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Simultaneously Published In Daily & Weekly VOL.23, ISSUE 21, LUCKNOW, 21 MAY, 2018,PAGE 08,PRICE :1/- Remembering The Visionary Saint Named Agency.The word “saint” is he left when he departed to speak louder than words was his level. Similarly, Rajiv Gandhi industries running their best suited to describe the heavenly abode.Rajiv Gandhi motto. He was soft spoken but pushed towards the business under the private personality of Rajiv Gandhi. He started his political journey in had the courage to take strong direction of a technology driven management have been using this was born in the Nehru-Gandhi 1980 after the demise of his decisions when it comes to country by taking technology that touches the lives family tha produced legends like beloved younger brother Sanjay matters of national interests. He important decisions in the of “aam admi” or common Sri Jawahar Lal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. Soon he learnt the authorized operation 'Black Information and Technology (IT) man.Moreover, Rajiv Gandhi Gandhi and yet he nuances of politics.When her Thunder' in 1986 against the sector. At the global level, the believed that to realize the true remained humble to the core.He mother and former PM of India militants in Punjab. As the Prime power of Indian IT companies is value of freedom one has to was loving,affable and Indira Gandhi was assassinated on Minister he took various considered as a 'force' to reckon devolve powers and make the affectionate person. He did not October 31, 1984, her son Rajiv decisions during the end of 80’s with. If we look around then we Panchayati Rajinstitutions had an iota of arrogance and was Gandhi was asked by the that unveiled his vision for a 21st will realize that information stronger. In 1989, as a true not swayed by even the magical Congress party to take up the century India. One of the key technology (IT) has made a deep champion of democracy, he took spells of power. He mantle and provide the direction decisions taken by him was to inroads in our lives. IT has two major initiatives: Jawahar remained in politics for a brief to both the party and the country. reduce the 'licence raj' to spruce become the backbone of many Rozgar Yojana and second he period from 1980-1991 till his He rose to the occasion and up the Indian economy. It was industries. It not only contributes proposed Sixty-Fourth life was cut short by an evil and played the role of a skilled like a small step for a man and in the generation of huge foreign Amendment Bill aimed to make violent act that stunned one and captain that was asked to steer the giant leap for the mankind. It was exchange for India but has also it mandatory for states to create all. Even in this short period he ship in rough waters. He took the the cornerstone of economic revolutionized the delivery of three tiered structure comprising made an indelible impact in the responsibility at a crucial time reforms that started in 1991 under key services as well. Be it village,block and district system Indian politics. To scrutinize his when he was suffering from an the Congress regime. Today, telecom, medical, banking, of panchayats. There political life one has to just look irrepairable personal loss of his India is a major and emerging railways, PDS, etc every major presentatives will be directly through the prism of legacy that beloved mother Indira. Actions economic power at the global Indian public sector as well as CONTD.ON PAGE NO.06 The journey of a noble soul Agency. Rajiv Gandhi He professional pilot for Indian amassing the largest majority National Congress.Rajiv Gandhi Mundhra scandal. Jawaharlal became the youngest Prime Airlines. He remained aloof from ever seen in the Indian was posthumously awarded the suggested that the matter be Minister of India when he took politics, despite his family's po- Parliament, the Congress party Highest National Award of India, resolved in private, but Feroze office at the age of 40.Rajiv litical prominence. Following winning 411 Lok Sabha seats out Bharat Ratna (1991), joining a insisted on taking the case Gandhi was the eldest son of the death of his younger brother of 542 in the House.He list of 40 luminaries, including directly to parliament: "The Indira and Feroze Gandhi. He Sanjay Gandhi in 1980 began dismantling the License Indira Gandhi. Rajiv Gandhi was Parliament must exercise went to study at Trinity College, Rajiv entered politics. Following Raj government quotas, tariffs an active amateur radio operator, vigilance and control over the Cambridge, and later at Imperial the assassination of his mother and permit regulations on and used the callsign VU2RG. He biggest and most powerful College London.At Cambridge Indira Gandhi in 1984, the Indian economic activity modernised also founded INTACH in 1984 financial institution it has he met the Italian-born Antonia Congress party(I) leaders the telecommunications that seeks to preserve India's art created, the Life Insurance Albina Maino, who was also nominated him to be the next industry, the education system, and cultural heritage. Rajiv Corporation of India, whose studying in the university, whom Prime Minister.Rajiv Gandhi led expanded science and Gandhi was born into India's most misapplication of public funds we he later married. After dropping the Congress to a major election technology initiatives and famous political family. His shall scrutinise today." Feroze out of university, he became a victory in 1984 soon after, improved relations with the grandfather Jawahar Lal Nehru Gandhi, Speech in United States.In 1988, Rajiv was a Leader in India's freedom Parliament, 16 December 1957. Gandhi reversed the coup in movement and became nation's The scandal, and its Maldives antagonising the first Prime Minister in 1947. investigation by justice M C militant Tamil outfits such as Rajiv ji was born in 1944 in Chagla, lead to the resignation PLOTE.He was also responsible , during a time when of one of Nehru's key allies, for first intervening and then both his parents were in and out finance minister T.T. Krishnama sending Indian troops (Indian of British prisons. In August chari, further alienating Feroze Peace Keeping Force or IPKF) for 1947,Jawaharlal Nehru became from Jawaharlal. After Feroze peace efforts in Sri Lanka in the prime minister of Gandhi had a heart attack in 1987, which soon ended in open independent India, and the 1958, the family was reconciled conflict with the Liberation family settled in Allahabad, and briefly when they holidayed in Tigers of Tamil Eelam.In then at Lucknow, where Feroze Kashmir. Feroze died soon mid-1987, the became the editor of