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VOL 14 ISSUE 48 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● NOV 27 - DEC 02, 2020 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 We wish readers President-elect Joe Biden Happy 551st Birth unveils first cabinet picks Anniversary of Shri Nominates first woman to lead intelligence and first Latino to head homeland security

WASHINGTON, DC(TIP): President-elect Joe Guru Nanak Dev Ji Biden on Monday, November 23, unveiled a slate of top foreign policy and national security picks, including the first woman to lead the US intelligence community and first Latino to helm the Department QUICK TAKES of Homeland Security. GURU NANAK AND HIS RELEVANCE Cuban-born Alejandro Mayorkas, a former deputy secretary of DHS who Biden has nominated to lead TODAY : Page 26 the department, will be tasked with rebuilding an GURU NANAK: POET PHILOSOPHER FOR agency that carried out some of the most draconian OUR TIMES: Page 27 measures associated with President 's hardline immigration policy, including family GURU NANAK: THE FIRST MASTER OF separations at the US-Mexico border. Biden's pick for THE SIKHS: Page 28 and 29 director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, a GURU NANAK DEV JI, THE PROPHET OF former top CIA official and deputy national security President-elect Joe Biden introduces key foreign policy and national security adviser, will also make history if confirmed by the ONENESS OF HUMANITY: nominees and appointments at the Queen Theatre on November 24, 2020 in Page 30 Senate. contd on page 50 Wilmington, Delaware. "A Light Has Gone Out" Another setback for Trump: Appeals court rejects Eminent Physician, community leader and a gem of a person Ajay Lodha Trump appeal over Pennsylvania race passes away at 58 The ruling comes four days after President Ajay Lodha is survived by wife Smita, son Amit , daughter Shweta, and Trump of late daughter-in-law Priyanka Pennsylvania officials certified their said he would vote count for President-elect Joe leave the White House if I.S. SALUJA Biden Electoral LONG ISLAND, NY (TIP): Dr. Ajay WASHINGTON (TIP): President College Lodha, eminent Indian-American Donald Trump's legal team suffered yet formalized Mr. Biden's win. - physician and community leader and a another defeat in court Friday, File photo former President of American Association November 27, as a federal appeals court of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has in Philadelphia roundly rejected the lawyers vowed to appeal to the Supreme passed away after battling covid-19 for eight campaign's latest effort to challenge the Court despite the judges' assessment months at the Cleveland Clinic. He was 58. state's election results. Mr. Trump's contd on page 50 Lodha, who died on Nov. 21 is survived by his wife Smita, son Amit, daughter Shweta, and daughter-in-law Priyanka. Dr. Lodha's funeral on November 24 was a restricted affair for close family only due to COVID restrictions on gatherings. However, hundreds of Dr. Lodha's friends and relations attended the ceremony via live telecast on YouTube, courtesy Vaaho Studio. Present at the funeral included Ajay Lodha's father Prof. Shyam Sunder Lodha, mother Mrs. Vallabh Lodha, Dr. Ajay Lodha passed away on Nov 21 at 58 contd on page 10 THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 04 Indian-Origin Students Win Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020 Winners were declared from a "staggering" 13,000 entries across the 58 Commonwealth nations Bowles - the Duchess of Cornwall, who author David Walliams and singer their own connection to the is the royal patron of the event. Alexandra Burke, were joined by British Commonwealth, whilst fostering an "I think you must be very well actor and writer, Stephen Fry, and empathetic and open-minded world view, educated and very clever. I have seen a Kareena Kapoor Khan, to read extracts the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) lot of stories coming from Singapore but from the winning pieces during the said, adding that the institution has a I really do think yours is the best I have ceremony. rich history of nurturing the creative ever read," she said. It also featured highlights of talents of young people around the Ananya Mukerji, 16, from was workshops that the Winners and Commonwealth and endeavor to named the Senior Runner-up for her Runners-up had with the Society's promote literacy, expression and essay 'The Waters Rise', which was read Ambassadors, Geri Horner (nee creativity by celebrating excellence and during the ceremony by star For representational purpose only Halliwell) and Lewis Pugh, to discuss imagination. Kareena Kapoor Khan. their pieces on the theme of "Climate "The Competition invites all young LONDON (TIP): Aditya Choudhury,a "I thought your story was absolutely Action the Commonwealth". Commonwealth citizens and residents, 14-year-old Indian-origin student from brilliant. We get to see one of the great Each year, aspiring young writers are regardless of region, education or Singapore, was on Friday named the writers of the future," said the Duchess asked to submit their pieces in response background, to share ideas, celebrate winner in the Senior category of the of Cornwall. to a theme. their story and have their voice heard. Queen's Commonwealth Essay The ceremony revealed the winners Recent themes have included A Through partnerships with Book Aid Competition (QCEC) 2020 at the first from a "staggering" 13,000 entries across Connected Commonwealth (2019), International, Worldreader and the virtual award ceremony for the world's the 58 Commonwealth nations. In the Towards a Common Future (2018), A National Literacy Trust, the Society is oldest international school writing junior category, the winners included a Commonwealth for Peace (2017), and An working to increase access to this competition. 10-year-old schoolgirl Eleni Bazikamwe Inclusive Commonwealth (2016); opportunity for a wider range of young Mr Choudhury was named winner for from Ghana and a 13-year-old girl drawing out innovative ideas for positive people," the RCS said. his essay 'Voices from the Blue World' Cassandra Nguyen from Canada. change and encouraging entrants to All entrants and all participating during the event that was organized by The ceremony included notable consider new perspectives. schools receive a Certificate of the Royal Commonwealth Society. literary figures, actors, and The themes are rooted in Participation and one Winner and Mr Choudhury joined the virtual humanitarians from across the Commonwealth values, providing an Runner-up from the Senior and Junior event from Singapore as he was Commonwealth. Ambassadors of the interesting introduction to the network categories win a trip to London for a conferred the award by Camilla Parker- Royal Commonwealth Society, actor- and allowing young people to explore week of educational and cultural events. Four Indian Americans among 32 students chosen Indian American Kash Patel as Rhodes Scholars from US leads transition at Pentagon Out of the 32 WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American students, 22 are of Kashyap "Kash" Patel, a Trump loyalist who was color; 10 are Black, installed at the Pentagon two weeks ago, has been equal to the greatest put in charge of the Defense Department's number ever elected in transition to the new Joe Biden-Kamala Harris one year in the United administration. States, nine are first- Patel's role was confirmed by a Pentagon generation Americans spokesperson Tuesday after the General Services Trump administration has placed Kash Patel or immigrants and one Administration allowed the Trump in charge of the is a Dreamer with administration to begin talking with the Defense Department's active Deferred Action incoming Biden team to begin the transition transition to the new for Childhood Arrivals process, reported. Joe Biden-Kamala (DACA) status. Patel, a senior director of counter terrorism at Harris administration. Swathi R Srinivasan, Vijayasundaram Ramasamy, Garima P Desai and Savarni Seventeen of the the National Security Council, was named chief of staff to acting Sanka are four Indian American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars winners are women, 14 Defense Secretary Chris Miller the day after the president fired Defense NEW YORK (TIP): Four Indian Americans are men, and one is non-binary. Secretary . are among the cohort of 32 students chosen These bright young Americans will go to His former chief of staff, Jen Stewart, resigned shortly after. Stewart from the US as Rhodes Scholars virtually for Oxford October next year to study in fields was leading the transition effort before she left the Pentagon, so it was the first time this year due to the COVID-19 broadly across the social, biological and expected that Patel would take over those responsibilities, Politico said. pandemic. physical sciences, the humanities, and public Patel previously worked for Rep. , the top Republican on The diverse group, that won scholarships to policy. the House Intelligence Committee, and as a staffer played a key role in the Oxford University in England, comprises They are leaders already, and we are helping Republicans discredit the Russia probe. immigrants and students of color. confident that their contributions to public He was one of the authors of the so-called that accused American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust welfare globally will expand exponentially the FBI and Justice Department of bias against Trump. Elliot Gerson announced the names of the 32 over the course of their careers, Mr Gerson He also held a number of roles in the Trump administration, Americans chosen as Rhodes Scholars said. including on the National Security Council staff, in the office of former representing the US on Sunday. Swathi Srinivasan from Ohio is a senior at acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, and most The four Indian-American students include Harvard College with double concentrations recently as a top White House counter-terrorism official. Swathi R Srinivasan, Vijayasundaram in Social Studies and History of Science, with Patel is no stranger to controversy.Last year, he had filed a defamation Ramasamy, Garima P Desai and Savarni a focus on public health inequality. She is also suit against Politico and journalist Natasha Bertrand after they Sanka. writing a thesis for the Chemistry reported that he was involved in President Trump's plan to withhold Never before has a class of Rhodes Scholars Department. $400 million in aid to Ukraine to pressure that country's leader to been elected entirely virtually, with both She was an intern at the UN Joint Program investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. candidates and selectors participating safely, on HIV/AIDS in Geneva, has done extensive He sought $25 million from Politico alleging defamation. He said that independently and digitally, Mr Gerson said. research and activism on the opioid epidemic, at no time before October 30, he had ever communicated on Ukraine with He said this year's class for the prestigious and chaired the Policy Program at the the President. scholarship reflects the remarkable diversity Kennedy School Institute of Politics. She is Publicly released transcripts of the congressional testimony of that characterizes and strengthens the United also a Ghungroo choreographer. (Read full former NSC Russia expert Fiona Hill and its then-White House official States. story at www.theindianpanorama.news) Col. Alexander Vindman had also mentioned Patel's role in the matter. THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 05 Indian American Doctor identifies possible Indian American Mala treatment to prevent COVID-19 deaths Adiga appointed as Jill WASHINGTON (TIP): An Indian elevated cytokine levels in the blood and American doctor and scientist has other immune changes that have also Biden's Policy Director discovered a potential strategy to been observed in COVID-19, sepsis and WASHINGTON prevent life-threatening inflammation, inflammatory disorders such as (TIP): US lung damage and organ failure in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis President-elect patients diagnosed with COVID-19. (HLH), St Jude's said in a statement. Joe Biden on Published online in the journal Cell, But the specific pathways that initiate Friday appointed the research coming from the lab of Dr the cytokine storm and the subsequent an Indian Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, an Indian- inflammation, lung damage and organ American, Mala born researcher working at St. Jude failure in COVID-19 and the other Adiga, the policy Children's Research Hospital in disorders were unclear. director of his Mala Adiga has Tennessee, identified the drugs after The cellular and molecular wife Jill Biden, been appointed as discovering that the hyperinflammatory Dr Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, an Indian-born mechanisms that comprehensively who will be the the policy director researcher working at St. Jude Children's immune response associated with define cytokine storm was also lacking. First Lady. to Jill Biden, who Research Hospital in Tennesseehas will be the First COVID-19 leads to tissue damage and discovered a potential strategy to prevent Dr Kanneganti's team focused on a select Mala has Lady. multi-organ failure in mice by life-threatening inflammation, lung damage set of the most elevated cytokines in served as a senior triggering inflammatory cell death and organ failure in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 patients. The scientists advisor to Jill Biden and a senior policy pathways. COVID-19 showed that no single cytokine induced advisor on the Biden-Kamala Harris The researchers detailed how the treatment of COVID-19 and other highly cell death in innate immune cells, it campaign. Previously, Ms Adiga was inflammatory cell death signaling fatal diseases, including sepsis," she said. director for Higher Education and pathway worked, which led to potential said. "The findings link inflammatory cell Military Families at the Biden therapies to disrupt the process. The other researchers were Shraddha death induced by TNF-alpha and IFN- Foundation. "Understanding the pathways and Tuladhar, Parimal Samir, Min Zheng, gamma to COVID-19, Dr Kanneganti During former president Barack mechanism driving this inflammation is Balamurugan Sundaram, Balaji Banoth, said. Obama's administration, Mala Adiga critical to develop effective treatment RK Subbarao Malireddi, Patrick "The results also suggest that served as the deputy assistant strategies," said Dr Kanneganti, vice Schreiner, Geoffrey Neale, Peter Vogel therapies that target this cytokine secretary of state for Academic chair of the St Jude Department of and Richard Webby, of St. Jude; and combination are candidates for rapid Programs at the Bureau of Educational Immunology. Evan Peter Williams, Lillian Zalduondo clinical trials for treatment of not only and Cultural Affairs, in the Secretary Dr Kanneganti was born and raised in and Colleen Beth Jonsson, of the COVID-19, but several other often fatal of State's Office of Global Women's Telangana. She received her University of Tennessee Health Science disorders associated with cytokine Issues as chief of staff and senior undergraduate degree at Kakatiya Center. COVID-19 is caused by the SARS- storm," she said. advisor to the Ambassador-at-Large, University in Warangal, where she CoV-2 virus. The infection has killed "We were excited to connect these dots besides as director for human rights on majored in Chemistry, Zoology, and more than 1.2 million people in less than to understand how TNF-alpha and IFN- the National Security Staff. Botany. She then received her M.Sc. and one year and sickened millions more. gamma trigger PANoptosis," said co-first A native of Illinois, Ms Adiga is a Ph.D from Osmania University in India. The infection is marked by increased author Rajendra Karki, a scientist in the graduate of Grinnell College, the She joined St. Jude, in Memphis, blood levels of multiple cytokines. These Kanneganti laboratory. University of Minnesota School of Tennessee, USA, in 2007. small proteins are secreted primarily by "Indeed, understanding how Public Health, and the University of "This research provides that immune cells to ensure a rapid response PANoptosis contributes to disease and Chicago Law School. understanding. We also identified the to restrict the virus. Some cytokines also mortality is critical for identifying A lawyer by training, Ms Adiga had specific cytokines that activate trigger inflammation. therapies," added co-first author Bhesh been a clerk for a federal and had inflammatory cell death pathways and The phrase cytokine storm has been Raj Sharma, a scientist in the worked for a Chicago law firm before have considerable potential for used to describe the dramatically Kanneganti laboratory. joining the campaign of former president Barack Obama in 2008. Indian-Origin MP Gaurav Sharma in She started in the Obama Indian-Origin Republican Leader Condemns administration as a counsel to the New Zealand Takes Oath in Sanskrit associate attorney general. Joe Biden made the announcement of Donald Trump for dividing Americans and her appointment as he announced the names of four new members of his damaging America's reputation in the world White House senior staff. Cathy Russell, Vice-Chair of the WASHINGTON (TIP): Outgoing President Donald Biden-Harris campaign, has been Trump has left America more divided than ever and named as the director of the White the country's reputation under his presidency has House Office of Presidential been damaged on the international stage which will Personnel. take years to repair, says an influential Indian- Louisa Terrell, who currently Recently elected Indian origin MP in New Zealand took American Sikh leader. oversees legislative affairs for the oath in Sanskrit "This is a democracy at work, on both sides. Biden-Harris transition team, will Whether Democrat or Republican... people are excited serve as the director of the White WELLINGTON , NZ (TIP): Indian - Origin Dr. and want to speak out. The election's historic turnout House Office of Legislative Affairs in Indiana-based Gaurav Sharma, one of the youngest and newly- means people are hungry to change the status quo on Biden administration. Republican leader elected MPs in New Zealand, on Wednesday, Gurinder Singh both sides. Carlos Elizondo, a Special Assistant November 25, took oath in Sanskrit in the has said "We are more polarized and divided than I have ever to the President and Social Secretary to country's Parliament. Dr Sharma, 33, hailing President Trump has seen being an American for 25 years. I believe people Vice-President and Dr Jill Biden for all from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur, was recently left America more do care who will represent them, especially in times eight years of the Obama-Biden divided elected as the Member of Parliament from the like the COVID-19 pandemic," Indiana-based Gurinder administration, was appointed as the Labor Party for Hamilton West in New Zealand. Singh Khalsa told PTI. A recipient of the prestigious Rosa Parks Trailblazer White House Social Secretary. India's High Commissioner to New Zealand and Award in recognition of his efforts in changing the Transportation Security In a statement, Joe Biden lauded the Samoa, Muktesh Pardeshi said on Twitter that Administration's policy regarding turbans, 46-year-old Khalsa, though a "dedication" of additional members of Sharma took oath first in "New Zealand's member of Republican party, did not vote for Trump in this election or in his team and said the new addition will indigenous Maori language, followed by India's 2016. "I do not think he is morally or ethically fit to be president, especially serve the American people and help classical language - Sanskrit, showing deep the leader of the free world. I came to America by choice; for dignity and build back better, creating a more just, respect for cultural traditions of both India and respect. For the first time as an American, I have felt challenged on those equitable, and united nation. New Zealand." values," he said. Though he is disillusioned with the current state of affairs (Read full story at (Read full story at of the Republican Party, Mr Khalsa said he has no plan on leaving the GOP. "I do not think the issues lie within the party. It is those like Trump who www.theindianpanorama.news) www.theindianpanorama.news) have twisted the foundation of what it means to be a Republican," he said. THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 06 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 07 THE INDIAN PANORAMA EDITORIAL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 08 AS I SEE IT With Cabinet picks, Joe Biden remains close to the political center

While it may be tempting to assume that the incoming administration would adopt a more nuanced approach, it remains a fact that the Obama years actually witnessed a By Narayan Lakshman spike in deportations, and given the mood and pressures in U.S. politics r. Biden has carefully sought to at the moment, Mr. Biden could remain close to the political hardly appear to be soft on Mcenter so as to maximize his immigration policy. chances of working successfully toward bipartisan consensus. speak up against perceived human rights His appointments suggest he would violations abroad, for example publicly undo many of Trump's policy decisions ruing the decision for the U.S. to not If the nearly four years under U.S. intervene in the humanitarian crisis of President Donald Trump led the country recent years in Syria. The flip side of this away from international alliances and zeal to get involved in such international eschewed Washington's commitment to episodes, which includes a firm globalization and multilateralism, it commitment to ally Israel's security, is appears that the administration of Joe that his views might be opposed by some Mr. Biden's appointments suggest he would undo many of Trump's policy decisions. Biden, Democrat and winner of the 2020 Democrats farther to the left of Mr. Biden, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris introduce their nominees and election, will aim to reverse that including outspoken advocate of appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts at The Queen theater, Tuesday, experience. Palestinian rights, Michigan Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.- Screenshot / WSL 10 The recent announcement by Mr. Biden Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Policy direction was a key interlocutor in forging together Cabinet selection - Mr.Mayorkas would be that they would be inducting a raft of the Paris accord. the first Latino and first immigrant in Obama-era policy specialists into the 46th Several other Cabinet appointments by On the economic front, matters may be this role - but also likely a break from the President's Cabinet suggests two things: Mr. Biden point in the same direction, more straightforward, if perhaps uncompromising policies of the Trump first, the early months of his term will be including Linda Thomas-Greenfield, a perilously poised, making Mr.Biden's pick administration in handling the influx of dedicated to undoing the damage done by senior diplomat with years of experience of Janet Yellen, the first woman to chair undocumented workers across the U.S.'s Mr. Trump to the U.S.'s past foreign across Africa, shaping U.S. foreign policy the Federal Reserve, as Treasury southern border. engagement in various treaties and in the sub-Saharan region., as the next Secretary,an optimal one. She comes with Under Mr. Trump, executive orders and alliances; and second, Mr. Biden has U.S. Ambassador to the UN. Similarly, decades of experience in macroeconomic administrative rules for the Immigration carefully sought to remain close to the Jake Sullivan, a lawyer, a former National policy, particularly the impact of and Customs Enforcement were used to political center so as to maximize his Security Adviser to Mr. Biden when he economic growth on labor markets. Just implement a steady crackdown on chances of working successfully toward was Mr. Obama's Vice President, and as President Obama inherited the worst aspiring immigrants, including bipartisan consensus with the likely Deputy Chief of Staff to former moments of the Great Recession of 2008 at everything from family separations and Senate Majority Leader from January Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has the very outset of his first term, Mr. Biden the holding of minors in detention 2021, Mitch McConnell. been chosen for the National Security will be in firefighting mode to tackle facilities, to the ban of issuance on green Consider the backgrounds of the most Advisor's role. rampant joblessness and the sharpest cards and skilled worker visas for new high-profile appointees thus far. Leading He, along with former Secretary of drop in economic activity witnessed in a applicants. While it may be tempting to the list is Antony Blinken for Secretary of State John Kerry as the Special Envoy for generation, owing to the ongoing COVID- assume that the incoming administration State. A former Deputy Secretary of State Climate Change, will presumably help the 19 pandemic. In this light, there is perhaps would adopt a more nuanced approach, it who served under Presidents Bill Clinton Biden administration carry out its top no one better qualified for this top job at remains a fact that the Obama years and Barack Obama, Mr. Blinken's work to priorities for its first 100 days in the White the Treasury than Professor Yellen. actually witnessed a spike in date suggests that he has an unshakeable House: a gradual reversal of the U.S.'s Similarly, in nominating Alejandro deportations, and given the mood and commitment to internationalism, abrogation of the Iran Nuclear Mayorkas, a Cuban-American attorney pressures in U.S. politics at the moment, particularly to the U.S.'s transatlantic Agreement and the Paris Climate and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Mr. Biden could hardly appear to be soft alliances, given his many years spent in Agreement. It will certainly help that Mr. Security under Mr. Obama, as Secretary on immigration policy. Paris. Sullivan played a critical role in of Homeland Security, Mr. Biden has not (The author is associate editor with The He shares the Biden-Obama keenness to negotiating the Iran deal, while Mr. Kerry only sought to signal diversity within his Hindu)) COMMENT TURN TO GURU NANAK TO END THE WORLD’S WOES Prof I.S. Saluja years ago, preached a philosophy that In Guru Nanak's times in India, there Nanak left this world his bodywas s the Sikhs across the world get could rid the world of much of its were two major religious groups- the claimed by both the Hindus and the ready to celebrate the 551st birth ailments and miseries. He preached Hindus and the Muslims. The latter Muslims for the last rites. Kartarpur Aanniversary of their First Master universal brotherhood. He declared that came to India as invaders and forced Sahib in now Pakistan where Guru Guru Nanak Dev Ji, it is pertinent to ask he recognized human raceas one. "Maanas many Hindus to convert to Islam. There Nanak Dev breathed his last has a if the Great Master's message is kept in ki jaat sabhe eke pahchanbo", he said. was natural hatred amongst the Hindus and a majar at the same place, mind while celebrating the momentous Again, he said, "Na ko bairi, nahe for their Muslim oppressors. and both the Sikhs and the Muslims visit event in and elsewhere. bigana, sagal sanghumko ban aayee" Guru Nanak raised his voice against the holy shrine to pay their obeisance to The universal message of Guru Nanak which means there are no strangers. Iam the tyranny of the Muslim rulers but the man who preached oneness of has always had relevance. It is more on terms with all. Peace, harmony, love never became a part of the hate humanity. relevant today when the world isgetting were the virtues Nanak gave value to. In campaign. He had two constant We need a Guru Nanak today. And we more and more strife ridden and people fact, in recognizing humanrace as one, companions- one a Hindu - Bala, and the can find him inhis teachings. The world are taking to the path of hatred and he was only taking forward the old other, a Muslim - Mardana. He gave out a can certainly become a better and a more violence, forgetting the virtues of love Indian idea of "Vasudhaiva message of love and oneness of beautiful place to live in if we turned to and peace. Kutumbkam" which means the whole humanity in having the two of them Guru Nanak for guidance on the art of Guru Nanak, more than five hundred world is a family. from rival faiths. It is said when Guru living in love and peace as brethren. THE INDIAN PANORAMA PERSPECTIVE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 09 Russia a sticking point in Indo-US defense ties

