Vol. 34 No. 3 MARCH, 2021 (16 Pages including Cover)

Jh ckys'oj vxzoky tUe 'krkCnh ds volj ij Importance of the PIO (A Historical Perspective)

The history of Indian Diaspora is indentured workers went to South population have unique in many respects. Only the Africa, Fiji, Guyana, Trinidad & responded to - Baleshwar Agrawal Jewish and the Chinese Diaspora Tobago, Suriname and plantation our invitation to present papers on the could be compared with the Indian workers went to Mauritius, Burma and work done in different areas of their Diaspora. India has recorded history Sri Lanka. countries. It is a matter of pride and of 5000 years during which period, the honour that the people of Indian origin During the last 60-70 years saints and seers of the country went to are Prime Minister in Mauritius, Fiji, professionals from India, especially all the four continents of the world to Trinidad & Tobago. The Presidents of doctors, engineers, professors, spread their message of universal Guyana, Singapore and Mauritius are scientists have been going to various brotherhood and tolerance. Emperor also from the same stock. There are countries, particularly to the USA, Ashoka in particular had sent his son 68 ministers and about 300 members Canada, U.K. and Europe. They have and daughter to spread the message of parliament from among the people also gone to Australia and New of Buddha. The Indian traders used to of Indian origin. Their forefathers went Zealand. The Gulf countries attracted travel to far off countries with their in very difficult conditions; they worked a large number of Indian workers merchandise. European markets hard and made their way up by under contract schemes. According to were full of goods from India; muslin of winning the confidence of the people. a rough estimate, the total population Dhaka and the spices of India are well Today, they hold important positions in of the people of Indian origin outside known. all professions and administration. India is about 20 million. The Antar- They have made their contribution in The largest migration from India took Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad, Indian every walk of life, social, cultural, place in the 19th century when the Council for International Cooperation, educational and economic and it is French and the British organised the which is primarily meant for recognised by all concerned. The migration of Indian workers to their strengthening the social, cultural ties Indian Government has belatedly colonies for working in the fields. of people of Indian origin with Mother realised the importance of the PIOs Skilled workers from Pondicherry India, decided to organise this and has decided to set up a separate were taken to Mauritius more than 200 conference to project the contribution department in the Ministry of External years ago. After the abolition of by the Indian community in the Affairs for all matters of non- slavery by the British Parliament in cultural, educational and economic governmental organisations. It will be 1830, the British colonies need development of the countries in which able to win the confidence of the workers in their fields and the first they are living. people of Indian origin outside. group of indentured labourers from You will be glad to know that 35 India were taken to Mauritius in 1834. The introduction of PIO card is also a representatives from 28 countries Since then and up to 1917 Indian move in the right direction, but the levy which have sizable Indian origin

ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 1 of US $1,000 for each individual as fee for the card has not been appreciated. Amb. Virendra Gupta The fee could be a token amount so as to encourage the PIO to go for the Re- Elected as President of ARSP card. Arrangements should be made to have conferences of the PIO at least every two years to enable them to At the Annual General Body Meeting 13. Smt. Shubha Singh meet each other, discuss there of the Antar Rashtritya Sahayog 14. Shri Prabhat Kumar problems and sort out means to solve Parishad held on Friday 22 January, 15. Smt. Sushma Aggarwal them. Such conferences are 2021 through digital platform, 16. Dr. Rajni Sarin organised by the Chinese. As a result Ambassador Virendra Gupta was 17. Prof. Ajay Dubey there is a greater interaction among unanimously re-elected President for 18. Amb. Manju Seth the people of the Chinese diaspora the next two years term. 19. Shri Anil Joshi and the contribution therefore, of the overseas Chinese is much more than Members hailed the election of Amb. 20. Shri Raj Kumar Bhatia from the people within China. Virendra Gupta as President of ARSP. 21. Shri Suresh Kumar Goyal Amb. Virendra Gupta thanked the Co-opted Members members and assured his fullest 22. Shri Gopal Krishna Aggarwal commitment to ARSP's aims and 23. Shri Nirmal Singh objectives in the coming years. 24. Amb. J. S. Sapra The following are the office bearers for 25. Amb. Rajesh Sachdeva the year 2020-22. 26. Prof. Suresh Rituparna 1. Amb. Virendra Gupta 27. Dr. Markandeya Rai President 28. Shri Chandra Shekhar Randev Keshav G. Parande 2. Shri Nand Kishore Garg 29. Shri Vijay Kranti Sr. Vice-President 30. Shri Ajit Kumar 3. Shri Mukesh Aggarwal 31. Shri Tarun Vijay Vice-President 32. Smt. Renu Sharma 4. Shri Sanjay Bhalla 33. Shri S. N. Gupta Vice-President 34. Shri Sanjay Ganjoo 5. Shri Shyam Parande 35. Shri B.L.Gaur Secretary General 36. Shri Alok Kumar Keshav G. Parande 6. Shri Gopal Arora 37. Shri Gajendra Solanki Secretary 38. Shri Ajit Saigal 7. Dr. Shashi Bala 39. Shri S.S.Kothiyal, I.G.(Rtd.) Joint Secretary Ex. Officio-Members 8. Shri Amit Gupta 40. Shri Shiv Kumar Gupta Joint Secretary 41. Shri T. N. Malhotra 9. Shri Vipin Garg 42. Shri Rakesh Pandey Treasurer 43. Prof. Bharat Bhushan [email protected] Members of Managing Committee 44. Shri Ajay Patel 10. Amb. R. Dayakar 45. Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan Website 11. Amb. Anup Kumar Mudgal 46. Ms. Kamalini www.arspindia.org 12. Shri Narayan Kumar 47. Dr. Rajiv Nayan

