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Sanjay Sekhri SNAPSHOTS South Africa Reuters chalo, shout Indian fans By Rachna Subramanian TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: India may rank No 7 in one-day cricket ratings. The bookies may not include us in their fav four for the 2003 World Cup. But Indians are prepared to cheer their team all the way to South Africa. Indians like Girish Dani, an Ahmedabad- based industrialist, who’s been to the last three World Cups with his family, is still raring to go: ‘‘We love watching India play. New Zealand doesn’t matter. I have a feeling India will reach the finals. Even my son, who has exams, will join us for it.’’ SARE JAHAN SE ACHCHA...The grand finale of the Pravasi Bhartiya Sammelan at Rajpath on Saturday. Dani and his family are among the 4,000 Indians who are already booked for South Africa during the World Cup. SOTC-Kuoni HOWZZAT! Virender Sehwag is con- and the combined team of Trust Travels- gratulated by a spectator after scoring Sachinam Travels, the two agencies organ- a century during the one day interna- Get ready to pay more for college education ising World Cup packages in India, expect tional against New Zealand at Auck- another 1,000 bookings between them. land. India defeated New Zealand by By Sakina Yusuf Khan cent in tuition fee. We will have to his earning potential. An IIM gradu- one wicket and trail in the seven match Five to six-day packages that cost be- TIMES NEWS NETWORK get on with the real challenge of ate pays approximately Rs 85,000 for tween $1,500 and $2,000, depending on the series 4-2. Sehwag won the Man of the Look who’s paying changing mindsets — getting par- two years: peanuts in view of their Match award. Report on page 19 New Delhi: Higher Education is in places you visit and the matches you opt ● Of every Rs 100 that JNU ents to agree to pay according to starting salary.’’ for, are the most popular. Not surprisingly, for a sea change. While it may not be their financial capacity. They must Wouldn’t there be scope for ma- possible to scrap subsidies right spends, 59 paisa comes the India-Pakistan pool match on March 1 Assembly polls on February 26: The from student fees realise that the present subsidised nipulation in a differential system? at Sun City is the hot favourite followed by Election Commission has decided to have away — as suggested by Infosys higher education for all cannot con- ‘‘There would be instances of omis- chairman N R Narayana Murthy re- ● Annual fee for DU the India-Australia and India-England a single day’s poll on Feb 26, for new leg- tinue.’’ All this makes perfect sense. sion and commission, but in the draws at Pretoria and Durban. The semis islative assemblies in Himachal Pradesh, cently at the Indian Science Con- undergrad: Rs 200-325; Read box and you’ll know why. present environment of growing de- gress — differential fees for those and finals are equally sought after. Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura. Count- government subsidy: Education experts are not averse mand for specialised human capital Says Rajiv Duggal, vice-president, Spe- ing of votes will be on March 1. P5 who can afford to pay up and those Rs 2800-4200 to Prof Nigvekar’s remedy. Says it is the best way out,’’ says P Geetha cial Interest Tours, Kuoni Outbound, ‘‘For who cannot is on the cards. ● Annual fee for B.Ed/M.Ed, Shyam Menon, professor of educa- Rani, Associate Fellow, NIEPA. the World Cup in London four years ago, Agni-III test by year-end: After Pak- It’s only a question of time when istan, India now seems to be keen on research students: Rs tion, DU: ‘‘As it is, only 6.5 per cent of However, affluent parents see no 1,400 people went from India. This year, we you will be shelling out, say, Rs strengthening its nuclear deterrence pos- 5,000 per annum; the population in the age group of justification for this. ‘‘Why should have booked over 2,000 people.’’ 15,000 annually for your son’s BA, ture against China. With the Pakistan-spe- government subsidy: 17-24 go in for higher education (as we be made sacrificial lambs? Does- Trust Travels’ Zakir Ahmed, too, says cific 800 km range Agni-I missile ready for while your less well-off, or SC/ST, Nearly a lakh against 92 per cent in USA and 52 per n’t the government subsidise power they have booked more than 1,600 packages induction, defence scientists are now neighbour might be paying Rs 10,000 cent in UK). Even for this low enrol- and fertiliser for rich farmers?’’ ar- and expect a few hundred more. Ahmed gearing up to test the long-range Agni-III for the same course for his daughter. ment government funds are inade- gues Rachna Sharma, mother of two adds, ‘‘This is a big figure as the grounds in missile by the year-end. P5 Indicating the shape of things to working out the real cost per student quate. Keeping the Indian reality in college going daughters. South Africa are small. Also, as the last Three militants killed in Jammu: come, UGC chairman Arun of each degree — BA, MA, B.Com — mind, a differential fee is probably Comment: The present fee structure World Cup was held in Britain, most Indi- Six persons, including three Pakistan Nigvekar says: ‘‘We realise drastic as well as all professional courses. our best bet. For general courses it is clearly unsustainable, but higher ans combined their family visits with the based Lashker-e-Toiba militants, were measures like doing away with sub- The Union Finance Ministry’s Ex- should be fixed in accordance with charges must be accompanied by im- cricket matches. This time the visits are killed and a jawan injured in separate inci- sidies completely will not work. penditure Reform Committee has al- the financial capacity of the student proved education, and provision of purely tourism-cricket oriented.’’ dents in Poonch, where security forces We’ve got to be innovative. We are ready proposed a hike of 20-33 per and for professional courses with convenient student loans. busted a militant hideout. Kiran Bedi joins UN: Kiran Bedi adds a new chapter to her career. Bedi, currently Special Commissioner of Delhi Po- And now, Generation Next buses lice, has been appointed as the civilian Graphic: Swati police adviser in the department of By Anuradha Mukherjee peacekeeping at the UN. TIMES NEWS NETWORK US mobilises troops: Nearly 35,000 BUS NO 0000 American troops are getting orders to New Delhi: After Metro Rail, ship out for a possible war with Iraq. US high capacity buses running in Defence Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld on dedicated lanes should put Delhi Friday signed the single largest single de- on the fast track. The new sys- ployment order since the Pentagon be- tem will be modelled on the Bus gan its force buildup. P17 Rapid Transit System common in the West. Work will begin next week on two of the approved routes between Hari Nagar and the Central Secretariat and Dr Ambedkar Nagar and Kashmiri and RITES have been hired as Hari Nagar to the Central Secre- Gate, ISBT. Seven corridors have consultants for the project. tariat will later be converted been identified so far. ‘‘The buses — some CNG, oth- into a high capacity electric trol- “A 133 km route along selected ers electricity-operated — will ley bus route, ‘’ said Maken. arterial roads has been charted be so comfortable that people ‘‘We will be redesigning the to facilitate the introduction of will prefer using them to cars. roads in a major way. Apart from these vehicles (some of which Moreover, they will be cheaper dedicated lanes for these buses will be vestibulated) which can than autorickshaws,” the trans- that will be grade separated, bi- carry many more people than or- port minister points out. cycle tracks and pedestrian fa- dinary buses,” said Delhi state Initially, the high capacity cilities will also be developed,’’ transport minister, Ajay Maken. buses will pass through Hari Na- said Delhi state transport com- Slow moving traffic will not be gar, Lajwanti Garden, Kirby missioner Sindhushree Khullar. allowed on these routes. Place, Dhaula Kuan, SP Marg, Comment: If the new jumbo ve- Traffic intersections will be Willingdon Crescent, Talkatora hicles follow the example of the Book your Classifieds IT-enabled and the buses will be Stadium and Central Secretari- unruly, indisciplined regular 24 hours service: “51-666-888” tracked by a GPS-based system, at. The second route will be Dr fleet of buses — which have con- the advanced vehicle tracking Ambedkar Nagar, Masjid Moth, tributed to making Delhi the Times InfoLine “51-68-68-68” system (AVTS) which will con- Moolchand, Sunder Nagar, Appu road death capital of the world The ATM of information trol their movements, timetable Ghar, Delhi Gate, Red Fort and — they are likely to cause more The Largest Classifieds Site and passenger load. IIT Delhi ISBT. ‘‘The route connecting problems than they solve.

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2 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 12, 2003 DELHI Burglars held, goods worth Rs 5 lakh seized

TIMES NEWS NETWORK The accused, Kumar, said he was released from jail in To chat on SMS send 'cchat' to 8888 New Delhi: With the arrest September last and got ac- of four men, the police claim quainted with the others. “Doing live shows on TV is what I enjoy the to have solved 17 cases of ‘‘The three worked in a gar- most” — MANPREET BRAR, Former Miss India thefts in south Delhi. Stolen property worth Rs 5 lakh was ment factory in Govindpuri. Q: What are your haven’t been able to take also recovered from the Kumar told them to commit career plans for out any time. accused, said the police. burglaries to solve their fi- this year?-Rahul Q: You have done so many The four, Mohammad Per- nancial problems,’’ said A: I plan to TV shows. Which ones are vez (22), Vijay Kumar (20), deputy commissioner of po- continue my your favourites?-Tavleen present work A: That is very tough to Sonu (19) and Mahesh (21), lice (south) P Kamaraj. The accused took a house because, that’s an extension decide because, each one is were apprehended by the spe- of what I am. I am thinking different from the other. on rent in Sangam Vihar and cial staff of south district po- of starting a business in Each one requires different lice recently after a tip-off. committed burglaries within another two-three months. skills, but, if I have to The recovered goods in- a span of three months. The Q: Are you currently choose one, then, I would clude gold and silver jew- police said the ‘‘burglars’’ involved in any say it’s the CNN Hot Spots ellery, six colour televisions had managed to sell most of assignments?-Zenu for it caters to a worldwide and cameras. the stolen articles. A: At present I am doing a audience. As it was based in lot of live shows like for LG, Delhi, I got to revisit many Christian Dior and soon will places I hadn’t visited before start with business. I will and also the Golf continue to do TV because, I Programme and the one on Skipper Sourav Ganguly: Still India’s best bet like it very much. It’s live and Channel [V] since, it was my gives an instant response. first TV show. Sanjay Sekhri So, I would ideally want to Q: When you look back, how Sourav steps down. They expelled Steve Waugh from do a mix of all the three in do you feel the journey has PEOPLE POWER Our cricketers have ODI’s after they lost the series in S future. been ever since you won the Question of the week been on a high in Africa last year. But here in India, Q: What’s your resolution for Miss India title?-Den 2002 under Sourav. after losing the series in India this year?-Rahul A: I would say the journey Should Sourav Ganguly Just because the New against West Indies, Ganguly re- A: I would like to improve has been enjoyable! Zealand tour has mained captain. He should be my golf handicap this year, For complete chat log on to step down as captain to been a rough ride, it thrown out of the team. Give Rahul something for which I http://chat.indiatimes.com improve India’s chances doesn’t mean he Dravid a chance. at the World Cup? should step down. Sharang Kalra, Noida Varad Kamat, Sourav has the qualities of a No. Ganguly deserves to remain Gurgaon leader. The responsibility of win- captain. His overall profile is good. Ganguly is a good ning matches is not just the cap- The other alternative is Sachin but captain for India. tain’s, but the whole team’s. We can- he’s not ready as yet. How can we blame not blame Sourav when even bats- Prikshit, Pragati Vihar him? The pitches in men like Sachin go for a duck. We No, Ganguly’s stepping down may New Zealand are need the winning spirit — Sourav have a detrimental effect and re- bowler-friendly and Ganguly is quite aggressive as a duce India’s chances of winning India stood little captain. However, we should not the World Cup. Rahul Dravid is chance. The New have much hope for the World Cup. good but he would have to start Zealanders were on Jaya Panjwani, Pitampura their home turf. from scratch. Tendulkar is not good Give Sourav a break to allow him Sourav has been con- enough as captain. The Indian team to bounce back with a bang. Cricket sistent in his captain- looks settled under Sourav. He’s re- TIME TO HANG UP HIS SPURS?: Sourav Ganguly watches his team playing a match is a game of glorious uncertainties. ship. He’s the person sponsible for encouraging a lot of But consistency is a significant part of the game. The selectors Sourav is doing It’s unfair to should be strict with the players a fair job. His Why he deserves the crown blame Sourav or and monitor their performance. field placings, any other cap- Why persist with a player who is bowling chan- ● One of the best captains: Has resilience, enthusiasm and leader tain for the not performing or underperform- ges and the ship skills. Our cricketers have been on a high in 2002 under Sourav. team’s losses. ing? Captains have to be leaders backing he ● Wrong timing: With the World Cup a month away,how can one There are 10 from the front but in India’s case, gives to younger change the captaincy? It would affect the morale of the team. other players in the leader is lacklustre. players has been quite im- ● Nurtured young talent: He’s responsible for encouraging a lot of the side; they all should be Avinash Pandita, I P Extension pressive. It’s just that the held equally responsible for young and talented players — Yuvraj, Sehwag, Kaif, Zaheer. Yes, Sourav should step down. He captain has to face the brunt ● His experience counts. the results. Our batsmen of criticism whenever the boast of such healthy aver- has failed constantly in batting ● Blame-game: All the players played badly,why blame Sourav alone? against New Zealand. He has team loses. The blame has to ● Bad phase: The team is passing through a bad patch. Every team ages and top the rankings on be shared by the entire team. most occasions, but whenev- failed to maintain team spirit. He’s faces such a situation. too soft and lacks the killing I’d like to blame Ganguly the ● Born cricketer: He has a great cricketing mind but is out of form. er they’re confronted with batsman and not Ganguly some challenge, they’re un- spirit of a captain. Nobody has ever the captain. able to handle the situation. been able to lead the team the way away,how can one expect to change player in the squad has the re- Kapil Dev did. We must experiment Yashpal Sharma, the captaincy? Ganguly’s captaincy silience, enthusiasm and leader- Madan Lal, former Test player, with Sehwag as the captain, with former Test player has been good. We should not pun- ship skills of Sourav. Moreover, a coach, national selector due regards to Sachin Tendulkar, ish him. We are the underdogs of captaincy change at such short no- the genius. the World Cup and I am positive tice would make the Indian game- young and talented players — Yu- who led India to victory during the Ashok Gupta, Bali-Nagar we’ll win the Cup. plan haywire. Even if Ganguly vraj, Sehwag, Kaif, Zaheer —who ICC championship. He’s one of the Ramesh Kumar,Haquiquat Nagar quits, the Board must refuse it. Yes, Ganguly should step down. are constantly winning matches for best captains India has got. Vivek Bharadwaj, Ghaziabad He’s a good player but he’s not con- Traffic diversion today the country. As for New Zealand, India’s best chance at the World Saikat Banerjee, Bahadurgarh centrating on his batting due to the the conditions there are different Cup is only under Sourav Ganguly. Sourav Ganguly should not step See the records of Ganguly in the burden of captainship. He also has New Delhi: The Kendriya to avoid Arya Samaj, from Zimbabwe. Barring the present series, Gangu- down. His experience counts. It’ll last few matches in New Zealand — a hot temperament; this is not good Arya Yuvak Parishad shall Panchquain Road, Rama Kr- Abbas Mukherjee, I P Extension ly has an excellent record as cap- be difficult for any other player to the average is just four runs per for a captain. Rahul Dravid can take out a procession on Sun- ishna Mission, Paharganj, tain. India needs him for his re- lead the side in an important crick- match. If the captain is not steady, lead the team. day at 11 am. The traffic po- Sadar Thana Road, Sadar No. With the World Cup a month markable captaincy skills. No other eting event like the World Cup if the ship will sink. See Australia. Mohan, Sri Aurobindo Ashram lice have advised commuters Thana and Filmistan cinema. Equipment in place, but not training

TIMES NEWS NETWORK employees in crisis manage- in the country and may be three specialised vans which ment. As per the plan, the used by the Delhi Municipal can be pressed into service in New Delhi: The Delhi disas- number of centres treating Corporation for other pur- a disaster situation. ter management plan, burn injuries were to be poses such as clearing The vans are equipped framed after the devastating increased but this, too, is yet sites of demolition and build- with machines that can de- earthquake in Gujarat in January 2001, has not been to take off. ing collapse.’’ tect the type of gas used in implemented in entirety yet. In a decision taken last To prevent red-tape, the fi- the event of a biological The plan envisaged a sys- week, the Delhi state finance nance ministry also an- attack. tem wherein rescue work department’s expenditure nounced that the Delhi Metro The vans have been sta- and medical aid had to be committee has approved Rs Rail Corporation (DMRC) tioned at the three disaster available readily.Besides, the 9.5 crore for the purchase of would purchase these for centres at Rohini, Nehru plan included purchase of equipment and machinery. the MCD. Place and Laxmi Nagar. heavy machinery for clear- With this money, the Delhi ‘‘The DMRC by virtue of To take immediate care of ing rubble, in case of an Municipal Corporation being a corporation can the injured, the Delhi gov- earthquake, and even reha- would purchase machines make purchase without go- ernment hospitals have pre- bilitate the injured at the that would be useful in case ing through the entire proce- pared a spare capacity of earliest. of a disaster. dure,’’ the official said. about 400 beds. A stock of es- Although the government A finance department offi- In last six months, the Del- sential medicines has also has made a few purchases, it cer said: ‘‘The machines hi Fire Service has been giv- been built in case of a sudden is yet to en-masse train its would be sourced from with- en a sum of Rs 11 crore to buy influx of people.

