construction industry is stated to be only 1 lakh in the
whole country during 2011. According to the figures, in
the transport, storage and communications sector, only
1.9 lakh persons were employed in the whole country in
the year 2011 unreli-
able data. It is unfor-
tunate that major
national policies are
being formulated
using such fiction.
The Government
and private organ-
ised sector have only
a small share of the
total workforce of
the country. The
organised private
sector employs a
total of 114 lakhs,
which is around 3
per cent of the total
workforce (nearly
400 million). Under
the circumstances,
even if the entire
organised private
sector is reserved for
the SC/ST/ OBC, the
gains from employment will be very meagre. But the
perspective needs to be different. The more pertinent
issue is the share of the SC/ST/OBC in the ownership of
the private sector.
We have the exhaustive Economic Census 2005,
conducted by the Central Statistical Organisation (C
SO) which covers 41.83 million enterprises engaged in
different economic activities other than crop production
and plantation. It deals with own account enterprises as
well as establishments, an enterprise run by employing
at least one hired worker. It covers private profit and
non-profit institutions, co-operatives, and all economic
activities including dharamshalas/temples.
We find that nearly half of all enterprises are owned
by SC/ST/OBC. In the rural areas, it is 55 per cent. This
encompasses manufacturing, construction, trade, hotels,
restaurants, transport, finance, business and other ser-
vices. The Enterprise Survey reveals that out of the total
of 41.83 million enterprises in the country, 37.63 million
were found to be self-financing. This speaks volumes
about our credit delivery systems. What is required to
be debated is the enhancement of credit systems for the
enterprises, and more so to those owned by the
SC/ST/OBC. In other words, the focus should be on
the Vaishya-visation of large segments of our civil
society, instead of creating a large number of proletari-
at in the fashion of nineteenth century economic mod-
els.
The Marxist postulate is that, it is inevitable that
the petite bourgeoisie becomes a proletariat in the
process of the growth of capitalism. But that is based on
19th century experiences. Policy planners and experts
need to work on a road map to calibrate changes in our
current context. Already, we find that it is difficult to
locate a tailor or a cobbler in many towns. Let us
remember that Wal-Mart was built in rural America by
liquidating thousands of mom-and-pop stores which are
equivalent to our street corner kirana shops.
The arrival of the Internet and cell phones presents
opportunities to innovate in the linking of millions of
small Vaishyas to create scale economies. Indian civili-
sation has always been innovative in finding solutions to
social problems. Maybe, the time has come for the
Government to perform the task of a Kshatriya (internal
and external security) and encourage large segments of
our society to become Vaishyas through instrumentali-
ties of credit delivery, taxation, social security and devel-
opment of regional and community based clusters. This
may go a long way in enhancing the social status of the
SC/ST/OBC rather than providing some limited job
opportunities in listed companies.
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T
he AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal had said
in Mumbai and Bangalore recently that it
would be an utmost privilege to become
a martyr like Bhagat Singh was.
Interestingly however, resigning from the
post of the Chief Minister of Delhi and contesting
against the BJP s Prime Ministerial candidate,
Narendra Modi, in the Lok Sabha elections define
martyrdom for him.
Recently, a video of Kejriwal with TV anchor
Punya Prasoon Vajpayee was leaked. In it too, he
was emphasising on the essence of Bhagat Singh.
Apparently, he had chosen February 14 to resign as
on the same date, Madan Mohan Malaviya had
filed a mercy petition before Lord Irwin after the
Privy Council had rejected the appeal of Bhagat
Singh and his accomplices, Rajguru and Sukhdev.
Kejriwal also chose March 23 the day the trio
were executed for his Varanasi rally to announce
his candidature against Modi.
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C
ontroversies have erupted concerning the AAP
candidates in Delhi. Mahendra Singh from
North-West Delhi has returned his ticket alleging
Rakhi Birla of demanding money from him. South
Delhi candidate Devendra Sehrawat has also come
under the scanner of many other leaders of the
party. Sehrawat was defeated in the assembly
elections. One of the leaders has written a letter
questioning how someone who could not win a
single seat out of those 10 can guarantee a victory
this time. Likewise, Ashutosh, Ashish Khetan and
Anand Kumar too are facing fierce opposition from
within the party. Ashok Agarwal, the founder
leader of the AAP, has resigned because of alleged
differences over Ashutosh. Leaders in East and
North-East Delhi are also resigning en-masse.
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R
ight from K Rahman Khan to Salman Khurshid
and Shakeel Ahmad, the Congress has many
faces to project but only Ghulam Nabi Azad will
campaign for it nationally. Ahmed is in-charge of
Delhi, Haryana and Punjab so he will campaign in
these three states along with his home state Bihar.
Likewise, Khurshid is contesting elections himself
and Rahman Khan too will be active in Karnataka
and Uttar Pradesh. Azad will campaign at every
nook and corner of the country. That is why it has
been decided that he would not fight the elections.
Reportedly, the party had decided to field him from
his home district Udhampur but later decided that
it was not proper to stick him to a single seat. A
roadmap is being prepared for his campaign
program on almost 150 seats.
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T
he Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi had
said that the youths would get at least 30 per
cent of the tickets but till date they have got only 10
per cent of them. There is much disappointment in
the NSUI, the student wing of the Congress, and
the Youth Congress. This time these organisations
were hopeful that they would get tickets for at least
70 people but out of the 260 declared seats they
have got only 25. Last year, Rahul had said that the
youths would be made responsible in every way.
But the fact is that the youth brigade of Congress is
disappointed particularly with those youths who
have actually managed to get a ticket.
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R
ahul Gandhi has chosen 15 candidates through
Primary and states that to promote democracy
inside the party, this will be followed in every
election. However, reportedly, most of these
candidates are either sitting MPs or the kith and
kin of senior leaders.
From Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, former MP
Shankar Pannu has won while the State leaders
were not in his favour. Likewise, party MLA Pravin
Rathod has won from Bhavnagar in Gujarat. He is a
Koli and State leaders reportedly wanted to give
this seat either to a Patel or Kshatriya.
In Primary, Sagar Meghe, son of MP Datta Meghe,
won in Sagar; Manas Bora, son of Assams minister
Akon Bora got the Guwahati seat and Rajbala Ola,
daughter of Sis Ram Ola became a candidate from
Jhunjhunu. Ajay Maken, JP Aggrawal and
Minakshi Natarajan are sitting MPs and they have
retained their candidatures. Apart from these, a
close aide of Amit Deshmukh, son of the late Vilas
Rao Deshmukh, won through Primary in Latur
and the close aide of the former Chief Minister of
Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, has won in Bangalore.
