PUBLICaTION OF THE CONSULaTE GENERaL OF IN DUBaI VOL.4 ISSUE 5 | may 2012

PARLIAMENT AT 60 Parliamentarians express a keen desire to restore the old glory and decorum of the House, as both Houses celebrate its 60th anniversary C FROM THE CONSUL-GENERAL’S DESK 04 COVER STORY

Introspection time O Dear Reader, We are the world’s biggest democracy. Parliament is As Parliament turns 60, MPs express a keen desire to restore central to our democracy. This month was special as the the original glory of the institution Indian parliament celebrated its 60th anniversary. On May 13, both the houses sat together to reflect on its history and N how to take the legacy of this temple of democracy forward. History says Chess was invented in India. But, history was rewritten, when Grand Master Vishwanathan Anand won the World Chess Championship title for the fifth time T in May this year. This issue carries an exclusive story on the tournament, which was a see-saw struggle till the very end, E and how Anand held his nerves to prevail. IN FOCUS This month, we observed the 21st death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is also observed as the Anti-Terrorism Trade on top in

06 N Day. Rajiv Gandhi’s foresight and views laid the foundations Myanmar of our telecommunications infrastructure, which is the base for our world-class IT industry. Our homage to him will be Dr. Manmohan Sing’s visit to the eastern neighbour signalled a new to use science and technology as tools for development. departure in relations Our 10 Questions in this issue are being answered by T ECONOMY Thumbay Moideen, a multifaceted entrepreneur and a pio - neer in healthcare education in the region. He reveals his 08 Back to basics mantra for success in venturing into new opportunities. Focus is again on key infrastructure sec - S Happy reading! tors, in order to rev up economy

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CINEMA RADIO MATTERS 14 Awaara, an all-time The Consulate General of India in Dubai brings to you its weekly great radio programme ‘India Matters’ on Suno 102.4 FM. The purpose of Time ranks it among greatest films; the show is to highlight the services provided by the Consulate and talk 10 QUESTIONS Devdas is among millenium’s Top 10 about the events and news related to India and the Indian community in UAE. 10 ‘No patient denied India Matters is aired every Friday between 5 and 6 pm on Suno 102.4 FM and repeated every Saturday between 12 and 1 pm. treatment’ For more details visit www.cgidubai.com and www.suno1024.com Thumbay Moideen, the founder of Thumbay BOOKS Group, discusses his business growth with 16 Of and Manto India Matters On his centenary year, Urdu scholars and book lovers remember the legendary storywriter, who spent a few years in Mumbai 12 FEATURE Anand, the chess king SUPERBRANDS Vishwanathan Anand clinches his fifth 18 Edelweiss Winner of the March 2012 monthly quiz contest is crown, after a tough ‘battle’

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THE JOURNEY IN STATISTICS

NUMBER OF SITTINGS: According to MPs had gone up. There are fewer figures collated by PRS Legislative under-matriculates and more post- Research, an independent think tank, graduates in the Lok Sabha now. The in the 1950s the Lok Sabha met for percentage of MPs without second - an average of 127 days every year ary education decreased from 23 per - and the Rajya Sabha for 93 days. cent in 1952 to 3 percent in 2009. This decreased to 73 days for both The percentage of graduates houses in 2011, according to the increased from 58 percent in 1952 to PRS document on the changing 79 percent in 2009. trends in the working of Parliament The percentage of post-graduates over the past 60 years. has increased from 18 percent in BILLS PASSED: The number of laws 1952 to 29 percent in 2009. passed by Parliament have also AGE PROFILE: There has also been a declined over the years. The first Lok noticeable shift in the age profile of Sabha passed an average of 72 bills MPs in the Lok Sabha. The percent - each year. This decreased to 40 bills age of older MPs has increased sig - a year in the 15th Lok Sabha. nificantly. In 1952, only 20 percent of Parliament passed 118 bills in MPs were 56 years or older. In 2009, 1976, the highest in a year. The low - this figure increased to 43 percent. est number of bills (18) passed was In the first Lok Sabha, there was Revisiting old decorum: in 2004. no MP over the age of 70. This num - Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing MPs EDUCATION: The analysis pointed out ber has risen to seven percent in the in Central Hall of Parliament House that the number of educated elected current Lok Sabha. Time to introspect on May 13