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DELHI SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 12, 2003 3 Whipping up a transport revolution The new policy announces elaborate plans, but how much of it will be realised by 2007 is what remains to be seen Swati Chakrabarti By Anuradha Mukherjee The first section between Maken. TIMES NEWS NETWORK Shahdara and Tis Hazari will In year 2007, Delhiites will have the following options in public transport : Metro rail, electric The ETBs will run be- carry 200,000 passengers tween Hari Nagar, Lajwanti o the much awaited every day.In 2005, 2.2 million trolley buses, light rail transit systems (trams) and high capacity buses Garden, Kirby Place, Dhaula Metro rail is here. people will travel by the SG TPTnagar Kuan, S P Marg, Willingdon And it is not the Elevated Metro. Rithala Crescent, Talkatora Stadi- only goodie due for DU Surface And to make sure that the Azadpur Underground um, Central Secretariat. The Delhi by 2007. Bat- Metro rail is well utilised, second route will be between Stery operated buses, high ca- Wazirpur plans are afoot to link all Shahdara Badarpur, Sarita Vihar, pacity buses, dedicated corri- Metro stations with feeder Raja CP Ashram Chowk, Humayun’s dors with dedicated bus Vasant services in the form of buses, Dwarka Garden Tomb, Sunder Nagar, Pragati lanes, electric trolley buses Valley autos and taxis. School AIIMS NOIDA Maidan. and light rail transit systems ‘‘Wherever possible we ‘‘IIT and Rites have been will ease traffic in the city have tried to tie up the Metro roped in to conduct the feasi- and offer viable public trans- rail with other modes of bility reports for both the port. transport. For instance, in high capacity bus system and The Metro rail’s 62 km long Shahdara the railway station ETBs. Indian companies like first phase, comprising the is right next to the Metro sta- Tram system Telco will be invited to devel- three lines between Shah- tion. A passenger arriving in op the two systems,’’ he said. dara and Rithala, Delhi Uni- will operate Delhi by an EMU can easily in the congested Light Rail Transit (LRT): versity and Central Secre- board the Metro rail,’’ said areas of The modified tram system tariat, and Connaught Place Maken. Walled City will be introduced in the and Dwarka, will be complet- At Dwarka, the new ISBT Walled City, where it will ply ed in year 2005. But Metro is situated right opposite the on an elevated corridor. A alone cannot be an answer to tram system was earlier in Metro station. One just has to Harinagar Cent Sect Pragati Maidan Delhi’s travel time problems. board the train and reach CP place in the area. ‘‘The onus is on the inte- city centre or Shahdara Ashram Chowk ‘‘The coaches will be nar- gration of transport system. Route for Electric across the city.Trains will be Dhaula Sarita Vihar row, about 1.8 metre to 2 me- Trolley buses Badarpur So far there was no unified available every three min- Kuan tre wide, suitable for the con- policy on transport in the utes and one train can carry gested lanes of the old city. city,let alone a unified trans- 1,500 passengers at a time. This system will inter-con- port authority,’’ said Delhi The idea is to effect a shift ‘‘At the moment,people de- The routes on which these These buses will run on ar- nect the area and encourage state transport minister Ajay from personal transport to pend on private transport as high capacity buses will op- terial roads where the space area residents to stop using Maken. According to the new Metro rail and other modes public transport is unreli- erate are: for such vehicles is available. private transport. This will transport policy, mass trans- of public transport. People able. Feeder services apart, ● Nangloi, Peeragarhi, ‘‘The 133 km route has been reduce congestion in the port will be the priority fol- who are used to single or dou- connectivity and easy inter- Punjabi Bagh, Anand Parbat, charted to facilitate inter- area,’’ Maken said. lowed by non-motorised ble modes of transport will changeability between differ- Rani Jhansi Road, Link change of modes of trans- But then why would one transport like bicycles, cycle- have to get used to a multi- ent modes of transport will Road, Gole market, Shivaji port,’’ said Maken. use mass transport? ‘‘Sim- rickshaws and pedestrians. mode of transport. be crucial,’’ said Delhi state Terminal. New bus terminuses will ply because it will be cheaper ‘‘Delhi’s biggest problem is transport commissioner ● Azadpur, Wazirpur, Pun- all come up along the periph- than autos or taxis,’’ said the large number of private Sindhushree Khullar. jabi Bagh, Raja Garden, ery. Two ISBTs will come up Maken. vehicles on roads. And so far Reigning in road trans- Naraina Vihar,Dhaula Kuan, in Dwarka and Narela. the highest priority was giv- Of autos port: Buses will Moti Bagh, Electric Trolley Buses en to these vehicles. We want not run riot. South Exten- (ETB): An ETB will be like private car users to make a and taxis They will follow sion, Moolc- any regular bus, only it shift to public and other a particular CAPITAL hand, Nehru would run on electricity.The modes of transport,’’ he said. nder the new policy, route, stick to Place. introduction of ETBs is a Dinesh Mohan of IIT Uautorickshaws and bus lanes and STORY ● Jahangir- part of the move to diversify agreed with him. Mohan was taxis will ply in pre-des- adhere strictly puri, Azadpur, fuel used in transportation. part of the committee on sus- ignated areas, and cer- to a timetable and other traf- Rana Pratap Bagh, Malka- The buses will run along the tainable transport whose rec- tain routes will be off- fic norms. ganj, St Stephen’s Hospital, central verge. ommendations were inte- bounds for them. They Mori Gate, Old Delhi station. ‘‘An electric coil will be grated into the final trans- ‘‘To make sure buses are will provide feeder serv- more reliable we installed a ● Dr Ambedkar Nagar, connected to the bus. But it port policy. ‘‘Mass transport ices to the mass trans- Masjid Moth, Moolchand, will be loose enough to allow took precedence over other global positioning system- port systems. based system called the ad- Sunder Nagar, Appu Ghar, the bus to manoeuvre freely. forms of transport because ‘‘Instead of restrict- vanced vehicle tracking sys- Delhi Gate, Red Fort, ISBT. These buses will ply only on in a city like Delhi where 50 ing areas on lines of tem on 80 buses. Now 60 Del- ● Anand Vihar, Karkar- 35 metre wide roads,’’ said per cent of the work trips are Mumbai, we have de- hi Transport Corporation dooma, Swasthya Vihar, Lak- more than 5 km, you have to nied access to certain buses are fitted with this sys- shmi Nagar, ITO, Barakham- provide an efficient mass roads. Primarily, these tem and by March 2003, the ba Road, Shivaji Terminus. transport,’’ he said. will be the roads where number will go up to 200,’’ ● Hari Nagar, Lajwanti Metro rail: In year 2005, high capacity buses will said Maken. Garden, Kirby Place, Dhaula the first phase of the Metro run,’’ said Maken. Kuan, S P Marg, Willingdon rail will be completed. In the Dinesh Mohan con- High capacity buses: Sev- Crescent, Talkatora Stadi- initial stage it will connect curred. He felt the autos, en corridors have been iden- um, Central Secretariat. Shahdara in east Delhi with instead of being re- tified where high capacity ● Badarpur, Sarita Vihar, Rithala in northwest, Delhi stricted, should be en- buses will ply. These roads Ashram Chowk, Sunder Na- University in north to Cen- couraged as they are will have dedicated bus lanes gar, Pragati Maidan. tral Secretariat in the south less polluting and use and autorickshaws and other and Connaught Place in cen- less parking space than slow moving traffic will not tral Delhi to Dwarka in private cars. be allowed to venture on southwest. them. 30-year old woman dies during abortion

TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: A 30-year-old woman died in a local nurs- ing home, where she came for an abortion. The police said Radha Devi (30) of Nangal Deri, allegedly died at the Shiv Om clinic in Gulab Bagh on main Najfgarh Road on Janu- ary 5. The police have registered a case of death due to negligence against Dr Shiv Chopra, who allegedly performed the abortion at the clinic. Deputy commissioner of police (west) Dependra Pathak said: ‘‘Radha’s family alleged that she had died on the doctor’s table and hence the latter should be held responsible. The doctor, meanwhile, contended that the woman had died even before he had started the abortion.’’ The woman was taken to Deen Dayal Upadhaya Hospi- tal where she was declared brought dead. A local police officer, however, hinted that the woman had allegedly died at the hands of the doctor. Pathak said due to the con- flicting versions, a medical board has been constituted and the post-mortem report is awaited. Meanwhile, a case has been registered against the doctor under Section 304-A for causing death due to negligence and rash act. 3 robbers held TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The Mandir Marg police arrested three robbers, Shyam, Kishore and Karan, and recovered stolen money from them. The police also recovered a scooter used by them in the robbery. According to police, Vikas Gulati and Santosh Ku- mar Pandey were returning from Noida on a motorcycle when they stopped at Shankar Road for a while. At the time, three persons came on a scooter and robbed them of Rs 6,800. While Shyam was arrested on the spot, other two were nabbed from their hideout.

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FLIGHTS OUT WEATHER OF DELHI Rain or snow is likely to occur at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers are NATIONAL Anti-skid road near AIIMS opened likely to occur at a few places in Tamil Nadu and at Mumbai: I-A 0700, isolated places in Kerala and Lakshadweep. Mainly dry 0800, 0900, 1200, 1300, weather will prevail over the rest of the country. The trough in the TIMES NEWS NETWORK TOI 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, lower levels over southwest bay persists. The trough in the lower 2300 Jet Air 0650, levels over southeast Arabian Sea also persists. System is likely to New Delhi: A modern anti- 0800, 0935, 1400, 1725, move eastnortheastwards. 1935, 2030, 2200, skid concrete lined section of Sahara 0700,1800, 2015 INDIA WORLD Aurobindo Marg, as part of KOLKATA: I-A 0700, Max Min Max Min 1600★★,1700,1945 Max Min the AIIMS flyover project, Guwahati 16 13 Amsterdam -03 -08 Jet Air 0600, 1720, Delhi 12 04 was formally thrown open to Sahara0705,1915 Mumbai 29 22 Dehradun 15 02 Bahrain 23 16 CHENNAI: I-A Chennai 28 21 Hyd’bad 27 16 Bangkok 32 22 traffic on Friday. 0640,0955★★★ Kolkata 30 10 Indore 28 12 Beijing 04 -10 The anti-skid concrete lin- 1645,1900 Jet Air Bangalore 29 17 Jaipur 20 04 Chicago 12 02 0645,1900 Ahm’bad 28 16 Lucknow 15 02 Geneva -02 -03 ing is limited to the de- BANGALORE: T’puram 34 22 Patna 15 02 Hong Kong 17 10 pressed section of Aurobindo I-A 0650, 1645, 1900 Bhopal 26 10 Rajkot 29 12 London 02 -01 Marg which passes under Jet Air 0635,1715, B’eshwar 27 14 Shimla 14 03 Los Angeles 19 13 two flyovers on Ring Road. Sahara 0715, 1745 Pune 31 15 Srinagar 11 -06 Moscow -10 -19 HY’BAD:I-A 0630, 1745 This section will be used by GOA: I-A 1200, Sahara 1135 TRAIN RESERVATIONS vehicles coming from the di- KULU: Jagson 0630, rection of IIT Gate and mov- 0650, 1215 ★ Earliest date on which berth / seats were available at 2002 hrs. on ing towards INA market and AHMEDABAD: 10.01.2003 in important trains leaving various Delhi stations. I-A 0600,1700★★1845, vice versa. Jet Air 0610 Train No. Train / Exp / Mail 1 ac 2 ac Ac 3t Sl Project manager S S Mon- GUWAHATI—BAGDOGRA: NORTH I-A 0555★★, 1010• 4033 Jammu Mail 11.01 12.01 13.01 13.01 dal said the anti-skid con- ★ Jet Air 1010 4645 Shalimar Exp — 21.01 21.01 12.01 crete surface of the road was Ph: I-A:140,142. ★ Mon, Wed, 2403 Jammu Exp 12.01 13.01 13.01 21.01 selected after four trials by Fri, ★★Tue, Thu, Sat, ★★★ EAST Mon-Fri, Sun, Jet Air: (City) 2302 Calcutta Rajdhani 11.01 14.01 16.01 — experts. 6853700, (Airport) 5665404 Sahara: (City) 335901-9, 2304 Poorva Exp 12.01 12.01 15.01 23.01 ‘‘Three test sections with (Airport) 5675234/875, (Tele- 2382 Poorva Exp 17.01 13.01 13.01 27.01 different friction levels were Checkin) 5662600. • Mon, Fri. 2312 Kalka Mail N.A. 13.01 16.01 23.01 rejected before the current Another wing of the AIIMS flyover was opened to traffic on Friday. INTERNATIONAL 2392 Magadh Exp N.A. 13.01 12.01 13.01 2402 Shramjeevi Exp — 11.01 11.01 13.01 surface of the road was se- BANGKOK/TOKYO: 2418 Prayag Raj Exp 14.01 13.01 13.01 13.01 joints,’’ he said. road were used earlier this hour rush. Thai Air 0010 (TG-316), lected,’’ he said. 4056 Brahmputra Mail — N.A. 09.02 13.02 The chemical binder week. But the formal opening ‘‘Work has started for A-I 0050 (IC-855) 5622 North East Exp — 14.01 30.01 16.02 ‘‘The anti-skid concrete FRANKFURT: Lufthansa 2554 Vaishali Exp 11.01 14.01 13.01 16.01 surface offers a good grip to would ensure that no uncom- of the depressed section on building two slabs on the sec- 0305 (LH-761) 2816 Puri Exp — 13.01 13.01 15.01 vehicle tyres without being fortable humps are created at Friday was preceded by en- ond flyover on Ring Road. AMSTERDAM: North 2802 Purshottam Exp — 20.01 27.01 16.01 west 0140 (NW-037) the joints of the concrete hancing road lights. One of the slab is nearing 8476 Neelanchal Exp — 21.01 21.01 14.01 bumpy or uncomfortable. LONDON: British Air 4230 Lucknow Mail 16.01 16.01 20.01 15.01 Though its like driving on a slabs as is common in case of ‘‘We installed new road completion,’’ Mondal said. 0210 (BA-142) WEST several flyovers, he said. signs and completed work on Along with the opening of PARIS: Air France 2904 Golden Temple Mail 13.01 13.01 13.01 28.01 surface with mastic asphalt, 0040 (AF-147), 2926 Paschim Exp 12.01 13.01 22.01 28.01 our road’s surface is expect- The flyover’s depressed the central curb before the fi- the depressed section, a left A-I 0735 (AI-141) 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani 12.01 13.01 15.01 — section has a special design nal use,’’ he said. turn loop being used by vehi- SINGAPORE: Sin’pore ed to last longer than as- 2954 AG Kranti Rajdhani 12.01 13.01 13.01 — which permits natural light- After the opening of the cles going from INA towards Airlines 2055 (SQ-407), 2474 Sarvodaya Exp — 16.01 23.01 16.01 phalt,’’ he said. I-A 0500 (IC-855) 1078 Jhelum Exp — 23.01 14.01 07.02 Mondal claimed such a ing during the day. ‘‘The de- depressed section of the fly- Dhaula Kuan has been ROME/GENEVA: 2916 Ashram Exp 12.01 20.01 17.01 20.01 pressed section is not as deep over, the engineers claimed closed. A-I 0350 (AI-171) concrete road was not in use SOUTH as some sections of flyovers they were in a position to The traffic moving in this HONG KONG/OSAKA: 2616 G T Exp 11.01 12.01 13.01 13.01 anywhere else in the city. A-I 2320 (AI-318) ‘‘The 16-sq metre slabs of on Ring Road and this allows complete the entire construc- direction is now taking a U- United Airlines 2622 Tamil Nadu Exp 12.01 11.01 13.01 13.01 0215 (UA-2) 2432 Trivandrum Raj 12.01 14.01 14.01 — concrete in the road have fast dispersal of vehicle tion at the project by March turn from a traffic signal at 2626 Kerala Exp — 13.01 13.01 21.01 fumes,’’ said an engineer. 31. The Rs 68 crore project Ansari Nagar and then pro- AIR INDIA 2618 Mangala Exp — 20.01 13.01 14.01 been joint with high-grade As a trial run, some sec- would handle over 13,000 pas- ceeding left from Safdarjung MUMBAI: 0520 (AI 136), 2628 Karnataka Exp — 11.01 12.01 13.01 polysulphide material which 2145 (AI 309), 2205 2724 A P Exp 12.01 13.01 13.01 13.01 lends flexibility to the the tions of the concrete lined senger car units during peak- Hospital on to the Ring Road. (AI 311), 2330 (AI 112) 2430 Banglore Rajdhani 11.01 20.01 20.01 — 7022 Dakshin Express — 12.01 — 11.01 A-I: (City)3736446 /47/48 (Air.) No. of passengers dealt on 09.01.2003 (Delhi Area): 48,728 (N. Rly. Area) READER’S GRIEVANCES 5652050, British Air :(Air.) 1,80,563. It does not necessarily mean that reservation is available on all subse- Python owner 5652908, Lufthansa: quent dates. For further information regarding reservation: Ph: 131 for comput- 3323310, Singapore Airlines per my record for the as- vision of section 42 of the :3356286, United Airlines: 91- erised PNR, for status enquiry contact 1330, 1335, 1345. Educational woes 357 555, Thai Air: 3323638 (Information supplied by Indian Railways) sessment year 2001-2002 ( Municipal Corporation Act hospitalised We are students at Jamia Return submitted vide re- even though house owners Millia Islamia’s Dept. of ceipt No. 002139 dated 30-07- have been paying huge TIMES NEWS NETWORK Commerce and Business 2001), nothing has hap- property tax for years. Industrial status for study.We would like to with pened yet. I would request This is one of the oldest New Delhi: Farmhouse own- draw attention to the ques- the concerned income tax colonies of the Capital. Sad- er Hardev Singh, who was ar- villages, says Dikshit tionable condition of this officer to expedite the issue ly,today Kailash Colony has rested on Thursday for al- department. Despite a rep- of said I.T. refund cheque. been reduced to a modern legedly possessing a live TIMES NEWS NETWORK ment. Then a recommenda- utable the future of the de- — B L Adlakha, AE/43, slum. python, a pair of tusks and tion will be sent to the Union Tagore Tarden. —G.C.Kotch, H-24, 2nd trophies of deer antlers, has New Delhi: Delhi state chief partment seems dark. The urban development ministry. Floor,Kailash Colony. been admitted to the All In- minister Sheila Dikshit an- department has four cours- Poor civic facilities es— B.Com (H) , B.B.S., dia Institute of Medical Sci- nounced on Thursday that The final decision rests with DDA replies BISF, M.Com— with about ences. villages where over 50 per the central government. I want to bring attention to 500 students. But the facul- His lawyers, Jayant Sud cent of houses were engaged Dikshit made this an- the pathetic, deplorable and This has reference to a let- ty has only one Professor poor civic amenities of the ter published on November and Siddhartha Luthra, said in industrial activity would nouncement at a foundation and 4 other faculty mem- H-Block of Kailash Colony. 20.2002 under the caption Singh suffered from angina be declared as industrial ar- stone-laying ceremony in bers. To begin with, there are no ‘‘DDA’s Delay’’ by Santosh and had to be admitted to the eas. Ranhola Village in Hastsal in Despite a mandatory 75 streetlights. The water sup- Sirpal about conversion of intensive cardiac care unit. In the coming week, the west Delhi. Dikshit also said per cent attendance re- ply is very erratic. We’ve property E-918, Saraswati They also moved an applica- Delhi cabinet will meet and a hospital would be set up in quirement, there are no had barely any water all of Vihar. tion seeking his bail on med- ratify Dikshit’s announce- Hastsal within a year. classes being held. With no last week. On a regular day, The Lands Department ical grounds. subject association, union, the water supply starts at has informed us that there The lawyers claimed that or any platform where we the unearthly hour of 3 am is some family dispute be- the python did not belong to can complains there is no for 20-30 minutes and to tween Santosh and R.K.Sir- Singh. ‘‘It was found from his form of recourse available make matters worse, it is pal. 25-acre farmhouse,’’ they to the students. not released again during The former, through a said. —Affected students, the day. public notice, has claimed The judge adjourned the B.Com (H) final year Deptt. The roads in the colony that the sub-lease papers hearing for Monday. of Commerce, Jamia Millia are 25 years old and are full have been misplaced where- Wildlife officials had ar- Islamia. of potholes and stagnant as the latter has informed rested Singh from his farm- Tax refund water. Storm water drains DDA about the possession house ‘‘Akoi’’ in Jaunapur are non-existent. of papers with him. near Mehrauli. I am a retired principal The concerned authori- Both parties have not re- from a government school ties have been approached sponded to several letters in Delhi(my PAN No is repeatedly but no good has sent by DDA to attend the AAA-PB-2515 R). Despite come of it. These agencies office. The case will be several requests and re- have surplus staff but there processed as & when the minders to Delhi IT ward is no one to listen to general sub-lease is made available 17(4) — now changed to 26 public grievances. The to this office. (2) — of Nirman Bhawan, MCD has failed to dis- —Neemo Dhar, Director for a refund of Rs 9,803/- as charge even obligatory pro- (PR), DDA, Vikas Sadan.