By Maj-Gen Mehta The US wishes to wean India away from Russian military hardware, but given India's historic dependence on it, this may not be possible. CAATSA is likely to PARTNERSHIP: The India-US 2+2 meeting held in New stressed on inter-operability. - File photo / IANS capacity to fight together if we are called The sticking point in the India-US equipment and platforms in the three to.' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, at the services are of Soviet/Russian origin. become a critical issue, same meeting, said: "The US will support DSR is that Russia is India's he strategic partnership with India to defend its territorial sovereignty exclusive strategic defense partner Russia had veered towards a virtual and liberty." In an interview with Times and the US CAATSA is hanging like Talliance in the 1971 Treaty of Peace, forcing India to choose, Now, Pompeo said: "We can have a joint Cooperation and Friendship, which the sword of Damocles. As much as deterrence - jointly deter Chinese helped India win the war against Pakistan say former US and tyranny." 80 per cent of all military by keeping China and America at bay. No US official has ever made such equipment and platforms in the Further, Russia has leased two nuclear definitive commitments to India's defense three services are of submarines, provided technology for Indian officials. India's and security earlier. Defense Minister nuclear reactors of Indian submarines Rajnath Singh, at the same 2+2, said: "The Soviet/Russian origin. and the two countries have co-produced defense partnership is even more vital and co-developed the Brahmos missile and autonomy to buy from or now due to challenges India faces." He did production and Make in India. Russia has made in India platforms and not name China. The DISA meeting in December is equipment. No two countries have had make weapons with In 2015, Admiral Harry Harris, expected to become the open sesame to such deep trust and cooperation. Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific advance technologies and cooperation in Last week, the Russian embassy in New Command, had said: "We want India to cyber security. The defense and security Delhi said: "Russia was looking forward to Russia could come become the pivot in the Indian Ocean cooperation, military training programs expanding defense cooperation and export Region (IOR) and we can do combined and exercises are the most intense of Brahmos to the Philippines." It also under stress. combat patrols." between any two countries. mentioned that it will ensure the S-400 AD So what does the Biden presidency bode The US Pacific Command was renamed system worth $5.4 billion is delivered by S-INDIA relations enjoy a in DSR? India has ticked all the boxes for Indo-Pacific Command with Indian naval the end of 2021. A number of other bipartisan consensus, especially access to critical defense technology.It has officers deployed in Honolulu and also projects, joint ventures and Uon defense and security relations signed the four foundational agreements with the US Central Command at Bahrain. modernizationprograms, like the Kamov- (DSR) which are the original drivers of that took three decades to fructify due to Similarly, a US officer is posted in the 26 helicopters, AK-203 rifles, SU30 MKI, their comprehensive global strategic hesitations of history,the last being BECA Maritime Domain Awareness Centre of T90 tank, frigates, missiles and partnership. DSR is now the crown-jewel which will enable Indian missiles to hit the Indian Ocean Region at Chennai. Both submarines, are in the pipeline. of the partnership with past biases and targets thousands of miles away with countries are members of an uprated The India-Russia defense cooperation distrust diminishing. accuracy and permit the purchase of US Quad and a reanimated India-led Malabar programme is huge. The problem is that India expects the Biden administration armed drones. The Defense Industrial naval drills series - which concluded its Russia has also intensified defense to catalyze DSR by implementing the Security Annexe (DISA), the classified 24th exercise last week in the IOR - as part cooperation with China and Pakistan, Defense Technology Trade Initiative to defense technology enabler, was signed in of the US-India Joint Indo-Pacific Vision. both India's adversaries-turned-enemies. provide high-end defense technology, December 2019 and India will attend its India was invited for the first time to the There is still no word on the US waiver on change the buyer-seller mode to joint first meeting next month. Five Eye Meeting, a World War-II the S-400, as there is on Chabahar Port. development and co-production, now that ndia's landmark achievements and intelligence grouping of the US, Canada, The US wishes to wean India away from the Defense Industrial Security Annexe categorizations include being made a the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Russian military hardware, but given and Basic Exchange and Cooperation Imajor defense partner in 2016. In 2017, The revival and revamping of India's historic dependence on it, this may Agreement (BECA) are signed. A the US National Security Strategy Paper institutions in the Indo-Pacific is seen as not be possible. A CAATSA is likely to Countering America's Adversaries called India the Most FavoredDefense unmasking the containment of China, the become a critical issue, forcing India to Through Sanctions Act (CATSA) waiver Partner. The Defense Trade and biggest external challenge for both the US choose, say former US and Indian officials. on India buying Russian defense Technology Initiative was to lead to co- and India. Still, despite the momentum Access to critical technologies, sale of equipment, like the S-400 air defense developing and co-producing critical and scale of the DSR, mistrust of the US armed drones and US Make in India are system, though expected, is iffy. technologies overriding the US Export among younger officers is a legacy of the more likely to happen now,but with severe President-elect Joe Biden had said in Control Law covering seven technologies. USS Enterprise in the Bay of end-user riders. India's strategic 2006: "My dream is that in 2020, the two An India-specific rapid reaction cell was during the 1971 war, concludes retired US autonomy to buy from or make weapons closest nations in the world will be India created, but the DISA had not been signed. Colonel David Smith, from his deep study with Russia could come under stress. and the US. If that occurs, the world will Until 2008, the US had sold military of the Indian military. The challenge for India is finding a be a safer place." equipment worth $200 million which has The sticking point in the India-US DSR modus vivendi over Russia even as Russia During the third India-US 2+2 meeting rocketed in 2020 to $20 billion, with $15 is that Russia is India's exclusive strategic walks tightrope its relations with China held last month in New Delhi, former billion stores in the pipeline. The joint defense partner and the US CAATSA is and Pakistan - a crowded menage a trois! Defense Secretary Mark Esper stressed challenge is converting the seller-buyer hanging like the sword of Damocles. As (The author is a Military Commentator) inter-operability so that 'we can build relation to co-development and co- much as 80 per cent of all military THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRIBUTE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 10 "A Light Has Gone Out"

CONTD FROM PAGE 1 bodies, professional and community organizations wife Smita Lodha, Son Amit Lodha, daughter Dr. Lodha's death due to COVID has sent shock waves Shweta Lodha, daughter-in-law Priyanka Lodha, among all sections of Indian American community. The Indian Panorama received brother Dr. Sanjay Lodha and his wife, and maternal THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA in New uncle K K Mehta, besides many other relations from York tweeted: deeply saddened to learn of the demise of condolence messages paternal and maternal families. Dr. Ajay Lodha, a prominent member of the Indian- Born in Rajasthan, Lodha was a graduate of RNT American community. He will be in our hearts always. A large number of community and professional Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan. His humility, kindness and contribution to the society leaders, and Dr. Lodha's friends and admirers sent Lodha completed his Residency at the Flushing shall continue to inspire us. Hospital, New York. He was the founder and president AAPI President Sudhakar Jonnalagadda their tribute to the dear departed to The Indian of Queens Medical Services, a primary care practice expressed shock and sadness at the passing of the Panorama which we are publishing below. with two locations serving Queens, New York since visionary leader and said his death is "the darkest day 1995 and was a partner in Hillaire and Nesconset in AAPI history. Dr. Uma Mysorekar, President, The Hindu Nursing homes. President-Elect of AAPI Dr. Anupama Temple Society of North America in her condolence During his career as a physician, he came to occupy Gotimukula said "Lodha's heroic fight with COVID-19 message sent to The Indian Panorama said, "We are a number of positions of honor and received epitomizes the struggles of frontline health workers. shocked and deeply saddened to learn the passing away recognition, honor and awards for his professional Lodha along with other physicians of Indian origin of Dr. Ajay Lodha, who was not only an eminent competence and community services. who have lost their lives due to the pandemic "will physician but also one of the great community leaders. He was a former president of 100,000 strong body continue to inspire us and AAPI forever." His passing away leaves a big void in the community.His Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin Jaipur Foot USA Chairman Prem Bhandari contributions to the society as a leader of AAPI will be (AAPI). expressed condolences on the passing of Lodha, who forever remembered. His humility and kindness added He was a former president of Rajasthan Association he described as "a dear friend and a great human being to his distinguished personality.On behalf of The Hindu of North America and Rajasthan Medical Alumni who used to go out of his way to help those in need." Temple Society of NA, I want to convey my deepest Association and Director of Research Department at Condolence messages also came from Former Chief condolences to his family and the community and offer Flushing Hospital, New York. Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje who our prayers for his soul to rest in peace." Lodha was a former Chief Medical Officer and recalled Lodha's immense contribution to the diaspora, Saleem Iqbal, President & CEO, HAB Bank said, Senior Vice President of Caritas Health Care System especially the Rajasthani community, in the U.S. "On behalf of HAB Bank and its team, I extend our representing St. John's Hospital and Mary Immaculate Former Director General, Border Security deepest and profound condolences to Dr. Smita Lodha, Hospital in New York Force, K.K. Sharma said Lodha was not only a Amit, and Shweta on untimely passing of our beloved, Dr. Lodha was a recipient of Lawrence J. Scherr proficient doctor but also an important functionary of Dr. Ajay Lodha. We would like to convey our prayers and Award of Excellence for being an Outstanding Rajasthan Association of North America. He was please know that we are with you in this hour of Physi-cian. He has also been honored for Out-standing always ready to help others and will be fondly immeasurable pain and sense of profound loss. Contributions to Research & Hypertension remembered. Dr. Lodha to us was more than a friend. He was Department at the Flushing Hospital, New York. Describing him as a dear friend and courageous soul, embodiment of what a decent and caring human being is In 2008, he was bestowed with the Dutt Vice-president of AAPI Dr. Kolli said Lodha all about. He was kind and had an infectious laughter Memorial Foundation Physician of the Year Award. was a "man of passion, integrity, determination and and smile. Besides being a great doctor, he always found He was also a recipient of the coveted Ellis Island generosity. He fought till end with great valor befitting time to serve our community through AAPI and RANA Medal of Honor, besides scores of awards and honors of a warrior. His commitment to AAPI family was to name a few. He impacted many lives through his by various US governmental and government of India unprecedented." service to South Asian community of Long Island &

Funeral; Ajay Lodha lies I state Nov 24 - Screenshot Amit Lodha pays tribute to his father - Screenshot

Smita Lodha biding adieu to Ajay Nov 24 - Screenshot A senior member of family pays tribute CONTD ON PAGE 11 THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRIBUTE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 11 CONTD FROM PAGE 10 beyond. By any measure, he achieved many milestones yet he stayed humble and always found time to chat. He will be greatly missed but we know that positive impact that he had on numerous lives will live beyond our lifetime. He made our community a better place to live. We will always carry with us the conversations we had, pleasant memories we shared and friendship that will last forever. Bhagwan divangat atma ko cheer shanti pradan Kare! Vandana Sharma, a former Regional Manager Americas for AIR INDIA in New York who knew Dr. Lodha well, in her message to The Indian Panorama said:

"Adieu The End. The place of this phrase is where else...at the end. If it comes in the middle of a story, it leaves everyone wondering. "What If ?" "A feeing "Abhi picture baaki hai dost!" Dr. Lodha at The Indian Panorama Holi. L to R: Dr Jagdish Gupta Sandeep Chakraborty, Andy Mansukhani, Mr Rastogi Prof. Saluja Ajay Lodha When "the end" cuts short a life, it leaves us shell shocked and groping to fill Dr. Jagdish Gupta,Board of the vacuum. Words fail. I close my eyes. community. Our friendship and bond courage, and hard work to make the local Dr. Ajay Lodha, his gentle laugh, Trustees, AAPI 2020-2023 in his grew stronger through my years in and National convention a great success. cherubic face, kind eyes, reappear. Saat message said: AAPI. He welcomed me and supported Post his year as president, our close samundar paar. Yet in grief and shock A Tribute to Ajay-my friend and Confidante: me as a colleague and leader. I recall the friendship and relationship grew.We met that COVID has claimed another victim, legendary leader of the Indian year that he was president of National often and would talk to each other. I was devastated a family,and in taking the life Community passed into oblivion, AAPI. The same year, I received the fortunate enough to attend his son's of Dr Ajay Lodha, a humanitarian, a Aleaving all of us, heartbroken and opportunity to serve as president of wedding in Jaipur, and I will cherish the doctor, a philanthropist, a wonderful sad. It is hard to fathom the loss to his AAPIQLI. We would meet 3-4 times a colorful memories forever. Ajay you will human being, it has dealt a body blow to patients, to us his colleagues, his week and speak on the phone daily. I always have a special place in our hearts the Community. parents, his family and to the entire firsthand witnessed his determination, and we love you very much." Dr Ajay Lodha, stood tall amongst men community, as he was loved by everyone with his deeds. As elected President of who came in contact with him.Dr. Lodha AAPI of 2016, he officially interacted was a dynamic, enthusiastic, and with me in my capacity as Regional visionary leader with endless energy, Manager, Americas, Air India. He who commanded as President of became our family physician, a National AAPI, AAPI QLI, RANA and confidant, a cherished friend. In my RAJMAAI. He always strived for limited interactions of a few years, Dr excellence. He made our organizations Ajay Lodha left a mark. His persona vibrant, strong and politically powerful exuded warmth and a great love of life and provided significant contributions to and people. Originating from Rajasthan, the society at large. India, his home in New York is a In spite of the very brave fight put up beautiful synthesis of elements across by him like a good "Rajasthani Warrior" cultures, a salute to mharo Rajasthan. for almost 8 monthsand the best medical Built with materials sourced from across care received, he lost the battle, as God the world, their home is a reflection of Almighty probably had a better calling their persona, exuding warmth, for him. Today, I lost one of my best everlasting beauty and great hospitality. friends and confidante. The pain is The Lodha's Clinic was always full of unbearable forme. While extending my people from all walks of life. Each one heartfelt condolences to the entire was treated with dignity. As a physician, "Lodha Parivar" I sincerely pray to God he was quick to respond and identify the Almighty, to provide strength and ailment, look at treatment, and worked to resilience to his parents, his wife Smita heal his patients. jee, his children Amit, Shweta, Priyanka Our last interaction was of March 24, and the entire Lodha Family to endure 2020, when he messaged back to wish us the irreparable Loss. well and said "Keep yourself healthy in May God bless his divine soul and this great calamity" provide "Sadgati &Moksha" Shanti How do we reconcile ourselves to this Aum.???? great loss of a doctor who has treated so Rakesh Dua, Past President many patients, helped them to recover, has been a great healer, succumbing AAPIQLI wrote: himself to a disease in prime of life, “Not a day has gone by since my family where official mortality rate is less than and I have not thought about Ajay and 2 percent! No logic, no answers. Best kept him in our prayers as he fought his treatment and prayers, a brave fight over long battle against Covid-19 and related eight months, and finally he hung up his complications. He was a great friend, stethoscope. His passing is also a tribute brother, and mentor. He touched the to the great doctor and man who did not heart of so many people across the believe in giving up. Well fought Dr Ajay country and shared a special Lodha. May your soul attain moksh. relationship with each and every one of May God give Smita ji and family, us. He was instrumental in allowing strength to bear this great loss. Om AAPI and RANA to reach its heights and Shanti ?? the reason behind our strength as a Dr. Ajay Lodha with Dr. Rakesh Dua CONTD ON PAGE 12 THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRIBUTE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 12

community. been overlooked. This loss leaves a very big hole in our Vandana Sharma has been kind community. Dr. Lodha's legacy will live enough to send a poem on the subject of on through all the lives he's impacted on, death in the cruel times of COVID. I in our community and the indelible thank her for the lovely poem. I hope she influence he had on APPI, AIA & entire will give me her permission to publish it community. with retrospective effect though. I admired all those wonderful qualities that made him the special person that he was. I will never forget all that he did for REST IN PEACE AIA, NY & me. He always supported me & all of AIA, NY Chapter's events. He Each time one friend goes on, away. was kind, compassionate, and a caring A vacuum, sorrow, memories stay. person. I will miss him greatly and he will be A grieving world, a gentle ache, in my thoughts and prayers always. One Oh Rest In Peace, whispered, of the things we will never forget is the messaged. great sympathy he aroused from us. He made us rejoice even in the most difficult times and give us a voice of How does one really Rest In Peace? encouragement which made us able to Is it when our breath does cease? accomplish everything. His absence will When soul has left body bereft, be difficult to get over, as no one can replace him. He has left us with so many Which of the two in peace does rest? wonderful memories. I will cherish them Dr. Lodha (extreme right) with AIA President Harish Thakkar and others forever." Till moment passed, the soul just AIA, NY President Harish Thakkar of his APPI and the community. His Jagsish Sewhani, President , danced, energy and laughter were infectious and messaged: instantly created warmth in any room he American India Public Affairs Carefree, the body puppet pranced. "Dr. Ajay Lodha was a tremendous entered. We will remember Dr. Lodha's Committee sent a message which Work, work, work, work, a sudden individual and possessed a tireless love many contributions to AIA, NY & to the read: pause, "We are deeply saddened at the Left incomplete, left with no thought. untimely passing away of our dear friend Dr. Ajay Lodhaji . It's saddest news for the Indian community. I have known Who really knows the great beyond? him for more than two decades. He had Do souls take rest? Live on and on? Passion for Bharat . Ajay ji was humble , dedicated and outstanding Leader , No answer yet we guess, and guess. always full of energy. Waste our today, in strife, unrest. Ajay ji you will remain in our heats forever. Parent's gone on; we still live on. Our heartfelt condolences to Lodha Family" Distraught, perplexed, we carry on. Tirlok Malik, Filmmaker | He lived his life, so we could rest, Restaurateur | Happy Lifestyle Enjoy this world, heaven at best. Speaker, and Emmy nominee in his message emailed to The Indian Panorama said, "He lived a life of GOOD Now He is just a breath away, KARMA helping people with his work Beloved! In memories remains. and his being KIND Humanbeing. Last lesson taught, with breath that's He died in the line of duty of A Doctor. gone, People like him do not die. They live forever in our hearts. Don't fret, enjoy each breath that's I will remember him always." yours. I am grateful to all who sent their Dr. Lodha celebrates Independence Day of India with Dr. Jagdish Gupta and AAPI colleagues at condolence messages to The Indian the FIA India Day parade. - Vandana Sharma Panorama. I am sorry if a message has

r. Sunil Mehra, Past President AAPI- OLI and IALI , in his message sent to DThe Indian Panorama, wrote "We feel very sad and heartbroken at the untimely death of our dear friend, a family member and a sincere human being Dr. Ajay Lodha. Indian community has lost a great social worker, a warrior for everyone. AAPI has lost a true professional who cared for his patients with respect, respected and helped his colleagues, and brought all the associations he worked with, to higher levels. He was president of AAPI-QLI, National President of AAPI, RANA and RAJMALL. We pray to God to give peace to his soul and a place in heaven, and strength to Smita Bhabhi, his children-Amit , Shweta and Priyanka along with his parents and brother. He was a true leader and mentor to many of us . He was a visionary, a dreamer and a kindhearted human being." THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRIBUTE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 13

DR. AJAY LODHA The Dear Departed Deeply Mourned and Missed THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRIBUTE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 14 DR AJAY LODHA THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRIBUTE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 15 DR AJAY LODHA THE INDIAN PANORAMA TRIBUTE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 16

DR AJAY LODHA A Man of all seasons At ease with all- old, young, men, women . No matter, what the situation, Dr. Lodha was always composed. He knew to be royal, and at the same time, play a commoner. He belonged to all, and all belonged to him. It is this ease which was the hallmark of Dr. Lodha's personality. Here is the man in pictures from The Indian Panorama.

Dr. Lodha is honored at AAPI Convention

The royal look. Dr. Ajay Lodha addresses AAPI Exuding warmth: Dr. Lodha with AAPI convention colleagues

Dr. Lodha celebrates Independence Day with community

Dr. Lodha is honored at Town of Hempstead . Seen seated on left is Indu Jaiswal, Chairperson, Indian American Forum

Dr. Lodha is with elected leaders including Congressman Tom Suozzi and others and community leaders

Dr. Lodha honors Baba Ramdev at AAPI Convention

Some fun with colleagues at AAPI Convention. L to R: Dr. Lodha, Dr. Wasil, Dr. Sharing spiritual moments with Enjoying The Indian Panorama Holi with friends. Seen from L to R: Dr Jagdish Gupta Sandeep Jagdish Gupta and 2 more . Brahmakumari Sister Shivani Chakraborty, Andy Mansukhani, Mr Rastogi , Prof. Saluja Ajay Lodha THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 17 THE INDIAN PANORAMA US FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 18 INDIAN AMERICANS HAVE COME A LONG WAY IN POLITICS GOPIO, IMPACT celebrate community's record

Celebration organizers (from top left clockwise): Raj Goyle, Dr. success in 2020 elections Thomas Abraham, Deepak Raj and Dr. Tushar Patel

STAMFORD, CT (TIP): Indian Americans have "As a broad-based community organization, we at Ranjeev Puri, a Democrat elected from District 21, come a long way in politics since the early '80s, says Dr. GOPIO want to provide a bipartisan platform to all noted his Sikh heritage and his plans to improve the life Thomas Abraham, head of a leading community Indian American elected lawmakers," Abraham said. of his constituents. organization, noting their record success in 2020 He hoped "this will motivate more Indian Americans to Dr. Shri Thanedar, 65, Democrat, elected from 3rd elections across the . join the political leadership process - especially young District, noted he ran for Michigan governor in 2018 "In the early 80s, there were two city council members Indian Americans." winning 18 percent votes. from the Indian American community in small towns - Dr. Nikil Saval, Democrat, a writer and community This time, Thanedar, an entrepreneur and scientist a remarkable achievement then," said Abraham, organizer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, described with a PhD in chemistry, ran from Detroit, where 90 founder president and current chairman of the Global his fight in the Senate District 1 to dislodge a three-term percent of the voters are African American. He plans to Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO). incumbent. help the African American community members "From those days we have traveled a long way to win The first Indian American elected to the become entrepreneurs and thus create a new Black Wall many positions in several states, including the vice Pennsylvania legislature, Saval said he raised money Street in Detroit. presidency of the US," he said at a virtual celebration from 5,000 people, with about 500 volunteers working to Jenifer Rajkumar, 38, Democrat, an attorney and honoring the newly elected members to various state meet the voters. professor, noted a few records she has created. The first legislatures. Connecticut Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan, South Asian woman and Hindu elected to the New York Held over Zoom Friday, November 20 the event was Democrat, elected from the 2nd District noted his State House, she defeated a 11-year incumbent. hosted by GOPIO chapters (Manhattan, New York, Guyanese and Irish Catholic origins. This is his second Latha Mangipudi, a Democrat elected to New Central New York, Connecticut, Central Jersey and term and he has plans to run for US Congress in the Hampshire House's 35th District for a fifth term, said Virginia) and the Indian American Impact Fund future. she shares her Indian culture in her talks and that (IMPACT). The program was streamed live though The Harry Arora, Republican, elected to Connecticut mainstream people appreciate it. Indus TV,PIO TV and UNI TV all over the world. House 151st District for a second term, expressed his joy She also coined the term 'Idli Caucus' to describe Two Republicans and 13 Democrats elected to 11 state to meet with people with similar background as his South Indian representatives as US House member Raja legislatures recounted their experiences with former own. Niraj Antani, 29, a Republican who in 2014 became Krishnamoorthy has nicknamed Indian American Kansas State Representative Raj Goyle, a co-founder of the youngest member of the Ohio State House, has been lawmakers in the US Congress as the 'Samosa Caucus.' IMPACT, moderating the discussion. elected this year as Ohio's first Indian American state Kesha Ram, Democrat, the first woman of color It feels like he was elected 10,000 years ago in 2006 senator from District 6. He described the journey his elected to Vermont State House and later Senate noted when he was 31, said Goyle calling it an emotional thing parents took from India and his own achievements. her Hindu/Jewish ancestry. She became a House noting there were just about 10 Indian families in the Attorney and professor Jay Chaudhuri, a Democrat Representative in 2008 when she was only 21. district at that time. who in 2016 became the first Indian American state Dr. Amish Shah, a Democrat re-elected to Arizona The community worked for the level of success senator in North Carolina, spoke about his work and State House, joined the meeting in scrubs since he was reached this year, he said. "We expected it," added Goyle the voters' confidence in him that saw him re-elected to working at the hospital. His district includes parts of noting the IMPACT fund raised a war chest of $10 a third term. Phoenix. He spoke about his work for the community million for the community's campaigns. Immigration attorney Nima Kulkarni, Democrat, and also how the state is changing from red to blue. Impact Executive Director Neil Makhija provided who was elected to Kentucky House from the 40th Dr. Tushar Patel, GOPIO Health Council Chair, said information on the functioning of IMPACT and District, said there are only a handful of Indians in the that GOPIO chapters would be enablers in promoting suggested potential candidates fill up the form at the constituency. She defeated a 22-year incumbent. community involvement, especially the youngsters, in IMPACT website to get its help. Padma Kuppa, Democrat, who was re-elected from the the political process. Deepak Raj, the other IMPACT co-founder, recounted Michigan House's 41st District, takes pride in her In closing remarks GOPIO-Manhattan President how IMPACT was born after he met Goyle in 2008 and Hindu heritage. An engineer by profession, she was also Shivender Sofat, urged the community to join GOPIO discussed how to get more Indians elected. It was Raj happy to have two more Indians in the Michigan International or any of its chapters. who wrote the first check for the organization. legislature. THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 19 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 20 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 21 THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 22 Sushil Modi Covid cases down 50% in past 8 nominated for RS bypoll weeks, Delhi has 61% of deaths he BJP on November 27 NEW DELHI (TIP): Providing details nominated former Bihar Deputy of the overall Covid-19 situation in the TCM Sushil Kumar Modi as its country, the Centre has informed the candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll. Supreme Court that the average cases While the leader’s election to the Upper per day have reduced by 50 percent since House is almost certain, the decision the past 8 weeks, and currently, only 2 has sparked speculation about a states have more than 50,000 cases, Cabinet reshuffle in near future. contributing almost 33 percent of the The former Bihar deputy CM is overall active cases. believed to be among the top Delhi constitutes 62 percent of the contenders for vacancies in the Modi nationwide active cases and 61 per cent of Cabinet for which names of several the total deaths, the apex court was told. leaders, including Jyotiraditya The Union Home Ministry emphasised Scindia, are doing the rounds. It is said that the Covid situation in the country is some new faces may be inducted from being constantly monitored by the Office West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, of the Prime Minister. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, And, on November 11, the Cabinet Uttarakhand, Assam and Uttar Secretary also reviewed the Covid-19 Pradesh in the expansion expected situation in eight states/UTs including “sometime in December”. Some NCT of Delhi, and emphasised on ministers from these states may also be effective dissemination of ICE campaign, he reviewed the Covid19 situation in The MHA said it will continue making dropped, it is said. A seat had fallen strict implementation of guidelines for Delhi, it added. efforts to bring the CFR (case fatality vacant following the death of LJP’s Covid appropriate behaviour and rigor of The Ministry of Home Affairs, in an rate) down to less than 1 per cent, and Ram Vilas Paswan. containment measures, it said. affidavit, said currently 10 states accelerate efforts in reducing the In this meeting, it was found that Delhi contribute almost 77 per cent of the positivity rate, which stands at 6.9 per International is broadly lagging on various counts for active case load in the country.These are: cent, and India is now testing, on an effective Covid-19 management, the Maharashtra (18.9 per cent), Kerala average, almost 1.1 million samples Ministry said. (14.7), Delhi (8.5), West Bengal (5.7), daily. flights to remain These shortcomings led to a massive Karnataka (5.6), Uttar Pradesh (5.4), It submitted that as on November 24, a increase in the Covid infection and the Rajasthan (5.5), Chhattisgarh (5.0), total of 15,454 dedicated Covid treatment suspended till increasing strain on the capacity of Haryana (4.7) and Andhra Pradesh (3.1). facilities with 1,54,6983 dedicated medical infrastructure in the hospitals "Our case fatality rate remains low at isolation beds (including 2,67,886 101 December 31 with the National Capital Territory, it 1.46 per cent, when compared to a global oxygen supported beds) have been he Centre on Thursday, Nov 26, said. As a consequence, the Union Home average of 2.36 per cent. We stand at a identified. Also, a total of 79,005 ICU extended the suspension of Minister was constrained to call another total death count of 0.13 million," said the beds (including 40,183 ventilator beds) Tscheduled commercial review meeting on November 15, where affidavit. have been earmarked in these facilities. international flight operations to and from India till December 31. "This restriction will not apply to the international all-cargo operations and Rahul Gandhi, Bengal flights specifically approved by the Bibi Jagir Kaur elected as DGCA (Directorate General of Civil leaders discuss Left-Cong Aviation)," an official statement said on Thursday. "However, international alliance for 2021 polls SGPC president scheduled flights may be allowed on select routes by the competent authority (TIP): Senior on a case-to-case basis," it added. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on AMRITSAR (TIP): Former Punjab minister and Bholath At present, India has entered into 'Air Friday, Nov 27, held a virtual MLA Bibi Jagir Kaur was on Friday, Nov 27, elected the Bubble' agreements with several meeting with Bengal unit leaders Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president at countries. This type of arrangement and discussed various aspects of the annual general house meeting at Samundari allows nationals of both the countries to the party's alliance with the Left Hall, the headquarters of the apex gurdwara body, in travel in either direction. Passenger air Front for 2021 Assembly elections. Amritsar. services were suspended on March 25 According to the state Congress Elected as the SGPC chief for the third time, Jagir Kaur, a due to the nationwide lockdown to leadership, Gandhi enquired staunch Badal loyalist, replaces Gobind Singh Longowal, check the spread of Covid-19. Domestic about the seat-sharing deal who had faced criticism over the 328 missing copies flight services, however, resumed from between the two parties. (saroops) of . Kaur had become the first May 25. During the meeting, the entire concentrate on areas where the woman to be elected to the post in March 1999. She held the state Congress leadership party has a significant support post till November 2000. Her second tenure was from Modi likely to lay favoured the party's alliance with base." September 2004 to November 2005. the Left, but opinions of senior Both Rahul Gandhi and general A day after SGPC members owing allegiance to the SAD, members differed over seat- secretary (organisation) KC which has a majority in the SGPC general house, authorised stone for new sharing. Venugopal gave the state unit its president Sukhbir Singh Badal to choose the name of the Some members said that the leaders a patient hearing and gave president, other office-bearers and 11 members of the Parliament party should take a cue from the assurances that they would executive committee, the annual poll session was held. just-concluded polls in Bihar, apprise party president Sonia Former SGPC acting president Alwinderpal Singh building where it managed to win only 19 Gandhi about the development, he Pakhoke proposed Jagir Kaur’s name for the top post. The rime Minister Narendra Modi is out of the 70 seats it contested, added. members of the opposition, however, proposed the name of likely to lay the foundation stone before arriving at any decision. In 2016, both the Left and the Mithu Singh Kahne Ke as their candidate. As a result, voting Pfor a new Parliament building in We have told Rahul Gandhi ji Congress had fought together and was conducted with ballot papers. Jagir Kaur got 122 of the the first half of December. that the entire state unit is keen bagged 76 seats in the 294-member total 143 votes cast and was declared elected, while one vote Around five statues, including of on forging an alliance with the assembly. The CPI(M)-led Left was cancelled. Mahatma Gandhi and Bhim Rao Left, but seat-sharing talks were Front later walked out of the Ambedkar, in the Parliament complex yet to start. The Left-Congress alliance. are also likely to be relocated alliance in Bengal is the best During the 2019 Lok Sabha temporarily due to the construction possible option for defeating the polls, the two sides failed to reach work and they will be reinstalled at TMC and the BJP," a senior party an agreement on seat sharing. prominent places within the new leader said. After their dismal performance complex once the project is completed. Another leader, who was also a last year, with the Congress The new building will be constructed part of the meeting, said, "Some bagging two Lok Sabha seats and close to the existing one under the were of the opinion that the party the CPI(M) drawing a blank, the Central Vista redevelopment project had contested 92 seats during the two sides have now decided to and it is expected to be completed in 21 2016 polls, and the number stitch an alliance again for 2021 months from the start of construction shouldn't go down this time. polls, likely to be held in April- work. Others said it would be wise to May. Newly elected SGPC chief Babi Jagir Kaur with her supporters in Amritsar. THE INDIAN PANORAMA INDIA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 23 J&K goes to polls first time after Farm laws: After clashes, tear gas, Article 370 protesting farmers reach Delhi