2 ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 International Webinar “Role of Women in promotion of Culture in Diaspora and Neighbouring Countries” ? Dr.Ruchi Verma This year Antar Rashtriya Sahayog preservation, propagation and of diaspora like limping marriages and Parishad is commemorating the birth promotion of Indian culture. quality wives, issues of women centenary of Shri Baleshwar Agrawal m a r r i e d t o N R I ' s , i s o l a t i o n , Shyam Parande, Secretary General, and as part of the activities; an transnational children, and courier ARSP while paying tribute to international conference on “Role of parents. There is the need to Baleshwar ji recalled that he always Women in promotion of Culture in documents the narratives and planned that involvement of women D i a s p o r a a n d N e i g h b o u r i n g experiences of the women. should be more in ARSP activities. He Countries” was organized on 8 March, encouraged women participation in Dr Shovna Narayan from India 2021 by Antar Rashtriya Sahayog every field. Shri Parande highlighted addressed the issue of discrimination Parishad (ARSP), New Delhi. It was that women faced the worst hardships in the other countries in which women also special in a way as 8 March is in preserving culture during the are the worst sufferers. We need to celebrated as International Women's colonial period but they did a look at the measures to improve the Day world over. Keeping this in view, commendable job. Women are the situation. She further added that this conference was organised to ones who are leading the society, culture is the uniting force and highlight women's contributions brought up the next generation while performing arts played a very crucial towards preserving ethical and moral keeping the balance. They are the real part in this. values, languages, performing arts, torch bearers of 'sanskriti'. customs and traditions. Ms Parveena Balakrishna from Dr Rajni Chand from Fiji recounted the Malaysia talked about the conditions The conference begins with lighting of struggles and sufferings faced by the of Indian women diaspora in Malaysia lamp and remembering Late 1st and the 2nd generations of Indian particularly highlighting the situation Baleshwar Agrawal. Smt Sushma women migrants in Fiji, but because of when they were brought there as Agrawal, co-convener of the whom now the situation and c o o l i e s . T h e i r s t r u g g l e s , conference, lights the lamp and spoke conditions have improved especially discrimination, sufferings were fondly of Baleshwar ji. She narrates in the field of education. Women were discussed by her. her association with him. The the ones who realized the importance conference was then introduced and Prof. Kalpana Hiralal from South of education and encouraged the chaired by Dr Shashi Bala, Joint Africa discussed the arrival of Indian diaspora and Indian women to Secretary, ARSP. She highlighted that indentured women to Natal in 1860, study. Now, the women are well women from almost every corner of their changing status from immigrants educated and established in Fiji. She the world has participated in the to settlers and how their identity also highlighted the contributions of conference primarily from the girmitiya changed over a period of time. She Indian embassy in Fiji. and neighbouring countries as also discussed the contributions of Baleshwar ji has special affection Dr Rashmi Chari from India presented Indian women towards the road of towards these countries. that India's most effective soft power is d e m o c r a c y w h i c h w a s e v e n the woman diaspora with particularly recognized by Nelson Mandela. Amb Virendra Gupta, President, emphasizing on Indian women ARSP in his welcome address Ms Nalini and Ms. Kamilini from India diaspora in Nepal. Most of the Indian stressed on the fact that true measure stressed on the fact that performing women in Nepal are socially of any society progress is how women arts the best means to preserve and committed, educated and successful are treated. In ancient Indian traditions propagate culture and women are the women. They create ideal situation women were highly respected. We best medium. Women are the real through their own personalities. She must strive to regain that sense of past torch bearers of propagating the added that Indian women have and restore the dignity of the country sanskriti and culture. influenced the socio-cultural scenario and women too. Amb. Gupta world over. Dr Amba Pande form India takes up mentioned that Baleshwar ji provided the case of Indian women migrants in the requisite primacy to women and Dr Kavita Sharma from India, while M y a n m a r , t h e i r p r o b l e m s , diaspora. He further added that, in recounting the brighter sides of the experiences and expectations. She transformation of girmitiya countries situation of women also cautioned not particularly discussed the situation in contribution of diaspora and to forget the dark sides faced by Ziyabari- a small Indian settlement in especially the women is incredible. women Indian diaspora. She M y a n m a r. S h e s h a r e d h e r Indeed women play a very imp role in highlighted the gendered experiences experiences and said that she was

ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH 2021 3 amazed to see the survival of Bhojpuri coolie's women in Fiji. She insisted presenting the vote of thanks reflected and hindi language over there. She that we should not forget the efforts of upon the contributions of Indian insisted that Government of India the women of past who helps to shape women diaspora in all sphere of life. should encouraged women from there the society in which we are living They are the nodal points of to come to India and study. today. transnational cultural transmission which is marked by several markers Ms Soojata Ramdharee from Dr Radica Mahase from Trinidad and like- religion, language, food etc. M a u r i t i u s t a l k e d a b o u t t h e Tobago throws light on the women's Women are the integral part of all contributions of Indian diaspora in contribution to chutney music in these markers. They are the true Mauritius and how the youth are Trinidad and Tobago. Through videos bearers of culture and their actively taking part in preservation and she showed how well integrated contributions towards preservation propagation of Indian culture. Indian music is with Trinidadian music and propagation of culture is truly and how popular it has become. Dr Farjana Gounder from New impeccable. Zealand discussed the plight of Ms Subha Singh from India while Indian envoy in Sri Lanka visitsNorthern and Eastern Provinces; holds talks with Tamil leaders

