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New Delhi May 4, 2003, Capital • 46 pages including Men & Women & Classifieds + 8 pages of Delhi Times Price Rs. 2.75 Resume ties now, talks later: India Graphic: Neelabh ● Jamali formally invites Vajpayee ● Talk trade, Kashmir later: Pak ● Pak drops Kashmir at UN meet

TIMES NEWS NETWORK shift, had said it was will- ing to break a historic deadlock on New Delhi/London: In a carefully Kashmir policy and fall in with In- SNAPSHOTS worded letter Prime Minister Vaj- PTI dia’s demand to discuss trade and bi- payee has neither rejected nor ac- lateral issues ahead of Kashmir. cepted Pakistan prime minister Mir In remarks, he prefaced with the Zafarullah Khan Jamali’s invitation. words ‘‘important baat,’’ Pakistan’s In his response to Jamali’s letter foreign minister Khursheed Kasuri calling for a dialogue, Vajpayee said used an interview with the BBC to sustained dialogue needed both care- say: ‘‘India has been wanting to dis- ful preparation of the ground and an cuss trade and bilateral issues ahead end to cross border terrorism. India of Kashmir and we had been insist- however indicated its willingness to ing that Kashmir should be the pri- move ahead on other areas, reiterat- mary focus.Now we agree with India, ing its offer of resumption of civil we are keen to promote this initiative aviation links as well as appointment and will discuss trade ahead of Kash- of high commissioners. mir.’’ Kasuri indicated the depths of Within hours of receiving a formal the apparent change of heart in the invitation from his Pakistani coun- Pakistani establishment by assuring terpart for a visit to Pakistan, Vaj- that the new initiative was a result of payee wrote back to him on India’s ‘‘collective thinking.’’. commitment to improvement of bi- In an unaccustomed nod to the lateral relations for which there was business needs of building a peace an immediate need for an end to process on the sub-continent, Kasuri cross-border terrorism and disman- went on to say: ‘‘And if you’re talking tling of its infrastructure. about business, we are keen to talk India’s trade potential with Pak: $4 bn In a cautious and calibrated reply about the Turkmenistan to Jamali, he hoped Pakistan would Afghanistan and Iran gas pipeline.’’ By Sanghamitra Chakraborty respond ‘‘positively’’ to his an- al, has already spoken to his counter- Samjhauta Express. But the paperwork ALL THE BEST: Miss India Universe These would ‘‘ease the fuel shortage TIMES NEWS NETWORK nouncement of sending a high part Sheikh Jamal Mehboob Maghoom was such that it took three months for it was presented a good in the region,’’ he said and ‘‘could of the India-Pakistan Chamber of Com- to get there. By the time it reached, the luck card with messages from well commissioner to Islamabad and re- benefit India by millions of dollars.’’ New Delhi: When the PMs of India and suming civil aviation links on a re- merce and Industry on Saturday morn- cement had turned into concrete. wishers in on Saturday before Kasuri also conceded that any fu- Pakistan spoke on the phone last week, ● she left for City to participate ciprocal basis. ing. Says Mitra: “They are very excited, Pakistan has banned the entry of In- ture Indo-Pak discussions on the the K-word was not used. Instead, it was there is so much accumulated energy dian entertainment products such as in the 2003 beauty In his letter, Vajpayee referred to pipelines would make a business Dial B for business with leaders in both pageant to be held at in on both sides, that the moment the wall film and music since 1954. But, as Amit his earlier statement on the need to case for peace. ‘‘Lots of business lob- countries realising it was time to tap June 2003. crumbles it will gush out.” Maghoom Khanna, chairman of Reliance Enter- create a conducive atmosphere for a bies will gather around these proj- the subcontinent’s economic potential. sustained dialogue which would has promised to travel to India with a tainment puts it: “It is the sorest point ects and voice their support for these For economic experts, this is the only business delegation as soon as the polit- after Kashmir.” Indian films and music Indo-Pak : With a thaw taking need an end to cross-border terror initiatives,’’ he said. In another illus- road ahead. Says A C Muthaiah, presi- and dismantling of infrastructure of ical environment is more conducive. is virtually mainstream entertainment place in Indo-Pak relations, there was tration of good faith, Pakistan would dent, FICCI: “India-Pakistan relations Industry experts on why the wall in Pakistan. Unofficial estimates put much optimism when Indian and Pakistan terrorism. He pointed out that in ‘‘give its own guarantees and inter- can be resuscitated with business tak- must crumble: the piracy market at Rs 1,000 crore. cricket board mandarins met in Dubai on pursuance of their telephonic national guarantees’’ for the safety of ing the lead. There is great optimism ● A direct flight from Delhi to Lahore A trade region encompassing India Saturday to discuss the resumption of bi- conversation he had announced in these pipelines, he said. amongst on both sides.” Parliament that India would appoint takes two hours and costs Rs 6,675 on and Pakistan could change all this (See lateral cricketing ties. P21 Asked whether Islamabad would Consider these figures: a new high commissioner and re- business class, but via Dubai it takes all box). Says Maghoom: “We could be Saddam tired in last video: In a new address India’s concerns on cross- ● India’s total trade with Pakistan in sume civil aviation links, expressing day and costs Rs 57,250. world beaters if we were to put our video, where Saddam Hussein is believed border terror, Kasuri declared: 2001-2002 was $ 204 million. ● hope that Pakistan would respond Recently, a cotton mill in Karachi re- heads together, this bickering is mean- to have made his last known wartime ‘‘There is no issue that cannot be re- ● Unofficially, the figure is between $ 1- positively. furbished its machinery. Every compo- ingless.” So, is there a good place to speech, the Iraqi leader appears exhaust- solved through discussion.’’ 6 billion, five times the official figure. Giving details of the letter the ex- nent went from a major textile machin- start? India feels Pakistan should award ed, confused and seemingly resigned to At the UN, Pakistan, has dropped ● India’s official trade with Bangladesh ternal affairs spokesperson said in ery manufacturer in South India. It was it most favoured nation status. defeat, according to news reports. In the its plan to include the Kashmir issue — the size of its economy is a third of shipped to Dubai, then to Karachi. Pak- However, Mitra feels ‘Non-Discrimi- tape, Saddam tells Iraqis that God will terms of resumption of dialogue in the agenda of the Security Council Pakistan’s — is $1 billion. istani’s paid more, Indians got nothing. natory Status’ would be a more prga- help them expel the American-British careful preparation of the ground meeting. Diplomats said during the ● If India-Pakistan relations were to im- ● occupiers. was required for meaningful engage- Apollo tyres is the biggest tyre brand matic term since the biggest problem is discussion, its members strongly op- prove, the official figure could go upto $ in Pakistan. It’s common knowledge the vocabulary trap on both sides. MFN ment at the highest level. The letter posed raising the Kashmir issue. SARS suspects to be released: In is on its way to the Indian high com- 3-4 billion in the next two to three years. that they are smuggled through Dubai, loosely translates as sabse pyara mulk, the light of the WHO’s definition of what mission in Islamabad which is ex- FICCI shared these with Sunday , or the porous border, as the which seems to be too positive a status constitutes SARS, the gov- Times, while taking a fresh look at In- import duties are as high as 46 per cent. for Pakistan to award India. Neverthe- ernment on Saturday decided to release pected to hand it over to Jamali. Earlier, in a significant strategic dia-Pakistan trade and its latent poten- ● A consignment of cement was being less, Maghoom, represents the trade all the quarantined persons and declare See Deep Focus: Page 11 tial. Amit Mitra, FICCI secretary-gener- transported to Pakistan on the view by saying: “Let’s go for it!” them SARS-free. According to WHO, a person infected with corona virus will not infect others unless he starts manifesting SARS symptoms. Haze today, gone tomorrow... More deaths in , Hong Kong: AP The World Health Organisation has urged Beijing to update its epidemiological data and complete SARS investigations to curb the spread of the killer disease. SARS has now claimed 18 more lives and infected 191 others in the Chinese main- land and Hong Kong. Plan to attack US consulate: The US authorities say they have uncovered a plan by Al Qaida to crash an explosives- laden aircraft into the American consulate in Karachi which has prompted the homeland security department to warn about possible attacks in the US. P16

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK the car’s door. While the boys es- and shoots her point blank. caped, Chadha was taken to the ● Eye witnesses immediately in- New Delhi: Is this the Capital city? Ambedkar hospital by the police form a PCR and the police take A 36-year-old woman lost her life control room after a witness in- Chadha to a hospital. on Friday night. Her fault? She in- formed the police. Rashmi Chadha, who saw her tervened in an altercation be- Deputy commissioner of police mother breathing her last recalls: tween a scooterist and three boys Sanjay Singh said the police are ‘‘My younger sisters were excited WEATHER in a car and ended up being shot a unaware of the boys’ identity nor to go to Shimla. But when mummy few kilometres from her mother’s do they have the registration num- got late, we tried to contact her on Max. 37.2oC/ Min. 29oC home. Home, where her three ber of the Cielo. ‘‘Witnesses have the mobile. We got no response...’’ Moonset: Sunday — 2138 hrs. daughters — Rachna (13), Pooja been able to tell us it was black,’’ Rashmi says her mother always Moonrise: Monday — 0802 hrs. (15) and Rashmi (17) waited for her Singh said. While Chadha lived in extended help to people in their Sunset: Sunday — 1858 hrs. with their grandmother. sector 8, Rohini, her mother stays hour of need. The children, there- Sunrise: Monday — 0538 hrs. According to the police, Sunita in sector 11. ‘‘Sunita is a divorcee. fore, thought she was delayed Mainly clear sky with dust haze. Thundery devel- Chadha was shot dead by a boy Her daughters live with their while helping someone. But a call opment is likely in some areas towards afternoon when she restrained him and his grandmother,’’ Singh said. at 10:30 pm broke their hearts. and evening. Maximum relative humidity on Friday friends from fighting with a The sequence of events accord- ‘‘A police officer called us and 39 per cent and minimum 3 per cent. scooterist in Rohini. Chadha was ing to the police: said that mummy was admitted to going to her mother’s house to ● Chadha leaves home at 10 pm in the hospital. All of us rushed and Book your Classifieds pick up her daughters. Two of a Maruti Esteem. When she reach- I was allowed to meet her. I saw them had to be dropped to their 24 hours service: “51-666-888” es sector 18, she stops her car on her taking deep breaths,’’ Rashmi school (DAV school) from where spotting a fight between a group of recalls. Although there was no Times InfoLine “51-68-68-68” they were leaving for a school trip boys and a scooterist. She tries to blood oozing out of the wound, the The ATM of information to Shimla. pacify the boys who begin a fight doctors told Rashmi that her The Largest Classifieds Site The boys who were in a Cielo with her now. mother was bleeding internally stopped Chadha and shot two ● She ignores and leaves. The ac- and was dead. ‘‘Her death will not rounds at her. One bullet pierced cused follow her for 100 metres, deter us from being helpful,’’ says her chest, the other cut through stop her car, one of them gets out a tearful Rashmi.

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2 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 DELHI Forget about SARS, what about gastro, jaundice? proportions for all — the pub- Annual outbreaks lic, hospitals and authorities. PEOPLE It is high time we prepared Usual suspects ourselves to face such epi- To chat on SMS send 'cchat' to 8888 Gastroenteritis: 45,000 demics well in advance. “Our true nature is spiritual” POWER Brij Bhushan, Shankar Mkt cases reported last year — NEERJA BHATIA, Inspirational Speaker Question of the week Forget about SARS, what Cholera: Nearly 500 cas- about gastroenteritis, jaun- es reported from various Q. What is A: That is the paradox, we Rhythm of Suc- all have to experience night ● dice, cholera — outbreaks parts of Delhi last year cess?- tina to experience the day, that Do you think which make so many people Delhi is Jaundice: 117 cases of A: We are an is the law of nature. ill every year. We are obvi- organisation dedi- Q. What kind of workshops prepared to ously not prepared. Instead jaundice reported in the Capital in 2001. More cated to help individuals do you conduct?- cgd tackle epidemics of waiting for disaster to increase self awareness -- A: Workshops are based on strike and pressing the panic cases went unreported tapping into our higher self. dissolving problems, in- like SARS? button when our medical in- Malaria: For the last Q. How important is it to creasing inner balance and I frastructure collapses, let’s three years, 250 cases have spiritual quotient?- fem have conducted workshops As far as pub- learn to be more pro-active: each year A: We are spiritual beings in Corporate America and lic health is civic bodies can take their having a human experience retreat centres in concerned, work more seriously and cit- -- so at the bottom of all we and . no Earlier scares want, do and need lies our Q. What are the factors that the record of izens their health. need to be pure joy and prevent us from achieving our civic bod- Richa Sharma, DLF Dengue: 1997. Toll: 452 pure bliss-- we can give it our higher self?- bangloregirl 95% ies, MCD and Obviously no — not only (official) what ever name we want A: Our ego self that takes NDMC, has Delhi but the whole country Plague: 1994. No but our true nature is form of victim self and been far from satisfactory. is not prepared to tackle any casualties spiritual. pompous self. When they have not been disease on an epidemic scale. KEEPING OUT THE PANIC: Instead of waiting for disaster to strike, can we be more pro-active? Q. How can you help Q. Do you think Americans able to tackle problems such After 54 years of independ- shameful state of affairs, and bers in case of an outbreak of er deadly epidemic. The gov- tackle an epidemic like someone achieve spiritual are becoming more as garbage disposal, how can ence, we are still short of yet we are striving to become an epidemic like SARS? If ernment does not have any SARS, because it’s hospital growth? Is it not an individu- spiritually aware? - nitin one even think they will be als own's efforts?- alice A: I think in America most good medical facilities. Our the next super-power. the disease spreads in the concrete programme to bat- capacity and number of doc- effective in tackling such A: Absolutely it is up to the people are coming to the national and local govern- Mohd Asghar Khan, Jamia shanties, there is a danger of tors is inadequate even in deadly epidemics. The hospi- tle such outbreaks. individual -- however we can realisation that there is ments are not bothered about Nagar the whole infrastructure col- normal times. In case of an tals are already overcrowded. Sarwar Jamal, Munirka only facilitate the growth. more to life than being a the health of their people, lapsing. epidemic, things are only Whenever there is any out- Delhi has good medical in- With Hong Kong, much Q. If all people become spir- workaholic. but about mandir, masjids, Uttam Kumar,Vasant Kunj likely to worsen. break, it takes on alarming frastructure compared to ahead of Delhi in cleanliness itually inclined then how will For complete chat log on to lathis and trishuls. It is a Archana Gupta, Bali Nagar many other cities in India. No, I don’t think Delhi is ful- and sanitary conditions still the world progress?- sonal http://chat.indiatimes.com No we do not have the med- But the question is will it be ly prepared to tackle this struggling against SARS, ical facilities. Where they are able to withstand the num- killer pneumonia or any oth- how can we expect Delhi to available, they are not tackle it effectively? On the accessible. Our hospitals are contrary,with its unsanitary IN THE LINE OF FIRE already overstaffed. civic conditions the Capital Tavleen, Tilak Nagar The government always tackles such has always provided situations on a war footing. So I do favourable conditions for the Yes, our hospitals and med- not believe there is any need to pan- spread of any epidemic. ical staff are ic. In the case of SARS, both the Vineeta Chabra, competent Union health minister and state Srinivaspuri yes enough to con- trol epidemics health minister have been going No. We are not prepared to around and checking up the facili- like SARS and tackle such epidemics. If ties available at different hospitals. deal with any SARS indeed spreads here, 5% They recently visited the NICD emergency- there will be total chaos and and have advised them on keeping all equipment like situation. The steps tak- disaster. needed ready for any calamity. en to check its spread have Murli Tahliani, Rajinder Ngr been effective so far. Shiela Dikshit, Chief Minister No, Delhi is not prepared to Y K Vir,Tilak Nagar CINEMA OF THE WEEK

The Recruit (thriller) ★★★ never there when you need Cast: Al Pacino, Colin Farrel them the most. Direction: Roger Donaldson But that’s America. It Showing at: Chanakya makes a hero out of the most ndeed, America’s battles unheroic guys; a patriot out are won in Baghdad, Bas- of a cynic, and a believer out ra and Kabul by the men of non-believers. So that, I in olive, the desert rats eventually, Farrel becomes and the Delta Force. But they the cherry of the pack and are not the real WMD’s saves the nation from its (weapons of mass de-con- biggest sell-out. struction) at the superpow- If the first half of the film er’s disposal. A major part of is like an extended documen- its battle is won by Holly- tary on the CIA training pro- wood: The Spidermen, Su- gramme (sample a question permen, Daredevils and it asks its recruits — would Rambos who pitch their bat- you dance in the rain, jump tles in the mind and end up on a train or avoid pain), the victorious. So much so, that think so or can’t do much As the patriarchal CIA second half is a taut spy even as the Bush corps about it. trainer called upon to spot thriller. Needless to say, both 3 killed in factory blast sounds the victory bugle, Al Well, well, well... You may and chisel new recruits, Paci- are engrossing fare, for en- tering the hallowed portal of Pacino, the aging CIA veter- not be convinced if you hear no is pure vintage stuff. Add TIMES NEWS NETWORK Davendra (16) of a nearby the CIA itself is like a million an tells the world why Amer- this from Bush, Rumsfeld to this the mystery that sur- village, who happened to be and Wolfowitz. But when Pa- rounds his loyalty and you dollar excursion. The thrills Faridabad: Three members ica does what it does. Not for visiting the factory at that cino articulates the Ameri- have a racy thriller in hand. and chills are an added of a family were killed in a money, sex or fame. But only time, sustained severe burns. can dream — let’s set the The young recruit (Colin bonus. As is the crackling blast in a fire cracker factory because it believes that good He has been shifted to Saf- must prevail over evil, right world right — in the raucous Farrel), picked up from a bar chemistry between Farrel at Palvali village near Farid- drawl, you’d almost like to is the most unlikely CIA and Pacino. The two together abad on Friday. darjang Hospital in Delhi. must rule over wrong. And The deceased belonged to a more importantly, because believe. For Al is still agent in town. He’s cynical, bring back memories of Police said Barkat (55) and village in Bhagpat, UP. The the rest of the world doesn’t amongst the finest things anti-social, arrogant, sad, Brando and Pacino in The his two sons, Salim (25) and that happened to Hollywood, and views the elite intelli- Godfather. Well, almost... Khalil (20), died on the spot. factory was a licenced unit. age lines, weary visage gence outfit as a bunch of Barkat’s third son, Shamim, The district administration notwithstanding. white Americans who are Nikhat Kazmi had a providential escape as has announced an ex-gratia he left the unit just before of Rs 11,000 for each of POOR★ AVERAGE★ ★ GOOD★ ★ ★ VERY GOOD ★ ★ ★ ★ OUTSTANDING ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ the blast. the victims.

SCHOOL NEWS

Earth day: Principal of Laxman Public School Usha Ram exhorted the students to involve them- selves in preserving and protecting the treasures of the Earth. In a pro- gramme held to sensitise them, the students were told to follow three Rs — reduce, reuse and recy- cle. An assembly talk was held on the need to pre- serve and protect the Earth. Students also par- ticipated in the Earth quiz. Cultural week: Harvard Academy, Preet Vihar, observed the Indian culture and heritage week from April 21 to 25. Students participated in collage-making, English elocution and Geeta recitation. The week was rounded up with an inter-house heritage quiz. A daily talk in the assembly was organised to inculcate patriotism in students. Prize distribution: Guru Tegh Bahadur Public School organised its an- nual prize distribution function on April 19. School chairman Prehlad Singh Chandhok presided over the function. Prizes and certificates were given to the rank holders. Honourable member Sardar Waryam Singh graced the occasion. School principal Avinash Kaur Sethi gave the inaugural address. Teachers’ workshop: A workshop on teachers’ appraisal was held at Vivekanand School. The workshop was organised by the Centre for Career Development and it fo- cused on the need for teachers’ appraisal.

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DELHI SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 3 Summer holidays: What a way to spend them... From camps in Sitlakhet to a two-week trip in England and Scotland, Generation Y has new destinations to scale By Shobha John dia and made numerous TIMES NEWS NETWORK SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS friends. ‘‘Last year, 1,000 chil- orget that lazy, dren attended our camps,’’ he hazy, crazy, daze of says. And it’s not just a man’s world out there. ‘‘The ratio of Pay up and you can summer. Indolent, languorous days boys to girls is 60:40.’’ spent either in the Eleven-year-old Akhil lapF of Morpheus or climbing liked the campfires, adven- guava and mango trees with ture and the pastries he got have some serious fun time to kill are now passe. To- on the last day. He took up day, summer holidays for rock-climbing and rifle- shooting and had to show- By Anuradha Mukherjee attend a nature camp. ‘‘Re- eign destinations are not a children means trips to the TIMES NEWS NETWORK cently, we organised one priority. But other schools Himalayan foothills, mist- case his talent on the last day to his group of 50 children. ‘‘I arun Sinha (14) is all such camp near Rishikesh like Modern School, covered Coorg or the vales of where the students and the Barakhamba Road, believe Scotland where specialised cried in the end as I didn’t keyed up. He’s set to want to leave my new go for a vacation to teachers went white-water in providing a ‘‘healthy mix skills are learnt in a struc- Kullu V rafting, trekking and climb- of sightseeing and adven- tured manner — trekking, Dehradun friends.’’ Sixteen-year-old Goa with his schoolmates Tons Campus Tirthan Valley Honey Valley Srijan enjoyed his summer during the summer vaca- ing,’’ says Kapoor. ture’’. The school has a tour river-rafting, mountain bik- He, however, adds that organising committee. ing, astronomy,theatre, mag- 180 kms from 40 kms from 250 kms from camps much more than those tion. An adventure freak, Chandigarh with his family. ‘‘Friends are Varun expects to have some the school merely creates Last year,Modern School ic, photography and bird- Ranikhet Dehradun. Situated Kullu. Campus is Bangalore the the opportunities. ‘‘For in- students went to London watching. Not to forget per- in Uttaranchal. It is on the left bank more fun and I learned di- serious fun. DELHI camp is in Coorg. verse skills.’’ ‘‘This is my first trip to stance, the senior students for an educational trip. sonality development and on the Tons river. of river Tirthan. Travels costs are going to Jim Corbett ‘‘They visited Cambridge group activities. Of course, it Travel costs: Rs 1,750 Travel costs: Most parents were gung-ho the seaside. Although I from Bangalore: about sending their children have been on many school National Park this summer and even interviewed No- comes with a price. But who’s Rs 1,500 Rs 1,200 bel laureate Amartya Sen. complaining? Definitely not Lunagad Sitlakhet to camps, having either gone trips earlier, I am excited Cool camping Trips Abroad on corporate camps them- thinking about the kind of Clearly, everybody could the parents. 410 kms from Delhi. 30 kms from not afford it. But we try to For Sapna Bharadwaj, 2 weeks trip to England & Scotland selves or heard of them from activities that await us,’’ he Schools are increas- Situated in Uttaranchal, Ranikhet. says. • facilitate all our students,’’ mother of 14-year-old Malli- costs Rs 65,000 - Rs 68,000 friends. Exporter Sanjay ingly emphasising on on the banks of Tons. It is in the Singhal’s two sons have been Last year, Varun went to principal Lata ka, spending close to Rs 8,000 Travel costs: Rs 1,000 Schools arrange meetings with adventure holidays Vaidyanathan said. on her daughter’s eight-day Kumaon Hills. going to summer camps too. Kullu and Manali for a Some schools even This year, the students trip to Sitlakhet two years Cost of a trip for 8 Travel costs : people like Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. ‘‘I have recommended the summer camp and went • insist on students’ and have a choice between back was an investment. ‘‘I Rs 1,300 Stay in British residential schools, meeting camps my sons went to, to 30 trekking and rappelling. ‘‘I days Rs 6,900 (approx) teachers’ presence in Nainital, Ranikhet, Manali, found my introverted daugh- foreign students, learning about their culture others. I also plan to send my plan to go to as many such excluding travel costs these camps Leh, Ladakh and Lubra Val- ter a new person from the day elder son to a $2,000 camp in camps as possible,’’ enthus- and visits to famous colleges included. ley. And on cards is white- she returned from the trip. Virginia for six weeks next es Varun. Many schools have • water rafting, rappelling, She was open and talkative year. This is an investment Varun is an example of tour organising commit- rock-climbing, river cross- and became my friend. She on the mental, physical and the current rage among the tees that make sure the ing, rope climbing and cir- also developed a bond with social synergy of my child.’’ city’s schoolgoing young- trip is interesting and sters. And while some cuit training. ‘‘The stu- the outdoors.’’ She sent her Some camps also do social educative schools are already giving dents love it and it’s good son the next year and will service like building a wall them a taste of adventure, training in life-skills,’’ feels continue to send both of or teaching in a nearby vil- others are fast catching up. for a tiger census. Younger Vaidyanathan. them to camps as long as they lage, giving children expo- According to Vasant Val- students wouldn’t be a part But there are always want. She and her husband sure to those less privileged. ley principal Arun Kapoor, of this as the going will be those students who don’t run a financial firm. And for those who want to adventure camps, apart pretty rough,’’ says Kapoor. go. ‘‘Our school was taking Many of today’s urban par- have fun along with their from being thrilling, serve But are the trips expen- us to Kullu valley for ents feel the skills learned children, there are family to bring children closer to sive? No, says Kapoor. ‘‘The trekking, but were demand- during these trips will help camps like Aquaterra’s along nature. ‘‘It’s literally taking tiger census will be a 15-day ing Rs 6,000 for a three-day their children cope better in Times graphic the Tongs river. ‘‘Both can go them away from the lap of trip, and cost only Rs 3,000 trip. My parents declined,’’ a competitive world. Plus, ur- British residential school in life. Last year, 8-9 children jpal, an XLRI graduate and on walks, river rafting and luxury,’’ he says. as facilities will be basic. said Class 11 student Avnee ban living doesn’t give chil- where they get to interact went.’’ other trained professionals, rock climbing,’’ says Salil The school places a lot of The students will live in Gupta. She says while she dren exposure to the out- with foreign For those who with 150 children. Now close Paul. Many parents no importance on educational tents. The other trip was would have loved to go on doors. ‘‘Parents feel that any students, learn can’t afford to to 6,000 children have stayed longer want to do the rounds and adventure trips for stu- comparatively expensive the trip, she didn’t want to investment made on children their culture send their chil- in their camps in Sitlakhet, of hill stations as they did dents. In fact, once a year, and cost Rs 3,000 for five pressure her parents un- will make their future more and history,scu- CAPITAL dren abroad, Tons, and Tirthan Valley and when they were children. all students and teachers days,’’ he adds. necessarily.‘‘I’ll go out with secure,’’ says Prabhat Raman ba dive and there are camps savoured the mountains, ‘‘They want to savour newer from Classes 3 to 12 have to Kapoor says trips to for- my family now,’’ she says. of Small World, which is hav- horse-ride. Also STORY in India that rivers and dales of North In- outdoor experiences.’’ ing two-week programmes included are could fall with- for children from 9-16 years visits to famous colleges. in their budget. IDiscoveri in England and Scotland. ‘‘This enriching experience Youreka for example was This includes staying in a will come in handy later on started in 1996 by Ashish Ra- 3 murders in a day: Rows claim two lives TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Three murders were reported in the city on Friday.A 19-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Gokulpuri area. A police offi- cer said the victim, Irfan, was killed by a neighbour. According to him, the al- tercation began when the ac- cused, Vakil, objected to Ir- fan’s dice game which was being played openly. ‘‘Irfan and his friend Mohammad Ir- shad were playing the game near a video library. Vakil and his two associates asked him to stop the game,’’ the of- ficer said. On the victim’s refusal Vakil went away and came back with a knife. He stabbed Irfan on his chest and stom- ach. ‘‘Irfan was declared dead at Guru Tegh Bahadur hospi- tal,’’ the officer said. In the second incident, a 22-year-old man was killed and his two friends were in- jured by a group of four men. Deputy commissioner of po- lice (north-west) Sanjay Singh said: ‘‘The victims were rushed to Babu Jagji- wan Ram hospital where Abrar Ali was declared brought dead.’’ Singh claimed the police have launched a manhunt to nab the accused. Third inci- dent of murder was reported in the west Delhi area. A 20- year-old man was strangled to death by his brother-in- law. Ashiq, the police said, was married to Mehboob Alam’s cousin. Ashiq and Alam de- cided to watch a movie at Payal cinema in Naraina on Friday night. The two pur- chased a liquor bottle and started drinking on the way. During the session, an ar- gument ensued between the two following which Alam strangulated Ashiq and pushed him into a drain. A person, who witnessed the killing, informed the police at a nearby picket. Alam was arrested from the spot. Correction In the report ‘‘No bail for ex- judge Mukherjee’’ published on Saturday, it was erro- neously reported that the Delhi high court had rejected a bail plea filed by former judge Shameet Mukherjee. The bail application is pend- ing in court and will be heard on Monday at 2 pm. The error is regretted.