Readers should send their contributions addressed to Readers’ Grievances c/o Metro Editor, The Times of India, 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002. Police solve double murder TIMES NEWS NETWORK The gang of four—Irfan, dumped their bodies in the Sadir, Kadir and Sanjay— sugarcane fields.The police Faridabad: The Faridabad has been remanded in police has gone to Bulandshahar to police have solved the double custody till January 9. The recover the bodies. murder of taxi driver Balbir police is looking for two key and his brother-in-law and accomplices, Dilshad and helper Dalip with the arrest Shahbuddin. of four Bulandshahr men. In During interrogation, Ir- the process, it has also busted fan told the police that they an inter-state gang of vehicle had looted a truck from Delhi thieves. and killed its driver and helper. On December 22, the four accused hired a Toyota Qualis from Balbir to travel to Meerut. On the way the drugged Balbir and his helper. The gang’s leader is Afsar, also of Bulandeshahr, at whose bidding they had killed Balbir and Dalip and

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INDIA SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 12, 2003 5 Growing Indian market is ready for all the spices fast food chains have to offer By Sujata Dutta Sachdeva & Bonita Baruah Asia and Latin America due to falling In the Rs 36,000 crore-food service In- crore. Haldiram’s (Rs 60-70 crore) and cheques cut each day is fairly positive. Haldirams .‘‘The MNCs have not affect- TIMES NEWS NETWORK sales, in India they are sleeping well. dian market, quick service restaurants’ Pizza Corner, the Indian pizza chain (Rs Had we been affected, we would not ed sales as they don’t cater to Indian’s They opened the maximum number (QSR) share is Rs 2,500 crore, says Kapil 30 crore), are also in competition. have been expanding and growing.’ taste. Not everybody likes that kind of New Delhi: It may be difficult for of outlets (13) here in 2002. And, says a Chugh of KSA-Technopak, a market-re- The domestic players have not fared How have the Indian brands managed food. Its mostly children who prefer Sheila Dixit to find many takers for her confident MD Vikram Bakshi, ‘‘The In- search firm. too badly in spite of the MNC burger- to take on the global giants? Because of brand names.’’ proposed poster campaign against fast- dian market will be able to absorb 100s And who’s taking home the profits: pizza attack. Nirula’s is planning to their USP: a good understanding of the In this battle for the palate, the MNCs food. According to trends, Indians may of McDonald’s.’’ Pizza Hut added 16 new the MNCs or desi players like Nirula’s open 40 outlets this year. ‘‘The number Indian consumer’s eating habits. Seeing are learning fast — tailoring their menu not be quite yet willing to junk that outlets last year. and Haldiram’s? Both, thanks to the of people eating out are growing every the growing demand, Haldirams moved to suit Indian tastes. McAloo burgers, McAloo burger or masaledar stuffed They plan to enter 22 cities with 55 fast-growing market. day,’’ says Taran Deep, manager corpo- out of Chandni Chowk and diversified paneer wraps or chetinad chicken, dopi- crust pizza. In fact, they want more. more restaurants in the next two years. According to 2001-2002 estimates, Mc- rate communications, Nirula’s. from their traditional sweet-and-nam- aza, or chciken tikka masala pizzas are The Indian fast food sector is growing ‘‘We are poised for even faster growth in Donald’s with annual sales worth Rs ‘‘The MNCs entering the food busi- keen business into fast-food. a big draw. at 25-30 per cent annually, according to 2003,’’ says Raghuvesh Sarup, senior 125-150 crore is the leader. Nirula’s is ness in India in the early ‘90s changed They boast of ‘200 varieties’ on their The home-grown chains have also industry estimates. And, even as the brand manager, Pizza Hut. Dominos not far behind with Rs 110-130 crore. Piz- the market only from the consumers menu, from pizzas, burgers and noodles learnt a few things from the MNCs. ‘‘It golden arches of McDonald’s are being opens 10 to 15 outlets annually here, za Hut is number three at Rs 100 crore point of view — they have more options to dosas, samosas and chaat. has made us more aggressive in our pulled down in three countries in West says Arvind Nair, CEO, Dominos. and Dominos close behind at Rs 80-100 today.The distribution of the number of Says K K Goel, marketing manager, marketing,’’ say Nirula’s. Panchayati Raj Act of J&K to be amended By Dwarika Prasad Sharma TIMES NEWS NETWORK Jammu: The Panchayati Raj Act of Jammu and Kashmir will be amended to bring it in line with the provisions of the 73rd amendment of the Indian Constitution. Article 370 of the Constitu- tion accords a special status to the state, which has its own Constitution. The 73rd amendment is not binding on the state. So, while other states brought their laws in line with it, J&K has not done so although there were spo- radic efforts. Reacting to severe criticism of the state’s Act at a convention here on Saturday, deputy chief minister Man- gat Ram Sharma declared that the amendment would be incorporated in the state’s Constitution to strengthen the panchayati institutions. The convention was organ- ised by the Institute of Social Sciences and the Institute of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs to mark the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the amendment. Major critic was Balraj Puri, director of the Institute of Jammu and Kashmir Af- fairs, who in his keynote address said that unlike other states, J&K had not provided for reservations for women, SCs and STs in the panchayats. He said that the state’s Act, on the contrary, provided for nomination by the government of its representatives to all panchayati raj institutions, from the panchayat to the district level. Puri said that the government also nominated the president of the district board, whose members also were not directly elected. The government had thus extend- ed its hold to local ‘‘self-government’’ as well, he added. The panches and sarpanches (elected in 2001) attending the convention said that the panchayats had neither adequate powers nor funds and the elections, held after 23 years, were yet to be completed. Stone-throwing in Ahmedabad, dargah, 15 held TIMES NEWS NETWORK Ahmedabad: Violence erupted on Friday while devotees were offering evening prayers at the Imam Shah Pir Dargah near Pirana Gam. A symbol of harmony,this Dargah which draws members of both communities, virtually turned into a place of communal discord. Ahmedabad district SP R.B Brambhatt said, ‘‘Indiscrimi- nate throwing of stones began while aarti was being performed at the shrine.’’ The police immediately reached the spot and brought the situation under control. Three persons were injured in the stone-throwing. The police have arrested 15 persons. Brambhatt said, ‘‘A case has been registered with the Aslali police station. In- vestigations are on.’’ Senior police officials said a similar situation arose in 1999 over disagreement on sharing of control of the Dar- gah between members of both communities. The matter is sub-judice. Madras HC’s notice to seer TIMES NEWS NETWORK Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday issued a notice to the senior pontiff of the Kanchi Mutt, Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal. The notice, issued by Jus- tice V Kanakaraj, was also for the Tamil Nadu police, based on a petition by an advocate K P S Satyamurthy, seeking action against the Sankaracharya for his alleged anti-Dalit Christian comments.

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Jitendra Sharma NRIs in Gulf rue partisan treatment CAPITAL NOTEBOOK By V J Thomas ing rights were not taken up mitted that ‘‘ the Gulf is not TIMES NEWS NETWORK at the NRI meeting. adequately represented’’. A soldier and a diplomat Kerala information minis- The Indians settled in the FINANCE minister Jaswant Singh loves to flaunt his New Delhi: The Indian dias- ter M M Hassan has lodged a Gulf are now on an agita- Army background even pora in the Gulf is the most protest with the organising tional path against the though he resigned his unhappy lot among the par- 1957 commission after a ticipants at the Pravasi committee, regarding their Kelkar committee’s recom- brief stint in the Central Bharatiya Divas celebrations under-representation at the mendation to impose tax on India Horse to join poli- here. meet. NRIs remittances. tics. Now, it seems, he Though non-resident Indi- While the 1.6 million Indi- Hassan said he had urged will even have a military ans (NRIs) in the Gulf repre- ans working in Saudi Arabia finance minister Jaswant medal to show off. Gen- sent the second largest Indi- remit about $ 1 billion annu- Singh and external affairs eral S Padmanabhan, an community in the world ally, only a few of them were minister Yashwant Sinha not who retired as Army — over three million — only present at the three-day cele- to tax NRI income. chief on December 31, a few of them have been in- bration. The NRIs remit about Rs had apparently recom- vited. Hassan blamed Indian em- 24,000 crore every year to mended a medal for And while they were bassies for failing to contact Kerala. If this income was Jaswant Singh for diplo- among the first to moot the different associations of the taxed, said Hassan, it would matic firefighting as ex- idea of dual citizenship, they Indian diaspora in the Gulf not only be a big blow to the ternal affairs minister were the only ones to be de- nations. non-resident Indians, but during the 1999 Kargil nied. Organising committee also break the backbone of conflict. There is talk Even their demand of vot- chairman L M Singhvi ad- Kerala’s economy. that the ‘‘Operation Vi-