India's High Commissioner in Democratic Party (EPDP), Colombo Gopal Baglay held a which thanked India for its series of meetings with Tamil consistent position on the party leaders during his visit to implementation of the 13th the Northern and Eastern Amendment that provides for Provinces and emphasised devolution of power to the that achieving the legitimate Tamil community. India has aspirations of the minority been pressing Sri Lanka to Tamil community through i m p l e m e n t t h e 1 3 t h meaningful devolution within amendment. a united Sri Lanka will The main Tamil party Tamil contribute to peace, inclusive development cooperation from India National Alliance (TNA), the progress and strength of the island in the Province, which Mr Baglay hardline parties TMTK (Tamil People's nation. assured them of. His visit came in the National Alliance) and Tamil National During his visit to the two provinces, backdrop of the Sri Lanka resolution to People's Front (TNPF) were all High Commissioner Gopal Baglay be moved at the UN Human Rights engaged in talks and they raised also highlighted India's long-standing Council accusing Sri Lanka of war issues concerning the Tamil minority cooperation and commitment to the crimes with threats to take those and urged increased Indian development of the Northern and responsible to the International Courts assistance under development Eastern Provinces in accordance with and impose targeted sanctions cooperation. the requirements of the people and against officials allegedly responsible During External Affairs Minister S priorities set by their elected. Mr for human rights violations during the Jaishankar's visit to Sri Lanka in Baglay recalled commitments of the country's three decade long civil war. January, India underlined backing for Sri Lankan Government on the A UN report has called for drastic Sri Lanka's reconciliation process and legitimate aspirations of the Tamil measures against those allegedly an "inclusive political outlook" that community for equality, justice, peace responsible for rights violations during encourages ethnic harmony. and dignity. the last phase of the armed conflict Jaishankar had met the Tamil During his meetings, the Tamil leaders with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil leadership and discussed issues sought further assistance for Eelam (LTTE). The Indian envoy held pertaining to the development and infrastructural development, more separate meetings with northern Tamil devolution and the role of provincial economic investment and additional parties, including the current councils as part of national projects under grant assistance for government ally Eelam People's reconciliation.

4 ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 Meet The Inspiring Women Padma Awardees of 2021

Padma Awards — one of the highest civilian awards of the country — were announced on 25th January. 29 women are among the list of 119 Padma awardees this year and below is a glimpse of their rare contributions in Bharat's social, cultural and political landscape. K S C h i t r a : R e n o w n e d Carnatic musician and playback singer. She has recorded more than 25,000 songs in many regional languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Oriya, and performed in several regional Yadav has authored more than 100 Urdu, as well as foreign languages like languages like Telugu, Malayalam, books, including the story collection French Latin, Arabic, and Sinhalese. and Tamil. Radhe Devi, 88 is still 'Khme-piece Sukh', 'Dreams of the Sumitra Mahajan started her political pursuing the pledge she took when Rainbow' and novels 'Prakash Ki Oar' career as a corporator at Indore and she was 25 — designing bridal wear etc. Writer and politician Mridula Sinha rose through the ranks to serve as and has protected Potloi Setpi was posthumously awarded the speaker of Lok Sabha. She was the weaving tradition in Manipur. Padma Shri for her contribution longest-serving female Member of towards literature and education in Parliament 1989 to 2019. Chutni Devi Sindhutai Sapkal runs is known as the 'Tigress' of Saraikela orphanages in Pune area and has Bharat. A former leader of the in Jharkhand who single-handedly adopted over 1,000 orphaned women's wing of the BJP, she became saved 60 women from witch-hunting. children. Matha B. Manjamma Jogati the first woman Governor of Goa. Anitha Pauldurai is a former captain of is a transgender folk dancer of Bangladeshi musicologist the Bharatiya women's national Jogamma heritage in Karnataka, the Sanjida Khatun has pursued her basketball team and holds a record of only trans woman to win the Padma master's and PhD from Visva Bharati , 30 medals in national championships Shri award this year. Lakhimi Baruah S h a n t i n i k e t a n . H e r l i t e r a r y in two decades. started the Konoklota Mahila Urban contributions were recognized with Cooperative Bank in 1998 in Jorhat, Bhuri Bai from Madhya Pradesh is a the Ekushey Padak by Bangladesh Assam to help women from Bhil artist proficient in Pithora government in 1990 and Rabindra underprivileged backgrounds become paintings and first tribal woman to Award by Bangla Academy in 2010. financially independent and secure. popularize the art of Pithora painting. Entrepreneur Jaswantiben Jamnadas Sangkhumi Bualchhuak, a social Veteran Table Tennis player Mouma Popat bagged the Padma Shri for her worker from Aizawl, has empowered Das has represented Bharat and won simple yet successful business Lijjat Mizo women and has played an medals in multiple Commonwealth Papads which financially empowered instrumental role in promoting and South Asian Games. Shanti Devi, many homemakers in South Mumbai education, enterprise, and legal inspired by Vinoba Bave's Bhudan – who came to be known as Lijjat reforms for them. movement worked for the betterment Sisters. Eighty-year-old Rajni Bector of orphaned children and distressed Anshu Jamsenpa is a is a well-known entrepreneur from women by setting up 'ashram' at a mountaineer from Arunachal Pradesh, Ludhiana. Her one-woman venture of tribal-dominated village Khambesu who scaled world's highest peak bakery products and condiments from Shankalpadar in Odisha. Mount Everest five times — twice in a home has grown into Rs 541 crore record shortest time of five days. Uttar Bombay Jayashri Rammath, business. Pradesh's senior litterateur Usha a celebrated Carnatic singer has

ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 5 India's Recovering Growth, Vaccine Lead to Help World Overcome Pandemic : IMF Chief Gita Gopinath As India recovers from the leading to the IMF growth onslaught of the Covid-19 projection of 11.5 percent for pandemic, its leadership in the next fiscal year after a vaccine production and its negative growth of 8 percent, growth projection of 11.5 she said. India, which is the percent, will have an important world's vaccine hub, has “been role in helping the world playing a very important role in overcome the pandemic, Gita helping the world in this crisis Gopinath, the Indian American through its vaccination chief economist of the policies,” she added. International Monetary Fund, The Serum Institute of India is said on March 8 during an the world's largest vaccine interaction with the permanent producer, and a lot of its Covid- representative of the UAE, 19 vaccines are going to the Lana Zaki Nusseibeh at the in India has implications for many COVAX program of the World Health Hansa Mehta Memorial Dialogue on other countries in the world, especially Organization to provide vaccines to the theme, “Women's Economic countries in the region,” Gopinath developing countries, she said. The Empowerment and Inclusive Global said, “Because of its size, when you Indian government has also donated Economic Growth: COVID-19 and have it growing, it increases demand vaccines to neighboring countries. Beyond,” organized by India's for goods from other parts of the world, Permanent Mission and UN Academic and that's a big positive,” she said. The dialogue honors Hansa Mehta, Impact on International Women's Day. While there were troubling signs of the Indian freedom fighter and pioneer in the quest for women's rights who India makes up about 7 percent of the Covid cases going up, “we're still was a member of the UN Human world's gross domestic product based looking at very low numbers” of Covid- Rights Commission and one of the on its purchasing power parity and 19 infections and India is reopening drafters of the Universal Declaration of “when you're that large, what happens and activities are coming back, Human Rights. Diaspora's Tiranga Car Rally in Canada

Tiranga, Maple car rally in Brampton: Bharatiya diaspora in Canada organized a massive 'Tiranga and Maple car rally' to celebrate the growing ties of Canada and Bharat. Hundreds of cars participated at the 'Tiranga and Maple car rally' in Brampton on 28th February. Naresh Chavda, a prominent member of Gujarati community and Indo Canadian Chamber of Commerce said that at the time of Covid-19 crisis, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Bharat's PM Narendra Modi have come together to save millions of lives by approving and supplying millions of vaccines.

6 ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 Consolidating the Rromani language: a pivotal requirement for both linguistic justice and social inclusion – and a duty for scientist and politicians

Excerpt of Prof. Marcel Courthiade's ancestors from their native soil, is a Speech in The University of Oxford, n o t e w o r t h y p h e n o m e n o n , England on 23-24 January 2020. unparalleled in other languages. Very derogative approach of the Beyond the obvious need to protect Rromani language in European and promote the Rromani language, scholarship of the past just like any other mother tongue in the Since the very first mentions in world, and this for the same reasons, European documentation, we may its protection and promotion play a read that the Rroms "have a particular very significant role in terms of social language between them, which inclusion of its speakers and therefore [nobody] apart themselves can ever social harmony, justice and peace for know or learn, while they themselves the entire society. This is true not only understand the languages of a very for Europe, where the majority of the large number of people" (Hildesheim Rromani people lives – probably 12 to xxxvij) – a statement frequently 15 millions, but also for both Americas repeated later. Rromani is often with a Rromani population of almost 3 - Prof. Marcel Courthiade treated as a linguistic fiction, a millions. In fact, the rejection of these Professor, Linguist, Poet & Author "counterfeit tongue invented from persons from many host societies is nothing by themselves" (Conrad the battle of Manzikert in August 1071. intimately linked with the denial of their Gessner, Jacobus Thomasius, The Rromani core vocabulary language – a denial which may take Angelus Rochus, Anton F. Büsching encompasses some 700 Indo-Aryan locally various configurations. etc.); the same authors refer to the (mainly Sanskrit) words, but also Conversely some researchers have Rroms as an "amazing cesspool of words borrowed in Asia Minor – where explored the role of the Rromani people" (Albrecht Kranz, Rudolf J. Persian was official between 1100 and p e o p l e – b e y o n d l i n g u i s t i c Camerarius, Volaterranus) or 1300 AD: 70 from Persian itself, 220 considerations – as a bridge between "surprising piles of garbage" from Anatolian Greek, 35 from neighbouring (but not always friendly) (Sebastian Münster). Others consider Armenian and a handful from Ossetic, nations. Rromani as a Slavic language Georgian and Kurdish. The major Linguistic and historical background ( J o h a n n Tu r m a y r, R u d o l f J . migration of the Rroms from Asia The Rromani language belongs to the Camerarius, Johannes Pretorius, Minor to the Balkan and further all over Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo- Thomas Browne, Johann H. Ziedler). Europe dates back to early 14th European family. It developed first in Its alleged Egyptian or Coptic origin is century. Northern India (then Madhyadesh, discarded by Hiobus Ludolphus as One may consider that at least 6 to 7 today's Uttar Pradesh) from the early as 1681 but its real Indian origin, millions of European Rroms are fluent Sauraseni medieval language albeit repeatedly mentioned in various in their mother tongue, whilst some 4- (Prakrit) and left India in early 1019 documents between 1422 and 1636, 5 millions speak it on a daily basis when its speakers, mainly inhabitants is not regarded seriously before (others use Rromani mainly on family of the city of Kannauj were taken by Rüdiger's eureka published in 1782. events, pilgrimages or similar sultan Mahmūd (971-1030 AD) to Surprisingly, the Rroms' Indian origin occasional meetings; no estimation is Ghazni and Kabul (in today's was denied for long by a handful of available for American Rroms). Most Afghanistan). Due to its lack of Indo- authors (Henriette Asseo, Nicole speakers are to be found in the Balkan Persian borrowings (which are Martinez, Martin Oliveira, Judith but also in Russia. Although the actual numerous in Hindi) and its archaic O k e l y, W i m W i l l e m s e t c . ) number of speakers is much lower verbal system, Rromani is probably, irrespectively of material facts which than stated by Michael D. Reinhard together with Nepali, one of the substantiate solidly this origin: not only (1976:iii: 95%) or even more recently modern languages closest to Sanskrit. linguistic observation, but also in the CIEMEN/Mercator report The speakers of Proto-Rromani left historical records and logical (Bakker & Rooker 2002:table 2 – 80- eventually the collapsing Ghaznevid reasoning on their basis. We have to 90% in most countries), the Empire together with Seljuk Turks do here with a new avatar of the earlier comparatively high rate of active after the battle of Dandanakan (1040 views, mentioned above, which speakers, especially one thousand AD) and reached Asia Minor, along created through repetition a fecund years after the departure of their with the Proto-Turks who won there breeding ground to present day's

ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 7 prevailing attitudes of "gypsophobia". hence the double RR spelling (the of Rromani used to search grammar Misunderstandings about the dialectal double RR was used for the first time categories familiar to them in their own structure of Rromani in 1890 by Sztojka in his dictionary). language or in Latin, English or In terms of dialectal division, one may T h e e t y m o l o g y i s S a n s k r i t German – even if irrelevant to distinguish on the one hand the main Ṛomba/Ḍomba "drummer, musician, Rromani, while conversely they did trunk of Rromani, also called artist (mainly of sacred theatre)" not even noticed others, specific to "inflectional Rromani" – used by some The earliest attempts to classify Rromani, as for example iterative 90% of the heritage speakers and on Rromani varieties (19th cent.) relied verbs, specific tenses, postpositional the other various alternative forms, on lexicon related to objects of system, some devices of derivation, which have lost most of the original everyday's use – often borrowings, various lexical features etc. This led Indian inflection, and are used by the and as a result the so-called "dialects" clearly to rather poor descriptions, rest. These forms are called were matching to local languages, to usually superficial and limited to pogadilects – a term coined on the which vocabulary had been borrowed: s i n g u l a r v e r n a c u l a r s , w h i l e name of the prototype called German Rromani, Polish Rromani, comprehensive high approaches are pagge[r]di chib "broken language" (viz Hungarian Rromani etc. Outsiders still very rare. Data ensue often from Anglo-Romani of the British Isles). could not distinguish these two simplistic fieldwork and do not take on Local pogadilects exist also in Spain sounds and as a result many texts board rich oral literature nor subtleties (called there kaló), Hungary and have been printed without this in intimate speech with all its colourful formerly in Greece, Euskadi etc. distinction. Even when native idioms. (Bakker & van der Hort 1991:16 sq). speakers could perceive it, they could New misunderstandings emerged The main trunk of the Rromani not render it in written form in many more recently with the projects of language is divided itself in two countries. On the other hand the "super-dialects" on the basis of a Rromani series s/ćh/ś ([s]/[ɕ]/[ʃ] typical Rromani dialectal atlases, as this dozen of consistent morpho- for the Kelderaś dialect) was properly language was treated as if it were a phonologic differences (isoglosses) written in Poland because Polish has territorial language, thus neglecting and each "super-dialect" is divided in the same series (written s/ś/sz the historical fact that the earliest two dialects separated by a respectively in Polish), but not in other isoglosses followed the Rroms during transversal phonetic evolution – countries. their migration through Europe and resulting in four dialects. Further local Misunderstandings arose also from beyond. On the contrary later divisions arose on the European soil the fact that investigators did not isoglosses, emerging when most due to various local influences, master Rromani since childhood and Rroms were already settled, do have a oblivion over generations and socio- as a result had acquired only a flat geographical character. More recent linguistic negligence leading to the level of the language in synchrony and migratory waves (mainly after the underdevelopment of modern only in a peculiar variety, not the abolition of the Rroms' slavery in 1855 terminology – compensated by internal feeling of Rroms, who have and 1856 and by the end of the 20th borrowings from majority languages. grown in contact with various groups, century) have turned again the picture The loss of Rromani has increased facing inter-dialectal diversity, and had upside down. Rroms are by no means drastically over the last two decades – therefore acquired a natural ability to "nomads" (only some 2% of them have one generation or so, due to social and unconsciously understand alien forms integrated a mobile way of living) but media upheavals all over the world, through automatic correspondences. many groups had to migrate, much more than in two or three The natural dynamic acquisition of sometimes repeatedly, due to hostile centuries. This loss goes hand in hand Rromani allows speakers of various rejection. Accordingly two or several with the disappearance of Rromani backgrounds to understand each different dialects may coexist within music, oral transmission, social other, whilst people who have learnt it one settlement but one may encounter structures and similar wealth – as a foreign tongue get the erroneous similar varieties in very remote from including interest for one's heritage as i m p r e s s i o n o f i m p o s s i b l e each other places. A strictly a whole. communication and circulate the geodialectal approach is therefore Why double RR ? cliché of dialectal fragmentation or irrelevant in Rromani to both One of the features of the description and elaboration of Rromani phonemic is the opposition even of the existence of several Rromani languages ("Ethnologue" teaching material. The mechanical between two rhotic sounds : a rolled r treatment of all isoglosses on a foot of versus a non-rolled rr (ćoripen "theft" = and SIL – we would have the same equality can result only in a distorted ćorripen "poverty", or bar "hedge" = reaction of learners vis-à-vis the local vision of the dialect system – and barr "stone", rani "lady" = rrani varieties of Spanish or English if the inspire inappropriate conclusions. "branch" etc.). It happens that this postulate of the unity of these Sensitive judgment is crucially special (non rolled) rr appears at the languages was not a common belief). required to avoid formalism and beginning of the Rroms' ethnonym – Lastly, as it was widely the case in language descriptions, investigators subsequent errors in this respect.