The Indian Parliament he Indian Parliament marked and the “stellar role” played by the Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and the sense of dignity and decorum that that has made the country an exam - turned 60 on May 13. its 60th anniversary on May 13, founding fathers of India’s Constitution Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is expected of the Parliament and ple in the world despite problems like MPs and old-timers with both the Lok Sabha and in “mandating equality, fraternity, jus - were among those who attended the added it was “incumbent upon all of poverty and terrorism. Tthe Rajya Sabha resolving to tice, brotherhood of mankind and the meeting. us to respect the great institutions of Parliamentarians spoke of India’s marked the occasion to “uphold and maintain” its “dignity, uplift of under-privileged and down- our democracy and respect the spirit unflinching commitment to democ - suggest ways to bring sanctity and supremacy” to make the trodden sections of society”. Call to the conscience of what is expected from the elected racy. Participating in the debate, democratic institutions “an effective The members also acknowledged with During the debates in the two Houses, representatives”. Leader of Opposition in the Rajya back the old glory instrument of change” and to strengthen “satisfaction and pride, the maturity of speakers from both sides of the politi - Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Sabha Arun Jaitley hailed India’s the “democratic values and principles”. the people of India, who have cherished cal divide stressed that the supremacy who rarely speaks in the House, growth to the stature of the largest At the end of their special sitting to the democratic values and worked of the Indian Parliament must be pre - emphasised, “Our conduct must be democracy. mark the occasion, the two Houses, in ceaselessly for the unity and integrity of served, as Dr. Manmohan Singh according to the standards of the “Social justice, elimination of an identical resolution passed with una - the nation”. flagged concerns in his speech over founding fathers,” she said. poverty, healthcare, women’s nimity, said they will also “enhance the The resolution also noted that in the “the routine of disruptions” and mem - empowerment, these are all greater accountability of the Government” last 60 years, the Parliament has, bers’ “unwillingness” to discuss key Cause for praise challenges in the decades to come,” towards the people through through making laws, taken decisive issues in the forum of parliament. However, there were moments of Jaitley said. Parliament’s oversight mechanism. steps towards ensuring equity and jus - “The daily routine of disruptions, sharing pride on India’s democracy At the end of the day-long sitting Members of both Houses also dedi - tice in all matters and establishing an adjournments and shouting in the MPs resolved to uphold Parliament’s cated themselves “completely” to the inclusive society. “A lot more remains to house are leading many to question “dignity, sanctity and supremacy” to “sacred task” of nation building. be accomplished,” it read. the efficacy of this institution,” Dr. u First Chairman of Rajya Sabha: make it an effective instrument of The resolution, a culmination of the Members of both Houses met togeth - Singh said, addressing the Lok Sabha. S. Radhakrishnan. change. In a unanimously adopted day-long discussions, in which over 40 er in the Central Hall in the evening He urged MPs to think over their con - u First Speaker of Lok Sabha: resolution in the both Houses, they MPs from each house participated, was when President Pratibha Patil presented duct. “As we look ahead, this occasion G.V. Mavalankar. also vowed to enhance the read out in the Lok Sabha by Speaker mementoes to 92-year-old Rishang should also become the moment for u First Lok Sabha meeting was Government’s accountability through Meira Kumar and in the Rajya Sabha by Keshing, a Rajya Sabha member from some candid and serious introspec - on May 13, 1952. Parliament’s oversight mechanism Chairman M. Hamid Ansari. Manipur, who was a member of the first tion,” he said. u First Lok Sabha held 677 sit - and rededicate themselves “com - The two Houses remembered the Lok Sabha. Dr. Singh appealed to members to tings for about 3,784 hours. pletely to the sacred task of nation “immense sacrifices” of freedom fighters Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime “write a new chapter and restore to it building”. n

