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The South Asian Times excellence in journalism US AFFAIRS 9 PLANET EARTH 14 BOOKS 25 SPIRITUAL AWARENESS 30 PM Modi in Brussels & Washington DC excellence in journalism Vol.8 No. 47 80 Cents April 2-8, 2016 New York Edition Follow us on TheSouthAsianTimes.info A prolific run-getter and match-winner, Virat Kohli has become the sheet anchor of the Indian cricket team in all three formats of the game. His latest heroics with the bat took India to the semi-final in the  T20 World Cup. Already captaining the Test side, he is the true inheritor of the mantle of Sachin Tendulkar. (Photo: BCCI) See pages 3 and 15 For more on Kohli, pages 4 & 23

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excellence in journalism US AFFAIRS 9 PLANET EARTH 14 BOOKS 25 SPIRITUAL AWARENESS 30

PM Modi in Brusselsamp Washington DC

e x c e l l e n c e i n j o u r n a l i s m

Vol8 No 47 80 Cents April 2-8 2016 New York Edition Follow us on TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

A prolific run-getter andmatch-winner Virat Kohli hasbecome the sheet anchor of the Indian cricket team in allthree formats of the game Hislatest heroics with the bat took

India to the semi-final in the T20 World Cup Alreadycaptaining the Test side he is the true inheritor of the mantle of Sachin Tendulkar

(Photo BCCI)

See pages 3 and 15983096

For more on Kohli pages 4 amp 23983096

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3April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

Washington India

is set to become a

central point in

Albert Einsteins

recently proved

g r a v i t a t i o n a l

waves theory fol‑

lowing an agree‑

ment signed

between Indias

department of

atomic energy

and the USs

National Science Foundation on

Thursday According to the agree‑

ment signed during the course of

PM Narendra Modis visit hereIndia will have a new Laser

Interferometer Gravitational‑Wave

Observatory (LIGO)

LIGO shot to fame earlier this

year after its scientists proved the

gravitational waves theory of

Einstein In February this year sci‑

entists observed ripples in the fab‑

ric of space‑time called gravitation‑

al waves arriving at the earth from

a cataclysmic event in the distant

universe

This confirms a major prediction

of Albert Einsteins 1915 general

theory of relativity and opens an

unprecedented new w indow onto

the cosmos the LIGO websitestates Gravitational waves carry

information about their dramatic

origins and about the nature of

gravity that cannot otherwise be

obtained Physicists have conclud‑

ed that the detected gravitational

waves were produced during the

final fraction of a second of the

merger of two black holes to pro‑

duce a single more massive spin‑

ning black hole This collision of

two black holes had been predictedbut never observed

Historic detection of gravitation‑

al waves opens up new frontier for

understanding of universe an

excited Prime Minister Modi stated

on February 11 following the

announcement

Hope to move forward to make

even bigger contribution with an

advanced gravitational wave detec‑

tor in the country he added

What was significant about this

project was that now India has

agreed to be a part of this project

Indian spokesperson Viaks Swarup

said in the briefing on Thursday

The possibility is likely to becentral to this project partly on

account of geography favouring

us The Indian cabinet has

approved Rs 12000 crore for the

project The spokesman said that

NSFs Francis Cordova said that

India would become central to the

LIGO project (IANS)

Washington Prime Minister

Narendra Modi on T hursday

made a strong plea for the world

to unite against terrorism and

said without prevention and

prosecution of acts of terrorism

there is no deterrence against

nuclear terrorism

Drop the notion that terrorism

is someone elses problem and

that his terrorist is not my

terrorist Modi said at the din‑

ner hosted by US President

Obama at the Nuclear Security

Summit

Terrorism is globally net‑

worked But we still act onlynationally to counter this threat

PM Modi said Urging greater

cooperation between nations

Modi said Terror has evolved

Terrorists are using 21st century

technology But our responses

are rooted in the past

The reach and supply chains

of terrorism are global but gen‑

uine cooperation between nation

states is not he said

Nuclear security must remain

an abiding national priority All

States must completely abide by

their international obligations

the PM said

The Prime Minister highlightedthree contemporary features of

terrorism that needed worlds

immediate attention

First todays terrorism uses

extreme violence as theatre the

PM said

Second we are no longer look‑

ing for a man in a cave but we

are hunting for a terrorist in a

city with a computer or a smart

phone he said

Third State actors working

with nuclear traffickers and ter‑

rorists present the greatest risk

PM Modi said

PM Modi said that Brussels ter‑

ror attacks show how real and

immediate is the threat to

nuclear security from terrorism

He said President Obama has

done great service to global

security by putting spotlight on

nuclear security

(Agencies)

India to becomecentral to LIGO project

After visiting terror‑hit Brussels Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived inWashington DC on March 31 for the Nuclear Security Summit

and was hosted by President Obama at the White House (Photo PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was met by enthusiastic NRIs outside his hotel in WashingtonDC on March 31 (Photos PIB)

New Delhi Amid the rise of IS

and presence of terror groups

in Af‑Pak region India will lay

emphasis on creating an effec‑

tive mechanism to address the

threat of nuclear terrorism at

the fourth and last NuclearSecurity Summit in

Washington on March 31 and

April 1

New Delhi hopes that the

participants will uphold confi‑

dence in the safe and secure

expansion of nuclear power

The Summit would deliber‑

ate on the crucial issue of

threat to nuclear security

caused by nuclear terrorism

Prime Minister Modi said

before arriving in Washington

from Brussels on early

Thursday

Leaders would discuss ways

and measures to strengthen

the global nuclear security

architecture especially to

ensure that non‑state actors do

not get access to nuclear mate‑

rial he said

The Nuclear Security Summit(NSS) process since 2010 has

been focusing on the global

threat posed by nuclear terror‑

ism and urgent measures

required to prevent terrorists

and other non‑state actors

from gaining access to sensi‑

t ive nuclear materials and

technologies

The 2016 Summit is expect‑

ed to take stock of the

progress of the previous NSS

Communique and work plan

and outline the future agenda

(Agencies)

At Obama dinner Modi urges

world to unite against terrorismAt summit India to

stress on steps to fightnuclear terrorism

PM Modi met and urged Indian scientists involvedin the LIGO project to visit Indian universities

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No matter that India lost to

West Indies in the World

Twenty20 semifinals there

is hope for the future laurels themen in blue can win so long as

Virat Kohli wields the willow on

the pitch as he has done in the

tournament winning key matches

on his own

A hard‑hitter who hates to give

away his wicket Delhi born Virat

Kohli 27 has taken batsmanship

to a whole new level Invariably

comparisons have begun The

only batsman Kohli in such impe‑

rious form could be compared

with is Viv Richards in whose

time there was no Twenty20

Both played their strokes with

beautiful hands wrists being key

in guiding the ball wherever they

pleased to place it The big differ‑

ence is that Richards could hit

with savage power too

There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issuesoften snatched the spotlight away

from Kohliʼs undoubted talent

But years on his ice‑cool tem‑

perament in pressure‑cooker situ‑

ations is not only consistently

winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with

crickets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is

making the most difficult of run

chases look simple

The flamboyant Indian captain

(in Tests) and vice‑captain (in

ODIs) came to the forefront after

the Under‑19 World Cup in 2008

where he was instrumental in

Indias triumph

His determination and guidance

from some of the senior team

members allowed the then

teenager to bounce back in some

styleCricket pundits and commenta‑

tors are now busy comparing

him besides Richards to Sachin

Tendulkar whose mantle of God

of Cricket he is rightfully heir to

Indias World Cup winning cap‑

tain of 1983 Kapil Dev has even

gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the Sachin and Viv

Ricahrds The man is certainly a

Virat moment in the history of

Indian cricket

(See page 23 for Kohliʼs exploits)

India gets a Virat moment

Mumbai Star batsmen LendlSimmons smashed an unbeaten

83 alongside Johnson Charless

52 as a spirited West Indian sidechased down a challenging total

to outclass India by seven wick‑

ets in the second semi‑final atthe Wankhede Stadium here on

Thursday to enter the final of theWorld Twenty20 cricket tourna‑

ment

Batting first India posted acompetitive total of 1922 in 20

overs thanks to Virat Kohlis 89

In reply a brave Windies sidechased down the total posting

1963 in 194 overs thanks toSimmons 51‑bal l 83 and

Charles 36‑ball 52 West Indies

will now face England who earli‑er beat New Zealand in the first

semis on Wednesday in the final

at the Eden Gardens on April 3Chasing a challenging target of

194 West Indies got off to aworst possible start losing hard‑

hitting opener Chris Gayle (5) in

the second over Young pacer Jasprit Bumrah cleaned the left‑

handed batsman to have West

Indies at 61 A turning pointwas Simmons caught twice but

off no balls He kept Windies

alive in the gameEarlier put into bat openers

Rohit Sharma (43) and Ajinkya

Rahane (40) got India off to a fly‑

ing start scoring 55 runs withoutlosing a wicket in the powerplay

But as Rohit was cruising afterstriking three boundaries and

three sixes leg‑spinner Samuel

Badree brought the much‑neededbreakthrough dismissing him

leg before wicket to have India at621 in 72 overs Incoming in‑form batsman Kohli along with

Rahane played sensibly stealingquick singles twos and a couple

of boundaries to keep the score‑

board ticking and help teamreach 861 in 10 overs But as

the home side was cruising to

take on the Windies bowlersRussell struck in the 16th over to

dismiss Rahane and have India at

1282 Next up Dhoni (15 not

out) who promoted himself upthe batting order gave good sup‑

port to Kohli as the duo piled onsome useful runs with bound‑

aries and sixes at regular inter‑

vals to bring up an unbeaten 64‑run partnership for the third

wicket and thus help the teampost a competitive totalBrief scores India 1922 in 20

overs (Virat Kohli 89 not out

Rohit Sharma 43 Ajinkya Rahane40 Samuel Badree 1‑26 Andre

Russell 1‑47) vs West Indies1963 in 194 overs (Lendl

Simmons 83 not out Johnson

Charles 52 Virat Kohli 1‑15Ashish Nehra 1‑25 Jasprit

Bumrah 1‑42)

West Indies will now face England who earlier beat New Zealand in thefirst semis on Wednesday in the final at the Eden Gardens on April 3

Virat Kohliʼs knocks took India to thesemi‑finals of T20 World Cup

West Indies players celebrate the victory during ICC WT20 Semi Finalmatch against India at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai Their womenʼs

team has also reached the T20 final (Photo courtesy AP)

Despite Kohli heroics West Indies stun India to enter T20 final

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5April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

Washington DC A team of

Indian scientists from the

prestigious Massachusetts

Institute of Technology and

Harvard Medical School hasmade an important break‑

through by developing a

nano‑technology which will

help monitor the effective‑

ness of cancer therapy with‑

in hours of treatment

We have developed a

nano‑technology which first

delivers an anticancer drug

specifically to the tumor and

if the tumor starts dying or

regressing it then starts

lighting up the tumor in real time

said Shiladitya Sengupta a principal

investigator at Massachusetts

Institute of Technologys (MIT)

Brigham and Womens Hospital(BWH) This way you can monitor

whether a chemotherapy is working

or not in real time and switch the

patients to the right drug early on

One doesnt need to wait for months

while taking a toxic chemotherapy

only to realize later and after side

effects that the drug hasn t

worked Sengupta a co‑correspon‑

ding author of the breakthrough

research published online this week

in The Proceedings of the National

Academy of Sciences told news

agency PTI

The first author of the paper is

Ashish Kulkarni who comes from a

small village in Maharashtra A jun‑

ior faculty at Harvard Kulkarni

trained as a Chemical Engineer at

ICT Mumbai then did a PhD in

chemistry at the University of Cincinnati Kulkarni said by using

this approach the cells light up the

moment a cancer drug starts work‑

ing

We can determine if a cancer

therapy is effective within hours of

treatment Our long‑term goal is to

find a way to monitor outcomes

very early so that we dont give a

chemotherapy drug to patients who

are not responding to it he said

Weve demonstrated that this

technique can help us directly visu‑

alize and measure the responsive‑

ness of tumors to both types of

drugs Kulkarni said

Other members of the

research team are Poornima

Rao Siva Natarajana Aaron

Goldman Venkata S

Sabbisetti Yashika KhaterNavya Korimerla

V i n e e t h k r i s h n a

Chandrasekara and

Raghunath A Mashelkar

Except Goldman all are

Indian researchers

Current techniques which

rely on measurements of the

size or metabolic state of

the tumor are sometimes

unable to detect the effec‑

tiveness of an immunothera‑

peutic agent as the volume of the

tumor may actually increase as

immune cells begin to flood in to

attack the tumor Kulkarni said

He said reporter nanoparticleshowever can give us an accurate

read out of whether or not cancer

cells are dying

The technology developed by the

group can be used for monitoring

the effectiveness of immunothera‑

py a report said

Using a nanoparticle that delivers

a drug and then fluoresces green

when cancer cells begin dying they

were able to visualize whether a

tumor is resistant or susceptible to

a particular treatment much sooner

than currently available clinical

methods said a statement from

BWH

New York An Indian‑American

Harvard University graduate has

come up with a new series of

seven dolls that represent com‑

mon girls with ethnic diversity

and celebrate them for their

brains talents and leadership

Neha Chauhan Woodward 29

has given each of the seven dolls

unique personalities which girls

can relate to

The doll collection created byher startup toy company

Willowbrook Girls and story

series is based on the similarly

ambitious childhood friends she

grew up with on Willowbrook

Road

The toys I played with had such

an impact on me but they werent

a great reflection of me or my

friends who were so smart and so

diverse in their interests and

backgrounds I knew we needed

to do better said Ms Neha who

now lives in Manhattan

Neha said the idea came to her

while she was a Stanford MBA stu‑

dent ‑ a degree she pursued after

studying economics at Harvard

and then working as an invest‑

ment banking analyst at

JPMorgan

Next door to the coffee shop I

studied in was a very popular doll

store she said declining to name

the shop

The emphasis on appearances

with these doll hair salons and

doll tea parties that parents were

expected to bring their kids to

really upset me If anything thiscompany had a huge opportunity

to empower girls a local newspa‑

per quoted her saying

After years of working for suc‑

cessful e‑commerce sites like Blue

Apron and Diaperscom Neha

turned her tech marketing experi‑

ence into a concept for a doll com‑

pany that would more accurately

entertain the modern girl one

who will lead businesses make

medical breakthroughs build

apps and reform policies

Though Willowbrook Girls dolls

arent for sale yet Neha is nearing

the end of her Kickstarter

Campaign to raise money for the

first doll Cara a half‑Latina with

brown eyes and long blond hair

After that Cara will be sold onlineNeha hopes that sales from that

and other sources will enable her

to release more of the dolls

Other dolls include Bailey who

wants to be a math teacher and

dreams of education reform and

Maya who wants to be a neuro‑

scientist

New York South Carolina

Gov Nikki Haley and Girls

Who Code founder and

chief executive Reshma

Saujani both IndianAmericans were named

among Fortune maga‑

zineʼs ldquo50 Greatest World

Leadersrdquo The third annu‑

al list was announced

March 24 and also

included New Delhi Chief Minister

Arvind Kejriwal and Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The Fortune list sought outstand‑

ing leaders in all sectors of society

around the world It recognized

those who are inspiring others to

act to follow them on a worthy

quest and who have shown staying

power

Haley 44 came in at No 17 onthe list In the summer of 2015 fol‑

lowing the massacre of nine people

in a Charleston SC church Haley

was instrumental in the removal of

the Confederate flag from the state

capitol grounds That removal

sparked a movement throughout

the South to remove the charged

symbol Fortune said

It added that the Republican

Haley ldquois proving that Trumpism

isnʼt the only way South Carolinaʼs

Indian American governor was

among the earliest in her party to

call out GOP presidential front‑run‑

ner (Donald Trump) warning

against ʻthe siren call of the angriest

voicesʼ in a nationally televised

State of the Union response no

lessrdquo

Coming in at No 20 on the list

was Saujani Fortune explained that

at a TED talk in February 2015 the

40‑year‑old Saujani stressed teach‑

ing girls to be brave rather than

perfect The video of the talk she

gave has accrued just shy of 1 mil‑lion views

ldquoSheʼs well‑qualified to preach

that message It took the former

Wall Street attorney three tries to

get into Yale Law Schoolrdquo Fortune

wrote in its piece of the New York‑

based GWC chief

Saujanis organization aims to get

more women into computer science

and has shown signs of success The

magazine wrote that by the end of

the year more than 40000 girls

will have gone through the GWC

training and internship programs

By the summer GWC will dole out

$1 million in scholarships it added

Shiladitya Sengupta(Image MITedu)

Nikki Haley Reshma Saujani

Neha Chauhan Woodward (Image courtesyWedesidecom)

IndianAmerican creates doll to reflect ethnic diversity

Indian scientists in US develop technologyfor effective cancer treatment

Nikki Haley Reshma Saujani among

Fortunersquos Top 50 Global Leaders

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6 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

New York NY Shankar Ehsaan

Loy the musical trio Sunidhi

Chauhan Aditya Narayan and In‑

dian Idol Juniors are all set totake the delegates by storm dur‑

ing the 34th annual convention

organized by the American Asso‑

ciation of Physicians of Indian ori‑

gin (AAPI) at the Marriott Mar‑

quis Time Square in New York

from June 30‑July 4 2016

ldquoIn addition to live entertain‑

ment by famous Bollywood stars

the 2016 AAPI Annual Conven‑

tion amp Scientific Assembly offers

an exciting venue to interact with

leading physicians health profes‑

sionals academicians and scien‑

tists of Indian originrdquo said Dr

Seema Jain President of AAPI

ldquoPhysicians and healthcare pro‑fessionals from across the coun‑

try will convene and participate in

the scholarly exchange of medical

advances to develop health poli‑

cy agendas and to encourage leg‑

islative priorities in the coming

yearrdquo Dr Seema Jain who as‑sumed charge of this premier eth‑

nic organization representing

100000 physicians and resi‑

dents gave credit to the support

of AAPI executive committee

hard work of local Chapter mem‑

bers and the organizing commit‑tee chaired by Dr Rita Ahuja

ldquoSuccess of credit goes to the en‑

tire national organizing commit‑

tee AAPI executive committee

and Board of Trustees and all the

AAPI membersrdquo she said

New Jersey

India Cultural Socie‑

ty and Mahatma Gandhi Center

organized Holi celebration pro‑

gram at Wayne Hindu Temple NJ

on March 22nd

The celebration was attendedby well over 600 devotees com‑

mittee members volunteers and

puja yajmaan

The volunteers worked for two

weeks to put together the event

The event started at 600 PM

with Satyanarayan Katha and

chanting of bhajans and Holi

songs by Hetal Patel devotees

and musical team

All the devotees enjoyed the

Holi puja performed by ShashtriJi

Arvind Maheta and committee

members and devotees took part

in this celebration with dry col‑

ors The chairman of the institu‑

tion Jyotindra Patel addressed

the gathering wishing all the

devotees and ShashtriJi explained

the significance of Holi There

was significant presence of chil‑

dren and youth from all walks of

life After the devotional songs of

Holi and aarti all the devotees

went outside the temple for Holi

Pragatya After the holi puja the

holi was lit up and the devotees

offered coconut dates and other

offerings Every one enjoyed the

mahaprasad sponsored by Satish

and Asha of Jyoti Restaurant

New York New York Indian Ameri‑

cans joined hands with the larger

community in New York to raise funds

for Washington State Senator Pramila

Jayapal (37th District in Seattle Wash‑

ington) who is running for the seat be‑

ing vacated by long term Congress‑

man Jim McDermott in Washington

7th Congressional District The event

was hosted by socialite Claire White in

Manhattan There was a good pres‑

ence of Indian Americans for the

fundraiser Jayapal moved from Indiato the United States as student when

she was sixteen Jayapal founded Hate

Free Zone after the September 11 at‑

tacks in 2001 as an advocacy group

for Arab Muslim and South Asian

Americans targeted in the wake of the

attacks The group went on to becomea political force in the state of Wash‑

ington registering new American citi‑

zens to vote and lobbying lawmakers

on immigration reform and related is‑

sues It changed its name to OneAm‑

erica in 2008Jayapal stepped down

from leadership in the group in May2012 A year later she was recognized

by the White House as a Champion of

Change for her work on behalf of the

immigrant community

Hicksville NY Indian American

Forum (IAF) presented on March

25th the Fifth Annual Outstand‑

ing Womenʼs Achievements

Awards as part of Womenʼs His‑

tory month in recognition of the

contributions made by women in

the Tri‑State area

Five women honored were

Dr Manjeet Chadda Professor

of Radiation amp Oncology at the Ic‑

ahn School of Medicine at Mount

Sinai for dedication in Medicine

and Community Services Dr Runi

Mukherji Ratnam for dedication

in Education amp Social Services

Sunita Sadhnani for dedication

in Business Development and

community services Meera T

Gandhi for dedication as Humani‑

tarian and Social promotions

Jyoti Gupta for her dedication

in Music and Cultural promotions

Dignitaries at the event includ‑ed Judi Bosworth Supervisor for

the Town of North Hempstead

Councilwoman Hon Dorothy L

Goosby and Town Clerk from

Town of Hempstead Nasrin

Ahmed

Shankar Ehsaan Loy SunidhiAditya for AAPI meet in NY

Holi celebrated at Wayne Hindu Temple

New Yorkers raise funds for SenatorPramila Jayapalʼs run for Congress

The musical trio of Shankar Ehsaan amp Loy performing during AAPIʼsNine City Tour amp Regional Conferences in 2013

The honorees with IAF members and dignitaries

IAF honorswomen achievers

The Holi bonfire (right) Devotees offering their prayers

Indian American com‑munity supporters with

Washington StateSenator Pramila Jayapal

at a New York Fundraiser From l to r

Dan Nainan AppenMenon Senator Jayapal

Dr Thomas Abrahamand Saji George

Town Clerk Ahmad guest of honor at Pacony Celebration

Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad was the Guest of Honor at thePACONY Pakistan Resolution Day Celebration held in Antuns by Minarlocated at West Old Country Road in Hicksville Pictured (left to right)

are Honoree Hamid Malik PACONY Finance Secretary Adnan RasoolPACONY President Tahir Mian Nassau County Comptroller GeorgeMaragos Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad Honoree Ali Rashid Consulate

General of Pakistan Raja Ali Ejaz Talib Hussain of Levittown PACONYSenior Vice President Parvez Riaz and Honoree Zia Qureshi

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Houston Indian‑

American Nandita

Bakshi has been

appointed the

President and Chief Executive Officer of

Bank of the West a

unit of French banking

giant BNP Paribas

Bakshi 57 will

replace Michael

Shepherd as Bank of

the Wests next

President and Chief

Executive Officer

(CEO) and is expected

to join the bank as a

CEO‑in‑training on

April 1 and will take the helm officially

on June 1

She earned a bachelors degree in

History at the University of Calcutta anda masters in International Relations and

Affairs at Jadavpur University

I am excited to join Bank of the West

one of Americas most reputable banks

Bank of the West is well positioned in

the US market and I am thrilled at the

prospect of leading an organisation

with such a strong focus on customer

service Bakhshi said in a statement

We are pleased to welcome Nandita

Bakhshi to Bank of the West Her exten‑

sive experience in product and distribu‑

tion coupled with her visionary think‑

ing relentless customer focus and val‑

ues‑driven philosophy

will serve us well in

taking Bank of the

West to greater

heights head of inter‑national retail banking

for BNP Paribas

Stefaan Decraene said

Bank of the Wests

parent company BNP

Paribas is revamping

its US operations to

meet new regulations

I am very pleased

that Nandita Bakhshi

is joining Bank of the

West Her energy

innovative ideas and

proven record of accomplishments are a

great combination with our strong fran‑

chise and corporate culture Shepherd

said Bakhshi previously held severalleadership roles at TD Bank the most

recent being executive vice president

and head of North American direct

channels where she was responsible for

driving innovation in direct and elec‑

tronic channels to improve digital adop‑

tion and provide customers a unified

banking experience

She also held executive positions at

Washington Mutual in Seattle which is

now JP Morgan Chase FleetBoston

which is now Bank of America First

Data Corp Home Savings of America

and Banc One Corp

Washington DC The keynote address for

the 152nd Commencement of the

University of Arizona will be delivered by

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy May

13 The nations leading spokesman for

public health Murthy is a champion of

improving care and building coalitions

having devoted his career to the enhance‑

ment of global public health through edu‑

cation service clinical care and entrepre‑

neurship

Murthy 38 was nominated by President

Barack Obama in November 2013 and

then confirmed as the 19th US surgeongeneral in December 2014 becoming the

first Indian American and the youngest

person to hold the position

Murthy believes that the nations great‑

est asset always has been its people As

surgeon general he has fought to educate

and inspire his fellow Americans around a

key set of priorities mental health and

emotional well‑being healthful eating

active and tobacco‑free living chronic dis‑

ease prevention and the countrys growing

opioid epidemic

Murthy has helped establish several

organizations dedicated to expanding pub‑

lic access nationally and internationally

to quality health care and scientific

information related to personal and public

health and safety He is co‑founder of

VISIONS Worldwide Inc an HIVAIDS edu‑

cation program that operates in the US

and India He also helped establish the

Swasthya project (health and well‑beingin Sanskrit) a community health partner‑

ship that trains women as health providers

and educators working through centers

and villages in rural India Murthy also is

co‑founder of Doctors for America a

Washington DC‑based nonprofit organi‑

zation comprising 16000 physicians and

medical students across the US The

organization advocates for access to

affordable quality health care

Also Murthy co‑founded and chaired

TrialNetworks a software technology com‑

pany that improves research collaboration

and enhances the efficiency of clinical tri‑

als around the world In seven years

Murthy and his team took the company

from conception to an international enter‑

prise that powers dozens of clinical trials

for more than 50000 patients in more

than 75 countries As Americaʼs Doctor

Murthy is responsible for communicating

the most advanced and relevant scientificinformation to the public He oversees the

operations of the US Public Health Service

Commissioned Corps which includes

approximately 6700 uniformed health

officers serving in nearly 800 locations

globally The officers work to promote

protect and advance the health and safety

of the nation and world

8 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo NAT I ONAL COMMUNI TY

New elhi Echoing Prime Minister Narendra

Modis call to bridge the digital divide in

the country a young Indian‑American stu‑

dent has begun on her journey to empower

rural youth in learning computer program‑ming technology in a small yet picturesque

town in Himachal Pradesh Through Pi A La

Code ‑‑ a project that began in 2014 ‑‑

California‑based Sonia Uppal is helping

yo un g ta lent ed mi nd s at th e Sa ra sw at i

Niketan Senior Secondary School in a village

in Kasauli learn computer programming

The experience of using immersive tools

to build software that people loved to learn

with always excited me and I decided to take

computer science to the rural people in

India Uppal told IANS in a telephonic inter‑

view from California

Born and brought up in California she

stumbled upon a $35 computer developed

by Raspberry Pi ‑‑ the makers of tiny and

affordable computers for kids at the BayArea Maker Faire ‑‑ an exhibition showcasing

invention creativity and resourcefulness in

the Silicon Valley The mere sight of the cost‑

efficient Pi computers brightened up her

mind and she initially thought of taking the

Pi device to India ‑‑ to The International

School Bangalore (TISB) in Bengaluru where

she was studying computer science during

the period when her father was transferred

to India

She realised that students at her school did

not need this basic computer device But

what about students in rural India she

thought for whom this simple device can

become a useful learning tool

Thus the Pi A La Code idea took shape Irealised it would be much useful if I take this

Pi device to schools in villages which will

have much more impact Sonia told IANS

In the meantime she raised money to buy

10 Raspberry Pi teaching sets She first

taught herself Python ‑‑ a widely used high‑

level dynamic computer programming lan‑

guage while being selected as a Stanford SHE

fellow ‑‑ a social enterprise that empowers

women to make their mark in the technology

industry Here Uppal met people who

inspired as well as helped her to take up the

noble cause of teaching computer program‑

ming to students in rural India

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy(Image courtesy apaicsorg)

IndianAmerican student helpingbridge Indiaʼs digital divide

Nandita Bakshi named PresidentCEO of Bank of The West

Sonia Uppal(Image twitter)

Photo Credits Nandita Bakshi viaPRnewswirecom

Americas Doctor to address UA graduates

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9April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo U S AFFA I RS

Washington Donald J Trump said on

Tuesday night that he no longer vowed to

support the Republican nominee if it isnʼt

him despite a loyalty pledge that all

Republican primary candidates signed last

year

ldquoNo I donʼt anymorerdquo Mr Trump said at a

town hall forum on CNN when prompted by

the moderator Anderson Cooper ldquoNo weʼll

see who it isrdquo

When Mr Cooper pointed out that Senator

Ted Cruz of Texas Mr Trumpʼs chief rival for

the nomination had walked up to the line but

not crossed it in terms of saying he wouldnʼt

support the nominee Mr Trump replied ldquoHe

doesnʼt have to support merdquo

The senator whose wife Mr Trump

threatened to ldquospill the beansrdquo about after a

ldquosuper PACrdquo formed to stop his candidacy ran

an ad featuring an old photograph of his wife

Melania a former model stopped short of

saying he wouldnʼt support Mr Trump

Instead Mr Cruz said that such a situation

would not come to pass because he will be

the nominee

Gov John Kasich of Ohio was more explicit

saying that if the nominee is someone who ldquois

really hurting the country and dividing the

countryrdquo then he just wasnʼt sure Pressed by

Mr Cooper as to whether he was saying he

thinks that is what Mr Trump is doing Mr

Kasich declined to elaborate

Last September the Republican National

Committee chairman Reince Priebus asked

Mr Trump to sign a loyalty oath at a time

when he left open the possibility of bolting

from the party and running as a third‑party

candidate Mr Trump said he would sign so

long as all of the other candidates did the

same So they all did

But Mr Trump amid intense efforts to

derail his march toward the nomination in a

race in which he has a large lead among dele‑

gates to the Republican National Convention

said at the forum that he did not believe he

was being treated fairly

Washington New Delhi As the news spread

of the FBI hacking into the encrypted Apple

iPhone of one of the terrorists involved in

California shooting a top US security firm

has expressed fears of backdoor approach to

put users security at hackers mercy

In a statement shared with IANS on

Tuesday US software security firm Symantec

Corporation said that while it understands

the concerns expressed by some members of

law enforcement the firm does not support

any initiative that would intentionally weak‑

en security technologies

Putting backdoors or introducing security

vulnerabilities into encryption products

introduces new avenues of attack and

reduces the security of the broader Internet

We are committed to supporting law

enforcement efforts to protect citizens and

organizations online without compromising

the integrity and security of encryption tech‑

nology the firm said

According to media reports a third party

helped the FBI crack the security function

without erasing contents of the iPhone used

by Syed Farook Farook along with his wife

Tashfeen Malik planned and executed the

December 2 2015 shooting that left 14 peo‑

ple killed at San Bernardino California

This case should never have been

brought We will continue to help law

enforcement with their investigations as we

have done all along and we will continue to

increase the security of our products as the

threats and attacks on our data become

more frequent and more sophisticated

Apple said in a statement

This case raised issues which deserve a

national conversation about our civil liber‑

ties and our collective security and privacy

the statement said

From the beginning we objected to the

FBIs demand that Apple build a backdoor

into the iPhone because we believed it was

wrong and would set a dangerous precedent

As a result of the governments dismissal

neither of these occurred it added

Apple believes deeply that people in the US

and around the world deserve data protec‑

tion security and privacy Sacrificing one for

the other only puts people and countries at

greater risk In an earlier report released this

year Symantecs security intel ligence team

had predicted that the opportunities for

cybercriminals to compromise Apple devices

will grow in 2016

Apple devices have experienced a surge in

popularity in recent years This increase in

usage has not gone unnoticed by attackers A

rising number of threat actors have begun

developing specific malware designed to

infect devices running Mac OS X or iOS the

report said

Although the number of threats targeting

Apple operating systems remains quite low

when compared to the companyʼs main com‑

petitors (Windows in the desktop space and

Android in mobile) the amount uncovered

has grown steadily in recent years

In tandem with this the level of Apple‑

related malware infections has spiked par‑

ticularly in the past 18 months the report

predicted Apple users should not be compla‑

cent about security and change their percep‑

tion that Apple devices are free from mal‑

ware ‑‑ this perception opens up opportuni‑

ties for cybercriminals to take advantage of

these users Symantec said

Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook referring to

the ongoing battle with the US government

over encryption to unlock an iPhone reiter‑

ated the companys commitment to protect

its users data and privacy

Addressing a packed auditorium at its

Cupertino California‑based headquarters

Cook said We have a responsibility to help

you protect your data and your privacy We

will not shrink from this responsibility

With the FBI hacking the US Department

of Justice (DOJ) scrapped its request for

Apple Incs assistance to hack into the phone

of a terrorist killer

It is now Apples turn to figure out and for

iPhone users to wonder how secure is the

phone and data on the device

In this scenario top US companies Google

Facebook and Snapchat are also expanding

encryption of user data in their services

While Whatsapp is set to roll out encryp‑

tion for its voice calls in addition to its exist‑

ing privacy features Google is investigating

extra uses for encryption in secure email

Social networking giant Facebook too is

working on to better protect its Messenger

service

Stories IANS

Washington Hillary Clinton felt the

Bern as rival Bernie Sanders swept all

three Democratic presidential nomina‑

tion contests giving the frontrunner a

warning that the race for the partys

nomination is far from over

The self‑styled Democratic Socialistdominated the Pacific Northwest on

Saturday routing Clinton in Washington

state by 723 percent to 275 percent

smoked her in Alaska by 807 percent to

193 percent and won in Hawaii by 706

percent to 292 percent

While Washington had 101 delegates

up for grabs Hawaii and Alaska were rel‑

atively small prizes ‑‑ with just 25 and

16 delegates at stake respectively

As all three states allocate delegates

proportionately Sanders would likely

corner three fourths of them

Sanders called the results of the

Western caucuses a resounding win

and proclaimed his campaign has a path

toward victory

We knew things were going to

improve as we headed West Sanders

said at a jubilant rally before 8000 peo‑ple in Madison Wisconsin ‑‑ a state that

will hold the next major contest in 10

days We have a path toward victory

But as of Saturday evening Clinton was

maintaining a 278‑delegate lead over

Sanders and a 469‑to‑29 advantage

among super delegates party officials

and functionaries who are free to vote

for any candidates

Clinton did not address the results

publicly and tweeted on Saturday We

need serious leadership shouting and

chest‑beating are not a strategy

Washington Despite suspending his

campaign Sen Marco Rubio is attempt‑

ing to keep every delegate he won while

running for President

The unusual move reflects prepara‑

tions for a contested convention this

summer and comes as Donald Trump

backed away from an earlier pledge to

support the Republican partys nominee

if he is treated unfairly after winning

more delegates than his rivals

Rubio aide Alex Burgos told MSNBC

that while the Florida senator is no

longer a candidate he wants to give

voters a chance to stop TrumpWhen presidential candidates suspend

their campaigns typically their delegates

become free to support the candidate of

their own choosing at the convention

Rubio however has quietly been reach‑

ing out to party officials with a different

approach

He is personally asking state parties in

21 states and territories to refrain from

releasing any of the 172 delegates he

won while campaigning this year

MSNBC has learned

Rubio sent a signed letter to the Chair

of the Alaska Republican Party request‑

ing the 5 delegates he won in that state

remain bound to vote for me at the

Republican National Convention in

Cleveland in July

Rubio copied National ChairmanReince Preibus on the letter ‑ and sent

the same request to all 21 states and ter‑

ritories where he won delegates a

source working for Rubio confirmed

Sanders sweep Bernsʼ Clinton

Rubio bid to keep delegates

for contested convention

Donald will not supportnonTrump as GOP

nominee

When CNNsAnderson

Cooper asked allthree candidatesincluding Trump

went back ontheir pledge to

support any can‑didate who was

nominated

Fears over usersʼ security as FBI hacks into terroristʼs iPhone

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Mumba i Calling Jio the worlds

largest start‑up Reliance Industries

chairman Mukesh Ambani said theroll‑out of its 4G services will lift

India from a mobile Internet rank‑

ing of 150th to the top 10 slot But

he did not specify the actual date of

commercial launch

As the world goes digital India

and Indians cannot afford to be left

behind Today India is ranked

around 150th in mobile Internet

rankings out of 230 countries We

have a responsibility To digitally

empower India To end this digital

poverty Ambani said

It is this opportunity to trans‑

form the lives of our 13 billion

Indians that motivated Reliance to

enter and transform the entire digi‑tal ecosystem I have no doubt that

with the launch of Jio Indiaʼs rank

will go up from 150 to among the

top 10 of mobile Internet rankings

in the world

Speaking at the Ficci‑Frames

media and entertainment conclave

here Ambani said Relaince Jio has

four strategies Expand countrys

coverage from 15‑20 percent now

to 70 percent give broadband

speed that is 40‑80 times faster

increase data availability and make

the services affordable

With these four interventions

India will leapfrog to being amongst

the top ten of the Digital revolutionsweeping across the world

Ambani who is betting big on the

latest venture of the refining‑to‑

retail group with an initial invest‑

ment of over Rs150000 crore said

Jio will not be a mere telecom net‑

work but bring to its customers an

entire ecosystem to allow a Digital

Life to the fullest This ecosystem

will comprise devices broadband

network powerful applications and

offerings such as live music sports

live and catchup TV movies and

events he said Jio is not just about

technical brute force It is about

doing things in a smart simple and

secure way Ambani said five mega‑

trends were emerging in the digital

world Shift in communicationsfrom the oral to visual transition

from linear to exponential true con‑

vergence of telecom entertainment

and media abundance of choice in

every sphere and demonstrated

potential transform human lives

The true power of technology is

its ability to make human life better

The future belongs to a creative

empathisers pattern recognisers

meaning makers Because technolo‑

gy changes but humanity evolves

And any transformation is eventual‑

ly about humanity he said

If you are not digital and if you

donʼt have globally competitive dig‑

ital tools and skills you will simply

not survive Youll get disrupted

You will be out‑competed You willbe left behind You will become

irrelevant

New Delhi Suspended Gurdaspur

Superintendent of Police

Salwinder Singh arrived at the

NIA headquarters here to be

questioned by the Joint

Investigation Team from Pakistan

on the Pathankot terror attackSingh his cook Madan Gopal

and friend Rajesh Verma reached

the NIA office where the JIT will

question the three in the pres‑

ence of National Investigation

Agency (NIA) officials informed

sources told IANS

The three were questioned by

the NIA on March 26 in the

national capital and have been liv‑

ing under the agencys supervi‑

sion since then the sources said

Singh has claimed that he

Verma and cook Gopal were

abducted by four or five heavily‑

armed terrorists near Punjabs

Kolia village on January 2The terrorists later attacked the

Pathankot Indian Air Force base

in which seven security personnel

were killed The Pakistani terror‑

ists were later kil led in a

shootout

The Pakistani team is in India to

probe the Pathankot attack

which New Delhi says was mas‑

terminded by Jaish‑e‑Mohammedchief Maulana Masood Azhar

The NIA submitted evidence to

the five‑member Pakistani team

on the terror attack

According to NIA sources the

evidence show that the Pathankot

operation was planned by ele‑

ments in Pakistan

The visiting team comprises

among others Inter ServicesIntell igence (ISI ) off icial Lt

Colonel Tanvir Ahmed and mili‑

tary intell igence officer Lt

Colonel Irfan Mirza

New Delhi Bharatiya Jan ata Par ty (BJ P)

leader Subramanian

Swamy asked the

Delhi High Court to

direct the Uttar

Pradesh police to

probe the role of

Congress leader P

Chidambaram who

was union minister

of state for home at

the time of 1987

Hashimpura mas‑

sacre Swamy told

the division bench

of Justice GS Sistani and Justice

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal thatUttar Pradesh Police should

investigate all aspects in the

case

Its a case of genocide said

Swamy He claimed that accord‑

ing to newspaper reports Uttar

Pradesh government has started

destroying documents relating

to the case

Forty‑two people were killed in

Hashimpura village in Meerut

district of Uttar Pradesh on May

22 1987 when they were

allegedly shot by the Provincial

Armed Constabulary (PAC) per‑

sonnel and their bodies were

thrown into a canalSwamy in his appeal chal‑

lenged the trial courts March 8

2013 decision dis‑missing his plea to

probe the role of

Chidambaram in

the case

The court was

also hearing a

bunch of other

appeals filed by

National Human

R i g h t s

C o m m i s s i o n

(NHRC) the Uttar

Pradesh govern‑

ment as well as

survivors and kin

of the victims against the acquit‑

tal of 16 PAC personnel onMarch 21 last year

The bench asked the Uttar

Pradesh government to file doc‑

uments related to the case as

sought by the NHRC and also to

file reply on the pleas The mat‑

ter has been posted for May 19

During the hearing Swamy

said that there should be court‑

monitored CBI probe into the

case The court however said

that additional application would

unnecessarily delay the case

On March 21 last year a trial

court here gave the benefit of

doubt and acquitted 16 former

PAC personnel saying lack of evidence has failed to establish

their identification

10 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Jio will rank India among top10 nations in digital world

Probe sought intoChidambarams role inHashimpura massacre

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani Union IT Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad Star India CEO Uday Shankar and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy at

ldquoFICCI FRAMES 2016rdquo in Mumbai (Photo IANS)

Washington As leaders from 50

nations began arriving for the

Nuclear Security Summit here the

US said India has a very impor‑tant role to play with respect to

responsible stewardship of

nuclear weapons and nuclear

materials

Meeting in the shadow of

Brussels and Lahore terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and other leaders will over

the next two days discuss how to

prevent terrorists and other non

state actors from gaining access to

nuclear materials and technolo‑

gies

President Barack Obama host‑

ing the fourth and last such gath‑

ering obviously is delighted

that Prime Minister Modi is ableto be in Washington for the

Nuclear Security Summit

Secretary of State John Kerry said

before a meeting Wednesday with

Indian National Security Advisor

Ajit Doval

Doval in turn said India

attached considerable value tothis very very important summit

and Modi is deeply interested in

seeing and ensuring that the safe‑

ty and security of the radioactive

material must be ensured

India has a long record of being

a leader of being responsible

said Kerry And it is particularly

important right now at a time

when we see in the region some

choices being made that may

accelerate possible arms construc‑

tion which we have serious ques‑

tions about

Weve raised them with various

partners in the region So our

hope is that this Nuclear SecuritySummit will contribute to every‑

bodys understanding about our

global responsibilities and choic‑

es Kerry said

EX‑PUNJAB TOP COP TO BE

QUESTIONED BY PAKISTAN JITIndia has important

role in nuclear weaponstewardship US

Suspended Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh (Photo IANS)

P Chidambaram(File photo)

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11April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Hyderabad

Civil rights activist

Teesta Setalvad and two

Communist Party of India‑

Marxist MPs were not allowed to

enter University of Hyderabad

evoking protest from students

The university security person‑

nel stopped Teesta and MPs

from Kerala T Rajesh and

PSampath at the main gate

They were invited by the stu‑

dents groups to address a public

meeting as part of the ongoing

agitation against last weeks

police crackdown and the

demand to remove P Appa Rao

as vice chancellor

Teesta and the two Lok Sabha members

lodged strong protest over the denial of

entry They condemned the curbs imposed

by the university on entry of political lead‑

ers activists and media into the campus

The students who were waiting from on

the campus also rushed to the main gate

and raised slogans against the university

authorities

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice

an umbrella grouping of various students

groups has condemned the universitys

action and called it an attempt to stifle the

movement for justice to Rohith Vemula a

Dalit research scholar who committed sui‑

cide in January

The unrest on the campus began on

January 17 after Rohith one of the five

Dalit students suspended for allegedly

attacking a leader of ABVP committed sui‑

cide This triggered a massive protest by

students who demanded action against

vice chancellor and central minister

Bandaru Dattaetrya who were named in

First Information Report

Appa Rao who went on leave on January

24 resumed charge last week triggering

huge protest The students ransacked the

vice chancellors lodge on March 22 and in

the subsequent police crackdown 25 stu‑dents and two faculty members were

arrested and jailed

They were all released on bail on

March 29

umba i March 31 (IANS)

Responding to reports about

Kangana Ranaut and her sister

being summoned after Hrithik

Roshans complaint the actresss

lawyer said witness summons sent

to the siblings by the police officer

is patently illegal as no woman can

be called to the police station to

record their statements as per

Indian law

No police officer can summon

my client or her sister to any police station to

record their statement as a witness under

Section 160 of CRPC The witness summons

sent to my client and her sister by the police

officer is patently illegal as no woman canever be called to the police station to record

their statements as per the provisions of law

Kanganas advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said in

a statement

According to media reports Mumbai

policeʼs cyber crime police station in Bandra‑

Kurla Complex following Hrithiks FIR sum‑

moned Kangana and her sister The summons

said that both have to appear before the

police and record their statements within a

week

The controversy between the two actors

who were rumored to have been dating in the

past took another ugly turn after they

slapped legal notices against each other

Several reports also suggested that the

cyber police station recently registered an FIRagainst an unknown person for allegedly

impersonation Hrithik by creating a fake

email ID in his name and using it to chat with

the actors fans (which refers to Kangana)

The whole dating saga started

with Kanganas ldquosilly exrdquo comment

to which Hrithik responded by

tweeting There are more chances

of me having had an affair with the

Pope than any of the (Im sure won‑

derful) women the media has been

naming

Kanganas lawyer said ldquoMy client

who is shown to be a victim as per

the claims of Hrithik has herself

willingly expressed her desire to

cooperate with the officers in accordance to

the provisions of law as well as in her reply

to the summons she has duly reserved her

rights to file an appropriate criminal com‑

plaint against Hrithik and his associates forhacking two of her email accounts which

includes the email from which Hrithik admit‑

tedly claims to have personally received

about 1439 emails from my client on his cor‑

rect email id as well the email from which my

client was communicating with the alleged

imposter

ldquoThe crux of the matter is simple Hrithik

had admittedly full knowledge of the so‑called

imposter in the month of May in 2014

However he did not wish to take any action

against the so‑called imposter for good seven

months nor did he as a responsible citizen

then bother to take the required details of the

imposter from my client during those seven

months the lawyer said

Thereafter sometime in December 2014Hrithik filed an informal complaint with the

cyber cell with full knowledge that no investi‑

gation shall be carried out by the police on an

informal complaintrdquo

Kolkata

Fourteen people were killed when a

flyover under construction crashed in a

crowded market area here on Thursday

crushing scores of unsuspecting people and

vehicles police and witnesses said

West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who rushed to Kolkata after can‑

celling election rallies in West Midnapore

district said 70 others had been injured in

the ghastly disaster which occurred around

1230 pm

A National Disaster Response Force

(NDRF) official put the number of injured at

around 100

Hundreds of locals were the first to reach

the site at Posta area in the citys northern

part to see how best they could rescue those

buried in the heaps of debris before official

rescue workers and police joined them

The army too deployed dozens of medical

teams and engineers Police and military

ambulances raced to the site and transport‑

ed the badly injured as as well as nearlydying to hospitals

The soldiers are using specialized equip‑

ment to rescue those trapped under tonnes

of steel and concrete a defence ministry

spokesman said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed

shock over the tragedy My thoughts are

with the families of those who lost their

lives he tweeted May the injured recover

at the earliest

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he had

spoken to NDRF Director General OP Singh

to coordinate relief work

A police officer at the site said he saw 10

to 12 people being taken out from the

debris but was not sure if they were alive

The accident spot represented a horrific

site Body parts were strewn in the debris

Blood was splattered on the streets

A video of the disaster showed the

Vivekananda Flyover ‑ whose foundation

was laid in 2008 and where work began in

February 2009 ‑ suddenly crashing with a

roar giving no time for anyone under it to

escape

There was a sudden thundering noise as

the flyover crashed a witness said He said

he saw the flyover collapse over taxis auto‑

rickshaws and other vehicles besides people

who were walking under it

Among the vehicles which were caught up

in the disaster were a mini bus two taxis

and three auto‑rickshawsMore than 100 people must have been

(buried) beneath it It is a huge loss the

witness said

With the collapsed flyover covering the

entire road rescue operations were badly

hampered as cranes found it difficult to

reach the spot Later people formed human

chains to regulate the flow of soldiers

The chief minister announced a compen‑

sation of Rs5 lakh to the families of the

dead Rs2 lakh each for the critically injured

and Rs1 lakh for those who suffered minor

injuries

The long‑delayed 25‑km flyover was

expected to tackle congestion in Burra Bazar

area ‑ the location of one of the largest

wholesale markets in Asia ‑ up to theHowrah station the gateway to the city

It was scheduled to be ready in 2012 but

land acquisition issues delayed its comple‑

tion The implementing agency too ran into

financial troubles

The state government has opened an

Emergency Operations Centre which is

functioning at the state secretariat The con‑

tact number is 1070

Summons to Kangana

illegal Lawyer

KOLKATA FLYOVER CRASH KILLS 14

Kangana Ranaut(Photo IANS)

The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkataon March 31 (Photo IANS)

Teesta Setalvad (centre) (Photo IANS)

Teesta CPI‑M MPs

denied entry intoHyderabad varsity

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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3April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

Washington India

is set to become a

central point in

Albert Einsteins

recently proved

g r a v i t a t i o n a l

waves theory fol‑

lowing an agree‑

ment signed

between Indias

department of

atomic energy

and the USs

National Science Foundation on

Thursday According to the agree‑

ment signed during the course of

PM Narendra Modis visit hereIndia will have a new Laser

Interferometer Gravitational‑Wave

Observatory (LIGO)

LIGO shot to fame earlier this

year after its scientists proved the

gravitational waves theory of

Einstein In February this year sci‑

entists observed ripples in the fab‑

ric of space‑time called gravitation‑

al waves arriving at the earth from

a cataclysmic event in the distant

universe

This confirms a major prediction

of Albert Einsteins 1915 general

theory of relativity and opens an

unprecedented new w indow onto

the cosmos the LIGO websitestates Gravitational waves carry

information about their dramatic

origins and about the nature of

gravity that cannot otherwise be

obtained Physicists have conclud‑

ed that the detected gravitational

waves were produced during the

final fraction of a second of the

merger of two black holes to pro‑

duce a single more massive spin‑

ning black hole This collision of

two black holes had been predictedbut never observed

Historic detection of gravitation‑

al waves opens up new frontier for

understanding of universe an

excited Prime Minister Modi stated

on February 11 following the

announcement

Hope to move forward to make

even bigger contribution with an

advanced gravitational wave detec‑

tor in the country he added

What was significant about this

project was that now India has

agreed to be a part of this project

Indian spokesperson Viaks Swarup

said in the briefing on Thursday

The possibility is likely to becentral to this project partly on

account of geography favouring

us The Indian cabinet has

approved Rs 12000 crore for the

project The spokesman said that

NSFs Francis Cordova said that

India would become central to the

LIGO project (IANS)

Washington Prime Minister

Narendra Modi on T hursday

made a strong plea for the world

to unite against terrorism and

said without prevention and

prosecution of acts of terrorism

there is no deterrence against

nuclear terrorism

Drop the notion that terrorism

is someone elses problem and

that his terrorist is not my

terrorist Modi said at the din‑

ner hosted by US President

Obama at the Nuclear Security

Summit

Terrorism is globally net‑

worked But we still act onlynationally to counter this threat

PM Modi said Urging greater

cooperation between nations

Modi said Terror has evolved

Terrorists are using 21st century

technology But our responses

are rooted in the past

The reach and supply chains

of terrorism are global but gen‑

uine cooperation between nation

states is not he said

Nuclear security must remain

an abiding national priority All

States must completely abide by

their international obligations

the PM said

The Prime Minister highlightedthree contemporary features of

terrorism that needed worlds

immediate attention

First todays terrorism uses

extreme violence as theatre the

PM said

Second we are no longer look‑

ing for a man in a cave but we

are hunting for a terrorist in a

city with a computer or a smart

phone he said

Third State actors working

with nuclear traffickers and ter‑

rorists present the greatest risk

PM Modi said

PM Modi said that Brussels ter‑

ror attacks show how real and

immediate is the threat to

nuclear security from terrorism

He said President Obama has

done great service to global

security by putting spotlight on

nuclear security

(Agencies)

India to becomecentral to LIGO project

After visiting terror‑hit Brussels Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived inWashington DC on March 31 for the Nuclear Security Summit

and was hosted by President Obama at the White House (Photo PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was met by enthusiastic NRIs outside his hotel in WashingtonDC on March 31 (Photos PIB)

New Delhi Amid the rise of IS

and presence of terror groups

in Af‑Pak region India will lay

emphasis on creating an effec‑

tive mechanism to address the

threat of nuclear terrorism at

the fourth and last NuclearSecurity Summit in

Washington on March 31 and

April 1

New Delhi hopes that the

participants will uphold confi‑

dence in the safe and secure

expansion of nuclear power

The Summit would deliber‑

ate on the crucial issue of

threat to nuclear security

caused by nuclear terrorism

Prime Minister Modi said

before arriving in Washington

from Brussels on early

Thursday

Leaders would discuss ways

and measures to strengthen

the global nuclear security

architecture especially to

ensure that non‑state actors do

not get access to nuclear mate‑

rial he said

The Nuclear Security Summit(NSS) process since 2010 has

been focusing on the global

threat posed by nuclear terror‑

ism and urgent measures

required to prevent terrorists

and other non‑state actors

from gaining access to sensi‑

t ive nuclear materials and

technologies

The 2016 Summit is expect‑

ed to take stock of the

progress of the previous NSS

Communique and work plan

and outline the future agenda

(Agencies)

At Obama dinner Modi urges

world to unite against terrorismAt summit India to

stress on steps to fightnuclear terrorism

PM Modi met and urged Indian scientists involvedin the LIGO project to visit Indian universities

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No matter that India lost to

West Indies in the World

Twenty20 semifinals there

is hope for the future laurels themen in blue can win so long as

Virat Kohli wields the willow on

the pitch as he has done in the

tournament winning key matches

on his own

A hard‑hitter who hates to give

away his wicket Delhi born Virat

Kohli 27 has taken batsmanship

to a whole new level Invariably

comparisons have begun The

only batsman Kohli in such impe‑

rious form could be compared

with is Viv Richards in whose

time there was no Twenty20

Both played their strokes with

beautiful hands wrists being key

in guiding the ball wherever they

pleased to place it The big differ‑

ence is that Richards could hit

with savage power too

There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issuesoften snatched the spotlight away

from Kohliʼs undoubted talent

But years on his ice‑cool tem‑

perament in pressure‑cooker situ‑

ations is not only consistently

winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with

crickets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is

making the most difficult of run

chases look simple

The flamboyant Indian captain

(in Tests) and vice‑captain (in

ODIs) came to the forefront after

the Under‑19 World Cup in 2008

where he was instrumental in

Indias triumph

His determination and guidance

from some of the senior team

members allowed the then

teenager to bounce back in some

styleCricket pundits and commenta‑

tors are now busy comparing

him besides Richards to Sachin

Tendulkar whose mantle of God

of Cricket he is rightfully heir to

Indias World Cup winning cap‑

tain of 1983 Kapil Dev has even

gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the Sachin and Viv

Ricahrds The man is certainly a

Virat moment in the history of

Indian cricket

(See page 23 for Kohliʼs exploits)

India gets a Virat moment

Mumbai Star batsmen LendlSimmons smashed an unbeaten

83 alongside Johnson Charless

52 as a spirited West Indian sidechased down a challenging total

to outclass India by seven wick‑

ets in the second semi‑final atthe Wankhede Stadium here on

Thursday to enter the final of theWorld Twenty20 cricket tourna‑

ment

Batting first India posted acompetitive total of 1922 in 20

overs thanks to Virat Kohlis 89

In reply a brave Windies sidechased down the total posting

1963 in 194 overs thanks toSimmons 51‑bal l 83 and

Charles 36‑ball 52 West Indies

will now face England who earli‑er beat New Zealand in the first

semis on Wednesday in the final

at the Eden Gardens on April 3Chasing a challenging target of

194 West Indies got off to aworst possible start losing hard‑

hitting opener Chris Gayle (5) in

the second over Young pacer Jasprit Bumrah cleaned the left‑

handed batsman to have West

Indies at 61 A turning pointwas Simmons caught twice but

off no balls He kept Windies

alive in the gameEarlier put into bat openers

Rohit Sharma (43) and Ajinkya

Rahane (40) got India off to a fly‑

ing start scoring 55 runs withoutlosing a wicket in the powerplay

But as Rohit was cruising afterstriking three boundaries and

three sixes leg‑spinner Samuel

Badree brought the much‑neededbreakthrough dismissing him

leg before wicket to have India at621 in 72 overs Incoming in‑form batsman Kohli along with

Rahane played sensibly stealingquick singles twos and a couple

of boundaries to keep the score‑

board ticking and help teamreach 861 in 10 overs But as

the home side was cruising to

take on the Windies bowlersRussell struck in the 16th over to

dismiss Rahane and have India at

1282 Next up Dhoni (15 not

out) who promoted himself upthe batting order gave good sup‑

port to Kohli as the duo piled onsome useful runs with bound‑

aries and sixes at regular inter‑

vals to bring up an unbeaten 64‑run partnership for the third

wicket and thus help the teampost a competitive totalBrief scores India 1922 in 20

overs (Virat Kohli 89 not out

Rohit Sharma 43 Ajinkya Rahane40 Samuel Badree 1‑26 Andre

Russell 1‑47) vs West Indies1963 in 194 overs (Lendl

Simmons 83 not out Johnson

Charles 52 Virat Kohli 1‑15Ashish Nehra 1‑25 Jasprit

Bumrah 1‑42)

West Indies will now face England who earlier beat New Zealand in thefirst semis on Wednesday in the final at the Eden Gardens on April 3

Virat Kohliʼs knocks took India to thesemi‑finals of T20 World Cup

West Indies players celebrate the victory during ICC WT20 Semi Finalmatch against India at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai Their womenʼs

team has also reached the T20 final (Photo courtesy AP)

Despite Kohli heroics West Indies stun India to enter T20 final

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5April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

Washington DC A team of

Indian scientists from the

prestigious Massachusetts

Institute of Technology and

Harvard Medical School hasmade an important break‑

through by developing a

nano‑technology which will

help monitor the effective‑

ness of cancer therapy with‑

in hours of treatment

We have developed a

nano‑technology which first

delivers an anticancer drug

specifically to the tumor and

if the tumor starts dying or

regressing it then starts

lighting up the tumor in real time

said Shiladitya Sengupta a principal

investigator at Massachusetts

Institute of Technologys (MIT)

