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 2 NEW ZEALAND
Cyclone Cook dampen holiday-goers spirits this Easter
SANDEEP SINGH
M
any holiday-goers from
Auckland and across the
entire North Island are
forced to re-evaluate their travel
plans this Easter weekend with
Cyclone Cook gathering strength
and scheduled to make a landfall
somewhere between the Bay of
Plenty and Coromandel Peninsula
at around 6 p.m. on Thursday,
April 13.
This cyclone Cook is being
regarded as the worst storm New
Zealand has seen in generations,
according to MetService.
Conditions are expected to be
so hazardous that MetService
is advising people to seriously
consider altering Easter travel plans
and not to take any chances.
Several local councils in the
North Island had declared a state
of emergency warning people to
prepare for the worse.
People have been warned to be
prepared for another round of
deluge, flash flooding, slips and
other emergencies emanating from
the incoming cyclone.
Meanwhile, Auckland Council
and Civil Defence Emergency
Management Group are advising
Aucklanders to clear gutters, check
drains, keep an eye on weather
forecasts and plan travel very
carefully it is going to be a very
wet lead up to Easter across the
Auckland region.
MetService is continuing to
monitor incoming tropical rain
bands and the impact of tropical
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cyclone Cook, making its way
towards New Zealand from
the Pacific.
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Early in the morning, there was
flooding in the low-lying areas
of Thames- Coromandel region
forcing Thames-Coromandel
District Council to declare a state
of emergency.
This was after the Bay of
Plenty Civil Defence Emergency
Management Group had already
declared a state of emergency on
Wednesday closing all 57 schools
and about 80 early learning services
in the region.
In Auckland, many schools and
offices were closed in the afternoon
to minimise possible risks when
cyclone eventually hits the central
business district later in the evening.
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Surface flooding at an apple orchard near Riwaka, Tasman during recent heavy
rains
may be closed or have restrictions
put in place if the wind gets too
strong. Metservice has forecasted
winds of up to 140km/h and the
New Zealand Transport Agency
will be monitoring conditions on
the bridge.
At the time of going to press long
queues of commuters were being
seen in Auckland CBD with people
trying to leave the city before the
landfall of the cyclone.
Similarly, people living on the
Coromandel Coast were being
evacuated to higher ground as
the cyclone threatens extensive
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flooding. The Tapu River in the
Coromandel Peninsula was close
to breaching its banks on Thursday
afternoon. Waves of up to 5 meter
on Coromandels east coast are
expected, which could cause coastal
inundation, especially in low-lying
areas near rivers and streams that
are flood-prone at high tides when
there is heavy rain.
Meanwhile, people have been
based activities this Easter, Mr
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Coromandel until at least Saturday.
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Councillor John Watson, Deputy
Chair of the councils Civil Defence
and Emergency Management
Committee, urges Aucklanders to
prepare for a wet week ahead.
Weve had a lot of rain already
in the last four weeks, and the
region is pretty water-logged. Its
a good idea, while its still fine,
to make sure gutters and drains
on your property are clear, and
any blockages that you see on
public land are reported to the
council swiftly. If youre driving
this Easter weekend, check the
weather forecasts regularly and,
if youre heading away when the
worst of the weather is forecast to
hit, perhaps think about adjusting
your plans.
Stay safe this holiday weekend
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BOLLYWOOD SET TO DESCEND ON AUCKLAND
SWATI SHARMA
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ust in a week, the Bollywood
will land in Auckland to
enthral New Zealanders
with power-packed performances
and full-on entertainment. The
countdown has begun, and with
only a week to go, the organisers
are all set and looking after the
minutest of the details of the show.
Taking the lead on event
management, Deepa Sen of
RS Promotions says that this is
going to be the biggest Bollywood
production ever.
It has officially been declared
by Ticketmaster that Da Bangg
has sold the most number tickets
for any Bollywood show ever in the
country, she told Indian Weekender.
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Not just that, the project
manager of the show has also said
that this is the biggest and craziest
set-up they have ever done for a
Bollywood show. So clearly, that
tells us what this show is going to be
like. If you miss it, you are missing
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,
she added.
The stars are rehearsing day
and night for the show. Recently,
Sonakshi Sinha and Maniesh Paul
shared their practice videos on
their Instagram handles.
NEW ZEALAND 3
Talking about the shows The stars will be accompanied promo will be announced on
preparation in Auckland Ms Sen by more than 100 crew members Saturday, April 15. The winner
said that the lighting would be and will arrive in Auckland on will get an exclusive pass to the
the best part of the show and it Thursday, April 20. meet and greet event, an upgrade
would be very different from what The huge stage and venue set- to the VIP tickets of the show and
Bollywood lovers have seen in New up at Vector Arena will begin on other goodies.
Zealand. The grand stage, multiple Wednesday, April 19. An exclusive Meanwhile, as we all prepare for
LED screens, the extraordinary meet and greet with the entire the grand welcome of the megastar
lighting arrangement will surely star cast will be held on Thursday. Salman Khan, Indian Weekender is
take this show to another level, During the show on April 21, one delivering your personal welcome
she said. Apart from the lucky person will get a chance messages to the man himself on a
arrangements made in New
to win a Being Human t-shirt, life-size welcome card.
Zealand, the Da Bangg team is autographed by Salman Khan
bringing a large number of props If you want us to deliver yours
especially for New Zealanders. too, visit our website or go to bit.
and costumes from India too.
Salman was kind enough to sign ly/2nZwmiz and submit your
Ms Sen says that there will be a a Being Human t-shirt for his fans messages before April 16 and
lot of interaction and engagement
in New Zealand. He wrote Kia Ora we will make sure that your love
with the audience as well.
NZ on it and personalised it for us. and affection for your superstar
Those who are coming for It would be a big takeaway for one reaches him.
the show wont just be spectators.
of the concert-goers. We will keep you updated
Rather they all will actually get
to be a part of the experience. Talking about other promotions, with each activity related to the
We have made special Ms Sen said that the results of Da Bangg The Tour, just keep
arrangements to give currently-running Selfie le le re an eye on our Facebook page at
everyone that unique facebook.com/IndianWeekender.
experience. But youll
have to be there to
know what it is, she
says.
Lead by megastar
Salman Khan,
who is returning
to New Zealand
after two decades,
the tour features
superstar Bipasha
Basu, Prabhu
Deva, Sonakshi
Sinha, Badshah,
Maniesh Paul
and Daisy Shah
hence making
for the biggest
Bollywood cast
to star in a
live show.
 4 NEW ZEALAND
Is Labour Party seeking an easy ride to
power on anti-immigration sentiments?
SANDEEP SINGH
D
oes Labours election campaign
manager Phil Twyfords latest
comment that Labour is promising
to cut immigration suggests that the Party is
seeking an easy ride on anti-immigration
sentiments to power?
New Zealand Herald reported on Sunday,
April 9, that Labour Party is mulling on
cutting immigration numbers if sworn to
power in next elections.
There seems to be an urge in the Labour
Party to ride on anti-immigration sentiments
in this next election.
The temptation to ride on anti-immigration
sentiments is inherently present in most
political parties around the world.
More a political party is away from the
power; more are chances of it falling prey to
such naive temptations.
These temptations are termed as naive as
most of the times they are not backed with
scientifically proven data and rationale.
In the pre-Trump era of politics,
such temptations were reserved as
the exclusive domain of parties at
the periphery of political processes in
respective countries with mainstream
parties taking a more responsible approach
towards immigration.
It seems that this has changed in
the post- Trump era of politics with
our Labour Party taking a plunge on
anti-immigration sentiments.
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infrastructure woes.
In general anti-immigration sentiments
are built upon three main pain points strain
on public services, immediate loss of jobs for
native workers and socio-cultural factors of
aversion to ethnic diversity or xenophobia in
some extreme cases.
Luckily for New Zealand, Labours are only
picking up on the strain on public services
and infrastructure, particularly Aucklands
infrastructure.
The current level of immigration without
proper investment in infrastructure is totally
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Labours Deputy Leader cautiously remarked
that no-one could deny the role immigration
has played in New Zealands economy and
diversity, but it was time for a discussion
about whether Auckland could offer the
Apparently, the strategy for Labours seems
to ride on the anti-immigration sentiments
cautiously without being seen publically
against any particular ethnic migrants.
One simple way to do that is by blaming
incoming new migrants for Aucklands
infrastructural woes.
In this endeavour it is convenient to
repeatedly point towards the increase in
record numbers of net migration, reaching a
high of 71,333 this year and a total of 12,000
new residents in Auckland over a period of
last three years.
However, this is not a complete picture
though, as migrants do not only increase the
burden on public services and infrastructure.
Instead, they also contribute to the local
economy by bringing valuable skills and
human resources along with contributing
additional revenue to the public exchequer.
In fact migrants anywhere in the world
rarely get a free or no-charge access, to the
services and infrastructure of the host nation.
There is no doubt that Auckland is
growing and creating some pressures on its
infrastructure particularly housing and public
transport, but blaming only migration for this
is denying recognition to the role migrants
play in Aucklands growth story.
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It will not be an exaggeration to say that
many comparable world cities around the
world such as Toronto, Vancouver, etc., which
enjoys the prestige and status of being major
world cities could not have become what they
are today without the valuable contribution
of migrants from all over the world.
Likewise, holding incoming immigrants
responsible for what many describes as
growing pains of Auckland is a serious
question mark on the resilience of New
Zealand polity and New Zealand as a nation.
According to findings in a study Fiscal
Impacts of Immigration in 2013, established
migrants contributed approximately 35%
more to income tax revenue per capita than
the New Zealand-born.
Assuming all things remain same for the
last three years where a net 120,000 residents
were added for the Auckland super city, these
new residents would also have contributed an
additional 35% income tax revenue.
Government and the opposition political
parties would do well to propose innovative
ideas to how best to use this additional
corpus being created by new migrants for the
development of Aucklands infrastructure
instead of beating the drum around
immigration numbers.
When political parties start blaming
immigration numbers without an appropriate
policy in place just before the elections, then
it suggests their despondency to win elections
riding on anti-immigration sentiments.
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NEW ZEALAND 5

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150 Indians to participate in
World Master Games 2017
RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
A A
round 151 Indians are travelling
from India to New Zealand to
compete at the 9th World Master
Games to be held in Auckland. The
worlds largest multi-sport event is held
every four years with 28 sports categories
and 45 disciplines.
The 10-day event will start on Friday,
April 21 with the opening ceremony
at Eden Park and conclude on Sunday,
April 30.
Archery, Badminton, Baseball,
Basketball, Canoe, Cycling, Lawn Bowls,
Rowing, Rugby, Shooting, Swimming,
Table Tennis, Triathlon, Sailing, Volleyball,
and Waterpool are some of the 28
sports categories.
New Zealand will host 231 matches across
48 competition venues in Auckland and the
Waikato region over ten days this year.
Most of the Indian sportsmen and women
travelling to New Zealand are participating
in the athletics (cross country/road runs),
basketball, cycling, golf, squash, swimming,
table tennis, weightlifting, and para-athletics.
Athletes as young as 25 years old and as old
as 101 years old are participating in the mega
sporting event. 101-year old Man Kaur, 78-
year old Usha Sharma, 77-year old Dharam
Paal Sharma, and 76-year old Shaila Tilak
are competing in the cross country run
in athletics.
Age is no bar, therefore I am interested in
participating in the world-level championship
here, Usha Sharma, the 78-year old
athlete said.
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on Saturday, April 22. Ms Kumar is also a
volunteer at the event and will be lead a team
of volunteers at three venues, Pakuranga
Golf Club, Trust Arena and Henderson
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Satta Vairowalia returns
with a new single
SWATI SHARMA
ward-winning lyricist Satnam aka
Satta Vairowalia of Auckland is back
with his another single Yaadan Teriyan.
It is a romantic song with a message and has
been written and sung by Mr Vairowalia.
The song will be officially realeased soon.
Yaadan Teriyan is being launched under
the banner of Reejhan Films and has been
produced entirely in New Zealand from
recording to mixing and shooting. Sandeep
Singh Bath of Reejhan Films said that this
is a good sign for the growth of the Punjabi
media and film industry in New Zealand.
We are proud to say that this is a complete
in-house production. Our entire team is
based in New Zealand, be it the music
composer, editor, videographer, director or
actors. We want to focus on good work and I want to invite anyone who has a talent
also want our local community to grow. And and is looking for a medium to show it to the
world to get in touch with us. We will not only
we are happy to be moving in that direction,
give them a platform but will also provide
Mr Bath said. support as much as possible, he said.
The media screening of the video song
Mr Vairowalia said that writing this song
was held on Saturday, April 8 and received a was a different experience for him as this was
positive response from the attendees. the first time he wrote a song for a situation
or a story.
The song has originally featured in the
award-winning Punjabi film Asal Janam and I had always written songs and then a
has been reproduced as a single video song. video or a situation was created according
to it. But this time I was given the story and
Gurneet Rehsi has given a soothing music
had to write for that. It wasnt easy but was a
that suits the feels and lyrics of the song,
great experience and I enjoyed it a lot. I hope
while the directors Samir Patil and Mr Bath
people also show their love to Yaadan Teriyan
have done a great job is making sure that the like they did to Geetkariyaan, he said.
right message is delivered through the video. Satta Vairowallia recently won the Best
Mr Bath said that they want to promote Song with Meaningful Lyrics award at the
local talent and encouraged anyone from PTC Punjabi Music Awards 2017 for his
New Zealand, who needs a platform to last song Geetkariyaan, sung by Gurshabad
showcase their talent, to approach him. and himself.
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Popular full-
length Gujarati
play returns
SWATI SHARMA

G
ujarati theatre artists are all set to
bring a full-length play to give the
Gujarati patron a taste of their
homeland. After three full-house shows,
Mara Var No Varghodo (meaning My husbands
wedding procession) is returning on May 27-
28 and will be performed at Green Bay High
Trivedi, Chirag Solanki, Sachin Purohit,
School Performing Arts Centre, 161 Godley
Road, Auckland. Prashant Belwalkar, Richisha Desai and
There has been a continuous public Sidhhraj Solanki
demand of the play to be performed again. Back in 2011, the Gujarati theatre scene
A 100 per cent on comedy quotient, it is sure was not much active in Auckland, but it
to leave you in splits as it was seen in the has recently picked up pace with increasing
last three shows. But it is a comedy with a number of Gujju productions. The cast
message and has something for everyone to and crew are all excited to showcase the
take home with them. evergreen production and is ready to give an
The play has no language barrier and opportunityfor the diaspora to see a high-
anyone who knows Gujarati, Hindi or
quality production.
Marathi would be able to understand and
enjoy it. It is scripted by Jayesh Bateriwala and This play is not to be missed if you want to
features Rupal Solanki, Jayesh Bateriwala, enjoy a relaxing laughter-filled evening and
Jyotsana Trivedi, Shweta Diwaker, Kuntal the surprise elements in the play.