Ajit Ninan jay Medal’’ for theFM Sabotage ruled out will soon be notified in Guwahati: Ruling out the the official gazette by the defence ministry. Wonder possibility of sabotage, the what he deserves for Kandahar ? Railways on Saturday said intense cold condition that A paean to Joshi caused cracks on the track FOR those who stirred out early last Sunday to hear Modi with Manjula Suresh from Muscat, at the Pravasi conference in New Delhi on Saturday. might have caused the derail- Roger Penrose, ment of Kamrup Express in mathematican par BJP candidate lower Assam on Friday excellance at Ox- Pravasis fire Gujarat night. No one was injured in ford, scholar of the the accident.PTI science of con- wins Surat(w) sciousness and author of seminal salvo as Modi speaks works such as The assembly seat New Delhi: A day after Nadi- Yojana’’ mooted by the state Emperor’s New Surat: The Bharatiya Janata ra Naipaul’s poser on secu- government by investing in Mind and Shadows Party (BJP) on Saturday re- larism, Gujarat was once infrastructure and other of the Mind, it was again in focus at the Pravasi sectors. ‘‘My dream of future a disappointment. tained the Surat (west) as- conference on Saturday.And, Gujarat can be summarised For he couldn’t sembly constituency in Gu- this time, chief minister in the Panchamrit Yojana, make it to the sym- jarat. Narendra Modi himself was which we have evolved after posium in which Its candidate, Bhavnaben there fielding the questions. deliberating with people and he was the only at- Chapatwala, defeated her Interrupting Modi’s ad- experts in various fields,’’ he traction. So one- Ajit Ninan Congress rival by 29,060 votes dress, a few NRIs condemned said. time physicist and HRD minister M M Joshi became to take the party strength in the incident as shameful. He said the Panchamrit the soul of the symposium on ‘Unity of Mind: Sci- the 182-member house to 127. ‘‘The incidents in Gujarat plan aimed at strengthening ence, Spirituality and the Future Society’. Since it Chapatwala polled 62,383 had made the Indians in Eu- the five core sectors — educa- was also Joshi’s 69th birthday, sycophancy dominat- votes while the Congress’ rope hang their heads in tion, water, energy, human ed the show: Joshi’s admirers JS Rajput of NCERT, Naishadh Desai got 33,322 in shame,’’ said De- resources, and archaeologists BB Lal and SP Gupta and K Venkata- the election to the con- vsmita Patnaik, safety and securi- subramaniam of the Planning Commission were in stituency which was held on who teaches ty of people. full attendance.Speaker after speaker took pains to January nine, election offi- dance in Paris. ‘‘For the pur- please Joshi. Samples : What quantum physics is try- cials said. As a few more pose, the state ing to unravel was already understood by Vedic seers, Election to the constituen- joined her, sever- has already iden- Max Planck must have been a rishi and so on. cy was countermanded fol- al others coun- tified infrastruc- lowing the death law minis- tered them. ‘‘I ture projects and Tailpiece ter Hemant Chapatwala, the don’t agree with institutionalised BJP candidate and the sitting What do former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti her,’’ said Anjani the framework to MLA. The party then decided Basu and sandalwood smuggler Veerappan share? Kumar of Bihar, facilitate private Answer: They will say the same thing on their to fielded Chapatwala’s wife, who practises sector invest- deathbeds: ‘‘What will happen to Chandan?’’ Bhavanaben, from the same medicine in the ments,’’ he said. constituency. PTI UK. In the field of Kumar asked them to take information technology, he the Godhra carnage into con- said, the state government sideration before making had already operationalised such remarks, which ‘‘spoil institutional policy frame- India’s image’’. work for promoting IT-en- An unfazed Modi later told abled services in a big way. mediapersons that those He said a software technolo- ‘‘trying to tarnish the image gy park had been established of the state should first im- in Gandhinagar and three prove their credibility’’. ‘‘info-parks’’ created in Later during the interac- Ahmedabad. tive session, when the chief Besides, an institute for minister was again asked by imparting world-class educa- Patnaik whether it was not tion in information technolo- essential to assure protection gy had also been set up by the of all communities in the Reliance group in Gandhina- country,Modi merely said: ‘‘I gar, he said. Modi said the share your views. Thank you state government was also for your comments.’’ encouraging investments in Even during his address, the biotechnology sector. Modi said the image of the The state government was state was sought to be sullied taking initiatives to set up a by some, but the state re- biotechnology Institute at mained an attractive invest- Gandhinagar to develop req- ment destination. uisite manpower and provide The chief minister asked research facilities to small Gujarati pravasis to con- and medium-scale indus- tribute to the ‘‘Panchamrit tries. PTI Sharp sense of divide among delegates By Aditya Chatterjee ing to a difference in per- TIMES NEWS NETWORK spective. In any case, at least 50 per cent of the del- New Delhi: ‘‘Why have we egates already have some come here? The Indian existing business in India. government is only inter- For them, the summit is ested in people who have like a picnic,’’ commented struck it rich. What about a senior official among the those who are struggling organisers. in different parts of the While almost everyone world.’’ Angry words. acknowledges the need to Words coming from a per- build strong economic son who hoped to see a partnerships, there is sense of brotherhood in the first Pravasi Bharatiya hardly any consensus on Divas summit. what Indians could do to P Ramagulam, formerly help out their brothers in of Fiji and now settled in distress. And, then there Trinidad, is extremely were people who were feel- frustrated at his experi- ing cheated. ence. He is not the only Take A Gupta for exam- one, for there are many ple. Gupta claims that he others like him. spent $15,000 in travelling Take the comments by to India with his spouse. ‘‘I the former Prime Minister decided to visit India only of Fiji, Mahendra Chowd- because an organiser rang hury, for example. He said me up personally. But I India cannot ignore the di- have made a huge mistake. aspora that is suffering. Only politicians have ‘‘In some places, basic hu- spoken.’’ man rights are under S Sen from Atlanta said, threat; Fiji being a case in ‘‘I agree with him. Already, point.’’ some senior members are Quite a few Indians ex- speaking of boycotting the pressed helplessness at seminar from next year. what was happening in What’s the point in coming Fiji and southern Africa. here? We have faced ‘‘They have to abide by the enough problems with rules of the country they how the function is being are in,’’ said Shiv Mohan, a managed.’’ second generation expat. On the issue of invest- It is becoming obvious ment, Patel said Indians here that there was a had developed an unwel- sharp sense of divide come reputation of fleec- among the delegates. The ing people. ‘‘Someone in divide is between descen- delegation was expressing dants of Indians who emi- his desire to set up an in- grated to the West Indies dustry here. I told him to as landless labourers and think about it — hard. Un- those who moved abroad less someone is willing to much later to a more com- settle in India, it is very fortable life. difficult to do business ‘‘The difference in eco- here. One will be cheated nomic background is lead- and made into a chutney!’’

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CAPITAL NOTEBOOK India’s affair with junk food A paean to Joshi By Sujata Dutta Sachdeva the fast-growing market. bution of the number of cheques FOR those who stirred out early last Sunday to hear Roger Penrose, and Bonita Baruah According to 2001-2002 estimates, cut each day is fairly positive. Had mathematican par excellance at Ox- TIMES NEWS NETWORK McDonald’s with annual sales we been affected, we would not have ford, scholar of the science of con- worth Rs 125-150 crore is the leader. been expanding and growing.’ New Delhi: It may be difficult for sciousness, it was a disappointment. Nirula’s is not far behind with Rs How have the Indian brands man- Sheila Dixit to find many takers for For he couldn’t make it to the sympo- 110-130 crore. Pizza Hut is number aged to take on the global giants? her proposed poster campaign sium in which he was the only attrac- three at Rs 100 crore and Dominos Because of their USP: a good under- against fast-food. According to tion. So one-time physicist and HRD close behind at Rs 80-100 crore. standing of the Indian consumer’s trends, Indians may not be quite yet minister M M Joshi became the soul of Haldiram’s (Rs 60-70 crore) and Piz- eating habits. Seeing the growing willing to junk that McAloo burger the symposium on ‘Unity of Mind: Sci- za Corner, the Indian pizza chain demand, Haldirams moved out of or masaledar stuffed crust pizza. In ence, Spirituality and the Future Soci- (Rs 30 crore), are also in competi- Chandni Chowk and diversified fact, they want more. ety’. Since it was also his birthday, tion. from their traditional sweet-and- sycophancy dominated: Admirers JS The Indian fast food sector is namkeen business into fast-food. Rajput of NCERT, archaeologists BB growing at 25-30 per cent annually, They boast of ‘200 varieties’ on Lal and SP Gupta were in full form. according to industry estimates. their menu, from pizzas, burgers Ajit Ninan Great pains to please Joshi. Samples : And, even as the golden arches of The big six and noodles to dosas, samosas and McDonald’s are being pulled down What quantum physics is trying to unravel was already understood McDonald’s Rs 125-150 crore chaat. by Vedic seers, Max Planck must have been a rishi and so on. in three countries in West Asia and Says K K Goel, marketing manag- Latin America — 175 outlets will be Nirula’s Rs 110-130 crore er, Haldirams .‘‘The MNCs have not A soldier and a diplomat closed in 10 other countries — be- Pizza Hut Rs 100 crore affected sales as they don’t cater to cause of falling sales, in India they FINANCE minister Jaswant Singh loves to flaunt his Army back- Dominos Rs 80-100 crore Indian’s taste. Not everybody likes ground even though he resigned his 1957 commission after a brief are sleeping well. that kind of food. Its mostly chil- stint in the Central India Horse to join They opened the maximum num- Haldiram Rs 60-70 crore dren who prefer brand names.’’ ber of outlets (13) here in 2002. Says politics. Now, it seems, he will even Pizza Corner Rs 30 crore In this battle for the palate, the have a military medal to show off. Gen- a confident MD Vikram Bakshi, MNCs are learning fast — tailoring eral S Padmanabhan, who retired as ‘‘The Indian market will be able to (Annual sales) their menu to suit Indian tastes. Army chief on December 31, had ap- absorb 100s of McDonald’s.’’ Pizza McAloo burgers, paneer wraps or parently recommended a medal for Hut added 16 new outlets last year. chetinad chicken, dopiaza, or Jaswant Singh for diplomatic firefight- They plan to enter 22 cities with 55 The domestic players have not chciken tikka masala pizzas are a ing as external affairs minister during more outlets in the next two years. fared too badly in spite of the MNC big draw. ‘‘The MNCs are still on a the Kargil conflict. There is talk that ‘‘We are poised for even faster burger-pizza attack. Nirula’s learning curve, trying to customise the ‘‘Operation Vijay Medal’’ for theFM growth in 2003,’’ says Raghuvesh opened 23 outlets since 1998. They their menu to the Indian taste. For will soon be notified in the official Sarup, senior brand manager, Pizza are planning to open 40 more this them, it also involves radically gazette by the defence ministry. Won- Hut. Dominos opens 10 to 15 outlets year. ‘‘There are more consumers changing the Indians’ eating habit der what he deserves for Kandahar ? annually here, says Arvind Nair, eating out today and the numbers and getting them to eat a Pizza,’’ ex- CEO, Dominos. are growing every day. So are the plains Chugh. Tailpiece In the Rs 36,000 crore-food service number of outlets,’’ says Taran The home-grown chains have also What do former West Bengal chief Indian market, quick service Deep, manager corporate communi- learnt a few things from the MNCs: minister Jyoti Basu and sandalwood restaurants’ (QSR) share is Rs 2,500 cations, Nirula’s. expertise in product development, smuggler Veerappan share? Answer: crore, says Kapil Chugh of KSA- ‘‘The MNCs entering the food sourcing practices, high-service lev- They will say the same thing on their Technopak, a market-research firm. business in India in the early ‘90s els, and standardised operating pro- deathbeds: ‘‘What will happen to Chan- And who’s taking home the profits: changed the market only from the cedures in their restaurants. ‘‘It has dan?’’ Ajit Ninan the MNCs or desi players like Niru- consumers point of view — they made us more aggressive in our la’s and Haldiram’s? Both, thanks to have more options today.The distri- marketing,’’ say Nirula’s. NSCN(I-M) vows not to fight security forces New Delhi: In a major forward movement in the Naga peace process, the Isak-Muiv- ah faction of the insurgent group, National Socialist Coucil of Nagaland (NSCN) on Saturday declared that there would ‘‘no more fighting’’ between them and the security forces even as political parties in Manipur op- posed any attempt to ‘‘disin- tegrate’’ their stae. As talks between the Cen- tre and the Naga leaders en- tered its third day, NSCN (I- M) chairman Isak Chisi Swu said” ‘‘There will be no more fighting between Indians and Nagas. That is the understanding we have reached now.’’ Swu and the outfit’s general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah, who have held dis- cussions with Prime Minis- ter Vajpayee and his Deputy Prime Minsiter L K Advani in the last two days, met defence minister George Fer- nandes for an hour this after- noon. PTI

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8 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 12, 2003 ALL THAT MATTERS

TALKING TERMS Dileep Padgaonkar Dual citizenship: Mere tokenism, no substance? No. It will safeguard fore. Then, many in the dias- Yes. It will do nothing to Canada, Europe. Roughly 25 So many Ghaznis pora are funding and many per cent came from south- PIOs financial interests contesting elections in the strengthen India Inc or east Asia. The major chunk No matter how eloquently the prime min- and benefit India. country of residence. Even the PIOs. came from NRIs in the Gulf, ister tries to project a humane, tolerant those who are not, are better the poor wing of the diaspo- and sane image of Hindutva, and how per- off not getting involved in ra that has been a net con- suasively his party leaders and party pro- L M Singhvi the politics of the home Zafar Sareshwala tributor to the Indian econo-