Brigham and Womens Hospital(BWH) This way you can monitor

whether a chemotherapy is working

or not in real time and switch the

patients to the right drug early on

One doesnt need to wait for months

while taking a toxic chemotherapy

only to realize later and after side

effects that the drug hasn t

worked Sengupta a co‑correspon‑

ding author of the breakthrough

research published online this week

in The Proceedings of the National

Academy of Sciences told news

agency PTI

The first author of the paper is

Ashish Kulkarni who comes from a

small village in Maharashtra A jun‑

ior faculty at Harvard Kulkarni

trained as a Chemical Engineer at

ICT Mumbai then did a PhD in

chemistry at the University of Cincinnati Kulkarni said by using

this approach the cells light up the

moment a cancer drug starts work‑

ing

We can determine if a cancer

therapy is effective within hours of

treatment Our long‑term goal is to

find a way to monitor outcomes

very early so that we dont give a

chemotherapy drug to patients who

are not responding to it he said

Weve demonstrated that this

technique can help us directly visu‑

alize and measure the responsive‑

ness of tumors to both types of

drugs Kulkarni said

Other members of the

research team are Poornima

Rao Siva Natarajana Aaron

Goldman Venkata S

Sabbisetti Yashika KhaterNavya Korimerla

V i n e e t h k r i s h n a

Chandrasekara and

Raghunath A Mashelkar

Except Goldman all are

Indian researchers

Current techniques which

rely on measurements of the

size or metabolic state of

the tumor are sometimes

unable to detect the effec‑

tiveness of an immunothera‑

peutic agent as the volume of the

tumor may actually increase as

immune cells begin to flood in to

attack the tumor Kulkarni said

He said reporter nanoparticleshowever can give us an accurate

read out of whether or not cancer

cells are dying

The technology developed by the

group can be used for monitoring

the effectiveness of immunothera‑

py a report said

Using a nanoparticle that delivers

a drug and then fluoresces green

when cancer cells begin dying they

were able to visualize whether a

tumor is resistant or susceptible to

a particular treatment much sooner

than currently available clinical

methods said a statement from

BWH

New York An Indian‑American

Harvard University graduate has

come up with a new series of

seven dolls that represent com‑

mon girls with ethnic diversity

and celebrate them for their

brains talents and leadership

Neha Chauhan Woodward 29

has given each of the seven dolls

unique personalities which girls

can relate to

The doll collection created byher startup toy company

Willowbrook Girls and story

series is based on the similarly

ambitious childhood friends she

grew up with on Willowbrook

Road

The toys I played with had such

an impact on me but they werent

a great reflection of me or my

friends who were so smart and so

diverse in their interests and

backgrounds I knew we needed

to do better said Ms Neha who

now lives in Manhattan

Neha said the idea came to her

while she was a Stanford MBA stu‑

dent ‑ a degree she pursued after

studying economics at Harvard

and then working as an invest‑

ment banking analyst at

JPMorgan

Next door to the coffee shop I

studied in was a very popular doll

store she said declining to name

the shop

The emphasis on appearances

with these doll hair salons and

doll tea parties that parents were

expected to bring their kids to

really upset me If anything thiscompany had a huge opportunity

to empower girls a local newspa‑

per quoted her saying

After years of working for suc‑

cessful e‑commerce sites like Blue

Apron and Diaperscom Neha

turned her tech marketing experi‑

ence into a concept for a doll com‑

pany that would more accurately

entertain the modern girl one

who will lead businesses make

medical breakthroughs build

apps and reform policies

Though Willowbrook Girls dolls

arent for sale yet Neha is nearing

the end of her Kickstarter

Campaign to raise money for the

first doll Cara a half‑Latina with

brown eyes and long blond hair

After that Cara will be sold onlineNeha hopes that sales from that

and other sources will enable her

to release more of the dolls

Other dolls include Bailey who

wants to be a math teacher and

dreams of education reform and

Maya who wants to be a neuro‑

scientist

New York South Carolina

Gov Nikki Haley and Girls

Who Code founder and

chief executive Reshma

Saujani both IndianAmericans were named

among Fortune maga‑

zineʼs ldquo50 Greatest World

Leadersrdquo The third annu‑

al list was announced

March 24 and also

included New Delhi Chief Minister

Arvind Kejriwal and Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The Fortune list sought outstand‑

ing leaders in all sectors of society

around the world It recognized

those who are inspiring others to

act to follow them on a worthy

quest and who have shown staying

power

Haley 44 came in at No 17 onthe list In the summer of 2015 fol‑

lowing the massacre of nine people

in a Charleston SC church Haley

was instrumental in the removal of

the Confederate flag from the state

capitol grounds That removal

sparked a movement throughout

the South to remove the charged

symbol Fortune said

It added that the Republican

Haley ldquois proving that Trumpism

isnʼt the only way South Carolinaʼs

Indian American governor was

among the earliest in her party to

call out GOP presidential front‑run‑

ner (Donald Trump) warning

against ʻthe siren call of the angriest

voicesʼ in a nationally televised

State of the Union response no

lessrdquo

Coming in at No 20 on the list

was Saujani Fortune explained that

at a TED talk in February 2015 the

40‑year‑old Saujani stressed teach‑

ing girls to be brave rather than

perfect The video of the talk she

gave has accrued just shy of 1 mil‑lion views

ldquoSheʼs well‑qualified to preach

that message It took the former

Wall Street attorney three tries to

get into Yale Law Schoolrdquo Fortune

wrote in its piece of the New York‑

based GWC chief

Saujanis organization aims to get

more women into computer science

and has shown signs of success The

magazine wrote that by the end of

the year more than 40000 girls

will have gone through the GWC

training and internship programs

By the summer GWC will dole out

$1 million in scholarships it added

Shiladitya Sengupta(Image MITedu)

Nikki Haley Reshma Saujani

Neha Chauhan Woodward (Image courtesyWedesidecom)

IndianAmerican creates doll to reflect ethnic diversity

Indian scientists in US develop technologyfor effective cancer treatment

Nikki Haley Reshma Saujani among

Fortunersquos Top 50 Global Leaders

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6 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

New York NY Shankar Ehsaan

Loy the musical trio Sunidhi

Chauhan Aditya Narayan and In‑

dian Idol Juniors are all set totake the delegates by storm dur‑

ing the 34th annual convention

organized by the American Asso‑

ciation of Physicians of Indian ori‑

gin (AAPI) at the Marriott Mar‑

quis Time Square in New York

from June 30‑July 4 2016

ldquoIn addition to live entertain‑

ment by famous Bollywood stars

the 2016 AAPI Annual Conven‑

tion amp Scientific Assembly offers

an exciting venue to interact with

leading physicians health profes‑

sionals academicians and scien‑

tists of Indian originrdquo said Dr

Seema Jain President of AAPI

ldquoPhysicians and healthcare pro‑fessionals from across the coun‑

try will convene and participate in

the scholarly exchange of medical

advances to develop health poli‑

cy agendas and to encourage leg‑

islative priorities in the coming

yearrdquo Dr Seema Jain who as‑sumed charge of this premier eth‑

nic organization representing

100000 physicians and resi‑

dents gave credit to the support

of AAPI executive committee

hard work of local Chapter mem‑

bers and the organizing commit‑tee chaired by Dr Rita Ahuja

ldquoSuccess of credit goes to the en‑

tire national organizing commit‑

tee AAPI executive committee

and Board of Trustees and all the

AAPI membersrdquo she said

New Jersey

India Cultural Socie‑

ty and Mahatma Gandhi Center

organized Holi celebration pro‑

gram at Wayne Hindu Temple NJ

on March 22nd

The celebration was attendedby well over 600 devotees com‑

mittee members volunteers and

puja yajmaan

The volunteers worked for two

weeks to put together the event

The event started at 600 PM

with Satyanarayan Katha and

chanting of bhajans and Holi

songs by Hetal Patel devotees

and musical team

All the devotees enjoyed the

Holi puja performed by ShashtriJi

Arvind Maheta and committee

members and devotees took part

in this celebration with dry col‑

ors The chairman of the institu‑

tion Jyotindra Patel addressed

the gathering wishing all the

devotees and ShashtriJi explained

the significance of Holi There

was significant presence of chil‑

dren and youth from all walks of

life After the devotional songs of

Holi and aarti all the devotees

went outside the temple for Holi

Pragatya After the holi puja the

holi was lit up and the devotees

offered coconut dates and other

offerings Every one enjoyed the

mahaprasad sponsored by Satish

and Asha of Jyoti Restaurant

New York New York Indian Ameri‑

cans joined hands with the larger

community in New York to raise funds

for Washington State Senator Pramila

Jayapal (37th District in Seattle Wash‑

ington) who is running for the seat be‑

ing vacated by long term Congress‑

man Jim McDermott in Washington

7th Congressional District The event

was hosted by socialite Claire White in

Manhattan There was a good pres‑

ence of Indian Americans for the

fundraiser Jayapal moved from Indiato the United States as student when

she was sixteen Jayapal founded Hate

Free Zone after the September 11 at‑

tacks in 2001 as an advocacy group

for Arab Muslim and South Asian

Americans targeted in the wake of the

attacks The group went on to becomea political force in the state of Wash‑

ington registering new American citi‑

zens to vote and lobbying lawmakers

on immigration reform and related is‑

sues It changed its name to OneAm‑

erica in 2008Jayapal stepped down

from leadership in the group in May2012 A year later she was recognized

by the White House as a Champion of

Change for her work on behalf of the

immigrant community

Hicksville NY Indian American

Forum (IAF) presented on March

25th the Fifth Annual Outstand‑

ing Womenʼs Achievements

Awards as part of Womenʼs His‑

tory month in recognition of the

contributions made by women in

the Tri‑State area

Five women honored were

Dr Manjeet Chadda Professor

of Radiation amp Oncology at the Ic‑

ahn School of Medicine at Mount

Sinai for dedication in Medicine

and Community Services Dr Runi

Mukherji Ratnam for dedication

in Education amp Social Services

Sunita Sadhnani for dedication

in Business Development and

community services Meera T

Gandhi for dedication as Humani‑

tarian and Social promotions

Jyoti Gupta for her dedication

in Music and Cultural promotions

Dignitaries at the event includ‑ed Judi Bosworth Supervisor for

the Town of North Hempstead

Councilwoman Hon Dorothy L

Goosby and Town Clerk from

Town of Hempstead Nasrin

Ahmed

Shankar Ehsaan Loy SunidhiAditya for AAPI meet in NY

Holi celebrated at Wayne Hindu Temple

New Yorkers raise funds for SenatorPramila Jayapalʼs run for Congress

The musical trio of Shankar Ehsaan amp Loy performing during AAPIʼsNine City Tour amp Regional Conferences in 2013

The honorees with IAF members and dignitaries

IAF honorswomen achievers

The Holi bonfire (right) Devotees offering their prayers

Indian American com‑munity supporters with

Washington StateSenator Pramila Jayapal

at a New York Fundraiser From l to r

Dan Nainan AppenMenon Senator Jayapal

Dr Thomas Abrahamand Saji George

Town Clerk Ahmad guest of honor at Pacony Celebration

Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad was the Guest of Honor at thePACONY Pakistan Resolution Day Celebration held in Antuns by Minarlocated at West Old Country Road in Hicksville Pictured (left to right)

are Honoree Hamid Malik PACONY Finance Secretary Adnan RasoolPACONY President Tahir Mian Nassau County Comptroller GeorgeMaragos Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad Honoree Ali Rashid Consulate

General of Pakistan Raja Ali Ejaz Talib Hussain of Levittown PACONYSenior Vice President Parvez Riaz and Honoree Zia Qureshi

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Houston Indian‑

American Nandita

Bakshi has been

appointed the

President and Chief Executive Officer of

Bank of the West a

unit of French banking

giant BNP Paribas

Bakshi 57 will

replace Michael

Shepherd as Bank of

the Wests next

President and Chief

Executive Officer

(CEO) and is expected

to join the bank as a

CEO‑in‑training on

April 1 and will take the helm officially

on June 1

She earned a bachelors degree in

History at the University of Calcutta anda masters in International Relations and

Affairs at Jadavpur University

I am excited to join Bank of the West

one of Americas most reputable banks

Bank of the West is well positioned in

the US market and I am thrilled at the

prospect of leading an organisation

with such a strong focus on customer

service Bakhshi said in a statement

We are pleased to welcome Nandita

Bakhshi to Bank of the West Her exten‑

sive experience in product and distribu‑

tion coupled with her visionary think‑

ing relentless customer focus and val‑

ues‑driven philosophy

will serve us well in

taking Bank of the

West to greater

heights head of inter‑national retail banking

for BNP Paribas

Stefaan Decraene said

Bank of the Wests

parent company BNP

Paribas is revamping

its US operations to

meet new regulations

I am very pleased

that Nandita Bakhshi

is joining Bank of the

West Her energy

innovative ideas and

proven record of accomplishments are a

great combination with our strong fran‑

chise and corporate culture Shepherd

said Bakhshi previously held severalleadership roles at TD Bank the most

recent being executive vice president

and head of North American direct

channels where she was responsible for

driving innovation in direct and elec‑

tronic channels to improve digital adop‑

tion and provide customers a unified

banking experience

She also held executive positions at

Washington Mutual in Seattle which is

now JP Morgan Chase FleetBoston

which is now Bank of America First

Data Corp Home Savings of America

and Banc One Corp

Washington DC The keynote address for

the 152nd Commencement of the

University of Arizona will be delivered by

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy May

13 The nations leading spokesman for

public health Murthy is a champion of

improving care and building coalitions

having devoted his career to the enhance‑

ment of global public health through edu‑

cation service clinical care and entrepre‑

neurship

Murthy 38 was nominated by President

Barack Obama in November 2013 and

then confirmed as the 19th US surgeongeneral in December 2014 becoming the

first Indian American and the youngest

person to hold the position

Murthy believes that the nations great‑

est asset always has been its people As

surgeon general he has fought to educate

and inspire his fellow Americans around a

key set of priorities mental health and

emotional well‑being healthful eating

active and tobacco‑free living chronic dis‑

ease prevention and the countrys growing

opioid epidemic

Murthy has helped establish several

organizations dedicated to expanding pub‑

lic access nationally and internationally

to quality health care and scientific

information related to personal and public

health and safety He is co‑founder of

VISIONS Worldwide Inc an HIVAIDS edu‑

cation program that operates in the US

and India He also helped establish the

Swasthya project (health and well‑beingin Sanskrit) a community health partner‑

ship that trains women as health providers

and educators working through centers

and villages in rural India Murthy also is

co‑founder of Doctors for America a

Washington DC‑based nonprofit organi‑

zation comprising 16000 physicians and

medical students across the US The

organization advocates for access to

affordable quality health care

Also Murthy co‑founded and chaired

TrialNetworks a software technology com‑

pany that improves research collaboration

and enhances the efficiency of clinical tri‑

als around the world In seven years

Murthy and his team took the company

from conception to an international enter‑

prise that powers dozens of clinical trials

for more than 50000 patients in more

than 75 countries As Americaʼs Doctor

Murthy is responsible for communicating

the most advanced and relevant scientificinformation to the public He oversees the

operations of the US Public Health Service

Commissioned Corps which includes

approximately 6700 uniformed health

officers serving in nearly 800 locations

globally The officers work to promote

protect and advance the health and safety

of the nation and world

8 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo NAT I ONAL COMMUNI TY

New elhi Echoing Prime Minister Narendra

Modis call to bridge the digital divide in

the country a young Indian‑American stu‑

dent has begun on her journey to empower

rural youth in learning computer program‑ming technology in a small yet picturesque

town in Himachal Pradesh Through Pi A La

Code ‑‑ a project that began in 2014 ‑‑

California‑based Sonia Uppal is helping

yo un g ta lent ed mi nd s at th e Sa ra sw at i

Niketan Senior Secondary School in a village

in Kasauli learn computer programming

The experience of using immersive tools

to build software that people loved to learn

with always excited me and I decided to take

computer science to the rural people in

India Uppal told IANS in a telephonic inter‑

view from California

Born and brought up in California she

stumbled upon a $35 computer developed

by Raspberry Pi ‑‑ the makers of tiny and

affordable computers for kids at the BayArea Maker Faire ‑‑ an exhibition showcasing

invention creativity and resourcefulness in

the Silicon Valley The mere sight of the cost‑

efficient Pi computers brightened up her

mind and she initially thought of taking the

Pi device to India ‑‑ to The International

School Bangalore (TISB) in Bengaluru where

she was studying computer science during

the period when her father was transferred

to India

She realised that students at her school did

not need this basic computer device But

what about students in rural India she

thought for whom this simple device can

become a useful learning tool

Thus the Pi A La Code idea took shape Irealised it would be much useful if I take this

Pi device to schools in villages which will

have much more impact Sonia told IANS

In the meantime she raised money to buy

10 Raspberry Pi teaching sets She first

taught herself Python ‑‑ a widely used high‑

level dynamic computer programming lan‑

guage while being selected as a Stanford SHE

fellow ‑‑ a social enterprise that empowers

women to make their mark in the technology

industry Here Uppal met people who

inspired as well as helped her to take up the

noble cause of teaching computer program‑

ming to students in rural India

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy(Image courtesy apaicsorg)

IndianAmerican student helpingbridge Indiaʼs digital divide

Nandita Bakshi named PresidentCEO of Bank of The West

Sonia Uppal(Image twitter)

Photo Credits Nandita Bakshi viaPRnewswirecom

Americas Doctor to address UA graduates

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9April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo U S AFFA I RS

Washington Donald J Trump said on

Tuesday night that he no longer vowed to

support the Republican nominee if it isnʼt

him despite a loyalty pledge that all

Republican primary candidates signed last

year

ldquoNo I donʼt anymorerdquo Mr Trump said at a

town hall forum on CNN when prompted by

the moderator Anderson Cooper ldquoNo weʼll

see who it isrdquo

When Mr Cooper pointed out that Senator

Ted Cruz of Texas Mr Trumpʼs chief rival for

the nomination had walked up to the line but

not crossed it in terms of saying he wouldnʼt

support the nominee Mr Trump replied ldquoHe

doesnʼt have to support merdquo

The senator whose wife Mr Trump

threatened to ldquospill the beansrdquo about after a

ldquosuper PACrdquo formed to stop his candidacy ran

an ad featuring an old photograph of his wife

Melania a former model stopped short of

saying he wouldnʼt support Mr Trump

Instead Mr Cruz said that such a situation

would not come to pass because he will be

the nominee

Gov John Kasich of Ohio was more explicit

saying that if the nominee is someone who ldquois

really hurting the country and dividing the

countryrdquo then he just wasnʼt sure Pressed by

Mr Cooper as to whether he was saying he

thinks that is what Mr Trump is doing Mr

Kasich declined to elaborate

Last September the Republican National

Committee chairman Reince Priebus asked

Mr Trump to sign a loyalty oath at a time

when he left open the possibility of bolting

from the party and running as a third‑party

candidate Mr Trump said he would sign so

long as all of the other candidates did the

same So they all did

But Mr Trump amid intense efforts to

derail his march toward the nomination in a

race in which he has a large lead among dele‑

gates to the Republican National Convention

said at the forum that he did not believe he

was being treated fairly

Washington New Delhi As the news spread

of the FBI hacking into the encrypted Apple

iPhone of one of the terrorists involved in

California shooting a top US security firm

has expressed fears of backdoor approach to

put users security at hackers mercy

In a statement shared with IANS on

Tuesday US software security firm Symantec

Corporation said that while it understands

the concerns expressed by some members of

law enforcement the firm does not support

any initiative that would intentionally weak‑

en security technologies

Putting backdoors or introducing security

vulnerabilities into encryption products

introduces new avenues of attack and

reduces the security of the broader Internet

We are committed to supporting law

enforcement efforts to protect citizens and

organizations online without compromising

the integrity and security of encryption tech‑

nology the firm said

According to media reports a third party

helped the FBI crack the security function

without erasing contents of the iPhone used

by Syed Farook Farook along with his wife

Tashfeen Malik planned and executed the

December 2 2015 shooting that left 14 peo‑

ple killed at San Bernardino California

This case should never have been

brought We will continue to help law

enforcement with their investigations as we

have done all along and we will continue to

increase the security of our products as the

threats and attacks on our data become

more frequent and more sophisticated

Apple said in a statement

This case raised issues which deserve a

national conversation about our civil liber‑

ties and our collective security and privacy

the statement said

From the beginning we objected to the

FBIs demand that Apple build a backdoor

into the iPhone because we believed it was

wrong and would set a dangerous precedent

As a result of the governments dismissal

neither of these occurred it added

Apple believes deeply that people in the US

and around the world deserve data protec‑

tion security and privacy Sacrificing one for

the other only puts people and countries at

greater risk In an earlier report released this

year Symantecs security intel ligence team

had predicted that the opportunities for

cybercriminals to compromise Apple devices

will grow in 2016

Apple devices have experienced a surge in

popularity in recent years This increase in

usage has not gone unnoticed by attackers A

rising number of threat actors have begun

developing specific malware designed to

infect devices running Mac OS X or iOS the

report said

Although the number of threats targeting

Apple operating systems remains quite low

when compared to the companyʼs main com‑

petitors (Windows in the desktop space and

Android in mobile) the amount uncovered

has grown steadily in recent years

In tandem with this the level of Apple‑

related malware infections has spiked par‑

ticularly in the past 18 months the report

predicted Apple users should not be compla‑

cent about security and change their percep‑

tion that Apple devices are free from mal‑

ware ‑‑ this perception opens up opportuni‑

ties for cybercriminals to take advantage of

these users Symantec said

Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook referring to

the ongoing battle with the US government

over encryption to unlock an iPhone reiter‑

ated the companys commitment to protect

its users data and privacy

Addressing a packed auditorium at its

Cupertino California‑based headquarters

Cook said We have a responsibility to help

you protect your data and your privacy We

will not shrink from this responsibility

With the FBI hacking the US Department

of Justice (DOJ) scrapped its request for

Apple Incs assistance to hack into the phone

of a terrorist killer

It is now Apples turn to figure out and for

iPhone users to wonder how secure is the

phone and data on the device

In this scenario top US companies Google

Facebook and Snapchat are also expanding

encryption of user data in their services

While Whatsapp is set to roll out encryp‑

tion for its voice calls in addition to its exist‑

ing privacy features Google is investigating

extra uses for encryption in secure email

Social networking giant Facebook too is

working on to better protect its Messenger

service

Stories IANS

Washington Hillary Clinton felt the

Bern as rival Bernie Sanders swept all

three Democratic presidential nomina‑

tion contests giving the frontrunner a

warning that the race for the partys

nomination is far from over

The self‑styled Democratic Socialistdominated the Pacific Northwest on

Saturday routing Clinton in Washington

state by 723 percent to 275 percent

smoked her in Alaska by 807 percent to

193 percent and won in Hawaii by 706

percent to 292 percent

While Washington had 101 delegates

up for grabs Hawaii and Alaska were rel‑

atively small prizes ‑‑ with just 25 and

16 delegates at stake respectively

As all three states allocate delegates

proportionately Sanders would likely

corner three fourths of them

Sanders called the results of the

Western caucuses a resounding win

and proclaimed his campaign has a path

toward victory

We knew things were going to

improve as we headed West Sanders

said at a jubilant rally before 8000 peo‑ple in Madison Wisconsin ‑‑ a state that

will hold the next major contest in 10

days We have a path toward victory

But as of Saturday evening Clinton was

maintaining a 278‑delegate lead over

Sanders and a 469‑to‑29 advantage

among super delegates party officials

and functionaries who are free to vote

for any candidates

Clinton did not address the results

publicly and tweeted on Saturday We

need serious leadership shouting and

chest‑beating are not a strategy

Washington Despite suspending his

campaign Sen Marco Rubio is attempt‑

ing to keep every delegate he won while

running for President

The unusual move reflects prepara‑

tions for a contested convention this

summer and comes as Donald Trump

backed away from an earlier pledge to

support the Republican partys nominee

if he is treated unfairly after winning

more delegates than his rivals

Rubio aide Alex Burgos told MSNBC

that while the Florida senator is no

longer a candidate he wants to give

voters a chance to stop TrumpWhen presidential candidates suspend

their campaigns typically their delegates

become free to support the candidate of

their own choosing at the convention

Rubio however has quietly been reach‑

ing out to party officials with a different

approach

He is personally asking state parties in

21 states and territories to refrain from

releasing any of the 172 delegates he

won while campaigning this year

MSNBC has learned

Rubio sent a signed letter to the Chair

of the Alaska Republican Party request‑

ing the 5 delegates he won in that state

remain bound to vote for me at the

Republican National Convention in

Cleveland in July

Rubio copied National ChairmanReince Preibus on the letter ‑ and sent

the same request to all 21 states and ter‑

ritories where he won delegates a

source working for Rubio confirmed

Sanders sweep Bernsʼ Clinton

Rubio bid to keep delegates

for contested convention

Donald will not supportnonTrump as GOP

nominee

When CNNsAnderson

Cooper asked allthree candidatesincluding Trump

went back ontheir pledge to

support any can‑didate who was

nominated

Fears over usersʼ security as FBI hacks into terroristʼs iPhone

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Mumba i Calling Jio the worlds

largest start‑up Reliance Industries

chairman Mukesh Ambani said theroll‑out of its 4G services will lift

India from a mobile Internet rank‑

ing of 150th to the top 10 slot But

he did not specify the actual date of

commercial launch

As the world goes digital India

and Indians cannot afford to be left

behind Today India is ranked

around 150th in mobile Internet

rankings out of 230 countries We

have a responsibility To digitally

empower India To end this digital

poverty Ambani said

It is this opportunity to trans‑

form the lives of our 13 billion

Indians that motivated Reliance to

enter and transform the entire digi‑tal ecosystem I have no doubt that

with the launch of Jio Indiaʼs rank

will go up from 150 to among the

top 10 of mobile Internet rankings

in the world

Speaking at the Ficci‑Frames

media and entertainment conclave

here Ambani said Relaince Jio has

four strategies Expand countrys

coverage from 15‑20 percent now

to 70 percent give broadband

speed that is 40‑80 times faster

increase data availability and make

the services affordable

With these four interventions

India will leapfrog to being amongst

the top ten of the Digital revolutionsweeping across the world

Ambani who is betting big on the

latest venture of the refining‑to‑

retail group with an initial invest‑

ment of over Rs150000 crore said

Jio will not be a mere telecom net‑

work but bring to its customers an

entire ecosystem to allow a Digital

Life to the fullest This ecosystem

will comprise devices broadband

network powerful applications and

offerings such as live music sports

live and catchup TV movies and

events he said Jio is not just about

technical brute force It is about

doing things in a smart simple and

secure way Ambani said five mega‑

trends were emerging in the digital

world Shift in communicationsfrom the oral to visual transition

from linear to exponential true con‑

vergence of telecom entertainment

and media abundance of choice in

every sphere and demonstrated

potential transform human lives

The true power of technology is

its ability to make human life better

The future belongs to a creative

empathisers pattern recognisers

meaning makers Because technolo‑

gy changes but humanity evolves

And any transformation is eventual‑

ly about humanity he said

If you are not digital and if you

donʼt have globally competitive dig‑

ital tools and skills you will simply

not survive Youll get disrupted

You will be out‑competed You willbe left behind You will become

irrelevant

New Delhi Suspended Gurdaspur

Superintendent of Police

Salwinder Singh arrived at the

NIA headquarters here to be

questioned by the Joint

Investigation Team from Pakistan

on the Pathankot terror attackSingh his cook Madan Gopal

and friend Rajesh Verma reached

the NIA office where the JIT will

question the three in the pres‑

ence of National Investigation

Agency (NIA) officials informed

sources told IANS

The three were questioned by

the NIA on March 26 in the

national capital and have been liv‑

ing under the agencys supervi‑

sion since then the sources said

Singh has claimed that he

Verma and cook Gopal were

abducted by four or five heavily‑

armed terrorists near Punjabs

Kolia village on January 2The terrorists later attacked the

Pathankot Indian Air Force base

in which seven security personnel

were killed The Pakistani terror‑

ists were later kil led in a

shootout

The Pakistani team is in India to

probe the Pathankot attack

which New Delhi says was mas‑

terminded by Jaish‑e‑Mohammedchief Maulana Masood Azhar

The NIA submitted evidence to

the five‑member Pakistani team

on the terror attack

According to NIA sources the

evidence show that the Pathankot

operation was planned by ele‑

ments in Pakistan

The visiting team comprises

among others Inter ServicesIntell igence (ISI ) off icial Lt

Colonel Tanvir Ahmed and mili‑

tary intell igence officer Lt

Colonel Irfan Mirza

New Delhi Bharatiya Jan ata Par ty (BJ P)

leader Subramanian

Swamy asked the

Delhi High Court to

direct the Uttar

Pradesh police to

probe the role of

Congress leader P

Chidambaram who

was union minister

of state for home at

the time of 1987

Hashimpura mas‑

sacre Swamy told

the division bench

of Justice GS Sistani and Justice

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal thatUttar Pradesh Police should

investigate all aspects in the

case

Its a case of genocide said

Swamy He claimed that accord‑

ing to newspaper reports Uttar

Pradesh government has started

destroying documents relating

to the case

Forty‑two people were killed in

Hashimpura village in Meerut

district of Uttar Pradesh on May

22 1987 when they were

allegedly shot by the Provincial

Armed Constabulary (PAC) per‑

sonnel and their bodies were

thrown into a canalSwamy in his appeal chal‑

lenged the trial courts March 8

2013 decision dis‑missing his plea to

probe the role of

Chidambaram in

the case

The court was

also hearing a

bunch of other

appeals filed by

National Human

R i g h t s

C o m m i s s i o n

(NHRC) the Uttar

Pradesh govern‑

ment as well as

survivors and kin

of the victims against the acquit‑

tal of 16 PAC personnel onMarch 21 last year

The bench asked the Uttar

Pradesh government to file doc‑

uments related to the case as

sought by the NHRC and also to

file reply on the pleas The mat‑

ter has been posted for May 19

During the hearing Swamy

said that there should be court‑

monitored CBI probe into the

case The court however said

that additional application would

unnecessarily delay the case

On March 21 last year a trial

court here gave the benefit of

doubt and acquitted 16 former

PAC personnel saying lack of evidence has failed to establish

their identification

10 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Jio will rank India among top10 nations in digital world

Probe sought intoChidambarams role inHashimpura massacre

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani Union IT Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad Star India CEO Uday Shankar and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy at

ldquoFICCI FRAMES 2016rdquo in Mumbai (Photo IANS)

Washington As leaders from 50

nations began arriving for the

Nuclear Security Summit here the

US said India has a very impor‑tant role to play with respect to

responsible stewardship of

nuclear weapons and nuclear

materials

Meeting in the shadow of

Brussels and Lahore terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and other leaders will over

the next two days discuss how to

prevent terrorists and other non

state actors from gaining access to

nuclear materials and technolo‑

gies

President Barack Obama host‑

ing the fourth and last such gath‑

ering obviously is delighted

that Prime Minister Modi is ableto be in Washington for the

Nuclear Security Summit

Secretary of State John Kerry said

before a meeting Wednesday with

Indian National Security Advisor

Ajit Doval

Doval in turn said India

attached considerable value tothis very very important summit

and Modi is deeply interested in

seeing and ensuring that the safe‑

ty and security of the radioactive

material must be ensured

India has a long record of being

a leader of being responsible

said Kerry And it is particularly

important right now at a time

when we see in the region some

choices being made that may

accelerate possible arms construc‑

tion which we have serious ques‑

tions about

Weve raised them with various

partners in the region So our

hope is that this Nuclear SecuritySummit will contribute to every‑

bodys understanding about our

global responsibilities and choic‑

es Kerry said

EX‑PUNJAB TOP COP TO BE

QUESTIONED BY PAKISTAN JITIndia has important

role in nuclear weaponstewardship US

Suspended Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh (Photo IANS)

P Chidambaram(File photo)

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11April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Hyderabad

Civil rights activist

Teesta Setalvad and two

Communist Party of India‑

Marxist MPs were not allowed to

enter University of Hyderabad

evoking protest from students

The university security person‑

nel stopped Teesta and MPs

from Kerala T Rajesh and

PSampath at the main gate

They were invited by the stu‑

dents groups to address a public

meeting as part of the ongoing

agitation against last weeks

police crackdown and the

demand to remove P Appa Rao

as vice chancellor

Teesta and the two Lok Sabha members

lodged strong protest over the denial of

entry They condemned the curbs imposed

by the university on entry of political lead‑

ers activists and media into the campus

The students who were waiting from on

the campus also rushed to the main gate

and raised slogans against the university

authorities

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice

an umbrella grouping of various students

groups has condemned the universitys

action and called it an attempt to stifle the

movement for justice to Rohith Vemula a

Dalit research scholar who committed sui‑

cide in January

The unrest on the campus began on

January 17 after Rohith one of the five

Dalit students suspended for allegedly

attacking a leader of ABVP committed sui‑

cide This triggered a massive protest by

students who demanded action against

vice chancellor and central minister

Bandaru Dattaetrya who were named in

First Information Report

Appa Rao who went on leave on January

24 resumed charge last week triggering

huge protest The students ransacked the

vice chancellors lodge on March 22 and in

the subsequent police crackdown 25 stu‑dents and two faculty members were

arrested and jailed

They were all released on bail on

March 29

umba i March 31 (IANS)

Responding to reports about

Kangana Ranaut and her sister

being summoned after Hrithik

Roshans complaint the actresss

lawyer said witness summons sent

to the siblings by the police officer

is patently illegal as no woman can

be called to the police station to

record their statements as per

Indian law

No police officer can summon

my client or her sister to any police station to

record their statement as a witness under

Section 160 of CRPC The witness summons

sent to my client and her sister by the police

officer is patently illegal as no woman canever be called to the police station to record

their statements as per the provisions of law

Kanganas advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said in

a statement

According to media reports Mumbai

policeʼs cyber crime police station in Bandra‑

Kurla Complex following Hrithiks FIR sum‑

moned Kangana and her sister The summons

said that both have to appear before the

police and record their statements within a

week

The controversy between the two actors

who were rumored to have been dating in the

past took another ugly turn after they

slapped legal notices against each other

Several reports also suggested that the

cyber police station recently registered an FIRagainst an unknown person for allegedly

impersonation Hrithik by creating a fake

email ID in his name and using it to chat with

the actors fans (which refers to Kangana)

The whole dating saga started

with Kanganas ldquosilly exrdquo comment

to which Hrithik responded by

tweeting There are more chances

of me having had an affair with the

Pope than any of the (Im sure won‑

derful) women the media has been

naming

Kanganas lawyer said ldquoMy client

who is shown to be a victim as per

the claims of Hrithik has herself

willingly expressed her desire to

cooperate with the officers in accordance to

the provisions of law as well as in her reply

to the summons she has duly reserved her

rights to file an appropriate criminal com‑

plaint against Hrithik and his associates forhacking two of her email accounts which

includes the email from which Hrithik admit‑

tedly claims to have personally received

about 1439 emails from my client on his cor‑

rect email id as well the email from which my

client was communicating with the alleged

imposter

ldquoThe crux of the matter is simple Hrithik

had admittedly full knowledge of the so‑called

imposter in the month of May in 2014

However he did not wish to take any action

against the so‑called imposter for good seven

months nor did he as a responsible citizen

then bother to take the required details of the

imposter from my client during those seven

months the lawyer said

Thereafter sometime in December 2014Hrithik filed an informal complaint with the

cyber cell with full knowledge that no investi‑

gation shall be carried out by the police on an

informal complaintrdquo

Kolkata

Fourteen people were killed when a

flyover under construction crashed in a

crowded market area here on Thursday

crushing scores of unsuspecting people and

vehicles police and witnesses said

West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who rushed to Kolkata after can‑

celling election rallies in West Midnapore

district said 70 others had been injured in

the ghastly disaster which occurred around

1230 pm

A National Disaster Response Force

(NDRF) official put the number of injured at

around 100

Hundreds of locals were the first to reach

the site at Posta area in the citys northern

part to see how best they could rescue those

buried in the heaps of debris before official

rescue workers and police joined them

The army too deployed dozens of medical

teams and engineers Police and military

ambulances raced to the site and transport‑

ed the badly injured as as well as nearlydying to hospitals

The soldiers are using specialized equip‑

ment to rescue those trapped under tonnes

of steel and concrete a defence ministry

spokesman said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed

shock over the tragedy My thoughts are

with the families of those who lost their

lives he tweeted May the injured recover

at the earliest

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he had

spoken to NDRF Director General OP Singh

to coordinate relief work

A police officer at the site said he saw 10

to 12 people being taken out from the

debris but was not sure if they were alive

The accident spot represented a horrific

site Body parts were strewn in the debris

Blood was splattered on the streets

A video of the disaster showed the

Vivekananda Flyover ‑ whose foundation

was laid in 2008 and where work began in

February 2009 ‑ suddenly crashing with a

roar giving no time for anyone under it to

escape

There was a sudden thundering noise as

the flyover crashed a witness said He said

he saw the flyover collapse over taxis auto‑

rickshaws and other vehicles besides people

who were walking under it

Among the vehicles which were caught up

in the disaster were a mini bus two taxis

and three auto‑rickshawsMore than 100 people must have been

(buried) beneath it It is a huge loss the

witness said

With the collapsed flyover covering the

entire road rescue operations were badly

hampered as cranes found it difficult to

reach the spot Later people formed human

chains to regulate the flow of soldiers

The chief minister announced a compen‑

sation of Rs5 lakh to the families of the

dead Rs2 lakh each for the critically injured

and Rs1 lakh for those who suffered minor

injuries

The long‑delayed 25‑km flyover was

expected to tackle congestion in Burra Bazar

area ‑ the location of one of the largest

wholesale markets in Asia ‑ up to theHowrah station the gateway to the city

It was scheduled to be ready in 2012 but

land acquisition issues delayed its comple‑

tion The implementing agency too ran into

financial troubles

The state government has opened an

Emergency Operations Centre which is

functioning at the state secretariat The con‑

tact number is 1070

Summons to Kangana

illegal Lawyer

KOLKATA FLYOVER CRASH KILLS 14

Kangana Ranaut(Photo IANS)

The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkataon March 31 (Photo IANS)

Teesta Setalvad (centre) (Photo IANS)

Teesta CPI‑M MPs

denied entry intoHyderabad varsity

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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I NTERNAT IONAL 21April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

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Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

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fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

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Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

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Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

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offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

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a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

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Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

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Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

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Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

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it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

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whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

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For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

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example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

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brighteners and detergents to come out

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Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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Washington India

is set to become a

central point in

Albert Einsteins

recently proved

g r a v i t a t i o n a l

waves theory fol‑

lowing an agree‑

ment signed

between Indias

department of

atomic energy

and the USs

National Science Foundation on

Thursday According to the agree‑

ment signed during the course of

PM Narendra Modis visit hereIndia will have a new Laser

Interferometer Gravitational‑Wave

Observatory (LIGO)

LIGO shot to fame earlier this

year after its scientists proved the

gravitational waves theory of

Einstein In February this year sci‑

entists observed ripples in the fab‑

ric of space‑time called gravitation‑

al waves arriving at the earth from

a cataclysmic event in the distant

universe

This confirms a major prediction

of Albert Einsteins 1915 general

theory of relativity and opens an

unprecedented new w indow onto

the cosmos the LIGO websitestates Gravitational waves carry

information about their dramatic

origins and about the nature of

gravity that cannot otherwise be

obtained Physicists have conclud‑

ed that the detected gravitational

waves were produced during the

final fraction of a second of the

merger of two black holes to pro‑

duce a single more massive spin‑

ning black hole This collision of

two black holes had been predictedbut never observed

Historic detection of gravitation‑

al waves opens up new frontier for

understanding of universe an

excited Prime Minister Modi stated

on February 11 following the

announcement

Hope to move forward to make

even bigger contribution with an

advanced gravitational wave detec‑

tor in the country he added

What was significant about this

project was that now India has

agreed to be a part of this project

Indian spokesperson Viaks Swarup

said in the briefing on Thursday

The possibility is likely to becentral to this project partly on

account of geography favouring

us The Indian cabinet has

approved Rs 12000 crore for the

project The spokesman said that

NSFs Francis Cordova said that

India would become central to the

LIGO project (IANS)

Washington Prime Minister

Narendra Modi on T hursday

made a strong plea for the world

to unite against terrorism and

said without prevention and

prosecution of acts of terrorism

there is no deterrence against

nuclear terrorism

Drop the notion that terrorism

is someone elses problem and

that his terrorist is not my

terrorist Modi said at the din‑

ner hosted by US President

Obama at the Nuclear Security

Summit

Terrorism is globally net‑

worked But we still act onlynationally to counter this threat

PM Modi said Urging greater

cooperation between nations

Modi said Terror has evolved

Terrorists are using 21st century

technology But our responses

are rooted in the past

The reach and supply chains

of terrorism are global but gen‑

uine cooperation between nation

states is not he said

Nuclear security must remain

an abiding national priority All

States must completely abide by

their international obligations

the PM said

The Prime Minister highlightedthree contemporary features of

terrorism that needed worlds

immediate attention

First todays terrorism uses

extreme violence as theatre the

PM said

Second we are no longer look‑

ing for a man in a cave but we

are hunting for a terrorist in a

city with a computer or a smart

phone he said

Third State actors working

with nuclear traffickers and ter‑

rorists present the greatest risk

PM Modi said

PM Modi said that Brussels ter‑

ror attacks show how real and

immediate is the threat to

nuclear security from terrorism

He said President Obama has

done great service to global

security by putting spotlight on

nuclear security

(Agencies)

India to becomecentral to LIGO project

After visiting terror‑hit Brussels Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived inWashington DC on March 31 for the Nuclear Security Summit

and was hosted by President Obama at the White House (Photo PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was met by enthusiastic NRIs outside his hotel in WashingtonDC on March 31 (Photos PIB)

New Delhi Amid the rise of IS

and presence of terror groups

in Af‑Pak region India will lay

emphasis on creating an effec‑

tive mechanism to address the

threat of nuclear terrorism at

the fourth and last NuclearSecurity Summit in

Washington on March 31 and

April 1

New Delhi hopes that the

participants will uphold confi‑

dence in the safe and secure

expansion of nuclear power

The Summit would deliber‑

ate on the crucial issue of

threat to nuclear security

caused by nuclear terrorism

Prime Minister Modi said

before arriving in Washington

from Brussels on early

Thursday

Leaders would discuss ways

and measures to strengthen

the global nuclear security

architecture especially to

ensure that non‑state actors do

not get access to nuclear mate‑

rial he said

The Nuclear Security Summit(NSS) process since 2010 has

been focusing on the global

threat posed by nuclear terror‑

ism and urgent measures

required to prevent terrorists

and other non‑state actors

from gaining access to sensi‑

t ive nuclear materials and

technologies

The 2016 Summit is expect‑

ed to take stock of the

progress of the previous NSS

Communique and work plan

and outline the future agenda

(Agencies)

At Obama dinner Modi urges

world to unite against terrorismAt summit India to

stress on steps to fightnuclear terrorism

PM Modi met and urged Indian scientists involvedin the LIGO project to visit Indian universities

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By SATimes Team

No matter that India lost to

West Indies in the World

Twenty20 semifinals there

is hope for the future laurels themen in blue can win so long as

Virat Kohli wields the willow on

the pitch as he has done in the

tournament winning key matches

on his own

A hard‑hitter who hates to give

away his wicket Delhi born Virat

Kohli 27 has taken batsmanship

to a whole new level Invariably

comparisons have begun The

only batsman Kohli in such impe‑

rious form could be compared

with is Viv Richards in whose

time there was no Twenty20

Both played their strokes with

beautiful hands wrists being key

in guiding the ball wherever they

pleased to place it The big differ‑

ence is that Richards could hit

with savage power too

There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issuesoften snatched the spotlight away

from Kohliʼs undoubted talent

But years on his ice‑cool tem‑

perament in pressure‑cooker situ‑

ations is not only consistently

winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with

crickets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is

making the most difficult of run

chases look simple

The flamboyant Indian captain

(in Tests) and vice‑captain (in

ODIs) came to the forefront after

the Under‑19 World Cup in 2008

where he was instrumental in

Indias triumph

His determination and guidance

from some of the senior team

members allowed the then

teenager to bounce back in some

styleCricket pundits and commenta‑

tors are now busy comparing

him besides Richards to Sachin

Tendulkar whose mantle of God

of Cricket he is rightfully heir to

Indias World Cup winning cap‑

tain of 1983 Kapil Dev has even

gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the Sachin and Viv

Ricahrds The man is certainly a

Virat moment in the history of

Indian cricket

(See page 23 for Kohliʼs exploits)

India gets a Virat moment

Mumbai Star batsmen LendlSimmons smashed an unbeaten

83 alongside Johnson Charless

52 as a spirited West Indian sidechased down a challenging total

to outclass India by seven wick‑

ets in the second semi‑final atthe Wankhede Stadium here on

Thursday to enter the final of theWorld Twenty20 cricket tourna‑

ment

Batting first India posted acompetitive total of 1922 in 20

overs thanks to Virat Kohlis 89

In reply a brave Windies sidechased down the total posting

1963 in 194 overs thanks toSimmons 51‑bal l 83 and

Charles 36‑ball 52 West Indies

will now face England who earli‑er beat New Zealand in the first

semis on Wednesday in the final

at the Eden Gardens on April 3Chasing a challenging target of

194 West Indies got off to aworst possible start losing hard‑

hitting opener Chris Gayle (5) in

the second over Young pacer Jasprit Bumrah cleaned the left‑

handed batsman to have West

Indies at 61 A turning pointwas Simmons caught twice but

off no balls He kept Windies

alive in the gameEarlier put into bat openers

Rohit Sharma (43) and Ajinkya

Rahane (40) got India off to a fly‑

ing start scoring 55 runs withoutlosing a wicket in the powerplay

But as Rohit was cruising afterstriking three boundaries and

three sixes leg‑spinner Samuel

Badree brought the much‑neededbreakthrough dismissing him

leg before wicket to have India at621 in 72 overs Incoming in‑form batsman Kohli along with

Rahane played sensibly stealingquick singles twos and a couple

of boundaries to keep the score‑

board ticking and help teamreach 861 in 10 overs But as

the home side was cruising to

take on the Windies bowlersRussell struck in the 16th over to

dismiss Rahane and have India at

1282 Next up Dhoni (15 not

out) who promoted himself upthe batting order gave good sup‑

port to Kohli as the duo piled onsome useful runs with bound‑

aries and sixes at regular inter‑

vals to bring up an unbeaten 64‑run partnership for the third

wicket and thus help the teampost a competitive totalBrief scores India 1922 in 20

overs (Virat Kohli 89 not out

Rohit Sharma 43 Ajinkya Rahane40 Samuel Badree 1‑26 Andre

Russell 1‑47) vs West Indies1963 in 194 overs (Lendl

Simmons 83 not out Johnson

Charles 52 Virat Kohli 1‑15Ashish Nehra 1‑25 Jasprit

Bumrah 1‑42)

West Indies will now face England who earlier beat New Zealand in thefirst semis on Wednesday in the final at the Eden Gardens on April 3

Virat Kohliʼs knocks took India to thesemi‑finals of T20 World Cup

West Indies players celebrate the victory during ICC WT20 Semi Finalmatch against India at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai Their womenʼs

team has also reached the T20 final (Photo courtesy AP)

Despite Kohli heroics West Indies stun India to enter T20 final

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5April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

Washington DC A team of

Indian scientists from the

prestigious Massachusetts

Institute of Technology and

Harvard Medical School hasmade an important break‑

through by developing a

nano‑technology which will

help monitor the effective‑

ness of cancer therapy with‑

in hours of treatment

We have developed a

nano‑technology which first

delivers an anticancer drug

specifically to the tumor and

if the tumor starts dying or

regressing it then starts

lighting up the tumor in real time

said Shiladitya Sengupta a principal

investigator at Massachusetts

Institute of Technologys (MIT)

Brigham and Womens Hospital(BWH) This way you can monitor

whether a chemotherapy is working

or not in real time and switch the

patients to the right drug early on

One doesnt need to wait for months

while taking a toxic chemotherapy

only to realize later and after side

effects that the drug hasn t

worked Sengupta a co‑correspon‑

ding author of the breakthrough

research published online this week

in The Proceedings of the National

Academy of Sciences told news

agency PTI

The first author of the paper is

Ashish Kulkarni who comes from a

small village in Maharashtra A jun‑

ior faculty at Harvard Kulkarni

trained as a Chemical Engineer at

ICT Mumbai then did a PhD in

chemistry at the University of Cincinnati Kulkarni said by using

this approach the cells light up the

moment a cancer drug starts work‑

ing

We can determine if a cancer

therapy is effective within hours of

treatment Our long‑term goal is to

find a way to monitor outcomes

very early so that we dont give a

chemotherapy drug to patients who

are not responding to it he said

Weve demonstrated that this

technique can help us directly visu‑

alize and measure the responsive‑

ness of tumors to both types of

drugs Kulkarni said

Other members of the

research team are Poornima

Rao Siva Natarajana Aaron

Goldman Venkata S

Sabbisetti Yashika KhaterNavya Korimerla

V i n e e t h k r i s h n a

Chandrasekara and

Raghunath A Mashelkar

Except Goldman all are

Indian researchers

Current techniques which

rely on measurements of the

size or metabolic state of

the tumor are sometimes

unable to detect the effec‑

tiveness of an immunothera‑

peutic agent as the volume of the

tumor may actually increase as

immune cells begin to flood in to

attack the tumor Kulkarni said

He said reporter nanoparticleshowever can give us an accurate

read out of whether or not cancer

cells are dying

The technology developed by the

group can be used for monitoring

the effectiveness of immunothera‑

py a report said

Using a nanoparticle that delivers

a drug and then fluoresces green

when cancer cells begin dying they

were able to visualize whether a

tumor is resistant or susceptible to

a particular treatment much sooner

than currently available clinical

methods said a statement from

BWH

New York An Indian‑American

Harvard University graduate has

come up with a new series of

seven dolls that represent com‑

mon girls with ethnic diversity

and celebrate them for their

brains talents and leadership

Neha Chauhan Woodward 29

has given each of the seven dolls

unique personalities which girls

can relate to

The doll collection created byher startup toy company

Willowbrook Girls and story

series is based on the similarly

ambitious childhood friends she

grew up with on Willowbrook

Road

The toys I played with had such

an impact on me but they werent

a great reflection of me or my

friends who were so smart and so

diverse in their interests and

backgrounds I knew we needed

to do better said Ms Neha who

now lives in Manhattan

Neha said the idea came to her

while she was a Stanford MBA stu‑

dent ‑ a degree she pursued after

studying economics at Harvard

and then working as an invest‑

ment banking analyst at

JPMorgan

Next door to the coffee shop I

studied in was a very popular doll

store she said declining to name

the shop

The emphasis on appearances

with these doll hair salons and

doll tea parties that parents were

expected to bring their kids to

really upset me If anything thiscompany had a huge opportunity

to empower girls a local newspa‑

per quoted her saying

After years of working for suc‑

cessful e‑commerce sites like Blue

Apron and Diaperscom Neha

turned her tech marketing experi‑

ence into a concept for a doll com‑

pany that would more accurately

entertain the modern girl one

who will lead businesses make

medical breakthroughs build

apps and reform policies

Though Willowbrook Girls dolls

arent for sale yet Neha is nearing

the end of her Kickstarter

Campaign to raise money for the

first doll Cara a half‑Latina with

brown eyes and long blond hair

After that Cara will be sold onlineNeha hopes that sales from that

and other sources will enable her

to release more of the dolls

Other dolls include Bailey who

wants to be a math teacher and

dreams of education reform and

Maya who wants to be a neuro‑

scientist

New York South Carolina

Gov Nikki Haley and Girls

Who Code founder and

chief executive Reshma

Saujani both IndianAmericans were named

among Fortune maga‑

zineʼs ldquo50 Greatest World

Leadersrdquo The third annu‑

al list was announced

March 24 and also

included New Delhi Chief Minister

Arvind Kejriwal and Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The Fortune list sought outstand‑

ing leaders in all sectors of society

around the world It recognized

those who are inspiring others to

act to follow them on a worthy

quest and who have shown staying

power

Haley 44 came in at No 17 onthe list In the summer of 2015 fol‑

lowing the massacre of nine people

in a Charleston SC church Haley

was instrumental in the removal of

the Confederate flag from the state

capitol grounds That removal

sparked a movement throughout

the South to remove the charged

symbol Fortune said

It added that the Republican

Haley ldquois proving that Trumpism

isnʼt the only way South Carolinaʼs

Indian American governor was

among the earliest in her party to

call out GOP presidential front‑run‑

ner (Donald Trump) warning

against ʻthe siren call of the angriest

voicesʼ in a nationally televised

State of the Union response no

lessrdquo

Coming in at No 20 on the list

was Saujani Fortune explained that

at a TED talk in February 2015 the

40‑year‑old Saujani stressed teach‑

ing girls to be brave rather than

perfect The video of the talk she

gave has accrued just shy of 1 mil‑lion views

ldquoSheʼs well‑qualified to preach

that message It took the former

Wall Street attorney three tries to

get into Yale Law Schoolrdquo Fortune

wrote in its piece of the New York‑

based GWC chief

Saujanis organization aims to get

more women into computer science

and has shown signs of success The

magazine wrote that by the end of

the year more than 40000 girls

will have gone through the GWC

training and internship programs

By the summer GWC will dole out

$1 million in scholarships it added

Shiladitya Sengupta(Image MITedu)

Nikki Haley Reshma Saujani

Neha Chauhan Woodward (Image courtesyWedesidecom)

IndianAmerican creates doll to reflect ethnic diversity

Indian scientists in US develop technologyfor effective cancer treatment

Nikki Haley Reshma Saujani among

Fortunersquos Top 50 Global Leaders

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New York NY Shankar Ehsaan

Loy the musical trio Sunidhi

Chauhan Aditya Narayan and In‑

dian Idol Juniors are all set totake the delegates by storm dur‑

ing the 34th annual convention

organized by the American Asso‑

ciation of Physicians of Indian ori‑

gin (AAPI) at the Marriott Mar‑

quis Time Square in New York

from June 30‑July 4 2016

ldquoIn addition to live entertain‑

ment by famous Bollywood stars

the 2016 AAPI Annual Conven‑

tion amp Scientific Assembly offers

an exciting venue to interact with

leading physicians health profes‑

sionals academicians and scien‑

tists of Indian originrdquo said Dr

Seema Jain President of AAPI

ldquoPhysicians and healthcare pro‑fessionals from across the coun‑

try will convene and participate in

the scholarly exchange of medical

advances to develop health poli‑

cy agendas and to encourage leg‑

islative priorities in the coming

yearrdquo Dr Seema Jain who as‑sumed charge of this premier eth‑

nic organization representing

100000 physicians and resi‑

dents gave credit to the support

of AAPI executive committee

hard work of local Chapter mem‑

bers and the organizing commit‑tee chaired by Dr Rita Ahuja

ldquoSuccess of credit goes to the en‑

tire national organizing commit‑

tee AAPI executive committee

and Board of Trustees and all the

AAPI membersrdquo she said

New Jersey

India Cultural Socie‑

ty and Mahatma Gandhi Center

organized Holi celebration pro‑

gram at Wayne Hindu Temple NJ

on March 22nd

The celebration was attendedby well over 600 devotees com‑

mittee members volunteers and

puja yajmaan

The volunteers worked for two

weeks to put together the event

The event started at 600 PM

with Satyanarayan Katha and

chanting of bhajans and Holi

songs by Hetal Patel devotees

and musical team

All the devotees enjoyed the

Holi puja performed by ShashtriJi

Arvind Maheta and committee

members and devotees took part

in this celebration with dry col‑

ors The chairman of the institu‑

tion Jyotindra Patel addressed

the gathering wishing all the

devotees and ShashtriJi explained

the significance of Holi There

was significant presence of chil‑

dren and youth from all walks of

life After the devotional songs of

Holi and aarti all the devotees

went outside the temple for Holi

Pragatya After the holi puja the

holi was lit up and the devotees

offered coconut dates and other

offerings Every one enjoyed the

mahaprasad sponsored by Satish

and Asha of Jyoti Restaurant

New York New York Indian Ameri‑

cans joined hands with the larger

community in New York to raise funds

for Washington State Senator Pramila

Jayapal (37th District in Seattle Wash‑

ington) who is running for the seat be‑

ing vacated by long term Congress‑

man Jim McDermott in Washington

7th Congressional District The event

was hosted by socialite Claire White in

Manhattan There was a good pres‑

ence of Indian Americans for the

fundraiser Jayapal moved from Indiato the United States as student when

she was sixteen Jayapal founded Hate

Free Zone after the September 11 at‑

tacks in 2001 as an advocacy group

for Arab Muslim and South Asian

Americans targeted in the wake of the

attacks The group went on to becomea political force in the state of Wash‑

ington registering new American citi‑

zens to vote and lobbying lawmakers

on immigration reform and related is‑

sues It changed its name to OneAm‑

erica in 2008Jayapal stepped down

from leadership in the group in May2012 A year later she was recognized

by the White House as a Champion of

Change for her work on behalf of the

immigrant community

Hicksville NY Indian American

Forum (IAF) presented on March

25th the Fifth Annual Outstand‑

ing Womenʼs Achievements

Awards as part of Womenʼs His‑

tory month in recognition of the

contributions made by women in

the Tri‑State area

Five women honored were

Dr Manjeet Chadda Professor

of Radiation amp Oncology at the Ic‑

ahn School of Medicine at Mount

Sinai for dedication in Medicine

and Community Services Dr Runi

Mukherji Ratnam for dedication

in Education amp Social Services

Sunita Sadhnani for dedication

in Business Development and

community services Meera T

Gandhi for dedication as Humani‑

tarian and Social promotions

Jyoti Gupta for her dedication

in Music and Cultural promotions

Dignitaries at the event includ‑ed Judi Bosworth Supervisor for

the Town of North Hempstead

Councilwoman Hon Dorothy L

Goosby and Town Clerk from

Town of Hempstead Nasrin

Ahmed

Shankar Ehsaan Loy SunidhiAditya for AAPI meet in NY

Holi celebrated at Wayne Hindu Temple

New Yorkers raise funds for SenatorPramila Jayapalʼs run for Congress

The musical trio of Shankar Ehsaan amp Loy performing during AAPIʼsNine City Tour amp Regional Conferences in 2013

The honorees with IAF members and dignitaries

IAF honorswomen achievers

The Holi bonfire (right) Devotees offering their prayers

Indian American com‑munity supporters with

Washington StateSenator Pramila Jayapal

at a New York Fundraiser From l to r

Dan Nainan AppenMenon Senator Jayapal

Dr Thomas Abrahamand Saji George

Town Clerk Ahmad guest of honor at Pacony Celebration

Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad was the Guest of Honor at thePACONY Pakistan Resolution Day Celebration held in Antuns by Minarlocated at West Old Country Road in Hicksville Pictured (left to right)

are Honoree Hamid Malik PACONY Finance Secretary Adnan RasoolPACONY President Tahir Mian Nassau County Comptroller GeorgeMaragos Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad Honoree Ali Rashid Consulate

