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BKM’s 40th anniversary

I-FEST 2014At the India Fest 2014,

organized by India Culture of Houston on Aug. 16 at Stafford Center, Indian community organizations celebrated India’s 68th Independence Day; Above, a group of Indian American children present Vande Matharam during the festival. More on Page 10.

HOUSTONRajkumar Sayal and Dr.

S. G. Appan will receive the Lifetime Achievement Service Award presented by the Hindus of Greater Houston during the 25th annual communitywide Janmashtami celebration at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on Saturday, Aug.23.

Three others, Radha Dixit, Rishi Bhutada and Rahul Pandit will receive the Akhil Chopra Memorial Award in recognition of their selfl ess service to the Hindu community.

A spectacular “rangoli with ice”, a 6-foot-tall Lord Krishna with his cow and lotus fl ower in

a very serene location, is bound to be the cynosure of all eyes at the Janmashtami festival. It may become an authentic picture spot as well.

Entrance to the event is free. The program will begin at 6 p.m. and end at midnight.

One of the most exciting attractions of the night will be the arrival of Saurabh Raj Jain, Lord Krishna from the recent TV serial Mahabharata, on a traditional life-sized chariot.

The Mayapuris have been specially preparing for this exciting event to entice the audience with their dynamic drums, dancing, and kirtan.

Lifetime achievement awards at Janmashtami festival

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VOICES

By Shiv Visvanathan

The languor and still lifespeeches of Manmohan Singh’sera had to be forgotten. FirstNarendra Modi enters exudingconfidence. He knows he has toannounce a new era. He goes be-yond Nehruvianism by appealingto the civics of Swadeshi. This isnot the language of politics but ofvirtue, of the qualities required fornation building. He is attired in asaffron turban with a green bor-der: a Bandhini, Kutchi in its ori-gin. He evokes a new style andhis voice resonates a differentworld. India is not making trystwith destiny. It is going to meetthe future by reconstructing it. Heis standing at the ramparts of theRed Fort announcing a new eraby reworking the grammar of theold. There is no big statement onproductivity, no appeal to econom-ics, no cliché about foreign policy,no reference to corruption, hardlyany mention of China or Pakistan.It is a day for positives, for a na-tion to recharge itself. The lan-guage is simple: it is not politics,not policy; it’s a simple sermon onvalues, simply done, almost fault-less.

This Independence Dayspeech does not begin with 1947.It begins with a salute to thosewho build the nation. The first shiftin attitude is here. Modi says, “Iaddress you not as Prime Minis-ter but as the first servant of thenation.” He then suggests a na-tion is not made by a great manbut by its people. A nation is builtby its soldiers, its farmers, its youth,its workers, its teachers, its scien-tists, its martyrs. Politicians andgovernment don’t build a nation;they merely rule it. A salute to apeople is a salute to ancestors andpredecessors. Suddenly yourealise that Modi is making thetransition from politician to states-man. There is little reference tothe parochial and the divisive. Aspeech is tailor-made for the oc-casion. The hectoring battles ofparty politics yield to measuredrhetoric. This nation, like Modi, hasmany selves and he is appealingto the best of each.

He begins autobiographically.He says he came to Delhi as anoutsider where an elite classtreated him as an untouchable.But in two months, he got an in-sider view which was devastat-ing. He talks of a labyrinth calledDelhi where each departmentstands like an empire. There aregovernments inside the govern-ment and worse, departmentbattles before the Supreme Court.

He moves to a softer reflec-tive tone. He refers to punctuality— to the people’s surprise thatclerks are punctual, that officesopen on time. He then remarksthat if this new punctuality is news,then we as a nation should be em-barrassed about ourselves, aboutthe depths we have fallen into.

He refers to the new individu-alism which asks, “What is in itfor me?” He answers: Everythingis not for the individual. The indi-vidual does not exhaust the nation.The social needs other solidaritiesand one can hear in this voice allthe pracharak strains from the

Narendra Modi announces a new era

past. The nation is the ultimateconstruct of the social. He shiftsgears. A nation without civics, re-sponsibility and freedom is empty.

He talks of rape. He says whena daughter reaches ten, the par-ents play out the politics of anxi-ety, asking her where she is go-ing, when she will return. Themobile phone is perpetually on,tracking her movement. But then,he says, there is not a word aboutthe son, about his behavior, wherehe goes, whom he meets. If thevictim is a woman who needs tobelong to a family, so is the rapist.Parents need to ask sons whatthey are up to.

He begins with rape to talk ofthe position of women, of theplace of daughters in our lives. Hesays a man with one loving daugh-ter is better off than a man withfive sons in old age because adaughter will never abandon herparents. He lashes out at foeti-cide, hinting that a society thatvalues sons will be a society withold age homes.

He wants a society proud ofwomen’s achievements and citesthe medal haul of our athletes asa sign of the new achievement.One senses he is not talking ofrights, of freedoms, but about in-stitutions, responsibility and duty.

The shift from family to gover-nance is fluid. He makes a folk-lore distinction between a man ina private industry describing hiswork as “a job” and a man in gov-ernment calling his work “ser-vice.” Modi emphasises the ideaof service. Service is civilisational.It is not a secular idea of employ-ment. English does not captureservice. Service is the ability toprioritise the other.

He then examines the innardsof society, claiming a decent soci-ety cannot ignore the fact of agri-cultural suicides. He then prom-ises an India where every farmerhas a bank account and every fam-ily an insurance of Rs. one lakh.

From farmers dying to unem-ployed youth, Modi returns to hisfavorite project: the re-skilling ofyouth. Skill is what gives employ-ment, what makes India mobileacross the globe. He gives it a stepslogan: “No defect, no effect.” Aproduct should be of high qualityand should be environmentally sen-sitive. Such a product will take In-

dia to the world ofglobal excellence.“Made in India”becomes the newdream of Swadeshi.

He talks of hisdream of a digitalIndia — not a net-work for the rich,but a digital India forthe poor wheredigitality helps de-velopment, andwhere e-gover-nance is easy, ef-fective and eco-nomical.

To a digital India,he adds a touristIndia, portrayingtourism as thatinclusivity whichprovides employ-ment for the poor,

The tenor of the speech of a PrimeMinister talking about sanitation, dirt,toilets, cleanliness is almost Gandhian.It evokes everyday civics which replacesempty policy as the first step todevelopment.

for the channawala, the pakodaseller, the chaiwala. He adds thatwhat stands in the way of tourismis dirt. It is interesting Modi beginswith dirt rather than corruption.The word he uses is swatchtha(cleanliness) — cleanliness as amentality, an activity, as a way oflife. Interestingly, the values Modibrings in are civilisational valueslike seva (service) swatchtha. Heis indigenising a way of life with avocabulary that is civilisational. Heinvokes corporate social respon-sibility, not for some fancy dream,but asks corporates to use theirwealth to create toilets in schools,including a separate toilet for thegirl. The tenor of the speech of aPrime Minister talking about sani-tation, dirt, toilets, cleanliness is al-most Gandhian. This is an attemptto evoke an everyday civics whichreplaces empty policy as the firststep to development.

Yet, those who are waiting fora word about policy are not fullydisappointed. Modi refers to thePlanning Commission. He talks ofit as an institution which was ad-equate for its time but then dis-mantles it like a magician, hintingthat the commission was anach-ronistic. India needed a new insti-tution with a new soul, sensitive tofederalism. It is the quickest burialof an institution one has witnessed.A whole vision, a whole networkof vested interests and academiccronyism collapses before Modi.The new governance makes itsfirst step with the death of thePlanning Commission.

By now the rhetoric is clear: anew self has been articulated, anold divisiveness is exorcised asModi talks of fighting poverty as adream of South Asian Associationfor Regional Cooperation(SAARC) nations.

It is a perfect performance,crafted in ease, delivered with con-fidence. A nation looks puzzled.This man is not a new entrant topower, he is rewriting Delhi.Lutyens’ Delhi smells a new re-gime as India senses the new era.Looking back, if politics is perfor-mance, the Oscar goes to Modi.Even Bollywood could not havedone it better. India has discovereda new myth maker. — The Hindu

(Shiv Visvanathan is a pro-fessor at Jindal School of Gov-ernment and Public Policy.)

By Dr Jay K. Raman

One hundred years back a series of events were unfolding in Eu-rope which had ever lasting effects on the world. It was a cascade ofincidents mired in miscalculations and blunders which ultimately ledthe world to the biggest disaster known to the world till then.

THE FIRST WORLD WAR Was it an accident or a tragedyplanned by power hungry politicians and war mongering generals?

Even though the “war guilt clause” by the treaty of Versailles squarelyblamed Germany for the war, it is only partly true. Essentially it was astruggle between the established world powers England and France(with Russia) and the emerging world power Germany. The competi-tion for colonies especially in Africa and for cheap raw materials forthe industries in Europe also played a significant part. The crumblingold order represented by the Austrio-Hungarian and Ottoman empireswas on a collision course with emerging national states like Serbia.

The assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austrio-HungarianEmpire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, along with his pregnant wife by aSerbian nationalist was the triggering incident which ultimately led tothe world conflict. Egged on by Kaiser’s Germany, Austria invadedSerbia. Russia came to the rescue of their Slavic brethren the Serbs.Russia smarting under the defeat in the Russo- Japanese war waslooking for a chance to prove herself. In addition she also had a covet-ous eye on Istanbul (the old Constantinople) the erstwhile Capital ofEastern Christendom and the entry to the warm waters of the Medi-terranean controlled by the tottering Ottoman Empire.

England and France, part of the Anti German “Triple Entente” (alongwith Russia), sided with their ally Russia. Turkey joined Germany hop-ing to wrest back the territories it had lost to Russia. USA and ImperialJapan were late comers on the side of England and France. In es-sence a local event which could have been handled at that level wasallowed to fester and develop into a terrible catastrophe more by chancethan by design.

The loss in men and material in the First World War was horren-dous. 71.5 million men were mobilized,9.4 million were killed, and 21million were wounded. 17.5 % of French soldiers, 15% of Germansoldiers and 10% of English soldiers were killed. In addition millionsperished due to starvation and epidemics. The terrible trench war farewas a blot on human consciousness. Even after 100 years, the strugglefor Verdun is still remembered as a colossal, bloody, pointless and wastefulmilitary endeavor. The rapid mechanization and modernization increasedthe destructive power of weapons resulting in massive increase inhuman suffering. The slow defensive military tactics gave way to newmilitary doctrine based on rapid mechanized tactics perfected by thePanzer divisions few years later. Air power made its debut leading togreat changes in military strategies in the future.

The First World War produced changes which affect us even to-day. The old Austrio-Hungarian, Ottoman and Tsarist empires disap-peared. In their place new, more compact national states arose. Themap of the Middle East was redrawn by the victors England and Francegiving rise to conflicts which persist even today. The punitive actionsagainst Germany produced resentment which was manipulated byNazis in their bid to grab power. The war reparations led to economiccollapse and ultimately contributed to the great depression.

Did the victors fare much better? Really not.Before the war, Europe was at the pinnacle of its civilization. It was

multi ethnic, comparatively tolerant and financially stable. At the endof war it has lost a generation, economy was in ruins with despaireverywhere. This led to more intolerance like anti semitism and vio-lence with strengthening of extreme ideologies like Nazism, Fascismand Communism. Just two decades later it led to a still greater tragedythe Second World War.

The era of European domination was over and another great powerUSA was on the rise. At the Paris peace conference in 1919, USArefused to forgive the war debts of England and France and slowly theeconomic power shifted from Europe to USA.

To Great Britain the dominant power till then, victory came with ahuge price tag. In the beginning of the 20th century, the King Emperorruled over domains over which the sun never set. The Royal navyruled the waves and London was the financial capital of the world.England lost a generation especially the elite who formed the backbone of the empire. 13% of the Oxford graduates of 1913 were killed.

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Indian Music Society of Houston PresentsA 501 ©(3) Organization Promoting Hindustani Classical Music

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Samarth Nagarkar is one ofthe foremost and prolific artistes representing Hindustani classical music traditions. After years of rigorous trainingunder the celebrated performer and guru, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Nagarkar graduated as a Grade-A scholar of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy,Kolkata in 2009. Earlier, he trained under the eminent late Pt. Dinkar Kaikini in Mumbai.

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Broadening its outreachto pluralistic mainstreamAmerica, Indo-AmericanAssociation (IAA) brings aspectacular dance concertSTEPPES: A Crossover byVoloshky’s UkrainianDance Ensemble toWortham Center on Satur-day September 6, 8pm. Theevent is generously sup-ported by a grant from theNew England Foundation ofArts (NEFA) and by a Spe-cial Opportunity City Initia-tive grant by the City ofHouston.