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he BJP has given at least a dozen tickets to
those who have changed their parties. The
sitting MP from Dumariaganj in Uttar Pradesh,
Jagdambika Pal, who spent almost 40 years with the
Congress, has got a BJP ticket again from the same
place. Likewise, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and
Kirti Vardhan Singh, who were with the SP, might
get BJP tickets from Kaisarganj and Gonda
respectively. It is speculated that Nand Gopal
Nandi, formerly in the BSP, and Shyama Charan
Gupta, former MP from Banda and Kesari Nath
Tripathi are strong contenders for the Varanasi seat.
Out of the 53 announced candidates in Uttar
Pradesh, at least three are parachute candidates.
The party has also made the BSP s Rajya Sabha
member SP Baghel and Lok Sabha member Rajesh
Verma its candidates. Apart from this, the party has
given ticket to Ravindra Kushwaha, son of SPs late
leader Harikewal Prasad.
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L
eaders of the BJP and BSP anticipate the real
fight to be only between the BJP and BSP. After
the Muzaffarnagar riots, both are over-confident of
polarisation.
But the situation has drastically changed and RLDs
Ajit Singh has re-entered the race. The Jat voters are
still BJP supporters and want Modi to become the
Prime Minister, but they will vote for Ajit Singh
with a gut feeling that junior Chaudhary will
support the BJP after the elections. For them voting
for the RLD is akin to vote for the It seems Ajit
Singh remains only with the ruling party.
Jat reservation has also changed the scenario.
Besides, the joining of Rakesh Tikait, son of the
BKU leader, the late Mahendra Tikait, has also
changed the wave. Jaya Prada and Amar Singh have
also joined the RLD.
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he Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is
motivating his leaders and party workers.
Talking at Google Hangout, he is lifting his party
workers morale. Party leaders however believe that
Rahul should have instead advised his leaders not
to leave their Lok Sabha seats to go to the Rajya
Sabha just before the elections.
Their concern was evident even in Anand
Sharma s press conference. Leaders like Kumari
Selja from Haryana, Digvijaya Singh in Madhya
Pradesh and Sanjay Singh from Uttar Pradesh
have been sent to the Rajya Sabha which has
impacted the drive of the party workers.
Reportedly, Digvijaya Singh is not happy with the
party; he thinks that he is being ignored. The
seats of many MPs have also been changed and
many big leaders from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and
Rajasthan have refused to fight elections. After
the decision to divide Andhra Pradesh, almost
half of the 90 Congress MLAs from Seemandhra
have also left the party.
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n February 2000, we got a phone
call from Bhopal. It came from
the office of the then Chief
Minister of Madhya Pradesh,
Digvijaya Singh. The caller was the
visionary Amar Singh who was the
secretary of Chief Minister Singh.
Singh was moved by The Pioneers
Dalit Millennium supplement that we
had published on January 30, 2000.
The then President KR Narayanan
received the first copy in a simple
ceremony in the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
My friend Avijit Ghosh, a staffer with
The Pioneer had connected me with
the Editor- in-Chief of the newspa-
per, Chandan Mitra. That meeting
had resulted in the birth of the Dalit
Diary the first ever weekly col-
umn in an English language daily
dedicated to Dalit issues and written
by a Dalit.
The first column had appeared
on April 4, 1999. Since then, I have
missed only two Sundays one
when I was in Bhopal, probably in
2000, from where I had faxed my
column; the second page of the fax
was unclear and I could not be con-
tacted because I didnt have a cell-
phone. The second time, I was in
Germany. Due to time-
related confusions, I had
missed the deadline.
The column was an
instant hit amongst the
English speaking Dalits.
That included
Rajashekhar Vundru
a brilliant IAS officer
who went to thank
Chandan Mitra with a
bust of Lord Buddha.
During the conversation,
Chandan Mitra offered
us a 12 page supplement
that would be edited by
some of us. The supple-
ment was to be dedicat-
ed to the Dalit cause. We chose
Vundru as the editor. The supple-
ment was titled DALIT.
Amar Singh read that supple-
ment and showed it to Digvijaya
Singh. In the meeting that followed,
we arrived on a decision to hold a
conference of Dalit intellectuals in
Bhopal and the expenses were borne
by the Madhya Pradesh
Government. The conference came
to be known as the Bhopal
Conference. I was deputed to write a
Dalit agenda keeping in mind the
challenges in the new century. I
wrote the agenda that is known as
The Bhopal Document.
It was in this conference that
Digvijaya Singh launched the slogan
of producing Dalit Crorepatis. The
Bhopal Conference launched a new
Dalit agenda asking the new gen-
eration of Dalits to take up entrepre-
neurship as a career option. Relying
heavily on the American experience
of supplier diversity in Government
and private sectors both, the
Bhopal Conference asked both
sectors to allocate businesses to
Dalits/Adivasis through suppli-
er diversity.
At the concluding moment
of the Conference, Singh
announced that 30 per cent of
all Government procurements
will be done from Dalit/Adivasi
entrepreneurs. Within months,
that announcement became a
policy. In contemporary India,
if there is anything that is new
on the Dalit front, it is Dalit
capitalism and them taking
entrepreneurship as a new
career option. Since the Dalit
Indian Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (DICCI) is born and the
Dalit Venture Capital Fund launched,
the central Government sets aside
four per cent of all Government pur-
chases to Small and Medium
Enterprises (SMES) owned by
Dalits/Adivasis.
The Pioneer has thus, been a
platform where I could launch a new
Dalit agenda. The newspaper has
been my main source of livelihood.
K R Narayanan had said in his
speech on January 25, 2002 about the
Bhopal Declaration:
Indeed in the present economic
system and of the future, it is neces-
sary for the private sector to adopt
social policies that are progressive
and more egalitarian for these
deprived classes to be uplifted from
their state of deprivation and
inequality and given the rights of cit-
izens and civilised human beings.
This is not to ask the private enter-
prise accept socialism, but to do
something like what the Diversity
Bill and the affirmative action that a
capitalist country like the United
States of America has adopted and is
implementing.
Chandan Mitra joined the BJP
but never censored a word unless
there was a grammatical error. Dalit
Diary is a decade and half old, but we
have yet to see a second Chandan
Mitra in the entire country who
could give a column to another
Chandra Bhan Prasad.
My Vote Goes to Chandan
Mitra; if only I was a voter registered
in Hoogly from where he is contest-
ing for a Lok Sabha seat. I wish him
good luck.
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Tibetan mastiff puppy has been sold
in China for almost $2 million in
what could be the most
expensive dog sale ever, a
report said. A property
developer paid 12 mil-
lion yuan ($1.9 mil-
lion) for the one-
year-old golden-
haired mastiff at a
luxury pet fair in
the eastern province
of Zhejiang, the
Qianjiang Evening
News reported. They
have lions blood and
are top-of-the-range
mastiff studs, the dogs
breeder Zhang Gengyun
was quoted as telling the
paper, adding that anoth-
er red-haired canine had
sold for 6 million yuan.