General of Pakistan Raja Ali Ejaz Talib Hussain of Levittown PACONYSenior Vice President Parvez Riaz and Honoree Zia Qureshi

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Houston Indian‑

American Nandita

Bakshi has been

appointed the

President and Chief Executive Officer of

Bank of the West a

unit of French banking

giant BNP Paribas

Bakshi 57 will

replace Michael

Shepherd as Bank of

the Wests next

President and Chief

Executive Officer

(CEO) and is expected

to join the bank as a

CEO‑in‑training on

April 1 and will take the helm officially

on June 1

She earned a bachelors degree in

History at the University of Calcutta anda masters in International Relations and

Affairs at Jadavpur University

I am excited to join Bank of the West

one of Americas most reputable banks

Bank of the West is well positioned in

the US market and I am thrilled at the

prospect of leading an organisation

with such a strong focus on customer

service Bakhshi said in a statement

We are pleased to welcome Nandita

Bakhshi to Bank of the West Her exten‑

sive experience in product and distribu‑

tion coupled with her visionary think‑

ing relentless customer focus and val‑

ues‑driven philosophy

will serve us well in

taking Bank of the

West to greater

heights head of inter‑national retail banking

for BNP Paribas

Stefaan Decraene said

Bank of the Wests

parent company BNP

Paribas is revamping

its US operations to

meet new regulations

I am very pleased

that Nandita Bakhshi

is joining Bank of the

West Her energy

innovative ideas and

proven record of accomplishments are a

great combination with our strong fran‑

chise and corporate culture Shepherd

said Bakhshi previously held severalleadership roles at TD Bank the most

recent being executive vice president

and head of North American direct

channels where she was responsible for

driving innovation in direct and elec‑

tronic channels to improve digital adop‑

tion and provide customers a unified

banking experience

She also held executive positions at

Washington Mutual in Seattle which is

now JP Morgan Chase FleetBoston

which is now Bank of America First

Data Corp Home Savings of America

and Banc One Corp

Washington DC The keynote address for

the 152nd Commencement of the

University of Arizona will be delivered by

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy May

13 The nations leading spokesman for

public health Murthy is a champion of

improving care and building coalitions

having devoted his career to the enhance‑

ment of global public health through edu‑

cation service clinical care and entrepre‑

neurship

Murthy 38 was nominated by President

Barack Obama in November 2013 and

then confirmed as the 19th US surgeongeneral in December 2014 becoming the

first Indian American and the youngest

person to hold the position

Murthy believes that the nations great‑

est asset always has been its people As

surgeon general he has fought to educate

and inspire his fellow Americans around a

key set of priorities mental health and

emotional well‑being healthful eating

active and tobacco‑free living chronic dis‑

ease prevention and the countrys growing

opioid epidemic

Murthy has helped establish several

organizations dedicated to expanding pub‑

lic access nationally and internationally

to quality health care and scientific

information related to personal and public

health and safety He is co‑founder of

VISIONS Worldwide Inc an HIVAIDS edu‑

cation program that operates in the US

and India He also helped establish the

Swasthya project (health and well‑beingin Sanskrit) a community health partner‑

ship that trains women as health providers

and educators working through centers

and villages in rural India Murthy also is

co‑founder of Doctors for America a

Washington DC‑based nonprofit organi‑

zation comprising 16000 physicians and

medical students across the US The

organization advocates for access to

affordable quality health care

Also Murthy co‑founded and chaired

TrialNetworks a software technology com‑

pany that improves research collaboration

and enhances the efficiency of clinical tri‑

als around the world In seven years

Murthy and his team took the company

from conception to an international enter‑

prise that powers dozens of clinical trials

for more than 50000 patients in more

than 75 countries As Americaʼs Doctor

Murthy is responsible for communicating

the most advanced and relevant scientificinformation to the public He oversees the

operations of the US Public Health Service

Commissioned Corps which includes

approximately 6700 uniformed health

officers serving in nearly 800 locations

globally The officers work to promote

protect and advance the health and safety

of the nation and world

8 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo NAT I ONAL COMMUNI TY

New elhi Echoing Prime Minister Narendra

Modis call to bridge the digital divide in

the country a young Indian‑American stu‑

dent has begun on her journey to empower

rural youth in learning computer program‑ming technology in a small yet picturesque

town in Himachal Pradesh Through Pi A La

Code ‑‑ a project that began in 2014 ‑‑

California‑based Sonia Uppal is helping

yo un g ta lent ed mi nd s at th e Sa ra sw at i

Niketan Senior Secondary School in a village

in Kasauli learn computer programming

The experience of using immersive tools

to build software that people loved to learn

with always excited me and I decided to take

computer science to the rural people in

India Uppal told IANS in a telephonic inter‑

view from California

Born and brought up in California she

stumbled upon a $35 computer developed

by Raspberry Pi ‑‑ the makers of tiny and

affordable computers for kids at the BayArea Maker Faire ‑‑ an exhibition showcasing

invention creativity and resourcefulness in

the Silicon Valley The mere sight of the cost‑

efficient Pi computers brightened up her

mind and she initially thought of taking the

Pi device to India ‑‑ to The International

School Bangalore (TISB) in Bengaluru where

she was studying computer science during

the period when her father was transferred

to India

She realised that students at her school did

not need this basic computer device But

what about students in rural India she

thought for whom this simple device can

become a useful learning tool

Thus the Pi A La Code idea took shape Irealised it would be much useful if I take this

Pi device to schools in villages which will

have much more impact Sonia told IANS

In the meantime she raised money to buy

10 Raspberry Pi teaching sets She first

taught herself Python ‑‑ a widely used high‑

level dynamic computer programming lan‑

guage while being selected as a Stanford SHE

fellow ‑‑ a social enterprise that empowers

women to make their mark in the technology

industry Here Uppal met people who

inspired as well as helped her to take up the

noble cause of teaching computer program‑

ming to students in rural India

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy(Image courtesy apaicsorg)

IndianAmerican student helpingbridge Indiaʼs digital divide

Nandita Bakshi named PresidentCEO of Bank of The West

Sonia Uppal(Image twitter)

Photo Credits Nandita Bakshi viaPRnewswirecom

Americas Doctor to address UA graduates

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9April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo U S AFFA I RS

Washington Donald J Trump said on

Tuesday night that he no longer vowed to

support the Republican nominee if it isnʼt

him despite a loyalty pledge that all

Republican primary candidates signed last

year

ldquoNo I donʼt anymorerdquo Mr Trump said at a

town hall forum on CNN when prompted by

the moderator Anderson Cooper ldquoNo weʼll

see who it isrdquo

When Mr Cooper pointed out that Senator

Ted Cruz of Texas Mr Trumpʼs chief rival for

the nomination had walked up to the line but

not crossed it in terms of saying he wouldnʼt

support the nominee Mr Trump replied ldquoHe

doesnʼt have to support merdquo

The senator whose wife Mr Trump

threatened to ldquospill the beansrdquo about after a

ldquosuper PACrdquo formed to stop his candidacy ran

an ad featuring an old photograph of his wife

Melania a former model stopped short of

saying he wouldnʼt support Mr Trump

Instead Mr Cruz said that such a situation

would not come to pass because he will be

the nominee

Gov John Kasich of Ohio was more explicit

saying that if the nominee is someone who ldquois

really hurting the country and dividing the

countryrdquo then he just wasnʼt sure Pressed by

Mr Cooper as to whether he was saying he

thinks that is what Mr Trump is doing Mr

Kasich declined to elaborate

Last September the Republican National

Committee chairman Reince Priebus asked

Mr Trump to sign a loyalty oath at a time

when he left open the possibility of bolting

from the party and running as a third‑party

candidate Mr Trump said he would sign so

long as all of the other candidates did the

same So they all did

But Mr Trump amid intense efforts to

derail his march toward the nomination in a

race in which he has a large lead among dele‑

gates to the Republican National Convention

said at the forum that he did not believe he

was being treated fairly

Washington New Delhi As the news spread

of the FBI hacking into the encrypted Apple

iPhone of one of the terrorists involved in

California shooting a top US security firm

has expressed fears of backdoor approach to

put users security at hackers mercy

In a statement shared with IANS on

Tuesday US software security firm Symantec

Corporation said that while it understands

the concerns expressed by some members of

law enforcement the firm does not support

any initiative that would intentionally weak‑

en security technologies

Putting backdoors or introducing security

vulnerabilities into encryption products

introduces new avenues of attack and

reduces the security of the broader Internet

We are committed to supporting law

enforcement efforts to protect citizens and

organizations online without compromising

the integrity and security of encryption tech‑

nology the firm said

According to media reports a third party

helped the FBI crack the security function

without erasing contents of the iPhone used

by Syed Farook Farook along with his wife

Tashfeen Malik planned and executed the

December 2 2015 shooting that left 14 peo‑

ple killed at San Bernardino California

This case should never have been

brought We will continue to help law

enforcement with their investigations as we

have done all along and we will continue to

increase the security of our products as the

threats and attacks on our data become

more frequent and more sophisticated

Apple said in a statement

This case raised issues which deserve a

national conversation about our civil liber‑

ties and our collective security and privacy

the statement said

From the beginning we objected to the

FBIs demand that Apple build a backdoor

into the iPhone because we believed it was

wrong and would set a dangerous precedent

As a result of the governments dismissal

neither of these occurred it added

Apple believes deeply that people in the US

and around the world deserve data protec‑

tion security and privacy Sacrificing one for

the other only puts people and countries at

greater risk In an earlier report released this

year Symantecs security intel ligence team

had predicted that the opportunities for

cybercriminals to compromise Apple devices

will grow in 2016

Apple devices have experienced a surge in

popularity in recent years This increase in

usage has not gone unnoticed by attackers A

rising number of threat actors have begun

developing specific malware designed to

infect devices running Mac OS X or iOS the

report said

Although the number of threats targeting

Apple operating systems remains quite low

when compared to the companyʼs main com‑

petitors (Windows in the desktop space and

Android in mobile) the amount uncovered

has grown steadily in recent years

In tandem with this the level of Apple‑

related malware infections has spiked par‑

ticularly in the past 18 months the report

predicted Apple users should not be compla‑

cent about security and change their percep‑

tion that Apple devices are free from mal‑

ware ‑‑ this perception opens up opportuni‑

ties for cybercriminals to take advantage of

these users Symantec said

Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook referring to

the ongoing battle with the US government

over encryption to unlock an iPhone reiter‑

ated the companys commitment to protect

its users data and privacy

Addressing a packed auditorium at its

Cupertino California‑based headquarters

Cook said We have a responsibility to help

you protect your data and your privacy We

will not shrink from this responsibility

With the FBI hacking the US Department

of Justice (DOJ) scrapped its request for

Apple Incs assistance to hack into the phone

of a terrorist killer

It is now Apples turn to figure out and for

iPhone users to wonder how secure is the

phone and data on the device

In this scenario top US companies Google

Facebook and Snapchat are also expanding

encryption of user data in their services

While Whatsapp is set to roll out encryp‑

tion for its voice calls in addition to its exist‑

ing privacy features Google is investigating

extra uses for encryption in secure email

Social networking giant Facebook too is

working on to better protect its Messenger

service

Stories IANS

Washington Hillary Clinton felt the

Bern as rival Bernie Sanders swept all

three Democratic presidential nomina‑

tion contests giving the frontrunner a

warning that the race for the partys

nomination is far from over

The self‑styled Democratic Socialistdominated the Pacific Northwest on

Saturday routing Clinton in Washington

state by 723 percent to 275 percent

smoked her in Alaska by 807 percent to

193 percent and won in Hawaii by 706

percent to 292 percent

While Washington had 101 delegates

up for grabs Hawaii and Alaska were rel‑

atively small prizes ‑‑ with just 25 and

16 delegates at stake respectively

As all three states allocate delegates

proportionately Sanders would likely

corner three fourths of them

Sanders called the results of the

Western caucuses a resounding win

and proclaimed his campaign has a path

toward victory

We knew things were going to

improve as we headed West Sanders

said at a jubilant rally before 8000 peo‑ple in Madison Wisconsin ‑‑ a state that

will hold the next major contest in 10

days We have a path toward victory

But as of Saturday evening Clinton was

maintaining a 278‑delegate lead over

Sanders and a 469‑to‑29 advantage

among super delegates party officials

and functionaries who are free to vote

for any candidates

Clinton did not address the results

publicly and tweeted on Saturday We

need serious leadership shouting and

chest‑beating are not a strategy

Washington Despite suspending his

campaign Sen Marco Rubio is attempt‑

ing to keep every delegate he won while

running for President

The unusual move reflects prepara‑

tions for a contested convention this

summer and comes as Donald Trump

backed away from an earlier pledge to

support the Republican partys nominee

if he is treated unfairly after winning

more delegates than his rivals

Rubio aide Alex Burgos told MSNBC

that while the Florida senator is no

longer a candidate he wants to give

voters a chance to stop TrumpWhen presidential candidates suspend

their campaigns typically their delegates

become free to support the candidate of

their own choosing at the convention

Rubio however has quietly been reach‑

ing out to party officials with a different

approach

He is personally asking state parties in

21 states and territories to refrain from

releasing any of the 172 delegates he

won while campaigning this year

MSNBC has learned

Rubio sent a signed letter to the Chair

of the Alaska Republican Party request‑

ing the 5 delegates he won in that state

remain bound to vote for me at the

Republican National Convention in

Cleveland in July

Rubio copied National ChairmanReince Preibus on the letter ‑ and sent

the same request to all 21 states and ter‑

ritories where he won delegates a

source working for Rubio confirmed

Sanders sweep Bernsʼ Clinton

Rubio bid to keep delegates

for contested convention

Donald will not supportnonTrump as GOP

nominee

When CNNsAnderson

Cooper asked allthree candidatesincluding Trump

went back ontheir pledge to

support any can‑didate who was

nominated

Fears over usersʼ security as FBI hacks into terroristʼs iPhone

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Mumba i Calling Jio the worlds

largest start‑up Reliance Industries

chairman Mukesh Ambani said theroll‑out of its 4G services will lift

India from a mobile Internet rank‑

ing of 150th to the top 10 slot But

he did not specify the actual date of

commercial launch

As the world goes digital India

and Indians cannot afford to be left

behind Today India is ranked

around 150th in mobile Internet

rankings out of 230 countries We

have a responsibility To digitally

empower India To end this digital

poverty Ambani said

It is this opportunity to trans‑

form the lives of our 13 billion

Indians that motivated Reliance to

enter and transform the entire digi‑tal ecosystem I have no doubt that

with the launch of Jio Indiaʼs rank

will go up from 150 to among the

top 10 of mobile Internet rankings

in the world

Speaking at the Ficci‑Frames

media and entertainment conclave

here Ambani said Relaince Jio has

four strategies Expand countrys

coverage from 15‑20 percent now

to 70 percent give broadband

speed that is 40‑80 times faster

increase data availability and make

the services affordable

With these four interventions

India will leapfrog to being amongst

the top ten of the Digital revolutionsweeping across the world

Ambani who is betting big on the

latest venture of the refining‑to‑

retail group with an initial invest‑

ment of over Rs150000 crore said

Jio will not be a mere telecom net‑

work but bring to its customers an

entire ecosystem to allow a Digital

Life to the fullest This ecosystem

will comprise devices broadband

network powerful applications and

offerings such as live music sports

live and catchup TV movies and

events he said Jio is not just about

technical brute force It is about

doing things in a smart simple and

secure way Ambani said five mega‑

trends were emerging in the digital

world Shift in communicationsfrom the oral to visual transition

from linear to exponential true con‑

vergence of telecom entertainment

and media abundance of choice in

every sphere and demonstrated

potential transform human lives

The true power of technology is

its ability to make human life better

The future belongs to a creative

empathisers pattern recognisers

meaning makers Because technolo‑

gy changes but humanity evolves

And any transformation is eventual‑

ly about humanity he said

If you are not digital and if you

donʼt have globally competitive dig‑

ital tools and skills you will simply

not survive Youll get disrupted

You will be out‑competed You willbe left behind You will become

irrelevant

New Delhi Suspended Gurdaspur

Superintendent of Police

Salwinder Singh arrived at the

NIA headquarters here to be

questioned by the Joint

Investigation Team from Pakistan

on the Pathankot terror attackSingh his cook Madan Gopal

and friend Rajesh Verma reached

the NIA office where the JIT will

question the three in the pres‑

ence of National Investigation

Agency (NIA) officials informed

sources told IANS

The three were questioned by

the NIA on March 26 in the

national capital and have been liv‑

ing under the agencys supervi‑

sion since then the sources said

Singh has claimed that he

Verma and cook Gopal were

abducted by four or five heavily‑

armed terrorists near Punjabs

Kolia village on January 2The terrorists later attacked the

Pathankot Indian Air Force base

in which seven security personnel

were killed The Pakistani terror‑

ists were later kil led in a

shootout

The Pakistani team is in India to

probe the Pathankot attack

which New Delhi says was mas‑

terminded by Jaish‑e‑Mohammedchief Maulana Masood Azhar

The NIA submitted evidence to

the five‑member Pakistani team

on the terror attack

According to NIA sources the

evidence show that the Pathankot

operation was planned by ele‑

ments in Pakistan

The visiting team comprises

among others Inter ServicesIntell igence (ISI ) off icial Lt

Colonel Tanvir Ahmed and mili‑

tary intell igence officer Lt

Colonel Irfan Mirza

New Delhi Bharatiya Jan ata Par ty (BJ P)

leader Subramanian

Swamy asked the

Delhi High Court to

direct the Uttar

Pradesh police to

probe the role of

Congress leader P

Chidambaram who

was union minister

of state for home at

the time of 1987

Hashimpura mas‑

sacre Swamy told

the division bench

of Justice GS Sistani and Justice

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal thatUttar Pradesh Police should

investigate all aspects in the

case

Its a case of genocide said

Swamy He claimed that accord‑

ing to newspaper reports Uttar

Pradesh government has started

destroying documents relating

to the case

Forty‑two people were killed in

Hashimpura village in Meerut

district of Uttar Pradesh on May

22 1987 when they were

allegedly shot by the Provincial

Armed Constabulary (PAC) per‑

sonnel and their bodies were

thrown into a canalSwamy in his appeal chal‑

lenged the trial courts March 8

2013 decision dis‑missing his plea to

probe the role of

Chidambaram in

the case

The court was

also hearing a

bunch of other

appeals filed by

National Human

R i g h t s

C o m m i s s i o n

(NHRC) the Uttar

Pradesh govern‑

ment as well as

survivors and kin

of the victims against the acquit‑

tal of 16 PAC personnel onMarch 21 last year

The bench asked the Uttar

Pradesh government to file doc‑

uments related to the case as

sought by the NHRC and also to

file reply on the pleas The mat‑

ter has been posted for May 19

During the hearing Swamy

said that there should be court‑

monitored CBI probe into the

case The court however said

that additional application would

unnecessarily delay the case

On March 21 last year a trial

court here gave the benefit of

doubt and acquitted 16 former

PAC personnel saying lack of evidence has failed to establish

their identification

10 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Jio will rank India among top10 nations in digital world

Probe sought intoChidambarams role inHashimpura massacre

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani Union IT Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad Star India CEO Uday Shankar and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy at

ldquoFICCI FRAMES 2016rdquo in Mumbai (Photo IANS)

Washington As leaders from 50

nations began arriving for the

Nuclear Security Summit here the

US said India has a very impor‑tant role to play with respect to

responsible stewardship of

nuclear weapons and nuclear

materials

Meeting in the shadow of

Brussels and Lahore terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and other leaders will over

the next two days discuss how to

prevent terrorists and other non

state actors from gaining access to

nuclear materials and technolo‑

gies

President Barack Obama host‑

ing the fourth and last such gath‑

ering obviously is delighted

that Prime Minister Modi is ableto be in Washington for the

Nuclear Security Summit

Secretary of State John Kerry said

before a meeting Wednesday with

Indian National Security Advisor

Ajit Doval

Doval in turn said India

attached considerable value tothis very very important summit

and Modi is deeply interested in

seeing and ensuring that the safe‑

ty and security of the radioactive

material must be ensured

India has a long record of being

a leader of being responsible

said Kerry And it is particularly

important right now at a time

when we see in the region some

choices being made that may

accelerate possible arms construc‑

tion which we have serious ques‑

tions about

Weve raised them with various

partners in the region So our

hope is that this Nuclear SecuritySummit will contribute to every‑

bodys understanding about our

global responsibilities and choic‑

es Kerry said

EX‑PUNJAB TOP COP TO BE

QUESTIONED BY PAKISTAN JITIndia has important

role in nuclear weaponstewardship US

Suspended Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh (Photo IANS)

P Chidambaram(File photo)

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11April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Hyderabad

Civil rights activist

Teesta Setalvad and two

Communist Party of India‑

Marxist MPs were not allowed to

enter University of Hyderabad

evoking protest from students

The university security person‑

nel stopped Teesta and MPs

from Kerala T Rajesh and

PSampath at the main gate

They were invited by the stu‑

dents groups to address a public

meeting as part of the ongoing

agitation against last weeks

police crackdown and the

demand to remove P Appa Rao

as vice chancellor

Teesta and the two Lok Sabha members

lodged strong protest over the denial of

entry They condemned the curbs imposed

by the university on entry of political lead‑

ers activists and media into the campus

The students who were waiting from on

the campus also rushed to the main gate

and raised slogans against the university

authorities

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice

an umbrella grouping of various students

groups has condemned the universitys

action and called it an attempt to stifle the

movement for justice to Rohith Vemula a

Dalit research scholar who committed sui‑

cide in January

The unrest on the campus began on

January 17 after Rohith one of the five

Dalit students suspended for allegedly

attacking a leader of ABVP committed sui‑

cide This triggered a massive protest by

students who demanded action against

vice chancellor and central minister

Bandaru Dattaetrya who were named in

First Information Report

Appa Rao who went on leave on January

24 resumed charge last week triggering

huge protest The students ransacked the

vice chancellors lodge on March 22 and in

the subsequent police crackdown 25 stu‑dents and two faculty members were

arrested and jailed

They were all released on bail on

March 29

umba i March 31 (IANS)

Responding to reports about

Kangana Ranaut and her sister

being summoned after Hrithik

Roshans complaint the actresss

lawyer said witness summons sent

to the siblings by the police officer

is patently illegal as no woman can

be called to the police station to

record their statements as per

Indian law

No police officer can summon

my client or her sister to any police station to

record their statement as a witness under

Section 160 of CRPC The witness summons

sent to my client and her sister by the police

officer is patently illegal as no woman canever be called to the police station to record

their statements as per the provisions of law

Kanganas advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said in

a statement

According to media reports Mumbai

policeʼs cyber crime police station in Bandra‑

Kurla Complex following Hrithiks FIR sum‑

moned Kangana and her sister The summons

said that both have to appear before the

police and record their statements within a

week

The controversy between the two actors

who were rumored to have been dating in the

past took another ugly turn after they

slapped legal notices against each other

Several reports also suggested that the

cyber police station recently registered an FIRagainst an unknown person for allegedly

impersonation Hrithik by creating a fake

email ID in his name and using it to chat with

the actors fans (which refers to Kangana)

The whole dating saga started

with Kanganas ldquosilly exrdquo comment

to which Hrithik responded by

tweeting There are more chances

of me having had an affair with the

Pope than any of the (Im sure won‑

derful) women the media has been

naming

Kanganas lawyer said ldquoMy client

who is shown to be a victim as per

the claims of Hrithik has herself

willingly expressed her desire to

cooperate with the officers in accordance to

the provisions of law as well as in her reply

to the summons she has duly reserved her

rights to file an appropriate criminal com‑

plaint against Hrithik and his associates forhacking two of her email accounts which

includes the email from which Hrithik admit‑

tedly claims to have personally received

about 1439 emails from my client on his cor‑

rect email id as well the email from which my

client was communicating with the alleged

imposter

ldquoThe crux of the matter is simple Hrithik

had admittedly full knowledge of the so‑called

imposter in the month of May in 2014

However he did not wish to take any action

against the so‑called imposter for good seven

months nor did he as a responsible citizen

then bother to take the required details of the

imposter from my client during those seven

months the lawyer said

Thereafter sometime in December 2014Hrithik filed an informal complaint with the

cyber cell with full knowledge that no investi‑

gation shall be carried out by the police on an

informal complaintrdquo

Kolkata

Fourteen people were killed when a

flyover under construction crashed in a

crowded market area here on Thursday

crushing scores of unsuspecting people and

vehicles police and witnesses said

West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who rushed to Kolkata after can‑

celling election rallies in West Midnapore

district said 70 others had been injured in

the ghastly disaster which occurred around

1230 pm

A National Disaster Response Force

(NDRF) official put the number of injured at

around 100

Hundreds of locals were the first to reach

the site at Posta area in the citys northern

part to see how best they could rescue those

buried in the heaps of debris before official

rescue workers and police joined them

The army too deployed dozens of medical

teams and engineers Police and military

ambulances raced to the site and transport‑

ed the badly injured as as well as nearlydying to hospitals

The soldiers are using specialized equip‑

ment to rescue those trapped under tonnes

of steel and concrete a defence ministry

spokesman said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed

shock over the tragedy My thoughts are

with the families of those who lost their

lives he tweeted May the injured recover

at the earliest

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he had

spoken to NDRF Director General OP Singh

to coordinate relief work

A police officer at the site said he saw 10

to 12 people being taken out from the

debris but was not sure if they were alive

The accident spot represented a horrific

site Body parts were strewn in the debris

Blood was splattered on the streets

A video of the disaster showed the

Vivekananda Flyover ‑ whose foundation

was laid in 2008 and where work began in

February 2009 ‑ suddenly crashing with a

roar giving no time for anyone under it to

escape

There was a sudden thundering noise as

the flyover crashed a witness said He said

he saw the flyover collapse over taxis auto‑

rickshaws and other vehicles besides people

who were walking under it

Among the vehicles which were caught up

in the disaster were a mini bus two taxis

and three auto‑rickshawsMore than 100 people must have been

(buried) beneath it It is a huge loss the

witness said

With the collapsed flyover covering the

entire road rescue operations were badly

hampered as cranes found it difficult to

reach the spot Later people formed human

chains to regulate the flow of soldiers

The chief minister announced a compen‑

sation of Rs5 lakh to the families of the

dead Rs2 lakh each for the critically injured

and Rs1 lakh for those who suffered minor

injuries

The long‑delayed 25‑km flyover was

expected to tackle congestion in Burra Bazar

area ‑ the location of one of the largest

wholesale markets in Asia ‑ up to theHowrah station the gateway to the city

It was scheduled to be ready in 2012 but

land acquisition issues delayed its comple‑

tion The implementing agency too ran into

financial troubles

The state government has opened an

Emergency Operations Centre which is

functioning at the state secretariat The con‑

tact number is 1070

Summons to Kangana

illegal Lawyer

KOLKATA FLYOVER CRASH KILLS 14

Kangana Ranaut(Photo IANS)

The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkataon March 31 (Photo IANS)

Teesta Setalvad (centre) (Photo IANS)

Teesta CPI‑M MPs

denied entry intoHyderabad varsity

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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By SATimes Team

No matter that India lost to

West Indies in the World

Twenty20 semifinals there

is hope for the future laurels themen in blue can win so long as

Virat Kohli wields the willow on

the pitch as he has done in the

tournament winning key matches

on his own

A hard‑hitter who hates to give

away his wicket Delhi born Virat

Kohli 27 has taken batsmanship

to a whole new level Invariably

comparisons have begun The

only batsman Kohli in such impe‑

rious form could be compared

with is Viv Richards in whose

time there was no Twenty20

Both played their strokes with

beautiful hands wrists being key

in guiding the ball wherever they

pleased to place it The big differ‑

ence is that Richards could hit

with savage power too

There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issuesoften snatched the spotlight away

from Kohliʼs undoubted talent

But years on his ice‑cool tem‑

perament in pressure‑cooker situ‑

ations is not only consistently

winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with

crickets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is

making the most difficult of run

chases look simple

The flamboyant Indian captain

(in Tests) and vice‑captain (in

ODIs) came to the forefront after

the Under‑19 World Cup in 2008

where he was instrumental in

Indias triumph

His determination and guidance

from some of the senior team

members allowed the then

teenager to bounce back in some

styleCricket pundits and commenta‑

tors are now busy comparing

him besides Richards to Sachin

Tendulkar whose mantle of God

of Cricket he is rightfully heir to

Indias World Cup winning cap‑

tain of 1983 Kapil Dev has even

gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the Sachin and Viv

Ricahrds The man is certainly a

Virat moment in the history of

Indian cricket

(See page 23 for Kohliʼs exploits)

India gets a Virat moment

Mumbai Star batsmen LendlSimmons smashed an unbeaten

83 alongside Johnson Charless

52 as a spirited West Indian sidechased down a challenging total

to outclass India by seven wick‑

ets in the second semi‑final atthe Wankhede Stadium here on

Thursday to enter the final of theWorld Twenty20 cricket tourna‑

ment

Batting first India posted acompetitive total of 1922 in 20

overs thanks to Virat Kohlis 89

In reply a brave Windies sidechased down the total posting

1963 in 194 overs thanks toSimmons 51‑bal l 83 and

Charles 36‑ball 52 West Indies

will now face England who earli‑er beat New Zealand in the first

semis on Wednesday in the final

at the Eden Gardens on April 3Chasing a challenging target of

194 West Indies got off to aworst possible start losing hard‑

hitting opener Chris Gayle (5) in

the second over Young pacer Jasprit Bumrah cleaned the left‑

handed batsman to have West

Indies at 61 A turning pointwas Simmons caught twice but

off no balls He kept Windies

alive in the gameEarlier put into bat openers

Rohit Sharma (43) and Ajinkya

Rahane (40) got India off to a fly‑

ing start scoring 55 runs withoutlosing a wicket in the powerplay

But as Rohit was cruising afterstriking three boundaries and

three sixes leg‑spinner Samuel

Badree brought the much‑neededbreakthrough dismissing him

leg before wicket to have India at621 in 72 overs Incoming in‑form batsman Kohli along with

Rahane played sensibly stealingquick singles twos and a couple

of boundaries to keep the score‑

board ticking and help teamreach 861 in 10 overs But as

the home side was cruising to

take on the Windies bowlersRussell struck in the 16th over to

dismiss Rahane and have India at

1282 Next up Dhoni (15 not

out) who promoted himself upthe batting order gave good sup‑

port to Kohli as the duo piled onsome useful runs with bound‑

aries and sixes at regular inter‑

vals to bring up an unbeaten 64‑run partnership for the third

wicket and thus help the teampost a competitive totalBrief scores India 1922 in 20

overs (Virat Kohli 89 not out

Rohit Sharma 43 Ajinkya Rahane40 Samuel Badree 1‑26 Andre

Russell 1‑47) vs West Indies1963 in 194 overs (Lendl

Simmons 83 not out Johnson

Charles 52 Virat Kohli 1‑15Ashish Nehra 1‑25 Jasprit

Bumrah 1‑42)

West Indies will now face England who earlier beat New Zealand in thefirst semis on Wednesday in the final at the Eden Gardens on April 3

Virat Kohliʼs knocks took India to thesemi‑finals of T20 World Cup

West Indies players celebrate the victory during ICC WT20 Semi Finalmatch against India at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai Their womenʼs

team has also reached the T20 final (Photo courtesy AP)

Despite Kohli heroics West Indies stun India to enter T20 final

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5April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

Washington DC A team of

Indian scientists from the

prestigious Massachusetts

Institute of Technology and

Harvard Medical School hasmade an important break‑

through by developing a

nano‑technology which will

help monitor the effective‑

ness of cancer therapy with‑

in hours of treatment

We have developed a

nano‑technology which first

delivers an anticancer drug

specifically to the tumor and

if the tumor starts dying or

regressing it then starts

lighting up the tumor in real time

said Shiladitya Sengupta a principal

investigator at Massachusetts

Institute of Technologys (MIT)

Brigham and Womens Hospital(BWH) This way you can monitor

whether a chemotherapy is working

or not in real time and switch the

patients to the right drug early on

One doesnt need to wait for months

while taking a toxic chemotherapy

only to realize later and after side

effects that the drug hasn t

worked Sengupta a co‑correspon‑

ding author of the breakthrough

research published online this week

in The Proceedings of the National

Academy of Sciences told news

agency PTI

The first author of the paper is

Ashish Kulkarni who comes from a

small village in Maharashtra A jun‑

ior faculty at Harvard Kulkarni

trained as a Chemical Engineer at

ICT Mumbai then did a PhD in

chemistry at the University of Cincinnati Kulkarni said by using

this approach the cells light up the

moment a cancer drug starts work‑

ing

We can determine if a cancer

therapy is effective within hours of

treatment Our long‑term goal is to

find a way to monitor outcomes

very early so that we dont give a

chemotherapy drug to patients who

are not responding to it he said

Weve demonstrated that this

technique can help us directly visu‑

alize and measure the responsive‑

ness of tumors to both types of

drugs Kulkarni said

Other members of the

research team are Poornima

Rao Siva Natarajana Aaron

Goldman Venkata S

Sabbisetti Yashika KhaterNavya Korimerla

V i n e e t h k r i s h n a

Chandrasekara and

Raghunath A Mashelkar

Except Goldman all are

Indian researchers

Current techniques which

rely on measurements of the

size or metabolic state of

the tumor are sometimes

unable to detect the effec‑

tiveness of an immunothera‑

peutic agent as the volume of the

tumor may actually increase as

immune cells begin to flood in to

attack the tumor Kulkarni said

He said reporter nanoparticleshowever can give us an accurate

read out of whether or not cancer

cells are dying

The technology developed by the

group can be used for monitoring

the effectiveness of immunothera‑

py a report said

Using a nanoparticle that delivers

a drug and then fluoresces green

when cancer cells begin dying they

were able to visualize whether a

tumor is resistant or susceptible to

a particular treatment much sooner

than currently available clinical

methods said a statement from

BWH

New York An Indian‑American

Harvard University graduate has

come up with a new series of

seven dolls that represent com‑

mon girls with ethnic diversity

and celebrate them for their

brains talents and leadership

Neha Chauhan Woodward 29

has given each of the seven dolls

unique personalities which girls

can relate to

The doll collection created byher startup toy company

Willowbrook Girls and story

series is based on the similarly

ambitious childhood friends she

grew up with on Willowbrook

Road

The toys I played with had such

an impact on me but they werent

a great reflection of me or my

friends who were so smart and so

diverse in their interests and

backgrounds I knew we needed

to do better said Ms Neha who

now lives in Manhattan

Neha said the idea came to her

while she was a Stanford MBA stu‑

dent ‑ a degree she pursued after

studying economics at Harvard

and then working as an invest‑

ment banking analyst at

JPMorgan

Next door to the coffee shop I

studied in was a very popular doll

store she said declining to name

the shop

The emphasis on appearances

with these doll hair salons and

doll tea parties that parents were

expected to bring their kids to

really upset me If anything thiscompany had a huge opportunity

to empower girls a local newspa‑

per quoted her saying

After years of working for suc‑

cessful e‑commerce sites like Blue

Apron and Diaperscom Neha

turned her tech marketing experi‑

ence into a concept for a doll com‑

pany that would more accurately

entertain the modern girl one

who will lead businesses make

medical breakthroughs build

apps and reform policies

Though Willowbrook Girls dolls

arent for sale yet Neha is nearing

the end of her Kickstarter

Campaign to raise money for the

first doll Cara a half‑Latina with

brown eyes and long blond hair

After that Cara will be sold onlineNeha hopes that sales from that

and other sources will enable her

to release more of the dolls

Other dolls include Bailey who

wants to be a math teacher and

dreams of education reform and

Maya who wants to be a neuro‑

scientist

New York South Carolina

Gov Nikki Haley and Girls

Who Code founder and

chief executive Reshma

Saujani both IndianAmericans were named

among Fortune maga‑

zineʼs ldquo50 Greatest World

Leadersrdquo The third annu‑

al list was announced

March 24 and also

included New Delhi Chief Minister

Arvind Kejriwal and Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The Fortune list sought outstand‑

ing leaders in all sectors of society

around the world It recognized

those who are inspiring others to

act to follow them on a worthy

quest and who have shown staying

power

Haley 44 came in at No 17 onthe list In the summer of 2015 fol‑

lowing the massacre of nine people

in a Charleston SC church Haley

was instrumental in the removal of

the Confederate flag from the state

capitol grounds That removal

sparked a movement throughout

the South to remove the charged

symbol Fortune said

It added that the Republican

Haley ldquois proving that Trumpism

isnʼt the only way South Carolinaʼs

Indian American governor was

among the earliest in her party to

call out GOP presidential front‑run‑

ner (Donald Trump) warning

against ʻthe siren call of the angriest

voicesʼ in a nationally televised

State of the Union response no

lessrdquo

Coming in at No 20 on the list

was Saujani Fortune explained that

at a TED talk in February 2015 the

40‑year‑old Saujani stressed teach‑

ing girls to be brave rather than

perfect The video of the talk she

gave has accrued just shy of 1 mil‑lion views

ldquoSheʼs well‑qualified to preach

that message It took the former

Wall Street attorney three tries to

get into Yale Law Schoolrdquo Fortune

wrote in its piece of the New York‑

based GWC chief

Saujanis organization aims to get

more women into computer science

and has shown signs of success The

magazine wrote that by the end of

the year more than 40000 girls

will have gone through the GWC

training and internship programs

By the summer GWC will dole out

$1 million in scholarships it added

Shiladitya Sengupta(Image MITedu)

Nikki Haley Reshma Saujani

Neha Chauhan Woodward (Image courtesyWedesidecom)

IndianAmerican creates doll to reflect ethnic diversity

Indian scientists in US develop technologyfor effective cancer treatment

Nikki Haley Reshma Saujani among

Fortunersquos Top 50 Global Leaders

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6 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

New York NY Shankar Ehsaan

Loy the musical trio Sunidhi

Chauhan Aditya Narayan and In‑

dian Idol Juniors are all set totake the delegates by storm dur‑

ing the 34th annual convention

organized by the American Asso‑

ciation of Physicians of Indian ori‑

gin (AAPI) at the Marriott Mar‑

quis Time Square in New York

from June 30‑July 4 2016

ldquoIn addition to live entertain‑

ment by famous Bollywood stars

the 2016 AAPI Annual Conven‑

tion amp Scientific Assembly offers

an exciting venue to interact with

leading physicians health profes‑

sionals academicians and scien‑

tists of Indian originrdquo said Dr

Seema Jain President of AAPI

ldquoPhysicians and healthcare pro‑fessionals from across the coun‑

try will convene and participate in

the scholarly exchange of medical

advances to develop health poli‑

cy agendas and to encourage leg‑

islative priorities in the coming

yearrdquo Dr Seema Jain who as‑sumed charge of this premier eth‑

nic organization representing

100000 physicians and resi‑

dents gave credit to the support

of AAPI executive committee

hard work of local Chapter mem‑

bers and the organizing commit‑tee chaired by Dr Rita Ahuja

ldquoSuccess of credit goes to the en‑

tire national organizing commit‑

tee AAPI executive committee

and Board of Trustees and all the

AAPI membersrdquo she said

New Jersey

India Cultural Socie‑

ty and Mahatma Gandhi Center

organized Holi celebration pro‑

gram at Wayne Hindu Temple NJ

on March 22nd

The celebration was attendedby well over 600 devotees com‑

mittee members volunteers and

puja yajmaan

The volunteers worked for two

weeks to put together the event

The event started at 600 PM

with Satyanarayan Katha and

chanting of bhajans and Holi

songs by Hetal Patel devotees

and musical team

All the devotees enjoyed the

Holi puja performed by ShashtriJi

Arvind Maheta and committee

members and devotees took part

in this celebration with dry col‑

ors The chairman of the institu‑

tion Jyotindra Patel addressed

the gathering wishing all the

devotees and ShashtriJi explained

the significance of Holi There

was significant presence of chil‑

dren and youth from all walks of

life After the devotional songs of

Holi and aarti all the devotees

went outside the temple for Holi

Pragatya After the holi puja the

holi was lit up and the devotees

offered coconut dates and other

offerings Every one enjoyed the

mahaprasad sponsored by Satish

and Asha of Jyoti Restaurant

New York New York Indian Ameri‑

cans joined hands with the larger

community in New York to raise funds

for Washington State Senator Pramila

Jayapal (37th District in Seattle Wash‑

ington) who is running for the seat be‑

ing vacated by long term Congress‑

man Jim McDermott in Washington

7th Congressional District The event

was hosted by socialite Claire White in

Manhattan There was a good pres‑

ence of Indian Americans for the

fundraiser Jayapal moved from Indiato the United States as student when

she was sixteen Jayapal founded Hate

Free Zone after the September 11 at‑

tacks in 2001 as an advocacy group

for Arab Muslim and South Asian

Americans targeted in the wake of the

attacks The group went on to becomea political force in the state of Wash‑

ington registering new American citi‑

zens to vote and lobbying lawmakers

on immigration reform and related is‑

sues It changed its name to OneAm‑

erica in 2008Jayapal stepped down

from leadership in the group in May2012 A year later she was recognized

by the White House as a Champion of

Change for her work on behalf of the

immigrant community

Hicksville NY Indian American

Forum (IAF) presented on March

25th the Fifth Annual Outstand‑

ing Womenʼs Achievements

Awards as part of Womenʼs His‑

tory month in recognition of the

contributions made by women in

the Tri‑State area

Five women honored were

Dr Manjeet Chadda Professor

of Radiation amp Oncology at the Ic‑

ahn School of Medicine at Mount

Sinai for dedication in Medicine

and Community Services Dr Runi

Mukherji Ratnam for dedication

in Education amp Social Services

Sunita Sadhnani for dedication

in Business Development and

community services Meera T

Gandhi for dedication as Humani‑

tarian and Social promotions

Jyoti Gupta for her dedication

in Music and Cultural promotions

Dignitaries at the event includ‑ed Judi Bosworth Supervisor for

the Town of North Hempstead

Councilwoman Hon Dorothy L

Goosby and Town Clerk from

Town of Hempstead Nasrin

Ahmed

Shankar Ehsaan Loy SunidhiAditya for AAPI meet in NY

Holi celebrated at Wayne Hindu Temple

New Yorkers raise funds for SenatorPramila Jayapalʼs run for Congress

The musical trio of Shankar Ehsaan amp Loy performing during AAPIʼsNine City Tour amp Regional Conferences in 2013

The honorees with IAF members and dignitaries

IAF honorswomen achievers

The Holi bonfire (right) Devotees offering their prayers

Indian American com‑munity supporters with

Washington StateSenator Pramila Jayapal

at a New York Fundraiser From l to r

Dan Nainan AppenMenon Senator Jayapal

Dr Thomas Abrahamand Saji George

Town Clerk Ahmad guest of honor at Pacony Celebration

Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad was the Guest of Honor at thePACONY Pakistan Resolution Day Celebration held in Antuns by Minarlocated at West Old Country Road in Hicksville Pictured (left to right)

are Honoree Hamid Malik PACONY Finance Secretary Adnan RasoolPACONY President Tahir Mian Nassau County Comptroller GeorgeMaragos Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad Honoree Ali Rashid Consulate

General of Pakistan Raja Ali Ejaz Talib Hussain of Levittown PACONYSenior Vice President Parvez Riaz and Honoree Zia Qureshi

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Houston Indian‑

American Nandita

Bakshi has been

appointed the

President and Chief Executive Officer of

Bank of the West a

unit of French banking

giant BNP Paribas

Bakshi 57 will

replace Michael

Shepherd as Bank of

the Wests next

President and Chief

Executive Officer

(CEO) and is expected

to join the bank as a

CEO‑in‑training on

April 1 and will take the helm officially

on June 1

She earned a bachelors degree in

History at the University of Calcutta anda masters in International Relations and

Affairs at Jadavpur University

I am excited to join Bank of the West

one of Americas most reputable banks

Bank of the West is well positioned in

the US market and I am thrilled at the

prospect of leading an organisation

with such a strong focus on customer

service Bakhshi said in a statement

We are pleased to welcome Nandita

Bakhshi to Bank of the West Her exten‑

sive experience in product and distribu‑

tion coupled with her visionary think‑

ing relentless customer focus and val‑

ues‑driven philosophy

will serve us well in

taking Bank of the

West to greater

heights head of inter‑national retail banking

for BNP Paribas

Stefaan Decraene said

Bank of the Wests

parent company BNP

Paribas is revamping

its US operations to

meet new regulations

I am very pleased

that Nandita Bakhshi

is joining Bank of the

West Her energy

innovative ideas and

proven record of accomplishments are a

great combination with our strong fran‑

chise and corporate culture Shepherd

said Bakhshi previously held severalleadership roles at TD Bank the most

recent being executive vice president

and head of North American direct

channels where she was responsible for

driving innovation in direct and elec‑

tronic channels to improve digital adop‑

tion and provide customers a unified

banking experience

She also held executive positions at

Washington Mutual in Seattle which is

now JP Morgan Chase FleetBoston

which is now Bank of America First

Data Corp Home Savings of America

and Banc One Corp

Washington DC The keynote address for

the 152nd Commencement of the

University of Arizona will be delivered by

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy May

13 The nations leading spokesman for

public health Murthy is a champion of

improving care and building coalitions

having devoted his career to the enhance‑

ment of global public health through edu‑

cation service clinical care and entrepre‑

neurship

Murthy 38 was nominated by President

Barack Obama in November 2013 and

then confirmed as the 19th US surgeongeneral in December 2014 becoming the

first Indian American and the youngest

person to hold the position

Murthy believes that the nations great‑

est asset always has been its people As

surgeon general he has fought to educate

and inspire his fellow Americans around a

key set of priorities mental health and

emotional well‑being healthful eating

active and tobacco‑free living chronic dis‑

ease prevention and the countrys growing

opioid epidemic

Murthy has helped establish several

organizations dedicated to expanding pub‑

lic access nationally and internationally

to quality health care and scientific

information related to personal and public

health and safety He is co‑founder of

VISIONS Worldwide Inc an HIVAIDS edu‑

cation program that operates in the US

and India He also helped establish the

Swasthya project (health and well‑beingin Sanskrit) a community health partner‑

ship that trains women as health providers

and educators working through centers

and villages in rural India Murthy also is

co‑founder of Doctors for America a

Washington DC‑based nonprofit organi‑

zation comprising 16000 physicians and

medical students across the US The

organization advocates for access to

affordable quality health care

Also Murthy co‑founded and chaired

TrialNetworks a software technology com‑

pany that improves research collaboration

and enhances the efficiency of clinical tri‑

als around the world In seven years

Murthy and his team took the company

from conception to an international enter‑

prise that powers dozens of clinical trials

for more than 50000 patients in more

than 75 countries As Americaʼs Doctor

Murthy is responsible for communicating

the most advanced and relevant scientificinformation to the public He oversees the

operations of the US Public Health Service

Commissioned Corps which includes

approximately 6700 uniformed health

officers serving in nearly 800 locations

globally The officers work to promote

protect and advance the health and safety

of the nation and world

8 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo NAT I ONAL COMMUNI TY

New elhi Echoing Prime Minister Narendra

Modis call to bridge the digital divide in

the country a young Indian‑American stu‑

dent has begun on her journey to empower

rural youth in learning computer program‑ming technology in a small yet picturesque

town in Himachal Pradesh Through Pi A La

Code ‑‑ a project that began in 2014 ‑‑

California‑based Sonia Uppal is helping

yo un g ta lent ed mi nd s at th e Sa ra sw at i

Niketan Senior Secondary School in a village

in Kasauli learn computer programming

The experience of using immersive tools

to build software that people loved to learn

with always excited me and I decided to take

computer science to the rural people in

India Uppal told IANS in a telephonic inter‑

view from California

Born and brought up in California she

stumbled upon a $35 computer developed

by Raspberry Pi ‑‑ the makers of tiny and

affordable computers for kids at the BayArea Maker Faire ‑‑ an exhibition showcasing

invention creativity and resourcefulness in

the Silicon Valley The mere sight of the cost‑

efficient Pi computers brightened up her

mind and she initially thought of taking the

Pi device to India ‑‑ to The International

School Bangalore (TISB) in Bengaluru where

she was studying computer science during

the period when her father was transferred

to India

She realised that students at her school did

not need this basic computer device But

what about students in rural India she

thought for whom this simple device can

become a useful learning tool

Thus the Pi A La Code idea took shape Irealised it would be much useful if I take this

Pi device to schools in villages which will

have much more impact Sonia told IANS

In the meantime she raised money to buy

10 Raspberry Pi teaching sets She first

taught herself Python ‑‑ a widely used high‑

level dynamic computer programming lan‑

guage while being selected as a Stanford SHE

fellow ‑‑ a social enterprise that empowers

women to make their mark in the technology

industry Here Uppal met people who

inspired as well as helped her to take up the

noble cause of teaching computer program‑

ming to students in rural India

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy(Image courtesy apaicsorg)

IndianAmerican student helpingbridge Indiaʼs digital divide

Nandita Bakshi named PresidentCEO of Bank of The West

Sonia Uppal(Image twitter)

Photo Credits Nandita Bakshi viaPRnewswirecom

Americas Doctor to address UA graduates

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9April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo U S AFFA I RS

Washington Donald J Trump said on

Tuesday night that he no longer vowed to

support the Republican nominee if it isnʼt

him despite a loyalty pledge that all

Republican primary candidates signed last

year

ldquoNo I donʼt anymorerdquo Mr Trump said at a

town hall forum on CNN when prompted by

the moderator Anderson Cooper ldquoNo weʼll

see who it isrdquo

When Mr Cooper pointed out that Senator

Ted Cruz of Texas Mr Trumpʼs chief rival for

the nomination had walked up to the line but

not crossed it in terms of saying he wouldnʼt

support the nominee Mr Trump replied ldquoHe

doesnʼt have to support merdquo

The senator whose wife Mr Trump

threatened to ldquospill the beansrdquo about after a

ldquosuper PACrdquo formed to stop his candidacy ran

an ad featuring an old photograph of his wife

Melania a former model stopped short of

saying he wouldnʼt support Mr Trump

Instead Mr Cruz said that such a situation

would not come to pass because he will be

the nominee

Gov John Kasich of Ohio was more explicit

saying that if the nominee is someone who ldquois

really hurting the country and dividing the

countryrdquo then he just wasnʼt sure Pressed by

Mr Cooper as to whether he was saying he

thinks that is what Mr Trump is doing Mr

Kasich declined to elaborate

Last September the Republican National

Committee chairman Reince Priebus asked

Mr Trump to sign a loyalty oath at a time

when he left open the possibility of bolting

from the party and running as a third‑party

candidate Mr Trump said he would sign so

long as all of the other candidates did the

same So they all did

But Mr Trump amid intense efforts to

derail his march toward the nomination in a

race in which he has a large lead among dele‑

gates to the Republican National Convention

said at the forum that he did not believe he

was being treated fairly

Washington New Delhi As the news spread

of the FBI hacking into the encrypted Apple

iPhone of one of the terrorists involved in

California shooting a top US security firm

has expressed fears of backdoor approach to

put users security at hackers mercy

In a statement shared with IANS on

Tuesday US software security firm Symantec

Corporation said that while it understands

the concerns expressed by some members of

law enforcement the firm does not support

any initiative that would intentionally weak‑

en security technologies

Putting backdoors or introducing security

vulnerabilities into encryption products

introduces new avenues of attack and

reduces the security of the broader Internet

We are committed to supporting law

enforcement efforts to protect citizens and

organizations online without compromising

the integrity and security of encryption tech‑

nology the firm said

According to media reports a third party

helped the FBI crack the security function

without erasing contents of the iPhone used

by Syed Farook Farook along with his wife

Tashfeen Malik planned and executed the

December 2 2015 shooting that left 14 peo‑

ple killed at San Bernardino California

This case should never have been

brought We will continue to help law

enforcement with their investigations as we

have done all along and we will continue to

increase the security of our products as the

threats and attacks on our data become

more frequent and more sophisticated

Apple said in a statement

This case raised issues which deserve a

national conversation about our civil liber‑

ties and our collective security and privacy

the statement said

From the beginning we objected to the

FBIs demand that Apple build a backdoor

into the iPhone because we believed it was

wrong and would set a dangerous precedent

As a result of the governments dismissal

neither of these occurred it added

Apple believes deeply that people in the US

and around the world deserve data protec‑

tion security and privacy Sacrificing one for

the other only puts people and countries at

greater risk In an earlier report released this

year Symantecs security intel ligence team

had predicted that the opportunities for

cybercriminals to compromise Apple devices

will grow in 2016

Apple devices have experienced a surge in

popularity in recent years This increase in

usage has not gone unnoticed by attackers A

rising number of threat actors have begun

developing specific malware designed to

infect devices running Mac OS X or iOS the

report said

Although the number of threats targeting

Apple operating systems remains quite low

when compared to the companyʼs main com‑

petitors (Windows in the desktop space and

Android in mobile) the amount uncovered

has grown steadily in recent years

In tandem with this the level of Apple‑

related malware infections has spiked par‑

ticularly in the past 18 months the report

predicted Apple users should not be compla‑

cent about security and change their percep‑

tion that Apple devices are free from mal‑

ware ‑‑ this perception opens up opportuni‑

ties for cybercriminals to take advantage of

these users Symantec said

Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook referring to

the ongoing battle with the US government

over encryption to unlock an iPhone reiter‑

ated the companys commitment to protect

its users data and privacy

Addressing a packed auditorium at its

Cupertino California‑based headquarters

Cook said We have a responsibility to help

you protect your data and your privacy We

will not shrink from this responsibility

With the FBI hacking the US Department

of Justice (DOJ) scrapped its request for

Apple Incs assistance to hack into the phone

of a terrorist killer

It is now Apples turn to figure out and for

iPhone users to wonder how secure is the

phone and data on the device

In this scenario top US companies Google

Facebook and Snapchat are also expanding

encryption of user data in their services

While Whatsapp is set to roll out encryp‑

tion for its voice calls in addition to its exist‑

ing privacy features Google is investigating

extra uses for encryption in secure email

Social networking giant Facebook too is

working on to better protect its Messenger

service

Stories IANS

Washington Hillary Clinton felt the

Bern as rival Bernie Sanders swept all

three Democratic presidential nomina‑

tion contests giving the frontrunner a

warning that the race for the partys

nomination is far from over

The self‑styled Democratic Socialistdominated the Pacific Northwest on

Saturday routing Clinton in Washington

state by 723 percent to 275 percent

smoked her in Alaska by 807 percent to

193 percent and won in Hawaii by 706

percent to 292 percent

While Washington had 101 delegates

up for grabs Hawaii and Alaska were rel‑

atively small prizes ‑‑ with just 25 and

16 delegates at stake respectively

As all three states allocate delegates

proportionately Sanders would likely

corner three fourths of them

Sanders called the results of the

Western caucuses a resounding win

and proclaimed his campaign has a path

toward victory

We knew things were going to

improve as we headed West Sanders

said at a jubilant rally before 8000 peo‑ple in Madison Wisconsin ‑‑ a state that

will hold the next major contest in 10

days We have a path toward victory

But as of Saturday evening Clinton was

maintaining a 278‑delegate lead over

Sanders and a 469‑to‑29 advantage

among super delegates party officials

and functionaries who are free to vote

for any candidates

Clinton did not address the results

publicly and tweeted on Saturday We

need serious leadership shouting and

chest‑beating are not a strategy

Washington Despite suspending his

campaign Sen Marco Rubio is attempt‑

ing to keep every delegate he won while

running for President

The unusual move reflects prepara‑

tions for a contested convention this

summer and comes as Donald Trump

backed away from an earlier pledge to

support the Republican partys nominee

if he is treated unfairly after winning

more delegates than his rivals

Rubio aide Alex Burgos told MSNBC

that while the Florida senator is no

longer a candidate he wants to give

voters a chance to stop TrumpWhen presidential candidates suspend

their campaigns typically their delegates

become free to support the candidate of

their own choosing at the convention

Rubio however has quietly been reach‑

ing out to party officials with a different

approach

He is personally asking state parties in

21 states and territories to refrain from

releasing any of the 172 delegates he

won while campaigning this year

MSNBC has learned

Rubio sent a signed letter to the Chair

of the Alaska Republican Party request‑

ing the 5 delegates he won in that state

remain bound to vote for me at the

Republican National Convention in

Cleveland in July

Rubio copied National ChairmanReince Preibus on the letter ‑ and sent

the same request to all 21 states and ter‑

ritories where he won delegates a

source working for Rubio confirmed

Sanders sweep Bernsʼ Clinton

Rubio bid to keep delegates

for contested convention

Donald will not supportnonTrump as GOP

nominee

When CNNsAnderson

Cooper asked allthree candidatesincluding Trump

went back ontheir pledge to

support any can‑didate who was

nominated

Fears over usersʼ security as FBI hacks into terroristʼs iPhone

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Mumba i Calling Jio the worlds

largest start‑up Reliance Industries

chairman Mukesh Ambani said theroll‑out of its 4G services will lift

India from a mobile Internet rank‑

ing of 150th to the top 10 slot But

he did not specify the actual date of

commercial launch

As the world goes digital India

and Indians cannot afford to be left

behind Today India is ranked

around 150th in mobile Internet

rankings out of 230 countries We

have a responsibility To digitally

empower India To end this digital

poverty Ambani said

It is this opportunity to trans‑

form the lives of our 13 billion

Indians that motivated Reliance to

enter and transform the entire digi‑tal ecosystem I have no doubt that

with the launch of Jio Indiaʼs rank

will go up from 150 to among the

top 10 of mobile Internet rankings

in the world

Speaking at the Ficci‑Frames

media and entertainment conclave

here Ambani said Relaince Jio has

four strategies Expand countrys

coverage from 15‑20 percent now

to 70 percent give broadband

speed that is 40‑80 times faster

increase data availability and make

the services affordable

With these four interventions

India will leapfrog to being amongst

the top ten of the Digital revolutionsweeping across the world

Ambani who is betting big on the

latest venture of the refining‑to‑

retail group with an initial invest‑

ment of over Rs150000 crore said

Jio will not be a mere telecom net‑

work but bring to its customers an

entire ecosystem to allow a Digital

Life to the fullest This ecosystem

will comprise devices broadband

network powerful applications and

offerings such as live music sports

live and catchup TV movies and

events he said Jio is not just about

technical brute force It is about

doing things in a smart simple and

secure way Ambani said five mega‑

trends were emerging in the digital

world Shift in communicationsfrom the oral to visual transition

from linear to exponential true con‑

vergence of telecom entertainment

and media abundance of choice in

every sphere and demonstrated

potential transform human lives

The true power of technology is

its ability to make human life better

The future belongs to a creative

empathisers pattern recognisers

meaning makers Because technolo‑

gy changes but humanity evolves

And any transformation is eventual‑

ly about humanity he said

If you are not digital and if you

donʼt have globally competitive dig‑

ital tools and skills you will simply

not survive Youll get disrupted

You will be out‑competed You willbe left behind You will become

irrelevant

New Delhi Suspended Gurdaspur

Superintendent of Police

Salwinder Singh arrived at the

NIA headquarters here to be

questioned by the Joint

Investigation Team from Pakistan

on the Pathankot terror attackSingh his cook Madan Gopal

and friend Rajesh Verma reached

the NIA office where the JIT will

question the three in the pres‑

ence of National Investigation

Agency (NIA) officials informed

sources told IANS

The three were questioned by

the NIA on March 26 in the

national capital and have been liv‑

ing under the agencys supervi‑

sion since then the sources said

Singh has claimed that he

Verma and cook Gopal were

abducted by four or five heavily‑

armed terrorists near Punjabs

Kolia village on January 2The terrorists later attacked the

Pathankot Indian Air Force base

in which seven security personnel

were killed The Pakistani terror‑

ists were later kil led in a

shootout

The Pakistani team is in India to

probe the Pathankot attack

which New Delhi says was mas‑

terminded by Jaish‑e‑Mohammedchief Maulana Masood Azhar

The NIA submitted evidence to

the five‑member Pakistani team

on the terror attack

According to NIA sources the

evidence show that the Pathankot

operation was planned by ele‑

ments in Pakistan

The visiting team comprises

among others Inter ServicesIntell igence (ISI ) off icial Lt

Colonel Tanvir Ahmed and mili‑

tary intell igence officer Lt

Colonel Irfan Mirza

New Delhi Bharatiya Jan ata Par ty (BJ P)

leader Subramanian

Swamy asked the

Delhi High Court to

direct the Uttar

Pradesh police to

probe the role of

Congress leader P

Chidambaram who

was union minister

of state for home at

the time of 1987

Hashimpura mas‑

sacre Swamy told

the division bench

of Justice GS Sistani and Justice

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal thatUttar Pradesh Police should

investigate all aspects in the

case

Its a case of genocide said

Swamy He claimed that accord‑

ing to newspaper reports Uttar

Pradesh government has started

destroying documents relating

to the case

Forty‑two people were killed in

Hashimpura village in Meerut

district of Uttar Pradesh on May

22 1987 when they were

allegedly shot by the Provincial

Armed Constabulary (PAC) per‑

sonnel and their bodies were

thrown into a canalSwamy in his appeal chal‑

lenged the trial courts March 8

2013 decision dis‑missing his plea to

probe the role of

Chidambaram in

the case

The court was

also hearing a

bunch of other

appeals filed by

National Human

R i g h t s

C o m m i s s i o n

(NHRC) the Uttar

Pradesh govern‑

ment as well as

survivors and kin

of the victims against the acquit‑

tal of 16 PAC personnel onMarch 21 last year

The bench asked the Uttar

Pradesh government to file doc‑

uments related to the case as

sought by the NHRC and also to

file reply on the pleas The mat‑

ter has been posted for May 19

During the hearing Swamy

said that there should be court‑

monitored CBI probe into the

case The court however said

that additional application would

unnecessarily delay the case

On March 21 last year a trial

court here gave the benefit of

doubt and acquitted 16 former

PAC personnel saying lack of evidence has failed to establish

their identification

10 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Jio will rank India among top10 nations in digital world