the afterwards from a second heart broke his honest, corruption-free National Herald newspaper attack in 1960. At the time of his image and resulted in a major (founded by Motilal Nehru).In father's death, Rajiv was away at defeat for his party in the 1989 1949, Indira along with her sons a private boarding school for elections. Rajiv Gandhi remained moved to .Indira helped boys: The Doon School, located Congress President until the Feroze manage his campaign for in Dehradun, (Now in elections in 1991. While elections to the first Parliament . He was sent to campaigning, he was of India from Rae Bareli in London in 1961 to study his assassinated by the Liberation 1952.After becoming an MP, A-levels. In 1962, he was offered Tigers of Tamil Eelam. His Feroze Gandhi also moved to a place at Trinity College, widow Mrs. Delhi, but "Indira continued to Cambridge, to study engineering. became the leader of the Congress stay with her father, thus putting Rajiv stayed at Cambridge until party in 1998, and led the party the final seal on the separation." 1965. In 1966, he was offered and to victory in the 2004 elections. Relations were strained further took up a place at Imperial His son is a when Feroze challenged College London.working for Member of Parliament and the corruption within the Congress Indian Airlines as a professional Vice President of the Indian leadership over the Haridas CONTD.ON PAGE NO.06 SWAPNIL SANSAR, 21,MAY 2018 (02)

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was the first Prime Minister of as the third and sixth Prime India and a central figure in Ministers of India, Indian politics for much of the respectively. 20th century. He emerged as the The son of a prominent paramount leader of the lawyer and nationalist statesman, Indian Independence Movement Nehru was a graduate of under the tutelage of Mahatma Cambridge University and the Gandhi and ruled India from its Inner Temple, where he trained Gandhi. As Congress the Congress under his transition from a monarchy to a establishment as an independent to be a barrister. Upon his return President, Nehru called for leadership swept the provincial republic, while nurturing a nation in 1947 until his death in to India, he enrolled at the complete independence from elections in 1937 while the plural,multi-party office in 1964.Nehru is Allahabad High Court while Britain, and initiated a decisive separatist Muslim League failed democracy. In foreign policy, considered to be the architect of taking an interest in national shift towards the left in Indian to form a government in any of Nehru took a leading role in the modern Indian nation-state; politics. Nehru's involvement in politics. He was the principal the Indian provinces. But, these Non-Alignment while projecting a sovereign, socialist, secular, politics would gradually replace author of the Indian achievements were seriously India as a regional leadere in and democratic republic.He was his legal practice. A Declaration of Independence compromised in the aftermath of South Asia. the father of Indira Gandhi and committed nationalist since his (1929). the Quit India Movement in Under Nehru's leadership, the 1942 which saw the Congress emerged as a catch-all British party, dominating national poli- effectively crush the tics and winning consecutive Congress as a elections in 1951, 1957, and political organisa- 1962. He remained popular with tion. Nehru, who had the people of India in spite of reluctantly heeded political troubles in his final Gandhi's call for im- years as exemplified by the mediate defeat in the Sino-Indian War. independence, for he Nehru's health began had desired to sup- decliningsteadily port the Allied war after 1962, and he spent months effort during the recuperating in Kashmir through World War II, came 1963. Some historians attribute out of a lengthy this dramatic decline to his prison term to a much surprise and chagrin over the altered political land- Sino-Indian War, which he scape. The perceived as a betrayal of trust. Muslim League un- Upon his return from Kashmir in der his old Congress May 1964, Nehru suffered a colleague and now stroke and later a heart attack. He bête noire, was "taken ill in early hours" of Muhammad Ali 27 May 1964 and died in "early Jinnah, had come to afternoon" on the same day, and dominate Muslim his death was announced to Lok politics in India. Sabha at 1400 local time; cause Negotiations of death is believed to be heart between Nehru and attack. Nehru was cremated in Jinnah for power accordance with Hindu rites at the sharing failed and Shantivana on the banks of the gave way to the Yamuna River, witnessed by hun- independence and dreds of thousands of mourners bloody partition of who had flocked into the streets India in 1947.Nehru of Delhi and the cremation was elected by the grounds. Congress to assume Nehru, the man and politician office as made such a powerful imprint on independent India's India that his death on 27 May first Prime Minister 1964, left India with no clear although the ques- political heir to his leadership tion of leadership had (although his daughter was been settled as far widely expected to succeed him back in 1941, when before she turned it down in Gandhi acknowl- favour of Shastri). Indian edged Nehru as his newspapers repeated Nehru's own political heir and suc- words of the time of Gandhi's cessor. As Prime Min- assassination: "The light has ister, Nehru set out to gone out of our lives and there is realise his vision of darkness everywhere." EDITORIAL SWAPNIL SANSAR, 21, MAY 2018 (04) communication and Computer technology, the two precious gifts from Rajiv Gandhi Apostle of peace Rajiv Gandhi was blown off into pieces of flesh by a human bomb Indian Statistical Institute in Calcutta acquired the first computer in India around on the 21st of May, 1991, registering the tragic and unfortunate incident as one of 1955. By 1972, there were 172 computers in India, and three-fourths of these were the most cruel assassination’s attempt that was successfully carried out by one made by the IBM. In 1977, the Indian government refused to allow more than 50 of the most dreaded terror organization of the world, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil percent ownership by foreigners of any company operating in the nation. IBM Eelam (LTTE). The humble, soft spoken and people friendly Rajiv who was more refused to sell majority ownership of its Indian operations, and was thus forced to like a brother to all than a leader, sacrificed his life for the sake of million people’s leave India.Then in 1984, the then Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, changed government dream. Perhaps his intentions