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India announced it would under - for Defence Studies and Analyses were take the task of repair/upgradation of Sonia invites Suu Kyi among a dozen pacts that were signed. 71 bridges on the Tamu-Kalewa “The two leaders also welcomed the friendship Road. formalisation of contacts between It would also upgrade the Kalewa- Indian and Myanmar think tanks and Yargyi road segment to highway class, academic institutions and urged while Myanmar would upgrade the scholars to participate actively and Yargyi-Monywa stretch by 2016. This exchange views in academic events would help set up connectivity from being held in either country,” a joint Moreh in India to Mae Sot in Thailand statement said. via Myanmar. The academic and scholarly links The two sides agreed to launch a will go a long way in bridging the bus service from Imphal to Mandalay. knowledge gap between India, the The new Air Service agreement world’s largest democracy, and A new dawn: (left) the new, Harbinger of democracy: would enhance direct air connectivity. Dr. Manmohan Singh with Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar, which has shed decades of sprawling Myanmar Capital Nay The two countries would also explore isolation to embrace democratic Pyi Taw; (above) Prime Minister rail and shipping links. rime Minister Dr. Manmohan reforms in an incremental fashion. Dr. Manmohan Singh with President PSingh delivered a letter from Thein Sein Back to business Congress president Sonia Gandhi Mutual respect Both leaders emphasised there was to pro-democracy leader Aung San Dr. Manmohan Singh met pro- considerable untapped potential for Suu Kyi, inviting her to deliver the democracy leader Suu Kyi in Yangon greater trade. Investments by Indian Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial lecture. (formerly Rangoon) on the third and companies in areas like ports, high - Dr. Singh handed over the letter final day of his official visit to oil-rich Trade on top in Myanmar ways, oil and gas, plantation, manu - during his over 45 minutes talks Myanmar. facturing, hospitality and ICT would with her in Yangon on May 29. “India and Burma have been partic - be specifically encouraged. Suu Kyi said she was willing to ularly close over the years,” Nobel Prime Minister ’s visit to rime Minister Dr. Manmohan The Prime Minister told Thein Sein at Also, the Reserve Bank of India take up the invitation. Laureate Suu Kyi told reporters after Myanmar gives a boost Singh joined the league of lead - the 100-room presidential palace in the would sign an MoU with the Central their meeting. “The struggle for ers to pay a visit to Myanmar capital city of Nay Pyi Taw that India Bank of Myanmar on currency India’s independence took place at the to trade , infrastructure Pfollowing dramatic reforms ini - was committed to strengthening its arrangements. India-Myanmar trade linkages was underscored in two pacts same time as the struggle for Burma’s tie-ups , writes Rahul tiated by the military junta. Myanmar “economic and development partner - is currently pegged at just $1.2 billion. signed after wide-ranging talks independence,” she said. Dass has been under military rule for five ship with Myanmar”. New Delhi is looking at doubling it between the leaders of the two coun - Wearing a purple dress embellished decades. Dr. Singh, one of the growing number by 2015. tries in the Myanmar capital. with flowers, the National League for The reforms are being powered by of world leaders to come visiting after A memorandum of understanding Democracy leader said she was President Sein, who shed the uniform to the military junta decided to embrace Convergence of thoughts on cooperation between the Myanmar “happy at the prospect of closer ties play a key role in the formation of the democracy, commended Thein Sein for With Myanmar opening up to demo - Institute of Strategic and International with India”. Union Solidarity and Development introducing dramatic political reforms cratic transformation, India and the Studies and the Indian Council of Dr. Manmohan Singh said it had Party. Dr. Manmohan Singh is the first that have seen elections, leading to the Southeast Asian state decided to forge World Affairs and another MoU to been a privilege to have met Suu Kyi, Indian Prime Minister to visit the east - entry into parliament of long-time polit - links between their think-tanks, dur - establish linkages between the who studied in New Delhi’s Lady Sri ern neighbour in a quarter century. The ical prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi. ing Dr. Singh’s visit. Myanmar Institute of Strategic and Ram College, before pursuing higher last visit was by Rajiv Gandhi in 1987. “We wish you all success in your The need for building academic International Studies and the Institute studies in Oxford. n During Dr. Singh’s three-day visit to nation-building efforts and changes you Myanmar in May-end, the two countries are bringing about,” he said. decided to expand trade, have better THE LAST MUGHAL those who want to have a glimpse mausoleum are his wife Begum connectivity and bring peace in border Road to prosperity of the tomb of the man who was the Zeenat Mahal and granddaughter areas and emphasised closer ties to The visit saw the two leaders agree to he opening up of Myanmar is last emperor of India. He died on Raunaq Zamani Begum. boost energy security, following Prime “cooperate in the areas such as border also likely to lead to the Indian November 7, 1862, after being Workers digging to lay the foun - Ttourist’s interest in the coun - exiled by the British. He had made a dation of a memorial hall in 1991 Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s wide- area development, transportation, con - ranging talks with President Thein Sein. nectivity, agriculture, trade and invest - try. India’s last Mughal emperor, tedious journey with his wives and had discovered the subterranean The two countries inked a dozen ment, promotion of friendly exchanges Bahadur Shah Zafar, lay buried in attendants, by boat, on road, and grave by chance. It is believed that agreements, including a $500 million and human resource development”. Yangon for nearly 130 years in a for - finally by steamer, to Rangoon, now this grave is the true grave of the credit line, border area development The leaders reviewed the progress on gotten grave until 1991 when his called Yangon. The journey, and his last Mughal, the graves on the and air services. the Kaladan Multi-modal Transit final resting place was chanced subsequent stay is described in ground being decoys constructed by Dr. Manmohan Singh held restricted Transport Project that connects upon during digging. detail by historian William Dalrymple the British to ensure nationalist sen - talks with Thein Sein on tackling terror - Myanmar to Mizoram and the finalisa - His mausoleum in this former cap - in The Last Mughal . timents centred around the last ism and expanding trade on the second tion of the site of the Land Customs ital of Myanmar is frequented by Buried alongside his grave in the emperor were not aroused. day of his three-day visit. Station at Zorinpui (Mizoram).