Probe sought intoChidambarams role inHashimpura massacre

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani Union IT Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad Star India CEO Uday Shankar and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy at

ldquoFICCI FRAMES 2016rdquo in Mumbai (Photo IANS)

Washington As leaders from 50

nations began arriving for the

Nuclear Security Summit here the

US said India has a very impor‑tant role to play with respect to

responsible stewardship of

nuclear weapons and nuclear

materials

Meeting in the shadow of

Brussels and Lahore terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and other leaders will over

the next two days discuss how to

prevent terrorists and other non

state actors from gaining access to

nuclear materials and technolo‑

gies

President Barack Obama host‑

ing the fourth and last such gath‑

ering obviously is delighted

that Prime Minister Modi is ableto be in Washington for the

Nuclear Security Summit

Secretary of State John Kerry said

before a meeting Wednesday with

Indian National Security Advisor

Ajit Doval

Doval in turn said India

attached considerable value tothis very very important summit

and Modi is deeply interested in

seeing and ensuring that the safe‑

ty and security of the radioactive

material must be ensured

India has a long record of being

a leader of being responsible

said Kerry And it is particularly

important right now at a time

when we see in the region some

choices being made that may

accelerate possible arms construc‑

tion which we have serious ques‑

tions about

Weve raised them with various

partners in the region So our

hope is that this Nuclear SecuritySummit will contribute to every‑

bodys understanding about our

global responsibilities and choic‑

es Kerry said

EX‑PUNJAB TOP COP TO BE

QUESTIONED BY PAKISTAN JITIndia has important

role in nuclear weaponstewardship US

Suspended Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh (Photo IANS)

P Chidambaram(File photo)

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11April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Hyderabad

Civil rights activist

Teesta Setalvad and two

Communist Party of India‑

Marxist MPs were not allowed to

enter University of Hyderabad

evoking protest from students

The university security person‑

nel stopped Teesta and MPs

from Kerala T Rajesh and

PSampath at the main gate

They were invited by the stu‑

dents groups to address a public

meeting as part of the ongoing

agitation against last weeks

police crackdown and the

demand to remove P Appa Rao

as vice chancellor

Teesta and the two Lok Sabha members

lodged strong protest over the denial of

entry They condemned the curbs imposed

by the university on entry of political lead‑

ers activists and media into the campus

The students who were waiting from on

the campus also rushed to the main gate

and raised slogans against the university

authorities

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice

an umbrella grouping of various students

groups has condemned the universitys

action and called it an attempt to stifle the

movement for justice to Rohith Vemula a

Dalit research scholar who committed sui‑

cide in January

The unrest on the campus began on

January 17 after Rohith one of the five

Dalit students suspended for allegedly

attacking a leader of ABVP committed sui‑

cide This triggered a massive protest by

students who demanded action against

vice chancellor and central minister

Bandaru Dattaetrya who were named in

First Information Report

Appa Rao who went on leave on January

24 resumed charge last week triggering

huge protest The students ransacked the

vice chancellors lodge on March 22 and in

the subsequent police crackdown 25 stu‑dents and two faculty members were

arrested and jailed

They were all released on bail on

March 29

umba i March 31 (IANS)

Responding to reports about

Kangana Ranaut and her sister

being summoned after Hrithik

Roshans complaint the actresss

lawyer said witness summons sent

to the siblings by the police officer

is patently illegal as no woman can

be called to the police station to

record their statements as per

Indian law

No police officer can summon

my client or her sister to any police station to

record their statement as a witness under

Section 160 of CRPC The witness summons

sent to my client and her sister by the police

officer is patently illegal as no woman canever be called to the police station to record

their statements as per the provisions of law

Kanganas advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said in

a statement

According to media reports Mumbai

policeʼs cyber crime police station in Bandra‑

Kurla Complex following Hrithiks FIR sum‑

moned Kangana and her sister The summons

said that both have to appear before the

police and record their statements within a

week

The controversy between the two actors

who were rumored to have been dating in the

past took another ugly turn after they

slapped legal notices against each other

Several reports also suggested that the

cyber police station recently registered an FIRagainst an unknown person for allegedly

impersonation Hrithik by creating a fake

email ID in his name and using it to chat with

the actors fans (which refers to Kangana)

The whole dating saga started

with Kanganas ldquosilly exrdquo comment

to which Hrithik responded by

tweeting There are more chances

of me having had an affair with the

Pope than any of the (Im sure won‑

derful) women the media has been

naming

Kanganas lawyer said ldquoMy client

who is shown to be a victim as per

the claims of Hrithik has herself

willingly expressed her desire to

cooperate with the officers in accordance to

the provisions of law as well as in her reply

to the summons she has duly reserved her

rights to file an appropriate criminal com‑

plaint against Hrithik and his associates forhacking two of her email accounts which

includes the email from which Hrithik admit‑

tedly claims to have personally received

about 1439 emails from my client on his cor‑

rect email id as well the email from which my

client was communicating with the alleged

imposter

ldquoThe crux of the matter is simple Hrithik

had admittedly full knowledge of the so‑called

imposter in the month of May in 2014

However he did not wish to take any action

against the so‑called imposter for good seven

months nor did he as a responsible citizen

then bother to take the required details of the

imposter from my client during those seven

months the lawyer said

Thereafter sometime in December 2014Hrithik filed an informal complaint with the

cyber cell with full knowledge that no investi‑

gation shall be carried out by the police on an

informal complaintrdquo

Kolkata

Fourteen people were killed when a

flyover under construction crashed in a

crowded market area here on Thursday

crushing scores of unsuspecting people and

vehicles police and witnesses said

West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who rushed to Kolkata after can‑

celling election rallies in West Midnapore

district said 70 others had been injured in

the ghastly disaster which occurred around

1230 pm

A National Disaster Response Force

(NDRF) official put the number of injured at

around 100

Hundreds of locals were the first to reach

the site at Posta area in the citys northern

part to see how best they could rescue those

buried in the heaps of debris before official

rescue workers and police joined them

The army too deployed dozens of medical

teams and engineers Police and military

ambulances raced to the site and transport‑

ed the badly injured as as well as nearlydying to hospitals

The soldiers are using specialized equip‑

ment to rescue those trapped under tonnes

of steel and concrete a defence ministry

spokesman said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed

shock over the tragedy My thoughts are

with the families of those who lost their

lives he tweeted May the injured recover

at the earliest

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he had

spoken to NDRF Director General OP Singh

to coordinate relief work

A police officer at the site said he saw 10

to 12 people being taken out from the

debris but was not sure if they were alive

The accident spot represented a horrific

site Body parts were strewn in the debris

Blood was splattered on the streets

A video of the disaster showed the

Vivekananda Flyover ‑ whose foundation

was laid in 2008 and where work began in

February 2009 ‑ suddenly crashing with a

roar giving no time for anyone under it to

escape

There was a sudden thundering noise as

the flyover crashed a witness said He said

he saw the flyover collapse over taxis auto‑

rickshaws and other vehicles besides people

who were walking under it

Among the vehicles which were caught up

in the disaster were a mini bus two taxis

and three auto‑rickshawsMore than 100 people must have been

(buried) beneath it It is a huge loss the

witness said

With the collapsed flyover covering the

entire road rescue operations were badly

hampered as cranes found it difficult to

reach the spot Later people formed human

chains to regulate the flow of soldiers

The chief minister announced a compen‑

sation of Rs5 lakh to the families of the

dead Rs2 lakh each for the critically injured

and Rs1 lakh for those who suffered minor

injuries

The long‑delayed 25‑km flyover was

expected to tackle congestion in Burra Bazar

area ‑ the location of one of the largest

wholesale markets in Asia ‑ up to theHowrah station the gateway to the city

It was scheduled to be ready in 2012 but

land acquisition issues delayed its comple‑

tion The implementing agency too ran into

financial troubles

The state government has opened an

Emergency Operations Centre which is

functioning at the state secretariat The con‑

tact number is 1070

Summons to Kangana

illegal Lawyer

KOLKATA FLYOVER CRASH KILLS 14

Kangana Ranaut(Photo IANS)

The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkataon March 31 (Photo IANS)

Teesta Setalvad (centre) (Photo IANS)

Teesta CPI‑M MPs

denied entry intoHyderabad varsity

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

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New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

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Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

WORLD TWENTY20

SPORTS 23April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

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beyond a traditional protein supplement

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snack or prepost workout shake Available

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Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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5April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

Washington DC A team of

Indian scientists from the

prestigious Massachusetts

Institute of Technology and

Harvard Medical School hasmade an important break‑

through by developing a

nano‑technology which will

help monitor the effective‑

ness of cancer therapy with‑

in hours of treatment

We have developed a

nano‑technology which first

delivers an anticancer drug

specifically to the tumor and

if the tumor starts dying or

regressing it then starts

lighting up the tumor in real time

said Shiladitya Sengupta a principal

investigator at Massachusetts

Institute of Technologys (MIT)

Brigham and Womens Hospital(BWH) This way you can monitor

whether a chemotherapy is working

or not in real time and switch the

patients to the right drug early on

One doesnt need to wait for months

while taking a toxic chemotherapy

only to realize later and after side

effects that the drug hasn t

worked Sengupta a co‑correspon‑

ding author of the breakthrough

research published online this week

in The Proceedings of the National

Academy of Sciences told news

agency PTI

The first author of the paper is

Ashish Kulkarni who comes from a

small village in Maharashtra A jun‑

ior faculty at Harvard Kulkarni

trained as a Chemical Engineer at

ICT Mumbai then did a PhD in

chemistry at the University of Cincinnati Kulkarni said by using

this approach the cells light up the

moment a cancer drug starts work‑

ing

We can determine if a cancer

therapy is effective within hours of

treatment Our long‑term goal is to

find a way to monitor outcomes

very early so that we dont give a

chemotherapy drug to patients who

are not responding to it he said

Weve demonstrated that this

technique can help us directly visu‑

alize and measure the responsive‑

ness of tumors to both types of

drugs Kulkarni said

Other members of the

research team are Poornima

Rao Siva Natarajana Aaron

Goldman Venkata S

Sabbisetti Yashika KhaterNavya Korimerla

V i n e e t h k r i s h n a

Chandrasekara and

Raghunath A Mashelkar

Except Goldman all are

Indian researchers

Current techniques which

rely on measurements of the

size or metabolic state of

the tumor are sometimes

unable to detect the effec‑

tiveness of an immunothera‑

peutic agent as the volume of the

tumor may actually increase as

immune cells begin to flood in to

attack the tumor Kulkarni said

He said reporter nanoparticleshowever can give us an accurate

read out of whether or not cancer

cells are dying

The technology developed by the

group can be used for monitoring

the effectiveness of immunothera‑

py a report said

Using a nanoparticle that delivers

a drug and then fluoresces green

when cancer cells begin dying they

were able to visualize whether a

tumor is resistant or susceptible to

a particular treatment much sooner

than currently available clinical

methods said a statement from

BWH

New York An Indian‑American

Harvard University graduate has

come up with a new series of

seven dolls that represent com‑

mon girls with ethnic diversity

and celebrate them for their

brains talents and leadership

Neha Chauhan Woodward 29

has given each of the seven dolls

unique personalities which girls

can relate to

The doll collection created byher startup toy company

Willowbrook Girls and story

series is based on the similarly

ambitious childhood friends she

grew up with on Willowbrook

Road

The toys I played with had such

an impact on me but they werent

a great reflection of me or my

friends who were so smart and so

diverse in their interests and

backgrounds I knew we needed

to do better said Ms Neha who

now lives in Manhattan

Neha said the idea came to her

while she was a Stanford MBA stu‑

dent ‑ a degree she pursued after

studying economics at Harvard

and then working as an invest‑

ment banking analyst at

JPMorgan

Next door to the coffee shop I

studied in was a very popular doll

store she said declining to name

the shop

The emphasis on appearances

with these doll hair salons and

doll tea parties that parents were

expected to bring their kids to

really upset me If anything thiscompany had a huge opportunity

to empower girls a local newspa‑

per quoted her saying

After years of working for suc‑

cessful e‑commerce sites like Blue

Apron and Diaperscom Neha

turned her tech marketing experi‑

ence into a concept for a doll com‑

pany that would more accurately

entertain the modern girl one

who will lead businesses make

medical breakthroughs build

apps and reform policies

Though Willowbrook Girls dolls

arent for sale yet Neha is nearing

the end of her Kickstarter

Campaign to raise money for the

first doll Cara a half‑Latina with

brown eyes and long blond hair

After that Cara will be sold onlineNeha hopes that sales from that

and other sources will enable her

to release more of the dolls

Other dolls include Bailey who

wants to be a math teacher and

dreams of education reform and

Maya who wants to be a neuro‑

scientist

New York South Carolina

Gov Nikki Haley and Girls

Who Code founder and

chief executive Reshma

Saujani both IndianAmericans were named

among Fortune maga‑

zineʼs ldquo50 Greatest World

Leadersrdquo The third annu‑

al list was announced

March 24 and also

included New Delhi Chief Minister

Arvind Kejriwal and Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The Fortune list sought outstand‑

ing leaders in all sectors of society

around the world It recognized

those who are inspiring others to

act to follow them on a worthy

quest and who have shown staying

power

Haley 44 came in at No 17 onthe list In the summer of 2015 fol‑

lowing the massacre of nine people

in a Charleston SC church Haley

was instrumental in the removal of

the Confederate flag from the state

capitol grounds That removal

sparked a movement throughout

the South to remove the charged

symbol Fortune said

It added that the Republican

Haley ldquois proving that Trumpism

isnʼt the only way South Carolinaʼs

Indian American governor was

among the earliest in her party to

call out GOP presidential front‑run‑

ner (Donald Trump) warning

against ʻthe siren call of the angriest

voicesʼ in a nationally televised

State of the Union response no

lessrdquo

Coming in at No 20 on the list

was Saujani Fortune explained that

at a TED talk in February 2015 the

40‑year‑old Saujani stressed teach‑

ing girls to be brave rather than

perfect The video of the talk she

gave has accrued just shy of 1 mil‑lion views

ldquoSheʼs well‑qualified to preach

that message It took the former

Wall Street attorney three tries to

get into Yale Law Schoolrdquo Fortune

wrote in its piece of the New York‑

based GWC chief

Saujanis organization aims to get

more women into computer science

and has shown signs of success The

magazine wrote that by the end of

the year more than 40000 girls

will have gone through the GWC

training and internship programs

By the summer GWC will dole out

$1 million in scholarships it added

Shiladitya Sengupta(Image MITedu)

Nikki Haley Reshma Saujani

Neha Chauhan Woodward (Image courtesyWedesidecom)

IndianAmerican creates doll to reflect ethnic diversity

Indian scientists in US develop technologyfor effective cancer treatment

Nikki Haley Reshma Saujani among

Fortunersquos Top 50 Global Leaders

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6 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

New York NY Shankar Ehsaan

Loy the musical trio Sunidhi

Chauhan Aditya Narayan and In‑

dian Idol Juniors are all set totake the delegates by storm dur‑

ing the 34th annual convention

organized by the American Asso‑

ciation of Physicians of Indian ori‑

gin (AAPI) at the Marriott Mar‑

quis Time Square in New York

from June 30‑July 4 2016

ldquoIn addition to live entertain‑

ment by famous Bollywood stars

the 2016 AAPI Annual Conven‑

tion amp Scientific Assembly offers

an exciting venue to interact with

leading physicians health profes‑

sionals academicians and scien‑

tists of Indian originrdquo said Dr

Seema Jain President of AAPI

ldquoPhysicians and healthcare pro‑fessionals from across the coun‑

try will convene and participate in

the scholarly exchange of medical

advances to develop health poli‑

cy agendas and to encourage leg‑

islative priorities in the coming

yearrdquo Dr Seema Jain who as‑sumed charge of this premier eth‑

nic organization representing

100000 physicians and resi‑

dents gave credit to the support

of AAPI executive committee

hard work of local Chapter mem‑

bers and the organizing commit‑tee chaired by Dr Rita Ahuja

ldquoSuccess of credit goes to the en‑

tire national organizing commit‑

tee AAPI executive committee

and Board of Trustees and all the

AAPI membersrdquo she said

New Jersey

India Cultural Socie‑

ty and Mahatma Gandhi Center

organized Holi celebration pro‑

gram at Wayne Hindu Temple NJ

on March 22nd

The celebration was attendedby well over 600 devotees com‑

mittee members volunteers and

puja yajmaan

The volunteers worked for two

weeks to put together the event

The event started at 600 PM

with Satyanarayan Katha and

chanting of bhajans and Holi

songs by Hetal Patel devotees

and musical team

All the devotees enjoyed the

Holi puja performed by ShashtriJi

Arvind Maheta and committee

members and devotees took part

in this celebration with dry col‑

ors The chairman of the institu‑

tion Jyotindra Patel addressed

the gathering wishing all the

devotees and ShashtriJi explained

the significance of Holi There

was significant presence of chil‑

dren and youth from all walks of

life After the devotional songs of

Holi and aarti all the devotees

went outside the temple for Holi

Pragatya After the holi puja the

holi was lit up and the devotees

offered coconut dates and other

offerings Every one enjoyed the

mahaprasad sponsored by Satish

and Asha of Jyoti Restaurant

New York New York Indian Ameri‑

cans joined hands with the larger

community in New York to raise funds

for Washington State Senator Pramila

Jayapal (37th District in Seattle Wash‑

ington) who is running for the seat be‑

ing vacated by long term Congress‑

man Jim McDermott in Washington

7th Congressional District The event

was hosted by socialite Claire White in

Manhattan There was a good pres‑

ence of Indian Americans for the

fundraiser Jayapal moved from Indiato the United States as student when

she was sixteen Jayapal founded Hate

Free Zone after the September 11 at‑

tacks in 2001 as an advocacy group

for Arab Muslim and South Asian

Americans targeted in the wake of the

attacks The group went on to becomea political force in the state of Wash‑

ington registering new American citi‑

zens to vote and lobbying lawmakers

on immigration reform and related is‑

sues It changed its name to OneAm‑

erica in 2008Jayapal stepped down

from leadership in the group in May2012 A year later she was recognized

by the White House as a Champion of

Change for her work on behalf of the

immigrant community

Hicksville NY Indian American

Forum (IAF) presented on March

25th the Fifth Annual Outstand‑

ing Womenʼs Achievements

Awards as part of Womenʼs His‑

tory month in recognition of the

contributions made by women in

the Tri‑State area

Five women honored were

Dr Manjeet Chadda Professor

of Radiation amp Oncology at the Ic‑

ahn School of Medicine at Mount

Sinai for dedication in Medicine

and Community Services Dr Runi

Mukherji Ratnam for dedication

in Education amp Social Services

Sunita Sadhnani for dedication

in Business Development and

community services Meera T

Gandhi for dedication as Humani‑

tarian and Social promotions

Jyoti Gupta for her dedication

in Music and Cultural promotions

Dignitaries at the event includ‑ed Judi Bosworth Supervisor for

the Town of North Hempstead

Councilwoman Hon Dorothy L

Goosby and Town Clerk from

Town of Hempstead Nasrin

Ahmed

Shankar Ehsaan Loy SunidhiAditya for AAPI meet in NY

Holi celebrated at Wayne Hindu Temple

New Yorkers raise funds for SenatorPramila Jayapalʼs run for Congress

The musical trio of Shankar Ehsaan amp Loy performing during AAPIʼsNine City Tour amp Regional Conferences in 2013

The honorees with IAF members and dignitaries

IAF honorswomen achievers

The Holi bonfire (right) Devotees offering their prayers

Indian American com‑munity supporters with

Washington StateSenator Pramila Jayapal

at a New York Fundraiser From l to r

Dan Nainan AppenMenon Senator Jayapal

Dr Thomas Abrahamand Saji George

Town Clerk Ahmad guest of honor at Pacony Celebration

Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad was the Guest of Honor at thePACONY Pakistan Resolution Day Celebration held in Antuns by Minarlocated at West Old Country Road in Hicksville Pictured (left to right)

are Honoree Hamid Malik PACONY Finance Secretary Adnan RasoolPACONY President Tahir Mian Nassau County Comptroller GeorgeMaragos Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad Honoree Ali Rashid Consulate

General of Pakistan Raja Ali Ejaz Talib Hussain of Levittown PACONYSenior Vice President Parvez Riaz and Honoree Zia Qureshi

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Houston Indian‑

American Nandita

Bakshi has been

appointed the

President and Chief Executive Officer of

Bank of the West a

unit of French banking

giant BNP Paribas

Bakshi 57 will

replace Michael

Shepherd as Bank of

the Wests next

President and Chief

Executive Officer

(CEO) and is expected

to join the bank as a

CEO‑in‑training on

April 1 and will take the helm officially

on June 1

She earned a bachelors degree in

History at the University of Calcutta anda masters in International Relations and

Affairs at Jadavpur University

I am excited to join Bank of the West

one of Americas most reputable banks

Bank of the West is well positioned in

the US market and I am thrilled at the

prospect of leading an organisation

with such a strong focus on customer

service Bakhshi said in a statement

We are pleased to welcome Nandita

Bakhshi to Bank of the West Her exten‑

sive experience in product and distribu‑

tion coupled with her visionary think‑

ing relentless customer focus and val‑

ues‑driven philosophy

will serve us well in

taking Bank of the

West to greater

heights head of inter‑national retail banking

for BNP Paribas

Stefaan Decraene said

Bank of the Wests

parent company BNP

Paribas is revamping

its US operations to

meet new regulations

I am very pleased

that Nandita Bakhshi

is joining Bank of the

West Her energy

innovative ideas and

proven record of accomplishments are a

great combination with our strong fran‑

chise and corporate culture Shepherd

said Bakhshi previously held severalleadership roles at TD Bank the most

recent being executive vice president

and head of North American direct

channels where she was responsible for

driving innovation in direct and elec‑

tronic channels to improve digital adop‑

tion and provide customers a unified

banking experience

She also held executive positions at

Washington Mutual in Seattle which is

now JP Morgan Chase FleetBoston

which is now Bank of America First

Data Corp Home Savings of America

and Banc One Corp

Washington DC The keynote address for

the 152nd Commencement of the

University of Arizona will be delivered by

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy May

13 The nations leading spokesman for

public health Murthy is a champion of

improving care and building coalitions

having devoted his career to the enhance‑

ment of global public health through edu‑

cation service clinical care and entrepre‑

neurship

Murthy 38 was nominated by President

Barack Obama in November 2013 and

then confirmed as the 19th US surgeongeneral in December 2014 becoming the

first Indian American and the youngest

person to hold the position

Murthy believes that the nations great‑

est asset always has been its people As

surgeon general he has fought to educate

and inspire his fellow Americans around a

key set of priorities mental health and

emotional well‑being healthful eating

active and tobacco‑free living chronic dis‑

ease prevention and the countrys growing

opioid epidemic

Murthy has helped establish several

organizations dedicated to expanding pub‑

lic access nationally and internationally

to quality health care and scientific

information related to personal and public

health and safety He is co‑founder of

VISIONS Worldwide Inc an HIVAIDS edu‑

cation program that operates in the US

and India He also helped establish the

Swasthya project (health and well‑beingin Sanskrit) a community health partner‑

ship that trains women as health providers

and educators working through centers

and villages in rural India Murthy also is

co‑founder of Doctors for America a

Washington DC‑based nonprofit organi‑

zation comprising 16000 physicians and

medical students across the US The

organization advocates for access to

affordable quality health care

Also Murthy co‑founded and chaired

TrialNetworks a software technology com‑

pany that improves research collaboration

and enhances the efficiency of clinical tri‑

als around the world In seven years

Murthy and his team took the company

from conception to an international enter‑

prise that powers dozens of clinical trials

for more than 50000 patients in more

than 75 countries As Americaʼs Doctor

Murthy is responsible for communicating

the most advanced and relevant scientificinformation to the public He oversees the

operations of the US Public Health Service

Commissioned Corps which includes

approximately 6700 uniformed health

officers serving in nearly 800 locations

globally The officers work to promote

protect and advance the health and safety

of the nation and world

8 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo NAT I ONAL COMMUNI TY

New elhi Echoing Prime Minister Narendra

Modis call to bridge the digital divide in

the country a young Indian‑American stu‑

dent has begun on her journey to empower

rural youth in learning computer program‑ming technology in a small yet picturesque

town in Himachal Pradesh Through Pi A La

Code ‑‑ a project that began in 2014 ‑‑

California‑based Sonia Uppal is helping

yo un g ta lent ed mi nd s at th e Sa ra sw at i

Niketan Senior Secondary School in a village

in Kasauli learn computer programming

The experience of using immersive tools

to build software that people loved to learn

with always excited me and I decided to take

computer science to the rural people in

India Uppal told IANS in a telephonic inter‑

view from California

Born and brought up in California she

stumbled upon a $35 computer developed

by Raspberry Pi ‑‑ the makers of tiny and

affordable computers for kids at the BayArea Maker Faire ‑‑ an exhibition showcasing

invention creativity and resourcefulness in

the Silicon Valley The mere sight of the cost‑

efficient Pi computers brightened up her

mind and she initially thought of taking the

Pi device to India ‑‑ to The International

School Bangalore (TISB) in Bengaluru where

she was studying computer science during

the period when her father was transferred

to India

She realised that students at her school did

not need this basic computer device But

what about students in rural India she

thought for whom this simple device can

become a useful learning tool

Thus the Pi A La Code idea took shape Irealised it would be much useful if I take this

Pi device to schools in villages which will

have much more impact Sonia told IANS

In the meantime she raised money to buy

10 Raspberry Pi teaching sets She first

taught herself Python ‑‑ a widely used high‑

level dynamic computer programming lan‑

guage while being selected as a Stanford SHE

fellow ‑‑ a social enterprise that empowers

women to make their mark in the technology

industry Here Uppal met people who

inspired as well as helped her to take up the

noble cause of teaching computer program‑

ming to students in rural India

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy(Image courtesy apaicsorg)

IndianAmerican student helpingbridge Indiaʼs digital divide

Nandita Bakshi named PresidentCEO of Bank of The West

Sonia Uppal(Image twitter)

Photo Credits Nandita Bakshi viaPRnewswirecom

Americas Doctor to address UA graduates

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9April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo U S AFFA I RS

Washington Donald J Trump said on

Tuesday night that he no longer vowed to

support the Republican nominee if it isnʼt

him despite a loyalty pledge that all

Republican primary candidates signed last

year

ldquoNo I donʼt anymorerdquo Mr Trump said at a

town hall forum on CNN when prompted by

the moderator Anderson Cooper ldquoNo weʼll

see who it isrdquo

When Mr Cooper pointed out that Senator

Ted Cruz of Texas Mr Trumpʼs chief rival for

the nomination had walked up to the line but

not crossed it in terms of saying he wouldnʼt

support the nominee Mr Trump replied ldquoHe

doesnʼt have to support merdquo

The senator whose wife Mr Trump

threatened to ldquospill the beansrdquo about after a

ldquosuper PACrdquo formed to stop his candidacy ran

an ad featuring an old photograph of his wife

Melania a former model stopped short of

saying he wouldnʼt support Mr Trump

Instead Mr Cruz said that such a situation

would not come to pass because he will be

the nominee

Gov John Kasich of Ohio was more explicit

saying that if the nominee is someone who ldquois

really hurting the country and dividing the

countryrdquo then he just wasnʼt sure Pressed by

Mr Cooper as to whether he was saying he

thinks that is what Mr Trump is doing Mr

Kasich declined to elaborate

Last September the Republican National

Committee chairman Reince Priebus asked

Mr Trump to sign a loyalty oath at a time

when he left open the possibility of bolting

from the party and running as a third‑party

candidate Mr Trump said he would sign so

long as all of the other candidates did the

same So they all did

But Mr Trump amid intense efforts to

derail his march toward the nomination in a

race in which he has a large lead among dele‑

gates to the Republican National Convention

said at the forum that he did not believe he

was being treated fairly

Washington New Delhi As the news spread

of the FBI hacking into the encrypted Apple

iPhone of one of the terrorists involved in

California shooting a top US security firm

has expressed fears of backdoor approach to

put users security at hackers mercy

In a statement shared with IANS on

Tuesday US software security firm Symantec

Corporation said that while it understands

the concerns expressed by some members of

law enforcement the firm does not support

any initiative that would intentionally weak‑

en security technologies

Putting backdoors or introducing security

vulnerabilities into encryption products

introduces new avenues of attack and

reduces the security of the broader Internet

We are committed to supporting law

enforcement efforts to protect citizens and

organizations online without compromising

the integrity and security of encryption tech‑

nology the firm said

According to media reports a third party

helped the FBI crack the security function

without erasing contents of the iPhone used

by Syed Farook Farook along with his wife

Tashfeen Malik planned and executed the

December 2 2015 shooting that left 14 peo‑

ple killed at San Bernardino California

This case should never have been

brought We will continue to help law

enforcement with their investigations as we

have done all along and we will continue to

increase the security of our products as the

threats and attacks on our data become

more frequent and more sophisticated

Apple said in a statement

This case raised issues which deserve a

national conversation about our civil liber‑

ties and our collective security and privacy

the statement said

From the beginning we objected to the

FBIs demand that Apple build a backdoor

into the iPhone because we believed it was

wrong and would set a dangerous precedent

As a result of the governments dismissal

neither of these occurred it added

Apple believes deeply that people in the US

and around the world deserve data protec‑

tion security and privacy Sacrificing one for

the other only puts people and countries at

greater risk In an earlier report released this

year Symantecs security intel ligence team

had predicted that the opportunities for

cybercriminals to compromise Apple devices

will grow in 2016

Apple devices have experienced a surge in

popularity in recent years This increase in

usage has not gone unnoticed by attackers A

rising number of threat actors have begun

developing specific malware designed to

infect devices running Mac OS X or iOS the

report said

Although the number of threats targeting

Apple operating systems remains quite low

when compared to the companyʼs main com‑

petitors (Windows in the desktop space and

Android in mobile) the amount uncovered

has grown steadily in recent years

In tandem with this the level of Apple‑

related malware infections has spiked par‑

ticularly in the past 18 months the report

predicted Apple users should not be compla‑

cent about security and change their percep‑

tion that Apple devices are free from mal‑

ware ‑‑ this perception opens up opportuni‑

ties for cybercriminals to take advantage of

these users Symantec said

Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook referring to

the ongoing battle with the US government

over encryption to unlock an iPhone reiter‑

ated the companys commitment to protect

its users data and privacy

Addressing a packed auditorium at its

Cupertino California‑based headquarters

Cook said We have a responsibility to help

you protect your data and your privacy We

will not shrink from this responsibility

With the FBI hacking the US Department

of Justice (DOJ) scrapped its request for

Apple Incs assistance to hack into the phone

of a terrorist killer

It is now Apples turn to figure out and for

iPhone users to wonder how secure is the

phone and data on the device

In this scenario top US companies Google

Facebook and Snapchat are also expanding

encryption of user data in their services

While Whatsapp is set to roll out encryp‑

tion for its voice calls in addition to its exist‑

ing privacy features Google is investigating

extra uses for encryption in secure email

Social networking giant Facebook too is

working on to better protect its Messenger

service

Stories IANS

Washington Hillary Clinton felt the

Bern as rival Bernie Sanders swept all

three Democratic presidential nomina‑

tion contests giving the frontrunner a

warning that the race for the partys

nomination is far from over

The self‑styled Democratic Socialistdominated the Pacific Northwest on

Saturday routing Clinton in Washington

state by 723 percent to 275 percent

smoked her in Alaska by 807 percent to

193 percent and won in Hawaii by 706

percent to 292 percent

While Washington had 101 delegates

up for grabs Hawaii and Alaska were rel‑

atively small prizes ‑‑ with just 25 and

16 delegates at stake respectively

As all three states allocate delegates

proportionately Sanders would likely

corner three fourths of them

Sanders called the results of the

Western caucuses a resounding win

and proclaimed his campaign has a path

toward victory

We knew things were going to

improve as we headed West Sanders

said at a jubilant rally before 8000 peo‑ple in Madison Wisconsin ‑‑ a state that

will hold the next major contest in 10

days We have a path toward victory

But as of Saturday evening Clinton was

maintaining a 278‑delegate lead over

Sanders and a 469‑to‑29 advantage

among super delegates party officials

and functionaries who are free to vote

for any candidates

Clinton did not address the results

publicly and tweeted on Saturday We

need serious leadership shouting and

chest‑beating are not a strategy

Washington Despite suspending his

campaign Sen Marco Rubio is attempt‑

ing to keep every delegate he won while

running for President

The unusual move reflects prepara‑

tions for a contested convention this

summer and comes as Donald Trump

backed away from an earlier pledge to

support the Republican partys nominee

if he is treated unfairly after winning

more delegates than his rivals

Rubio aide Alex Burgos told MSNBC

that while the Florida senator is no

longer a candidate he wants to give

voters a chance to stop TrumpWhen presidential candidates suspend

their campaigns typically their delegates

become free to support the candidate of

their own choosing at the convention

Rubio however has quietly been reach‑

ing out to party officials with a different

approach

He is personally asking state parties in

21 states and territories to refrain from

releasing any of the 172 delegates he

won while campaigning this year

MSNBC has learned

Rubio sent a signed letter to the Chair

of the Alaska Republican Party request‑

ing the 5 delegates he won in that state

remain bound to vote for me at the

Republican National Convention in

Cleveland in July

Rubio copied National ChairmanReince Preibus on the letter ‑ and sent

the same request to all 21 states and ter‑

ritories where he won delegates a

source working for Rubio confirmed

Sanders sweep Bernsʼ Clinton

Rubio bid to keep delegates

for contested convention

Donald will not supportnonTrump as GOP

nominee

When CNNsAnderson

Cooper asked allthree candidatesincluding Trump

went back ontheir pledge to

support any can‑didate who was

nominated

Fears over usersʼ security as FBI hacks into terroristʼs iPhone

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Mumba i Calling Jio the worlds

largest start‑up Reliance Industries

chairman Mukesh Ambani said theroll‑out of its 4G services will lift

India from a mobile Internet rank‑

ing of 150th to the top 10 slot But

he did not specify the actual date of

commercial launch

As the world goes digital India

and Indians cannot afford to be left

behind Today India is ranked

around 150th in mobile Internet

rankings out of 230 countries We

have a responsibility To digitally

empower India To end this digital

poverty Ambani said

It is this opportunity to trans‑

form the lives of our 13 billion

Indians that motivated Reliance to

enter and transform the entire digi‑tal ecosystem I have no doubt that

with the launch of Jio Indiaʼs rank

will go up from 150 to among the

top 10 of mobile Internet rankings

in the world

Speaking at the Ficci‑Frames

media and entertainment conclave

here Ambani said Relaince Jio has

four strategies Expand countrys

coverage from 15‑20 percent now

to 70 percent give broadband

speed that is 40‑80 times faster

increase data availability and make

the services affordable

With these four interventions

India will leapfrog to being amongst

the top ten of the Digital revolutionsweeping across the world

Ambani who is betting big on the

latest venture of the refining‑to‑

retail group with an initial invest‑

ment of over Rs150000 crore said

Jio will not be a mere telecom net‑

work but bring to its customers an

entire ecosystem to allow a Digital

Life to the fullest This ecosystem

will comprise devices broadband

network powerful applications and

offerings such as live music sports

live and catchup TV movies and

events he said Jio is not just about

technical brute force It is about

doing things in a smart simple and

secure way Ambani said five mega‑

trends were emerging in the digital

world Shift in communicationsfrom the oral to visual transition

from linear to exponential true con‑

vergence of telecom entertainment

and media abundance of choice in

every sphere and demonstrated

potential transform human lives

The true power of technology is

its ability to make human life better

The future belongs to a creative

empathisers pattern recognisers

meaning makers Because technolo‑

gy changes but humanity evolves

And any transformation is eventual‑

ly about humanity he said

If you are not digital and if you

donʼt have globally competitive dig‑

ital tools and skills you will simply

not survive Youll get disrupted

You will be out‑competed You willbe left behind You will become

irrelevant

New Delhi Suspended Gurdaspur

Superintendent of Police

Salwinder Singh arrived at the

NIA headquarters here to be

questioned by the Joint

Investigation Team from Pakistan

on the Pathankot terror attackSingh his cook Madan Gopal

and friend Rajesh Verma reached

the NIA office where the JIT will

question the three in the pres‑

ence of National Investigation

Agency (NIA) officials informed

sources told IANS

The three were questioned by

the NIA on March 26 in the

national capital and have been liv‑

ing under the agencys supervi‑

sion since then the sources said

Singh has claimed that he

Verma and cook Gopal were

abducted by four or five heavily‑

armed terrorists near Punjabs

Kolia village on January 2The terrorists later attacked the

Pathankot Indian Air Force base

in which seven security personnel

were killed The Pakistani terror‑

ists were later kil led in a

shootout

The Pakistani team is in India to

probe the Pathankot attack

which New Delhi says was mas‑

terminded by Jaish‑e‑Mohammedchief Maulana Masood Azhar

The NIA submitted evidence to

the five‑member Pakistani team

on the terror attack

According to NIA sources the

evidence show that the Pathankot

operation was planned by ele‑

ments in Pakistan

The visiting team comprises

among others Inter ServicesIntell igence (ISI ) off icial Lt

Colonel Tanvir Ahmed and mili‑

tary intell igence officer Lt

Colonel Irfan Mirza

New Delhi Bharatiya Jan ata Par ty (BJ P)

leader Subramanian

Swamy asked the

Delhi High Court to

direct the Uttar

Pradesh police to

probe the role of

Congress leader P

Chidambaram who

was union minister

of state for home at

the time of 1987

Hashimpura mas‑

sacre Swamy told

the division bench

of Justice GS Sistani and Justice

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal thatUttar Pradesh Police should

investigate all aspects in the

case

Its a case of genocide said

Swamy He claimed that accord‑

ing to newspaper reports Uttar

Pradesh government has started

destroying documents relating

to the case

Forty‑two people were killed in

Hashimpura village in Meerut

district of Uttar Pradesh on May

22 1987 when they were

allegedly shot by the Provincial

Armed Constabulary (PAC) per‑

sonnel and their bodies were

thrown into a canalSwamy in his appeal chal‑

lenged the trial courts March 8

2013 decision dis‑missing his plea to

probe the role of

Chidambaram in

the case

The court was

also hearing a

bunch of other

appeals filed by

National Human

R i g h t s

C o m m i s s i o n

(NHRC) the Uttar

Pradesh govern‑

ment as well as

survivors and kin

of the victims against the acquit‑

tal of 16 PAC personnel onMarch 21 last year

The bench asked the Uttar

Pradesh government to file doc‑

uments related to the case as

sought by the NHRC and also to

file reply on the pleas The mat‑

ter has been posted for May 19

During the hearing Swamy

said that there should be court‑

monitored CBI probe into the

case The court however said

that additional application would

unnecessarily delay the case

On March 21 last year a trial

court here gave the benefit of

doubt and acquitted 16 former

PAC personnel saying lack of evidence has failed to establish

their identification

10 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Jio will rank India among top10 nations in digital world

Probe sought intoChidambarams role inHashimpura massacre

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani Union IT Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad Star India CEO Uday Shankar and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy at

ldquoFICCI FRAMES 2016rdquo in Mumbai (Photo IANS)

Washington As leaders from 50

nations began arriving for the

Nuclear Security Summit here the

US said India has a very impor‑tant role to play with respect to

responsible stewardship of

nuclear weapons and nuclear

materials

Meeting in the shadow of

Brussels and Lahore terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and other leaders will over

the next two days discuss how to

prevent terrorists and other non

state actors from gaining access to

nuclear materials and technolo‑

gies

President Barack Obama host‑

ing the fourth and last such gath‑

ering obviously is delighted

that Prime Minister Modi is ableto be in Washington for the

Nuclear Security Summit

Secretary of State John Kerry said

before a meeting Wednesday with

Indian National Security Advisor

Ajit Doval

Doval in turn said India

attached considerable value tothis very very important summit

and Modi is deeply interested in

seeing and ensuring that the safe‑

ty and security of the radioactive

material must be ensured

India has a long record of being

a leader of being responsible

said Kerry And it is particularly

important right now at a time

when we see in the region some

choices being made that may

accelerate possible arms construc‑

tion which we have serious ques‑

tions about

Weve raised them with various

partners in the region So our

hope is that this Nuclear SecuritySummit will contribute to every‑

bodys understanding about our

global responsibilities and choic‑

es Kerry said

EX‑PUNJAB TOP COP TO BE

QUESTIONED BY PAKISTAN JITIndia has important

role in nuclear weaponstewardship US

Suspended Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh (Photo IANS)

P Chidambaram(File photo)

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11April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Hyderabad

Civil rights activist

Teesta Setalvad and two

Communist Party of India‑

Marxist MPs were not allowed to

enter University of Hyderabad

evoking protest from students

The university security person‑

nel stopped Teesta and MPs

from Kerala T Rajesh and

PSampath at the main gate

They were invited by the stu‑

dents groups to address a public

meeting as part of the ongoing

agitation against last weeks

police crackdown and the

demand to remove P Appa Rao

as vice chancellor

Teesta and the two Lok Sabha members

lodged strong protest over the denial of

entry They condemned the curbs imposed

by the university on entry of political lead‑

ers activists and media into the campus

The students who were waiting from on

the campus also rushed to the main gate

and raised slogans against the university

authorities

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice

an umbrella grouping of various students

groups has condemned the universitys

action and called it an attempt to stifle the

movement for justice to Rohith Vemula a

Dalit research scholar who committed sui‑

cide in January

The unrest on the campus began on

January 17 after Rohith one of the five

Dalit students suspended for allegedly

attacking a leader of ABVP committed sui‑

cide This triggered a massive protest by

students who demanded action against

vice chancellor and central minister

Bandaru Dattaetrya who were named in

First Information Report

Appa Rao who went on leave on January

24 resumed charge last week triggering

huge protest The students ransacked the

vice chancellors lodge on March 22 and in

the subsequent police crackdown 25 stu‑dents and two faculty members were

arrested and jailed

They were all released on bail on

March 29

umba i March 31 (IANS)

Responding to reports about

Kangana Ranaut and her sister

being summoned after Hrithik

Roshans complaint the actresss

lawyer said witness summons sent

to the siblings by the police officer

is patently illegal as no woman can

be called to the police station to

record their statements as per

Indian law

No police officer can summon

my client or her sister to any police station to

record their statement as a witness under

Section 160 of CRPC The witness summons

sent to my client and her sister by the police

officer is patently illegal as no woman canever be called to the police station to record

their statements as per the provisions of law

Kanganas advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said in

a statement

According to media reports Mumbai

policeʼs cyber crime police station in Bandra‑

Kurla Complex following Hrithiks FIR sum‑

moned Kangana and her sister The summons

said that both have to appear before the

police and record their statements within a

week

The controversy between the two actors

who were rumored to have been dating in the

past took another ugly turn after they

slapped legal notices against each other

Several reports also suggested that the

cyber police station recently registered an FIRagainst an unknown person for allegedly

impersonation Hrithik by creating a fake

email ID in his name and using it to chat with

the actors fans (which refers to Kangana)

The whole dating saga started

with Kanganas ldquosilly exrdquo comment

to which Hrithik responded by

tweeting There are more chances

of me having had an affair with the

Pope than any of the (Im sure won‑

derful) women the media has been

naming

Kanganas lawyer said ldquoMy client

who is shown to be a victim as per

the claims of Hrithik has herself

willingly expressed her desire to

cooperate with the officers in accordance to

the provisions of law as well as in her reply

to the summons she has duly reserved her

rights to file an appropriate criminal com‑

plaint against Hrithik and his associates forhacking two of her email accounts which

includes the email from which Hrithik admit‑

tedly claims to have personally received

about 1439 emails from my client on his cor‑

rect email id as well the email from which my

client was communicating with the alleged

imposter

ldquoThe crux of the matter is simple Hrithik

had admittedly full knowledge of the so‑called

imposter in the month of May in 2014

However he did not wish to take any action

against the so‑called imposter for good seven

months nor did he as a responsible citizen

then bother to take the required details of the

imposter from my client during those seven

months the lawyer said

Thereafter sometime in December 2014Hrithik filed an informal complaint with the

cyber cell with full knowledge that no investi‑

gation shall be carried out by the police on an

informal complaintrdquo

Kolkata

Fourteen people were killed when a

flyover under construction crashed in a

crowded market area here on Thursday

crushing scores of unsuspecting people and

vehicles police and witnesses said

West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who rushed to Kolkata after can‑

celling election rallies in West Midnapore

district said 70 others had been injured in

the ghastly disaster which occurred around

1230 pm

A National Disaster Response Force

(NDRF) official put the number of injured at

around 100

Hundreds of locals were the first to reach

the site at Posta area in the citys northern

part to see how best they could rescue those

buried in the heaps of debris before official

rescue workers and police joined them

The army too deployed dozens of medical

teams and engineers Police and military

ambulances raced to the site and transport‑

ed the badly injured as as well as nearlydying to hospitals

The soldiers are using specialized equip‑

ment to rescue those trapped under tonnes

of steel and concrete a defence ministry

spokesman said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed

shock over the tragedy My thoughts are

with the families of those who lost their

lives he tweeted May the injured recover

at the earliest

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he had

spoken to NDRF Director General OP Singh

to coordinate relief work

A police officer at the site said he saw 10

to 12 people being taken out from the

debris but was not sure if they were alive

The accident spot represented a horrific

site Body parts were strewn in the debris

Blood was splattered on the streets

A video of the disaster showed the

Vivekananda Flyover ‑ whose foundation

was laid in 2008 and where work began in

February 2009 ‑ suddenly crashing with a

roar giving no time for anyone under it to

escape

There was a sudden thundering noise as

the flyover crashed a witness said He said

he saw the flyover collapse over taxis auto‑

rickshaws and other vehicles besides people

who were walking under it

Among the vehicles which were caught up

in the disaster were a mini bus two taxis

and three auto‑rickshawsMore than 100 people must have been

(buried) beneath it It is a huge loss the

witness said

With the collapsed flyover covering the

entire road rescue operations were badly

hampered as cranes found it difficult to

reach the spot Later people formed human

chains to regulate the flow of soldiers

The chief minister announced a compen‑

sation of Rs5 lakh to the families of the

dead Rs2 lakh each for the critically injured

and Rs1 lakh for those who suffered minor

injuries

The long‑delayed 25‑km flyover was

expected to tackle congestion in Burra Bazar

area ‑ the location of one of the largest

wholesale markets in Asia ‑ up to theHowrah station the gateway to the city

It was scheduled to be ready in 2012 but

land acquisition issues delayed its comple‑

tion The implementing agency too ran into

financial troubles

The state government has opened an

Emergency Operations Centre which is

functioning at the state secretariat The con‑

tact number is 1070

Summons to Kangana

illegal Lawyer

KOLKATA FLYOVER CRASH KILLS 14

Kangana Ranaut(Photo IANS)

The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkataon March 31 (Photo IANS)

Teesta Setalvad (centre) (Photo IANS)

Teesta CPI‑M MPs

denied entry intoHyderabad varsity

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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I NTERNAT IONAL 21April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

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fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

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Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

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Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

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soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

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a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

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Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

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Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

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Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

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longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

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whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

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example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

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brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

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choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

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brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

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to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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6 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo TR I S TATE COMMUNI TY

New York NY Shankar Ehsaan

Loy the musical trio Sunidhi

Chauhan Aditya Narayan and In‑

dian Idol Juniors are all set totake the delegates by storm dur‑

ing the 34th annual convention

organized by the American Asso‑

ciation of Physicians of Indian ori‑

gin (AAPI) at the Marriott Mar‑

quis Time Square in New York

from June 30‑July 4 2016

ldquoIn addition to live entertain‑

ment by famous Bollywood stars

the 2016 AAPI Annual Conven‑

tion amp Scientific Assembly offers

an exciting venue to interact with

leading physicians health profes‑

sionals academicians and scien‑

tists of Indian originrdquo said Dr

Seema Jain President of AAPI

ldquoPhysicians and healthcare pro‑fessionals from across the coun‑

try will convene and participate in

the scholarly exchange of medical

advances to develop health poli‑

cy agendas and to encourage leg‑

islative priorities in the coming

yearrdquo Dr Seema Jain who as‑sumed charge of this premier eth‑

nic organization representing

100000 physicians and resi‑

dents gave credit to the support

of AAPI executive committee

hard work of local Chapter mem‑

bers and the organizing commit‑tee chaired by Dr Rita Ahuja

ldquoSuccess of credit goes to the en‑

tire national organizing commit‑

tee AAPI executive committee

and Board of Trustees and all the

AAPI membersrdquo she said

New Jersey

India Cultural Socie‑

ty and Mahatma Gandhi Center

organized Holi celebration pro‑

gram at Wayne Hindu Temple NJ

on March 22nd

The celebration was attendedby well over 600 devotees com‑

mittee members volunteers and

puja yajmaan

The volunteers worked for two

weeks to put together the event

The event started at 600 PM

with Satyanarayan Katha and

chanting of bhajans and Holi

songs by Hetal Patel devotees

and musical team

All the devotees enjoyed the

Holi puja performed by ShashtriJi

Arvind Maheta and committee

members and devotees took part

in this celebration with dry col‑

ors The chairman of the institu‑

tion Jyotindra Patel addressed

the gathering wishing all the

devotees and ShashtriJi explained

the significance of Holi There

was significant presence of chil‑

dren and youth from all walks of

life After the devotional songs of

Holi and aarti all the devotees

went outside the temple for Holi

Pragatya After the holi puja the

holi was lit up and the devotees

offered coconut dates and other

offerings Every one enjoyed the

mahaprasad sponsored by Satish

and Asha of Jyoti Restaurant

New York New York Indian Ameri‑

cans joined hands with the larger

community in New York to raise funds

for Washington State Senator Pramila

Jayapal (37th District in Seattle Wash‑

ington) who is running for the seat be‑

ing vacated by long term Congress‑

man Jim McDermott in Washington

7th Congressional District The event

was hosted by socialite Claire White in

Manhattan There was a good pres‑

ence of Indian Americans for the

fundraiser Jayapal moved from Indiato the United States as student when

she was sixteen Jayapal founded Hate

Free Zone after the September 11 at‑

tacks in 2001 as an advocacy group

for Arab Muslim and South Asian

Americans targeted in the wake of the

attacks The group went on to becomea political force in the state of Wash‑

ington registering new American citi‑

zens to vote and lobbying lawmakers

on immigration reform and related is‑

sues It changed its name to OneAm‑

erica in 2008Jayapal stepped down

from leadership in the group in May2012 A year later she was recognized

by the White House as a Champion of

Change for her work on behalf of the

immigrant community

Hicksville NY Indian American

Forum (IAF) presented on March

25th the Fifth Annual Outstand‑

ing Womenʼs Achievements

Awards as part of Womenʼs His‑

tory month in recognition of the

contributions made by women in

the Tri‑State area

Five women honored were

Dr Manjeet Chadda Professor

of Radiation amp Oncology at the Ic‑

ahn School of Medicine at Mount

Sinai for dedication in Medicine

and Community Services Dr Runi

Mukherji Ratnam for dedication

in Education amp Social Services

Sunita Sadhnani for dedication

in Business Development and

community services Meera T

Gandhi for dedication as Humani‑

tarian and Social promotions

Jyoti Gupta for her dedication

in Music and Cultural promotions

Dignitaries at the event includ‑ed Judi Bosworth Supervisor for

the Town of North Hempstead

Councilwoman Hon Dorothy L

Goosby and Town Clerk from

Town of Hempstead Nasrin

Ahmed

Shankar Ehsaan Loy SunidhiAditya for AAPI meet in NY

Holi celebrated at Wayne Hindu Temple

New Yorkers raise funds for SenatorPramila Jayapalʼs run for Congress

The musical trio of Shankar Ehsaan amp Loy performing during AAPIʼsNine City Tour amp Regional Conferences in 2013

The honorees with IAF members and dignitaries

IAF honorswomen achievers

The Holi bonfire (right) Devotees offering their prayers

Indian American com‑munity supporters with

Washington StateSenator Pramila Jayapal

at a New York Fundraiser From l to r

Dan Nainan AppenMenon Senator Jayapal

Dr Thomas Abrahamand Saji George

Town Clerk Ahmad guest of honor at Pacony Celebration

Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad was the Guest of Honor at thePACONY Pakistan Resolution Day Celebration held in Antuns by Minarlocated at West Old Country Road in Hicksville Pictured (left to right)

are Honoree Hamid Malik PACONY Finance Secretary Adnan RasoolPACONY President Tahir Mian Nassau County Comptroller GeorgeMaragos Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad Honoree Ali Rashid Consulate

General of Pakistan Raja Ali Ejaz Talib Hussain of Levittown PACONYSenior Vice President Parvez Riaz and Honoree Zia Qureshi

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Houston Indian‑

American Nandita

Bakshi has been

appointed the

President and Chief Executive Officer of

Bank of the West a

unit of French banking

giant BNP Paribas

Bakshi 57 will

replace Michael

Shepherd as Bank of

the Wests next

President and Chief

Executive Officer

(CEO) and is expected

to join the bank as a

CEO‑in‑training on

April 1 and will take the helm officially

on June 1

She earned a bachelors degree in

History at the University of Calcutta anda masters in International Relations and

Affairs at Jadavpur University

I am excited to join Bank of the West

one of Americas most reputable banks

Bank of the West is well positioned in

the US market and I am thrilled at the

prospect of leading an organisation

with such a strong focus on customer

service Bakhshi said in a statement

We are pleased to welcome Nandita

Bakhshi to Bank of the West Her exten‑

sive experience in product and distribu‑

tion coupled with her visionary think‑

ing relentless customer focus and val‑

ues‑driven philosophy

will serve us well in

taking Bank of the

West to greater

heights head of inter‑national retail banking

for BNP Paribas

Stefaan Decraene said

Bank of the Wests

parent company BNP

Paribas is revamping

its US operations to

meet new regulations

I am very pleased

that Nandita Bakhshi

is joining Bank of the

West Her energy

innovative ideas and

proven record of accomplishments are a

great combination with our strong fran‑

chise and corporate culture Shepherd

said Bakhshi previously held severalleadership roles at TD Bank the most

recent being executive vice president

and head of North American direct

channels where she was responsible for

driving innovation in direct and elec‑

tronic channels to improve digital adop‑

tion and provide customers a unified

banking experience

She also held executive positions at

Washington Mutual in Seattle which is

now JP Morgan Chase FleetBoston

which is now Bank of America First

Data Corp Home Savings of America

and Banc One Corp

Washington DC The keynote address for

the 152nd Commencement of the

University of Arizona will be delivered by

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy May

13 The nations leading spokesman for

public health Murthy is a champion of

improving care and building coalitions

having devoted his career to the enhance‑

ment of global public health through edu‑

cation service clinical care and entrepre‑

neurship

Murthy 38 was nominated by President

Barack Obama in November 2013 and

then confirmed as the 19th US surgeongeneral in December 2014 becoming the

first Indian American and the youngest

person to hold the position

Murthy believes that the nations great‑

est asset always has been its people As

surgeon general he has fought to educate

and inspire his fellow Americans around a

key set of priorities mental health and

emotional well‑being healthful eating

active and tobacco‑free living chronic dis‑

ease prevention and the countrys growing

opioid epidemic

Murthy has helped establish several

organizations dedicated to expanding pub‑

lic access nationally and internationally

to quality health care and scientific

information related to personal and public

health and safety He is co‑founder of

VISIONS Worldwide Inc an HIVAIDS edu‑

cation program that operates in the US

and India He also helped establish the

Swasthya project (health and well‑beingin Sanskrit) a community health partner‑

ship that trains women as health providers

and educators working through centers

and villages in rural India Murthy also is

co‑founder of Doctors for America a

Washington DC‑based nonprofit organi‑

zation comprising 16000 physicians and

medical students across the US The

organization advocates for access to

affordable quality health care

Also Murthy co‑founded and chaired

TrialNetworks a software technology com‑

pany that improves research collaboration

and enhances the efficiency of clinical tri‑

als around the world In seven years

Murthy and his team took the company

from conception to an international enter‑

prise that powers dozens of clinical trials

for more than 50000 patients in more

than 75 countries As Americaʼs Doctor

Murthy is responsible for communicating

the most advanced and relevant scientificinformation to the public He oversees the

operations of the US Public Health Service

Commissioned Corps which includes

approximately 6700 uniformed health

officers serving in nearly 800 locations

globally The officers work to promote

protect and advance the health and safety

of the nation and world

8 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo NAT I ONAL COMMUNI TY

New elhi Echoing Prime Minister Narendra

Modis call to bridge the digital divide in

the country a young Indian‑American stu‑

dent has begun on her journey to empower

rural youth in learning computer program‑ming technology in a small yet picturesque

town in Himachal Pradesh Through Pi A La

Code ‑‑ a project that began in 2014 ‑‑

California‑based Sonia Uppal is helping

yo un g ta lent ed mi nd s at th e Sa ra sw at i

Niketan Senior Secondary School in a village

in Kasauli learn computer programming

The experience of using immersive tools

to build software that people loved to learn

with always excited me and I decided to take

computer science to the rural people in

India Uppal told IANS in a telephonic inter‑

view from California

Born and brought up in California she

stumbled upon a $35 computer developed

by Raspberry Pi ‑‑ the makers of tiny and

affordable computers for kids at the BayArea Maker Faire ‑‑ an exhibition showcasing

invention creativity and resourcefulness in

the Silicon Valley The mere sight of the cost‑

efficient Pi computers brightened up her

mind and she initially thought of taking the

Pi device to India ‑‑ to The International

School Bangalore (TISB) in Bengaluru where

she was studying computer science during

the period when her father was transferred

to India

She realised that students at her school did

not need this basic computer device But

what about students in rural India she

thought for whom this simple device can

become a useful learning tool

Thus the Pi A La Code idea took shape Irealised it would be much useful if I take this