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4 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 DELHI

FLIGHTS OUT WEATHER Sanjay Sekhri OF DELHI Rain or thundershowers likely at a few places in SARS rumours send Arunachal Pradesh,Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland - NATIONAL Manipur - Mizoram - Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Ben- Mumbai: I-A 0700, gal and Sikkim, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, J&K 0800, 0900, 1200, 1300, and Lakshadweep and at isolated places in Andaman and Nicobar 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, Islands, Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa, , Bihar, Haryana, hospital staff running 2300 Jet Air 0650, 0800, 0935, 1400, 1725, Punjab, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, interior Karnataka and Kerala. 1935, 2030, 2200, Mainly dry weather will prevail over the rest of the country. By Lalit Kumar hospital.‘‘This is purely a ru- Sahara 1700, 0935, INDIA WORLD 1520, 1800, 2025 TIMES NEWS NETWORK mour,’’ he said. But the dis- KOLKATA: I-A 0700, Max Min Max Min Max Min trict medical authorities de- ★★ Delhi 41 29 Guwahati 28 22 Amsterdam 19 08 1600 ,1700,1945 Ghaziabad: There was panic nied having any knowledge Jet Air 0600, 1720, Mumbai 33 26 Dehradun 34 19 Bahrain 33 17 in a Ghaziabad hospital after Sahara 0620,1915 Chennai 36 28 Hyd’bad 40 27 Bangkok 33 27 of panic over SARS. CHENNAI: I-A Kolkata 34 28 Indore 42 23 Beijing 29 18 rumours spread that a pa- But Usman said he was ad- 0640,0955★★★ B’lore 34 23 Jaipur 40 28 Chicago 12 05 tient was showing symptoms 1645,1900 Jet Air Ahm’bad 43 26 Lucknow 39 26 Geneva 18 08 mitted to the hospital with 0645,1900 of severe acute respiratory BANGALORE: T’puram 34 25 Patna 33 23 Hong Kong 28 23 symptoms of nausea, fever I-A 0650, 1645, 1900 Bhopal 43 25 Rajkot 42 25 London 17 09 syndrome (SARS). and restlessness. There was Jet Air 0635,1715, B’eshwar 39 28 Shimla 25 15 Los Angeles 20 12 It was only after a lot of no respiratory distress or ir- Sahara 0725, 1745 39 23 Srinagar 15 07 Moscow 21 09 HY’BAD:I-A 0630, 1745 persuasion that doctors were ritation. ‘‘On Thursday GOA: I-A 1200, able to bring back the pa- evening two men came to my Sahara 1200 TRAIN RESERVATIONS KULU: Jagson 0630, tients, their attendants, para- room and talked of SARS. I Earliest date on which berth / seats were available at 2000 hrs. on 0650, 1215 ★ medical and other staff to the didn’t know who they were. AHMEDABAD: 03.05.2003 in important trains leaving various Delhi stations. I-A 0600,1700★★1845, hospital. The patient, Usman But I got the impression I had Jet Air 0610 Train No. Train / Exp / Mail 1 ac 2 ac Ac 3t Sl (32), rumoured to be infected contracted the killer disease. GUWAHATI—BAGDOGRA: NORTH with SARS was actually suf- I-A 0555★★, 1010• 4033 Jammu Mail 06.05 17.05 25.05 19.05 Soon there was some commo- ★ Jet Air 1010 4645 Shalimar Exp — 29.05 03.06 07.05 fering from hepatitis-B and tion in the hospital,’’ he said. Ph: I-A:140,142. ★ Mon, Wed, 2403 Jammu Exp 11.05 22.05 27.05 27.05 jaundice. A hospital official Sources said Usman’s fam- Fri, ★★Tue, Thu, Sat, ★★★ EAST Mon-Fri, Sun, Jet Air: (City) 2302 Kolkata Rajdhani 04.05 14.05 04.06 — said: ‘‘The doctors had mere- ily members and attendants 6853700, (Airport) 25665404 Sahara: (City) 2335901-9, 2304 Poorva Exp 07.05 08.05 21.05 29.05 ly told the patient’s relatives of other patients left the hos- (Airport) 25675234/875, (Tele- 2382 Poorva Exp 05.05 13.05 26.05 02.06 to wash themselves after pital immediately. Even the Checkin) 25662600. • Mon, Fri. 2312 Kalka Mail N.A. 06.05 18.06 19.06 meeting this patient.’’ INTERNATIONAL 2392 Magadh Exp N.A. 19.05 20.05 22.05 hospital staff left the premis- 2402 Shramjeevi Exp — 08.05 20.05 23.05 The hospital authorities BANGKOK/TOKYO: es. It took hours for the hos- 2418 Prayag Raj Exp 07.05 07.05 12.05 17.05 denied having talked of any pital management to con- Thai Air 0010 4056 Brahmputra Mail — N.A. 15.06 31.05 (TG-316), A-I 0050 5622 North East Exp — 03.06 16.06 31.05 SARS case in the vince them to return. (IC-855) 2554 Vaishali Exp 06.05 21.05 28.05 09.06 FRANKFURT: Lufthansa 2816 Puri Exp — 21.05 05.06 29.05 0305 (LH-761) 2802 Purshottam Exp — 29.05 29.05 26.05 R AMSTERDAM: North- 8476 Neelanchal Exp — 10.06 15.06 20.05 west 0140 (NW-037) 4230 Lucknow Mail 08.05 12.05 16.05 21.05 E LONDON: British Air WEST 0210 (BA-142) 2904 Golden Temple Mail 05.05 28.05 11.06 13.06 A dust haze enveloped northwest and central India forcing people to cancel outdoor plans on Saturday. M PARIS: Air 0040 2926 Paschim Exp 06.05 13.06 16.06 16.06 (AF-147), A-I 0735 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani 05.05 08.06 10.06 — E (AI-141) 2954 AG Kranti Rajdhani 13.05 03.06 09.06 — SINGAPORE: Sin’pore 2474 Sarvodaya Exp — 05.06 12.06 22.05 M Airlines 2315 (SQ- 1078 Jhelum Exp — 11.06 29.05 09.06 B 407), I-A 0500 (IC-855) 2916 Ashram Exp 05.05 05.06 11.06 21.05 ROME/GENEVA: A-I SOUTH City caught in a haze maze R 0350 (AI-171) 2616 G T Exp 15.05 03.06 10.06 30.05 HONG KONG/OSAKA: 2622 Tamil Nadu Exp 15.05 05.06 11.06 02.06 TIMES NEWS NETWORK cover up. Congress presi- deputy director (cyclone The result? Day tempera- A A-I 2320 (AI-318) 2432 Trivandrum Raj 24.06 29.06 29.06 — 2626 Kerala Exp — 17.06 13.06 04.06 & AGENCIES dent Sonia Gandhi, too, had warning), Northern Hemi- tures dip and the night gets N AIR INDIA 2618 Mangala Exp — 17.06 18.06 29.05 to cancel her visit to Jammu sphere Analysis Centre warmer. ‘‘The haze hinders MUMBAI: 0520 2628 Karnataka Exp — 05.06 08.06 31.05 New Delhi: Alka Singh where she was scheduled to (NHAC). ‘‘We expect about direct sunlight from reach- C (AI 136), 2145 (AI 309), 2724 A P Exp 11.05 12.06 11.06 21.05 woke up rather startled on 2205 (AI 311), 2330 2430 Banglore Rajdhani 30.05 23.06 23.06 — address a rally. four a month. Usually, a ing the earth. So, day tem- E (AI 112) 7022 Dakshin Express — 02.06 — 05.05 Saturday, wondering what ‘‘In India, the dust haze dust haze is immediately peratures will fall. Con- No. of passengers dealt on 02.05.2003 (Delhi Area): 69,168 (N. Rly. Area) had swept through her A-I: (City)23736446 /47/48 2,61,259. It does not necessarily mean that reservation is available on all has swept through Ra- followed by precipitation, or versely, the same haze (Air.)25652050, British Air: room. Her east Delhi resi- (Air.) 25652908, Lufthansa: subsequent dates. For further information regarding reservation: Ph: 131 for jasthan right up to Bareily rain, helping the haze to set- blocks radiation from the 23323310, Singapore Airlines computerised PNR, for status enquiry contact 1330, 1335, 1345. dence was covered with a 23356286, Thai Air: 3323638 (Information supplied by Indian Railways) in western Uttar Pradesh,’’ tle down. So we don’t feel earth, so nights will be thick layer of dust, her a Delhi meteorological de- the haze. But this western warmer,’’ he said. Sure white mosquito net had partment official said. Visi- disturbance over the Pun- enough, the mercury dipped New transformer for S Delhi turned light brown and felt bility reduced to five kms at jab region, is not a weather- to 37.5 degrees Celsius in grainy. A peep outside and Udhampur, Jammu, Amrit- producing system. That is, the city on Friday, two de- TIMES NEWS NETWORK Nehru Place, East of Kailash, her car looked like it had sar, Pathankot, Adampur, it is not producing any rain- grees below normal, while Greater Kailash, Kalkaji and not been touched in years. New Delhi: Delhi state chief Bathinda, Ludhiana, Ja- fall, except a bit in the west- the minimum shot by five surrounding areas. ‘‘I picked up the broom and minister Sheila Dikshit and landhar, Halwara, Ambala, ern Himalayan region. The degrees above normal to 29. Speaking on the existing started with the bedroom. It state power minister Ajay Sirsa, Sirsawa and Surat- winds are dry and the dust In Rajasthan, too, mercu- power situation, Dikshit said was one long morning,’’ she Maken inaugurated a 100 garh. Many parts of Punjab remains suspended in the ry dropped by four degrees said. MVA transformer at the 220 there was an urgent need to and Haryana experienced air,’’ he said. at most places with the max- As the day rolled, Alka kV grid sub-station in Okhla bring about efficient demand winds at 74 kmph, affecting But what causes a dust imum temperature ranging knew she was not alone. Her in south Delhi. side management as the de- power and water supply. haze? ‘‘A strong pressure between 39 to 43 degrees relatives in Uttar Pradesh Maken said the new trans- mand has been increasing at And with the dust that gradient causes strong sur- Celsius. called to say they were not former constructed at a cost a rate of 12 per cent annually. the strong winds blew up, face winds to blow, usually According to the Met de- setting out for Delhi. A dust of Rs 3.5 crore will meet the Maken said more trans- came talks of the environ- at 30-40 km per hour. These partment, the situation is haze accompanying high- growing power demand in formers are going to be in- ment disaster that the war winds have the capacity to likely to improve by late velocity winds had swept south Delhi. It will provide stalled in Subzi Mandi, Pat- in Iraq had caused. Howev- lift dust from the surface Sunday. ‘‘The western dis- through northwest and er, the weatherman said the and distribute it in neigh- turbance in moving east- the required reliability in the parganj and Pappankala. parts of central India, dis- dust had nothing to do with bouring areas. On the way, ward and is likely to clear system besides meeting the ‘‘With the completion of rupting vehicular move- the war. ‘‘A dust haze in they pick up a lot of dust, es- up in another day,’’ said H R growing power requirement Bamnauli-Ballabhgarh grid, ment, obstructing vision summer is not unusual,’’ pecially from the desert re- Hatwar,deputy DG (meteor- in Okhla, Masjid Moth, an additional 400 MW would and forcing pedestrians to said S K Subramaniyam, gion,’’ Subramaniyam said. ology), NHAC. Malviya Nagar, Alaknanda, be available,’’ he added. READER’S GRIEVANCES

some particular stage and those working in call cen- dren wanting to play in the Callous attitude thereafter no priority will tres and other commercial open in Green Park. — K I experienced unendurable be entertained. establishments, as a public Nandakumar, F-64, Green agony on a trip in the Ker- The concerned min- urinal. Park Main ala Express recently. istry/authorities are I followed it up a month Bond bungle Though the reservation humbly requested to make later by lodging my com- made almost a month in ad- sufficient quota/ provisions plaint on the Delhi Govt I purchased an IDBI bond of vance, the ticket was in the to issue only confirmed Website (Complaint No. Rs 10,000 under folio No. WL-33. ticket to such physically CMO/PGC/2 002/502038). 81FB0573766 and certificate On the date of journey, challenged people. Till date no action has been No. 005096864 three years the number lowered only up The authorities’ step can taken on my complaint. back and it’s maturity is al- to WL-8. ensure that the trauma they Unless notice boards are ready expired on March Hence, the entire 45 hour are suffering, especially, put up in the park threaten- 27, 2003. journey was totally uncom- while travelling in public ing stringent penalties But even after a month I fortable. transport, can be mitigated against those urinating/ have not received payment, I spent the day-and-night to a great extent. — Guru- throwing garbage in public along with interest therein . near by toilet. Though I re- vayurappan G, B-7, House places. But received an e-mail af- quested the train superin- No. 48A, Mayur Vihar-3 And unless these are fol- ter many correspondence tendent and TTEs to treat Park neglect lowed up by actually catch- that they had re-deemed my case a little bit sympa- ing those violating the law and switched over to Suvid- thetically to accommo- I had complained to the and fining them heavily. I ha FDR. date/adjust due to disabili- MCD authorities on Febru- don’t see how we can make I would like to ask the ty,they left me stranded. ary 23, 2003, about the poor Delhi a cleaner city. authorities concerned as On inquiring with the maintenance and upkeep of It is, for example, the to how they had re-deemed Railway authorities about the central park in Green fear of paying heavy fines in Suvidha FDR without the provisions/quota of Park. which has forced the my knowledge or consent. train reservations for the The residents of the Delhi motorist to wear seat I need my entire payment disabled people, I was in- colony are using it to dump belts. of Bond due in my favour formed that all these cate- garbage in the non-bio- I wish to bring to the no- against above case. — Devi gorised reservations are degradable plastic bags and tice of the MCD authorities Dutt Sharma, B-137, Sector made available only upto the visitors, particularly the sorry plight of our chil- 33, Noida, UP Readers should send their contributions addressed to Readers’ Grievances c/o Metro Editor, , 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002. Crores spent to make Delhi cyber city by year-end New Delhi: The government is all set to make Delhi a full- fledged cyber city by the end of 2003 and has earmarked Rs 25 crore for the same. Government has spent Rs 18 crore on computerisation during 2002 and another Rs 25 crore was allocated for buying hardware, Delhi prin- cipal secretary for informa- tion technology S Reghu- nathan said while inaugurat- ing Infotech Forum 2003. Government departments, including education, land and building records, hospi- tals, transport and service centres, will be computerised and linked by Internet. Reghunathan said more than 100 government schools in the city will have full- fledged computer laborato- ries by the end of September 2003 and all major govern- ment hospitals will be linked through internet and will share patient data. About 12 computerised service centers would pro- vide their public services in- cluding lodging of com- plaints, employment and land records.PTI

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DELHI SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 5 Realtor to help prove Smoking: Age no bar, now teens are okay too Khattar, ex-judge link By Neera Bhardwaj Shan, a Delhi-based NGO Starting young alarming, a growing num- on harms of tobacco and TIMES NEWS NETWORK that works closely with ber of non-smoking chil- easy money. And then there TIMES NEWS NETWORK court judge,’’ the officer said. schools on anti-tobacco dren keep cigarette packets are the reasons that the anti- The CBI is yet to recover New Delhi: Archit •Children are smoking at a awareness programmes. in their pockets, to be a part tobacco lobby has recently New Delhi: To prove the old the papers from Mukherjee’s Ahluwalia smokes at least younger age, says a survey Time for parents of of the happening crowd. Ad- been most vocal about: Easy link between alleged master possession. He added that two cigarettes a day. Sounds young children to hear the • 8.3 per cent wanted to diction is just a whiff away. availability near schools, fixer Dharambir Khattar and Verma’s statement was cru- like he has the habit firmly alarm bells? It sure is. A start smoking a year later In fact, Monika Arora of chewing tobacco being avail- former judge Shameet cial to their case because it under control, doesn’t it? study by Hriday-Shan in 50 Hriday-Shan says the poorer able in highly affordable Mukherjee, the Central Bu- would establish the old link Not really if you know Ar- New Delhi schools, covering •22 per cent thought boys children, while mostly ad- packs, tobacco advertising reau of Investigation (CBI) between Mukherjee and chit is only 13 years old and nearly 2,000 children in who smoked had more dicted to the cheaper chew- and the role of cigarettes in has recorded the statement of Khattar. studies in class VI in a west Standards 8-10 (ages 13-15), friends; 10.3 per cent had ing tobacco, are at great movies. a Chittaranjan Park-based On Saturday, while argu- similar perceptions about property dealer. Delhi school. Worse, he says last year revealed that 5 per pains to impress upon the Says Aghi: ‘‘The poorer ing before Special Judge girls According to the CBI, there are boys in his class cent of the students used to- fact that they have tried all children are hugely influ- Prem Kumar, CBI advocate T Kayam Singh Verma had who are more prolific smok- bacco, 1 per cent smoked cigarette brands. Those in enced by movie heroes. So P Singh claimed Khattar and helped Mukherjee to find ers. cigarettes and 8.3 per cent tobacco had more friends; looked more attractive. private schools, of course, their first purchases are a Mukherjee him a rented In another prestigious wanted to initiate smoking a 10.3 per cent had similar Has the age for children do not go in for the ‘‘down- comb, to imitate the hair- spoke to accommoda- Delhi school, the principal year later. The schools perceptions about girls who starting on tobacco come market’’ gutkha or chewing style, and cigarettes.’’ each other tion. did a random check of stu- ranged from the most presti- used tobacco. And thanks to down in recent years? Defi- tobacco, but prefer to smoke Today’s children have DDAGATE on Febru- ‘‘Verma dents’ bags some days back. gious to the municipality- the lifestyle advertising that nitely, says Mira Aghi, a UN ary 20, the cigarettes instead. many more role models to knows Her worst fears were con- run. tobacco has always associat- consultant. ‘‘While the age day the judge delivered the The smoking push comes pick from: Shah Rukh Khan, Mukherjee since 1998. He firmed: She found a fair Worse, tobacco is increas- order in Azad Singh versus ed itself with, nearly 27 per of initiation is almost al- from all the traditional rea- Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Dev- also knows Khattar since sprinkling of gutkha and ingly being perceived as cent thought boys and 15.4 ways below 18, the age of ex- sons: Easy availability of to- gan to mention a few. And DDA case. In the conversa- cool: 22 per cent thought then,’’ a CBI officer said. Ac- tion, Khattar has been heard cigarette packs, recounts per cent thought girls who perimentation can be as less bacco products, smoking the results are there for all cording to him, Mukherjee Monika Arora of Hriday- boys who smoked or chewed smoked/chewed tobacco as 10 now,’’ she says. More parents, lack of information to see. telling Mukherjee that he was so close to Khattar that should not pass the written he stood as a trustee between order without speaking to the master fixer and Verma. him. Mukherjee was under ‘‘Verma had borrowed Rs supervision since January A runaway, sucked DDA to send water tankers to its colonies 15 lakh from Khattar. The pa- this year. per regarding this financial deal were given to Mukher- ‘‘The taped conversation By Pradeep Rana Kinger said. Free service jee. Although Verma re- are with specific reference to TIMES NEWS NETWORK The idea of starting its own tanker into low life, rescued turned the money to Khattar, the case as well as the favours service was mooted last year, after a New Delhi: The Delhi Development Au- •DDA to hire 55 tankers with a the papers continue to re- which Mukherjee sought ‘‘successful’’ experiment in Rohini New Delhi: Pulling rick- thority (DDA) will start providing free carrying capacity of 10,000 litres main with the former high from Khattar,’’ Singh said. shaws by day and cleaning water tankers to colonies falling in its to supply water to colonies devel- where some pockets are yet under the utensils by night; pushing jurisdiction. DDA colonies in Vasant oped by the authority DDA and are receiving very little water. pettis (wooden boxes) non- Kunj, Sarita Vihar, Dwarka and Rohini, ‘‘In these pockets, the demand is 1.5 •Six control rooms have been set mgd (million gallon a day), whereas stop from 5 am to 10 pm for Rs which do not get regular Delhi Jal up to work from 6 am and 9 pm. 2 per trip — Vishal did try to Board water, will benefit from this DJB supplies only 0.2 mgd. The rest is make an honest buck, but service. •Tankers will go to Sarita Vihar, being supplied by the DDA through surviving in Delhi’s mean ‘‘DJB is overloaded with demand for Vasant Kunj, Dwarka and Rohini tankers and local tubewells. This year streets was not easy for a water from all over the city. These in- DJB marginally increased its supply nine-year-old runaway from clude areas which were developed by us At present, DDA owns 15 tankers but from 0.2 mgd to 0.4 mgd, but main sup- Bhatinda. but were transferred to the Delhi Mu- it has hired about 55 tankers which have ply load is being taken by the DDA,’’ Soon enough, he was nicipal Corporation for providing civic a carrying capacity 10,000 litres each. Kinger said. sucked into the seamier side amenities. To reduce their burden, we The service has been divided into six DDA colonies that are hard pressed of life: ganja, charas and have decided to start our own tanker engineering zones: South-east, south- for water include Naseerpur and Binda- ‘galat kaam’ in shamshan Vishal service which will only cater to DDA west, east, north, Rohini and Dwarka. pur of Dwarka, Rohini-III, parts of Sari- ghats, jungle-jhaddis, nooks colonies,’’ said DDA chief engineer Each zone will have a control room in ta Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Paschim Vihar, er was a rag-picker.Where he and crannies of Old Delhi. (headquarters) R C Kinger. one of its division and it will be super- Kondli in east and Shalimar Bagh in And lost his innocence at the stole two rasgullas from a vised by a junior engineer who would north Delhi. age of 12, to an older boy. It shop, and fearing a beating The DDA has already been supplying take water supply related complaints The DJB, which remains at logger- was easier after that. Cy- from his step-father, took a water to deficient areas through its 18 between 6 am and 9 pm. heads with DDA on the issue of supply- clists, scooterists, goondas, train to Delhi. He worked for tankers, but it now plans to expand its ‘‘The service started last Saturday.We ing water to new colonies, has wel- anybody who could give him two years in a tea-shop. For operations. are still in the process of publicising it,’’ comed this step. Rs 10-15. To ensure he didn’t free food, but no salary. Fed go hungry. Soon it became a up, he ventured to newer pas- way of life. tures, took to drugs. ‘‘Nasha se rahat milti thi, di- maag thanda hota tha (To remain cool).’’ For DELHI ‘arram’, he also used to sniff typing fluid which UNDERBELLY his kabaadiwallah friends would get for Until he was rescued by an him. Ten bottles a day shared NGO. He’s ashamed of his by 10 friends. He missed past, but knows that is over them even after his rehabili- now: ‘‘Sex karne se AIDS ho tation, and ran away once to sakta hai.’’ He corrects him- be with them. Playing cards, self, ‘‘Asurakshit sex karne se sniffing and being bindaas. AIDS ho sakta hai.’’ The friends would pickpock- He’s now a confident 17- et, snatch necklaces. year-old staying in a shelter But that chapter is over. home of Project Concern In- He’s happy now.He makes Rs ternational in Wazirabad. He 500 monthly and has a tidy Rs earns his bread making pa- 1,300 saved up for a rainy day. per bags, greeting cards and Plus, 40 miniature cars for file covers. Ask him about his company.He dances to ‘Javed seedy past and a veil falls bhai soo rai lei’’. His dreams? over his face. Vishal was all ‘‘Khud ka ghar me rehna of nine when he ran away chahta hoo.’’ from home, where his moth- Shobha John