pagandists strive to equate Hindutva with Uday Shankar Chairman, Report on Indian Diaspora country.It could fracture the Investment banker & CEO, Parsoli UK my for 30 years and still re- secularism, it is the rhetoric of the zealots solidarity of the diaspora. ceives step-motherly treat- of the sangh parivar that sets the pace of At the outset, let me make it ably settled elsewhere. Their and encourage absentee The Indian government’s the US and UK? The same ment. There isn’t even a safe- political debate in the country. Following very clear that dual citizen- families are there, they earn ‘landlordism’. Surely this promised dual nationality is people who voluntarily re- ty net for them and for the the BJP’s stunning victory in the Gujarat elections, VHP ship is not for NRIs but for their livelihood there, their one bar does not reduce the a mere token that will do linquished their Indian pass- other more recent forex leaders like Messrs Ashok Singhal, Giriraj Kishore and es- PIOs. Non-resident Indians, children are growing up many benefits into mere to- nothing to strengthen India ports though it would have earners, those on H1 visas in pecially Praveen Togadia miss no opportunity to debunk by the very definition of the there. However, though kenism? Inc. What is the point in of- made no difference to their the US, who have been turfed any ‘softening’ of Hindutva as an apostasy.Taken together, term Indian, are citizens of green cards holders don’t (As told to Ratnottama fering dual nationality to daily lives to have lived in out of their jobs because of their statements during the past few weeks expose a strat- this country and can exer- want to lose that, they don’t Sengupta) people in countries such as the West on permanent resi- the economic slowdown. egy that is devoid of the slightest ambivalence. cise every right of an ordi- want to lose their Indian dence visas. A permanent It is very shortsighted of In a speech in Pune on December 29, Dr Togadia referred nary Indian. It’s just that identity either. It is a psycho- residence visa in the UK, for the Indian government to to three types of Ghaznis who ‘‘had done immense damage they live away from India. logical need, and also safe- SUNDAY DEBATE instance, guarantees virtual- make a symbolic gesture to to the country’’. The first is the ‘jehadi Ghazni’ meaning, People of Indian origin, how- guards their financial inter- Deepak Harichandan ly the same rights as enjoyed the rich members of the di- presumably, Pakistan and Islamic-fundamentalist terror- ever, had relinquished citi- est. So there was a strong de- by a British citizen. It even aspora. They routinely set ists it sends to carry out murderous activities in India, as zenship here to be absorbed mand for dual citizenship gives citizens of Common- up plants in Europe, even in well as Indian Muslims who sympathise with both of in another country. These which will now be theirs, but wealth countries the right to China, but not in India be- them. The second is the ‘secularist Ghazni’ who protect je- people will be the real bene- not automatically. It will be vote. Technically, acquiring cause they are worried, and hadis of all hues. And the third is the ‘political Ghazni’ ficiaries of dual citizenship, offered on a voluntary basis citizenship should offer the rightly so, about accounta- who ‘‘want to bring Mrs Sonia Gandhi to the seat of pow- which will also benefit India. to people who want to be re- advantage of voting rights, bility, transparency, gover- er’’. In this unspecified list doubtless figure the Congress Following the legislation assured that India has not but that has already been nance. Instead, India should and other parties hostile to the BJP and perhaps also the formulated, dual citizenship disowned them.These Indi- kept back by India. be targetting the right peo- Vatican. There is a calibrated reasoning behind this para- will be enjoyed by Indians ans will share the responsi- It’s useless in a very mate- ple with the offer of residen- noiac world-view. The VHP’s message to Hindus at large settled in the US, UK, Cana- bility of citizenship because rial sense too. The people cy and practical help in re- runs as follows. India’s bitterest enemy, Pakistan, is the da, Australia, New Zealand of their sense of identity who have all along made a turn for investment. The UK epicentre of Islamic terrorism. It holds Indian Muslims in and Singapore. Short of vot- with India. But they will con- negligible economic contri- has a new Highly Skilled Mi- thrall. Their avowed ambition is to destroy this country ing rights, this diaspora will test elections, vote in them or bution to India’s growth are grant Programme, which of- which is, of course, Hindu. Therefore any one who speaks enjoy every other benefit of serve the Army only in the to be rewarded. There are fers residency rights to up for the minorities is in fact in cahoots with Islamic fun- being an Indian. They’ll have country of primary citizen- two forms of investment, skilled people who can com- damentalists, terrorists and Pakistan. That is not all. Any- visa-free entry,which will be ship. This is not only be- Foreign Direct Investment pete in the international one who opposes the VHP’s brand of ‘cultural nationalism’ a boon since NRIs spend a lot cause none of the many rep- (FDI) and hot money, which marketplace. They also is, in the plainest of words, a traitor who deserves to be of time travelling. Their stay resentations asked for politi- makes no commitment and grant residency to anyone forced into submission. won’t be limited to the short cal rights. It is also because goes into portfolio invest- who invests 200,000 pounds It is not just the VHP but also propagandists for other periods permitted under Parliament, after serious ments, fixed deposits and so in Britain. India should fol- sangh parivar outfits who hint at such ‘treachery’. Both visa. They’ll have a 10-year consideration, found it won’t on. Indians in Britain, USA low the example. Muslims and secularists are scoffed at for not denouncing passport, renewable for a fee. be practical. It would create etc have largely invested in With all its untapped po- the Godhra outrage, or the terrorist attacks on Hindu tem- They can invest in India. problems, and that fear is not fixed deposits, portfolio in- tential, India does not need ples or the terrorist killings of Hindu pilgrims and other They can buy and sell prop- limited to terrorists or anti- vestments and the like. and to create all this euphoria innocent persons. When it is pointed out, with evidence in erty, movable or immovable. national elements who could have always retained the about the great Indian bond hand, that this charge is a tissue of lies, the propagandists Transfer of money will be take advantage of it. vantage position. and wind up with a big idea change tack. The denunciations, they claim, have been few governed only by RBI re- To elaborate: Those who The Resurgent India that is the ultimate non- and far between and that they have not been as vigorous as strictions. They’ll be taxed don’t live here cannot cast bonds, for example, were starter.For India Inc to flour- the denunciations of the post-Godhra riots. only in the host country. their vote as postal ballot is oversubscribed two and a ish, we have to address po- Such charges and counter-charges make it is difficult to Dual citizenship re-estab- technically difficult in India, half-times times over. But tential clients, not known de- focus attention on issues which should be a source of con- lishes relationship with where elections are some- only 30 per cent of that came faulters on the debt every In- cern. The encouragement given to jehadis by Pakistan to many NRIs who are comfort- times announced weeks be- from the US, UK, Australia, dian owes his Motherland. create mayhem in India is just one of them. Others include the proliferation of mosques and madrassas along India’s borders with Nepal and Bangladesh, the massive foreign SWAMINOMICS funding of fundamentalist Muslim activities in the coun- Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar try,the influx of migrants from Nepal and Bangladesh and The Great Indian Diaspakora the highly questionable deeds of certain Christian mis- sionary outlets. Given the attempts of the strident ele- Ludhiana became an NRI? Joginder But serious. There is one big ments of the sangh parivar to create a climate of hate JUGULAR VEIN Singh living in Tranto, Canada, told problem about PIO. Because it Brain drain is a against the secularists and the minorities, the legitimate it to me. Baldev kept writing to could also mean Pakistani of Indi- Jug Suraiya efforts of the government to deal with these issues head-on Joginder to send a ticket so Baldev an Origin. For where did Pakistan acquire, quite needlessly, a communal tinge. They also could visit Tranto as a tourist. So come from but out of India, no? serve to strengthen the impression that the BJP-led gov- Diaspora? What Joginder sends ticket, and picks That is also the trouble with US bogus concept ernment isn’t really interested in coming to grips with the ajeeb word is that? Baldev up at airport. And Baldev green card. Why should it be green Kashmir issue or in looking for opportunities to resume It is Greek? Greek, says, It’s wonderful to be an NRI! card, as though it is only for Pak- Prime Minister free knowledge is from the rich talks with Pakistan. The Vajpayee line has some chances of freak. What’ve And Joginder said, What NRI? istanis? It should be called saffron Vajpayee wants to poor countries. Yes, we export succeeding only if it comes to terms with such complex Greeks got to do You’re only here on three-month card, which is meant for all good to reverse the free brainpower in the form of challenges of governance. Otherwise, the likes of Togadia with us? Except tourist visa after which they will Hindus. Which is why I am donat- brain drain. engineers. And yes, we enjoy a will continue to hog the headlines and drag the debate on one Sikander who kick your backside back to India. ing generously to RSS and VHP and Learned econo- huge import of free brainpower Hindutva in directions that can only spread civil strife at came and left his And Baldev said, What is the bet? I other such charitable organisations mist Jagdish in a multitude of forms. On home and heighten confrontation with our neighbours. saathis behind, who became Coor- tell you, I am an NRI — Non-Re- which are backing the saffron card. Bhagwati views balance, we get far more than gis, like Cariappa. You see? These turning Indian. And with that he I suggest you do same to same. the brain drain we supply. Greeks? Nothing but copycat desis. jumped on a bus, and Joginder has See, this is the great thing about as a serious leakage out of In- So, I think we need to aban- MEN AND IDEAS Like they’ve made this movie, never seen or heard of him since us Indians. Whether we are Pun- dia. Many economists in past don the concept of a brain My Big Fat Greek Wedding? Ditto to then, 12 years ago. Though once he jabi, or Gujju, or Madrassi, or Ben- decades have made detailed cal- drain. But we can indeed talk of Gurcharan Das our own Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wed- got a postcard from US from one gali, or whatever, we are linked by culations on how many billions flows of brainpower, of global ding, I am seeing three-three times, Dave Singh who said he was driving 5,000 years of culture and civilisa- India has lost and the USA has flows of innovations, ideas and so liking I am, with Naseeruddin taxi in New York City. Anyway, tion: We all hate Pakistan. We might gained from the movement of creativity. Performance vs ideology Shah, showing everything just like that’s the way our diaspuri becomes hate each other too, but that doesn’t Indian doctors, engineers and Brainpower is not just R and we are only. bigger, no? matter, because first and foremost other skilled personnel. D but music, archaeology,litera- So why we should call anything Good they are having this NRI we hate Pakistan. That’s what I I feel that the brain drain as a ture and all else that is creative Two Sundays ago, reluctantly,I concluded to do with us by a Greek name. Why conference so that we can all meet keep trying to explain to people in concept is misleading if not or adds to our knowledge. Some that after the Gujarat elections we have no can’t we find a nice Hindi name for and see how we can make the Indi- Pittsburgh: Don’t try and equate In- plain wrong. Some economists brainpower flows as commer- alternative but to start a political move- it? What? You’re from Tamil Nadu an diaspuri even bigger and better. dia with Pakistan. How can you? say that it costs $5,000 to train an cial sales, some flows free ment to focus single-mindedly on gover- and you don’t like Hindi? Where the Important things need to be dis- We’ve hated them for 5,000 years; engineer in India and $100,000 to through journals, seminars and nance, reforms and performance. Reluc- heck’s Tamil whatsis, bro? Some- cussed. Like dual citizenship, they’ve hated us only for 56 years, train one in the USA, and so expired patents. But the biggest tantly,I say,because the last thing we need where in New Mexico where they which is like having one legal wife ever since they were formed. Unfor- there is a brain drain of $95,000 flow by far is brainpower em- in India is a new political party. The have those Tex-Mex tamales and and one legal mistress, both at same tunately, Americans have no sense when an engineer moves from bedded in goods and services psephologist, Dorab Sopariwala, tells us things? Oh, you’re a Madrassi,liv- time. And whether tax should be of ancient history and civilisation. India to the US. made with the latest technology. that 177 parties contested the last parliamentary election ing in Maryland! Why didn’t you paid on basis of nationality or basis Which brings us to the all-impor- This methodology makes no On balance, such embedded and 94 parties got a combined vote of less than 0.005 per say so to begin with, instead of all of country of residence. Frankly, I tant point. You have come to this sense to me. It assumes that the technology (which constantly cent; 139 parties did not win a single seat, and 12 parties got this Tamil-Shamil baqwas. Pleased would rather pay tax in Patiala than NRI gathering to trace the roots of true value of a good or service is improves products and services) one seat. Hence, I was careful in saying that we should start to meetchya. I myself am hailing in Pittsburgh. In Pittsburgh if I your ancient heritage, to ensure the cost of producing it in the constitutes a massive net flow of a movement and when it acquired sufficient mass it could from Patiala, via Pittsburgh. In don’t pay tax, they put me in jail. In that they flourish in future, no mat- importing country, not the ex- brainpower from rich to poor become a political party. Pittsburgh also we are not speaking Patiala, if I give ITO Rs 200 for chai- ter in which alien land fate ordains porting country, and calls the countries. In the nineties we finally achieved a two party system Hindi much. People in Pittsburgh pani he will lose my file and not that you dwell? In short, you have difference a drain. Really? Just The reverse flow of brainpow- and hoped that it would bring stability and choice. We also are just not understanding it. But if only me but my children will never come for arranged marriage? What try applying this methodology er embedded in doctors or engi- hoped that liberal reformers might infiltrate the two main you speak to them in Punjabi, no have to pay tax in their whole is that? No arranged marriage, you to some other areas. neers is tiny compared with the parties and ‘subvert’ them from within and push the re- problem! You have no problem with janam. Baat khatam, paisa hajjam. have found love match of life part- Consider tea. The USA im- huge flow of brainpower embed- forms. Unfortunately, this did not happen, and reforms Punjabi in Maryland, do you? No? Then there is this PIO scheme. I ner? Very good, very good. You have ports tea from India. Does it ded in goods and services. have been painfully slow. Today, we distrust the Congress Good, good. So what you say to re- will tell you a true story about PIO, found nice Madrassi love match? make sense to calculate the cost Most R and D and academic because of its statist tendencies and its anti-reforms rhet- placing Greek diaspora with di- told to me by Harminder Singh, Not Madrassi, but Punjabi? Hmm, of growing tea in India, then research is done in rich coun- oric; the BJP’s cultural agenda makes it even less attrac- aspuri? You eat puris in Maryland, known to all as Hermie. Hermie very interesting. Her name, please? calculate the cost of growing tea tries. R and D budgets there are tive to free-thinking Indians. Above all, it is the inability of don’t you? Sure you do. Everyone goes to this party in New Jersey What? Dimple? Daughter of one Ra- in the USA, and call the differ- huge, the budgets for producing both parties to deliver good governance that makes us de- eats puris, even those ghas-phoos where everyone says to him ‘PIO!’ minder, also known as Rummy? ence a tea drain? We make gar- entertainment, books, and all spair. Amartya Sen has been after me to start a right wing Gujjus in Queens. And our great In- This is a very good party, with Why, you son of an owl, progeny of ments, leather jackets and com- brain-intensive products are secular party,a sort of modern day Swatantra Party,which dian diaspuri is just like a puri only, everyone telling me to piyo, says a mosquito! I am one Raminder, puter software much more huge. Much of it results in not would presumably wean away some of the middle class no? Big and puffed up and full of Hermie. And he piyoed and piyoed also known as Rummy! How dare cheaply than the USA, and ex- just superior but cheaper goods. from the BJP.He has consistently advocated strengthening steam, and showing that world is till he’d finished all the Black Label, you seek love match with my Dim- port these. Does it make sense to The price of computing has secular forces, and his project acquires urgency now after round, so where you are going from and went home, and said to Mrs ple! I’ll give you love match! I’ll say that India is suffering a gar- fallen to one-millionth of what it Narendra Modi’s win. But there are other good reasons for is also where you are coming back Hermie ‘PIO!’ And she said bend it like Beckham for you! Great ment drain, a leather jackets was in 1950. The internet having a classical liberal party: Our middle class is grow- to, as we have come back for this ‘Behsharam!’ and threw him out of Indian diaspuri? I’ll give you great drain, and a software drain? provides an avalanche of infor- ing rapidly and none of the existing parties addresses its NRI sammelan. the house and took the kiddies and Indian diaspakora — a great Even if you accept this termi- mation and knowledge at needs; the timing is also right as the nation’s centre of Speaking of NRIs. You heard true went to live with her chachaji in big mirchi ka pakora. Shoved right nology,apply it next to the move- the cost of an internet cafi ses- gravity has shifted to the right in the nineties. story about how Baldev Singh from Baltimore. up your....! ment of goods and services from sion. The low cost reflects I must confess that I used to believe that the BJP might the USA to India. The USA enormous brainpower that went one day occupy such a space, and voters would eventually supplies jumbo jets and ad- into cost reduction. nudge it towards the moderate mainstream. Vajpayee has vanced computers that we could Innovation at the frontier of ry tax, entry tax and profes- the same hope for he understands that rightist parties can not possibly make in India, save technology is extremely expen- PASSING THOUGHT LETTERS sional tax with service tax only survive if they marginalise extremists at the fringe. at several times the cost. sive. Rich countries need to by the centre. Unless we Hence, he has tried to make his party rethink its identity So, does it make sense to say spend enormous sums on R and VATectomy needed abolish all the others, im- and urged it to distance itself from fanatics. Indian intel- there is a huge jumbo jet drain D to progress beyond their cur- plementing VAT will lead us lectuals, unfortunately,have not helped Vajpayee and con- This has reference to and computer drain from the rent technological limits. But back to the 20th Century. tinue to dismiss the BJP as untouchable. They have been Swaminomics (Dec 29) US to India? poor countries can leapfrog Mahabirprasad S Deora, unwilling to begin a dialogue. In such a dialogue, I would where the writer has tried Many US technical experts from traditional technology to Mumbai say this: ‘‘You are right, national pride can lead to compet- to defend the VAT have provided technology to In- modern technologies quickly itive advantage. But pride does not come from bashing system.The question that Hitler and Ravana dia that we could not have pro- and at little cost, with little Muslims or Christians; it comes from performance, which should be asked is how duced even at infinite cost. Does R and D effort of their own. in turn comes from a single-minded devotion to reforms, much sales tax is our gov- The Special Report survey it follow that there is an infinite- This gives them a huge advan- and improving our education and health institutions.’’ ernment getting from the IT on young Indians and their ly large technology drain from tage: Catching up with technolo- Sadly, now after its thumping victory in Gujarat, hopes sector? Maharashtra tried icons (Dec 22) appears inac- the US to India? gy leaders is much easier of a moderate BJP have been almost extinguished. As I the VAT system between curate — if you go by Gu- Some people will say I am in- and faster than developing have thought between the two alternatives — a right secu- 1995 and 1999 and failed. to jarat election results. Gand- dulging in false analogies. When new technology. lar party versus a movement for governance I find many implement the scheme. It is hiji does not seem to be an we get a technical expert from Rapid catch-up possibilities similarities between the two projects. Both will vocifer- said that under VAT,rates of ideal for a generation that the USA, we pay for his services. have enabled developing coun- ously advocate reforms, both will push government to- taxes would be uniform in does not believe in non-vio- But when an Indian doctor or tries to grow much faster than wards performance and accountability,and both will want all states but this appears to lence. Hitler gets priority — engineer migrates to the USA, rich ones. China or the East religion out of the public space. The difference is that the be impossible. The suggest- which seems obvious. But India gets no payment. Is that Asian tigers could enjoy GDP former is based on ideology and the latter cares only for ed rate of tax on furniture then how come no one has not a drain? growth of 8 to 10 per cent performance. What divides the right and the left today is is 8 per cent in Gujarat and mentioned Ravana? I would No, because huge flows of for years through catch-up not capitalism and socialism but the size of the govern- several other states but in put Ravana before Hitler. brainpower in the reverse direc- using Western technical and ment. The right wants a smaller government than the left. Maharashtra it is 16.3 per Hitler attacked Russia de- tion are free too. The over- managerial inputs. But the Having suffered so much at the hands of corrupt bureau- cent. The writer has sug- spite a treaty with Russia. whelming bulk of brainpower main sources of innovation, crats, many Indians will favour a small government, I ex- gested lowering IT rates but Ravana actually performed used in our university courses above all the USA, cannot pect. But they would also want the state to invest vigor- is this possible in a country the pre-war puja for Lord comes from research and writ- average more than 3 per cent an- ously in education and health. But wouldn’t this mean a where a daily wager gets Ram (as there was no other ing done in the West. No Indian nual growth. He is really brilliant. He is listening to music big government? Not necessarily,for the state doesn’t have only Rs 2,000 a month and Brahmin there) so he could pays for the knowledge of New- Okay, you might say, maybe to run schools and hospitals. In the end, I believe, given a on walk-a-man, talking on the cellular and has to part with Rs 30 as wage war against Lanka. also watching TV! ton or Euclid, or for the huge India gets a net inflow of brain- choice a good governance movement will find greater res- professional tax? We have Wilson A Solanki, and constant flow of knowledge power. But would not our gain onance with the people than a new ideological party be- contract tax, lease tax, luxu- Ahmedabad in new scientific papers and be even greater if we did not cause what people want is for politics to satisfy their day- journals. The West does not pay lose so many skilled people to to-day needs above all else, and only one-pointed, pragmat- Vol. 14 No. 2 : 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 for the contribution of Aryab- the West? 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here’s one thing that I regard Deven Verma highly, hearted 10 years ago. I Reader’s Digest, as also Paresh Rawal.” But believe artistes are very Charlie Chaplin and Paresh Rawal himself, shackled. But we are Sri Sri Ravi Shankar known for his perfect comic pushing the envelope have in common. All timing, complains, “We don’t slowly.” ofT them use humour in have healthy humour, like we Actress Tanaaz Currim different forms to appeal used to have before. I feel (Zabaan Sambhal Ke) says to the masses. The Kishore Kumar’s that although humour has Reader’s Digest gives movies, Kundan Shah’s improved a lot in the eight us everyday hilarity Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, years that she’s been that manifests itself and lately, Andaz Apna involved in the television in situations, mostly Apna and Hera Pheri had industry,some programmes accidental. Chaplin’s extremely good humour. But are still stuck in the rut is of the slapstick today,it’s all about ridiculing “They are targeting the variety,relying on face somebody or extreme lower income viewers and it contortions, falling ladders buffoonery. On TV,it appears becomes very difficult for an “We and swing doors. The Art of that humour is giving way to educated person to continue “Comedy is Living guru infuses his cynicism. The important acting inane when you are underestimate speech with delightful elements of humour – like growing as an actor everyday. different from tongue-in-cheek anecdotes innocence and proportional If I do a comic role with the audience’s that his devotees relate to. characters – are not evident.” some subtlety,they ask me humour, which These are different aspects Mumbai-based playwright, ‘Are you okay?’!” ability to of the thing that bring a actor and filmmaker Filmmaker Kundan Shah, can be serious, comprehend smile: something we’ve Makarand Deshpande echoes who made the much- sarcastic or grown up with, assimilated this feeling. “Writers have acclaimed Jaane Bhi Do subtle humour” into our humdrum lives. But never been given any Yaaron elucidates “It’s satirical” show me a man who’s trying importance.” In his opinion, difficult to make an out-and- – Cyrus Broacha to put his finger on the one today’s gags are all about out comic film with big stars – Shekhar Suman thing that defines Indian because the stakes are too humour, and I’ll show you a high. But there’s a lot of man looking for a drop of potential,” he avers. He water in a swimming pool. claims that even slapstick We’ve grown up with comedy,which has got a bad Johnny Walker’s nasal voice, name in India due to terrible Mehmood’s goggling eyes, execution, can also be very Kishore Kumar’s comic The laugh’s on us! beautiful when it brilliance, Utpal Dutt’s jaw- works. “Chaplin waggling, Tuntun’s The humour mills are turning and the sarcasm is burning. did it, the Marx horizontally-challenged jokes brothers did it. ones, Dev Anand’s comical But is India’s gag-a-minute laughter industry short on wit Action comedy can be gestures, Sanjeev Kumar’s most sublime when earthy wit, Ashok Kumar’s and long on lampoon? Priya Pathiyan finds out if laughter performed well. It’s word play… And although pure humour and the films have been our is still the best medicine most difficult to primary source of execute.” laughs, writers like running down television coming of age, the can laugh at several Recent research the late PL people, systems, situation had improved different kinds of gags. “I has shown that “I enjoy a Dada Deshpande (better traditions… He says: slightly,as more sitcoms can enjoy a Dada Kondke different parts of the “It’s very known as Pu La), “Unfortunately,in were produced and gag film and Western sitcoms brain are involved in Kondke film and Khushwant films, especially writers got more exposure. like Friends and Frasier.It ‘getting’ different difficult to cater Singh and this latest rash of Unfortunately,it is again all depends on which types of jokes. Using a Western sitcoms cartoonists like RK NRI movies, they falling into the trap of drawing room I’m sitting technique called to the Indian in the same Laxman and Mario make us laugh by mindless comedy.” Suman in!” functional magnetic funny bone. Miranda have ridiculing someone or the avers that the But ask MTV’s chief resonance imaging, vein” provided us quite a few other. It’s the easiest sort of audience is gradually bakra Cyrus Broacha Vinod Goel and Subtlety is lost chuckles over the years. humour, the kind that gets a moving towards that where he thinks Indian Raymond Dolan of – Archana Villagers throughout India laugh very quickly.And it’s sort of humour, what humour is going and the Institute of on us” devote entire evenings to not as though the audience with films like Bend It he answers: “Towards Neurology in Puran Singh story-telling and unstinted demands inanity.These are Like Beckham, The Pakistan because it’s London scanned – Tanaaz Currim mirth. And for the city kids, the same people who Guru and East is East failed miserably!” He the brains of people there’s always been humour thronged cinemas to watch being appreciated insists that we have to listening to various jokes. in the form of comics Golmaal, Chupke Chupke… even though the Yes Minister stop taking ourselves so below slapstick level’. He Semantic jokes, which play and insula. Wonder which (Archie, Asterix and Obelix, The subtlety is gone, adaptation for TV, Ji seriously.In India, says, “There shouldn’t be just on the meaning of words, part of the Indian brain Richie Rich, Tinkle) – and replaced by contorted faces Mantriji, was not. everything is personal. “We one type of humour. We seemed to activate the region buzzes when you see an Disney cartoons. There’s and loud jokes. ” Bangalore’s have such a rich tradition of underestimate the audience’s of the brain that processes obese man in striped shorts humour in prime time soaps The indefatigable eminent humour, with court jesters ability to comprehend. We’re word meaning, called the and dangling naada, slip on a (when they’re not weeping Shekhar Suman, India’s humorist YML and the Akbar-Birbal not easy laughing at posterior temporal lobe, banana peel and exclaim buckets, that is), there’s answer to Jay Leno, Murthy reasons witticisms, and several ourselves, have too many while phonetic jokes (puns), grotesquely with an humour in advertising, seems to agree. this may be the case writers in the South and the sacred cows. Even when it which play on the sounds of exaggerated accent? there’s humour in politics “We’ve been exposed because although East parodying and comes to writing, there is words. appeared to tickle (remember Laloo?), and to humour only humour has educational, satirizing society,”he says. less humour apparent. Even areas that help to process (With inputs from Nayare music television (MTV’s through Hindi films, social, medicinal and He blames Bollywood for the Khushwant Singh was sounds, known as the left Ali, Bangalore) Bakra and Fully Faltoo come which had a ‘slot’ for entertainment value, we in ubiquitousness of ‘even funnier and more light- inferior prefrontal cortex Times News Network to mind), there’s even comedy.And excepting a India, only focus on the humour in architecture few good ones like entertainment aspect. He (what else would you call Mehmood in Pyar Kiye maintains, “A humorist Delhi’s Ansal Plaza)! Ja, the black comedy Jaane needs to have three qualities Yet, despite so much to Bhi Do Yaaron, it was all – the ability to enjoy humour, “From what one laugh at, the quality of about being loud and idiotic. to create humour and spot humour in India seems to This playing-to-the-gallery humour.” sees on TV, it have hit an all-time low in approach became quite Laugh-factory Johny the last decade. Hasya kavi repetitive. We never paid Lever seems to have all of appears that Shail Chaturvedi says that attention to the fact that the above. “ I enjoy the direct there is no real comedy is different from connection with my humour is giving understanding of humour in humour, which can be audience during stage shows, way to India now. “It’s rotten,” he serious, sarcastic, when I can see their says, adding, “We find a satirical… Then with response. I’d rather make cynicism” husband-wife fight hilarious. people laugh than make There are very few people them cry!” Archana Puran – Paresh Rawal here, who can Singh, of the wide smile evoke real laughter. fame, says that most of us