were noble and pure that he wanted to be friendly to policies to encourage an indigenous microcomputer industry in India. Imports were every Indian fellow citizen and thus he didn’t stop any individual ever who wanted to liberalized, and international standards were followed by Indian computer meet him personally on any venue. Perhaps this goodwill gesture cost him his manufacturers so that their products could compete more effectively in the global life.Rajiv was more a technocrat than a politican. His vision of introducing technology market.To make advancements in the field of Space technology and promoting in the lives of people did wonders. He wanted the people of this sub-continent to Entrepreneurs were part of Rajiv’s mission and dream. Rajiv wanted the youth of connect with each other. Communication was there on the top of his list of priorities. nation to work as an entrepreneur and provide jobs to skilled and semi-skilled In 1984 Rajiv Gandhi called his friend Sam Pitroda from the United States of America workers living in the society.He wanted to end the dependency of youth on the and asked him to be his technology advisor and helped him in bringing a revolution governments for getting employment and better earnings. He promoted and helped in the field of telecom in India.Mr. Pitroda not only heralded the telecom revolution the genius scientists of the nation working in the field of space technology and in India, but also made a strong case for using technology for the benefit and Defense for the security of the nation. Rajiv wanted to see India standing ahead in betterment of society through several missions on telecommunications. He the top ranks when it comes to nation’s defense and satellite ownership.Rajiv’s continued to redefine the role technology can play in a society like India by linking journey was short but meaningful. In his brief stint as the prime minister of the it to better delivery of services for the underprivileged in the nation for which the nation, he worked untiringly for the development and progress of the nation. He credit goes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.After communication, computer took several bold decisions that included reducing the voters’ age to 18 from 21 literacy was the other area where Rajiv Gandhi took keen interest . Computers and to end the Licence raj that can be dubbed as a master’s stroke from the great were introduced in the schools across India and computer science as a subject leader.His absence from the Indian political scene is badly missed by all and was soon inducted into the syllabus so that students from an early age become sundry. Whenever we use computer and technology in our daily life, we fondly accustomed to the use of machines called computers.Rajiv Gandhi was instrumental remember you Rajiv. The nation will always remember you for all the good you in pushing the use of computers in many core industries in India. Though The have done and gifted to the people of this great nation. ‘Right to Vote at 18’ was the big gest gift to the Youth from Rajiv Gandhi

Swapnil Sansar.Rajiv Gandhi was a visionary leader. He knew that one day youth beileved that there should be policy of engagement with youth.Rajiv had the quality will play an important role in economics and political landscape of not only India to connect with youth with ease and win the trust by listening to their demands but of the world. Today, his vision has turned into reality. Most of the major powers with love and compassion. Today, we can see that most of the political parties in have turned to economy as the driving force and symbol of a superpower. India are now focussed to get them on bandwagon. To win their votes they are China is considered as emerging superpower for its economic might and so is willing to dole out freebies like laptops,tablets etc. Clearly, Rajiv Gandhi was well India. Population is ahead of time and he knew that the future of India lies in the power of youth. one such an impor- The Sixty-first Amendment' of the Constitution of India, officially known as The tant asset among Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the voting age of elections various resources to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 that are required to years. This was done by amending Article 326 of the Constitution, which concerns achieve and main- to elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies. tain the status of BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as superpower. follows:-1. Short title This Act may be called the Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Japan,China and Act, 1988.2. Amendment of article 326 In article 326 of the Constitution, for the many other coun- words "twenty-one years", the words "eighteen years" shall be substituted.The full tries face an ageing text of Article 326 of the Constitution, after the 61st Amendment, is given below: population. 326. The elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of Whereas India has every State shall be on the basis of adult suffrage; that is to say, every person who the distinct is a citizen of India and who is not less than twenty-one years eighteen years of advantage that it age on such date as may be fixed in that behalf by or under any law made by the has a young appropriate Legislature and is not otherwise disqualified under this Constitution or population and it any law made by the appropriate Legislature on the ground of non-residence, continues to grow unsoundness of mind, crime or corrupt or illegal practice, shall be entitled to be for the next three registered as a voter at any such election. decades.Young The bill of The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988 was introduced in population plays an the Lok Sabha on 13 December 1988, as the Constitution (Sixty-second important role both Amendment) Bill, 1988 (Bill No. 129 of 1988). It was introduced by B. Shankaranand, in economic and then Minister of Water Resources. The bill sought to amend Article 326 of the political arena. For Constitution, relating to elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies economic growth, of States based on adult suffrage. The full text of the Statement of Objects and young population is Reasons appended to the bill is given below:Article 326 of the Constitution provides needed as it pro- that the elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of vides workforce that every State shall be on the basis of adult suffrage, that is to say, a person should is vital for running not be less than 21 years of age. It has been found that many of the countries have the industry.As per Internationa Monetary Fund (IMF) India has the potential to specified 18 years as the voting age. In our country some of the State Governments achieve an additional 2% per capita of the GDP growth for the next few have adopted 18 years of age for elections to the local authorities. The present-day years.Today,youth is the new guiding force which is making India’s youth are literate and enlightened and the lowering of the voting age would provide democracy vibrant and influencing policy formulation. More than half of India’s to the unrepresented youth of the country an opportunity to give vent to their feelings population is below 25 years of age. Youth is vocal on social, cultural and politcal and help them become a part of the political process. The present-day youth are issues of India. They express their views with confidence and demands very much politically conscious. It is, therefore, proposed to reduce the voting age accountability.Rajiv Gandhi provided the right launchpad to the voice of youth. In from 21 years to 18 years.2. The Bill seeks to achieve the above object.B. 1988, Rajiv Gandhi took a major decision when he went for a Sixty-one Shankaranand, "The Constitution (Sixty-second Amendment) Bill, 1988".The bill constitutional amendment to lower the age of voting in India from 21 years to 18 was debated by the Lok Sabha on 14 and 15 December 1988, and was passed on years of age so that a large number of young voters can participate in the electoral 15 December, after adopting a formal amendment to replace the word "Sixty- process. He believed that at 18 years of age a person takes an important decision second" with "Sixty-first" in Clause 1 of the bill. The Rajya Sabha debated the bill regarding his career options which impacts his future. Therefore, Rajiv Gandhi had on 16, 19 and 20 December 1988 and passed it on 20 December 1988, after put faith in the ability and wisdom of young Indians.He gave them power to dream adopting the amendment made by the Lok Sabha.The bill, after ratification by the and participate in building the type of India that they aspire. Today, youth has States, received assent from then President Ramaswamy Venkataraman on 28 many aspirations and sometimes a disconnect between the government and citi- March 1989. It was notified in The Gazette of India, and also came into force on the zens become apparent. But Rajiv Gandhi was quick to read the pulse of nation. He same date. SWAPNIL SANSAR,21 MAY 2018 (05) Address by the President at the 7th convocation of IISER, Mohali PIB Delhi enhanced food productivity and the gold medals for academic using technology to promote important in themselves for blue- I am happy to be here today for for the Green Revolution. And performance have gone to girl efficiency, enterprise and sky innovation and for employment – there is so much expanding the frontiers of science and commerce can do knowledge. This is the together. The combination of fundamental and to my mind research institutions, technology most critical value of scientific start-ups incubated in campuses, research. It is to keep alive the and a knowledge-based business instinct of curiosity that is at the culture can be transformational. root of our civilisation. As the Silicon Valley in California and history of science tells us, this Bengaluru in India are two route requires patience. But it can examples of this. IISER must lead to unexpected and dramatic strive to play a similar role in leaps in human imagination. Mohali and the neighbouring I would urge those graduating cities. today, as well as others studying Punjab has a long history of at IISER Mohali, to keep these technocrats who ventured into three motivations in mind as they successful businesses. Those who climb higher. In their own way, are graduating today too should these three motivations of consider the path of science and research will help entrepreneurship – and of you to serve our fellow citizens, becoming job and wealth to serve our society and country, creators as so many great and to serve the larger cause of scientists and technologists have humanity. As you go forth to done. explore new avenues and new Third, institutions of scientific worlds, I wish you the very best. education and research are Thank you Jai Hind!. Major conservation PIB Delhi. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has taken up several important conservation, restoration, Up-Gradation & development the seventh convocation of the today Mohali is a hub for the students. And three of the four works at the Historical Purana Qila in New Delhi.In a unique initiative, Indian Institute of Science knowledge economy, for awards for academic excellence the ASI has taken up conservation and upgradation of Central Education and Research, Information Technology, have been won by girl students. Antiquity Collection Section (CAC) which spread in the cells along Mohali. Though a young biotechnology and bioin It is my privilege to travel to the periphery of the fortification. The CAC section is being designed institution, IISER, as it is formatics and related fields. It is convocations across the country. into a modern gallery which will display for the first time ever artefacts popularly known, is an critical therefore that we see I find this commendable and pottery from Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Taxila, Chanhu-daro and extremely important centre of IISER as not just a standalone performance of our young Central Asia as well as from Indian sides like Kalibangan, Hastinapur, higher education and research in institution but as the fulcrum of women, of our society’s Arikamedu, Tamluk etc. It has been established that the total collection our country. This Institute has an entire ecosystem. That is how daughters, to be something of a of pottery and artefacts of CAC Section at Purana Qila is over two quickly become one of northern this institution must grow and national trend. They are lakhs.Major development work has also been undertaken for reviving India’s foremost destinations for develop. consistently outscoring their by desilting the moat area around the Purana Qila which is likely to students and faculty interested in A convocation ceremony is a male counterparts. This is a step be completed soon. Similarly, illumination of the magnificent mosque the pursuit of scientific advance. milestone and a moment of forward in the cause of gender and other structures at the Purana Qila will also be done as in case of It is well on its way to fulfilling renewal for any educational equity and in making India a other historical monuments. The work of construction of toilet its mandate of promoting and institution. For the students who developed society. I