abrogation NEW DELHI (TIP): Thousands of or the first time after the agitating farmers, after braving water abrogation of Article 370 and the cannons and clashing with security Freorganisation of erstwhile state personnel, on Friday, Nov 28, reached Jammu and Kashmir, the union Delhi’s Burari ground after police territory is going to the polls on allowed them to hold peaceful protests. Saturday, Nov 28. The farmers, who were part of the ‘Delhi Apart from being the first election Chalo’ march against the Centre’s three since August 5, 2019, what makes these farm laws, were escorted to the national elections stand out is the formation of capital by the police amid tight security. the Gupkar alliance ahead of the Union agriculture minister Narendra elections and the exchange of barbs Singh Tomar on Friday reiterated his between Gupkar leaders and BJP invitation for talks on December 3 to leaders ahead of the election. resolves differences. Tomar had on National Conference, Peoples Thursday assured that the talk will have Democratic Party,Communist Party of a positive outcome as he appealed to the India (M), Jammu and Kashmir farmers to not agitate. People’s Conference, Peoples Delhi Police agreed to let the farmers the farmers were headed to the Burari as a barricade, by tying it to a tractor Movement, Awami National stage a peaceful protest inside the Capital ground after their demand to hold their with the help of a chain. Conference came together to form an after initially blocking them on the protest at the Ramlila Ground was Punjab chief minister Amarinder alliance with Farooq Abdullah as the outskirts and firing tear gas and water rejected by the Delhi Police. “We’ve Singh welcomed the move to allow the president and Mehbooba Mufti the cannon at them. They allowed the crossed about 10 barriers on our way. agitating farmers to enter Delhi and vice president of the coalition. The farmers to hold their protest at north We’re thankful to the administration for continue with their stir. Singh also BJP has slammed the coalition as anti- Delhi’s Ground - one of the giving us permission to protest. We’re renewed his appeal to the Centre to national and questioned the Congress biggest grounds in the national capital. happy and only want a peaceful initiate talks with the farmers to resolve on its stand regarding the agenda of However, farmers gathered at the Singhu resolution to the issue,” a farmer told the issue that has been raging for over the alliance. border have not entered the city so far. ANI. two months now. The agitating farmers were let in soon Earlier in the day, Delhi Police used Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said HC terms BMC after Delhi Police commissioner SN tear gas at the Singhu border to disperse that no government in the world can stop Shrivastava announced that they will be the protesting farmers who were trying them from fighting the ‘battle of truth’. allowed to enter and continue with their to head towards the national capital. “The PM should have remembered that action ‘illegal’, demonstration peacefully at the Farmers also pelted stones at police and whenever the ego hits the truth, it is Nirankari Samagam Ground in the city’s broke barricades in an attempt to enter defeated. No government in the world can asks Kangana to Burari area. “They will have the Delhi amid heavy deployment. Plumes of stop the farmers fighting the battle for permission to protest at the Nirankari smoke were seen as security personnel truth. The Modi government has to ‘exercise restraint’ Samagam Ground in the Burari area,” used multiple rounds of tear gas to accept the demands of the farmers and division bench of the Bombay Shrivastava was quoted as saying by disperse the protesting farmers at this black laws will have to be withdrawn. high court, on Friday, Nov 27, news agency ANI. border. The marching farmers clashed This is only the beginning!”?Gandhi’s Astruck down a September 9 Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal) with police at the Tikri border and also tweet roughly translated from Hindi order issued by the Brihanmumbai president Balbir Singh Rajewal said that tried to remove a truck, which was placed read. Municipal Corporation to demolish several unauthorised alterations made by actor at her Pali Hill bungalow in Bandra (West). India’s first Organ Donor Memorial open for public in Jaipur The bench of justices SJ Kathawalla By Dr Yash Goyal and Riyaz Chagla held that the civic action was “actuated by malafides” JAIPUR (TIP): India's 1st Organ and accepted the actor’s claim seeking Donor Memorial to make awareness and compensation for damage caused by enthusiasm in General Public for the illegal action. The bench said that cadaver transplant opened in Pink City's the actor is justified in claiming Central Park here. damages in view of the law laid down Coinciding with the National Organ by the Supreme Court in the Sunbeam Donation Day today, the 27th November, Hightech Developers case, where the the Memorial built by an NGO : Mohan court held that it can award Foundation Jaipur Citizen Forum compensation where demolition was (MFJCF) jointly with the Jaipur carried out illegally, even if the Municipal Corporation depicts human structure was unauthorized. life looking at 'Cosmic Heavens in Gratitude, Sacrifice, Compassion and 72% Of Bullet Love". Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot opened it for public eyes through a virtual Train Contracts platform from his CMR. Anyone passing through SMS hospital and Prithvi Raj For Indian road can view its importance and read names of donors. Companies Names of donors whose cadaver eventy-two per cent of contracts transplant saved the lives of 120 serious India's first donor memorial. of the bullet train project between patients from Rajasthan, and Photo / Dinesh Bagra - photojournalist SMumbai and Ahmedabad will be Delhi have been etched on the undertaken by domestic firms as part memorial. "Rajasthan has reported so far 38 resident of Alwar, was the first who of the railways' efforts to boost The structure built in stones is in the donor who had given their vital organs donated his organs in 2015. ''Aatmanirbhar Bharat'', Chairman and form of a sculpture inspired by Jaipur's like heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, "Do not take your organs to heaven. CEO of the Railway Board V K Yadav ancient Jantar Mantar . pancreas, and since 2015, 38 families Heaven believe that they are needed on said on Friday, Nov 27,. Most of the "This is not important how much it have donated organs of their near and earth, this is the message from this high value technical work like laying of cost us; the importance is of Navjeevan dear ones after being declared brain memorial to reach masses", MFJCF bridges and tunnels will be handled by (new life) after cadaver transplant. The dead", according to Mr Arora. organizers convey to public. Indian contractors, while Japanese sculpture emphasizes Ek Khamoshi, A government data indicates that so On the eve of National Organ Day, all firms will handle works related to Anek Muskan, Aao Karein Angdan", far 69 patients received kidney, 33 liver, important historical buildings in signalling, telecom and rolling stock, promoting the mission to educate 19 heart, one each of lung and pancreas, Jaipur city like Hawa Mahal, Amber he said at a webinar organised by the people on organ donation Rajiv Arora, 12 cornea, and 2 heart valves. Fort, Albert Hall have been illuminated Associated Chambers of Commerce of Founder Chairman of MFJCF told The Sameer Wheaton and Bhavna have with green color decoration lights as a India (ASSOCHAM). Indian Panorama. designed and crafted it. Mohit, a symbol of organ donation. THE INDIAN PANORAMA WORLD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 24 South Korea agency says Over 100 mn doses of Russia's North Korea executed Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to be people, shut Pyongyang SEOUL (TIP): North Korean leader produced in India Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea Requests for more than 1.2 billion doses of Sputnik V vaccine have come from over 50 countries and locked down capital Pyongyang as part of frantic efforts to guard against DELHI / MOSCOW/ NEW YORK Hetero, we will be able to significantly the coronavirus and its economic (TIP): Russian Direct Investment Fund increase production capacity and damage, South Korea's spy agency told (RDIF) and pharma firm Hetero have provide people of India with an efficient lawmakers on Friday. agreed to produce over 100 million doses solution in this challenging period of the Kim’s government also ordered per year in India of the Sputnik V pandemic," Dmitriev said. diplomats overseas to refrain from any vaccine against COVID-19, Russia's The Gamaleya Center and RDIF on acts that could provoke the United sovereign wealth fund said in a Tuesday had announced that the efficacy States as it’s worried about President- statement. of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is elect Joe Biden’s possible new The parties intend to start the over 95 per cent and the cost of one dose approach on North Korea, lawmakers production of Sputnik V in the of the shot for international markets will told reporters after attending a private beginning of 2021, it added. be less than USD 10 (around Rs 740). briefing by the National Intelligence Currently, Phase III clinical trials are "We are pleased to collaborate with Service. One of the lawmakers, Ha approved and are ongoing in Belarus, the RDIF as a manufacturing partner for the Tae-keung, cited the NIS as saying Kim UAE, Venezuela and other countries, as Over 100 mn doses of Russia's Sputnik V most anticipated Sputnik V vaccine for... Covid-19 vaccine to be produced in India - is displaying “an excessive anger” and well as Phase II-III in India, RDIF said. Photo for representational purpose only COVID-19. While we look forward to the taking “irrational measures” over the In October, domestic pharma major Dr clinical trial results in India, we believe pandemic and its economic impact. Reddy's Laboratories and RDIF had countries, RDIF said. that manufacturing the product locally Ha said the NIS told lawmakers that received approval from the Drugs "We are delighted to announce the is crucial to enable swift access to North Korea executed a high-profile Controller General of India (DCGI) to agreement between RDIF and Hetero patients," Hetero Labs International money changer in Pyongyang last conduct an adaptive phase II/III human that will pave the way to production of Marketing Director B Murali Krishna month after holding the person clinical trial for Sputnik V vaccine in the safe and highly effective Sputnik V Reddy said. responsible for a falling exchange rate. India. vaccine on Indian soil," Russian Direct Meanwhile, on Monday, pharma major He quoted the NIS as saying that Requests for more than 1.2 billion Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev AstraZeneca had said an interim North Korea also executed a key doses of Sputnik V vaccine came from said. analysis of clinical trials of its COVID-19 official in August for violating over 50 countries. The vaccine supplies The vaccine's interim clinical trial vaccine in the UK and Brazil showed that government regulations restricting for the global market will be produced by results show 95 per cent efficacy on the it was 70 per cent effective on average. goods brought from abroad. The two RDIF's international partners in India, 42nd day after the first dose, he added. (Source: PTI) people weren’t identified. Brazil, China, South Korea and other "Thanks to our cooperation with “North Korea has also banned fishing and salt production at sea to prevent seawater from being infected with the virus,” the NIS told Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home lawmakers. North Korea recently placed Pyongyang and northern TOKYO (TIP): A Japanese spacecraft an extremely difficult," Yoshikawa told Janggang province under lockdown is nearing Earth after a yearlong journey reporters. over virus concerns. Earlier this home from a distant asteroid with soil For Hayabusa2, it's not the end of the month, it imposed lockdown measures samples and data that could provide mission it started in 2014. After dropping in other areas where officials found clues to the origins of the solar system, a the capsule, it will return to space and unauthorised goods were brought in, space agency official said on Friday. head to another distant small asteroid Ha cited the NIS as saying. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft left the called 1998KY26 on a journey slated to North Korea also made an asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million take 10 years. unsuccessful hacking attempt on at kilometers (180 million miles) from Hayabusa2 touched down on Ryugu least one South Korean Earth, a year ago and is expected to twice, despite its extremely rocky pharmaceutical company that was reach Earth and drop a capsule surface, and successfully collected data trying to develop coronavirus vaccine, containing the precious samples in and samples during the 1½ years after it the NIS said. southern Australia on December 6. arrived there in June 2018. The agency has a mixed record in Scientists at the Japan Aerospace In the first touchdown in February confirming developments in North Exploration Agency believe the samples, 2019, it collected surface dust samples. In Korea, one of the world’s most especially those taken from under the July, it collected underground samples secretive nations. The NIS said it asteroid's surface, contain valuable data from the asteroid for the first time in couldn’t immediately confirm the unaffected by space radiation and other space history after landing in a crater lawmakers’ comments. North Korea environmental factors. that it had earlier created by blasting the has maintained it hasn’t found a single Makoto Yoshikawa, a Hayabusa2 asteroid's surface. virus case on its soil, a claim disputed project mission manager, said scientists Scientists said there are traces of by outside experts, though it says it’s are especially interested in analyzing carbon and organic matter in the making all-out efforts to prevent the organic materials in the Ryugu soil will turn into a fireball during re-entry asteroid soil samples. JAXA hopes to spread of the coronavirus. samples. in the atmosphere at 200 kilometers (125 find clues to how the materials are A major outbreak could have dire “Organic materials are origins of life miles) above ground. distributed in the solar system and are consequences because the North’s on Earth, but we still don(asterisk)t At about 10 kilometers (6 miles) above related to life on Earth. health care system remains crippled know where they came from,” ground, a parachute will open to prepare Asteroids, which orbit the sun but are and suffers from a chronic lack of Yoshikawa said. “We are hoping to find for landing, and beacon signals will be much smaller than planets, are among medical supplies. The pandemic clues to the origin of life on Earth by transmitted to indicate its location. the oldest objects in the solar system and forced North Korea to seal its border analyzing details of the organic JAXA staff have set up satellite dishes therefore may help explain how Earth with China, its biggest trading materials brought back by Hayabusa2." at several locations in the target area to evolved. partner and aid benefactor, in June. JAXA, the space agency,plans to drop the catch the signals, while also preparing It took the spacecraft 3½ years to The closure, along with a series of capsule containing the samples onto a marine radar, drones and helicopters to arrive at Ryugu, but the journey home natural disasters over the summer, remote, sparsely populated area in assist in the search and retrieval was much shorter because of the current has dealt a heavy blow to the North’s Australia from 220,000 kilometres mission. locations of Ryugu and Earth. economy, which has been under (136,700 miles) away in space, a big Without those measures, a search for Ryugu in Japanese means “Dragon punishing US-led sanctions. AP challenge requiring precision control. the pan-shaped capsule with a diameter Palace,” the name of a sea-bottom castle The capsule, protected by a heat shield, of 40 centimeters (15 inches) "would be in a Japanese folk tale. — AP THE INDIAN PANORAMA WORLD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 25 Suspected Iranian nuclear mastermind Fakhrizadeh assassinated near Tehran