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6 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 INDIA Chemicals, arms seized BSP to go it alone Negative publicity in assembly polls Cabinet reshuffle likely from militants’ hideouts TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh TIMES NEWS NETWORK & PTI helped me: Maya and some areas in south chief minister Mayawati on India. By Atul Chandra Mumbai: The Mumbai po- Saturday ruled out any al- On reservations SIMI had also planned sui- TIMES NEWS NETWORK after budget session liance with the BJP in the lice have seized chemicals cide attacks at the coming assembly elections. and some arms from two mil- Mantralaya. Police said SIMI Lucknow: Who says journal- •UP Govt to formulate a By Mohua Chatterjee She said the BSP would fight itant-training centres near had sent several youths to ists should be wined and job reservation policy for TIMES NEWS NETWORK Possibilities both the BJP and Congress in here, following the arrest of Pakistan for arms training. dined only for writing private sector the four states. Jaitley, Shourie may be six SIMI activists in the Mu- They were receiving support favourable reports? New Delhi: The Vajpayee • Addressing a Press confer- •Mayawati promises relieved of extra responsibili- lund blast case. from the Lashkar-e-Taiba, Uttar Pradesh chief minis- government will go in for a ence here marking one year goodies for industries ties Maharashtra deputy chief whose three terrorists were ter Mayawati on Friday invit- cabinet reshuffle shortly af- of her government, she made who abide by the policy minister Chhagan Bhujbal shot dead in an encounter at ed some mediapersons over a ter the budget session of •Mamata Banerjee may get clear her intentions to op- told mediapersons on Friday Jogeshwari on March 29, five-star spread on her com- The issue has been re- Parliament gets over on rural development pose the proposed anti-con- • that militants — having links said sources. pleting one year in office and ferred to the law depart- May 9. Prime Minister Atal version legislation by the •Sushma Swaraj may lose with the Lashkar-e-Taiba The police alleged that gave them credit for her ment and state advo- Bihari Vajpayee has al- Centre. ‘‘One’s decision to health ministry (LeT) — were planning to SIMI activists were provid- longer tenure the third time. cate-general S C Mishra ready informed President embrace a new religion has Rajnath, Kalyan Singh may carry out blasts and attacks ing shelter to Pakistani na- ‘‘Some of the negative pub- A P J Kalam about the im- • nothing to do with politics,’’ be inducted into the cabinet at Mantralaya, Chowpatty, tionals in Maharashtra. Most licity that you gave actually pending move. she remarked. vie for a place alongside the Gateway of India and other of these Pakistanis were helped me to stay longer in Two key ministers in the However, she opposed Roomi Darwaza and the crowded places in Mumbai members of JeM or LeT. office,’’ she said with a smile government, Arun Jaitley Shourie, on the other troversy.In that case, Sush- forcible conversion. She at the informal dinner. Imambara. and Arun Shourie — over- hand, may get to keep disin- ma may be relieved of the claimed that the BSP had act- Mayawati’s first term was Then there was the burdened with too many vestment. But he is likely to health portfolio and the ed as a ‘‘benign influence’’ on of only three months and the rechristening of prestigious portfolios — may be re- be divested of communica- charge may be given back the BJP as far as its commu- second for six — due to nega- institutions like the King lieved of some of their ex- tion. For functional conven- to north-east affairs minis- nal agenda was concerned. tive publicity perhaps. While George’s Medical College af- tra responsibilities. ience, however, it is impor- ter C P Thakur. the first two is remembered ter Ambedkar and pro-Dalit In January’s reshuffle, tant to club IT and commu- A section in the govern- more for of the state guest leaders. Jaitley was given the nication. In that case, ment wants Sushma to be house case and the float Regarding law and order, charge of law, industry and Shourie may be left with divested of the parliamen- pump scam, the significance she said that unlike her pred- commerce, while Shourie only disinvestment and tary affairs portfolio. But it of her third term lies in the ecessors she keeps a tab on got disinvestment, commu- planning. The alternative will be difficult to find a re- Ambedkarisation of the ‘City the situation personally and nication and information proposal is that Shourie placement. of Nawabs’ where Ambedkar not through state depart- technology. keeps communication and There is also move to in- Udyan and Parivartan Sthal ments and the DGP. The duo were given extra IT, and disinvestment duct UP BJP heavyweights portfolios as suitable candi- may be added to the finance Rajnath Singh and Kalyan Stray incidents of dates had not been identi- minister’s responsibility. Singh into the cabinet. fied then.The buzz now is There is also a move to Since the two are the major violence in Kerala that Jaitley may get to keep get Trinamul leader Mama- detractors of the Mayawati- law. Industry and com- ta Banerjee back into the led government in Thiruvananthapuram: merce may go to someone cabinet. In all likelihood, Lucknow, the government Stray incidents of violence else. But company affairs, she will get rural develop- feels bringing them into the marred the Sangh Parivar which was given to the fi- ment, a portfolio which is cabinet will keep UP off sponsored dawn-to-dusk Ker- nance minister when Jait- with Ananth Kumar now, their minds for a while and ala bandh on Saturday in ley quit from the Cabinet to as an additional charge. allow the BSP-BJP combine protest against the commu- strengthen the party, will Minister for health and to survive. nal violence at Marad beach probably be returned to parliamentary affairs Sush- A war of words is on be- which left nine persons dead him. ma Swaraj is likely to be tween agriculture minister with one more succumbing Even during the last given telecommunication Ajit Singh and finance min- to injuries on Saturday. reshuffle, it was proposed and information technolo- ister Jaswant Singh, with The situation in Marad re- that along with law, Jaitley gy (IT) as Shourie has been the former accusing the lat- mained tense but under con- be given back company af- having trouble with cable ter of taking away most of trol, the police said. There fairs, as the two ministries operators. Several of his the powers from the agri- were reports of stoning of are interlinked. decisions have created con- culture ministry. buses in Kochi. PTI

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INDIA SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 7 PM launches education schemes New Delhi: Asserting that nority communities, special- Sex please, we’re getting bolder his government was not anti- ly Muslims, should not minorities, Prime Minister remain educationally back- By Kaajal Wallia Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Sat- ward,’’ the Prime Minister TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Hindi films urday asked Muslims to re- said launching three move their educational back- schemes for promoting edu- Jism: Mumbai: ‘‘Kiss me again...it was • This story on love, lust wardness by not confining cation among them. and revenge was the season’s fun.’’ Actress Mallika Sherawat tells themselves to religious edu- While stating that prob- only success story her onscreen husband Himanshu cation. lems of minorities have to be Mallik on their wedding night in the •Oops: Dipak Tijori’s film is ‘‘Education is capital for addressed, Vajpayee said it soon-to-be-released film Khwahish. about male strippers development and progress. It was not necessary that mi- But instead of jumping into bed, the should not be confined to re- norities will remain minori- newly-weds spend their honeymoon •Khwahish: Film studies mar- ligious education alone. Mi- ties forever. PTI night in Manali hunting for condoms. riage and its problems. Has 17 Nikhil Mathur’s Fresh Lime has ac- smooching scenes, including the tors Prem Chopra and Chunky 20-second kiss shown in Pandey playing a lecherous father-son TV promos duo. The father rides around in buses so he can ogle at girls and ends up •Mumbai Matinee: Talks about making a prospective bahu his new a male’s desperate attempts to biwi. lose his virginity Sex seems to be the latest mantra •Fresh Lime: Prem Chopra and for the hit-starved Hindi film industry. Chunky Pandey play a lecherous Inspired by the season’s only success father-son duo story Jism starring the bold and beau- tiful Bipasha Basu, film-makers are on a sex overdrive: Six small budget storylines until now, says Bhatt. ‘‘But tor of Khwahish, says his film is a films with a lot of flesh and some sex the Indian audience, which is now ex- study of marriage and its problems. scenes are either under production or posed to a lot of flesh and skin So, while his film has the much-publi- scheduled for release. through satellite channels, does not cised 17 smooching scenes, including But, is the recent trend solely driv- want sex through the backdoor. Also, the 20-second sizzling kiss that is en by market economics or is the Hin- mainstream film-makers are not shown on TV promos, it also deals di cinema finally growing up to sex? with real problems like boredom in ‘‘It is partly the Jism effect,’’ says film afraid to give the audience what it wants,’’ he adds. marriage, contraception and family trade analyst Amod Mehra, adding planning. For his first film Oops, actor-turned- that sex always sells. Pritish Nandy Communication’s producer Dipak Tijori tackles the real Film-maker Mahesh Bhatt, who Mumbai Matinee talks about a 30-year- but unexplored life of male strippers. scripted Jism, however, says Hindi old male’s desperate attempts to lose mainstream cinema is finally growing The protagonists, in a hurry to grab at his virginity and his subsequent sexu- bolder as the audience is becoming life’s riches, perform at strip-tease al education. more accepting of their onscreen he- joints and are not averse to little hot What’s really interesting about roes as sexual beings. ‘‘Sex is no couplings on the side. ‘‘My film has a these so-called sexy films is that they longer a dirty word in Hindi cinema. very strong narrative despite the obvi- dare to portray women as thinking, in- Earlier, good guys fell in love and bad ous flesh show,’’ defends Tijori, adding dependent individuals who are will- people felt lust. But now, even good that the censor board cleared his film ing to explore their sexuality, says guys can have sex in our films,’’ he ex- without any cuts. Bhatt. plains. Sex films, yes, but these films are Despite the euphoria, Bhatt cau- Sex as a subject has always been different from the regular B- and C- tions that films with sexually bold or popular in Hindi cinema but it had to grade films in the market, the film- unusual themes have to be made on a be packaged with more conventional makers insist. Govind Menon, direc- shoe-string budget. Treating shyness and the fidgets By Shabnam Minwalla TIMES NEWS NETWORK Whole new world Mumbai: Modern medicine •This new trend is creat- plans to achieve more than a ing a whole new market change of heart and harelip. for the medical world Armed with a scalpel and strip of little blue pills, it is •Doctors say shyness or busy demonstrating its new- ageing were seen as found ability to amputate un- facts but are now con- desirable habits and trans- sidered diseases plant personality traits. •For many parents, who Partly to create new mar- want their children kets, and partly to feed the ‘good’ or ‘outgoing’, pills hunger for quick fixes, the are an easy answer medical world has come up with ‘cures’ for problems law of mother nature.’’ faced by children like shy- This has spawned medical ness, overeating and fidgeti- solutions to lifestyle issues — ness. The sales-pitch is un- many of which are making ambiguous — you may not their way to India. Take, for need drugs for malaria, but example, obesity surgery. do pop some for your month- ‘‘Obesity is caused by genetic ly mood-swings. factors in combination with ‘‘There’s an attempt to ex- poor dietary habits and an pand the market into non- excessively sedentary clinical areas,’’ says Dr S Na- lifestyle,’’ says Dr Shrihari gral, a Mumbai-based sur- Dhorepatil, president of the geon, who suspects a conver- Obesity Surgery Society,who gence of interests between sees nothing strange about pharma and medical equip- wielding the knife on habits ment firms and certain doc- like over-indulgence. tors eager to carve out a For over Rs 1 lakh, the sur- niche. geon will staple the stomach ‘‘Shyness or ageing, which of a severely obese patient to were seen as facts of life, are reduce the capacity of the or- today presented as diseases, gan. This, in turn, shrinks which need to be sorted out.’’ the banishing overeating Adds psychiatrist Dr Harish without straining the nerves Shetty, ‘‘The medicalisation or willpower. of problems has become Stomach-staplers and gas- fashionable. Thirty years ago tric bands, apart, the country we looked for balance, today has witnessed the arrival of everybody wants perfection a medicine-chest of contro- — and anything outside the versial pills — all of which narrow definition of a per- promise the personality of a fect nose or personality prom queen. Peroxatine, an needs treatment. What west- antidepressant, is today be- ern science doesn’t under- ing pushed as a snappy cure stand is that diversity is the for shyness.

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8 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 INDIA Peace initiatives vindicate me: Mufti

AFP TIMES NEWS NETWORK ures would take the process further. Srinagar: Chief minister Asked if he favoured in- Mufti Mohammad Sayeed clusion of APHC in the dia- on Saturday said the recent logue between India and peace initiatives taken by Pakistan, the chief minister India and Pakistan had vin- said talks would be held be- dicated his stand that dia- tween the two countries. logue was the only way to He said the greatest bene- solve problems. ficiary of peace would be He was speaking to news- the state of Jammu and men at the Kashmir Univer- Kashmir and its people. He sity campus after a special recalled Vajpayees’ counsel function held to honour to Pakistan about the im- meritorious students. perativeness of solving The chief minister said problems through dialogue, his healing touch philoso- particularly in the wake of phy was the only strategy to developments in Iraq. address the Kashmir prob- Quoting the Prime Minis- lem. The walls of hatred be- ter, he said one could tween India and Pakistan, change ones friends, but not were collapsing though neighbours and expressed there was still a long way to satisfaction over the initia- go, he added. tives taken to give peace a Terming as historic chance. Prime Minister Vajpayee’s Meanwhile, chief com- offer of friendship to Pak- Mufti Mohammad Sayeed addresses students during a mander of Hizbul Mu- istan from the Kashmir soil, prize distribution ceremony in Srinagar on Saturday. jahideen and chairman of he said Kashmir had been a place to make a new begin- Welcoming Pakistan’s the United Jehad Council bone of contention between ning in the relationship be- positive response to the In- Syed Sallauddin in a state- the two countries and the tween the two South Asian dian premiers’ offer, he said ment from PoK hailed Vaj- Prime Minister choose this neighbours. confidence-building meas- payee’s announcements. Celebrating liberalism in Islam By Sanghamitra Chakraborty For the next seven years he used as over-the-table verses TIMES NEWS NETWORK researched his novel. It was used to impress your girl- proof-read and ready on Sep- friend,’’ Iyer explains. New Delhi: At a time when tember 12, 2001. ‘‘There is a great spiritual TV network images of Islam Yet, it seems that the thirst in the West today, a and jehad are permeating events of the previous day is great fear of being aban- McWorld, Pico Iyer’s novel the context for his novel. doned.’’ Abandon — launched on Fri- ‘‘The turmoil in the Islamic The novel probes Californ- day — celebrates its liberal world was nothing new, the ian insecurities and con- face. Through the quest of nects it to the ultimate sur- John Macmillan, an English- render to the unknown that man in California studying Sufis sing of. Which, perhaps, the works of 13th century is nirvana for the global soul mystic Rumi — a table-top for which Iyer is a poster-boy. icon in America now — Iyer Born to a Tamil father and brings to us the love, compas- a Gujarati mother in Eng- sion and poetry that Sufism land, Iyer moved to Califor- has gifted to the world. In his nia after graduating from Ox- romantic novel, the Sufi mys- ford, the same path that his tic is the global soul. protagonist charts. ‘‘America has a lot to learn He made a second home in from the world, it’s as if a 16 15 years ago, after he year-old was trying to lord fell in love with it. Iyer has over 80-year-olds. Had Bush now married his Japanese and his men travelled and embassy bombings in Africa partner and lives a self-ad- met real people from abroad, were just as disturbing, it’s mittedly ‘‘eccentric life’’ in they would have been more only as if America suddenly the suburb of Nara, 90 min- respectful and less likely to woke up to it,’’ he says. utes from Kyoto, for eight bomb Iraq,’’ says Iyer. The The 46-year-old backpage months a year. writer uses his work like a essayist of Time magazine ‘‘There are no cars, bicy- ‘‘hand grenade to explode’’ says he witnessed the clash cles, TVs or newspapers; the the Western assumptions between civilisations every phone rings once in three about Islam. time he travelled. days and it’s mostly a wrong The idea came to him in But why is Sufism and number and I have never 1993 upon seeing some Rumi still an American fad? been on the web,’’ is how Iyer Mughal miniatures, at a time ‘‘My suspicion is that it’s a describes his existence. when Demi Moore and mixture of the genuine and If he wants to check a fact, Madonna were ‘‘reciting the distorted,’’ he answers. he goes to a bookshop and Rumi verses on a CD to be ‘‘Rumi wrote devotional po- looks it up. He uses the desk put out by Deepak Chopra’’. ems which could be easily of his ‘‘wife’s daughter to write all day and goes to bed by 8.30 pm as there is nothing to do beyond that’’.

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LET’S TALK MONEY ‘God gives me money The Day After: Looking behind Sonia’s reshuffle By Rashme Sehgal clear signal to SC/STs and TIMES NEWS NETWORK The Congress: New movers and shakers minority communities even before I ask for it’ KAMAL NATH that the Congress wants to New Delhi: Congress Udayshankar give greater representa- lim and svelte, Vandana President Sonia Gandhi is • Loses charge of Gujarat and Delhi. Reason: Gujarat debacle and differences with Delhi tion to these groups. Luthra is a walking ad- in no mood to take CM Sheil\a Dikshit. Major Balbir Singh S vertisement for her com- chances. pany.With 52 centres and 3,000 AHMED PATEL (retd): He represents the With a spate of assem- interests of both the Sikh employees, her Curls and bly elections round the • The low-key leader from Gujarat becomes Sonia’s political secretary; placed in-charge community as well as ex- Curves is one of the biggest corner, she has opted to names in the beauty and fit- of Kerala and Delhi. servicemen. play it safe and reinducted He believes the Con- ness business. AMBIKA SONI ARJUN SINGH GHULAM NABI AZAD VILASRAO DESHMUKH R.K.DHAWAN a cabal of tried and tested gress’ ‘‘Kiranti Yatras’’ or Are you a saver or faces to help the party No longer Sonia’s The veteran Shunted off to J&K last • Removed unceremoni- • Back in business as the general secretary spender? political secretary; Congressman’s year, he’s been rehabilitated ously as Maharashtra CM; for Bihar and Jharkhand. mass contact programmes through its coming agni to highlight the National A spender.My husband says pariksha. loses charge of Kerala advice is being as the man in charge rehabilitated partially by NAVAL KISHORE SHARMA I’m a compulsive buyer. I love and Chhattisgarh solicited once again of AP, Uttaranchal being inducted into CWC • Appointed general secretary of CWC. Democratic Alliance Sunday Times talks to (NDA) government’s short- shopping in London. If there the new team to find was no Selfridges, I would comings will bring it into out the whys and hand, says the Congress- Pradesh and Haryana. However, a senior Con- gress in different capacities direct confrontation with have saved a lot of money. But wherefores behind the man. This is not easy because gress leader said, ‘‘Ambika in the last 17 years. I put back whatever I earn into the BJP. reshuffle. Naval Kishore Sharma: the politics of UP has be- Soni was dropped as politi- ‘‘The Congress needs to Singh, who has been pro- the company (besides the R K Dhawan: Congress A Brahmin from Rajasthan, come extremely fragmented cal secretary to the party develop a second and third salary my husband and I get). moted as secretary in the MP R K Dhawan, who has Sharma who has also been on the basis of caste,’’ he president because these old line of leadership, which Your best and worst investment? AICC, has been given the emerged as her key trou- inducted into the All India adds. warhorses were not able to will take over from leaders key job of inducting retired Our house in Anand Niketan was the wisest decision. bleshooter, helping most re- The worst: I spent a couple of lakhs on some ‘antique’ Congress Committee Ambika Soni: Sharma digest ‘‘a political light- like N D Tewari and Man- high-ranking armed forces cently to defuse the crisis in (AICC), is more forthcom- denies that it was the old weight’’ being given such a mohan Singh. personnel. jewellery which turned out to be fake. I bought them Kerala, has been given a key from someone I knew well, so I felt cheated. But I made ing. guard which conspired to powerful post.’’ “This can only come The BJP gained great lee- berth as Congress Working ‘‘The Congress president have Ambika Soni side- Janardan Dwivedi: So- about if the sense of way by adopting this ap- sure she returned the money later. Committee (CWC) general has opted to take back the lined. nia’s speech-writer Dwivedi disillusionment among our proach. Is there anything you splurge on? secretary. Clothes, designer bags, footwear, costume jewellery. old guard because she wants ‘‘We were not angry with has been made a special in- party cadre ends and the The Congress believes it Do you manage your own financial affairs? Dhawan shrugs off his people with experience,’’ he Ambika Soni. In fact, in vitee to the Congress Work- Congress begins to take a must follow suit. I have a CA and a financial department to do that. My promotion as being a recog- says. He served as minister 1992, I was responsible for ing Committee along with N clear stand on all issues,’’ he ‘‘We are going to make a husband looks after the day-to-day business. nition for his ‘‘small contri- of petroleum under Rajiv inducting her as a PCC Handique. says. concerted drive to recruit Have you ever been hard up? bution towards the party Gandhi. member. Dwivedi has come a long The reinduction of Meira people from the armed Never.God has been kind to me. I have never asked for work’’. ‘‘My main task will be to She then went on to be- way from his days as a Hin- Kumar, a Dalit leader, and forces because they combine money,He gives it to me even before I ask for it. His job: To revitalise the revitalise the party at the come a member of the di teacher in Delhi Universi- Congress MP Noor Bano as experience with desh bhak- What is the most expensive thing you’ve bought? party in Bihar and Jhark- grassroot level in both Uttar AICC.’’ ty, having served the Con- CEC member, has sent a ti,’’ he added. The diamond ring I’m wearing. I wear it all the time. Sushmita Sen has an identical one. What’s your mantra for success? A strong business sense, and a sixth sense which has helped me decide what’s good for me and what’s not. I Politicians in line of Bhatti’s fire also believe if you do good, it comes back. There’s a lot TIMES NEWS NETWORK the people on religious lines deviate people’s attention of competition today, business houses forget about the and spread the message of from the issues of peace and Chandigarh: Jaspal Bhatti people working for them. But to be really successful, hatred, we should distribute development, he said, ‘‘You you have to be concerned about people. has fired his salvo again. cannons in keeping with are not a good politician if What’s the most important lesson you have Taking potshots at today’s modern times,’’ said Bhatti. you can’t create a rift be- learnt about money? politics being practiced by Plan to make your future secure. You can’t depend on politicians of the ilk of Laloo He said, ‘‘We are mobilis- tween brothers.’’ anybody, even your children. I learned the importance Prasad Yadav,Mayawati, Mu- ing all foolish people, mem- Carrying a harmonium of planning from my mother — she even has an insur- layam Singh Yadav and bers of our club, to con- and a dholak with cardboard ance for cancer and has invested in a room at an old age Pravin Togadia he played the tribute money so that we can models of cannons, his sup- home. At the same time, don’t be a miser.Always donate ‘perfect politician’ and dis- distribute at least one lakh porters sang parodies of film some part of your earnings. Third, always think about tributed models of top (can- cannons in each city. We will numbers, criticising leaders. the people who work for you. I pay for their doctor, their nons) to his supporters at offer consultancy to political This was inspired by the children’s education — I spend a lakh every year on my Sector 17 here on Saturday. parties wishing to divide the recent rallies in Delhi, Luc- maid’s son’s education. ‘‘Trishuls, lathis and voter on communal basis.’’ know, Patna and Ajmer or- Bonita Baruah swords have become obsolete While expressing his grati- ganised by politicians in a weapons. If we have to divide tude to the politicians who vulgar show of strength. A-I pilots sign undertaking to resume flight duties Mumbai: With more than 150 pilots signing the under- taking by the 5 pm deadline set by Air-India to resume fly- ing duties, the management on Saturday announced addi- tional services to the Gulf and restoration of the Chen- nai-Singapore flights. ‘‘We (pilots) arrived at a ‘consensus’ decision at a meeting to sign the under- taking under protest,’’ an IPG spokesman said, adding some key office-bearers and pilots, who are out of station, are yet to comply with the di- rections of the management. A-I’s public relations direc- tor Jitender Bhargava said: ‘‘We have now undertakings from more than 185 pilots, in- cluding 35, who have signed earlier, enabling us to revise our flight schedule and oper- ate additional services to the Gulf and restore the Chen- nai-Singapore flights.’’ He said two sets of under- taking, one for the suspended pilots and the other for the striking pilots, were given. They have since signed it, agreeing to ‘‘maintain proper discipline and carry out as- signments and duties en- trusted from time to time’’. PTI