Founded in 1972,Voloshky Dance Ensemblepresents Ukrainian culturethough dance, simulta-neously representing Ukrai-nian arts and the rich dy-namic pluralism of theUnited States. Voloshky

enough to be appreciated by all.The dance concert features

captivating music from masterViolinist Vasyl Popadiuk, of whommusic director R. O’Neill wrote“Vasyl has the rare gift which en-ables him to combine the rich tra-ditions of his heritage with thetechnique of a classical virtuoso”.

Here is what the press reviewssay of Voloshky’s works.

“The Voloshky dancers have agenuine feeling for the nobility andfriskiness of the dances. TheHopak, the most famous of theUkrainian dances, goes way be-yond friskiness into high virtuos-ity,” The Philadelphia Inquirersaid.

combines Ukrainian and Ameri-can aesthetics, drawing upon clas-sical, contemporary and folkloricstyles to create powerful reper-toire that cross-pollinates diverseaudiences.

Artistic director TarasLewyckyj’s creation “STEPPES:a crossover” featuring twenty-eight dancers includes traditionalUkrainian works lost during Soviettimes along with new works cre-ated in the USA.

The production reinforces thepluralistic American experiencethat respects and embraces allcultures. The performance is boldand powerful, clearly native toUkrainian character, yet classical

“In contrast with the Hopakwas the courtly Kokhanochka. Itslilting steps and formal patterns area lesson in the value of simplicity.

“Every would-be choreogra-pher should take a look at thismodel of ‘less is more’,” saiddance critic Nancy Goldner.

“Dressed in scarlet traditionalcostumes, the well trained danc-ing troupe executed sparkling ath-letic choreography to the strainsof traditional music,” The NewYork Times said.

Tickets ($30,40,60,80) toSTEPPES: A Crossover areavailable online at www.iaahouston.com and by phone at 832-487-7041

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Besides his profession, Dr Gohil had a pas-sion for Indian Classical Music and was a seri-ous student of harmonium and vocal.

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amateurs and professionals.Dr Gohil, a gentleman to the core, was a permanent fixture at every

concert of Indian Music Society of Houston since inception. IndianMusic Society of Houston is planning a memorial service with music inhis honor; it will be announced as soon as the date and venue are fixed.

OBITUARY

By Dinesh Shah, MBA, PEThe Association of Indian En-

gineers will mark its 20th yearwith a gala on September 24 atthe Hilton Hotel on Post Oak Blvd.ASIE provides a forum to assistits members in career advance-ment by providing opportunitiesfor networking through continuingeducational seminars, workshopsand field trips.

It also supports engineering andscience education in our commu-nities by volunteering inMathcounts competition spon-sored by Texas Society of Profes-sional Engineers (TBPE), volun-teering as judges during Science& Engineering Fair of Houston andgiving out Awards to studentsbased on their projects.

ASIE has awarded scholar-ships every year to students pur-suing undergraduate and graduatedegrees in engineering programsfrom public universities in theGreater Houston Area.

In 1999, ASIE began the YoungEngineer/Architect of the YearAward and from 2011 ASIE En-gineer/Architect of the YearAward for the members, whohave excelled in the field of engi-neering.

From this year during theEngineer’s Week another awardhas been added – “Indian Engi-neers Engineering the Future”.

The 20-year celebration with aspecial Gala event will honor theOutstanding Service to theGreater Houston Engineering andArchitectural Community by all

and brought ASIE at this level to-day. I would like to see this orga-nization evolve to promote eventsacross various engineering disci-plines and architecture. I wouldlike to see us as an organizationthat mentors the young generationwho are the future for engineer-ing and architecture profession.”

Today, after 20 years of ASIE,a young engineer and currentASIE President, SekharAmbadapudi, PE, is cordially in-viting all Indian origin engineers,architects, designers and techni-cians to join the celebration.

“We will share the 20 years ofhistory of professional engineersand architects for their illustriouscareers, accomplishments, ingenu-ity, entrepreneurship and contribu-tions. All these professionals comefrom different walks of the engi-neering and architectural fields,however they share one thing incommon and that is their dedica-tion to their disciplines. This en-thusiasm and commitment has re-sulted in decades of creativity andthousands of projects not only inHouston, but all over the country.We the young generation, look upto senior professionals as our rolemodels and inspiration as we moveforward in our professional ca-reers” Ambadapudi said.

Please join us in celebrating andthanking all professionals for theirmany years of service in Hous-ton. For further information aboutASIE and Gala, please visit http://asiehouston.org or call 281-235-9202.

Indian engineers celebrate 20 years of ASIE

engineers and architects. This his-toric event will be held on Septem-ber 24, at Hilton Houston PostOak.

Harris County Judge EdEmmett will be the keynotespeaker, and Jimmie Schindewolf,a General Manager of North Har-ris County Regional Water Author-ity (NHCRWA) will be the chiefguest.

Under the leadership of EventChair Showri Nandagiri and as-sistance from event committeemembers, this will be a first timeever happened a magnificent cel-ebration for technical profession-als. The entire event will be fur-ther evidence of a successfulgrowth of the ASIE and its visionto reach out to more and more pro-fessionals who work and practicein the Greater Houston Area.

Hasmukh H. Doshi, PE,RPLS, one of the founders and afirst President of ASIE in 1994 saidhe is very pleased to see ASIE iscelebrating 20th anniversary.

Doshi said “Thanks to leadersand members who worked hard

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AAHOA now has 12,500 membersATLANTA: The Asian American Hotel Owners Association

(AAHOA) announced that membership has reached 12,500, a newrecord for the world’s largest hotel owners association.

“The incredible growth of AAHOA is a testament to the value weare providing our members and private sector partners,” AAHOA chair-man Pratik Patel said. “We worked tirelessly this year to raise the barand ensure that all hoteliers are aware of AAHOA’s ability to helpmembers make money, save money and protect their investment. Thebest is yet to come. We expect to reach 13,000 members by the end ofthis year.”

Membership has grown 12 percent since August 2013. AAHOAmembers receive a wide array of benefits including national and localadvocacy, member services, and a wide range of discounts throughbuyer/partnering programs, which include: ADP Employer Services,Chase Paymentech Solutions, FedEx, HBO, Proctor & Gamble Pro-fessional and more.

The association recently began a targeted outreach to female mem-bers in hotel leadership and young hoteliers (under the age of 35). Eachcategory has also grown to record levels over the last year.

AAHOA is the largest hotel owners association in the world, with12,500 members owning more than 40 percent of all U.S. hotels.

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The youth will be entertained by an enthralling dandiya-raas with a special group fl own in from India, Anita Pandit of X-Factor fame.

Everyone can look forward to an excellent Dashavatar costume contest with over 100 participants.

Along with these amazing attractions will be the award ceremony.

Raj Sayal, a pillar of the Houston Hindu community for over 50 years, will be bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Syal has been in Houston in 1963. He conceived the idea of celebration of Janmashtami festival in 1989 celebrating Lord Krishna and foster unity and harmony among all.

He is most highly respected by all in the community and Hindus of Greater Houston periodically takes his advice and guidance.

Hindus of Greater Houston thanks him for the pioneering efforts and leadership on the 25th year of celebration. He is also a joint founder of In-dia Culture Center and Hindu Worship Society.

Dr. S. G.Appan settled down in Houston in 1971 al-ways ready to help and vol-unteer services to everyone for the last forty three years. His passion to promote grow-ing herbs and for a number of years distributed for free Tu-lasi plants at the Grand Jan-mashtami festival in Houston. His beliefs are to value Hindu religion and utilize it to the betterment of mankind

Akhil Chopra Memorial Service Award

Radha Dixit served as Sec-retary of Hindus of Greater Houston. Salutorian from Wil-lowridge High School, gradu-ate from University of Hous-ton.

She grew with strong beliefs and Hindu organiza-tions that came up in Houston in 1970s. Her father Dr. Sen Pathak, husband Bijay Dixit and children Vidha and Arman render their unstinted support in all she does and as a cancer survivor.

Her message “do all your worldly duties to the best of your ability and that service to mankind is service to God”.

Rishi Bhutada is one of the Board of Directors of the Hindu American Foundation and Houston chapter coordina-tor for HAF. He served in many positions at the Hindu heritage Youth camp in Houston.

Former South regional coor-dinator and Vice President of Public Relations and Outreach for Hindu Students Council. He believes that it is important to

have an effective public voice through advocacy in pub-lic policy, and to make sure school textbooks have an accurate depiction of Hindu-ism.

Rahul T. Pandit was born in Srinagar, Kashmir, grew up with a deep love for Hindu her-itage. He was raised with fi rm roots on Sanathana Dharma. He completed undergraduate stud-

Radha Dixit Rahul Pandit Rishi Bhtada

ies from Yale University, and pursued Ophthalmology de-gree from University of Iowa. He has specialized in Corneal Diseases and Advanced Cata-ract and Refractive Surgery and presently working at Houston Methodist Hospi-

tal. He was youth counselor at VHP camp in Chicago and actively participated in many Hindu organization activities. He and his wife, Lavanya raise their three children Suraj, San-jna and Sanvi in Hindu tradi-tion.

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August 23: Yoga & Medita-tion from 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm, Dis-course from 5:45 pm to 7:30 pm.

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IA Chamber galaSat., Sept 27 @ 6 p.m.

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Arya Samaj SatsangWeekly Havan Satsang every

Sunday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.DAV Sanskriti School Sundays 10a.m. to 12 noon. - Havan, Hindiand Naitik Shiksha classes. DAVMontessori School for ages 2 to 7years. Call Arti Khanna 281-759-3286. Free Yoga classes on Sat.Sanskrit & Upanishad classes Tue.6-8 p.m. At 14375 Schiller Rd. (betWestpark & Bellaire off Hwy 6).281-752-0100.

Chinmaya Mission -Summer scheduleOne Session from 6/15 to 8/24;

No classes in July. Sundaysatsanga for adults and Bala Vihar(PreK to Grade 11) from 10:50AM to 12:30 PM at Chinmaya

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Vedanta SocietyVedanta Society of Greater

Houston, 14809 Lindita Drive(77083) has classes every Sun-day from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.on Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, 1st& 3rd Sunday; Bhagavad Gita,2nd Sunday; on works of SwamiVivekananda, 4th Sunday; HolyMother Sarada’s Gospel, 5th Sun-day. Swamis of Ramakrishna Or-der visit to conduct retreats andtalks. www.houstonvedanta.orgor 281-584-0488.

Durga Bari TempleDurga Bari temple is open from

9 to 11 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Mon.thru Sat. Sandhya aarti at 6:30p.m. Temple closes at 7 p.m. Sun-day special from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Puja services - Priest BishnupadaGoswami 281-597-8100 Templeis located at 13944 Schiller Rd (offHwy 6 bet. Bellaire & Westpark).Call Ganesh Mandal at 713-797-9057 / 832-423-8541.

Telugu FellowshipTelugu Christian Fellowship

meets every third Saturday of themonth at Triumph Church, 10555W. Airport Blvd., Stafford TX77477 at 6:30 p.m. Join us for atime of praise, worship and fel-lowship. Worship is in English. CallChris Gantela 281-344-0707, orRev. V. Gurrala 281-997-0757.

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Gandhi LibraryMahatma Gandhi Library Book

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Saumyakasi SivalayaSri Saumyakasi Sivalaya is lo-

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Veerashaiva SamajaVSNA Houston is a group of

families who believe in Veera-shaiva dharma (Basava dharma).Monthly Mahamane program forprayer and discussion on VachanaSahitya followed by Prasada. Con-tact: [email protected] orJagadeesh Halyal 832-744-4166.

Shiv Shakti MandirSanatan Shiv Shakti Mandir,

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The word “conservative” means one who believes in containing andsaving as much as possible, be it their customs, traditions, culture, andfiscal responsibility.

So, conservatives are people who protect their ideals, beliefs andheritage. And the people of India origin, especially Hindus, believe intheir “Way of Life”.... the religion, customs and tradition, embeddedin family values, respect to elders, value towards education, fiscalsecurity, economic balance, and hard work. These are the TRADEMARKs of the small, but successful, and aspiring Indo-Americancommunity! Whether it is in education, profession or business theseare the MANTRAS of our Indo-American culture.

And it is not a surprise that the tradition of Grand Old Party — TheRepublican Community has the “same mindset and work ethic” whichare the fundamentals for the Indo-American community’s success.

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And, friends, these are all the principles of Grand Old Party, theGOP, the Republicans should be close to our hearts of all of us comingfrom traditional Indian heritage.

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2. Pervasive phone scams — Beware of scammers using fakenames and IRS badge numbers to identify themselves threateningvictims with jail time demanding immediate payment of taxes by aprepaid debit card or wire transfers.

3. Phishing scams — Scammers send emails and using phoneysites often with IRS seals and other graphics to get your personal andfinancial information. Generally, the IRS does not contact people bye-mail.