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SOUTH LINE News-in-brief

from South Island

Muhammad Yunus: Social businesses Prayer meeting

and entrepreneurship should be encouraged in NZ
for the two Sikh
boys recently
GAURAV SHARMA
killed in an
I
n the last 40 plus years that
the Nobel Peace Prize winner,
Mr Muhammad Yunus and
accident
his brain-child Grameen Bank,
have been servicing the people
of Bangladesh, the country has
taken great strides in all the
eight Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) ranging from
halving extreme poverty rates
to halting the spread of HIV/
AIDS and providing universal
primary education. GAURAV SHARMA

I
Sharing this was Mr Yunus,
while addressing a gathering I ndians in Christchurch joined
in Christchurch on April believe hands in sharing the grief of
9 an event organised in and work two families who lost young
by SingularityU towards three zeros. men recently in an accident north
Christchurch Chapter, in Zero poverty, zero of Christchurch.
a build up to the Social unemployment, and In a prayer meeting held at the
Enterprise World Forum zero net carbon Citys Latimer Square on Sunday,
(SEWF) 2017, scheduled emission.
April 9, and attended by hundreds,
to be held in the City in MuhammadYunusaddressing the gathering in Christchurch on April 9 tributes were paid to Kamal Preet
September. He was visiting South provide mentoring, and Additionally, the way to tackle people own more than the Singh, 22, from Punjab, and
Island to sign a Memorandum of support research on social business. unemployment and get people out Lovepreet Singh Waraich, 19,
bottom 50 per cent of the
Understanding with the Lincoln from Haryana.
Our decades of learnings which of welfarism is to empower them worlds population.
University to operate the first
can be applied to New Zealand as and encourage entrepreneurship, Its unsustainable in the long Both died on March 28, when
Yunus Social Business Centre in
New Zealand. well, include encouraging more Mr Yunus said, elaborating on run, he added. their car collided with a truck in
and more social enterprises to what New Zealanders can learn Mr Yunus concluded sharing his Culverden in North Canterbury.
Such centres are established
across the world including in mushroom in this country. Even from his massive body of work. vision for the future, I believe in According to the Indian High
Australia and London to build private businesses should also If you ask me what worries and work towards three zeros. Zero Commission in Wellington, both
awareness of social business, and direct their CSR funds towards me the most, it is the wealth poverty, zero unemployment, and their bodies have been sent to India
undertake training and education, social businesses. concentration at the top. Eight zero net carbon emission. to their respective families.

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Prospective first home buyers in Community embarks on

community get free-expert advice $1.2m fund-raising drive for
Indian Centre in Christchurch
This came out in the first-ever home buying seminar
held for the Indian community in the City
GAURAV SHARMA

M
any prospective first
home buyers in the
Indian community in
Christchurch were delighted to
hear some precious advice on how
to arranging capital from a
seasoned expert. Credit
For turn- history, The trustees of the Canterbury Indian Community Centre Trust

key projects security against the GAURAV SHARMA

loan, terms of the loan,

T
house and land centre a reality, Mr Gopal
repayment arrangements, Indians at the first-home buying seminar he recently incorporated
packages, you added. CICCT has estimated
the purpose for buying Canterbury Indian
pay a deposit that the Centre will cost almost
the property, capacity for C h r i s t c h u r c h - to spread awareness among Community Centre Trust
upfront and $1.2 million.
repayment, and upfront based social the Indian community on their (CICCT) has started raising funds
the remainder It is also envisaged to provide
deposit, are the main organisation Indian options. Explaining what he calls to make the dream of an Indian
when the property sports facilities, as well as host
considerations. Cultural Group eight keys that banks consider community centre in Christchurch
is complete. Its a library on Indian culture and
(ICG) on April 10. before approving mortgages, Mr a reality in the next two years.
important to note that history, and a small museum
The seminar was part of Miglani noted, Credit history, The Trust hit the ball rolling
you may be able to purchase depicting the journey of Indians in
a series of informative sessions security against the loan, terms of on April 8 in a specially organised
such a package with as little as 5 the South Island.
ICG organises, dealing with issues the loan, repayment arrangements, ghazal and old Hindi melodious
percent deposit.
of health, finances, and women the purpose for buying the songs night, where the attendees Mr Rajiv Gulati, another trustee,
And your KiwiSaver first- empowerment. On the need for property, capacity for repayment, also launched the organisations
home withdrawal or KiwiSaver were introduced to the objectives
this particular initiative about and upfront deposit, are the website (cicc.org.nz) on this
HomeStart Grant can make a part of CICCT by Mr Ponnuram Venu
buying property, Mr Sandeep main considerations. occasion, and introduced all the 13
or all of your deposit, informed Gopal, one of the its trustees.
Sachdev, President of ICG, added, Most first home buyers dont trustees to the wider community.
Mr Nathan Miglani, from Loan Arranging finance for buying a The Indian Community Centre
have 20 percent deposit, but you Anyone who wants to help
Market, while addressing the property is a complicated process, will be a place of Indian identity,
will need at least 5 percent of can make monthly contributions,
gathering at a free first-home especially for first-home buyers. where we can host community
genuine savings to qualify for a and spread awareness about this
buying seminar organised by the Thats why we brought in Nathan events; family functions; as well
brand new turn-key property. initiative. We will also be organising
as language, arts and music
classes. Our organisation is non- special events similar to todays
For latest news and updates, subsribe to religious and non-regional, and song night, as well as garage sales,
to raise funds for this initiative, Mr
Indian Weekender Newsletter has come into existence solely for
making the Indian community Gulati said.

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10 NEW ZEALAND
Aucklanders celebrate Vaisakhi with great
pomp and show
Sikh community members join the nagar kirtan in Otahuhu
RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
M
ore than two thousand men,
women and children gathered
at the Vaisakhi celebrations
on Saturday, April 8, in Auckland. The
annual event was organised by Supreme
Sikh Society of New Zealand, which looks
after the Gurudwara Sahib, Otahuhu and
Gurudwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib in Takanini.
Vaisakhi is one of the most important
events in the calendar of the Sikh community
as it commemorates the establishment of
Khalsa or the Khalsa Panth of warriors
under Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. This
day has an enormous significance in the lives
of the farmers as it is the time for them to
harvest the months of toil in the field.
Every year Vaisakhi is celebrated with
immense enthusiasm and grandeur by the
Sikh community in New Zealand, especially
in Auckland, Hastings and Tauranga. The
day comprises of saying prayers, singing
hymns and thousands join the parade called
nagar kirtan.
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1996, and since then have always been
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successful in getting the masses be a part
of this great tradition for the last 22 years,
Daljit Singh, a member of Supreme Sikh
Society said.
The celebrations commenced at 10 a.m.
with a kirtan (chanting of hymns) by Kuldip
Singh Kanpuri. This was followed by
another kirtan by Harnam Singh Sri Nagar
and a Katha by Singh Sahib Giani, a Granthi
from the Golden Temple in Amritsar who
travelled to New Zealand for the celebration.
The nagar kirtan (street parade) started at
12.30 p.m. from Otahuhu Gurudwara on
Princess Street with children clad in blue,
white and saffron uniforms, Khalsa badges
on their turbans and holding modular
wooden sticks, spears and swords. The
children performed Gatka a traditional
form of combat training on the streets, while
the parade moved towards the Otahuhu
shopping mall.
An open trailer decorated with flowers and
items paraded alongside the devotees on the
Otahuhu streets. The trailer carried the holy
book of the Sikh community Sri Guru Granth
Sahib along with the priest of the Gurudwara
and many senior members of the community.
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Vaisakhi the day
Khalsa was born
RANJIT SINGH
I
n Sikhism, Vaisakhi is celebrated every
year on April 14 (first day of Vaisakh
month as per Nanakshahi calendar).
This was the day when the 10th guru of
Sikhs Guru Gobind Singh founded a
unique body known as Khalsa at Anandpur
Sahib in 1699.
The Sikhs had started facing religious
persecution during the reign of Mughals in
India. The ninth guru of Sikhs and father
of Guru Gobind Singh, Guru Teg Bahadur
was executed in 1675 for protecting the
rights of Hindus. In 1699 Guru Gobind
Singh summoned his followers from all
over India at Anandpur Sahib on the day
of Vaisakhi.
He encouraged them to uplift their faith
and preserve their religion. Addressing the
huge gathering, he raised his sword and
asked a volunteer willing to sacrifice his life
for their faith. There was a complete silence.
He repeated his demand three times. On
his third call, a person stood up and came
forward offering his life. Guru sahib took
him inside the tent and reappeared after
some time with his sword covered in blood.
He repeated this process four more times.
After some time, he came out with the five
volunteers in blue dresses and turbans.
He named them panj pyare meaning five
beloved ones.
The five volunteers were Bhai Daya
Singh, Bhai Dharam Singh, Bhai Mohkam
Singh, Bhai Himmat Singh and Bhai
Sahib Singh. Then they were baptised in a
ceremony called Pahul in which Guru sahib
prepared amrit or the holy water in a bowl.
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Devotees from places as far as
Pukekohe, Hastings, Hamilton, and
Tauranga had also come to the grand
Vaisakhi celebrations in Otahuhu.
The event is not just a celebration
but something to leave behind for
the coming generations. We need
to educate our next generation
of children the importance of
this festival so that the culture
remains alive in their hearts, Mr
Singh added.
Guru sahibs wife Mata Sundri Ji added
patashas (sugar crystals) in the bowl, and
Guru sahib recited Gurbani while using his
double-edged sword (kirpan) to stir amrit.
Once he completed Gurbani recitation,
he served and sprinkled the amrit on the
panj pyaras. He then knelt before them and
requested them to baptise him as well.
He said, I am where the five beloved ones
are, and said that they are the embodiment
of guru themselves.
He introduced five distinctive symbols
known as five KsKatchera or underwear,
Karra or iron bracelet, Kesh or unshorn
hairs, Kirpan or sword and Kangha or
wooden comb.
Guru sahib gave the titles of Singh to
men which mean lion and Kaur to women
which mean princess. With the creation
of Khalsa, he blessed Sikhs with purity,
equality, courage and sacrifice.
Ranjit Singh a reader of Indian
Weekender and is currently working for
Auckland Transport. He actively takes
part in community works by providing
appropriate information on different
occasions through writing or vocally.
Through this article, he wishes to educate
the wider community about Vaisakhis
importance in Sikh religion.
Rosemin Sam
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Email: roseminsam@gmail.com
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NEW ZEALAND 11

NZ Sikh Society founder

passes away
RIZWAN MOHAMMAD

P
rominent Sikh community leader
Harbans Singh Randhawa, aged 88
died at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton
on Thursday, April 6.
Mr Randhawa, who served the community
for more than four decades, played an integral
role in establishing a strong Sikh community
in New Zealand. He was the founding
member of the New Zealand Sikh Society
which was formed in 1964. He also laid the
foundation stone of the first Sikh religious
centre in New Zealand in 1977, Gurudwara
Sahib Ji on Te Rapa Road, Hamilton.
Mr Randhawa was born in 1928 in a village
in Punjab, India. He completed his schooling
in Jalandhar City and later joined the Indian
Army services at Jalandhar Cantonment. In
1945 he married Srimati Bakshish Kaur in
Jalandhar.
Mr Randhawa came to New Zealand
in 1949 and joined his father, Mr Inder
Singh Randhawa on the family farm near
Taumarunui. Mr Randhawas wife, mother
and elder sons, Ajit and Jarnail acceded to
the family in New Zealand in 1953. After
spending several years back in India, he Service Medal in the year 2000 by the
settled with his wife on a dairy farm in Governor-General of New Zealand.
Waikato in 1963. Community leaders and members of the
He served the Central Indian Association, NZ Sikh Society attended Mr Randhawas
and he was awarded a life membership of the memorial service at the Hamilton Park
NZ Sikh Society for his decades of services Crematorium Chapel in Hamilton on
and contribution to the community. Tuesday, April 11 at 11.30 a.m. This was
In 1991, he was awarded the Hind Rattan followed by a religious ceremony at the first
Award by the Indian Prime Minister for Sikh Gurudwara, Te Rapa in Hamilton.
his outstanding service among the Indian Mr Randhawa is survived by his sons,
Diasporas. He was also awarded the Queens daughters and grandchildren.