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10 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 INDIA Has NCERT messed up the school curriculum? ASI submits report NCERT has been in the midst of controversy ever since its revamped Social Sciences and Hindi textbooks came out in Sep- on Ayodhya pillars tember 2002. Errors, ideological biases.... Sunday Times speaks to those at the helm of the controversy By Srawan Shukla TIMES NEWS NETWORK Story so far Jyoti Bose Point-Counterpoint J S Rajput This review is a continu- Principal of Spring- Director, NCERT ous process, following which Lucknow: After sweating it •On April 28, the ASI dales School in the NCERT reprints books out for 45-odd days, the Ar- submitted to the High A curriculum should reflect our diversity There were certain omis- chaeological Survey of India Dhaula Kuan “ every year. Court a report on the sions and errors in the Class We do this after looking (ASI) team, engaged in exca- excavation but this new one lacks a global IX Social Sciences textbook It is significant that the New into suggestions from teach- vations at the disputed site in printed last September. Education Policy and Cur- perspective.We want our children to be ers, parents and children Ayodhya, has come up with •The ASI team found a riculum of 1986 was never some significant finds. chamber near Ram This was unfortunate, but and getting these examined shrouded in controversy,yet proud Indians, not narrow-minded national NCERT reprinted the cor- On April 28, the ASI sub- chabootra and 11 squar- by experts. This exercise it took only a few months be- rected textbook in October mitted a progress report on ish or circular bases chauvinists. will be followed this year fore a storm brewed over the ’’ 2002. the excavation to the three- too. These bases were new curriculum. Jyoti Bose Unfortunately, people, in- member special High Court • This hurried replacement And why do we always Bench. The report mentions directly attached to the Principal, Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan cluding newspapers, took disputed structure without consultation note of the errors but no- look at the negative aspects? a ‘‘chamber’’ near Ram cha- with the Central Advisory body talked about the cor- Look at the quality of print- bootra and 11 squarish or cir- •Digging begins north Board for Education (CABE) The SC verdict on revamping the Social rections. ing, it’s excellent. cular bases (pillars). and south of the and the approval of the “ Without trying to justify The pricing is controlled. The ASI had categorically sanctum sanctorum state education ministers Sciences curriculum came on September these errors and omissions, A reprint every year means mentioned in its progress re- resulted in a mumble-jum- I would like to point out improvements. port that a few pillars were ble of the old and the 12, 2002. Review of manuscripts and print- that the ASI has succeeded in that the NCERT had to Another grouse against directly attached to the dis- finding remnants of a struc- new. ing had to be rushed through as the wait for the Supreme Court the NCERT is that the books puted structure (Babri This has resulted in a lot ture. decision on revamping are not printed in time. mosque). ‘‘So far, the excavations of rhetoric and marginalisa- students had lost a lot of time already.... the Social Sciences curricu- The 11 squarish or circular tion of history. Last year’s delay was un- have been done in accor- But look at the quality of printing. It’s lum for Classes I, III, VI, avoidable. The fall back con- structural bases — with two dance with the GPR survey, A curriculum should re- IX and XI last year. rectangular blocks of cal- flect our diversity but this tinues this year. and it is not surprising that excellent. The Supreme Court ver- crete stone over three or four new one lacks a global per- ’’ The reprints of the Eng- the ASI has come across a dict came on September 12, courses of bricks — are sig- spective. We want our chil- J S Rajput lish version textbooks were structure beneath the disput- 2002. nificant as some of these are dren to be proud Indians, available before the begin- ed site,’’ Singhal said in Ayo- Director, NCERT The review of manu- sealed directly by the origi- dhya on Wednesday. not narrow-minded national ning of the new academic nal floor attached to the dis- chauvinists. scripts and the printing year. In an informal chat with of books had to be rushed puted structure, says the re- TNN, VHP general secretary The real ‘‘mess up’’ has sination of the Father of our Where is the synthesis of mendable and contain As far as the new Class II, port. been in the area of Social through as the students Praveen Togadia said, ‘‘I am Nation. values that students are material relevant to the IV, VII, X and XII books are After excavating the cham- Sciences — all that is left of had lost a lot of time a surgeon and I know better ‘‘Errors’’ and ‘‘Omis- to imbibe from the study modern age. concerned, more than 90 per ber near Ram chabootra and History in class X is a unit already. about sonography results. I cent of the English versions 11 foundation pillars, the ASI ‘‘The Heritage of India’’. sions’’ were amended later about religions — which But an important area of For the last few years knew it from the beginning are available. Others will be team has commenced dig- Economics, trade and com- but one must question the was the reason given for in- concern still remains the So- NCERT has been involved what lies beneath.’’ out in a week. ging north and south of the merce may be the order credibility of the authors troducing them and argued cial Sciences. in improving the school Experts say though it garbha griha (sanctum sanc- of the day, but neglecting when books are couched in vociferously in the Supreme It is here that there is dis- syllabus and we are running The printing is planned in would be too early to jump to torum) to ascertain whether History can have poor language with gram- Court. tortion of historical facts, a huge project on the such a way that only the any conclusion, there re- any structure existed there serious consequences for matical errors. I agree that any curricu- deliberate omissions, ideo- evolution of our own fourth semester books are mains no doubt that the exca- the nation. The chapter entitled ‘‘Ma- lum needs rejuvenation logical slants, ignominious books. awaited. as revealed in the GPR sur- vations are now entering into The first shock came with jor Religions’’ did not in- as knowledge frontiers removal of world-acclaimed There is a panel of ex- The Hindi versions of the vey. a ‘‘concluding phase’’. the introd uction of the new clude Sikhism and Islam expand. historians has taken place. perts that takes into account textbooks too will be fi- A report submitted to VHP On Friday, the Lucknow History textbooks which did ‘‘which is to be studied lat- The recent Science All this points to a certain the errors and omissions in nalised within the next four working president Ashok Bench of the Allahabad High not even mention the assas- er’’. and Maths books are com- political agenda. the new books. weeks. Singhal by an independent Court gave the ASI team 45 archaeologist also suggests more days for excavation.

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Forget power summits, let’s walk the peace talk The Peacepipe: Everybody loves it India and Pakistan are ready to give peace The environment has been created for India and Pakistan to reach out to one another. Sunday Times takes a look at some of another chance. And the world welcomes it... the building blocks — cricket, films, air travel and visas — that will pave the way for better ties This is a very good sign. I think it is a new Play it again, Sam Times graphic steps have been taken to pre- beginning after the Agra summit Lately, the politician has vent misuse. forsaken Parliament to Open up the skies President Pervez Musharraf gate-crash into the playing Ex-Pakistan batsman Haneef Amit Khanna: “Pakistan Indian Airlines (IA) used field. And his slogan is: “No Mohammed: “I want to see bans Indian films not for to operate two flights a week bilateral sports with Pak- fear of cultural invasion, to Karachi from Mumbai Much time had been spent at the bureaucratic istan.” Sachin Tendulkar play in Pakistan until October, 2001 for some level and a breakthrough was needed which On Saturday, Jagmohan before I die and I’m not getting but the protectionist 60 passengers per flight. was possible through a summit-level meeting Dalmia met his counterpart The cargo carried was Tauquir Zia in Dubai to dis- any younger.” temperament.” said to be almost negligible. Ex-Pak foreign minister Sartaj Aziz cuss the dates for a India- Since the ban, it has been Pakistan encounter in the costing IA Rs 9 crore per I congratulate leaders of both sides on these Asia Cup. But, no date could year. IA has an office each in first steps — these are just that, first steps be found before February Karachi and in Lahore. The next year. latter might be closed down towards finding a way forward Cricket has been no- shortly. US secretary of state, Colin Powell How would an emerging G Parathasarthy: scenario of friendship I welcome Vajpayee’s speech and Pakistan’s DEEP ‘‘Visitors who come impact air traffic? ‘‘Assum- response to re-establish diplomatic ties, air ing ties were to be better, air links and to begin talks FOCUS on visas don’t take Civil Aviation secretary traffic could go up to 1,000 passengers per day,’’ says an British foreign secretary Jack Straw part in criminal or K Roy Paul: “Post-ban, AI IA insider. balled; hockey was whistled Vajpayee’s announcement is positive and could be a starting off-side. Says legendary terrorist activities, is currently losing Rs 40 But, according to civil Pakistan batsman Haneef illegal visitors usual- aviation secretary K Roy point for more developments that one hopes will follow Mohammed: “I’m opti- crore a year because flights Paul, AI is currently losing ‘Dawn’ editorial mistic about the recent pos- ly enter from bound westward have to Rs 40 crore a year because itive exchanges between the or Bangladesh.” flights over Pakistan are Instead of indulging in recriminations, they ought to act two countries, but whatever take longer routes.” banned and therefore those maturely as behoves countries possessing nuclear weapons happens on the political bound westward have to take front, sports shouldn’t suf- flower.” release in India. proving relations. A prereq- an High Commissioner in Is- longer routes. ‘News’ editorial fer.” Bombay dreams in films collect millions from uisite, however, is a liber- lamabad and his staff. Illegal “If both India and Sooner or later, both countries — for military as well as eco- Sanjay Manjrekar doesn’t Lahore abroad, it will be great to add alised visa regime. visitors usually enter from Pakistan had better ties, nomic reasons — will have to work towards finding a solution agree: “You just can’t see The Indian film industry Pakistan to the list.’ Pak- Stringent procedures for Nepal or Bangladesh. there would be a huge cricket or any other sport in loses about Rs 17 billion a istani producers don’t want issuing visas, coupled with Not so, argues the govern- amount of economic inter- to this dispute isolation to other aspects of year due to piracy -- 30 per Hindi films, “but the world is scaling down of staff have ment. Officials say that there action — trade and travel Indo-Pak relationship.” He ‘Frontier Post’ editorial cent is overseas piracy. opening up, Pakistanis get to led to a sharp decline in have been enough examples would go up but that would refuses to accept the eco- Says Taran Adarsh, editor, watch new releases on Star visas issued. Former High of illegal activities by visi- take time and depends on nomics — Pakistan has lost $ Trade Guide, : ‘‘We are defi- and Zee networks, so what’s Commissioner to Pakistan, tors holding visas. how liberal the government 23 million. Says former Pak- nitely losing in crores from the point?” he asks. G Parathasarthy challenges Procedures are necessary is with visas,” says Roy Paul. istan skipper Zaheer Abbas: the Pakistani market alone. Visa power, go get it the logic which ‘‘places more from the security point of (Reported by Dinesh “I think politicians would do Pakistani viewers love Hindi The PMs of India and Pak- credence in the abilities of view. India has had a liberal Chopra, Rachna well to steer clear from this cinema. Pirated versions are istan have announced a sub-inspectors of the Intelli- visa regime and it was only Subramanian and issue and allow the sports to available there on the date of number of measures for im- gence Bureau over the Indi- in the past few years that Shobha John)

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14 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 SPECIAL REPORT Ban doctors and engineers from the Civil Services, says a parliamentary Who is joining the IAS panel.The proposal comes in a 2001 week when an IITian has topped 18 Humanities and Social Science the UPSC exam.As the debate hots 8 Engineers Aaj ka officer 14 Pure Science and Agriculture up, Sunday Times reports on the whos, whys and wherefores of 11 Doctors India’s Steel Frame 5 Commerce 2 LLB or Lokesh Kumar Singh of Sagar Churaman village, East Champaran district, Bihar, ‘‘the impossible’’ 2 Others happened last week. He became an IAS officer, secur- ing 10th position in the UPSC exams. Quite a feat for 60 Total F a farmer’s son who, in his own words, hails from a vil- lage ‘‘where no one is even a gazetted officer’’. Singh is not a unique case. Welcome to the new visage of And from where... the IAS officer — the mofussil-born, vernacular-educated man who is steadily replacing the Agastya Sens of yester- 9 Bihar, UP year. Last year, not one among the top 10 rank holders were from a metro — four were from a rural background and the 7 Tamil Nadu rest belonged to tehsil and district-level towns. Of the 60 IAS entrants, 19 had a rural background. Explains UPSC joint 5 Karnataka secretary D S Malik, ‘‘Statistics show that it’s not the con- vent-educated but those from small towns, even vernacular 4 Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan backgrounds, who are making it to the civil services nowa- days. This year, four among the top 20 were from Kendriya 3 Maharashtra Vidyalayas.’’ Singh, incidentally,wrote his exam in Hindi. So, who is the New Age bureaucrat? ‘‘The shift is towards 2 Kerala, MP, Punjab, Uttaranchal the Hindi belt — not the Stephanian or Hinduite anymore, but candidates from UP,Bihar,Rajasthan and Haryana,’’ says 1 Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Goa, V P Gupta, director, Rau’s IAS Study Circle. ‘‘In the small Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa towns, the collector or district magistrate is still the mai-baap (read power centre). Hence, the lure of the civil services for the mofussil man.’’ Little wonder then, Bihar and UP had the Rural/ Urban largest share — nine candidates each — in last year’s batch. The trend was similar in 2000, with UP taking the lead with 19 Rural eight IAS entrants. Mofussil man? But aren’t the mandarins bothered about the proliferation of the professionals — engineers and man- 41 Urban agement people — into the administrative service? Another trend is the predominance of professionals in the corridors of power.‘‘When I joined the IAS in the ‘60s I was the only en- Starting salary gineer in my batch. That has completely changed now with more and more engineers and doctors joining the service,’’ 8,000 (basic) IAS says UPSC interview board member R K Sinha. This year’s topper Ankur Garg is an electrical engineer 12,000 (basic) MNC from IIT. Among the top 20 are four BEs, two doctors, one MBA and two LLBs. Last year,there were eight engineers and 11 doctors in the batch. Alarming enough for the parliamen- tary standing committee to suggest a ban on their entry into Different Strokes the hallowed service. Experts, particularly the professionals, Bishnupada Sethi: This 1995 batch do not share their sentiments. ‘‘In fact, an engineering or officer’s transfer sparked wide- medicine degree adds more punch to the job of serving peo- spread public protests in the tribal- ple. We understand some things better than an ordinary dominated Rayagada district of Oris- graduate or post-graduate,’’ asserts Sinha. However, the con- sa.As collector, he had restored over ventional subjects are still going strong — 11 of this year’s 1,500 acres of land to tribals within top 20 candidates are from science and arts background. three months, thus sorting out an is- This apart, the civil service is still not the first choice for sue that had been hanging fire for years. During his India’s creme de la creme which prefers more lucrative pas- postings in the underdeveloped and drought-prone tures. ‘‘This is breeding a certain amount of mediocrity in Kalahandi, Bolangir, Koraput districts, he launched a the service,’’ says Gupta. ‘‘Till the nineties, the IAS was a ma- drive against corruption, started developmental works, jor attraction since there were few options. Now,the best pre- restored tribal lands, and created water bodies in the fer to take up a well-paying IT, MNC or new-economy job, parched region. Sethi is currently posted in Bhubanesh- rather than go through the grind of a tough UPSC exam,’’ war as joint secretary, vigilance cell, panchayati raj. says bureaucrat S K Choudhury.A civil servant’s entry level “We were told during our training that things could get basic salary of Rs 8,000 can hardly match up to an MNC ex- difficult if we follow the right path. But I cannot be inert ecutive’s basic, which begins at Rs 12,000-14,000. and ineffective. I will do whatever is possible to stem Reservation and job cuts have also taken their toll, say ex- the rot, regardless of the consequences,” he says. perts. ‘‘With 49.5 per cent reservation and reduction in the number of vacancies over the years, competition for the gen- Kamraan Rizvi: This 1991 IAS topper is hailed as a eral candidate has increased,’’ says K K Madan, a former hero in Mahoba, UP. When Rizvi took over as DM in UPSC board member. In 1996, there were 1,20,712 candidates 1999, the area was notorious for its water riots. ‘‘It was for 738 vacancies. In 2002, there were 1,57,486 aspirants com- a dry area and 90 per cent of the hand pumps were out peting for only 286 jobs. of order. So we had a major law and order problem MBA or M Phil, metro or mofussil, it’s the abbreviation on every day,’’ he recalls. Rizvi’s solution: Involve the the nameplate that counts — IAS. women. He formed 444 groups of women, trained them Sujata Dutta Sachdeva in hand pump repairing, and distributed kits. Each group was allotted six villages. The result: hand pumps were repaired in record time, and kept in working order by the women themselves. The state government has Toe the line or pack up It never pays to be rigid now adopted the model for other districts. Where Maggi y first posting was as an tract for printing ration cards he biggest survival mantra I MD of PICUP. As DM, Morad- Mohammad Mustafa: The young DM of Pratapgarh SDO in Bihar. One day, I to his man. He called again and have discovered during my 23 abad, I was shifted mid-session will be remembered for nailing Raja Bhaiya, the former M received a message that I told him that the department T years of service in UP is to re- and none of the schools in Luc- minister now jailed under POTA. Known for his rough- the land reforms and revenue had not placed any such order. linquish all askti (attachment). know were ready to accept my and-tough style, he’s been instrumental in cracking was a dream... minister wanted to see me at He said: “Tum secretariat mein As long as you run after prime daughters. This actually sent me down on the Gorakhpur land mafia, booking Kanpur’s his sasural, a village in that aana chahte ho kya? (Do you postings and plum assignments, into a brief spell of depression. biggest don Rama Kant Pandey, and registering a anjhanpur, the first village I ever saw in 24 years sub-division. I did not go, but want to come to the secretari- life can be unbearable. Instead, Now, after much thought, I record 450 cases against land sharks in Pratapgarh. of my life, was the kind of a place where you conveyed to the minister that if at?)” It was a threat to shunt like a true disciple of the Gita, have devised a formula. There are M could not even hope to find a packet of Maggi. he came to my office I would me to an obscure assignment. one should confine oneself to do- some basic values which are be- Mahesh Mishra: The DM of Azamgarh is making Everything about this little kasba in Allahabad, which certainly meet him. Within a During a secretariat stint, I ing one’s duty and forget about yond compromise, but otherwise waves with his unique concept of ‘saas-bahu samme- turned out to be my first place of posting as sub-divi- month I was transferred. came to know that my minister the rest, including the marching it does not pay to be too rigid. lans’ aimed at “engaging women constructively, to sional magistrate, came as a revelation. This was going to become a was keeping many official ve- orders which could follow within I have realised that if you are spread awareness about family planning and immuni- The house I was allotted had never known any occu- trend. As deputy development hicles at his residence. I sent a hours as a consequence. straight and principled, the polit- sation.” Already, 3,500 self-help groups have been pants as my predecessors had obviously preferred the commissioner, I inquired into letter to his secretary to return At times, political pressures act ical bosses respect you more than formed and his target is to touch 10,000. bright city lights. A typical government quarter with a complaint the vehicles. as a major irri- those who play only one wooden cot it looked singularly uninspiring, about the main- Furious, the tant. During my courtiers. My day V Venu: An MBBS from Calicut, he and so was the first meal which Ramlal, the orderly- tenance of a minister had stint as DM does not start with joined the IAS in 1990. For nearly a cum-cook, served. The fact that the man had, in a bid to road. It had the charge of Farukkhabad, I a call to the minis- decade now, Dr Venu has been in- please the SDM saab, arranged everything on the parrat hundreds of Bihar vehicles trans- worked so hard Uttar Pradesh ter: “Pranam sir, strumental in transforming the (a utensil for kneading dough) did not make me feel any potholes though ferred to a jun- that the MP,Chote- how are you.” I’d tourism scene in Kerala. He played better or brighter. it had been re- ior officer. lal Yadav, actually rather channelise a vital role in kickstarting the Bekal And that was the time I paired six months earlier. I re- On another occasion, the asked me: “Aap chunaav ladenge this energy towards doing the job Tourism project in Kasaragod in sorely missed my Niru- ported adversely against the chairperson of a committee kya (Will you contest elections)?’’ I am paid for and believe me, it is 1995. Under his stewardship, the la’s, Essex Farms, Moets executive engineer,after which demanded money from the jail Then I decided to set up a pri- much more satisfying. state tourism department won the and all the other south he was transferred. The engi- superintendent. When the lat- mary school in his opponent’s vil- It also helps to keep other Centre’s best performance award for three consecu- Delhi joints where I would neer had high contacts. He con- ter took out his purse, the lage. He requested me to drop the stress-busters handy — it could tive years from 1999. He has innovatively linked hang out with my friends nived with the local MP,then a chairperson snatched it. I idea. One day it became a blunt be a love for nature or a good Ayurveda with eco-tourism, apart from coupling art from Delhi College of En- Union minister, and soon got asked the superintendent to ultimatum: ‘‘If you do this I will book. Above all, an unflinching with tourism by promoting the prestigious Kerala gineering. So I did the me transferred. lodge a written complaint. He have you shifted out.” I asked him faith in Him helps when every- Kalamandalam. only thing to divert my Later, when I was DM, I got a did not want to take on a politi- to go ahead and he had me out thing else fails. mind off all that was un- phone call from the CM’s of- cian. within six hours. Again, during ● Vidhya Nivas Garg, C Umashankar: The 39-year-old, 1990 batch officer Give up the job? pleasant — work and ● The Bihar cadre officer spoke to Commissioner, Housing, UP “ fice.The caller, one of his rela- Rajnath Singh’s tenure, I was established Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu as the first e-dis- The idea never more work. tives, asked me to award a con- Pranava K Chaudhary transferred unceremoniously as spoke to Manjari Mishra trict in the country, perhaps the first in Asia. His e-gov- A typical day would ernance not only simplified the administration, but also crossed my mind. start early in the morning made it transparent, much to the dismay of government There were a few and go on till late evening. officials. His innovative e-techniques exposed pilferage, And since evenings were cheating and other illegal activities in the administra- occasions when I lonely — there was not a From Steel Frame to His Master’s Voice tion. Umashankar first came into the limelight in 1996 soul I could communicate found myself ● when he exposed two scandals as additional collector with — I brought home An IAS officer is pulled out of his bath and making appointments to responsible posts. more pragmatic? Has corruption and wondering what the put on a special flight to Ayodhya as the PM’s Instead, these attributes are often a disqual- casteism corroded the steel frame too? S N of Madurai. He is currently commissioner, disciplinary the files for company. The proceedings, Salem. hell I was doing routine continued all special emissary to receive the shilas at the ification. Pliable functionaries, who are not Shukla, former chairman UP Vigilance though my six months’ VHP’s shiladaan. overburdened with ethics, are handpicked Commission, analyses the problem: ‘‘Politi- ● Manisha Verma: Welfare reforms have become a law here.What kept me stay. When UP’s IAS officers complain against for plum postings.’’ cal corruption is the fountainhead of ad- arbitrary transfers, Mayawati retorts, ‘‘Not Are there no Untouchables (read incor- ministrative corruption. The earlier gener- of sorts in Amravati, Maharashtra, where this 35-year- going was my I never actually both- old IAS officer is the collector. Her model of ‘samuhik ered about the local politi- just transfers, I will take other harsh action.’’ ruptible) then? An officer who stands up to ation of politicians were products of the love for the work I ● Now, Narendra Modi sets a record by giv- a corrupt politician is becoming increasing- freedom struggle. Today,it is a profession to vachan’ of land records and delivery of the prized ‘7/12 cians and they probably land extract’ — a detailed document which irrevocably was doing gave up on me. What was ing an IAS officer double promotion in a sin- ly rare.‘‘There is a general acceptance that grab power and make a fast buck.’’ ’’ gle day, superseding three senior batches. toeing the line is better than standing up for proves land ownership — to the farmers at their heartening however was Bureaucrats too must share the blame. doorstep, earned many kudos. Earlier, as CEO of the the response I got from principles and paying a price,’’says Ghose. Says former diplomat G Parthasarthy: ‘‘In Is the New Age bureaucrat less idealistic, Thane zilla parishad, it was her tireless probe into the the common man. All the hard work I put in actually he Steel Frame is truly shaking. Politi- the fifties-sixties, bureaucrats could live multi-crore land scam involving officials from the went a long way to sort out problems, most of them mi- cal interference has increased to comfortably on their salaries. Not Mantralaya that helped expose the racket. nor. So when I joined later as the district magistrate of T such an extent that collectors and any longer. More and more bureau- Kaushami (Manjhanpur being a part of it), people still commissioners today hold office at the crats today use the system to make Sindhushree Khullar: She took over remembered my stint. pleasure of MPs and MLAs. Transfer money.’’ It’s an unholy nexus that the reins of Delhi’s transport depart- I did miss Delhi and all the glamour and glitz, but sur- is a powerful weapon in a politician’s serves both sides well. ‘‘The political ment when the CNG crisis was at its prisingly Manjhanpur did not disappoint me. It was an hand, enough to make the most hard- executive is confident that for every peak. As the transport commission- altogether new experience and a challenge. Also, before nosed bureaucrat compliant. ‘‘Today, Anil Baijal there are hundreds of er, she handled the situation deftly taking the plunge, I had some idea (howsoever theoret- top posts are actually political ap- Subhash Sharmas to choose from. and pushed for gradual conversion ical) of what I was letting myself in for. pointments meant for pliable and will- There is no dearth of bureaucrats of diesel buses to CNG. Also to her Give up the job? The idea never crossed my mind. ing officers who would carry out the willing to be his master’s voice and credit is the installation of electron- There were a few occasions when like every other pro- bidding of the politically powerful and reap the benefits,’’says Ghose. ic meters in Delhi’s autos and taxis. fessional I found myself wondering what the hell I was influential,’’ says former I&B secre- What is the way out? Parthasarthy Earlier, as the industry secretary she oversaw the doing here. What kept me going was my love for the tary Bhaskar Ghose. favours a smaller bureaucracy with smooth relocation of industries from Delhi, even as the work I was doing — you can do so much if you have According to Javid Chowdhury, for- a smaller role, greater transparency. workers took to the streets. the will. And the mood would quickly pass off like a mer revenue secretary, the whole ap- Ghose suggests the setting up of a dark cloud. pointment procedure is statutory Civil Services Board to ● With reports by Manjari Mishra, Rajaram ● Parthsarthi Sen Sharma is additional director, skewed.‘‘Rarely are factors like com- control postings, promotions and Satapathy, P K Surendran, Swati Das, information, Uttar Pradesh transfers. Shubhajit Roy and Nitin Yeshwantrao petence, aptitude, past experience and United States of India: Probationers at the IAS Academy public spirit taken into account while Sakina Yusuf Khan