4. Impersonation of charitable organizations— For Profit entitiescall as tax-exempt organizations and take donations in abusive taxavoidance transactions.

5. Retirement plan — The scammers talk about abusive tax shelterand retirement plans to gain your financial information.

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The British never really recovered from this terrible loss of humantalents. They found they have neither the money nor the men to runthe vast empire which slowly dissolved in the coming years.

Large numbers of Colonial troops were used by their Europeanmasters. These soldiers found that their white master are not all thatpowerful and can be challenged and beaten. They returned to theirhome lands with ideas of freedom and equality. Many of the success-ful independence movements can be traced to them.

Did human beings learn much from this great tragedy? Probablynot, as otherwise a greater tragedy ,the Second World War would nothave happened in two decades.

2014 has an uncanny resemblance to 1914. The world is againstumbling into armed alliances. Russia has replaced Kaiser’s Ger-many as the country with the fear of being encircled by enemies inEurope. China may feel the same way in the Asia Pacific area. Con-flict between the Trans-Atlantic powers (USA and NATO) and theEurasian powers (Russia and China) are brewing. The possession ofnuclear weapons may act as a restraint. But as happened in 1914, alocal conflict between proxies can develop into a major catastrophe.Whether this will happen or not depends on the present world leaders.The future of the whole world depends on the statesmanship andleadership of these leaders.

Let us hope they will rise to the occasion and the world will bespared another global cataclysm.

Dr Jay K Raman is a practicing physician in Houston who hasalso served in the Indian Army.

The First World WarFrom Page 4

PUNE: A sea of sombre griefenveloped the Ramamani IyengarMemorial Yoga institute here asthousands of disciples gathered topay homage to Yogacharya B.K.S.Iyengar, who passed away earlyWednesday morning. He was 95.

But in this sea of grief were is-lands of grace, as Iyengar’s fol-lowers kept up an impressive so-lemnity while assembling at hishome to pay their final respectseven before the break of dawn.

While some found it hard tofight their tears, a majority pre-ferred to reflect and reminisce on

As a perennially sickly youth,a doctor prophesied that Iyengarwouldn’t survive his teens.

“Until a month before his death,he was still practicing his asanas.At 92, he set a rigorous schedulewhile touring China that wouldhave put a man in his twenties toshame – seven hour-intense yogasessions, seven days a week,”recounts Dr. Naik.

‘The body is my temple; thetarget is the soul’ was Iyengar’sshibboleth.

“It is a platitude when I sayGuruji was a force…he used toalmost disappear in his room whilepracticing yoga. It is as if all theexternal forces were assimilatedin his body. He stands for every-thing I am now,” said a disconso-late Birjoo Mehta, one ofIyengar’s prominent disciples anda noted Iyengar Yoga exponent inhis own right.

An indefatigable autodidactwho taught himself English by pre-serving shredded newspaperpieces in which bhel-puri wasserved, Iyengar’s personal inten-sity inspired widespread loveamong his legions of followersspread across continents, say hisdisciples. Today, there are IyengarYoga centres in 77 countries, fromAustralia to Mexico, fromUzbekistan to the Czech Repub-lic.

“I have been practising withGuruji since the last 14 years andyet he rendered me speechlessevery session. One becomes sohumble and can feel the changetaking place in your life. He hasdrastically altered my world-view,” said Monica Calvetti, a resi-dent of Bologna, Italy.

“While visiting Colorado in theearly 2000s, he said he often cameback to a place for his students.Guruji, quite simply, was a revela-tion,” recounts Cindy Cordle, along-time student of Yoga who

Yoga guru BKS Iyengar passes away

their Guru’s rich legacy of copingwith life and death, somethingwhich Iyengar himself would haveapproved.

“He was an ideal in life and anideal in death. Like all thinkingsouls, he strived towards thatideal. Like few great ones, heachieved it,” said Dr. Manoj Naik,Iyengar’s disciple since 1995, whoeventually became the yogaguru’s family physician.

‘Subjectivity’ or experiencingthe pain felt by others was the keyto his immense compassion, saidNaik, speaking to The Hindu.

resides in San Diego.Iyengar’s existence was a perfect symbiosis of the physical self

and the intellect, remark his disciples.“His yoga was transcendental, something which experimental fads

and trendy derivatives of today cannot hope to cope. It effortlessly cutthrough barriers of class and religion, embracing anyone and every-one,” said actress and Iyengar student Ratna Pathak Shah.

BKS Iyengar at his felicitation by the Mysore zoo.

Judge suspended for staring at female stafferMUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has suspended a sessions

court judge on charges of sexually harassing a female staff worker.M T Gaikwad, presiding over a special Narcotics Drugs and

Psychotrophic Substances Act (NDPS) Court in South Mumbai, wassuspended last week after a preliminary inquiry found substance in thecomplaint by the staff member about his “inappropriate behavior”.

“The judge was suspended on August 14 after holding a prelimi-nary inquiry,” Shalini Joshi, Registrar General of the Bombay HighCourt, said.

The complainant had alleged that the judge used to stare at herquite often in an offensive manner. During the preliminary inquiry, theallegation made by the complainant was corroborated by other em-ployees, high court sources said.

The complaint was filed against the judge early this month.The preliminary inquiry was conducted by another special judge S

D Tulankar, who presides over a Protection of Children from SexualOffences Act (POCSOA) court.

According to the procedure, a judge under suspension faces a de-partmental inquiry either by a senior sessions court judge or a judge ofthe high court as decided by its Chief Justice.

During the departmental inquiry, a charge sheet is served on thesuspended judge with a copy to the complainant and the presidingjudge examines the witnesses. Only after a departmental inquiry findsthe suspended judge guilty of the alleged offences does the punitiveaction under the state civil rules follow. Gaikwad was the judge of theNDPS court for the last five months. Prior to that, he was posted as acivil judge in Parbhani.

India, on Wednesday, Aug 20, fondly remembered former PrimeMinister Rajiv Gandhi on his 70th birth anniversary with PresidentPranab Mukherjee and Vice-President Hamid Ansari leading the na-tion in paying tributes to the departed leader.

Mukherjee, Ansari and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singhpaid floral tributes at Vir Bhumi, the samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi.

Rajiv’s wife and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, son Rahul Gandhi,daughter Priyanka Vadra and her husband Robert Vadra, also laidflowers at the samadhi. Senior Congress leaders Sushil Kumar Shinde,Motilal Vora, Mukul Wasnik, Mohsina Kidwai, were among the otherleaders who paid tributes to the departed soul. Devotional music wasplayed throughout the program.

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The 68th Independence Day of India was celebrated by India Culture Center of Houston at the Stafford Center on Aug. 16.

As the LEED lit up screen on the back of the stage displayed all the patriotic pictures of leaders, graphic events and ICC sponsors; the event involving Little Champs for kids, youth in fashion show, teens in cultural segment and evergreen adults- seniors for musi-cal program brought out a very large gathering for the India Fest. Over 3400 were in attendance and over 900 stayed backed for the evening concert.

“It is the fi rst time that I came at 2 p.m. to witness the formal seg-ment and stayed till 10 p.m. since the program was such a delight and packed with action and continuity. I simply couldn’t leave” said Mukund Gandhi, father of City Councilman Himesh Gandhi.

The program started with an indoor parade (see left) at 2:15 p.m. led by Stafford Mayor Leonard Scarcella & HCC Trustee Neeta Sane and the Guard of Honor by the Sheriff’s Department. The formal segment of speeches and proclamations by invited guests started at 2.45 p.m. with the Guard of Honor in attendance. Indian National Anthem was sung by 19 kids and parents from Kingwood Indian community group.

US National Anthem was presented by Chloe Chaudhury, a tal-ented sixth grader from FBISD. Emcees Abha Shah and Pooja Patel invited Mrs Nandita Harish, wife of Consul General Parvathaneni Harish to light the lamp & commence the day long celebrations

Event Chair Rajiv Bhavsar’s welcomed the gathering, followed by ICC President Chandrakant (Charlie) Patel’s remarks and an update of ICC’s activities during the year and a statement of its mission.

Consul General Harish urged Indian American community members who had their education in India to consider teaching in Indian schools as a way of giving back to their motherland.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee presented the Congres-sional Proclamation to ICC President and Event Gold Sponsor Viral Amin Congressman Al Green was represented by Sam Mer-chant. He presented the Certifi cate of Congressional Recognition to Event Chair Rajiv Bhavsar

Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, spoke about the closeness of Indo American relations. He presented the Proclamation to ICC President and Silver Sponsor Fayyaz

Stafford City Mayor Leonard Scarcella spoke about the work ethics and contribution of the Indo American community. He ap-plauded the efforts of the organizers for repeatedly holding the events in Stafford City. He presented the Proclamation to ICC Chief Trustee Swapan Dhairyawan

City of Sugar Land was represented by Councilmen Harish Jajoo, Himesh Gandhi and Steve Porter. The other guests in at-tendance that were recognized were Stafford City Councilman Ken Mathew, Fort Bend ISD Trustee K P George and Fort Bend District Attorney John Healey. The City of Houston Proclamation was presented by Lachhman Das and the Proclamation from the Consul General of Sri Lanka was presented by Mahesh Wadhwa.

Awards ceremony for Outstanding Students from School & Col-lege Category commenced after the recognitions.

The ICC Board of Directors honored Chief Trustee Swapan Dhairyawan with an “Outstanding Community Service Award for relentless service to ICC and Indo American community in Great-er Houston.”

The cultural Program commenced at 4 p.m. Jasmeeta Singh was the director and coordinator for this segment. Thereafter the Swar Kinnari Musical group from India started the concert with Patri-otic songs from yester years.

Dance India Dance fame star Kamlesh was the highlight of the concert. He gave a thrilling performance. His motivational speech of how a person without limbs can be the winner of the TOP Indian Dance contest; brought tears to all.

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raising committee set a monu-mental target fo $ 1 million for the Main Temple Renovation Project (M.T.R.P.) and the goal was accomplished on the night of the annual banquet.

“Shantham and Subhik-sham” ( Peace and Prosperity) was the theme for this year’s MTS annual banquet which was held on Sunday, August 17.

For the fi rst time in MTS his-tory the event turned out to be a donors only event with no room for any ticket sales. More than 450 families pledged a mini-mum of $1000 each.

Dr. P. Vaduganthan, chair-man of MTS welcomed the 500 guests who attended the event and gave an overview of the Main Temple renovation Proj-ect.

The project will include a new sanctum for Goddess Lakshmi, prakarams for three main deities and Lakshmi, in-crease the overall space inside the temple, repair the roof, up-grade the infrastructure such as plumbing, electrical as well as audio, video and security.

Priest Doraiswamy Bhattar who retired after 20 years of service to the temple was hon-ored during the banquet.

The temple also gave away a total of $10,000 in scholarships to 16 meritorious students, each attending prestigious uni-versities. Mayor of Pearland Tom Reid and Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Baum were the chief guests and presented the scholarship awards.

Secretary Srikanth Venugo-palan and Haripriya Sundar

were the masters of ceremonies for the evening.

The festive evening was steered by the enchanting Bol-lywood band of Kashmira Nayak who kept the convivial atmosphere going with viva-cious songs including some in honor of India’s Independence Day. The banquet, for the fi rst time ever, included a skit writ-ten and directed by the temple chairman Dr. Vaduganathan and acted by MTS executives Padma Golla, and Srikanth Venugopalan and board and committee members. Their skit featured Dr. Appan as the prime minister of India, A.V.N Reddy, Dr. Padmini Ranganathan, and Dr. Venugopal Menon as chief ministers of various States.

Meenakshi Temple Society also offered a silent auction throughout the night with items donated by generous devotees. A scrumptious dinner was ca-tered by Udipi café and the hall was decorated elegantly by Na-lini Kannan of Décor One.

Treasurer Padma Golla re-marked that the temple is do-ing well fi nancially. The Fun-draising chair A.V.N. Reddy introduced the other co-chairs, Dr. S.G. Appan, Dr. Venugo-pal Menon and Roopa Bal-akrishnan and recognized all the donors. Mr. A.V.N. Reddy, said he is humbled by the over-whelming response and gen-erosity of the devotees of Sri Meenakshi Temple in meeting the challenge of raising a Mil-lion dollars in the shortest time frame ever. When the pledges were tallied, the silent auction revenues were counted and the night ended, the target had been reached.

MTS raises $1 million for Main Temple renovation

Pearland Mayor Tom Reid, left, Singer Ajay Chunchu, MTS Chairman Dr. P. Vaduganathan, S. G. Appan, Dr. Venugopal Menon, A.V.N. Reddy, Roopa Bala, Singer Kashmira Nayak and Daniel Baum.

Retiring Priest Doraiswamy Bhattar is being felicitated by MTS chairman Dr. P. Vaduganathan, left, and former MTS Chairman Tupil Narasiman, while S. Narayanan looks on. Photos: Saravanakumar, Milind Patel, Srini Sundararajan, Koushik Govindarajan, Bhargavi Golla.