8 ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 Late Zulu king fostered harmony between Indians and Africans Late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, “ W h e n I a d o p t e d I s h w a r indeed the best demonstration of what who reigned for five decades, Ramlutchman, I gave him the name of I have stood for in all these years, succumbed to complications from Mabheka Zulu. The name Mabheka which is respect, acceptance and diabetes in a Durban hospital in the means the one who cares for my social cohesion,” the king said. early hours of March 12. He was 72. people. Over the years, Mabheka has In 2017, The king paid a visit for the He had a history of fostering become an additional member of our first time to India House, the official reconciliation and cultural cooperation family whom I always refer to as residence of the Indian Consul between his people and the Indian 'indodana yethu', our son. His General in Durban, to meet then High community of South Africa. commitment and promotion of social Commissioner Ruchi Ghanashyam, About half of South Africa's 1.4 million cohesion, nature conservation and who was accompanied by Deputy citizens of Indian origin—largely respect for everyone's cultural H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r D r S . descendants of the first indentured heritage and religion has earned him Janakiraman, Dr Shashank Vikram, labourers who arrived in ships as our respect,” Zwelithini had said. In Consul General of India in Durban, Dr sugarcane plantation workers in the r e c e n t y e a r s , R a m l u t c h m a n K J Srinivasa, Consul General of India 17th century—are believed to live in organised, on behalf of the monarch, in Johannesburg, and SKS Rawat the KwaZulu-Natal province over an annual Diwali festival at his home in from the Consulate of India in Durban, which the monarch reigned. He rural Nongoma at which Zulu and where he told a delegation from the frequently referred to the Indians as Indian artistes performed side by side. Indian missions in South Africa that being part of his loyal subjects, Thousands attended these parties. At Indians and Zulus could work together drawing a number of leaders as the 2019 event, Zwelithini highlighted to make the province of Kwazulu- advisers from the Indian community. the special relationship between his Natal a better place for all its citizens. The most notable of them was nation and India. “My association with “To mark His Majesty the King's first businessman and philanthropist the people of India and the prime ever visit to India House, His Majesty Ishwar Ramlutchman, who the king minister, Narendra Modi, goes a long planted a mango sapling at India appointed as a prince of the Zulu way,” Zwelithini said. “We have been House,” Ghanashyam said after Kingdom for the work he had done to interacting for the past years to see discussions on cooperation between uplift the Zulu community. how we can build good relations and the Kingdom and India in a wide transfer of skills to my people. “This is ranging meeting.

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ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 9 International accolades for two Indian-origin South African women

Woman Africa 'Young Achievers' market. Award for 2021, architect Sumayya Vally became the youngest ever Vally, 30, was included in the 2021 architect to make in the Times100 list Times 100 list that acknowledges for her role in the design of the pavilion leaders who are shaping the future. for London's Serpentine Galleries. Ghoor's award was announced during She joins such internationally a virtual Forbes summit to celebrate celebrated architects as Frank Gehry African women leaders who are and Zaha Hadid. Vally established the committed to economic and social company Counterspace five years transformation on the continent. ago in partnership with a group of friends while still lecturing at the Ghoor started 'SwiitchBeauty', her Two young Indian-origin women from Graduate School of Architecture at the make-up and skincare online beauty South Africa's Pretoria city have won University of Johannesburg. She said store at just 14, dropping out of school international accolades for their the company was formed with the aim two years later to concentrate full-time exemplary leadership. While beauty of developing a design language that on the business, which was inspired products entrepreneur, a 21-year-old acknowledges and celebrates the after she spotted a gap for the African Rabia Ghoor, received the Forbes African continent.

Condolence Message Prof. Courthiade made invaluable contributions to the field of Romani Studies and propounded Kannauj theory with regards to the exodus of Roma from Kannauj in 1018. He was an integral part of the Mr. Arben Kosturi (1967-2021) Prof. Marcel Courthiade (1953-2021) two international Roma conferences organized by ARSP and Indian extremely saddened by the untimely Centre for Roma Studies and Cultural Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry death of the dauntless Roma journalist Relations (CRSCR)- Antar Rashtriya of External Affairs, Gov. of India in New Mr. Arben Kosturi, in Korçë, Albania on Sahayog Parishad (ARSP) is Delhi in 2016 and 2018. Prof. 15th March, 2021, who was the profoundly sad to inform the demise of Courthiade dedicated his life and executive director of DISUTNI Prof. Marcel Courthiade in Tirana, tirelessly worked for scientifically ALBANIA ASSOCIATION, Rroma Albania, on 4th March, 2021, who was establishing the historical, spiritual, language instructor, Rroma Human professor at Institut National des linguistic and cultural link of Rroma Rights Champion and fought for Langues et Civilisations Orientales with India and presented Rromani educational and cultural emancipation (INALCO) and was a head of the chair cultural heritage as world heritage. of the community. He always stood up of Rromani studies at INALCO Paris- On behalf of the CRSCR- for ethnic and linguistic identity of City Sorbonne (department of ARSP, we extend our heartfelt Rroma and upheld Rrom's native land Southern Asia and Himalaya). He was condolences and deepest sympathies is India and Rrom's spiritual homeland the commissioner for language and to his family, relatives and friends. We is centuries-old India. We at CRSCR- Linguistic Justice of the International pray to God to let the departed soul ARSP extend our wholehearted Rromani Union. He was a committed Rest in the loving arms of God. condolences and deepest sympathies scholar, versatile genius, polyglot, Centre for Roma Studies and Cultural to his family, relatives and friends. We linguist, historian, poet, ethnologist Relations (CRSCR)- Antar Rashtriya pray to God to let the departed soul and author. Sahayog Parishad (ARSP) is Rest in Peace.