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tion and revive India’s growth story,” the achieve the $500 billion export target Prime Minister said. by 2013-14. POPULAR APPS FOR MOBILE DEVICES “We are aware that we have to act on In annual supplement to the multiple fronts to achieve this and we Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14, GAMEBOID FLIPBOARD: YOUR SOCIAL will indeed do all that is required of us… Commerce and Industry Minister his application comes from the NEWS MAGAZINE all of us would agree that development Anand Sharma announced a series of Tdeveloper of popular game Game of infrastructure would always be an measures, including interest subsidy Boy Advance (GBA), and allows peo - eautifully designed for iPad and integral part of any strategy for fast eco - and market diversification, to boost ple to play as if they are playing BiPhone, Flipboard creates a per - nomic development,” he said. He asked foreign trade. GBA. While sonalised magazine out of every - the ministers to “go the extra mile” in “All these measures would definite - GBA hosted thing being shared with you. Flip implementing what had been planned ly give boost to Indian exports and numerous through your Facebook newsfeed, so that the country can return to 9 per - would help India achieve its export games that tweets from your Twitter timeline, cent growth trajectory soon. target of $500 billion by 2013-14,” we all photos from Instagram friends or said Adi Godrej, Confederation of enjoyed, such as the SNES, sounds from SoundCloud. Needed, private support Indian Industry (CII) president. Castevania and Zelda, GameBoid has Fill Flipboard The meeting was held in the backdrop of Through the policy, he said, the won a steady user base too, with no with the things growth rate falling to its lowest in nine Government has addressed most of problem on account of sound or you like to read, years. The growth rate of core industries the concerns of exporters. speed. It contains numerous options from niche blogs (which have a combined weight of 37.90 Rafeeq Ahmed, president of the for you to customise. This includes to publications percent in the Index of Industrial Federation of Indian Export changing the screen size, assigning like Rolling Stone Production), had slumped to 2.2 per Organisations (FIEO), said the incen - buttons in the keyboards, and saving and Lonely cent in April. tives announced in the annual supple - your game with the one-click save Planet, and use A major problem faced by the sector is ment exceeded industry expectations feature. It is priced at $3.99. Instapaper or Readability to save funding. Almost all the industries have and it will have a positive impact on articles to read later. complained that the cost of domestic the country’s foreign trade. XTRAIL - THE GPS FITNESS Flipboard has been named one of funds is too high and external assistance “This has exceeded our expecta - Time’s Top 50 Innovations, the top Focus on production: A youngster working on heavy machinery in a TRACKER hard to get. India needs more than $1 tions. Labour-intensive sectors like social app at the 2012 Webby training unit in Meham, Haryana trillion during the 12th Plan period of textiles have been the thrust area of trail turns your iPhone into a Awards, and the Brit Insurance 2012-17, of which 50 percent is expected the foreign trade policy,” said Ahmed. Xflexible GPS-enabled fitness Interactive Design of the Year. to come from the private sector. The Federation of Indian Chambers computer for racing and cycling. “The Government alone cannot invest of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) This sleek app tracks your dis - LEDGERIST such a huge amount and therefore it is president R.V. Kanoria said the meas - tance, climb, pace and burned calo - Back to basics important to involve the private sector ures announced in the policy will help ries, then seamlessly distributes edgerist takes everything you’re through public private partnerships boost exports and achieve this year’s your work - Lfamiliar with in a paper checkbook (PPP),” the Prime Minister said, push - target of 20 percent increase. out over register and puts it on your phone. It Core sectors take rime Minister Dr. Manmohan ing for greater public-private partner - “The positive move of allowing iCloud to is simple and intuitive, allowing you to centrestage as Singh has said his Government ship in infrastructure development. duty-free scrips under export promo - all your track all your financial accounts with Prime Minister pushes will remove all bottlenecks in According to sources, the meeting tion schemes for payment of excise devices. ease. It has the infrastructure sector and decided on going ahead with elevated duty is worth special mention. This is During your easy-to-under - for infrastructure-led P workout, stand interface create an environment for investment to rail project in Mumbai, fast tracking of indeed significant and will help growth to give a boost revive the India growth story. He was three new greenfield airports in Navi exporters in procuring from domestic Xtrail measures your distance, and powerful to economy chairing the meeting to finalise the tar - Mumbai, Goa and Kannur and building manufacturers,” said Kanoria. He speed, time, pace, calories burned, features, with get for Infrastructure FY 2012-13 in New of new or upgradation of existing air - added that export promotion meas - altitude and climb, and displays this the help of Delhi recently. ports at Lucknow, Varanasi, ures should be accompanied by steps data in configurable Widgets for which you can keep track of your per - “In these difficult times, we must do Coimbatore, Trichy and Gaya to handle to contain rising imports. your review. sonal finances without any hassle. everything possible to revive business international traffic. and investor sentiment,” Dr. Singh said, In the power sector, 18,000 MW of reviewing core infrastructure sectors additional capacity will be added, while BUSINESS BUZZ like aviation, power, transport, shipping two new ports under the PPP model will US$ 2 trillion will be the size of the Indian consumption US$ 6.64 billion will be invested in Tamil Nadu, as per and coal with cabinet colleagues in come up. The ministers have been told market in 2025, from US$ 763.84 billion in 2010-11, accord - the MoUs signed with 28 leading industrial institutions, charge of these portfolios. to work on the details of the projects. ing to Kotak Institutional Equities. according to the State Industries Department. “We’re all aware of the need to give a US$ 13.45 billion will be spent for upgradation of ports US$ 6 billion is being invested by Abu Dhabi-based B.R. major push to these crucial sectors and Export thrust in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), according to the Shetty Group for setting up a petroleum refinery in Andhra today’s exercise is a part of our efforts in Meanwhile, exporters and the industry Ministry of Shipping. Pradesh. that direction. Our Government (is) welcomed the measures the US$ 5.63 billion is the projected value of the export of Indian US$ 2.62 billion -valued eight inter-State transmission committed to taking the necessary Government has announced to boost spices by 2020, according to Spices Board. projects have been allocated by the Ministry of Power. measures to reverse the present situa - foreign trade, saying these would help