Fourth Annual Grand Ganeshotsav Celebrations of

Shree Siddhivinayak DevFriday 29 August, 2014 TO SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7 , 2014

BHADRAPAD CHATURTHI TO BHADRAPAD CHATURDASH IAugust 29, 2014:

3:00 PM From Shiv Shakti Mandir - New Temple 6640 Harwin Dr, Houston, TX 77036

5:00 PM Pooja & Pranpratishtha of Siddhivinayak Dev7:00 PM Aarti

Daily Maha Prasad (Priti Bhojan)Will be served after Aarti

Daily Pooja & Aarti5:00 PM Daily Pooja 6:00 to 7:00 Cultural Program 7:00 PM Daily Aarti

Maha Prasad after Aarti-sponcers Welcome for mahaprasad & Aarti

Come and solve all your problems by getting the blessings from the almightyShree Vighna Vinayak - Siddhivinayak Ganeshji

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GRAND SPONSORSHIP $21,001 DonationGOLD SPONSORSHIP $11,001 DonationSILVER SPONSORSHIP $5,001 DonationBRONZE SPONSORSHIP $1,001 DonationNAIVEDYA DONATION 11 Laddus for $21.00 (Purely Prepared in Temple)DAILY POOJA SPONSOR $51.00 DonationNAAM ARCHANA SPNOSOR $21.00 Donation

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Several pre-event competi-tions have already been held. One of them is the BKM idol singing contest. The hidden tal-ents in Houston are coming out in the open through the pho-tography, short story, poetry writing competitions that are also being conducted as a part of the pre-event agenda, says Partha Krishnaswamy. BKM president.

In appreciation for the Stal-warts of the tamil community in Houston who have contrib-uted to the success of BKM’s 40 years of journey, a coffee table book is being released at the event.

More than 20 artists from India being fl own in to make this event an interesting one. Members of the Tamil com-munity will be taken to a great treat these two days. Madurai Muthu, the famous and most sought after stand-up comedian will entertain the crowd while also delivering key messages of value. The Simha Nadini is an ancient art where the danc-er produces a drawing as she dances away.

The great super singers such as Saindhavi, Sathya prakash, Ravishankar from Chennai will rock the night on Sunday as a grand fi nale for the event.

For those who wish to in-dulge in food, the committee has planned a 40- item authen-tic lunch on one of the days and delicious street foods of Chen-nai for the another evening.

The committee is providing discounted pre-event tickets as well as special group ticket dis-counts. The tickets can be pur-chased from the website www.bkmhouston.org. the event is partly funded by Houston Arts Alliance and is supported by Tamil Nadu foundation as well as Sri Meenakshi Temple Soci-ety of Houston.


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ISKCON of Houston celebrated the most anticipated festival ofyear, the appearance of Lord Krishna, also referred to as Krishna Janmashtami on Sunday, August 17.

An estimated 8,000 visitors attended this event at the recentlycompleted state of the art spiritual center in Houston.

ISKCON of Houston has been observing this festival for over35 years to date and the newly constructed spectacular “blue pal-ace” attracted thousands of visitors throughout the day.

Festivities at the temple began early at 4:30 in the morning togreet the Deities on this occasion. This was followed by chant-ing session, which is deep refl ective meditation on Lord’s names.A discourse on Srimad Bhagavatam completed the morning pro-gram.

The evening celebrations saw thousands of Houstonians stream-ing in to offer their heartfelt devotion and to attend kirtan, a formof call and response chanting of the Holy names of the Lord.

As a main attraction to the festivities this year, Iskcon of Hous-ton hosted internationally renowned musicians. Pandit SumanGhosh, an esteemed disciple of Pandit Jasraj performed master-fully with classical devotional melodies to a captive audience.Accomplished tabla maestro Pandit Shantilal Shah accompanied him. His soulful rendition of Govinda Damodara Madhaveti setthe mood for the evening and soul bhajans by well-known vocalist Saci Devi (also known as Shashika Mooruth in Bollywood) fur-ther saturated the evening’s divine atmosphere. Sacidevi capturedeveryone’s hearts with the texture of her voice and great selections of bhajans and Krishna kirtan.

General Mr. P. Harish graced the occasion with his wife as thechief guests and enjoyed the devotional concert. He spoke elo-quently in praise of the transcendence one could experience at theISKCON of Houston and the positive experience the temple of-fers.

Devotees from all over the world tuned in and watched thecelebrations online. The temple provides live video and audiostreaming to you, no matter where you are. Please visit the web-site: www.iskconhouston.org for more details and to see the livestreams.

In his talk on the Bhagavad Gita, the temple president ShyamSundar Das discussed the power of the Holy names and empha-sized the importance of taking shelter in Krishna.

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The deities receive a ceremonial bath on Janmashtami

India’s Consul-general P. Harish and his wife Nandita are being felicitated at the ISKCON Temple.


‘The Lunchbox’ actress Nimrat Kaur, who is all set to debut on American series ‘Homeland’ as ISI agent Tasneem Kureshi, says she plays Claire Danes’ nemesis on the show but is not sure wheth-er she will share screen space with Danes, who plays the lead role of CIA agent Carrie Mathison on the popular show.

Nimrat, 32, and Life of Pi star Suraj Sharma are the new addi-tions to the fourth season of the hit thriller series.

Nimrat will make her debut on the fourth episode of season 4.

“It would be lovely to share screen space with her but every time I ask the writers they have this sweet smile on their faces, so I am not sure,” Nimrat told PTI in an interview.

The actress won international acclaim for playing a lonely housewife in Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox. However, Nimrat be-lieves Homeland would be her real introduction to the western audience. Homeland already has a great viewership and fan follow-ing. I feel I have a big responsi-bility to be as true to the story as possible,” Nimrat said.

The actress found working on the hit series “completely out of her comfort zone” but a good challenge. “Everything was up in the air. Normally, I am used to working after doing a lot of rehearsal but we were given the script just before shooting. It was completely out of my comfort zone.” she said.

“A lot also depended on the energy of the day and your equa-tion with your co-star. It was very challenging but I feel it was a good thing to chew on as an actor. They really placed a lot of trust in our ability as performers,” she

Nimrat Kaur debuts on Homeland with episode 4

By Sanchali BasuBelieve it or not, director U. S.

Raju picked Houston to release the trailer for his upcoming Telu-gu movie, Welcome to America, although most of the production crew is from Kansas and Hol-lywood. Houstonian Telugu cine star Mahesh Sriram took initia-tive and made this event possible at Mayuri Indian restaurant, Sun-day, August 17 evening. It was attended by Houston movie buffs and several of the movie cast and crew members from Kansas.

The fi lm stars Priyanka, Deep-ika Parmar, Nagineedu and Ma-hesh Sriram.

Talking to the down-to-earth, humble U. S. Raju, one learned that being an IT professional, was not fulfi lling his artistic goals. Al-ready having written scripts for movies for 10 years, the gradu-ation to making movies was au-tomatic. After making movies in several different languages, Raju embarked on his fi rst commercial venture in his mother tongue in this movie and put his team to-gether from the US and India.

The hero of the movie is a com-mon man in India, who ends up in the USA and through his sheer raw musical talent makes it big in the US disclaiming the typi-cal Indian belief that one has to be a doctor or an engineer to be

Welcome to America introduced to Houstonianssuccessful in life – says director U.S. The hero, Prudhvi Chandra, in real life, is a popular singer as well, and provides the music and sings his own songs in the movie. The cast is supported by three her-oines, Dipika Parmar (California), Priyanka (India), and Kimberley Igla (Kansas). The movie was shot in over 60 locations covering six states in the USA.

After appetizers and drinks and a couple of Telugu songs by lo-cal artistes, the poster, trailer and teaser releases were presented by different members of the produc-tion crew. The panel was intro-duced and chief guest, Houston businessman and proponent Jiten-dra Reddy lauded the fi lmmakers for their efforts in making main-stream Indian language movies in the US since they have a huge market here. Co producers Du-rga Prasad (NATA Regional Vice President) and Manu shared the same opinion that since the op-portunity and talent is available locally, more such ventures will materialize and it is possible to make our own fi lm industry here. Muralidhar Bhat, the editor of the movie touched on how the idea of the movie generated and that it is possible to create a great movie if it has a strong storyline.

Mahesh, the local favorite ex-plained what drew him to act in

this the movie was the touching role that was offered. The shot inside the State Capi-tal building, sitting in the Governor’s chair was a hair raising experience for him along with many oth-ers. He appreciated the fact that the movie was done in exactly 40 days as scheduled. Kimberley enjoyed every moment while fi lming and Caroline Brohemer (actress in the movie) said that one gets a fl avor of living in America through the movie and she enjoyed every bit of being a part of the movie.

U. S. stressed on the

fact that he did not make the movie to make money. The only thing he is looking for is people’s satisfaction. He mentioned that the movie was all about teamwork. He thanked the fi nanciers and friends Larry Patel, Manu G, Jitendra Chalasani and last but not the least cinematographer Ravi Vuppalapu.

The crowd lined up to take pic-tures with the stars. All are look-ing forward to the general releaseof this family entertainer whichshows every potential of becom-ing a huge box offi ce success.

A stil from the Telugu movie Welcome to America. The trailer was released in Houston on August 17

added. Nimrat feels she got the part by

sheer luck as she was in London for some personal work when they were casting for the show. “I got there on Sunday morning and I had my audition on Monday. It was my fi rst time in London, so it was a nice way to begin the trip,” she said.

Nimrat, who watched the pi-lot after landing the role, bonded with Suraj on the set of the show as they both come from Delhi. Nimrat is yet to announce her second project following the suc-cess of ‘Lunchbox’ but she laughs off reports that she has read more than 400 scripts.

“Yes, there is a ridiculous num-ber fl oating on the internet. I don’t know where it came from. If that was true I would be at home still reading the scripts. I did not keep a tab but I think I must not have read 25-27 scripts at the most. There is a Bollywood project in the pipeline but I can’t reveal much about this at the moment.”

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REVIEW/PREVIEWIndia routed again in 3 days

Dhoni may step down

LONDON: India stumbledtheir way from Southampton toManchester and now at the Oval,London, with no semblance of sta-bility, security or sense. The goodnews is that the Test series is over.The bad news is that the shellack-ings received in three consecutiveTests may carry into the ODI se-ries, and that the team’s confi-dence is shattered. Fans of thisteam have little to feel cheerfulabout.

India have been utterly out-classed at Ageas Bowl, OldTrafford and The Oval, where adownward spiral hit a swift end,England winning the match beforetea on day three. No, Ravi Shastri,it’s not the end of the world butyes, this crocked unit needs seri-ous attention, even if it is the bestIndia’s selectors could put to-gether.

Some will find this a harsh as-sessment, but with a little tweak-ing, the infamous description thatwas used to describe Ian Botham’sEngland when they touched downin Australia for the 1986-87 Ashescan be applied to this Indian side:can’t bat, can’t bowl, can’t field.

Just look at this fifth Test. Onday one, you are bowled out for148 after slumping to 36 for 5. This,after scorelines of 62 for 5 and 61for 5 in your previous Test, in whichyou lost nine wickets in a session.Yes, nine. One day two, you thenmanage one wicket in almost 60overs as the home team takes thelead. During the chase of leather,two of your first slippers dropsimple catches, and your strikebowler repeatedly over-steps fromthe delivery crease.

You start day three needingthree wickets and take one ofthem early, but then your twoquickest bowlers spray the ballabout with the discipline of a strayhosepipe and allow the oppositionto score at more than nine runsan over. You send down no-ballsfrequently, one of which gives anEngland centurion a life. That cen-turion himself scores more thanyour entire team made in its firstinnings.

With the bat, you are thenbowled out for 94 inside 30 overs,with a repeat of existing frailties.Cheteshwar Pujara again fell to alimp push outside off stump.Murali Vijay again was done byinwards movement. AjinkyaRahane pushed away from hisbody, looking like a man who hasforgotten how to read a game.Virat Kohli nicked to the slips oncemore. Gautam Gambhir ... well,let’s not go there.

This is a new low, rounded offwith Sunday’s capitulation.

A team’s mood can be assessedby their work as a unit. Sadly, thedistance between England andIndia is worse than the 3-1 seriesresult shows. England held theircatches, some of which were one-handed blinders and others thatneeded two sets of hands.England’s attack has been relent-less, but truth be told, India’s bats-men, MS Dhoni excluded, havebeen sitting ducks. For the skilledpair of James Anderson and StuartBroad it’s really been just turn up,pitch it up and Bob’s your uncle.

India’s batsmen haven’t been ableto counter Anderson and Broad’sprobing lines or movements. Theirjudgment has been clouded. Theirconfidence is battered. Their fail-ures have left too much for amuddled bowling attack to makeup for. The catching has onlyadded to the hurt.