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Advisory panels to bring more views
on Auckland Council table
SANDEEP SINGH
A
ucklandCouncils demographic
advisory panels have kicked off a new
three year term this week, ensuring the
views of Aucklanders spanning generations,
cultures, ethnicities and abilities continue to
be represented incouncildecisions.
The recruitment process for the Disability
Advisory Panel, Ethnic Peoples Advisory
Panel, Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel,
Rainbow Communities Advisory Panel
(Mori positions) and Seniors Advisory Panel
was stretched out for seven weeks starting
from December 19 to February 9.
These advisory panels offer strategic
advice to thecouncilon regional policies,
plans and strategies and matters of interest
to their respective communities.
While the advisory panels do not have
decision-making powers, their insights are
vital to informing the work of councilstaff and
recommendations presented to the mayor,
elected members andcouncilcommittees.
At an induction forum on Monday,
April 11, Mayor Phil Goff had thanked
new and returning panel members for the
responsibilities they have taken on for the
betterment of Auckland city.
Mr Goff acknowledged the importance
of the role of members of these advisory
panels in bringing the views of Aucklanders
to thecounciltable.
Currently, a separate recruitment process
designed byAucklands young people is
underway for the Youth Advisory Panel.
The Youth Advisory Panel is set up by the
Mayor of Auckland and Governing Body
*Conditions Apply
as the voice of young people, ensuring they
have a voice within the democratic process
of the Auckland Council, as well as advise
Council on matters relating to Youth.
It is a leadership position as the incumbent
would be representing their local area on
the Panel, alongside other young leaders
from Auckland.
There will be 21 members who will be
selected from 21 local board areas.
Shail Kaushal, the local Puketapapa board
member, is encouraging youth aged 14-24 to
apply for this position.
I am encouraging all youths; especially
in Puketapapa area to think about
this opportunity.
I was privileged to go through a similar
opportunity in 2010 which highlighted to
me the positive difference that public service
can make.
So you never know where you may end
up by taking such an opportunity, Mr
Kaushal said.
The term for all advisory panels, including
the youth advisory panel will be until
September 2019. All panel members are paid
meeting fees for each meeting and workshop
that they attend and are reimbursed for
travel expenses as per the Auckland Council
Fees Framework and Expenses Policy for
Appointed Members.
There are slight changes on how the youth
advisory panel will be selected this term
based on the recommendations from young
people across Auckland. A regional selection
process for the Youth Advisory Panel has
now been developed.
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Applicants must now live, work, study
and/or have meaningful connections to the
local board areas they want to apply for.
Members are selected rather than elected.
To qualify:
Need to be aged between 14 and 24.
Not have any previous criminal records.
No conflict of interest with Auckland
Council (e.g. you are not elected or are
working for Auckland Council)
Be a NZ Citizen or Permanent Resident.
Selection Criteria will require applicants to
have a clear understanding of the roles and Application closes on Monday,
functions of the Youth Advisory Panel, good
April 17.
understanding of the issues young people are
Each of the panels will meet over the next
facing in Auckland, good understanding of three months to plan their forward work
the Treaty of Waitangi and ability to work
programme to the end of the current term
as a team.
of councilin 2019. The work programme
Selection Panel will shortlist applicants,
will include at least one community forum per
with interviews taking placefromApril 18th
year to facilitate direct engagement between
to 28th. thecounciland their respective communities.
Kabaddi league
enthrals local crowd
RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
T
he 12th edition of Kabaddi Cup 2017
organised by Kabaddi New Zealand
Federation is reaching its final stages
with its deciding matches scheduled for
Sunday, April 23 in Takanini.
The tournament started on Friday, March
19 with a total of 11 clubs competing for the
title. Kabaddi Cup has gained tremendous
momentum over the years as players from
Canada, Australia, America and India
participate in the tournament. This year,
22 players, two umpires, two internationally
renowned commentators from India are
participating in the tournament with two
Indian players - a raider and a defender,
assigned equitably to each team. Two veterans
who kept the Kabaddi fire alive in Punjab
have also been called at the tournament to
be honoured by the NZ Kabaddi Federation.
Kabaddi, the Indian contact team sport
has received global recognition and is played
at major competitions such as Asia Kabaddi
Cup, Kabaddi World Cup, Pro-Kabaddi
League and at Asian Games where India has
won all seven Gold medals since 1990.
In New Zealand the first local Kabaddi
match was held in 1990, and the first major
tournament was organised in 2005 with Photo courtesy:Kabaddi365.com
the opening of the Sri Kalgidhar Sahib
Gurudwara in Takanini. Since then Takanini Hundreds of Kabaddi enthusiasts have
Gurudwara had been taking a lead in cheered these players at the games
bringing players from international clubs held at different locations with running
based in Australia, Canada, US and India commentaries in Punjabi language.
to the delight of local fans of the game in Of the five matches held so far Kalgidhar
New Zealand. Sports Club from Auckland and Waikato
This year the inaugural match was played Sports Club from Hamilton have won one
at the Gurudwara Sri Kalghidhar Sahib match each while Dashmesh Sports Club
Takanini sports complex on Sunday, March from Te Puke has won three games.
19, in Auckland, which was followed by The semi-final matches are scheduled to
matches in Hamilton, Hastings, Te Puke, and be held at Te Puke on Friday, April 14 and
Papatoetoe. Papatoetoe on Sunday, April 16, 2017. The
The eleven teams in the league are Waikato final game will be held on Sunday, April 23
Sports Club from Hamilton, Hawkes Bay from 11 a.m. at Takanini Gurudwara.
Sports Club from Hastings, Kalgidhar Sports Two volleyball tournaments were also held
Club, Punjab Kesri Sports Club, Malwa beside the Kabaddi Cup on Sunday, March
Lions Club and Desh Punjab Sports Club 19 and 26 at Takanini Gurudwara sports
from Auckland, Dashmesh Sports Club and complex. Three teams Kalgidhar Lions, New
Young Sports Club from Te Puke, Tiger Zealand Black Spikes, and Bay of Plenty
Sports Club, Bhindrawala and Bay of Plenty Sports Club competed in the two-weekend
Sport Club from Tauranga. tournaments. Bay of Plenty Sports Club won
Two independent referees and two the March 19 tournament beating NZ Black
international umpires have also been reined Spikes, and Kalgidhar Lions beat the NZ
in to judge the matches at the tournament. Black Spikes on March 26 finals.

Family violenceits not OK
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
National List MP
F
amily violence is one of New Zealands
most difficult social issues. It can take
a number of forms, including physical,
verbal, emotional, economic, religious, and
sexual abuse.
We understand the effects that family
violence has on our society, our communities
and our future generations.
We also understand the need to act sooner
to keep victims safer and change perpetrator
behaviour. And we need a new approach
to better identify the risk and recognise the
patterns of family violence.
That is why this government is putting a
stake in the ground and making changes to
help reduce abuse in Kiwi families.
We are making system-wide changes.
Across 16 different portfolios, ministers
and departments are working together to
redesign the way our system prevents and
responds to family violence. This is part
of our cross-agency work overseen by the
Ministerial Group on Family Violence and
Sexual Violence.
We are starting by overhauling our civil and
criminal laws to build a more integrated and
more effective legal framework for tackling
family violence. Our Family and Whanau
Violence Legislation Bill is the biggest reform
of domestic violence laws in 20 years.
The Bill proposes changes to better
support victims and their families. Protection
orders will be easier to apply for with simpler
application forms. And non-government
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We are
starting by
overhauling our civil and
criminal laws to build a
more integrated and more
effective legal framework
for tackling family
violence
organisations (NGOs) will be able to apply
on behalf of particularly vulnerable victims
who are unable to apply themselves.
We also understand the value of early
intervention and helping perpetrators
change their behaviours and break the
intergenerational cycle. That is why we
will create an independent risk and needs
assessment pathway for police safety
order referrals - directing perpetrators to
programmes and services they need.
Family violence is also a big issue in our
ethnic communities. The Police have also
reported an increase in family violence issues
in ethnic communities.
Recently I had the opportunity to visit
Gandhi Nivas with the Rt Hon Prime
Minister Bill English.
Gandhi Nivas is a partnership between
Nirvana Foundation, Counties Manukau
Police and Sahaayta Counselling and Social
Support. It provides early intervention and
prevention services to at-risk individuals with
the objective of helping them change their
behaviour, reduce the likelihood of further
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$155m donation a wonderful gesture: PM

P
rime Minister and
COP23 president Voreqe
Bainimarama says
Germanys support of $70 million
Euros (around F$155m) to host the
COP23 is a wonderful gesture.
The conference will be held at
Bonn, Germany, in November. Fijis
Cop 23 logo was launched at the
Suvavou House yesterday.
Mr Bainimarama said the logo
would be viewed by billions of
people around the world through
media and social websites.
He said while Fiji was the
incoming president for COP23,
there was no way that the country
could accommodate more than
20,000 people at the meeting.
Welcoming the German State
will take to Bonn to infuse COP23
with the Bula spirit, he said.
He said Fiji would be working
closely with Germany and the
United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) to make COP23 an
absolute success.
Meanwhile, he announced
the winners of our national logo
competition and unveiled the
winning design. Maria Ronna
From left: German State Secretary for Environment Jochen Flasbarth, Cop23 design Pastorizo-Sekiguchi of the Fijian
competition winner Maria Ronna Pastorizo-Sekiguchi and Prime Minister Voreqe
Bainimarama after unveiling Fijis Cop23 logo on April 11, 2017. design company the Greenhouse
Studio is the winner.
Secretary for Environment, Jochen especially when the German Mr Bainimarama said the final
Flasbarth and his delegation, Mr Government has said that it wants design was based on her entry into
Bainimarama said Germany was this to be a Fijian COP and has the competition and a logo that
generously hosting the conference offered to pay for our branding of would be seen around the world in
and picking up the cost of doing so. the event and the Fijian performers, the coming months and one which
It is a wonderful gesture and cultural items and artifacts that we
every Fijian could be proud of.
He said the logo captured the
vulnerability to climate change of a
small island developing state like Fiji.
The island partially submerged
and a huge wave bearing down on
it. The wave as you can see is also in
the form of a cyclone, with that eye
in the middle.
So especially in light of
our experience withCyclone
Winstonlast year that caused so
much heartbreak, this is a very stark
and effective message to take to the
world, he said.
Ms Pastorizo-Sekiguchi, who has
a designer and communications
background said she came up with
the concept as she thought of Fijis
state duringTC Winston.

Fijian five graduate in India

L
ife is a struggle in India
especially for any foreign
student but that did not
stop five Fijian students to
graduate on April 7, 2017 from
the Acharya Institute of Graduate
Studies (AIGS) affiliated with
Bangalore University.
The Fijian graduates are: Sheldon
Chanel, Rebecca Heather, Mereoni
Liema Ravaga, Rajveer Bali and
myself. It was a day we will always
remember as we donned our caps
and gowns and flashbacks of the
challenges we faced. Each graduate
has their own stories of struggle and
the many people who have helped
them accomplish their dreams.
Ms Ravaga, who is a graduate in
Bachelor of Computer Application,
shed tears of joy remembering the
hardship she went through.
Graduating with my Fijian
family was such a proud moment.
I remember the first day we stepped
foot into the Acharya gates and
now having to leave is pretty hard,
she said.
I would like to dedicate this
accomplishment to my family
especially my mum and dad,
for playing an instrumental role
in believing and having faith in
me. Graduating today was only
a dream that I doubted myself
accomplishing. This wouldnt
be possible without the Lord for
helping and guiding us throughout
the three years and I thank ICCR
for giving us the opportunity.
Sheldon Chanel, a graduate
with a Bachelor of Arts majoring nerve-racking, but it was made now of course become family.
in Journalism, Psychology and easier by the people I met here, Without whose help and support
English, said studying in India was some of whom were equally new to my resolve would have faltered.
an opportunity of a life time. the place and the others who had The students came to India
Leaving the luxuries of my learnt to adapt before me. to study under the Indian
home and coming to a completely The real reason I made it was Centre for Cultural Relations
unfamiliar place was certainly because of my friends who have (ICCR) scholarship.

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Easter spreads happiness: Indian envoy

A
lthough we follow different faiths
and religion, the basic religion for
mankind is humanity.
These were remarks by Indian High
Commissioner to Fiji Vishvas Sapkal during
the Good Friday and Easter Hymn Singing
at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Suva on
Tuesday, April 10.
Mr Sapkal said: We will be celebrating
Easter and Good Friday next week.
Easter gives a message for helping others,
spreading happiness, giving to the needy
and poor people. This is the reason the
event is arranged on that occasion. There is
nothing greater than music which gives you
the message of peace coming together and
be united.
So I think this is the most appropriate
occasion before celebrating Easter
and Good Friday next week. Although
we follow different faiths and religion
but the basic religion for mankind Although
is humanity. we follow
He said being a good human is the different faiths
most important thing. and religion but the
Unless you help each other you basic religion for
cannot be a good human being. This type mankind
of programmes helps to bring communities is humanity
together and follow the march on the peace
road. Be happy and enjoy your Easter while
you help each other to spread happiness
everywhere and always try to give something
more to the poor to get blessings, Mr Indian High Commissioner to Fiji Vishvas Sapkal at the Sacred Heart Cathedral Church in Suva, on April
Sapkal said. 8th, 2017. Photo: Ronald Kumar

Fiji Day overseas voter

registrations
O
verseas voter registration drive for
Fiji's 2018 General Election will take
place during the Fiji Day celebrations
this year. Electoral Commission chairman
Suresh Chandra said registration teams
would be deployed to countries where Fiji had
foreign missions.
"The Fijian Elections Office (FEO) will be
working closely with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs to coordinate logistics and other
facilitations to implement the program," he
said. "The registration drives planned this
year will allow overseas Fijians who still hold
a valid Fiji passport to prepare and make
arrangements to meet our registration teams
during the Fiji Day celebrations."
Mr Chandra said in order to register, the
FEO would require the applicants to produce
a valid Fiji passport.
"Further details for the registration drives
will be released in due course."
The FEO had already completed the voter
registration drive for the Pacific where they
registered eligible Fijians in Kiribati, Tonga,
and Cook Islands. No details have been
revealed yet on how much the overseas voter
registration drive would cost.