Pi device to schools in villages which will

have much more impact Sonia told IANS

In the meantime she raised money to buy

10 Raspberry Pi teaching sets She first

taught herself Python ‑‑ a widely used high‑

level dynamic computer programming lan‑

guage while being selected as a Stanford SHE

fellow ‑‑ a social enterprise that empowers

women to make their mark in the technology

industry Here Uppal met people who

inspired as well as helped her to take up the

noble cause of teaching computer program‑

ming to students in rural India

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy(Image courtesy apaicsorg)

IndianAmerican student helpingbridge Indiaʼs digital divide

Nandita Bakshi named PresidentCEO of Bank of The West

Sonia Uppal(Image twitter)

Photo Credits Nandita Bakshi viaPRnewswirecom

Americas Doctor to address UA graduates

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9April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo U S AFFA I RS

Washington Donald J Trump said on

Tuesday night that he no longer vowed to

support the Republican nominee if it isnʼt

him despite a loyalty pledge that all

Republican primary candidates signed last

year

ldquoNo I donʼt anymorerdquo Mr Trump said at a

town hall forum on CNN when prompted by

the moderator Anderson Cooper ldquoNo weʼll

see who it isrdquo

When Mr Cooper pointed out that Senator

Ted Cruz of Texas Mr Trumpʼs chief rival for

the nomination had walked up to the line but

not crossed it in terms of saying he wouldnʼt

support the nominee Mr Trump replied ldquoHe

doesnʼt have to support merdquo

The senator whose wife Mr Trump

threatened to ldquospill the beansrdquo about after a

ldquosuper PACrdquo formed to stop his candidacy ran

an ad featuring an old photograph of his wife

Melania a former model stopped short of

saying he wouldnʼt support Mr Trump

Instead Mr Cruz said that such a situation

would not come to pass because he will be

the nominee

Gov John Kasich of Ohio was more explicit

saying that if the nominee is someone who ldquois

really hurting the country and dividing the

countryrdquo then he just wasnʼt sure Pressed by

Mr Cooper as to whether he was saying he

thinks that is what Mr Trump is doing Mr

Kasich declined to elaborate

Last September the Republican National

Committee chairman Reince Priebus asked

Mr Trump to sign a loyalty oath at a time

when he left open the possibility of bolting

from the party and running as a third‑party

candidate Mr Trump said he would sign so

long as all of the other candidates did the

same So they all did

But Mr Trump amid intense efforts to

derail his march toward the nomination in a

race in which he has a large lead among dele‑

gates to the Republican National Convention

said at the forum that he did not believe he

was being treated fairly

Washington New Delhi As the news spread

of the FBI hacking into the encrypted Apple

iPhone of one of the terrorists involved in

California shooting a top US security firm

has expressed fears of backdoor approach to

put users security at hackers mercy

In a statement shared with IANS on

Tuesday US software security firm Symantec

Corporation said that while it understands

the concerns expressed by some members of

law enforcement the firm does not support

any initiative that would intentionally weak‑

en security technologies

Putting backdoors or introducing security

vulnerabilities into encryption products

introduces new avenues of attack and

reduces the security of the broader Internet

We are committed to supporting law

enforcement efforts to protect citizens and

organizations online without compromising

the integrity and security of encryption tech‑

nology the firm said

According to media reports a third party

helped the FBI crack the security function

without erasing contents of the iPhone used

by Syed Farook Farook along with his wife

Tashfeen Malik planned and executed the

December 2 2015 shooting that left 14 peo‑

ple killed at San Bernardino California

This case should never have been

brought We will continue to help law

enforcement with their investigations as we

have done all along and we will continue to

increase the security of our products as the

threats and attacks on our data become

more frequent and more sophisticated

Apple said in a statement

This case raised issues which deserve a

national conversation about our civil liber‑

ties and our collective security and privacy

the statement said

From the beginning we objected to the

FBIs demand that Apple build a backdoor

into the iPhone because we believed it was

wrong and would set a dangerous precedent

As a result of the governments dismissal

neither of these occurred it added

Apple believes deeply that people in the US

and around the world deserve data protec‑

tion security and privacy Sacrificing one for

the other only puts people and countries at

greater risk In an earlier report released this

year Symantecs security intel ligence team

had predicted that the opportunities for

cybercriminals to compromise Apple devices

will grow in 2016

Apple devices have experienced a surge in

popularity in recent years This increase in

usage has not gone unnoticed by attackers A

rising number of threat actors have begun

developing specific malware designed to

infect devices running Mac OS X or iOS the

report said

Although the number of threats targeting

Apple operating systems remains quite low

when compared to the companyʼs main com‑

petitors (Windows in the desktop space and

Android in mobile) the amount uncovered

has grown steadily in recent years

In tandem with this the level of Apple‑

related malware infections has spiked par‑

ticularly in the past 18 months the report

predicted Apple users should not be compla‑

cent about security and change their percep‑

tion that Apple devices are free from mal‑

ware ‑‑ this perception opens up opportuni‑

ties for cybercriminals to take advantage of

these users Symantec said

Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook referring to

the ongoing battle with the US government

over encryption to unlock an iPhone reiter‑

ated the companys commitment to protect

its users data and privacy

Addressing a packed auditorium at its

Cupertino California‑based headquarters

Cook said We have a responsibility to help

you protect your data and your privacy We

will not shrink from this responsibility

With the FBI hacking the US Department

of Justice (DOJ) scrapped its request for

Apple Incs assistance to hack into the phone

of a terrorist killer

It is now Apples turn to figure out and for

iPhone users to wonder how secure is the

phone and data on the device

In this scenario top US companies Google

Facebook and Snapchat are also expanding

encryption of user data in their services

While Whatsapp is set to roll out encryp‑

tion for its voice calls in addition to its exist‑

ing privacy features Google is investigating

extra uses for encryption in secure email

Social networking giant Facebook too is

working on to better protect its Messenger

service

Stories IANS

Washington Hillary Clinton felt the

Bern as rival Bernie Sanders swept all

three Democratic presidential nomina‑

tion contests giving the frontrunner a

warning that the race for the partys

nomination is far from over

The self‑styled Democratic Socialistdominated the Pacific Northwest on

Saturday routing Clinton in Washington

state by 723 percent to 275 percent

smoked her in Alaska by 807 percent to

193 percent and won in Hawaii by 706

percent to 292 percent

While Washington had 101 delegates

up for grabs Hawaii and Alaska were rel‑

atively small prizes ‑‑ with just 25 and

16 delegates at stake respectively

As all three states allocate delegates

proportionately Sanders would likely

corner three fourths of them

Sanders called the results of the

Western caucuses a resounding win

and proclaimed his campaign has a path

toward victory

We knew things were going to

improve as we headed West Sanders

said at a jubilant rally before 8000 peo‑ple in Madison Wisconsin ‑‑ a state that

will hold the next major contest in 10

days We have a path toward victory

But as of Saturday evening Clinton was

maintaining a 278‑delegate lead over

Sanders and a 469‑to‑29 advantage

among super delegates party officials

and functionaries who are free to vote

for any candidates

Clinton did not address the results

publicly and tweeted on Saturday We

need serious leadership shouting and

chest‑beating are not a strategy

Washington Despite suspending his

campaign Sen Marco Rubio is attempt‑

ing to keep every delegate he won while

running for President

The unusual move reflects prepara‑

tions for a contested convention this

summer and comes as Donald Trump

backed away from an earlier pledge to

support the Republican partys nominee

if he is treated unfairly after winning

more delegates than his rivals

Rubio aide Alex Burgos told MSNBC

that while the Florida senator is no

longer a candidate he wants to give

voters a chance to stop TrumpWhen presidential candidates suspend

their campaigns typically their delegates

become free to support the candidate of

their own choosing at the convention

Rubio however has quietly been reach‑

ing out to party officials with a different

approach

He is personally asking state parties in

21 states and territories to refrain from

releasing any of the 172 delegates he

won while campaigning this year

MSNBC has learned

Rubio sent a signed letter to the Chair

of the Alaska Republican Party request‑

ing the 5 delegates he won in that state

remain bound to vote for me at the

Republican National Convention in

Cleveland in July

Rubio copied National ChairmanReince Preibus on the letter ‑ and sent

the same request to all 21 states and ter‑

ritories where he won delegates a

source working for Rubio confirmed

Sanders sweep Bernsʼ Clinton

Rubio bid to keep delegates

for contested convention

Donald will not supportnonTrump as GOP

nominee

When CNNsAnderson

Cooper asked allthree candidatesincluding Trump

went back ontheir pledge to

support any can‑didate who was

nominated

Fears over usersʼ security as FBI hacks into terroristʼs iPhone

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Mumba i Calling Jio the worlds

largest start‑up Reliance Industries

chairman Mukesh Ambani said theroll‑out of its 4G services will lift

India from a mobile Internet rank‑

ing of 150th to the top 10 slot But

he did not specify the actual date of

commercial launch

As the world goes digital India

and Indians cannot afford to be left

behind Today India is ranked

around 150th in mobile Internet

rankings out of 230 countries We

have a responsibility To digitally

empower India To end this digital

poverty Ambani said

It is this opportunity to trans‑

form the lives of our 13 billion

Indians that motivated Reliance to

enter and transform the entire digi‑tal ecosystem I have no doubt that

with the launch of Jio Indiaʼs rank

will go up from 150 to among the

top 10 of mobile Internet rankings

in the world

Speaking at the Ficci‑Frames

media and entertainment conclave

here Ambani said Relaince Jio has

four strategies Expand countrys

coverage from 15‑20 percent now

to 70 percent give broadband

speed that is 40‑80 times faster

increase data availability and make

the services affordable

With these four interventions

India will leapfrog to being amongst

the top ten of the Digital revolutionsweeping across the world

Ambani who is betting big on the

latest venture of the refining‑to‑

retail group with an initial invest‑

ment of over Rs150000 crore said

Jio will not be a mere telecom net‑

work but bring to its customers an

entire ecosystem to allow a Digital

Life to the fullest This ecosystem

will comprise devices broadband

network powerful applications and

offerings such as live music sports

live and catchup TV movies and

events he said Jio is not just about

technical brute force It is about

doing things in a smart simple and

secure way Ambani said five mega‑

trends were emerging in the digital

world Shift in communicationsfrom the oral to visual transition

from linear to exponential true con‑

vergence of telecom entertainment

and media abundance of choice in

every sphere and demonstrated

potential transform human lives

The true power of technology is

its ability to make human life better

The future belongs to a creative

empathisers pattern recognisers

meaning makers Because technolo‑

gy changes but humanity evolves

And any transformation is eventual‑

ly about humanity he said

If you are not digital and if you

donʼt have globally competitive dig‑

ital tools and skills you will simply

not survive Youll get disrupted

You will be out‑competed You willbe left behind You will become

irrelevant

New Delhi Suspended Gurdaspur

Superintendent of Police

Salwinder Singh arrived at the

NIA headquarters here to be

questioned by the Joint

Investigation Team from Pakistan

on the Pathankot terror attackSingh his cook Madan Gopal

and friend Rajesh Verma reached

the NIA office where the JIT will

question the three in the pres‑

ence of National Investigation

Agency (NIA) officials informed

sources told IANS

The three were questioned by

the NIA on March 26 in the

national capital and have been liv‑

ing under the agencys supervi‑

sion since then the sources said

Singh has claimed that he

Verma and cook Gopal were

abducted by four or five heavily‑

armed terrorists near Punjabs

Kolia village on January 2The terrorists later attacked the

Pathankot Indian Air Force base

in which seven security personnel

were killed The Pakistani terror‑

ists were later kil led in a

shootout

The Pakistani team is in India to

probe the Pathankot attack

which New Delhi says was mas‑

terminded by Jaish‑e‑Mohammedchief Maulana Masood Azhar

The NIA submitted evidence to

the five‑member Pakistani team

on the terror attack

According to NIA sources the

evidence show that the Pathankot

operation was planned by ele‑

ments in Pakistan

The visiting team comprises

among others Inter ServicesIntell igence (ISI ) off icial Lt

Colonel Tanvir Ahmed and mili‑

tary intell igence officer Lt

Colonel Irfan Mirza

New Delhi Bharatiya Jan ata Par ty (BJ P)

leader Subramanian

Swamy asked the

Delhi High Court to

direct the Uttar

Pradesh police to

probe the role of

Congress leader P

Chidambaram who

was union minister

of state for home at

the time of 1987

Hashimpura mas‑

sacre Swamy told

the division bench

of Justice GS Sistani and Justice

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal thatUttar Pradesh Police should

investigate all aspects in the

case

Its a case of genocide said

Swamy He claimed that accord‑

ing to newspaper reports Uttar

Pradesh government has started

destroying documents relating

to the case

Forty‑two people were killed in

Hashimpura village in Meerut

district of Uttar Pradesh on May

22 1987 when they were

allegedly shot by the Provincial

Armed Constabulary (PAC) per‑

sonnel and their bodies were

thrown into a canalSwamy in his appeal chal‑

lenged the trial courts March 8

2013 decision dis‑missing his plea to

probe the role of

Chidambaram in

the case

The court was

also hearing a

bunch of other

appeals filed by

National Human

R i g h t s

C o m m i s s i o n

(NHRC) the Uttar

Pradesh govern‑

ment as well as

survivors and kin

of the victims against the acquit‑

tal of 16 PAC personnel onMarch 21 last year

The bench asked the Uttar

Pradesh government to file doc‑

uments related to the case as

sought by the NHRC and also to

file reply on the pleas The mat‑

ter has been posted for May 19

During the hearing Swamy

said that there should be court‑

monitored CBI probe into the

case The court however said

that additional application would

unnecessarily delay the case

On March 21 last year a trial

court here gave the benefit of

doubt and acquitted 16 former

PAC personnel saying lack of evidence has failed to establish

their identification

10 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Jio will rank India among top10 nations in digital world

Probe sought intoChidambarams role inHashimpura massacre

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani Union IT Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad Star India CEO Uday Shankar and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy at

ldquoFICCI FRAMES 2016rdquo in Mumbai (Photo IANS)

Washington As leaders from 50

nations began arriving for the

Nuclear Security Summit here the

US said India has a very impor‑tant role to play with respect to

responsible stewardship of

nuclear weapons and nuclear

materials

Meeting in the shadow of

Brussels and Lahore terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and other leaders will over

the next two days discuss how to

prevent terrorists and other non

state actors from gaining access to

nuclear materials and technolo‑

gies

President Barack Obama host‑

ing the fourth and last such gath‑

ering obviously is delighted

that Prime Minister Modi is ableto be in Washington for the

Nuclear Security Summit

Secretary of State John Kerry said

before a meeting Wednesday with

Indian National Security Advisor

Ajit Doval

Doval in turn said India

attached considerable value tothis very very important summit

and Modi is deeply interested in

seeing and ensuring that the safe‑

ty and security of the radioactive

material must be ensured

India has a long record of being

a leader of being responsible

said Kerry And it is particularly

important right now at a time

when we see in the region some

choices being made that may

accelerate possible arms construc‑

tion which we have serious ques‑

tions about

Weve raised them with various

partners in the region So our

hope is that this Nuclear SecuritySummit will contribute to every‑

bodys understanding about our

global responsibilities and choic‑

es Kerry said

EX‑PUNJAB TOP COP TO BE

QUESTIONED BY PAKISTAN JITIndia has important

role in nuclear weaponstewardship US

Suspended Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh (Photo IANS)

P Chidambaram(File photo)

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11April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Hyderabad

Civil rights activist

Teesta Setalvad and two

Communist Party of India‑

Marxist MPs were not allowed to

enter University of Hyderabad

evoking protest from students

The university security person‑

nel stopped Teesta and MPs

from Kerala T Rajesh and

PSampath at the main gate

They were invited by the stu‑

dents groups to address a public

meeting as part of the ongoing

agitation against last weeks

police crackdown and the

demand to remove P Appa Rao

as vice chancellor

Teesta and the two Lok Sabha members

lodged strong protest over the denial of

entry They condemned the curbs imposed

by the university on entry of political lead‑

ers activists and media into the campus

The students who were waiting from on

the campus also rushed to the main gate

and raised slogans against the university

authorities

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice

an umbrella grouping of various students

groups has condemned the universitys

action and called it an attempt to stifle the

movement for justice to Rohith Vemula a

Dalit research scholar who committed sui‑

cide in January

The unrest on the campus began on

January 17 after Rohith one of the five

Dalit students suspended for allegedly

attacking a leader of ABVP committed sui‑

cide This triggered a massive protest by

students who demanded action against

vice chancellor and central minister

Bandaru Dattaetrya who were named in

First Information Report

Appa Rao who went on leave on January

24 resumed charge last week triggering

huge protest The students ransacked the

vice chancellors lodge on March 22 and in

the subsequent police crackdown 25 stu‑dents and two faculty members were

arrested and jailed

They were all released on bail on

March 29

umba i March 31 (IANS)

Responding to reports about

Kangana Ranaut and her sister

being summoned after Hrithik

Roshans complaint the actresss

lawyer said witness summons sent

to the siblings by the police officer

is patently illegal as no woman can

be called to the police station to

record their statements as per

Indian law

No police officer can summon

my client or her sister to any police station to

record their statement as a witness under

Section 160 of CRPC The witness summons

sent to my client and her sister by the police

officer is patently illegal as no woman canever be called to the police station to record

their statements as per the provisions of law

Kanganas advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said in

a statement

According to media reports Mumbai

policeʼs cyber crime police station in Bandra‑

Kurla Complex following Hrithiks FIR sum‑

moned Kangana and her sister The summons

said that both have to appear before the

police and record their statements within a

week

The controversy between the two actors

who were rumored to have been dating in the

past took another ugly turn after they

slapped legal notices against each other

Several reports also suggested that the

cyber police station recently registered an FIRagainst an unknown person for allegedly

impersonation Hrithik by creating a fake

email ID in his name and using it to chat with

the actors fans (which refers to Kangana)

The whole dating saga started

with Kanganas ldquosilly exrdquo comment

to which Hrithik responded by

tweeting There are more chances

of me having had an affair with the

Pope than any of the (Im sure won‑

derful) women the media has been

naming

Kanganas lawyer said ldquoMy client

who is shown to be a victim as per

the claims of Hrithik has herself

willingly expressed her desire to

cooperate with the officers in accordance to

the provisions of law as well as in her reply

to the summons she has duly reserved her

rights to file an appropriate criminal com‑

plaint against Hrithik and his associates forhacking two of her email accounts which

includes the email from which Hrithik admit‑

tedly claims to have personally received

about 1439 emails from my client on his cor‑

rect email id as well the email from which my

client was communicating with the alleged

imposter

ldquoThe crux of the matter is simple Hrithik

had admittedly full knowledge of the so‑called

imposter in the month of May in 2014

However he did not wish to take any action

against the so‑called imposter for good seven

months nor did he as a responsible citizen

then bother to take the required details of the

imposter from my client during those seven

months the lawyer said

Thereafter sometime in December 2014Hrithik filed an informal complaint with the

cyber cell with full knowledge that no investi‑

gation shall be carried out by the police on an

informal complaintrdquo

Kolkata

Fourteen people were killed when a

flyover under construction crashed in a

crowded market area here on Thursday

crushing scores of unsuspecting people and

vehicles police and witnesses said

West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who rushed to Kolkata after can‑

celling election rallies in West Midnapore

district said 70 others had been injured in

the ghastly disaster which occurred around

1230 pm

A National Disaster Response Force

(NDRF) official put the number of injured at

around 100

Hundreds of locals were the first to reach

the site at Posta area in the citys northern

part to see how best they could rescue those

buried in the heaps of debris before official

rescue workers and police joined them

The army too deployed dozens of medical

teams and engineers Police and military

ambulances raced to the site and transport‑

ed the badly injured as as well as nearlydying to hospitals

The soldiers are using specialized equip‑

ment to rescue those trapped under tonnes

of steel and concrete a defence ministry

spokesman said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed

shock over the tragedy My thoughts are

with the families of those who lost their

lives he tweeted May the injured recover

at the earliest

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he had

spoken to NDRF Director General OP Singh

to coordinate relief work

A police officer at the site said he saw 10

to 12 people being taken out from the

debris but was not sure if they were alive

The accident spot represented a horrific

site Body parts were strewn in the debris

Blood was splattered on the streets

A video of the disaster showed the

Vivekananda Flyover ‑ whose foundation

was laid in 2008 and where work began in

February 2009 ‑ suddenly crashing with a

roar giving no time for anyone under it to

escape

There was a sudden thundering noise as

the flyover crashed a witness said He said

he saw the flyover collapse over taxis auto‑

rickshaws and other vehicles besides people

who were walking under it

Among the vehicles which were caught up

in the disaster were a mini bus two taxis

and three auto‑rickshawsMore than 100 people must have been

(buried) beneath it It is a huge loss the

witness said

With the collapsed flyover covering the

entire road rescue operations were badly

hampered as cranes found it difficult to

reach the spot Later people formed human

chains to regulate the flow of soldiers

The chief minister announced a compen‑

sation of Rs5 lakh to the families of the

dead Rs2 lakh each for the critically injured

and Rs1 lakh for those who suffered minor

injuries

The long‑delayed 25‑km flyover was

expected to tackle congestion in Burra Bazar

area ‑ the location of one of the largest

wholesale markets in Asia ‑ up to theHowrah station the gateway to the city

It was scheduled to be ready in 2012 but

land acquisition issues delayed its comple‑

tion The implementing agency too ran into

financial troubles

The state government has opened an

Emergency Operations Centre which is

functioning at the state secretariat The con‑

tact number is 1070

Summons to Kangana

illegal Lawyer

KOLKATA FLYOVER CRASH KILLS 14

Kangana Ranaut(Photo IANS)

The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkataon March 31 (Photo IANS)

Teesta Setalvad (centre) (Photo IANS)

Teesta CPI‑M MPs

denied entry intoHyderabad varsity

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

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Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

WORLD TWENTY20

SPORTS 23April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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Houston Indian‑

American Nandita

Bakshi has been

appointed the

President and Chief Executive Officer of

Bank of the West a

unit of French banking

giant BNP Paribas

Bakshi 57 will

replace Michael

Shepherd as Bank of

the Wests next

President and Chief

Executive Officer

(CEO) and is expected

to join the bank as a

CEO‑in‑training on

April 1 and will take the helm officially

on June 1

She earned a bachelors degree in

History at the University of Calcutta anda masters in International Relations and

Affairs at Jadavpur University

I am excited to join Bank of the West

one of Americas most reputable banks

Bank of the West is well positioned in

the US market and I am thrilled at the

prospect of leading an organisation

with such a strong focus on customer

service Bakhshi said in a statement

We are pleased to welcome Nandita

Bakhshi to Bank of the West Her exten‑

sive experience in product and distribu‑

tion coupled with her visionary think‑

ing relentless customer focus and val‑

ues‑driven philosophy

will serve us well in

taking Bank of the

West to greater

heights head of inter‑national retail banking

for BNP Paribas

Stefaan Decraene said

Bank of the Wests

parent company BNP

Paribas is revamping

its US operations to

meet new regulations

I am very pleased

that Nandita Bakhshi

is joining Bank of the

West Her energy

innovative ideas and

proven record of accomplishments are a

great combination with our strong fran‑

chise and corporate culture Shepherd

said Bakhshi previously held severalleadership roles at TD Bank the most

recent being executive vice president

and head of North American direct

channels where she was responsible for

driving innovation in direct and elec‑

tronic channels to improve digital adop‑

tion and provide customers a unified

banking experience

She also held executive positions at

Washington Mutual in Seattle which is

now JP Morgan Chase FleetBoston

which is now Bank of America First

Data Corp Home Savings of America

and Banc One Corp

Washington DC The keynote address for

the 152nd Commencement of the

University of Arizona will be delivered by

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy May

13 The nations leading spokesman for

public health Murthy is a champion of

improving care and building coalitions

having devoted his career to the enhance‑

ment of global public health through edu‑

cation service clinical care and entrepre‑

neurship

Murthy 38 was nominated by President

Barack Obama in November 2013 and

then confirmed as the 19th US surgeongeneral in December 2014 becoming the

first Indian American and the youngest

person to hold the position

Murthy believes that the nations great‑

est asset always has been its people As

surgeon general he has fought to educate

and inspire his fellow Americans around a

key set of priorities mental health and

emotional well‑being healthful eating

active and tobacco‑free living chronic dis‑

ease prevention and the countrys growing

opioid epidemic

Murthy has helped establish several

organizations dedicated to expanding pub‑

lic access nationally and internationally

to quality health care and scientific

information related to personal and public

health and safety He is co‑founder of

VISIONS Worldwide Inc an HIVAIDS edu‑

cation program that operates in the US

and India He also helped establish the

Swasthya project (health and well‑beingin Sanskrit) a community health partner‑

ship that trains women as health providers

and educators working through centers

and villages in rural India Murthy also is

co‑founder of Doctors for America a

Washington DC‑based nonprofit organi‑

zation comprising 16000 physicians and

medical students across the US The

organization advocates for access to

affordable quality health care

Also Murthy co‑founded and chaired

TrialNetworks a software technology com‑

pany that improves research collaboration

and enhances the efficiency of clinical tri‑

als around the world In seven years

Murthy and his team took the company

from conception to an international enter‑

prise that powers dozens of clinical trials

for more than 50000 patients in more

than 75 countries As Americaʼs Doctor

Murthy is responsible for communicating

the most advanced and relevant scientificinformation to the public He oversees the

operations of the US Public Health Service

Commissioned Corps which includes

approximately 6700 uniformed health

officers serving in nearly 800 locations

globally The officers work to promote

protect and advance the health and safety

of the nation and world

8 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo NAT I ONAL COMMUNI TY

New elhi Echoing Prime Minister Narendra

Modis call to bridge the digital divide in

the country a young Indian‑American stu‑

dent has begun on her journey to empower

rural youth in learning computer program‑ming technology in a small yet picturesque

town in Himachal Pradesh Through Pi A La

Code ‑‑ a project that began in 2014 ‑‑

California‑based Sonia Uppal is helping

yo un g ta lent ed mi nd s at th e Sa ra sw at i

Niketan Senior Secondary School in a village

in Kasauli learn computer programming

The experience of using immersive tools

to build software that people loved to learn

with always excited me and I decided to take

computer science to the rural people in

India Uppal told IANS in a telephonic inter‑

view from California

Born and brought up in California she

stumbled upon a $35 computer developed

by Raspberry Pi ‑‑ the makers of tiny and

affordable computers for kids at the BayArea Maker Faire ‑‑ an exhibition showcasing

invention creativity and resourcefulness in

the Silicon Valley The mere sight of the cost‑

efficient Pi computers brightened up her

mind and she initially thought of taking the

Pi device to India ‑‑ to The International

School Bangalore (TISB) in Bengaluru where

she was studying computer science during

the period when her father was transferred

to India

She realised that students at her school did

not need this basic computer device But

what about students in rural India she

thought for whom this simple device can

become a useful learning tool

Thus the Pi A La Code idea took shape Irealised it would be much useful if I take this

Pi device to schools in villages which will

have much more impact Sonia told IANS

In the meantime she raised money to buy

10 Raspberry Pi teaching sets She first

taught herself Python ‑‑ a widely used high‑

level dynamic computer programming lan‑

guage while being selected as a Stanford SHE

fellow ‑‑ a social enterprise that empowers

women to make their mark in the technology

industry Here Uppal met people who

inspired as well as helped her to take up the

noble cause of teaching computer program‑

ming to students in rural India

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy(Image courtesy apaicsorg)

IndianAmerican student helpingbridge Indiaʼs digital divide

Nandita Bakshi named PresidentCEO of Bank of The West

Sonia Uppal(Image twitter)

Photo Credits Nandita Bakshi viaPRnewswirecom

Americas Doctor to address UA graduates

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9April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo U S AFFA I RS

Washington Donald J Trump said on

Tuesday night that he no longer vowed to

support the Republican nominee if it isnʼt

him despite a loyalty pledge that all

Republican primary candidates signed last

year

ldquoNo I donʼt anymorerdquo Mr Trump said at a

town hall forum on CNN when prompted by

the moderator Anderson Cooper ldquoNo weʼll

see who it isrdquo

When Mr Cooper pointed out that Senator

Ted Cruz of Texas Mr Trumpʼs chief rival for

the nomination had walked up to the line but

not crossed it in terms of saying he wouldnʼt

support the nominee Mr Trump replied ldquoHe

doesnʼt have to support merdquo

The senator whose wife Mr Trump

threatened to ldquospill the beansrdquo about after a

ldquosuper PACrdquo formed to stop his candidacy ran

an ad featuring an old photograph of his wife

Melania a former model stopped short of

saying he wouldnʼt support Mr Trump

Instead Mr Cruz said that such a situation

would not come to pass because he will be

the nominee

Gov John Kasich of Ohio was more explicit

saying that if the nominee is someone who ldquois

really hurting the country and dividing the

countryrdquo then he just wasnʼt sure Pressed by

Mr Cooper as to whether he was saying he

thinks that is what Mr Trump is doing Mr

Kasich declined to elaborate

Last September the Republican National

Committee chairman Reince Priebus asked

Mr Trump to sign a loyalty oath at a time

when he left open the possibility of bolting

from the party and running as a third‑party

candidate Mr Trump said he would sign so

long as all of the other candidates did the

same So they all did

But Mr Trump amid intense efforts to

derail his march toward the nomination in a

race in which he has a large lead among dele‑

gates to the Republican National Convention

said at the forum that he did not believe he

was being treated fairly

Washington New Delhi As the news spread

of the FBI hacking into the encrypted Apple

iPhone of one of the terrorists involved in

California shooting a top US security firm

has expressed fears of backdoor approach to

put users security at hackers mercy

In a statement shared with IANS on

Tuesday US software security firm Symantec

Corporation said that while it understands

the concerns expressed by some members of

law enforcement the firm does not support

any initiative that would intentionally weak‑

en security technologies

Putting backdoors or introducing security

vulnerabilities into encryption products

introduces new avenues of attack and

reduces the security of the broader Internet

We are committed to supporting law

enforcement efforts to protect citizens and

organizations online without compromising

the integrity and security of encryption tech‑

nology the firm said

According to media reports a third party

helped the FBI crack the security function

without erasing contents of the iPhone used

by Syed Farook Farook along with his wife

Tashfeen Malik planned and executed the

December 2 2015 shooting that left 14 peo‑

ple killed at San Bernardino California

This case should never have been

brought We will continue to help law

enforcement with their investigations as we

have done all along and we will continue to

increase the security of our products as the

threats and attacks on our data become

more frequent and more sophisticated

Apple said in a statement

This case raised issues which deserve a

national conversation about our civil liber‑

ties and our collective security and privacy

the statement said

From the beginning we objected to the

FBIs demand that Apple build a backdoor

into the iPhone because we believed it was

wrong and would set a dangerous precedent

As a result of the governments dismissal

neither of these occurred it added

Apple believes deeply that people in the US

and around the world deserve data protec‑

tion security and privacy Sacrificing one for

the other only puts people and countries at

greater risk In an earlier report released this

year Symantecs security intel ligence team

had predicted that the opportunities for

cybercriminals to compromise Apple devices

will grow in 2016

Apple devices have experienced a surge in

popularity in recent years This increase in

usage has not gone unnoticed by attackers A

rising number of threat actors have begun

developing specific malware designed to

infect devices running Mac OS X or iOS the

report said

Although the number of threats targeting

Apple operating systems remains quite low

when compared to the companyʼs main com‑

petitors (Windows in the desktop space and

Android in mobile) the amount uncovered

has grown steadily in recent years

In tandem with this the level of Apple‑

related malware infections has spiked par‑

ticularly in the past 18 months the report

predicted Apple users should not be compla‑

cent about security and change their percep‑

tion that Apple devices are free from mal‑

ware ‑‑ this perception opens up opportuni‑

ties for cybercriminals to take advantage of

these users Symantec said

Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook referring to

the ongoing battle with the US government

over encryption to unlock an iPhone reiter‑

ated the companys commitment to protect

its users data and privacy

Addressing a packed auditorium at its

Cupertino California‑based headquarters

Cook said We have a responsibility to help

you protect your data and your privacy We

will not shrink from this responsibility

With the FBI hacking the US Department

of Justice (DOJ) scrapped its request for

Apple Incs assistance to hack into the phone

of a terrorist killer

It is now Apples turn to figure out and for

iPhone users to wonder how secure is the

phone and data on the device

In this scenario top US companies Google

Facebook and Snapchat are also expanding

encryption of user data in their services

While Whatsapp is set to roll out encryp‑

tion for its voice calls in addition to its exist‑

ing privacy features Google is investigating

extra uses for encryption in secure email

Social networking giant Facebook too is

working on to better protect its Messenger

service

Stories IANS

Washington Hillary Clinton felt the

Bern as rival Bernie Sanders swept all

three Democratic presidential nomina‑

tion contests giving the frontrunner a

warning that the race for the partys

nomination is far from over

The self‑styled Democratic Socialistdominated the Pacific Northwest on

Saturday routing Clinton in Washington

state by 723 percent to 275 percent

smoked her in Alaska by 807 percent to

193 percent and won in Hawaii by 706

percent to 292 percent

While Washington had 101 delegates

up for grabs Hawaii and Alaska were rel‑

atively small prizes ‑‑ with just 25 and

16 delegates at stake respectively

As all three states allocate delegates

proportionately Sanders would likely

corner three fourths of them

Sanders called the results of the

Western caucuses a resounding win

and proclaimed his campaign has a path

toward victory

We knew things were going to

improve as we headed West Sanders

said at a jubilant rally before 8000 peo‑ple in Madison Wisconsin ‑‑ a state that

will hold the next major contest in 10

days We have a path toward victory

But as of Saturday evening Clinton was

maintaining a 278‑delegate lead over

Sanders and a 469‑to‑29 advantage

among super delegates party officials

and functionaries who are free to vote

for any candidates

Clinton did not address the results

publicly and tweeted on Saturday We

need serious leadership shouting and

chest‑beating are not a strategy

Washington Despite suspending his

campaign Sen Marco Rubio is attempt‑

ing to keep every delegate he won while

running for President

The unusual move reflects prepara‑

tions for a contested convention this

summer and comes as Donald Trump

backed away from an earlier pledge to

support the Republican partys nominee

if he is treated unfairly after winning

more delegates than his rivals

Rubio aide Alex Burgos told MSNBC

that while the Florida senator is no

longer a candidate he wants to give

voters a chance to stop TrumpWhen presidential candidates suspend

their campaigns typically their delegates

become free to support the candidate of

their own choosing at the convention

Rubio however has quietly been reach‑

ing out to party officials with a different

approach

He is personally asking state parties in

21 states and territories to refrain from

releasing any of the 172 delegates he

won while campaigning this year

MSNBC has learned

Rubio sent a signed letter to the Chair

of the Alaska Republican Party request‑

ing the 5 delegates he won in that state

remain bound to vote for me at the

Republican National Convention in

Cleveland in July

Rubio copied National ChairmanReince Preibus on the letter ‑ and sent

the same request to all 21 states and ter‑

ritories where he won delegates a

source working for Rubio confirmed

Sanders sweep Bernsʼ Clinton

Rubio bid to keep delegates

for contested convention

Donald will not supportnonTrump as GOP

nominee

When CNNsAnderson

Cooper asked allthree candidatesincluding Trump

went back ontheir pledge to

support any can‑didate who was

nominated

Fears over usersʼ security as FBI hacks into terroristʼs iPhone

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Mumba i Calling Jio the worlds

largest start‑up Reliance Industries

chairman Mukesh Ambani said theroll‑out of its 4G services will lift

India from a mobile Internet rank‑

ing of 150th to the top 10 slot But

he did not specify the actual date of

commercial launch

As the world goes digital India

and Indians cannot afford to be left

behind Today India is ranked

around 150th in mobile Internet

rankings out of 230 countries We

have a responsibility To digitally

empower India To end this digital

poverty Ambani said

It is this opportunity to trans‑

form the lives of our 13 billion

Indians that motivated Reliance to

enter and transform the entire digi‑tal ecosystem I have no doubt that

with the launch of Jio Indiaʼs rank

will go up from 150 to among the

top 10 of mobile Internet rankings

in the world

Speaking at the Ficci‑Frames

media and entertainment conclave

here Ambani said Relaince Jio has

four strategies Expand countrys

coverage from 15‑20 percent now

to 70 percent give broadband

speed that is 40‑80 times faster

increase data availability and make

the services affordable

With these four interventions

India will leapfrog to being amongst

the top ten of the Digital revolutionsweeping across the world

Ambani who is betting big on the

latest venture of the refining‑to‑

retail group with an initial invest‑

ment of over Rs150000 crore said

Jio will not be a mere telecom net‑

work but bring to its customers an

entire ecosystem to allow a Digital

Life to the fullest This ecosystem

will comprise devices broadband

network powerful applications and

offerings such as live music sports

live and catchup TV movies and

events he said Jio is not just about

technical brute force It is about

doing things in a smart simple and

secure way Ambani said five mega‑

trends were emerging in the digital

world Shift in communicationsfrom the oral to visual transition

from linear to exponential true con‑

vergence of telecom entertainment

and media abundance of choice in

every sphere and demonstrated

potential transform human lives

The true power of technology is

its ability to make human life better

The future belongs to a creative

empathisers pattern recognisers

meaning makers Because technolo‑

gy changes but humanity evolves

And any transformation is eventual‑

ly about humanity he said

If you are not digital and if you

donʼt have globally competitive dig‑

ital tools and skills you will simply

not survive Youll get disrupted

You will be out‑competed You willbe left behind You will become

irrelevant

New Delhi Suspended Gurdaspur

Superintendent of Police

Salwinder Singh arrived at the

NIA headquarters here to be

questioned by the Joint

Investigation Team from Pakistan

on the Pathankot terror attackSingh his cook Madan Gopal

and friend Rajesh Verma reached

the NIA office where the JIT will

question the three in the pres‑

ence of National Investigation

Agency (NIA) officials informed

sources told IANS

The three were questioned by

the NIA on March 26 in the

national capital and have been liv‑

ing under the agencys supervi‑

sion since then the sources said

Singh has claimed that he

Verma and cook Gopal were

abducted by four or five heavily‑

armed terrorists near Punjabs

Kolia village on January 2The terrorists later attacked the

Pathankot Indian Air Force base

in which seven security personnel

were killed The Pakistani terror‑

ists were later kil led in a

shootout

The Pakistani team is in India to

probe the Pathankot attack

which New Delhi says was mas‑

terminded by Jaish‑e‑Mohammedchief Maulana Masood Azhar

The NIA submitted evidence to

the five‑member Pakistani team

on the terror attack

According to NIA sources the

evidence show that the Pathankot

operation was planned by ele‑

ments in Pakistan

The visiting team comprises

among others Inter ServicesIntell igence (ISI ) off icial Lt

Colonel Tanvir Ahmed and mili‑

tary intell igence officer Lt

Colonel Irfan Mirza

New Delhi Bharatiya Jan ata Par ty (BJ P)

leader Subramanian

Swamy asked the

Delhi High Court to

direct the Uttar

Pradesh police to

probe the role of

Congress leader P

Chidambaram who

was union minister

of state for home at

the time of 1987

Hashimpura mas‑

sacre Swamy told

the division bench

of Justice GS Sistani and Justice

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal thatUttar Pradesh Police should

investigate all aspects in the

case

Its a case of genocide said

Swamy He claimed that accord‑

ing to newspaper reports Uttar

Pradesh government has started

destroying documents relating

to the case

Forty‑two people were killed in

Hashimpura village in Meerut

district of Uttar Pradesh on May

22 1987 when they were

allegedly shot by the Provincial

Armed Constabulary (PAC) per‑

sonnel and their bodies were

thrown into a canalSwamy in his appeal chal‑

lenged the trial courts March 8

2013 decision dis‑missing his plea to

probe the role of

Chidambaram in

the case

The court was

also hearing a

bunch of other

appeals filed by

National Human

R i g h t s

C o m m i s s i o n

(NHRC) the Uttar

Pradesh govern‑

ment as well as

survivors and kin

of the victims against the acquit‑

tal of 16 PAC personnel onMarch 21 last year

The bench asked the Uttar

Pradesh government to file doc‑

uments related to the case as

sought by the NHRC and also to

file reply on the pleas The mat‑

ter has been posted for May 19

During the hearing Swamy

said that there should be court‑

monitored CBI probe into the

case The court however said

that additional application would

unnecessarily delay the case

On March 21 last year a trial

court here gave the benefit of

doubt and acquitted 16 former

PAC personnel saying lack of evidence has failed to establish

their identification

10 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Jio will rank India among top10 nations in digital world

Probe sought intoChidambarams role inHashimpura massacre

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani Union IT Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad Star India CEO Uday Shankar and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy at

ldquoFICCI FRAMES 2016rdquo in Mumbai (Photo IANS)

Washington As leaders from 50

nations began arriving for the

Nuclear Security Summit here the

US said India has a very impor‑tant role to play with respect to

responsible stewardship of

nuclear weapons and nuclear

materials

Meeting in the shadow of

Brussels and Lahore terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and other leaders will over

the next two days discuss how to

prevent terrorists and other non

state actors from gaining access to

nuclear materials and technolo‑

gies

President Barack Obama host‑

ing the fourth and last such gath‑

ering obviously is delighted

that Prime Minister Modi is ableto be in Washington for the

Nuclear Security Summit

Secretary of State John Kerry said

before a meeting Wednesday with

Indian National Security Advisor

Ajit Doval

Doval in turn said India

attached considerable value tothis very very important summit

and Modi is deeply interested in

seeing and ensuring that the safe‑

ty and security of the radioactive

material must be ensured

India has a long record of being

a leader of being responsible

said Kerry And it is particularly

important right now at a time

when we see in the region some

choices being made that may

accelerate possible arms construc‑

tion which we have serious ques‑

tions about

Weve raised them with various

partners in the region So our

hope is that this Nuclear SecuritySummit will contribute to every‑

bodys understanding about our

global responsibilities and choic‑

es Kerry said

EX‑PUNJAB TOP COP TO BE

QUESTIONED BY PAKISTAN JITIndia has important

role in nuclear weaponstewardship US

Suspended Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh (Photo IANS)

P Chidambaram(File photo)

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11April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Hyderabad

Civil rights activist

Teesta Setalvad and two

Communist Party of India‑

Marxist MPs were not allowed to

enter University of Hyderabad

evoking protest from students

The university security person‑

nel stopped Teesta and MPs

from Kerala T Rajesh and

PSampath at the main gate

They were invited by the stu‑

dents groups to address a public

meeting as part of the ongoing

agitation against last weeks

police crackdown and the

demand to remove P Appa Rao

as vice chancellor

Teesta and the two Lok Sabha members

lodged strong protest over the denial of

entry They condemned the curbs imposed

by the university on entry of political lead‑

ers activists and media into the campus

The students who were waiting from on

the campus also rushed to the main gate

and raised slogans against the university

authorities

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice

an umbrella grouping of various students

groups has condemned the universitys

action and called it an attempt to stifle the

movement for justice to Rohith Vemula a

Dalit research scholar who committed sui‑

cide in January

The unrest on the campus began on

January 17 after Rohith one of the five

Dalit students suspended for allegedly

attacking a leader of ABVP committed sui‑

cide This triggered a massive protest by

students who demanded action against

vice chancellor and central minister

Bandaru Dattaetrya who were named in

First Information Report

Appa Rao who went on leave on January

24 resumed charge last week triggering

huge protest The students ransacked the

vice chancellors lodge on March 22 and in

the subsequent police crackdown 25 stu‑dents and two faculty members were

arrested and jailed

They were all released on bail on

March 29

umba i March 31 (IANS)

Responding to reports about

Kangana Ranaut and her sister

being summoned after Hrithik

Roshans complaint the actresss

lawyer said witness summons sent

to the siblings by the police officer

is patently illegal as no woman can

be called to the police station to

record their statements as per

Indian law

No police officer can summon

my client or her sister to any police station to

record their statement as a witness under

Section 160 of CRPC The witness summons

sent to my client and her sister by the police

officer is patently illegal as no woman canever be called to the police station to record

their statements as per the provisions of law

Kanganas advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said in

a statement

According to media reports Mumbai

policeʼs cyber crime police station in Bandra‑

Kurla Complex following Hrithiks FIR sum‑

moned Kangana and her sister The summons

said that both have to appear before the

police and record their statements within a

week

The controversy between the two actors

who were rumored to have been dating in the

past took another ugly turn after they

slapped legal notices against each other

Several reports also suggested that the

cyber police station recently registered an FIRagainst an unknown person for allegedly

impersonation Hrithik by creating a fake

email ID in his name and using it to chat with

the actors fans (which refers to Kangana)

The whole dating saga started

with Kanganas ldquosilly exrdquo comment

to which Hrithik responded by

tweeting There are more chances

of me having had an affair with the

Pope than any of the (Im sure won‑

derful) women the media has been

naming

Kanganas lawyer said ldquoMy client

who is shown to be a victim as per

the claims of Hrithik has herself

willingly expressed her desire to

cooperate with the officers in accordance to

the provisions of law as well as in her reply

to the summons she has duly reserved her

rights to file an appropriate criminal com‑

plaint against Hrithik and his associates forhacking two of her email accounts which

includes the email from which Hrithik admit‑

tedly claims to have personally received

about 1439 emails from my client on his cor‑

rect email id as well the email from which my

client was communicating with the alleged

imposter

ldquoThe crux of the matter is simple Hrithik

had admittedly full knowledge of the so‑called

imposter in the month of May in 2014

However he did not wish to take any action

against the so‑called imposter for good seven

months nor did he as a responsible citizen

then bother to take the required details of the

imposter from my client during those seven

months the lawyer said

Thereafter sometime in December 2014Hrithik filed an informal complaint with the

cyber cell with full knowledge that no investi‑

gation shall be carried out by the police on an

informal complaintrdquo

Kolkata

Fourteen people were killed when a

flyover under construction crashed in a

crowded market area here on Thursday

crushing scores of unsuspecting people and

vehicles police and witnesses said

West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who rushed to Kolkata after can‑

celling election rallies in West Midnapore

district said 70 others had been injured in

the ghastly disaster which occurred around

1230 pm

A National Disaster Response Force

(NDRF) official put the number of injured at

around 100

Hundreds of locals were the first to reach

the site at Posta area in the citys northern

part to see how best they could rescue those

buried in the heaps of debris before official

rescue workers and police joined them

The army too deployed dozens of medical

teams and engineers Police and military

ambulances raced to the site and transport‑

ed the badly injured as as well as nearlydying to hospitals

The soldiers are using specialized equip‑

ment to rescue those trapped under tonnes

of steel and concrete a defence ministry

spokesman said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed

shock over the tragedy My thoughts are

with the families of those who lost their

lives he tweeted May the injured recover

at the earliest

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he had

spoken to NDRF Director General OP Singh

to coordinate relief work

A police officer at the site said he saw 10

to 12 people being taken out from the

debris but was not sure if they were alive

The accident spot represented a horrific

site Body parts were strewn in the debris

Blood was splattered on the streets

A video of the disaster showed the

Vivekananda Flyover ‑ whose foundation

was laid in 2008 and where work began in

February 2009 ‑ suddenly crashing with a

roar giving no time for anyone under it to

escape

There was a sudden thundering noise as

the flyover crashed a witness said He said

he saw the flyover collapse over taxis auto‑

rickshaws and other vehicles besides people

who were walking under it

Among the vehicles which were caught up

in the disaster were a mini bus two taxis

and three auto‑rickshawsMore than 100 people must have been

(buried) beneath it It is a huge loss the

witness said

With the collapsed flyover covering the

entire road rescue operations were badly

hampered as cranes found it difficult to

reach the spot Later people formed human

chains to regulate the flow of soldiers

The chief minister announced a compen‑

sation of Rs5 lakh to the families of the

dead Rs2 lakh each for the critically injured

and Rs1 lakh for those who suffered minor

injuries

The long‑delayed 25‑km flyover was

expected to tackle congestion in Burra Bazar

area ‑ the location of one of the largest

wholesale markets in Asia ‑ up to theHowrah station the gateway to the city

It was scheduled to be ready in 2012 but

land acquisition issues delayed its comple‑

tion The implementing agency too ran into

financial troubles

The state government has opened an

Emergency Operations Centre which is

functioning at the state secretariat The con‑

tact number is 1070

Summons to Kangana

illegal Lawyer

KOLKATA FLYOVER CRASH KILLS 14

Kangana Ranaut(Photo IANS)

The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkataon March 31 (Photo IANS)

Teesta Setalvad (centre) (Photo IANS)

Teesta CPI‑M MPs

denied entry intoHyderabad varsity

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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Houston Indian‑

American Nandita

Bakshi has been

appointed the

President and Chief Executive Officer of

Bank of the West a

unit of French banking

giant BNP Paribas

Bakshi 57 will

replace Michael

Shepherd as Bank of

the Wests next

President and Chief

Executive Officer

(CEO) and is expected

to join the bank as a

CEO‑in‑training on

April 1 and will take the helm officially

on June 1

She earned a bachelors degree in

History at the University of Calcutta anda masters in International Relations and

Affairs at Jadavpur University

I am excited to join Bank of the West

one of Americas most reputable banks

Bank of the West is well positioned in

the US market and I am thrilled at the

prospect of leading an organisation

with such a strong focus on customer

service Bakhshi said in a statement

We are pleased to welcome Nandita

Bakhshi to Bank of the West Her exten‑

sive experience in product and distribu‑

tion coupled with her visionary think‑

ing relentless customer focus and val‑

ues‑driven philosophy

will serve us well in

taking Bank of the

West to greater

heights head of inter‑national retail banking

for BNP Paribas

Stefaan Decraene said

Bank of the Wests

parent company BNP

Paribas is revamping

its US operations to

meet new regulations

I am very pleased

that Nandita Bakhshi

is joining Bank of the

West Her energy

innovative ideas and

proven record of accomplishments are a

great combination with our strong fran‑

chise and corporate culture Shepherd

said Bakhshi previously held severalleadership roles at TD Bank the most

recent being executive vice president

and head of North American direct

channels where she was responsible for

driving innovation in direct and elec‑

tronic channels to improve digital adop‑

tion and provide customers a unified

banking experience

She also held executive positions at

Washington Mutual in Seattle which is

now JP Morgan Chase FleetBoston

which is now Bank of America First

Data Corp Home Savings of America

and Banc One Corp

Washington DC The keynote address for

the 152nd Commencement of the

University of Arizona will be delivered by

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy May

13 The nations leading spokesman for

public health Murthy is a champion of

improving care and building coalitions

having devoted his career to the enhance‑

ment of global public health through edu‑

cation service clinical care and entrepre‑

neurship

Murthy 38 was nominated by President

Barack Obama in November 2013 and

then confirmed as the 19th US surgeongeneral in December 2014 becoming the

first Indian American and the youngest

person to hold the position

Murthy believes that the nations great‑

est asset always has been its people As

surgeon general he has fought to educate

and inspire his fellow Americans around a

key set of priorities mental health and

emotional well‑being healthful eating

active and tobacco‑free living chronic dis‑

ease prevention and the countrys growing

opioid epidemic

Murthy has helped establish several

organizations dedicated to expanding pub‑

lic access nationally and internationally

to quality health care and scientific

information related to personal and public

health and safety He is co‑founder of

VISIONS Worldwide Inc an HIVAIDS edu‑

cation program that operates in the US

and India He also helped establish the

Swasthya project (health and well‑beingin Sanskrit) a community health partner‑

ship that trains women as health providers

and educators working through centers

and villages in rural India Murthy also is

co‑founder of Doctors for America a

Washington DC‑based nonprofit organi‑

zation comprising 16000 physicians and

medical students across the US The

organization advocates for access to

affordable quality health care

Also Murthy co‑founded and chaired

TrialNetworks a software technology com‑

pany that improves research collaboration

and enhances the efficiency of clinical tri‑

als around the world In seven years

Murthy and his team took the company

from conception to an international enter‑

prise that powers dozens of clinical trials

for more than 50000 patients in more

than 75 countries As Americaʼs Doctor

Murthy is responsible for communicating

the most advanced and relevant scientificinformation to the public He oversees the

operations of the US Public Health Service

Commissioned Corps which includes

approximately 6700 uniformed health

officers serving in nearly 800 locations

globally The officers work to promote

protect and advance the health and safety

of the nation and world

8 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo NAT I ONAL COMMUNI TY

New elhi Echoing Prime Minister Narendra

Modis call to bridge the digital divide in

the country a young Indian‑American stu‑

dent has begun on her journey to empower

rural youth in learning computer program‑ming technology in a small yet picturesque

town in Himachal Pradesh Through Pi A La

Code ‑‑ a project that began in 2014 ‑‑

California‑based Sonia Uppal is helping

yo un g ta lent ed mi nd s at th e Sa ra sw at i

Niketan Senior Secondary School in a village

in Kasauli learn computer programming

The experience of using immersive tools

to build software that people loved to learn

with always excited me and I decided to take

computer science to the rural people in

India Uppal told IANS in a telephonic inter‑

view from California

Born and brought up in California she

stumbled upon a $35 computer developed

by Raspberry Pi ‑‑ the makers of tiny and

affordable computers for kids at the BayArea Maker Faire ‑‑ an exhibition showcasing

invention creativity and resourcefulness in

the Silicon Valley The mere sight of the cost‑

efficient Pi computers brightened up her

mind and she initially thought of taking the

Pi device to India ‑‑ to The International

School Bangalore (TISB) in Bengaluru where

she was studying computer science during

the period when her father was transferred

to India

She realised that students at her school did

not need this basic computer device But

what about students in rural India she

thought for whom this simple device can

become a useful learning tool

Thus the Pi A La Code idea took shape Irealised it would be much useful if I take this

Pi device to schools in villages which will

have much more impact Sonia told IANS

In the meantime she raised money to buy

10 Raspberry Pi teaching sets She first

taught herself Python ‑‑ a widely used high‑

level dynamic computer programming lan‑

guage while being selected as a Stanford SHE

fellow ‑‑ a social enterprise that empowers

women to make their mark in the technology

industry Here Uppal met people who

inspired as well as helped her to take up the

noble cause of teaching computer program‑

ming to students in rural India

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy(Image courtesy apaicsorg)

IndianAmerican student helpingbridge Indiaʼs digital divide

Nandita Bakshi named PresidentCEO of Bank of The West

Sonia Uppal(Image twitter)

Photo Credits Nandita Bakshi viaPRnewswirecom

Americas Doctor to address UA graduates

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9April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo U S AFFA I RS