The series outcome shows thatIndia’s deficiencies cannot becovered unless their limited-oversheroes take more responsibilityand carry the team. It is thatsimple.

INSULT TO INJURY: Indiahave been fined for a slow over-rate during the fifth-Test.

Captain Mahendra Dhoni, 33,has been fined 60% of his matchfee, while the rest of the teamhave been fined 30%.

Dhoni faces a one-match banif found guilty of another over-rateoffence in Test cricket during thenext 12 months.

India, who did not contest theruling by the International CricketCouncil, lost the Test by an inningsand 244 runs and the series 3-1.

India 1st innings 148 all out(Dhoni 82, Vijay 18, Gambhir 0,Pujara 4, Kohli 6, Rahane 0, Binny5, Ashwin 13; Anderson2 for 51,Broad 2 for 27, Jordan 3 for 32,Woakes 3 for 30) and 2nd in-nings 94 all out (Vijay 2,Gambhir 3, Pujara 11, Kohli 20,Rahane 4, Dhoni 0, Biny 25,Ashwin 4; Jordan 4 for 18, Ander-son 2 for 16)

England 1st innings 486 allout (Cook 79, Robson 37,Ballance 64, Root 149, Butler 45,Broad 37, Jordan 20; I Sharma 4for 96, Aaron 2 for 153, Ashwin 3for 72)

India captain Mahendra Dhonihinted he may stand down as skip-per following his side’s 3-1 Testseries defeat in England.

The innings-and-244-run loss inthe fifth Test at The Oval ex-tended India’s run of away formto only one win in 19 Tests.

Asked if he had taken the teamas far as he can, Dhoni said:“Maybe, yes. You’ll have to waitand watch. If I’m strong enoughor not strong enough, you’ll haveto wait and get the news.”

The 33-year-old wicketkeepertook charge of the Test side in 2008after leading India to the inaugu-ral World Twenty20 title in 2007.

He has led India in a record 58Tests and overseen a record 27wins. India lost only one of Dhoni’sfirst 13 series in charge, winningeight - a run that saw them topthe world Test rankings from late2009 until the summer of 2011, aperiod in which Dhoni also led histeam to victory in the World Cup.

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, AmoleGupte, Zakir Hussain. Director: Rohit Shetty

On the eve of Independence Day when thePresident showed his concern for Indian democ-racy getting noisy, one shared his anxiety for onewas grappling with Singham on screen once again.Like our august institutions, our commercial cin-ema is also getting raucous and rambling. Thedirector virtually stops the star in the tracks sothat he can lecture and then indulge in somethingthat he is not preaching. A couple of weeks backin Kick it was Salman Khan giving a discourseon respect for women before indulging in someskirt chasing. Here playing the custodian of law,Ajay Devgn takes the law in his hands when hefaces pressure from the corrupt forces.

A sequel ostensibly put together to sap the good-will generated by a leonine officer, the intentionsbehind putting together Singham Returns appearvariegated with greed. It goes against the basicethic of the franchise and reflects in the patchywriting. Three years back when Singham hadhit the screens it worked for its ingenuity to takeon crime despite a manipulative tone.

Here the screenplay is inconsistent and themethods used to take on the political mafia are

Singham Returns - With more shine than substance

too generic to evoke interest. This time when the cop says that he islosing his mind you want to ask what for. Why can’t he cope withthese jokers within the judicial process?

Fortunately, Rohit Shetty doesn’t expect his films to be taken tooseriously otherwise it could become a benchmark for encounter kill-ings for trigger happy officers. Thankfully, for him the novelty rests increating opportunities to blow up more cars, explore new locations forstunts and take expansive aerial shots. If there was Tamil in ChennaiExpress, here Rohit makes liberal use of Marathi in dialogues andemploys Mahim dargah as a symbol to portray the secular nature ofMumbai Police. This Manmohan Desai formula comes across as justanother stunt to appease the galleries but might bring him the numbersthat he aspires for.

Set in Mumbai this time, Bajirao Singham is after black money.Spurred by an honest political mentor (Anupam Kher) and a prin-cipled chief minister (Mahesh Manjrekar), he takes on a wily godman(Amole Gupte) and his political protégé (Zakir Hussain).

But black money is just an excuse to sound prescient. There is noattempt to dig into the issue or present a comprehensive picture. DoesSingham crack up in front of the challenge? Not quite? Even afterbeing hit by bullet, he doesn’t miss his swagger even for a second.When the star towers over the actor, Singham is reduced to a super-hero. Shetty could easily have a backstory which could prove thatSingham has feline blood!

The only time we find him tangible is when a slum woman takes

him on the issue of morality ver-sus hunger. There are pertinentpoints on the sacrifices made bythe policemen so that we can havesound sleep but the way it is donein neither new nor refreshing. Inthe commercial space Khakee stillremains a benchmark for depict-ing the plight of an honest officerin a corrupt system.

Amidst the tried and tested rou-tine it is Amole Gupte who lightsup the atmosphere as he nails therole of a corrupt godman. Ajay isnot tested at all. He is repeatinghimself with a kind of brazennessthat requires some real effort.Similarly, Kareena is expected tolend some humorous touch and itseems she has been briefed tobring her Geet template toSingham’s territory. She does theneedful but like most of the sub-plots the romantic track remainsjust an item. — The Hindu

After watching N. Lingusamy’sAnjaan, one feels compelled tocampaign for a new award cat-egory: Best Supporting Toothpick.The aforementioned sliver of wood,lodged permanently between RajuBhai’s (Suriya) teeth, is in nearlyevery frame, and it delivers thefilm’s most stylish performance. Itmoves slyly from side to side. Attimes, it takes a cue fromRajinikanth’s cigarettes, vanishinginto the mouth and reappearingmost miraculously. It is, all told, thesum total of Raju Bhai’s characterdelineation.

This is a U-certificate don movie— you cannot have Suriya bathedin blood. This don doesn’t smoke,he rarely drinks, and even whenhe visits a house of ill repute, it’sonly to hunt for clues. What is theexact nature of his business? Howdid he get into this line? How didhe rise through the ranks? Weknow nothing.

The movie runs a posterior-numbing 170 minutes, and thereisn’t one surprising moment — notone line of dialogue worth recall-ing, not one tune worth humming

These are the basics of amasala entertainer, and without

them, what’s left? Just the plot,which, as usual, revolves aroundrevenge. What’s shocking is theutter lack of life.

This is a dull, dull movie.Lingusamy unleashes the tech-nical arsenal and fractures thenarrative and expects us to fol-low a trail of clues as if this werea twisty noir nail-biter, but it’s nouse because the story has all thesuspense of a housewife shop-ping for vegetables. Will her eyesfall on potatoes or carrots? Ooh!

Why is Anjaan set in Mumbai,when there’s so little local color?Why did Manoj Bajpai sign upfor a part where he’s asked toappear in a burgundy bow-tiewhile stripped down to his under-wear?

And why is this movie namedAnjaan, fearless, when it timo-

rously ticks off all the audienceboxes? There’s a nod to Maduraiand the aruvaa culture. Teluguviewers are appeased through acameo by Brahmanandam.Rajinikanth fans are lured by animpromptu ‘Lungi dance.’ Poten-tial reviewers are wooed by thestrategic placement of Tamilmagazines on a cab’s dashboard.And if you love to count clichés,you have the good Muslim, theloyal friend, the love interest whois the enemy’s daughter.

Samantha gamely performs therequisite loosu ponnu duties, ap-parently auditioning for Sridevi’srole in a mega-serial adaptation ofMoondram Pirai — and her cos-tume designer is the only one whodecided to perk up the proceed-ings, with micro-shorts and a bi-kini top. — The Hindu

Anjaan: DonYawn

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Gandhi went to Rajkot andPorbandar to meet his relativesand then went on to Shanti-niketan. There Gandhi met poetlaureate Rabindranath Tagorefor the first time, as well as C.F. Andrews. Andrews, who cameto India as an Anglican priestin 1904, was one of the very fewpeople respected both within In-dian nationalist circles and of-ficial British ones. A closefriend of Gandhi, Tagore andother eminent Indians of thetime, Andrews never ceased tochampion the Indian cause forindependence and, in abroader sense, the cause of alldowntrodden peoples againstoppression. Now read on.

During his short stay atSantiniketan Gandhi heard the sadnews that Gokhale had passedaway. He immediately left forPoona, C. F. Andrews accompa-nying him as far as Burdwan. “Doyou think,” Andrews askedGandhi, “that a time will come forsatyagraha in India? If so, howsoon will it be?”

“It is difficult to say,” repliedGandhi. “For one year I am to donothing. Gokhale made me prom-ise that I would travel in India forone year to gain experience, andthat I would express no opinionuntil I had finished this period ofprobation. So I do not think therewill be any occasion forsatyagraha for five years.”

After attending the shraddhaceremonies of Gokhale, Gandhimet the leaders of the Servantsof India Society. Out of respectfor Gokhale he would have joinedthe Society, but there was opposi-tion from a certain sections of themembers. Gandhi visitedRangoon, in Burma, for a shortperiod and on his return he wentto Hardwar during the time of theKumbha Mela.

About 1.7 million people at-tended the mela. Volunteer corpsfrom different organizations hadgone to Hardwar to be of serviceto the big crowds that were flow-ing in. Gandhi was invited to gothere with the Phoenix party withthe Phoenix party to help the vol-unteers. The Phoenix group wentthere and Gandhi joined them.

He was pained at the manyhappenings and shortcomings atthe great religious fair. There wascorruption, there was cheating andmany other unsocial activities.

Scant care was taken about sani-tary arrangements. All this madeGandhi, feel very sad. He thoughta great deal about the problem ofhow to improve the Indian char-acter. In May 1915 an ashramwas established in a village nearAhmedabad. The city was an an-cient centre of handloom weav-ing and Gandhi thought the placewas suited for the revival of thecottage industry of hand-spinning.

Gandhi named the new institu-tion Satyagraha Ashram. “Ourcreed is devotion to truth, and ourbusiness is the search for and in-sistence on truth,” he said. Asimple uniform style of clothingwas worn by all who were there.They took their food together in acommon kitchen and strove to liveas one family.

Gandhi told the members: “Ifyou want to serve the people, it isessential to observe the vows oftruth, ahimsa, celibacy, non-steal-ing, non-possession, and control ofthe palate.”

One day Gandhi said to mem-bers of the ashram, “I have re-ceived an applicaiton from an un-touchable family who want to joinus here. I am replyuing to themthat they are welcome.” This cre-ated quite a stir. An untouchablefamily in our midst!! EvenKasturbai had her misgivings.

Gandhi’s mind was made up,however, and there could be noobjection from anyone in theashram. But the patrons of theashram did not like the idea andthey stopped funding the ashram.The ashram was suddenly facedwith an acute financial crisis, buthelp came unexpectedly. A richman came to the ashram and gaveGandhi Rs. 13,000 and urged himto continue running the ashram.

In February 1916, Gandhi wasinvited to speak at the laying ofthe foundation-stone of theBanaras Hindu University.

The Viceroy and many of themost important people of Indiawere there. Gandhi, clad in aKathiawadi long coat and a tur-ban, rose to speak. The police ar-rangements, and also the pompand luxury around him, hurt himdeeply. Turning to the audience hesaid, “I want to think audibly andspeak without reserve.

His first words froze the audi-ence. “It is a matter of deep hu-miliation and shame for us,” hesaid, “that I am compelled this

evening under the shadow of thisgreat college, in this sacred city,to address my countrymen in alanguage that is foreign to me.”

It was a bombshell. Nobodyhad ever dared to speak againstthe English language. The Britishofficers, then friends, and the im-portant Indians who had gatheredthere were seething in anger. ButGandhi went on, “His Highnessthe Maharaja who presided yes-terday over our deliberationsspoke about the poverty of India.But what did we witness? A mostgorgeous show, an exhibition ofjewellery... There is no salvationfor India unless you strip your-selves of this jewellery and hold itin trust for your countrymen inIndia.”

Gandhi gave a long speech,covering many topics. His speechwas full of outspoken criticism.Mrs. Annie Besant, who was oneof the organizers of the function,was horrified and urged Gandhito sit down. But Gandhi went on.Some people went red with rage,but others listened to Gandhi withgreat interest. “Here at last is aman telling the truth,” they thought.“He is the man to raise India fromthe mire.”

They applauded him andshouted joyfully. Gandhi turned tothem and said, “No amount ofspeeches will ever make us fit forself-government. It is only ourconduct that will make us deserveit. Gandhi told them that theyshould all be the kind of peopleable to take up the work ofselfgovernment.