DUBAI (TIP): An Iranian scientist named in the International Atomic long suspected by the West of Energy Agency’s 2015 “final assessment” masterminding a secret nuclear bomb of open questions about Iran’s nuclear programme was killed in an ambush programme. near Tehran on Friday, likely to provoke Amad plan confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trump’s The IAEA’s report said that he oversaw presidency. activities “in support of a possible The military adviser to Iranian military dimension to (Iran’s) nuclear Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei programme” within the so-called AMAD vowed to strike against the killers of Plan. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who died of Israeli Prime Minister Benajmin injuries in hospital after armed Netanyahu said in a 2018 presentation assassins fired on his car, state media accusing Iran of continuing to seek reported. nuclear weapons that Fakhrizadeh was “We will strike as thunder at the still working within Iran’s Defence killers of this oppressed martyr and will Ministry on “special projects”. make them regret their action,” tweeted “Remember that name, Fakhrizadeh,” Hossein Dehghan, also a military Netanyahu said at the time. commander. On Friday before the news of the Fakhrizadeh has long been described attack on Fakhrizadeh emerged, an by Western countries as a leader of a “terrorists blew up another car” before lifted in return for curbs on its nuclear Israeli official said Israel was discussing covert atomic bomb programme halted firing on a vehicle carrying Fakhrizadeh programme. President-elect Joe Biden with and Gulf Arab states how to tackle in 2003, which Israel and the United and his bodyguards in an ambush has said he would restore it. Iran. States accuse Tehran of trying to restore outside the capital. A US official confirmed earlier this “The story is not Trump, nor even in secret. Iran has long denied seeking to Whoever is responsible for the attack, month that Trump had sought from Israel. The story is Iran - the growing weaponise nuclear energy. it is certain to escalate tension between military aides a plan for a possible strike dread that a new U.S. administration will “Unfortunately, the medical team did Iran and the United States in the final on Iran, but had decided against it at that go back to the nuclear deal which not succeed in reviving (Fakhrizadeh), weeks of Trump’s US presidency. time. threatens the very existence of the Gulf and a few minutes ago, this manager and Trump, who lost his re-election bid on Fakhrizadeh is thought to have headed countries,” Tzachi Hanegbi, who sits in scientist achieved the high status of November 3 and leaves office on January what the UN nuclear watchdog and US Netanyahu’s security cabinet, told Tel martyrdom after years of effort and 20, has repeatedly accused Iran of intelligence services believe was a Aviv radio station 102 FM. “We will know struggle,” Iran’s armed forces said in a secretly seeking nuclear weapons. coordinated nuclear weapons how to handle the issue of the Iranian statement carried by state media. Trump pulled the United States out of a programme in Iran, shelved in 2003. threat, even if through our own means.” Semi-official news agency Tasnim said deal under which sanctions on Iran were He was the only Iranian scientist --- Pope backs Argentine women’s UK PM warns of New Year lockdown as he opposition to abortion Bill defends new tier system ROME (TIP): Pope Francis is LONDON (TIP): UK Prime Minister “authoritarianism at work”. encouraging Argentine women who are Boris Johnson was on Friday fighting “There is no logic whatsoever in having protesting a proposed new law to legalise back rebels from within his own a month of lockdown only for people to abortion, saying the protection of life is Conservative Party who are opposed to have to live under an even more severe set above all a matter of human ethics. most of England being put into the of restrictions afterwards,” said Harriett In the letter to the women dated toughest two tiers of high COVID-19 alert Baldwin, the Tory MP for West November 22, the Argentine pope wrote: after the country's second stay-at-home Worcestershire, which has been placed in “Is it fair to eliminate a human life to lockdown ends next Wednesday. Tier 2. solve a problem? Is it fair to hire a hit In a Downing Street briefing on Johnson has a comfortable 80-strong man to solve a problem?” After Francis’ Thursday after he ended his self-isolation majority in the House of Commons but if handwritten letter circulated on social on being in contact with a COVID-19 40 of his own MPs vote down his Winter media this week, the news portal of the positive MP, Johnson defended the three- Plan when it comes for a vote next Holy See confirmed Francis’ tier system as the best chance of avoiding Tuesday, he will have to rely on support intervention on Friday. a third complete national lockdown in the from the Opposition to get it through. Vatican News said Francis was New Year.“If we ease off now, we risk And, the Labour Party is expected to responding to a group of women from losing control of this virus all over again, decide only early next week whether to the shantytowns of Buenos Aires where casting aside our hard-won gains, and back the plans after consultation with he used to minister who have organised forcing us back into a New Year national government coronavirus experts. in recent years to oppose efforts to Fernandez campaigned on promises he lockdown with all the damage that would Under plans laid out in the Commons decriminalise abortion. would propose legislation to legalise it, mean,” said Johnson. on Thursday,only three areas of England In the letter, Francis thanked the but the coronavirus pandemic delayed “Under our Winter Plan, England will – Cornwall, the Isle of Wight and Isles of women for their activism and movement on the proposal until this return to a tiered system of local Scilly – have been placed into the lowest encouraged them, saying “the country is month. restrictions. Our decisions on which area Tier 1 or the medium restrictions proud to have women like you”. Francis has strongly upheld Catholic enters which tier are based on public category, with most of England either in President Alberto Fernandez doctrine forbidding abortion, health advice according to five indicators: Tier 2 or 3. announced earlier this month that he denouncing it as part of today’s cases across all ages, especially the over Under the highest Tier 3 alert level, would present a Bill to legalise abortion, “throwaway culture” that doesn’t 60s, the rate by which cases are rising or there is a complete ban on mixing of saying it would save lives by preventing respect the dignity of the unborn, the falling, the percentage of those tested in a households except in limited outdoor women from resorting to unsafe, weak or elderly. He has, however, offered local population who have COVID-19, and settings. For Tier 2, the rule of six applies clandestine procedures. a merciful approach to women who have the pressure on the NHS,” he said. with up to six members of different Francis’ native country currently resorted to abortion, allowing mere However, the COVID Recovery Group households allowed to meet outdoors and criminalises abortion except in the case priests and not just bishops to absolve (CRG), made up of Tory backbenchers under Tier 1, the rule of six applies both of rape or risk to the mother’s health. them if they seek forgiveness. AP within his party, said it was indoors and outdoors. PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA GURPURB SPECIAL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 26 GURU NANAK AND HIS RELEVANCE TODAY When Guru Nanak came to this world, paths to enlightenment were devoid of divinity; they were completely distorted towards unholy goals of the exploiters of people. The religious institutions had devised beauty shows with religious practices that were intended to attract innocent minds. For example, they invented deities with accompanying stories, idols with descriptions of their powers, recitations to invoke imaginary deities, and rituals that buttressed each other. of both Judeo-Christian Religions from some biomedical glitch. The of the West and Dharmic religions heart stops pumping blood. The of Asia. main artery is clogged by fatty Thus, when Guru Nanak came deposits. Cancerous cells spread in to this world, paths to the liver. Germs multiply in the By Harbans Lal, PhD; D.Litt. enlightenment were devoid of lungs and elsewhere. Nothing divinity; they were completely metaphysical about it. It is all distorted towards unholy goals of currently insoluble technical hen Guru Nanak came the exploiters of people. The problems. When some problems into this world, humanity religious institutions had devised indeed are solved, humans begin Wwas in the midst of beauty shows with religious to live longer.With the advances in coming out of the realm of practices that were intended to technology, life expectancies are primitive homo sapiens, that was attract innocent minds. For expanding from 20 yrs. at one time hitherto the animal world. example, they invented deities to now nearly a century in some In their history, the people of with accompanying stories, idols societies. And life span of two that century were waking up from with descriptions of their powers, century is within sight. awful nightmares of animal life. recitations to invoke imaginary As characteristic of human form, deities, and rituals that buttressed Sachiara As Human people were always engaged in each other. Life objective fighting for food as the famines Clergies asked people to erect were the order of the day. People stunning buildings to house gods In the JAP composition, Guru often lacked abilities to fight and promised accessibility to gods Nanak asks for becoming hunger and disease, and humanity at precise times and places opened Sachiara meaning to be truthful as was faced with those awful only through the expense of the objective of this human life. He calamities on a regular basis. wealth, time, and inner energy. used the Sachiara term right in Their physical survival was Altruism was perverted so that it the first stanza in the Guru challenged daily. only benefited clerics, their agents, Granth. Later, in the Guru's Basically, men were there to and their business. hymns, other terms such as hunt for food and protect the A class of religious leaders Mukta, Panch, Parvan, Pardhan, family, while women were there routinely concocted religious Gurmukh, are also used for only for bearing children. practices to thrust on people to achieving the same or a similar It took thousands of years serve many unholy interests. spread what he said was the meaning of our existence goal. before those dreams of primitive These interests were mutually inspiration from the ONE Creator. depended on our fate in the When asked as to how to achieve times were coming to an end. Now, supportive and were successful in He then taught that human life afterlife, they viewed death as a the human goal he prescribed, at the time of Guru Nanak, people designing a variety of concealed was a result of the millions of vital and positive part of the life. Guru Nanak answered the were out of the dangers that the tricks to fool people who were years of history as well the Humans died because God decreed question by saying that one animal world faced, although their seeking salvation. experience from numerous life it, and their moment of death was becomes Sachiara essentially lives were still in the hands of Religious institutions were cycles of birth and death of their a sacred metaphysical experience when, under the guidance of the homo-sapiens biology in their building cults of external marks consciousness. exploding with meaning to be divine wisdom, one succeeds in thinking. The people were only and body wrappings to encourage In the very first stanza of his realized after death. suppressing and abandoning sluggishly advancing in their murders and wars against those very first composition JAP, Guru When a human was about to narcissism in favor of full intellectual abilities along with who did not toe the line, or who Nanak warned against religiosity breathe his last, this was the time commitment in , taking care of their biological were members of competing consisting of practices promoted to call Brahmans, priests, rabbis, inculcation of the consciousness evolution. enterprises. by the clergy class. Sikh granthis and shamans, to within that recognizes Divine With time, humanity was on its Many other tricks were draw out the balance of life, and to blueprint for its creation. way to manage to rein on famine, employed to speed a religion's Liberation Not After-Life embrace one's true role in the ikv sicAwrw hoeIAY ikv kUVY qutY pwil ] plagues, or even heart diseases institutional agendas. For Before Guru Nanak, and universe. Just try to imagine hukim rjweI clxw nwnk iliKAw nwil]1] and some cancers. However, their example, miracles were invented continued to date, we are told to Christianity, Islam, or Hinduism SGGS p. 1. minds would continue being to convert people and influence look forward to achieving the in a world without death - which is How may one become Sachiara, overpowered by animal-like human behaviors. The religious goals of eternal peace and also a world without heaven, hell, the truthful? And how may the emotional tendencies. In the myths were invented to answer spiritual heights to be awarded in or reincarnation. wall of falsehood (veil of illusion) description of the human mind, real questions and then the next life, the life after the death Modern science and modern be torn away? Says Nanak, walk Guru would still describe the safeguarded those miracles and of human existence. Both Judo- culture have an entirely different on the path of Hukam, the laws of condition of human beings as, myths by un-testable threats and Christian religion of the west and take on life and death. They do not creation that are written in the psU mwxs cMim plyty AMdrhu kwilAw] promises. Dharmic religions of the East think of death as a metaphysical systems of the creation, i.e., the SGGS p. 1284 People were asked to invest a promised the life of the fulfillment mystery, and they certainly do not Way of His Will. The human beings are nothing massive amount of wealth, time, in the heavens reached only after view death as the source of life's Hukam may be simply defined more than beasts, wrapped up in and mind in ritualistic illusions death. Guru Nanak refused to meaning. Rather, for modern as Creator's blueprint for the human skin; their minds were and also in corrupted beliefs such accept that. people, death is a technical creation as well as for its blackened within (with animal as, either converting others or mUey hUey jau mukiq dyhugy mukiq n jwnY problem that the scientists of management. Hukam is a self- instincts). serving clergy with wealth and koielw] SGGS p. 1292 today are trying to solve, as people regulative teleological principle; flesh that would guarantee If You award me the salvation do not want to die to get rewards the purpose of which is to serve Religions and Religiosities heavens no one had ever seen. from all pains after I am dead, no for their good deeds. Lengthening rather than become the cause by Before Guru Nanak Above all, the self-appointed one will know that I am liberated. the human lifespan is a major which it may arise. Sachiara clerics used horrific fears to Throughout history, religions thrust of scientific research today. begins to observe and appreciate According to the Sikh ensure compliance with all their and ideologies did not sanctify life We have already tripled human Hukam in the working of the theologian of the highest repute, tricks. itself. They always sanctified life span since the times of Guru living environment as opposed to Bhai Gurudas, as soon as human something above or beyond Nanak. it being an illusion or imagination beings came out of the animal Guru Nanak Began His earthly existence and were In reality, however, humans do and achieved after death. world, they began with Ministry consequently quite tolerant of not die because the rewards and (The author is Professor and formulating religions. Peoples death. Indeed, some of them have punishments for their deeds in Chair Emeritus, University of invented religions that divided Guru Nanak came out of his been downright fond of the Grim this life are waiting to be fulfilled. North Texas Health Science Center. them, causing disputes and fights enlightening meditation at the Reaper. Because Christianity, Humans die because modern He can be reached at among and between the followers Vein River with fervent zeal to Islam, and Hinduism insisted that medicine could not save them [email protected]) THE INDIAN PANORAMA GURPURB SPECIAL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 27 GURU NANAK: POET PHILOSOPHER FOR OUR TIMES By Dr. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh Guru Nanak’s 974 hymns recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib are an "Guru Nanak offers us a strong and extraordinary philosophical gift for humanity. In his spiritual lyrics our uru Nanak's philosophyis grounded in enduring infrastructure with fellow magical shair-dhadhi conjoins verbal language and musical sound. his ontological experience of Reality- beings. We remember him, we imagine Gthat of the One infinite reality,Ikk Oan Each simple brief passage is so richly packed that it can be utilized to him, and we praise him for breaking Kar. Whether it is Being, Knowledge, Beauty, navigate any aspect of life at any stage. Guru Nanak's timeless verse Morality, or Liberation, the philosopher Nanak infiltrates precise historical moments and emotions to generate new values, barriers; innovatively and gently he guides approaches these perennial issues as a poet. new attitudes, new orientations, new social and cosmic relationships. us to envision the single Reality - The word "method" is a composite of meta (after) and hodos (way) and in Guru Nanak's timeless, formless, fearless, who cannot method, philosophy and poetry are not at odds and must not be confined to any sect or with each other. Plato may have found poetry religion. Men and women of all ages, too captivating and therefore banished the poets from his Republic, but the divinely stages of life, sexual orientations, and inspired Guru tried to awaken his followers religious backgrounds are inspired by his and revitalize their senses, psyche, "magical" personality and "magical" imagination, and spirit through poetry. Across his oeuvre the Guru's intimate experience of words. They are magical for sure, the infinite One is fused with his keen precisely because they are so real, philosophic pursuit towards an ever-widening applicable, and empowering. The Guru Reality. As he interrogates, analyzes, criticizes, and wonders, he perfectlyillustrates Nanak Effect surges across multifarious Wittgenstein's maxim that philosophy ought channels and moves us to embrace fellow really to be written as one "writes a poem." beings. Seeing our self in the other is In fact Guru Nanakidentifies himself as a "poet"(shair): "my breath, my flesh, my very life what Guru Nanak's spiritual, is Yours, You are my absolute love, and this is philosophical, and musical renditions what poet (sairu) Nanak says, You are our true bring about.” provider-sasu masu sabh jio tumhara tu mai khara piara, nanaku sairu ev kahatu hai sache Guru Nanak Dev Ji has gifted us an inexhaustible reservoir that diverse cultures can keep feeding on for generations. Guru Nanak with Mardana to his right and Bala. parvadgara"(GGS: 660).He also calls himself a Space Telescope! The knowledge of infinity "songster" (dhadhi): "a dhadhi of low caste-hau and unity of the Divine is reproduced over and philosophical poetry. destroys all kinds of limitations and dhadhi ka nic jati (, 9). These self- over in his hymns. We need to get a real feel for 3) Guru Nanak charges everyone-equally to prejudices, and creates an all-accepting and references introduce us to a most humble the oneness because without it we cannot make this world a better place for all of us. He welcoming attitude. Guru Nanak's verse is like personality; the living breathing corporeal implement our social, political, economic, and rejected the customary four-fold division of entering a planetarium: its mystery and thrill figure is before our eyes, with each pore environmental policies. How do we bring about Indian society into Brahmins, Kshatriyas, leave us wide-eyed. saturated in the Divine. He is the picture- change in our global world today? Only when Vaishyas, and Shudras, along with its division Overall, Guru Nanak's poetic repertoire perfect image of his supreme moral value we align ourselves with That One will we take of life stages brahmacarin, grahastha, verse offers a sumptuous variety of images, "sweet humility, Nanak, is the core of virtues constructive steps towards equality, healthcare, vanaprastha, and sanyasin (varna-ashrama- symbols, and metaphors that have the potential and good deeds" (GGS: 470). education, and ecosystem. dharma). Diametrically opposed to the fourfold to help readers realize the countless resources Guru Nanak's 974 hymns recorded in the Moreover Guru Nanak's philosophy is life societal hierarchy and its corresponding of our common humanity.The literary devices Guru Granth Sahib are an extraordinary affirming. This world is sacred because the privileges, duties, and responsibilities, he integrate the intellectual faculties with the philosophical gift for humanity.In his spiritual divine One is everywhere. Human life is postulates the same morality for people of all aesthetic, axiological, and emotional self. lyrics our magical shair-dhadhi conjoins precious "like a diamond" (hire jaisa). classes, races, faiths, and ages. The Guru Absorbing them fosters morality. For our shair- verbal language and musical sound. Poetry is Therefore we must ethically live out our categorically says that there is only one dhadhi an aesthetic experience of the universal to begin with, and set in musical diamond like qualities. We exist authentically Dharam: "eko dharam" (GG: 1188). The ambrosial poetry was the only avenue to real measures enhances their access to audiences by attending to ourselves, to our family mutually exclusive scripts that were enforced change. It would make the inner circuits and who may not know the language. Cosmic members, to our communities, and to the world on people simply on the basis of their biological impact external conduct. The aesthetic melodies, sounds of nature, musical at large. The temporal world is a part of the birth are obliterated. Everyone is equally experience is neither antithetical to the instruments, and biological rhythms Infinite One and partakes of its characteristics. impelled to perform their ethical duty metaphysical doctrine of Oneness, nor reverberate across Guru Nanak's mesmerizing The deeper our awareness of the Divine, the throughout their entire life. The Kshatriya is antithetical to moral behavior; rather, it is the repertoire. Completely taken by his awareness more vibrant is our participation in the not obligated to take up arms for justice, nor the mechanism for ethical and spiritual growth. and love for the universal Divine the Guru has everyday affairs. We are grounded in our social White Man to carry out his burden. Hearing, In the 21st century how easily we connect no control over his words: "jaisi mai ave context. Guru Nanak's ideal fits in perfectly singing, reciting, and experiencing his verses over Email, Twitter, Skype, WhatsApp, khasam ki bani taisara kari gianu ve lalo-as with our secular lifestyles, for we do not need to free us from the conventional codes that Facebook, Instagram… But do we connect comes to me the Husband's word, that is what I give up our families, professions, or hobbies. smother self-worth and self-realization, and emotionally and spiritually? Guru Nanak say O' Lalo!" (GGS: 722). Our human obligation is to refine our mental, motivate each one of us to actualize our human offers us a strong and enduring infrastructure Paradoxically, his spontaneous speech ends emotional and spiritual faculties so that we potential. His philosophical poeticsoffers a with fellow beings. We remember him, we up being most philosophically meaningful and construct a better world for all of us, and for our compelling critique of the ancient caste imagine him, and we praise him for breaking aesthetically effective. His melodious ensemble future generations. All of us are equally system, untouchability, religious divisions, and barriers; innovatively and gently he guides us is full of vibrant spiritual, emotional, social, responsible. basic human degradation. We are inspired to to envision the single Reality - timeless, and political resonances. Each simple brief 2) Guru Nanak's artistic language is full of fight against patriarchal "isms" of classism, formless, fearless, who cannot and must not be passage is so richly packed that it can be love. Without "teaching" as such, his beautiful ethnocentrism, racism, and sexism that confined to any sect or religion. Men and utilized to navigate any aspect of life at any lyrics train us to appreciateand absorb this continue to fester our modern society. women of all ages, stages of life, sexual stage. Guru Nanak's timeless verse infiltrates healthy and wholesome emotion. His words go 4) He offers an exciting bridge between orientations, and religious backgrounds are precise historical moments and emotions to beyond discords of Sanskrit and Arabic, religious studies and natural sciences, which inspired by his "magical" personality and generate new values, new attitudes, new polytheistic and monotheistic, eastern and remain divided in our contemporary society. "magical" words. They are magical for sure, orientations, new social and cosmic western, ancient and modern, classical and Recurring verses fill us with curiosity about precisely because they are so real, applicable, relationships. The Guru has gifted us an vernacular, human and cosmic. When we our cosmos and the myriad species: "vismad and empowering. The Guru Nanak Effect inexhaustible reservoir that diverse cultures familiarize ourselves with Allah, Khuda, dharti vismad khani - wonderful earth! surges across multifarious channels and can keep feeding on for generations. For Nirvana, Banvari, Hari… we sweat out toxic Wonderful species!" (GGS: 464) The Guru moves us to embrace fellow beings. Seeing our instance we can draw upon the following hostilities and begin to feel the different ushers us into a magical space where we self in the other is what Guru Nanak's Nanakian metapahysical, ethical, and artistic features of our shared humanity. Different become epistemologically open-minded and spiritual, philosophical, and musical values: images and symbols from respective religious discover new tracks. Similarly, "patala patal renditions bring about. The founder Guru's 1. For our dangerously divided and polarized and cultural backgrounds come together lakh agasa -- worlds below worlds millions of 551st birth anniversary is but the beginning of world, what could be more valuable that Guru harmoniously in his calligraphy of love. How spheres beyond spheres" (Japji: 22) shifts our exciting new encounters…. Nanak's philosophical vision of Ikk Oan Kar - could there be communal bloodshed when we attention from a geocentric model of the Gurpurab Mubarak! One Being Is? The primary number '1' is share our universal language? Since the universe to the ultramodern view of immediately recognizable to people of all infinite source is the Beloved - piara - whatever "multiverse" (multi as distinct from universe). (Author of scores of books, Professor Nikky- languages and cultures. The transcendent ensues and however it ensues, has to be love. It is as though the Guru were offering us a Guninder Kaur Singh is Chair of the Divine is without any borders - linguistic, Multi religions and multi cultures and multi sneak preview of the highly sophisticated Department &Crawford Family Professor of spatial, temporal or gender. The singularity languages sonorously play in Guru Nanak's technological view from the New James Webb Religion, Colby College, Waterville, ME. USA.) THE INDIAN PANORAMA GURPURB SPECIAL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 28 GURU NANAK: THE FIRST MASTER OF THE SIKHS Guru Nanak Jayanti, also known as Gurpurb or Prakash Utsav, is one of the most sacred festivals in . The day marks the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak. The 551st anniversary of the first Sikh master will be celebrated on Monday, November 30, this year. The Indian Panorama wishes its readers happy Gurpurb.

uru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism, one of the youngest religions. Guru Nanak became the Gfirst Sikh Guru and his spiritual teachings laid the foundation on which Sikhism was formed. Considered a religious innovator, Guru Nanak travelled across South Asia and Middle East to spread his teachings. He advocated the existence of one God and taught his followers that every human being can reach out to God through meditation and other pious practices. Interestingly, Guru Nanak did not support monasticism and asked his followers to lead the life of honest householder. His teachings were immortalized in the form of 974 hymns, which came to be known as ‘Guru Granth Sahib,’ the holy text of Sikhism. With more than 20 million followers, Sikhism is one of the important religions in India. Early Life Nanak was born into a middle-class Hindu family and raised by his parents, Mehta Kalu and . He spent most of his childhood with his older sister, Bebe Nanaki, as he was fond of her. As a child, Nanak went on to astound many with his intelligence and his interest towards divine subjects. For his ‘upanayana’ ritual, he was asked to wear the sacred thread, but Nanak simply refused to wear the thread. When the priest insisted him, a young Nanak took everyone by surprise by asking for a thread that is sacred in every sense of the word. He wanted the thread to be made of mercy and contentment, and wanted continence and truth to hold the three sacred threads together. In 1475, Nanak's sister got married to Jai Ram and moved to Sultanpur. Nanak wanted to stay with his sister for a few days and hence went to Sultanpur and started working under the employer of his brother-in- law. During his stay in Sultanpur, Nanak would go to a nearby river every morning in order to bathe and meditate. One fine day, he went to the river as usual but did not return for three days. It is believed that Nanak went deep inside the forest and stayed there for three days. When he returned, he looked like a man possessed and did not utter a word. When he finally spoke, he said, “There is no Hindu and no Musalman.” These words were the beginning of his teachings which would culminate in the formation of a new religion. Sikhism Nanak then came to be known as Guru Nanak (teacher) as he travelled far and wide to spread his teachings. He founded Sikhism, one of the youngest religions, through his teachings. The religion emphasizes on the importance of leading a spiritual life without embracing monasticism. It teaches its followers to escape the clutches of ordinary human traits, such as lust, rage, greed, attachment and conceit (collectively known as the ‘’). Sikhism is a monotheistic religion, which believes that God is shapeless, timeless and invisible. It also teaches the concepts of worldly illusion (Maya), Karma, and liberation. Some of the key practices of Sikhism are meditation and the recitation of , the hymns composed by the Gurus. The religion also advocates justice and equality and urges its followers to serve mankind. followers to repeat the name of the God (Nam Japna). He Kaliyug. Hence, Guru Nanak decided to travel across the Teachings also urged them to lead a spiritual life by serving others subcontinent to educate the people. It is said that he Guru Nanak taught that every human being is capable and by leading an honest life without indulging in undertook five journeys () in his lifetime. Before of attaining spiritual perfection which will ultimately exploitation or fraud. beginning his first journey, Guru Nanak is believed to lead them to God. He also said that rituals and priests have visited his parents to explain them the importance are not required in order to have direct access to God. In Guru Nanak’s Journeys of his journeys. During his first journey, Guru Nanak his teachings, Guru Nanak emphasized that God has Guru Nanak was determined to spread the message of covered most parts of present day India and Pakistan. created many worlds and also created life. In order to the God. He was saddened by the plight of mankind as This journey lasted for seven years and is believed to feel the presence of God, Guru Nanak asked his the world was fast falling prey to the wickedness of Continued on page 27 THE INDIAN PANORAMA GURPURB SPECIAL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 29 From page 26 have taken place between 1500 and 1507 AD. In his second journey, Guru Nanak visited most parts of present day Sri Lanka. This journey too, lasted for about seven years. In his third journey, Guru Nanak travelled through the difficult terrains of the and covered places like Kashmir, , Tashkand, and Sikkim. This journey lasted for about five years and took place between 1514 and 1519 AD. He then travelled to places like Mecca and most parts of Middle East in his fourth journey. This lasted for about three years. In his fifth and final journey, which lasted two years, Guru Nanak focused on spreading the message within the region of Punjab. He was accompanied by Bhai Mardana in most of his journeys. Though the authenticity of these journeys is challenged by scholars, it is believed that Guru Nanak spent 24 years of his life in his journeys, covering a staggering distance of 28,000 kilometers by foot. Contributions to Humanity Guru Nanak’s preaching came at a A nagar (religious procession) on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti. (File photo) time when there were conflicts between various religions. Mankind was so Hindus and Sikhs wanted to cremate the intoxicated with pride and ego that mortal remains of their Guru as per their people had started fighting against each custom, the Muslims wanted to perform other in the name of God and religion. the last rites according to their beliefs. Hence, Guru Nanak began his teachings When the debate failed to conclude by saying that there are no Hindus and no amicably, they decided to ask Guru Muslims. This implies the fact that God is Nanak himself as to what needs to be one and that He is only seen differently done. When they all approached him, through various religions. Guru Nanak’s Guru Nanak asked them to bring flowers teachings, although not intended, and lay them next to his mortal remains. contributed to the unity of Hindus and He asked the Hindus and the Sikhs to Muslims to an extent. He also place their flowers on the right side of his emphasized on the importance of body and the Muslims to place theirs on equality of mankind. He condemned the left. He said that the honor of slavery and racial discrimination and performing the last rites would go to the said that all are equal. party whose flowers remain fresh for a Guru Nanak is one of the most night. When Guru Nanak breathed his important religious figures to have last, the religious communities followed contributed to women empowerment in his instructions. When they came back India. Guru Nanak appealed to his the next morning to see whose flowers followers to respect women and to treat remained fresh, they were surprised to them as their equal. He said a man is see that none of the flowers had wilted, always bound to women and that without but the biggest surprise was that Guru women there would be no creation on Nanak’s mortal remains had disappeared earth. He also restored the faith in God by and all they could see in place of his body saying that the Creator is deeply involved were fresh flowers. It is said that the in what man is trying to achieve on earth. Hindus and the Sikhs picked up their While most of the major religions flowers and buried it, while the Muslims including the sects of Hinduism and did the same with their flowers. Buddhism advocated monasticism in order to achieve salvation, Guru Nanak came up with a religion that supports the lifestyle of an average householder. Most importantly, he also taught his followers the methods to attain salvation while leading a normal life within the society. He, in fact, stressed on the importance of leading life with one’s family members. Not only did he teach his ideals, but he also served as a living example. When Guru Nanak left for the heavenly abode, nine other Gurus followed his teachings and continued to spread his message. Death Through his teachings, Guru Nanak had become extremely popular among both the Hindus and the Muslims. His ideals were such that both communities found it ideal. They both claimed Guru Nanak to be one of their own and needless to say, Guru Nanak’s ardent followers who called themselves the Sikhs (disciples) were also in the race along with the Hindus and the Muslims. According to the legend, when Guru Nanak approached his final few days, a debate between Hindus, Muslims, and the Sikhs arose as to who should be given the honor to perform the last rites. While THE INDIAN PANORAMA GURPURB SPECIAL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 30 GURU NANAK DEV JI, THE PROPHET OF ONENESS OF HUMANITY Guru Nanak Ji is the HUMILITY not brag about ANY intellect, factor. Guru Sahib says : "O' GOD, talent, knowledge, education, I am a beggar at the gate of Your comfort, luxury, power, authority, Palace. I am a minstrel singing at beauty, courage, ALL of which Your Door. Forgive this ignorant you have received from GOD, as a one, as I have committed GIFT.Always remain humble and innumerable sins. I am a learn, as the term 'SIKH' denotes slanderer, a fraudster, a liar, a 'a learner for a lifetime' and share schemer, a lustful being. this knowledge with all. Earn Therefore, my Supreme Master, honestly, serve selflessly, share please pardon this sinister compassionately. Remember creature, by not taking into GOD and shun cruelty and By Amarjit Singh Anand account my sins, for if domination. Remember that accounting is done, I would not NOTHING belongs to us, not even URU NANAK, the stand even an iota of a chance, to LIFE, which we have received on Enlightened one says there be pardoned. So, I seek Your a LEASE-basis. Remember that Gis ONLY ONE Mercy". Due to such inherent DEATH could be lurking round OMNISCIENT, who is always humility, the SOUL, which was the corner, waiting to strike, the there, here and everywhere for all named GURU NANAK, was very next moment. By cultivating and OMNIPRESENT in all. The endowed with Divine Wisdom, by such thought, we would refrain Divine Guru says GOD can be GOD. from harming anyone". realized by humans in different Guru Nanak was on a Divine Imbibing such attributes would ways and GOD is worshipped and Mission. He was a Spiritual be real service to GOD, known by innumerable HOLY Maestro, a Renaissance-Man, a worshipping GOD, becoming NAMES, as per the experience of Crusader for Interreligious GOD; not actually GOD, but the devotee. GOD existed from Amity, an extraordinary social- feeling like GOD and feeling time immemorial, before the reformist much ahead his era GOOD about the journey. The Prophets were born and before and yet he utters the absolute soul MUST return to The Origin, the Scriptures and Religions. TRUTH that "he is, what he is, in the pristine, sublime form, just GOD is the ETERNAL energy, ONLY because of the Gracious as it was, when it attained this power, origin and source of every Mercy of The Almighty and he is human Body-Temple. By LIVING creation. nothing without GOD". In other and LOVING thus, The SOUL After the Divine-Merger of the words, Divine Guru is teaching (Aatma) would enjoy eternal Prophets, GOD granted humanity to embrace humility, communion with 'The Parent- immortality to the Prophets by refraining from self Soul', GOD (Param-aatma). because they disseminated the Guru Nanak Ji was the pioneer, enunciating the cause of aggrandizement Living thus, is the Real, True REAL TRUTH about the TRUE Inter-Religious Peace and Harmony. His Tenets emphasize To say that Guru Nanak was Purpose of life. This is Mukti, ONE. upon truthful living, humility, liberty, equality, justice, the "Founder of Sikhism" would Moksha, Nirvaan, Liberation, Guru Nanak Ji was the pioneer, compassion, honest earning, serving the needy selflessly be a travesty of the larger truth. Salvation, Redemption, and protecting the weak and the meek. All this, he said enunciating the cause of Inter- would be tantamount to a Divine Life and real, true, actual His reach and depth of thought Emancipation. This is what can Religious Peace and Harmony. worship and attainment of God and fulfillment of the was expansive as the be termed as the Final, Absolute, His Tenets emphasize upon purpose of human-birth. unfathomable ocean and Ultimate and True Destination, truthful living, humility, liberty, limitless sky. Similarly, the to arrive at which this Soul equality, justice, compassion, Guru Nanak was on a Divine Mission. He was a Spiritual Divine teachings of Sree Ram Maestro, a Renaissance-Man, a Crusader for Interreligious donned this human body-attire. honest earning, serving the needy Amity, an extraordinary social-reformist much ahead his era Chandra , Sree Krishna, Moses, Humans have the heart, with the selflessly and protecting the weak and yet he utters the absolute TRUTH that "he is, what he Jesus, Hazrat Mohammed, emotion of empathy and and the meek. All this, he said is, ONLY because of the Gracious Mercy of The Almighty Gautam Buddha, Tirthankar compassion or hatred and would be tantamount to a Divine and he is nothing without GOD". In other words, Divine Guru Mahavir and all Prophets are for violence, and the brain decides Life and real, true, actual worship is teaching humanity to embrace humility, by refraining the entire humanity and not accordingly, asking the hands to and attainment of God and from self aggrandizement merely for those who say they are take action and implement, fulfillment of the purpose of the followers of a particular execute the plan, either human-birth. ONENESS of humanity and the the Divine Tenets thus : "Human Prophet. All Prophets were compassionate or evil-minded. Guru Nanak reformed several epitome of humility to HEAL interactions must be replete with expansive in their Vision & Sree Guru Nanak Sahib Jee tyrannical rulers, vociferously humanity. He was blessed by The *Divine-Love & Godly-Light*, Mission, whereas the disciples says : "There is One Light of Our advocated human rights and Creator, to win the hearts of all, Lifelong-Learning, have limited them in a House of Creator pervading in the entire women's rights, brought about and to bring about massive Humanitarian-Service, Spirit-of- Worship and have started Creation and in all Creatures". social revolution, by speaking out transformation, wherever he Sharing, Peace, Amity, Goodwill, asserting the supremacy of one The Divine Guru commands : "I against slavish mentality, went. The Divine Preceptor Tolerance, Harmonious Prophet over others. The am a mere speck of dust, at the superstitious beliefs, hollow traversed various continents, Coexistence, Acceptance and Prophets invested their life for feet of the Holy Saints and True ritualistic practices, religious 27000 miles in 25 years of his 70- Understanding. He traveled far Unification but the followers Devotees of GOD. A disciple can bigotry and suppression of the year sojourn onthis planet, and wide, to have discussions started discrimination. The rise to be the Guru". And he, downtrodden social and fostering Goodwill amongst races, with Saints professing divergent PROPHETS are in absolute actually, bowed before his economic classes. cultures, religions. faiths and he collected their PEACE with each other and successor, while anointing him For over a thousand years, Two of the ten Gurus had to spiritual poetry to be included in enjoy Ultimate Communion with The Guru, and so did all India was invaded by a small take up arms, to protect the The Scripture, Guru Granth GOD. Guru Sahib taught successive nine Gurus, when bunch of horse-riders, from masses from the extreme Sahib Ji, much later, by his fifth humanity to deal in the True their successor was anointed. Mongolia, Persia, Afghanistan, persecution and tyranny of the embodiment, Sahib Business of making concerted (The author is a recipient of the and other regions. Taimur, ruling elite. The sixth Guru Ji.Guru Nanak Sahib Jee says : "I endeavors towards fostering Ambassador For Peace Award, from Ghazni, Ghori, Nadir Shah, Hargobind Sahib Jee and the do not know how and what to Peace, Equality, Liberty, Justice, the Interreligious International Abdali, Durrani, Babar, Sher tenth Jee, speak. I utter only that, which Compassion, by shunning all Federation for World Peace N.Y., Shah Suri are only a few of those with their disciples were the YOU, O' GOD, command me to varieties of discrimination, Affiliated to the United Nations. As the invaders, who plundered Hindu Saint Warriors. The fifth Guru churn out". Guru Sahib says domination, bigotry,tyranny,bias President of 'Aspirations & Temples, looted gold, took women Arjan Sahib Jee and the ninth GOD is the bestower of ALL and prejudice. Expressions', he is the Initiator of and children as slaves, killed all Jee BLESSINGS. Guru Nanak claims Guru Nanak says "Do NOT '1GOD1humanity' Accolades & 'Guru and sundry who crossed their embraced martyrdom, for NO credit, whatsoever and says, worship me, I am not GOD. If you Nanak Benediction' Awards, presented path. refusing to follow the diktat of "the earth is ONE global family so desire, then follow my humble to Honorees from ALL Religions, And then, in Circa 1469, the barbaric regime. Such events and all creatures and creations advice to lead a Pure, Holy,Pious, Cultures, Races, for their Endeavors appeared a man on earth, the forced the sixth and tenth Gurus come from OUR CREATOR, The Divine Life and this, in itself, towards a Divine Humanity. likes of whom are seen, once in a to raise a martial force, the army Only Omniscient One". shall be tantamount to realizing He can be reached at millennium. GOD sent GURU named The Khalsa. 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Doval arrived here on Friday for In April 2015, a devastating earthquake trilateral maritime dialogue among of 7.8 magnitude rocked Nepal, killing India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. nearly 9,000 people and wounding nearly Sri Lanka will host the fourth national 22,000 others. security advisor trilateral meeting on "FS@harshvshringl inaugurated three maritime security cooperation with schools in Gorkha completed under India and the Maldives on Saturday. The India's reconstruction assistance: meeting is to take place after six years — investing in people and investing in the last meeting was held in New Delhi in education," the Indian embassy here 2014. “NSA Ajit Doval called on PM tweeted. Mahinda Rajapaksa. NSA conveyed The Ministry of External Affairs also greetings from PM@narendramodi and tweeted a video of the school recalled the contribution of the inauguration event. successful Virtual Bilateral Summit The foreign secretary also inaugurated between the two leaders to progress in a Buddhist monastery, renovated with bilateral cooperation,” the Indian High India's assistance, in Manang district. Commission in Colombo said in a tweet. "FS@harshvshringla inaugurated the Matha at Bhaktapur. Sindhupalchok districts. Modi held wide-ranging talks with his renovated Tashop (Tare) Gompa "Our best domain specialists are at the These schools are being rebuilt as part Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Monastery in the Manang district, that service of the living history of Nepal. of the Indian government's post- Rajapaksa during the summit in was done with Indian assistance and that Yet, our endeavours are meant to not only earthquake reconstruction works in September, covering the entire spectrum exemplifies India-Nepal development and preserve and celebrate the past but also Nepal with a grant of around Rs 184 of bilateral ties and with a focus on cultural cooperation," the Indian build and nurture the future," he said. crore. further expanding cooperation in key embassy tweeted. The foreign secretary said given the Apart from the reconstruction of the areas. "Buddhism is an important thread that young population—both in India and schools, the Indian government has also Doval also met Sri Lanka Defence connects India and Nepal," it added, Nepal—education is a crucial bridge. extended a helping hand in rebuilding Secretary Major Gen (retd) Kamal quoting Shringla. "Seventy schools and 150 health houses damaged in the earthquake in the Gunaratne and they agreed on several Earlier, delivering a talk hosted by the facilities are coming up in 12 districts of Himalayan nation. steps to further strengthen the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and Nepal with Indian support," he said, "The outlay of Indian earthquake- “valuable” cooperation between the two International Affairs (AIDIA) -- a adding that few projects are as satisfying related assistance is USD 1 billion but its countries. “NSA Ajit Doval met Major Kathmandu-based non-partisan foreign as those that promote learning and the true value is not in monetary terms. It General (retd) Kamal Gunaratne, policy think-tank, Shringla noted that health for the well-being of our citizens. lies in how it has helped communities on Defence Secretary of SriLanka & after the 2015 earthquake, India In June, the Indian Embassy in Nepal the ground. To cite an instance, 46,000 discussed matters pertaining to the cooperated with Nepal in the restoration said it will rebuild 56 higher secondary houses have been built in Gorkha and growing defence and security of 30 heritage locations, including the schools, replete with furniture and Nuwakot. They incorporate earthquake- partnership between the two countries," iconic Seto Machindranath temple in modern sustainable technology, in resilient technologies in line with your the Indian High Commission in Colombo Kathmandu, the Hiranyavarna Gorkha, Nuwakot, Dhading, Dolakha, motto of 'Build Back Better'," Shringla said in another tweet. — PTI Mahavihar at Patan and the Jangam Kavrepalanchowk, Ramechhap and said at the AIDIA event. PTI Pakistan Cabinet approves chemical castration of rapists, special courts for rape trials

ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan's According to law minister Naseem, it However, he said, it is up to the court to Cabinet has approved two anti-rape is mandatory under the international decide the punishment. The judge may ordinances which called for the chemical law to take consent of the convict before order chemical castration or the castration of rapists with the consent of castrating him. punishment under the PPC. the convict and setting up of special In case, chemical castration is ordered The court might order castration for a courts for rape trials, according to a without taking consent, the convict limited period or lifetime, Naseem said. media report on Friday. might challenge this before a court of The ordinances also provide for setting A meeting of the Cabinet committee law, he said. up of special courts to conduct trial in and witnesses, use of modern devices on legislative cases chaired by federal rape cases. Special prosecutors for the during investigation and trial, legal Law Minister Farogh Naseem on If a convict would not agree special courts will also be appointed. assistance to the victims and Thursday approved the Anti-Rape to castration, he would be As per the proposed legislations, anti- appointment of independent support (Investigation and Trial) Ordinance 2020 rape crisis cells headed by a advisers for the victims. and the Criminal Law (Amendment) dealt with in accordance commissioner or deputy commissioner It prohibits the controversial “two- Ordinance 2020. The ordinances have with the Pakistan Penal Code will be set up to ensure prompt finger” test performed on rape already been approved in-principle by registration of an FIR, medical survivors. The World Health the federal Cabinet on Tuesday,the Dawn (PPC) under which the court examination and forensic analysis. Organisation has already declared the News reported. It also bar the cross-examination of a test as “unscientific, medically The concept of chemical castration for might award him death rape survivor by the accused. Only judge unnecessary and unreliable”. Human first or repeated offenders has been sentence, life imprisonment and the accused's lawyers will be able to Rights groups have also termed the test introduced mainly as a form of cross-examine the survivor. as invasive, disrespectful and a gross rehabilitation, and subject to consent of or 25-year jail term, the The proposed laws include in-camera violation of a woman's right to dignity the convict, it said. minister said. trials, witness protection for the victim and privacy. PTI THE INDIAN PANORAMA COVID-19 CRISIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 33 COVID-19 infections in Global Covid-19 cases top Germany surpass 1 61.5 mn: Johns Hopkins million he number of COVID-19 infections he overall number of global in Germany surpassed the one coronavirus cases has topped TRACKING THE VIRUS Tmillion mark and the daily death T 61.5 million, while the deaths toll hit a record of 426, data from the have surged to more than 1.44 Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for million, according to the Johns infectious diseases showed on Friday, Hopkins University. GLOBAL INDIA Nov 27.The figures reflected the reality In its latest update on Saturday, that Germany was at best keeping new Nov 28, the University`s Center for Cases Deaths Cases Deaths infections stable, which Chancellor Systems Science and Engineering Angela Merkel has said would not (CSSE) revealed that the current 61,585,651 1,441,875 9,309,787 135,715 suffice to ease restrictions and global caseload and death toll stood eliminate the risk of overwhelming at 61,585,651 and 1,441,875, hospitals. The number of confirmed respectively. coronavirus cases increased by 22,806 to The US is the worst-hit country 1,006,394, according to the RKI. with the world`s highest number of cases and deaths at 13,086,367 and China questions 264,842, respectively, according to the CSSE. India comes in second place in terms of cases at 9,309,787, while the coronavirus origin country`s death toll soared to 135,715. The other countries with more than to Wuhan a million confirmed cases are Brazil attling global adversity over the (6,238,350), France (2,248,209), Russia coronavirus and bracing for a (2,196,691), Spain (1,628,208), the UK BWHO inquiry over its origin, (1,593,248), Italy (1,538,217), China on Friday claimed that just Argentina (1,407,277), Colombia because COVID-19 cases were first (1,290,510), Mexico (1,078,594) and reported in Wuhan does not mean the Germany (1,027,327), the CSSE contagion originated from the central figures showed. Brazil currently Chinese city.Various outlets of the state- accounts for the second highest run Chinese media have been carrying number of fatalities at 171,974. The reports in recent days stating that a countries with a death toll above number of imported food products from 20,000 are Mexico (104,242), the UK different countries, including a (57,648), Italy (53,677), France consignment of fish from India, were (51,999), Iran (47,095), Spain (44,668), found to have traces of the COVID-19 Argentina (38,216), Russia (38,175), alleging that the virus may have entered Colombia (36,214), Peru (35,785) and China through foreign routes. South Africa (21,378).