10 ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 His Majesty The King Arrives in Thimphu after a tour of the Southern Dzongkhags His Majesty The King entered 7-day facility quarantine having arrived in Thimphu on 9th March 2021 from a tour of the southern dzongkhags. During the tour which began on 1st March, His Majesty travelled to Trongsa, Gelephu, Samtse, Tendruk, Tashichhoeling, Gomtu and Phuentsholing, and met with the COVID-19 Task Force teams, government officials, health workers, Desuups and others working in the frontlines. His Majesty thanked everyone for having worked diligently so far to contain the pandemic and address the issues caused by it to the people. Pointing out that this represents one of the greatest adversities we face as a nation in frontline teams to remain vigilant as they continued to modern times, His Majesty also encouraged the different serve the nation. His Majesty grants Dessung Pin to Desuup Phub Gyem

Phub Gyem and Desuup Dechen Tshomo.

Desuup Phub Gyem is recovering after having sustained life-threatening injuries last September, when a pick-up truck hit her and Desuup Dechen Tshomo while they were on duty.Both Desuups were sent to Delhi for treatment on Royal Command. Desuup Dechen returned home after her treatment in October last year, and Desuup Phub Gyem His Majesty The King personally granted returned home in January 2021, after a series Desuup Phub Gyem her Desuung Pins for of successful surgeries. Druk Thuksey and Service during COVID-19 Granting the pins, His Majesty The King said to on 21st February 2021. Desuup Phub Gyem that she has been His Majesty, accompanied by Her Majesty exceptionally brave and resilient- a true fighter. The Gyaltsuen and His Royal Highness The His Majesty expressed the confidence that she Gyalsey, visited the Desuung Clubhouse will make a complete recovery. She is where Desuung was commemorating His receiving physiotherapy treatment to regain Majesty's Birth Anniversary, to meet Desuup full control of her motor abilities.

ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 11 Launch of the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Bhutan's Membership to the United Nations It was a proud and solemn moment for Bhutan when the United Nations (UN) formally admitted the country as its 128th member state at the UN Headquarters in New York on 21st September 1971. His Royal Highness Prince Namgyel Wangchuck led the Bhutanese delegation. The historic occasion was marked with three days of jubilant celebrations in Thimphu.

Five decades later, as Bhutan marks t h e 5 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f i t s membership to the UN, the occasion is no less special. The partnership between the UN and Bhutan has grown over the decades with collaborations expanding into a page. The launch ceremony began “As we launch the commemoration of diverse range of fields contributing to with the offering of prayers and butter the 50th anniversary of Bhutan as a Bhutan's development goals. lamps at the Memorial Chorten in member state to the United Nations, Thimphu in honour of His Majesty he we are recognizing the history of a The Royal Government of Bhutan in Third Druk Gyalpo under whose unique relationship. The past five collaboration with the United Nations leadership Bhutan's membership to decades tell the story of a strong and (UN) Country Team in Bhutan, will hold the UN was realised. enduring partnership between the a series of activities and events in Royal Government of Bhutan and the Prime Minister Dr. Lotay Tshering 2021 to mark this historic milestone. UN – especially the 31 UN agencies graced the launch ceremony as the T h e l a u n c h c e r e m o n y t o that work for Bhutan. Now is not a time Chief Guest. Speaking at the event, commemorate the 50th anniversary of for the UN to rest on any laurels. Hon'ble Prime Minister paid tribute to Bhutan's membership to the UN took Today, we reaffirm our commitment to Their Majesties The Kings for the place on Monday, 22 February 2021 work together for a self-reliant, visibility and goodwill that Bhutan has coinciding with the celebrations of His innovating and sustainable Bhutan,” earned, as a responsible and credible Majesty The King's 41stBirth said Mr. Gerald Daly, Resident m e m b e r o f t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l Anniversary. In keeping with the Coordinator, UN Bhutan. COVID-19 protocol, the launch was community. “Their wisdom and marked amid a simple ceremony foresight have enabled Bhutan to The launch ceremony saw the attended by a small gathering constructively engage with the u n v e i l i n g o f t h e o ff i c i a l 5 0 t h comprising of senior government international community and work for a n n i v e r s a r y l o g o a n d t h e officials, Heads of resident UN the collective wellbeing of humanity.” commemorative theme song. A A g e n c i e s a n d t h e d i p l o m a t i c Hon'ble Prime Minister also took the national essay competition for the community in Thimphu. Members of opportunity to reaffirm the Royal youth was also announced. The Bhutan's diplomatic missions and Government's commitment to uphold competition calls on young people to embassies were invited to attend the the values and principles as enshrined reflect on the 50 years of partnership event virtually. The launch ceremony in the UN Charter and thanked the UN between Bhutan and the UN and was broadcast live through the for their commitment to Bhutan's share their thoughts and perspectives Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Facebook development. on its future. Social media accounts