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INTERNATIONAL GRAFFITI Reuters Wedding chapel for J.Lo: rockers will play The Point, a 7,500-capacity venue in An Indian as wannabe Saddam Following in the footsteps of Oscar- Dublin, September 9 and winning September 11. The latter By Rashmee Z Ahmed Reuters Aussie date was added to the TIMES NEWS NETWORK actor, schedule shortly before tick- London: If a bunker men- Russell ets for both shows went on Crowe, sale Friday. The Stones, who tality is any indication of singer-ac- begin the European leg of what it takes to impersonate tress Jen- their Licks world tour in Mu- Saddam Hussein, Raj Ku- nifer nich June 4, also added a mar probably has it, along Lopez is second Glasgow date. They with a London agent fantas- now get- will play the Scottish city’s tically named FBI, with a ting a chapel made for her SECC Arena September 1 bonafide, tight-lipped “di- upcoming wedding to Ben and September 3. All told, rector” at its helm. Affleck. The chapel, which is they will perform 10 shows in Kumar, age, nationality being built on the couple’s the UK and Ireland. Sepa- and address unknown, is new 15-million-dollar home rately, Austria Post will re- “one of the few who passed — Hampton Island off Sa- lease a set of four Rolling muster” at an audition for vannah in the state of Geor- Stones stamps June 18, the would-be Saddams in a gia, US — will take a year to day the band plays in Vienna. forthcoming London play. build, reports PeopleNews. Reuters “I remember him, and I The lengthy construction Saddam lookalikes assemble for audition at the Riverside Studios in London. Written by Fans welcome Dixie think he was one of the few time means the wedding will Alistair Beaton, the satirical play is due to be staged in the West End later this year. Chicks: A sold-out crowd who passed muster... we be delayed. ANI cheered, danced and sang have no ethnic bar or any- one would-be Saddam was His London agent, girth and the ability to wave Britons prefer dogs as along during the Dixie thing,” the play’s co-produc- something of a coup for Ku- Robert, director of FBI, re- slowly, deliberately and bedfellows: One in three Chicks’ summer tour kick-off er Raymond Gubbay told mar because of the glut of mained as terse as any Re- magisterially to the mother British dog owners spends concert, showing little con- this paper. assembled gaucho mous- publican Guard brigadier. of all crowds — that at more time with their pet than cern for the controversy that One of Kumar’s co-appli- taches, black berets, flak Cautiously refusing to give Buckingham Palace in the with their partner — and has surrounded the band jackets and fake but thick his own last name he said heart of London, near Scot- since a member criticised cants for the post of the for- when it comes to sleeping, Tikriti accents. all intelligence on Kumar land Yard. President Bush over the war mer dictator says he re- they rate highly as cuddly members him well: “An eld- Kumar himself, mean- was “ confidential, for our Kumar coyly admitted to bedfellows, a survey shows. with Iraq. Thursday night, the erly Indian gentleman wav- while, appeared to be follow- eyes only”. playing “Saddam many Over 40 percent of dog-own- Dixie Chicks quickly realised ing in the footsteps of the His client, meanwhile, times for various newspa- ers allow their four-legged their fans still loved them as ing with panache” to an friends to share their bed, the about 15,000 packed the Bi- imaginary Baghdadi crowd. man he would play,by tanta- was peddling his wares. In per and television stories”. poll of 500 dog owners on Lo Center for the sold-out Gubbay admits that for lisingly disappearing from short order, they include: a For more go to behalf of Churchill Insurance Madonna revealed on Friday that her British film director concert. If there was a boo anyone to even remember view. Saddam tache, extended www.timesofindia.com found. Eleven percent even husband has turned her on to that most English of pas- as the band appeared on felt that their pooches had times — drinking too much ale in the pub with her mates. stage, few could hear it. AP assumed a more important to a tip from a citizen who role in their lives than their complained about a foul Romijn-Stamos dreads X-Men makeup: Rebecca spouses. One in 10 said it Romijn-Stamos admits she’s a whiny baby when it comes Americans stricken with eBay virus stench emanating from a was more important to them barn in the south of the city. to covering herself head-to-toe in blue than their family. Reuters The mice were being raised makeup. She had to do it to play Mys- he Indian standing as Ebay is now considered a billion annually — every- every 18 minutes. Oklahama stuck with as live feed for snakes kept tique in The X-Men and suffered through exceptional tech-heads legitimate virtual trading thing from gardening tools With such spectacular 30,000 rats: Oklahoma as pets. Officials are now try- it again in X-2. “I did shed some tears, T is now well-known, but corporation. Last year, its and antiques to vacation sales, it’s no wonder that City police have succeeded ing to determine what to do I’m not going to lie. I was such a baby they are not far behind when revenues were in the region packages, airline tickets and even established corpora- in busting an illegal rodent with the mice. Reuters about the first one that I’ve solemnly it comes to their reputation of $1.2 billion — more twice even homes. tions are looking at this vir- farm but now authorities are sworn to not complain as much this time as money managers. Indians that of India’s Infosys — and Last week, Americans tual trading company with Stones still a rage: The so I’m trying to cut down on the whin- invariably figure as CEOs its profits in the region of were at it again, selling Iraqi new respect. Some of them faced with the problem of Rolling Stones’ first Irish what to do with 30,000 white ing,” she said.She says it took as long as and CTOs (Chief Technical $200 million. Its valuation is currency, Iraqi army uni- who tried to float their own e- shows since 1982 have sold nine hours to turn her into Mystique for the first movie a staggering $30 billion or forms and spent ammunition mice seized in the raid. Po- out in six minutes, says Tick- Officers) in American tech commerce sites have now and only “five or six hours” for the latest one. AP thereabouts; from the war. lice raided the rodent farm on etmaster Ireland. The veteran companies, but more recent- reconciled to eBay’s domi- Thursday night, responding ly,a number of them are also that’s $10 bil- Indian items nance. Giant companies such making the grade as CFOs — lion more ONLY IN ranged from as Disney, IBM, and Home Chief Financial Officers. than Ford and antique doors Depot, among others, are be- In a season of cooked $7 billion ($2999 for a ginning to use eBay to sell ex- DUBYAMAIL books and bungled account- more than AMERICA! 200 year old cess inventory, discontinued You are doing a great job. Keep it up ing, few money managers in McDonalds. teak palace goods, and returned items. Chidanand Rajghatta and don’t listen to those who criticise the US have earned more en- So what door) to 2003 Even governments are get- this strip. Please include some more gives? Simply World Cup colourful characters like Laloo, Salman comiums than Rajiv Dutta, ting into the act. Seventeen Khan, and Mayawati. CFO of the online auction put, a first mover advantage, memorabilia. American state governments — Nikhil Saha company eBay. a unique and constantly Law enforcement authori- are using eBay to liquidate Your strip updates me every morning in Amid all the tech wrecks evolving business model, and ties trolled the site to see if foreclosed assets. The going a humorous way. Being 14 I need a customer autonomy that sur- any of Iraqi treasures would dose of humour to kickstart my day and and dotcom melt down, eBay is so good that eBay is now so your strip helps me out. Continue the is one of the few Internet passes anything in the tradi- turn up. The site has become talking of raking in $3 billion good work. But try to improve it a bit. firms that have been raking tional market. More than 40 such a popular destination in revenues and $1 billion in — Chhavi Banswal, New Delhi in money, and Dutta, a million Americans home that it now sells a book every operating profits by 2005. into eBay to buy and sell four seconds, a laptop every e-mail: [email protected] Stephenian, is credited with That could make Dutta the playing a significant role. goods worth more than $10 30 seconds, and a motorcycle hottest CFO in the business.

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16 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 INTERNATIONAL AP US wants to Plot to attack consulate in Pak: US put Indian

AFP Washington: The Ameri- Saleh Hayyat said on Satur- can authorities said Friday day a series of arrests and troops in Iraq they had uncovered a plot the seizure of truckloads of By Chidanand Rajghatta by Al-Qaida to crash a small explosive material this TIMES NEWS NETWORK aircraft loaded with explo- week had averted a major sives into the US Consulate terrorist attack. ‘‘The de- Washington: Indian and in Karachi. In response, the tails of the terrorist attacks Pakistani soldiers, who were Homeland Security Depart- that were being planned are poised eyeball-to-eyeball in ment warned about possible still being pieced together.’’ confrontation only a few attacks in the US. An American law en- months back, could soon be A department advisory forcement official said a standing shoulder-to-shoul- warned that Al-Qaida was plot against the consulate der in peacekeeping opera- in the late stages of plan- was uncovered with the ar- tions in Iraq if the US has its ning an attack on the con- rests this week in Karachi way. sulate using a small aircraft of Walid Ba’Attash and five Washington is asking both or helicopter. Such a plot, other men accused of be- nations to contribute their along with one uncovered longing to Al-Qaida. troops to a multinational di- Police officials search a car in Karachi on Saturday as vision that will enable most last year in which Al-Qaida Pakistan tightened security in the city. Ba’Attash is believed to planned to fly a small plane have played a leading role US soldiers to return home, into a US warship in the The warning was issued vigilance to guard against in planning for the Sept. 11, according to reports here. Gulf, demonstrated a “fixa- Thursday to US pilots and similar attacks in the US. 2001, attacks and for the A residence building at China’s Northern Jiaotong University, where more than 300 students The proposal will be dis- tion” on using aircraft in at- airport managers as part of In Islamabad, Pakistan’s bombing of the American are quarantined since April 24. China on Saturday reported nine more deaths, even as cussed further at a “force researchers in Hong Kong said the SARS virus is mutating rapidly into at least two forms, generation” conference or- tacks, it said. a broader bulletin urging interior minister Faisal destroyer Cole in Yemen.AP complicating efforts to develop a solid diagnosis and a vaccine. ganised by the UK in London next week followed by anoth- er meeting in Warsaw later in the month. UK arrests 6 over Officials from both sides Britain forgets its first jehadi export,Abdullah Bai say the matter has been dis- cussed in a “general way” in AFP early three years af- quite the same happening conclusively proved he real- the past weeks and is expect- Tel Aviv bombing ed to come up during discus- ter his ugly, vengeful when Abdullah Bai blew ly existed. Amazingly, the N death as a multiple himself up in his car in Sri- school he went to, his sions between India’s Nation- London: Police arrested six from the London suburb murderer, no one in Britain nagar, killing 13 people. Was friends, family and the very al Security Advisor Brajesh people in central England of Hounslow. They said remembers Abdullah Bai. there the same attention to street he lived on, remain in Mishra and his US interlocu- and London in connection Omar Khan Sharif, 27, of For now is the time to re- deadly detail? The same out- doubt. tors this coming week. with a Tel Aviv suicide Derby in central England, member Abdullah Bai, the pouring of rage that the But picking over the past New Delhi is skittish about bombing believed to have fled when his bomb failed to lad from Birmingham, who British cities were raising is more than a self-pitying troop commitments for Iraq, been carried out by a British detonate. became Britain’s first sui- men intent exercise. It not because of its reserva- man, Scotland Yard said Israeli police have been cide bomber in Srinagar on on martyr- provides tions on the war on Iraq or Saturday. searching for Sharif since Christmas Day 2000; its first dom over- leads, cru- the lack of US sanction, but Officers arrested two men the attack, focusing their jehadi export. And yet, re- seas? EURO cial un- more because it is not ready and two women in Der- manhunt on south Tel Aviv,a markably, the British estab- Today, tapped ones, to commit a force level of byshire and another woman rundown area popular with lishment appears to hold to British po- VISION of where and that magnitude. in nearby Nottinghamshire foreign workers. the view that last week was lice are how Bai’s al- “For that to happen, we on Friday, police said. Early Scotland Yard did not spec- scouring the Rashmee Z Ahmed leged terror- have to cover a lot of political the first instance of young Asif Mohammed Hanif (right) and Omar Khan Shariff, who Saturday they arrested a ify whether any of those ar- back-alleys sponsors, ground and that is a difficult Britons turning jehadi. carried out a suicide attack in Tel Aviv. man in London. rested in Derbyshire, which It is true that Asif of Hanif ’s native Hounslow, Jaish-e-Mohammed, drew proposition,” say senior gov- Scotland Yard said the sus- includes his hometown Der- Muhammed Hanif, report- lands” — Kashmir, Pales- dressal. It surely says some- west London and Sharif ’s him into the net. After all, ernment officials, while not pects were apprehended un- by, were related to or associ- edly born on Indian soil, tine, Chechnya. But they thing that a profoundly- town of Derby. Forbidding- within weeks of Britain in- completely ruling out the der the Terrorism Act but did ated with him. now holds the revolting were not the first. Abdullah shaken British government ly-large constables stand troducing its tough anti-ter- possibility. not release their names or Neighbors have said Sharif record as the first foreign Bai was. is not the is falling over itself to com- guard outside their family rorism legislation in Febru- However, right now New any details of what they al- was seen near his Derby suicide bomber in three first country to live in fear of fort Tel Aviv. It has assured homes. But Abdullah Bai, ary 2001 and banning sever- Delhi has indicated to Wash- legedly did. They were not home days before the attack. decades of the Palestinian British passport-bearing je- staunch support to bring the thought to be a nom de al Kashmiri militant ington that it will be happy to charged with any crime. Police said the suspects resistance. True too, that his hadis. India is. absconding Sharif to book guerre, or Mohammed Bilal, groups, doubts were being help out in other areas of sta- Three people were killed in were detained ‘‘as part of on- cohort Omar Sharif, may There is a reason to claim and more crucially,to assess or Bilal Ahmed, whichever cast on their very existence bilisation, including help in the explosion Wednesday at going inquiries being carried underline a terrible trend: first-victim status. At the the reasons UK’s young was his real name, remains in the UK. Abdullah Bai restoring law and order and Mike’s Place, a Tel Aviv bar. out following a terrorist inci- have UK passport, will plant very least, it helps assess the Muslims are increasingly a shadowy figure. could have been the missing bureaucracy,essential urban Israeli police identified the dent in Tel Aviv on Wednes- bomb in the so-called “jehad compensatory process of re- radicalised. I cannot recall It has never even been piece of the jigsaw. infrastructure and maintain- bomber as Asif Hanif, 21, day.’’ AP ing hospitals.

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18 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 ALL THAT MATTERS

TALKING TERMS Dileep Padgaonkar India-Pakistan Round Three: Will it be decisive? Customised faith Yes. If there’s a positive impulse behind it, it’s bound to be successful. Unlikely. The fact is the government lacks a consistent Pakistan policy. My conver- tached. Once a dialogue is re- Whether Vajpayee’s initia- Only an an- have been taken six months and Pakistan could soon be Paris: Churches across France reported sations with sumed at the professional tive is a result of pressure cient civili- ago? Ever since the terrorist talking is good news. But for a record attendance for mass held to senior lead- level, Track 2 and Track 3 from the US or not is some- sation can attack on Parliament, India- relations to improve, it is es- celebrate Easter this year. The faithful ers and pol- diplomacy can also help. thing only he can answer. I afford to Pakistan relations have been sential that the following included an impressive number of iticians has I believe the Agra Summit cannot speak for what kind of have such a in deep freeze thanks to points are kept in mind: young people. Given the balmy weather, led me to be- saw a meeting of minds be- pressure is being placed by cavalier atti- measures taken by the Vaj- • Don’t rush to hold a sum- a rather rare phenomenon at this time lieve that tween Vajpayee and Mushar- the US on both governments. tude to- payee government without mit. The principals have met of the year, you would have expected people here raf. Both leaders had agreed That Vajpayee has come to wards the due consideration paid to the twice, in Lahore and Agra, them to flock to beaches, cafes and unanimous- to hold discussions on all the the right conclusion is some- loss of a consequences. Our high com- without achieving a result. Abdul Sattar Siddharth parks. Instead they queued up at the Former Foreign Minister ly support negatives that have plagued thing that must be applauded Varadarajan year. Vajpa- missioner was recalled, tran- It’s better to start with meet- entrance of churches well in advance to of Pakistan the Indian our relations from subjects by all sides. He is a man of Deputy Bureau Chief yee’s initia- sport links between the two ings at the official level. be able to find a place in the pews. PM’s initia- as diverse as Siachen and goodwill and I believe he can tive of send- countries were snapped, and • Take as many unilateral Have the French, who subscribe to a hard version of sec- tive. Both countries need to Kashmir to more positive as- carry the weight of a peace ing back our high commis- the Army was aggressively steps as possible to allow peo- ularism, begun to turn to religion in a big way? The sepa- pursue this initiative and pects like trade, culture and initiative on his shoulders. sioner to Pakistan is highly deployed along the border ple-to-people contact. Don’t ration of church and state is indeed central to their idea of build up a strong momentum sports. We shouldn’t start (As told to Rashme Sehgal) welcome, but surely it could with Pakistan, all to no avail. wait for the other side to first a republic. Its roots can be traced to the philosophers of the that will lead to a purposeful this process by restricting The demand from Delhi liberalise visas, etc. Enlightenment for whom Reason mattered more than dialogue. A return to talks at ourselves to any one conten- was that Pakistan end cross- • Realise that neither terror- Faith and universal values of freedom, justice and frater- the highest level is a very im- tious topic. We should move SUNDAY DEBATE border terrorism and hand ism nor military means will nity outstripped the importance of religious beliefs. The portant step as the two na- forward in a cautious but Deepak Harichandan over 20 terrorists. Only full produce a solution to the 1789 Revolution heightened the scepticism about religion tions must be able to commu- positive manner. If there is a compliance could lead to the Kashmir issue. and, by extension, about the claims of its guardians to in- nicate at an authoritative lev- positive impulse behind this, resumption of normal rela- • Don’t let the desperate acts terfere in the public domain. el instead of being reduced to it is bound to be successful. tions, we were told. It was al- of terrorists derail relations. Anti-clericalism was much in vogue for several decades try and interpret ambiguous On the question of the most as if the sensibilities of • Don’t allow Kashmir to in the last century.Religious symbols were banned in state- signals. There is no substi- Kashmir issue being raised the home ministry had taken come in the way of progress owned or state-supported institutions. Would all this now tute for official level talks. at the Security Council — over the MEA. As recently as on other fronts but do not as- be history? The question has gained an edge of urgency India’s decision to restart with Pakistan being made its a fortnight ago, our foreign sume the issue can be post- here for another reason. Books about religion are being diplomatic relations at the president for a month — I’d minister recklessly threat- poned indefinitely. sold in greater numbers than at any time in the past even highest level has sent out a like to emphasise that bilat- ened ‘pre-emptive’ military • Don’t allow semantics as influential thinkers like Regis Debray are urging the most useful signal because it eral negotiations have al- action against Pakistan. about whether Kashmir is a government to introduce courses about religions, but not will once again allow profes- ways been the preferred As if to underline the fact ‘core’ or ‘main’ ‘issue’ or ‘dis- religious courses, in secondary schools. Does this too sug- sionals to contribute to this means to resolve a dispute. that the government has no pute’ to ruin the dialogue. gest that the French are abandoning their stern secularism process. There is nothing But when this is not the case, Pakistan policy,Vajpayee has Will we be mature enough which, they claim, accounts for their ‘exceptionalism’? new in India’s apprehensions the world community has now climbed down from his to move ahead? Will Vajpayee Not in the least. On the eve of Easter weekend, an opin- that the cessation of cross evolved other peaceful me- high horse, seeking to nor- be able to carry the Advani ion poll commissioned by two influential publications — border terrorism should be ans. These include media- malise relations despite ter- camp, whose unreasonable the daily Le Monde and the weekly La Vie — revealed that the first step to the resump- tions, adjudications and arbi- rorism continuing. And positions are largely respon- fewer and fewer French citizens, with the exception of tion of dialogue. This has trations in which interna- though his desire for peace sible for the current logjam? Muslims, declared a formal adherence to any religion. been repeated often in the tional bodies take part in dis- might be heartfelt, the world Will Jamali be able to con- Fewer still, again with the exception of Muslims, engaged past. It can hardly be inter- pute resolution. It’s incom- will link Vajpayee’s overture vince the Pakistan army to in regular religious observances. These were reserved for preted as the laying down of prehensible to me that only to US pressure and the immi- end its support to terrorism? intimate family occasions like baptisms, marriages or fu- any conditions. After all, the one of these means should be nent arrival of heavyweight I, along with hundreds of nerals. The poll also indicated that belief in the existence Indian high commissioner is considered acceptable (by In- envoy Richard Armitage. millions on both sides of the of God and in the after-life had declined. And, despite me- being sent to Islamabad with- dia) and all other means re- Whatever the provocation, border,sincerely hope so. But dia hype, so had interest in ‘parallel faiths’ such as astrol- out any conditionalities at- garded as unacceptable. however, the fact that India I’m not holding my breath. ogy, sooth-saying, magic, New Age gurus, faith healing, Shamanism and oriental religions. Paradoxically,however, the French appeared to take a greater interest in the don’t just write about which head jalapeno virtues of religious faith provided such virtues were not ERRATICA is lusting after which Thai bird. We associated with any given denomination or sanctioned by Bachi Karkaria Red-hot chilli papers don’t just give you the salacious gossip any scriptural authority. about the chilli dubbed ‘Susan’s Screaming How does one explain the paradox? Experts writing in My friends are in a media rodeo, with most newspaper groups kirana shop. Indeed, some sections of Sensation’, 4-5 inches long, thick, fleshy and the two publications which published the poll results argue quandary.They are more trying to ride the buck-making bronco. it sound exactly as if they were a Modi growing upright. We write about serious that interest in morals rather than in religious dicta or confused over where I But they say, ‘‘Do n’t throw chilli powder in ki dukaan.’’ political issues.’’ spiritual sermons appears to be staging a come-back. work than over whether our eyes. Admit it, you’ve joined some Feeling like a weevil in a sack of sooji,I ‘‘Exactly,’’ retort my friends. ‘‘These are India has SARS. All Haldilal Masalchi.’’ ask them how they can draw such an unfair on the Kashmiri or Shimla variety, aren’t This is interesting when you consider how at least three week, they’ve been phon- I tell them about mediamorphosis. ‘‘We analogy. They counter, ‘‘Aren’t newsrooms they? Even your LTTE stories fall into this generations of French intellectuals denounced all talk of ing to ask, ‘‘Are you em- can no longer be a Plain Jain. We have to be stacked with wheat-complexioned journal- basket. Don’t you know,the Bengali word for morality as a ploy of the bourgeoisie to detract attention ployed by a newspaper or colourful, and, more important, we have to ists and long-ingrained Textmatis with no chilli is ‘Lanka’.’’ from fundamental issues related to authority, hierarchy by some Mirchi mandi?’’ become multiple media. It’s the only way to respect for other people’s intellectual prop- These allegations set fire to my belly; and power. The French, the experts claim, are now choos- They heckle me as provide the 24x7, 360-degree infotainment erty rights?’’ it’s impossible to maintain my body temper- ing a custom-made faith for themselves. This ‘faith’ is though it’s budget session, and I’m the FM. service that today’s customer wants.’’ They add, ‘‘And of course the place is ature at a cool 98.3. I want to tell these guys deeply ‘agnostic’ in nature. What this means in practical It all began with those photographs of But they still can’t understand what a strewn with chillies. Long, short, slim, cher- to go stuff themselves like a Bologna bell- terms is that it allows French citizens to subscribe to val- this v.neat guy wheeling into a press confer- Mirchi is doing in a newspaper group any ry-round, even hairy. Some are there just to pepper. But instead I find solace in a nation- ues like fidelity in marriage, respect for the family and gen- ence in a cycle rickshaw, with a spiced-up more than they can figure out why Rahul add colour; some are pun-gent. Some are alistic high. Three years ago, the Tezpur erally for order and stability in both private and public life. dish of Kapoora by his side, and peddling Dravid wants to be so coy about his perfect- there to curry-flavour; some are for the gas- chilli ousted the top-seeded Red Savina But at the same time it permits them to take their distance bags of Mirchi. Thank God, these were red ly legitimate wedding when other cricketers si. Some media mirchis go straight to the gut; Habanero, and became the hottest Mirchi in from those claiming to act on behalf of God for, in their chillies, and not the usual green ones that are so khullam-khulla about their red-hot others baste the bheja. And the hottest ones, the business. In any sphere, the times they view, it is such claims guaranteeing salvation in the next are threaded on a lemon. Otherwise my chilli capers. of course, are always Kareening from one are of India. world if not in the here-and-now which give rise to ex- friends would have asked whether I worked Rubbing rock salt into my wounds, my al- launch assignment to another.’’ ★★★ tremism, intolerance, frustration and impatience. Take it for The Limes of India. leged friends give me more heart-burn. This attempt to mirchify the media makes Alec Smart said, ‘‘Fowl business at for what it is worth but this custom-made faith at least has I have tried to explain to them that the They taunt me, ‘‘This Mirchi business the steam come out of my ears. ‘‘Excuse Air-India: they’re chickening out in the one redeeming feature: it provides the French with a good Delhi launch of is all about the proves that the Indian media is just one, big me,’’ I say, with my eyes streaming. ‘‘We cock-pit.’’ enough reason to remain, well, unmistakably French.