Washington Donald J Trump said on

Tuesday night that he no longer vowed to

support the Republican nominee if it isnʼt

him despite a loyalty pledge that all

Republican primary candidates signed last

year

ldquoNo I donʼt anymorerdquo Mr Trump said at a

town hall forum on CNN when prompted by

the moderator Anderson Cooper ldquoNo weʼll

see who it isrdquo

When Mr Cooper pointed out that Senator

Ted Cruz of Texas Mr Trumpʼs chief rival for

the nomination had walked up to the line but

not crossed it in terms of saying he wouldnʼt

support the nominee Mr Trump replied ldquoHe

doesnʼt have to support merdquo

The senator whose wife Mr Trump

threatened to ldquospill the beansrdquo about after a

ldquosuper PACrdquo formed to stop his candidacy ran

an ad featuring an old photograph of his wife

Melania a former model stopped short of

saying he wouldnʼt support Mr Trump

Instead Mr Cruz said that such a situation

would not come to pass because he will be

the nominee

Gov John Kasich of Ohio was more explicit

saying that if the nominee is someone who ldquois

really hurting the country and dividing the

countryrdquo then he just wasnʼt sure Pressed by

Mr Cooper as to whether he was saying he

thinks that is what Mr Trump is doing Mr

Kasich declined to elaborate

Last September the Republican National

Committee chairman Reince Priebus asked

Mr Trump to sign a loyalty oath at a time

when he left open the possibility of bolting

from the party and running as a third‑party

candidate Mr Trump said he would sign so

long as all of the other candidates did the

same So they all did

But Mr Trump amid intense efforts to

derail his march toward the nomination in a

race in which he has a large lead among dele‑

gates to the Republican National Convention

said at the forum that he did not believe he

was being treated fairly

Washington New Delhi As the news spread

of the FBI hacking into the encrypted Apple

iPhone of one of the terrorists involved in

California shooting a top US security firm

has expressed fears of backdoor approach to

put users security at hackers mercy

In a statement shared with IANS on

Tuesday US software security firm Symantec

Corporation said that while it understands

the concerns expressed by some members of

law enforcement the firm does not support

any initiative that would intentionally weak‑

en security technologies

Putting backdoors or introducing security

vulnerabilities into encryption products

introduces new avenues of attack and

reduces the security of the broader Internet

We are committed to supporting law

enforcement efforts to protect citizens and

organizations online without compromising

the integrity and security of encryption tech‑

nology the firm said

According to media reports a third party

helped the FBI crack the security function

without erasing contents of the iPhone used

by Syed Farook Farook along with his wife

Tashfeen Malik planned and executed the

December 2 2015 shooting that left 14 peo‑

ple killed at San Bernardino California

This case should never have been

brought We will continue to help law

enforcement with their investigations as we

have done all along and we will continue to

increase the security of our products as the

threats and attacks on our data become

more frequent and more sophisticated

Apple said in a statement

This case raised issues which deserve a

national conversation about our civil liber‑

ties and our collective security and privacy

the statement said

From the beginning we objected to the

FBIs demand that Apple build a backdoor

into the iPhone because we believed it was

wrong and would set a dangerous precedent

As a result of the governments dismissal

neither of these occurred it added

Apple believes deeply that people in the US

and around the world deserve data protec‑

tion security and privacy Sacrificing one for

the other only puts people and countries at

greater risk In an earlier report released this

year Symantecs security intel ligence team

had predicted that the opportunities for

cybercriminals to compromise Apple devices

will grow in 2016

Apple devices have experienced a surge in

popularity in recent years This increase in

usage has not gone unnoticed by attackers A

rising number of threat actors have begun

developing specific malware designed to

infect devices running Mac OS X or iOS the

report said

Although the number of threats targeting

Apple operating systems remains quite low

when compared to the companyʼs main com‑

petitors (Windows in the desktop space and

Android in mobile) the amount uncovered

has grown steadily in recent years

In tandem with this the level of Apple‑

related malware infections has spiked par‑

ticularly in the past 18 months the report

predicted Apple users should not be compla‑

cent about security and change their percep‑

tion that Apple devices are free from mal‑

ware ‑‑ this perception opens up opportuni‑

ties for cybercriminals to take advantage of

these users Symantec said

Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook referring to

the ongoing battle with the US government

over encryption to unlock an iPhone reiter‑

ated the companys commitment to protect

its users data and privacy

Addressing a packed auditorium at its

Cupertino California‑based headquarters

Cook said We have a responsibility to help

you protect your data and your privacy We

will not shrink from this responsibility

With the FBI hacking the US Department

of Justice (DOJ) scrapped its request for

Apple Incs assistance to hack into the phone

of a terrorist killer

It is now Apples turn to figure out and for

iPhone users to wonder how secure is the

phone and data on the device

In this scenario top US companies Google

Facebook and Snapchat are also expanding

encryption of user data in their services

While Whatsapp is set to roll out encryp‑

tion for its voice calls in addition to its exist‑

ing privacy features Google is investigating

extra uses for encryption in secure email

Social networking giant Facebook too is

working on to better protect its Messenger

service

Stories IANS

Washington Hillary Clinton felt the

Bern as rival Bernie Sanders swept all

three Democratic presidential nomina‑

tion contests giving the frontrunner a

warning that the race for the partys

nomination is far from over

The self‑styled Democratic Socialistdominated the Pacific Northwest on

Saturday routing Clinton in Washington

state by 723 percent to 275 percent

smoked her in Alaska by 807 percent to

193 percent and won in Hawaii by 706

percent to 292 percent

While Washington had 101 delegates

up for grabs Hawaii and Alaska were rel‑

atively small prizes ‑‑ with just 25 and

16 delegates at stake respectively

As all three states allocate delegates

proportionately Sanders would likely

corner three fourths of them

Sanders called the results of the

Western caucuses a resounding win

and proclaimed his campaign has a path

toward victory

We knew things were going to

improve as we headed West Sanders

said at a jubilant rally before 8000 peo‑ple in Madison Wisconsin ‑‑ a state that

will hold the next major contest in 10

days We have a path toward victory

But as of Saturday evening Clinton was

maintaining a 278‑delegate lead over

Sanders and a 469‑to‑29 advantage

among super delegates party officials

and functionaries who are free to vote

for any candidates

Clinton did not address the results

publicly and tweeted on Saturday We

need serious leadership shouting and

chest‑beating are not a strategy

Washington Despite suspending his

campaign Sen Marco Rubio is attempt‑

ing to keep every delegate he won while

running for President

The unusual move reflects prepara‑

tions for a contested convention this

summer and comes as Donald Trump

backed away from an earlier pledge to

support the Republican partys nominee

if he is treated unfairly after winning

more delegates than his rivals

Rubio aide Alex Burgos told MSNBC

that while the Florida senator is no

longer a candidate he wants to give

voters a chance to stop TrumpWhen presidential candidates suspend

their campaigns typically their delegates

become free to support the candidate of

their own choosing at the convention

Rubio however has quietly been reach‑

ing out to party officials with a different

approach

He is personally asking state parties in

21 states and territories to refrain from

releasing any of the 172 delegates he

won while campaigning this year

MSNBC has learned

Rubio sent a signed letter to the Chair

of the Alaska Republican Party request‑

ing the 5 delegates he won in that state

remain bound to vote for me at the

Republican National Convention in

Cleveland in July

Rubio copied National ChairmanReince Preibus on the letter ‑ and sent

the same request to all 21 states and ter‑

ritories where he won delegates a

source working for Rubio confirmed

Sanders sweep Bernsʼ Clinton

Rubio bid to keep delegates

for contested convention

Donald will not supportnonTrump as GOP

nominee

When CNNsAnderson

Cooper asked allthree candidatesincluding Trump

went back ontheir pledge to

support any can‑didate who was

nominated

Fears over usersʼ security as FBI hacks into terroristʼs iPhone

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Mumba i Calling Jio the worlds

largest start‑up Reliance Industries

chairman Mukesh Ambani said theroll‑out of its 4G services will lift

India from a mobile Internet rank‑

ing of 150th to the top 10 slot But

he did not specify the actual date of

commercial launch

As the world goes digital India

and Indians cannot afford to be left

behind Today India is ranked

around 150th in mobile Internet

rankings out of 230 countries We

have a responsibility To digitally

empower India To end this digital

poverty Ambani said

It is this opportunity to trans‑

form the lives of our 13 billion

Indians that motivated Reliance to

enter and transform the entire digi‑tal ecosystem I have no doubt that

with the launch of Jio Indiaʼs rank

will go up from 150 to among the

top 10 of mobile Internet rankings

in the world

Speaking at the Ficci‑Frames

media and entertainment conclave

here Ambani said Relaince Jio has

four strategies Expand countrys

coverage from 15‑20 percent now

to 70 percent give broadband

speed that is 40‑80 times faster

increase data availability and make

the services affordable

With these four interventions

India will leapfrog to being amongst

the top ten of the Digital revolutionsweeping across the world

Ambani who is betting big on the

latest venture of the refining‑to‑

retail group with an initial invest‑

ment of over Rs150000 crore said

Jio will not be a mere telecom net‑

work but bring to its customers an

entire ecosystem to allow a Digital

Life to the fullest This ecosystem

will comprise devices broadband

network powerful applications and

offerings such as live music sports

live and catchup TV movies and

events he said Jio is not just about

technical brute force It is about

doing things in a smart simple and

secure way Ambani said five mega‑

trends were emerging in the digital

world Shift in communicationsfrom the oral to visual transition

from linear to exponential true con‑

vergence of telecom entertainment

and media abundance of choice in

every sphere and demonstrated

potential transform human lives

The true power of technology is

its ability to make human life better

The future belongs to a creative

empathisers pattern recognisers

meaning makers Because technolo‑

gy changes but humanity evolves

And any transformation is eventual‑

ly about humanity he said

If you are not digital and if you

donʼt have globally competitive dig‑

ital tools and skills you will simply

not survive Youll get disrupted

You will be out‑competed You willbe left behind You will become

irrelevant

New Delhi Suspended Gurdaspur

Superintendent of Police

Salwinder Singh arrived at the

NIA headquarters here to be

questioned by the Joint

Investigation Team from Pakistan

on the Pathankot terror attackSingh his cook Madan Gopal

and friend Rajesh Verma reached

the NIA office where the JIT will

question the three in the pres‑

ence of National Investigation

Agency (NIA) officials informed

sources told IANS

The three were questioned by

the NIA on March 26 in the

national capital and have been liv‑

ing under the agencys supervi‑

sion since then the sources said

Singh has claimed that he

Verma and cook Gopal were

abducted by four or five heavily‑

armed terrorists near Punjabs

Kolia village on January 2The terrorists later attacked the

Pathankot Indian Air Force base

in which seven security personnel

were killed The Pakistani terror‑

ists were later kil led in a

shootout

The Pakistani team is in India to

probe the Pathankot attack

which New Delhi says was mas‑

terminded by Jaish‑e‑Mohammedchief Maulana Masood Azhar

The NIA submitted evidence to

the five‑member Pakistani team

on the terror attack

According to NIA sources the

evidence show that the Pathankot

operation was planned by ele‑

ments in Pakistan

The visiting team comprises

among others Inter ServicesIntell igence (ISI ) off icial Lt

Colonel Tanvir Ahmed and mili‑

tary intell igence officer Lt

Colonel Irfan Mirza

New Delhi Bharatiya Jan ata Par ty (BJ P)

leader Subramanian

Swamy asked the

Delhi High Court to

direct the Uttar

Pradesh police to

probe the role of

Congress leader P

Chidambaram who

was union minister

of state for home at

the time of 1987

Hashimpura mas‑

sacre Swamy told

the division bench

of Justice GS Sistani and Justice

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal thatUttar Pradesh Police should

investigate all aspects in the

case

Its a case of genocide said

Swamy He claimed that accord‑

ing to newspaper reports Uttar

Pradesh government has started

destroying documents relating

to the case

Forty‑two people were killed in

Hashimpura village in Meerut

district of Uttar Pradesh on May

22 1987 when they were

allegedly shot by the Provincial

Armed Constabulary (PAC) per‑

sonnel and their bodies were

thrown into a canalSwamy in his appeal chal‑

lenged the trial courts March 8

2013 decision dis‑missing his plea to

probe the role of

Chidambaram in

the case

The court was

also hearing a

bunch of other

appeals filed by

National Human

R i g h t s

C o m m i s s i o n

(NHRC) the Uttar

Pradesh govern‑

ment as well as

survivors and kin

of the victims against the acquit‑

tal of 16 PAC personnel onMarch 21 last year

The bench asked the Uttar

Pradesh government to file doc‑

uments related to the case as

sought by the NHRC and also to

file reply on the pleas The mat‑

ter has been posted for May 19

During the hearing Swamy

said that there should be court‑

monitored CBI probe into the

case The court however said

that additional application would

unnecessarily delay the case

On March 21 last year a trial

court here gave the benefit of

doubt and acquitted 16 former

PAC personnel saying lack of evidence has failed to establish

their identification

10 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Jio will rank India among top10 nations in digital world

Probe sought intoChidambarams role inHashimpura massacre

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani Union IT Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad Star India CEO Uday Shankar and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy at

ldquoFICCI FRAMES 2016rdquo in Mumbai (Photo IANS)

Washington As leaders from 50

nations began arriving for the

Nuclear Security Summit here the

US said India has a very impor‑tant role to play with respect to

responsible stewardship of

nuclear weapons and nuclear

materials

Meeting in the shadow of

Brussels and Lahore terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and other leaders will over

the next two days discuss how to

prevent terrorists and other non

state actors from gaining access to

nuclear materials and technolo‑

gies

President Barack Obama host‑

ing the fourth and last such gath‑

ering obviously is delighted

that Prime Minister Modi is ableto be in Washington for the

Nuclear Security Summit

Secretary of State John Kerry said

before a meeting Wednesday with

Indian National Security Advisor

Ajit Doval

Doval in turn said India

attached considerable value tothis very very important summit

and Modi is deeply interested in

seeing and ensuring that the safe‑

ty and security of the radioactive

material must be ensured

India has a long record of being

a leader of being responsible

said Kerry And it is particularly

important right now at a time

when we see in the region some

choices being made that may

accelerate possible arms construc‑

tion which we have serious ques‑

tions about

Weve raised them with various

partners in the region So our

hope is that this Nuclear SecuritySummit will contribute to every‑

bodys understanding about our

global responsibilities and choic‑

es Kerry said

EX‑PUNJAB TOP COP TO BE

QUESTIONED BY PAKISTAN JITIndia has important

role in nuclear weaponstewardship US

Suspended Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh (Photo IANS)

P Chidambaram(File photo)

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11April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Hyderabad

Civil rights activist

Teesta Setalvad and two

Communist Party of India‑

Marxist MPs were not allowed to

enter University of Hyderabad

evoking protest from students

The university security person‑

nel stopped Teesta and MPs

from Kerala T Rajesh and

PSampath at the main gate

They were invited by the stu‑

dents groups to address a public

meeting as part of the ongoing

agitation against last weeks

police crackdown and the

demand to remove P Appa Rao

as vice chancellor

Teesta and the two Lok Sabha members

lodged strong protest over the denial of

entry They condemned the curbs imposed

by the university on entry of political lead‑

ers activists and media into the campus

The students who were waiting from on

the campus also rushed to the main gate

and raised slogans against the university

authorities

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice

an umbrella grouping of various students

groups has condemned the universitys

action and called it an attempt to stifle the

movement for justice to Rohith Vemula a

Dalit research scholar who committed sui‑

cide in January

The unrest on the campus began on

January 17 after Rohith one of the five

Dalit students suspended for allegedly

attacking a leader of ABVP committed sui‑

cide This triggered a massive protest by

students who demanded action against

vice chancellor and central minister

Bandaru Dattaetrya who were named in

First Information Report

Appa Rao who went on leave on January

24 resumed charge last week triggering

huge protest The students ransacked the

vice chancellors lodge on March 22 and in

the subsequent police crackdown 25 stu‑dents and two faculty members were

arrested and jailed

They were all released on bail on

March 29

umba i March 31 (IANS)

Responding to reports about

Kangana Ranaut and her sister

being summoned after Hrithik

Roshans complaint the actresss

lawyer said witness summons sent

to the siblings by the police officer

is patently illegal as no woman can

be called to the police station to

record their statements as per

Indian law

No police officer can summon

my client or her sister to any police station to

record their statement as a witness under

Section 160 of CRPC The witness summons

sent to my client and her sister by the police

officer is patently illegal as no woman canever be called to the police station to record

their statements as per the provisions of law

Kanganas advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said in

a statement

According to media reports Mumbai

policeʼs cyber crime police station in Bandra‑

Kurla Complex following Hrithiks FIR sum‑

moned Kangana and her sister The summons

said that both have to appear before the

police and record their statements within a

week

The controversy between the two actors

who were rumored to have been dating in the

past took another ugly turn after they

slapped legal notices against each other

Several reports also suggested that the

cyber police station recently registered an FIRagainst an unknown person for allegedly

impersonation Hrithik by creating a fake

email ID in his name and using it to chat with

the actors fans (which refers to Kangana)

The whole dating saga started

with Kanganas ldquosilly exrdquo comment

to which Hrithik responded by

tweeting There are more chances

of me having had an affair with the

Pope than any of the (Im sure won‑

derful) women the media has been

naming

Kanganas lawyer said ldquoMy client

who is shown to be a victim as per

the claims of Hrithik has herself

willingly expressed her desire to

cooperate with the officers in accordance to

the provisions of law as well as in her reply

to the summons she has duly reserved her

rights to file an appropriate criminal com‑

plaint against Hrithik and his associates forhacking two of her email accounts which

includes the email from which Hrithik admit‑

tedly claims to have personally received

about 1439 emails from my client on his cor‑

rect email id as well the email from which my

client was communicating with the alleged

imposter

ldquoThe crux of the matter is simple Hrithik

had admittedly full knowledge of the so‑called

imposter in the month of May in 2014

However he did not wish to take any action

against the so‑called imposter for good seven

months nor did he as a responsible citizen

then bother to take the required details of the

imposter from my client during those seven

months the lawyer said

Thereafter sometime in December 2014Hrithik filed an informal complaint with the

cyber cell with full knowledge that no investi‑

gation shall be carried out by the police on an

informal complaintrdquo

Kolkata

Fourteen people were killed when a

flyover under construction crashed in a

crowded market area here on Thursday

crushing scores of unsuspecting people and

vehicles police and witnesses said

West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who rushed to Kolkata after can‑

celling election rallies in West Midnapore

district said 70 others had been injured in

the ghastly disaster which occurred around

1230 pm

A National Disaster Response Force

(NDRF) official put the number of injured at

around 100

Hundreds of locals were the first to reach

the site at Posta area in the citys northern

part to see how best they could rescue those

buried in the heaps of debris before official

rescue workers and police joined them

The army too deployed dozens of medical

teams and engineers Police and military

ambulances raced to the site and transport‑

ed the badly injured as as well as nearlydying to hospitals

The soldiers are using specialized equip‑

ment to rescue those trapped under tonnes

of steel and concrete a defence ministry

spokesman said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed

shock over the tragedy My thoughts are

with the families of those who lost their

lives he tweeted May the injured recover

at the earliest

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he had

spoken to NDRF Director General OP Singh

to coordinate relief work

A police officer at the site said he saw 10

to 12 people being taken out from the

debris but was not sure if they were alive

The accident spot represented a horrific

site Body parts were strewn in the debris

Blood was splattered on the streets

A video of the disaster showed the

Vivekananda Flyover ‑ whose foundation

was laid in 2008 and where work began in

February 2009 ‑ suddenly crashing with a

roar giving no time for anyone under it to

escape

There was a sudden thundering noise as

the flyover crashed a witness said He said

he saw the flyover collapse over taxis auto‑

rickshaws and other vehicles besides people

who were walking under it

Among the vehicles which were caught up

in the disaster were a mini bus two taxis

and three auto‑rickshawsMore than 100 people must have been

(buried) beneath it It is a huge loss the

witness said

With the collapsed flyover covering the

entire road rescue operations were badly

hampered as cranes found it difficult to

reach the spot Later people formed human

chains to regulate the flow of soldiers

The chief minister announced a compen‑

sation of Rs5 lakh to the families of the

dead Rs2 lakh each for the critically injured

and Rs1 lakh for those who suffered minor

injuries

The long‑delayed 25‑km flyover was

expected to tackle congestion in Burra Bazar

area ‑ the location of one of the largest

wholesale markets in Asia ‑ up to theHowrah station the gateway to the city

It was scheduled to be ready in 2012 but

land acquisition issues delayed its comple‑

tion The implementing agency too ran into

financial troubles

The state government has opened an

Emergency Operations Centre which is

functioning at the state secretariat The con‑

tact number is 1070

Summons to Kangana

illegal Lawyer

KOLKATA FLYOVER CRASH KILLS 14

Kangana Ranaut(Photo IANS)

The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkataon March 31 (Photo IANS)

Teesta Setalvad (centre) (Photo IANS)

Teesta CPI‑M MPs

denied entry intoHyderabad varsity

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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I NTERNAT IONAL 21April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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9April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo U S AFFA I RS

Washington Donald J Trump said on

Tuesday night that he no longer vowed to

support the Republican nominee if it isnʼt

him despite a loyalty pledge that all

Republican primary candidates signed last

year

ldquoNo I donʼt anymorerdquo Mr Trump said at a

town hall forum on CNN when prompted by

the moderator Anderson Cooper ldquoNo weʼll

see who it isrdquo

When Mr Cooper pointed out that Senator

Ted Cruz of Texas Mr Trumpʼs chief rival for

the nomination had walked up to the line but

not crossed it in terms of saying he wouldnʼt

support the nominee Mr Trump replied ldquoHe

doesnʼt have to support merdquo

The senator whose wife Mr Trump

threatened to ldquospill the beansrdquo about after a

ldquosuper PACrdquo formed to stop his candidacy ran

an ad featuring an old photograph of his wife

Melania a former model stopped short of

saying he wouldnʼt support Mr Trump

Instead Mr Cruz said that such a situation

would not come to pass because he will be

the nominee

Gov John Kasich of Ohio was more explicit

saying that if the nominee is someone who ldquois

really hurting the country and dividing the

countryrdquo then he just wasnʼt sure Pressed by

Mr Cooper as to whether he was saying he

thinks that is what Mr Trump is doing Mr

Kasich declined to elaborate

Last September the Republican National

Committee chairman Reince Priebus asked

Mr Trump to sign a loyalty oath at a time

when he left open the possibility of bolting

from the party and running as a third‑party

candidate Mr Trump said he would sign so

long as all of the other candidates did the

same So they all did

But Mr Trump amid intense efforts to

derail his march toward the nomination in a

race in which he has a large lead among dele‑

gates to the Republican National Convention

said at the forum that he did not believe he

was being treated fairly

Washington New Delhi As the news spread

of the FBI hacking into the encrypted Apple

iPhone of one of the terrorists involved in

California shooting a top US security firm

has expressed fears of backdoor approach to

put users security at hackers mercy

In a statement shared with IANS on

Tuesday US software security firm Symantec

Corporation said that while it understands

the concerns expressed by some members of

law enforcement the firm does not support

any initiative that would intentionally weak‑

en security technologies

Putting backdoors or introducing security

vulnerabilities into encryption products

introduces new avenues of attack and

reduces the security of the broader Internet

We are committed to supporting law

enforcement efforts to protect citizens and

organizations online without compromising

the integrity and security of encryption tech‑

nology the firm said

According to media reports a third party

helped the FBI crack the security function

without erasing contents of the iPhone used

by Syed Farook Farook along with his wife

Tashfeen Malik planned and executed the

December 2 2015 shooting that left 14 peo‑

ple killed at San Bernardino California

This case should never have been

brought We will continue to help law

enforcement with their investigations as we

have done all along and we will continue to

increase the security of our products as the

threats and attacks on our data become

more frequent and more sophisticated

Apple said in a statement

This case raised issues which deserve a

national conversation about our civil liber‑

ties and our collective security and privacy

the statement said

From the beginning we objected to the

FBIs demand that Apple build a backdoor

into the iPhone because we believed it was

wrong and would set a dangerous precedent

As a result of the governments dismissal

neither of these occurred it added

Apple believes deeply that people in the US

and around the world deserve data protec‑

tion security and privacy Sacrificing one for

the other only puts people and countries at

greater risk In an earlier report released this

year Symantecs security intel ligence team

had predicted that the opportunities for

cybercriminals to compromise Apple devices

will grow in 2016

Apple devices have experienced a surge in

popularity in recent years This increase in

usage has not gone unnoticed by attackers A

rising number of threat actors have begun

developing specific malware designed to

infect devices running Mac OS X or iOS the

report said

Although the number of threats targeting

Apple operating systems remains quite low

when compared to the companyʼs main com‑

petitors (Windows in the desktop space and

Android in mobile) the amount uncovered

has grown steadily in recent years

In tandem with this the level of Apple‑

related malware infections has spiked par‑

ticularly in the past 18 months the report

predicted Apple users should not be compla‑

cent about security and change their percep‑

tion that Apple devices are free from mal‑

ware ‑‑ this perception opens up opportuni‑

ties for cybercriminals to take advantage of

these users Symantec said

Recently Apple CEO Tim Cook referring to

the ongoing battle with the US government

over encryption to unlock an iPhone reiter‑

ated the companys commitment to protect

its users data and privacy

Addressing a packed auditorium at its

Cupertino California‑based headquarters

Cook said We have a responsibility to help

you protect your data and your privacy We

will not shrink from this responsibility

With the FBI hacking the US Department

of Justice (DOJ) scrapped its request for

Apple Incs assistance to hack into the phone

of a terrorist killer

It is now Apples turn to figure out and for

iPhone users to wonder how secure is the

phone and data on the device

In this scenario top US companies Google

Facebook and Snapchat are also expanding

encryption of user data in their services

While Whatsapp is set to roll out encryp‑

tion for its voice calls in addition to its exist‑

ing privacy features Google is investigating

extra uses for encryption in secure email

Social networking giant Facebook too is

working on to better protect its Messenger

service

Stories IANS

Washington Hillary Clinton felt the

Bern as rival Bernie Sanders swept all

three Democratic presidential nomina‑

tion contests giving the frontrunner a

warning that the race for the partys

nomination is far from over

The self‑styled Democratic Socialistdominated the Pacific Northwest on

Saturday routing Clinton in Washington

state by 723 percent to 275 percent

smoked her in Alaska by 807 percent to

193 percent and won in Hawaii by 706

percent to 292 percent

While Washington had 101 delegates

up for grabs Hawaii and Alaska were rel‑

atively small prizes ‑‑ with just 25 and

16 delegates at stake respectively

As all three states allocate delegates

proportionately Sanders would likely

corner three fourths of them

Sanders called the results of the

Western caucuses a resounding win

and proclaimed his campaign has a path

toward victory

We knew things were going to

improve as we headed West Sanders

said at a jubilant rally before 8000 peo‑ple in Madison Wisconsin ‑‑ a state that

will hold the next major contest in 10

days We have a path toward victory

But as of Saturday evening Clinton was

maintaining a 278‑delegate lead over

Sanders and a 469‑to‑29 advantage

among super delegates party officials

and functionaries who are free to vote

for any candidates

Clinton did not address the results

publicly and tweeted on Saturday We

need serious leadership shouting and

chest‑beating are not a strategy

Washington Despite suspending his

campaign Sen Marco Rubio is attempt‑

ing to keep every delegate he won while

running for President

The unusual move reflects prepara‑

tions for a contested convention this

summer and comes as Donald Trump

backed away from an earlier pledge to

support the Republican partys nominee

if he is treated unfairly after winning

more delegates than his rivals

Rubio aide Alex Burgos told MSNBC

that while the Florida senator is no

longer a candidate he wants to give

voters a chance to stop TrumpWhen presidential candidates suspend

their campaigns typically their delegates

become free to support the candidate of

their own choosing at the convention

Rubio however has quietly been reach‑

ing out to party officials with a different

approach

He is personally asking state parties in

21 states and territories to refrain from

releasing any of the 172 delegates he

won while campaigning this year

MSNBC has learned

Rubio sent a signed letter to the Chair

of the Alaska Republican Party request‑

ing the 5 delegates he won in that state

remain bound to vote for me at the

Republican National Convention in

Cleveland in July

Rubio copied National ChairmanReince Preibus on the letter ‑ and sent

the same request to all 21 states and ter‑

ritories where he won delegates a

source working for Rubio confirmed

Sanders sweep Bernsʼ Clinton

Rubio bid to keep delegates

for contested convention

Donald will not supportnonTrump as GOP

nominee

When CNNsAnderson

Cooper asked allthree candidatesincluding Trump

went back ontheir pledge to

support any can‑didate who was

nominated

Fears over usersʼ security as FBI hacks into terroristʼs iPhone

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Mumba i Calling Jio the worlds

largest start‑up Reliance Industries

chairman Mukesh Ambani said theroll‑out of its 4G services will lift

India from a mobile Internet rank‑

ing of 150th to the top 10 slot But

he did not specify the actual date of

commercial launch

As the world goes digital India

and Indians cannot afford to be left

behind Today India is ranked

around 150th in mobile Internet

rankings out of 230 countries We

have a responsibility To digitally

empower India To end this digital

poverty Ambani said

It is this opportunity to trans‑

form the lives of our 13 billion

Indians that motivated Reliance to

enter and transform the entire digi‑tal ecosystem I have no doubt that

with the launch of Jio Indiaʼs rank

will go up from 150 to among the

top 10 of mobile Internet rankings

in the world

Speaking at the Ficci‑Frames

media and entertainment conclave

here Ambani said Relaince Jio has

four strategies Expand countrys

coverage from 15‑20 percent now

to 70 percent give broadband

speed that is 40‑80 times faster

increase data availability and make

the services affordable

With these four interventions

India will leapfrog to being amongst

the top ten of the Digital revolutionsweeping across the world

Ambani who is betting big on the

latest venture of the refining‑to‑

retail group with an initial invest‑

ment of over Rs150000 crore said

Jio will not be a mere telecom net‑

work but bring to its customers an

entire ecosystem to allow a Digital

Life to the fullest This ecosystem

will comprise devices broadband

network powerful applications and

offerings such as live music sports

live and catchup TV movies and

events he said Jio is not just about

technical brute force It is about

doing things in a smart simple and

secure way Ambani said five mega‑

trends were emerging in the digital

world Shift in communicationsfrom the oral to visual transition

from linear to exponential true con‑

vergence of telecom entertainment

and media abundance of choice in

every sphere and demonstrated

potential transform human lives

The true power of technology is

its ability to make human life better

The future belongs to a creative

empathisers pattern recognisers

meaning makers Because technolo‑

gy changes but humanity evolves

And any transformation is eventual‑

ly about humanity he said

If you are not digital and if you

donʼt have globally competitive dig‑

ital tools and skills you will simply

not survive Youll get disrupted

You will be out‑competed You willbe left behind You will become

irrelevant

New Delhi Suspended Gurdaspur

Superintendent of Police

Salwinder Singh arrived at the

NIA headquarters here to be

questioned by the Joint

Investigation Team from Pakistan

on the Pathankot terror attackSingh his cook Madan Gopal

and friend Rajesh Verma reached

the NIA office where the JIT will

question the three in the pres‑

ence of National Investigation

Agency (NIA) officials informed

sources told IANS

The three were questioned by

the NIA on March 26 in the

national capital and have been liv‑

ing under the agencys supervi‑

sion since then the sources said

Singh has claimed that he

Verma and cook Gopal were

abducted by four or five heavily‑

armed terrorists near Punjabs

Kolia village on January 2The terrorists later attacked the

Pathankot Indian Air Force base

in which seven security personnel

were killed The Pakistani terror‑

ists were later kil led in a

shootout

The Pakistani team is in India to

probe the Pathankot attack

which New Delhi says was mas‑

terminded by Jaish‑e‑Mohammedchief Maulana Masood Azhar

The NIA submitted evidence to

the five‑member Pakistani team

on the terror attack

According to NIA sources the

evidence show that the Pathankot

operation was planned by ele‑

ments in Pakistan

The visiting team comprises

among others Inter ServicesIntell igence (ISI ) off icial Lt

Colonel Tanvir Ahmed and mili‑

tary intell igence officer Lt

Colonel Irfan Mirza

New Delhi Bharatiya Jan ata Par ty (BJ P)

leader Subramanian

Swamy asked the

Delhi High Court to

direct the Uttar

Pradesh police to

probe the role of

Congress leader P

Chidambaram who

was union minister

of state for home at

the time of 1987

Hashimpura mas‑

sacre Swamy told

the division bench

of Justice GS Sistani and Justice

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal thatUttar Pradesh Police should

investigate all aspects in the

case

Its a case of genocide said

Swamy He claimed that accord‑

ing to newspaper reports Uttar

Pradesh government has started

destroying documents relating

to the case

Forty‑two people were killed in

Hashimpura village in Meerut

district of Uttar Pradesh on May

22 1987 when they were

allegedly shot by the Provincial

Armed Constabulary (PAC) per‑

sonnel and their bodies were

thrown into a canalSwamy in his appeal chal‑

lenged the trial courts March 8

2013 decision dis‑missing his plea to

probe the role of

Chidambaram in

the case

The court was

also hearing a

bunch of other

appeals filed by

National Human

R i g h t s

C o m m i s s i o n

(NHRC) the Uttar

Pradesh govern‑

ment as well as

survivors and kin

of the victims against the acquit‑

tal of 16 PAC personnel onMarch 21 last year

The bench asked the Uttar

Pradesh government to file doc‑

uments related to the case as

sought by the NHRC and also to

file reply on the pleas The mat‑

ter has been posted for May 19

During the hearing Swamy

said that there should be court‑

monitored CBI probe into the

case The court however said

that additional application would

unnecessarily delay the case

On March 21 last year a trial

court here gave the benefit of

doubt and acquitted 16 former

PAC personnel saying lack of evidence has failed to establish

their identification

10 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Jio will rank India among top10 nations in digital world

Probe sought intoChidambarams role inHashimpura massacre

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani Union IT Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad Star India CEO Uday Shankar and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy at

ldquoFICCI FRAMES 2016rdquo in Mumbai (Photo IANS)

Washington As leaders from 50

nations began arriving for the

Nuclear Security Summit here the

US said India has a very impor‑tant role to play with respect to

responsible stewardship of

nuclear weapons and nuclear

materials

Meeting in the shadow of

Brussels and Lahore terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and other leaders will over

the next two days discuss how to

prevent terrorists and other non

state actors from gaining access to

nuclear materials and technolo‑

gies

President Barack Obama host‑

ing the fourth and last such gath‑

ering obviously is delighted

that Prime Minister Modi is ableto be in Washington for the

Nuclear Security Summit

Secretary of State John Kerry said

before a meeting Wednesday with

Indian National Security Advisor

Ajit Doval

Doval in turn said India

attached considerable value tothis very very important summit

and Modi is deeply interested in

seeing and ensuring that the safe‑

ty and security of the radioactive

material must be ensured

India has a long record of being

a leader of being responsible

said Kerry And it is particularly

important right now at a time

when we see in the region some

choices being made that may

accelerate possible arms construc‑

tion which we have serious ques‑

tions about

Weve raised them with various

partners in the region So our

hope is that this Nuclear SecuritySummit will contribute to every‑

bodys understanding about our

global responsibilities and choic‑

es Kerry said

EX‑PUNJAB TOP COP TO BE

QUESTIONED BY PAKISTAN JITIndia has important

role in nuclear weaponstewardship US

Suspended Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh (Photo IANS)

P Chidambaram(File photo)

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Hyderabad

Civil rights activist

Teesta Setalvad and two

Communist Party of India‑

Marxist MPs were not allowed to

enter University of Hyderabad

evoking protest from students

The university security person‑

nel stopped Teesta and MPs

from Kerala T Rajesh and

PSampath at the main gate

They were invited by the stu‑

dents groups to address a public

meeting as part of the ongoing

agitation against last weeks

police crackdown and the

demand to remove P Appa Rao

as vice chancellor

Teesta and the two Lok Sabha members

lodged strong protest over the denial of

entry They condemned the curbs imposed

by the university on entry of political lead‑

ers activists and media into the campus

The students who were waiting from on

the campus also rushed to the main gate

and raised slogans against the university

authorities

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice

an umbrella grouping of various students

groups has condemned the universitys

action and called it an attempt to stifle the

movement for justice to Rohith Vemula a

Dalit research scholar who committed sui‑

cide in January

The unrest on the campus began on

January 17 after Rohith one of the five

Dalit students suspended for allegedly

attacking a leader of ABVP committed sui‑

cide This triggered a massive protest by

students who demanded action against

vice chancellor and central minister

Bandaru Dattaetrya who were named in

First Information Report

Appa Rao who went on leave on January

24 resumed charge last week triggering

huge protest The students ransacked the

vice chancellors lodge on March 22 and in

the subsequent police crackdown 25 stu‑dents and two faculty members were

arrested and jailed

They were all released on bail on

March 29

umba i March 31 (IANS)

Responding to reports about

Kangana Ranaut and her sister

being summoned after Hrithik

Roshans complaint the actresss

lawyer said witness summons sent

to the siblings by the police officer

is patently illegal as no woman can

be called to the police station to

record their statements as per

Indian law

No police officer can summon

my client or her sister to any police station to

record their statement as a witness under

Section 160 of CRPC The witness summons

sent to my client and her sister by the police

officer is patently illegal as no woman canever be called to the police station to record

their statements as per the provisions of law

Kanganas advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said in

a statement

According to media reports Mumbai

policeʼs cyber crime police station in Bandra‑

Kurla Complex following Hrithiks FIR sum‑

moned Kangana and her sister The summons

said that both have to appear before the

police and record their statements within a

week

The controversy between the two actors

who were rumored to have been dating in the

past took another ugly turn after they

slapped legal notices against each other

Several reports also suggested that the

cyber police station recently registered an FIRagainst an unknown person for allegedly

impersonation Hrithik by creating a fake

email ID in his name and using it to chat with

the actors fans (which refers to Kangana)

The whole dating saga started

with Kanganas ldquosilly exrdquo comment

to which Hrithik responded by

tweeting There are more chances

of me having had an affair with the

Pope than any of the (Im sure won‑

derful) women the media has been

naming

Kanganas lawyer said ldquoMy client

who is shown to be a victim as per

the claims of Hrithik has herself

willingly expressed her desire to

cooperate with the officers in accordance to

the provisions of law as well as in her reply

to the summons she has duly reserved her

rights to file an appropriate criminal com‑

plaint against Hrithik and his associates forhacking two of her email accounts which

includes the email from which Hrithik admit‑

tedly claims to have personally received

about 1439 emails from my client on his cor‑

rect email id as well the email from which my

client was communicating with the alleged

imposter

ldquoThe crux of the matter is simple Hrithik

had admittedly full knowledge of the so‑called

imposter in the month of May in 2014

However he did not wish to take any action

against the so‑called imposter for good seven

months nor did he as a responsible citizen

then bother to take the required details of the

imposter from my client during those seven

months the lawyer said

Thereafter sometime in December 2014Hrithik filed an informal complaint with the

cyber cell with full knowledge that no investi‑

gation shall be carried out by the police on an

informal complaintrdquo

Kolkata

Fourteen people were killed when a

flyover under construction crashed in a

crowded market area here on Thursday

crushing scores of unsuspecting people and

vehicles police and witnesses said

West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who rushed to Kolkata after can‑

celling election rallies in West Midnapore

district said 70 others had been injured in

the ghastly disaster which occurred around

1230 pm

A National Disaster Response Force

(NDRF) official put the number of injured at

around 100

Hundreds of locals were the first to reach

the site at Posta area in the citys northern

part to see how best they could rescue those

buried in the heaps of debris before official

rescue workers and police joined them

The army too deployed dozens of medical

teams and engineers Police and military

ambulances raced to the site and transport‑

ed the badly injured as as well as nearlydying to hospitals

The soldiers are using specialized equip‑

ment to rescue those trapped under tonnes

of steel and concrete a defence ministry

spokesman said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed

shock over the tragedy My thoughts are

with the families of those who lost their

lives he tweeted May the injured recover

at the earliest

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he had

spoken to NDRF Director General OP Singh

to coordinate relief work

A police officer at the site said he saw 10

to 12 people being taken out from the

debris but was not sure if they were alive

The accident spot represented a horrific

site Body parts were strewn in the debris

Blood was splattered on the streets

A video of the disaster showed the

Vivekananda Flyover ‑ whose foundation

was laid in 2008 and where work began in

February 2009 ‑ suddenly crashing with a

roar giving no time for anyone under it to

escape

There was a sudden thundering noise as

the flyover crashed a witness said He said

he saw the flyover collapse over taxis auto‑

rickshaws and other vehicles besides people

who were walking under it

Among the vehicles which were caught up

in the disaster were a mini bus two taxis

and three auto‑rickshawsMore than 100 people must have been

(buried) beneath it It is a huge loss the

witness said

With the collapsed flyover covering the

entire road rescue operations were badly

hampered as cranes found it difficult to

reach the spot Later people formed human

chains to regulate the flow of soldiers

The chief minister announced a compen‑

sation of Rs5 lakh to the families of the

dead Rs2 lakh each for the critically injured

and Rs1 lakh for those who suffered minor

injuries

The long‑delayed 25‑km flyover was

expected to tackle congestion in Burra Bazar

area ‑ the location of one of the largest

wholesale markets in Asia ‑ up to theHowrah station the gateway to the city

It was scheduled to be ready in 2012 but

land acquisition issues delayed its comple‑

tion The implementing agency too ran into

financial troubles

The state government has opened an

Emergency Operations Centre which is

functioning at the state secretariat The con‑

tact number is 1070

Summons to Kangana

illegal Lawyer

KOLKATA FLYOVER CRASH KILLS 14

Kangana Ranaut(Photo IANS)

The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkataon March 31 (Photo IANS)

Teesta Setalvad (centre) (Photo IANS)

Teesta CPI‑M MPs

denied entry intoHyderabad varsity

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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Mumba i Calling Jio the worlds

largest start‑up Reliance Industries

chairman Mukesh Ambani said theroll‑out of its 4G services will lift

India from a mobile Internet rank‑

ing of 150th to the top 10 slot But

he did not specify the actual date of

commercial launch

As the world goes digital India

and Indians cannot afford to be left

behind Today India is ranked

around 150th in mobile Internet

rankings out of 230 countries We

have a responsibility To digitally

empower India To end this digital

poverty Ambani said

It is this opportunity to trans‑

form the lives of our 13 billion

Indians that motivated Reliance to

enter and transform the entire digi‑tal ecosystem I have no doubt that

with the launch of Jio Indiaʼs rank

will go up from 150 to among the

top 10 of mobile Internet rankings

in the world

Speaking at the Ficci‑Frames

media and entertainment conclave

here Ambani said Relaince Jio has

four strategies Expand countrys

coverage from 15‑20 percent now

to 70 percent give broadband

speed that is 40‑80 times faster

increase data availability and make

the services affordable

With these four interventions

India will leapfrog to being amongst

the top ten of the Digital revolutionsweeping across the world

Ambani who is betting big on the

latest venture of the refining‑to‑

retail group with an initial invest‑

ment of over Rs150000 crore said

Jio will not be a mere telecom net‑

work but bring to its customers an

entire ecosystem to allow a Digital

Life to the fullest This ecosystem

will comprise devices broadband

network powerful applications and

offerings such as live music sports

live and catchup TV movies and

events he said Jio is not just about

technical brute force It is about

doing things in a smart simple and

secure way Ambani said five mega‑

trends were emerging in the digital

world Shift in communicationsfrom the oral to visual transition

from linear to exponential true con‑

vergence of telecom entertainment

and media abundance of choice in

every sphere and demonstrated

potential transform human lives

The true power of technology is

its ability to make human life better

The future belongs to a creative

empathisers pattern recognisers

meaning makers Because technolo‑

gy changes but humanity evolves

And any transformation is eventual‑

ly about humanity he said

If you are not digital and if you

donʼt have globally competitive dig‑

ital tools and skills you will simply

not survive Youll get disrupted

You will be out‑competed You willbe left behind You will become

irrelevant

New Delhi Suspended Gurdaspur

Superintendent of Police

Salwinder Singh arrived at the

NIA headquarters here to be

questioned by the Joint

Investigation Team from Pakistan

on the Pathankot terror attackSingh his cook Madan Gopal

and friend Rajesh Verma reached

the NIA office where the JIT will

question the three in the pres‑

ence of National Investigation

Agency (NIA) officials informed

sources told IANS

The three were questioned by

the NIA on March 26 in the

national capital and have been liv‑

ing under the agencys supervi‑

sion since then the sources said

Singh has claimed that he

Verma and cook Gopal were

abducted by four or five heavily‑

armed terrorists near Punjabs

Kolia village on January 2The terrorists later attacked the

Pathankot Indian Air Force base

in which seven security personnel

were killed The Pakistani terror‑

ists were later kil led in a

shootout

The Pakistani team is in India to

probe the Pathankot attack

which New Delhi says was mas‑

terminded by Jaish‑e‑Mohammedchief Maulana Masood Azhar

The NIA submitted evidence to

the five‑member Pakistani team

on the terror attack

According to NIA sources the

evidence show that the Pathankot

operation was planned by ele‑

ments in Pakistan

The visiting team comprises

among others Inter ServicesIntell igence (ISI ) off icial Lt

Colonel Tanvir Ahmed and mili‑

tary intell igence officer Lt

Colonel Irfan Mirza

New Delhi Bharatiya Jan ata Par ty (BJ P)

leader Subramanian

Swamy asked the

Delhi High Court to

direct the Uttar

Pradesh police to

probe the role of

Congress leader P

Chidambaram who

was union minister

of state for home at

the time of 1987

Hashimpura mas‑

sacre Swamy told

the division bench

of Justice GS Sistani and Justice

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal thatUttar Pradesh Police should

investigate all aspects in the

case

Its a case of genocide said

Swamy He claimed that accord‑

ing to newspaper reports Uttar

Pradesh government has started

destroying documents relating

to the case

Forty‑two people were killed in

Hashimpura village in Meerut

district of Uttar Pradesh on May

22 1987 when they were

allegedly shot by the Provincial

Armed Constabulary (PAC) per‑

sonnel and their bodies were

thrown into a canalSwamy in his appeal chal‑

lenged the trial courts March 8

2013 decision dis‑missing his plea to

probe the role of

Chidambaram in

the case

The court was

also hearing a

bunch of other

appeals filed by

National Human

R i g h t s

C o m m i s s i o n

(NHRC) the Uttar

Pradesh govern‑

ment as well as

survivors and kin

of the victims against the acquit‑

tal of 16 PAC personnel onMarch 21 last year

The bench asked the Uttar

Pradesh government to file doc‑

uments related to the case as

sought by the NHRC and also to

file reply on the pleas The mat‑

ter has been posted for May 19

During the hearing Swamy

said that there should be court‑

monitored CBI probe into the

case The court however said

that additional application would

unnecessarily delay the case

On March 21 last year a trial

court here gave the benefit of

doubt and acquitted 16 former

PAC personnel saying lack of evidence has failed to establish

their identification

10 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Jio will rank India among top10 nations in digital world

Probe sought intoChidambarams role inHashimpura massacre

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani Union IT Minister Ravi ShankarPrasad Star India CEO Uday Shankar and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy at

ldquoFICCI FRAMES 2016rdquo in Mumbai (Photo IANS)

Washington As leaders from 50

nations began arriving for the

Nuclear Security Summit here the

US said India has a very impor‑tant role to play with respect to

responsible stewardship of

nuclear weapons and nuclear

materials

Meeting in the shadow of

Brussels and Lahore terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and other leaders will over

the next two days discuss how to

prevent terrorists and other non

state actors from gaining access to

nuclear materials and technolo‑

gies

President Barack Obama host‑

ing the fourth and last such gath‑

ering obviously is delighted

that Prime Minister Modi is ableto be in Washington for the

Nuclear Security Summit

Secretary of State John Kerry said

before a meeting Wednesday with

Indian National Security Advisor

Ajit Doval

Doval in turn said India

attached considerable value tothis very very important summit

and Modi is deeply interested in

seeing and ensuring that the safe‑

ty and security of the radioactive

material must be ensured

India has a long record of being

a leader of being responsible

said Kerry And it is particularly

important right now at a time

when we see in the region some

choices being made that may

accelerate possible arms construc‑

tion which we have serious ques‑

tions about

Weve raised them with various

partners in the region So our

hope is that this Nuclear SecuritySummit will contribute to every‑

bodys understanding about our

global responsibilities and choic‑

es Kerry said

EX‑PUNJAB TOP COP TO BE

QUESTIONED BY PAKISTAN JITIndia has important

role in nuclear weaponstewardship US

Suspended Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh (Photo IANS)

P Chidambaram(File photo)

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Hyderabad

Civil rights activist

Teesta Setalvad and two

Communist Party of India‑

Marxist MPs were not allowed to

enter University of Hyderabad

evoking protest from students

The university security person‑

nel stopped Teesta and MPs

from Kerala T Rajesh and

PSampath at the main gate

They were invited by the stu‑

dents groups to address a public

meeting as part of the ongoing

agitation against last weeks

police crackdown and the

demand to remove P Appa Rao

as vice chancellor

Teesta and the two Lok Sabha members

lodged strong protest over the denial of

entry They condemned the curbs imposed

by the university on entry of political lead‑

ers activists and media into the campus

The students who were waiting from on

the campus also rushed to the main gate

and raised slogans against the university

authorities

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice

an umbrella grouping of various students

groups has condemned the universitys

action and called it an attempt to stifle the

movement for justice to Rohith Vemula a

Dalit research scholar who committed sui‑

cide in January

The unrest on the campus began on

January 17 after Rohith one of the five

Dalit students suspended for allegedly

attacking a leader of ABVP committed sui‑

cide This triggered a massive protest by

students who demanded action against

vice chancellor and central minister

Bandaru Dattaetrya who were named in

First Information Report

Appa Rao who went on leave on January

24 resumed charge last week triggering

huge protest The students ransacked the

vice chancellors lodge on March 22 and in

the subsequent police crackdown 25 stu‑dents and two faculty members were

arrested and jailed

They were all released on bail on

March 29

umba i March 31 (IANS)

Responding to reports about

Kangana Ranaut and her sister

being summoned after Hrithik

Roshans complaint the actresss

lawyer said witness summons sent

to the siblings by the police officer

is patently illegal as no woman can

be called to the police station to

record their statements as per

Indian law

No police officer can summon

my client or her sister to any police station to

record their statement as a witness under

Section 160 of CRPC The witness summons

sent to my client and her sister by the police

officer is patently illegal as no woman canever be called to the police station to record

their statements as per the provisions of law

Kanganas advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said in

a statement

According to media reports Mumbai

policeʼs cyber crime police station in Bandra‑

Kurla Complex following Hrithiks FIR sum‑

moned Kangana and her sister The summons

said that both have to appear before the

police and record their statements within a

week

The controversy between the two actors

who were rumored to have been dating in the

past took another ugly turn after they

slapped legal notices against each other

Several reports also suggested that the

cyber police station recently registered an FIRagainst an unknown person for allegedly

impersonation Hrithik by creating a fake

email ID in his name and using it to chat with

the actors fans (which refers to Kangana)

The whole dating saga started

with Kanganas ldquosilly exrdquo comment

to which Hrithik responded by

tweeting There are more chances

of me having had an affair with the

Pope than any of the (Im sure won‑

derful) women the media has been

naming

Kanganas lawyer said ldquoMy client

who is shown to be a victim as per

the claims of Hrithik has herself

willingly expressed her desire to

cooperate with the officers in accordance to

the provisions of law as well as in her reply

to the summons she has duly reserved her

rights to file an appropriate criminal com‑

plaint against Hrithik and his associates forhacking two of her email accounts which

includes the email from which Hrithik admit‑

tedly claims to have personally received

about 1439 emails from my client on his cor‑

rect email id as well the email from which my

client was communicating with the alleged

imposter

ldquoThe crux of the matter is simple Hrithik

had admittedly full knowledge of the so‑called

imposter in the month of May in 2014

However he did not wish to take any action

against the so‑called imposter for good seven

months nor did he as a responsible citizen

then bother to take the required details of the

imposter from my client during those seven

months the lawyer said

Thereafter sometime in December 2014Hrithik filed an informal complaint with the

cyber cell with full knowledge that no investi‑

gation shall be carried out by the police on an

informal complaintrdquo

Kolkata

Fourteen people were killed when a

flyover under construction crashed in a

crowded market area here on Thursday

crushing scores of unsuspecting people and

vehicles police and witnesses said

West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who rushed to Kolkata after can‑

celling election rallies in West Midnapore

district said 70 others had been injured in

the ghastly disaster which occurred around

1230 pm

A National Disaster Response Force

(NDRF) official put the number of injured at

around 100

Hundreds of locals were the first to reach

the site at Posta area in the citys northern

part to see how best they could rescue those

buried in the heaps of debris before official

rescue workers and police joined them

The army too deployed dozens of medical

teams and engineers Police and military

ambulances raced to the site and transport‑

ed the badly injured as as well as nearlydying to hospitals

The soldiers are using specialized equip‑

ment to rescue those trapped under tonnes

of steel and concrete a defence ministry

spokesman said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed

shock over the tragedy My thoughts are

with the families of those who lost their

lives he tweeted May the injured recover

at the earliest

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he had

spoken to NDRF Director General OP Singh

to coordinate relief work

A police officer at the site said he saw 10

to 12 people being taken out from the

debris but was not sure if they were alive

The accident spot represented a horrific

site Body parts were strewn in the debris

Blood was splattered on the streets

A video of the disaster showed the

Vivekananda Flyover ‑ whose foundation

was laid in 2008 and where work began in

February 2009 ‑ suddenly crashing with a

roar giving no time for anyone under it to

escape

There was a sudden thundering noise as

the flyover crashed a witness said He said

he saw the flyover collapse over taxis auto‑

rickshaws and other vehicles besides people

who were walking under it

Among the vehicles which were caught up

in the disaster were a mini bus two taxis

and three auto‑rickshawsMore than 100 people must have been

(buried) beneath it It is a huge loss the

witness said

With the collapsed flyover covering the

entire road rescue operations were badly

hampered as cranes found it difficult to

reach the spot Later people formed human

chains to regulate the flow of soldiers

The chief minister announced a compen‑

sation of Rs5 lakh to the families of the

dead Rs2 lakh each for the critically injured

and Rs1 lakh for those who suffered minor

injuries

The long‑delayed 25‑km flyover was

expected to tackle congestion in Burra Bazar

area ‑ the location of one of the largest

wholesale markets in Asia ‑ up to theHowrah station the gateway to the city

It was scheduled to be ready in 2012 but

land acquisition issues delayed its comple‑

tion The implementing agency too ran into

financial troubles

The state government has opened an

Emergency Operations Centre which is

functioning at the state secretariat The con‑

tact number is 1070

Summons to Kangana

illegal Lawyer

KOLKATA FLYOVER CRASH KILLS 14

Kangana Ranaut(Photo IANS)

The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkataon March 31 (Photo IANS)

Teesta Setalvad (centre) (Photo IANS)

Teesta CPI‑M MPs

denied entry intoHyderabad varsity

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

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Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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11April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo I ND IA

Hyderabad

Civil rights activist

Teesta Setalvad and two

Communist Party of India‑

Marxist MPs were not allowed to

enter University of Hyderabad

evoking protest from students

The university security person‑

nel stopped Teesta and MPs

from Kerala T Rajesh and

PSampath at the main gate

They were invited by the stu‑

dents groups to address a public

meeting as part of the ongoing

agitation against last weeks

police crackdown and the

demand to remove P Appa Rao

as vice chancellor

Teesta and the two Lok Sabha members

lodged strong protest over the denial of

entry They condemned the curbs imposed

by the university on entry of political lead‑

ers activists and media into the campus

The students who were waiting from on

the campus also rushed to the main gate

and raised slogans against the university

authorities

Joint Action Committee for Social Justice

an umbrella grouping of various students

groups has condemned the universitys

action and called it an attempt to stifle the

movement for justice to Rohith Vemula a

Dalit research scholar who committed sui‑

cide in January

The unrest on the campus began on

January 17 after Rohith one of the five

Dalit students suspended for allegedly

attacking a leader of ABVP committed sui‑

cide This triggered a massive protest by

students who demanded action against

vice chancellor and central minister

Bandaru Dattaetrya who were named in

First Information Report

Appa Rao who went on leave on January

24 resumed charge last week triggering

huge protest The students ransacked the

vice chancellors lodge on March 22 and in

the subsequent police crackdown 25 stu‑dents and two faculty members were

arrested and jailed

They were all released on bail on

March 29

umba i March 31 (IANS)

Responding to reports about

Kangana Ranaut and her sister

being summoned after Hrithik

Roshans complaint the actresss

lawyer said witness summons sent

to the siblings by the police officer

is patently illegal as no woman can

be called to the police station to

record their statements as per

Indian law

No police officer can summon

my client or her sister to any police station to

record their statement as a witness under

Section 160 of CRPC The witness summons

sent to my client and her sister by the police

officer is patently illegal as no woman canever be called to the police station to record

their statements as per the provisions of law

Kanganas advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said in

a statement

According to media reports Mumbai

policeʼs cyber crime police station in Bandra‑

Kurla Complex following Hrithiks FIR sum‑

moned Kangana and her sister The summons

said that both have to appear before the

police and record their statements within a

week

The controversy between the two actors

who were rumored to have been dating in the

past took another ugly turn after they

slapped legal notices against each other

Several reports also suggested that the

cyber police station recently registered an FIRagainst an unknown person for allegedly

impersonation Hrithik by creating a fake

email ID in his name and using it to chat with

the actors fans (which refers to Kangana)

The whole dating saga started

with Kanganas ldquosilly exrdquo comment

to which Hrithik responded by

tweeting There are more chances

of me having had an affair with the

Pope than any of the (Im sure won‑

derful) women the media has been

naming

Kanganas lawyer said ldquoMy client

who is shown to be a victim as per

the claims of Hrithik has herself

willingly expressed her desire to

cooperate with the officers in accordance to

the provisions of law as well as in her reply

to the summons she has duly reserved her

rights to file an appropriate criminal com‑

plaint against Hrithik and his associates forhacking two of her email accounts which

includes the email from which Hrithik admit‑

tedly claims to have personally received

about 1439 emails from my client on his cor‑

rect email id as well the email from which my

client was communicating with the alleged

imposter

ldquoThe crux of the matter is simple Hrithik

had admittedly full knowledge of the so‑called

imposter in the month of May in 2014

However he did not wish to take any action

against the so‑called imposter for good seven

months nor did he as a responsible citizen

then bother to take the required details of the

imposter from my client during those seven

months the lawyer said

Thereafter sometime in December 2014Hrithik filed an informal complaint with the

cyber cell with full knowledge that no investi‑

gation shall be carried out by the police on an

informal complaintrdquo

Kolkata

Fourteen people were killed when a

flyover under construction crashed in a

crowded market area here on Thursday

crushing scores of unsuspecting people and

vehicles police and witnesses said

West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee who rushed to Kolkata after can‑

celling election rallies in West Midnapore

district said 70 others had been injured in

the ghastly disaster which occurred around

1230 pm

A National Disaster Response Force

(NDRF) official put the number of injured at

around 100

Hundreds of locals were the first to reach

the site at Posta area in the citys northern

part to see how best they could rescue those

buried in the heaps of debris before official

rescue workers and police joined them

The army too deployed dozens of medical

teams and engineers Police and military

ambulances raced to the site and transport‑

ed the badly injured as as well as nearlydying to hospitals

The soldiers are using specialized equip‑

ment to rescue those trapped under tonnes

of steel and concrete a defence ministry

spokesman said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed

shock over the tragedy My thoughts are

with the families of those who lost their

lives he tweeted May the injured recover

at the earliest

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he had

spoken to NDRF Director General OP Singh

to coordinate relief work

A police officer at the site said he saw 10

to 12 people being taken out from the

debris but was not sure if they were alive

The accident spot represented a horrific

site Body parts were strewn in the debris

Blood was splattered on the streets

A video of the disaster showed the

Vivekananda Flyover ‑ whose foundation

was laid in 2008 and where work began in

February 2009 ‑ suddenly crashing with a

roar giving no time for anyone under it to

escape

There was a sudden thundering noise as

the flyover crashed a witness said He said

he saw the flyover collapse over taxis auto‑

rickshaws and other vehicles besides people

who were walking under it

Among the vehicles which were caught up

in the disaster were a mini bus two taxis

and three auto‑rickshawsMore than 100 people must have been

(buried) beneath it It is a huge loss the

witness said

With the collapsed flyover covering the

entire road rescue operations were badly

hampered as cranes found it difficult to

reach the spot Later people formed human

chains to regulate the flow of soldiers

The chief minister announced a compen‑

sation of Rs5 lakh to the families of the

dead Rs2 lakh each for the critically injured

and Rs1 lakh for those who suffered minor

injuries

The long‑delayed 25‑km flyover was

expected to tackle congestion in Burra Bazar

area ‑ the location of one of the largest

wholesale markets in Asia ‑ up to theHowrah station the gateway to the city

It was scheduled to be ready in 2012 but

land acquisition issues delayed its comple‑

tion The implementing agency too ran into

financial troubles

The state government has opened an

Emergency Operations Centre which is

functioning at the state secretariat The con‑

tact number is 1070

Summons to Kangana

illegal Lawyer

KOLKATA FLYOVER CRASH KILLS 14

Kangana Ranaut(Photo IANS)