Fiji joins UNCCD

programmes
F
ijian communities, government
and non-government stakeholders
have adopted the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification
(UNCCD) national action programs.
A project of the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO), UNCCD program
international co-ordinator Douglas McGuire
said these groups were using improved
sustainable land and forest management
practices and technologies.
Mr McGuire said in early November last
year an operational taskforce comprising
relevant stakeholder reps assessed the gaps
identifying priority needs of communities and
stakeholders in addressing land degradation,
desertification and drought.
"At the end of the field visit, the project
has identified gaps and needs which the
project will hope to bridge, ranging from
capacity building on relevant skills to product
development and market access at the
community level, national level as well as the
private sectors," he said.
"Concurrently, activities have been also
identified that focus on monitoring current
productive landscape through awareness on
sustainable land management practices."
Meanwhile, the project's national
coordinator Maika Daveta said addressing
land degradation was the responsibility of all
land users and thus needed to be addressed
in an integrated manner with participation
of all stakeholders.
 Do something now, that will make the
Editorial person youll be tomorrow, proud to have
been the person that you are today.
Police allocation of new staff: what
does it mean for Indian community? Anonymous
Police Commissioner Mike Bush had made an announcement on Wednesday, April 12,
about the allocation of new Police staff across each district in New Zealand.
Essentially there is nothing new in the announcement except the fact that Commissioner
Mike Bush has allocated the new staff to each police districts.
This is a follow-up of the Prime Ministers announcement in February about the $388
million investment in Police. The investment will see an increase of 880 sworn and 245
non-sworn staff over four years. The sworn staff will be recruited over the next four years
from July 2017, with approximately 220 new additional recruits added per year.
The response to this latest announcement across the political spectrum of New Zealand
is not surprising as those in opposition are scorning it as too little and too late whereas
government is projecting it as a major boost towards crime prevention.
The announcement is critical and a welcome for four major rural centres Kaitaia,
Matamata, Wairoa and Rolleston for receiving approval for a 24/7 police response
service. The assurance of having a 24/7 police response service in the vicinity is a major
relief for anyone. However, Kiwi-Indian communitys recent tryst, and accompanying
discontentment, with, the Police system is about the way the existing 24/7 police response
system has performed.
If social media interactions and wider community interactions are to be believed, then
there is a seeming disquiet about the way police has lately responded to the concerns of
increasing incidents of crime on the members of the community. The recent incident
where a liquor store manager holed up with a prospective thug was denied immediate
police help by the very same 24/7 police response system.
This recent announcement of increased numbers and that too over a period of four
years does not immediately assuage the concerns of the Kiwi-Indian community. Auckland Weather forecast for the week April 15 - 21
Apparently, there is a perpetuating belief within the community that most failures in
police responses to situations, what community believes are incidences of crime, do not Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri
necessarily emanate from lack of investment, instead are more institutional.
For instance, many in community lament that Police personnel fail to visit the crime
scene of burglaries even 24 hours after reporting of incidents. Therefore the general
expectation with the community is something more and something different from the
New Zealand police. Some Period A little Sunny Some Partly Periods
sun with of rain rain with to partly sun Sunny of sun
In this regard, it is also important if the community is appropriately educated about the
a stray sun- cloudy with a with and
overall operational system of New Zealand police. shower shine shower cloudy clouds
Often recent migrants, and in many instances, even those living for a considerable period
in this country does not have a clear understanding and hence an accurate expectation 20 19 19 20 20 20 20
from the New Zealand police. 15 15 14 14 14 14 14
Until the time, our police eventually overcome the spurt in youth-crime recently seen
across the country; lets focus on education and setting right expectations.
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New Zealand could do
better in educating
international students
DR DAVID PANG
T Nominate
he well-being of international
students has stimulated public
attention and received much criticism
in recent times.
The state of the international education
sector was scrutinised by the media
suggesting that not everything was in order
in the 4th largest export revenue earner in
New Zealandafter tourism, meat and
dairy. Questions were raised about course
standards, assessment integrity, fraudulent
student visa, and the poor delivery of
education by the private sector providers
in particular.
The symbolic protest by the Indian
international students against their
deportation orders by taking refuge in a
church in Auckland to avoid deportation
early this year is another continuing
saga of missteps within the education
export industry.
Potentially, this will damage New
Zealands global brand as a world-class
education provider.
International education is big business.
Increasingly, there is an overriding concern
whether the revenue-driven approach to
international education will eventually put its
sustainability at risk. Internationally, there are
repeated calls for the regulatory framework
governing the care for international students
in host countries to be strengthened,
implemented and monitored.
For example, in 2012, the European
Association for International Education
called for creating a global quality assurance
framework in international education. Its
own International Student Mobility Charter
was an attempt to seek a new balance of
values including international students
rights and welfare.
In Australia, the violent attacks on Indian
international students in Melbourne in 2009
prompted an immediate call to pay attention
to care for international students and lift it
to a standard commensurate with other
critical industries.
The duty of care was subsequently
conceptualised as human rights. Four core
principles were included in the Principles
to promote and protect the human rights
of international students published by the
Australian Human Rights Commission
in 2012.
They are: enhancing the human rights
of international students, ensuring all
international students have access to human
rights and freedom from discrimination
protections, understanding the diverse needs
of international students, and empowering
international students during their stay in
Australia. It was argued at that time that
these principles will ensure safe, positive and
productive stays for international students
who come to Australia to study.
Australia has further raised international
education to a new level of sophistication
by appointing a Minister for International
Education in 2015.
New Zealand was a pioneer in taking a
quality assurance approach to educating
international students. Its legal and
administrative infrastructure was further
strengthened in July 2016. The Education
(Pastoral Care of International Students)
Code of Practice 2016 has replaced the
previous Code of Practice for the Pastoral
Care of International Students. At the
same time, a new International Student
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OPINION/EDITORIAL 17
Everyone has
their heroes.
The bum-on-
seat approach
yours.
to recruiting international
studentsmaximizing
profit, cutting costs,
providing low-value
courseswill result in
ill-prepared students
studying in low-value
institutions.
Contract Dispute Resolution Scheme
was implemented to provide remedies for 17
contractual and financial disagreements
between students and providers.
But tougher compliance and enforcement
in securing international students rights and
welfare should also consider the following:
Not all international students are the same
and academic, social, and personal issues are
not necessarily the same as the local students.
Host institutions need to provide tailored
programs for international students against
the trend of mainstreaming international
student support as generic ones for all in the
campus. This trend must be reexamined.
The bum-on-seat approach to recruiting
international studentsmaximizing profit, The Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame recognises
cutting costs, providing low-value courses individuals who have built a road to glory for
will result in ill-prepared students studying themselves and left a path for the coming
in low-value institutions. These self-induced
predicaments, as recent incidents have generations to tread on. The Indian Weekender
shown, will damage New Zealands global invites nominations for such personalities from the
reputation. This must be corrected. community for getting inducted into
High maintenance studentsthose the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame 2017.
needing costly support to bring them
up to speedtend to see international We also invite nominations for
education as the pathway to immigration the Kiwi Indian Young Achiever of the Year and
and employment in New Zealand. The New
Zealand Educated brand needs to be defined
the Kiwi Indian Unsung Hero of the Year.
To nominate, visit www.halloffame.co.nz
more precisely by emphasizing academic Media Partner
outcomes rather than being used as a means
to an end.
International students are a critical
resource. The policy aspiration to grow this
sector to five billion dollars annually by N
W I I DI A
2025 requires dedicated effort and high level KI
N
oversights. And appointing a key official in
international education of ministerial rank
has the potential of bringing cohesion and N
W I I DI A N
W I I DI A
influence to the vision, policy and practice in
KI KI
N
international education.
The OECD and other similar agencies are
projecting that 21st-century competitiveness
in international education will be driven by 2015 2015
the number of students studying outside their
country of citizenship: 8 million annually
by 2025.
New Zealand needs to raise its level of
readiness for the next wave of international
students by focusing on their rights to safety,
dignity, and security. Without considering
their rights, education providers cannot
claim that they have the best interests of
international student wellbeing in mind.
In this regard, all stakeholders must
continuously ask this quality assurance
question: what and how much more can we
do to give the international students a truly
New Zealand educational experience?
Dr Pang is a former international student
at Victoria University of Wellington,
University of Auckland and Massey
University, and was an Academic Learning
Adviser at the University of Auckland.
 18 INDIA
Australia awards
AU$1.1m scholarship
to Indian scholars
A
ustralian minister Simon
Birmingham on Tuesday,
April 10, awarded a three-
year scholarship worth AU$1.1
million (Rs. 53,315,968.06) to 11
Indian students while leading a
high-level delegation visit to the
TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology
Centre (TDNBC).
The visit marked the celebration
of the Indo-Australian academic
and research alliance.
The TERI Deakin
Nanobiotechnology Centre, the
most advanced in the world,
was inaugurated by the Indian
and Australian Prime Ministers
on Monday, April 10.
The scholarships are awarded to
Ph.D students engaged in research
programmes at the TERI-Deakin
Nanobiotechnology Centre. These
students are currently enrolled
at Deakin University under the
Deakin India Research Initiative
(DIRI), which was launched in
India in 2009.
DIRI builds on Deakin
Universitys world-leading
expertise in material sciences,
nanotechnology and biotechnology.
While addressing the gathering,
Education and Training Minister
Birmingham said: The TERI
Deakin Nanobiotechnology
Centre facility is not incredible
because we are commissioning
bricks and mortar, its incredible
because of the brains, the students,
the knowledge that is embedded
within the facility, and the potential
that they (students) are going to
realise in so many different ways.
The three-year scholarship
programme is predominantly
designed to equip the best
of the talent with advanced
research facilities. Under this
programme, Deakin University
and TERI will provide
joint supervision to the
students. TDNBC envisions
meeting the demand for a
global, skilled workforce in
nanobiotechnology.
Under the program, each student
is provided with a full tuition fee
waiver from Deakin University up
to an amount of approximately
AU$100,000 for a period of three
years. During the programme,
the students travel to Deakin
University in Australia for a period
of six to eight months during their
Ph.D to work closely with their
Deakin supervisor. Elaborating on
the scholarship programme, Vice
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Narendra Modi with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Delhi Metro
Mumbai- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during his visit to TCS office
in Mumbai on April 11, 2017
Chancellor of Deakin University
Jane den Hollander AO said, The
three-year scholarship programme
is predominantly designed to equip
the best of the talent with advanced
research facilities.
Under this programme, Deakin
University and TERI will provide
joint supervision to the students.
TDNBC envisions meeting the
demand for a global, skilled
workforce in nanobiotechnology.
TERI Director General Ajay
Mathur further added, Within
five years, the Centre aims to have
a number of researchers, including
Ph.D students, enrolled at Deakin.
With its cutting edge technology at
the disposal of these bright minds,
this Centre will help India make a
mark on the global map for building
new capabilities and bringing new
innovations in the field of science
and technology.
India, Australia
to strengthen
defence, security
partnership
I
ndia and Australia decided to
deepen their bilateral defence
and security partnership and
boost cooperation in maritime
safety and security.
"The Prime Ministers committed
to deepening the bilateral defence
and security partnership... As
fellow Indian Ocean nations,
the two Prime Ministers also
underscored Australia and
India's joint commitment to
enhancing regional cooperation
in promoting maritime safety and
security," said a Joint Statement
after Prime Ministers Narendra
Modi and Malcolm Turnbull
held talks accompanied by their
respective delegations.
The two sides "expressed
their support for peace, stability,
prosperity, security and integrity
of Afghanistan", stressing the need
for "early peace and reconciliation
through Afghan-owned and
Afghan-led process" and calling
for "ending external support
for terrorism".
India welcomed the passage of
the Civil Nuclear Transfers to India
Act by the Australian Parliament,
which could ensure commercial
exports of Australian uranium
begins soon.
In September 2014, India and
Australia signed a Civil Nuclear
Agreement for Australian supply
of uranium to India.

