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¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH
T
his year when the history of the
antiquity of Indians arriving in New
Zealand continues to be pushed beyond
what has been traditionally known, there is a
need to explore further how Kiwi-Indians are
continuously pushing boundaries and defying
conventions and doing the community proud.
Reaching for the stars with a career in the
New Zealand Defence Forces is one such area
that is pushing the envelope and becoming a
source of inspiration for numerous others in the
community.
For the uninitiated, this year new research
published under the aegis of New Zealand
India Research Institute, Victoria University
Wellington, has claimed that the first Indians
arrived in New Zealand in 1769, and not in the
1890s as was earlier believed.
“The very first Indians to set foot on Aotearoa
were not settlers – but sailors, and had arrived
in 1769,” Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, Professor
of Asian History at Victoria University of
Wellington told the Indian Weekender.
This is an important development, as the
history of antiquity in the land of Aotearoa is
often considered the first right to belongingness
in this beautiful country.
The other important criterion is the
contribution in the nation-building process
through participation and contribution in
institutions of national significance.
New Zealand Defence Forces (NZDF) is one
such premier national institution where any
participation or contribution of the Kiwi-Indian
community is a source of pride and inspiration
for the community.
We are bringing a series, Kiwi Indians
Reaching for the Stars, in association with
NZDF whereby we speak to Indian-origin
Defence personnel wherever possible and know
more about their journey.
In a first of the three, we spoke with Corporal
Prateek Grover – an Aeronautical Engineer by
trade – who has been working in the Royal New
Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) for the past eight
years.
Recently, awarded the Air Force Base
Auckland Avionics Trophy, which recognises
his outstanding technical merit, dedication and
personal qualities, Mr Grover is proud of his
Indian roots, Kiwi-Indian identity and military
journey.
What does it mean working in the
Air Force?
S
peaking to The Indian Weekender Mr
Grover said, “I see myself as representing
not only my family, but all the people of Indian
background.”
A fluent speaker of Hindi and one of many in
the Air Force of Indian descent, Mr Grover is
smitten with his job in the RNZAF.
“It’s really an awesome job. I get paid to do
what I love, with some amazing people.
“The opportunities the Air Force has are truly
one of a kind, and I can’t think of anything else
I’d rather do,” Mr Grover said.
How does your average day at work look
like?
“I could find myself one week travelling
overseas to learn new skills, to the next being
hard at work applying those skills or playing
sports in some other part of the country. There’s
just so much to be a part of,” Mr Grover said.
“I am involved in fixing and maintenance of
aeroplanes.
“My role can take me anywhere around
the world depending upon operational
requirement,” Mr Grover added.
Indian roots
B
orn in New Delhi, Mr Grover immigrated
to New Zealand 15 years ago along with
his parents when he was just 11 years old. He
attended Macleans College in Auckland.
His father Prakash Singh Grover is a
practising psychologist in Auckland who is
active in the Kiwi-Indian community.
“I have grandparents from both sides of my
parents in New Delhi, and they travel back
frequently.
“I have also travelled back once in the last
few years after completing my initial education
in Auckland,” Mr Grover recalled.
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What’s so special about this job?
A
ccording to Mr Grover it was his passion
for the aviation industry that made him
join the Air Force; however, it was the Air
Force culture of comradeship and hard work
which made him stay.
Currently studying full-time at the university
as part of the Air Force’s Degree Training
Scheme, Mr Grover returns to RNZAF Base
Auckland to serve full time when on holidays
from the university.
“I am studying toward a Bachelor of
Engineering Technology (Electronics) which is
fully funded by the Air Force,” Mr Grover said.
Before that, he has worked with various
other units on RNZAF Base Auckland which
facilitates the operations of the RNZAF aircraft
in support of military exercises and operations,
both locally and internationally.
Would you recommend this job to
others in community?
“
Absolutely,” came the pat reply, from an
enthusiastic Mr Grover, when posed with
the question.
“There are many benefits for the Indian
community and I hope others with an interest in
aviation will follow in our footsteps and join the
Air Force for the challenges and the awesome
opportunities it has to offer,” Mr Grover said.
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TASMANZ Short Film Festival

Friday, July 13, 2018 The Indian Weekender

unleashes pool of new talents

¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD

T
he Tamil Short Movie
Association of New Zealand
(TASMANZ) on Saturday,
July 7, screened a set of eight amazing
short films at the TASMANZ Short
Film Festival at the Bruce Ritchie
Performing Arts Centre in Massey,
North Shore.
TASMANZ, now in its fourth year
has extended a platform for new
faces to showcase their talents on the TASMANZ team and
big screen, be it directing the film, participants
shooting it, writing stories, music or
post-production work.
different professions, and we all of the top four films in the festival their production. community as people signed up on
A total of eight short films were
have so many stories to share, and this year. Once the films are submitted to our page and asked for the tickets
selected for the final screening, to be
TASMANZ gives the people the “Last year I acted in one of the TASMANZ who forward the films for the award night event. We had to
judged by a panel of internationally
opportunity to exhibit their talents,” short films, but this year I donned to the judging panel, and who decide pull tickets from our friends to sell
recognised judges from the
Amuthini Prasanna, one of the the directorial hat getting my family the winners in different categories it to the community members,” Ms
entertainment industry. The rules for
founding members of TASMANZ members to help me making the film, judging the submissions across Prasanna added.
the festival were that the whole film
told The Indian Weekender. right from investing, story writing, to several parameters. The founders of the film festival
should be produced in New Zealand
“It is not just that we want only shooting, music and post production TASMANZ hosts the film festival will soon gear up in the preparations
by artists in New Zealand, in Tamil
good films, we want people to take a etc.,” Ms Dineshverma said. in July every year where all the eight for the 2019 competition as they
language with a time restriction of
chance and try doing something they The registrations for the films submissions are screened to the look forward to having more
12 minutes as per international short
may not have done before, out of start in December every year, and audience and the winners announced participants coming in and with a
film submission standards.
passion, or even hobby and we have the participants are given six months in different categories towards the goal to incorporate short films in
The film festival has grown
seen amazing results in the last few to produce a 12-minute film. There end of the event. other languages such as Malayalam,
exponentially over the last four years
years, including 2018,” Ms Prasanna is no restriction on the genre of the The TASMANZ Short Films Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, etc.
with more number of registrations
added. film, but the movie needs to certainly Festival hosts the gala night like to participate and make it a much
for the films and increased footfall at
Kishani Dineshverma, who made have censorship to make the movie any other award show with glamour bigger event in Auckland’s annual
the award night of the film festival.
her directorial debut at TASMANZ appropriate for all audience. including an excellent red-carpet entertainment calendar.
“The concept behind TASMANZ
Film Festival in 2018, expressed her The participants in the competition arrangement, entertainment, showbiz This year, a total of 15 awards were
was to provide the local talents
excitement as a director making a also get a chance to attend different with food and drinks. given under different categories,
from the Tamil community and tell
film with the help of her family and workshops organised by TASMANZ “This year we had more than an such as best cinematographer,
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Road accident cuts short Police now have access

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¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH
to driver licence photos ¡¡ IWK BUREAU

I A
ndian man Parminder Singh Jabbal,
27, who died in a road accident in Bay
of Plenty, was expecting his first child
in two months’ time, according to his close
friend Navneet Singh.
Speaking to The Indian Weekender, Mr
Singh said, “He was a really happy soul and
was looking forward to the arrival of his first
child which was due in two months’ time.”
Mr Jabbal was in a relationship with local
woman Sarah and was living with her and
her family in Tauranga. Sarah could not be
contacted at the time of publishing this story.
Navneet Singh, his close friend with whom
Mr Jabbal had lived for two years soon after
coming from Punjab, is liaising with the
funeral home, police and his family back in
India.
Mr Singh told The Indian Weekender
that Mr Jabbal’s parents have yet to decide
whether they would prefer their son to be
repatriated back to India or they would travel
to New Zealand to perform his last rites.
Meanwhile, the office of the Indian High
Commission, Wellington is supporting friends
and family of Mr Jabbal.
Speaking to the Indian Weekender High
Commissioner of India, Sanjiv Kohli said,
“It is always heart wrenching to see a young
life snatched away from us. Our thoughts
and prayers are with the family and friends.
The High Commission of India is rendering
all possible assistance. We are also in contact
with his family in India.”
Mr Jabbal was working as a healthcare
Supplied photo of
Parminder Singh Jabbal
professional providing home care to clients.
He came from India three years ago on a
student visa and received his work visa just
four months ago as a healthcare professional.
The accident happened between his car and
a truck about 4 a.m. on Pyes Pa Road near
Taumata, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the other vehicle was taken to
the Tauranga hospital with minor injuries.
Police cordoned off the road after the
incident on Wednesday morning and asked
motorists to take an alternate route. The road
was opened later in the afternoon.
The death has been referred to the coroner.
••
new automated system that
allows New Zealand Police
to access NZ Transport
Agency driver licence photos went
live on Monday, July 9.
Timely access to driver licence
photos will improve Police’s ability
to identify the people they interact
with, and reduce the risk of offenders
avoiding enforcement action.
“New Zealanders may be surprised
to learn that previously when we “The new automated system replaces a
ran a check against someone’s driver licence manual process and makes the information
we couldn’t see the photo,” Sandra Venables,
available to frontline officers 24/7.”
Assistant Commissioner Road Policing said.
This work, referred to as the Progressive
Police will be able to immediately check the
identity of drivers in cases where a driver fails Steps Project, is part of the response to the
Government Inquiry into the Smith/Traynor
to produce their driver licence.
Access to the photo will reduce opportunities incident.
for unlicensed, disqualified, or suspended It is noteworthy to recall the case of Phillip
drivers to pass themselves off as legitimate John Smith, a murderer and child sex offender
licence holders. who had fled NZ while being on temporary
Driver licence photos will also assist Police
release from Spring Hill Prison  in November
to identify a person where necessary in other
2015 by using a passport he had obtained under
situations, such as when a person is disorderly his birth name Phillip John Traynor.
or committing an offence.
The case then had caused huge public uproar
“This information will make it easier for us
and embarrassment for multiple government
to do our jobs, and will ultimately help to keep
authorities for apparent failure in sharing
people safe.”
information and better coordination.
Until 2017, Police required a person’s written
A high level inquiry was initiated headed by
consent or a warrant to access a driver licence
photo. retired High Court judge Dr John Priestley QC
An amendment in 2017 to the Land Transport and Simon Murdoch which identified several
Act 1998 authorises Police to access driver failings in better coordination and information
licence photos for a law enforcement purpose. sharing between various agencies involved in
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Children rock
at Kerala
Youth Festival
¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD
F
ollowing the steps and model of the
Kerala Youth Festival held in
Kerala, India, the Auckland Malayali
Samajam Inc. in Auckland hosted a youth
festival for the budding young talents of
the community at the Blockhouse Bay
Community Centre on Sunday, July 7.
The concept behind hosting the event in
New Zealand was to give the children the
opportunity to showcase their talents and get
them connected with their Malayali roots.
The event started on a high note as the
children walked to the stage dressed as
soldiers, superhero movie characters, and their
favourite game characters for the fancy dress
competition. Other children performed various
forms of dance judging into three parameters
reflecting aesthetics sense, characteristic tempo
and rhythmic pattern.
One of the best parts of the performances was
children singing and performing on Malayali
songs, as these children born overseas have
very little knowledge of the Malayali cinema
and language.
“This youth festival has given an opportunity
to exhibit children’s skills and talents in the
field of culture, literary and other activities on
a common platform which will not only help
to facilitate their overall development but also
to connect with their ethnic culture,” Dr Mary
Smitha, who invested a lot of time and effort to
prepare the children for the event said.
Top above: performer and (above)
dignitaries lighting the lamp
Auckland Malayali Samajam hosts several
events which are of religious, state, cultural and
national significance and also youth-oriented
events for the community. This ‘Youth Festival’
is one of such events that promote the Malayali
culture, cinema, art, literature etc. These events
are attended by the Malayali community
from across the city and from places as far as
Pukekohe and Bombay Hills in the south.
“The Malayali Samajam is also preparing
to organise such events nationwide [across
different cities and towns in New Zealand]
and trying to get different funding agencies
to promote them,” AMS Fund manager Dr
Michael Manjalloor told The Indian Weekender.
More than 100 children participated and
performed in the event inaugurated by Auckland
Malayali Samajam President Soman Mathew.
AMS Secretary Blessan M Jose welcomed the
guests to the event, and Whau Community Arts
Broker Melissa Laing distributed certificates to
the winners.
Affordable housing
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anything but affordable
Even those who currently own a home
via a trust are eligible for a first home buyer
KiwiBuild house.
Clearly like many other policies that appear
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
to have been introduced on impulse, KiwiBuild
National Party List MP
appears no different.
W
hen in opposition the Labour Party, The question that Mr Twyford needs to be
critiqued our Government on asked is why the need for a great deal of support
anything and everything to do with for people on high incomes when it’s a poor
housing. policy for all taxpayers, particularly those who
Mr Twyford regularly advocated Kiwibuild need support and are likely to miss out.
as a panacea for rising house prices.
It is the costs imposed by the Government
Now that the Labour Party is in Government
that make constructing a house expensive. The
and Mr Twyford is the Minister of Housing, it
focus should be on lowering costs and releasing
is ironical that the only people who stand to
more land for construction of affordable
benefit from his panacea policy are the small
housing.
number of wealthy New Zealanders.
KiwiBuild is going to make it even harder
These wealthy people stand to become
for New Zealanders to get ahead, increase
wealthier at the expense of New Zealanders
inequality and see billions more taxpayer
who want to buy their first home however, are
dollars spent in areas where it won’t make the
unable to afford it.
biggest difference.
New Zealander’s deserve better than
KiwiBuild is increasingly looking like a
a Minister who promises many of us our
first home at affordable however, under Mr house of cards and support for New Zealanders
Twyford’s policy those New Zealanders who who need it is getting further and further out
were in need of support from this Government of reach.
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Criminal Justice Summit