Finally, Gandhi, the man whothree times had supported theBritish in their war efforts, said,“If I found it necessary for thesalvation of India that the Englishshould retire, that they should bedriven out, I would not hesitate todeclare that they would have togo, and I hope I would be preparedto die in defence of that belief.”The people were amazed atGandhi’s frankness.

It was Gandhi’s first great po-litical speech in India. Years later,

Two months after the Temple Entry Proclamation, Mahatma Gandhiarrived in Trivandrum on January 12, 1937, to participate in an eventfor which he had exerted much moral pressure. On November 12, 1936,

the Maharajah of Travancore signed the historic Temple EntryProclamation, and “in one bold stroke, the age long injustice of barring

lower castes from entering temple was removed.”

Jawaharlal Nehru described what the coming of Gandhi meant to theIndian people. He said, “We seemed to be helpless in the grip of someall-powerful monster; our limbs were paralysed, our minds deadened.What could we do? How could we pull India out of this quagmire ofpoverty and defeatism which sucked her in... “And then Gandhi came.He was like a powerful current of fresh air that made us stretchourselves and take deep breaths, like a beam of light that pierced thedarkness and removed the scales from our eyes, like a whirlwind thatupset many things, but most of all the working of people’s minds.’

Several conferences demanding home rule were held in India dur-ing the latter half of 1916. They marked a new wave of political lifeunder the leadership of Tilak, Mrs. Besant, and Jinnah.

— To be Continued

Gandhi invites untouchable family in ashram Egg Nargisi KoftaIngredients: 4 eggs, 1-2

bread slices, 1 onion, chopped; 2tomatoes, skinned, 1 tsp onionpaste, 1 tsp green chilli paste, curryleaves, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1tsp chilli powder, 1 tbsp ghee (orbutter), salt and pepper powder.

Method: Boil the eggs, cut intotwo horizontal pieces and removethe egg yolk. Soak bread slices incool water for some time. Squeezeall the water from bread and makeinto powder. To the bread pow-der, add the egg yolk, which is re-moved from the eggs, butter, on-ion and green chili paste, salt, andmix this with a fork. Stuff this mix-ture in the place of the egg yolk inthe egg and place them in a pan.For preparing tomato sauce, fryonions, tomatoes, curry leaves,garam masala, salt, chili powder,pepper powder and cook until it isdone. Then add this sauce to theeggs and cook for 10 minutes.Serve with chapathis.

Sweet & Sour Eggs Ingredients: 4 eggs, boiled;

1/ 2 cup chicken stock or water, 1tbsp corn flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2cup vinegar, 1 tbsp finely choppedginger-garlic, a couple of pineappleslices, 1 tbsp pineapple juice, 1carrot, chopped; 1 tbsp oil

Method: Heat oil in a pan, frychopped ginger and garlic alongwith sugar, vinegar. Also add pine-apple juice with chicken stock orwater and boil. To this, add carrotpieces, pineapple pieces and cookfor few minutes. To corn flour, addwater and make a batter. Pour thismixture to the above mixture.Cook until the gravy thickens. Cutthe boiled eggs into four pieceseach and add to the gravy. Servewith rice.

Egg Malai MasalaIngredients: 6 eggs, 1/2 cup

milk, 2 onions, chopped; 1-inchginger piece, 4 green chillies, Curryleaves, 1/4 tsp garam masala, 2tbsp ghee (or butter), salt to taste.

Method: Boil the eggs and cutthem into two pieces each. Mixonions, green chillies, ginger andblend it to a paste. In a wide pan,heat ghee and fry the above paste

until it gets golden color. Add eggpieces and fry for few minutes.Then add milk, salt and cook untilbubbles form in the milk. Addchopped curry leaves and cookuntil the gravy thickens. Sprinklea pinch of garam masala powderand serve with parathas or pulao.

Egg KebabsIngredients: 6 hard boiled

eggs, 1 small onion, chopped fine;2 green chillies, chopped fine; 2tsp gram flour (besan), 1 tbsp mint(pudina) leaves, chopped fine; fist-ful of chopped cilantro, 1/4 tsp chillipowder, 1/2 tsp black pepper pow-der, salt to taste, oil for frying

Method: Grate the hard boiledeggs finely. Combine with all theother ingredients except oil. Mixwell and knead into smooth dough.Divide mixture into 10-12 portions.Shape each portion of the doughinto flat round cutlets and keepaside. Heat oil in a deep-frying panand fry kebabs few at a time untilcrisp and golden brown. Serve hot,garnished with onion rings andwith mint chutney. Serves 10.

Baked Olive AntipastoIngredients: 8 oz. Greek ol-

ives, drained; 14-oz. jar artichokehearts, drained, rinsed & coarselychopped2 roasted red bell peppers,cut into thin strips1/4 cup extravirgin olive oil 6 cloves garlic, slicedlengthwise and cut into thin strips2 tsps grated orange peel 1 tsp.fresh thyme leaves 4 oz. freshmozzarella cheese, cubed.

Method: Preheat oven to425° F. In a shallow baking dish,combine olives, artichokes,roasted bell peppers, olive oil, gar-lic, orange peel and thyme. Bakefor 15-20 minutes or until heatedthrough and aromatic. Let olivesstand for 5 minutes. Stir in moz-zarella cheese cubes and serveimmediately. Time 30 mts.

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By Swami Sukhabodhananda

Love has its mysterious ways of being fulfilled. All of us seek fulfill-ment in some form or other. Some seek it in relationships; others seekit in power, name, fame or making money. But all of us seek fulfill-ment. Everything else other than love puts you in a ‘wanting mode’ butnot in a ‘fulfilling mode’.

Love is the only mysterious energy which makes you feel fulfilled.So in the corporate context, can you bring in love?

Do what you love and love what you do. Love your work, love yourdifficulties, and love the richness of difference between you and yourboss. What is wrong with difference? Why should you see it withoutthe energy of love?

If you bring this energy to your work front then you don’t need aholiday from work, for work itself becomes a holiday.

Love is experienced in a way that you accept people as they areand motivate them to peak their potential. Love makes one enjoy one’srelationships and work and it builds trust in a relationship. Through thatyou accept the weakness and faults of the other; be it your boss orspouse and learn to love them as they are.

During the civil war someone approached Lincoln and said, “Wehave got an enemy, and somehow we should get rid of them. Destroythem”. But Lincoln’s commitment was to make friends of his en-emies.

Lincoln responded, “If I turn my enemy into a friend, have I notslain my enemy?” This is the power of love. Can we learn from Lin-coln the power of love?

Lincoln continued his commitment. In your organisation there couldbe internal enemies but instead of being stressed out, learn to lovethem, accept them, make friends and transform them. The whole pro-cess is love and in the whole process there is fulfillment.

Love gives the power of “direct perception”. In daily or ordinaryliving, there is no direct perception. Because our perception is throughresistance, we resist it through our likes and dislikes.

You are rigid with your likes and dislikes and they become yourrigid framework.

With this background in your corporate world, you can’t see othersobjectively, for, your rigid likes and dislikes interfere in your percep-tion. You try to safeguard and protect what you want and hence arenot free to see the other objectively. Understanding the other at workor home comes when you see the other as he is. Understanding comesthrough being aware of “what is”.

To know “what is” you should not allow your interpretation, preju-dice, conclusion to interfere in your perception. You should see “what

Immense power of fulfillment

Swami Krishnananda

Janmashtami is the blessed andadorable day of the advent ofBhagwan Sri Krishna, incarnationof Vishnu, considered as Jagatguru— teacher of all teachers –‘Krishnam vande jagadguru’.

As human beings, we tend toobserve and evaluate everythingfrom the viewpoint of the humanspecies only. We judge even Godfrom our point of view.

“Where is the goodness ofGod,” we ask, “when He has cre-ated a world of evil – tempests,tornados, earthquakes, sufferings,drought and flood?

What kind of God has createdthis world? God could have cre-ated milk and honey instead of theplain waters of the Ganga…Thisis how we think.

Krishna Avatara, is a symbolicrepresentation of the way Godworks. Nobody can know howGod works, and whatever idea wemay have of this, it is not appre-ciable to us because He devas-tates our ideas of propriety, ethi-cality, necessity, human-ness, andsocial values.

Everything is upside down. Godis nothing but the total topsy-turvyoperation of the human way ofthinking. It is a Shirshasana ofman’s consciousness that is re-quired to understand what God is.We should not stand on the foot-stool of our consciousness, but onthe brain of our consciousness.

God’s thought is universalthought, whereas our thought issocial thought, family and commu-nity thought, national, politicalthought, army, police thought,court-case thought, and any otherthoughts we have in our minds.

There is always something thatwe grab and something that weexclude in our perception, whichis the opposite of God’s way ofinclusiveness.

There is nothing that God canexclude from His thought,whereas in a human being, it isimpossible not to exclude some-thing. We seem to be the oppositeof God in our way of thinking.

We cannot grab the wholeworld into our comprehension atany time.

Our way of thinking is only ofour family, office, salary, commu-nity, relations, our property, andwhatever else belongs to us. Weare not concerned with that whichdoes not belong to us; so, to whomdoes the other thing belong? It isnot our concern.

Inclusiveness is the nature ofGod’s operation; exclusiveness isthe nature of the human way ofthinking. God is nothing but total

Lord Krishna: Guru of all gurusthought.

Suffice it to say that SriKrishna is considered as the rayof the Absolute, something liketotal comprehensiveness and in-finite capacity, omnipotent inbehaviour, with nothing impos-sible. He can set right anything inone minute, and if the necessityarises, he can dismantle the wholeparliament of the cosmos and takeup the reins in his own hands,which he did sometimes in hisown career.

Rules and regulations did he fol-low, but he could break any ruleif the necessity arose, just as wecan do anything to our own bodyfor the sake of its sustenance.

Another example before us isJesus Christ.

All that he said is beyond thecomprehension of the world. Hetoppled existing laws, and brokethe norm; he brought a divine law,what is known as his Sermon onthe Mount, like a counterpart of

is” without condemnation, without giving your personal slants to yourperception. You always give personal slants for you are caught upwith your own point of view and hence is in “Self love”.

Love is not “self love”.“Self love” is exclusive. Love is always inclusive. When you ex-

clude the other, you are in conflict with the other and hence therewould be chaos. When you truly love the other, include the other, youare not in conflict.

Team spirit happens in such an inclusive space. The corporate worldwill be in order if one learns to explore how love can be the basis ofone’s work. This should be our real goal. From this backdrop, go aheadin reaching your materialistic targets. Then life is truly fulfilling.

the Bhagwad Gita teachings.Great men think alike, and

there is no such thing as an East-ern God-man or a Western God-man.

Krishna and Jesus Christ wereneither men nor women. Theywere androgynous perfections,standing for the word of the Al-mighty, who Himself is neitherman nor woman. — The DivineLife Society.

When the unexpected happensBy Nayaswami Jyotish

Most of the stress and pain that we feel when unexpected changescome in our lives is from wishing that things should to be different thanthey are.

When we can accept life as it comes to us, a great deal of theanxiety disappears. One of the worst traps is to let change throw youinto a mood of despair and hopelessness.

Sour moods weaken your ability to win the battle. It’s important tofind ways to keep your mind positive and free of negativity. Dumpyour negative mood as soon as you’re aware of it, before it can growtoo big to handle.

Paramhansa Yogananda gave us a powerful prescription for mov-ing quickly through life’s trials. He suggested that we always be “even-minded and cheerful.”

How can you achieve this mental state? First commit yourself tobeing happy in every circumstance. As soon as you catch your feel-ings being pulled down, strongly affirm your decision to be happy. Youmay not be able to change your circumstances, but you can controlhow you react to them.

This simple ability will change your life. Positive reactions bringpositive results!

For real power, go one step further – learn to be grateful for yourchallenges. Gratitude to God for whatever He gives you will give youan inner strength and faith that drives away fear. Learn to think less ofyourself, and more of others and their needs.

And don’t dwell on past events or future plans. If you can stay inthe here and now, expanding your heart to all, you will realise that youcan be happy wherever you go.

Prayer is a powerful help for dealing with change. Deepening de-votion to God is the most important thing you can do to prepare forchange.

When your mind is still, you will find the joy and peace that are deepwithin you, and you will gain a new perspective on life. Especiallyimportant is the practice of meditating every morning and evening. Inthe morning, meditation prepares you to face the day with inner calm-ness and joy. At night, it helps you to release your life back into thedivine light.

Visualise yourself floating in a beautiful blue sea near the shore.The sea is calm, the sun is shining, and the wind is blowing gently

over the water. Gradually, the waves begin to grow stronger. Now,they are tossing you about.

At first, you find this annoying and wish they would stop. But nowyou realise that you can’t control the waves. As you relax, you beginto accept the waves and enjoy the ride.

You see that they are playing with you. Remain in this state ofenjoyment for a while.

Now feel that your vision is floating up above the sea and lookingdown on your little body. As you look down, you see that the wavesaren’t big at all.