Enormous and some-
times ferocious, with
round manes lending
them a passing
resemblance to lions,
Tibetan mastiffs have become a prized
status symbol among Chinas wealthy,
sending prices skyrocketing. The gold-
en-haired animal was 80 centimetres
(31 inches) tall, and weighed 90 kilo-
grams (nearly 200 pounds), Zhang
said, adding that he was sad to sell
the animals. Neither was named
in the report. Pure Tibetan
mastiffs are very rare, just like
our nationally treasured pan-
das, so the prices are so high,
he said. (AFP)
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baby gorilla born in
a rare Caesarian sec-
tion at the San Diego
Zoo last week has
pneumonia and was
treated for a col-
lapsed lung, offi-
cials said on
Tuesday. The 17th
gorilla delivered at
the Southern
California zoo devel-
oped the illness, an inflammation
of the lungs with congestion,
around the time of
her birth, according
to a statement from
the San Diego Zoo
Safari Park. Weve
been working with the
baby all weekend and after
having several days of experience treat-
ing her, its pretty obvious that weve
been dealing with pneumonia, Nadine
Lamberski, associate director of veteri-
nary services at the park, said in a state-
ment.(Reuters)
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father stabbed his 15-year-old son
through the heart in a row over a
bacon sandwich. John Lennox, 49, has
been jailed for eight years after knifing
his son Brendon at their family home in
Glasgow when he wasn t fed first. After
stabbing the boy twice, Lennox then
calmly started to repair the television
damaged during the attack. Giving evi-
dence at the High Court in Glasgow, his
son, Brendan said: I got stabbed twice.
When asked by prosecutor Stephen
McCloy: Who did it?, he replied: My
dad. We fought and then I got stabbed.
Asked what instigated
the stabbing, he said:
It was probably
over the bacon.
The court then heard
that his mother, Davina,
was making bacon rolls for her
son, Lennox and their guests before the
feud kicked off. Brendon started shout-
ing and swearing when he was not given
the first bacon roll, he then stormed out
reports the Daily Record. When he
returned, he got into a fight with his
father who found a knife and stabbed
his son twice, once through his heart.
(Mirror)
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n unborn baby has survived after
being catapulted three metres out of
his mothers womb during a fatal
motorcycle crash that killed his parents.
The accident saw both the baby boys
heavily pregnant mother Wang Zhau,
and his father Mao, being hit by a truck
as they rushed to try and get to hospital
in time. Eye witnesses said that when
the woman was hit by the truck she gave
birth on the spot, police spokesman
Chan Chien said. Others said
that the baby, at a healthy 4.2 kg,
had been thrown out of the
womans belly and had landed
three meters away. What we found
out from her family is that the
woman, a 40-year-old, had gone
into labour at 8:30 AM and her
husband, a 42-year-old man,
decided to take her by
motorbike to the hospital.
Remarkably the baby boy,
named as Xiao Zhao, is said
to be doing well and is
expected to survive having only suffered
minor bruises. (Mirror)
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wo Australians have applied in vain
for Sri Lankas hangman job after
the island nations last official execution-
er got upset on seeing the gallows for
the first time and quit. Two Australians
have sent emails to one of our depart-
ments saying that they are interested,
Chandrarathna Pallegama, commission-
er general of prisons, told Reuters on
Thursday. One is a system administra-
tor and the other had not mentioned
the job he is doing, he
said. We have not
called the applications,
moreover we do not have
any provisions to recruit
foreigners. Pallegama said
on Tuesday that the last
hangman, who was the third
most qualified among the
176 applicants for the job,
quit after getting upset at
seeing the gallows.
The Indian Ocean island
nation, a predominantly
Buddhist country, has not
carried out an execution
since 1976, despite the fact
that there are at least 405
convicts on death row await-
ing a final ratification. But an
alarming rise in child abuse,
rapes, murders and drug
trafficking since the 25-year
war against Tamil Tiger sepa-
ratists ended in 2009 has
prompted some lawyers and
politicians to push for the
death penalty to be rein-
troduced. (Reuters)
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e enthralled Victorian
England with his unrivalled
skill at cracking cases, based
on astute logical reasoning
and grasp of forensic sci-
ence, not to mention a mastery of dis-
guises and encyclopedic knowledge of
the criminal underclass.
But this detective was not Sherlock
Holmes but a real life investigator,
Jerome Caminada (in pic), who, new
research suggests, helped inspire Sir
Arthur Conan Doyles celebrated hero.
A biography of Caminada out this
month reveals a series of striking similar-
ities between him and the fictional char-
acter, in terms of their unorthodox
methods and character. It also establishes
strong echoes between the real detectives
cases and plot lines used by Doyle.
The author, Angela Buckley, has even
established that Caminadas casework
involved tackling an alluring and talent-
ed criminal, similar to Irene Adler, and
that the detective even had a Moriarty-
like nemesis who plagued him over the
course of several cases until a final, dra-
matic confrontation. Mrs Buckley said:
Caminada became a national figure at
just the time that Sherlock Holmes was
being created. There are so many paral-
lels that it is clear Doyle was using parts
of this real character for his.
The son of an Italian father and Irish
mother, Caminada was based in
Manchester, but was involved in cases
which took him across the country, and
he enjoyed a nationwide profile in the
press, where accounts of his exploits were
widely reported.
Most of his career was spent with
Manchester City Police Force although
he later operated, like Holmes, as a con-
sulting detective.
He emerged to prominence in the
mid 1880s, shortly before Sherlock
Holmes made his debut in A Study in
Scarlet and parallels soon emerged
between the two.
As the fictional character relied on a
network of underworld contacts the
Baker Street Irregulars so Caminada
was known for his extensive web of
informers, whom he would often meet in
the back pew of a church.
These characters helped him build
up an encyclopedic knowledge of the
criminal fraternity, among whom he
would often move in disguise another
tactic in common with Holmes, who is
played, in his most recent reincarnation,
by Benedict Cumberbatch,
Like his fictional counterpart,
Caminada was particularly noted for his
tendency to prowl the streets of the
roughest neighbourhoods alone at night,
fearlessly intervening in any crime he
encountered.
His skill with disguises was so
renowned that on one occasion, while
tracking a group of thieves at the
Grand National dressed as a labourer,
his own chief constable was unable to
recognise him.
Other disguises included as drunken
down and outs, as well as working class
roles. However, he also posed as white
collar professionals, once while bringing
a bogus doctor to justice.
Dubbed the terror to evil doers
and, later the Garibaldi of Detectives,
he was reputed to be able to spot a thief
by the way he walked apparently as a
result of visits he undertook to prisons,
to watch inmates walking around the
yard to familiarise himself with their
appearance and gait.