announced: what to expect?
¡¡ SANDEEP SINGH

J
ustice Minister Andrew Little has
announced a Criminal Justice Summit
from August 20 to 22 as a first step to
fixing what he calls a broken criminal justice
system.
“New Zealand needs less offending, less re-
offending, and fewer victims of crime. We can’t
continue to have one of the highest re-offending
rates in the OECD,” Mr Little said.
It is likely that the summit will have the
attendance of victims, victims’ advocates, front-
line workers, and experts in criminal justice.
The summit will be launched by Prime
We are determined to confront the challenges because of his background as a former frontline Advisory Group to come up with robust
Minister Jacinda Ardern from Parliament’s
with a hope and belief that we can and should police officer, prosecuting sergeant and then solutions that are relevant and effectively deals
Banquet Hall on August 20, with its remainder
do better for whānau and communities today, later as a defence counsel after he got his law with an out of order law and order situation
held at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua.
and for future generations,” Mr Little said. degree,” Mr Little said. prevailing in New Zealand,” Sunny Kaushal,
Mr Little had also announced a specialist The Ministry of Justice has launched an President and founder, Crime Prevention Group
National Party Justice Spokesperson Mark
advisory group – adding to an already interactive website and is encouraging everyone said.
Mitchell has denounced the move saying, “It is
burgeoning list of expert groups that this and anyone keen to have their say online and Earlier last year, Mr Kaushal had led the
apparent that the Government has already pre-
government had announced so far – to assist register interest at www.safeandeffectivejustice. 15-member executive committee of the Crime
determined the outcome of the Criminal Justice
in shaping an overhaul of the criminal justice govt.nz to attend the Criminal Justice Summit. Prevention Group to parliament to meet with
Summit, and that’s to loosen up our bail, parole Group of Ministers to present a memorandum
system.
and sentencing laws.” Crime Prevention Group calls for on the state of rising crime in New Zealand.
While the fact that our criminal justice
system is not working as it should be is widely Former Minister and National Party MP “robust solutions.” The Group had then met with Minister for

agreed, views about how it should be fixed are
starkly divided.
Experts and commentators on criminal
justice system blame the politics of law and
order for the apparent inability in fixing of the
criminal justice system.
“This Government believes New Zealand
should be the best place in the world to live and
raise a family.
“Our justice system must play its part in that.
Chester Borrows will chair the working group
and be working alongside independent victims’
advocate Ruth Money, and Julia Whaipooti, Dr
Warren Young, Professor Tony Ward, Professor
Tracey McIntosh, Dr Carwyn Jones and Dr
Jarrod Gilbert.
Mr Little said Mr Borrows was the obvious
choice to chair the group because of his
experience in the justice sector.
“I was keen to have Mr Chester on board
C
rime Prevention Group – a community
advocacy group, formed last year to rally
public support against the rise in the number
of aggravated robbery, assault and incidences
of crime, especially on the members of ethnic
communities – has welcomed the move, calling
upon Mr Borrows to come up with some robust
solutions.
“We expect Mr Borrows and the members
in the newly set up Criminal Justice Reform
Justice Andrew Little, Minister for Police
and Small Businesses Stuart Nash, Minister
for Ethnic Communities Jenny Salesa, and
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Michael Wood.
“We had presented an eight-point
memorandum carrying recommendations on
the crucial matter.
“I hope Mr Borrows gets a copy of the same
and seriously considers recommendations in
the memorandum,” Mr Kaushal said.

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‘baithaks’ in Auckland
¡¡ DEV NADKARNI
M
usical baithaks (small,
informal sittings) are where
Indian classical and traditional
music performances have been enjoyed
for centuries. Such baithaks, however,
have become rare in recent decades,
particularly among Indians living away
from India, with performances held
mostly in formal settings like concerts in
large venues.
The informal charm of a baithak and
the bonhomie among the listeners and
the performers that it creates is always
special. Baithaks are a great opportunity
for artistes to connect with connoisseurs
in an intimate setting and give of their
best without the pressures of a formal
performance. It’s a great setting for
audiences and artistes to connect and for
the more junior artistes to build up their
confidence
Reviving baithaks in New Zealand
is Naad Charitable Trust, through well-
known percussionist and teacher Manjit
Singh. Naad organised its second baithak
on Sunday, July 8, at a small, intimate
venue in Papatoetoe and plans to host
such baithaks every month, featuring
its own students and other artistes from
Auckland and surrounds.
“The main aim was to create a common
platform where students and teachers of
different Indian classical music schools
and local musicians can come together
and appreciate music.I wanted the
students to perform on a regular basis
to gain some performance skills and
confidence,” Mr Singh told The Indian
Weekender. The baithaks are free and
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Sunday’s baithak
saw a mix of students
and experienced
musicians perform
to a group of about 50 keen listeners.
Students of the Rhythm School of Indian
Music Komal Chand and Aanchal Chand
began the sitting with a traditional
bhajan. The pair returned later in the
evening to render ghazals later in the
evening, much to the appreciation of the
audience.
Sitarist Lester Silver, now a regular
at many Indian music soirees, played
a delightful composition in raga
Bhimpalasi, a samaykaraag, in slow,
medium and fast tempos. Over the
years, the Hamilton-based Lester Ji has
blossomed into an engaging performer
with a growing repertoire.
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Travel between Tamil Association hosts

NZ and India two blood donation camps
continuing to grow ¡¡ RIZWAN MOHAMMAD

T
here are many ways to

in popularity contribute and give one’s

due to the community
¡¡ IWK BUREAU with the Indian community to highlight and – donating blood is one of them

T
he number of travellers between New
Zealand and India continues to grow
– a development which could very
much boost the much anticipated case for a
direct flight between New Zealand and India.
Singapore Airlines has experienced a
growth in travel between India and New
Zealand according to Singapore Airlines
General Manager New Zealand, Mr Simon
Turcotte, who says they have seen the inbound
demand to New Zealand grow by more than
20 per cent year-on-year.
Figures released last week by Stats NZ
showed strong demand for travel between
New Zealand and the Indian subcontinent has
risen with 9,100 visitors coming from India
in the month of May 2018, up 2,100 from the
same month last year.
For the first time, India overtook the United
Kingdom to become the fourth-largest source
of visitors to New Zealand for the month.
Year on year (May 2018) travel from India
increased by more than 20.7 per cent to just
over 66,000 visitor arrivals.
Such has been the rate of growth in travel
demand from the Indian subcontinent to
New Zealand that Tourism New Zealand
has decided to expand its annual trade event,
Kiwi Link India to three cities this year.
As one of just three airlines who participate
in the annual event, Mr Turcotte says
Singapore Airlines will continue work closely
promote the convenient connections between
the two countries.
“The Indian sub-continent is a key market
for Singapore Airlines. We offer around 104
flights every week to 14-destinations on the
Indian sub-continent from our Singapore
hub,” Mr Turcotte said.
“A lot of these flights connect seamlessly
onto our services to Auckland, Wellington and
Christchurch providing the most convenient
travel options for those wanting to visit New
Zealand.”
Travel from New Zealand to India is also
on the up with the Stats NZ figures showing
more than 75,000 Kiwis travelling to the
Indian sub-continent in the year ending May
2018, an increase of 12.1 per cent year-on-
year. According to Mr Turcotte the increasing
interest in travel between New Zealand and
the Indian sub-continent wasn’t surprising.
“Both countries have a rich culture, some
incredible food and magnificent natural
scenery, with an experience for everyone’s
taste and budget,” Mr Turcotte said.
“With India’s popularity on the rise, we
would encourage New Zealanders looking to
travel to India over the peak summer period
of November through February to book their
flights now.”
Customers can book their next trip to India
on singaporeair.com or talk to their local
travel agent.
and essentially one of the most
significant contributions to
society.
The Auckland Tamil
Association in one of its many
activities to bring the community
together hosted two blood
a sense of pride and empathy towards the less
donation camps in July at the Epsom Donor
fortunate.
Centre. The first camp was held on Thursday,
“Blood donation camps are to inspire people
July 5 and the second on Thursday, July 12.
to contribute to the social welfare and to
“We wanted to host two camps on different alleviate the condition of humankind. It also
days so that people can choose between the installs a feeling of saving lives and serving
two days as per their convenience balancing
the community. It makes one exhibit empathy,
their work and other priorities,” Sonu Kumar,
compassion and respect towards the life of
spokesman from Auckland Tamil Association
ailing patients whose lives depend on this. It
told The Indian Weekender.
creates a sense of responsibility and oneness
The first day of the camp witnessed ten
towards the community,” Mr Kumar said.
people turn up to donate blood as volunteers
The Auckland Tamil Association takes
from ATA welcomed them to the donor centre
several initiatives to engage the community
and provided them with refreshments.
and especially the children and the youth
“We had our team to receive them and assist
throughout the year.
them in the process. Our team also helped
making the donors feel comfortable. The centre “We host such events to show our commitment
provided refreshments like snacks, tea, coffee towards the betterment of the community, and
and juice for the donors. we will continue to organise several other
“We had both men and women come to make events to keep the Tamil language
their contributions,” Mr Kumar added. and culture alive in the hearts
Community organisations-driven blood of the young Tamilians
donation camps are important as it projects the born in New Zealand,”
commitment of the community organisations Vai Ravindran, President
towards making their contribution towards of Auckland Tamil
the society. Such initiatives bring the people Association said.
together one particular day and instill in them

Elim Tamil Church

Multi tenanted triple fronted retail investment Elim Tamil Church

162 High Street, Hawera, Taranaki

Elim Tamil Ministry joyously celebrates its 15th Anniversary
Elim Tamil Ministry joyously celebratesheld
celebration its 15th
on Anniversary celebration
21st July 2018 at 6pm held on 21st
in Elim July
Christian
2018 at 6pm in Elim Christian Centre,
Centre, 159 Botany
159 Botany Road,Road, Auckland.
Auckland.
Our special guest for the night will be Rev D. Mohan, Founder of the New Life Assemblies
Our special guest for the night will be Rev D. Mohan, Founder of the New Life
of God, fromof
Chennai, India.Chennai,
They would reallyThey
love to have all Tamil speaking community