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vate sector to share its burden of providing quality education and healthcare. Therefore, private med - ‘No patient denied treatment’ ical institutions play a vital role in imparting quality medical educa - tion. To sustain the quality, an He s a name in health - Education, U.S., International appropriate fee is charged. ’ I strongly believe that If care in the U.A.E., but Association for Dental Research, you save one life , you U.S., the Association for Medical How does the Thumbay Thumbay Moideen , who Education in Europe, U.K, and 6Group leverage Dubai’s save the life of mankind , made Dubai his home the Institute of International strategic location to expand in and this inspired me to Education, U.S. the region and in Africa? 14 years ago and started start a medical college and In a survey conducted by Gulf U.A.E’s strategic location and its Thumbay Group in News, GMU was identified as one excellent air connectivity makes it a a hospital. among the 30 Symbols of Pride of bridge connecting Europe, Africa 1998 , has demonstrated U.A.E. and Asia. Medical tourism is steadily his versatility in business increasing in this region due to the by making a success of knowledge sharing between stu - Is there a delivery model rising healthcare costs in the West. dents and the practitioners. 4that can reach quality From our base in the U.A.E., the the Group ’s forays in GMU is fully accredited by the healthcare to the poorest? GMU and GMC Hospitals are also timber real estate, international bodies and agencies GMC Hospital has a dedicated looking forward to establishing , such as the Ministry of Higher Patient Affairs Department, which branches in Malaysia, South Africa, education and informa - Education & Scientific Research, ensures good treatment to the poor Nigeria, Egypt and India in the next tion technology and U.A.E., WHO, Eastern and the needy at subsidised charges five years. Mediterranean Regional Health Our motto is to see that no patient is many other fields too. Professions Education Directory, refused treatment because of his What is your CSR foot - The Arabian Business Malaysian Medical Council, inability to pay. 7print? Magazine featured him Nigerian Medical and Dental In addition to the subsidised med - Council, and Iran, Germany, Saudi Is commercialisation of ical treatment, we give scholarships among the top 100 most Arabia and Sri Lanka. GMU is also 5medical education an to deserving and meritorious stu - influential Indians in the an Institutional member of the inevitable reality? dents to pursue medicine or allied Was it easy moving away healthcare business. What Global Alliance for Medical Government policies encourage pri - health programmes through the Middle East in 2010. In 1from your traditional family inspired you to start a medical Care & Share Programme. Students an interview to India business and how did you diver - university, a multi-specialty hos - and the faculty from GMU regularly sify the portfolio of Thumbay pital and a chain of pharmacies? visit old-age homes, special needs Matters , he discusses Group in the U.A.E.? I strongly believe that If you save one children, and school students, to what it took to emerge I met His Highness Sheikh Humaid life, you save the life of mankind, and carry out free health checkups, to as the leader in Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, a Member of this inspired me to start a medical col - conduct awareness camps and to the Supreme Council of U.A.E., and lege and a hospital. In 2008, GMC distribute medicines. healthcare industry Ruler of Ajman in 1997. His sugges - became Gulf Medical University in the region tions encouraged me to branch out (GMU). Later, a chain of pharmacies What are the business from the timber and construction were established by us. 8plans for India? industry and set up the first private India is a big market and we have medical education institution, Gulf How do you compare the expansion plans for metros and tier- Medical College (GMC) in 1998 in 3medical education offered in 2 cities, in the next two years. We are Ajman. Gulf Medical University to any also hoping to go in for private part - Today, Thumbay Group has evolved world-class medical institution nerships in the next five years. into a business house, with 1,500 in the world? employees, 80 percent of whom ‭ GMU is among the few universities in How important are awards hold executive positions. It has also the world to have successfully imple - 9in recognising success? diversified into businesses like hospi - mented the organ system-based cur - Awards recognise success and helps tals, pharmacies, laboratories, publi - riculum in its medicine programme. It to sustain the drive and motivation. cations, optical centres, coffee shops, has started unique Summer Training health clubs, trading, hospitality, etc. Programme, sending medical stu - How do you spend your dents to reputed medical institutions 10 weekends? Traditionally, doctor-entre - across the globe. GMU also hosts an Reading, spending time with family, 2preneurs dominate the Annual Scientific Research Meet for watching movies and dining together.