Over the course of his career, he was
reportedly responsible for the imprison-
ment of 1,225 criminals. His most
famous case and perhaps the one
which most closely resembles a Holmes
story was the apparently baffling
Mystery of the Four-Wheeled Cab.
Two men had taken a horse drawn
cab. On the journey, one leapt out and
the other was found dying inside.
There was no obvious cause of death
and few obvious clues to go on, but
through a series of deductions of which
Holmes himself would be proud,
Caminada eventually identified the cul-
prit as Charles Parton, who had drugged
the other man before getting into the cab,
in an attempt to rob him.
Another notable case involved him
playing a prominent role in the nation-
wide hunt for Fenian terrorists, who were
responsible for a series of explosions
around the country.
Mrs Buckley, a family historian and
trustee of the Society of Genealogists,
identifies Caminadas Moriaty figure
as Bob Horridge, a violent, intelligent
career criminal, with whom he had a
20-year feud, which began when
Caminada arrested him for stealing a
watch, landing him with a sentence of
seven years penal servitude because of
his previous convictions.
This harsh sentence for a relatively
small crime angered Horridge so much
that, as he was sent down, he swore
revenge on the detective.
On his release, Horridges criminal
enterprises grew in size and scope, but he
was usually able to stay one step ahead of
the authorities, often effecting dramatic
escapes.
His spree finally ended after he shot
two police officers. Caminada tracked
him to Liverpool where the detective,
disguised once more, eventually appre-
hended him, after pulling out his
revolver a fraction faster than the crim-
inal. Horridge was convicted of
attempted murder and sentenced to life
imprisonment.
Caminadas Irene Adler was Alicia
Ormonde, an apparently well-educated
woman with an aristocratic background
and expensive tastes, who was actually a
consummate forger and experienced
crook who was wanted across the coun-
try for a string of frauds and thefts.
Caminada tracked her down and
arrested her, but in an echo of
Holmess fascination with Adler the
detective apparently became captivated
by her.
The case took place in 1890, a year
before Adler appeared in A Scandal in
Bohemia.
Caminada who published his
memoirs on retiring died in 1914, the
year the last Holmes book was set.
Other individuals have previously
been put forward as the basis for
Holmes, who first appeared in publica-
tion in 1887 and featured in four novels
and 56 short stories.
Doyle himself said he had taken
inspiration from Dr Joseph Bell, a sur-
geon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk.
Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing
large conclusions from the smallest
observations. Sir Henry Littlejohn, a for-
mer police surgeon, is also cited as an
inspiration for the detective.
However, Mrs Buckley, whose book
is called The Real Sherlock Holmes,
believes that Caminada was used to give
Holmes a better grounding in actual
casework among the criminal fraternity,
inspinspiring his detecting styles.
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CULTURE LANE
A
lmost 90 years after JRR
Tolkien translated the 11th-
century poem Beowulf, The
Lord of the Rings author s version of
the epic story is to be published for
the first time in an edition which his
son Christopher Tolkien says sees
his father enter(ing) into the imag-
ined past of the heroes. Telling of
how the Geatish prince Beowulf
comes to the aid of Danish king
Hrogar, slaying the monster
Grendel and his mother before
spoiler alertbeing mortally
wounded by a dragon years later,
Beowulf is is the longest epic poem
in Old English, and is dated to the
early 11th century. It survives in a
single manuscript, housed at the
British Library, and has inspired
countless retellings of the myth
recently and famously by the late
Seamus Heaney, whose translation
won him the Whitbread book of year
award in 1999. Tolkien himself
called the story laden with history,
leading back into l the dark heathen
ages beyond the memory of song,
but not beyond the reach of imagi-
nation, saying that the whole thing
is sombre, tragic, sinister, curiously
real. Although the author completed
his own translation in 1926, he
seems never to have considered its
publication, said Christopher
Tolkien today, announcing the
Tolkien estate s new deal with
HarperCollins to publish Beowulf: A
Translation and Commentary on 22
May. The book, edited by
Christopher Tolkien, will also
include the series of lectures Tolkien
gave at Oxford about the poem in
the 1930s as well as the authors
marvellous tale Sellic Spell said.
M
ultiple movies set in the Game
of Thrones universe could be
coming to the big screen, cre-
ator George RR Martin has revealed.
Speaking at the New York premiere of
season four of the popular fantasy TV
epic, author Martin said the series
might need the bigger budgets provided
to film-makers for its grand finale. He
also hinted at the possibility of movies
based on the Tales of Dunk and Egg, a
trilogy of spin-off novellas set 90 years
before the events on Game of Thrones in
the mythical land of Westeros.
It all depends on how long the main
series runs, Martin told The Hollywood
Reporter. Do we run for seven years?
Do we run for eight? Do we run for 10?
The books get bigger and bigger (in
scope). It might need a feature to tie
things up, something with a feature
budget, like $100 million for two hours.
Those dragons get real big, you know.
Dunk and Eggs adventures, which cen-
tre on a lowly-born knight and a squire
of aristocratic extraction who travels
with him, might be perfect for a series
of standalone movies, Martin suggested.
They could be the basis for (a film),
said the author. I have written these
three stories, and I have about a dozen
more. Wisdom suggests the Dunk and
Egg films might make it to the big
screen first.
T
he team behind the biblical
epic Noah may have been
denied their private meeting
with the Pope, but a delegation from
the film including director
Darren Aronofsky and actor Russell
Crowe managed to engineer an
encounter with Pope Francis by
attending the open-to-all General
Audience, reports Variety. The
General Audience takes place in St
Peters Square, Vatican City at
10.30am, and they are public events
normally attended by thousands,
and which the Pope is driven around
in an open-topped vehicle. No
details were forthcoming as to if
Pope Francis spoke personally to the
Noah delegation. Meeting the Pope
has been seen by producing studio
Paramount as an ideal way to try to
counter the poor advance publicity
among religious communities. These
arose from test screenings that
apparently irritated US evangelical
Christians over its portrayal of
Noahs drunkenness, and sugges-
tions that conservative Muslim
countries could ban the film over
contravening rules on the depiction
of prophets. Meetings with high-
profile public figures have in the
past been seen as a way to boost a
films profile, and in its attempt to
protect the studios $160m invest-
ment, the film-makers may have
been inspired by the Philomena
teams meeting with Pope Francis in
February. However, unwillingness to
be involved in Hollywood marketing
campaigns has seen a wariness in
non-industry figures in hosting
screenings and meetings. The White
House recently announced it would
no longer accommodate official
screeningsincluding proposed
events for 12 Years a Slave and The
Butlerafter reportedly being
bombarded with requests from
film producers.