1
Assemblies God, from India. would really love to have all Tamil
to come and
speaking join in thetocelebration.
community come and join in the celebration.
According to Ps. Viki Vignarajah, a beginning of Elim Tamil Ministry was founded when
According to Ps. Viki Vignarajah, a beginning of Elim Tamil Ministry was founded when
a handful of faithful Tamil friends gathered together to fellowship in his residence in
a handful of faithful Tamil friends gathered together to fellowship in his residence in
Pakuranga in
Pakuranga in 2003.
2003. Within a month, the gathering increased to 40, so they had to move
to a bigger premise (Mt Wellington Community Church). But in a couple of years, in
2005, as
Within a they continued
month, to grow, the
the gathering congregation
increased to 40,moved to its
so they hadcurrent facilitytoinaBotany.
to move bigger
premise (Mt Wellington Community Church). But in a couple of years, in 2005, as they
Currently over
continued 160 Tamil
to grow, families gather
the congregation eachto
moved Sunday to worship
its current God
facility in in Tamil, their
Botany.
mother tongue. Apart from fellowshipping to encourage, strengthen and support one
another asover
Currently a family
160 away
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families homeland,
eachthey are also
Sunday involvedGod
to worship in practical caring
in Tamil, their
through tongue.
mother their mission
Apartwork
from in Sri Lanka, India,
fellowshipping Myanmar, Malaysia
to encourage, strengthen and New
and Zealand.
support one
another as asupports
The ministry family away from
widows, their homeland,
orphans, they are
needy children’s also involved
education, in practical
rural and village
caring through their mission work in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Malaysia and New
Boundary lines are indicative only
development, the blind, the lepers etc., in these countries. Elim Tamil community offers
Zealand. The ministry supports widows, orphans, needy children’s education, rural
fun and
and fellowship
village for all ages.
development, They
the alsothe
blind, encourage children
lepers etc., to learn
in these the Tamil language,
countries. Elim Tamil

2 3 4
culture, and songs
community offers fun and fellowship for all ages. They also encourage children to
learn the Tamil language, culture, and songs
In gratitude to the ever-expanding growth of the Tamil community, they are soon
launching a similar ministry in Hamilton.
In gratitude to the ever-expanding growth of the Tamil community, they are soon
The celebration
launching on ministry
a similar 21 July in
2018 will have
performances by the children, Word of God
Hamilton.
shared by Rev D. Mohan, followed by a sumptuous dinner of Tamil cuisine.
The celebration on 21 July 2018 will have performances by the children, Word of God
Boundary lines are indicative only Boundary lines are indicative only shared by Rev D. Mohan, followed by a sumptuous dinner of Tamil cuisine.
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Warmer Kiwi Homes Insulation

programme launched
¡¡ IWK BUREAU

E
nergy and Resources Minister Megan The grants are targeted towards
Woods had launched the Warmer
Kiwi Homes insulation programme in those who need them most. People
Christchurch on Wednesday, July 11, following
an announcement in the May Budget of a and families who live in low decile
$142 million investment to make Kiwi homes
warmer and drier. areas or with a health condition
“The country has been hit with a series
of cold snaps this winter but low-income or a community services card are
homeowners can now warm up with grants
covering two thirds of the cost of ceiling and eligible under the new scheme
underfloor insulation, Energy and Resources
Minister Megan Woods said.
 The grants are targeted towards those who
need them most. People and families who live
in low decile areas or with a health condition
or a community services card are eligible
under the new scheme.
The first year of the programme will focus
on insulation grants, with grants for heating
available from July 2019.
“The Government has invested in this
programme because too many homes are cold
and damp, leading to preventable diseases
such as rheumatic fever and asthma. Low-
income families, young children and older
Kiwis are especially vulnerable to the impacts
of living in cold, damp homes.
“That’s a huge personal cost to families but
it also adds cost and pressure to the health
system. That’s why the government has lifted
the level of funding per grant from 25% per fit
out to two thirds of the cost. This will make
getting your home insulated more accessible
to those who need it most,” Ms Wood said.
Ms Woods also acknowledged the
community organisations which invest
additional funding in insulation programmes,
lifting the level of funding available in grants
and making a significant difference to the
wellbeing of their communities.
“The Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Authority (EECA), which runs  Warmer
Kiwi Homes, is encouraging community
organisations to contribute funding to make the
cost to homeowners as low-cost as possible,”
Megan Woods said.
 This programme delivers on the Coalition
and Confidence and Supply Agreements with
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ARE YOU GETTING BULLIED…?
¡¡ TULIKA SAKLANI
F
ew days back, I was at
a shopping centre at
Sylvia Park. While I
was enjoying my coffee, I noticed one group of
youngsters making fun of one tall and slender
adolescent boy standing in the group. The boy
wasn’t looking comfortable, but I was quite sad
to see that he was not able to stand up against the
bullies. I am still wondering whether that boy
even knew that he was getting psychologically
bullied or has he accepted people making fun
of him?
How to identify a bully
T
here are some people who purposely act
mean to others, try to put them down, even
when there is no specific reason. The bullies
either try to become popular, gain control or
show off. Such people typically are those who
are facing difficulties in their own life, have
behaviour issues, and may be having pent-up
anger which they try to bring out on the softest
target. If you go deep within them you will find
that they have low-self-esteem, which they
will never admit. Such people can make you
feel sad, depressed, angry, vengeful, scared,
confused, worried, or embarrassed. Everyone
has their own way of dealing with bullying but
It is easier to bounce back in a better way when
we have practical tips to deal in such situations
if you can.
Desi Mela
2018
captivates
with a
packed
musical
show
¡¡ ROHIT SACHDEVA
L
ast weekend, Dilpreet Dhillon, Jenny
Johal and Rajvir Jwanda were in
Christchurch for the last leg of their
Desi Mela tour in New Zealand. After rocking
Rotorua and Auckland, they didn’t disappoint
the Christchurch crowd either. Organised by
Gurjeet Mann, Manpreet Cheema and Malkit
Singh, the concert was packed with energy,
music and bhangra. Going by the audience
reaction at the end of the concert, it can be
presumed that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the
concert.
The stage was set by Christchurch talent
Gurinder Mann followed by the internationally
famous singers Dilpreet Singh and Jenny Johal.
However, the best was saved for the last. As
soon as Rajvir Javanda set foot on stage, he had
instant rapport with the audience. The energy
and enthusiasm shown by him and everyone
Practical Tips to deal
with Bullies
not afraid and hold your head high. Having a
defiant attitude may not work in your favour all
the time. Reach out for help and maintain calm.
Act brave
S
Ignore a bully
ometimes just acting brave is enough to stop
S
a bully. A bully may be less likely to give
you trouble if you walk by as though you’re
Rajvir Javanda on stage. Photo
courtesy Deepak Arora and
Rajan Kang
else was incredible.
The artists also interacted with the crowd
at the end of the show and sang the songs as
requested by the audience. The show was well
attended by the families and individuals alike.
Co-organiser Gurjeet Mann told The Indian
Weekender that the show was a big success.
He wanted to organise something to appeal to
the students community and families alike and
through this show he was able to achieve that.
The concert was sponsored by Corianders
Indian Restaurant, Car Shine Christchurch,
Forever Cars, Spice Bazaar, Thirsty Liquor
Papanui, The Bottle O Selwyn Street and The
Loft (Mangal Behal) Queenstown. In all, it was
one unforgettable night for the audience with
everyone leaving with smiles on their faces.
••
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big reaction to their teasing and meanness.
Acting as if you don’t notice and don’t care is
like giving no reaction at all, and this just might
stop a bully’s behaviour. Even if you are scared
inside, don’t show it, just move on or continue
what you are doing.
Stand up for yourself
B e assertive and confront him if bullying is
mental and tell him to stop. You can look
the bully in the eye (without showing anger or
fear) and tell him to stop it, and just walk away.
Don’t bullyback
D on’t hit, kick or push back to deal with
someone bullying you or your friends.
Fighting back just satisfies a bully and it is
dangerous too because someone could get hurt.
Its best to stay with others and stay safe.
Make groups
I f you are a school goer than it is better to be
in groups, don’t walk alone. Be involved in
group activities. Believe in buddy system.
Here is something interesting:
S ee if you can reach out to the bully when he
is not bullying, just be nice and normal with
him, smile, and show that you are not bothered
or scared.
Just remember one thing: Bullies are
basically cowards, and if you overcome your
imply ignoring a bully’s threats and walking
fear, you will learn to deal with them.
away robs the bully of his fun. Bullies want
Christchurch Teeyan da
Mela promises to be bigger
and brighter this year
¡¡ ROHIT
SACHDEVA
I
t’s back – and it’s bigger
and brighter than ever.
Christchurch Teeyan
da Mela returns this month
on July 21. This year, the
Mela will be showcasing
Punjab –a land with a
wealth of culture, history,
tradition, beliefs, music
and arts. Teeyan da Mela
is a festival to celebrate
women. Traditionally the
festival is celebrated on the
onset of monsoons in India
and is dedicated to women.
Organised by Hitesh
Sharma and Nitika Bhullar,
Christchurch Teeyan da
Mela promises to be a
vibrant festival full of
colour and flavour. Dress rehearsals for the cultural performances. There will be prizes
festival have begun and going by the current
for audience as well including the Best
performances, it appears that it is going to be
Traditionally Dressed Couple prize. At the
cracker of a show.
end of the performances, there will be a DJ
Organiser Hitesh Sharma told The Indian
for the rest of the evening to let people show
Weekender that within one year the festival
some moves on the dance floor. The added
has become quite popular amongst the Indian
presence of the food stalls will add another