Work like Hanuman, Modi tells BJP MPs
P
rime Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday, April
10, expressed satisfaction
on a successful budget session,
which he said had been "very
meaningful and useful", and
advised BJP MPs to work like
Lord Hanuman to publicise the g
overnment's achievements.
Addressing Bharatiya Janata
Party MPs here, Modi told them
not to wait for his instructions
Yogi, Uma vow to make Ganga clean
U P
ttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath
met Union Water
Resources, River Development
and Ganga Conservation Minister
Uma Bharti and assured her of all
support and cooperation from the
state government in cleaning up
the Ganga.
"The largest stretch of the river
passes through Uttar Pradesh
and hence it is even more the
responsibility of the state to keep
the river clean," he said, while
underlining that for success of
the 'Namami Gange' project, it is
necessary that its tributaries are
also cleaned up.
The entire machinery of the
state will now have to work on
a war footing for this purpose,
Adityanath said, stressing on
the need of holding meetings of
heads of the development blocks,
members of the local Panchayats
and village heads of districts on
the banks of the river so that the
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before carrying out government
work among the people. "When
Lakshman went into coma,
Hanumanji went to find a cure
without any prodding. Similarly,
MPs must go ahead without
waiting for instructions.
They need to carry forward the
government's work among the
masses," a BJP MP who attended
the meeting quoted Modi as saying.
Modi's remarks came after he
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (right) and Union Water Resources,
River Development and Ganga Conservation Minister Uma Bharti
cleaning up of the Ganga is take up
in a mission mode.
Uma Bharti said that in absence
of support and cooperation in the
past regimes in Uttar Pradesh, the
'Namami Gange' project was not
achieving the desired results but
now that the present government
is headed by a dedicated saint like
him, she was sure that the Ganga
cleaning would be a success.
Union Water Resources,
River Development and Ganga
Conservation Secretary Amarjeet
Singh said at the meeting that under
greeted people and MPs on the
occasion of Hanuman Jayanti.
Modi urged the MPs to get
inspiration from Hanuman.
"Take inspiration from
Hanuman. He never took anything
from anyone but he kept giving.
You also need to give to people like
him," Modi said.
Asking MPs to go their
parliamentary constituencies,
Modi they too needed to establish
the 'Namami Gange' project, 19
projects worth Rs 2,900 crore were
being run in Allahabad, Kanpur,
Varanasi, Gadhmukteshwar,
Kannauj, Bulandshahr and
Vrindavan through which capacity
to purify 391 MLD of water would
be created.
At this, the Chief Minister said
that a decision has already been
taken by the state government
to shift out leather industry units
out of Kanpur and Kannauj
in a phased manner, which will
contribute in a big
their own identity despite
banking on him (Modi). Later,
talking to reporters, Minister of
Parliamentary Affairs Ananth
Kumar said the Prime Minister
dubbed the budget session as 'Vijay
Prapti Satra' (Winner Session) for
the government.
"Modiji said the budget session
was very meaningful and useful.
It was a 'Vijay Prapti Satra',"
Kumar quoted the Prime Minister
Parliament passes HIV/AIDS Bill
arliament on Tuesday,
April 10, passed the HIV
and AIDS (Prevention
and Control) Bill, which provides
for the prevention and control
of the disease and protection of
human rights of those affected
by it with the Lok Sabha's nod to
the legislation.
"It will empower the people
affected with the disease by giving
them legal sanctity," Health
Minister J. P. Nadda said in his
reply to the debate in the lower
house before the bill was passed.
The bill prohibits any kind
of discrimination against such
people on ground of treatment,
employment and workplace.
"The government will provide
free treatment to the people
infected with HIV.
The ministry will soon come
out with a new test and treat policy
for the people living with HIV for
providing free treatment to them,"
INDIA 19
as saying. BJP sources said Modi
also spoke about the positive mood
among people reflected in the
sweeping win for the BJP in Uttar
Pradesh and Uttarakhand in the
just held assembly elections.
"This is a golden opportunity
for us to lift the lives of the poor,
the deprived.
This is the time for doing
more development and reforms,"
Modi said.
Union Health Minster JP Nadda.
he said dubbing the bill as patient-
centric and progressive in nature.
The Human Immunodeficiency
Virus and Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention
and Control) Bill was passed by the
Rajya Sabha on March 21.
Nadda said the government
has spent Rs 2000 crore on Anti
Retroviral Therapy drugs for such
patients last year, while 22,000
testing facilities for HIV and AIDS
are functional in the country.
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Amarinder woos corporates in NEWS in BRIEF

Mumbai for Punjab investments
L ads should not affect genuine
ess than a month after
taking over as Punjab Chief
Minister, Amarinder Singh
on Monday began his three-
day visit to Mumbai and met
top industrialists and corporate
honchos and offered sops to woo
prospective investors.
Under his Invest Punjab
initiative, Amarinder Singh met
Tata Sons Chairman Natarajan
Chandrasekaran, ICICI Bank
CEO and Managing Director
Chanda Kochhar, Goldman Sachs
India Chairman Sonjoy Chatterjee
and Godrej Group Chairman Adi
Godrej. Amarinder Singh also met
KPMG India Chairman and CEO
Arun K. Kumar.
Leading a delegation comprising
ministers and officers, the Chief
Minister promised to streamline
systems and processes in Punjab
to make it more investor- and
Mumbai- Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh during a meeting with Tata
Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran in Mumbai.
industry- friendly. He reiterated
his commitment to provide power
to industry at Rs 5 per unit.
Chandrasekaran agreed to visit
Punjab to explore the possibility
of setting up a major project.
Kochhar agreed to consider the
possibility of shifting the ICICI
Banks backend operations to SAS
Nagar adjoining Chandigarh in
the next stage of their expansion, a
state government spokesman said.
The Chief Minister met Reliance
A.M.Khanwilkar and Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar said that
Industries Limited Chairman
Mukesh Ambani and his brother
Anil Ambani on Tuesday April
11, apart from other leading
industrialists and corporates.
The Congress government led by
Amarinder Singh assumed office
on March 16.
The new government faces
serious challenges like huge debt of
the state, unemployment, flight of
industry and low investments.
Curbing sex determination test
information: SC
T
he Supreme Court said that while prohibiting the advertisement
on sex determination techniques on the internet, care has to
be taken that it does not interfere with the access to genuine
information on the subject.
In a note of caution, the bench of Justice Dipak Misra, Justice
information graduates to knowledge and knowledge to wisdom and
care has to be taken that any prohibition may not also block academic
information on the subject.
Noting that curiosity was fundamental to right to know, the bench
said that there should be restrictions on the sex determination tests and
there is a law governing the field. We have to see, if in our prohibitory
order, are we going to trench upon the right to know.
However petitioner Sabu Mathew George told the court that they were
not seeking any blocking of generic information but only seeking curbs
on any direct or indirect promotion of sex-determination techniques.
NDA to fight 2019 Lok Sabha
elections under Modis leadership
T
he National Democratic Alliance (NDA) passed a resolution

How India lost an Island

to fight 2019 Lok Sabha elections under leadership of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, sources said.
NDA leaders decided to work together to succeed in 2019 Lok Sabha

chain in the Bay of Bengal

elections under Narendra Modis leadership, said a Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) leader, who attended the meeting at the Pravasi Bharatiya
Kendra at Chanakyapuri in New Delhis diplomatic enclave.
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan made the proposal for fighting

A
chain of islands that once
existed in the Bay of
Bengal now lies buried
under water, according to a new
study by Indian oceanographers.
If this long island chain that
stretched from north to south had
not been swallowed by the sea,
it could have offered a natural
barrier against tsunamis like the
one that killed thousands in 2004,
they say.
These islands had
existed during the
Late Cretaceous
age about 68 to
80 million years
ago, according
to their report
in the journal
Current Science.
Currently, they
lie as a "ridge" buried
beneath the enormously
thick sediment discharged by the
Ganges and Brahmaputra river
systems. The ridge, known as
Eighty-five East Ridge so named
because it runs nearly parallel
to the 85 degree east longitude
extends north-south for about
2,500 km from the Mahanadi
Basin in the north Bay of Bengal
to the Afanasy Nikitin Seamount
in the equatorial Indian Ocean.
That part of the ridge in the
Bay of Bengal that once hosted
the islands "is completely buried
under the Bengal Fan sediments,"
says the report by K.S. Krishna
at the National Institute of
Oceanography in Goa and his
co-workers.
According to the authors, "In
spite of more than three decades
of research carried out by
scientists from different countries,
the origin of the ridge still remains
a conundrum." In their research,
they studied the seismic structure
of the ridge.
Lok Sabha election under Modi and it was accepted unanimously,
the BJP leader added.The NDA meeting was attended by 33 parties
but there was no any discussion on the upcoming presidential or vice
presidential elections.Addressing the media, Financial Minister Arun
Jaitley said the NDA meeting endorsed the policies of the government
specially its pro-poor policy.
Despite the bad shape of economy, the government did a good job
and headed towards development. There was not a single corruption
charge against the government in its last three years reign, he said.
BJP should abstain from MCD
polls to atone: Swaraj India
S
lamming the BJP for making Municipal Corporation of
Delhi (MCD) bankrupt and a den
of corruption in its 10-year-long
rule, Swaraj India said that the party
Currently they lie as a "ridge" buried beneath the enormously
thick sediment discharged by the Ganges and Brahmaputra should refrain from contesting the polls
river systems. as atonement.
True atonement for the BJP which
Their study below the thick pile of Bengal Fan
showed that at sediments." made the MCD bankrupt and den of
corruption in its 10 years of rule will be
the time of ridge In conclusion, the authors say
emplacement about only when the party abstains completely
that "the 85 deg.E Ridge remained
80 million years ago, from the MCD elections and apologise to people
as a series of island mounts with
the ocean floor was around four of Delhi, instead of just denying ticket to its sitting councillors, said
variable reliefs in the middle of
kilometres below sea level and Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav.
the Bay of Bengal during the Late
about 500 to 1,000 metres of Cretaceous and got completely Conducting a road show for party candidates in North MCD region,
he reiterated his partys promise of Saaf Dil, Saaf Dilli.
the ridge summit existed above submerged below the sea level
sea level. around 68 million years ago". Seeking to expose the Bharatiya Janata Partys (BJP) misrule in the
The researchers say their study "In case such submergence had MCD, he said that in a bid to hide its misdeeds as a party, the BJP
has provided strong evidence not happened, the 85 deg.E Ridge has declared that none of its sitting councillors will be fielded in this
to indicate that the ridge peak would have remained an island election as if those individuals were responsible for this systemic loot
remained above sea chain analogous to present and rot in MCD.
The
level as an island
for a short period processes of
day Maldives Islands in
the Indian Ocean and
Shortage of over 9,000 officers in
during the Late thermal subsidence Hawaiian Islands in Army, Navy: Minister
T
Cretaceous and sedimentation the Pacific Ocean," here is a shortage of 7,986 officers in
age before it load together placed the they say. the Indian Army and 1,256 in the Navy
subsided "due island chain below the sea "Then it would till January, the government informed
to thermal level, and then below the have acted as a Parliament on Tuesday, April 10.
subsidence and thick pile of Bengal 'natural geo-wall' In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha,
volcanic load". Fan protecting mainland Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre
It may have taken sediments India from devastating said there is no shortage in the Indian Air Force
about 6 to 12 million tsunami waves generated till date. He said there is also a shortage of
years for all the peaks of the near the Sunda subduction zone." 25,472 Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs)
Minister of State for De-
ridge to subside below the sea Now, an important question. in the Army, against which 78,205 recruits were fence Subhash Bhamre
level, says the report. Did India lose additional land part undergoing training.
"The processes of thermal under her territory? As such, there is no significant problem of shortage in Other Ranks
subsidence and sedimentation "The answer," the authors say, in the Army, the Minister said.
load together placed the island "is probably an unfortunate yes." The shortage at the JCO-equivalent ranks is 12,785 in the Navy and
chain below the sea level, and then 13,614 in the IAF, Bhamre added.
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Indians become biggest migrant IIFA returns to US:

New York to host

group in Victoria: Australian Census

its 18th edition

T
he organisers of the

I
ndian people are Victorias
biggest migrant group for the
first time in history, Australias
national census has found.
The first results of the census
revealed that after 12 years of
strong growth India was the biggest
source of migration to the state,
beating England for the first time,
Xinhua news agency reported.
Harish Budhiraja, who
moved to Australia in 2005, said
Indians see Victoria as accepting
and multicultural.
When Budhiraja moved India
was not even a top four source
of migrants to Victoria, with
England, New Zealand, Italy
and Vietnam holding the top
four spots. England remained the
most prominent source of migrants
for Western Australia, South
Australia, Tasmania, the Northern
Territory and the Australian Capital
Territory but China was number
one for New South Wales and
New Zealand the most prominent
in Queensland. Indians still see
Australia as the land of opportunity
when it comes to education,
research and the standard of
living, Budhiraja was quoted
as saying.
He said he had not experienced
any racism in his 12 years
in Victoria.
International Indian Film
Academy (IIFA) Weekend
and Awards are readying a "big
blockbuster" for the gala's 18th
edition to be hosted in New York
this July. This is the first time that
the event will be held in New York
described as the city that never
sleeps. But the IIFA magic was
first brought to Tampa Bay in the
US in 2014, when stars like John

Canadian PM to visit India soon: Envoy Travolta and Kevin Spacey were
in attendance. The event the

W
ith India-Canada ties
"blooming and thriving",
Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau is expected
to visit India either late this year or
early next year, the country's High
Commissioner to India Nadir
Patel said.
"The India-Canada relationship
is blooming and thriving," Patel said
at a media interaction organised by
the Indian Association of Foreign
Affairs Correspondents (IAFAC).
"We have already held four
strategic dialogues," he said.
Stating that Prime Ministers
Narendra Modi and Trudeau
have met both formally and
informally, he said that "our leaders
have developed a very strong
relationship". Modi visited Canada
in April 2015 when Stephen
Harper was the Prime Minister.
It was the first standalone prime
ministerial visit from India to the
North American nation in 42 years.
According to Patel, Trudeau is
scheduled to visit India either "late
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
this year or early next year" at the
invitation of Modi.
"We are yet to finalise the dates,"
he said.Seven Canadian cabinet
ministers have visited India in
the last eight months. The High
Commissioner said that both
Trudeau and Canadian Foreign
Minister Chrystia Freeland "have
made it clear that India is top
priority for Canada". "Delhi is our
largest diplomatic mission in the
world," he said.
Stating that bilateral trade and
investment was "largely balanced",
he said that there was "$14-15
billion of Canadian investment in
India in the last two years".
"There are around 1,000
Canadian companies in India of
which 400 are physically present,"
Patel said. However, he lamented
the fact that bilateral trade stood
at only $8 billion given that "we do
$2 billion of trade per day with the
US". "There is potential do a lot
more," he said.
In terms of what Canada can
offer to India, he cited food security,
aviation, start-ups and clean
energy among various sectors.
He said that Canada was keen to
have a Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
with India.
"SMEs (small and medium
enterprises) of both countries
stand to gain the most," the High
Commissioner said As for the
civil nuclear agreement signed
during Modi's visit, he said that
administrative guidelines have
been concluded and "things are
moving fast"
In this connection, he said a
delegation of Canadian companies
would be visiting India to discuss
nuclear technology.
biggest Bollywood celebration
internationally will be held
on July 14-15 at the iconic
MetLife Stadium, known for
hosting National Football League
games, major concerts and other
entertainment events.
On the first day will be the IIFA
Weekend press conference and
IIFA Rocks, followed by the glitzy
IIFA Awards on day two and
they are hoping to sell as many as
40,000 tickets for the event.
Andre Timmins, Director,
Wizcraft International, which
produces and organises the annual
jamboree, said: "It has been a big
decision to take IIFA to New York.
We have been working towards
this for the last six months. It is
extremely exciting from IIFA's
perspective, because after 18 years,
we now want to change the game.
"We are looking at this as a big
blockbuster movie we are putting
out in America." The bidders for
2017's show included Lisbon, Paris,
Switzerland and several places in
the Far East.