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International Master’s Title at the age of fifteen in 1984. Anand, the chess king The steady one By 16, he was the National Champion and he won it twice iswanathan Anand can lay more, after which he concentrated Defeating Israeli efending champion seventh game had put him on the claim to be one of the all-time on becoming a champion at higher Vgreats in the sport after he international levels. challenger Boris Vishwanathan Anand of back-foot and he felt fortunate to Gelfand in an even India clinched the World defend the crown. won his fifth World Championship Playing his moves at a great Chess Championship title “It was a huge blow for me to lose title beating Israeli challenger Boris speed, he earned the nickname of game, Vishwanathan D Gelfand in the tie-breaker in . ‘Lightning Kid’ and also ‘Tiger from for the fifth time in Moscow on May the seventh game. It was very critical Anand claims his fifth 30, defeating Israeli challenger Boris moment for me. I was extremely fortu - Widely considered as the great - Madras’ and in 1987, he returned World Chess Gelfand in a rapid-chess tie-breaker. nate that I was able to come back the est Indian sportsman, the 42-year- to Manila, to win and become the Anand sealed his fourth-consecutive next day. Given that we drew our first old Anand has been among the first Indian to win the World Junior Championship title world title beating Gelfand 2.5-1.5 in 12 games, deciding the match by tie- game’s elite for more than a decade Chess Championship. the four-match tie breaker at break is quite a reasonable situation,” and a half. The latest world title In 1988, at 18, he earned three Moscow’s State . The he said. comes as an icing on the cake for Grandmaster norms within a span of tournament went into the tie-breakers Asked if there was some kind of jus - Anand, who also established himself less than 12 months and in after Anand and Gelfand drew the 12th tice, Anand said, “I wouldn’t say there as the world’s best rapid chess December, he became India’s first game. They were tied 6-6 after the is some kind of justice in it. After we player in the tie-breaker. Grandmaster. final round. played 12-games, I think the tiebreak The win adds lustre to his six In the tie-breaker, Anand went is a reasonable situation that would Chess Oscars. Anand has won the Some victories registered in the ahead after winning the second game separate us after a very tough match. Chess Oscar “an award given by last five years: in 77 moves, following a draw in the Things really went my way in the polling votes from the global chess father, R. Viswanathan, 2007: Morelia-Linares Super first in 33 moves. The remaining two tiebreaker, I can say I won because I fraternity, including players and a senior railway officer, was posted Grandmaster Tournament, Linares games also ended in a draw for a result won.” best writers across the world”, a for some years in the early 1980s. 2007: Chess Classic (Rapid), Mainz of 2.5-1.5, as Anand defended his Anand said, “ The problem in such a record six times with the wins com - Anand’s early success in the 2008: Morelia-Linares Super world championship title for the third tight match is that every mistake has a ing in 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, sport came in 1983, when at the Grandmaster Tournament, Linares time in a row. Anand wins $1.5 mil - much higher value than in a sit - 2007 and 2008. age of 14, he stunned the field with 2008: Chess Classic (Rapid), Mainz lion, while challenger Gelfand bags uation where mistakes Anand, who learnt the game from a nine out of nine perfect score, 2011: Botvinnik Memorial, Moscow $1 million. are flowing back his mother Susila Viswanathan at a while winning the National Sub- 2011: Corsica Masters Knockout and forth... I was tender age, learnt the nuances Junior Chess Championship. (Rapid), Corsica The winning moves not getting while following the game on chess A year later he became the 2012: FIDE World Chess A humble Anand admitted many chances, in Manila, Philippines, where his youngest Indian to win the Championship, Moscow that Gelfand was a tough a situation competitor. “I am too tense when you to be happy right now... I don’t want to am relieved. Gelfand was be behind”, he old became the first Asian to win the I wouldn ’t say there is “I hoped to meet you here and in playing well, the match said. FIDE world chess championship some kind of justice in Israel. I have an invitation from was very even,” he said. The 42-year- after defeating Latvian Alexei Shirov Israeli leadership and I have a very The 42-year-old in Tehran in 2000. Anand’s triumph it. After we played 12- good excuse to meet you both here Indian said was his fourth consecutive — he also games, I think the tiebreak and in your current homeland,” losing the won in 2007, 2008 and 2010. is a reasonable situation Putin told Gelfand. Gelfand, 43, gained the right to be “I hope you’ve played in our country contender for the world title after a that would separate us after not for the last time and will play win last May against ’s a very tough match. again in other cities, not in Moscow All his pawns: Alexander Grischuk at a contenders’ — Vishwanathan Anand only. These events undoubtedly Vishwanathan Anand, tournament in Kazan, Russia. make chess popular,” Putin said. engrossed in the Russian billionaire and Gelfand’s Gelfand told Putin that Moscow game school friend Andrey Filatov paid $7 again reclaimed its position of “chess million from his own pocket to hold chess schools and said they were world capital”, reported Xinhua. the event in one of the halls of the among the best in the world. He believed this World renowned State Tretyakov Gallery. Putin met Indian Grandmaster Championship was “the best organ - (GM) Vishwanathan Anand and ised match in chess history” and Putin’s praise Israeli GM after the would push chess development, Russian President Vladimir Putin FIDE World Championship which because “millions of people in the has praised Russian and Indian ended with Anand’s narrow victory. world watched the match”. n