LONDON/MANILA (TIP): Britain asked its regulator on Friday, Nov 28, to Britain and other nations press on with assess AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for a possible rollout, while the Philippines and Thailand secured millions of doses, giving the shot a vote of confidence after AstraZeneca vaccine amid trial questions experts raised questions about trial data. The UK government, which has secured "no concern". 100 million doses of the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University,has CONFUSION 'PROBLEMATIC' targeted a rollout to begin before When the full dose was given twice, as it Christmas. was for most trial participants, the success "We have formally asked the regulator to rate was 62% - still above the 50% required assess the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, to by US regulators. Europe's drug regulator understand the data and determine has said it will not set a minimum level of whether it meets rigorous safety efficacy. standards," British Health Secretary Matt If a vaccine has an efficacy of 50%, it Hancock said. means that if 100 people who have not been "This letter is an important step towards exposed to the virus are immunised with deploying a vaccine as quickly as safely the shot, 50 of them would not get infected, possible." on average. In the global race to develop vaccines A spokesperson for Oxford University against COVID-19, AstraZeneca's said additional data from international candidate is viewed as offering one of the trials would help researchers assess the best hopes for many developing countries vaccine's efficacy among a more diverse because of its cheaper price and ability to population. be transported at normal fridge But Pauline Londeix, co-founder of temperatures. French drug transparency group OT- The Thai government signed a deal on Med, said apparent confusion over the Friday to procure 26 million doses of the trial results was "very problematic for vaccine to fight the pandemic, which has public confidence in vaccines". killed more than 1.4 million people received a half dose followed by a full dose. Britain and Brazil. "It has largely to do with the race globally. Officials in the Philippines said AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot said on While the success rate was 90% in the drugmakers are engaged in currently, they would secure 2.6 million shots and Thursday that the drugmaker was likely to sub-group, some experts said the relatively which leads them to present vaccine were negotiating a possible purchase of a run an additional global trial to assess the small number of participants made it candidates in the best possible way and further 1 million doses. efficacy of its vaccine using the lower harder to be confident in the findings. not release full protocols and results. It The announcements came after some dosage. AstraZeneca said the administering of is the opposite of what is needed in our scientists raised doubts about the The company had released trial data on the half dose had been reviewed and view." Nonetheless, Britain's top robustness of results showing the shot was Monday that showed its experimental approved by independent data safety science adviser said the interim results 90% effective in a sub-group of trial vaccine prevented on average 70% of monitors and the UK regulator, adding the showed the AstraZeneca vaccine was participants who, by error initially, COVID-19 cases in late-stage trials in regulator publicly confirmed there was successful. THE INDIAN PANORAMA IAAC LIT FEST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 34 IAAC LIT FEST: Stories of Humanity BY MABEL PAIS IAAC LIT FEST 2020 “Our Literary Festival promises to have CELEBRATESINTERNATIONALLY blockbuster book launches, with stories BEST-SELLING & AWARD-WINNING that will move the heart and the mind." "This carefully curated selection reflects AUTHORS IAAC's unique sense and sensibility, which pays homage to the principle that grand Diksha Basu, Aseem Chhabra, Oliver Craske, stories unite us and are forever." Sopan Deb, Avni Doshi, Ambassador Haksar, Rakesh K. Kaul, IAAC Vice Balli Kaur Jaswal, , Megha Chairman and author Majumdar, Rajiv Malhotra, Dr. Pratapaditya Pal and Sejal Shah and more conversation with author and marketing he Indo-American Arts Council leader Rakesh Kaul. (IAAC) Annual Literary Festival Yashica Dutt, journalist will present T6th edition celebrates from her powerful memoir, "Coming Out as December 4-13, 2020 literature influenced Dalit", which forces readers to confront by the Indian subcontinent. the injustices of caste. Dutt will be in Presented in the virtual setting, readers conversation with Convener of the globally will be able to experience National Campaign for Dalit Human internationally renowned authors Rights, Professor Vimal Thorat. discussing their work. Authors will come Sopan Deb, 'New York Times' writer and together over the course of 10 days to comedian will discuss "Missed present exceptional literary works. From Translations", his search for his the secret lives of India's urban teens to a estranged parents and family history, 'New York Times' journalist's attempt to with art and culture writer Aarti Virani. find his parents, quantum marketing Dr. Aparna Pande will delve into skills to a spirited romance, translation of "Making India Great: The Promise of a 2500-year-old Sanskrit classics to the life Reluctant Global Power" with business of , the IAAC Literary leader Anil Bansal, IAAC Board Member Festival showcases a stellar range of and President of the Federation of Indian writers on a remarkable range of topics. Associations (FIA). Taking place during the pandemic, this Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava will discuss year's theme "Stories of Humanity" "Stoned, Shamed, and Depressed", which beautifully illuminates the breadth of the explores the secret lives of India's urban festival's offerings. Including books by teens with Manika Raikwar, former novelists, essayists, art scholars, Managing Editor of NDTV 24x7. journalists, biographers, actors and Balli Kaur Jaswal, author of "The more, the IAAC Literary Festival explores Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill the diversity of literature in and Sisters" and the runaway international influenced by India. bestseller "Erotic Stories for Punjabi Featuring both debut authors and Widow", will delve into her creative established voices, the IAAC festival process and inspirations with novelist spotlights an array of varied topics, and advertising creative director Pia including spiritual journeys, the Padukone. challenges and joys of translation, the Avni Doshi will discuss her debut novel power of claiming one's identity, mental "Burnt Sugar", which was shortlisted for health issues, the intimate creative lives the 2020 Booker Prize, with writer and of beloved artists and performers, and Authors featured in Lit Fest 2020 - Photo / Courtesy IAAC arts organizer Swati Khurana. "Doshi's emerging threats to individual freedom. “The IAAC Literary Festival celebrates our Dreamer,The Star", an emotive look at the prose is arresting and her ideas fiercely Each evening of the 10-day festival will voices that have been shaped by the Indian artistic and personal life of the intelligent" ('Sunday Times'). include two in-conversation events and ethos and experience. Notwithstanding international star, in conversation with Oliver Craske will present "Indian many of the featured authors will have these unprecedented times, our stories film critic and television host Rajeev Sun", his definitive biography of Ravi their premiere launch at the festival. . capture our collective shared experiences Shankar--a "superb" ('Times Literary Sejal Shah will present "This is One Supplement') book "written with insight FEATURED WRITERS AND that have reshaped our perspectives and Way To Dance", a debut essay collection and compassion" ('The Hindu'). Craske uplifted us. We are especially proud to CONVERSATION PARTNERS AT THE that Kiran Desai calls "one of the most will be in conversation with award- present the young, emerging, powerful IAAC LITERARY FESTIVAL nuanced, wise, and tender portraits of winning documentary filmmaker Mark authors from within our global Dr. Bazaz Wangu, founder of the immigration I have ever read." Shah will Kidel. community." 'Mindful Writers', will discuss her novel be in conversation with editor-writer Dr. Pratapaditya Pal, museum curator "The Immigrant Wife", winner of the Nili Lakhani, Lit Fest Director Geeta Kothari. and prodigious art writer, will be in National Indie Excellence Award, with voice of immense talent and promise" Nev March will discuss her debut novel conversation with Asia scholar Dr. journalist-author Jean Nayar. (Amitav Ghosh). "Murder in Old Bombay", winner of the Vishakha Desai about Dr. Pal's "Quest for Anupam Kher, internationally Dr. Makarand Paranjape will present Mystery Writers of America's award for Coomaraswamy: A Life in the Arts". renowned actor currently starring in the "JNU Nationalism and India's Uncivil Best First Crime Novel, with screenwriter To learn more, visit iaac.us/iaac- hit NBC TV series New Amsterdam, will War", a powerful look at the forces . literary-festival-2020/ for the complete launch his new book "Your Best Day is shaping Jawaharlal Nehru University, in Diksha Basu, international bestselling Festival lineup, including dates and times Today". Kher will be in-conversation with conversation with Professor Lou author, will dive into "Destination for every presenting author. bestselling author and purpose coach Jay Marinoff . Wedding" (which Chrissy Teigen is To learn more about IAAC, visit iaac.us. Shetty. Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar, "extremely obsessed with") with writer IAAC SOCIAL MEDIA Rajiv Malhotra will launch his mind Diplomat and acclaimed translator and filmmaker Priyanka Mattoo. Facebook: bender "Artificial Intelligence and the Ambassador, will illuminate his Tazmeen Amna will discuss her debut https://www.facebook.com/iaac.us Future of Power: Five Battlefields" in masterful translation of "Chanakya Niti" novel "Goner", which explores a young Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAArtsCouncil conversation with tech leader Usha and Kshemendra's "Three Satires from woman's mental health crisis and Instagram: Chaudhary. Kashmir" with Consul General of India overdose, with research scholar Anab https://www.instagram.com/IAArtsCouncil Megha Majumdar will delve into her Randhir Jaiswal. Naiyer. Hashtag: #IAACLitFest 'New York Times' bestselling debut novel, Aseem Chhabra, film journalist and Raja Rajamannar, global marketing "A Burning", with writer Eshani Surya. film festival director will discuss his executive, will offer his expertise (Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Social Issues, Spirituality, and "'A Burning' signals the arrival of a new newest book, "Irrfan Khan: The Man, The regarding "Quantum Marketing", in Health & Wellness) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FUNTAINMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 35 HOLIDAY FUNTAINMENT AT NJPAC BY MABEL PAIS transform lives every day. NJPAC brings diverse Miller served as Art communities together, providing access to all and Pride's Executive Director Lillias White Sings showcasing the state's and the world's best artists while for 20 years. Prior to acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its joining ArtPride, Ann Sarah Vaughan home city. Through its extensive Arts Education Marie was Director of "Lillias White singing for you is a musical dream programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of Development at McCarter artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted Theatre, a Tony Award- come true"- Broadway World nearly 10 million visitors (including over 1.7 million winning regional theatre Virtual Performance & children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures and performing arts Conversation with John meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its center, and Grants Schreiber constituents. Coordinator at the New Thursday, December 3, Get Social! Follow NJPAC Online: Jersey State Council on the 2020 at 7:30 p.m. Arts. Website: njpac.org Ann Marie Miller - Director of FREE 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) Advocacy & Public Policy, Art oin the New Jersey Twitter: @NJPAC Pride Performing Arts Photo / Courtesy NJPAC Lillias White Hashtag: #NJPAC Center (NJPAC) Tratner, during her time Photo / Courtesy NJPAC J Facebook: facebook.com/NJPAC President and CEO John at the Council, has helped YouTube: NJPACtv Schreiber for a fresh look usher in a variety of at the classic American programs and initiatives, Songbook in this free WOMEN@NJPAC - Keeping building strong online series. Each relationships with arts month, a special guest is organizations, artists, and invited to NJPAC's NJ Arts Alive communities throughout virtual theater to share Leading Ladies: Women Keeping NJ's Arts Alive the state. John Schreiber the songs of a performer Virtual Panel Allison Tratner - Executive Photo / Courtesy NJPAC or composer they love. Director, New Jersey State Annual Members Meeting Council on the Arts To RSVP, visit Afterward, John dives deep with a one-on-one chat about timeless music, legendary artists, and creative Wed, Dec 2 @ 9:30AM - 10:30AM Photo / Courtesy NJPAC njpac.tfaforms.net/119 inspiration. Free on Zoom To read complete bios of Lillias White, Tony Award® winning singer and Meet the women who are saving the arts in New the panelists, visit njpac.org/wp- actress, is best known for her star turns on the Jersey! content/uploads/2020/11/AnnualMeeting_Bios- Broadway stage in "Dreamgirls", "Fela!" and "The Life". Join Women@NJPAC's Leading Ladies panel White pays tribute to Newark jazz legend Sarah discussion, where they sit down for a chat with Final.pdf Vaughan, with a virtual performance and conversation members of the powerhouse team behind the newly with John Schreiber. created New Jersey Arts and Recovery Fund. This To RSVP and register, visit njpac- incredible initiative has already raised millions of org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nhFATUdETLqe3yshEPEQsA dollars to keep the arts alive in the wake of coronavirus. Annual Holiday Toy This event will also honor Women@NJPAC's retiring A Christmas Vacation With The trustees, including the beloved president Marcia Wilson & Food Drive Brown. This special online event is a must for any Griswold's: With Chevy Chase woman who cares about the arts-and it will leave you Share the love this holiday season with overflowing with optimism, inspiration and ideas. children from La Casa de Don Pedro, New Jersey's largest Hispanic social services agency and Beverly D'Angelo serving 36,000 families in Newark and Essex The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) PANELISTS County. presents "A Virtual Christmas Vacation with the Colbert, the founding You can donate virtually! 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They'll also answer from the COVID-19 Donate a gift at YOUR questions during the live audience Q&A. So pandemic. amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/GQD1TIZUGXQ3 gather the family and cozy up on the couch as NJPAC Evie Colbert -President, /ref=cm_go_nav_hz streams the Griswolds directly to your living room for a Montclair Film virtual holiday celebration. Chestnuts and eggnog Photo / Courtesy NJPAC Newark Working Kitchens recommended! Newark Working Kitchens enlists local Upgrade to VIP Johnson directs the restaurants to deliver nutritious meals to TREAT yourself to an upgraded experience when you foundation's arts grants residents in need - sustaining and strengthening add on the VIP option. VIP ticket holders will have the which foster a diverse and the neighborhood anchors that will power the opportunity to engage in a one-minute one-one video vibrant arts ecosystem, city's comeback. 574,000 meals have been chat with Chevy and Beverly. The capacity for this create broad-based public delivered in Newark by 24 local restaurants. experience is extremely limited and must be purchased support of the arts, and You can help by donating to buy meals to without delay. support communities sustain Newark's restaurants and community For ticket information, visit njpac.org/event/christmas- engaged in creative members most in need through the crisis. vacation-with-the-griswolds placemaking in New To donate a meal, visit About NJPAC Jersey. newarkworkingkitchens.com/donate The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown Newark, N.J., is America's most diverse performing arts center, and the artistic, Sharnita Johnson - Arts Program Director, Geraldine (Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Social cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey - R. Dodge Foundation Issues, Spirituality, and Health & Wellness) where great performances and events enhance and Photo / Courtesy NJPAC THE INDIAN PANORAMA BOLLYWOOD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 36 SANA CHANGES HER NAME TO SAIYED SANA KHAN AFTER TYING THE KNOT ana Khan surprised everyone sometime back as she tied the knot Swith Mufti Anas who hails from Surat, Gujarat. No sooner had they tied the knot, their pictures and videos from the wedding went viral on social media. The former Bigg Boss contestant shared her first picture with her husband on social media later on that took the internet by storm. She looked regal in a red bridal attire in the picture that has now gone viral. Moreover, Taapsee shames abusive wishes have been showered on the couple from everywhere. In the meantime, we have learned social media troll that Sana has changed her named post aapsee Pannu is not new to social media trolls. tying the nuptial knot with Mufti Anas. The actress has been targeted often online for Yes, you heard it right. If one visits her Ther strong and forthright opinions and this has Instagram account now, they will see attracted some haters. However, Taapsee isn't one to the name ‘Saiyed Sana Khan’ flashing take insults lightly. in her bio. For the unversed, the actress Recently, Taapsee shared some instances of online revealed about her marriage on Sunday abuse that she faced from a troll on Instagram. Putting that left everyone in deep shock. The snaps of hateful, aggressive and abusive messages on couple is said to have tied the knot on her Instagram stories, Taapsee did not back down November 20, 2020. from shaming the one who trolled her by her calling This is not the first time that Sana her names and abused her. Khan has made headlines in the media. Meanwhile, on the movies front, Taapsee has started A month earlier, she had announced work on her upcoming project, Looop Lapeta. She tags her exit from the entertainment the film as crazy fun and, going by her latest post on industry. Yes, that’s right. In fact, she social media, she looks forward to having a more shared a long post on Instagram and relaxed schedule shooting for the film than the revealed to have big goodbye to the demanding regime of her other upcoming film, world of showbiz. Citing the reason Rashmi Rocket. behind the same, Sana said that she has Taapsee posted an image on Instagram of Rashmi decided to live her life serving Rocket, where she plays an athlete. She had to undergo humanity. And now, she is all set to a strict fitness regime for the film and in the image she begin a blissful married life with her is seen running on a racing track. husband. Kriti Kharbanda shoots down ‘All my dates are yours’: Deepika rumours of wedding riti Kharbanda, promises Kartik Aryan on Instagram who has been in Ka relationship eepika Padukone and with her Pagalpanti co- Kartik Aaryan are at star Pulkit Samrat Dthe top of their game since one and a half when it comes to Instagram, years, has said that but they create real magic marriage is a distant when we see them having a dream for the two of conversation on the them. The couple is photosharing platform. The going strong and even latest instance began with took a road trip Deepika wishing Kartik on together during the his birthday and ended with coronavirus pandemic. Deepika promising all her Kriti has now dates to him. It seems a film revealed that she has with both of them is in the already started offing, or at least that is what planning for his we hope. birthday which comes On Kartik’s 30th birthday, later next month. The Deepika wished him and actor said that since wrote: “Happy Birthday, May Pulkit gave her a big we sign a fun film together surprise on her this year.” Kartik, who has birthday in October, said in the past that he hopes she would now like to to work with Deepika, wrote: match up to it. “Aap bas dates taiyyar rakho, Talking about their fun and film mai laa rha haun recent trip before her (keep your dates ready, I am birthday, Kriti told coming with fun and films).” had expressed his desire to mein dum (Will any director Bangalore Mirror in Deepika took to her work in a film with Deepika. dare)?” He had shared a an interview, “The trip Instagram Stories and wrote, Taking to his Instagram story, collage of a picture of him in gave us time to get to know each other better. I feel lucky to have someone “Sir, mere sare dates apke (all Kartik had shared a collage of his Maine Kiya look like Pulkit who makes sure that I always have a smile on my face. I try my dates are yours).” their throwback photos and and a still of Deepika from my best to do the same for him.” Earlier this year, Kartik written “Hai kisi Director the film Om Shanti Om. THE INDIAN PANORAMA HOLLYWOOD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 37 MEGAN FOX OFFICIALLY FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN egan Fox has officially filed for divorce from Brian Austin MGreen. The ‘Jennifer’s Body’ star split from Brian in May this year after almost 10 years of marriage, and this week, she made the end of their romance official by filing legal documents to terminate their marriage. According to The Blast, Megan filed for dissolution of marriage on Wednesday (25.11.20) in Los Angeles County Court, which comes just days after she made her first red carpet Singer Peter Andre appearance with her new boyfriend, Machine Gun Kelly, whom she has been dating since June. turns fitness and The Blast also reports Brian - who has Noah, seven, Bodhi, six, and three- health guru year-old Journey with Megan - filed his response to the ‘Transformers’ star’s inger Peter Andre seems to be trying divorce filing on Wednesday too. out a new career as he is going to use Terms of the divorce, including a Shis fitness and health knowledge to custody agreement over their three help people. sons, are not yet known to the public, He is launching a diet and exercise but the former couple recently clashed channel online, where he aims to advise on social media after Megan accused people on how to enjoy their food while Brian of making her seem like an still staying healthy, reports "absent mother”. femalefirst.co.uk. Megan hit out at the ‘BH90210’ star He said: "As well as our YouTube last month when he shared Halloween channel, 'Life with the Andres', I'll also be (31.10.20) snaps with his kids, as she launching a fitness and cooking channel. I said she never posts pictures of her want to show people they can eat the foods children online for the sake of their they want and counteract it with exercise privacy. and making subtle changes." She fumed: "Why does Journey have "I've been training since I was 13 so I to be in this picture? It's not hard to know all the old and new styles of crop them out. Or choose photos that training and I can help people of all ages they aren't in. and abilities," he added. KAITLYN BRISTOWE WINS Hilary Duff reunites with kids after DANCING WITH THE STARS aitlyn Bristowe has won 'Dancing With The being exposed to coronavirus Stars'.The 'Bachelorette' star and her Kprofessional dancing partner Artem Chigvintsev looked shocked as Tyra Banks revealed ilary Duff has reunited with her they were taking home the Mirrorball Trophy,pipping children after quarantining Nev Schulman to the post. Hfollowing her “exposure” to Revealing the big news on Monday night's (23.11.20) coronavirus. final, Tyra paused for dramatic effect before excitedly The 33-year-old actress - who is currently telling the dancing duo: "The winners and new pregnant with her third child - took to champions are Kaitlyn and Artem!" Instagram over the weekend to reveal she Tyra even asked how they were feeling but they had been “exposed” to Covid-19, meaning couldn't her because they were shrieking with she was having to self-isolate away from excitement, with the model quipping: "They can't even her kids. hear me, they're so excited!" But now, Hilary - who has Luca, eight, The duo triumphed over 'Catfish' host Nev with ex-husband Mike Comrie and Banks, Schulman, who placed second with equally perfect 23 months, with current husband Matthew scores. And rapper Nelly was third whilst actress Koma - has confirmed she’s tested negative Justina placed fourth. for the virus, so she can now be in contact with her brood again. She posted a picture on her Instagram Story of herself hugging her kids, and wrote: “Not totally in the clear but looking positive and by that I mean negative!” Hilary had been filming the seventh season of her hit TV series ‘Younger’ in New York most recently, but it’s not known where the star came into contact with the illness. Meanwhile, Hilary revealed she was expecting her third child in October, by posting a sweet video of her growing baby bump on Instagram. THE INDIAN PANORAMA WOMEN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 38 CONNOISSEUR’S OILY TO DRY: SKINCARE CHOICE MISTAKES TO AVOID By Tript Arora igns of ageing can be easily developed if you do not do Syour skincare routine the CHILLI GARLIC MUSHROOM right way.Here are five reasons that prove you're doing it all wrong: hilli Garlic Mushroom is cooked just like any other Indo Chinese dish. Button mushrooms are cooked in chilli Skipping out moisturiser Csauce and served as a starter or along with fried rice and If you think that oily skin noodles. Button mushrooms are deep fried and tossed with capsicum and onion cut into squares. Since mushrooms are full produces enough oils to moisturise of moisture they need a firm and crispy coating. I have used the skin, you're wrong. The corn flour and rice flour to make it firm and crispy from outside. sebaceous glands produce natural This dish is made dry as well as with gravy. I have taken a oils to compensate for the dryness. middle path. I have made it slightly moist and juicy by coating it It is imperative to apply sunscreen with a thick sauce. I have not added the ajino motto but if you and moisturizer even if you have desire you can add it. oily skin. Your skin will naturally I suggest using firm and fresh button mushrooms which are full adapt to the topical ingredients of moisture. As they will then be firm from outside and juicy provided and produce less oils. inside. If you wish you can add more gravy by doubling corn Make sure to use a water-based flour slurry and water. Serve them as a snack or accompany moisturiser instead of a cream- them with fried rice and noodles. based. This will ensure that your We need skin will not feel sticky throughout the day. For Frying Mushrooms: 200 gm Mushroom, 2 Tbsp Garlic minced, 3 Tbsp All purpose Flour( Maida), 3 Tbsp Corn flour, ½ Taking long showers Tsp salt, ½ Tsp Turmeric Powder, ½ Tsp. Red chilli Powder, Oil Your skincare routine starts with for Deep frying. cleansing and if you're doing the For The Sauce: 2 Onions Chopped in quarters, 1 large Green first step wrong, the next few don't Capsicum cut into quarters. 3 Green Chillies diagonally slit, 6 to really matter. Taking long showers 7 pods Garlic chopped, 1 Tbsp Chopped Ginger, 2 Tbsp especially hot ones end up stripping Cornflour, 2 Tbsp Tomato Sauce, 1 Tbsp Soya Sauce, 1 Tbsp Red your skin off its natural oils. This Chilli Sauce. A pinch of Red food Colour ( optional), 2 Tbsp dry skin then becomes prone to five pollution. Overdoing it Cooking Oil. lines and wrinkles. We often forget that the skin Let us get Started Not taking your makeup off needs to breathe. So overdoing it Skipping out on sunscreen Makeup has a reputation of with serums, creams, products and „ Wash Mushrooms thoroughly in water removing all dirt No matter what your skin type is clogging the pores only if you do not masks will only confuse your skin. and grime. Rinse and keep it in a strainer to remove all what season you're in, never miss take it off properly. Make sure you use minimal water. When the water is rinsed, cut the mushroom head into quarters and chop the stems separately. out on sunscreen. It is one of the Every night, make sure to wash ingredients and products that give most important steps in any off your makeup and ensure you maximum benefits. Don’t over- „ Take a bowl and add cornflour and all purpose flour. To skincare routine. It not only double cleanse so no residue is left exfoliate and give your products this add salt, red pepper powder, turmeric powder and protects your skin from the harmful off. some time to work before you switch minced Garlic. Add a little water and make a batter of coating consistency UV rays of the sun but also works as Adding to it, make sure that you them. Make sure to apply your a protective layer against all other only use brushes and sponges that products from the lightest of „ Heat oil for frying. Coat the mushrooms with the batter environmental factors like aren't used on other people. consistency to heaviest. and deep fry them till crisp on medium heat. All the water in the mushrooms should dry up. Otherwise the mushrooms will turn soggy . Drain them on paper towel and set aside „ Heat a wok or nonstick pan. Add 2 Tbsp of cooking oil in UN releases USD 25 million to organisations it. When the oil is heated add garlic and ginger to it. Saute till the raw smell of garlic goes away. Then add capsicum, green chillies and onions to it. Saute till vegetables are bit transparent but crunchy. The capsicum fighting violence against women should not lose their colour . It will take around 2 minutes. „ Time to add all the three sauces ie tomato, soya and chilli he United Nations humanitarian chief has sauce. and mix everything properly. released 25 million US dollars from its emergency Tfund to support women-led organisations that „ Dissolve 2 Tbsp corn flour in 100 ml water and add this prevent and respond to gender-based violence. slurry to the vegetables in the pan slowly stirring constantly till glossy. Avoid lumps. When the sauce starts The funding has gone to the United Nations boiling, add in fried mushrooms to it. Coat them well with Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN Women that have sauce . Serve hot and Enjoy this snack with noodles, fried been asked to channel at least 30 per cent of it to rice or simply on its own. organisations run by women that prevent violence against women and girls, and help victims and survivors with access to medical care, family planning, legal advice, safe spaces, mental health services and counselling, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a press release on Wednesday. “The Covid-19 pandemic helped reveal the full extent of gender inequality while creating a set of girls in humanitarian crises,” said Natalia Kanem, circumstances that threaten to reverse the limited UNFPA’s executive director. progress that has been made,” said Mark Lowcock, UN The announcement came at the start of “16 Days of Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Activism Against Gender-based Violence”, an Emergency Relief Coordinator. international campaign, which runs each year from “It’s a smart investment and it’s the right thing to do. November 25, the International Day for the Elimination We can only successfully find a way out of this of Violence against Women, to December 10, the Human pandemic if we bring everyone with us,” he added. Rights Day. UNFPA will receive 17 million dollars and 8 million “The high levels of gender-based violence that dollars will go to UN Women. They will now decide women and girls experience, especially in countries where and how the money will be spent, said the press that are in crisis and in need of humanitarian release. assistance, remains one of the greatest injustices in our You Can reach me at: www.triptasfoodtunnel.com “It’s time to say “enough” to gender-based violence world,” said UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Email : [email protected]. and to prioritize the rights and needs of women and Mlambo-Ngcuka. Instagram: @triptasfoodtunnel THE INDIAN PANORAMA HEALTH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 39 GREEN MEDITERRANEAN DIET BETTER FOR HEART HEALTH: STUDY green Mediterranean diet, containing even more plant Amatter and very little red meat or poultry, maybe even better for cardiovascular and metabolic health than the traditional version—at least in men, say researchers. Major measles outbreaks The Mediterranean diet, rich in plant-based foods, is linked to a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, forecast for 2021 due to and diabetes and currently forms the backbone of dietary guidelines to stave off coronary heart disease. Covid: Study It's thought that its impact is esearchers have stressed that major measles related to higher dietary intake of outbreaks will likely occur in the wake of the polyphenols, 'healthy' fats and fibre RCovid-19 pandemic as early as 2021 due to many and lower animal protein intake. missed vaccinations. The researchers wanted to find Measles is a highly contagious illness caused by a out whether a greener version of virus that replicates in the nose and throat of an this diet, higher in green plant food infected child or adult. sources and even lower in red meat men and 1200-1400 kcal/ day for on cardiovascular and metabolic The study,published in the journal The Lancet, has intake, might be even better for women) traditional Mediterranean risk factors was assessed. called for urgent international action to prevent health. diet. This was low in simple Those on both types of potentially devastating measles epidemics in the They randomly assigned 294 carbohydrates, rich in vegetables, Mediterranean diet lost more coming years. sedentary and moderately obese with poultry and fish replacing red weight: green Med 6.2 kg; "Many children have missed out on measles people (BMI of 31) with an average meat. It included 28 g/day of Mediterranean 5.4 kg; healthy diet vaccination this year, making future measles age of 51 into three dietary groups. walnuts. 1.5 kg. outbreaks inevitable," said study lead author Kim The first group received guidance The third group received physical Waist circumference--an Mulholland from the Murdoch Children's Research on boosting physical activity and activity guidance plus advice on indicator of a potentially harmful Institute in Australia and Chair of the World Health basic guidelines for achieving a following a similar calorie- midriff bulge--shrank by an average Organization's SAGE Working Group on measles and healthy diet. restricted green version of the of 8.6 cm among those on the green rubella vaccines. The second received the same Mediterranean diet ('green Med'). Med diet compared with 6.8 cm for Mulholland said while 2020 had been a quiet year physical activity guidance plus those on the Mediterranean diet for measles, in part due to travel reductions and advice on following a calorie- After six months, the effect of and 4.3 cm for those on the healthy national Covid-19 control measures, the economic restricted (1500-1800 kcal/day for each of the diets on weight loss and diet. impacts would lead to many cases of childhood malnutrition. Malnutrition worsens the severity of measles, leading to poorer outcomes and more deaths, especially in low- and middle-income countries. New gene therapy developed for "Children who die from measles are often malnourished, but acute measles pushes many surviving children into malnutrition," he said. "Malnutrition, along with measles-associated treating eye disease immune suppression, leads to delayed mortality, while co-existing vitamin A deficiency can also lead to measles-associated blindness," he warned. cientists from Trinity College Dublin have According to the researcher, the coming months developed a new gene therapy approach that are likely to see increasing numbers of Soffers promise for one day treating an eye unimmunised children who are susceptible to disease that leads to a progressive loss of vision and measles. affects thousands of people across the globe. Many live in poor, remote communities where The study, which involved a collaboration with health systems are less resilient, and malnutrition clinical teams in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear and vitamin A deficiency are already increasing. Hospital and the Mater Hospital, also has Professor Mulholland said the Covid-19 pandemic implications for a much wider suite of neurological had also had a profound effect on the control of disorders associated with ageing. vaccine-preventable diseases, with vaccination The scientists published their results in leading campaigns paused in the early months of 2020 and journal, Frontiers in Neuroscience. routine immunisation services greatly disrupted in many countries. Dominant optic atrophy (DOA) Characterised by degeneration of the optic nerves, DOA typically starts to cause symptoms in patients in and the dysfunctional mitochondria that are PAGE SPONSORED BY their early adult years. These include moderate vision responsible for the onset and progression of the loss and some colour vision defects, but severity disorder. DR. SATISH AND GITANJLI ANAND varies, symptoms can worsen over time and some people may become blind. There is currently no way The new gene therapy DR. SATISH ANAND to prevent or cure DOA. The scientists, led by Dr Daniel Maloney and Former Chairman, Board of A gene (OPA1) provides instructions for making a Professor Jane Farrar from Trinity’s School of Trustees, AAPI National protein that is found in cells and tissues throughout Genetics and Microbiology, have developed a new E-Mail: the body, and which is pivotal for maintaining proper gene therapy, which successfully protected the visual [email protected] function in mitochondria, which are the energy function of mice who were treated with a chemical producers in cells. targeting the mitochondria and were consequently Without the protein made by OPA1, mitochondrial living with dysfunctional mitochondria. GITANJLI ANAND function is sub-optimal and the mitochondrial The scientists also found that their gene therapy Former President, India network which in healthy cells is well interconnected improved mitochondrial performance in human cells Association of Long Island is highly disrupted. that contained mutations in the OPA1 gene, offering (IALI) For those living with DOA, it is mutations in OPA1 hope that it may be effective in people. E-mail: [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA SCIENCE & TECH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 40 Windows 10 PCs will directly install UK to impose new rules to limit and run Android tech giants’ power apps from 2021, he UK will impose new rules next year aimed at claims report preventing Google and Facebook from abusing their Tmarket dominance. The Competition and Markets liminating the need for third- Authority (CMA) said the two firms accounted for around 80% party emulators, Microsoft is of the £14bn ($18.7bn) spent on advertising online in 2019. Enow planning to include The new regime will attempt to give consumers more control functionality to directly install and run over their data. Android applications on the Windows It will also "help small businesses thrive, and ensure news 10 platform. This information comes outlets are not forced out by bigger rivals," according to the courtesy of Windows Central which in government. a report has claimed that the tech giant "There is growing consensus in the UK and abroad that the is considering bringing this feature to concentration of power among a small number of tech Windows in 2021. companies is curtailing growth of the sector, reducing The report claims these apps will be innovation and having negative impacts on the people and brought to Windows 10 OS through the businesses that rely on them," said Digital Secretary Oliver Microsoft Store. While the report does Dowden, in a statement. not explain how the company would "It's time to address that and unleash a new age of tech implement this or whether it would growth." come to Windows running ARM-based The new code will set clear expectations for the most chips. This could definitely be the case powerful firms over what represents acceptable behaviour as Android apps are currently made for when interacting with competitors and users. CMA. mostly ARM-based devices. Platforms that are funded by digital advertising could be The Digital Markets Unit could be given powers to suspend, The feature is expected to also come required to be more transparent about the services they block and reverse decisions made by technology firms and to with a new update to the Windows provide and how they are using consumers' data. impose financial penalties for non-compliance. platform, which will be the Windows They will be expected to give consumers a choice over Google and Facebook have previously said they are 10X. This version of the OS is expected whether to receive personalised advertising, and prevented committed to working with the British government and to arrive sometime in the first half of from placing restrictions on their customers that make it hard regulator on digital advertising. next year. Interestingly, with this for them to use rival platforms. The new code could also affect the media industry,which has feature, Microsoft will be taking on The code will be enforced by a new dedicated unit within the lost much of its advertising revenues to Facebook and Google. Google's Chrome OS which has the ability to run Android apps natively. However, running Android apps China launches robotic natively on Windows OS will not only WhatsApp could soon get Read Later, require a lot of work from Microsoft's spacecraft to retrieve part but also involve some from the part of developers. Multi-devices support and other features rocks from the moon Google Hangouts hina on Tuesday launched a robotic spacecraft to bring back rocks from the moon in the first bid by Cany country to retrieve samples from the lunar will no longer surface since the 1970s, a mission that underscores Chinese ambitions in space. support video The Long March-5, China’s largest carrier rocket, blasted off at 4:30 am Beijing time (2030 GMT on calling on Android, Monday) in a pre-dawn launch from Wenchang Space Launch Center on the southern Chinese island of web Hainan carrying the Chang’e-5 spacecraft. oogle Hangouts users will no The Chang’e-5 mission, named after the ancient longer be able to use the group Chinese goddess of the moon, will seek to collect lunar Gvideo calling feature on the material to help scientists understand more about the Android app and the web version. moon’s origins and formation. The mission will test However, the new changes are China’s ability to remotely acquire samples from space, applicable only to the latest version of ahead of more complex missions. the app. If you have not updated your State broadcaster CCTV, which ran live coverage of Hangouts app on your Android phone, hatsApp rolled out a turned on, you will no longer the launch, showed images of China National Space you can still use the feature. The users couple of new features in receive any calls or messages Administration staff in blue uniforms applauding and who are trying to make video calls on Wthe past. The messaging from the chat you have archived. cheering as they watched the spacecraft climbing Hangouts are being redirected to app launched disappearing Sometimes blocking a contact through the atmosphere, lighting up the night sky. Google Meet. messages features, WhatsApp alone does not help, sometimes it If successful, the mission would make China only the So when you update your Hangouts Payments, bulk delete, Shopping needs to be reported to WhatsApp third country to have retrieved lunar samples, joining from Google Play Store, you no longer button and more. However, to stop the contact from the the United States and the Soviet Union. get the option to host a group video WhatsApp is not done yet as the further menace. Therefore Upon entering the moon’s orbit, the spacecraft is call. When you try making a call, you messaging app is working on WhatsApp has been reported to be intended to deploy a pair of vehicles to the lunar are greeted with a message that reads, dozen other features yet that working on a feature that would surface: a lander and an ascender. The landing is due to “Video calls in Hangouts now use could soon make it to the app. let users report unwanted chats or take place in about eight days, according to Pei Zhaoyu, Google Meet. That gives you live As per Wabetainfo, some of the groups from the app itself. a spokesman for the mission. The probe is due to be on captions, screen sharing, and more.” features that WhatsApp could get The messaging app will let the lunar surface for about two days, while the entire However, you can still make one-on-one are the Read Later, Mute Videos users report contacts similar to mission is scheduled to take around 23 days. video calls and audio calls from the app before sending, report to how accounts are reported on and the web version of the app. WhatsApp, and more. The Facebook. Google is trying to make the video features are currently under WhatsApp has been rumored to calling feature exclusive to Google development and its traces were be working on multi-device Meet. When you tap on the video call spotted in the latest updates. support for the longest time now. icon on a Hangouts group, a Google WhatsApp is reportedly The feature has reportedly Meet link would be instantly generated working on a feature called Read reached its final stage of testing and pasted on the group for everyone Later. As the name suggests, the and may get ready for a rollout else to join. Users can join the meeting feature will let users read their anytime soon. The feature would by clicking on the link. This is pretty messages “later”. The WhatsApp let users sign into one account similar to how Facebook uses the features tracker, WaBetainfo using four different devices. Messenger Rooms feature. The Room reports that the Read Later Currently, a user can only sign shortcut is available on WhatsApp but feature is a modified version of into WhatsApp using the web app that would not let users host a video the already available Archived and the mobile app at the same meeting on the app itself. Chats feature. Once the feature is time. THE INDIAN PANORAMA BIZ & FINANCE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 41 India to offer incentives for Economy shrinks 7.5% as solar modules: India enters recession PM Modi NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian M Narendra Modi on Thursday, economy shrank by 7.5% in the second Nov 26, said production-linked quarter of 2020-21, doing better than most Pincentives similar to those for analysts expected it to, although the touch electronic manufacturing will be of grey to this silver lining was provided offered for high-efficiency solar by the fact that with the second modules to boost the generation of consecutive quarterly decline, it is electricity from renewable sources technically in recession -- a result of the which has the potential to generate an lasting effect of the 68-day lockdown annual business of USD 20 billion. enforced to slow the coronavirus disease, Speaking at the Renewable Energy and some lingering restrictions. (RE)-Invest 2020 conference, he invited A Reuters poll of economists had global investors to join India’s projected an 8.8% contraction in the renewable energy journey. “There are September quarter from a year ago. The huge renewable energy deployment 7.5% decline is a sharp improvement from plans for the next decade,” he said, the 23.9% contraction seen by the economy adding that these are likely to generate in the previous quarter, although much of business prospects of the order of India spent two entire months of that around USD 20 billion per year.“Today, period almost completely under lockdown. India’s renewable power capacity is The recession is India’s first in at least 24 the fourth largest in the world. It is years. first.The finance ministry said in a series year.Speaking to Bloomberg Quint, India’s growing at the fastest speed among all “I would say, we should be cautiously of tweets that the number “buttresses former chief statistician Pranab Sen said major countries,” he said. Renewable optimistic and the caution is warranted recovery as captured in several high that he expects the third quarter numbers energy capacity will rise to 220 GW by because the economic impact that we are frequency indicators” and pointed to the to deteriorate once again. 2022 from the current 136 Giga Watts seeing (in the June and September high purchase managers index for The second quarter had the unusual (GW), he added. quarter) is primarily due to the manufacturing (a measure of fortune of having tailwinds from both the pandemic”, chief economic adviser manufacturing activity) and services, pent-up demand due to the lockdown and Google pays Krishnamurthy Subramanian said while positive factory output, and a “V shaped the forthcoming festive season. These commenting on the economic outlook. recovery in ... consumer goods, especially factors will not be there in the third “While we have crossed the peak of the consumer durables, and investment , quarter, he said. The fact that index of Rs 33,737 cr for first wave in September, winter months especially capital and infrastructure eight core sector industries suffered a must warrant caution.” He pointed out goods”. bigger contraction of 2.5% in October 7.73% stake that the second wave of the Spanish Flu in Experts are divided about growth compared to 0.8% in September supports in Jio the early 20th century was worse than the trajectory in the second half of the fiscal such a view. lphabet Inc's Google has paid Rs 33,737 crore for a 7.73 per Acent stake in Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL) digital AstraZeneca CEO expects to Flipkart pips Amazon to lead subsidiary, Jio Platforms Ltd, joining the list of global investors such as Facebook, billionaire Mukesh online festive sales this year Ambani's firm said. run new global trial of The transaction also marks the US almart- technology giant's biggest-ever owned investment in an Indian company. COVID-19 vaccine: Report WFlipkart With this, Jio Platforms has raised a Group has emerged total of Rs 1.52 lakh crore by selling straZeneca as the top e- nearly 33 per cent stake to 13 financial is likely to commerce and strategic investors in just 11 A run an marketplace during weeks. additional global the online festive This has helped RIL erase its net trial to assess the sales between mid- debt much ahead of the March 2021 efficacy of its October to mid- target. COVID-19 vaccine November 2020 with using a lower around 66 per cent Auto firms dosage, its chief share of the overall executive was gross merchandise quoted as saying value (GMV) worth overcome Covid, on Thursday, Nov $8.3 billion, according to a RedSeer report. Jeff Bezos Amazon's 26, amid questions India business, on the other hand, cornered 34 per cent share. The China hurdles over the results of festive month saw overall online sales up 65 per cent from the year- India’s leading automakers and its late-stage study. ago sales worth $5 billion and more than the predicted $7 billion their parts suppliers have managed to Instead of adding the trial to an ongoing US process, this festive season by the consultancy firm. Importantly,the two e- nearly overcome the supply chain AstraZeneca might launch a fresh study to evaluate a commerce companies, Amazon and Flipkart, raked in close to 90 disruptions caused by the pandemic lower dosage of its vaccine that performed better than a per cent of the $8.3 billion GMV, Mrigank Gutgutia, Director E- and deteriorating bilateral ties full dosage, Pascal Soriot told Bloomberg News. commerce, RedSeer Consulting told Financial Express Online. between New Delhi and Beijing, three "Now that we've found what looks like a better efficacy "Lot of customers were holding back on their online purchase industry executives said. we have to validate this, so we need to do an additional due to Covid and potentially waiting for the right opportunity to Parts supplies have recovered to study," he said, adding that the new, likely global, study spend while offline was not operating in a massive way.So, all that almost 85-90% of pre-Covid levels could be faster because it would need fewer subjects as spending got transferred to the online channel. This was the while imports from China and other the efficacy was already known to be high. general trend. The more specific trend was that Tier-II customers countries have also returned to near- The news comes as AstraZeneca faces questions about were much more willing to transact online heavily.This benefited normal levels, barring a few items, its success rate that some experts say could hinder its Flipkart as it has always been targeting small-town customers," the executives said. India imposed chances of getting speedy US and EU regulatory said Gutgutia. stiff curbs on Chinese imports after a approval. The festive season saw 87 per cent growth in the number of border clash in June between Indian Several scientists have raised doubts about the customers to 88 million up from 47 million during last year’s sales. and Chinese troops led to the death of robustness of results released on Monday showing the Of these 88 million, around 57 per cent came from Tier-II and 20 Indian soldiers. This severely hit experimental vaccine was 90 percent effective in a sub- beyond cities, according to the report. Among the top categories, automakers as spare parts imports group of trial participants who, by error initially, mobiles continued to dominate this year with 46 per cent share of were already under pressure since received a half dose followed by a full dose. the $8.3 billion sales vis-à-vis 46 per cent of $5 billion sales last January due to Covid, which Soriot said he did not expect the additional trial to season. originated in Wuhan, China. delay British and European regulatory approvals. THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASTROLOGY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 42