community and the wider community. Apart
from folk songs, dance and giddha (traditional flavour to the festival.
Punjabi dance), this year’s Mela will also The event will be held on July 21 at YMCA
feature Miss Teeyan competition, Children’s Centre in Bishopdale from 4:00 pm to 8:00pm.
fancy dress competition and various other ••
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NTPC PARTNERS WITH TALEGENT NZ
T
he Fiji National University’s
(FNU) National Training and
Productivity Center (NTPC)
together with Talegent New Zealand
launched a talent identification
solutions software.
The Talegent software is an online
platform that allows employers who
have purchased the license software
to log in and create assessments for
their candidates and send out links
electronically to these candidates to
complete their assessments.
Talegent principal consultant Beth
Sketcher said the software delivers
creative solutions for predicting
human performance by combining
the latest psychometric science,
data analytics and technology with
best designed practices to maximise
engagement and predictive accuracy.
“Once the candidates completes
the assessments it comes back in to
the platform and employers can log
on and retrieve the spreadsheet where
you can see all the results listed and
ranks and there you can download
reports,” said Ms Sketcher.
About the partnership
Sketcher said the partnership
between FNU through NTPC started
Fiji gets more help from India
T
he Indian Government has
injected another $1.7million
into the Fijian Government’s
Micro and Small Business Grant
(MSBG) initiative,.
The funding will contribute to
efforts in creating a stronger Fijian
economy.
This was confirmed by Minister
for Industry, Trade, Tourism, Lands
and Mineral Resources Faiyaz
Koya when he awarded the grants
to 1235 aspiring business micro-
entrepreneurs in the province of Ra.
“The MSBG programme
continues to receive support from the
Government of India, they have again
contributed an additional $1.7million
towards the programme,” Mr Koya
said. Mr Koya said this was one of the
Government’s contributions to raise
the living standards of all Fijians,
through targeted programmes such
as the MSBG initiative.
“It therefore, gives me immense
pleasure to be part of today’s event
where 1235 micro-entrepreneurs
here in the province of Ra will be
given the opportunity to do so.”
“This is to ensure that all
4 players with links to Fiji named in the Japan 7s team for the Rugby World Cup 7s
F
our players with links to
Fiji have been named in the
Japan 7s team for the Rugby
World Cup 7s in San Francisco
next weekend.
They include Kameli Soejima,
Jone Naikabula, Josefa Lilidamu and
Jose Seru.
Japan will play their first game
against Uruguay at 10.13am next
Saturday.
The winner will take on the Fiji
Airways Men’s National 7s team at
3.57pm next Saturday.
Barring any upsets, they will
Friday, July 13, 2018
From left: National Training and Productivity Center executive assistant Nitin
Kumar, acting deputy director executive management for National Training and
Productivity Center Dhiraj Singh, Talegent principal consultant Beth Sketcher and
head of training Roma Rama
mid-last year where a team from
NTPC visited Talegents headquarters
in New Zealand to be trained on the
software (using and interpreting the
data).
“Since then FNU/NTPC has
been working with some companies
around Fiji to start implementing
the psychiatric assessment as part of
their selection process.
“The feedback has been very
positive – our platform is easy to
use even without much guidance its
quote easy to navigate and find your
Mr Parveen Bala does the groundbreaking ceremony at Simla in Lautoka
Fijians have the right to economic
participation, a right which was
enshrined in our constitution,” the
minister said.
Apart from the 1235 MSBG
recipients, an addition of 242
entrepreneurs were also assisted by
the Government in rehabilitating
their businesses that were damaged
during natural disasters.
“In this regard, monitoring and
evaluation of projects supported by
MSBG is vital.
He added: “Through this exercise
we will single out those who are ready
to progress to the next level. The
way around,” Ms Sketcher said.
NTPC director Isimeli
Tagicakiverata said the software
would assist local organisations
short-listing and selecting the best
candidate for the vacant positions.
“NTPC is delighted to be working
with Talegent New Zealand.
“This software would assist
employers in selecting the right
candidate with the right skills set and
attitude.
“We at NTPC have a duty to
ensure that our training courses
ministry has identified businesses
that are doing exceptionally well.
“The first round of assessment was
carried out early in the year and it
revealed a success rate of 80 per cent.
“We intend to raise the benchmark
and we have dedicated resources to
achieve this.
Mr Koya said through that
project, Fijian examples could also
become learning experiences for
other countries in the region Fijians
would also be able to draw on ideas
on how to elevate our MSMEs to
become part of the global market and
supply chain.
are practical, relevant and meet
the specific industry needs,” Mr
Tagicakiverata said.
Acting deputy director executive
management for NTPC, Dhiraj
Singh said it was important for local
organisations to work with the best
software to assist with its recruitment
processes.Mr Singh said NTPC was
already working with organisations
to test run the software.
“Having the right people for each
role is critical to the survival of any
organisation.
“This software is about trying to
identify the best suitable candidate
for the organisation, creation of
succession plans etc. We have
tested this software with a few local
organisations like the Land Transport
Authority (LTA) and the response
has been good,” Mr Singh said.
The launch was conducted during
the 4th National Trainers Conference
(NTC), at the Pearl South Pacific
Resort in Pacific Harbour last week.
More than 200 delegates
comprising of industry professionals
and experts in the human resources
and training profession were in
attendance.
Punja moves to India, Daunivalu
to replace him in Australia
Y
ogesh Punja is now the new
High Commissioner to India.
Luke Daunivalu, Fiji’s
chief negotiator in the COP23
Presidency, takes over from Mr
Punja who served a three-year term
in Canberra.
The appointments were confirmed
through the Fiji Consulate Sydney
and Trade Commission to Australia
and New Zealand.
Mr Punja’s appointment in
Australia began in June, 2015, with
the aim to increase Fiji’s agricultural
exports to meet the demands of
Australian markets.
This was also in addition to
his interest towards increasing
Australian tourists to Fiji.
The position in India had been
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Govt plans
to eliminate
plastic usage
G
overnment is considering
a ban on the use of plastic
bags and straws soon as part
of their efforts to reduce plastic
pollution.
This was revealed in Parliament
on Monday by Assistant Minister
for Local Government, Housing and
Environment, Lorna Eden.
In her response to the 2018-2019
National Budget in Parliament on
Monday, she added the ministry
would keep the momentum and
action to address plastic pollution.
“In response to the existing
situation, our Government will
explore and establish the reduction of
plastic bags and straws, and control
the use of single use plastic bottles,”
Ms Eden said.
“The next logical step will be to
ban these single use plastic bags
and straws all together, and that will
come in the not too distant future.”
The current 10 cents levy on single
use of plastic bags would increase
to 20 cents, she said, and the aim
was to discourage the use of plastic
bags and encourage citizens to use
reusable bags.
Yogesh Punja
vacant for some time. The acting
Head of Mission in Canberra is
Kartik Pratap.
either meet Argentina or Canada in
the Cup quarterfinals at 10.54am
next Sunday, they will either meet
Australia or New Zealand in the cup
semifinals at 8.02am Monday the
23rd of this month and will either
meet South Africa, England or USA
in the final at 12.49pm Monday the
23rd of this month.
(L-R) Kameli Soejima, Jone Naikabula,
Josefa Lilidamu and Jose Seru
 Thought of the week
“Success is to wake up each morning
and consciously decide that today
will be the best day of your life.“
- Ken Poirot
Editorial
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Thai cave rescue mission: July 13 – July 19, 2018
3 lessons of life that we Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu
can learn from it
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ow that the world has come out from the grips of Thailand cave rescue mission, which
had ended, fortunately, saving miraculously all twelve children and coach, stranded
deep within underground caves for more than 17 days, we all can sigh in relief and Mostly Cloudy Periods of Partly Mostly Variable Cloudy
afford to see things in different perspective. sunny rain rain sunny, a cloudy clouds with and sun
and nice begining shower shower
While there would be numerous ways of seeing this incredible story of international
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ordinary ties of ethnicity, nationality or political and cultural proximity. 16°
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This piece is inclined to chisel out three critical lessons of life that we all can delve upon and
re-train our minds.
Indeed, this story is also about the importance of training and re-training in one’s life and
work situations, for without the meticulous and incremental training of all those professionals
This week in New Zealand’s history
involved in this miraculous rescue mission, nothing could have been achieved.
14 July 1853
While experts and authorities all around the world would be busy in studying, analysing and
documenting the key lessons from this amazing rescue mission to guide any similar future rescue
New Zealand's first general election begins
missions, it is also important that we identify some critical lessons for the ordinary people.
It’s not over until it’s over
F or such a symbolic moment, the events of 14 July offered little drama – the first member of
New Zealand’s inaugural Parliament, Hugh Carleton, was elected unopposed at Russell in
the Bay of Islands.
Thai cave rescue story is all about a straightforward lesson of life that it is not over until it is
over.
The kids, who are now being revered for demonstrating an immense level of resilience by 15 July 1915
hanging on till the very end, first before they could be located, and then they could be finally First Gallipoli wounded arrive home
rescued successfully.
Even though experts and those involved in thick and thin of this rescue mission are now
asserting that this would be once in a lifetime mission which succeeded against all odds, yet it
T he first large group of Gallipoli wounded to return to New Zealand arrived in Wellington on
the Willochra as part of a draft of around 300 men.