From this perspective, the sea looks quite calm and filled with beau-tiful blues, greens, and little whitecaps. It is incredibly beautiful. Yousee that the ocean of life is your friend and supporter.

Now turn your gaze toward the far horizon. The line where the seameets the sky never changes.

Concentrate on this line and feel that, beneath the waves of events,you will never change. You are always peaceful, always calm, alwaysjoyful. Release all attachments, all desires, all regrets.

Float in this vast ocean of contentment and bliss. When you areready, let your mind come back to a point of concentration at thespiritual eye, between the eyebrows.

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Shah announced his new team of party office bearers that includes11 vice-presidents, eight general secretaries and 14 secretaries. Thenew team also includes 10 spokespersons, five of whom are new.

Shah has retained general secretaries J.P. Nadda, Rajiv Pratap Rudy,Murlidhar Rao and Ramlal. Party sources said that Varun has notbeen included because his mother has been inducted in the Modi Cabi-net. The four new general secretaries are Ram Madhav, outgoingBJP Mahila Morcha chief Saroj Pandey, Rajya Sabha MP fromRajasthan Bhupendra Yadav and Ram Shankar Katheriya.

Former Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has been retained asvice-president. The five spokespersons who have been retained areMJ Akbar, Shahnawaz Hussain, Sudhanshu Trivedi, Meenakshi Lekhiand Vijay Sonkar Shastri.

Among the new secretaries, Shrikant Sharma and Sidharth NathSingh have been given the responsibility of Uttar Pradesh.

Singh told reporters the party will surely look intoVarun’s abilitiesand position him accordingly. “There are many opportunites in theparty, in the government and I am sure the party will look into hiscalibre and adjust him accordinly,” he said.

Asked why there was no one from West Bengal in Shah’s newteam, Singh said, “Let me put it this way, you must have seen NarendraModi by now, he believes in India as one. He looks at India as 125crore”. He added, “This is a problem in political thinking, that someonehas to come from Bengal, some from UP. Modiji looks at India as one.The best talent is in Bengal should be retained there to fight MamataBanerjee. If I take the leadership away, then who will fight her?”

HYDERABAD: Socio-eco-nomic data of nearly four crorepopulation of Telangana was gath-ered on Tuesday under the inten-sive household survey, claimed tobe the first exercise of its kindanywhere in the country. About90 percent of nearly a crorehouseholds was covered underthe survey in all districts of thestate including Hyderabad.

Nearly 400,000 governmentemployees collected the details ina door-to-door survey, whichended at 7pm in the districts.

The “historic” survey was a“super hit”, Telangana chief min-ister K Chandrasekhar Rao said.He thanked the people for theirtremendous response despite at-tempts in some quarters to createcontroversies and spread misinfor-mation.

Rao told a news conferencethat the data would be compiledand computerized in 10 to 15 daysand will be available from his of-fice down to the office of a grampanchayat or a village.

The data will help the govern-ment in identifying the real ben-eficiaries of welfare schemes,weeding out the bogus ones andin better planning of its programsto meet the needs of the popula-tion, he said.

The government itself was indark about the population inHyderabad. It was estimated tobe 80 to 90 lakh but the surveyshows that it has crossed 1.20

crore, he said. Thanking the gov-ernment employees and collegestudents for carrying out the sur-vey without any remuneration,Rao said if people continue theircooperation, the government canrealize the dream of a “goldenTelangana”.

The survey began at 7 a.m.across the state with enumeratorsgoing door-to-door to gather in-formation like name, age, educa-tional qualification, profession,Aadhar card numbers, bank ac-count number, property and otherdetails of the family members.

In Hyderabad, as many as75,000 government employeesgathered data of 20 lakh familiesin Greater Hyderabad MunicipalCorporation (GHMC).

Contrary to speculation in somecircles that the survey is aimed attargeting people from AndhraPradesh living in Hyderabad, thesurvey form has no nativity col-umn. Even declaring bank accountnumber was optional.

GHMC officials gathered datafrom chief minister KChandrasekhar Rao and gover-nor ESL Narasimhan and theirfamily members. As AndhraPradesh chief minister NChandrababu Naidu and his fam-ily members were not available attheir residence, GHMC collecteddetails from his family.

Normal life came to a completehalt across Telangana as the gov-ernment declared a holiday to en-

able people to remain at home andparticipate in the survey.

Shops, petrol bunks, hotels, cin-ema halls, business establishments,companies, factories and educa-tional institutions remained shut. Allbuses of state owned Road Trans-port Corporation (RTC) went offthe roads. Thousands of peoplefrom various parts of the countryreached their home towns and vil-lages for the survey. Families re-siding in Hyderabad but havingtheir records registered in districtsalso headed for their native placesto participate in the survey.

The TRS government said lackof credible data was a majorhurdle in planning and implemen-tation of welfare scheme as totalnumber of ration cards exceed thenumber of households.

It alleged that huge irregulari-ties were committed in the past inschemes like housing for poor, re-imbursement of fee of poor stu-dents, free healthcare and socialpensions.

Varun cut from Amit Shah’s team

Illegal constructionNEW DELHI: In a reflection

of the rampant illegal constructionin the Capital, around 150,000complaints were received by thecivic agencies in the city over thelast two years. Even as illegal con-struction continues unabated, thecity has witnessed several casesof building collapse, especially inunauthorized colonies leading toloss of innocent lives.

In a written answer to the LokSabha in the recently concludedBudget Session, the Union Devel-opment Ministry revealed that theauthorities have initiated action likesealing and demolition of illegalstructures.

The North Delhi MunicipalCorporation received 75,290 com-plaints in the last two years, out ofwhich 33,427 were found to befake. South Delhi Municipal Cor-poration got 47,445 complaints.

One-day survey of Telangana population a hit

A govt employee notes down details of a household in Hyderabad.

Despite criticism, it went ahead with the survey in a single day toensure that there is no duplication and bogus beneficiaries are re-moved.

Rao on Tuesday also said that he will not spare looters and cheatsand will not hesitate to send his son or daughter to jail if they are theculprits. He was replying to a query about the apprehensions in somequarters that there may be discrimination against people from AndhraPradesh settled in Hyderabad.

The chief minister, who recently accepted Hitler’s tag given by hiscritics and said that he is Hitler for thieves, reiterated that he is deter-mined to provide a corruption-free administration.

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief said those who did notparticipate in the survey in Hyderabad becasue they are not benefi-ciaries of any welfare scheme committed a social crime.

“You are living here. You get drinking water, sewerage facility, streetlights, roads and other amenities. When the government is trying tofind out what is total population and its requirements, you are not par-ticipating in the survey. This is a social crime.”

CENTRE WATCHINGThe “intensive household survey” threatens to strain Centre-State

relations as a large section of the people of Seemandhra origin fearthat the data collected can be misused. “The Union government isseized of the matter and keeping a close watch on the developments.If the situation so demands, we will make an appropriate interventionat an appropriate time. We hope that good sense prevails upon theTelangana government and steps are taken to address all apprehen-sions,” a senior Home Ministry official said.

The Hyderabad High Court, hearing a public interest litigation peti-tion against the survey, gave the go-ahead for it as the State govern-ment said the survey was voluntary. However, the people ofSeemandhra origin, along with Opposition parties, remain doubtful,saying it could well be a government ploy to keep them out of publicwelfare schemes.

Rights activist fromManila deported

MUMBAI: Immigration au-thorities at the Mumbai Airportdeported the general secretary ofthe Asian Federation Against In-voluntary Disappearances(AFAD), Aileen Bacalso, aftershe arrived in India from the Phil-ippines on August 17.

Despite having all necessarydocuments she was sent back andtold by the immigration authoritiesthat “she herself knew the rea-sons of her deportation.”

“I had all my documents and Ihad no idea that I would be de-ported like this. I was not eventold the reason for their refusal tolet me enter India,” Bacalso toldThe Hindu from Manila.

Bacalso, 51, is an award win-ning human rights activist who hasworked on enforced custodial dis-appearances in several countries,including India, in Kashmir.

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NEW DELHI: Angered bythe Pakistan High Commissioner’srefusal to call off talks withKashmiri separatist leaders, de-spite Foreign Secretary SujathaSingh calling up High Commis-sioner Abdul Basit to request it,India on Monday, Aug 18, calledoff talks with Pakistan.

Under criticism from the UnitedStates, Jammu and Kashmir po-litical leaders and the Oppositionover its decision to cancel talkswith Pakistan, the government onTuesday explained its stance, say-ing the problem was not the talksthemselves, but the sequencing ofthe talks.

“We have always said that youcan change your friends but notyour neighbors,” said senior Min-ister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

“Here the PM walked the ex-tra mile to meet the leader of Pa-kistan. And in spite of being told it

India cancels talks with Pakistan

would not be fair, they wentahead,” Prasad told The Hinduin Patna.

The Foreign Secretaries weredue to meet in Islamabad on Au-gust 25 not to resume dialogue butto “carry forward the PMs’ direc-tions from their meeting in NewDelhi” in May.

The decision was conveyed toBasit just minutes after he met theleader of J&K Democratic Free-dom Party Shabir Shah, that themeeting “with these so called lead-ers of the Hurriyat undermines theconstructive diplomatic engage-ment initiated by Prime MinisterModi in May on his very first dayin office.”

According to the government’sstatement, “The invitation to so-called leaders of the Hurriyat byPakistan’s High Commissionerdoes indeed raise questions aboutPakistan’s sincerity, and shows

that its negative approaches andattempts to interfere in India’s in-ternal affairs continue unabated...Under the present circumstances,it is felt that no useful purpose willbe served by the Indian ForeignSecretary going to Islamabad nextweek.”

In its reply, the Pakistani For-eign office called India’s move tocancel talks a “setback to the ef-forts to promote good neighbourlyrelations with India”, and said themeeting with Kashmiri leaderswas a “long-standing practice”prior to Pakistan-India talks. Of-ficials at the High Commission inDelhi said the decision had comeas a “surprise”.

In the past, India has raisedobjections, but taken no actionwhen Pakistani diplomats andleaders met with Kashmiri sepa-ratist leaders. Sources say thedecision was taken at the “high-est political level” by the govern-ment, and came on a day DefenceMinister Arun Jaitley had touredforward areas of the LoC and in-ternational borders, criticising Pa-kistan for “deliberate ceasefireviolations”.

Foreign Secretaries of the twocountries were set to meet after ahiatus of two years in the dialogueprocess, to discuss the way for-ward in talks. While the two dip-lomats were set to discuss “alloutstanding issues”, they werespecifically tasked with decidingthe agenda for talks between thePrime Ministers on the sidelinesof the U.N. General Assemblysummit in September. The deci-sion to cancel these talks effec-tively calls into question thosemeetings as well as ends the bon-homie since May this year, markedby the summit-level talks, ex-change of letters, and gifts be-tween the two leaders. India hadproposed several “stand-alone”initiatives on trade facilitation aswell as energy transfer ahead ofthe meeting between the ForeignSecretaries.

Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah (left) with Pakistan HighCommissioner Abdul Basit (right) in New Delhi on Monday.

Church: GiveModi a chance

NEW DELHI: The CatholicBishops Conference of India(CBCI) wants to give Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi a “chance”and not pre-judge him because ofhis record as Gujarat Chief Min-ister or his association with theRSS.

A day after he met Modi in thecapital, CBCI president CardinalBaselios Cleemis on Tuesday saidthe Church preferred to take thePrime Minister’s call for a 10-yearmoratorium on communalism se-riously rather thanRSS chiefMohan Bhagwat’s recent Hindunation remarks.

Admitting that Bhagwat’sstatements did create anxiety, hesaid undue weightage should notbe given to the personal opinionof one person.

Asked about the apprehensionsthat minorities had about Modi inthe past, his refrain was: “Mr. Modihas just begun his administrationas the head of the government atthe Centre. Any governmentneeds time to settle down andwork out its policies. He has beenelected and we have to see hisactions. We are optimistic.”

Irom Shramila ordered freedIMPHAL: A court in Imphal

has ordered the release of a hu-man rights activist who has beenon hunger strike for 14 years. IromSharmila Chanu began her fast in2000 to protest against a contro-versial law in the north-easternstate of Manipur, which gave theIndian armed forces sweepingpowers.

Shortly after her protest began,she was charged with “attemptingto commit suicide”. In 2002 shewas put in a hospital and force-fedthrough a pipe in her nose. “Thecourt has set her free,” her lawyerMani Khaidem said Aug 19.

The court had accepted that there was no basis for charging MsChanu with “attempt to suicide”, human rights activist BablooLoitangbam told the Agence France-Presse news agency.

“There has been a consistent position where activists have beensaying that she is not taking her life, she is making a political pointwhich is to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA),”he said.