o Indians have a being modern away from it. And it’s not sense of humour? about all these because we know that DYou’ve got to be things, winter absence makes the heart kidding. If we didn’t we’d comes to our grow fonder. But be even more stark national capital because we know that as staring bonkers than we and all flights dollar-flashing NRIs, already are. And that’s and trains come we’ll be embraced into saying plenty. Truly, we to a standstill the ample bosom of are the funniest people in because of the Mother India with far the world. And the secret fog, which is an greater fervour than she of our funniness is that annual event. Or shows for her ne’er-do- we take ourselves so it’s the monsoon, well offspring who haven’t seriously. and large parts had the wit or grit to leave Like ahimsa,for of the country her shores. example. We revere disappear under But as seriously as we Bapu, apostle of non- water. Or take all these things, it’s violence. We are very summer, when nothing compared to the serious about our there’s drought. seriousness with ahimsa. And we’ll kill And starvation. which our political netas any son of a so-and-so Even while our old, worn take themselves. In other who asks us to pull the government godowns out history that’s countries, politicians other one down. burst with rotting beginning to look a bit occasionally take time off Particularly, if he grain. What are we ragged at the edges. from politics to look into happens to be a Paki. saving it for? For a We take serious pride in governance, progress and Along with ahimsa,we rainy day, silly. our patriotism. We are all other frivolities. Not our We’re like that only What makes Indians so humorous? Is it because we take ourselves so seriously. Jug Suraiya on India’s funny bone

are also very proud of our Our pride in proud to be netas. Politics is their job, modernity. We are a our modernity Indian. Even and to politics alone will modern nation, we keep doesn’t though no one they stick. No goofing off. telling ourselves. And the preclude pride can agree with If we are deadly serious biggest proof of our in our ancient anyone else as to about our politics, thanks modernity is our bomb. civilisation and exactly what that to our netas’ inspiring The one with the capital 5,000-year-old means. So we example, we are equally N. It testifies to the fact history. We have argue endlessly serious about our sense of that we belong to the oodles of among ourselves humour. Do Indians have select nuclear club history. Look as what it means to a sense of humour? We consisting of the most almost be Indian. And keep anxiously asking powerful anywhere when we are not ourselves. nations in the and you’ll see arguing about what it is to We needn’t worry. We world. Oh boy. crumbling old be an Indian, we are do. Like the man run over Are we ever monuments, tastefully running around trying by the truck, so modern. decorated with graffiti to get out of the all broken and With our and doing double duty country. To study, to get bloody, when nuclear bomb as a public lavatory. a job, to marry, to asked by a and our nuclear doctrine And to make sure that we become an illegal passerby, that is so modern that no never run out of history, immigrant, whatever. We “Does it hurt?”, replied: one can understand it. we industriously invent love our country so much “Only when I laugh”. And while we are busy new history to replace the that we can’t wait to get Times News Network

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10 January 12, 2003 Life & Style TRENDS

ecently, new market — the black as well.) fish, even if it’s just once or dermatologist, who McDonald’s lured fast casual — Moreover, it’s now official twice a week, could help reportedly dines daily on GEEK New York which is kinder — eating lots of fruits, stave off heart disease and wild salmon flown in from restaurateur and gentler on vegetables and whole grains several other crippling Alaska. NOTES Danny Meyer’s the state of your is the way to a healthier and illnesses, including Have it for breakfast with Rtop pastry chief away from arteries. longer life. What’s more, depression and bi-polar cream cheese, urges low-carb Paying via fingerprint Gramercy Tavern, the Feeding this while some feuding diet disorder. guru, Dr Robert Aitkins. re you short on cash, or forgotten modern American trend at the gurus may bicker and brag, Some fish, especially This is because foods such Ayour wallet? Kroger Co, the largest restaurant that Meyer had as salmon, US supermarket chain, is using finger opened in 1984. flaxseed and imaging as a method of payment in This, says the doyen of olive oil are three of its Texas stores. A machine scans the index upmarket eateries, is just the believed to finger, matching the customer’s unique fingerprint with the foretaste of the radical Fish for thought provide vital individual’s account. Customers can register for the changes taking place in the nutrients hard to voluntary program by presenting a driver’s licence, an way people are eating out Go fish. Seriously. Latest reports state that a regular diet of fish can get elsewhere, index finger and a method of payment — either credit these days. for the head and card, debit card or electronic cheque. “Until not long ago, those help stave off heart diseases and other illnesses. Vithal C Nadkarni the heart. who knew how to stamp out explores the link between dietary habits and mental health For some, the Portable fish finder restaurants like a Xerox shift towards his palm-size digital fish finder uses a floating sonar machine (such as steak Omega-3s may Ttransducer to detect and display the depth and houses) and merchants of grassroots are a “they have all glommed onto mackerel, lake trout, seem like déjà vu, bringing location of your next big catch. With automatic depth burgers and fries used to co- spate of reports the same fishy idea for 2003”, herring, sardines, tuna and back childhood memories of detection from three to 120 feet, the transducer’s LCD exist independently and and stories on reports Ellen Creager of the salmon contain two types of cod liver oil and the instantly displays a representation of the actual happily,” Meyer told the linkage of Detroit Free Press. fatty acids called Omega-3s. ‘sunshine vitamin’ D. underwater environment along with a Financial Times last week, diet to physical “Positively dripping with These protect against heart But experts say that depth reading. If a fish is detected, the “no longer. The bottom has and mental healthy Omega-3 fatty acids, disease. this time, they’ve really alert will sound and an appropriately- dropped out of the fast food health. the pink fish is this year’s The acids make the blood got it right: some go so far sized fish icon will appear in its current market.” Accordingly,red diet book darling.” less likely to form clots as to argue about the location with its depth reading Those who were formerly To cater to the new meat is what turns lots of Consider, for instance, the (which cause heart attacks) crucial role dietary fat displayed on the fish depth indicator. content to grab the fastest demand, those who’re sitting WMs (white males) into avalanche of recent reports and they also protect against played in the evolution of Floating transducer is tethered by a bite on their way to the top on business used to DWMs (dead white males). from the American Heart irregular heartbeats that intelligence. But that’s 50-foot cable. (Approx $129.95) of the corporate food chain, generating billions of dollars (This applies to other shades Association and the National cause sudden cardiac death. another fishy story. (Compiled by Norbert Rego) have suddenly become and worth millions of of masculinity ranging from Academy of Sciences, which Eating it twice a day is better health conscious. dollars have created a brave brown and yellow to red and show that a regular diet of than a face-lift, promises a Times News Network Big dreams jostle with bigger nightmares NRI buyers change art landscape Ratnottama Sengupta auctions. And today, with four gal- pressions. ‘‘Doubtless, the NRI in- By Piali Banerjee Producers feel that catering to a global crore as a viable budget today, and insist he West and the East: If the leries in New York alone, Indian terest in collecting art has acted as TIMES NEWS NETWORK audience might help to dismantle the star that a good film can be made within this. twain has met in any one contemporary art can be said to be a stimulus to Indian art,’’ says Praj- system since ideas, not individual names, ‘‘I’ve always wondered where all those 40 flourishing - and the NRI is riding jal Dutta of Art India Gallery, New Mumbai: Over the last three years, the T area, it is Indian contempo- sell outside India. It’s a fact that big stars and 50 crore rupees go,’’ says film-maker the crest of it. York. ‘‘The American may not be annual cry of alarm from film trade ana- rary art. This became clear when have abetted escalating budgets by con- Tanuja Chandra. ‘‘If you plan your pro- alive to Indian art but when he sees lysts has been the same: ‘‘This year has Culture minister Jagmohan inau- suming 30-40 percent of the costs of big duction design and use innovative camer- The artist at home no longer a work in his neighbour’s drawing been the worst that the film industry has gurated Pictorial Transformations, films. ‘‘A star may charge Rs 2-4 crore awork, you can get as good a look in a needs to be apologetic: Raza, Qadri room, there is an insidious spread ever had’’. the exhibition to commemorate the himself, but his cost to a film is always much smaller budget.’’ According to her, or Swaminathan’s abstract expres- of interest.’’ And when one such Yet, the show has gone on seemingly Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, at the sions or geometricism, with umbil- double that,’’ says Keni. ‘‘For instance, he a synergy between the film industry and NGMA on Wednesday. Paintings by collector, Umesh Garg, took the ini- unhindered. Big dreams and bigger budg- comes with his star costume designer other businesses is necessary today, for ical links to Tantric and tribal art, NRI artists like Raza, Souza, Krish- tiative to mount the ongoing exhibi- ets have continued to dominate, outpaced who bills another crore of rupees. The Bollywood to cut costs. ‘‘Product place- could not be brushed off as ‘deriva- na Reddy, Vishwanadhan, Dhawan, tion, ‘From Northeastern Private only by big hype. If 2002 saw Sanjay ments in films, if done unobtrusively, tive.’ Figurative and narrative tra- Ambadas, Sohan Qadri and Collections’, in the Rutgers gallery Bhansali pulling off a Rs 50-crore ‘De- can get much-needed money into Bol- Mansaram form a highlight of the of the State University of New Jer- vdas’, 2003 is gloating over the an- lywood,’’ she says. ‘‘In my next film, comprehensive representation of sey, Indian contemporary art did nouncement of a Rs 60-crore film by I’m tying up with a furniture shop. So developments in Indian art since not just get coverage in mainstream Ram Gopal Verma. I’ll get magnificent props for a mini- 1850s. newspapers - it acquired an entirely There’s more. ‘Hero’, ‘LoC’, ‘Koi Mil mal amount, while they’ll get their Interactions between the home new set of admirers. Gaya’, ‘Main To Prem Ki Diwani’, etc. publicity.’’ and world had started when the Dutta, an architect whose passion are all films which have crossed the Another survival tactic for smaller British traditions in landscape and for art led to the setting up of the big-budget tag this year, to enter the film-makers involves shooting films on portraiture impacted on the pre- gallery with brother Prajit, ex- mega-budget arena. They’re mam- a digital beta camera, as in ‘Monsoon vailing miniature styles. The Ben- plains the difference made by the moth projects mounted on larger- Wedding’and ‘Let’s Talk’. Now, with than-life frames, nestled in the belief gal masters’ engagement with Indi- NRI’s buying in a big way. ‘‘An NRI the Super 8 digital camera, which is from a middle class background that audiences might return to the technically superior to the betacam, it an myths echoed the spirit of theatres if they’re shown grandiose Swadeshi nationalism. But a simul- who has made more money in one may even become a norm among them, generation than Tata or Birla val- dreams. rather than an exception. taneous interaction with the West ues things other than real estate or ‘‘I’m interested only in big films,’’ In fact, film technology is in for a had resulted in the art of Amrita gold. When their basic aspirations says Bharat Shah, financier of ‘Dev- trend among designers today,is to pick up sea-change over the next few years, which Sher Gil. And once Independence are met, they unhesitatingly invest das’ and Verma’s Rs 60-crore project. clothes from Marks & Spencer in Hong will affect film economics. ‘‘There’s a came, artists were free to pursue Indian vibrations: Bindu-Nad by in art.’’ Some of these buyers are ‘‘Now only big films can excite audiences Kong, and charge these to the producer af- move to change from the chemical to the Western definitions of modernism S H Raza art-educated; some are buying pure- with grandeur and spectacle.’’ ter hiking their rates by 300 percent.’’ electronic medium,’’ says Keni. as much as to make their homes in ly for its decorative value. But in the The film will be made in Hinglish, Of course, there are industry insiders ‘‘Test-runs of discs, as against film art capitals like Paris, London and ditions too found contemporary process, they move from calendar aimed to tap the global market. The over- who claim that not all mega-budget films prints, are being done in the US. The only New York. identities, be it in Bikash Bhat- art to contemporary art. seas market being a reality today, ethno- are actually made at the costs projected to deterrent is fear of piracy and re- That, however, was the story in tacharya’s remarkable use of aca- centric ideas are out. ‘‘There’s a growing the media. Old timer Basu Chatterjee searchers are working on developing an the first quarter post-Independence. demic traditions, in Ghulam The net gain in this pictorial western interest in India and our film- scoffs at new age budgets. ‘‘There are encryption that cannot be copied. There’s The past decade has seen Indian art, Sheikh’s updating of the miniatur- transformation accrues to India. makers should take advantage of that,’’ many ways of saving Income Tax by pro- also the possibility, in some years, that not merely artists, finding a place ist’s vision - or in the London-based For, ‘‘a country which has a thriv- says film producer Nittin Keni (‘Gadar’). jecting hiked-up expenditures,’’ he says. theatres will be serviced directly by satel- under the Western sun. It started twins, Ravinder and Amrit Singh’s ing contemporary art movement, in ‘‘Apparently, Verma has tied up with Fox ‘‘Finally, this is an industry where there lite and there will be no prints. Once this with the American Chester Her- use of the miniature idiom to depict addition to a timeless classical tra- for his forthcoming film, which is a good is no accountability of finances.’’ technology is in place, distributors will witz, Japanese Masanori and Dutch the NRI world. Indeed, there’s a dition, a tribal and folk lineage and sign. More producers should unite to Although few film-makers are ready to become redundant and the entire film ambassador Schoo turning collec- newfound respect for studio art rock art too, is surely a civilisation exploit the world market.’’ comment on this, most do consider Rs 3-5 business will change once again.’’ tors of Indian art. It came of age which has virtually given way to in- quite apart from Afghanistan or with the Christie’s and Sotheby’s stallations, video and other art ex- Africa,’’ Dutta points out.