did succeed eventually. 18 July 1855

When thinking from stranded kid’s perspective, adversity stuck to them for the first time in New Zealand's first postage stamps go on sale
life, and their resilience was rewarded finally.
So nothing else matters in life, except that it’s not over until it’s over.
However, this also applies on the other end of the scale, when riding on success and losing
T hese adhesive, non-perforated stamps for prepaid postage were the famous ‘Chalon Head’
design, showing Queen Victoria in her coronation robes.

sight of the end goal and becoming complacent. 19 July 1982

Everyone would have noted that despite mission’s incremental success on day one and day
two, where they have evacuated four plus four kids, there was no room for slightest complacency.
The rule that it’s not over until it’s over also applies when one is riding on the momentum of
success. This is being further reiterated as more behind scene stories such as failure of water-
pump are being released to media.
Master the excellence
While we all are equally smitten by the level of courage, resilience, human spirit and faith of
everyone involved in this super-human effort, is there something for us mortals as well, to take
away and be inspired?
Not everyone would work in jobs remotely similar with seemingly exotic titles like cave-
divers, medical anaesthetist and cave-divers to put them on the forefront of a high-adrenaline
situation whereby saving lives of others.
However, what everyone can learn from this rescue mission is to do their everyday jobs,
regardless of what they do, with the utmost integrity and excellence.
For, the success of those Navy Seals, British, Australian and other international divers have
come on the backdrop of years and years of chasing excellence.
We all had a choice of returning back from the current high –level adrenaline rush from
watching the successful endeavours of all of those specialists and volunteers to our mundane
lives, or be inspired with the knowledge that their success would not have happened without
mastery in their profession.
At least we all can chase mastery in the profession that we pursue on the daily basis.
Not everyone knows the complete truth – it’s okay to trust others
One of the most repetitious imagery that was relayed from this rescue mission was two things
that not everyone knows a complete truth, and therefore, it is completely okay to trust others.
In fact, it will not be an exaggeration to say that the modesty to accept the fact that not
everyone knows the complete truth and it is okay to trust others, was written all over the mission
in bold letters.
This applies to both, lives of individuals and organisations.
Even the most optimistic ones could not have imagined that this mission could be accomplished
without a minimum fatality, given the set of circumstances prevailing.
No one had access to that truth, least those involved in the rescue mission and the kids who
despite being located were facing the grim situation of crossing the flooded cave with black-
coffee like water.
Trust on other was the key to success for this mission.
Be it British divers’ trust in the ability of Australian anaesthetist-diver, for the success of the
mission or kids trust in their buddy-diver to navigate them through claustrophobic spaces inside
flooded caves.
Privy Council rules on Samoan citizenship
T
he Privy Council granted New Zealand citizenship to Western Samoans born since 1924, but
the government did not accept this decision. In response, it rushed through an act granting
New Zealand citizenship only to Western Samoans who were living in New Zealand on 14
September 1982 or subsequently obtained permanent residence.
20 July 1892
Steam locomotive sets world speed record
T he Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) Company’s locomotive No. 10 established
a world speed record for the narrow 3 foot 6 inch (1067 mm) gauge, averaging 68 km per
hour on a two-hour run and hitting a top speed of 103kph.
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 18 INDIA
SOUTH KOREA’S PARTICIPATION IN MAKE
IN INDIA HAS HELPED CREATE JOBS: MODI
P
rime Minister Narendra Modi
said visiting South Korean
president Moon Jae-in has
been instrumental in accelerating
the peace process in the Korean
peninsula and creating a positive
environment in the region.
“The proliferation links between
north Asia and south Asia are a
matter of concern of India. India is a
stakeholder in the peace process.
"We will offer all possible
cooperation in order to reduce
tension. We have also decided to
step up the scale of consultation
and cooperation,” Modi said during
a joint press statement with Moon,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in take a tour of the world's largest mobile phone manufacturing facility after its inauguration
ceremony, in Noida
PM Modi, Moon inaugurate world’s biggest
mobile manufacturing factory in Noida
P
rime Minister Narendra Modi
and South Korea President
Moon Jae-in inaugurated a
Samsung Electronics mobile phone
manufacturing facility, billed as the
world’s largest, in Noida on Monday.
The 35-acre factory would not
only generate more jobs but also
make India a global export hub,
Modi said.
“Whenever I talk to business
community representatives I always
mention one thing – that I don’t
think there is a middle class home in
India where a Korean product is not
found,” he added.
Modi said his government’s
‘Make in India’ initiative has
propelled India to become the
world’s second-largest manufacturer
of mobile phones as the number of
factories soared to 120 from just 2
India, Britain sign legal cooperation agreement
E
ven as India is seeking the
extradition of liquor baron
Vijay Mallya, former Indian
Premier League (IPL) chief executive
Lalit Modi and diamentiare Nirav
Modi for financial frauds, India and
Britain have signed a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) on
cooperation in the areas of law
and justice.
According to a statement issued
by the British High Commission
on Wednesday, Law and Justice
Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and
who is on his first state visit to
India since taking charge last year.
South Korea had said in June that
India can play an “important role”
in working towards lasting peace in
the Korean Peninsula and also urged
New Delhi to persuade Pyongyang
to recalculate its strategy to change
its course to denuclearisation.
The two countries signed seven
memorandums of understanding in
the presence of Modi and Moon.
The Prime Minister said South
Korea’s participation in Make in
India mission has created many
employment opportunities in India.
“Korean companies have made
four years ago. The new plant, built
at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore, will
help Samsung raise its capacity in
a phased manner, from 68 million
units at present, to 120m.The facility
in Sector 81 will allow Samsung to
manufacture phones at a lower cost
due to its scale, while other phone
making hubs in China, South Korea
and Vietnam are getting expensive,
analysts who track the sector said.
Modi said Samsung will export
30 per cent of the handsets made in
Noida to other markets.
The two leaders travelled on
the Delhi Metro to reach the
inauguration ceremony, which was
also attended by Uttar Pradesh chief
minister Yogi Adityanath and senior
Samsung officials.
Earlier in the day, Modi and Moon
visited Gandhi Smriti to pay tribute
British Justice Secretary David
Gauke met in London this week to
further strengthen bilateral working.
"The MoU will enhance
engagement between the two
countries and pave the way for
greater collaboration and exchange of
expertise across areas including Rule
of Law, dispute resolution, training,
and legal services regulation," the
statement said.
"Both sides also agreed to closer
cooperation between the members
of legal professionals of the two
Friday, July 13, 2018
an identity for themselves in every by President Ram Nath Kovind and
household of India due to their
commitment,” Modi said.
Modi in the morning. The South
Korean president also paid floral
Modi also held talks with Moon tributes at Rajghat, the memorial of
earlier in the day to review the Mahatma Gandhi.
bilateral ties between the two Moon jointly inaugurated the
nations. During the talks between world’s largest mobile phone factory
Modi and Moon, key issues such as in Noida with Prime Minister
the situation in the Korean peninsula, Modi. The two leaders also
and ways to boost trade and travelled in a Metro
"The
defence cooperation, were train to Noida while
proliferation
also discussed. heading for the
links between north
Moon, who arrived inauguration of
Asia and south Asia are a
in New Delhi on the Samsung
matter of concern of India.
Sunday, was accorded a facility.
India is a stakeholder in
ceremonial welcome at
the peace process."
the Rashtrapati Bhavan
South Korean President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra
Modi ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi
to Mahatma Gandhi. The South will be followed by an official
Korean President is on a three-day lunch. The two leaders will also
visit to India, having arrived in New address the India-South Korea CEOs
Delhi. This is Moon’s first-ever state Roundtable. President Moon will
visit to India after he took over as meet his Indian counterpart Ram
the President last year. He will be Nath Kovind, who will also host a
accorded a ceremonial reception at banquet for the visiting dignitary
the Rashtrapati Bhawan. and his delegation at the Rashtrapati
Later, Prime Minister Modi will Bhawan. A number of agreements
hold official talks with President are likely to be signed during the
Moon at Hyderabad House, which visit.
countries and the formation of a joint "to sharing expertise between our
consultative committee." two countries, working together to
The statement cited a British Justice develop shared approaches to future
Ministry spokesman as saying: "With challenges and opportunities, and to
our shared Common Law heritage, helping to develop opportunities for
values, and close links between exchange between legal
legal professions, there is "With professionals in the
huge potential for further our shared UK and India".
UK-India collaboration Common Law heritage, Last month,
across a wide range of values, and close links Britain assured
areas." between legal professions, there India to fully
The spokesperson is huge potential for further UK- cooperate
said that both sides India collaboration across a wide in the
looked forward range of areas." extradition
The Indian Weekender
India’s
genetically
modified crop
area fifth
largest in world
I
ndia has the world’s fifth largest
cultivated area under genetically
modified (GM) crops, at 11.4
million hectares (mh) in 2017. But
unlike other big growers, its entire
GM crop area is under a single crop
— cotton — incorporating genes
from the Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt
soil bacterium coding for resistance
against heliothis bollworm insect
pests.
The country with the highest
area under transgenic crops, at 75
mh, is the United States. According
to the International Service for
the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech
Applications (ISAAA), the 75 mh
GM acreage comprised 34.05 mh
soyabean, 33.84 mh maize (corn),
4.58 mh cotton, 1.22 mh alfalfa,
0.876 mh canola, 0.458 mh sugar-
beet, 3,000 hectares potato and
around 1,000 hectares each of apples,
squash and papaya.
Similarly, Brazil’s total 50.2 mh
GM crop area included 33.7 mh
soyabean, 15.6 mh of maize and 0.94
mh of cotton. The corresponding
acreage break-up for Argentina’s
23.6 mh comprised 18.1 mh of
soyabean, 5.2 mh maize and 0.25 mh
cotton, while it was 8.83 mh canola,
2.50 mh soyabean, 1.78 mh maize,
15,000 hectares sugar-beet, and
3,000 hectares alfalfa in the case of
Canada’s total 13.1 mh.
ISAAA’s latest ‘Global Status of
Commercialized Biotech/ GM Crops
in 2017’ report shows farmers across
the world to have planted 189.8 mh
under transgenic crops last year. This
is as against 1.7 mh in 1996, the year
when they were grown commercially
for the first time. Total planted area
grew particularly during the first
decade of this century, while slowing
down in the last five years.
The report by the global crop
biotech advocacy organisation has
estimated the highest share in the
world’s total 189.8 mh GM crop area
for 2017 to be of soyabean (94.1 mh),
followed by maize (59.7 mh), cotton
(24.1 mh), canola (10.2 mh), alfalfa
(1.2 mh) and sugar-beet (0.50 mh).
The GM traits in these crops —
through introduction of alien genes
into host plants — included both
insect-resistance and tolerance for
application of glyphosate herbicide.
process of fugitive diamantaire
Modi and Mallya who are accused
in separate multi-crore bank loan
defraud cases.
Lalit Modi is also in Britain
following charges of financial
irregularities against him.
At a counter terrorism dialogue
held recently, British Minister for
Counter Terrorism Baroness William
guaranteed Minister of State for
Home Kiren Rijiju of her country's
support in the process to extradite
such fugitives.
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DECEMBER 16 GANGRAPE VICTIM’S VILLAGE
CELEBRATES SC ORDER DEATH PENALTY FOR CONVICTS
As news of the Supreme
Court verdict reached,
villagers of Medawara
Kalan in Ballia district
distributed sweets and
offered a special worship
in the village temple.
R
esidents of the native village
of the December 16 gangrape
victim on Monday demanded
immediate hanging of those
convicted of her rape and murder,
as a wave of happiness erupted after
the Supreme Court dismissed review
pleas  filed by three out of the four
convicts against death penalty in the
Queen Elizabeth gave PM Modi
her wedding gift from Gandhi
The British Queen, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April this year, gifted
him a handcrafted cotton lace that Mahatma Gandhi had spun from cotton yarn
D
uring Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s visit to the
UK in April, Queen Elizabeth
gave him a crocheted, cotton lace
sent to her as a gift on her marriage
with Prince Philip in November
1947 by Mahatma Gandhi, who had
personally spun its yarn.
One of more than 2,500 presents
received by the royal couple, the
lace (approximately 12 X 24 inches)
was carried from India to London by
Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was
then governor-general, and has “Jai
Hind” woven in as its central motif.
The queen’s unique present
to Modi was revealed by Ravi
Shankar Prasad, minister for law
and information technology, at a
meeting of the Overseas Friends of
BJP organised on Sunday evening
to extol the Modi government’s
achievements over the past four
years. Recalling the gift while setting
out India’s global stature under Modi,
Prasad said it was a “sentimental”
gesture when the Queen and the
prime minister met in Buckingham
Palace on April 18. News about the
giftwas conveyed in the cabinet and
he wanted the BJP’s London-based
supporters “to know about it, feel
happy about it”.
He said: “When Prime Minister
Modi went to make a personal call
on the Queen Elizabeth, do you know
what she gave him? She gave him
the handwoven cotton handkerchief
which Gandhi ji gave Queen
Elizabeth at the time of her marriage.
“This shows the kind of respect
Modi ji is having,” Prasad added to
much applause, recounting an array
of figures and achievements on
issues such as demonetisation, tax
reforms, Goods and Services Tax,
digital initiatives and a cleanliness
drive.
Prasad recalled how the Queen
had sent a personal letter to
Modi, delivered in New Delhi
by Prince Charles, inviting him
to the Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meeting in April. “The
suggestion was that without India
there cannot be the Commonwealth,”
he said. The Queen’s marriage on
November 20, 1947, weeks after
Friday, July 13, 2018
The 23-year-old paramedic student’s mother Asha Devi after Supreme Court’s
verdict on 2012 Delhi Gangrape case, in New Delhi, on Monday, July 9, 2018
sensational December 16, 2012 case.
As the news of the Supreme Court
The handwoven lace Mahatma Gandhi had sent Queen Elizabeth II as a wedding gift
in 1947
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during a private
audience at Buckingham Palace in London on April 18
"My father, however,
knew he still had his
spinning wheel and he
told Gandhi: ‘If a cloth
could be made from
yarn you have spun, that
would be like receiving
the Crown Jewels."
India’s independence, and Gandhi’s
gift to the royal couple is redolent
with history. But when it arrived
in a box, key figures in the royal
household were left perplexed and
some thought it was “vulgar”.
Pamela Hicks, the daughter of
Mountbatten and one of the then
princess’bridesmaids at the wedding,
wrote about itin The Daily Telegraph:
verdict reached there, villagers of
Medawara Kalan in Ballia district
“Princess Elizabeth had written me a
sweet letter asking me to be one of
her bridesmaids and I, of course, was
honoured to accept.
“Before we left, my parents saw
Mahatma Gandhi (the spiritual leader
of the new India) and he told my
father: ‘I so wanted to give Princess
Elizabeth a present, but I have given
all my possessions away.’
“My father, however, knew he still
had his spinning wheel and he told
Gandhi: ‘If a cloth could be made
from yarn you have spun, that would
be like receiving the Crown Jewels.’