JUGULAR VEIN MEN AND IDEAS Jug Suraiya PASSING THOUGHT Gurcharan Das Make money from trash ting cheap waste paper from America. the environmental movement. Kevin lives in Ameri- There Kevin’s homework was cut into Fortunately Indians abhor waste, but Bloody nuisance ca but he is no differ- fine pieces by a machine, its ink removed, this story should teach us the value of ent from most Indian added to a slurry that broke its original fi- separating paper from other trash at Last week I caught a cold. Sniffles, in- nine-year-olds who bres, dried and made into newsprint and home. There is also a huge entrepreneur- flamed sinuses, scratchy throat. No, it do their arithmetic sold to a Chinese newspaper. ial opportunity in organised paper col- wasn’t SARS. Just a common cold. Go to homework before din- This quintessential story of globalisa- lection in India. We do have our kabari- the doc, said Bunny. No bloody fear, I ner. One evening in tion was recounted recently by Jon walla, but there are so many layers in the said. And meant it. Because I knew that February he worked Hilsenrath of the Wall Street Journal, trade channel that a paper mill ends up the first thing he’d do would be to tell diligently on the ratio and it ought to inspire India’s entrepre- paying Rs 7 versus the Rs 4 per kilo that I me to take a blood test. of birds to worms and neurs and policymakers. Last year China earn from my kabariwalla. Hence, Bal- Collectively, the medical profession gave it the next day to his teacher, who sold goods worth $125 billion worth to larpur, Rama Newsprint and our other today is more bloodthirsty than Dracu- was pleased that he had begun to grasp America, but it bought only $22 billion, paper mills prefer to import waste paper la, who in comparison seems like an fractions. That evening Kevin showed his and given this imbalance, American poli- from America. But unlike the Chinese, anaemic shakahari. Go to a doctor to ask him anything — homework to his parents, who taped it on cymakers are delighted that waste has be- our mills are stuck with old technology Why do I hear a buzzing in my ears every time the doorbell the fridge. On Saturday Kevin’s mother come America’s third largest export item and convert waste paper inefficiently. If rings? Why do I see black spots floating in front of my eyes casually threw the homework into the pa- to China, after airplanes and semi-con- our entrepreneurs with the latest tech- whenever I enter a roomful of mosquitoes? — and before per section of the family garbage, from ductors. ‘‘We are the Saudi Arabia of nology could convert 10 per cent of Amer- even handing you his bill for services rendered, he’ll pre- where it was picked up and taken to scrap,’’ says the research director of ica’s waste (China does 23 per cent), it scribe a blood test. There’s an apocryphal story of this doc- Clifton, New ’s recycling centre. America’s Scrap Recycling industries. would fuel a small revolution. The gov- tor whose wife asked him if he’d be late home for dinner The following day a truck belonging to Some of America’s waste is recycled ernment can help them with a more ra- and he told her to go get her blood tested. Totally untrue, of Zozzaro Brothers Inc took it to its plant, and stays on in China, but most of it tional duty structure. Today,our newspa- course. In fact, he told the whole household to go get their where it was made into a 700-kilo rectan- makes a round trip — it is reconverted pers import fresh newsprint at 5 per cent blood tested, the visiting jharoo-pocha lady included. gular jumble by a paper baler, bound by into toys, stationary, electronics — that duty, but paper mills have to pay 9.2 per Why this morbid insistence on gore, this corpuscular steel wire, and loaded into a container. A are sold in American stores. This story cent for importing waste paper. Both compulsion? It wasn’t always like this. When as a kid in week later they sold Kevin’s homework to shows how the global economy is creat- ought to pay the same, 5 per cent. Calcutta I felt poorly,my mother would haul me off to Prat- Yao Yang Enterprises in California, who ing masses of jobs in both China and When Jon Hilsenrath told Kevin about apbabu, our GP. Show me your tongue, Pratapbabu would in turn sold it to Hangzhou Jinjiang Pa- America. More Americans are now col- his homework’s complicated journey,the say.I’d oblige, happy to stick my tongue out at a grown-up per Co in Linan, a Chinese town about 100 lecting waste paper than in paper manu- nine year old replied, ‘‘That’s pretty No one knows what this section 59(Q) amendment miles northwest of Ningbo. and be commended for it. Put it back, Pratapbabu would 4-3CSQ stands for! But it very clearly says the facturing or in newspaper publishing. By cool,’’ and he showed the reporter his Linan is small by Chinese standards. say, and take my pulse. Then would come the stethoscope, violation of it is liable to fine and imprisonment law Americans are required to recycle favourite toy,a Nintendo Gameboy,which the really scientific part. The metal thingy which was up to five years! The paper mill is located in the town’s certain varieties of paper and it now re- was made in China. placed against your chest would feel cold even on a sum- centre and its prosperity is based on get- covers 50 per cent of its waste, thanks to [email protected] mer day which meant your skin was hot and you had fever. The cure for which was a pink ‘Mixture’ made by Pratap- babu’s compounder and which tasted so vile you got your- self well before half the bottle was finished. No fuss. No SWAMINOMICS bother. No buckets of blood, unlike today. When my Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar How television actually works mediclaim policy has expired and to renew which I have to have — what else? — a blood test. Back in 1990, does indeed have some basis. Small sumers. Rather, the real producers Can we change from this topsy- food channel, gardening channel, What’s your problem with blood tests? asks Bunny disin- when Doordar- specialist channels may provide are viewers: their visual attention turvy market to a standard one in pet channel, home-improvement genuously.As though she doesn’t know. My problem is the shan had a TV variety, but the big TV channels or eyeballs (to use media jargon) TV? Only if, as in any other mar- channel, history channel, biogra- same as hers. Or as anyone else not consanguinally related monopoly, I certainly produce similar pro- constitute a prized product. And ket, viewers pay for what they phy channel, and much more. Ca- to Sacher-Masoch, the guy who thought agony was ecstasy wrote an article grammes. So, is it really true that this product is avidly sought by a choose to consume. Originally, ble choice has become so wide that and invented the term masochism. Don’t believe a word titled ‘Let a competition and choice in the TV bunch of consumers called adver- this was technologically impossi- the old case for public television to they say.All those people who tell you: What? Frightened of thousand TV marketplace is illusory? No, this tisers, who pay for this product in ble: a TV channel had no way of provide variety has greatly weak- a little itsy-bitsy needle? How can you be such a cissy! channels notion flows from a misunder- an unusual currency called TV pro- knowing which household was tun- ened. No longer does technology or Easy for them to talk when it’s you not they who’re going bloom’. That standing of the TV market. grammes. This turns our normal ing in, let alone charge it or cut off advertising yield only programmes to be turned into a human pincushion with someone jab- was considered In the typical market, consumers market concepts upside down. But services for non-payment. But then for mass audiences. Every sort of bing what feels like a red-hot knitting needle into your pure fantasy at the time. Leftist col- pay for goods they want to con- it is nevertheless the reality. TV along came cable TV. With cable, specialist audience can now pay veins and sucking out all that glutinous tomato ketchup in- leagues like Praful Bidwai protest- sume. But not in the TV market. programmes are not a product so every household can choose to pay and be catered for. In consequence, side which you’d rather not think of, thanks very much. ed that private channels would be Here, big TV networks provide free much as a currency,used by adver- what it wants to watch, and cable the variety and depth available on But let it be their turn and at the first sight of a white coat vehicles for big business houses to viewing. How do they survive com- tisers to buy eyeballs. operators can disconnect those cable far exceeds what the best pub- with a needle winking behind — Holy shite! You’re not go- control the air waves. Like most mercially? By charging large sums who fail to pay. lic TV channels like BBC can pro- ing to stick that into me! No way! Mommaa! leftist demonology, that soon from advertisers, who ride piggy- “ Free programmes are In practice, it is usually less sim- vide. Cable in the US has steadily It’s all the fault of modern science. Like those flashers proved to be rubbish. Today, with back on popular programmes to the currency in which TV ple. Typically cable operators offer eroded the market share of the big who expose themselves to children, science shows off its almost 100 channels available, nei- reach large audiences. a bunch of channels for a fixed networks, which were once money- goodies to us. Lookit, I’ve got radio telescopes that can peer ther public nor private TV stations What does this imply? That channels pay viewers to rate, rather than letting viewers spinners but may now go the way of into the womb of space-time and record the heartbeat of can stuff anything down the throat TV stations are, in effect, pay- suffer a cavalcade of ads. pay for only those channels they dinosaurs. New technology has fi- the universe before it was born; I’ve got super computers of a captive audience, which can ing viewers to watch their chan- ’’ seek. The future lies with pay chan- nally created a standard viewer which can predict the monsoon and when a flea will fart; switch channels at will. nels. Not to watch the programmes, nels, which will finally create a market, and this has produced the I’ve got square GM tomatoes for people with square GM in- But leftists now have a new com- mind you, but to watch the The biggest advertisers — Coca standard market. diversity and choice that well-func- testines. But ask science why it can’t invent a method to get plaint, that the apparent width of ads. Free programmes are the Cola, Nirma, Hindustan Lever — But even cable, with all its short- tioning markets always do. things in and out of our skins without making us feel like TV choice is illusory.Far from pro- currency in which TV channels seek a mass audience rather than a comings, has revolutionised So, let a thousand TV channels sandbags used in bayonet practice and science sulks and viding great variety, big channels pay viewers to suffer a cavalcade of specialist one. And so they pay in a choice. In India it has produced bloom, and let new technology goes off to invent another neutrino bomb or somesuch. produce similar programmes: a advertisements. currency (formula programming) channels in several languages, and constantly erode old monopolies. acceptable to it. Formula program- covering a vast range of themes. That will produce the greatest Leeches. Why don’t they use leeches to suck our blood, mix of film songs, sitcoms, family Suddenly, we see the TV market dramas, mythologicals, quizzes. ming by big TV networks does not Sports channels, business chan- variety, quality, and empowerment like in the old days? I ask. No one’s going to start a leech in a new, topsy-turvy light. Con- mean that market failure has foiled nels, news channels, music chan- of viewers. It will also prove, yet farm just so’s to keep you from fainting at the thought of a The result, say critics, is vapid uni- trary to impressions, TV channels formity,not choice. consumer choice. It merely means nels — the list is long and varied. again, that critics of markets are blood test, says Bunny. How about cloning then? I try an- are not the producers in this mar- that some currencies have wider The list is even longer in the generally pretty ignorant of how other tack. If they cloned me, whenever they needed my Readers may think the criticism ket and viewers are not the con- acceptability than others. West, where people can tune into a markets work. blood, they could take it from my clone, so he’d be the one to get jabbed. Good idea, agrees Bunny. Except for one thing. Then there’d be two of you. And that would be an Vol. 14 No. 18 : Air charge: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai ,Cochin, Chennai & via Rs.3, Indore and via 50 paise. National edition: No aircharge.Price in Nepal: NEP Rs 5, except Sunday: NEP Rs 7. RNI No. 507/87/90 MADE IN NEW DELHI REGD. NO. DL-25001/92. Published for the proprietors, Bennett Coleman & Co. 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• •• IAM The guru who went in to the cold BOOKS Neelabh The Tipping Point Excerpt We have all suffered from loss of innocence and must work to reclaim it. — Malcolm Gladwell When we observe a woman who seems hos- Price : Rs 578 tile and fiercely independent some of the This is the philosophy of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar In this brilliant and original time but passive, dependent and feminine Chidanand Rajghatta this day,he has already had two public discourses — book, Malcolm Gladwell ex- on other occasions, our reducing valve usu- plains and analyses the ‘tippi- ally makes us choose between the two syn- Washington: In a country that has one at the World Bank in Washington DC, and an- other at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre in ng point’, that magic moment dromes. We decide that one pattern is in already been walked over by a le- when ideas, trends and social the service of the other, or that both are in gion of Indian mystic masseurs Maryland, just outside Washington. At both talks, top economists and scientists of the organisations, behaviours cross a threshold, tip and spre- the service of a third motive. She must be over the years, from Maharishi Ma- ad like wildfire. Taking a look behind the a really castrating lady with a facade of hesh Yogi to Acharya Rajneesh, including Bank President James Wolfensohn and the Centre Associate Director Alison McNally, have surface of familiar occurrences in our eve- passivity — or perhaps she is a warm, pas- you would think it is hard to sum- ryday world, Gladwell explains the fascin- sive-dependent woman with a surface de- mon excitement about the arrival flocked to listen to his words on a working day. In a couple of hours, he will be going down to a cav- ating social dynamics that cause rapid ch- fence of aggressiveness. But perhaps na- of another guru. But such is the re- ange. Although some readers may find the ture is bigger than our concepts and it is markable allure of Sri Sri Ravi ernous conference room of the Omni Shoreham where he will hold a public discourse. More than a transitional passages between chapters ho- possible for the lady to be a hostile, fiercely Shankar’s simple philosophy and folksy wisdom, and ld their hands a little too tightly,and Glad- independent, passive, dependent, femi- so deep is the spiritual thirst of many Americans, thousands people turn up, paying $ 15 for a ticket to listen to someone most haven’t heard before. They well’s closing invocation of the possibili- nine, aggressive, warm, castrating person that across the country, thousands of people are ties of social engineering sketchy,even ch- all-in-one. Of course which of these she is flocking to his discourses this month during his 21- come in all colours and ethnicities, all ages and reli- gious persuasions. There were whites and blacks, illing, The Tipping Point is one of the most at any particular moment, it would depend city tour of the United States. effective books on science for all ages. on who she is with, when, how, and more. I don’t believe in cutting It’s not his first visit to the country, but it’s cer- Jews and Muslims and skeptics and believers. ‘‘I have heard him once before on his previous tour and tainly his most extensive, as the Art of Living Foun- Buy this book @ 58% off. Our price Rs 243 deals with God, says dation, now spread over 132 countries across the I am hooked,’’ says a woman who gives her name as Naresh Trehan world, has expanded both in size and scope across Daniella. ‘‘It’s a spiritual spin cycle, you know? Like To buy call 9604-600-600 from OR log on to: America. From Toronto and Pittsburg to Los Angeles jogging for the mind.’’ Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai. So what is Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s message? It is a am definitely a believer. But I’m not and San Francisco, it’s a whirlwind tour, with Sri Sri simple one, almost prosaic to the cynical and the Prefix STD code to call from other locations the kind who would regularly visit a and his small entourage, supported by a loyal local I skeptical. We have all suffered from loss of inno- temple and ‘ask’ for favours. I don’t bel- cadre, taking in a different city every other day. ‘‘Let’s see now, if it was Tuesday, it must have been cence and must work to reclaim it. Have you noticed ieve in cutting deals with God. I am an how often and how uninhibitedly a child smiles but Arya Samaji. I believe in the power of Cleveland,’’jokes Shirley Harmison, an Art of Living volunteer, who has been accompanying the Guruji. the smiles disappear as we grow into adults? Love is Every fool knows you can’t touch the stars, but the five elements. I believe in the inher- Imagination, life ‘‘It’s hard to keep up with his energy.’’ within us; never ask for love. Have you noticed how it doesn’t stop a wise man from trying. ent goodness of human beings and that if we are given ten compliments Improbably, Sri Sri’s journey Neelabh every person has the right to choose his and one insult, our minds clings — Harry Anderson to the American shores began is your creation! or her own beliefs. It is when these be- unforgivingly to that one insult? ◆ this time at the Arctic Circle, liefs are used to further personal gains He delivers the homilies in a reative visualisation can be a useful tool probably the first time an Indian Love is a moment that lasts forever.... that I feel disturbed. There is nothing gentle cadence, often cocking his in goal achievement. Its an easy way to guru, famed for weathering the — Julie Wittey wrong with the basic religious situa- head with a ‘‘Hmmh?’’ to see if C communicate your desires to the ethers biting cold of the Himalayas, ◆ tion across places of worship in India. his audience is responding. through the power of your imagination us- travelled to the North Pole. It is human beings who have brought Many people nod in agreement. ing the energies of the Universe to create Happiness isn’t something you experience; the cheapness into religion by mixing it But on a blizzard-swept day Gradually, he invites ques- your reality. The Vibrations we put out into it’s something you remember. with ethnic strife and conflict. early this month, this earthy tions from the audience. They the Universe is what returns to us. — Oscar Levant Spirituality is a lifestyle. It is not a teacher rode in a small com- ask about love and betrayal, war Once you have decided on a goal, close yo- ◆ quantity or an entity that can be defin- muter plane to Iqaluit, a remote and hatred. To each, he has a ur eyes and imagine your desires as if they ed. To me, being spiritual is having a village of the Inuit tribe, where simple, uncomplicated answer. have already been obtained, creating as There is no remedy for love but to love more. point of view of sensibility that one gr- some 300 people welcomed him Some of the questions are many details as possible. It is only necessary — Henry David Thoreau adually evolves into. A spiritual person with a local ritual called throat provocative, some banal. So why to do this for a few minutes at a time, but it ◆ is a very centred person. Spirituality is singing. He wore his familiar do you have two Sris before your should be done twice a day. beyond day-to-day practicality. It is crisp white starched kurta, with name, someone wants to know. Here’s another exercise for reinforcement. Passion makes the world go round. multi-dimensional. only a shawl for cover in sub- ‘‘Oh, I thought three would be Be creative by using coloured paper, crayons Love just makes it a safer place. When things go wrong, I tend to in- zero temperature, and he car- too much,’’ he jokes, and then ex- and markers to expr- — Ice T trospect and find out what the problem ried the same message he does to plains gently, ‘‘In India, Sri is a ess your desires on ◆ is. I believe in dealing with problems every tortured corner of the prefix like Mr; when you have the physical level as world: Live life simple. As the in- Love is the difficult realization that and not in indulging in blame-games. two Sris, it is like Reverend.’’ well. Draw your goals something other than oneself is real. As per me, people who go to temples, of- digenous locals warmed to his At the end of some 90-minutes in detail, glue down fer loads of money and then hope that message and he repaired to med- of talk and Q and A, the lights pictures from maga- — Iris Murdoch everything turns out fine, are devoid of itate in an igloo, Woody Woods, dim and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar zines or simply make ◆ any spirituality whatsoever. an independent film producer, shot footage of the puts his audience through a 12-minute deep breath- a colourful wish list. Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke. I feel sympathetic towards patients tropical ascetic for a documentary to be titled Guru ing exercise intermixed with the humming of a sin- Place your finished — Lynda Barry and their families who fall at my feet. in the Arctic. gle syllable. Even the skeptics hesitatingly take to it. product under your ◆ They are vulnerable and worried. My Back in the warmer climes of Washington DC The power of silence and communion is at once re- mattress for a few guru and teacher Frank Spencer would spring on Thursday,Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is seated in laxing and exhilarating. months, looking at it Some people carry so perfectly the mask they always say, ‘On any given day, your a stuffed sofa in a hotel suite at the Omni Shoreham, When the session ends and the lights come on, as a reminder. Don’t be surprised to find wear, that they become the person they seem. patients and their families will treat dressed in his familiar crisp white starched kurta, there are many more converts. ‘‘He’s going to be ad- yourself checking things off the list as they — W Somerset Maugham you like God. As long as you don’t be- his jet black locks strewn across his shoulders. His dressing a black congregation on Capitol Heights to- manifest into reality. ◆ dark penetrating eyes are taking in a sheaf of e-mail morrow I hear.I’m gonna be there too,’’ beams Grace There are cautions to be aware of when lieve it, it’s okay.And if you do, it’s the Come with me to the end of the world, beginning of the end.’ I have never for- printouts of messages from disciples and help seek- Allen, an African-America first timer.As the faithful doing any form of creative visualisation gotten that. ers across the world as his aides walk around on shuffle out, the Art of Living team has already technique. Remember, the vibrations we put without telling your parents. (As told to Anubha Sawhney) padded feet. He looks relaxed and karmic, as if he burned CDs of the talk and are selling it at the coun- out into the Universe is what returns to us. — Anonymous has just begun his day.Actually,it is 4.30 pm, and on ters outside the conference hall. Go ahead, let your imagination run riot!