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Chawrasia, Deepa honoured India-Australia Sports

at Calcutta Sports Journalists Club annual awards
G A
olfer SSP Chawrasia, who
has won the Indian Open
champion twice, and the
countrys lone woman Paralympic
medallist Deepa Malik were
conferred the Sportsperson of the
Year and Inspiration of the Year
awards respectively at the annual
function of the Calcutta Sports
Journalists Club (CSJC).
Chawrasia received the award
amidst loud applause at the ICCR
auditorium here.
Without journalists nobody
will know sportspersons. I hope
this award becomes a lucky
charm as I get ready for
tournaments in Japan,
China and England,
Chawrasia told the
audience. Deepa, who
bagged a silver medal in
shot put on a wheelchair
in the Rio Paralympics last
year, had to skip the event due
to family engagements.
This means a lot to me. It
is good that performances of
athletes in Paralympics is being
covered, Deepa said through a
video message.India wicketkeeper
Wriddhiman Saha, currently
playing for Kings XI Punjab in the
ongoing Indian Premier League
(IPL), was hounoured with a special
award. His wife, Debarati, received
it on behalf of the Bengal cricketer.
Members
of the Bengal
Santosh Trophy
team, including captain Rana
Gharami, scorer of the winning
goal in the final against Goa
Manvir Singh and coach Mridul
Banerjee, got special awards for
their feat.
Special awards were also given
to Pranab Nandy, coach of
the Bengal under-19 team that
emerged as the Cooch Behar
Trophy champion, and Anindita
Chakraborty for helping Bengal
become the national table
tennis champion. The award
winners: Sportsperson of the
year: SSP Chawrasia; Junior
sportsperson of the year: Saurav
Singh; Inspiration of the year:
Deepa Malik.
Athletes of the year:
Mohammed Rafique and Jeje
Lalpekhlua (football); Abhimanyu
Easwaran (cricket); Moumita
Dutta (table tennis); Atanu Das
(archery); Sathi Dolui (hockey);
Chandan Bauri and Rajashree
P r a s a d (athletics, men
a n d women winners
r e s p e c t i ve l y ) ;
Utsava Palit
(badminton);
Sitamoni
T u d u
(basketball); Tithi Dhara
(volleyball); Arpita Mukherjee
(chess); Moupriya Mitra
(aquatics-diving). Special awards:
Wriddhiman Saha (cricket), Mridul
Banerjee (football), Anindita
Chakraborty (table tennis), Pranab
Nandy (cricket), Manvir Singh
(football), Rana Gharami (football).
Lifetime achievement awards:
Satayabrata (Raju) Mukherjee
(cricket), Dibyendu Barua (chess),
Shyam Thapa (football).
Partnership launched
ustralian Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull said
that Victoria University
and University of Canberra will
assist India to establish a 'National
Sports University' on the lines of
the Australian Institute of Sport.
The assurance by Turnbull came
at the launch of the India-Australia
Sport Partnership (IASP) jointly
with Indian Sports and Youth
Affairs Minister Vijay Goel in
the presence of cricketing legend
Sachin Tendulkar.
Under the IASP, the two
countries will cooperate in four key
areas - athlete and coach training
and development, sports science,
sports governance and integrity
and grassroots participation.
In this context, the visiting
dignitary and Goel met some
young girls from Mumbai slums
who are being taught to play
sports by Apnalaya, an NGO with
which Tendulkar's mother-in-law
Annabel Mehta is associated.
Turnbull praised the initiative,
saying that "sports builds up social
capital". Goel said that India has a
lot to learn and share with Australia
on the sports front.
"The IASP would facilitate
exchange of athletes, coaches,
technical officials and sports
scientists between the two
countries," he added. Goel said
India has started treating sports
as a very important component of
public health management as well
as education. "We have launched a
major programme, 'Khelo India',
for developing a sporting culture at
grassroots level and we are planning
to introduce sports as a compulsory
subject in schools," he added.
He announced that the National
Sports Talent Identification &
Development Portal would be
launched in India shortly.
Winding up his trip to India on
Wednesday, Turnbull said: "My
trip has been all about deepening
more engaged collaboration
between Australia and India in the
fields of economics, sports, health,
science and education."
Earlier, Turnbull met
Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao
and Chief Minister Devendra
Fadnavis at Raj Bhavan.
"We discussed and decided
on ways to move ahead in
collaboration with Australia
in transport, communication
and infrastructure sectors in
Maharashtra," Fadnavis said. In
this context, he apprised Turnbull
of the investment opportunities
like the 200 km Mumbai Metro,
Coastal Road Projects and Nagpur-
Mumbai Expressway.

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Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20)
Positive developments can be expected on the
professional front. Dont miss out on details in your
haste to meet the deadlines. Being too satisfied
with your performance will hamper your results in
competitive exams. Dont take out your frustrations
on someone who has your genuine concern in mind.
Family discussions could get volatile if you are not
careful. Socially, you remain popular. Accidental
benefits are indicated. You may be in a mood to
splurge.
Lucky Number- 5 / Lucky Colour- Turquoise
Taurus (Apr 21-May 20)
Workload may steadily increase, if you dont tackle it
in a timely manner. Avoid interfering in other peoples
business. You will do well to keep your distance from
senior this week. Health and your own well being may
make you mentally tensed, but it will be without any
basis. Softening your stance on some domestic issue
may not be the right course of action, but do take your
call. Love life will be good. Gains from unexpected
sources are foreseen.
Cancer (Jun 22-Jul 20)
A youngster may upset you. Do not take it to heart
and focus on solutions. An opportunity to further
your career may materialize, so take the initiative.
Marriage talks prosper for the eligible in the family.
You may feel cheated on the monetary front by
someone close, but it is best not to make an issue
of it. Accept the invitation for an evening party to
relax from a hectic schedule. Some of you can pass
through a tight financial situation. Health needs care.
Lucky Number- 3 / Lucky Colour- Coffee
Leo (Jul 21-Aug 22)
Time is favorable for earning, so put your best foot
forward. Money may no longer be a problem. Find
ways to work around obstacles that crop up. New
commitments in business will have a long term effect,
so make your choices carefully. You may be in a mood
to splurge. A sense of determination combined with
diplomacy will ensure that you stay on schedule.
Resist falling in addictive habits. Strict dietary
control and exercise is the need of the hour.
Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23)
This week, a busy schedule faces you on the
professional front. You are likely to have a good
time in the company of your near and dear ones this
weekend. A plan on the home front may get you all
excited. Those longing for love are certain to find it
soon. You will be able to cut on time in travelling to a
distant destination by taking a better route. A piece
of good news awaits some in the property market.
Romantic relationships could go haywire if you do not
spend time with each other. Health remains excellent.
Lucky Number- 15 / Lucky Colour- Cream
Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22)
A matter you are finding it difficult to come to
terms with may make you suffer some more. Your
suggestions may be opposed on the professional
front and all your convincing may also not work.
Someone you have an appointment with is likely to
make you waste your time waiting. You may find it
difficult to avoid an embarrassing situation on the
social front that you have, more or less, brought upon
yourself. Loss of money is foreseen.
Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 21)
You may find someone attitude at work against your
interests, but little you can do about it. Someone
may take you to task for something not completed on
the academic front. Efforts made on the social front
may go unrecognised and frustrate you. You may
be at risk of getting drawn into an argument at work
and get unnecessarily stressed. Fear of something
bad happening on the medical front can give some
sleepless nights. Financial health needs care.
Lucky Number- 6 / Lucky Colour- Light Green
Aquarius (Jan 22-Feb 19)
You will be able to derive much satisfaction from
helping out someone on the family front. An
ancestral property is likely to be sold for a handsome
amount. You will get the opportunity you wanted on
the professional front. Your popularity is set to rise
on the social front. Looking up someone you have
not met in years is possible this week. Lover may be
waiting for you to take the initiative on the romantic
front, so dont disappoint!

Lucky Number- 9 / Lucky Colour- Maroon Lucky Number- 3 / Lucky Colour- Golden Brown Lucky Number- 11 / Lucky Colour- White Lucky Number- 1 / Lucky Colour- Pink

Gemini (May 21-Jun 21)
Do not blindly follow the footsteps of someone on
the professional front. Someone you repose full faith
in is likely to leave you in the lurch. Fond memories
of yesteryears may make you emotional and long
for time gone by. Overriding concern for health may
make you paranoid. Someone from the opposite
camp may show interest in you. Do consider the
opportunity to travel to another city. Someones
overbearing presence at home may annoy you.
Lucky Number- 7 / Lucky Colour- Peach
Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 23)
Sometimes it is best to overlook the shortcomings
of others for a better relationship. You will do well
to address some concerns of spouse or a family
member on the family front. Your own resolve will
keep you fit and energetic. Those playing the stocks
are likely to hit the jackpot. Some investments in the
past may mature to give handsome returns. You may
be especially chosen to head a committee or some
other governing body.
Lucky Number- 4 / Lucky Colour- Peach
Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21)
Getting resigned to fate may have its own benefits.
You are set to enjoy a family gathering this week.
Someone arriving from overseas can get you all
excited. Your efforts on the professional front
may not get immediate results, but promise to be
encouraging. Success is foreseen for those seeking
an easy loan. Positive developments on the romantic
front are envisaged. Delay is foreseen in a journey,
but you will be able to make up the time.
Lucky Number- 8 / Lucky Colour- Saffron
Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)
There are times that you wish would never end, but
everything that begins must also end, so relax and
be happy! Seeking expert guidance for an ongoing
project at work will be a step in the right direction.
A decision on the professional front may prove
favourable to you. Financially, you may experience a
surge in your earnings. Bank balance remains in the
pink of health for some. A romantic evening out is
foreseen. Health remains satisfactory.
Lucky Number- 2 / Lucky Colour- Deep Sky Blue
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10. BASKET 20. SEASON 30. SHAME
is ok). White cells must not be isolated from the rest of 1. Which planet is closest to the sun? Mercury
the board.
2. How many holes are there in a ten pin bowling ball? 3
3. What is a baby seal called? A Pup
4. How many valves or keys does a trumpet have? 3
5. How is the number 5 written in Roman numerals? V
6. What cheese shares its name with an English Gorge? Cheddar
7. In which country is the Louvre Museum? France
8. Which is the tallest mountain in the world? Mount Everest
9. What is the name of Fred Flintstones daughter? Pebbles
10. How many village people were there? 6
11. How many wings does a bee have? 4
12. True or False: All polar bears are left-handed? True
13. How many arms does a starfish usually have? 5
14. What is the name given to a group of Lions? Pride
15. Cats were once sacred animals in what ancient culture? Egyptian
16. Who were the backing group for Bill Hailey? Comets
17. In Childrens TV, Who had the ability to swap heads? Worzel
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city? Gotham city 12. True or False, women blink twice as much as men?
2. What was the name of Michael Jacksons famous True 20. What type of vegetable is a mange-tout? Pea
chimpanzee companion? Bubbles 13. What mineral is spinach high in? Iron
3. Which fruit gave its name to a desk top computer 14. What was the name of the green Tellytubby? Dipsy
in 1984? Apple 15. How many wings does a butterfly have? Four Send us stories,
4. What type of animal was Babe in the film of the 16. What sort of hat did Laurel and Hardy wear? drawings, poems
same name? Pig Bowler and other
5. Whos slogan was Put a Tiger in Your Tank? Esso 17. Which cartoon dog has the initials S.D. on his
6. What colour are Supermans shorts? Red collar? Scooby Doo
contributions by your
7. What is the unit of currency in India? The Rupee 18. What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan? little ones along with
8. What is the closest planet to Earth? Venus Tinkerbell their photographs
9. True or False - Hair yanked out by the roots will not 19. Which TV animation has a robot called Bender? for this page. E-mail
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Denimology: Denim trends

making their way Back into 2017
I
f 2016 took baby steps towards the revival of fashion from retro scape then 2017
has hit ubiquity. Amongst the trends, denims have carved a robust niche. Denim is
diverse and has made its way through shoes, jackets, shorts, skirts and bags. If you
are looking for an ideal casual Friday outfit and have a skinny jeans ready to go then
think again. A better option would be rummaging through your boyfriends cupboard
and slipping into his jeans (intended pun fail alert). This season is all about boyfriend
jeans, culottes, distressed edges and patch work. Check out denim styles which are
trendy this season:

Over The Top

AKANKSHA MEHRA
Front
Button Pants:
If you are a 70s kid
then this one is for you.
Front buttoned jeans are a
natural progression from the
rise of high buttoned denim
skirts since last year. It also
hints the impending return
of boot cut which will not be
surprising after witnessing
a number of comeback
trends.
Ruffled Jeans: This is one mini trend
which has extended throughout, from
sweaters to dresses and added layers
to our shows, collars, sleeves chest
and what not. Ruffled ankles bring
femininity to the look and adds some
adorable to the sexy. The fashion realm has to offer a spate of denim options and a variety of designs. It almost seems that masculinity
and femininity are at tug of war but it has definitely embraced everyones taste and sense of style.
Embellished Denim
Slit As the whimsical
Hems: Slit aesthetics go extreme with
hems work exactly the design, this jean is sure
like ankle cut but to pep up your look a notch
embraces a softer cut higher. Feel free to tone it
whilst being embellished by down with a plain white tee
a slit at the end. It is a partial for a day look or with a
straight cut which will show chic sequin top for a
off your legs and shoes very dinner party.
well. Tip: Choose great
shoes to compliment
in order to ace this
look.
Ankle Cuts: Are you looking
to branch out from the
regular skinny jeans /
jeggings? Then ankle cut is
your thing. This season is
all about edgy and sharp
cuts to perfectly define
the silhouette. Ankle cut
achieves it rightly by
flattering the hip and thigh
areas.