“And so this was done and we
took his present to Britain for the
wedding, but Queen Mary (the
Queen’s grandmother) wrongly
thought it was a loincloth and that it
was a most ‘indelicate’ gift.”
distributed sweets and offered a
special worship in the village temple
by offering milk to the deity.
The victim’s grandfather Lalji
Singh said if the culprits were hanged
to death by now, then such monstrous
incidents would not have happened,
referring to repeated cases of rapes in
various parts of the country.
“The convicts must be immediately
hanged to death,” he said.
The 23-year-old paramedic student
was gangraped on the intervening
night of December 16-17, 2012
inside a running bus in South Delhi
by six persons and severely assaulted
before being thrown out on the road.
India should join the race
for space benefits: ISRO
W
ith several private players
entering human space
exploration in other
countries, India must join the race
for space benefits, a top space official
said. "Several private players are
entering the space field because
of the potential use of human
explorations to bring the best part of
space to Earth.
Definitely, India cannot keep quiet
and must also join, as otherwise,
every other country will take away
the benefits," said Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO)
Chairman K. Sivan at an aerospace
event here.
Delivering the Air Chief Marshal
L.M. Katre Memorial Lecture, Sivan
said the time had come to marry an
aircraft and a rocket as the future
of aerospace industry would have
an aircraft with the complexity of
a rocket.
"We need all the sectors – the state
and the industry – to come together
for the future of aerospace industry.
It is going to be a combined effort of
the ISRO, Indian Air Force (IAF),
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) and others," Sivan added.
The future manned space missions
that ISRO is aiming at will require
the efforts of the space agency, HAL,
as well as the IAF, he said.
Nepal, India to expedite Raxaul-
Kathmandu rail project
N
epal and India have agreed
to seal an agreement for
preliminary engineering
cum traffic survey for building a
rail link that will connect Raxual in
Bihar to the Nepalese capital, weeks
after Nepal and China agreed on a
feasibility study for a railway line
connecting Tibet with the Himalayan
nation. Nepal and India had agreed to
construct railway line linking Raxaul
with Kathmandu during Prime
Minister K P Oli Sharma’s visit to
India.
Apart from Raxaul-Kathmandu
railway line, India has already started
building five cross-border railway
lines between Nepal and India. One
line from Jayanagar to Janakpur-
Kurtha will be completed within a
year. Senior government officials
INDIA 19
She succumbed to injuries on
December 29, 2012 at Mount
Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.
The apex court on Monday rejected
the review pleas filed by Mukesh
(29), Pawan Gupta (22) and Vinay
Sharma (23), saying no grounds have
been made out by them for review of
the verdict.
The fourth death row convict,
Akshay Kumar Singh (31), has not
filed a review petition against the
apex court’s May 5, 2017 judgement.
One of the accused in the case,
Ram Singh, has died already, after
allegedly committing suicide in the
Tihar Jail in the national capital.
"Convergence of different
disciplines like HAL, ISRO and IAF
can do wonders for the country," the
space scientist added.
"Through laser propulsions,
studies show that spacecrafts can
transport a man to Mars from Earth
within three days. If we put in the
efforts, we can achieve many things.
Our efforts are towards bringing in
innovative transportation systems,"
he added.
The ISRO is also looking to
tap Helium which is present in
abundance on the Moon through its
future missions. It will be very useful
for nuclear power generation, while
being clean power. There will be
no nuclear waste generated, thereby
avoiding protests like that against the
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in
Tamil Nadu," Sivan added.
from Nepal and India on Monday
agreed to seal the Memorandum
of Understanding of the Raxaul-
Kathmandu rail line as soon as
possible. India has despatched
the text of the MoU of Raxaul-
Kathmandu railway line.
During the meeting both sides
agreed to put concerted efforts and
resolve all issues expeditiously, to
complete the railway lines from
Jayanagar to Janakpur-Kurtha and
from Jogbani to Biratnagar Customs
Yard by the October 2018 timeline,
the Kathmandu Post reported.
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure
and Transport (MoPIT) Joint
Secretary Keshab Kumar Sharma and
India’s Ministry of External Affairs
Joint Secretary (DPA-III) Namgya
Khampa took part in the meeting.
20 WORLD
NOT SURE IF IT’S MIRACLE OR SCIENCE’:
THAI NAVY SEALS ON RESCUING ALL
12 BOYS, COACH FROM CAVE
T
Thai rescue teams arrange water pumping system at the entrance to the flooded cave complex in Mae Sa
he rescue operation by a Thai
navy SEAL unit came to a
successful end with last four
boys of the football team and their
coach being brought out on Tuesday.
All 12 boys and their soccer coach
trapped for more than two weeks
deep inside a flooded Thai cave have
been rescued, a Thai navy SEAL unit
said on Tuesday, a successful end to
a perilous mission that gripped the
world.
“We are not sure if this is a
miracle, a science, or what. All the
thirteen Wild Boars are now out of
the cave,” the SEAL unit said on its
Facebook page, adding all were safe.
The “Wild Boars” soccer team,
aged between 11 and 16, and their
25-year-old coach became trapped
on June 23 while exploring the cave
complex in the northern province of
Chiang Rai after soccer practice and
a rainy season downpour flooded the
tunnels.
British divers found the 13,
hungry and huddled in darkness on
a muddy bank in a partly flooded
chamber several kilometres inside
the complex, on Monday last week.
After pondering for days how to
get the 13 out, a rescue operation
was launched on Sunday when
four of the boys were brought out,
tethered to rescue divers.
Another four were rescued on
Monday and the last four boys
and the coach were brought out on
Tuesday.
Celebrations will be tinged with
sadness over the loss of a former
Thai navy diver who died on Friday
while on a re-supply mission inside
the cave.
The last five were brought out of
the cave on stretchers, one by one
over the course of Tuesday, and
taken by helicopter to hospital.
Three members of the SEAL unit
and an army doctor, who has stayed
with the boys since they were found,
were the last people due to come out
of the cave, the unit said.
Officials did not comment on the
rescue mission as it took place, so
details of the final day of the rescue
and the condition of the last five to
be brought out were not immediately
known.
The eight boys brought out on
Sunday and Monday were in good
health overall and some asked
for chocolate bread for breakfast,
officials said earlier.
Two of the boys had suspected
lung infections but the four boys
from the first group rescued were all
walking around in hospital.
Volunteers from as far
away as Australia
and the United
States helped
with the
effort to
rescue the
boys. U.S.
military
personnel
also helped.
US President
Donald Trump
hailed the rescue.
“On behalf of the United States,
congratulations to the Thai Navy
SEALs and all on the successful
rescue of the 12 boys and their
coach from the treacherous cave in
Thailand,” Trump said on Twitter.
“Such a beautiful moment - all
freed, great job!”
Authorities did not reveal the
identity of the boys as they were
brought out, one by one.
Parents of the four boys rescued
on Sunday were allowed to see
them through a glass window at
the hospital, public health officials
said on Tuesday, but they will be
quarantined for the time being.
Officials said the rescued boys
had not been identified out of respect
for the families whose sons were
An ambulance believed to be carrying one of the rescued boys from the flooded
cave heads to the hospital in Chiang Rai as divers evacuated some of the 12 boys
and their coach trapped at Tham Luang cave, northern Thailand, Monday, July 9,
2018.
still trapped. The boys were still
being quarantined from their parents
because of the risk of infection and
Friday, July 13, 2018
would likely be kept in hospital for
a week for tests, officials said earlier.
The Indian Weekender
Record 171
women
candidates
in fray for
Pakistan
general
elections
A
s many as 171 women
candidates will be in the run
for Pakistan’s forthcoming
general elections on July 25, with
105 running from party platforms
while another 66 will contest as
independent candidates.
This is the highest number of
women ever to contest in a general
election in Pakistan, but most
women’s rights groups say many of
those in the race will not help raise
women’s issues in Parliament. The
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has
awarded the maximum number of
tickets (19) to women. The next
largest party to award tickets is the
right-wing Muttahida Majlis-e-
Amal (MMA), which has fielded 14
women candidates.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and
PML-N have fielded 11 women each.
The Allah-o-Akbar party, on whose
platform the Jamaat-ud-Dawah is
contesting the elections, has fielded
three women.
The number of women candidates
in the 2013 elections was 135,
with the number of independent
candidates higher than those of
party ticket-holders — 74 and 61,
respectively. In the 2008 elections,
the number of women candidates
was as low as 72, including 41 party
ticket-holders and 31 independents.
Prominent among those contesting
for general seats this year are Sumaira
Malik and Tehmina Daultana of the
PML-N, Asma Alamgir, Mehreen
Anwar Raja and Samina Khalid
Ghurki of PPP, and former minister
Firdous Ashiq Awan and Yasmeen
Rashid of PTI.
Ayesha Gulalai, who has her own
faction of the PTI, will contesting
from four constituencies in Khyber-
Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Islamabad
and Sindh. Independent candidate
Ali Begum Khan is the only woman
contesting from the tribal districts.
But women’s rights groups insist
that more women in Parliament
does not translate into more power
to women’s issues. “We have been
sorely disappointed in the past,”
said Tahira Abdullah of the Women
Action Forum.
Abdullah said many women,
especially those who belong to
religious parties, “usually do not
even speak once on the floor during
their entire time in Parliament”.
Political analyst Ghazi Salahuddin
said it is the women elected on
reserved seats or through the Senate
who are the ones who usually end
up highlighting women’s issues
in National Assembly and Senate.
“These are the real crusaders.”
But even on general seats, there are
exceptions. Sunita Parmar, a 31-year-
old Hindu woman, is contesting
the elections and is confident of
challenging stereotypes. Parmar
made history as the first Hindu
woman to contest the provincial
assembly.
 22 SPORTS
CROATIA BEAT ENGLAND TO
ENTER FINAL FOR FIRST TIME
C
roatia entered the final of
the FIFA World Cup for the
first time as a late goal from
striker Mario Mandzukic helped
them overcome a combative England
with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday to
set-up a title-decider against France.
Croatia, featuring in a World Cup
semi-final only for the second time
after a gap of 20 years, needed a
goal from Mandzukic in the 109th
minute from close range after left
winger Ivan Perisic (68th minute)
cancelled out Kieran Trippier’s goal
for England in the fifth minute from
a free-kick.
England, bidding to enter the final
for the first time since their World
Cup-winning campaign in 1966,
couldn’t cope up with a stirring
comeback from an experienced
Croatian side which conceded just
inside five minutes.
England expectedly fielded an
unchanged lineup from the one
which beat Colombia on penalties
and defeated Sweden. England
exerted early pressure as Luka
Modric brought down Dele Alli on
the edge of Croatia’s penalty area,
resulting in a free-kick. Full-back
Trippier bent home a 20-yard free-
kick to the top right corner of Danijel
Subasic’s goal.
It was a very quick blow for
Croatia, who had brought in Inter
Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic
to sit in front of the back four,
with Hoffenheim attacker Andrej
Kramaric relegated to the bench to
counter England’s fast and direct
attacking football.
England continued to press high
and threaten Croatian defence
with set-pice situations and after
conceding the early goal meant
that Croatia were desperate for the
equaliser. It allowed the match to
be much more free-flowing than
expected.
England had a nice chance in the
15th minute when Trippier floated the
ball into the box and Harry Maguire
rose high to head at goal but
his effort narrowly past
the post. 15th minute.
Croatia shrugged
off the early goal
shock and they
looked like they
were beginning to
match England’s
attacking mode.
Perisic’s right-
footed drive narrowly
missed the target despite a
deflection off Kyle Walker.
Inter Milan player Perisic got
another chance and Juventus forward
Mandzukic tested English defence
with a header off a cross from the
right-back Sime Vrsaljko, who had
recovered in time from a knee injury
to start the match.
But England again threatened
Croatia and could have extended
their advantage as Kane, being teed
off in the inside left area by Jesse
Lingard, moved into the box on the
left and forced a save from Subasic.
The Tottenham star attacker grabbed
the rebound from a tight angle but
his shot came off the post in the
29th minute. Couple of minutes
Later, Croatia applied pressure
down the right flank as Ante Rebic
sent a dangerous delivery into the
box which was blocked by Stones
but he sent it back to the Croatian
right winger. Rebic tested England
FIFA WORLD
CUP 2018
goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for the
first time in the match for Croatia.
With England 1-0 ahead at the
half-time, Croatia looked further
desperate after the break. They raised
the tempo of their game and couple
of incursions inside the English box
which were discarded.
Both the teams lacked the
patience, as Croatia gain ascendancy
against an England team which failed
to control their game and instead
played with the way their opponent
wanted. England surrendered the ball
at crucial positions and it boosted
Friday, July 13, 2018
Croatia’s confidence.
Croatia got their deserved equaliser
in the 68th minute when right-back
Vrsaljko curled in a cross towards the
far post where Walker bent his head
to clear it away but Perisic employed
a high-kick right-footed flick into the
left corner of Pickford’s net.
Croatia enjoyed the momentum
and Perisic nearly gave them the lead
three minutes later when he grabbed
a mispass from John Stones and ran
inside the box before employing a
left-footed drive which beat Pickford
but couldn’t avoid the right post.
The Indian Weekender
Warning
for India -
England hard
to beat at
home, says
Joe Root
E
ngland’s Joe Root said that
India will pose a different
challenge for the home side
than Australia and the upcoming
three-match ODI series should serve
as a marker for their preparation for
the 2019 World Cup.
Speaking ahead of the first ODI
at Trent Bridge, Root said: “India
have been a really strong team in
this format for a long time, they
won last time they came over here.
I know it was a very different side
they played against, but it is a really
good marker to see where we’re
at. It’s a great opportunity for us to
play against a strong Indian team
that will pose different challenge to
what Australia posed at the start of
the summer, their bowling attack for
example.
“It’s an exciting time, hopefully
we can play some really strong
cricket and I’m sure it will make for
some really good viewing.”
India brushed aside England’s
challenge in the Twenty20
Internationals, winning the three-
match series 2-1, but Eoin Morgan’s
side is a stronger in ODIs and has
lost just one home series (against
Australia) since its disastrous
2015 World Cup campaign. Root
expressed confidence in England’s
ability to make things difficult for
Virat Kohli’s side in ODIs.
“I think it is an important series.
We have played some really strong
cricket in one day format and India
are right up there as one of the best
one day sides in the world.
"They present different
challenges to the ones we have
recently faced but we know that if
we play to our potential and keep
learning and improving we will be
a difficult side to play especially at
home in these conditions,” he said.
Asked whether England are
fancying their chances of another
record feat at their favourite hunting
ground, the Test captain said that it’s
all about winning the series. “I think
it is dangerous to start thinking too
far ahead.
One thing that generally we have
been good at last couple of years
is assessing things early on and
planning an innings from there. It
might be the case it might not but
we try and win this series and do
everything we can to come out of an
impressive white ball summer.”
Personally, Root will be under
pressure to prove whether he has the
game for limited overs. Sandwiched
between a highly talented group of
dashers, the classical batting style
of Root is not seen as an automatic.
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InStyle
Office wear wardrobe 13 July to 19 July | By Manisha Koushik
Manisha Koushik is a practicing astrologer, tarot card reader, numerologist, vastu and fengshui