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20 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 OPEN SPACE

No. 1 and so on. The lowest number OPEN SPACE cock can only peck hens. However, In motorcar racing, what does Formula if a cock gets pecked by a hen, 1 signify? he is supposed to be a weakling or a coward. Hence a weak husband, who Formula 1 racing features the most What does Formula 1 signify? is dominated by his wife, is called expensive cars. Each Formula 1 car AFP ‘henpecked’. is designed and manufactured individ- behaviour complies with accepted ually by automobile manufacturers. standards. —Rajeshwari Singh, New Delhi These cars are built according to a —Deepti Gupta, Chandigarh Why is crude oil called so? formula (set of specifications) drawn by the Federation Internationale What’s the origin of the phrase ‘butter- Crude oil is a common term used for flies in the stomach’? de l’Automobile (FIA). The formula the unpurified and unseparated petrole- limits the engine size and deter- ‘Butterflies in my stomach’ is a um material extracted from oil mines overall body design. Formula 1 common expression conveying anxiety, wells. Crude oil is a composite mixture cars are also called Grand Prix fear, nervousness about an impending of many fractions namely petrol, diesel, cars. The French term Grand Prix activity. The actual origin of the kerosene, lubrication oil, waxes, etc. means large size and is the name of se- term is unclear although the feeling in disproptionate amounts. These ries of races in which the cars com- approximates what it must feel like fractions, having different boiling pete. Formula 1 cars are designed to actually have real butterflies points, are separated by performing on some of the same principles as ricocheting from stomach wall to stom- fractional distillation of crude oil. airplanes. ach wall. —Rahul Prakash, Allahabad —S.P.S.Jain, Mumbai —Atul Ghate, Pune Why are the natives of United States What is a poison pill in corporate ANY ANSWERS? called Red Indians? world? How does a master key work? In the 15th century, India was Any tactic by a company designed famous among Europeans for its to avoid a hostile takeover (one —Raj Kishore Prasad, recd via email wealth and spices. But they didn’t which goes against the wishes of What makes Swiss banks so special? know the sea-route to India. In 1492, the target company’s management —M. Rajesh, Chennai Christopher Columbus with his crew and board of directors). One ventured to start towards India example of poison pill is the issuance What is a marsh harrier? through the Atlantic Ocean and inad- of preferred stock that gives share- —Shubham Bhushan, recd via email vertently reached America. Since holders the right to redeem Why is ‘couch potato’ called so? America wasn’t discovered then, he their shares at a premium after the —Swetank Suman, recd via email thought that it was India. As the na- takeover. How do birds chew their food given tives were red in colour, he called them —Pramod Kumar Gupta, Hyderabad ‘Red Indians’. that they don’t have teeth? Why is a ‘henpecked husband’ —Mithilesh K. Mishra, New Delhi called so? —R.R. Chandran, Mumbai What’s the meaning of ‘fair dinkum’? Tokyo’s largest roller coaster ‘Thunder Dolphin’, at 80 metres height and with a maximum speed of 130 kmph, goes In the poultry world, the cocks (males) You ask. Or you answer. Mark the envelopes Dinkum is an informal lexical item through the world’s first centreless ferris wheel, ‘Big-O’, measuring 60 metres in diameter, in Tokyo. are supposed to rule the roost. ‘Open Space’ and address your answers and that originated in and QUESTION: Where was the first roller coaster set up? They have a pecking order among questions to: , sometime in the late Open Space, Sunday Times of India, or article as in ‘If you’re dinkum, arose the need to emphasise the ele- query used to question the veracity themselves, wherein the No. 1 can II Floor, S&B Towers, 40/1, M.G. Road, 19th century. It has been used as an I’ll help you’, or, ‘What a Dinkum ment of being genuine or to question of anything. ‘Fair dinkum’ also be- peck or dominate all others; the Bangalore — 560 001 adjective to denote a genuine person Aussie hat!’ With continued usage it. By and by, ‘fair dinkum?’ became a came the phrase to emphasise that No. 2 can peck all others except the email: [email protected] HOW TWO CO2 e4 APES; Better than the next best Here's what to do at the next thing (1979; 2): BEING THERE. party that's drilling your neck out — Ashoke Nag, Chennai of any which boredom but (Poonam Jhangiani of Abu Dhabi, noose. Turn to the guy\gal next UAE and Prashant V S of to you having his\her ethyl alco- [email protected] came hol and aerated add-on and say, next closest with 12 right each. “Since we're already on soda I'm And they too didn't get the going to write the words CAR- same clue either. Answer: BON DIOXIDE on a piece of pa- STRANGERS ON A TRAIN per, with CARBON in red and — MS) DIOXIDE in blue. (Keeping readi- Played-Again-Dept: ly in mind of course that all of us Sam's phone number is 30274. carry multicoloured pens at the It's quite simple once you as- drop of a puzzle.) sume 2, 7 and 4 in the third, Then I'll put the paper close be- fourth and fifth positions respec- hind the stem of a wine glass (but tively (since each appear thrice in not touching it), and look at the these positions in 9 out of the 10 words through the glass of the numbers and also notice that stem (which I'll have rotated when 2, 4 or 7 are in their re- around till its horizontal to make spective positions the other two reading easy). And guess what? are not in their position in the The red letters will have turned same number). 3 now goes into upside down, but the blue ones the first place on elimination and won't. Why do you think the 0 or 4 in the second. But since 4 glass affects the reflected red appears second in 34548 the light more than the blue?” At this second place is 0. point guy\gal will probably dump — Rahul Noronha, rasano- you for the rest of your otherwise [email protected] healthy bipedal life. But what the 30274 seems to be the quickest heck, you've made your point, solution to Sam's five-digit and it's time to shuffle back into phone number, though I haven't those trees again. S much for checked it for uniqueness. — Kerman Daruwalla, Syracuse, NY, USA MINDSPORT Times-Of-Sand-Dept: Regarding the hour-glass, if both Mukul Sharma the glass and sand are to wear out, they would offset each other and not how you put it. 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LETTERS US And Them Waugh, Domnique Lapierre and Oprah Win- This refers to the Sunday frey and not homespun debate, ‘Is the United heroes who are rendering States taking a pro-Pak- selfless charity to various istan stand?’ (April 27). orphanages and destitute Undoubtably.The best ex- homes in our country. ample of America’s dou- —Jal Mistry, via e-mail ble standards is reflected in its attitude towards Wit Nor Oratory the Taliban. When the The answer to the ques- IC-814 flight was hijacked tion ‘‘Is Priyanka the by terrorists who enjoyed spark that the Congress the support of both the needs?’’ (Sunday Debate, Talibans and Pakistan, April 20) is obviously no. the US didn’t come to our Priyanka has little to assistance. But when its show for herself except WTC was attacked by ter- her Nehru-Gandhi line- rorists, the US launched age. She has neither wit its ‘war against terror- nor oratory needed to be ism’ campaign. And its a successful politician. able assistant was none Just walking into the other than Pakistan. No jhuggis of poverty-strick- wonder the US is pro- en illiterates and show- Pakistan. ing them sympathy is not —Subhash C Agarwal, going to prove that Delhi Priyanka is the spark that could ignite the 118 Question Of Heroes years-old crumbling edi- Your article, ‘Icons power fice. It would be a sign of the new get rich indus- the Congress’s political try’ (April 27), was re- bankruptcy and leader- freshing because it derid- ship crisis if it has to fall ed the misplaced hysteria back on the Gandhi- over batsmen like Sachin. Nehru crutches. It’s foreigners like Steve — R.C.Gupta, Ghaziabad

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The Sunday Times of India, New Delhi, May 4, 2003 Pete skips Rome Rethink on formula Yao, riches at his feet American veteran Pete Sampras, F-1 governing body FIA said Athletics footwear giants are who hasn’t played since his US that the ban on traction control debating Yao Ming’s shoe-selling Open triumph last September, scheduled to start in 2004 will be potential whose Nike endorsement will not make his long-awaited scrapped. The modification was of $200,000 is expiring. Rivals Adi- reappearance at the Rome proposed to cut escalating costs & das and Reebok are pondering lu- Masters next week, either increase competition in the sport crative offers for the Rockets giant Ranji Trophy final between Mumbai and Tamil Nadu begins today BRIEFLY Work’s cut out SPORT AP Milestones for Steve Waugh AP Bridgetown (): Steve with recalled opener Chris Gayle Waugh set more personal mile- unbeaten on 47 and youngster De- stones to become the second- von Smith fighting back from a highest run-getter in Test history pair of ducks in the previous Test for Vengsarkar as Australia pounded the West In- to be 34. for Vengsarkar, and by exten- dies in the third Test at Kensing- Waugh, whose Test career was THE SPORTING LIFE sion Indian cricket. Bob ton Oval here. under threat at the start of the Ayaz Memon Simpson, believes that crick- The 37-year-old Australian year before his emotion-charged et talent in India is exciting skipper scored his 30th Test hun- 102 in the fifth Ashes Test against DILIP and flourishing. dred on Friday to overtake Don England in Sydney last January, Vengsarkar’s In Mumbai last week for a Bradman as Australia’s greatest toiled away on a deteriorating landslide vic- clinic for juniors at the CCI, Test century-maker and lie sec- pitch for just over five hours for tory in the where theindefatigable Raj ond only to another famous com- his 233-ball hundred. Mumbai Singh Dungarpur continues patriot Allan Border in most runs Waugh passed Sunil Gavaskar Cricket Asso- his crusade to bring about a scored in Test cricket. (10,122) as the second highest ciation elec- silent revolution at this level, Waugh survived three dropped scorer in Tests with 10,179 runs in tions must, in Simpson said that he was im- catches on his way to scoring 115 his 159th Test match. Border some ways, take him back to pressed with the 14 and 15- as Australia battered the West In- holds the world record Test ag- 1976 when he signalled his ar- year-olds he had seen. ‘‘There dian bowlers for 154.3 overs to gregate of 11,174. Bradman had rival as a precocious 19-year- are batsmen, leg-spinners, amass the country’s fifth-highest stood since 1948 as Australia’s old with a penchant for ag- players with enormous abili- score of 605 for nine declared in greatest century-maker with 29, gressive strokeplay and dis- ty,’’ he said, ‘‘that Indian Tests against the Caribbean Is- but Waugh claimed yet another dain for opponents. cricket should be well-served lands. At the close of the second prestigious landmark to stamp His superb hundred at Nag- in the years to come.’’ day, the West Indies had made a his greatness in the annals of pur that year earned him in- Interestingly,Simpson was Davis Love III chips onto the ninth hole secure start to be 89 without loss cricket. AFP stant comparison with during the second round of the HP Colonel C K Nayudu. More- not exactly gung-ho by Aus- tralia’s supply-line of young Classic of New Orleans on Friday. Love SCOREBOARD over, he had tamed spin wiz- shot a 5-under 67 for a two-day total of ards Bedi and Prasanna, such talent. ‘‘The last major player 12-under 132. Lara now hit by Australia (1st innings): a rare achievement in those to have come through is J Langer c Chanderpaul b Banks 78 days, that Vengsarkar soon Ricky Ponting,’’ revealed M Hayden c Gayle b Drakes 27 Simpson, ‘‘and that was some Johl lying second: South Korean chicken pox? R Ponting run out 113 leap-frogged into the Indian Chung Joon fired a 4-under-par 68 for the D Lehmann lbw b Drakes 96 team in a fascinating hop- years ago.’’ second straight day on Saturday, taking a Fast bowler Jason Gillespie S Waugh b Lawson 115 step-jump. That still does not make grabbedtwo in an out- A Gilchrist c Smith b Banks 65 Australia any less formida- three-stroke lead while India’s Amandeep A Bichel c Lara b Banks 71 But getting into the Indian Johl too retained his joint second place standing spell Saturday as B Lee b Lawson 11 team after that spectacular ble now and for the next cou- after the third round of the US$400,000 Australia maintained control J Gillespie not out 18 start brought in its wake huge ple of years. But India’s se- Maekyung Open golf championship in over the West Indies in the S MacGill b Lawson 0 lectors and talent scouts Extras: (b-3, lb-3, w-3, nb-2) 11 expectations and many pres- Seoul. Chung birdied the 1st hole, sunk third cricket test.Gillespie re- Total (for 9 decl, in 154.3 overs) 605 sures that Vengsarkar discov- must whiff the possibilities an eagle on the par-5 4th hole and added moved both openers as the Fall of wickets: 1-43, 2-151, 3-292, 4-331, ered were not easy to fulfil in Simpson’s assessment. 5-444, 6-568, 7-580, 8-605, 9-605 another birdie on the 5th hole at Nam West Indies, resuming on 89 and almost impossible to wish The time is ripe to make an Seoul Country Club.Johl shot a 3-under- Bowling: Lawson 32.3-2-131-3, Best 20-1- without loss, went to lunch at 99-0, Drakes 30-2-85-2, Banks 40-2-204-3, away. Over a long career, assault on Australia’s su- par 69 and was tied with South Korean 149 for two on day three, still Gayle 31-5-79-0, Sarwan 1-0-1-0. which had many intriguing premacy. Choi Yoon-soo. Thongchai Jaidee of West Indies (1st innings) ★★★ 456 in arrears. twists and turns, he had to and South Korean Shin Yong -jin The West Indies was without C Gayle 47 Apropos the drug scandal trailed a stroke behind Choi with just 18 D Smith batting 34 ground out success for him- the services of captain Brian which has rocked Indian ath- more holes to go in the first Asian PGA Extras (b-2, lb-2, nb-4) 8 self. By all accounts he had a Lara, who remained back at Total (for no loss, in 23 overs) 89 letics in recent weeks, the tour held in this year.AP wonderful innings as an inter- the team hotel with symptoms Australian captain Steve Waugh raises his bat after reaching the Bowling: McGrath 4-2-8-0, Gillespie 5-1-11- most telling comment, ac- century against West Indies on the second day of the third Test 0, Lee 5-1-30-0, MacGill 6-0-22-0, Lehmann national player. But if he has SARS affects soccer results: of chicken pox. AP cording to me, has come from match at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Friday. 3-1-14-0. learned anything from his have been declared the winner playing days, Vengsarkar will Udaya Laxmi, the double of a pre-Olympic soccer match after op- know that his second innings sprint champion at the last ponent Turkmenistan defied soccer’s Waugh overtakes Gavaskar in cricket — as administrator National Games. world soccer body and refused to travel ‘‘In India, 99 per cent of top to because of Asia’s SARS hen Steve Waugh reached 59 on Friday, he overtook this time — will be as daunt- Indo-Pak cricket: ing and as arduous as his first. athletes take drugs, especial- outbreak, officials said on Saturday. WSunil Gavaskar’s tally of 10,122 (ave. 51.12), and moved ly those who participate in Turkmenistan’s decision gave Malaysia Mumbai is in the Ranji into second place in terms of run aggregate in Test cricket. international competitions, an automatic 3-0 win, and probably a His present tally of 10,179 is exceeded only by Allan Border - Trophy final, but that is not berth in the final rounds of the Asian necessarily a sign of good and all of them get clean be- 11,174 runs (ave. 50.56) in 156 Tests. fore leaving the country,’’ she Olympics qualifying tournament in March Steve also hit his 30th Test ton on Friday to surpass Sir Don cricketing health. The supply next year. Ahmad Khawari, spokesman Optimism in the air line of high-quality players said. The hapless lady later Bradman as the No. 1 Aussie century-maker. Now, only got into a flap under obvious for the Football Association of Malaysia, Gavaskar (34) and Sachin Tendulkar (31) are ahead of him. that made Mumbai the nurs- said the 3-0 win was provided for under By Gautam Bhattacharyya now looks a reality even though the ery of Indian cricket is pressure, and did a flip-flop FIFA rules following Turkmenistan’s no- TIMES NEWS NETWORK representatives of all four nations —Rajesh Kumar choked now with mediocrity. on her various disclosures, show. In Malaysia, the flu-like disease wracked their heads but failed to find but nobody doubts that some- Kolkata: The news of Prime Minis- Vengsarkar’s pitch in the has claimed two lives. AP a slot for the event before next Febru- STEVE WAUGH IN TEST CRICKET thing is rotten in the state of ter Atal Behari Vajpayee receiving an election campaign has been ary.“Dates seem to be a problem now Indian athletics. Fan scare in England: England could invitation from his Pakistan counter- Opp T I NO Runs Hs Ave 100 50 0 Ct that the game had taken a both for the Asia Cup as well as the NZ 23 34 5 1117 151* 38.52 2 7 3 18 The irony is that so much be kicked out of Euro 2004 if the violent, part to visit that country must have back seat to politicking dur- revival of bilateral cricketing rela- Ind 14 24 4 823 150 41.15 2 3 2 12 skull-duggery has taken racist fans who marred its qualifying been music to the ears of the Indian ing the previous regime. tions,” the BCCI president said. Pak 20 30 3 934 157 34.59 3 3 5 14 place for a few lakhs of ru- games against and drag and Pakistan cricket Board man- Eng 46 73 18 3200 177* 58.18 10 14 6 29 That charge is easily made, the team before UEFA’s disciplinary court The four-nation ODI event, the last SA 16 25 2 1147 164 49.87 2 7 2 9 but unless Vengsarkar can pees as incentive in winning darins, huddling in a Dubai hotel on medals at the Nationals or again. Soccer’s European governing Saturday to discuss the resumption of edition of which was held in Dhaka SL 8 11 3 701 170 87.63 3 3 - 7 improve matters substantial- body slapped a $111,000 fine on the Zim 1 1 1 151 151* - 1 - - 1 winning a place in an inter- bilateral cricketing ties. The high- in 2000, was scheduled to be held from ly, it will remain a hollow English Football Association after fans the second week of August in Colom- WI 31 49 6 2106 200 48.98 7 9 3 18 election slogan. national event, but not invaded the field during and after the 2-0 powered meeting of the Asian Crick- Total 159 247 42 10179 200 49.65 30 46 21 108 matching up to world, even bo but it has to be pushed in the back- Home 81 129 17 5048 170 45.07 13 26 8 52 victory over Turkey on April 2 and aimed et Foundation (ACF), which stretched ★★★ Asian standards. Where do for more than seven hours into the burner at least for now.However,now Away 78 118 25 5131 200 55.17 17 20 13 56 offensive chants at the Turks. Although that Pakistan has decided to concede But there is some good news we go from here? the pitch invasions were in celebration evening, was held on a “cordial” note ground (their refusal to play the Asia they still breached UEFA’s regulations, though things will have to wait till a which branded the chanting as racist. formal government nod comes along. Cup was, of course, a direct fallout of First day’s play UEFA didn’t go as far as ordering Eng- Even though the ACF works under India not travelling to Pakistan to land to play their next Euro 2004 game the umbrella of Asian Cricket Coun- play the scheduled Test and ODI se- called off against Slovakia in an empty Riverside cil (ACC), it’s conclave in Dubai had ries), the other nitty-gritty of reviv- stadium, but it issued a bigger threat. assumed tremendous significance in ing the jinxed event may be a matter Kandy: The opening day’s “The FA should take this as a final warn- view of the way the political wind is of time. play in the second and final ing,” said UEFA director of communica- blowing in New Delhi over the last Meanwhile, Morocco and Dhaka Test between and tions, Mike Lee. AFP couple of days. Speaking to the TNN have emerged as consensus “neutral” New Zealand was called off from Dubai, BCCI president Jagmo- venues where the possibility of re- without a ball being bowled BETTING METER han Dalmiya said: “It was a begin- sumption of the Indo-Pak ties will be due to a slushy outfield at taken up in near future. The BCCI the rain-ravaged Asgiriya MOTORSPORT ning, what with our government also had, in a tactical move, submitted a stadium. SPANISH GRAND PRIX, SUNDAY indicating that they are keen to re- M Schumacher 8/11 sume bilateral sporting ties. Howev- plea to the Union government to al- Umpires Daryl Harper and R Barrichello 4/1 er, we were in no position to commit low them to play ball on neutral ven- Simon Taufel, both from Aus- K Raikkonen 5/1 tralia, had one look at the con- D Coulthard 7/1 anything.” ues only a few days back and the shift JP Montoya 14/1 The possibility of revival of Asia in the government’s stance will only ditions an hour before the as per ladbrokes.com Cup, a jinxed event once Pakistan re- strengthen Dalmiya’s hands in terms toss to abandon play for fused to play even on a neutral venue, of going ahead. the day. AP Tamil Nadu face a test against pace By Pradeep Vijayakar PTI the new ball. If they unleash the rib- TIMES NEWS NETWORK to-temple terrorism, Tamil Nadu’s batting will be in disarray. Their Mumbai: The Tamil Nadu team has batsmen may then go for the slower made history by being the first to Paras Mhambrey. But if they under- stay in five-star comfort for a first- rate his craft and skill, the Mumbai class game in the city. Can they pro- skipper will stand to gain. He can duce five-star cricket and create his- rely on the spin of legspinner Sairaj tory? That will be a moot point as the Bahutule, in dream form with 32 five-day Ranji trophy final gets under wickets in the campaign, and off- way in a cauldron called the spinner Ramesh Powar (18). Powar, Wankhede stadium from Sunday. like Sairaj, has a point to prove as Tamil Nadu have beaten Mumbai also Vinayak Samant, to the national twice in their 16 clashes in the na- selectors who will be in full atten- tional cricket championship. But dance. He will be licking his fingers none of these have been in a final. So as there are half a dozen lefthanders history is against the Chennai side. in the Tamil Nadu line-up. The coun- RANJI TROPHY FINAL try has been moaning about lack of genuine allrounders but Powar But past and future are irrelevant couldn’t even command a regular sometimes and what counts is that Duleep trophy place. Samant, anoth- the two teams are well-matched and Mumbai captain Paras Mahambarey and Amol Muzumdar inspect the pitch at the Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. er allrounder, played Duleep trophy we should have a good final. That is, for East Zone but missed out on the of course, if one side does not capit- batsmen and later the run-makers. Shetty and Bhavin Thakkar if they new-format one. Tamil Nadu will pin ulate on the opening day itself. Openers Wasim Jaffer and Vinayak answer the call of the occasion as they their hopes on S.Ramesh, who did Ground-in-charge Nadeem Memon, Mane have produced 488 and 485 re- did in the semi-final against Baroda. fine service for India against the says the pitch will be 60-40 in bats- spectively from 14 innings in eight In bowling Mumbai have such rich- fastest bowling till injury sidelined men’s favour. Mumbai’s opponents games when the figure should have es that they can afford to leave out, him. His comeback aspirations will have collapsed in three and a half been in the 700s. There’s hasn’t been a like India do in Test cricket, a left-arm benefit his state. days in all the games this season. decent first-innings opening stand . spinner. Thus, Nilesh Kulkarni, Teams (from): Mumbai: Paras Mhambrey (captain), Sairaj The two teams topped the two sec- Sairaj Bahutule (254), Ramesh Powar among the best bowlers in the recent Bahutule, Wasim Jaffer, Vinayak Mane, Bhavin Thakkar, Nishit Shetty, Amol Muzumdar, Ramesh Powar, Vinayak Samant (wk), tions in the Elite Group in the new (347) and keeper Vinayak Samant Duleep trophy and Rajesh Pawar, his Ajit Agarkar, Avishkar Salvi, Nilesh Kulkarni, Swapnil Hazare, format that pitted equals against (248), who have been batting No 7 on- fellow left-arm spinner, who was Robin Morris, Swapnil Hazare, RobinMorris, Vinit Indulkar. each other in the top tier of the two- wards, have saved Mumbai the blush- once the No. 1 choice, are on the side- Tamil Nadu: S.Suresh (captain), S.Ramesh, S.Sriram, Hemang Badani, S.Sharath, S.Vasant Saravanan, M.R.Shirnivas, L.Balaji, tier competition. They weathered the es after the initial collapses. ‘‘Not lines. Pace hunters Ajit Agarkar and Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan, D.Dandapani, P.Raju, S.Badrinath, vagaries of the knockout system and again,’’ they will be saying in their Avishkar Salvi (26 wkts),who will be S.Gokulakrishnan, Dinesh Karthik, J.R.madan Gopal, R.Ramku- are here to do battle. mar. minds as the final unfolds. Their wish fighting for an India eleven spot Umpires: Vijay Chopra, Narender Menon. Match referee: Mumbai are lucky that they have could be granted young guns Nishit Down Under later in the year, share Bhairav Ganguly.