congratulate complex, public drinking water facilities, fixing red sandstone providing facilities for basic are graduating today, it is the girl students here as well as dustbins, developing parking facility, installation of publication science research and integrating especially memorable. You are the broader IISER Mohali counter is also in progress on a war footing. The turnstile gates for these with the needs of India and leaving IISER and entering a community for this achievement. entry and exit are already provided near booking office and are of our wider society. world buzzing with Ladies and Gentlemen, and working satisfactorily. Similarly, development of the garden in nearly Your location in Mohali is itself opportunities. I congratulate all dear students 8 hectares of area inside the Purana Qila premises, stone benches, telling. It allows you to serve the of you and I also congratulate The purpose of scientific research cleaning up the debris are other works undertaken to give a total talented young people of, as well your professors – who have is threefold. First, science and facelift to the prime tourist destination.The work of conservation of become part of, the Chandigarh- equipped you for this occasion. technology must continue to play excavated remains is also in progress to protect it from direct Mohali-Panchkula metropolitan This is a day to cherish and show a role in nation building. As our environmental effects. area. This is one of the most gratitude to your parents and nation evolves and as our society exciting and promising urban families, who have helped you changes, our needs too are agglomerations in our country. In through this process. And you transformed. Yet, science and Closed roads opened to parallel, IISER Mohali is also must not forget the rest of society technology will always be drawing inspiration from the rich – fellow citizens, hardworking required to find answers to tradition of basic and applied taxpayers, government agencies, developmental questions. Today, Public in Cantonments scientific research in Punjab. This and so many other stakeholders the questions before us range PIB Delhi- legacy goes back to the period – who have supported your alma from battling climate change to Based on the meeting convened by Raksha MantriSmt Nirmala before Independence, when mater and contributed to your provide low-cost but effective Sitharaman with Members of Parliament and elected Vice Presidents Punjab was one of India’s earliest education. healthcare solutions. And from of all 62 Cantonment Boards on 04 May 2018, on the issues relating centres of scientific knowledge As you leave this Institute and helping our farmers overcome to Cantonments, a detailed review was undertaken by the Ministry on production and training. build your professional careers, productivity and water-scarcity various issues, in particular those relating to closure of roads in the This legacy also provides us do remember all those who have, challenges to building Cantonments. The Raksha MantriSmtSitharaman has also reviewed some excellent examples of how whether directly or indirectly, sustainable cities and houses that the matter with Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, Defence collaboration between scientific stood by you. And in your own are socially inclusive and Secretary Shri Sanjay Mitra and senior officers of the Ministry. researchers and technologists on way, in whichever manner you provide a life of dignity to the Based on the review undertaken by SmtSitharaman, as a first step, the the one side, and the larger choose, please do give back to last family in the last mohalla. following has been decided: developmental process on the society, especially to those who The IISER network must immerse All closed roads in the Cantonments to be reopened immediately. other, contributed to nation are less privileged. itself in these tasks. The issue of closure of individual roads will be reviewed de novo, in building. We cannot forget the Going through the list of the 152 Second, science and technology conformity with the provisions as laid down, and any closure of roads technologists who did the students who are graduating have a symbiotic relationship to be undertaken, will be done only after following the due procedure. groundwork for large projects today – getting undergraduate with business and industry. A simplified detailed SOP will shortly be issued to jointly address the such as the Bhakra Nangal and master’s degrees or PhDs, as Product invention and process needs of the local public and the military establishment. Project. Again, it was agricultural the case may be – I find that 66 innovation; converting the All other issues raised in the meeting dated 04 May 2018, were scientists and universities in are girl students. That is a little learning of the lab into deliberated in detail and a time bound action plan is being prepared Punjab that provided the basis for over 40 per cent. However both commercially viable products; in consultation with all stakeholders SWAPNIL SANSAR,21 MAY 2018 (06) CONTD.FROM PAGE NO.01 The journey of a noble soul pilot while his mother became Prime Minister in 1966. He exhibited no interest in campaign to contain terrorism in Punjab. A state of martial law existed in the Punjab politics and did not live regularly with his mother in Delhi at the Prime Minister's state, and civil liberties, commerce and tourism were greatly disrupted. There are many residence. In 1970, his wife gave birth to their first child Rahul Gandhi, and in 1972,to accusations of human rights violations by police officials as well as by the militants Priyanka Gan- during this period. It is alleged that even as the situation in Punjab came under control, dhi, their second. the Indian government was offering arms and training to the LTTE rebels fighting the Even as Rajiv re- government of Sri Lanka. The Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord was signed by Rajiv Gandhi mained aloof and the Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene, in Colombo on 29 July 1987. The very from politics, his next day, on 30 July 1987, Rajiv Gandhi was assaulted on the head with a rifle butt by younger brother a young Sinhalese naval cadet named Vijayamunige Rohana de Silva, while receiving Sanjay became a the honour guard. The intended assault on the back of Rajiv Gandhi's head glanced off close advisor to his shoulder and it was captured in news crew photographs and video. With his speech their mother. while addressing the Joint Session of the US Congress and India, he said, "India is an old Following his country, but a young nation; and like the young everywhere, we are impatient. I am younger broth- young and I too have a dream. I dream of an India, strong, independent, self reliant and er's death in in the forefront of the front ranks of the nations of the world in the service of mankind." 