essentials to glam up work

consultant based in India with a global presence through the online channels. She is available for
consultations online as well. E-mail her at support@askmanisha.com or contact
at +91-11-26449898 Mobile/Whatsapp: +919015607139 • www.askmanisha.com

O
ffice wear for the longest time has been termed boring and repetitive. We would see
everyone around us wear the same types of trousers, shirts and shoes to work. Don’t you
think that this is one of the major reasons why one feels slightly bored to go to work? Or
less motivated? Well, yes! Clothes play a major role in defining one’s mood. Fashion is slowly
but steadily making place in almost all the sections of living, including workwear too? Imagine,
there is a complete new section called the office wear wardrobe, one that is sure to motivate you
enough to look your very best and work through the day feeling awesome.
 Office wear has become a fashion parade in its own little way. With employees wearing some
really chic and effortlessly stylish outfits. The whole category of shirts and trousers for women
have also gone up notches higher with silhouettes catering all body types.
Monday Sass
ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 20)
Health front seems to blossom as you remain consistent in your exercise schedule.
Your travel experience is going to be an extent of sharing your knowledge and
communication. Selling your plot might increase your bank balance. Don’t get
surprised if an unexpected gift comes to your way. Remain self-confident &
determined. This is the secret mantra of succeeding at work. Lucky Number : 7
/ Lucky Colour : Golden Brown
TAURUS (Apr 21-May 20)
You may face little hussle- bussle on domestic front in the coming week. The plot
you were looking for can be profitable from investment point of view. New job
opportunities may come your way with better future prospects. You are likely to
handle tough situations at work quite wisely. You need to develop self-trust to
encourage yourself to fight illness. Academic front seems encouraging. Lucky
Number : 2 / Lucky Colour : Deep sky blue
GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21)

M ondays are usually loaded with a lot

of meetings and presentations to be
conducted and so a well fitted printed shirt
with a pair of tapered trousers and a crisp
blazer would do wonders to uplift your
mood.  
Tuesday Chic
You are likely to be very diplomatic in handling opponents. A new financial deal
gets finalized paving the way for fresh money. Someone’s timely help would
enable visualizing succeeding in an exam or competition. Chances of recovering
from physical ailment are high. You are likely to appear supportive by your depth
of understanding on solving complicated problems of friends. Lucky Number :
22 / Lucky Colour : Electric Grey
CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 20)
Financial position will improve later in the week. Being extra ordinary
comfortable on an official trip might affect your work. Avoid late night parties
and wasting valuable time otherwise it will irritate family members. Better
to ignore those who come for temporary loans to you in this week. Romantic
imagination would keep you in a jovial & cheerful mood. Lucky Number : 1 /
Lucky Colour : Light Brown
LEO (Jul 21-Aug 22)

F
You will be utterly delighted on receiving unexpected accolades. Profits are
irst cousin of Monday, Tuesday is slightly certain if investment is made with proper guidance. Confusion might leave you
more if not as hectic as the one before it. A stranded preventing from deciding what to do next. Don’t worry everything
breezy exaggerated sleeves top paired with a pair changes with time so will your romantic life. Relatives are likely to crave for
of high waisted flared pants and nude wedges attention, which you find difficult to fulfill. Lucky Number : 22 / Lucky Colour
would bring life to your hectic Tuesday. : Electric Grey
VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 23)
A happy time is foreseen in the company of friends and relatives as they do
many favours to you. If you are thinking of escaping from the hectic daily
routine- plan a trip. Engaging yourself with some voluntary work would help
in looking yourself positively. Self-confidence & discipline will be required to
bring positive results in competitive examinations. Lucky Number : 3 / Lucky
Colour : Dark Yellow
LIBRA (Sep 24-Oct 23)
Wednesday Glitz Make sure you avoid everything that affects your health. Businessmen are likely

A s we step into mid-week, it’s time

to feel a little easy. Opt for a floral
printed kurti either in pastel hues, mustard
or indigo and pair them up with flared
palazzo pants. Team your attire with a pair
of juttis and heavy silver oxidized jhumkis
and you’ll make head’s turn even at your
workplace.
to suffer some setbacks on failing to meet the deadline. Court matters might go
in your favor but restrain your overwhelming joy. Make sure you don’t surrender
yourself under physical passions to save romantic bond. You will be at the
limelight in a social gathering provided you attend. Lucky Number : 5 / Lucky
Colour : Sea Green
SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22)
An important development at personal front this week brings jubilation for entire
family. Real estate investment would be lucrative. You will spend a cosy time
with lover or spouse. Work front remains challenging but you are certain to
overcome and move forward. A cheerful state of mind would allow enjoying the
perfect health. Use sharp thinking and ability to formulate quick strategies to
bring positive results. Lucky Number : 22 / Lucky Colour : Turquoise

Thursday Breezy SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 21)

Make sure you avoid overreacting to tense situations at family front. Stress is

E nter Thursday and you are already nearing

weekend. Opt for a nice and soft tunic
and team it with comfortable tights. You can
likely to result in minor mental tension. Take immediate step to wither it. If
possible avoid wearing clothes to a party, which could offend love partner. By
traveling you will learn about new places, ultimately it’s a great deal for yourself.
wear ballet flats along with it and can be super Special efforts may be require for buying your dream house. Lucky Number :
comfortable at work. If you literally want to 9 / Lucky Colour : Pink
feel up the breezy vibe then we suggest you to CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 21)
opt for a flowy ankle or midi length dress which Travel undertaken for monetary gains will fall short of expectations. Blindly
will make quite a statement and also make your following the lover/beloved would cheat you. Wrong decisions of the past
investments could cause frustration & mental stress. Body pain and sleep related
Thursdays super happy
problems can’t be ruled out. But try to be positive as things will change for
good with time. Assistance is likely from your colleagues and subordinates to
complete the work on time. Lucky Number : 8 / Lucky Colour : Green
AQUARIUS (Jan 22-Feb 19)
Mental clarity gives a decisive edge over all competitors at professional front.
A new source of income will generate through influential contacts. Attending a
 Friday Glam social event/family function brings a romantic encounter. Vacation planning’s

I t’s the ringer towards the weekend
and there is absolutely no way why
you shouldn’t be dressed. Opt for a nice
bodycon midi dress featuring ruffled or
puffed sleeves, wear embellished slides or
mules and use a thin metallic belt to cinch
your waist. You can take the same look, if
you’re heading out for a date night and you
know you’ll be good to go.
might go wrong- so keep an eye on it. Investing internationally means you have
to follow their laws on real estate. Lucky Number : 3 / Lucky Colour : Light
Pink
PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 20)
A very good week is foreseen filled with happiness & vitality. Your creativity
will impress people around you and will enhance your career prospects. Sharing
some quality time with lover/beloved would bring unlimited joy to both of you.
You get some financial rewards as dedication & hard work gets noticed. Yoga and
meditation would help in keeping in shape and mentally agile.Lucky Number :
2 / Lucky Colour : Deep sky blue
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CROSSWORD NO: 20
SUDOKU NO: 20
HITORI NO: 20
Hitori – a logic puzzle with very simple
rules and challenging solutions. Can
you eliminate numbers until there are
no duplicates in any row or column?
Objective / Rules
Eliminate numbers until there are
no duplicates in any row or column.
Eliminate numbers by marking
Friday, July 13, 2018 TIME OUT 25
QUIZ QUESTIONS NO: 20 ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. What colour does the bride
wear in China? RED
2. What does a Sinophobis
Russian fear? CHINA
3. What country's capital is
Lagos? NIGERIA
4. What is the capital of Majorca?
PALMA
5. What country would you
visit to see the ruins of Troy?
TURKEY
6. What country is Angel Falls in?
VENEZUELA
7. What country is 'klutz' an insult
in? YIDDISH
8. What country lies 45 miles from
th U.S mainland? RUSSIA
9. Where's the bar on a river? AT
THE MOUTH
10. What two countries are
linked by the Simplon Pass?
SWITZERLAND & ITALY
11. From which plant is snuff
made? Tobacco
12. Which is the only US state to
begin with the letter R? Rhode
Island
13. What is the last line of the
Flintstone's theme song? We'll
Have A Gay Old Time
14. Who is believed to be the
most sued man in British legal
history? Ian Hislop (Private
Eye)
15. What is the correct name for
the device used by Boy Scouts
to fasten a tie or scarf? Woggle
16. What kind of steel is
manufactured by adding
chromium to ordinary steel?
Stainless
17. Which planet in our solar
system has the most moons?
Jupiter (at least 63)
18. During the 'Gulf War', what
was the name of the missiles
used by the coalition to shoot
down Iraqi 'Scud' missiles?
Patriot Missiles
19. What is the milky sap obtained
from the rubber tree called?
Latex
20. 1In Charles Dickens' novel
Oliver Twist how did Fagin
die? He was hanged
Send us stories, drawings,
poems and other contributions by
your little ones along with their
photographs for this page. E-mail
us at reporter@indianweekender.
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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE NO: 20
See how many differences you can find in the right or left photo.
them in Black.
You are not allowed to have two
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or vertically (diagonally is ok).
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 26 FEATURES
Vegetable Seekh Kebab
Spicy vegetable skewers barbequed to perfection
B arbecues are a delight for those that prefer their meat to
the veggies. This is an imaginative vegetarian version
of the kebab recipe that traditionally contains meat. Not
skimping on spice, this dish invites the vegetarians to the
table and provides more choice.
Preparation Time: 30 Min
Cooking Time: 15 min
Serves: 4 / Taste: Mild
INGREDIENTS
• Bamboo skewers
• 2 large carrots, grated
• 1 cup beans, chopped
• ½ cup peas
• 1 medium potato, grated and boiled
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 3-4 green chillies, puréed to a paste
• ½ tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 2 Tbsp cashew nuts, into paste
• 4 Tbsp chickpea flour
• Salt,to taste
• Oil, for basting
• Chaat Masala, to sprinkle
• 2 lemons, cut into wedges, to serve
METHOD
• Soak skewers in cold water for 1 hour. Take them
out and wipe with a clean cloth to remove excess
water. Set aside. Boil carrots, beans and peas until
just cooked, then drain and mash them together
roughly with a fork. Add boiled and grated potatoes,
mix well. Add ginger paste, garlic paste, green chilli
paste, coriander powder, cumin powder, cashew nut
paste, chickpea flour and salt, mix well.
Unbelievable facts about honey, the mother of all medicines!
Interesting facts about honey!
H
oney is a pure and unpasteurized sweetener made
by bees from the nectar of flowers.
It is an essential element of traditional
medicines because of its healing properties.
It is known for its antibacterial and antiseptic properties
that keep bacterial infections at bay.
Honey is packed with countless health benefits which
include boosting energy, preventing nausea, controlling
cholesterol level, managing diabetes, treating gastric
problems, fighting infections and promoting weight loss.
Honey is made with 80% sugar and 20% water and is
one of the few foods known to have an eternal shelf life
when kept in right containers.
It makes it difficult for spoiling bacteria to grow due to
its low moisture level and acidic nature. Here are a few
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Friday, July 13, 2018 The Indian Weekender
Moong Soup with Paneer
M
oong Soup with
Paneer is a delectable
yet healthy recipe
that you can prepare for your
loved ones, who are always up
for healthy food.
It is apt to serve on occasions
like kitty party, buffet, potluck,
lunch, dinner or on a family get-
together and relish in its yummy
flavours.
One good thing about this
dish is that it will be loved by
the kids and adults alike. If you
like experimenting and creating new variations of recipes then you can add
this recipe as well. This simple yet flavoursome dal is quite nutritious and
high in protein.
Total Time: 40 min / Preparation Time: 15min
INGREDIENTS
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• salt as required
• 1 cup paneer
• 2 tablespoon ghee
• 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup soaked,drained moong dal
1
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 tablespoon turmeric
FOR GARNISHING
3 tablespoon coriander leaves
RECIPES
METHOD
ENTREES
• To make this soup recipe, place a deep-bottomed pan over a medium
flame. Add moong dal, salt and turmeric with enough water and boil it
until it becomes tender.
• Once it is done, transfer it in a blender and blend until it turns into a
smooth paste.
• Next, heat ghee over medium flame. Once heated, add cumin seeds
along with asafoetida. When it starts crackling then add moong paste,
sugar, lemon juice along with salt and black pepper according to your
taste. Stir well and allow it to boil for 4 minutes.
• Keep stirring it occasionally.
• Meanwhile, take a chopping board and chop paneer finely. Once done,
TO COOK KEBABS add it to the prepared mixture and stir again for 3 minutes.
• Take a portion of the moisture in your hand • Finally, transfer the soup to a serving dish and garnish it with coriander
Ruby Dhillon India’s Most Wanted Recipies | 47
(approximately the size of 1 1/2 golf balls) and shape leaves.
it around the skewers. Press the mixture evenly
Give bananas a longer life
around the skewers and press the ends firmly to seal.
Wet your hand before shaping the vegetable mixture
so that it doesn’t stick to your hands.
• Preheat barbecue grill-plate on a medium heat, brush
lightly with oil to prevent sticking. Place the Kebabs K eep bananas fresher, longer by wrapping the
end of the bunch with plastic wrap. Better
yet, separate each banana.
on top, cook for 4–6 minutes each side, basting with
the oil as you turn them, until lightly browned and The plastic wrap blocks ethylene
evenly coloured. gases from releasing out of the stem,
• Place on a plate lined with a paper towel to absorb consequently ripening the fruit too fast
excess oil. (see number 8).
• Garnish sprinkled with Chaat Masala and dash of Speed up ripening
lemon juice.
Be a total magician and morph a
• Serve with the dip or chutneys
banana from green to yellow or a peach
RUBY’S TIP: You can also serve kebabs as a small
from crunchy to juicy all with the help of a
flattened-disc shape like a tikki. Fresh vegetables may be
paper bag. When fruit is tossed into the bag,
substituted for 2 cups of frozen vegetables mix for this
concentrated ethylene gas helps it ripen faster.
recipe.
significantly in flavor and color. The are more
than 300 unique kinds of honey available.
Avoid honey in case of a weak
immune system
People with a weak immune system
must avoid consuming honey as it
may lead to fungal and bacterial
infection.
Used in multiple trades
anciently
In the past honey was one of the
Useful for life sustainibility
most valued products and was used for
Honey is the only food that includes all the substances food, medicines, cosmetics, cooking,
necessary to sustain life, including enzymes, vitamins, preservation, drinks, religious rituals,
minerals, and water. barter and trade and even art!
Types of honey
Depending on the nectar source, honey can differ
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AUCKLAND’S HOTTEST BOLLYWOOD STATION