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musical opened at the festival, intro - Time critic Richard Corliss ducing song-and-danced An innovative describes as dramas to the international cul - turati,” it said of the film starring book drama “the great star-auteur of Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and ook readings could soon India ’s postcolonial golden Madhuri Dixit. become passe if author BSathya Saran has her way. age of movies — Cary “Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s 1901 novel inspired at least a half- Hoping to make an instant con - Grant and Cecil B. DeMille dozen film versions before this one nect with audiences, the veteran in one handsome package. — in its time, the priciest movie in journalist is taking her biography Indian history (at about $10.6 mil - of Bollywood legend to lion),” the prestigious U.S. news the masses magazine noted. by enacting Song ‘n’ dance extravaganza For the decadant society that the the book Meanwhile, the magazine has movie is trying to portray, the sets with a cast ranked Bollywood director Sanjay were very opulent. “The piece is of six char - Leela Bhansali’s 2002 film Devdas played with such commitment that acters eighth among the ten greatest the tritest plot twists seem worth across movies of the millennium, with believing — and dancing to, in nine India. WALL.E at the top and The Artist in nifty production numbers. But the The biog - the 10th spot. It described Shah fervid emotion is what makes the raphy, 10 Rukh Khan as an ‘all-world charis - thing sing,” it said. Years With matist’ and Madhuri Dixit as ‘a hot “Beyond that, Devdas is a visual Guru Dutt: number’. ravishment, with sumptuous sets, Abrar Alvi’s Journey , is a first-per - Ranked at number 8, Devdas shares fabulous frocks and beautiful people son narrative of screen writer, glory with the following films: to fill them; it has a grandeur the old filmmaker and actor Abrar Alvi, 1. WALL.E , 2008 Hollywood moguls would have who recounted his association Timeless appeal: Raj Kapoor and 2. The Lord of the Rings , 2001-03 loved,” Time gushes. with Guru Dutt to Saran in the Nargis in Awaara 3. Avatar , 2009 Devdas had won five National book. Guru Dutt and his close 4. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Awards and 10 Filmfare Awards for friend Alvi partnered to make sev - Dragon , 2000 the year 2002. It was India’s entry at eral Bollywood classics like Sahib 5. The White Ribbon , 2009 the Oscar Awards, in the category of Bibi Aur Ghulam , Kaagaz Ke Phool 6. The Hurt Locker , 2009 foreign language film. and , starring Dutt in stel - 7. Synecdoche , New York , 2008 “From Toy Story in 1995 to Toy lar roles. Alvi passed away in Awaara, an all-time great 8. Devdas , 2002 Story 3 in 2010, John Lasseter’s 2009. 9. Moulin Rouge! , 2001 Pixar animation house produced 11 Saran, the former editor of 10. The Artist , 2011 features, all winners - and a few the Femina magazine and a columnist, Raj Kapoor ’s Awaara ime magazine has included persona on Charlie Chaplin’s Little very best films of their year,” calls her one-and-a-half-hour Guru added to Time s 100 Raj Kapoor’s 1951 classic Tramp , was 26 when he filmed “A year after Moulin the Time said, picking “the Dutt book drama an interactive ’ Awaara among 20 new Awaara (The Tramp). Rouge! had its world studio’s biggest hit” promotion, which is a “360 greatest films, as entries added to its All-Time Time calls Awaara as “a glistening premiere at Cannes, Andrew Stanton’s degrees rendition of the book”. T “We don’t read the book any Sanjay Leela 100 list of the greatest films made showcase for Kapoor and the great another visually WALL.E for the top Bhansali’s magnum since 1923, the beginning of the presti - India siren Nargis.” intoxicating spot. n more. We narrate the story on gious US periodical. “And of course it’s a musical, whose stage. I sit on one side of the opus Devdas listed Rethinking the movie masterpieces, main song, Awaara Hoon , by the stage and an actor plays Abrar among millennium ’s top Time critic Richard Corliss describes famed Shanker-Jaikishan duo, soared Alvi. He narrates his years with 10, reports Arun Kumar Raj Kapoor as “the great star-auteur of to the top of the pop charts in India, Guru Dutt, just as Abrar told me in India’s postcolonial golden age of the USSR and China.” my book. The spotlights are on movies — Cary Grant and Cecil B. The original ‘All-Time 100 list’, pub - both of us,” Saran says. DeMille in one handsome package.” lished in 2005, included ’s Explaining the complex stage “The ’50s films he headlined and The Apu Trilogy , Mani Ratnam’s mechanism of her “drama”, Saran directed became huge hits not just in Nayakan and Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa . Redefining says the “action swings from his newly freed homeland but also Bollywood composer A.R. Rahman’s grace: stage to a screen mounted in the across the Arab crescent from score for Mani Ratnam’s Roja , the tale Madhuri Dixit background where scenes from Indonesia to North Africa,” Time of a woman whose lover is kidnapped in Devdas the movies, which Abrar Alvi talks noted. by terrorists, was also among 10 Best about in the book, are projected”. Kapoor, who modelled his screen Soundtracks.