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R
acism, the notion that
some races like the White
are inherently superior to
darker skinned and Jewish peo-
ple was acceptable in academic
discourse until the end of World
War II. Following the Nazi hor-
rors and the American Civil
Rights Movement race is now a
dirty word. This does not mean
that racial prejudices have been
eradicated the way polio has
been eradicated. Some writers,
even academics at supposedly
prestigious institutions continue
to produce works advancing
racist positions behind thinly
veiled sophistic arguments while
avoiding overtly racist terms.
The Origins of World
Mythologies is the latest addition
to this dubious genre by a singu-
lar scholar.
Its author, the German-
American linguist Michael
Witzel is better known as a cru-
sader in support of his pet
Aryan invasion (or migration)
myth than any contribution to
Sanskrit or Vedic literature, in
which, he has been shown to be
seriously deficient. (He claims to
have found dialectic changes in
the Rigveda around 1200 BC
soon after the non-existent
Aryan invasion.) More activist
than scholar, he took the lead in
a political campaign to have the
Aryan myth taught as history in
California schools. More recent-
ly, he was involved in the cam-
paign to stop Subramanian
Swamy from teaching econom-
ics at Harvard.
Witzels latest book looks at
world mythologies, going back
100,000 years when the first
anatomically modern humans
were identified in the African
Rift Valley. From there, he
claims to trace two tracks of
mythological development- the
Gondwanian and the Laurasian.
But this is just camouflage, for
his agenda is ultimately racist.
As Tok Thompson of the
University of Southern
California exposes, Witzels
book claims that these represent
two races in the world, distin-
guished by both myth and biol-
ogy.
As seen by Witzel, the
dark-skinned Gondwana are
characterised by lacks and
deficiencies and are labeled
primitive at a lower stage of
development while the noble
Laurasian myths are the only
true creation stories, and the
first complex story, which the
Gondwana never achieved. The
common African origin of
modern humans is acknowl-
edged, but the sting is in the tail:
the dark-skinned Gondwana
never progressed beyond their
primitive stage to catch up with
the noble Laurasians- their
superiors. But this is just cam-
ouflage, for his agenda is ulti-
mately racist. As Tok Thompson
of the University of Southern
California exposes (as do oth-
ers), Witzels book claims that
these represent two races in the
world, distinguished by both
myth and biology.
If supported, the notion of
the superior white and inferior
dark races will be scientifically
validated. This is the real agenda
of the book, but its science is
rubbish. it does not even rise to
the level of pseudo-science.
Mythology is just a camouflage
to push this prejudice that is
simply not worth spending time
over.
Except for the terminology,
its arguments are indistinguish-
able from those of Houston
Chamberlain, Arthur de
Gobineau and other race theo-
rists who provided justification
of the Nazi idea of superior
Aryan race. But their source was
European, more specifically
Teutonic German. They wor-
shipped Teutonic deities like
Thor and Odin, not Vedic ones
like Indra and Varuna. Their
Swastika was also the German
Hakenkreuz (hooked cross)
not the Indian svasti symbol. It
was seen in Germany for the
first time when General Walther
von Luttwitzs notorious Erhardt
Brigade marched into Berlin
from Lithuania in support of the
abortive Kapp Putsch of 1920.
It is unfortunate that Indian
historians have not made a criti-
cal study of this brand of
European myth-making as his-
tory that has distorted Indian
perceptions also. Worse, some
insist that Vedas and Sanskrit
are foreign impositions (like
Islam and Christianity). So we
have to turn to European
authors who have been much
more forthright like Nancy
Stepan and Stefan Arvidsson.
Recently, the Swedish schol-
ar Stefan Arvidsson raised the
question which in effect asked:
Did the end of the Nazi regime
put an end to race based theo-
ries in academia? An examina-
tion of several humanities
departments in the West sug-
gests otherwise. The latest exer-
cise in this attempt to prove the
superiority of one race over oth-
ers is Witzels book.
But why this attachment to
the idea of a superior race long
after science has demolished the
whole notion of race?
Arvidssons answer is: the goal
of these scholars is to show that
there existed a rich German
mythology that could success-
fully compete with classical
Judeo-Christian traditions. It is
hardly surprising that anti-
Semitism came to be tied up
with it. Now anti-Hinduism has
taken its place. It is rare to find
an Indologist in Western acad-
emia who is not also anti-
Hindu, sometimes obsessively
so like Witzel himself. (This
may have something to do with
the fact that Hindu scholars like
this reviewer have been at the
forefront in debunking their
theories.)
Arvidsson also observed:
There is something in the
nature of research (by these
scholars) that makes it especial-
ly prone to ideological abuse-
perhaps something related to
the fact that for the past two
centuries, the majority of schol-
ars who have done research
have considered themselves
descendants of this mythical
race.
It is also part of their identi-
ty. This race was not only myth-
ical, but superior to others- a
fondly held belief that has been
shattered by science and history.
This is what Witzel is really try-
ing to revive and make the offi-
cially sanctioned academic view.
His excursion into world
mythologies is just camouflage.
The real goal is to assert their
racial superiority.
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ama Bijapurkar is a
thought-leader on market
strategy and the quirks of
the Indian consumer. She
makes every one of her
points with relentless,reinforced logic
and earnestness. This book, coming
five years after her well received We
are Like That Only on the same sub-
ject, charts the road ahead in the third
decade after the commencement of
liberal reforms in 1991.
And it, by implication, runs into
a wall. Our infrastructure remains a
major road-block. We have 51 per
cent more cars on the Mumbai roads
with hardly a road added in recent
memory, for example. So guiltless
consumption is hampered by an
abysmal delivery of public goods.
Not to mention the outgrown civic
infrastructure, the filth, the pollution,
the garbage, the faeces that continue
to cause stumbling blocks.
Electricity, water, transportation
etc. are lagging demand as well, in fact
that is more like putting it mildly.
Education and health services run by
the Government are of the poorest
quality still. To do well in India means
not really needing the Government for
living infrastructure.
Bijapurkar suggests that the
Indian consumer is varied within a
never-before world, and therefore a
standardised approach may not work
best. The point is made strenuously
and provokes the reader to wonder
about the truth of it. It is a sad fact
that uniqueness and individuality have
been assaulted, trampled on and
sometimes destroyed outright by the
invaders and conquerors over half a
millennium of history. That we have
such strong flavours of cultural diver-
sity left is a tribute to our resilience
and ability to survive.
Nevertheless, much has changed.
We are influenced, in recent centuries,
mainly by the hybridised, Central
Asian Mughal culture, and the British
that came after them. The British in
particular were determined to deni-
grate ancient Vedic and other culture
as part of their imperialist ethos. Most
British colonials painted it out to be
obscurantist, pagan mumbo jumbo,
and thought it their Christian duty to
supplant it with their ideas and their
language. Since these were ideals
developed by the Enlightenment and
the Renaissance, it didnt do us much
harm, particularly in the context of an
English speaking globalisation today.