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22 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 SPORT

By Bobilli Vijay Kumar to do well at the highest level. Athletes blame you and me t was the summer of for not doing enough to wake 1996. Atlanta was up the government. buzzing with excite- The vicious circle is com- ment as the greatest plete and ready to start all sportsmen and sports- over again. Iwomen of the moment were Absence of a sports cul- slowly descending into their ture, poor infrastructure, fabled little city of Scarlett A SLEEPING GIANT? ‘unretiring’ officials, danger- O’Hara. For some of us, it ous selection policies, no sup- looked like the entire world port from the corporate sec- was there to celebrate the India may be a nuclear power; we may even produce the brightest engineers, doctors and software ex- tor, parental apathy, inade- spirit and passion of the quate diet and even unsuit- perts. Then why do we lag behind in the world of sports? Why do we produce so few world champions? In Olympic Games. able climate. There are hun- The lady at the accredita- the wake of the doping scandal that has rocked the country, we invite sportsmen, officials and our read- dreds of reasons for the pa- tion centre, sensing our nerv- thetic state of sport in the ousness, smiled sweetly at us; ers to write about the greatest bane of the country: absence of a sports culture. In this leading piece, country and most of them she was visibly delighted to are valid. But does it mean Times News Network looks at prevailing sports scenario see so many journalists from that our little boys and girls India. As she perused our have to beat the system be- Ajit Ninan documents, she asked the one fore beating the rest of the question that all of us were world? Isn’t there a solution dreading to be confronted to the rut that the country with: ‘‘So how many medals has fallen in? is your country going to take Prime Minister Atal Bi- home?’’ hari Vajpayee dreams of We looked at each other, making India a developed rather sheepishly, until country by 2020. Nice, but somebody mustered the does anybody have a dream courage to reply: ‘‘None, ac- of making it a superpower in tually.’’ It was obviously fol- sports? With a billion people lowed by a mischievous to choose from, why can’t we smile. boast of at least one true The lady’s eyebrows shot world champion? Even up in astonishment. But she Sachin Tendulkar, one of the quickly recomposed herself best batsmen cricket has ever and burst out laughing: she seen, has a huge question clearly thought that we were mark against his winning joking. quotient on the big stage. We were, of course, not Maybe, some day, some- joking. Even today, almost body will see the need to pay seven years later, it is not a a little more attention to joke. This is the true and only sport; or maybe, if and when story of Indian sport: 400 ath- we become a developed coun- letes, 200 officials, 60 journal- try, we will start producing ists and not even a single world champions. After all, medal. Well, apart from Le- sport has usually succeeded ander Paes’ bronze in tennis. within the two extreme It is the story of neglect stratas: one, right at the bot- and apathy tom, where and the gen- people are eral attitude literally of ‘chalta This is the true & only fighting for hai’ that story of Indian sport: survival and reigns in our 400 athletes, 200 offi- sport has kingdom of provided sports. There cials, 60 journalists them an es- is another and not even a single cape route to story of an stardom, to overenthusi- medal glory. At the astic but ig- other ex- norant min- treme is a truly developed ister at the Games but we will country, where its people are come to that later. educated, have a decent life As for now, we can count and find enough time for oth- the number of world champi- er recreational purposes. ons on the fingers of our Money for nothing: Why sport is not a career option Then, of course, there has hands; ok, add the toes of our been the case of USSR, East feet too. But then, we have and now China By Vineeta Pandey senting the country in their Security Force (CISF) takes all her dreams. The only hockey player. believed such beverages are Vishwanathan Anand, who where the governments feel recpective fields of expertise. home a salary of Rs 13,000. hitch is that she’s yet to re- His team-mate from Pun- not suitable for sportsper- in some circuitous and con- ndia’s Generation Y loves that sport is a perfect vehicle Most of them have even be- Anjali is surviving in the cive her booty. jab Police, Baljeet Singh sons! voluted way had become the sports. Go to any of their for instant glory. India sadly come minor celebrities and sport because her employers From a boy of a poor local- Dhillon, is not so lucky. He Professional Indian golfers king of chess (even without favourite haunts, and you can’t provide a sporting out- I even make a decent packet take care of her major ex- ity in Pune to the richest subsists on a mere salary. No usually make more money beating Kasparov and Kar- can hear all the dudes talking let to its multitudes of poor; every month. penses, including on ammu- hockey player in the country, endorsements, no logos, no than the total earnings of a pov). We also have a few about NBA, Formula One it cannot aspire to become an But the bottom line is that nition and equipment. She’s Dhanraj Pillay is an excep- sponsors and a small share in hockey and football team put world champions in billiards advanced, contented society and Anna Kournikova. But they just don’t rake in the good enough to win four gold tional case. He earns a hand- the prize money (if India win together. Mukesh Kumar, in and carroms; a couple of either in a hurry.The answer are they really serious about moolah. They are the flag- at the Asiad or the Olympics). fact, pocketed a cool Rs women lifters too, at least un- medals in the Common- some salary from Indian Air- clearly lies somewhere in be- it? More pertinently, will bearers of Indian sport but He somehow manages to save 21,77,402 from 21 starts and 10 til the world woke up to that wealth Games and a silver in lines (plus perks), makes tween. they pursue as their career? some of them are clearly from the $20 daily allowance victories. But then, he wins sport. the Busan Asiad so she’s got money by writing columns As for the over-enthusias- While television has kin- tired of just carrying the that he gets while touring more often than not. What There’s probably only one lucky too: she has a total and by playing in foreign tic minister, he was aghast dled their interests, and some flag: they also want to see the with the Indian squad. about the others? sport in which we will always credit of Rs 95 lakh from leagues. He has even en- when told that he couldn’t folks even initiate their little colour of mone. “The picture is not at all An average footballer too win the world title: it’s called those exploits. Enough to buy dorsed a product, a first for a meet any Indian Olympic ones into academies and “Izzat bahut hai, par paisa rosy in sports like chess,” earns a minimum of Rs 5 passing the buck or finger gold medallist (as there were clubs, it’s just a minor option. nahin” is the common com- Earnings of some of the players says GM Pravin Thipsay. A lakh annually. Baichung pointing. none). ‘‘We will win 100 gold Reason? Just look at the state plain. senior manager in the Union Bhutia, however,had to make You and I blame the gov- Sport Player Salary Logo money Match fee medals in the next of your sports heroes, they Some of them have man- Bank of India, Thipsay is one do with Rs 40 lakh for playing ernment after every failure Hockey Baljeet Dhillon 13,000x12 none none Olympics,’’ he thundered. argue. Haven’t you heard of aged to rise above to become of the sharpest brains in the for Mohun Bagan. While oth- on the world stage (and Football Debjit Ghosh* 22,00,000 none Rs 10,000 One of the omnipresent bu- the travails of Wilson Jones the cream of the nation. TT Soumyadeep Roy 22,000x12 none none country. But who cares? His ers who featured in the Indi- promptly forget all about reaucrats was quick to nudge or Makhan Singh? Stars like Dhanraj Pillay,Jas- Athletics Shakti Singh 12,000x12 none none total annual income? Well, an team regularly picked up them). The government him, and the minister,clad in The fact is that everybody pal Rana, Baichung Bhutia Badminton Gopichand Rs 20,000x12 none none about three lakh (including cheques of Rs 17-22 lakh per blames the federations for his lungi and twirling his wants instant success and and I.M. Vijayan have be- Chess P.Thipsay 22,000x12 none none salary and prize money that year. It’s not too bad really al- not doing anything and then mega bucks. Sport somehow Golf (amat) Simarjeet Singh 20,000x12 none none moustache, said: ‘‘we will come superstars. Leander Tennis Sunil Kumar 12,000x12 none none he normally wins). though a David Beckham can initiates inquiries. Federa- win at least 10.’’ doesn’t seem to figure high Paes, Viswanathan Anand Shooting Anjali Bhagwat 13,000x12 none none Shuttler Pulella Gopic- aspire for a few million tions blame the officials That was also seven years on that list. and Sachin Tendulkar, of Billiards Ashok Shandilya 15,500x12 none none hand’s All-England triumph pounds per year. (coaches, trainers, physios ago. Just look at our wrestlers, course, are exceptions: they Cricket Harbhajan Singh 32,000x12 80,000 2,40, 000 lakh fetched him nearly 50 lakh. “The situation in cue etc) for not doing enough de- our weight-lifters, or indeed can rub shoulders with the But he had already spent a sports is the worst,” says spite their own selfless ef- Readers can mail their com- even our Ranji players. Al- richest in the country. huge sum on his training and Ashok Shandilya, a superin- forts. Officials blame the ath- ments and innovative ideas to most all of them have to live Just look at some of our while fending for himself tendent in Railways. “We letes for not having the killer lift Indian sport to timess- off their parents’ earnings or champions’ salaries and you during championships don’t get any sponsors and instinct or enough ambition [email protected] run from one nook to anoth- won’t wonder why our parents abroad. Injuries since that are often forced to take loans er, looking for a respectable didn’t want us to take up sport win means that he has to dig from private financiers to go (forget well-earning) job. as a career option: Jaspal Some of the lucky ones also have sponsorship deals which includes taking care of into the amount. An employ- abroad to play.” equipment, gear and other expenditure directly related to their sport. Anjali Bhagwat, Pravin Rana earns a monthly salary The players also get a DA of $20 to $25 when playing abroad. ee of Indian Oil Corporation, The bottom line is simple: Thipsay, Soumyadeep Roy, of about Rs 25,000 (apprx) from Most of the players may have earned prizemoney or cash awards after winning national Gopi’s annual income is like money follows money. Be- Ashok Shandilya, K.M. Been- ONGC while another star or international levels. any other middle-class per- come a super star and roll in * Professional fee for a season amol are all champions. They shooter, Anjali, who is an in- (Approximate salaries per month in rupees) son. Yet, he refused to en- money; become a mere star have played or are still repre- spector in Central Industrial dorse a soft drink because he and roll on with life. The Desert’s been Stormed I am contesting elections: Bhatia By C Shekhar Luthra to the boys as they successfully negotiated TIMES NEWS NETWORK the demands of the temperature and the By Indraneel Das eration is NR Choudhury the Railway Sports TIMES NEWS NETWORK sear of the sun to come in a very fighting Promotion Board secretary. The lone candi- Jaipur: The haze suffusing the air above date for presidentship is Dr HJ Dora, the pres- the Capital on Saturday morning seemed seventh. In an event like this even mere New Delhi: The Indian Weightlifting Federa- tion ad hoc committee member Balbir Bhatia ident of the Andhra Olympic Association. to reflect what the day had in store for the participation deserves kudos, for the said he would be contesting the general body Conceding that Shaileja Pujari was re- participants of the Maruti Suzuki Desert ladies to be delivering, is indeed comend- elections at Hyderabad on Sunday. moved from the national camp after testing Storm rally. It was dusty and then it just able. This is, after all, life in the fast lane “No one can stop me as I have not recieved positive at the junior nationals in Chennai. He kept getting murkier.And the rallyists did with all its thrills and perils. any intimation from the sports ministry ban- explained, “when I recieved the list I went to do their bit to raise a Storm. Gaurav Gill, Manish Verma, Hargobind ning me from contesting the Patiala and removed Shaileja Rallying on the dusty tracks dotting the Singh and Varun Sharma are out of the elections,” he explained in an THE DOPE TRAIL and her coach from the camp Aravalli hinterland is a game of cat and running due to various mechanical prob- exclusive interview with the despite her being a medal mouse: pounce upon the straights and nib- lems. Out of a total of 21 cars (after clear- TNN on Saturday. prospect.” Even on the issue of Sanamacha Chanu test- ble around the rough. After 257 kilometres ing scrutiny) which were flagged off, 17 “I am wondering how something like that (77 competitive) of racing through singing ing positive for the second time, he claimed finished. can be done. At the most the ministry could temperatures the rally took a breather for that there was another lifter by the same The provisional standings are as fol- have given me a show cause notice.” the night in Amer. But by then the rough name. lows: The veteran sports official felt that it was a had consumed four cars and driven home deliberate ploy to malign his image prior to ‘‘There’s another lifter (Poiranganbi 1. Sandeep Sharma; 2. Bhalinder Singh; the lesson to the competitors that the the election. “Nobody has fielded any candi- Chanu) from UP with the same surname,” he desert is a merciless task master. 3. Anirudha Jain; 4. Anil Wadia; 5. Sunny date for the post of the president and that said. TNN’s efforts to confirm the existence of There’s nothing manly about this sport. Sidhu; 6. Manoj Khan; 7. Ms.Maninder shows our popularity,”he said. His rival in the this Chanu, however, yielded nothing under The all-woman team of Sarika Sehrawat Sharma (Only all women team); 8. Muneer election for the post of the secretary in the fed- deadline pressure. and Maninder Sharma is taking the fight Ahmed; 9. Vikas Saluja, Tarun Kapahi.

n Chess, a player POSITION: outh opened 1D and the un- top Diamond and then played a Iwho judges the CHESS WHITE: Kh1; Qc3; Scontested bidding went 1D- BRIDGE small Heart at trick five. West position well is al- Pravin Thipsay Rf1; Bb5; P-a2, c2, 1S-2D-2H-2S-3H-3Nt. West led Prakash Paranjpe ducked and walked into the end- ways more suc- g3, h4. ♣ 9 (0 or 2 higher honours) and play trap. Jones won ♥Q in Dum- cessful than play- BLACK: Kg8, Qc7; Dummy's ♣Q won the first trick my, cashed the ♠ A and exited Re4, Bc4; P-a7, b7, S Dealer ♠ A Q 8 5 3 ers who lack fun- East, unblocking the ♣Jack. with a small Heart. He was care- d6, f7, g6. NS Vul ♥ K Q T 7 2 damental judg- South next ran the ♦J and ful about the discard too. A Club PROBLEM: Find out ♦ J ment. In the follow- West ducked after a “brief, but discard would not have worked. ing position in the the strongest contin- ♣ Q 6 revealing hesitation”, wrote Jones correctly discarded a Dia- Lecoute vs uation for Black. Alan Truscott. How would you ♠ ♠ K 9 7 2 mond. West had to open one of Calzetta match SOLUTION: T 6 have continued at trick three? ♥ ♥ the minors. If he played a Dia- (Stroer Trophy, Black found the A 5 J 9 8 4 3 ♦ ♦ mond, Jones could endplay him Germany, 2003), strongest continua- Bob Jones of the Richard Q 8 4 3 7 2 ♣ once again by exiting with a Black is a pawn up tion, exploiting the Pavlicek team, the finalists of ♣ A T 9 8 4 J 7 the Vanderbilt-2003, played a small Club. In practice, West and can win by us- hanging position of ♠ J 4 played ♣A and a Club. Jones small Spade to the Jack in the ing his extra mate- the White Queen ♥ 6 won his ♣K and exited with his Closed hand. When he won rial. However, his 1...Rxh4+!! 2.Kg1 ♦ A K T 9 6 5 fourth Club for two Diamond that trick, Jones took stock of positional advan- (Forced. 2.gxh4 los- ♣ K 5 3 2 tricks in the end! The Pavlicek tage is much es the Queen to the situation. Jones felt that team gained 12 IMPs when 4♠ greater than his 2...Bd5 ch) 2...Qc5+ West had to have four Dia- a good chance he could be end- failed by a trick in the other room. material one. Black made good use of 3.Rf2 Bd5!! Once again the best. monds for the duck. It seemed he played for multiple gifts! her positional advantage and won the White resigned in view of 4. Qxc5 had started with 5-4 in minors and www.demicoma.com game brilliantly. Rh1. Checkmate! if he had ♥ Ace as well, there was Accordingly, Jones cashed a [email protected]

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SPORT SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 23 Schumacher takes pole, Delhi ride on Irfan’s golden goal Nistelrooy gives Rudd shock to Charlton New Delhi: Delhi scraped Football Club medio tapped past Himachal Pradesh by a in a Sandip Oswal cross for AP Manchester: Ruud van Nistelrooy helped himself Raikkonen to start last solitary goal to enter the final the golden goal in the 6th to a hat-trick as Manchester United closed in on of the U-21 North Zone pre- minute of the extra-time af- their eighth Premiership title in 11 seasons with a Barcelona: Michael Schu- a pole position in Formula liminary phase for the ter both the teams failed to 4-1 demolition of Charlton on Saturday. macher posted the fastest One at the Malaysian Grand M.Dutta Ray trophy being break the deadlock in the England skipper David Beckham, who could time in qualifying on Satur- Prix. Jarno Trulli, continu- played in Balia, Uttar regulation time. Delhi await have been playing his last game at Old Trafford if day to gain a fourth succes- ing Renault’s success this Pradesh. According to infor- the winners of Punjab and rumours he could be sold this summer are true, sive pole position in the year, was fourth in 1:18.615. mation received here, cap- Jammu & Kashmir in the fi- marked the occasion with the opening goal against Spanish Grand Prix to be Using the F2002 model, tain Irfan Khan, the City nal on May 6. TNN the Addicks as United ruthlessly turned the screw held on Sunday. Season Schumacher won the last F1 on title rivals Arsenal. leader Kimi Raikkonen race at San Marino two weeks The Gunners now know they must win all three failed to record a time and ago. He has won the last two remaining games, starting with Leeds at Highbury will start last. Spanish GP races and four on Sunday, to have any chance of overhauling On a warm, humid day, overall since 1995, including United on the final day of the season. Schumacher timed 1 minute, his first as a Ferrari driver in As well as opening up an eight point gap at the 17.762 seconds 1996. It was his top, United now have a four goal advantage in goal on the 4.73- SPANISH GP 53rd career difference, meaning a draw in their final match at kilometer (2.93- pole position. Everton on May 11 could be enough to clinch the ti- mile) Circuit de Catalunya McLaren’s Raikkonen will tle even if Arsenal do not slip up. with the new-model Ferrari, start in the pit lane as a re- If United do go on to reclaim the title, they will F2003-GA. Last season, Schu- sult of not completing a lap. owe a huge debt to their inspirational Dutch strik- macher earned the pole posi- He went into the gravel after er,who equalled his own club record by scoring for tion in 1:16.364 and went on to missing a turn and then went a ninth successive game and eventually lifted his win race. directly into the pits and did tally for the season to 43 goals. Ferrari teammate Rubens not record a time. It also took his tally since joining United to a phe- Barrichello came second at However, his team will be nomenal 79 after what was his 100th appearance 1:18.020 while Renault’s ris- able to work on the car while for the club. Claus Jensen was Charlton’s scorer, ing star Fernando Alonso the other cars will be im- equalising two minutes off a golekeeping error af- bagged the third position pounded until the start. ter Beckham had put United ahead, not with his I’VE BENT IT AGAIN: David Beckham celebrates after scoring against Charl- with a timing of 1:18.233. He McLaren can now change right foot but the left. AFP ton during their Premier League match at Old Trafford. became the youngest to gain fuel loads and tyres. AP

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24 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, May 4, 2003 SPORT Udomchoke chokes, Heuberger bags title Exploding Wonder triumphs AAFI goes slow to TIMES NEWS NETWORK The Rings 2,Velocette 3, Dare To Dream By B Shrikant the searing groundstrokes steady baseline play — but broke Udomchoke in the 4. Shandaar Plate: 1,000m: Bahud- New Delhi: Exploding Won- TIMES NEWS NETWORK that brought the downfall of with the Thai failing to fire, sixth game of the first set to hana 1, Infamous 2, Royal Charmer 3. der (Abhishek Habbu astride) such players as top seed John Heuberger just cantered go 4-2 up and then clinched it Tio Pepe 4. Prima Facie Plate: New Delhi: Sometimes pres- pipped Crown Affair (F Aron ensure clean chit van Lottum refused to come through it to take the title. through another break in the 1,400m: Lord of Thunder 1, Quick De- sure debilitates one’s facul- atop) in the Recardo Plate cision 2, Win N Song 3, Rashomon 4. By Vineeta Pandey drolone were found in their out of the closet. Though the 26-year-old, 161- eighth game. And when he ties so much that he could not Star Contender Plate: 1,200m: TIMES NEWS NETWORK samples and both face a two- do anything right. Thai Danai Heuberger, having already ranked Swiss, who expects to broke Udomchoke’s serve Acharya 1, Dillinger 2, Cats Whiskers 3, year ban. claimed three titles at this leapfrog around 30 places in again in fourth game of the RACES New Delhi: Being caught in Udomchoke fell prey to the Nothing Better 4. Haughty Run Plate: The case of Murlidharan level, was cool as cucumber ATP rankings following this second set, the match was as the doping net is not only hu- pressure syndrome in the fi- earmarked for Class II horses 1,200m: Grand Finale 1, Sphinx 2, has taken an interesting to walk away with a 6-2, 6-3 victory, also did not serve as good as over. miliating for the athletes but nal of the IndianOil Servo at the Mumbai races held on Bachelor 3, Castle Beauty 4. Recardo turn. His urine sample had also the federations. No won- ATP Challenger tennis tour- verdict and claim $3,600 and well as he did during his an- Lukaev/Vlasov bag dou- Saturday. Plate: 1,200m: Exploding Wonder 1, the testosterone level twelve der, the federations (like wei- nament against ’s 50 crucial ATP points besides nihilation of second seed bles title: In comparison, the Results: Asset Plate; 1,000m: Own Crown Affair 2, Arabian Fighter 3, Snow times higher than normal. ghtlifting) are either trying fifth-seeded Ivo Heuberger the glittering trophy. Udom- Gregory Carraz in the semifi- doubles final was better Trumpet 1, Moira 2, Celestial Fantasy 3, Star 4. Midsummer Plate: 1,600m: The athlete has neither Pride N Prejudice 4. Regal Domain Amaron 1, Saint Emilion 2, Makramah to push the matter under the here on Saturday to surren- choke had to be contend with nals, he was good enough for fought. Radoslov Lukaev of agreed to get his B sample Trophy: 1,200m: Shining Star 1, Lord of 3, Silver N Gold 4. carpet or some (like the Am- der the match tamely. 35 ATP points and $2,120. the contest. and Dmitry Vlasov atuer Athletics Federation of tested and nor is he ready for Playing in his maiden The match was billed as a Heuberger, who found the of claimed the title India) are going slow over it. an Isotope Ratio Mass Spec- Challenger final, the Thai clash between two contrast- conditions a little tough be- with an upset 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-2 Though AAFI took prompt tometre (IRMS) done to es- youngster’s nerves made him ing playing styles — cause of the dryness caused victory against second seed- action over athletes who tablish whether the steroid is a shadow of his normal self. Heuberger’s exciting serve by the dust storm that hit the ed Jonathan Erlich and Andy were caught for banned sub- body produced or adminis- His serve failed to click and and volley and Udomchoke’s Capital in the morning, Ram of Israel. stances and called for the tered. He has, however, medical commission hear- agreed to get a longitudinal ing, they are still lax on cer- studies done by the SAI dope tain athletes. AAFI has al- lab where his blood and ready taken action against urine samples will be taken six erring athletes, while the once a month for three fate of three more — Kavita months. In the meantime, an Pandya, Udaya Laxmi and Indian Olympic Association Amar Murlidharan — is medical commission will awaited. Sources in AAFI re- also be conducting an endi- vealed that action would be crinological study because taken on these athletes too such levels of testosterone but the federation was going can be found in the case of slow to avoid much negative testicular tumors. publicity. Uday Laxmi has Meanwhile, AAFI medical claimed that she had under- commission chairman Dr gone medical termination of Jawaharlal Jain clarified pregnancy (MTP) and had that since athletes testing taken a lot of medicines dur- positive for stimulants are let ing that time which could off with public warning for have caused her urine sam- the first offence, the three — ples to show banned sub- Hiryanand Singh, Maha stances. Kavita has come up Singh and Sukhjinder Singh some medical certificates — had been included in the and reports saying that she national camp for the World had a bout of jaundice. Championships and the Afro- Heavy quantity of nan- Asian Games. WFI eyes revamp with CII help TIMES NEWS NETWORK lent by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). New Delhi: Indian wrestling With CII providing consid- may be in for an overhaul. A erable backing, WFI has professional approach to- roped in two foreign coaches wards the game, better media — Andzrej Malina from management and more inter- Georgia (Greeco-Roman) and national tournaments are ap- Vladimir Mestvirishvili of parently the new mantras for (free-style). Besides, the season. The Wrestling eight top Olympic probables Federation of India (WFI) will be sent to USA for train- has chalked out a detailed ing. However, the current plan to improve the standard mission at hand for WFI is of sport. The target is 2004 Asian Wrestling Champi- Olympics in Athens. And the onship to be held in New Del- supporting hand has been hi from June 5 to 8. Bangladesh face defeat Dhaka:Bangladesh was on Bowling: Pollock 8-3-21-2, Ntini 11-4-32- the verge of another big de- 3, Dawson 7-2-20-2, Peterson 8.5-1-22-2, Adams 1-0-3-0. feat after Bangladesh 2nd innings: J Omar c Pol- claimed 18 wickets in three lock b Adams 27, M Hossain run out 14, H sessions Saturday, forcing a Bashar c Boucher b Peterson 33, M Ashra- follow-on before reducing ful c Pollock b Peterson 23, Akram Khan c the hosts to 204 for eight in Rudolph b Ntini 23, A Kapali c Ntini b Daw- their second innings in the son 23, K Mahmud c (sub) Hall b Peterson 0, M Salim batting 24, M Rafique c Bouch- second cricket Test in er b Adams 18, Baishya batting 8. Extras: (b-5, nb-5, w-1) 11. Total (for 8 wkts, 80 SECOND TEST overs) 204. Fall of wickets: 1-46, 2-46, Dhaka. Bangladesh resumed 3-93, 4-119, 5-131, 6-139, 7-163, 8-190. Saturday at four without loss Bowling: Pollock 6-1-16-0, Ntini 11-2-36- in their first innings and was 1, Peterson 27-13-46-3, Dawson 10-5-12- 1, Adams 19-3-70-2, Smith 7-0-19-0. AP skittled for 102 on the last ball before lunch on day three, 28 runs short of the follow-on target. At stumps, Bangladesh had two wickets in hand and still needed 24 runs to avoid another embarrassing in- nings defeat. South Africa posted 330 after winning the toss and electing to bat first. South Africa (1st innings): 330 Bangladesh 1st innings: J Omar c sub (Hall) b Ntini 11, M Hossain c Smith b Pol- lock 8, H Bashar lbw b Pollock 14, M Ashra- ful c Pollock b Ntini 15, Akram Khan c Boucher b Ntini 13, A Kapali run out 1, K Mahmud not out 20, M Salim c Boucher b Peterson 7, M Rafique c Pollock b Dawson 0, T Baishya b Dawson 4, Murtaza c Dip- penaar b Peterson 1, Extras: (lb-4, nb-3, w-1) 8. Total (all out, 35.5 overs) 102. Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-22, 3-37, 4-53, 5- 62, 6-66, 7-73, 8-77, 9-85.

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