The site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkataon March 31 (Photo IANS)

Teesta Setalvad (centre) (Photo IANS)

Teesta CPI‑M MPs

denied entry intoHyderabad varsity

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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12 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP-ED

By Amulya Ganguli

The similarities between the

views of Donald Trump the

Republican Party hopeful in

the US presidential campaign and

the BJP hawks in India are too obvi‑

ous to be ignored

Like all those belonging to the

ultra‑right their primary animus is

against the outsider in terms of

ethnicity or religion In ventingtheir anger against the menacing

alien they arouse the primordial

fears which guided primitive com‑

munities living in isolated ghettos

These herd instincts have survived

centuries of social and scientific

progress The followers of Trump

and the BJP hardliners share a deep

dislike for Muslims bordering on

paranoia If for the Republican

(who ironically is an outsider in

his own party) the antipathy for

the Muslims is a fallout of 911 for

the BJP extremists it is a built‑in

feature of their worldview dating

to the formation of the RSS nine

decades agoThe aversion for outsiders is also

reflected in tirades against immi‑

grants especially non‑whites

which is a feature of other right‑

wing parties in Europe like Marine

Le Pens National Front in France

and Alternative for Germany

(Alternative fur Deutschland)

In Trumps case Mexicans are the

primary villains for BJP it is the

intruders from Bangladesh Related

to this influx is the fear that incourse of time the demographic

composition of the two countries

will change with the present major‑

ity communities ‑ the WASPs

(White Anglo‑Saxon Protestants) in

the US and the Hindus in India

being supplanted by the Browns

(Mexicans Puerto Ricans) in

America and the Muslims in India

Supporters of Trump point out that

he reflects the anger at the grass‑

roots against an insensitive estab‑lishment whose striving for politi‑

cal correctness leads to handling

the newcomers with kid gloves in

keeping with Americas 19th centu‑

ry pledge ‑ give me your tired

your poor your huddled masses ‑

although the invitation was for

White refugees from Europe

Similarly both the hardliners and

the moderates in the BJP accuse

the Congress governments of the

past with following a policy of

minority appeasement to coddle

the Muslims to use them as a votebank According to them it is this

favouritism which has made the

long‑suffering Hindus turn in

increasing numbers to the BJP

Critics of Trump and the BJP

hardliners see in these attitudes

disturbing signs of fascistic tenden‑

cies which seek to reduce the

minorities to the status of second

class citizens What is noteworthy

however is that while the BJP as a

party and Narendra Modi as the

prime minister have recognized the

need to tone down an anti‑minority

outlook Trump shows no such

inclination Indeed it is very likely

that in the aftermath of theBrussels outrage he will harden his

stance against the Muslims

The reason why the Muslims ‑

and sometimes also the Sikhs

because of their beards ‑ are target‑

ed in the US is that they have never

constituted an integral part of

American society unlike in India

where the Hindus have l ived

together with various minorities ‑

Muslims Christians Sikhs Jains

Parsis and others ‑ for centuries

In contrast Americas WASP

mindset is different Having verynearly exterminated the Native

Americans or Red Indians they

fought a long battle with the

African Americans or the Blacks in

order to keep them in virtual

bondage To this day when the US

has a Black President the commu‑

nitys legitimacy as true Americans

is questioned by the red necks

The activist can be said to have

trumped even Trump with his viru‑

lence But he is unlikely to be

allowed to run for an official posi‑

tion in a saffron outfit let alone be

a presidential candidate That is

Indias saving grace thanks to the

nations long history of tolerancedating to Emperor Asoka (273‑232

BC)

By Nirendra Dev

The state of Uttarakhand has been

placed under Presidents Rule within

two months of dismissal of the

Arunachal Pradesh government on January

26 Dismissing Harish Rawats regime in

Dehradun under Article 356 of the

Constitution appears to be yet another

addition to the catalogue of constitutional

sins committed by Prime Minister

Narendra Modis government at the Centre

By doing so Modi has followed the foot‑

steps of the Congress reign at the centre

Yet he had promised a different kind of

polity

The provisions of the Article 356 ‑‑ giv‑

ing sweeping powers to the central govern‑

ment ‑‑ is essentially aimed at restoringconstitutional propriety after breakdown of

governance in a state Justice VR Krishna

Iyer had once observed

But settling partisan scores seems to

have become the order of the day under

the present disposition

Abuse of Article 356 though is nothing

new in Indian politics A few BJP leaders

have tried to build up an argument that the

Congress had no business to talk about

constitutional decorum as the grand old

party had several times dismissed non‑

Congress governments across the country

and era

Congress is forgetting how many state

governments it has dismissed in the last 60

ye ar s Bhar at iy a Ja na ta Part y le ad er

Kailash Vijayvargiya said

In 1992‑93 the PV Narasimha Rao gov‑

ernment at the Centre dismissed four BJP

governments ‑‑ in Uttar Pradesh Madhya

Pradesh Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh ‑

‑ following the demolition of Babri Masjid

on December 6

After the Rao regime dismissed the

Nagaland government led by Vamuzo in

1992 the chief minister said that the impo‑

sition of Presidents Rule did not surprise

him After all the Congress has always

considered itself as imperial power and

treated the states as colonies the late

Vamuzo was quoted as having said

In 2005 during Manmohan Singhs

regime Goa Chief Minister Manohor

Parrikar ‑‑ now the Defence Minister ‑‑ was

dismissed by Governor SC Jamir

Incidentally in 1990 Jamir then

Nagaland Chief Minister was himself dis‑

missed by Governor M M Thomas after 12

ruling Congress legislators defected from

the Congress camp

Like Rawat Jamir had demanded trial of

strength in the assembly and had managed

the backing of the Speaker late TN

Ngullie

However Governor Thomas during the

VP Singh regime at the Centre did not

summon the assembly and had even

declined to meet two Congress observers

Rajesh Pilot and SS Ahluwalia saying the

views of Congress MPs were not requiredon a political situation in Nagaland

Even a government led by hardcore

socialist Chandrashekhar at the Centre was

no different In 1990 it dismissed the DMK

ministry of M Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu

despite lack of any adverse report from the

state governor to seek support from Rajiv

Gandhis Congress which was wooing

Karunanidhis rival J Jayalalitha of the

AIADMK Ironically the Congress party is

now at the receiving end of the imperial

character of governance protesting mur‑

der of democracy

That brings to fore the debate whether

Article 356 allowing the Centre to dismiss

state governments should have some legal

restraintsBy its action the Modi government and

the Bharatiya Janata Party have put other

Congress governments ‑‑ in Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya and

Karnataka on notice ‑‑ that it will practice

the same art that the regime before it did

Modi may do well to recall that the 2014

the mandate was also about ushering in

change in way of politics

Voters may have hoped that a proponent

of development would care about constitu‑

tional propriety since the BJP is fond of

talking about Cooperative Federalism

with the states

But their action in Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh seems to have belied

that hope

Centres action in Uttarakhand athrowback to Congress culture

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Legislators led by former chief minister Harish Rawat come out after meetingUttarakhand Governor KK Paul in Dehradun (Photo IANS)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Photo IANS)

Donald Trump amp BJP hawks Birds of a feather

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

13April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo OP - ED

The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

14 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo PLANET EAR T H

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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I NTERNAT IONAL 21April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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By Deepa Padmanabhan

Kolkataʼs tree cover fell from

234 to 73 over 20 years built‑

up area up 190 By 2030 vegeta‑

tion will be 337 of Kolkataʼs

area

Ahmedabadʼs tree cover fell

from 46 to 24 over 20 years

built‑up area up 132 By 2030

vegetation will be 3 of Ahmedabadʼs area

Bhopalʼs tree cover fell from

66 to 22 over 22 years By

2018 it will be 11 of cityʼs area

Hyderabadʼs tree cover fell

from 271 to 166 over 20

years By 2024 it will be 184 of

cityʼs area

These are the findings of a new

Indian Institute of Science study

that used satellite‑borne sensors

compared images over decades

and modeled past and future

growth to reveal the rate of urban‑

ization in four Indian cities

T V Ramchandran a professor

and his team at the Energy ampWetlands Research Group Centre

for Ecological Sciences studied

ldquoagents of changerdquo and ldquodrivers of

growthrdquo such as road networks

railway stations bus stops educa‑

tional institutions and industriesdefense establishments protected

regions such as reserve forests

valley zones and parks

The researchers classified land

use into four groups Urban or

ldquobuilt‑uprdquo which includes residen‑

tial and industrial areas paved

surfaces and ldquomixed pixels with

built‑up areardquo meaning built‑up

areas which contain areas from

any of the other three cate‑

goriesndashwater which includes

tanks lakes reservoirs and

drainages vegetation which

includes forests and plantations

and others including rocks quarry

pits open ground at building sitesunpaved roads cropland plant

nurseries and bare land

Here is what they found

in each city

Kolkata The populat ion of Kolkata is now 141 million mak‑

ing it Indiaʼs third‑largest city

Urban built‑up area as we said

increased 190 between 1990

and 2010

In 1990 22 of land was built

up in 2010 86 which is predict‑

ed to rise to 5127 by 2030

Hyderabad

With a population of

774 million in 2011 Hyderabad is

poised to be a mega city with 10

million people in 2014 Urban

built‑up area rose 400 between

1999 and 2009

In 1999 255 of land was built

up in 2009 1355 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 5127 by 2030Ahmedabad With 55 million in

2011 the city was Indiaʼs sixth

largest by population and third‑

fastest growing city Ahmedabadʼs

built‑up urban area grew 132between 1990 and 2010

In 1990 703 of land was built‑

up in 2010 1634 which is pre‑

dicted to rise to 383 in 2024

Bhopal

One of Indiaʼs greenest

cities it is 16th largest by popula‑

tion with 16 million people

Bhopal is better off than other

cities even today but the con‑

cretizing trend is clear In 1992

66 of the city was covered with

vegetation (in 1977 it was 92)

that is down to 21 and falling

Indiaʼs urban population rose

26 over the decade ending 2010

to 350 million according to UN

data and is projected to rise 62between 2010 and 2020 and

108 between 2020 and 2030

Indiaʼs fastest growing city has

traditionally been Bangalore

There are no recent estimates for

its concretization but in 2012

Ramachandran and his group

found a 584 growth in built‑up

area over the preceding four

decades with vegetation declining

66 and water bodies 74

according to this study

The highest increase in urban

built‑up area in Bangalore was evi‑

dent between 1973 and 1992

34283 Decadal increases since

between 1992 and 2010 haveaveraged about 100 12956

from 1992 to 1999 1067 from

1999 to 2002 11451 from

2002 to 2006 and 12619 from

2006 to 2010Bangaloreʼs population rose

from 65 million in 2001 to 96

million in 2011 a growth of 4668

over a decade population densi‑

ty increased from 10732 persons

per square km in 2001 to 13392

persons in 2011

T h i s 2 1 3 s t u d y b y

Ramachandra listed implications

of unplanned urbanization

Loss of wetlands and green

spaces

Floods

As open fields water

bodies wetlands and vegetation

are converted to residential lay‑

outs roads and parking lots

absorption of rainfall reducesEncroachment of natural drains

alteration of the topography such

as construction of high‑rise build‑

ings causes flooding even during

normal rainfall

Decline in groundwater table

Heat island

Increased con‑

sumption of energy causes energy

discharges creating heat islands

with higher surface and atmos‑

pheric temperatures

Increased carbon footprint

High consumption of electricity

building architecture more vehi‑

cles and traffic bottlenecks con‑

tribute to carbon emissionsa sit‑

uation aggravated by mismanage‑ment of garbage

Source Indiaspendorg

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The facts are well known The Indian

banking sector is grappling with non‑

performing assets (NPAs or loans

that have not been serviced for at least two

quarters) of about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh

crore) A theoretical though not necessari‑

ly the most practical way of dealing withthis would be for the Indian taxpayer

through the medium of the finance minis‑

ter to write out a check for this amount

and clean up the balance sheets of Indian

banks

Apart from being unaffordable such a

step would also mean utilizing public

money to underwrite the private loot and

inefficiency (in several cases) of Indian

industry Obviously a judicious mix of mul‑

tiple measures is required by the govern‑

ment the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indi‑

vidual banks and the troubled borrowers

It is now evident that this is indeed

being done and that the finance ministry

and RBI are working in tandem to resolve

this legacy issue that is proving to be ahuge drag on growth

Shortly after the Budget the RBI allowed

banks to shore up their Tier‑1 capital by

including in it a part of the gains from

revalued real estate subject to some pru‑

dent conditions foreign exchange and

gains arising out of setting off the losses at

a later date This can add about $55 billion

(Rs 35000 crore) to the Tier‑1 capital base

of banks bringing the total recapitalization

to about $9 billion (Rs 60000 crore)

The Indian banking system needs total

recapitalization of about $27 billion (Rs 18

lakh crore) by 2018‑19 to meet the strin‑gent Basel III norms

The Economic Survey this year had sug‑

gested that the RBI dig into its own

reserves to fund the recap needs of the

banking sector About 32 per cent of the

RBIʼs balance sheet size of $472 billion (Rs

3164856) crore is capital and reserves

This means it has more than $149 billion

(Rs 10 lakh crore) in equity capital Many

experts have questioned the need to main‑

tain such high levels of equity ndash among the

highest in the world The US Federal

Reserve has an equity base that is only

about 2 per cent The European Central

Bank considered one of the worldʼs most

conservative has an equity base that formsabout 20 per cent of its balance sheet The

median ratio for central banks across the

world is 16 per cent

Even if RBI were to maintain its equity

ratio at the ECB level it would free up

about $60 billion (Rs 4 lakh crore) or the

size of the NPA problem to allow banks to

make a fresh start But for a variety of rea‑

sons RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan might

baulk at the thought of writing out such a

large cheque

The most obvious reason is that it would

amount to rewarding the banks for profli‑

gate and in some cases even criminal

behavior So it is fairly safe to assume that

this step will only be taken as a last resort ndash

and that too only after all other optionshave been exhausted

However it is imperative that the health

of the banking sector be restored quickly

Struggling with mounting NPAs and large

losses because of RBI‑mandated provision‑

ing norms banks have been unable to

extend loans to the corporate sector to

make fresh investments This is one of the

factors holding back a broad‑based indus‑

trial revival which is a necessary precondi‑

tion for the economy to grow faster

A more practical and feasible option

would be to allow banks recapitalize up to

$9 billion as discussed above Then the

slowly recovering economy and the govern‑

mentʼs steps to get stalled projects back ontrack are expected to turn many of the

loans given to such companies viable once

again This would reduce the size of the

NPA problem and consequently the stress

faced by the banking sector

Further the newly launched Bank Board

Bureau (BBB) with former Comptroller amp

Auditor General Vinod Rai as its chairman

is likely to be the first step towards the for‑

mation of a holding company for all public

sector banks The BBB is expected to facili‑

tate consolidation of public sector banks in

order to improve their functioning and also

to strengthen their balance sheets

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has prom‑

ised more banking reforms in the days to

come but has not specified what thesemight be A combination of these measures

along with the issue of capital to the public

an improvement in overall economic condi‑

tions and the RBIʼs diktat to banks to make

provisions for all bad loans in order to

clean up their balance sheets by March 31

2017 could help nurse the banking sector

back to health

Courtesy India Inc News

INDIA NURSING ITS BANKING SYSTEM BACK TO HEALTH

The views expressed in Op Eds are not necessarily those of The South Asian Times

Is the $38 billion recapitalization for banksprovided in the third Budget enoughgiven the scale of the problem Mostanalysts say the amount is too little

Activists camp on a tree to protest tree cutting in Bengaluru the city thathas undergone the biggest urbanization in India

WHEN URBANIZATION DRIVES CONCRETIZATION

Indian cities are

being shorn of trees with direimplications

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

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Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

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ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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By Fakir Balaji

Seventeen young Indians

have returned from

Antarctica with breath‑tak‑

ing stories of its icebergs icy

winds weather and inhabitants

ndash penguins seals whales and

sharks

ldquoItʼs an out of the world expe‑

rience Itʼs like being to another

planet where nature opens upits treasures and beckons

humans to discover the earthʼs

las t great wi lderness rdquo

International Antarctica

Expedit ion (IAE) member D

Chandrika said

Chandrika cruised back to

Ushuaia in Argentina last week

from the 12‑day adventurous

trip with 149 other members

from 26 countries

The 17 Indians including

eight women in mid‑to‑late

20s are university students

techies researchers executives

and greens with a common

cause to save earth from ill‑

effects of greenhouse emis‑

s ions rap id urbanizat ion

excess consumption of natural

resources and changing

lifestyle

Organized by the US‑based

2041 Foundation under the

leadership of veteran polar

explorer and British environ‑

mentalist Robert Swan the

expedition studied the impact

of climate change due to global

warming for promoting renew‑

able energy sources sustain‑

ability and preserve the earthʼs

fragile ecosystem

Swan 60 the first person to

set foot on North Pole and

South Pole in 1989 set up the

Foundation in 1991 to preserve

Antarctica by promoting recy‑

cling renewable energy and

sustainability to combat affects

of climate change Setting off in

ʻOcean Endeavourʼ the luxury

ship navigated by 50 crew

members from Ushuaia the

worldʼs southernmost town the

expedition sailed on March 14

towards the Antarctica

Peninsula crossing the stormy

Drake Passage and entering theblue waters of the ocean with

no land in sight anywhere

ldquoIn the midst of the ocean we

spotted the first iceberg near

Land Ahoy Island making

everyone hit the deck and brave

the icy winds to watch the float‑

ing spectacle with huge twisted

forms of ice in many layers and

markings revealing their age

and originsrdquo the 28‑year‑old

astrophysicist from Pune

recalled with awe Cruising

along the edge of the world the

ship reached the Deception

Island sitting on a dormant vol‑

cano and where the illegalwhale industry once thrived

Covered with ash and other vol‑

canic remnants the desolate

place is home to hundreds of

penguins and seals amidst

floating glaciers around the

island

ldquoI found it surreal to walk

next to those wild animals

which are not used to humans

They showed no interest in us

or fear as they were in their

own rightful placerdquo French pho‑

tographer Josselin Cornou a

part of the 2016 expedition

posted in the official blog

On the following day the ship

entered Port Forester Island

through Neptuneʼs Bellows

where a volcanic craterʼs walls

were breached by the mighty

sea The island was discovered

in 1819‑20 by explorer William

Smith

The expedition also landed at

Telefon Bay a stunning land‑

scape made of ash and snow

About 100 and odd members of

different nationalities disem‑

barked from the ship and head‑

ed in zodiacs to the snow

capped island swarmed by

Gentoo penguins a napping

Weddel Seal and the territorial

fur seals ldquoThe lifetime expedi‑

tion is educative as we saw the

impact of climate change on

Antarctica due to emissions

from industries and power

plants on other continents and

the need to combat them with

technologies like carbon cap‑

ture and storagerdquo another IAE

member Aarthi Rao a green

activist from Hyderabad said

According to Swan decorated

the British Order of Empire the

purpose of the expedition was

to engage and inspire the next

generation of leaders to take

responsibility to build resilient

communities and save

Antarctica ldquoWe have seen hun‑

dreds of Humpback Minke Fin

and even Orca whales on the

Petermann Island a low‑laying

island surrounded by blue ice‑

bergs Every new creature

revealed the beauty of these

incredible animals rdquo E i tan

Rovero‑Shein a 25‑year‑old

Mexican wrote in the blog with

amazing pictures

On the final leg of the expedi‑

tion some members including

Indians from a tropical land

plunged into the freezing

waters at sub‑zero temperature

A team of 150 members from 26 countries on board Ocean Endeavour cruise before sailingto Antarctica from Ushuaia in south Argentina (Photos 2041 FoundationIANS)

Cruising along the edge of the world the ship reached the Deception Island sitting on adormant volcano and where the illegal whale industry once thrived

17 young Indians including eight women returnspellbound from Antarctica more committed to

save earth from ill-effects of greenhouse emissions

rapid urbanization excess consumption ofnatural resources and changing lifestyles

The earthrsquos

last great

wilderness

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Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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MODI I N B ELG I UM 15April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Brussels Visiting the Belgian

capital that is yet to recover from

the horror of the March 22 terror

attacks Prime Minister Narendra

Modi on Wednesday said that

India shares ldquothe depth of sorrowand griefrdquo of the Belgian people

as it has itself experienced ter‑

rorist violence on countless occa‑

sions

Modi who laid a wreath at the

Maalbeek metro station that had

been hit by a massive suicide

bombing on March 22 offered

deepest condolences to the fami‑

lies of those killed in the terror

strikes in Brussels last week

In his press statement after

holding talks with Belgian Prime

Minister Charles Michel Modi

said ldquoHaving experienced terror‑

ist violence ourselves on count‑

less occasions we share yourpain In this time of crisis the

whole of India stands in full sup‑

port and sol idari ty with the

Belgian peoplerdquo

Modi also proposed resuming

bilateral talks on a Mutual Legal

Assistance Treaty ldquoNegotiations

on Extradit ion Treaty and a

Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced

Prisoners could be concluded

expeditiouslyrdquo he said

Indian Infosys techie

Raghavendran Ganesan was

among the many killed when a

bomb ripped through a train car‑

riage at Maalbeek station locat‑

ed in the heart of Brussels andclose to the EU headquarters

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister

and Foreign Minister Didier

Reynders accompanied Modi to

the Maalbeek station and briefed

him about the attack

Seeking to enhance bilateral

business ties Modi also met busi‑

ness leaders of Belgium In hisaddress Modi said that while dia‑

monds remain Indias age‑old

link with their nation new oppor‑

tunities have opened up in India

notably in IT and infrastructure

Around 2500 Indians are

based in Antwerp dealing mainly

in the diamond trade

Today we live in an interde‑

pendent world India offers a

huge opportunity ‑‑ not just a

market but also as a huge talent

pool Modi said and gave the

examples of ports and inland

waterways as areas that can offer

them attractive opportunities

In the morning the prime min‑ister arrived to a red carpet wel‑

come and was warmly greeted by

a large crowd of Indian diaspora

who waved the Indian tricolor

Later the two prime ministers

jo int ly remot e activated As ia s

largest optical telescope ARIES

located in Nainital Uttarakhand

in India

ldquoARIES project is not just a gov‑ernment‑to‑government initia‑

tive it is a win‑win collaboration

between private sectors as wellrdquo

he said after the inauguration

Located at the Aryabhatta

Research Inst i tute of

Observational Sciences (ARIES) at

Devasthal near Nainital it is a

36‑metre telescope

India has collaborated with a

Belgian company called AMOS to

produce this infrared steerable

optical telescope which is the

first of its kind in the whole of

Asia After Brussels the Pm was

scheduled to travel to

Washington to attend NuclearSecurity Summit and then visit

Riyadh for a bilateral visit to

Saudi Arabia on April 2‑3

(IANS)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the EU‑India Summit in Brussels on March 30Modi and Belgiums Prime Minister Charles Michel inspect the troops march past before a bilateral

meeting at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on March 30 (AP Photo)

ldquoWe feel your painrdquo the Indian Prime Minister toldhis Belgian counterpart Charles Michel

Modi strikes sympathy chordwith terrorhit Brussels

PM Modi meeting selected members of theEuropean and Belgian parliaments (Photos PIB)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Belgium Prime Minister duringthe Remote Technical Activation of India‑Belgium Aryabhatta Research

Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope in Brussels

PM Modi addressing the Indian community reception in Brussels

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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I NTERNAT IONAL 21April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

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INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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16 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

Arbaaz Khan‑MalaikaArora separate

request for privacy

A

rbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora have announced their

separation through a joint statement Ending months

of speculation over the state of their marriage the

Bollywood star couple have confirmed that they have sepa‑rated and are ldquotaking out timerdquo to figure out their lives The

couple have been married for 17 years and also have a son

13‑year‑old Arhaan Seeking privacy after announcing sep‑

aration Arbaaz today requested one and all to leave them

alone Humble request to the media stop speculating and

leave us alone Will talk when ready please respect our pri‑

vacyʼ wrote Arbaaz on his twitter timeline

An irate Arbaaz lashed out at some speculative news arti‑

cles also saying ldquoYou got to be dumb and bankrupt for

news to write the samehellip over and over again Get a life

guys show some respect Itʼs not a jokerdquo

The couple who got hitched in December 1998 men‑

tioned in their statement that they are separated and have

taken a break to figure out their lives The duo also rub‑

bished speculations about other affairs and talks of them

having consulted a divorce lawyer

Actress Sunny Leone is ecstatic to be part of the super‑star Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees and says she is

happy to be also part of the 100th day of the film

The former adult film star will reportedly be seen doing an

item number for Raees which is slated to release on Eid

So happy I got to be a part of the 100th day of Raees

with Shah Rukh Khan Rahul Dholakia and Ritesh

Sidhwani The good life Sunny tweeted on

Tuesday

This is the first time that Sunny who was

last seen on‑screen in director Milap

Zaveris Mastizaade will be sharing

screen space with the Chennai Express

superstar

Raees also stars actor Nawazuddin

Siddiqui and Pakistani actress Mahira

Khan

Actor Sunny

Leone

ABollywood gala awaits Britains

Prince William and his wife Kate

Middleton during their upcoming

India visit next month

The couple will be present at a special

evening with stars of Indias flourishingHindi film industry The event on April 10

will be held at a hotel in Mumbai and will

raise money for charities helping street

children reports mirrorcouk

In Mumbai which is Indias financial

capital they will stay at the same hotel

which was one of the targets of the devas‑

tating 2008 terror attacks On their

week‑long visit to India and Bhutan they

will also meet children from the Mumbaislums during a game of cricket

They will also visit the iconic Taj Mahal

in Agra recreating Princess Dianas visit

to th wonder of the world in 1992

V

eteran actors Farida Jalal

and Kulbhushan Kharbanda

who have spent decades in

fi lmdom have made their short

film debut with a naughty movie

t i t led Scanda l Poin t in which

t h ey a r e s een r oma n c i n g ea c h

other

Directed by Ankur T ewari the

film tells the story of a senior citi

zen couple reliving their romantic

college days when they used to

drive up to a favourite love point

when theyre rudely accosted by a

policeman

After over five decades of being

in the industry and having acted in

virtually every format including

films television and advertising

its incredible to still have a chance

to debut in a new digital format

and work with such a young crew

in such a fun film Farida Jalal

who started her career as a child

actor in 1963 said in a statement

Scandal Point is part of Yash

Raj Fi lmsʼ youth wing Y Filmss

short film anthology Love Shots

Farida

Jalal

Kulbhushan

Kharbanda

make short

film debut

British

royal couple

to attendBollywood

gala

in Mumbai

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora

Farida Jalal

Britains Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton

Angry Indian Goddesses to

be screened in Finland

Pan Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses will have its pre‑

miere in Finland at the Helsinki Season Film Festival

2016 to be held from March 31 to April 4 Touted as

Indias first female buddy film featuring an ensemble cast

of Sarah‑Jane Dias Tannishtha Chatterjee Anushka

Manchanda Sandhya Mridul Rajshri Deshpande and Adil

Hussain among others the movie earned rave reviews in

India post its release and has been lauded at international

film festivals We have received an amazing response from

all territories of Europe wherever we have shown the film

so far Its really exciting to have a prestigious festival like

Helsinki Season Film Festival invite our film and we are

eagerly looking forward to bringing Angry Indian

Goddesses to both the Finnish audience and media at the

festival Gaurav Dhingra the films producer said in a

statement

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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I NTERNAT IONAL 21April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

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snack or prepost workout shake Available

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Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

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night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

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Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

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ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

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Noble says that while the brand has

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sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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TheSouthAsianTimesinfo 17April 2-8 2016ULT I MATE B OLLY WOOD

New Delhi It was Bollywood and

box office biggies all the way at the

63rd National Film Awards

Southern magnum opus

Baahubali The Beginning was

named Best Feature Film while the

Best Actor and Best Actors awards

were taken by Hindi film stars

Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana

Ranaut leading many to question

why regional cinema and talent

was sidelined

Twitter was abuzz with users

commenting and questioning the

credibility of the awards the

process of which is coordinated by

the Directorate of Film Festivals

According to the National

Awards only people associatedwith Hindi cinema need recogni‑

tion Regional cinema doesnt mat‑

ter one user shared while another

wrote And how come all of the

major winners are from

Bollywood Whatever happened to

regional cinema National awards

seriously losing credibility

In fact even director Gurvinder

Singh whose internationally

acclaimed Punjabi film Chauthi

Koot has been honored with a

National Film Award has called the

winners list a complete farce

All the main awards have gone

to commercial films Baahubali

which is a totally crap film has gotthe Best Film award I think it is a

BJP award and not National

Award Singh told IANS

However that didnt deter the

winners from rejoicing over their

victory

Amitabh who has earlier won

the National F i lm Award

thrice for films

likeAgneepathBlack

and Paa was hon‑

ored this time for

his role in Piku

and he thanked

his fans for

congratulat‑

ing him

Kangana who has won National

Awards twice earlier for Fashion

and Queen has this time been

lauded for her superlative dual act

in Tanu Weds Manu Returns For

the actress who turned 29 last

week it is the best birthday gift

ever

The team of Baahubali The

Beginning which was a box office

wonder was overwhelmed with

the win which was further laced by

the Best Special Effects Award

While some other marvels of

southern cinema have found a

place in the list of winners

Bollywood clearly stole the lime‑

light with Bajrangi Bhaijaan win‑

ning the Best Popular FilmProviding Wholesome

Entertainment and Sanjay Leela

Bhansali getting the Best Direction

Award for Bajirao Mastani which

also won the Best Supporting

Actress award for Tanvi Azmi

The period drama even emerged

victorious in the Best

Cinematography category while

Remo DSouza won the Best

Choreography honour for creating

enchanting moves for the track

Deewani mastani and Shriram

Iyengar Saloni Dhatrak and Sujeet

Sawant won for the movies pro‑

duction design In the audiogra‑

phy section BiswadeepChatterjees sound

d e s i g n ‑

ing and

Justin

Ghoses re‑recording of the final

mixed track forldquoBajirao Mastani

have been honored

Neeraj Ghaywan whose unusual

drama Masaan found critical

acclaim nationally and internation‑

ally has been encouraged with the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best

Debut Film of a Director for his

perceptive approach to filmmaking

in handling a layered story of peo‑

ple caught up in changing social

and moral values

As for regional cinema actor‑

filmmaker Samuthirakan was

given the BestSupporting

A c t o r

a w a r d

f o r

the Tamil drama Visaranaai for

which late Kishore TEs editing

work has also been lauded

This year a special honour Film‑

Friendly State Award was given for

the first time and it went to

Gujarat Among the winners in the

Best Music Direction category are

M Jayachandran won Best Songfor Kaathirunnu kaathirunnu

(Ennu Ninte Moideen) and

Ilaiyaraaja won in the Background

Score sub‑category for Thaarai

Thappattai Nanak Shah Fakir

which has been named for the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best

Feature Film on National

Integration has even won

for its costume design‑

ing (Payal Saluja)

and make‑up

(Preetisheel G

Singh and

C l o v e r

Wootton)

Kapoor

amp Sons is a

saga of a dys‑

functional family

which makes you

laugh and cry with its

members as you

become an intrinsic part

of their lives It is a com‑plete family entertainer with

a universal appeal

Arjun (Siddharth Malhotra)

and Rahul (Fawad Khan) are two

siblings based in New Jersey and

London respectively and arrive at

Coonoor to visit their ailing grandfa‑

ther (Rishi Kapoor) who lives with

their parents Harsh (Rajat Kapoor) and

Sunita (Ratna Pathak Shah) Their com‑

plicated relationships replete with mis‑

understandings accusations lies and yet

bound by love form the crux of this film

Clearly the film is on a dysfunctional

family and some realistic elements inter‑

woven in its narrative add to its effective‑

ness in being relatable to the audience

Writer‑director Shakun Batra can take a

bow for his astute handling of a simple

story with a complicated plot owing to the

complex lives of the characters

His dealing of human emo‑

tions along with the treat‑

ment of the subject is

what makes the film

stand apart The charac‑

ters are etched to perfec‑

tion their lives almost

unfolding before our eyes

in the two hours The screen‑

play is taut and full of unexpect‑

ed twists which keep you riveted tothe screen never letting your interest wane

Performance‑wise Kapoor amp Sons is

impressive too

Siddharth Malhotra as the runner up or

second best of the two broth‑

ers portrays his angst and

resentment in an under‑

stated manner He is

every inch the son who

tries hard to prove his

worth to his parents to

make them proud

Playing his love interest

is Alia Bhatt as Tia Malik a

Mumbai‑based girl who is an

orphan and misses having a familyAs always she renders a zesty performance

with oodles of spontaneity and panache and

is equally the heart stealer in emotional

scenes She lights up the screen with her joie

de

vivre

Fawad

Khan as the

successful nov‑

elist and older

sibling essays Rahul

with restraint and yet

has his moments when

he lets his guard down if

only to express his angerdisappointment and hurt

Ratna Pathak Shah plays the

complex mother and wife with

aplomb Whether it is uninten‑

tionally hurting her son or accus‑

ing her husband of an affair her dis‑

play of emotions though a bit the‑

atrical and dramatic is a treat to

watch Rajat Kapoor plays the under‑

dog to perfection constantly under

scrutiny by his wife being taunted for

his failed business attempts and relation‑

ship with his former bank colleague Anu

Rishi Kapoor of course as the doyen of the

family is an absolute delight in his genial

avatar complete with a new get up

Overall Kapoor amp Sons reflects WilliamBlakes poem Joy and woe are woven fine

and is definitely bound to make you emo‑

tional (Photos IANS)

A scene from Kapoor amp Sons

Review

Kapooramp Sons Joyand woe arewoven fine

Amitabh Bachchan received Best Actor award for Piku while Baahubali was adjudged Best Feature f ilm

Bollywood stumps regional cinemaat National Film Awards

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

20 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo SUBCONT INENT

Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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By Parveen Chopra in New Delhi

New Delhi It was so fulfilling to attend the

Life Positive Expo a week ago in Delhi

marking the 20th anniversary of Life

Positive Indiaʼs first spiritual magazine that

I am proud to have founded as editor in

1996 It was heartening to note that with

continued backing by its chairman Aditya

Ahluwalia the magazine has spawned a

Hindi version and Life Positive Jr in English

and Hindi besides publishing books on

related subjects

Life Positive Expo at India Habitat Center

has actually become a much awaited event

in the capitalʼs spiritual calendar So a

galaxy of Spiritual Masters and Gurus

descended upon the dais of the three‑day

gala event ndash from March 25‑27 ‑ organized

by the Life Positive Foundation

The first day started with Anandmurti

Gurumaaʼs inaugural address She charmed

the audience with an evocative discourse

on how to live a happy life Armed with

her usual witty repartees Gurumaa

explained how each one of us is an

ʻananda swaroopaʼ ‑ we just have to

lift the veil of ignorance ldquoYahijaanana

hi muktihai (Becoming aware of this

itself is liberation)rdquo she said

A panel discussion on ʻHas the

New Age arrivedʼ followed next

Noted scholar Dr Ramesh Bijlani

from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sister Rama from Brahma

Kumaris and

P a r v e e n

C h o p r a

now editor

of The

S o u t h

A s i a n

Times in

New York were the eminent panelists who

discussed amongst themselves and with the

audience how the New Age has definitely

planted its firm feet in the global conscious‑ness

Followed Kathak exponent Padma Shri Dr

Shovana Narayanʼs lec‑dem on ʻDance as a

path to Spiritualityʼ and another session on

Sound and Vibration Healing by Shruti

Nada Poddar

The second day of the festival saw mystic

master Mohanji expound on the importance

of awareness in connecting with oneʼs true

Self He answered an array of questions

from the audience and busted many a myth

confounding the seekersʼ minds

Renowned Sister BK Shivani an endear‑

ing constant at every LP expo in Delhi was

her usual pristine and calm self She held a

loving and peaceful space as the audience

basked in her serene radiance while sheexplained practical ways to vibrate positivi‑

ty for the Self and others The day ended

with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiʼs dis‑

course on undertaking a journey ʻFrom

Pieces to Peaceʼ where

she explained how the

world outside lures us

into seeking fake

happiness and how

one can move away

from the six vices

of anger ego

greed tempta‑

tion attach‑

ment and

stress She

is a disciple

and close

associate of

S w a m i

Chidanand

Saraswati of

Rishikesh

T h e

third day

of the fes‑

tival started with celebrated media profes‑

sional Rajiv Mehrotraʼs talk on ʻWhat we

can learn from the Dalai Lamaʼ A disciple

of HH the Dalai Lama for more than 30

yea rs Mehr otra recoun ted the spi ritual

masterʼs aspirations and leanings while

extolling the contemporary and dynamic

approach of Buddhism ldquoReason and logic

are the main tenets of Buddhismrdquo he main‑

tained This was followed by a panel discus‑

sion on the topic ʻReligion ndash A Common

Meeting Groundʼ graced by esteemed pan‑

elists ndash educationist visionary and states‑

man Dr Karan Singh and noted Islamic

scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Both

the panelists agreed upon the importance

of sifting the core teachings of all religions

of the world from the chaff of ignorance

accumulated over them throughout the

centuries as a pertinent step towards creat‑

ing a harmonious world Ever the optimistthe Maulana said Muslims have to and will

wake up to the issue of Islam being seen as

a religion of violence while it is a religion

of peace Dr Karan Singh said Hindu intelli‑

gentsia too have to wake up to rise of

extremist elements in the faith

An exhaustive discourse on ʻAwakening

the innate potential ʼ by HH the

12thChamgon Kenting Tai Situpa brought

the festival to a befitting end Tai Situpa is

the present head of the Palpung Sherabling

Monastic Seat in the Kangra Valley

Himachal Pradesh ldquoTo achieve innate

potential one must embrace realistic

approach ndash without expecting too much

from oneself and by embracing the middle

path as suggested by the Buddhardquo he

remarked

18 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Anandmurti Gurumaa released the 20th anniversary issue of Life Positive magazineaccompanied by (from left) Aditya Ahluwalia (Chairman of LP)

DR Kaarthikeyan (President) sound healer ShrutiSuma Varughese (Editor) and Parveen Chopra (founder editor of LP) Anandmurti Gurumaa giving a discourse at

the event

TO CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY LIFE POSITIVE MAGAZINE

ORGANIZED TALKS BY RENOWNED SPIRITUAL TEACHERSHELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LEC DEMS LAST WEEKEND IN DELHI

SP I R I TUAL ITY

Discussion on Religion ‒ A Common Meeting Ground with Dr Karan Singh and MaulanaWahiduddin Khan moderated by Suma Varughese (Photos Ashwani ChopraLife Positive)

Three days of Guru Gyaan

Buddhist master Tai Situ and BK Shivani speaking at the event

Sadhvi Bhagwati addressing the audience

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

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Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

WORLD TWENTY20

SPORTS 23April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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Brussels Prime Minister Narendra

Modi addressed the Indian commu‑

nity in Brussels He described the

Indian Community as the ldquoLokdootrdquo

of India

The Prime Minister recalled thehorrendous terror attack in

Brussels last week and offered

condolences to the families of the

victims He described terrorism as

a challenge to humanity He said

the need of the hour is for all

humanitarian forces to join hands

to fight it

The Prime Minister said that

despite the huge threat the world

is not able to deliver a proportion‑

ate response to terror ndash and terms

such as ldquogood terrorismrdquo and ldquobad

terrorismrdquo end up strengthening it

Modi described how India has

faced this scourge for forty years

which many described as a merelaw and order problem for a long

time until 911 happened He

declared that India would not bow

to terror

Modi said he has spoken to many

world leaders and emphasized the

need to delink religion from terror

He recalled the Global Sufi

Conference in New Delhi recently

where liberal Islamic scholars had

denounced terrorism He said this

approach was essential to stop rad‑

icalization The right atmosphere

had to be created to end terror he

addedThe Prime Minister regretted

that the United Nations had not

been able to come up with a struc‑

tured response to terrorism He

said the UN has not been able to

fulfi l l its responsibility in this

regard and had not come up with a

suitable resolution He warned that

institutions which do not evolve

appropriate responses to emerging

situations risked irrelevance

The Prime Minister also men‑

tioned that the whole world which

is passing through an economic cri‑

sis had recognized India as a ray of hope He said India has become the

fastest growing large economy in

the world and this is not because

of good fortune He said this has

happened despite two successive

drought years He said that this is

the result of good intentions and

sound policies Talking about

2015 the Prime Minister said he

wished to give an account of the

work done by the Government

DIASPORA 19April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New Delhi External

Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj on

Tuesday led a panel

discussion on deliver‑

ing consular services

to Indians abroad as

part of the Pravasi

Bharatiya Divas (PBD)

Brainstorming dias‑

pora engagement EAM

SushmaSwaraj leads

2nd PBD panel discus‑

s ion on Delivering

Consular Services

ministry spokesman Vikas Swaruptweeted The PBD a conclave of the

Indian diaspora organised by the

ministry has undergone a change

from this year onwards

Started in 2003 and anchored by

the erstwhile ministry of overseas

Indian affairs (MOIA) it was an

annual event that celebrated the

Indian diasporas suc‑

cess and deliberated

on issues confronting

them

However from this

year with the merger

of the MOIA with the

external affairs min‑

istry the celebratory

event has been turned

into a biennial affair

with the intervening

year being devoted to

a lot of thinking and

a lot of thought

process according to SushmaSwaraj

People would study the various

issues and come up with various

recommendations so that the prob‑

lems of the diaspora could be

solved she said in her keynote

speech at the signature 14th PBD

event held here on January 9

Accra Surinder Kaur Cheema

came to Accra four decades ago

from her native Baroda in

Indias Gujarat state to support

her businessman husband

Today she is a hugely success‑

ful entrepreneur in her own

right with two popular Indian

restaurants is often called on

by the diplomatic community

to provide catering services on

special occasions and is an

active social worker

Surinder Kaur Cheema must

be saluted for single‑handedlybuilding one of the most suc‑

cessful Indian restaurants in

Ghana said Amar Deep S Hari

the Indian‑origin CEO of promi‑

nent IT firm IPMC

Cheema arrived in Ghana in

1974 to join her award‑win‑

ning farmer‑exporter husband

Harcharan Cheema From a

housewife she later turned to

teach at the Ebenezer

Secondary School in Accra for a

while and has now settled on

selling India through her

restaurants

It was after 13 years that I

started my first restaurant

Kohinoor Restaurant at Osu (an

Accra suburb) I have now been

able to add another one Delhi

Palace at Tema (a port city

some 25 km from Accra) says

CheemaHer success as a restaurateur

has become acclaimed as she

not only serves Indian delica‑

cies on her premises but has

now become the caterer of

choice for most diplomatic

receptions and private events

Cheema who now employs

about 35 people said she

would love to increase the

number of restaurants she runs

but it is not easy because of

my numerous commitments

She divides her time between

running her restaurants and

ensuring that women affected

with breast cancer get treat‑

ment some rural communities

get schools and water

Through the work of the

Indian Womens Association

we have been able to raise

money to get women in thecountry treated for breast can‑

cer Among other similar proj‑

ects we recently provided a

school at Nima in Accra and

provided a borehole for water

to the people of Abanta near

Koforidua in the eastern

region Cheema said

Indianorigin woman

restaurateur is a hit in Ghana

New Delhi Eight days after a hor‑

rific terror attack in Belgium left

34 people dead an Indian work‑

ing at the Brussels airport says

the country is yet to recover from

the trauma But the carnage has

brought together Indians of all

hues living in the country

And those who survived the

twin explosions at the Zaventem

Airport departure lounge with or

without injuries feel their lives

have changed forever Andre‑

Pierre Rego said

Mumbai‑born Andre came to

Brussels in 1983 to pursue stud‑

ies He ended up staying on in thecountry and now works at the

Brussels Airport with the

Swissport Lost and Found

Baggage Tracing Service

Andre was on duty when suicide

bombers detonated themselves in

a crowded section of the airport

on the morning of March 22

Andre escaped unscathed but the

deafening blasts have affected

him deeply ‑‑ and changed forever

the lives of those who were at the

departure hall The departure

area was thronging with passen‑

gers checking in for international

flights out of Brussels when all of

a sudden (there was this massive)

bang he said You cannot

explain in words the actual effect

of a bomb exploding said Andre

who has previously worked with

Jet Airways The first explos ion

itself triggered chaos

(There were) bags everywhere

people (were) running towards

the two remaining exits scream‑

ing in shock and pain through

thick smoke Andre said And 20seconds later there was a second

bigger explosion at the other end

Thats when the ceiling came

crashing down

There was more screaming as

panic stricken passengers and air‑

port staff ran towards the only

available exit in the middle of the

departure hall While the injured

ran the lifeless and panic‑stricken

lay still said Andre

TERROR ATTACK UNITED

ALL INDIANS IN BELGIUM

PM addresses Indian community in Brussels

PM Narendra Modi being warmly welcomed by the people of Indiancommunity on his arrival at Brussels Belgium on March 30 2016

External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj

Sushma holds meet on consular

services for diaspora

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

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Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

WORLD TWENTY20

SPORTS 23April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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Duliajan Assam) Blaming the Congress

for illegal infiltration into Assam Home

Minister Rajnath Singh said the central

government will seal the India‑Bangladesh

border

The Congress was never bothered about

the infiltration into Assam They havedestroyed the state for their vote bank pol‑

itics We are going to seal the border com‑

pletely so that no infiltrators can enter

Assam Singh told a public rally at

Duliajan in Assams Dibrugarh district

Ever since Bangladesh was created

there has been infiltration in Assam I want

to ask them (Congress) why didnt you

seal the borders Why didnt you stop

them from entering into our land

The fact remains that they are not even

bothered The Congress never paid any

attention to the issue of infiltration since

beginning he said

I have visited the India‑Bangladesh bor‑

der areas and held talks with the authori‑

ties in Bangladesh Our government is

committed to solve the infiltration prob‑

lem We need some time to seal the border

completely he added The veteran

Bharatiya Janata Party leader added that

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

pledged to curb corruption

The whole world knows that there is not

a single case of corruption in the centre

since the BJP‑led took power he saidadding that the BJP if it wins the Assam

assembly elections will ensure zero cor‑

ruption We are not going to tolerate cor‑

ruption he said The elections will be

held in the state on April 4 and 11

Singh also slammed the Congress gov‑

ernment in Assam for failing to address

the issues of drinking water road and elec‑

tricity and said that 60 percent of villages

in the state were yet to get electricity

The condition of adivasis and tea gar‑

den workers is pathetic in Assam If the

government had implemented the

Plantation Labour Act their lot would

have been better he said

Will seal India‑Bangladesh border Rajnath

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Colombo

Sri Lanka said there was

no threat to the countrys security

though a suicide jacket and explo‑

sives were found from a house in

north where the Tamil Tigers once

held sway

There was no threat to the

national security despite allega‑

tions by the opposition that the

Tamil Tiger rebels may try to

regroup Xinhua news agency

quoted defense secretary

Karunasena Hettiarachchi as say‑

ing We recover various kind of

ammunition very often as these

were all hidden by the LTTE dur‑

ing the war So the question of our

national security being threatened

does not arise Hettiarachchi said

Opposition parliamentarian and

former presidents son Namal

Rajapakse on Wednesday tweeted

that recovery of a suicide jacket

and explosives in the former war‑

torn north earlier in the day raised

questions if the Tamil Tiger rebels

were trying to regroup in the

island nation

However Hettiarachchi said that

the recovery was nothing extraor‑

dinary as such explosives and

ammunition were hidden by the

rebels during the war period

In addition to the suicide jacket

police also discovered a stock of

explosives and bullets which were

hidden in a house in

Chawakachcheri in the north

Police had reportedly raided the

house on a tip‑off that the owner

had in his possession drugs and

marijuana and the suspect had fled

the area during the raid

The opposition has called on the

government to take responsibility

for the breakdown in security

and take control of the escalating

crime rate

The now vanquished Liberation

Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) liber‑

ally used suicide bombers to target

opponents during the armed con‑

flict in Sri Lanka that ended in

2009

Kathmandu The Asian

Development Bank (ADB) hassuggested that Nepal should

grab the opportunities fromChina to achieve the targeted

economic growth rate for the

next two yearsLaunching Asian Development

Outlook 2016 here the ADBsaid Asias leading economy

Chinas structural change in

imports can create immenseopportunities for the border‑

sharing Nepal Xinhua reported

Chinas structural change is agolden chance for Nepal Thus

its perfect time to attract directforeign investment from the

northern neighbor to strength‑en economy KenichiYokoyama ADB country direc‑

tor for Nepal said while

addressing the program ADB

has projected a 15 percent eco‑nomic growth rate of the quake

ravaged Nepal for the fiscal year

2016 after a three percentgrowth last year

It projected a slow growth

pace for this year in regard toslow post‑earthquake recon‑

struction trade and transit dis‑

ruption followed by months‑long economic blockade and

unfavourable monsoon creatingtroubles in agriculture sector

However the growth rate is

expected to pick up to 48 per‑

cent in 2017 through stabiliza‑tion of political climate acceler‑

ation of reconstruction and nor‑mal monsoon favoring agricul‑

tural growth

ADB is of view that there is anurgent need to accelerate recon‑

struction and implementation of development programmes to

prevent a further slowdown in

economic growthThe economic growth of

Himalayan country is possible

only through the speedy recon‑struction drive and focusing on

sectors of energy tourism andagriculture the bank said

Nepal witnessed an inflationrate of 72 percent in 2015whereas it was significantly

higher in January this year

standing at 121 percent

slamabad At least five terrorists

were killed and over 600 suspects

arrested in an extensive operation

launched by security forces across

Pakistans Punjab province follow‑

ing Sundays suicide blast in

Lahore media reports said

At least 74 people including 29

children were killed and over 300

others injured in the blast that hit

the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park

on Sunday evening A splinter

group of the Pakistani Taliban

Jamaat‑ul‑Ahrar claimed respon‑

sibility for the attack

Citing Urdu TV channel Dunya

Xinhua said the five terrorists

belonging to a banned militant

group were killed in two separate

shootouts with security forces

during search operations in

Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh dis‑

tricts in southern Punjab

According to reports at least

250 suspects were detained in

Sialkot 200 in Gujranwala 80 in

Faisalabad 34 in Rahim Yar Khan

18 in Kasur 10 in Bhakkar six in

Attock and one in Bahawalpur

while several others were arrested

from other parts of the province

Security forces launched the

operation on Sunday night after

army chief General Raheel Sharif

chaired a high‑level meeting of

military officials and directed the

commanders to start a quick oper‑

ation to bring the terrorists and

their facilitators to justice

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in

an address to the nation on

Monday had reiterated the gov‑

ernments resolve to wipe out the

menace of terrorism from the

country

A spokesperson of the Inter‑

Services Public Relations said a

huge cache of arms and ammuni‑

tion were recovered during the

operations

Punjabs Law Minister Rana

Sanaullah told the media on

Tuesday that at least 160 opera‑

tions have been conducted so far

No threat to national securitysays Sri Lanka

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo IANS)

POST‑LAHORE BLAST

Five terrorists killedover 600 arrested

At least 74 people including 29 children were killed in the blastthat hit the crowded Gulshan‑e‑Iqbal park (Photo IANS)

ADB has projected a 15

percent economicgrowth rate of the quakeravaged Nepal for thefiscal year 2016 after athree percent growthlast year

Nepal should attract Chineseinvestment to achieve growth

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Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

British man Benjamin Innes(right) taking a selfie with thehijacker Seif El Din Mustafa

(Photo Twitter)

Love spurs Egyptianman to hijack plane

U HTIN KYAW MYANMARSNEW PRESIDENT

BRUSSELS ATTACK

One Indian among15 foreigners killed

in Brussels

Raghavendran Ganeshan killedin the Brussels attack

US looks at India as key player for maritime security

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the countrys new foreign minister(Photo IANS)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

WORLD TWENTY20

SPORTS 23April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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I NTERNAT IONAL 21April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

Cairo Nicos ia An Egyptian man

who hijacked an EgyptAir flight to

Cyprus was arrested ending a five‑

hour drama during which most pas‑

sengers were freed early on and the

last of the seven passengers and

crew simply escaped

Cyprus President Nicos

Anastasiades announced that the

hijacker identified as Seif El Din

Mustafa had personal motives to

hijack the jet and that it was not

terrorism linked Officials said

Mustafas action was linked to his

ex‑wife who is a Greek‑Cypriot and

lives in Larnaca

Witnesses told Cyprus Mail news‑

paper that he threw a letter out of

the airport in Larnaca written in

Arabic asking that it be delivered

to his former wife

Asked if the hijacker was motivat‑

ed by love Anastasiades laughed

and said Always there is a woman

involved

The Cyprus foreign ministry

announced the arrest of the hijack‑

er who had taken charge of the

Airbus 320 when it was on its way

from Alexandria to Cairo saying he

was armed with explosives The

plane was flown to Larnaca in

southern Cyprus Cyprus officials

who had held intense negotiations

with the man said he would be

interrogated at length One

Egyptian officer dubbed him men‑

tally unstable

The Flight 181 carried 56 pas‑

sengers ‑‑ 30 Egyptians and 26 for‑

eigners ‑‑ and six crew members

Soon after it reached Cyprus all but

seven passengers and crew were let

off The foreigners on board includ‑

ed eight Americans and four

Britons Soon after it landed in

Cyprus the hijacker freed most of

the passengers holding back only

four crew members and three pas‑

sengers whose nationality was not

disclosed by officials

As the negotiations continued

with the man the seven escaped ‑‑

six of them simply walking out of

the step ladder and the seventh

hurling himself out of the cockpit

window

Earlier the hijacker was mistak‑

enly identified as Ibrahim Samaha

also an Egyptian Samaha however

turned out to be an innocent pas‑

senger

Nay Pyi Taw U Htin Kyaw of the National League

for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Prize

winner Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as

Myanmars new president

Military‑assigned First Vice President U Myint

Swe and second vice president U Henry Van Thio

of the NLD also took the oath of office in the pres‑

ence of parliament Speaker U Mann Win Khaing

Than Xinhua reported

The swearing‑in of the president and the vice

presidents was followed by that of a nine‑member

Constitutional Tribunal led by U Myo Nyunt a

five‑member Union Election Commission led by U

Hla Thein and 18 cabinet ministers named by

President U Htin Kyaw Among the ministers six

were from the ruling NLD two from the Union

Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) three

were military members of parliament and seven

were non‑parliamentarian experts

NLD chairperson Aung San Suu Kyi became the

countrys new foreign minister who will concur‑

rently hold three other portfolios in the new gov‑

ernment In addition to the foreign ministry post

the 70‑year‑old Suu Kyi will be the presidents

office minister education minister and minister of

electricity and energy

President U Htin Kyaw delivered his first

address to parliament before heading to the presi‑

dential palace for a ceremony of transfer of power

from his predecessor U Thein Sein

Brussels An Indian man was

among 15 foreigners killed in

the terror attack in Brussels

that also claimed the lives of

17 Belgians

All the victims of the March

22 terror attacks in the

Brussels airport and a major

metro station have been identi‑

fied Xinhua news agency quot‑

ed the Belgian public prosecu‑

tor as saying

Magistrate Ine Van

Wymeersch confirmed that 17

Belgians and 15 foreignerswere killed in the bloodbath

Among the foreigners were

four Americans three Dutch

two Swedish an Indian a

Chinese a Briton a Peruvian a

French and an Italian

As many as 94 people

remained in hospital undergo‑ing treatment About half of

them were in intensive care

and another 30 in a specialist

burns unit

About half of the injured

were foreigners with 20 differ‑

ent nationalities

Washington The US looks at India a

regional power that is committed to

advancing the rules‑based international

order as a key player and an important

partner in advancing maritime security

in the Indo‑Pacific

By far the area of greatest potential is

in maritime security especially as we

engage in unprecedented cooperation

with India the regions largest maritime

power Nisha Desai Biswal assistant sec‑

retary of state for South and Central

Asia said here Monday

As the economies of Asia continue to

rise so too will the need for greater mar‑

itime security in the Indo‑Pacific regionshe said dilating on US policies and pri‑

orities for 2016 in South and Central

Asia at Centre for a New American

Security

So as a regional power that is commit‑

ted to advancing the rules‑based interna‑

tional order India has become a key

player and an important partner in

advancing maritime security in the Indo‑

Pacific she said

As such our bilateral cooperation is

increasingly taking on trilateral and mul‑

tilateral aspects Biswal said noting last

ye ar US annual na va l exer ci se wi th

India MALABAR also included ships

from Japans world‑class navy

Maritime security was also a central

focus of the inaugural US‑India‑Japan

ministerial in New York last September

And last summer for the first timeIndian vessels joined the US China and

twenty other nations in the RIMPAC

exercise the worlds largest internation‑

al maritime exercise

Defence trade between India and US

has increased substantially from a mere

$300 million just over a decade ago to

close to $14 billion today Biswal noted

And through the US‑India Defence

Technology and Trade Initiative for the

first time ever the two countries are

working together with another country

on its indigenous aircraft carrier devel‑

opment programme

In the not‑too‑distant future we hope

to see the day when the US and Indian

navies including our aircraft carriers

are cooperating on the high seas pro‑

tecting freedom of navigation for all

nations Biswal saidThere is no question that a rising

India now the worlds fastest‑growing

large economy is and will continue to be

the engine of South Asias growth

So looking across the entire spectrum

I think a picture emerges of a South and

Central Asia region of rising importance

in Asia as well as to the United States

she said

The biggest factor is of course India

and the economic resurgence that is

underway there

According to the US‑India Business

Council almost 30 US companies have

invested over $15 billion in the last year

and a half with over 50 US firms expect‑

ed to ink more that $27 billion worth of

deals over the next year

Much of the focus has been on the

economic partnership and while therecontinue to be challenges we have seen

a dramatic rise in US investment in India

which today outpaces US investment in

China Biswal said

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(Photo Twitter)