This modern education worked for us
to a remarkable extent and eventually
backfired on the Raj because the same
liberal and egalitarian principles bred
into the Independence movement.
Bijapurkar however has not writ-
ten this book in the context of the last
five or seven hundred years. She is
analysing the state of play in the Indian
consumer preferences at the start of
the third decade since liberalisation
and the choices it has thrown up.
We are, she thinks, at the begin-
ning of our consumption boom as
(Gross Domestic Product) GDP levels
grow, and the Indian economy is
poised to become $3 trillion worth
and more. The consequentdiscre-
tionary spend, the impact on choices
and mobility, and the quality of life
will undeniably be like never-before.
She advocates the creation of
niche differentiated brands arguing
that a small percentage of a large
number is large and niches can be
quite big. She also points out that
India will be a $3 trillion economy by
2021. It will then be one of the top five
consumer markets in the world. She
says matching the quality of basic liv-
ing, with the quality of consumer
goods people have is one of the biggest
needs and opportunities in Indias
consumption story of the future. But
at the same time, the quality of basic
living is code for infrastructure. It is
an urgent prerequisite to prevent a
vital mismatch. Meanwhile, Bijapurkar
is crusading here for a rethinking of
classifications of the volume Indian
population into a more sophisticated
matrix than middle class and other.
So better living amenities will not
only spur the GDP but also greater
sophistication in demand. It is not as if
some amenities have not penetrated
into the hinterland along with decent
brands of (Fast-moving Consuming
Goods) FMCG goods, but the density
is less. The influence of satellite televi-
sion and the advertisements it carries
has had an immense impact on
aspirations, brand recall, demand
amongst rich and poor, rural and
urban people alike.
In a never-before way, says
Bijapurkar, India is urbanising around
its small towns and villages demon-
strating urban- buying patterns and
preferences. And census towns are
becoming unofficially urbanised in
addition to the planned efforts.
The key thing for foreign mar-
keters to do is adapt to a high volume
low margin market selling many of the
same aspirational products they sell in
developed markets for lower volumes
and higher margins.
This takes a lot of relearning and
acceptance, because attempts to palm
off inferior branded product on a
exclusively for the Indian market
basis usually meets with stern rejec-
tion by the quality hungry population.
Those, like Mercedes, who began
by launching discontinued old models
in India as appropriate to our road
conditions, promptly lost their place to
first BMW, and then Audi. We may be
Indian but we are not stupid.
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nce upon a time, there lived a little boy
in Jammus rugged terrain beside the
Tawi River. Often, at dusk, the strains
of melodies sung by the Dogri shep-
herds would waft across to him. The
lilting tunes stirred a strange yearning in his heart;
the romance of the distant village folks gripped his
imagination. He listened to the symphonies broad-
cast on the radio and grew his interest in different
genres of music. Born to a musician father, he
almost naturally began practising as a vocalist.
Alongside, he was happy playing the tabla and soon
achieved such a prowess that, since the age of eight,
he started accompanying well-known artistes at the
local radio-station that included musicians of the
calibre of Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan, Ustad Abdul
Halid Jaffer Khan, Begum Akhtar and so on, apart
from playing the tabla in a jugalbandi between Pt.
Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.
His father brought a complex instrument one
day for his bemused son. Called santoor and con-
taining exactly a hundred strings (and, therefore,
linked with the shata-tantri veena mentioned in the
scriptures), the instrument had been handed down
the generations of folk singers of sufiana kalamfrom
the Kashmir valley as an accompaniment, although
occasionally it was also played solo. The instrument
was to be mounted on a wooden platform that cre-
ated a lot of resonance. The santoor had no ancient
peers. It was neither tata (string instruments),
plucked by fingers like the sarod or sitar; nor susira
(wind instruments) like the flute or shehnai; nor
avanaddha (percussion instruments) covered with
skin like the tabla or mridangam; nor ghana (brass
instruments) like cymbals. It was played with kalam
(mallets) striking the strings, untouched by fingers
and its only counterpart was jal-tarang. The musi-
cian-father had dreamt of extracting classical sap
from the folksy santoor and now ordained his 13
year old offspring to switch from tabla-playing (and
vocal singing) to the santoor.
But, for Shiv Kumar Sharma, to attain the
stature of a maestrobringing the santoor as a
whole-heartedly accepted solo instrument into the
classical music arena needed enormous toil. First
of all, Shivji, as he is universally called, got rid of the
frontal wooden-seat of the santoor and thereby
eliminated the disturbing resonance. Instead, he
placed the instru-
ment on his lap.
Second, he reduced
the total number of
strings from 100 to
91 and used 31
bridges instead of
the traditional 25.
Thus, the modified
santoor was able to
get three clear
octaves and chro-
matic tuning. Third,
he developed a con-
vention of holding
the two mallets
between the trigger
and the middle fin-
gers, as any other way of holding the kalamwould
interfere with the instruments desired tonal quality.
Fourth, since the mallet-strokes were not suitable to
producing meend (glissando or glides) and gamak
(staccato combination of notes), he slid mallets deli-
cately on the strings so that meend or gamak could
be created without touching the strings with his fin-
gers. Finally, since the santoor had no history of
classical music, he composed gats (fixed composi-
tions) of extraordinary beauty: with a melodic and
rhythmic blend.
In this book, the details from Shivjis checkered
career come out as a fascinating revelation. Out of
its three segments, the editors own long-drawn
interview of the master is quite penetrating. The
second piece by Vijay Kichlu, the main force behind
the ITCs redoubtable Sangeet Research Academy in
Kolkata, with his brother Ravi Kichlu, is knowledge-
able for a professional assessment of Shivji, although
its tone of occasional defence of the limitations of
either the musician or of his chosen instrument
seems avoidable. Similarly, in this well-edited and
lavishly-illustrated book, the string of adulatory cer-
tificates from the cognoscenteboth from the
music and the celluloid worldwould appear to be
an unnecessary addition.
Among two significant sidelights, the comment
that Shivjis ragdari (classical composition) is
immaculate and authentic is particularly interesting.
Keeping in view the santoors inherent limitation in
meend and gamak, Shivjis repertoire of ragas in
public has been 25 to 30. Even the choice of ragas of
Bhimsen Joshi has been just 20 or so in public per-
formance. Also, while all the other string, wind, per-
cussion and brass instruments are known in concert
platforms and Bollywood, this hasnt been the case
for the santoor. As the lone crusader, he has been
carrying his cross in both these worlds as a valiant
knight-errant and, in this regard, Manek
Premchands account, Parallel Journey: Composing
for Cinema, makes for the most illuminating read-
ing, offering valuable insight on Shivjis pioneering
work in the filmdom.