Shree Ganeshaya Namah

By Vedic Astrologer Nastur Bejan Daruwalla is available for astrological consultations. He can be reached at [email protected] and on phone +91 8141234275 for astrological queries VEDIC ASTROLOGER NASTUR BEJAN DARUWALLA www.bejandaruwalla.com Chirag Bejan Daruwalla with his father late Bejan Daruwalla

The Indian Panorama brings you Weekly and Birthday Horoscope from the World's most trusted Vedic Astrologer Nastur Bejan Daruwalla. WEEKLY HOROSCOPE NOV 30-DEC 06, 2020

ARIES: says the family and new LEO: The results of this period are spectacular SAGITTARIUS: You taste the good life again. aspects of spiritual progress will play a and you are 'the man of the match' more than There are new acquisitions and additions, which prominent role in your life now.People play a vital once. You are the toast of the season and win can even be gems and jewels, gold and luxury role and there may be love, romance perhaps an praise, adulation and applause from everybody. goods along with genuine accomplishments, engagement or wedding, hobbies, fun, gambling, You are glowing and growing, emotionally and achievements and true love. Ganesha also gives speculation and much more on the cards. This is spiritually,and its happy days once again. You see you the joys of greater bonding at home. While certainly an interesting combination and you will and realize the power of money and are ware of life is buoyant and without hassles and hiccups, it not be alone in the new orientations and interests just how real and tangible it is. is also necessary to tread carefully and be on your taking centerstage in your life. VIRGO: There is greater joy in life for you now. guard lest you slip up and undo all the good that TAURUS: There are several deadlines, You are sorting out the money angle and even you have accomplished. commitments and targets to be met and you are moving headlong and with great speed and CAPRICORN: The theme this period is slogging away, burning the midnight oil. You determination on that front. There is happiness material bonding and close family relationships. manage to meet them all successfully, however, and contentment. Family life, too, brings joy, and It is an emotional period with loved ones and you and the rewards will be there for you to see. It is a if you are a parent there will be even greater get a lot of joy from the new chemistry that you busy, action-oriented period and you will be happiness. The money angle continues to be in now experience. You love all this and it is a working at a scorching pace. At the end, you will sharp focus. All this makes you positive, welcome respite from the hard work that you have be brimming with confidence, and the satisfaction energetic, enthusiastic. put in most of this period. From being a solo of having done a good job. Not to forget a justified LIBRA: You are calm and contented and find player, you now work in a team and enjoy all the sense of achievement. marvelous emotional balance. You are amiable benefits of collaboration, bonding and harmony GEMINI: You will be productive at work and and understanding and can work through which a good team brings to you. will achieve much, once again. Your self - image problems well. There are many intellectual, AQUARIUS: The action continues with many gets a boost and you get kudos from family, spiritual and physical gains as Ganesha crowns challenges in store. The period seems to be packed friends, colleagues, co-workers and associates. your efforts in almost all directions with splendid to the brim for you. But this is a pleasurable phase Try not to get an inflated ego as everything is success. There is opulence in your life and you as you get a chance to showcase your skills, talent working out the way you wanted it and it will be just love the charisma and glitter of success! and determination. You will thrive in the use of the difficult not to get over-confident. Try instead to SCORPIO: You have to make the right last word in technology and will invest in the latest keep a humble and low profile as it will benefit choices now as there will be many things to gadgets, gizmos and software. There is also exciting you in the long run. choose from. While it is fine to focus on the travel on the cards with many new possibilities. CANCER: There is a lot of satisfaction to be material world, several other issues have to be PISCES: This is an intense phase and a lot will had. You bask in the magic of love, true worked out in the other areas of your life. happen. This period could be quite dramatic. contentment and peace. A lot of it is thanks to the Mutual funds, shares and stocks, capital- There is money to be made and success will family who rally around you and share with you raising and all other money matters come to the beckon on the work front. But, more important, the very joys of existence. All this relaxes you and fore and you will have to work hard to see them you could be in the throes of a sizzling romance. It you enter new ventures, projects, collaborations through satisfactorily. Your esteem in the is fine if you are single, but I don't have to add here and partnerships, with fresh ideas and a new community gets a huge hike, which satisfies that if you are married, a third person will spoil at sense of purpose. your ego drives immensely. all. I suggest you take adequate precautions.

Birthday Horoscope November 30 - December 06, 2020 DEC 4: Relationship issues surface. Stay away from touchy subjects. Don't look for NOV 30: Ganesha says though others wavelength. sympathy or be a doormat. There's motivation appear amiable, it really isn't the time to count DEC 2: As the Sun changes sign, look for to get a makeover. on cooperation. An undercurrent of added emphasis and vital developments DEC 5: You feel like you're on a collision willfulness or distractions stands in the way. regarding employment, as well as health and course with the forces of change. Some change Enjoy the pleasantries, superficial though fitness. See what positive changes you can get is welcome, though, especially if it means the they may be. going in these areas. end of a stalemate. DEC 1: Your social life can slip into high DEC 3: Accidentally stumbling onto DEC 6: You can get into a heated exchange gear, possibly related to the prospect of confidential information or a bright idea, with a friend over money. Don't let enjoying a weekend away or other fun especially regarding a home, family, or impulsiveness or competitiveness do the activities. You and a friend are on the same property interest, can really get you going. talking. THE INDIAN PANORAMA SPIRITUALITY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 43 On this day, Tulsi is ceremonially married to Lord Shaligram. This year, Tulsi Vivah will be organized on TULSI VIVAH November 26.

ulsi Vivah is organized on the Ekadashi date of Shukla Paksha of TKartik month, according to the Hindu calendar. This year, the Tulsi wedding is on Thursday, November 26. On this day, Tulsi is ceremonially married to Lord Shaligram. There is a legend in reference to why Tulsi is married to Lord Vishnu in the form of Shaligram (stone) on Kartik Shukla Ekadashi. According to the boon given to Vrinda, Tulsi and Shaligram got married. Kartik Shukla Ekadashi is also known as Dev Uthani Ekadashi. On this day, Lord Vishnu comes out of his endless sleep. All the gods along with them also abandon yoga sleep. Lord Vishnu is worshiped on this day. Then Lord Shaligram and Tulsi are married. Manglik functions like marriage, mundan, upanayan rites start from this day itself. Benefits from tulsi marriage Worship of Tulsi and Lord Shaligram on Ekadashi ends the problems faced in married life. People who are not married, their relationships get confirmed. Not only this, by marrying Tulsi, one gets merit like Kanyadaan. Tulsi Vivah Puja Vidhi It is believed that on the evening of Ekadashi, devotees must decorate the flower basil plant with ocher etc. Then, by making a pavilion of reed around it, they cover it with a chunari or emblem of a boar. Wrap basil in a saree and wear basil leaves to Tulsi and adorn them. After that, worship Lord Ganesha, the about this, she cursed Lord Vishnu to drawn on a paper is put on the Tulsi for the ceremony. deities and Shaligram Ji duly and become a stone named Shaligram and plant to which, nose-ring and a bindi is The tulsi Vivaah ceremony can either worships the Shodashopchar, worship of performed and immolated herself on her also attached. be performed by a priest or women in the Sritulasi ji with the mantra 'Tulasai husband's pyre. After this, Lord Vishnu, The groom is depicted either as a brass house collectively perform the puja. The Namah' is also done. Then, keep a converted her soul into Tulsi plant and idol or picture of Lord Vishnu. ritual can be performed by women of all coconut with Dakshina in the form promised to marry her and that's how the Sometimes even the ‘Shaligram Stone’, age groups, but only widows are not prasad and take the throne of the idol of Shaligram stone married Tulsi plant. symbolic of Lord Vishnu is used for the allowed to participate in the tulsi Vivaah Lord Shaligram in the hand and do seven puja. The image of Lord Krishna/Vishnu ceremony.The mantras are enchanted all circumambulations of Tulsi Ji and How is Tulsi Vivah celebrated? is then covered in a dhoti. throughout the wedding ceremony. At complete the marriage ceremony after Tulsi Vivah can be celebrated either in A special vegetarian lunch is prepared the completion of the marriage rites, the Aarti. temples or at home. Usually, a fast or for this grandeur occasion. In most of devotees shower rice mixed with Tulsi marriages carry out all the Tulsi Vivah vrat is kept till the evening the household’s puris, rice and dal, red vermillion on the newlyweds. functions similar to Hindu marriages. when the rituals are started. The pumpkin vegetable and a delicious sweet After the puja, a tulsi aarti is sung. Mangal songs are also sung at the time of ceremony begins with bathing a Tulsi potato kheer is prepared. The prepared Once the aarti is finished, the cooked marriage. Tulsi marriage in Rajasthan is plant and a Vishnu idol and decorating food is then kept aside for ‘’ after the food is offered as ‘bhog’ together with known as 'Batua Firana'. The dedication both with garlands and flowers. The completion of marriage rituals. fruits. The prasad is then eaten together of one lakh Tulsi letters to Srihari Tulsi plant is decorated like a bride with The actual ceremony starts in the with family members and other guests. Vishnu leads to the attainment of a red sari, jewellery and bindi. The evening. As a part of the vivaah A person who observes the Tulsi Baikuntha Loka (Heaven). Vishnu idol is dressed in dhoti. A thread ceremony, both Lord Vishnu and Tulsi Vivaah should also eat a Tulsi leaf that is is then tied to link the couple. are given a bath and adorned with symbolic of Goddess Tulsi entering the History and Significance The ceremony ends with people flowers, before the wedding. A yellow devotee’s body. Prasad in the form of Tulsi is venerated as a goddess in showering vermilion and rice on the thread is used to link the couple together sweets are then distributed among all. Hinduism and is considered as a wife of couple. After that, Prasad is distributed Vishnu, with the epithet, "Vishnupriya", among the devotees. PAGE SPONSORED BY "the beloved of Vishnu". The legend behind Tulsi Vivah and its rites are told RITUALS ARISH K. SAHANI in the scripture, Padma Purana. The marriage ceremony of the Lord According to these legends, there was Krishna with Tulsi resembles much like Serving Since 1972 demon king Jalandhar who was any traditional Hindu wedding. The Please Call or Write for Your Insurance Needs infamous for his evil acts and his success rituals are observed in various temples; lay in the virtuous character of his however one can easily perform the Tulsi Arish K Sahani (Father) beloved wife Brinda. Vivaah at their home. The Gods wanted to end this but even The observer of the Tulsi Vivaah must Shiv Sahani (Son) Lord Shiv could not defeat Jalandhar, so keep the fast till the evening, when the he requested Vishnu to find a solution. actual ceremonies begins. Priya Sahani Sood (Daughter) Lord Vishnu disguised himself as An attractive mandap is made around Jalandhar and tricked Vrinda by the tulsi plant suing the sugarcane stalks 7 1 8 - 2 7 1 - 1 9 0 6 touching her. She realized it was not her and is decorated with colourful rangoli. [email protected] husband but Vishnu. This destroyed her The tulsi plant is then beautifully chastity. adorned with bright sari, earrings and “If Hindus don’t maintain Hinduism, who shall save it?” After that, the legends say that other ornaments just like an Indian Jalandhar lost in the fight and died. bride. Vermillion powder and turmeric “If India’s own children don't cling to their faith, who shall guard it?” When his wife, Brinda came to know is also applied on the tulsi plant. A face “Indians alone can save India, and India and Hinduism are one.” THE INDIAN PANORAMA INTERVIEW FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 44 A Renowned Pharmacologist, Neuroscientist and Eminent Scholar of Sikhism - Bhai Dr. Harbans Lal BY DR. DEVINDER PAL SINGH

advisor to the American Project on Religion in the Sri Patna Sahib, Chief Khalsa Diwan, Sikh Dharma News Media. He is the Ambassador of the Parliament of International, and the Sikh Social and Educational World's Religions. Society, Canada. Dr. Lal's contributions are published not only in the In recognition of his contributions to Sikh Studies, Sikh press but in other world-class periodicals such as he has been awarded, D. Lit. (Honoris causa) degree by Dallas Morning News, Tribune, Times of India, Guru Nanak Dev University in 1995. He has also been , etc. honored with the Order of Nishan-e-Khalsa, by For his contributions, Dr. Lal was recognized with the Foundation, in 1999, for his impressive Ambassador of Peace Award by Interreligious and accomplishments in Sikh scholarship and promoting International Federation for World Peace. He was Sikhism. Most recently (2019), he was honored with the honored with the International Medal of Honor by the Prof. Memorial Award established by Mian Grace Seminary, and the International Ummah Award Mir Memorial Trust. by the Islamic Association. A widely acclaimed pharmacologist/neuroscientist Besides serving as a medical educationist at various and a noted Sikh theologian, Dr. Harbans Lal, is a prestigious educational/medical institutions in the founder member of the School of Scientific and Logical USA for over fifty years, and serving a multitude of Interpretation of Gurbani. He is committed to bringing public service projects, Dr. Lal has also established out the truth of Gurbani, logically, rationally, and himself as a leader of several Sikh institutions and as scientifically. With his scientific training and devotion an eminent writer in the field of Sikh theology. to Gurbani, he is eminently qualified to do so. In his In his long career as a pharmacologist/ neuroscientist, Dr. Harbans Lal is credited with over 400 research papers, 28 Harbans Lal was one of the founders of the All India works, Dr. Lal portrays intellectually courageous and books on medical research, several research reviews and 56 Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) subsequently serving authentic attempts to interpret ' verses chapters in books on Medical sciences. He served as the this organization in many roles leading to his being logically and scientifically, to create an accurate Editor-in-Cheif of the monthly research journal "Drug elected as the AISSF President (1954-56). He also served understanding of the Gurbani. His scientific Development Research" for 14 years. as the Editor-in-Chief of the Sikh Students' Bulletin, a background and professional life as a scientist have monthly magazine of AISSF. AISSF honored him with undoubtedly influenced his choice of paradigm and r. Harbans Lal, born in 1931, at Haripur, the the name Bhai Harbans Lal. In 1963, at a Samundri Hall perspective. North-West Frontier Province, and named at Conference in the Darbar Sahib Sri Amritsar complex, A votary of honest living, Dr. Harbans Lal led a life, DPunja Sahib Gurdwara both now in Pakistan, is the Shiromani Parbandhak Committee President, dedicated to the love of God and selfless service to an internationally recognized pharmacologist cum Gurcharan Singh Tohra, honored Dr. Harbans society. He is a true Karam yogi, who had devoted his neuroscientist. He is also a profound scholar of Sikhi- Lal with the ceremonial Siropa and the Sri Sahib whole life to spread the message of education, , sm. (ceremonial sword) as well as the honorific title of Bhai and service to all. He asserts that Sikh Gurus' After receiving his B.Sc. degree in Pharmaceutical Sahib. Since then Dr. Harbans Lal has been known as philosophy, their Sikhi ethics, their compositions, and Sciences from Punjab University,Chandigarh, India, he Bhai Harbans Lal in the Sikh circles. Sri Guru Granth Sahib are the substance that makes for migrated to the USA in 1956. Therein, he completed his Bhai Harbans Lal was the Founding Vice President of spirituality befitting the 21st century. master's degree from the University of Kansas in 1958 and received a Ph.D. degree in Medical Sciences (Pharmacology), from the University of Chicago, in 1962. Over the years, Dr. Harbans Lal held various teaching and research positions at the University of Kansas, University of Chicago, IIT Research Institute and University of Rhode Island. During 1980-2000, he served at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, as Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Pharmacology and Neurosciences. In his long career as a pharmacologist/ neuroscientist, he is credited with over 400 research papers, 28 books on medical research, several research reviews and 56 chapters in books on Medical sciences. He served as the Editor-in-Cheif of the monthly research journal "Drug Development Research" for 14 years. Dr. Lal served on many national and international the Sarab Hind Sehajdhari Sikh Organization (1949-56). His views on various aspects of Gurbani are advisory boards, including the National Institute of From 1975- 2018, Dr. Lal served as the Founding Vice- presented here for the benefit of readers: Health, National Institute of Ageing, National Science President of Sri Nanakana Sahib Foundation Dr. Singh: You are a scientist by training and a teacher cum Foundation, and US Food and Drug Administration. (President Late Sardar Ganga Singh Dhillon), an researcher by profession. How have you become so Society of Neuroscience honored him with a organization credited with opening the free access to interested in theology? Distinguished Neuroscientist Award. The American the Sikh historical places left behind in Pakistan after College of Neuropsychopharmacology elected him as a the partition of India. The Nanakana Sahib Foundation My mother told me that my parents received me as a member and included him among accomplished is also credited with the establishment of the Pakistan gift from Guru Nanak including my name and they scientists recognized for making discoveries in Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhac Committee. would raise me to serve the causes of Guru Nanak. So medicines in the past 50 years. American Psychological Since 2016, Dr. Lal is a regular contributor to Sikh she taught me about our gurus and their teachings with Association honored him with honorary membership thoughts via his blog "Seeking Wisdom". Through his the help of two woman-granthis of the gurdwara for for his contribution to psychology research being a non- literary essays, as published in many reputed research women, Istri Satsang Sabha, in Haripur. The same psychologist. It was done on the recommendation of BF journals, magazines, books, and newspapers, he has function was taken over by my AISSF family. Skinner, the father of Behavioral Psychology. The been able to create an indelible mark of scholarship on Dr. Singh: What is Sikh Philosophy, and what are its Scientists of Indian Origin in America elected Dr. the minds of his readers. He has published a book on sources? Harbans Lal as its President. Guru Nanak's teachings and several reviews on Sikh In his public life, Dr. Lal promoted interfaith and themes. The Sikh philosophy is imbibed in the verses of multicultural understanding. He serves in various Dr. Bhai Harbans Lal has been honored for his Gurus' hymns inscribed in SGGS. The general and leadership capacities in interfaith organizations such services to the Sikh cause by several Sikh organizations fundamental questions about human existence, the as the World Center for Thanksgiving, Interfaith e.g., Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, purpose of the creation, and human life are well Council of Thanksgiving Square, The Faith Amritsar; Delhi Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Conversation, Alliance for Religious Freedom, and New Delhi, The Takht, Takht , Takhat CONTD ON PAGE 45 THE INDIAN PANORAMA INTERVIEW FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 45 CONTD FROM PAGE 44 Our Gurus were fully consistent with science. The Dr. Singh: Can rational inquiry and Gurbani convictions co- more we know about creation with scientific advances, exist? deliberated in SGGS. In a few words, one is in this world the more we realize the truth in Guru's teachings and Gurbani is all rational. At any one moment, we may as a part of the Divine blueprint to be fulfilled with the become humble before the Creators. not understand the real meaning of a verse and it may wonders of this creation by living our lives accordingly. Dr. Singh: Some scholars emphasize that Sikh philosophy seem irrational. In this case, we must continue to pray The Guru provided in the commencing verse of SGSGS depicts a way of life, not a religion. What is your opinion and seek SABD DEEDAR, to mean the guidance in the the divine attributes that are meant for us to emulate about it? understanding of the true meaning and significance of through behaviors and characteristics dictated by the the verse. Most verses are in metaphors and must be guidelines narrated in the three pillars of life described Our gurus did not use or accept the term religion or realized as such. as Naam, Daan, Isnaan. The Naam is noumenon, i.e. the mazhab. Religion is a Judeo-Christian term and the Dr. Singh: What is the perspective of Sri Guru Granth Sahib spiritual experience of reality peculiar to religion and term mazahb is from Abrahamic traditions. Guru used on life, soul, death, and reincarnation; Karam and nadir? distinct from aesthetic, euphoric, or moral experiences. the term Dharam, in the West Dharma, which is Daan is sharing God-given bounties of material entirely distinct from religion. Dharma is devoid of All of us who are born will die. That is the end. The treasures and intellectual capacities, as well as seeking ritualism and mythology; it is simply a pathway to body will become ashes and merge into the elements. divine gifts such as Naam, the company of other connect with the Creator while living a happy and The egoistic mental entities will end forever. When we seekers, fearlessness, and abilities to serve others. healthy life. are living, our mind goes through numerous lives and Isnaan is noble deeds that cleanse the mind, vision, and Dr. Singh: As per Sikh Gurus' Philosophy, what is the reincarnations. A Sikh seeks an end to these body. These principles were meant to combine the meaning or purpose of our presence in this Universe? reincarnations of the human mind that we call M^N. practice of Naam to achieve Divine consciousness with Dr. Singh: Do Sikhs believe in an afterlife? Do they believe a socio-political order of noble deeds and sharing Our purpose is to appreciate the Divine and Creation in Heaven/Hell, salvation? practices of all kinds at all levels. The purpose was to under the guidance of the Guru. We can do this through achieve equality and unity of humankind under the the gift of Dharma. No. Sikhi does not believe in heavens, hell, salvation Creator as well as the fulfillment of human goals while Dr. Singh: What is the perspective of Sikh Philosophy about in the afterlife, etc. These terms in Gurbani are used as living in every environment. the existence of God? Can faith in God be justified? metaphors to explain the experiences as well as the Dr. Singh: What makes Sikh Gurus' philosophy original and rewards and punishments in this life. unique? Under the guidance of the Sikh philosophy, we Dr. Singh: What are the barriers to the logical and rational connect with Ek Ongkar, the icon selected to commence interpretation of Gurbani? Siddha asked Guru Nanak as to what his dharma was, the text of SGGS. The symbol or icon means One reality when was it founded, and for what environment was it manifested in all creation. Religious information concocted by ill-trained suitable? The Guru answered that his dharma was Gur Then, we are to perceive the same manifestation clerics, pujaris, who are hired or paid otherwise to Mat, it was established as soon as humanity came into within each one of us so that we may emulate some of impart religious education most of the time. Most of existence and it was suitable for all times. the divine virtues within us under Guru's guidance and them promote barriers to a real understanding of Dr. Singh: What is the relevance of Sachiara (as envisioned benevolence. The rest of the SGGS trains us towards Gurbani. They discourage intellectual contemplation of by Guru Nanak in his Jap composition) in a modern that goal. Gurbani in favor of merely listening to it verbatim in context? Dr. Singh: Do scientists believe in God? popular tunes. Depending on which God? They do not believe in the Dr. Singh: You have been the founder president of the To become Sachiara, in short, is to awaken the anthropomorphic God that the clergy class (clerics, Academy of Guru Granth Studies since its inception. Can eternal truthfulness within so that the human pujaris) has invented, with miracles and rituals. But you elaborate on some of the outstanding contributions of narcissism is replaced, and one seeks divine they do believe in the Ek-Ongkar symbolizing One the Academy? companionship. For Sachiara, forms, and events Virtual Reality manifested in all creations. Most (Hukam) reveal the key sources of the truth; the scientists dislike the associated mythology and rituals. The Academy participated in several collaboration ordinary becomes extraordinary, the "secular" becomes Dr. Singh: What is the SGGS's perspective about projects with others over the years. Presently it is the "sacred". Therefore, Sikhs constantly conflate, spirituality? engaged in bringing out the Urdu translation of the juxtapose, and interpenetrate opposing boundaries - Guru Granth to benefit nearly 400 million Urdu- between Hindu pantheism, Islamic monotheism, and I do not know what spirituality is although I do hear speaking people in the world. As always, the Urdu Buddhist nothingness. about it. It is something the intellectuals follow instead translation project too is multidimensional and is Dr. Singh: In Oct 2019, you have delivered an invited of any organized religion. The spiritualists believe in supported by many organizations and many lecture at McGill University, Quebec, Canada, on the topic" harmonizing with the Universe and Nature as being individuals in its various dimensions. We urgently need The Miracle of Sultanpur Lodhi - the Founder of Interfaith spiritual. They do not get solace by going to places of some Urdu scholars of Gurmat to help in the project. Dialogue Worldwide". Does Sikh Gurus' philosophy worship but seek happiness from within. They, rather, Dr. Singh: Recently you have published your book titled: encourage belief in miracles? align with their "spirit" for eternal bliss. Some "Guru Nanak's Religious Pluralism and Sri Guru Granth spiritualists that I now do have their living guru. One Sahib". In this book, you have emphasized that the Sikh I used the term miracle as a metaphor. Nanak went friend told me his belief this way. He wrote, "If you religion, as envisioned by Guru Nanak, is pluralistic, into meditative trans somewhere at the banks of the want to know Him, you have to experience Him vividly. inclusive, and contemporary. Can you share a few salient Vein river in Sultanpur away from the distracting You can never find Him by repeating His name features of your thesis? hustle and bustle so that he was left alone to mindlessly. The singing of hymns would not enhance contemplate for 3 days. He emerged as, we may call, you spiritually." The example he gave me was really The message of the nearly 300 pages book is that our Prophet Nanak or Guru Nanak. It is similar to the case convincing. If you are hungry, you will have to eat Guru's teachings are universal and are etched in stone of Prince Gautam who meditated under a banyan tree food…just uttering the names of different dishes or in the hymns of the Guru Granth. They form the basis and came out of his trance as Gautam Buddha. their recipes would not satisfy your hunger!!! of Guru's message that is for the whole of humanity Dr. Singh: Different Sikh scholars emphasize one or the I cannot have any qualm with it except I get my irrespective of any linguistic, historic, or cultural other versions of the e.g. (i) Kirat spiritual guidance from Gurbani. differences among societies. No history should be Karo, , (2) Naam, Daan, Isnaan Dr. Singh: What is the perspective of Sikh Philosophy about allowed to rule over the Guru's message. Similarly, no (3) Deg, Teg, Fateh, etc. Based on Sikh doctrines, what do society? culture should come in the way of Sikhi practices. The you think is the aptest version? best ways to connect with the Guru's teachings are Guru talks about humanity and Gurmukh panth. I illustrated in Gurbani. My book describes how best to Beginning with Guru Nanak, all ten Gurus used the have not studied as to where society fits in. I am not able connect to the message of Gurbani. terms, Naam (Mindful Awareness of Divine Presence), to explain in a few words. It needs a chapter. Dr. Singh: Prof. Hardev Singh Virk, a noted Sikh scholar, Daan (Live Out the Culture of Altruism when Seeking Dr. Singh: Do Sikh doctrines drive towards the during one of his lectures at San Jose Gurudwara, USA, in Divine Benevolence), Isnaan (Implement Ethics of sustainability of living beings on the earth? 2018 argued that "Sikhism fails to impact at the global Good Deeds that Cleanse both Body and Mind). level." Would you like to share your opinion about this Their contemporary Sikh theologians used the Guru The divine creation will live or die according to statement? given terms. Other terms like , Naam Japo, Hukam, the blueprint that the Creator has implemented Vand Chhako were introduced by Bhai Vir Singh in his for the creation. The God-given treasures will never run I agree that Sikhi-sm to date has failed to impact any novel Bijay Singh and became fashionable thereafter. I out. society outside the Punjabi ethnic populations in every dare not outsmart my Guru and use only the Guru Dr. Singh: Based on Sikh Philosophy, what can be done to continent. I do not know the reason, but my working given terms, Naam, Daan, Isnaan. Moreover, the other stop humans fighting each other for race, religion, caste, hypothesis is that it is because our clergy class that terms do not convey the exact meanings that our Gurus color, or creed? manages our religion has evolved rigid rituals in our had in mind. practices so that our dissemination of Guru's message Dr. Singh: Is Sikh Gurus' Philosophy in conflict or harmony To stop those fighting among groups, eliminate or is walled within our religious institutions run by with science? How can Sikh Gurus' Philosophy help in the discourage the culture of mera and tera, meaning mine Punjabi ethnic groups. cultivation of scientific temper in society? and yours, us, and them. All of us carry the same jot or the flame of life. CONTD ON PAGE 50 THE INDIAN PANORAMA CLASSIFIEDS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 46