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

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INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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Mohali Virat Kohli led the way with a sub‑

l ime half‑century as India defeated

Australia by six wickets at the Punjab

Cricket Association Stadium here to enter

the World Twenty20 semi‑finals

The in‑form Delhi lad remained unbeat‑

en on 82 runs off 51 balls as the Indians

survived a few early setbacks to overhaul

a difficult target of 161 with five deliver‑

ies to spare

Sundays match the last in Group 2 was

a virtual quarter‑final as the winners qual‑

ified the semi‑finals India finished their

group engagements with three wins infour matches Australia will go home with

two wins and an equal number of defeats

New Zealand had earlier qualified for

the semi‑f inals from Group 2 while

England and West Indies have gone

through to the last‑four stage from Group

1 Shane Watson put in a superb all‑round

effort for Australia finishing with figures

of 223 in his four overs Nathan Coulter‑

Nile (133) and James Faulkner (135)

bagged a wicket each

The Indians were off to a shaky start

with openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit

Sharma going back to the dugout without

too many runs on the board Watson

snared Suresh Raina with a well‑directed

short‑pitched delivery in the eighth overto leave the hosts in trouble at 493

Kohli and Yuvraj Singh tried to script an

Indian comeback adding 45 runs

between them in 38 balls Yuvraj picked

up a niggle in his left leg while attempting

to glance a Coulter‑Nile delivery to fine

leg

The experienced left‑hander was clearly

in some discomfort as he was hobbling

while running between the wickets But

he battled bravely to post 21 runs off 18

balls with one boundary and a powerfully

six off Adam ZampaBut just as it seemed that Kohli and

Yuvraj could take India to a safe position

the latter was undone by an excellent

piece of fielding from Watson when he

mistimed a slower one from Faulkner

Yuvrajs dismissal seemed to prod Kohli

into action as he unleashed the big shots

The 27‑year‑old right‑hander hit the hap‑

less Faulkner for two boundaries and a six

off successive balls in the 18th over to

bring the target within Indias reach

He then smashed four consecutive

boundaries off Coulter‑Nile in the next

over to virtually wrap up the issue With

four runs needed in the final over India

captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dispatched

Faulkners low full toss to the long‑on

fence to complete a thrilling win for IndiaEarlier Australia posted a competitive

total of 1606 in their 20 overs

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest

scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34

deliveries hitting three boundaries and a

couple sixes during his innings Glenn

Maxwell contributed 31 off 28 balls

For India all‑rounder Hardik Pandya

(236) copped some initial punishment

before bagging a couple of crucial wickets

while Yuvraj Singh (119) Ashish Nehra

(120) Ravichandran Ashwin (131) and

Ja sp ri t Bu mr ah (1 3 2) al so ba gg ed a

wicket each

The Indians did not help their cause by

conceeding as many as 14 extras

Electing to bat first Australia were off to an explosive start with openers Usman

Khawaja and Aaron Finch producing a 54‑

run partnership in just 26 balls Bumrah

copped a lot of punishment in his first

over with Khawaja hitting him for four

boundaries

But Nehra gave India the breakthrough

when Khawaja went after an outgoing

delivery only to see the ball nick the top

edge on the way to Dhoni behind the

stumps

The dangerous David Warner perished

when he came down the track to Ashwin

The left‑hander could not connect as the

ball spun away from him and Dhoni

pulled off an easy stumping

Australia captain Steven Smith lasted

for just six balls before Yuvraj had himcaught behind with his very first ball

That saw the Australian run rate fall

slightly with Finch and Maxwell struggled

on a pitch which was offering a fair bit of

turn

Finch was deprived of what would have

been a well‑deserved half‑century when

he perished while trying to prop up the

run rate He tried to pull a slightly short‑

pitched delivery from Pandya into the

stands but did not connect properly as

the ball looped up for a fairly simple catch

to Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket

Maxwell was looking set for a big score

But he virtually gifted away his wicket to

Bumrah when he went for a cross‑batted

heave only to be out‑foxed by a slowerdelivery

Peter Nevill and Watson hit a couple of

fours and a six off Pandya in the last over

to give Australia a strong finish

N e w D e l h i England produced adominant performance to outclass

New Zealand by seven wickets in

their World Twenty20 semi‑final at

the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here

Needing 154 runs to book their

tickets for Sundays title clash

England overhauled the target in

171 overs

Opener Jason Roy played a star‑

ring role with the bat for England

plundering 78 runs off 44 balls

The 25‑year‑old right‑hander hit

11 boundaries and a couple of

sixes during his innings

England who won the World T20

in 2010 are thus in line for their

second title in the shortest formatof the game

In the final they will meet the

winner of the second semi‑final

between India and West Indies

New Zealand were the only

unbeaten team in the group stage

and were expected to put up a

strong fight But England were far

superior with both bat and ball on

a pitch which was not too easy to

bat on

The former winners were boost‑

ed by a quick opening partnership

of 82 runs in 50 deliveries between

Roy and Alex Hales (20) Hales

departed when he mistimed a

Mitchell Santner delivery into the

hands of Colin Munro at long‑on

but the early momentum kept

England in good stead

Leg‑spinner Inderbir Singh Sodhi

gave the Kiwi fans a glimmer of

hope by sending back Roy and

England captain Eoin Morgan off

consecutive deliveries in the 13th

over But that did not prove to be

enough to carry New Zealand

through Earlier asked to bat first

New Zealand posted a competitive

total of 1538 in their 20 overs

The Kiwis should have got a big‑

ger total but England did well to

take wickets regularly in the latter

half of the innings to restrict their

opponents

Munro put in a useful knock for

New Zealand with the bat scoring

46 runs off 32 balls with seven

boundaries and a six

Karachi Pakistans T20 skipper

Shahid Afridi offered apologies

after admitting his failure to meet

the nations expectations

Pakistan failed to qualify for thesemi‑finals after losing three con‑

secutive group matches in the

World T20 including a humiliat‑

ing loss to arch‑rivals India

The team including Afridi and

the management was heavily criti‑

cized for their dismal performanc‑

es Afridi took to Facebook to con‑

vey his anguish

I am here to answer to you

Afridi said in a video post Dawn

reported And today I seek for‑

giveness from you because the

hopes you had from me and my

team I could not live up to them

When I wear this uniform

when I walk onto the pitch I carry

with me the sentiments of my

countrymen This is not a team of

just 11 players it is made up of every Pakistani he added Afridis

apology comes a day after

Pakistaniʼs head coach Waqar

Younis also offered an apology to

the nation during a fact‑finding

inquiry conducted to probe the

teams performance during the

series

Iʼve been very hurt by the situa‑

tion (surrounding Pakistan crick‑

et) and my comments show it I

apologize to the nation If my leav‑

ing makes things better then I

will do it without delay Afridi

said

Virat Kohli led the way (Photo IANS)

Shahid Afridi (Photo IANS)

England celebrates after winning the first WT20 semi‑final match againstNew Zealand in New Delhi (Photo IANS)

Afridi apologizes for PaksWorld T20 debacle

England beat Kiwis toenter World T20 final

India beat Australia in thriller to enter World T20 semis

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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By Debdoot Das

Kolkata There was a time when tem‑

peramental and behavioral issues often

snatched the spotlight away from his

undoubted talent But years on the ice‑

cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pres‑

sure‑cooker situations is not only con‑sistently winning matches for India but

also provoking comparisons with crick‑

ets all‑time greats

The masterclass batsman is making

the most difficult of run chases look

simple He remains unfazed if wickets

fall in a heap at the other end amid a

mounting asking rate Trust him to

steer his side home at the end With his

conventional cricketing shots and tat‑

tooed hands guiding the ball slowly but

surely Kohli has already emerged as a

phenomenon a part of cricketing folk‑

lore in India

In the latest instance where he got a

step closer to perfecting the art of a run

hunt Kohli pulled off a brilliant winagainst Australia to pilot his side to the

World Twenty20 semi‑final

India needed to overhaul the visitors

challenging 160 in a virtual quarter‑

final of the World T20 With the other

batsmen struggling at the other end

Kohli ran hard between the wickets

converting the singles into twos and

pounced upon the loose balls with

aplomb

By the time skipper Mahendra Singh

Dhoni hit the winning runs Kohli wasunconquered with a fairy tale 51‑ball

82

Retired Australian left‑arm pacer

Mitchell Johnson who had questioned

Kohlis big match temperament on

Twitter before the high‑voltage game

couldnt but laud his efforts The great

Australian leg‑spinner Shane Warne

tweeted that Kohlis innings reminded

him of a knock from Sachin Tendulkar

A few days back at Eden Gardens

against Pakistan it was Kohli again who

proved to be a messiah after a stutter

upfront Anchoring a brilliant chase

Kohli stayed put on 55 till the end of the

innings with Dhoni again hitting the

winning runNot the first time I have seen Virat

bat like that I have seen him evolve as a

player He has kept improving his

game Dhoni said after the win against

Australia

The flamboyant Indian vice‑captain

came to the forefront after the Under‑

19 World Cup in 2008 where he was

instrumental in Indias triumph

But he struggled to balance his career

and the adulation that came with the

success However his determinationand guidance from some of the senior

team members allowed the then teenag‑

er to bounce back in some style

After a brisk 35 in the final of the 50‑

over World Cup in 2011 Kohli stole the

limelight a year after in Hobart where

he scored a brilliant 133 not out against

Sri Lanka He followed it up with anoth‑

er sparkling hundred (183) against

Pakistan in the Asia Cup that year

Kohli mastered the art against

Australia in 2013 when he tonked two

tons to chase down two totals in excess

of 350

Cricket pundits and commentators are

now busy comparing him to the likes of

Tendulkar and legendary West Indiescricketer Viv Richards Indias World

Cup winning captain of 1983 Kapil Dev

has even gone on to say Kohli is a step

ahead of the duo

By Veturi Srivatsa

Whether India will be the

first country to win theWorld Twenty20 a sec‑

ond time or not there is hope so

long as Virat Kohli wields the wil‑low on the pitch as he has done in

the tournament winning keymatches on his own In the 2016

edition he batted superbly to set a

decent target to beat Pakistan andon Sunday night he made a taut

target against Australia look like a

stroll in the parkWho says Twenty20 is all inven‑

tive hitting far removed from con‑ventional strokeplay Itʼs balder‑

dash You can possess more than

one stroke to a particular deliveryto confuse the fielding captain and

the bowler but thatʼs sheer art

exhibited by a Viv Richards aBrian Lara or a VVS Laxman

though he had few chances to playTwenty20

These greats could hit a delivery

pitching at the same spot any‑where from coverpoint to fine‑leg

in conventional pure art form

They could bludgeon any attack just as Chris Gayle AB de Villiers

Kevin Pietersen or Glenn Maxwell

do in such a thrilling fashion inshorter formats with sheer power

and scrumptious timingKohli took batsmanship to a dif‑

ferent level in this tournament

more so stroking the ball in the

18th and the 19th over againstAustralia at Mohali A knock even

he may not perhaps be able torepeat What makes it so special is

that he produced his magic in a

do‑or‑die match of a major inter‑national tournament The strokes

and the boundaries flowed from

his bat when 39 runs were neededfrom the last three overs and that

too as the Australians appeared tohave covered all the bases in the

field

Kohliʼs majestic strokeplay willforever be etched in the memories

of all those who saw the match live

at the Inderjit Singh Bindra PunjabCricket Association Stadium at

Mohali and others who bit theirnails nervously watching the

drama unfold on the telly Many

jogged their memory to recapturethe two thunderous knocks of

Sachin Tendulkar at Sharjah also

to beat the Australians albeit in50‑over matches 18 years ago to

compare with Kohliʼs knockMind you this was not blind or

cross‑batted hitting all classical

strokes that would have been gra‑ciously applauded in a Test match

Right through the Indian

innings it appeared there were

more than eleven men in the fieldas every stroke seemed to find afielder On this big ground only

the batsmen with strong legs

could convert ones into twos not aYuvraj Singh helplessly hobbling

with a twisted ankle He was thefirst to realise it by throwing his

wicket awaySuddenly Kohli started finding

the ropes with unerring regularity

with no fielder anywhere near Itwas said he hit through the gaps

though the areas were heavily

policed Yet he found huge gaps toshoot through seven fours and a

six from the barrel of his machinegun in those two frenetic overs

and the match was over as he left

the winning stroke for his skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni

The only explanation for finding

the gaps could be that the fielderswere stricken by a fear psychosis

seeing Kohli at his smashing bestand that left them immobilised

They could not stop Kohli and

Dhoni from converting one intotwos And what understanding and

running between the wickets by

the twoIndia had a tough time right

through the tournament and Kohliwas the man to give the side some

runs to bowl against Pakistan and

against Bangladesh and Dhoni didthe same with smaller yet vital

contributions

Invariably comparisons have

begun and the players from eachera had their favourites The onlybatsman Kohli in such imperious

form could be compared with is

Viv Richards in whose time therewas no Twenty20 Both played

their strokes with beautiful handswrists being key in guiding the

ball wherever they pleased toplace it The big difference is that

Richards could hit with savage

power tooDhoni did not forget to ask his

team‑mates after the Australiamatch that how long would theydepend on one man to carry the

side with his bat The skipperrightly wants the top order and

the middle‑order to take some

responsibility and provide relief for Kohli so that he could bat a lot

freely to make thing easier for the

team in the semis and the finalWhat should not escape the

mind is that both Dhoni and Kohliare on the same page each

acknowledging the otherʼs role inshouldering the team There is anice feeling about it and this spirit

should motivate their other class

team‑mates to carry India to thesummit

Virat Kohli took batsmanship to a different level in this tournament(Photo IANS)

Trust Virat to win matches

on his own

VIRAT one who makes steep runchases look easy

WORLD TWENTY20

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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New Delhi India permitted condi‑

tional foreign equity in the retail

e‑commerce segment when the

products sold are also manufac‑

tured in the country as also for

single‑brand foreign entities with

physical retail chains that want togo for online merchandise

The move is expected to benefit

not just foreign multi‑brand retail

entities like Amazon and e‑Bay

but also single‑brand overseas

chains like Adidas Ikea and Nike

Existing Indian players l ike

Snapdeal Myntra BigBasket and

Flipkart can also now opt for for‑

eign equity tie‑ups

Currently global e‑commerce

giants like Amazon and eBay are

operating online marketplaces in

India while domestic players like

Flipkart and Snapdeal have for‑

eign investments

The guidelines issued underPress Note 3 of the Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion

(DIPP) came after numerous sub‑

missions from stakeholders that

the current policy had no clarity

on the issue of foreign equity in e‑commerce where the sales were

made directly to customers

In order to provide clarity to

the extant policy guidelines for

FDI on e‑commerce sector have

been formulated DIPP saidIt has also come out with the

definition of categories like e‑

commerce inventory‑based

model and marketplace model

As per the current FDI policy

foreign capital of up to even 100

percent is allowed under the auto‑

matic route involving business‑to‑

business e‑commerce transac‑tions No such foreign equity was

permitted in business‑to‑con‑

sumer e‑commerce

But now a manufacturer is per‑

mitted to retail products made in

the country through foreign‑

owned entities even as single

brand foreign retail chains that

currently have brick and mortar

stores can undertake direct sale

to consumers through e‑com‑

merce

As regards the Indian manufac‑

turer 70 percent of the value of

products has to be made in‑house

sourcing no more than 30 per‑

cent from other Indian manufac‑turers But no inventory‑based

sale is allowed ‑‑ that is such for‑

eign retailers cannot stock prod‑

ucts For such sales the e‑com‑

merce model will include all digi‑

tal and electronic platforms such

as networked computers televi‑

sion channels mobile phones and

extranets The payment for such asale will be in conformity with the

guidelines of the Reserve Bank of

India

The Boston Consulting Group

has estimated that Indias retail

market will touch $1 trillion by

2020 from $600 billion in 2015

Various other agencies have said

that the e‑retail component in

that will reach $55 billion by

2018 from $14 billion now

According to industry chamber

Assocham the e‑commerce indus‑

try will be looking over the next

12 months to add to add around

between 5‑8 lakh people to the

existing staff of around 35 lakhthanks to the fast pace of growth

in this segment

New Delhi Th eSupreme Court was

told that belea‑

guered liquor baronVijay Mallya has on

Wednesday morn‑

ing offered to pay

Rs4000 crore forsettling outstandingdues against the

g r o u n d e d

Kingfisher Airlineson account of loans

extended to it by a

consortium of 13banks headed by

the State Bank of India

The apex court

bench of JusticeKurien Joseph and

Rohington F

Nariman was alsotold that Mallya has offered

another Rs2000 crore that heexpects to get if he succeeds in

his suit against multinational

General ElectricMallyas counsel said that the

proposal for the payment of

Rs4000 crore by Septemberwas made to the chief general

manager of the State Bank of

India (SBI)The SBI told the court that it

needed a weeks time to consid‑

er the proposal made by Vijay

Mallya and submitted that wayback in 2013 the bank had filed

a suit claiming Rs6903 croreplus interest thereon

New Delhi With the global slow‑

down continuing to weigh onIndias exports the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) on

Wednesday pegged downwardsthe countrys growth rate for the

next fiscal to 74 percent from

76 percent this year saying fur‑ther reforms wil l help India

remain one of the fastest grow‑ing economies in the world

Indias economy will see a

slight dip in growth in FY (fiscal year) 2016 (from April 1 2016

to March 31 2017) The econo‑

my will again accelerate in FY

2017 as the benefits of bankingsector reforms and an expected

pickup in private investment

begin to flow ADB said in arelease in Hong Kong

ADBs growth forecast of 74

percent for 2016‑17 is lowerthan its earlier projection of 78

percent In its latest AsianDevelopment Outlook ADB proj‑

ects Indias gross domestic prod‑

uct (GDP) to grow 74 percent inFY2016 s l ightly below the

FY2015 estimate of 76 percent

In FY2017 growth is forecast to

rise 78 percent the statementadded

ADB said the weak global econ‑

omy will continue to weigh onexports in the next fiscal offset‑

ting a further pickup in domestic

consumption partly due to animpending salary hike for gov‑

ernment employeesIndia is one of the fastest

growing large economies in the

world and will likely remain so inthe near term ADBs chief econ‑

omist Shang‑Jin Wei said

Mumbai The media and entertain‑

ment industry will grow at 143

percent annually to touch earningsof Rs226 trillion ($33 billion) by

2020 led by a fast growth in

advertising revenues a study

released here

The report prepared by Ficci and

KPMG says advertising revenue is

expected to grow by a 159 per‑

cent annually to Rs994 billion

($148 billion) with digital adver‑

tising expected to retain its strong

run having grown by 382 percentin 2015 over the previous year

We are going through a phase

of rapid sustained technological

innovation that will permanently

change the way consumers will

access and consume content said

Ficci director general A Didar

Singh releasing the report at the

Ficci‑Frames conclave on media

and entertainment here

Changing user habits will dis‑rupt existing business models as

content providers and brands will

need to match consumer expecta‑

tions While this will pose multiple

challenges we believe there are

significant opportunities for

media entertainment firms to

leverage the digital ecosystem

The move is expected to benefit not just foreign multi‑brand retailentities but also single‑brand overseas chains (File photo)

24 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BUS INESS

ADB lowers Indias growthforecast to 74 percent

INDIAS MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT REVENUES SEEN AT $33 BN BY 2020

India allows conditional foreign equity in e‑retail

Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Mallya (Photo IANS)

Mallya offers to pay upRs4000 crore SC told

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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25April 2-8 2015TheSouthAsianTimesinfo BOOKS

By MR Narayan Swamy

W

hat was the common thread that

united Hindu nationalists

Dayananda Saraswati Sri

Aurobindo Swami Vivekananda and Vinayak

Damodar Savarkar With their thinking dis‑

course and writings all four influenced new

thinking among Hindus that eventually

paved the way for the Hindutva as we know

today

Savarkar was no doubt the most vocal

votary of Hindutva But the other three con‑

tributed no less even as the world viewed

them largely as Hindu reformers With

admirable academic research Jyotrimaya

Sharma who is no Marxist historian brings

alive the intellectual traditions that have

helped to nourish Hindutva ideology

Dayananda (1824‑83) founded Arya Samaj

with a missionarys zeal There had to be

rigid adherence to the Vedas there could beno compromise on that The Jains Buddhists

Shaivites and Vaishnavites had perverted the

Vedic idea Dayananda also rejected the rein‑

carnation theory ‑ the very basis of

Hinduism The divine origins of the Vedas

rested on the fact that they were free of error

and axiomatic All other snares had to be

rejected including Bhagavat and Tulsi

Ramayan He did not spare Christianity and

Islam either Dayanandas extreme vision of

a united monochromatic and aggressive

Hinduism is an inspiration to votaries of

Hindutva today says Sharma a professor of

political science at the University of

Hyderabad

For Aurobindo (1872‑1950) Swaraj was to

be seen as the final fulfil lment of the

Vedantic ideal in politics After once taking a

stand that Mother should not be seen as the

Mother of Hindus alone he changed gears

and began to take an aggressive stand vis‑a‑

vis Muslims His prescription to make the

Muslims harmless was to make them losetheir fanatical attachment to their religion

Placating Muslims would amount to aban‑

doning the greatness of Indias past and her

spirituality By 1939 Aurobindo was sound‑

ing more like a Savarkar No wonder Sharma

is clear that Aurobindos contribution to the

rise of political Hindutva is second to none

The maharshi turned into a pamphleteer of

the Hindu rashtra concept without being con‑

scious of it

Vivekanada (1863‑1902) was according to

Sharma a proponent of a strong virile and

militant ideal of the Hindu nation He was

clear that Hinduism had to be cleaned of all

tantric puranic and bhakti influences and

rebuilt upon the solid foundation of Vedanta

Overcoming physical weakness was more

important religion could wait (You will

understand Gita better with your biceps your

muscles a little stronger) Hinduism knew

tolerance most other faiths were given to

dogmatism bigotry violence and fanaticism

Vivekananda was far away from the oneness

of faiths unlike Sri Ramakrishna his guru

India to him was always the Hindu nation

Savarkar (1883‑1966) politicized religion

and introduced religious metaphors into poli‑

tics His singular aim was to establish Indiaas a Hindu nation In that sense Savarkar

remains the first and most original prophet

of extremism in India His world‑view was

non‑negotiable strictly divided into friends

and foes us and them Hindus and

Muslims His commitment to Hindu rashtra

superseded his devotion for Indias independ‑

ence Independent India he felt must ensure

and protect the Hindutva of the Hindus As

he would say We are Indians because we

are Hindus and vice versa

By Aparajita Gupta

Aiming to cope with the changing world

sales methodology has evolved across

the world

This book delves

into the pros and

cons of social sell‑

ing and its vari‑

ous aspects and

provides a holis‑

tic view of the

subject

Saying that the

laws of microeco‑

nomics find a

direct correlation between demand and sup‑

ply the authors add I would throw sales as

a game changer in this classic economics

equation Social selling is the use of social

media to interact directly with prospects

answer queries and offer thoughtful content

until the prospect is ready to buy Social se ll‑

ing is a dynamic process However even in

that not all aspects are completely new

Social selling is also not a formula that can

be implemented by anyone but at the same

time it isnt complex enough to demand spe‑

cialised skills

Social selling aims to cultivate one‑on‑one

relationships rather than broadcast one‑to‑

many messages done by social marketing

Of the two authors Apurva Chamaria is

the vice president and head of global brand

digital content marketing and marketing

communications for HCL Technologies

(HCL) a $7 billion global IT major and

Gaurav Kakkar is the head of the companys

digital marketing team

They write When it comes to social sell‑

ing sales and marketing do not work in com‑

plimentary terms but converge in their exer‑

cise to generate more awareness engage

with potential customers and convert them

to possible leads Describing modern

human beings as more social than their

ancestors the authors sy Sales methodolo‑

gies have evolved over a period of time and

there is a reason for that Mainstream sales

methodologies began to appear in the late

1970s and were in fact a by‑product of the

technology boom and early years of the

information age Technology was making

bold inroads into businesses and those

deploying in their businesses were looking

to make the most of their position

The book also provides a lucid diagram on

evolution of sales methodology It also cites

some case studies of big corporates which

engaged themselves with social selling

But the internet has melted boundaries

and restrictions on the human mind making

it easier to interact with people from differ‑

ent cultures Today it is the internet and the

power of social selling that has transformed

the sales methodologies of modern trade

The world has opened up markets have

opened up transparency is the buzz word

and almost everything under sun is open to

scrutiny Today what an organization sells

is no longer the product or service alone It

is an idea a belief a statement a thought At

the heart of it every selling is social

Long before the influx of social media and

technology people relied on word of mouth

before they bought any product A buyer

always want to know about the product

before buying it That decision‑making

process still remains People still want to

know about the first‑hand experiences of

people who have engaged with the company

before As a salesperson looking at the

social construct of the buyer your aim

should be to convert that spectator into a

real customer the authors say

You Are The Keyby Apurva Chamaria and

Gaurav Kakkar Bloomsbury

Pages 256 Price Rs399

Hindutva Exploring the Idea of

Hindu Nationalism

byJyotirmaya Sharma

HarperCollins Publishers India

Pages 240

Price Rs299

Tracing rise of Hindutva to four icons

Social selling is thenew marketing tool

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo A STROLOGY

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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Getting all the nutrients you need each

day to function or even thrive can be

a challenge After all there are only

so many meals in a day

Here are some creative ways to pack the

necessary nutrients into your day withoutgoing over your tight calorie budget

Make Each Bite Count

Itʼs tempting to sneak in ldquoempty calo‑

riesrdquo with foods and beverages that have

little in the way of nutritional value Donʼt

give in to sugary treats or easy fixes You

will ultimately feel more satisfied by foods

that work to fuel your body

Plan meals ahead to ensure they each

include a healthful balance of proteins car‑

bohydrates vitamins amino acids and min‑

erals Eating colorfully with each meal can

help because fresh fruits vegetables

beans nuts and seeds of different colors

can provide a rich mix of these valuable

nutrients and antioxidants

Also donʼt let unhealthy snacking be your downfall Snacking doesnʼt have to

carry the connotation of mindless con‑

sumption in front of a television Carefully

planned bites between meals can be just

what the nutritionist ordered

For instance consider a cup of high fiber

cereal mixed with a few nuts or pumpkin

seeds to tide you over between meals A

piece of whole wheat toast with a little nut

butter also can do the trick as can a piece

of fruit with a slice of cheese

Get to know the healthful options on

restaurant menus and take the time to

chew and enjoy your food

Easy Replacements

Some of the most essential nutritional

components include protein good carbo‑

hydrates healthy fats vitamins minerals

fiber enzymes and probiotics While many

foods contain some of these important

nutrients landing on the right formula can

be an ongoing and time‑consuming chal‑

lenge It doesnʼt have to be

Consider fast tracking your way to all

eight of these core nutrients with a high‑quality meal replacement For example

Illumin8 a plant‑based USDA Certified

Organic powder from Sunwarrior goes well

beyond a traditional protein supplement

and can be used as a meal replacement

snack or prepost workout shake Available

in three flavors Vanilla Bean Aztec

Chocolate and Mocha clean eating can

also taste good

Healthy Lifestyle

Match your nutrient‑filled diet with a

healthy lifestyle Get plenty of sleep each

night at least eight hours and move more

during the day with at least 20 minutes of

activity

Be sure to stay hydrated all day long with

glasses of clean clear liquids Water aidsdigestion and helps you skip the sugary

soft drinks which are high in calories but

offer no nutritional value Opt for water

and green tea instead

As a society we sometimes tend to put

people in boxes and narrow an indi‑

viduals character to a single label ‑‑

especially if he or she is different from us

While accepting the labels people apply

to us seems only natural at times doing socan be limiting However when you defy

labels you can set the tone for your own

life say experts Here are a few things to

consider

Labels Start Early

As early as kindergarten labels are used

at school to define children Teachers label

students according to skills abilities and

behavior Children label other students

according to social status

At such a young age children often inter‑

nalize these general ideas about them‑

selves and overcoming the idea that one is

a ldquoslow learnerrdquo or a ldquodorkrdquo can be an uphill

battle Without a bit of will a label can be a

self‑fulfilling prophecy

Descriptions vs LabelsDescribing people places and things is a

big part of how we communicate But

thereʼs a difference between providing

valuable or specific information about

someone and simply labeling them

Evaluate your words and see if you canstick to facts and insights You can help

others define themselves but not partici‑

pating in labeling

Defying Labels

Most everyone has been labeled at some

point However labels are not only appliedto people but also to the cars we drive and

the homes we live in For example ever

since the first MINI car was built in 1959

it has been called many things

ldquoPeople have put labels on the MINI

brand for years We`ve been called the

ʻsmall carʼ or the ʻcute carʼrdquo says Tom

Noble department head MINI Brand com‑munications

Noble says that while the brand has

acknowledged those labels theyʼve also

sought to innovate and have defied them in

certain ways ‑‑ and this has led to product

innovation

Shedding Labels

Whether youʼre with friends or foes fam‑

ily or strangers youʼll likely have to deal

with being labeled by others And the

longer youʼve known someone the harder

it can be to shed the one‑word conceptions

they have about you

In the face of having others define you

being true to oneself isnʼt always easy but

it can be done Consider the labels assigned

to you If you donʼt agree with them defythem It may take others time to notice the

change but it can be worth the ef fort

Along to‑do list can seem daunting

But it doesnʼt have to A few strate‑

gies can help you be more produc‑

tive and get tough household chores tack‑

led in record time

Organize As You Go

The longer you leave certain organiza‑

tional chores to build up the more over‑

whelming they can be to complete A few

key organizational systems can help you

stay on top of things

For example try getting yourself in the

habit of sorting mail as soon as you walk

through the door Itʼs satisfying to check

off an item on your to‑do list and this is a

low hanging fruit Streamline mail received

by signing up for paperless electronic

banking and removing your name from

unwanted mailing lists Reduce clutter by

spending just five minutes each evening

before bed putting things back where they

belong A shoe rack by the foyer a big bin

for kidsʼ toys ‑‑ simple solutions such as

these can help you consolidate mess and

make the entire home feel cleaner

Simplify Laundry

Did you know that different stains

require different cleaning agents For

example milk and grass stains require

enzyme cleaners while ink or wine stains

require peroxides Of course clothes need

brighteners and detergents to come out

looking their best

Many laundry boosters donʼt contain all

of these stain fighters You can save time ‑‑

and extend the life of your clothes ‑‑ by

choosing a cleaner that can tackle multiple

types of stains For example Biz has more

stain fighters than other brands while also

brightening clothes

Stained clothing should be pre‑treated

with a tough multi‑faceted solution Rub

in pre‑treatment gently and wait three to

five minutes Donʼt allow it to dry on the

fabric While itʼs working its magic multi‑

task ‑‑ fold laundry iron a garment or com‑

plete another simple chore If a garment

needs a longer treatment add the solution

to water and soak it in a bucket Then

wash as usual

Use a stain fighter as an additive in loads

of laundry to brighten garments and take

care of tougher stains Independent third

party tests prove that Biz works 80 per‑

cent better than detergent alone

Cooking and Clean‑Up

Itʼs takeout timeagain If youʼre order‑

ing that pizza pie for the third time this

week consider why Is it because the

thought of cooking and cleaning sounds

too tiring at the end of a long day

Save energy by preparing one large meal

at the beginning of the week that can be

eaten as leftovers for a few days Soups

and stews age well as the spices really

infuse the dish Also you can get creative

For example if you roast a chicken on day

one shred it and use it in tacos on day two

and in a chicken salad on day three

A watched pot never boils So while the

pasta cooks or the cake bakes use the

time wisely Unload the dishwasher to

make way for new items Set the tableAnswer an email

Donʼt let chores get you down Apply

time‑saving strategies to make these nec‑

essary tasks a cinch

26 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S ELF HELP

Hints for tackling toughhousehold chores

Why its important to carve your own identity

Tips to get more nutrientsin your daily diet

Stories and pix StatePoint

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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LIFESTYLE 27April 2-8 2016TheSouthAsianTimesinfo

New York Sitting for more than three

hours per day is responsible for nearly

four percent of deaths in the world

shows an analysis of surveys from 54

countries around the world

Reducing sitting time to less than

three hours per day would increase life

expectancy by an average of 02 years

the researchers estimated

In order to properly assess the damag‑

ing effects of sitting the study analysed

behavioural surveys from 54 countries

around the world and matched them

with statistics on population size actu‑

arial table and overall deaths

Researchers found that sitting time

significantly impacted all‑cause mortali‑

ty account ing for approximate ly

433000 or 38 percent of all deaths

across the 54 nations in the study

They also found that sitting had high‑

er impact on mortality rates in theWestern Pacific region followed by

European Eastern Mediterranean

American and Southeast Asian coun‑

tries respectively

The findings were published in the

American Journal of Preventive

Medicine

While researchers found that sitting

contributed to all‑cause mortality they

also estimated the impact from reduced

sitting time independent of moderate to

vigorous physical activity

It was observed that even modest

reductions such as a 10 percent reduc‑

tion in the mean sitting time or a 30‑

minute absolute decrease of sitting time

per day could have an instant impact in

all‑cause mortality in the 54 evaluated

countries whereas bolder changes (for

instance 50 percent decrease or two

hours fewer) would represent at least

three times fewer deaths versus the 10

percent or 30‑minute reduction scenar‑

ios explained lead investigator Leandro

Rezende from the University of Sao

Paulo School of Medicine in Brazil

Los Angeles Ace designer

Tommy Hilfiger found it thera‑

peutic to pen his memoir

The 65‑year‑old who launched

his self‑titled fashion house in

1985 found it interesting toreflect on his over 30‑year

career in the fashion industry as

he penned American Dreamer

reports femalefirstcouk

American Dreamer is a

reflection on my experiences in

the fashion industry from the

last 30‑plus years It has been

incredible to look back on the

moments that have defined both

my career and my personal life

from my childhood and origins

in the fashion world to my

enduring passion for pop culture

and America

Its been months and months

of writing It s like therapy

Hilfiger told fashion industry

trade magazine WWDcom

The book documents Hilfigersbeginnings in Elmira New York

in a family of nine children to his

first foray into the fashion busi‑

ness with his store The Peoples

Place bankruptcy at 25 and the

creation of his multi‑billion dol‑

lar brand In the book Hilfiger

also discusses his life with his

former wife Susie with whom he

has four children Alexandria

31 Elizabeth 23 Kathleen 20

and Ricky 26 and current

spouse Dee and their young son

Sebastian

Releasing in November

American Dreamer has been

written in collaboration with

Peter Knobler

Sitting more than three hours leads tofour percent of deaths globally Study

New York A vegetarian diet has

led to a gene mutation that may

make Indians more susceptible

to inflammation and by associa‑

tion increased risk of heart dis‑

ease and colon cancer says a

study

Researchers from Cornell

University analysed frequencies

of the mutation in 234 primarily

vegetarian Indians and 311 US

individuals

They found the

gene variant associ‑

ated with a vege‑

tarian diet in

68 percent of

the Indians and

in just 18 per‑

cent of Americans

The findings appeared in the

online edition of the journal

Molecular Biology and Evolution

By using reference data from

the 1000 Genomes Project the

research team provided evolu‑

tionary evidence that the vege‑

tarian diet over many genera‑

tions may have driven the high‑

er frequency of a mutation in the

Indian population The mutation

called rs66698963 and found in

the FADS2 gene is an insertion

or deletion of a sequence of DNA

that regulates the expression of

two genes FADS1 and FADS2

These genes are key to making

long chain polyunsaturated fats

Among these arachidonic acid isa key target of the pharmaceuti‑

cal industry because it is a cen‑

tral culprit for those at risk for

heart disease colon cancer and

many other inflammation‑related

conditions the study said

The genetic variation ‑ called

an allele ‑ that has evolved in the

vegetarian populations popula‑

tions of India is also found in

some African and East Asian

population that have historically

favoured vegetarian diets

The vegetarian allele evolved

in populations that have eaten a

plant‑based diet over hundreds

of generations the

r e s e a r c h e r s

said

Our analy‑

sis points to

both previous

studies and

our results being

driven by the same insertion of

an additional small piece of DNA

an insertion which has a known

function We showed this inser‑

tion to be adaptive hence of high

frequency in Indian and some

African populations which are

vegetarian said co‑lead author

of the study Kaixiong Ye

The adaptation allows these

people to efficiently process

omega‑3 and omega‑6 fatty acids

and convert them into com‑

pounds essential for early brain

development and if they stray

from a balanced omega‑6 to

omega‑3 diet it may make peo‑

ple more susceptible to inflam‑

mation and by associationincreased risk of heart disease

and colon cancer the study said

(Image courtesy

iran‑dailycom)

Vegetarian diet makes Indiansmore prone to colon cancer

Writing my memoir wastherapeutic Tommy Hilfiger

(Image courtesy spikecom)

(Image wikipedia)

New York Researchers have iden‑

tified a single universal facial

expression that is interpreted

across cultures ‑‑ whether one

speaks Mandarin Chinese or

English ‑‑ as the embodiment of

negative emotion

This facial expression that the

researchers call Not face con‑

sists of furrowed brows of anger

raised chin of disgust and the

pressed‑together lips of con‑

tempt the study said

To our knowledge this is thefirst evidence that the facial

expressions we use to communi‑

cate negative moral judgment

have been compounded into a

unique universal part of lan‑

guage said Aleix Martinez cogni‑

tive scientist and professor of

electrical and computer engineer‑ing at the Ohio State University in

the US

The look proved identical for

native speakers of English

Spanish Mandarin Chinese and

American Sign Language (ASL)

the researchers said

The study published in the jour‑nal Cognition also revealed that

our facial muscles contract to

form the not face at the same

frequency at which we speak

People everywhere use same facialexpression for disapproval

( Image courtesy of The Ohio State University)

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

BESTRATEFORINDIAANDPAKISTAN

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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Humor with Melvin Durai

28 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo HUMOR

SAILING THROUGH AIRPORT

SECURITY WITH A TURBAN

Laughter is the Best Medicine

If youʼre wearing a turban it isnʼt always

easy to go through airport security in

North America as two recent incidents

involving Sikh celebrities showed

In one incident Indian‑American actor

and model Waris Ahluwalia was asked to

remove his turban in a public place before

being allowed to board a flight from

Mexico to New York City Ahluwalia

refused and the flight left without him

which was not only unfair to him but also

to all those passengers who missed an

opportunity to brag to their friends ldquoI

shared a flight with the Sikh guy from the

Gap adsrdquo

In another incident Indo‑Canadian come‑

dian Jasmeet Singh was forced to remove

his turban at San Francisco International

Airport Putting Singh through a body‑scan

machine and patting him down from head

to toe with a metal detector did not satisfy

security personnel They led Singh to a pri‑

vate room where he had to remove his tur‑

ban so it could be X‑rayed They did not

find any weapons hidden in the turban nor

did they find copies of the banned pam‑

phlet ldquoA Comedianʼs Guide to Hijacking a

Planerdquo

These two incidents received plenty of

media coverage because they involved

high‑profile members of the Sikh commu‑

nity But hundreds if not thousands of

ordinary Sikh and Muslim men have proba‑

bly endured the indignity of having their

turbans removed at airport security And

even more have had to stand calmly while

their turbans were prodded with a metal

detector while the pretty woman with the

50‑pound blond wig sailed through securi‑

ty Thankfully renowned inventor Hemant

Shah of New Delhi has come up with a

solution to this problem the Turban Seal

You may not have heard of Shah but Iʼm

sure youʼve heard of some of his previous

inventions such as the self‑drumming

tabla the Velcro‑enhanced sari and the

semi‑automatic Holi‑powder gun

Shah is a very busy man but allowed me

to interview him by phone about his latest

invention

Me ldquoCongratulations on the Turban Seal

Can you tell me how it worksrdquo

Shah ldquoWell itʼs a special seal that you

can put on a turban once it has been tied It

lets everyone know that the turban is safe

and nothing has been hidden inside Itʼs

similar to the seals that you might find on

official envelopes or prescription medicine

When the seal is broken everyone knowsrdquo

Me ldquoHow would this work Would a Sikh

man put a seal on his turban himselfrdquo

Shah ldquoNo we would have Turban Seal

booths inside every major airport These

would be private enterprises independent

of airport security Before boarding a

plane a turbaned man would come to our

booth We would treat him with utmost

dignity ensure that his turban is perfectly

safe and then place a seal on his turban

After that he can just glide through airport

security like one of the Kardashiansrdquo

Me ldquoWould there be a fee for this serv‑

icerdquo

Shah ldquoYes but it would be nominal We

would get the airlines to help subsidize our

servicerdquo

Me ldquoWhy would they be willing to do

thatrdquo

Shah ldquoWell it would allow their other

passengers to relax Some of them mistak‑

enly believe that theyʼre at greater risk

when a man wearing a turban is flying with

them The Turban Seal would help put

them at ease And it would allow turban‑

wearing passengers to relax too Theyʼd be

able to get up to use the washroom without

someone whispering ʻOh no weʼre gonna

dieʼrdquo

Me ldquoDo you think youʼd be able to get

enough revenue to make Turban Seal a

viable operationrdquo

Shah ldquoIn some airports like Toronto andVancouver there will be an abundance of

turban‑wearing passengers so revenue will

not be an issue But in other airports we

may have to offer several more services

such as Shoe Seal and Underwear Sealrdquo

Me ldquoWhat would those involverdquo

Shah ldquoWell youʼve probably heard of the

shoe bomber and the underwear bomber

By having your shoes and underwear

sealed youʼll be able to go through airport

security much faster You wonʼt have to

remove your shoes or have your under‑

wear patted down with a metal detectorrdquo

Me ldquoYouʼre going to check peopleʼs

undergarmentsrdquo

Shah ldquoYes we would gently pat it down

to see if they have a package in there or

something More than the usual package

of courserdquo

by Mahendra Shah

Mahendra Shah is an architect by education entrepreneur by profession artist and

humorist cartoonist and writer by hobby He has been recording the plight of the

immigrant Indians for the past many years in his cartoons Hailing from Gujarat

he lives in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

New York Head Quarter

422S Broadway

HI KSVILLE

NY 11801

5168271010

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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2nd April 2016

Ruled planet Moon Ruled by no 2

Traits in you You are blessed with a lively cre‑ative practical and trustworthy nature You epit‑omize simplicity and leadership You possessenough capability to perform your job thatrequires huge responsibility and courage Youhave to work on your nature of becoming impa‑tient and spending unnecessarilyHealth this year You might undergo tension andnervousness as your spouse might fall sick Youneed not bother for a long time as your spousewould recover soonFinance this year You may find yourself in abusy schedule as you may have to solve variousmatters related to property business and newbusiness initiatives This may make you earn lotof money if you succeed You may concede ahuge amount of money on renovation or con‑struction activities during the ending months of the yearCareer this year Your efforts are not destined togo unnoticed and unrewarded this year should

you to concentrate on your goals and put quali‑tative effort Your skills will get recognition andappreciation from your colleaguesRomance this year Your romantic life would befilled with love and affection by your partnerOverall your romantic life would remain blissfulforeverLucky month October December and March

3rd April 20 16

Ruled planet Jupiter Ruled by no 3Traits in you You are blessed with positivetraits like confidence and optimism You areindependent as you have high ambitions in yourlife You enjoy your dignity whatever the situa‑tion may be You are quite religious by natureand you trust on GodHealth this year Backache stiff neck or bodypains will prove to be obstacles for you to spenda healthy lifeFinance this year You may help your earningimprove by implementing new plans in yourbusiness You may start various new and prof‑itable ventures You may find your speculationsworthy enough to improve your financial status you may get a chance to travel foreign countriesfor business purpose or you may plan a personaltrip with family to spend your holidays

Career this year Being a perfectionist in yourprofession you will get ample recognition

However you need to control your emotions of being extravagant dominating and fickle‑mind‑ed to forward your career You may take fre‑quent critical decisions in your professional lifethis yearRomance this year Your partner may expect youto spend more time at home However this maycreate disturbances as you will be busy through‑out this yearLucky month May July and October

4th April 201 6

Ruled planet Uranus Ruled by no 4Traits in you You are the owner of a responsi‑ble disciplined sociable organized and creativepersonality You hold religious beliefs and phi‑losophy at high esteem You should avoid being jealous stubborn and self centered at times toimprove your personal traitsHealth this year You may undergo stress for your parentʼs health However your health will

remain goodFinance this year You will earn a handsomeamount of money from your previous invest‑ments The legal issues will be solved in yourfavor to provide you with monetary benefitsYou may plan for a business trip to a distantplace to enhance the territory of your businessCareer this year If you are a sportsperson orartist or writer this year will be fruitful for youYou would be oozing with confidence to maketough tasks easyRomance this year You will enjoy a blissful rela‑tionship with your partner with ample love careand supportLucky month June July and September

5th April 201 6

Ruled planet Mercury Ruled by no 5Traits in you As you are guided by Mercury you are gifted with strength intelligence diplo‑macy amp practicability You are physically amp men‑tally active with an intelligent business mindHealth this year To attain peace of mind youshould plan a pilgrimage during the end monthsof the yearFinance this year You may undergo financialcrisis in the first couple of months this year Youmay get carried away by new ventures However

you need to do enough research on the marketbefore investing You will find your past invest‑

ments paying off in the latter half of the yearYou will be able to solve the property relatedmatters during the middle months of the year toreceive extra monetary gainsCareer this year Your effort and commitment in your profe ssional life is appr eciated by yourpeers and higher authorities Your will be criti‑cized hugely at times for your nature of beingextravagant and recklessRomance this year Some of you may find yournew love interests and some may tie their knotsthis yearLucky month July August and October

6th April 20 16

Ruled planet Venus Ruled by no 6Trai t s in you Being under the guidance of Venus you are bestowed with simplicity You arephilosophical cooperative and a talented Youare inclined to literature and witty discussionsYou are able to memorize lot of things as you

will be the master of a sharp memory However you need to work on your erratic and carelessbehavior to become a better personHealth this year You may remain concernedover the health of your family membersFinance this year You may find new sources toearn money However you will end up spendinglot of money which would make you unable tosave money You may travel a lot during this year to find new opportunities and to enhance your business relationshipsCareer this year You may find this year to be amixture of good and bad experience as far as your professional life is concerned You may notget expected credit for your hard workRomance this year Your partner will be under‑standing enough to support you during youremotional break downs You will enjoy a maturerelationship with your partnerLucky month June July and November

7th April 20 16

Ruled planet Neptune Ruled by no 7Traits in you Being under the influence of Neptune you are born to be responsible affec‑tionate creative reliable and highly emotionalYou possess the quality and courage to braveany unfavorable condition to adapt with it or

win over it You need to work on your stubborn‑ness to enhance the charm in your personality

Health this year You may undergo varioushealth related issues You have to take enoughstress regarding you law matters as they will notbe solved easily However you will find peace amphappiness because of financial improvementsimprovement in life style and spiritual beliefsFinance this year You may receive cash as giftsthis year from your guests and relatives Yourfinancial condition would be mediocre with notmuch lossCareer this year You need to listen to otherʼsopinions to get benefited professionally You willfind new and exciting job offers which willprove instrumental in improving your financialposition this year You will be able to fulfil yourlong cherished dreams You may find your sub‑ordinates difficult to handleRomance th is year You will find your liferomantic enough and it would add some extraspice to your life styleLucky month May September and November

8th April 2016

Ruled planet Saturn Ruled by no 8Traits in you As Saturn guides you you have allthe characteristics to be a lively reliable effi‑cient and temperate person You are the ownerof an attractive and charismatic personalityHealth this year you may undergo few minorhealth issues However your overall healthshould remain fineFinance this year You will be able to accumu‑late enough money this year as you will be mov‑ing towards a successful future You will be ben‑efitted from any new venture or associationCareer this year You are appreciated by yourcolleagues and ordinates for your hard work andefficiency You will prove to be an excellentresource in your professional life as you are pro‑ductive However you need to work on yournervousness and laziness at times You mayrequire a technology up‑gradation or renovationto improve your efficiency at work in the middlemonths of the yearRomance this year You will gain lots of love andcare from your spouse or partner Some of youmay find this year romantic enough to be in agood spirit Some may tie their knotsLucky month June October and April

By Dr Prem Kumar SharmaChandigarh India +91-172- 256 2832 257 2874Delhi India +91-11- 2644 9898 2648 9899psharmapremastrologercom wwwpremastrologercom

APRIL 2‑8 2016

ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR THOSE BORN IN THIS WEEK

29

ARIES Professional attitude at workbrings success New relationship at fam‑ily front will be long lasting amp highly

beneficial Hard work of previous weeks

brings good fortune enabling to fulfill mone‑tary promises Romantic imagination occupiesmind forcing to go out of the way to pleasepartner Meditation and yoga prove beneficialfor spiritual as well as physical gains Takesome time to travel with your spouse forromance and seduction A good deal for yournew property is ready to be made A promis‑ing week when personal expectations are like‑ly to be fulfilled

TAURUS Seniors colleagues are likelyto lend a helping hand Guests visitwould make it a pleasant amp wonderful

week You succeed in making some extra cashon playing your cards well Cupids arrowswould make your heart flutter high A veryhealthy week when your cheerfulness givesthe desired tonic and confidence You canmake your vacation extra special by planningit with your family and friends Buying over‑seas property will be beneficiary for youChoice of activities would keep you busy

GEMINI Hard work amp dedication wouldwin the trust of seniors at work Youwill be in the mood to celebrate with

family and friends this week An auspiciousweek to invest money on items that wouldgrow in valueYou are likely to enjoy a pleasure trip that willrejuvenate your passions You are likely tomaintain good health that would also give yousuccess Spiritual vacation is a quest for lifeplan it and enjoy it with your family You canapply for your home loan You are likely tofind many takers for unique amp innovativeideas

CANCER Mental clarity would removepast business confusions Good advicefrom family members brings gains

Investment on long‑term plans would pave the

way for earning financial gains Romantic entan‑glement would add spice to your happiness Acontinuous positive thinking gets rewarded as you succeed in whatever you do this week Vacation full of beauty and history as well asexciting is waiting for you Your search for ahouse is towards its final destination Takingindependent decisions would benefit you

LEO Travel undertaken for establishingnew contacts and business expansionwill be very fruitful The company of

family friends will keep you in a happy amprelaxed mood Improvement in finances makesit convenient in clearing long pending dues ampbills Chances of your love life turning into life‑long bond are high on the card Creative hob‑bies are likely to keep you relaxed Travelingon your own with a friend or with the wholefamily will be exciting and comfortable tooYour personal loan plans for property could bein progress Sharing the company of philoso‑phersintellectuals would benefit

VIRGO Your artistic and creative abili‑ty would attract a lot of appreciationParental guidance in your decision

would immensely help Successful execution of brilliant ideas would help in earning financialprofits Exciting week as your long pendingwait for affirmation is going to materializeWith a positive outlook amp confidence you suc‑ceed in impressing people around you Travelin comfort with kids to an adventurous placemight be possible Your dream for new housemight be full filed now An auspicious week toengage yourself in social and religiousfunctions

LIBRA A long pending decision getsfinalized at professional front A weekwhen misunderstandings at family

front are sorted out with ease A very success‑

ful week as far as monetary position is con‑cerned Enjoying the company of partner in alively restaurant would bring immense roman‑tic pleasure Mental alertness would enable tosolve a tricky problem A trip that stimulatesand gives opportunity for work is comingahead Getting your dream home will be thegreatest pleasure for you Revealing personalamp confidential information to friends proves ablessing in disguise

SCORPIO Plans for new ventures getstreamlined with the help of seniorsBelieve it or not someone in the family

is watching you closely and considers you arole model Indications of earning financialprofits through commissions dividends or roy‑alties The presence of love would make youfeel life meaningful A cheerful state of mindbrings mental peace A luxurious getaway typevacation with your spouse waiting for youSelling a plot might be profitable as propertyrates tend to rise sooner Friends encourage indeveloping an interest in social service

SAGITTARIUS Female colleagues lenda helping hand in completing impor‑tant assignments An important devel‑

opment at personal front brings jubilation forentire family Important people will be readyto finance anything that has a special class toit Love life brings some memorable momentsthat you could cherish rest of your life Goodtime to divert attention to spirituality toenhance mental toughness Thrilling experi‑ence is on your way as your trip is full of excitement Lifestyle home is what you arelooking for

CAPRICORN At work you will be a partof something big bringing apprecia‑tion amp rewards A happy time in the

company of friends and relatives as they do

many favours to you Property dealings wouldmaterialize helping in bringing fabulous gainsYour flashing smile would work as the bestantidote for romantic partners unhappiness Apleasure trip gives the much‑needed tonic tohealth Pack your bags as a happy fun‑filledholiday is looking forward Deals on commer‑cial property can tend to be at full boomDecisions going in your favour will put on thetop of the world

AQUARIUS You are likely to establish yourself a good manager on managingpeople and situation without any prob‑

lem Enjoying the company of close relativeswill brighten your evening You are likely toearn monetary gains through various sourcesSharing candyfloss and toffees withloverbeloved would bring unlimited joyCutting down the number of parties and pleas‑ure jaunts would help in keeping in good moodAn enriching vacation full of fun is what youneed Investing residentially is one thing youcan rely on Patience coupled with continuousefforts amp understanding will bring success

PISCES You will be successful in realis‑ing your targets at professional frontShopping with family members will be

highly pleasurable and exciting Increase inincome from past investment is foreseenCompany of love partner would inspire to takeinitiatives this week A beneficial week to workon things that will improve your health Timeto make your vacation a dream come trueInvestment on overseas property has to beconsidered seriously Legal battle will be sort‑ed out with friends timely help

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

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Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

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30 April 2-8 2016 TheSouthAsianTimesinfo S P I R I TU AL AWARENES S

During the time of Guru

Gobind Singh there was a

great rishi who gave up

everything to go to a forest to

meditate There was also a king

who had already conquered many

other territories and their people

One day the king set his ambition

on conquering the rishi to make

him obey his commands People

thought it was strange that the

king would focus on conquering a

rishi who had no property king‑

dom or wealth But it turned out

that the rishi had previously been

a king before giving up his king‑

dom for the spiritual life This

made the present king have an

obsession with wanting to con‑

quer the rishi So the king gath‑

ered his entire army to prepare

for battle

The army marched into the

deep forest The army finally

reached the rishi who was sitting

in the woods deep in meditation

The king waited for the rishi to

come out of meditation but he

kept on sitting there Finally the

king became restless and shook

the rishi out of meditation

The king shouted ldquoPrepare for a

fight I have come to do battle

with yourdquo

The rishi surveyed the scene

calmly He saw the great army

and said ldquoFight I ran away from

my worldly life for fear of my one

great enemy I came here to hide

in the woods from this enemy My

soul shudders in fear when I hear

the sound of my enemyʼs name

Just to think of this enemyʼs name

causes my heart to quiverrdquo

The king listened carefully as

the rishi continued to describe his

feared enemy Finally the king

became angry and shouted ldquoIs

your enemy stronger than merdquo

The rishi replied ldquoEven the

thought of this enemy destroys

my soul I left everything to

escape from this enemyrdquo

The king said ldquoTell me the

name of this enemy of yoursrdquo

The rishi said ldquoThere is no use

in telling you who it is You will

never be able to conquer himrdquo

The king replied ldquoIf I cannot

conquer him I will consider

myself a failurerdquo

The rishi then told him ldquoThis

great enemy of whom I am speak‑

ing is the mindrdquo

From that day on the king tried

everything to overcome the mind

He tried all kinds of techniques to

gain control over his own mind

Years passed and still he could not

conquer the mind Finally the

king had to admit that he had

failed and that the mind is truly

the strongest enemy

The mind is powerful and will

try every means possible to gain

control over our soul Many yogis

and rishis have tried to gain con‑

trol over their minds but failed If

such is the fate of those who have

given up the world to conquer

their own mind then what is the

fate of the rest of us who are

immersed in the world

The mind is the obstacle our

soul must deal with to return to

God The mind is like a soccer

goalie guarding the goal It will

try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even

devoted rishis had trouble over‑

coming the mind how can we do

it The fact is that we cannot con‑

quer the mind on our own The

only way to conquer the mind and

still it is through the help of some‑

one who has conquered the mind

Such enlightened beings give us a

lift to contact the Light and Sound

within us The Light and Sound

help uplift our soul beyond the

realm of mind

The rishi found that doing spiri‑

tual practices alone in the jungle

did not help him overcome the

mind The mind still tempted him

with the countless desires of the

world

The mind knows that contact

with the soul will render it harm‑

less Thus the mind will find all

kinds of excuses to keep us from

meditation It will make us think

of the past It will make us think

of the future It will make us wig‑

gle around instead of sitting still

It will make us feel sleepy just

when we sit to meditate It will

make us feel hungry It will make

us feel jealous It will make us feel

depressed It will make us feel like

doing work instead of meditating

It will find a million excuses

How do we overcome the mindʼs

tendencies to distract us We

must use the tendency of the

mind to form positive habits The

mind likes habits If we tell our

mind that we need to sit for medi‑

tation each day at the same time

and place a habit will form Soon

we will find ourselves compelled

to sit for meditation at that time

each day If will miss meditation

we will start to feel like something

is amiss Soon we will find our‑

selves meditating regularly

When we learn to concentrate

fully wholly and solely into the

Light and Sound we will experi‑

ence bliss peace and joy We will

want to repeat meditation again

and again because of the wonder‑

ful experience we receive

THE STRONGEST ENEMY

This article has been selected and reprinted from Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharajrsquos bookSpiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living (Radiance Publishers) an inspirational

collection of stories from the worldrsquos great wisdom traditions

By Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

The mind is the obstacle our soul mustdeal with to return to God The mind is

like a soccer goalie guarding the goal

It will try everything to keep the ball

from reaching the goal If even devoted

rishis had trouble overcoming the

mind how can we do it

FIN ING FULFILLMENT IN THIS WORL

Most people are trying tofulfill their desires We

might have a desire to buy

a car we might have a desire to

buy a house we might have a

desire to study history or the sci‑

ences or we might desire any

objects of this world Our emphasis

is on being able to fulfill those

desires

Life goes on in a way in which

we are always trying to fulfill one

desire after another after another

What happens is that desires do

not end When one is fulfilled then

we have another desire As we try

to fulfill that one then we have

another desire then anotherLife just keeps on passing by We

are searching for happiness all

over the worldLittle do we realize

that the true wealth true happi‑

ness and true love are waiting

within usWe think that happiness

is outside ourselvesWe think it lies

in wealthname and fameposses‑sions and relationships

Since our human system is set up

to focus on fulfilling our desires

what is needed is the right kind of

desire First we need to choose a

goal And the right goal is to

choose God to have the merger of

our soul in the LordGod lies withinusGods love is withinThere is

nothing in the outer world that can

compare to that We spend our

precious life breaths pursuing the

fulfillment of our every wish in the

worldly sphere In the end we find

that none of those wishes brings

us the happiness love and con‑tentment we really wantInstead of

seeking the true treasures outside

ourselves we should sit in medita‑

tion and find the true wealth with‑

in If we would stick to being con‑

scious of our true self as soul we

would find more love and happi‑

ness than we can have from thefulfillment of any desire in the

world Then we will find our lives

filled with loveblissand eternal

peace and happiness

By Sant Rajinder Singh JiMaharaj

We are searching for happiness all over

the world Little do we realize that the

true wealth true happiness and true love

are waiting within us We think that

happiness is outside ourselves We think

it lies in wealth name and fame

possessions and relationships

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj

is an internationally recognized

spi rit ual lea der and Mas ter of

Jyoti Meditation who affirms the

transcendent oneness at the heart

of all religions and mystic tradi-

tions emphasizing ethical living

and meditation as building blocks

for achiev ing inner and ou ter

peace wwwsosorg

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