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You mighl have lo juggle raclical or malerial
mallers or a while, bul il's lruly divine lighl al
lhe end o lhe lunnel. You're eeling vulnerable
al work. Those insecurilies are based urely on
asl exeriences. l's nol worlh lelling lhe
negalives overcome your hoes, because soon
you'll aclually be celebraling a dislincl viclory in
your career. This could be lhe beginning o
osilive evenls. As you come oul o a eriod o
hard work and slrain which has aligued you,
wilh jusl a lillle bil o urlher eorl, lhal ralher
seciic hoe you harbour around inances will
come lrue. This is a deslinygoverned silualion.
The viclory we soke o in your seclor o career
will be lhe osilive end o a hase o dislress.
Iurky number 1, G
Iurky roIour Fink
Iurky day Salurday
8IF8 March 21-April 20
There's money around you lhis week Taurus,
and lhis is very aealing lo our grand Bull. l
also lends lo show lhe Taurean hearl lo know
lhal malerial securily is slable, so lhal lhe hearl
is more oen and loving. There's lravel here or
you loo. For some il will be a shorl journey in
order lo lie u inancial issues. For olhers il's
lravel urely or lhe leasure. Those you love
will also gain rom your love and luck. There will
be a conneclion lo oreign laces or eole in
lhe healing rocess over career evenls in your
lie. An avenue o execled income will need lo
be addressed. There's a slrong conneclion wilh
arlnershis here and il's all osilive. There will
be celebralions beore lhe week is oul.
Iurky number 8, 8
Iurky roIour Furle
Iurky day Monday
I0808 April 21-May 21
Regardless o recenl reason lo celebrale, you
are eeling insecure and sensilive. 0o you
wonder i you're aclually u or lhe job you've
worked lo win? well, you are u lo lhe mark.
This lime involves big change in lhe nalure o
relalionshis around you and lhis will lead lo
your grealer good. You will slill have lo ballle
oosilion, mosl likely wilhin your emolional
lie. This ballle you will win, bul lhis win will
iniliale relalional changes. ullimalely, viclory is
yours on many levels. You need lo ask advice
rom a roessional in inancial managemenl.
when you accel lhe loss o somelhing dear lo
you, il's lhen lhal you will gain on a inancial
level beyond your hoes and dreams.
Iurky number 2, O
Iurky roIour Blue
Iurky day Thursday
6FMI8I May 22-June 21
More money lhan you execled will come your
way. Financial slrenglh will enhance your
emolional slrenglh, assisling you in making
lhe beller decisions. Fasl sorrows concerning
your career will be resolved, acceling a
sacriice o some sorl. Your crealive energy
will low again and you'll ind arlnershis on
oer. A new avenue o sludy will rove lo be
valuable. Aler a eriod o inancial reslriclion
and dislress, we see you reaching a slage o
roserily and conlenlmenl. You will be able
lo sel u new areas o olenlial income which
will lourish in lime. Travel may be a useul.
Take whalever oorlunily you gel lo sludy
wilh exerls in your ield.
Iurky number 2, 8
Iurky roIour Silver
Iurky day Sunday
080F8 June 22-July 22
Recenl evenls involve you in carrying a heavier
burden o labour lhan you'd have chosen, bul il
leads lo grealer roserily and conlenlmenl.
Travel, or a move, is in lhe cards around lhis
lime. Remember lhal whal you're wishing or
where inances are concerned has been seen lo
be realised. n sile o sacriicing an unalalable
source o income, you'll ind lhal you survive
very well. Your ocus lhis week, is aboul being
sirilually mindul whilsl in lhe whirlwind o
evenls, allhough you'll be hysically ralher busy.
Look or signs and synchronisalions around you
wilh your sirilual eye and you'll be guided al
each junclure loward lhal grealer good which is
oening or you.
Iurky number 8, 7
Iurky roIour Black
Iurky day Salurday
I860 Aug 24-Sept 23
unexecled money comes your way and lhis
makes a brighl dierence lo your emolional
slale. Your relalionshis undergo a wonderul
regeneralion loo. You'll be celebraling wilh
loved ones. l would be a good lime lo
conlemlale how your emolional slabilily is lied
lo your assumlions and lo disengage wilh
whal doesn'l serve you. This week will see your
career on an uward siral. A conneclion wilh
oreign shores or a erson wilh slrong oreign
conneclions will be inslrumenlal in your career.
You'll use your incisive and crealive mind lo
maximise advancemenl. Lelling go o old
alliludes and assumlions will bring you
emolional lranquillily.
Iurky number 8, G
Iurky roIour 0reen
Iurky day Tuesday
lI88 Sept 24-Oct 23
Love comes your way and lhal uls you on a alh
which will change your lieslyle quile dramalically.
You'll ind yoursel working hard lo amass much
money, in order lo ollow your hoes and your
hearl. You'll be relly much aware lhal you're
carrying a grealer workload lhan whal is air.
Aroach colleagues and ask lhem lo lake on a
air share o lhe load. Ralher lhan wailing lill you
eel resenlul. This will bring aboul a renewal and
regeneralion in lhe work arena. Bul you will also
have enough money lel lo seed new lans or
allaining sleady income. Your endeavours will
succeed. l's lhe ride and conidence over money
you direclly earn lhal brings you much more lhan
jusl, well, lhe money.
Iurky number 1, G
Iurky roIour Feach
Iurky day Thursday
8008FI0 Oct 24-Nov 22
The hand o desliny governs evenls lhis week
and lhis will bring you emolional
regeneralion. wilh lhe hel o olhers you will
exerience a healing o lhe hearl. There are
eole rom o your shores involved here.
Those lroubles and selbacks lhal maniesl in
your career are lemorary. Your hearlell
hoes are soon lo be realised. Your canny
managemenl will serve you well. you have
real eslale issues, lhey will unold lo your
salisaclion lhis week. The rocess o lelling
go will hel you walk away rom somelhing
(or someone) lhal has held you emolionally
calive. Knowing lhe lrulh is whal will sel
you ree.
Iurky number 1, 4
Iurky roIour Red
Iurky day Friday
008I08 Jan 21-Feb 19
You've had lo make a big decision recenlly
which has lel you eeling very sensilive and
vulnerable. You've losl ailh and assion over
a onceimorlanl area o your lie. The good
news is lhal your amily lie will imrove
immeasurably. Asecls o your career have
losl lheir aeal lo you. This all will soon lil,
as divine juslice uls you inlo a work osilion
lhal lruly ascinales you, healing all ennui.
You'll be laking a mighly chance where
income is concerned. There's neilher greal
gain nor loss as a resull o lhis, bul il will ree
you o anxielies over inancial rovidence.