1980, Gandhi Bofors scandal Rajiv Gandhi's finance minister, V. P. Singh,uncovered compromising was pressured by details about government and political corruption, to the consternation of Congress Indian National leaders. Transferred to the Defence ministry, Singh uncovered what became known as Congress party the Bofors scandal, involving tens of millions of dollars concerned alleged payoffs by politicians and the Swedish Bofors arms company through Italian businessman and Gandhi family his mother to associate Ottavio Quattrocchi, in return for Indian contracts. Upon the uncovering of the enter politics. He scandal, Singh was dismissed from office, and later from Congress membership. Rajiv and his wife were Gandhi himself was later personally implicated in the scandal when the investigation both opposed to was continued by Narasimhan Ram and Chitra Subramaniam of newspaper. the idea, and he This shattered his image as an honest politician; he was posthumously cleared over this evenallegation in 2004.Opposition parties united under Singh to form the Janata Dal publicly stated coalition. In the 1989 election, the Congress suffered a major setback. With the support that he would not of communists and the , Singh and his Janata Dal formed a contest for his government. Rajiv Gandhi became the Leader of the Opposition, while remaining brother's seat. Congress president. While some believethat Rajiv and Congress leaders influenced the Nevertheless, he collapse of V. P. Singh's government in October 1990 by promising support to Chandra ventually Shekhar, a high-ranking leader in the Janata Dal, sufficient internal contradictions existed, announced his within the ruling coalition, especially over the controversial reservation issue, to cause candidacy for a fall of government. Rajiv's Congress offered outside support briefly to Chandra Sekhar, Parliament. His who became Prime Minister. They withdrew their support in 1991, and fresh entry was criti- elections were announced. Assassination Rajiv Gandhi's last public meeting was at cised by many in the press, public and opposition political parties. Rajiv also became Sriperumbudur on 21 May 1991, in a village approximately 30 miles from Chennai, member of the Asian Games Organizing Committee in 1982 with his close friend and Tamil Nadu, where he was assassinated while campaigning for the Sriperumb udur Lok then sports Minister Sardar Buta Singh as president of the committee He fought his first Sabha Congress candidate. The Assassination was carried out by the Liberation Tigers election from Amethi Loksabha seat. In this by-election, he defeated Lokdal leader of Tamil Eelam .At 10:21 pm, a woman (later identified as Thenmozhi Rajaratnam) Sharad Yadav, in February 1981, Rajiv ji became an important political approached Rajiv Gandhi in a public meeting and greeted him. She then bent down to advisor to his mother. It was widely perceived that Indira Gandhi was grooming Rajiv touch his feet (an expression of respect among Indians) and detonated a belt laden with for the prime minister's job, and he soon became the president of the Youth Congress the 700 grams of RDX explosives tucked under her dress. The explosion killed Rajiv Congress party's youth wing. Rajiv Gandhi was in West Bengal when Indira Gandhi was Gandhi, his assassin and at least 14 other people. The assassination was caught on film assassinated on 31 October 1984 by two of her bodyguards. Senior Congress Leader through the lens of a local photographer, whose camera and film were found at the site. and then union minister Sardar Buta Singh, as well as President Zail Singh pressed Rajiv The cameraman himself died in the blast but the camera remained intact. Rajiv Gandhi's to become India's Prime Minister, within hours of his mother's assassination by two of mutilated body was airlifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi her bodyguards. Soon after assuming office, Rajiv asked President Zail Singh to for post-mortem, reconstruction and embalming. A state funeral was held for Rajiv dissolve Parliament and hold fresh elections, as the Lok Sabha completed its five-year Gandhi on 24 May 1991. His funeral was telecast live nationally and term.Rajiv Gandhi also officially became the President of the Congress party. The internationally, and was attended by dignitaries from over 60 countries. He was Congress party won a landslide victory with the largest majority in cremated on the banks of the river Yamuna, near the samadhis of his mother, brother, history of Indian Parliament giving Gandhi absolute control of government. He also grandfather The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial was built at the site recently and is one of the benefited from his youth and a general perception of being free of a background in major tourist attractions of the small industrial town.The Supreme Court judgement, by corrupt politics. He increased government support for science and technology and Judge Thomas, confirmed that the killing was carried out due to personal animosity of associated industries, and reduced import quotas, taxes and tariffs on technology-based the LTTE chief Prabhakaran towards Mr Rajiv Gandhi arising out of his sending the industries, especially computers, airlines, defence and telecommunications. In 1986, he Indian Peace Keeping Force to Sri Lanka and the alleged IPKF atrocities against Sri announced a National Policy on Education to modernise and expand higher education Lankan Tamils. The Rajiv Gandhi administration had already antagonised other Tamil programs across India. He founded the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya System in 1986 militant organisations like PLOTE for reversing the military coup in Maldives back in which is a Central government based institution that concentrates on the upliftment of 1988. The judgment further cites the death of Thileepan in a hunger strike and the the rural section of the society providing them free residential education from 6th till 12 suicide by 12 LTTE cadres in a vessel in Oct 1987.In the Jain Commission report, grade. His efforts created MTNL in 1986, and his public call offices, better known as various people and agencies are named as suspected of having been involved in the PCOs, helped spread telephones in rural areas.He introduced measures significantly murder of Rajiv Gandhi. Among them, the cleric Chandraswami was suspected of reducing the License Raj, in post-1990 period, allowing businesses and