12 ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 f o r t h e c o m m e m o r a t i o n w e r e Financing Framework (INFF), a Population Fund, the World Health launched at the event. These social transformative contribution to the way Organization, the United Nations media pages will feature content on Bhutan finances its development Capital Development Fund and other the 50th anniversary related activities. priorities. This includes supporting specialized agencies. Today, The UN financing solutions aligned with both Country Team comprises eight The UN-Bhutan Joint Programme on responses to COVID-19 and longer- resident UN agencies and 14 non- the SDG Fund, 'Building a Bhutan term investments in a sustainable resident UN agencies. Integrated National Financing future. Framework for the Sustainable As a responsible member of the UN, Development Goals and Gross While Bhutan became a member of B h u t a n h a s a l w a y s w o r k e d National Happiness was also the UN in September 1971, formal constructively with other member l a u n c h e d a t t h e e v e n t . T h e cooperation in development began states to realize the noble objectives programme is a joint initiative of UNDP only in 1973, following the arrival of its of the UN. Among others, Bhutan and UNICEF under the leadership of first two agencies, the United Nations r e m a i n s c o m m i t t e d t o w a r d s the Resident Coordinator's Office Development Programme and Food promoting international peace and (RCO) developed with the Gross and the Agriculture Organization. The security, which is one of the key National Happiness Commission United Nations Children's Fund and mandates and objectives of the UN. In (GNHC) and the Ministry of Finance. It the World Food Programme came the September 2014, Bhutan joined the aims to facilitate the development and following year, followed by other fraternity of nations participating in UN implementation of critical building agreements with the United Nations peacekeeping operations. blocks towards an Integrated National Days to Remember in April, 2021 April 02 : International Children's Book Day April 21 : Ram Navami April 06 : International Day of sport for April 21 : United Kingdom : Her Majesty the Development & 'Peace Queen's Official Birthday April 06 : W.H.O. -World Health Day April 22 : Mother Earth Day April 08 : International Roma Day April 26 : Purnima April 12 : Amavasya April 26 : Tanzania- Union Day April 13 : Baisakhi April 27 : South Africa : Freedom Day April 14 : Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti Diplomatic Postings

Shri Rajesh Vaishnaw (IFS:1996), appointed as the next Ambassador Kingston. presently High Commissioner of India of India to the Syrian Arab Republic. Shri Raghu Gururaj (YOA:2006), to Malta, has been appointed as the Shri Sanjiv Tandon, presently presently Consul General of India to next Ambassador of India to Counsellor in the Embassy of India, Medan, has been appointed as the Kingdom of Morocco. Lima, has been appointed as the next next Ambassador of India to the Shri Manpreet Vohra (IFS:1988), Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome presently Ambassador of India to Republic of Togo. and Principe. Mexico, has been appointed as the Shri R. Masakui (IFS:2001), presently Ms. Sangeeta Bahadur (IFS:1987), next High Commissioner of India to High Commissioner of India to presently Ambassador of India to Australia. Jamaica, has been concurrently Belarus, has been appointed as the Shri Mahender Singh Kanyal, accredited as the next High next High Commissioner of India to presently Ambassador of India to the Commissioner of India to the the Republic of Malta. Republic of Suriname, has been Cayman Islands, with residence in

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14 ARSP BULLETIN • MARCH, 2021 eaxy xzg ij jksoj ySaM gks pqdk gS] bl mUgksaus lQyrk iwoZd vatke fn;k gSA dke;kch ds ihNs ftu yksxksa dk gkFk gS blls igys 'kfu xzg ij Hksts x, muesa ls ,d Hkkjrh; vesfjdh Lokfr dkfluh ;ku vkSj uklk ds pkan ij Hksts eksgu Hkh gSaA uklk us eaxy xzg ij x, xzsfoVh fjdojh ,aM baVhfj;j jksoj ijflojsal Hkstk Fkk tks yScksjsVjh ¼xzsy½ ;ku ls Hkh Lokfr eksgu lQyrkiwoZd mldh lrg ij ySaM dj tqM+h jgh gSaA Lokfr dgrh gSa fd uklk pqdk gSA M‚DVj Lokfr eksgu uklk dh ds tsih,y esa dke djrs oä gj fnu tsV çksiY'ksu ySc esa bl çksxzke dh pkSM+k gks jgk Fkk] os eaxy ij ijflojsal dqN u dqN ubZ pqukSrh vkrh gSA ;gka usohxs'ku xkbMsal vkSj daVªksy v‚ijs'ku dh ySafMax ds nkSjku tsV çksiY'ku ySc nqfu;k dks fodflr djus dh ckrsa gksrh dh çeq[k gSaA ;g ?kVuk uklk dh bl ls ykbo d‚esaVªh dj jgh Fkha vkSj gSaA varfj{k dh ;k=kvksa dh ppkZ gksrh iwjh Vhe ds fy, xkSjo dk iy gS- Lokfr iy&iy dh tkudkjh nqfu;k ds lkFk gSaA ;gka dke djuk çsj.kk nsrk gSA eksgu fiNys vkB lky ls bl Vhe ds 'ks;j dj jgh FkhaA Lokfr us dgk] blfy, eSa czãkaM esa mu lkFk dke dj jgh gSaA Lokfr eksgu ds Åij eklZ jksoj txgksa dks ns[kuk vkSj le>uk pkgrh M‚- Lokfr eksgu tc ijflojsal ds ijflojsal dks lgh txg ij mrkjus gwa tgka ds ckjs esa vke balku dHkh ,d&,d dne dh dgkuh 'ks;j dj vkSj blds fy, ,dne lgh txg dk lksprk Hkh ugha gS- jgh Fkh rks Hkkjr dk lhuk Hkh xoZ ls p;u djus dh ftEesnkjh Fkh] ftls

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Form IV (See Rule-8) 1. Place of Publication : New Delhi 2. Periodicity of Publication : Monthly 3. Printer & Publisher's Name : Keshav G. Parande 4. Whether citizen of Indian Address : Indian : 'Pravasi Bhawan', 50, Deendayal Upadhyaya Marg, : New Delhi-110 002 5. Editor's Name : Keshav G. Parande Whether citizen of Indian Address : Indian : 'Pravasi Bhawan', 50, Deendayal Upadhyaya Marg, : New Delhi-110 002 6. Name and address of the individuals : Antar Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad, who own the newspaper and are : 'Pravasi Bhawan', 50, Deendayal Upadhyaya Marg, partner or share-holders : New Delhi-110 002

I, Keshav G. Parande, on behalf of the Antar Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad, declare, that the particulars given above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. sd/- March 10, 2021 (Keshav G. Parande)

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