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In case beliefs and habits we have had since 19???... we must sense of belief and faith and, in this re- no one has told you, eve- Deepak Harichandan evolve and become anew. spect, I am spiritual. ryone needs time alone Become the chameleon, — to get a handle on who change colours with It’s better to declare the truth and be rejected There are people who have abandon- If you can visualise than to withhold it just to be accepted. ed everything and embraced spirituali- you are, to take stock and each situation, and ty. But I do not believe that one can be- really get into who you demonstrate the divine- — Unknown come super-human by renouncing are. We need to cultivate ness within. You must re- it, you can do it ◆ everything. I feel that one should live and treasure quiet mom- member to do random et your imagination take over.You are on Love me for a second, and I will make with faith and good intentions — this is ents — to hear the sun- acts of kindness and a beach. Lying on the warm sand. The that second last a lifetime! what spirituality means to me. rise, and taste the sunset. senseless beauty... not L waves are rolling in... and each one dr- — Unknown Why renewal? Well, just for yourself, but for Yes, I do believe in God. But again, it aws closer and closer. Then, the waves start ◆ is important that you live your life with when we get used to see- all of us. to wash over your body before they ebb out. good faith and honourable intentions. ing the same old things... Reconnect with the As each wave falls away from you and retur- There is only one pretty child in the world One can’t afford to have faith in God we tend to ignore and not aliveness within. And re- ns to the sea, your tension, anxiety and stre- and every mother has it. and then indulge in immoral activities. remember why we do th- member to look at every ss are washed away in the process. With each — Katherine Hepburn In the words of the Dalai Lama, ‘You ings. The wonder of situation in your life as wave you feel a little more relaxed. It’s all in ◆ electricity... is it just a God’s particular dealing can have a good life twice — once, by the mind, but the body feels the benefits. When in love, sometimes it’s worse to performing good deeds and then, at a switch for you? — has with your soul. The next Back in the 1970s, Carl Simonton devel- the wonder of it died time something happens later stage, by living in the gratification oped a visualisation technique which helped win a fight than to lose it. away? How about reli- that is out of the ordi- of having performed good deeds in the individuals to contrib- — Billie Holiday gious rituals... just the nary in your life or in the past.’ Performing good deeds is the only ute to their own heali- ◆ same old thing or do you world, see if you can fig- way of ensuring that bad deeds don’t ng. Since then, many People who drink to drown their sorrows come your way. really get the inner feel- ure out the message. Re- ing of what is hap- member God talks to us other self-healing visu- should be told that sorrow knows how to swim. I wear a chain with a picture of Shir- alisation techniques di Sai Baba, in the locket. I have reason pening? How about look- all day long. It’s up to us — Woody Allen ing at why you are here. to become open enough have been developed. ◆ to believe in him as he has exerted a po- One such technique, sitive influence on my life. I am religi- Is it just to go to work, feed the kids, pay bills? to hear and correctly interpret messages. So let’s lis- the ‘Wave Imagery’ innovated by Phyllis Humility is a strange thing.The moment you ous — but only to the extent that it is pr- Why are we here? Can you remember? Have you ten to our still small voice, march into renewal and Krystal, tells us how to ‘ride’ the waves, think you’ve got it, you’ve lost it. actical. I believe that one should be re- heard about the meteor that is going to hit some day? remember....you are holy.Walk it, live it, and show it. Just another incident you say... nay, I say... there is Sooner or later, everyone will get the message. bringing relaxation in just a minute. Anoth- — Groucho Marx ligious internally, and not externally. ◆ Religion shouldn’t be a form of esc- something spiritual going on. Are you ready? Ready to rebound and bound with er visualisation’ technique is designed to apism. Instead, I believe that religion is Renewal can mean to reconnect... a time to be re- energy and newness for yourself ? I hope so! The help children. But visualisation techniques Everything is alright in the end. If it’s not the manner in which you live your life. minded of our inward connection with the divine more we let our own Divinity shine, the more we will are not only for children. There is a child in alright, then it’s not the end. (As told to Vinod Nair) essence of ourselves which is within... not in the light up the path for others. So take time to nurture all of us. And a dreamer. Just let your imag- — Linda Direzzi physical world, but inside of you. That’s why the your Light and let it shine! ination run riot. And feel the difference.