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iego Maradona has died from a “Today I say goodbye to a friend and heart attack days after turning 60. the world says goodbye to an eternal DHe breathed his last at home, his lawyer said, just three weeks after genius. One of the best ever. An having surgery on a blood clot in his unparalleled magician. He leaves too brain. soon, but leaves a legacy without limits Maradona won the football World Cup with Argentina in 1986, having knocked and a void that will never be filled,” the England out of the tournament in a Portugal and Juventus superstar wrote match which saw him score the infamous in his twitter handle. “Rest in peace, ‘Hand of God’ goal, and another — widely considered to be the greatest goal ace. You will never be forgotten.” of all time. One of the greatest players on — Cristiano Ronaldo the pitch, his life off the pitch was equally colourful — amid battles with “A very sad day for all Argentinians and drug and alcohol addiction. He not just for football. He has left us but he isn't inspired a generation, he defined it. going anywhere because Diego is Background eternal. I'll remember the lovely Maradona had a humble upbringing, moments I experienced with him and I he was bred in the city of Villa Fiorito in the outskirts of Buenos Aires and was send my condolences to his family and born to underprivileged parents. When friends. Rest in peace.” he was eight years old, Maradona came under the eyes of a talent scout when he — Lionel Messi was playing in the neighborhood club "What sad news. I lost a great friend Estrella Roja. Soon, the natural skill set made him and the world lost a legend. There is the chief player of the Los Cebollitas still much to be said, but for now, may (The Little Onions), the junior team of God give strength to family members. Buenos Aires’s Argentinos Juniors. One day, I hope we can play ball Debut together in the sky.” — Pele Maradona made his professional debut for Argentinos Juniors in the year 1976, after the conclusion of the match he stated, “That day I felt I had held the sky in my hands.” He played for five years at Argentinos Juniors and scored 115 goals 1986: The year of Diego Maradona in 167 appearances. Maradona was he 1986 World Cup in Mexico It has all already happened before transferred to Barcelona in Spain for a must be the only World Cup in the hapless Belgians face him - him, then world record fee of £5 million in the Tthe history of the tournament to not Argentina - in the semis. year 1982, and the club raced to glory. be won by a single player. Not a team - It has happened in the match that His international debut came in the in this game that defines teamwork - will forever define Maradona, the two year 1976 when Argentina played against but one man. The 1986 World Cup sides of the man, the devil and the Hungary. Maradona was not included in begins and ends with Maradona. angel, genius and rogue. It happens in the 1978 World Cup squad, which was It comes alive with Argentina’s first the quarterfinal against England, held in Argentina as the coach César match, where the diminutive man where, in the space of a few minutes, Luis Menotti felt that he’s still a novice to feeds all three goals that his country Maradona provides the most divine play in the World Cup. scores past South Korea; for his third and the most divisive memories of the He played the 1979 FIFA World Youth assist, he bursts into the box and World Cup. The first is a brazen, Championship in Japan, Argentina won brushes off two defenders - a sign of reckless, desperate move, him rising the final and Maradona was the star of things to come - before squaring the above the towering England the tournament. His first senior ball across the goal. In their second goalkeeper Peter Shilton to meet a Low points international goal came in the year 1979 match, he outmuscles his dogged high ball with his fist. The world calls Maradona had a tough time with in a 3–1 win against Scotland at Italian marker and reaches a lobbed him a cheat; he says it’s the “Hand of Barca, he was addicted to cocaine, due to Hampden Park. pass inside the box and unleashes a God”. which Barcelona’s directors had disputes powerful left footed drive from a tough His second simply becomes known and Maradona was sold to Napoli for Rise to glory angle. The match is drawn 1-1. as the “goal of the century” - never to another record fee of £6.9million. Maradona was the youngest player to Against Bulgaria, which Argentina be outshone in the collective memory Maradona was banned from football make it to the national team. In 1979 he win 2-0, he provides the assist for the of football for its sheer audacity and for 15 months in 1991 after testing was declared to be the South American first goal. He scores both goals against its improbable skill. The visual impact positive for cocaine. Player of the Year and he led Argentina Belgium in the semis for a 2-0 win - the is indelible - Maradona, collecting the in the Junior World Cup. Maradona was first, a flick with the outside of the ball in his own half, spinning away Captaincy the newsmaker in 1982 when he was sold foot while two defenders and the from two defenders, and zooming off Maradona captained the Argentina to Barcelona for $7.7 million at the age of goalkeeper clatter into him; the in a blinding, mazy run, chest out, national football team 16 times, and led 21. second, a marvel of speed and control, tongue out, thighs pumping like the his nation to World Cup title in 1986. With Maradona’s extraordinary scything through four defenders and pistons from some steampunk monster gameplay, Argentina became the twisting into a shot that flies into the engine and one by one, leaving seven Records champions in 1986 World Cup and he was goal at an acute angle even as he loses English players flailing in his wake. The Argentine ace footballer has named “athlete of the decade” by the balance at that speed. But wait. By He had tried it before, six years scored 312 goals in his entire career. He British. But he wasn’t short of then, that was not magic. It was just earlier, at the Wembley - England vs has recorded 8 goals and provided 8 controversy, as he scored a pivotal goal Maradona doing his thing. Argentina again, May 1980 - but that assists in 21 World Cup appearances. against England with the help of his It was just an unstoppable force time he had unleashed an angled shot Maradona was the second highest goal- arm. After the match, Maradona doing the inevitable. The ball gets that had whizzed just wide of the far scorer from Argentina in World Cup famously said that if the ball struck any glued to his left feet. No defender can post. Somehow, in the middle of this finals. hand, it was the hand of God. keep up. He is everywhere. A bundle of mesmeric run, Maradona remembers He also received the FIFA World Cup muscle, a burst of pure energy, the that moment. This time, he rounds the Retirement Golden Ball and the Silver Shoe in the Cosmic Kite, the ball goes where he goalkeeper so nothing is left to chance. Post-retirement from football, he won same year. wants it to go, he dictates matches, he He travels 60 yards in 11 otherworldly FIFA Player of the Century award. He He led Napoli to the Serie A title twice owns the pitch. seconds for that goal. played few charity matches in order to in his career. raise money for trusts and organization. THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 48 THE INDIAN PANORAMA SPORTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 49 FINCH, SMITH HIT TONS, HAZLEWOOD STRIKES AS AUSSIES CRUSH INDIA

SYDNEY (TIP): Skipper Aaron Finch and Steve Smith blazed centuries Tokyo Olympics and Josh Hazlewood ripped apart the Indian top order as Australia won by 66 runs in the first one-day international organisers plan to host at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday,Nov 27. 18 test events The Indians, coming out of coronavirus quarantine, looked rusty TOKYO (TIP): The postponed Tokyo Olympics in their first taste of international are getting a kick-start. Local organisers on Friday cricket since February, as the announced a series of 18 test events set to begin in Australians went on a run rampage to March and run into May. reach 374 for six after winning the toss. The Tokyo Olympics are set to open on July 23, Hazlewood then put the skids under 2021, after being postponed eight months ago the tourists, triggering a top-order because of the COVID-19 pandemic. wobble. Among his victims was coveted The announcement in an online news conference wicket of skipper Virat Kohli, as India Virat Kohli congratulates Aaron Finch after the match. came the same day that the Tokyo Metropolitan amassed 308 for eight in reply. Government reported a one-day record of 570 new Australia enjoyed perfect batting Mayank Agarwal fell to Hazlewood for India's remaining hope went with coronavirus infections in the capital. conditions. Finch belted 114 and shared 22. Kohli was dropped on one by Adam Pandya who took on Zampa but failed to Although Japan has handled the pandemic better an opening stand of 156 with David Zampa at fine leg after top-edging a Pat clear the rope and was caught by Starc than most countries, cases have been surging Warner, who made 69 off 75 balls. Cummins lifter. for 90 off 76 balls. Zampa finished with recently with about 2,000 deaths attributed to Smith had some early luck early The reprieve did not last long when four for 54 off his 10 overs. COVID-19 in a country of 125 million. before taking charge and hitting 105 off the India skipper was cramped by India had not played international Officials said at least four of the test events will 66 balls with four sixes. Hazlewood and found Finch at mid- cricket since a tour of New Zealand involve athletes from abroad, including tests in He was saved by DRS after a wicket, his night over at 21. earlier in the year and it showed with swimming, gymnastics, diving and volleyball. confident appeal for leg before wicket "We got enough time to prepare, I their outfielding ragged at times. A track and field meet on May 9 at the new on 15. Then Shikhar Dhawan badly don't think there's any excuses on the In contrast, Australia came into the National Stadium is listed as test event. It is not missed Smith's miscue on 38 at long on. field when you don't pull up as a side," match on the back of beating 50-over clear if athletes from abroad will participate. "I've been searching for something Kohli said. "It's probably the first long world champions England in Hidemasa Nakamura, the games delivery officer, for a couple of months now,but a couple game we've played in a while. The body September. said none of the test events would allow fans from of days ago I started to hit the ball language after 25-26 overs was Even getting to the opening toss was abroad, although some events would permit an where I wanted it, and everything came disappointing. an uphill battle for India, with unspecified number of fans from Japan. back, the rhythm came back," man-of- "A quality side will hurt you (if you wrangling over quarantine "No, we will not have spectators from abroad," the-match Smith said. have fielding lapses). We'll have to find requirements and a recent outbreak of Nakamura said. "Finchy and Davey set an excellent out ways of getting a few overs from a coronavirus in Melbourne Several of the events will not even involve platform, we could come and just take few part-time (bowlers) in the side." complicating matters. But Cricket athletes, testing "operations" only as a way to cut off." After Finch raised his 17th ODI Hazlewood picked up Shreyas Iyer, Australia was desperate for the back on spending. century he was out for 114 off 124 balls failing to get his bat away from a blockbuster tour, which also includes trying to steer a Jasprit Bumrah lifter bouncer and skying to Alex Carey for four tests, to go ahead, with the funds Belgium No. 1 in FIFA behind the wicket in the 40th over. two, leaving the tourists at 80 for three. generated crucial after the sport was hit Glenn Maxwell hit a rumbustious 45 Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya hard by the Covid-19 shutdown. off 19 balls as Australia built a massive gave India an outside hope of pulling off Before play, both teams formed a rankings, France 2nd total to defend under the evening lights. victory in a 128-run partnership before ceremonial, barefoot circle to India made a fast start, the openers Dhawan was caught by Mitchell Starc acknowledge the traditional and Brazil 3rd flaying the Aussie attack for 53 before off Zampa for 74. indigenous owners of the SCG land. ZURICH (TIP): With Belgium still at No. 1, FIFA released its final rankings list for 2020 on Friday, Nov 27, and set the seedings for the European portion of the World Cup qualifying NZ pull off Auckland thriller despite Pollard blitz draw. Defending World Cup champion France is in WELLINGTON (TIP): New Zealand greeted second place, with Brazil third and England international cricket back in the country with a thrilling fourth. European champion Portugal rounds out five-wicket victory in the first Twenty20 against West the top five, with Spain in sixth. Indies on Friday,Nov 27. FIFA will host the European draw on December Kieron Pollard’s blistering 75 not out powered West 7. The 10 top-seeded teams include Italy, which Indies to a commanding 180-7 in the Auckland contest was seeded second four years ago and failed to which was reduced to 16-overs-a-side following rain qualify for the 2018 tournament in Russia after interruptions. ending up in a group with Spain. New Zealand’s top order let them down but Jimmy The Netherlands, ranked 14th, took the last top- Neesham forged important partnerships with debutant seeded place, dropping No. 16 Switzerland into pot Devon Conway and Mitchell Santner to seal victory with 2. four balls to spare. The 10 group winners will qualifying This was the first international match in New Zealand automatically for the 2022 tournament in Qatar. since the Christchurch test against India that ended on The 10 runners-up will enter the playoffs, joined Mar 2. “It was a very strange game but nice to come out the blistering counter-attack, smashing eight sixes in his 37- by two teams from the Nations League groups. right side,” said home captain Tim Southee, leading the ball blitz. New Zealand’s top order wilted early but Argentina moved up one place to No. 7 after two side in absence of Kane Williamson. Neesham, who remained not out on 48, partnered Conway rounds of World Cup qualifying in South The first five overs of the match contained plenty of the to revive their chase before pulling it off in company of America. Uruguay fell one place to No. 8. drama, including a couple of rain interruptions. Santner (31 not out). At No. 9, Mexico is the highest-ranked team Put into bat, West Indies plundered 55 runs off the first “I hope the crowd enjoyed it,” Pollard said. from the CONCACAF region, while the United three overs before the hosts staged a remarkable “It was a topsy-turvy game. A bit of indiscipline showed States stayed at No. 22. comeback. for us, in the bowling, and losing five wickets in that space Senegal leads African nations at No. 20, while Lockie Ferguson’s (5-21) double strikes triggered a of time in the batting too.” Japan is Asia’s top-ranked team at No. 27. World spectacular collapse as West Indies slumped from 58 for no The teams now move to Mount Maunganui for the last Cup host Qatar dropped two places to No. 59. loss to 59-5 in the space of 12 deliveries. two Twenty20 matches, to be played on Sunday and Pollard not only arrested the slide but also launched a Monday,before a two-test series between them. THE INDIAN PANORAMA TURN PAGE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 50 contd from page 3 also reflect the idea that we cannot meet the profound challenges of this new moment with old thinking and unchanged habits -- or without diversity of background and PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: President-elect Joe Biden unveils... perspective. It's why I've selected them." (Read full story at Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja Here's who Joe Biden has selected for his Cabinet www.theindianpanorama.news) VICE PRESIDENT: Biden is moving swiftly to craft his incoming administration Chitagam Saluja despite Trump's ongoing efforts to reverse the election results and gum up the transition. CNN reported Monday that Biden is Another setback for Trump... CHIEF EDITOR: expected to name Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary,according that the "campaign's claims have no merit." Prof Indrajit S. Saluja to a source with knowledge of the pick. Yellen would be the "Free, fair elections are the lifeblood of our democracy. CONSULTING EDITOR : first woman to serve as secretary of the Treasury if nominated Charges of unfairness are serious. But calling an election Deepak Dwidedi, Chairman, and confirmed. unfair does not make it so. Charges require specific allegations Bhaskar Group, Delhi The slate of nominations announced on Monday included and then proof. We have neither here," 3rd Circuit Judge ASSISTANT EDITOR: confirmation of the selection of Antony Blinken, Biden's top Stephanos Bibas wrote for the three-judge panel. Bidisha Roy foreign policy aide, as the next secretary of state, Linda The case had been argued last week in a lower court by SPL. REPORTER UNO: Thomas-Greenfield to be the US ambassador to the United Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who insisted during five hours of H.S. Panaser Nations. Jake Sullivan will join the White House team as oral arguments that the 2020 presidential election had been GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Biden's national security adviser. marred by widespread fraud in Pennsylvania. However, The choices reflect Biden's desire to construct a diverse Giuliani failed to offer any tangible proof of that in court. Om Parkash Malik Cabinet with experts versed in public policy and deep U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann had said the campaign's DIRECTOR experience in government. Former Secretary of State John error-filled complaint, "like Frankenstein's Monster, has been ADMINISTRATION: Kerry has been tapped to serve as Biden's climate czar. Kerry is haphazardly stitched together" and denied Giuliani the right to Gauri Beri a champion of the Paris climate agreement, the landmark deal amend it for a second time. CONTRIBUTING from which Trump withdrew the US. Kerry was also Biden's The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called that decision PHOTOGRAPHERS: pick to co-chair a "unity task force" on climate change with justified. The three judges on the panel were all appointed by Baldev Singh / BJ Videos allies of Sen. Bernie Sanders after the Democratic presidential Republican presidents. including Bibas, a former University of Gunjesh Desai / Masala Junction primary. Pennsylvania law professor appointed by Trump. Trump's Jay Mandal, Biden in a statement described Monday's selections as "the sister, Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, sat on the court for 20 Mohammad Jaffer, crux" of a team charged with reasserting American leadership years, retiring in 2019. SnapsIndia on the global stage in the aftermath of Trump's efforts to cut "Voters, not lawyers, choose the president. Ballots, not briefs, Mohammad Shahzad, off multilateral diplomacy and wreck fragile pacts like the Iran decide elections," Bibas said in the opinion, which also denied Zia Khan, nuclear deal. the campaign's request to stop the state from certifying its Nisha Rani "These individuals are equally as experienced and crisis- results, a demand he called "breathtaking." Vaaho Photographers, tested as they are innovative and imaginative," Biden said. Vijay Shah - Photo Journalist. (Read full story at www.theindianpanorama.news) "Their accomplishments in diplomacy are unmatched, but they CORRESPONDENTS : SACRAMENTO: Dr. Singh: Is Sikhism universal? If so, why has it not been so Parminder S. Aujla CONTD FROM PAGE 45 accepted yet? NEW YORK : Chitagam A Renowned Pharmacologist,... What is universal? Universal is that which applies everywhere, to whole humankind, and in all civil societies FRESNO: As Sardar Kapoor Singh had described, our present language regardless of culture, race, gender, religion, nationality,or any Tarlochan Singh of dissemination is "gibberish" to our youth and people outside other distinguishing feature. Further, universal can be DALLAS: of the Punjabi ethnicity. Our religious practices have been relevant only in the world of diversity. Harjit Dhesi, Amarjit Dhillon made subservient to our cultural practices that insistently Let us apply the dynamics of universality to Sikhi to OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENTS exclude and discourage others. establish that they are universal. To start with, the Sikhi LONDON Dr. Singh: Your book "Guru Nanak's Religious Pluralism and Sri dynamics are universal because the founder of the Sikhi Nirpal Singh Shergill Guru Granth Sahib" points out many of the issues confronting our claimed them to be so. When we go deep into Guru's teachings, we find a dynamic relationship between Sikh identity,the Sikh SPL CORRESPONDENT diverse and pluralistic world, particularly the world that emerged community, and the grace-awakened values that our Gurus DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: after 9/11. Can you share a few of these issues, specifically impacting the Sikhs? prescribed in our scripture. It is the need of the hour that they Ashishpal Singh are articulated in the language that the new civilizations can CHANDIGARH: In the past century, we began to live in various grasp. Where their universality is not apparent, we must Manjit Sidhu neighborhoods within a global village. Suddenly we are faced actively explore ways of universalizing Guru's message. LUDHIANA: with the responsibility of explaining the Sikhi theology to our Guru Nanak used the metaphor of the ocean waters that A.S. Arora, new neighbors. We are certainly not prepared for that. That is through the routes of cloud formations give birth to glaciers, R.P.Sharma the main issue. lakes, and rains. They, in turn, go on to form rivers and rivulets. These rivulets then flow through mountains and lands DALLAS BUREAU CHIEF & VP Dr. Singh: Since 2016, you are writing a blog "Seeking Wisdom". to irrigate vast territories on all continents before they return Lovllien Kaurr Can you elaborate, how and why you came up with this idea? to the oceans again. 972-330-3139 Because of my advancing age, I was advised to undertake a Our clergy, exegetists, and even scholars stress loudly and [email protected] new project that may exercise my brain to slow down in its with authority as well as with pride that our Gurus gave us a The Indian Panorama degeneration. After discussing with my family and my universal religion. However, our clergy and exegetists never P.O. Box No. 190067, South colleagues I initiated writing for the new blog. I define a Sikh elucidate what they mean from the Sikhi teachings being Richmond Hill, NY 11419, as a person who is a seeker of the divine wisdom through universal. As a matter of fact, in the name of their universal Tel: 646-247-9458 Guru's hymns. So, I named my blog as "Seeking Wisdom" and religion, they religiously promote rituals, definitions, and Email: pen down my thoughts in my spare time. Thus, I share with religiosities which are out and out anything but universal. [email protected] other wisdom seekers what I learn from Gurbani. Sikhi would never formally align Guru Wisdom with one Dr. Singh: What is the Sikh Gurus' perspective on religious/spiritual ethnicity, one society, one culture, one denomination, one experience as reported by various religious devotees/scientists? political party, or one geographical area. Guru will also not DISCLAIMER Can you share any of your unique religious/spiritual experiences? allow someone to use a Sikhi rivulet to ignore laws of civil societies, of sciences, or colors and diversities within the same THE INDIAN PANORAMA ASSUMES No, I do not have any spiritual experience except that I often community. As far as we know, that was the intent of Guru NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CLAIMS MADE IN ADVERTISEMENTS. see and interact with Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh in Nanak. WE ONLY SELL SPACE. VIEWS my dreams. There is another point to ponder. A rivulet is a minority if PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER Dr. Singh: Karl Marx, the German philosopher, and economist, you look at one at a time, but it is the majority if you look at it ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS AND once said that "Religion is the opium of the people." Is Sikh "connected to the source along with others and its ending into DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE Philosophy a new variety of this opium? the ocean with all others." Then you are part of a vast majority. VIEWS OF THE NEWSPAPER. ALL This way the Wisdom Seekers or the Sikhs encounter the RIGHTS ARE RESERVED. As I said before, Sikhi-sm is not a religion as the religion is coming waves of global uncertainty with confidence and REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IN defined by the Judeo-Christian traditions. So, it may not have optimism. WRITING FROM THE INDIAN the same ill effects on society as experienced under Abrahamic (The author is with Center for Understanding Sikhism, Mississauga, PANORAMA IS PROHIBITED. religions. No, Sikhi-sm it is not the opium of the people. L5A 1Y7, ON, Canada) THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 51 THE INDIAN PANORAMA ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2020 52