Natural cleaners you did not know

H
ere are some food items, which can Tips to protect hardwood Avoid using harsh floor cleansers as
also be great cleaners these may harm the hardwood flooring.
floor in monsoon

Ketchup: It can be used to remove
tarnish from copper utensils. But dont forget
to rinse them with warm water once you
have scrubbed them with some ketchup.
Oatmeal:It acts as a natural cleanser of
dirty hands. Slather some oatmeal with water
and rub your hands together to remove all
the dirt and germs.
Club soda:When was the last time you
cleaned your kitchen sink? Take some baking
soda and scrub it till it shines.
E
to prevent damage during themonsoon.
hardwood floor:
Soaked rice:While cleaning glass bottles
and jars, use a cupful of uncookedriceto
clean all of them. Fill a little more than half
a jar with warm water and add a few grains
of rice. Cover it up and shake it vigorously
and then clean.
Black tea:Do you have a bucket full of
tools which are rusty? Brew some black tea
and let it cool down. Then immerse the tools
for a few hours in the tea and wipe them with
a cloth later.
Use floor cleaners and wax polish
nsure that rain water does not enter recommended by the hardwood flooring
your home and harm yourhardwood
companies. Do not buy local-made
floorand remember to mop it regularly cleaners or polish.
Ensure that there is enough ventilation
Here are the tips on how to protect your for fresh air or else humidity will bring
dampness, harming the floors. Use of
Ensure that rain water does not enter electric or manual de-humidifiers is
your home and harm your hardwood highly recommended during this season.
floor. In case it happens, do mop the floor If the hardwood floor has been recently
immediately. installed, then spaces or gaps must have
Make sure the floor is free from moisture been made in between the joints of the
this season. Wax the hardwood floor as planks. These would get filled in and
the moisture warps the planks. expand due to moisture in the air. Also,
Mop the floor regularly with a damp mop no gaps would now be visible. Therefore,
or micro-fiber mop to keep the planks the monsoon would give a uniform look
moisture-free. to your hardwood Floor.
Health Tip of the Week
Eating carbs doesnt make
you fat.
Carbs contain less than half the
calories of fat and tend to be more
filling - making you less likely to overeat.
Eating carbs in moderation does not
lead to weight gain. Excessive calories
lead to weight gain rather they come
from carbs, proteins or fats. Try to limit
or avoid saturated and trans- fats as they
are the number 1 culprits that lead to
heart disease and high cholesterol.

EASTER HOLIDAYS GETAWAY IDEAS
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ts that time of the year again.
Finally, a break from the
mundane life. Easter weekend
is here. If you still have not
planned anything, dont worry,
here are some ideas for you. Easter
holidays are the best way to say
good bye to the awesome New
Zealand weather and welcome
the drizzly winters. Whether you
are looking for something outdoor
and adventurous/ family time
or a romantic gateway, there is
something for everyone.
Rotorua
T
he one topping our list would
be Rotorua. It is ideal for
people looking for some adventure.
White water rafting is one of the
major attractions for people all
over and Rotorua has the worlds
largest commercially rafted water
falls The Tutea Falls. At 7metres
high, it will be an experience of
a lifetime.
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bout an hour and half
drive from Auckland, Goat
Island could be the ideal way for
our daredevils who live around
Auckland and dont wish to travel
too far. It has one of the best
snorkelling spots of the country.
Not only that, but Goat Island is
New Zealands first ever marine
reserve, so dont forget to carry your
go pros and waterproof phones to
click under water pictures of some
amazing fishes.
Coromandel
C oromandel is one of the most
favourite holiday spot for
Aucklanders. The huge coastline
helps keep the weather moderate
all year around. Besides the
beautiful beaches and hundreds
of natural hideaways, make it the
perfect destination for couples to
have quality time with each other.
The famous cathedral cave walk at
Coromandel is one of the best kiwi
walks and it could be the perfect
natural setting for a romantic date.
So why spend hundreds of dollars
at a fancy restaurant?
Waitomo Caves
Explore the splendid Waitomo
Caves in the beautiful Waitomo
region which is not only known
for its Glow Worm caves, But, also
its geological and cultural history.
The kids will just love the boat ride
to the cave which are beautifully
illuminated by hundreds of glow
worms. Waitomo is known to have
the highest number of glow worm
population. So, make sure you plan
a visit to this place soon.
Waiheke Island
O h, well who doesnt know
of Waiheke Island? Just 40
minutes from downtown Auckland
in a ferry, it is the second largest
island in the Hauraki Gulf. Waiheke
has something for everyone. Being
an island it goes without saying
that it has some amazing beaches.
Boating, kayaking, stand up paddle
boarding are few of the beach
activities. Apart from these there
are beautiful baches which the
visitors can rent for their stay while
at Waiheke. Waiheke is
also known for its Zip
lining which again is
an activity that can be
enjoyed by the whole
family. Besides, the
world-famous Waiheke
vineyards are not to
be missed.
NELSON
P
eople in South
Island dont you
worry, theres lots to do
for you guys too. Nelson
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Lake Tekapo
has the most exciting adventure
called Skywire. Experience a
mix of both -- thrilling speed
W
and the calmness of nature. The ant to plan something
freefall can reach up to 100kph, special for your better
well what are you waiting for? Get half ? Nothing can be better than
your backpacks and get going to planning an evening star gazing
experience this epic ride. and we in New Zealand are lucky
Wakatipu Basin - Off- to have the best place to do that.
People from all over the world visit
Road Driving
A
holiday in New Zealand is
Lake Tekapo as it comes under
incomplete if you dont get to
the Dark Sky Reserve (having
see any of the Lord of the Rings
the darkest skies in the world).
locations. They are spread all over
If you are lucky enough you can
the country. But this one is sure
even witness the southern lights
the hidden gem which not a lot of
which will make your night even
people know about. Wakatipu Basin
more eventful.
is a beautiful plain in South Island
So, pack your backpacks, call
surrounded by the magnificent
your friends and set yourself free
mountains in central Otago. It is
to one of these stunning places.
perfect for all the driving enthusiast
Remember Easter is just once a
who are looking for an adventurous
year, make sure you spend it wisely
drive. The spectacular scenery is
and of course eating loads of
sure to leave you guys awestruck.
Easter eggs!
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A culture of peace
SADHGURU, ISHA FOUNDATION Unless we are willing to work to change the

W
ith all the faculties bestowed upon foundations on which the world community
human beings, youd think they is built, peace is not a possibility.
are the most harmonious beings Another big reason why the world is
on earth. But if you look at the history perpetually flooded with conflicts is that
until now, the world has never really been our religions have failed us completely. The
peaceful. People have been fighting for moment man became religious it should have
been the end of conflict, but unfortunately,
food, people have fought over boundaries,
everywhere in the world, religion has become
and people have fought on their faith, their
the main source of conflict.
belief systems.
It has taken the maximum number of
People have fought for wealth; people have
lives and caused the maximum amount of
been and are still fighting for their gods. We pain on the planet for thousands of years.
have always found an excuse to fight. We need For centuries the most horrible things on this
to understand this, the way human beings are planet were done in the name of religion.
right now, if you take away one strife in the
Religion and quarrelling cannot go
world, another is bound to evolve. together. But unfortunately, we have many
When World War II ended in 1944, many quarrelling religions. We have become
nations around the world vowed never again so devious that we can kill in the name of
to fight; they said never again are we going Rama, in the name of Jesus or in the name
to create this horror on the planet. Over of Mohammed. Somewhere we have lost the
50 million people had died. They said this basic sense of what religion is.
is enough. True religion is an inward step. But
But in reality, since 1944 to this day, there today it has become only about belonging
has not been a single days break in fighting to this group or that group. This has only
around the world. Somewhere, or the other Today in any city, if you say someone is unspeakable. Dont think o f brought hatred, conflict and separation
some battle or the other has been going on a big man, it does not mean he is the most violence as just killing among people.
without a single days break. So this is a clear intelligent man. It does not mean he is the another human being. Any We have seen this any number of times
manifestation, a clear declaration by human most loving man or the most skilful man, destruction of life, beyond in India. The same people who are together
beings, that the way we are right now, we are neither does it mean he is the most the need for ones survival, today, who are friends, and neighbours,
incapable of being peaceful. meditative man at all. It simply means is violence. the moment they identify with their
We need to understand this the world is he has got the maximum amount of religions, suddenly they separate.
If you look at it
not a globe. The world is its people. If we do money in the town. Tomorrow they are burning each others
not work for individual transformation, if we homes. Ten minutes ago, they did not
So our whole orientation has
do not look for ways of making the individual even think about such a thing.
become economics. Unless the subtle
peaceful, talking about world peace is just The moment they get identified to
aspects of life become imperative, peace
one more entertainment in the world. some religious group, they are willing
is just a dream. I would prefer that people
to fight. If they did not belong to these
Without attending to individual human stop talking about it. We are doing this with groups, they would have no reason to fight.
beings, trying to bring about any kind our education as well. Who are we teaching that Some individuals will fight for some personal
of change in the world, always leads to our children to remember? Alexanders, w a y, reasons, that is different. But the whole group
more problems. Ghengis Khans and Adolf Hitlers. So much today of people would have no reason to fight, and
If you look back on the great attention is given to these people that societies this kind of mass stimulation of animal energy
revolutions on the planet, In you can forget Mahatma Gandhi are filled wouldnt happen.
generally what happened pursuit of our and Gautam Buddha, but not with enormous
economic wellbeing, What the world needs is not more religions
during these revolutions them. amounts of or more followers, but people committed to
was much more horrible the volume of violence that They even called violence; our very becoming peaceful themselves. Just one Jesus
than the situations which we have imposed on every Alexander, Alexander the existence is violence. or one Buddha will not do. Many are needed.
existed before them. other creature on this planet great! I would like to add It will take us a thousand years to If people just learned how to be absolutely
is unspeakable. Dont think of a third name to him understand that the violence that we impose
Most of the time all still with great intensity, you would see all
violence as just killing another Alexander, the great idiot, upon other creatures on the planet, whether violence would simply evaporate from the
that we achieved was that
human being. Any destruction because he was one person it be a plant or a worm or an insect or any planet. It is not slogans and statements that
we replaced one tyrant
of life, beyond the need who wasted life his life other animal, it is going to have an impact will bring peace to the world, but a lifelong
with another set of tyrants.
for ones survival, is and other peoples life, like on our lives. It takes us a thousand years to striving to produce peaceful human beings.
But as far as individual
violence. realise this, unfortunately. On all levels of our human societies if
human beings were concerned, nobody else.
within themselves, there was no At the age of 16, he started If you do not allow this energy which you we work for creating peaceful humans,
basic change in their experience of life. fighting. For another 16 years, he fought call as life right now to find its expression, it especially among the leadership, key people,
From all this, it should have been clear to us non-stop, killing thousands of people on naturally tries to find its way out in violent people who are in responsible positions in
that if there are no peaceful human beings, his way. He died at the age of 32, in the ways. If you look around the world today, various spheres of activity, be it business,
there is no peaceful world. most miserable condition because he had you will see almost everything is becoming politics, industry, bureaucracy, if we can
Now, if we look at the situation we are managed to conquer only one-half of the violent. Our music is becoming violent, our create people who are truly peaceful within
dance is becoming violent, our culture is themselves, people who have some sense of
setting up right now in the world, we have world, the other half was still left. Only an
wholeness within themselves, they definitely
laid foundations to ensure that there is no utter idiot can fight for 16 years like this. becoming violent. Just the very way we move,
will let peace percolate to large segments of
peace on this planet. There are various But someone like Gautama Buddha is only just the very way we do things in our lives is
society.
aspects to it. One important aspect is that we a footnote in our history books. We read becoming violent. Once in a way it is bound
to spill over on the street. Peace is not in terms of just avoiding war,
are making economics the most important about Gautama not because he was Buddha,
but establishing an active culture of living in
part of human life. but because he was a king. His name was You should not be surprised that it is
peace in the world.
In todays world, your love is not mentioned not because he was a realised spilling over onto the streets. You look at
important; your joy is not important; your being, not because of forty years incessantly yourself as an individual and see, how
Isha New Zealand conducts free monthly
freedom is not important; your sensibilities working for human well-being. many moments in a day you cant stand the Isha Kriya meditation practice and Upa
are not important; your music and dance He was so much more intense than person who is sitting next to you. You trying yoga sessions for the general public.
are not important; the most important thing Alexander in transforming human lives, to hold yourself back is going to work only For more information pls contact:
021545923/02102763956. Named one
is economics. Once you make economics the but we have forgotten him. For 16 years of for a certain period somewhere it is bound of Indias 50 most influential people,
most important thing, fighting is inevitable. slaughtering people, our children remember to explode. Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, a bestselling
As the resources on the planet are limited, Alexander as great. author & poet. Sadhguru has been
Right now the world community is conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the
with our lives being driven by the engine In pursuit of our economic wellbeing, the sitting on a disastrous foundation. Peace is Government of India in 2017, the highest
of economics, war is inevitable; peace volume of violence that we have imposed something that these people have not even amongst the annual civilian awards,
is impossible. accorded for exceptional and
on every other creature on this planet is tasted in themselves. What right do we have distinguished service.
to expect it in the social and world situations?
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Akshay on National Award: Pink reached so many people

because of Amitabh: Director
Ive never cheated to win an award
D
irector of Pink Aniruddha