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He also acted in a couple of films — Known for penning topics Eight Days and Chal Chal Re which were considered Naujawan . GERMAN ROMANCE WITH FAIZ social taboo in the Indian Subcontinent’s Lawrence Goethe Institut of Karachi launches a bilingual and Pakistan societies of Considered one of the best Urdu book of the Urdu poet those days, Manto was short story writers of the 20th centu - reviled and revered in equal ry, Manto also developed a reputa - orks of noted subcontinen - said that to mark Faiz’s centenary measure and often tion for being the most controversial. tal Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed last year, her family set up a muse - WFaiz, globally recognised as um, Faiz Ghar, which has his books, Known for penning topics which compared with British writer were considered social taboo in the one who believed in social reform letters, certificates, medals and D.H. Lawrence. Indian and Pakistan societies of and devoted his poetry to the uplift other articles. those days, Manto was reviled and of humanity, has now been translat - Letters written by Faiz to his wife revered in equal measure and often ed into German. Alys, when he was in the Sahiwal Manto bequeathed 22 collections of compared with British writer D.H. A bilingual Urdu-German book of jail, have been published in a book short stories, one novel, five collec - Lawrence. Faiz’s poems has been launched by titled Two Loves . tions of radio plays, three collections Manto’s focus of writings ranged the Goethe Institut in Karachi, Dawn Goethe Institut Director Mauel of essays and two collections of per - from the grim socio-economic injus - News reported. Negwer said Faiz was a renowned sonal sketches. tices prevailing in the pre- and post- The poems titled Jab Teri poet, but Pakistani literature was not Over the years, he was catapulted to colonial subcontinent, to the more Samandar Ankhon Mein have been very well-known in Germany. But this Of Mumbai and fame with works Boo , Khol Do , controversial topics of love, sex, translated into German by the insti - book would be helpful for Germans Thanda Gosht , and his magnum opus, incest, prostitution and the typical tute’s former director Markus Litz who were interested in Pakistani lit - Toba Tek Singh . hypocrisy of a traditional subconti - and head of its language depart - erature, the Daily Times reported. he city surfaced in his stories. In the biographical sketch of Nur nental male. “Despite his exposure to ment, Shamim Manzar. Faiz was an avowed Marxist-com - Manto He even wrote scripts for its Jehan, Manto writes: “I think I arrived international literature, Manto was Faiz (February 13, 1911 - munist and a recipient of the Lenin famous film industry and in Bombay on August 7, 1940, and my shaped as a writer by political and November 20, 1984) was a left-wing Peace Prize from the erstwhile Soviet In his short life spanning starred in some movies. Now, first meeting with Shaukat (Syed literary developments in the subcon - intellectual, revolutionary poet, and Union in 1962. He was also nominat - T one of the most famous poets of the ed for the Nobel Prize shortly before 100 years after Saadat Hasan Manto’s Shaukar Hasan Rizvi) took place at 17 tinent,” says Manto's niece and his - barely 43 years, Manto birth, Mumbai remembered the event - Adelphi Chambers, Clare Road, which torian Ayesha Jalal, the author of Urdu language from the British India his death in 1984. In 1990, Faiz was left a legacy of some of ful time that the legendary Urdu writer served both as office and his The Pity of Partition: Manto as era. Faiz’s early poetry had conven - posthumously honoured with spent here. residence.” Witness to History . tional themes of love and beauty, Pakistan's highest civilian award, the the most profound and Senior film journalist, researcher His ever-popular story, A Question He died on January 18, 1955, in while his later works focussed on a Nishan-e-Imtiaz. His Centenary year popular contributions to and writer Rafique Baghdadi said: of Honour , described in great detail Lahore, Pakistan. And the literary broad canvas of humanity. was also marked in India in 2011, Urdu literature, says “Manto’s contribution to Urdu litera - the places with which he was associat - void he left behind has been difficult Faiz’s daughter Salima Hashmi with a number of events. ture is remarkable.” Zubair Ansari of ed in the city, the places he lived in, to fill. n Quaid Najmi Urdu Markaz said, “The legendary ate, visited during his few years here. writer merits a befitting tribute on his In A Question of Honour , Manto birth centenary.” mentions Mumbai’s famous Arab TOP TEN Born May 11, 1912, in Samrala, Gully: “Another street in the area was Breakout Nations The Meadow Empire Of The Fifty Shades Of Punjab, Manto arrived in Mumbai in called Arab Gully, with 20-25 Arabs Author: Ruchir Author: Adrian Levy Moghul: The Grey the 1940s and spent four to five years living there, all apparently in the pearl Sharma & Cathy Scott-Clark Tainted Throne Author: E.L. James Publisher: Penguin Publisher: Penguin Author: Alex Publisher: Arrow here. Though not much is officially trade. Others were Punjabis and Price: `599• Price: `499• Rutherford Books known about it, his writings provide Rampurias. It was in the Arab Gully Publisher: Hachette Price: `350 adequate hints of his sojourn here. He that I had rented a room, which was so Price: `599 lived in small, dark buildings spread dark that the light has to be kept on at across the congested Grant Road, all times. The monthly rent was exact - Behind the The Sins of Beautiful Forevers the Father Byculla, and Nagpada areas of south- ly nine rupees, eight annas...” Author : Katherine Author: Jeffrey central parts of the city. Despite an early struggle, Manto Non-Fiction Boo Archer Fiction was fortunate that the film studios of Publisher: Penguin Publisher: : Pan that era recognised his gift for story - Price: `499• Macmillan Short and meaningful Price: `350 In his short life spanning barely 43 telling and he wrote several scripts, years, Manto left a legacy of some of which later became movies. They The Magic Why Nations Fail Calico Joe Guilty Wives the most profound and popular con - include Keechad , Apni Nagariya , Author: Rhonda Author: Daron Author: John Author: James tributions to Urdu literature. A short Begum, Naukar , Chal Chal Re Byrne Acemoglu & James Grisham Patterson story writer, film and radio script Naujawaan , Ghamandi , Beli , Mujhe Publisher: Simon & A. Robinson Publisher: Publisher: Century Schuster Publisher: Prifile Hodder Price: `550 writer and journalist, in a profession - Paapi Kaho , Doosri Kothi , Shikaar , Price: `399 Books Price: `350 al career of less than two decades, Aath Din , Aagosh and Mirza Ghalib . Price: £25 ( `1,732)•

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22 India Matters| May 2012 May 2012 |India Matters 23 KUWAIT ART FESTIVAL

A week-long panorama of Kuwaiti culture, which opened in New Delhi on May 15 for the first time, brought arts, crafts and performing traditions of the ancient port-nation to India to strengthen people-to-people cultural ties between the two countries. The culture showcase, presented by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the Embassy of Kuwait, was also showcased in Jaipur. The festival was a reciprocal gesture by Kuwait in response to a Festival of India in Kuwait in 2009. The Kuwait Cultural Week opened with an extravagant exposition of Kuwaiti art, textiles and handicrafts at the Lalit Kala Akademi. A section devoted to the maritime history of the country featuring replicas of ancient schooners and diving and trading vessels drew visitors. The sturdy boats with multiple white sails were crafted in wood.

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