individuals to involvement, including financing the assassination. Arrested on June 14, 1991, she was purchase capital, consumer goods and import without bureaucratic restrictions. Rajiv sentenced to death, along with 25 others, by a special court here on January 28, 1998. Gandhi began leading in a direction significantly different from his mother's socialism. However, the SC confirmed death only on four of the convicts, including Nalini, on May 11, 1999.S Nalini Sriharan is the lone surviving member of the five-member squad behind the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi and is serving life impriosonment. Nalini, who was a close friend of an LTTE operative known as V Sriharan alias Murugan, another convict in the case who has been sentenced to death, later gave birth. CONTD.FROM PAGE NO.01 Remembering The elected for a term of five years. The aim was to transfer power to panchayats. In 1992, Congress introduced the Seventy-third amendment bill and got it passed. It gaveconstitutional status to panchayats and the dream of Rajiv Gandhi came true. Today, in urban areas elections are held for municipal corporations and Mayors are also elected through ballot system.These decisions strengthened the democratic structure of India. On 21st May 1991, the life of Rajiv Gandhi came to a full circle. Fate has written the same script for both mother and son. The end of two great personalities of Indian He improved bilateral relations with the United States long strained owing to Indira's politics belonging to Nehru-Gandhi dynasty namely Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi socialism and friendship with the USSR and expanded economic and was the same violent and tragic in nature. He is no more in mortal form but he continues scientific cooperation. During his state visit to the Soviet to live in our hearts as how can we forget the saint who remained untouched by the Union he met with Premier Nikolai Tikhonov, Andrey Gromyko of the Ministry of magical charms of power and served the nation with noble intention. The quote from Foreign Affairs Mikhail Gorbachev. Rajiv authorised an extensive police and army Greek mythology. SWAPNIL SANSAR, 21, MAY 2018 ( (07) 'The Legend Poet of Indian Cinema' Agency. He was born Asrar when these poets agreed to write the ghazal would be a turning poet grow and prosper in the same Ludhianvi, and Hussain Khan in Sultanpur, on for the films the quality of poetry Shakeel Badayuni, he alone 1st Ocotober 1919 UP.(Now Uttar in the context of the film lyrics outlived them all and worked

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Saigal, writing and popular writing was Although Majrooh but his breakthrough film was narrowed a little by the Bombay Sultanpuri worked with top Mehboob Khan's Andaaz and films. Majrooh had earlier fought music directors - Anil Biswas, from then on there was no the hardest battle of his life as a , Madan Mohan, O.P. stopping him. ghazalgo. It was an article of faith Nayyar, Roshan and Majrooh Sultanpuri's reputation with the early progressive poets Laxmikant-Pyarelal - his best as a poet was ironically that the stylised form of ghazal work was with S.D. Burman overshadowed by his being a with its well wrought references and R.D. Burman. In fact his lyricist for popular and associated inferences was most outstanding work was in films. It has happened very not suitable for the new 's frothy frequently that the real merit of a sensibility which needed a new musicals like , person is pushed into the form. The same rationale was also Yaadon Ki Baraat and Hum background by some lesser work behind the movement known as Kisi Se Kum Nahin. He that is done for a medium with a the naturi shairi of the mid continued to write youthful bigger outreach or for some nineteenth century but it was songs even in Hussain's son popular event. Though Majrooh sponsored from the top by the Mansoor Khan's films like the was a very successful lyricist and establishment. Like all evergreen Qayamat Se his "geets" were hummed by movements the Progressive away from our tradition that manner when he is just writing Qayamat Tak. millions of people in continents Writers too took an extreme made its acceptance and currency poetry as a an autonomous form. Majrooh and Nasir Hussain first where Indian cinema is the rage, position and denounced much in possible again by the fifties. But Majrooh's contribution in collaborated on the film Paying yet it would be unfair to judge the name of being a product of When Majrooh appeared on the giving a new meaning to the Guest, which Nasir wrote. After him based solely on this lesser feudalism. Literature and the arts scene Faiz's Naqsh e Faryadi, ghazal will keep the torch of his Nasir turned director and later work. He was a serious poet who were seen in the framework of a Majaz's Aahang, Ali Sardar name burning for quite some producer they went on to made significant contributions to one to one relationship and the Jaffery's Parwaz, Jazbi's Ferozaan time. collaborate in several films, all the development of a sensibility entire effort seemed to be based and Makhdoom's Surkh Sawera Majrooh's political beliefs were of which had huge hits and are and an idiom, that was truly on exclusion rather than had already been published with further manifested when his some of Majrooh's best inspired by the Progressive incorporation. But Majrooh did leading critics like Ehtesham second daughter married the son remembered works: Tumsa Nahin Writers Movement. In the early not tow the line and held the Hussain and Doctor Alim, being of the Urdu writer and socialist Dekha (1957) years after partition the poets felt position that ghazal could retain the real opponents of the ghazal, Zoe Ansari. Toward the end both Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon Teesri hugely hemmed in by the their its glory through its ability to say wanting to do away with this Majrooh and Zoe Ansari were Manzil (1966) Baharon Ke Sapne new archaic form as a critical canon. disenchanted with the direction Caravan things Faiz and Majrooh gradually socialism had taken in the Soviet (includes the song Piya Tu Ab To for introduced the themes generally Union and China. Their desire to Aaja) Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973) the associated with the Progressive better the lives of the masses (1977) new Movement, and transformed the found an outlet in their writings. Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai age. ghazal without losing on its Majrooh went on to write lyrics Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) He strength. During the fifties for popular films throughout the Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992) was ghazal was gradually and 1956s. Along with Faiz Ahmed Akele Hum Akele Tum Kabhi himself grudgingly accepted as a Faiz, Majrooh was considered the Haan Kabhi Naa.Majrooh also anlegitimate form of poetry even by most notable ghazal writer. was instrumental in introducing outstanding Ehtesham Hussain who wrote Majrooh won his only Filmfare R.D. Burman to Nasir for Teesri ghazal about it then. Poetry thus Best Lyricist Award for the song Manzil. The trio worked in 7 of poet disengaged itself from being a "Chahunga Mein Tujhe Saanj the above-mentioned films. and mere slogan, and moved towards Savere" from Dosti.He was also Burman went on to work in 2 introduced the lyrical and melodic richness awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke more films subsequent to Zamane new generally associated with ghazal. Award in 1993.He was the first Ko Dikhana Hai. imagery It abandoned the harsh lyricist to win the prestigious Majrooh Sultanpuri had been lack of reaching out to the people and new diction into the heavily declamatory style meant to award named after Dadasaheb suffering from lung disease for they were supposed to be stylised format. He was able to exhort the listener to take up arms Phalke. some time and had a severe attack addressing. Though they had a maintain the lyrical quality of the against the sea of troubles for a Majrooh Sultanpuri was the last of pneumonia and died in steady audience, it was very tiny ghazal which is its real spirit and more introspective mood where of the group of lyricists that ruled Bombay on 24 May 2000. He compared to that enjoyed by test without losing on the vigour awareness became part of a larger Hindi cinema in the early 1950s was aged 80 at the time of his popular media including that of that was supposed to be an collective consciousness. The and 1960s. Out of Sahir death. the cinema. It was decided by a integral part of this new poetic Urdu poets found themselves few poets and literary idiom. The awareness of where being edged out in the new socio- organisations to ride on the back the exploitation has taken the cultural environment of India FEED BACK of a popular medium to exploit ordinary man and a whipping up and saw their language shrink f you have any complaint/issue in your area, block, the greater outreach of the of emotions for greater activism and the literate audience I ward or district, please feel free to write us. We will forward cinema, and as it were, to spread was the twin aim of these poets. dwindle. Amidst the growing your complaint to the concerned officer, department or the message. Pardeep, Sahir Majrooh was not alone in this demand of Hinduising Urdu minister. If your MP,MLA or Corporator are not fulfilling their Ludhianvi, Qamar Jalalabadi, struggle. He had support from a Majrooh stood his ground and responsibilities properly, write to us about them. We will Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, Shakeel contemporary, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, fought for the rightful place of forward your complaints/applications to the proper Badayuni, Saghar Nizami, who too was not keen on losing his language with a rich heritage. authorities. You are a responsible citizen and it is your duty Rajinder Krishen and Majrooh the rich referential and allusive Perhaps history will judge to be aware of the issues of public interest. Your write ups, Sultanpuri, were all sucked into matrix of the traditional ghazal Majrooh as a poet who partially features and news pieces are also welcomed. the insatiable vortex of the film while talking about the main frittered away his talent by [email protected], world with Sahir having contradiction of the class divide writing for the films. The limited PH:0522-2970481, remained the most outstanding that cut across board. It was the opportunity and the constraints MB:094157- 68680. but Majrooh Sultanpuri being a awareness that the rejection of of the situation do not let the close second. It may be said that SWAPNIL SANSAR, 21,MAY 2018 (08) Real Life "Hero"is no more Agency.On May 20, the 81-year- him onscreen. Thoughts and @akshaykumar @RajaMenon.” world's largest civilian Matthews had reached Kuwait by old Mathunny Mathews passed prayers with his family. Mathunny Mathews (Toyota evacuation in history.Matthews ship in 1956 as a prospective away after ailing for some time. #RIPSunnyMathew.”Producer Sunny) was an Indian, a resident was born in 1936. He hails from immigrant for employment. He was also the chairman of the Jabriya Indian School in Kuwait and one of the founding members of the Indian Art’s Circle, a widely recognized cultural association of all Indian expatriates in Kuwait.With the help of Mathunny Mathews, the airlift of Indians was carried out from 13 August to 11 October 1990 after the Invasion of Kuwait. Air India holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people evacuated by a civil airliner as a result of this effort. The operation was carried out during the Persian Gulf War in 1990 to evacuate Indian expatriates from Kuwait and Iraq. It is believed to be the largest civilian evacuation in history.The Indians based in Kuwait also helped in the evacuation efforts.Leading daily Times of India reported that Kuwait-based Malayali entrepreneur Mathunny Mathews (also known as Toyota Sunny) duly supported by Harbhajan Singh Vedi, played a stellar role in co-ordinating the evacuation operation by meeting Indian ambassador in Baghdad and overseeing the transport of thousands of Indians to Amman Popularly known as ‘Toyota Nikhil Advani also shared his in Kuwait and was one of the Kerala (Eraviperoor), Kumbanad, via Baghdad by bus after striking Sunny’ and ‘Sunny Matthews’, heartfelt message which read, people credited with the safe India and was popularly known a deal with Iraqi transporters, Akshay Kumar shared his “The real #RanjitKatiyal lost his airlift evacuation of about as Toyota Sunny, owing to his Indian authorities and UN. On 22 condolences and paid tribute to battle with ALS last night. 170,000 Indians from Kuwait work in Kuwait with the Toyota January 2016, Airlift, a Hindi film him by saying, “Extremely sad 1,70,000 families pray for you. during the 1990 Invasion of agency owned by the Al-Sayer playing Akshay Kumar as Ranjit news, was an honour to portray #RIPSunnyMathew Kuwait, which is hailed as the Group. He retired in 1989 as its Katyal, a fictional character MD. During the early phase of based on Mathunny Mathews Review: Deadpool 2, bigger and better industrialization in Kuwait, was released. and zany action ensues keeping Agency.Ryan Reynolds is a case of the blues. 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