For nearly 14 years, Ms Chanu has been held in judicial custody in ahospital in Manipur’s capital, Imphal. She began a hunger strike after10 civilians were killed by Indian soldiers.

Over the past decade, she has campaigned for the removal of AFSPAwhich gives soldiers sweeping powers to arrest people without war-rants and even shoot to kill in certain situations. Campaigners say thelaw is often misused.

Her protest has won her worldwide recognition, with Amnesty In-ternational describing her as a prisoner of conscience.

CBI: Rape of Badaun girls doubtfulNEW DELHI: The five accused in the Badaun gang-rape and

murder case may soon walk out of jail after latest forensic tests don’tfind any evidence of their presence at the crime scene and also castdoubt whether the two sisters were raped.

The CBI says the alleged rape of the two teenaged cousins is ‘doubt-ful’ and “parents seem to have concocted the allegations, either them-selves or under somebody’s influence”. The incident had sparked anationwide outrage as the two girls were found hanging from a treeafter being gangraped as claimed by parents.

The reports virtually give a clean chit to the five accused- brothersPappu Yadav, Awadesh Yadav and Urvesh Yadav and constablesChhatrapal and Sarvesh Yadav. The agency is almost sure that theaccused did not have a hand in the alleged gang-rape and killing of thetwo girls who were found hanging from a tree on May 27, sparking anationwide outrage.

The CBI received the report of Centre for DNA Fingerprinting andDiagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, on Monday, Aug 18. The report hasbeen shared with a panel of doctors and a final decision would betaken in a couple of days.

The reports give credence to the agency’s investigations, contraryto the claims of parents.

CBI sources Tuesday said the agency may drop the idea of exhum-ing the bodies as the CDFD report has given them enough forensicevidence which could help the agency crack the case. They also saidthat the report confirms contradictions in the theory of rape.

The five accused will be allowed to get bail as there is no clearevidence against them. As per law, an accused can get bail if theinvestigation agency fails to file a chargesheet within 90 days, whichends on August 28 in this case.

Gogoi blames Delhi for border rowGUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday

accused Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh of failing to provide se-curity along the state’s border with Nagaland and accused the Centreof not taking the recent violence there seriously.

Addressing a press conference here, Gogoi said “Yes, I am respon-sible as the state CM for what is happening along the border. But whyare you not blaming Rajnath Singh? Why are same charges not beingmade against the union home minister for failing to give protection?”

The Assam-Nagaland border, he said, is a disputed subject and thearea is controlled by the Centre with the help of CRPF, a ‘neutral’force which failed to provide security to the people and property there.But the Centre, he said, is not taking the issue seriously at all. “It is avery serious issue but the way they are handling it, is not serious.”

He condemned the police action against protesters at Rangajan areaof Golaghat district on Tuesday and said the government will order aninquiry by Additional Chief Secretary Subhash Chandra Das into theincident that left 22 civilians and seven police personnel injured.

Chavan to skip Nagpur event with ModiMUMBAI: A day after Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh

Hooda was jeered by the crowd at a rally he attended with NarendraModi, Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan has decided not to attend aprogram with the Prime Minister fearing ruckus by BJP workers.

The Nagpur metro rail project, work for which is to be inauguratedby Modi in Nagpur on August 14, has blown up into a full-scale politi-cal war. Talking to The Indian Express, Chavan, who has stirred acontroversy by questioning the non-clearance of the Pune project, citedthree reasons for his decision: “no invitation letter received from UnionUrban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu, no communication re-ceived on whether the project has received approval of the UnionCabinet and the possibility of ruckus by BJP workers as it happened toHaryana CM Hooda the other day.”

And the Prime Minister’s political pinch on him at Solapur recently,too, hasn’t gone down well with the CM. “He asked me why I didn’tseek coal from the UPA government for power projects. Is this theway to say things,” Chavan said.

He also rapped Gadkari. “He said Nagpur project happened be-cause he pursued it hard. Is it proper for him to say such a thing?”

Vidarbha activists under the banner ‘can VCan’ have criticised theCM. “This shows what and how the CM and other leaders from west-ern Maharashtra think about Vidarbha in their hearts. That’s why weare demanding a separate state.”


PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD: As tens ofthousands of protesters advancedon the Pakistani capital last weekto demand his resignation, PrimeMinister Nawaz Sharif dispatchedtwo emissaries to consult with thearmy chief, according to a reportby Reuters.

He wanted to know if the mili-tary was quietly engineering thetwin protest movements bycricket star-turned-politicianImran Khan and activist clericTahir ul-Qadri, or if, perhaps, itwas preparing to stage a coup.

According to a government in-sider with a first-hand account ofthe meeting, Sharif’s envoys re-turned with good news and bad:there will be no coup, but if hewants his government to survive,from now on it will have to “sharespace with the army”.

Even if, as seems likely, theKhan and Qadri protests eventu-ally fizzle out due to a lack of overtsupport from the military, theprime minister will emerge weak-ened from the crisis.

The army may have saved hisskin, but its price will be subservi-ence to the generals on issues hewanted to handle himself — fromthe fight against the Taliban to re-lations with arch foe India andPakistan’s role in neighbouring,post-NATO Afghanistan.

“The biggest loser will beNawaz, cut down to size both bypuny political rivals and the pow-erful army,” said a governmentminister who asked not to benamed. “From this moment on,he’ll always be looking over hisshoulder.”

A year ago, few would havepredicted that Sharif would be insuch trouble: back then, he had justswept to power for a third time ina milestone poll that markednuclear-armed Pakistan’s firsttransition from one elected gov-ernment to another.

But in the months that followed,Sharif — who had crossedswords with the army in the past— moved to enhance the clout ofthe civilian government in a coun-try that has been ruled by the mili-tary for more than half of its tur-bulent history.

He irked the generals by put-ting former military head PervezMusharraf, who had abruptlyended his last stint as prime min-ister in a 1999 coup, on trial fortreason.

Sharif also opposed a militaryoffensive to crush Taliban insur-gents, sided with a media groupthat had accused the military ofshooting one of its journalists and

Army back in driver’s seat amid PTI protest

sought reconcilia-tion with India, theperceived threatthat the army usesto justify its hugebudget and nationalimportance.

Sources inSharif’s govern-ment said that, withcivilian-military re-lations in such badshape, Sharif suspected that the street protests to unseat him werebeing manipulated from behind the scenes by the army.

He also feared that, if the agitations turned violent, the army wouldexploit the situation to seize power for itself.

However, the two close aides who went to see army chief RaheelSharif in the garrison town of Rawalpindi last Wednesday were toldthat the military had no intention of intervening.

“The military does not intend to carry out a coup but ... if the gov-ernment wants to get through its many problems and the four remain-ing years of its term, it has to share space with the army,” said theinsider, summing up the message they were given.

“Sharing space” is a familiar euphemism for civilian governmentsfocusing narrowly on domestic political affairs and leaving securityand strategic policy to the army.

The army’s media wing declined to comment on the meeting.The fact that the military is back in the driving seat will make it

harder for Sharif to deliver the rapprochement with India that he prom-ised when he won the election last year.

Indian media speculated this week that Sharif had already beenforced by the generals to scuttle peace talks.

New Delhi on Monday called off a meeting between foreign minis-try officials of the two countries, which had been set to take place onAugust 25, because Pakistan announced its intention to consultKashmiri separatists ahead of the meeting.

The Pakistani army’s predominance could also mean it could tor-pedo the government’s relationship with Afghanistan, where a regionaljostle for influence is expected to intensify after the withdrawal ofmost foreign forces at the end of this year.

Few believed that the army would back Khan’s bid for power evenif it used him to put Sharif on the defensive.

“Even the army knows that Imran Khan may be a great pressurecooker in the kitchen, but you can’t trust him to be the chef,” said aformer intelligence chief who declined to be named.

Sharif may now pay the price for miscalculating that the militarymight have been willing to let the one-time cricket hero topple him.

“Thinking that Imran could be a game-changer, Nawaz has con-ceded the maximum to the army,” a Sharif aide said.

“From a czar-like prime minister, they (the army) have reduced himto a deputy commissioner-type character who will deal with the day-to-day running of the country while they take care of the importantstuff like Afghanistan and India. This is not a small loss.”

But Sharif’s aides say a stint in jail under Musharraf, followed byexile from Pakistan and five years as leader of the opposition party,have made him realize that he needs to share power to survive.

“This is not the old Nawaz, the wild confrontationalist,” said anadviser to the prime minister in Lahore, the capital of his Punjab prov-ince power base. “This is the new Nawaz who has learnt the hardway that politics is about living to fight another day.”

Women supporters of Tahirul Qadri (belowright) and Imran Khan

Imran, Qadri in ‘red zone’ISLAMABAD: Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan and cleric

Tahirul Qadri on Tuesday marched with thousands of their supportersto enter the heavily fortified 'red zone', the capital's diplomatic andpolitical enclave, as minor clashes took place between anti-govern-ment protesters and security personnel.

"Promise me, if something were to happen to me, you will takerevenge from Nawaz Sharif," Khan said while addressing his support-ers before starting his march towards the red zone that houses impor-tant government buildings including the parliament house, prime minis-ter house, president house, the supreme court besides embassies ofvarious countries.

Unfazed by army deployment, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chiefand Qadri marched towards the parliament demanding Prime Minis-ter Nawaz Sharif's resignation, putting the PML-N-led governmenton the backfoot.

Police baton-charged Qadri's Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) pro-testers as they neared the Parliament.

Anti-government protesters entered the red zone, even as clashestook place between them and the police at Serena Chowk where theyremoved shipping containers, Dunya TV reported.

Police was not putting up stern resistance and slowly retreated aspart of policy to avoid violence.

"PM just told me he has ordered the police not to use any kind offorce against the protesters as women & children are in the frontrows," Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif tweeted.

The protesters of Khan and Qadri started separately but later weremoving towards the Parliament together.

"PM just told me he has ordered the police not to use any kind offorce against the protesters as women & children are in the frontrows," Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif tweeted.


Information minister Pervaiz Rashid told Geo TV that the march-ers have violated written commitment that they will not enter the 'redzone'.

"They have women and children with them. So the government hasdecided to show maximum restraint. They want dead bodies but wewill not give them the opportunity despite provocation," he said.


Red alert was issued at capital's Polyclinic Hospital and PakistanInstitute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), the two leading state-run medi-cal facilities. Arrangements for additional medicines, emergency op-erations and extra beds were also made at the two hospitals.

"I'm coming! I'm coming to hold you accountable!" Khan said, ashis vehicle progressed towards the 'red zone'.

Anti-government protesters were armed with wire cutters andcranes accompanied them to remove containers.

Qadri on Wednesday said that he had allowed legislators to enterthe National Assembly so that “all the prey was gathered at one spot.”He also ordered supporters to lay siege to Parliament.

In a speech delivered to his supporters outside parliament Qadriwarned the government that the ‘revolution’ had not begun on Aug 14but had been in process for more than three weeks. “I cannot let theelderly and sick remain in agony. I cannot control my people for long.If too much control is exerted then my supporters will turn againstme,” he added.

Qadri asked his supporters to perform their assigned duties and notto resort to vandalism or violence. “We shall remain peaceful andstate institutions would not be harmed. They are our installations,our war is not with the building rather with those illegally occupy-ing these buildings,” he told supporters also warning them againstresorting to violence against Pakistan Army personnel

Sri Lanka President cancels visitISLAMABAD: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has

cancelled his visit to Pakistan in the wake of the country’s politicalsituation, sources in the Foreign Office said.

During the visit which was scheduled to begin on August 22, the SriLankan president was scheduled to hold meetings with Prime Minis-ter Nawaz Sharif, President Mamnoon Hussain and Chief of ArmyStaff General Raheel Sharif.

A high-powered delegation was to accompany Rajapaksa — 22members in the government delegation and 30 members in a delega-tion from the private sector.

Supreme Court notices to Imran, QadriISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday

issued notices to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khanand Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri during thehearing of a petition filed by the Lahore High Court’s Multan BarAssociation.

The petitioner had named Khan and Qadri as respondents andmaintained the following pleas:

1 — The apex court restrain the respondents from illegal and un-lawful trespassing of prohibited zones including Constitution Avenue,offices of foreign missions, Pakistan secretariat and secretariat of-fices. The plea also requested that they be legally banned from con-ducting any sort of march including dharna and civil disobedience byoffending public peace and tranquility in any manner whatsoever in alltimes to come.

2 — The federation of Pakistan, (secretary of law, interior secre-tary etc) may be graciously directed to perform their functions in ac-cordance with the mandatory provision of the Constitution in the faceof unlawful and unconstitutional activities of movements of respon-dents PAT, PTI.

The court said that every citizen has the right to protest, as per theconstitution as long as the protests did not cause any hardship to othercitizens. Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President KamranKhan told the court that high court bar associations from other prov-inces were filing similar petitions.



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