This release o negalive energy allows or new
crealive and inluilive energies lo lourish.
Iurky number 8, 8
Iurky roIour Shades o blue
Iurky day Sunday
FI80F8 Feb 20-March 20
There will be an allainmenl o grealer delh in a
secial relalionshi. This could well mean a
marriage or engagemenl. For olhers, you'll
simly be celebraling deeer commilmenl lo a
loved one. well, lhere's cerlainly money around
your career lhis week. Travel comes u in
conneclion wilh work, as well as laking a chance
wilh lhe unknown. l will lead lo roserily and
conlenlmenl. You will be wise lo aroach an
exerl in lhe inancial ield in order lo maximise
your inancial advancemenl. You'll ind lhal you
have lhe lime lo connecl more slrongly wilh
nalure. Thal same wisdom will lead you lo
organise your inances lo grealer joy and
malerial securily.
Iurky number 4, 7
Iurky roIour Yellow
Iurky day Thursday
0F8I0088 Dec 24-Jan 20
As you underlake some new aclivilies, lhere will
be a sudden, unexecled backlash rom someone
near lo you. nsecurily or jealousy would be al
lhe rool o il, bul you musl sland slrong and
ollow lhrough wilh your endeavours, regardless
o lhe disrulion. hel rom olhers will bring you
lhrough lo slabilily and success. 0alher your
energies and ideas by giving yoursel eace
lhrough whalever means allracl you. when lhe
lime is righl, you'll have lo ballle or your ideas
and you will win. l's your incisive lanning lhal
brings your inancial silualion lo growlh and
develomenl. There will be a lime when you eel
vulnerable, bul lhis is all leading loward a
delighlul slale o emolional joy and lranquilily.
Iurky number 4, O
Iurky roIour 0range
Iurky day Salurday
lF0 July 23-August 23
For many o you, il's lime lo lel go o a
negalive relalionshi. For olhers, il's lime lo
slale your boundaries and have lhem
resecled. You're going lo emerge inlo a lace
o conlenlmenl and sovereignly over lhe sel.
There is money involved here, bul il could
also come oul o lhe blue. This boon will
allow you lo lake lime oul or yoursel and
exlore wider work hori/ons. There are also
lhose who would like lo relieve you o lhal
moneyrelaled advanlage. As you allain inner
harmony lhis week, il would be wise lo
aroach a roessional in bolh lhe ield o
inancial managemenl and in ersonal
counselling.
Iurky number 8, 5
Iurky roIour Baby ink
Iurky day Tuesday
86III8I08 Nov 23-Dec 23
YOURWEEKAHEAD
MA0hu K0TYA
O
urs is a collective existence
set into an inter-dependent
framework which calls for
complimenting and supplementing
the efforts of each other for our
essential sustenance and growth.
In such an interwoven mechanism,
evidently every individual act,
good or bad, would affect all and
sundry one way or the other.
Added to that is the fact that each
individual is born unique, all com-
ing up with individual specific
mental propensities, often at odds
with each other to make out a dis-
parate world. And so the going
cannot be easy. And yet, we have to
move together overriding all indi-
vidual limitations to ensure a
smooth run of life.
Acknowledging this very
human limitation, the learned
masters of yore emphasised the
need to consecrate every individual
mind right at the childhood stage.
Accordingly, every child was given
a lesson in the concept of Unity in
diversity, that holds the key to the
making and essential sustenance of
our dynamic existence. It thus got
fed into every mind that collective
wellbeing was an essential prereq-
uisite for individual growth and
happiness. With such an orienta-
tion of mind, one would not forget
about ones collective obligations
while attending to individual aspi-
rations.
Equal emphasis was given on
nurturing indwelling potential of
each being so as to come out with
their individual best. Consequently,
not simply individual aspirations
were well served, but there was also
the collective worth and wellbeing.
As a part of the process, inherent
infirmities of each individual were
observed minutely and accordingly
guided to make necessary correc-
tion. The society was thus con-
scious about laying the ground for
harmonious co-existence. And the
training began in the family itself
where one was trained to love and
respect each other, be appreciative
of others sensitivities, and put in
ones own share towards collective
welfare and growth.
All these societal concerns
about our collective obligations
seem to have taken a back seat
since the advent of consumerism
overtaking our drives. First, the
concept of a joint family has given
way to the nuclear family leaving
no scope for a child to have any
exposure to sharing with their peer
groups. Second, in the aspirational
competitive world as on date, each
child is being brought up in a way
that enables him or her to prove
true to the callings of his or her
individual materialistic aspirations
alone. Consequently, day-by-day,
we are turning more and more
individualistic and selfish aspiring
to live on ones own exclusive
terms. We remain particular about
claiming our individual rights, but
would not care for our collective
obligations. In fact, we have
become insensitive to others con-
cerns and sensibilities. Naturally,
when each one begins conducting
in a demanding mode, chaos with-
in the family and society becomes
a natural corollary.
A case in point is that of a lady
who has neither been at peace with
herself nor would allow it to others
in the family. Mindlessly, she
keeps throwing tantrums every
now and then to the discomfort of
all others. The reason, plain and
simple, is that her inherent attitudi-
nal trends were not addressed in
time, assuming that as she grows,
she may learn to behave. Let us
look at her astrological markers
pointing to her inherent mental
traits.
The Sun occupying her
Taurus lagna, a fixed and earthy
sign, read together with mind-sig-
nifier Moon posited in the sign
Gemini, points to a stubborn,
dominant character who wishes
to live on ones own exclusive
terms. The Sun further placed
adverse to debilitated Mars,
Venus, and Neptune, accounts for
her haughty, irritable and quarrel-
some nature, having volatile emo-
tionality. It also makes her an
escapist who lives in her own
dream world. And if anything
happens contrary to her whims
and fancies, she gets so exercised
and emotionally surcharged that
she loses self-control. Her sense of
reasons and judgment then gets
clouded as would Mercury ill-dis-
posed off to mischievous Neptune
imply. What further compounds
her problem is debilitated Mars
locking horns with Neptune. That
points to evidence of inferiority
complex, which, given a trigger
brings to fore her rage that lies
within in seed form. Moon posit-
ed opposite its planet of detri-
ment Saturn points to her nega-
tive mindset, which brings in the
tendency to habitually find fault
with others. Over a period of
time, her habit-tendencies have
got so firmed up in her psyche
that eventually she has turned
schizophrenic calling for immedi-
ate medical attention. Had her
inherent tendencies not been
ignored, she would have been
spared of her suffering and also
those of her kith and kin.
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Now Dolhi, Maroh 23, 2014
We have become insensitive
to others' concerns and
sensibilities. Naturally, when
each one begins conducting
in a demanding mode, chaos
within the family and society
becomes a natural corollary.