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ctor Akshay Kumar, who has won the National Film Award Roy Chowdhury credited
for Best Actor for Rustom, feels great to have won the most megastar Amitabh
prestigious award of the country. Bachchan for the wide reach and

T
his year belongs to actor Akshay Kumar. While his movies spread of the film among the
are setting the cash register ringing at the box office, the actor people.
himself has won the National award for Best actor for Rustom, a The film spread so far and
film loosely based on Nanavati case. wide, and reached so many people,
The 64th National Film Awards for the films released in 2016 were because of Amitabh Bachchan,
declared on Friday, April 7. Roy Chowdhury said after Pink
Of course, 2016 has been fantastic, I couldnt have asked for more... was adjudged the best film on
I guess there was more (referring to the award).. I dont think anything other social issues in the National
can top this National Award win, he says. While other winners are busy Film Awards announced earlier
planning parties, the busiest actor is busy shooting his next. But when we insist during the day. Bachchan essayed
he takes out time for a quick chat, he obliged. the role of a retired lawyer in the
It is great news. National Film awards are the most prestigious movie that created a flutter with
awards in the country. It is a moment of pride for sure. The first its content that challenged rigid
reaction, honestly, was if this was a late April Fools joke (laughs)! social concepts and underscored
Actually, I am still trying to process this win, it is a mix of many emotions sensitively the rights and dignity of
- surprise, happiness and, most prominently, gratitude to the jury, women. Praising the entire team, subject is very wide and must reach
makers of the film, my parents and of course the beloved fans , he said Pink was made with of love the maximum number of people.
says Kumar, who has a midas touch, what with delivering three and belief. So thanks to them, we made the
hits a year, and sometimes even five. His latest hit being Jolly Chowdhury recalled that he had film with lot of love and belief. The
LLB. However, he likes to wear his success lightly. originally wanted to do the film credit goes to the entire team, he
All he would say about his stardom is that likes to be honest in Bengali but producer Shoojit said.
with his work and would give it his best to people who trust Sircar and Ronnie Lahiri suggested The people accepted the
him with their money and love. it be made in Hindi. film very well. Now we have got
Itna keh sakta hun mai ki ye award bhi maine imandari se jita hai. Shoojit and Ronnie suggested the award. It is a great feeling,
Maine aaj tak cheating nahi ki. Neither have I ever made a call to the film be made in Hindi as the he added.
anyone to win an award nor have given money or done favours
for it, says the actor in his signature candour.
Stop treating women as
pets, urges Randeep Hooda
In the past, he has shared that he often gets offers from
organiers of award shows telling him that , if you perform at

A
the show, they can give half the money and an award as well.
But the actor, says, I tell them that they can give me ctor Randeep Hooda, who is seen as the host of TV show MTV
complete payment and keep their awards with them. The love Big F Season 2, feels surprised that even in the 21st century there
and support that I get from my fans is more important. are families who restrict their daughters from living their dreams.
The actor, who is married to author Twinkle Khanna, An upcoming episode of MTV Big F Season 2 will tell a fictional story of
daughter of veteran actors Dimple Kapadia and (late) Rajesh a young and aspiring Hijabi singer named Ayesha (played by Shernawaz
Khanna, often jokes that his wife tells him that her parents are Jijina) and her love for music. Her brother, being the man of the house,
National award winners but he doesnt get awards. Well, looks doesnt allow her to take her hobby seriously.
like witty Twinkle will have to think of a new one liner. Ayeshas love for her brother and mother restrains her from being
rebellious and standing up for what she loves the most. However, she

People dont want to marry these

makes an attempt and does what she wants.
Talking about it, Randeep said: It surprises
me that even in the 21st century there are families

days, says Shraddha Kapoor who suppress the passions of their daughters. It
is high time society stops treating women as pets

B
ollywood actress Shraddha
Kapoor, who is playing the
lead role in Mohit Suris
upcoming film Half Girlfriend,
says these days while parents are
quite open about the idea of love
marriages and live-in relationships,
there are many youngsters who are
commitment-phobic.
Half Girlfriend is a film based
on an eponymous novel by writer
Chetan Bhagat,
who had
o n c e
that need to be disciplined or caged.
explained that the term is for a in a relationship. At times do not
phenomenon where boys and want to settle down... Its funny how we keep talking about equality
girls are not clear about their As in, marry the for all genders all the time and force our own
Half daughters to give up on their dreams. Women
relationship status with each Girlfriend is person. On the
other. Asked about her other hand, have the right to do whatever they want. Let
a film based on an
opinion on becoming our earlier them be free-spirited, let them soar high and
eponymous novel by
a half girlfriend, writer Chetan Bhagat, who generation live their dreams. Its about time
Shraddha said: Well, had once explained that the our par- we changed.
there are relationships term is for a phenomenon ents are Shernawaz considers herself
in all our lives that you where boys and girls are becoming lucky to portray this role
cannot name. not clear about their more ac- on TV.
Like in this film, I relationship status cepting to- Women and their desires
also believe there are with each other. wards respect- are still suppressed in our
relationships we have ing our choice, country and its about time
sometimes in life, where even if it is a live-in we should do something
you have someone who is relation, keeping our happiness in about it. Ayeshas story is
more than mind. I talk to my parents about it a source of inspiration for
just a friend openly, she added. many girls out there who
but not Shraddha spoke at the trailer know they have it in them
exactly launch of the film, which also and just need a little push,
a boy- features Arjun Kapoor and is Shernawaz said. The show
friend... directed by Mohit Suri. delves into the psyche of
Its some- Known for her singing skills and Indian women to explore their
where in asked if she has crooned any track hidden desires in order to give
the middle. for Half Girlfriend, Shraddha said: them the confidence to break free of
I have seen No, but I played basketball. Thats societal taboos and claim their desires
many of my friends a new experience that I enjoyed and their bodies.
who do not want during the shooting. The episode of MTV Big F Season 2
to fully commit The film is releasing on May 19. featuring Ayeshas journey will be aired
on Sunday.
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New-age children's movies breaking stereotypes

AZERA PARVEEN RAHMAN to. "I don't want my daughter to being made now. If one were

T
he "once-upon-a-time"
and "happily-ever-after"
fairytales that children
and young adults are heavily fed
on while growing up have often
reinstated patriarchal notions and
gender stereotypes: the princess is
almost always "slender, fair, and
delicate" and forever awaits her
prince charming. A trickle of new
animated films are attempting to
change this narrative in today's
politically correct and gender-
neutral times.
Walt Disney Animation Studio's
"Moana", which hit the screens in
2016, is one such story. Moana is
a feisty young girl who, despite her
father's best efforts, embarks on a
daring mission to save her people
on her island. She meets the once-
powerful demigod Maui, who, after
casting doubts on her ability to be
on such a risky adventure, finally
guides her in her quest.
Moana is unlike the other Disney
princesses. She does not wait for
someone else, much less a "prince
charming", to rescue her when she
is faced with monsters in the ocean.
She does all the slaying and the
voyaging by herself.
"Frozen", yet another Walt
Disney production, was again
female-centric and was a "Any movie that's relatable impacts
blockbuster hit when it was released
in 2013. A story of two sisters,
this tale hands over the rescue
operation to the young Ana, who is
determined to bring back her elder
sister, Elsa, from her self-imposed
exile after she set off an unending
winter because of mishandling her
magical powers.
What takes the cake, though, is
the answer to the quintessential
question: What is the act of
true love that will save the dying
princess? No, not a "true love's
kiss". The story leads the young
audience -- and the rest like us
-- to push the boundary of "true
love" beyond what may exist
between a man and a woman in a
romantic relationship.
But what difference does that
make, do you ask? It's just fiction!
children," says author Vani Mahesh
who has recently written an Indian
mythology-based comic book for
the famous Amar Chitra Katha
publisher. "When a girl watches
another girl being fearless, it
naturally evokes the same emotions
in her. Autobiographical movies,
like 'Dangal', probably have an
even higher impact because kids
can see their icons in action."
Clinical psychologist Debasmita
Phukan agreed, saying that gender
stereotypes begin to be acquired
by the age of five. "By the time a
child reaches adolescence, what
society considers 'appropriate' or
'inappropriate' with respect to a
certain gender is well understood,"
she said.
In a fast-evolving society where
children have ready information at
the click of a button, 32-year-old
Anushree Vaidya carefully chooses
the TV and movie content her
three-year-old daughter is exposed
be caged within stereotypes -- that
a girl must be fair and demure. I
want her to grow up as a strong
individual, and since at this age
it's usually cartoons that they
idolise, I choose our movie content
accordingly," the young mom said.
It's pertinent to point here that
it's not just young girls who get
influenced by gender stereotyping
through stories -- be it through
movies or books. Boys are
equally impacted.
"When a patriarchal society
leads a child to believe that girls
are helpless and demure, and boys
are 'manly' only if they are bulky
and get into fights, stories like
'Sleeping Beauty' and 'Snow White'
only reinforce these stereotypes,
thereby perpetuating patriarchy,"
Debasmita added.
"And patriarchy is dehumanising
and discriminating to men too,"
said feminist activist, poet and
author, Kamla Bhasin. "Boys are
discouraged from crying from
an early age -- tears are seen as a
sign of weakness -- and are made
to believe that they are protectors
of women, as a result of which
their emotional intelligence can
be left deeply wanting. In some
cases this can lead to difficulty
in accepting rejection and deep-
seated frustration."
There has, however, been
some change in mindsets which
is reflected in the movies that are
to trace Walt Disney's movies,
the early Disney princesses were
the typical damsels-in-distress,
like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty,
and Snow White who could not
get themselves out of their own
problems. As feminism rose in
America, Disney reinvented its
princess with The Little Mermaid
in the 1980s -- rebellious and
ambitious, who married her true
love. Then came Pocahontas who
stood for herself, and Mulan who
fought off an entire army to save
her country.
Similarly, in a society which
considers cooking and dancing
to be essentially feminine actions,
"Ratatuoille" and "Happy Feet"
welcomed the thought that passion
does not have a gender and that it's
ok to be different.
A Whatsapp video doing the
rounds recently showed a young
mother being pulled into an
"intervention" by Cinderella,
Sleeping Beauty and Snow White.
"It's 2017," the trio said, "Don't
you think it's time you stop
reading such stories to your child...
these stories have just been lazy
misinterpretations and propaganda
by male writers." Then what do I
read to my child, asks the mother.
"Tell her real stories, of real-life
heroes like Madam Curie and
Kalpana Chawla." The video
was a fictional set-up, but the
suggestions? Take your pick.

Salman Khans Da-Bang,
The Tour
Date: Friday, April 21
Venue: Vector Arena, Auckland
Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan will set the stage
on fire on April 21 at Vector Arena. The Da-bang tour
will include Bollywood A-listed actors Sonakshi Sinha,
Bipasha Basu, popular TV host Manish Paul, actor-
dancer-director Prabhu Deva, and rapper Badshah.
Tickets are available on www.dabangnz2017.com and
on Ticketmaster.co.nz.
Fun and Food
Extravaganza 2017
Date: Saturday, April 22
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Venue: Malaeola Samoan Convention Centre, 16
Waokauri Pl, Mangere, Auckland
The Syro Malabar Catholic Mission of Auckland (SMC)
has organised a day of food and fun at the Malaeola
Samoan Convention Centreon Saturday, April 22. This
years food fest will include cuisine treats from various
parts of India, Philippines, Samoa, New Zealand and
much more. This festival is an opportunity for the food
lovers to give try new cuisines from India and different
countries. More than 5,000 people are expected to
Sellers, combined with great networking opportunities.
For more information on the event, visit TRENZ website
attend the food festival. www.trenz.co.nz.
Deep Peace Meditation: Kiss the Sky
Acharya Das Date: Thursday, June 29 until Saturday, July 1
Time: 7:30 p.m. onwards
Date: Wednesday, April 26
Venue: Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna Beach
Time: 10:30 a.m. The New Zealand Dance Company forges its stellar
Venue: Vec Freyburg Room, Mt Roskill War Memorial
reputation for choreographic mastery and extraordinary
Hall,13 MayRoad, Mt Roskill contemporary dance with the premiere of its 2017 triple
The search for Peace and Happiness in a stressful bill Kiss the Sky, opening 29 June at the Bruce Mason
world.Deep Peace Meditation hosts special guest Centre for four performances only. The season includes
speaker and respected international teacher of yoga
wisdom and meditation Acharya Das.More information
special opportunities to connect with The New Zealand
Dance Company through an engaging whole whanau
on 09 815 2585 and all are welcome. Free Event. workshop and creative pre- and post-show talks.
TRENZ 2017
Date: Tuesday May 9 to Friday May 12
Time: 6 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Venue: Queens Wharf, Auckland, New Zealand
TRENZ is New Zealands most significant business-
to-business travel and trade show, with over 1200
delegates attending over the four day event. This leading
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