ADITI RAO HYDARI:

I HAVE GUARDIAN ANGELS
A
ctress Aditi Rao Hydari, who received acclaim for her director and the whole team has made it happen for me, secondly
brief yet evocative role as Mehrunissa in Sanjay Leela there is so much noise, why shout above the chaos?.... I’d rather
Bhansali’s epic drama Padmaavat, says that dreams do keep that energy for when I’m in front of the camera.” 
come true if they are guided by right intention. So which roles are closest to her heart?
She also feels that she has guardian angels as she is currently “I loved playing Leela in Mani sir’s love story (Kaatru
living her dreams. Veliyidai). It was an epic and fraught love story...I’ve loved
“I think every film and every experience helps you grow and playing Mehrunissa, I felt lucky to have been picked
learn, I would say Mani Ratnam’s film and Padmaavar made me to play such a beautiful person...And my most recent
believe that if you have a dream and your intentions are guided by Sammohanam in Telugu which is a huge success and still
that dream then it does come true,” Aditi said. playing in theaters... 
She continued: “They are legendary directors and for me with “I always wanted to do a films like My Week with
no backing to be living that dream has been so fulfilling (that) I Marilyn’, Notting Hill and Roman Holiday so I jumped
feel blessed... I do know that it makes a difference to ones career at this opportunity” The actress says that she likes
to have experiences like these and I am grateful for them. I am roles that have character. 
convinced I have guardian angels.” “They (heroines) can be feminine, vulnerable
"They
Aditi spoke to the media on the sidelines of the but also are strong and fearless. I am
are legendary
launch of designer Abhinav Mishra’s latest fall 2018 drawn to characters like these.
directors and for
collection “Phiroza” "I think we have to be the change
me with no backing
The collection is an amalgamation of heritage and we want so as girls in the industry,
to be living that dream
contemporary fashion, reflecting designer’s mission we are pushing for the change and
has been so fulfilling
to create clothes for the young globally inclined I hope industries all over India
(that) I feel
Indian women, who are in tune with the international push for this change... not just us
blessed."
sensibilities of fashion and style while being honest to girls! Women are an integral part of
their own ethnic aesthetic.  any story real or reel,” she said
The actress who found the collection “really pretty, regal and Aditi is currently shooting Mani
elaborate,” looked like a royalty in a creation made by the designer. Ratnam’s next film along with a film set
The outfit was named Mehrunissa after her character in Padmaavat. in space directed by Sankalp Reddy. 
When asked if she feels that she has finally arrived in Bollywood “I’m trying to do pan Indian work.
just like she is known for her fashion sense, she said: “I don’t even I want to keep working with the best
think like that, these things are for others to say. story tellers and directors., they
"I’d rather put my energy and love into my work, the people I inspire me, they have made me
love and living and loving every second of my life.”  and taught me whatever I know,”
“I don’t like to shout about myself from the roof tops. Firstly a said the actress. 

Janhvi Kapoor: Rajkumar Hirani to Ranbir Kapoor:

I’ll do five movies with you
What Sridevi had to offer to films
R
ajkumar Hirani has been on a roll

and to people’s lives was greater

from the time he made Munnabhai
M.B.B.S. SInce then, there has been

than what any artist could no looking back for the director.
He has become one of the most sought-

I
n an interview, Janhvi Kapoor
got emotional about the constant
void she feels post her mother
and veteran actress Sridevi's demise.
Janhvi also spoke candidly about
the comparisons with her famous
mother.
Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's
elder daughter Janhvi Kapoor is
following her mother's footsteps
and is joining the crazy world of
Bollywood. The actress makes her
debut in a Karan Johar produced and
a Shashank Khaitan directorial titled
Dhadak, which is the Hindi remake
of the Marathi movie Sairat (2016)
opposite Shahid Kapoor's brother
Ishaan Khatter.
Tragedy recently struck the
Kapoor family when Sridevi passed
away in Dubai as Janhvi was in
the midst of shooting for Dhadak.
However, the schedule was wrapped
as due and Janhvi's professionalism
came through.
Janhvi got emotional about living
without her mother and having a
constant void in her life.
"Yes, I do feel a big void. Actually,
I try not to think about it as much,
though it’s very hard. But that void
is there and it’s a constant. I think it’s
something that I will always have to
live with," Janhvi shared. after filmmakers in the B-Town because his
On the constant films are sure to be a super hit.
comparisons with her He has carved his niche in Bollywood, and
legendary mother, Janhvi now, Hirani is here to stay.
stated, "Yes, it’s true, but His latest film Sanju, which stars Ranbir
I’m not very excited about Kapoor in the lead role, has already become
it (laughs). I think it’s a blockbuster and is close to earning Rs
just genetics and biology. 300 crore within just ten days of its release.
I am her daughter
Audiences are loving Hirani's direction and
so zaahir hai ki
Ranbir's performance.
main unki tarah
The film had broken a number of records in
hi dikhungi.
just one week.
But my mum
holds such a According to a report, during
strong space the promotions of Sanju, Ranbir
in people’s heart expressed his desire to work with the
and had a very director again.
personal connect. I hope A source informed, "Ranbir told
I can please her fans also Raju that so far he’s made two movies
in some way, in a bid to each with Sanjay Dutt and Aamir Khan
show gratitude for all the and all of them became huge hits. collaborate with Ranbir again. For
love she got. I hope I’m So he wanted to know when would the now, there are no reports of any upcoming
given an opportunity to filmmaker do his second film with him as the film by the actor-director duo.
create my own identity. leading man, discounting his cameo in PK. Talking about Sanju, the film is on a roll
I don’t think anyone can He also asked how many movies would Raju and has already minted Rs 265.48 crore
be like her. What she make with him. within ten days.
had to offer to films and "The filmmaker smiled and replied, ‘I’ll do The film beat Salman Khan's Race 3 to
to people’s lives was five movies with you’." become the highest grosser of 2018.
greater than what any Rajkumar Hirani is a known perfectionist On its third day, it earned the highest ever
artist could." and starts a film only when he is fully satisfied single day collection for a Hindi film in India,
Dhadak is slated with the script and cast. leaving behind the Hindi version of Bahubali:
to release on July
So, it remains to be seen when Raju will The Conclusion.
20, 2018.
 The Indian Weekender Friday, July 13, 2018 ENTERTAINMENT 29

DIA MIRZA ON SANJU'S Awards make artistes

feel their struggle was
SUCCESS: I FEEL LIBERATED worthwhile: Anuradha
NOW TO BE BACK Paudwal
V
eteren singer

D
ia Mirza played the role of Maanayata Dutt in Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju. We A n u r a d h a
got in touch with Dia to know her reaction on Sanju's success. Paudwal, who
Dia Mirza, who's been missing in action for the past few years, has made was felicitated at Britain's
a comeback with Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju and how! She nailed the character of House of Commons for
Maanayata Dutt in Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju. The film chronicles the life story of her contribution to music
Sanjay Dutt - his ups and downs. and charitable initiatives,
Dia's role of Maanayata has got appreciation from both the viewers and the critics. says awards and accolades
We got in touch with Dia to know her reaction on Sanju's success. She was elated and her are an acknowledgement of
excitement was quite evident through her voice. artistes' struggles.
Dia said, "I am overwhelmed with gratitude and I can't even begin to tell you how much it "Music is my lifeline and
means to be a part of this wonderful film and to work with extraordinary talent and get recognition. when adulation and respect
I am really happy for the film." come from unexpected
"The most precious thing about the film is that it gives you an insight to the intimacy of quarters, that too an
moments that the public has not able to see. It gives you a better sense of relationship. When invitation to be acknowledged in the historic and prestigious
we see people and their circumstances, we don't really empathize the way we should until eight-decade old House of Commons, it does feel great,"
we see them in the context through this film," she added. Anuradha said.
Further into the conversation, we asked about Maanayata Dutt's reaction. On this, "I sing for those who love music. And the love, warmth and
she said, "Maanayata was completely overcome with emotions. For Sanju sir reciprocation makes me feel honoured and respected. It is these
and his family, it was about reliving the whole journey." moments that make us artistes feel that our struggle was well
Talking about working with Rajkumar Hirani, she stated, "The worth its while," added the National Award-winning singer who
"You talk to any actor or any technician who works most precious has sung in Bollywood movies like Aashiqui, Ram Lakhan,
with Rajkumar Hirani, they will universally echo one thing about the film Saajan and Dil, besides having an array of devotional songs
sentiment which is that he is such an extraordinary is that it gives you an to her credit.
human being. He evokes a kind of a trust that only insight to the intimacy of As of now, she is on a tour to the UK and Australia.
a few people can do in people. He just worked on moments that the public "I am awaiting my next destinations – Sri Lanka and the US.
helping us do better and better. Whether it was Ranbir has not able to see. It The tour is with Kumar Sanu with whom I share great respect
gives you a better sense and rapport," she said.
or Vicky, we all were there because we all loved the
of relationship."
filmmaker." On the music front, she says "there is a very interesting
"I feel liberated now to be back and all those years of devotional project on Adi Shankaracharya's works".
being terrified where things will go is justified through this "It is still in its formative stage but it is an amazingly fulfilling
film and I hope this film opens to many more opportunities," musical tribute," said Anuradha.
she ended on this note and signed off. She also wants to give back to society.
Sanju is unstoppable at the box office. The film stars "I support martyrs' families, aid villages which lack basic
Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt and Vicky Kaushal as infrastructure and do my little bit. God has been kind and I want
Sanju's best friend Paresh Ghelani. to pay it forward."
30 FEATURES
Let Me Go: Auckland Book
Talk & Book Signing
Date: Sunday, August 5
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Venue: Papatoetoe, 23 Eric Baker Place
Shriram talks about the story behind Let Me
Go and how it has been received in the Indian
market. What can you expect at the event?
Shriram will read from the book, we will have
Q&A sessions, mouthwatering nibbles from
Shivani and of course you can get your own
copy signed too! Hosted by Shriram Iyer and
Meena Venki.
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Date: Sunday, July 8
Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Temples.
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Venue: 39 East Tamaki Road, Papatoetoe
Hosted by Baithak NZ. Our second baithak! in regional forms like Mysamma, Pochamma,
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Featuring in this baithak: Lester Silver (sitar), Nookalamma.
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