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12 January 12, 2003 Life & Style REVIEWS PLUS stageg craft tuningg in indian cinema best reads ★★★★ POORVA: (Asian Women Directors Festival) ANMOL RATAN: Lata Mangeshkar SHADOW KILL ★★★★ OUT OF GOD S OVEN: Travels In A Performed at: Shri Ram Centre ★★★★ Sings For R.D. Burman Cast: Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Sukukari, Fractured Land ★★★ Reeja, Sunil What are Asian women bothered about? In a compelling climax of Aur Kitne Label: HMV-SaReGaMa Writers: Dom Moraes and Sarayu Srivatsa Direction: Adoor Gopalakrishnan Tukde, the protagonist says: When the history of India’s freedom struggle is Publisher: Penguin India Preview at French Cultural Centre written, you’ll find a wall full of heroes names...men who laid their life for the You can’t help but agree with O.P.Nayyar’s statement nation. Any mention of us women? Nah! For what did we do? We only got raped, that “R.D. Burman reserved some of his best compo- ‘India was a mistake,’ It talks about capital punishment — raising a butchered, maimed sitions for Lata Mangeshkar’’. As the CD unspools, pronounces Ashok moral and legal debate about this extreme form of and tortured. Is that you are transported to the halcyon past of Aaja piya Mitra in Out Of deterrence. More importantly, it talks about free- big deal? tohe pyar doon God’s Oven. Not a ter- dom and choice through the life and times of a pro- That was then. In (Baharon Ke Sap- ribly original idea, fessional Hangman who tried to follow both the 1947, when most of ne). To a time but it approximates moral and the legal diktat in the erstwhile prince- the violence could be when life was un- the thesis of the book ly State of Travancore (a constituent of present day blamed on Partition. hurried and mi- somewhat—does this Kerala), only to end up tormented and torn. The But the fact that nus the scourge of country hold togeth- call of duty was so different from the call of con- women are still be- remixes, a time er after half a centu- science, yet, there was little the Hangman could do. ing raped, tortured, when cyclo-styled ry of independence? Even as there was little his Gandhian son could do exploited and tunes didn’t scar Does it? Dom when circumstances forced him to shed his anti- abused makes it im- the souls forever. Moraes and Sarayu capital punishment stand for the Hangman’s cap. perative that society The special R.D.- Srivatsa, who’ve Living on the edge of the village — as was the cries out loud and Lata chemistry recorded the largely custom — the Hangman spends his days com- strong against it’s lends itself to a cheerless, frequently muning with divinity or dispensing his miracle- lopsided develop- heady potion. blood-stained jour- medicine to the villagers. The fact that his magic ment. And that’s Savour the ed- ney, offer no conclu- potion happens to be the ash from the Hangman’s what Poorva dies and currents sions, only a series of noose only adds to the poignancy of the situation. achieved. It brought A scene from Begum Jaan Lata whips up in vignettes, personal and recounted, that transport you Believing that he is solely an instrument in God’s about a concentrated the Baahon mein across the geographical and emotional landscape of hands, the Hangman goes about his way with stoic focus on the questionable state of women through an interplay of the past and chale aao (Anami- India. From Ayodhya to Gujarat, from Naxalbari to calm. But increasingly, the calm is shattered with the present. Have we really progressed? Has women’s liberation changed the ka) ditty, which is Punjab, from the misogynist swamis of Akshardham intermittent guilt causing him to crack up at the fi- social mindset? Have men come of age? Has patriarchy been actually replaced so unlike the to the chilling leaders of the Ranvir Sena, from the nal call for duty...During the tedious night before by egalitarianism? Tough questions. Tentative answers. bowdlerised new RSS workers in Chitrakoot to the dreaded dacoits of the hanging, he listens to a simple tale of innocent If Usha Ganguly replayed her stirring rendition of Mahashweta Devi’s versions of circa the Chambal, from Laloo Prasad Yadav to Laurie Bak- young lovers torn asunder by evil and is brought Rudali, and Maya Krishna Rao did an encore to her avant garde multi-media 2002. er and from Dalit poet Namdeo Dhasal to socialite face to face with the evil he has been perpetuating. production, A Deeper Fried Jam then Nadira Babbar essayed the passing down The Pancham-Lata jugalbandi is best Bina Ramani, a mosaic of voices attempts to articu- It’s a climax that jolts the viewer and transforms of an age of grace and culture in Begum Jaan. Saoli Mitra resurrected Ibsen’s encapsulated in Mere naina saawan bhaadon late the reality of the ‘fractured land’. the film into a multi-layered tryst with the cerebral, grand feminist statement Putul Khela, her adaptation of Doll’s House to force- (Mehbooba), where the songstress brings glorious This mosaic, irritatingly,often comprises the usual the philosophical, the artistic and the sublime. fully make a point. Nothing’s changed, the play declared as many in the audi- light and delicate shadings to even the simplest suspects (quote machines in journalistic parlance) Intersperse this dramatic story with the quintes- ence easily identified with Bulu’s, the ideal urbane wife, attempts to carve an of tunes. Hear Kishore Kumar and her swing who, like jaded jukeboxes, spew out the same tired ob- sential canvas of Adoor — images of growth and identity of her own. The nervous hysteria of Bulu, grandly played by Saoli her- through the notes of Bheegi bheegi raaton servations—but there are some delightful discoveries decay, life and death, beauty and fear —- and you self, ends up as a searing war cry against a social order that insist on mein (Ajnabee). as well. One such is Dr Murali Menon, a peripatetic compartmentalising a woman as daughter, wife, mother... Neophyte music directors would be well advised to professor with mint-fresh insights and a gift for one- But the two plays which really stood out were Kirti Jain’s Aur Kitne Tukde snag a few tips from R.D.’s lush arrangements on liners (“An Indian is not part of a team—he is part of and Thatri, directed by Shailaja J, an alumni from the National School of Dra- Tune o rangeele (Kudrat). Armed with word power a mob’’; India was once a culture of sounds—now it is ma. Based on Urvashi Butalia’s book, The Other Side of Silence, Aur Kitne and an aching voice, the Anmol Ratan series creates one of noise.’’). Tukde looks at Partition through the eyes of four female protagonists. India an album which is laidback, yet excites at the There are also a couple of contrarian takes from and Pakistan, it suc- same time. Moraes on conventionally accepted ‘facts’: why A. R. cinctly sums up, were The album keeps its eye on the main aim: a good Antulay was ‘framed’ by Ramnath Goenka in the no- not carved on dusty tune. Ergo, you have Bahut door mujhe (Heera Pan- torious cement scandal of the ’80s, for instance. ground, they were na), Dev Anand’s utterly forgettable movie made Moraes describes Antulay as “one of the few incor- carved on a woman’s memorable by its music and the swinging Zeenat ruptible Indian politicians I had met’’; he also com- chest. Through star- Aman. mends another controversial man, K.P.S. Gill, for be- tling vignettes, it cre- The nearly forgotten Ae ri pawan (Bemisaal) shows ing “civilised’’ and “well read’’ and “arrogant and un- ates moving montages up in the compilation. Anand Bakshi’s lyrics: Badal wise in a way that Yeats would have approved of ’’. on the horror that se tera kya hain kuch naata...baawri si tu phire, kaun Interesting. happened and the hor- hai tera sajan, make you wistful. The album is round- The failing of the book is the sometimes shocking ror that went unre- ed off with Gulzar’s Tujhse naaraz nahin zindagi ignorance that peppers it. To list just a few of the ported in the sundry (Masoom). When Lata croons Jeene ke liye socha hi more serious factual errors: Shah Bano wasn’t “mid- treatises that surfaced nahin dard sambhaalne honge, time stops for a gen- dle-aged’’, she was 70 at the time of her divorce; Ma- A scene from Rudali and are still surfacing. erous bout of gooseflesh. harashtra’s well-known social reformer was More importantly, it comes up with two of the most moving sequences The inclusion of Sharm aati hai (Padosan) is a bit Agarkar, not Agaskar. recently seen on stage: the beheading of young Punjabi girls by their fathers to of a downer. Also, you wonder why the company MCC is either Maoist Communist Centre or Marx- prevent their molestation and the leaping of women in wells to escape the chose Lata’s Paas nahin aana (Aap Ki Kasam) ist Coordination Committee, not a blend of both; the holocaust. Absolutely soul stirring, gut-wrenching drama! duet with Kishore Kumar, when the Karvatein Mandal Commission recommendations were for the Shailaja’s play stands out due to its excesses with innovation, style and nar- badalte rahe number from the same film is far OBCs,not Dalits and tribals. And, frankly,statements rative. Once again, the director returns to the past to ferret out a tale of a Brah- more fetching. like “It’s the first time I’ve heard of a Dalit culture” have a celluloid essay that needs to be min woman who upturns the cycle of sexual abuse and wreaks vengeance on And as far as definitive duets go, why didn’t in response to Namdeo Dhasal’s talking about “the read more than once. Seven years is too long a all the Brahmins who viewed her as nothing more a sex object. they include Tum aa gaye ho (Aandhi) or Tere bina ancient songs of his people” are not silly, they’re of- wait, Adoor. It’s an early 20th century story that ironically seems straight out (Ghar)? Also, songs like Jaane kya baat hai fensive. Can a book (however prettily written) that Shadow Kill has already wowed the viewers of yesterday’s newspaper. And the fact that it was presented in an (Sunny), Do nainon mein (Khushboo), Thodisi claims to look at the Indian reality afford to display abroad in the sundry festival circuits and is slated Andy Warhol-ish style only goes to show that Shailaja and her tribe are zameen (Sitara) Sili hawa (Libaas) and Kuch such ignorance about India? That’s a question that for a commercial release soon. Don’t miss it. the creative junkies who will do what film and theatre have failed to do: na kaho (1942-A Love Story) would have added needs to be asked. talk about substance, experiment with style, break new ground. Just give sparkle to this compilation. But these are minor Nikhat Kazmi Radha Rajadhyaksha them time and a hearing. warts in an otherwise flawless album. Nikhat Kazmi Jitesh Pillai POOR★ AVERAGE★ ★ GOOD★ ★ ★ VERY GOOD ★ ★ ★ ★ OUTSTANDING ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ moreover chart masala etcetera book nook THE FRENCH CONNECTION Del Tomato: Las Ketchup MITHU SEN: I HATE PINK ★★ LOVE AND LIFE BEHIND Speaking of matters French, the good Escape: Enrique Iglesias Showing at: Lakeeren Gallery till Jan THE PURDAH old Alliance Francaise de Bombay is in- Escapology: Robbie Williams 25 Writer: Cornelia Sorabji dicating renewed signs of life. A retro- Editor: Chandani Lokuge Unbreakable: West Life Sen’s exhibition is a disapspointment. spective of Francois Truffaut (1932- Two degrees from Shantiniketan, a well- Publisher: Oxford University Press 1984) is on this month at its auditorium Max 10: Compilation received first show in Delhi and a stint un- This collection of short stories comes at New Marine Lines. Restricted to Al- One Love: Blue der a Charles Wallace scholarship, are from the pen of one of India’s earliest liance members, the Truffaut fest serves This Is Me Then: Jennifer proof of her credentials. Her mixed-media women writers. First printed at the fag up 400 Blows, Shoot The Piano Player, Lopez works on paper indicate why she is a end of the nineteenth century, the stories, Jules Et Jim and Soft Skin (all in superb Up: Shania Twain highly regarded artist—they’re finely which deal mostly with dark themes oc- black and white), as well as the rarely crafted tales relating to gender and sexu- casionally illuminated with epiphany, of- 30 No.1 Hits: Elvis Presley screened Stolen Kisses and Fahrenheit. al politics. Yet, Sen’s newer works, particularly her soft sculp- fer glimpses into the life of the Indian The sextet catches the director at the height of his form. Let Go: Avril Lavigne tures, appear uncertain in concept and execution. woman of that time. Defunct generators, ‘Nation needs to learn from ‘Nash had been a ghost for 30 paucity of funds: NFAI’s NFAI film heritage loss’ years and walked back to life’ Abhay Vaidya needed to be staffed by “people with TIMES NEWS NETWORK passion and commitment,” and there- By Nina Martyris Dorian Gray and Icarus,’’ she says. fore required flexibility and autono- ‘‘But there are so few stories which have tale of woe PUNE: Will the nation learn any les- my in its functioning which was not Mumbai: Sylvia Nasar, author of The a third act, and Nash’s story had that. A sons from the massive loss of pre- possible in a government department. Beautiful Mind, the award-winning book By Neil Pate man who had been a ghost for 30 years had bria, who served as NFAI director cious archival films and film footage “The material kept in the archives on which Ron Howard based his powerful TIMES NEWS NETWORK walked back to life.’’ for six years said there was also a that took place in Wednesday’s fire at is the pride of the nation. It belongs to film, is currently researching a book on pressing need to have a state-of- the Film and Television Institute of Ms Nasar had to start from scratch and Pune: Defunct backup genera- everybody and should not be treated 20th-century economic thinkers like the-art restoration laboratory at India (FTII) premises? it did not help when Nash, whom she de- tors, paucity of storage space for as the sole responsibility of the gov- Keynes, Marshall, Hayek, Friedman the NFAI. This is the question being raised by scribes as ‘‘a very unusual man, every- 1.20 lakh films reels, seepage of ernment,” Nair said while reiterating and Sen. He said although nitrate-based P K Nair, who headed the National thing he does is singular’’, refused to coop- water during monsoons, a press- that it was important for the private Sen’s wife Emma Rothschild thought it films had been transferred on Film Archives (NFAI) of India for 27 erate, preferring to adopt a position of ing need for a high-tech restora- film industry to finance the cost of would a good idea for her to see the econo- safety base (acetate base) back-up years as its founder-director. Swiss neutrality. ‘‘Since he didn’t want to tion laboratory, paucity of funds film preservation. mist in his native milieu, a suggestion prints, even these could be affect- According to Nair, a lot of things be seen authorising the book__he saw it as and demoralisation of staff — He said that the government was which appealed greatly to the former New ed by the ‘vinegar syndrome’ as are wrong with the way archival ma- personal publicity__he didn’t give me a these are some of the problems saddled with numerous other press- York Times reporter and now professor at the films start deteriorating after terials are treated in the country. single formal interview,’’ she says. plaguing the National Film ing priorities and it should not be to- the Columbia School of Journalism. a few years. “This is an occasion for introspec- ‘‘However, he didn’t stop his wife and Archives of India (NFAI). A sorry tally held responsible for cinematic By a happy coincidence, the subject of others from talking to me.’’ More than state of affairs for one of the ‘‘Likewise, colour fading is also tion and taking stock of the situa- preservation in the country. her first book was also in the city for a 1,000 interviews later, when the book was largest film archives in Asia. a common thing. It is mostly ‘mation,” he said in a telephonic inter- About the loss at the NFAI, he said game theory conference and Ms Nasar got finally published, Nash’s neutrality crum- The fire which broke out at the genta prints’ that fade after a few view to TNN from New Delhi. that it was wrong of the authorities to a ringside view of the celebrity status ac- Film and Television Institute of years,’’ he said. Nair who painstakingly built the keep the entire collection of the high- corded to both Sen and Nash, especially to bled and Alicia Nash invited her to dinner. India (FTII) on January 8 was just ‘‘Different films need to be NFAI’s collection of archival film ly inflamable nitrate-based film col- the latter, whose schizophrenia-Russell ‘‘Normally the opposite happens,’’ a glimpse of the malaise that has maintained in different locations materials during his term as lection at one place. “Nitrate- based Crowe connection clearly gave him the laughs the author. ‘‘Once the book is out, set in. Hundreds of pre-1950 era under specific temperature and director (1964-91), expressed profound films are highly inflamable and ex- edge over the bhadralok Amartya. people fall out, stop talking and drag one archival films and historic film humidity control. A detailed in- sadness at the complete destruction plosive and ideally need to kept in the Bright flashbulbs and dim questions had another to court, but we’re good friends footage were lost forever in the ventory needs to be made for fur- of the pre-1950 era nitrate-based film city outskirts, at a safe distance from been popped at Nash all day, and by night- now.’’ More surprisingly, both the Nashes fire. The focus has now shifted to ther weeding out of the decaying collection in the FTII blaze on human habitation.” fall Ms Nasar, who in a sense had started and Ms Nasar have good things to say the safety of the remaining collec- material,’’ Wednesday. He said that in the absence of a fire- the glamour ball rolling, was more than a about Howard’s film, despite the criticism tion at the NFAI. However, an old timer “I and my colleague Satish Ba- proof facility, the archival film stock little bemused. that it presented a rather airbrushed por- NFAI director K S Sashidharan from the NFAI said that barring hadur built this collection. It is a ter- should have been kept in lots of 100 When she set out to research her trayal of the scientist. told TNN that there was a press- Nair, all the other directors rible loss,” he said. cans at different places. story in 1994, the year in which Nash was ‘‘Movies are visually complex,’’ says Ms ing need to have more storage had done only intellectual lip He emphasised the need for a fresh Nair said that during his term, the awarded the Nobel, not too many people Nasar. ‘‘I think it was an amazing achieve- space. ‘‘Keeping in mind the in- service. administrative and financial ap- collection was kept separately in two were interested in the man who had so ment on Howard’s part to take this linear flux of archival material which ‘‘They too are accountable for proach to preserving archival materi- places on FTII campus. “During my completely dropped off the professional story and turn it into a mystery.By simpli- includes old and new film reels, the fire accident. The ministry als in the country and said that pre- term we were pursuing the govern- radar since 1959 that the Nobel committee fying it, he got to the bare bones of the ge- duplicate prints, audio/video cas- should ask each one of them serving historic materials and man- ment for a 10-acre plot specifically for had not even a one-page curriculum vitae nius, the madness, the reawakening and settes, posters, sepia-toned photo- what steps they took to aging archives is a highly specialised preservation valuts for nitrate-based on him. the love story.’’ graphs, film scripts and song ensure the safety of the nitrate- activity. films. However, this did not materi- A Beautiful Mind grew out of the article Crowe’s portrayal, and what she calls books, the three air-conditioned based archive material.’’ “This is a valuable public service alise as the government machinery Ms Nasar wrote for her newspaper, or the ‘‘illuminating screenplay’’, touched a underground vaults and storage He added that the NFAI and activity and it should not be treated moves slowly,” he said. rather from the emotional response it chord with the viewers and helped bring rooms will be full in another two FTII director’s post was popularly like a government department as is When asked about the NFAI’s generated. schizophrenia out of the closet. years. Subsequently, we will need seen as a ‘‘passport for foreign being done,” he said. stand that the loss had been contained For one, her editor cried on hearing Strangely, Hollywood also helped more storage vaults.’’ junkets’’ at the expense of the According to Nair the private film as duplicate copies of the nitrate- Nash’s story,and among the numerous let- bring game theory out of the abstruse He also said it was difficult to ministry. industry and the government need to based films had been made, Nair ters she received was a dirty envelope realm of theory. ‘‘Game theory,’’ says acquire film negatives from pro- The staffers too are none too adopt a fresh, positive approach on said that the quality of the duplicates signed ‘‘Berkeley Baby’’, which contained Ms Nasar in the tone that clearly indicates ducers and film-makers from all happy with the state of affairs. this issue. would be far inferior to that of the a letter from a former NYT staffer who had that this isn’t the first time she’s over the world as few were ready Many have not been promoted de- As is done in western nations, film originals. also been diagnosed with paranoid schizo- answering the question, ‘‘is a way of to deposit their negatives for free. spite being in service for 15 years. producers should bear the expenses of “Ironically, the quality of the phrenia and had lived on the streets of thinking very systematically about ‘We spend approximately Rs A staffer said, ‘‘There are 45 em- film preservation by paying a nomi- nitrate films is much better and the Berkeley for the past 25 years. He wrote in strategic behaviour. For instance, when 70,000-Rs 80,000 to acquire a single ployees at the NFAI and 95 nal amount to the archives for this duplicates would have certainly suf- to say, ‘‘John Nash’s story gives me hope scientists first studied planetary motion negative. per cent of us have not been pro- purpose, he said. fered from 2nd and 3rd generation that one day the world will come back to they tried to understand it through With the amount of funds re- moted albeit we have completed 15 The government, too needs to give loss,” he said. me too.’’ juggling. So you focus on how people ceived from the I&B ministry, and 20 years of service.’’ Mean- greater autonomy to institutions like Nair said that the special vaults By this time, Ms Nasar was fascinated play games like chess or penny tossing NFAI manages to acquire some while, film lovers are continuing the NFAI whose madate is to protect being constructed by the NFAI for with Nash’s life. ‘‘I’ve always been to get an insight into how they 200 film negatives every year.’’ to lament the loss of this precious and preserve film-related heritage, the nitrate-based films were now interested in these great literary stories think rationally. That’s why it’s called FTII registrar Suresh Chab- source of times gone by. Nair said. useless as the entire collection had of the rise and fall of heroes like game theory.’’ Nair pointed out that the archives been destroyed.

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AP Why is ‘Plaster of Paris’ ion. The origin of ties lies in the called so? piece of cloth that labourers and Splay on words farmers have worn round their Plaster of Paris (gesso or necks since time immemorial to e4 Ambar Hegde, simply Plaster) is Calcium Most people know a short com- [email protected] absorb perspiration and keep off sulfate hemihydrate which re- the sun. This cloth gradually ic verse having two rhyming Rajeshwari Singh, New Delhi sults from the calcination of evolved into a decorative piece, couplets and referring to a fa- Court reversed the order. The gypsum which partially dehyd- called a cravat, which was worn mous person, such as: Sir order used to restrain the police rates to produce a hemihydrate. round the neck and knotted in Humphry Davy/ Abominated from interfering with pickets. It is so called because during the front, by the Croatian mercenar- gravy;/ He lived in the odium/ Of The reversal allowed the police to Renaissance, a particularly good ies who served in the Army having discovered sodium is interfere. As a rule, policemen plaster for sculpture was mined of King Louis XIV of France. At- called a ‘clerihew’. Fewer people like to interfere. So they must be at Montmarte near Paris. tracted by the dashing look that know ‘abigail’ means a lady’s happy.The police were originally And in the 1700s, Paris was al- the cravat gave to its wearers, personal maid. prohibited from interfering with ready the ‘Capital of Plaster’ the French aristocrats adopted Almost no one knows that the the pickets. since all the walls of wooden the same. This cravat gradually decorative outward extension at Now they are not. That means houses were covered with Plas- the bottom of the legs of chairs or evolved into the modern tie. that the pickets are getting picked ter, as a protection against fire. Rajeshwari Singh, New Delhi tables is known as a ‘splay’. So on by the police. I don’t think the Large gypsum deposits have let’s see how many people know pickets would like that, so they long been mined to manufacture ANY ANSWERS? the words for the following six must be unhappy. (And I guess Plaster of Paris. This is also one definitions of some really that applies to the picketers as of the constituents of cement Why is a night watchman in common things which a lot of us well?) The picketers can no which is used in plastering. It cricket called so? don’t even think have names. longer oppose distribution of is also used as a plastering Dipti Jain, Chakradharpur (1) The prongs of a fork; (2) pamphlets without being inter- material for fractured bones. How did the word ‘rupee’ Protective metal cap or ring at the fered with. So the distributors Dipti Prakasini Das, end of a walking stick; (3) Metal originate? can carry on carrying on. Bhubaneswar or plastic thing at the end of Vikas C. Sajjan, Chitradurga Thus the distributors are What is salami technique shoelaces that prevents them happy. The distributors are What is ‘360-degree apprais- from fraying; (4) Small space on Analysts are agog over the PVP that chipmaker Intel and Replay TV maker SONICblue are working on. in business? attacking the anti-tobacco league. QUESTION: Who devised the first video player and when? al’ in HR jargon? Since the distributors are It’s a technique invented by Ed Dipti Ranjan Gantayat, MINDSPORT happy, the anti-tobacco league is Bliss. In a negotiation context, if Bhubaneshwar not happy. Mukul Sharma you try to grab the other guy’s The anti-tobacco league is whole salami, he will fight you to What does ‘Z class’ stand What is salami technique? for with respect to VIP anti the tobacco league (really... death for it. On the other hand, if the reverse of a coin or medal they are!) hence if they are you set out to get it one slice at a security? below the central part of the How did diamond, platinum, clubs, institutions, etc. nected to one network often want unhappy,the tobacco league must time, it’s not so hard, because Arvind Sharma, Sirohi, design; (3) Indent at the bottom of come to be associated with Biswaroop Ghosh, Kolkata to communicate with people be anti-unhappy, or, happy. I each time he’s giving up relative- Rajasthan a wine bottle; (4) Wire contrap- anniversary celebrations? What is an Ethernet? Is it attached to another one. This solved this on my smoke break. ly little, sometimes so little he tion of a lampshade; (5) Revolving different from the Internet? requires connecting together How do magicians make So if I am wrong I blame the Diamond, platinum, etc. be- different, and frequently incom- barely notices it. That is the sala- round tray in the middle of a came associated with celebra- ships, aeroplanes, elephants tobacco. In February 1980, the Institute patible networks, sometimes by mi technique: taking something and even mountains (usually) round dining table; (6) SK, [email protected] tion of anniversaries according Long curved reclining chair of Electrical and Electronic En- using machines to make connec- one piece at a time, in small in- disappear? ENDGAME to the gifts presented on these with extra hand rests that swivel gineers Inc formed Project 802 to tions and provide necessary crements not worth fighting over In a certain community there days. The idea originated in Cen- K. Subodh, Kolhapur out from under the normal help define certain standards. translations, both in terms of until the whole salami is gone, or are 1000 married couples. Two- tral Europe among the mediae- hand rests so one can also put up The 802 specifications fall into 12 hardware and software. A collec- you wake up to what’s going on. Who devised the first video thirds of the husbands who are val Germans, where it was a one’s feet. categories that are identified by tion of interconnected networks Sanjay Sharma, Bangalore player and when? taller than their wives are also practice for a husband to present the 802 numbers i.e. from 802.1 to is called the Internet. A common Salami is a highly seasoned DEAR MS, a wife with a silver garland after Sumit Mitra, Kolkata heavier,and three-quarters of the 802.12. The standard 802.3 is form of Internet is a collection Italian sausage, usually served Probatum-Est-Dept: twentyfive years of married life. Where and how did the husbands who are heavier than called the Ethernet. The Ether- of Local Area Networks (LANs) cold in slices. When you have Here is the solution to Prateek Silver epitomised the harmony arrangement of alphabets on their wives are also taller. net protocol implements a connected by a Wide Area a huge task to do, you divide it Karandikar’s Endgame regard- that kept the wife and the hus- keyboards and typewriters If there are 120 wives who are logical bus network that can Network (WAN). in smaller steps, rather like ing the imaginary news item: (1) band together for so many years. originate? taller and heavier than their hus- transmit data at 10 or 100 Mbps. Ashwin K. Shetty, Noida slices of salami. So the origin of The police were pleased (assum- The idea of gold came from the bands, how many husbands are Every computer receives infor- Internet is a network of the salami technique is from Harshika Bhatia, recd via email ing they want to act); (2) The pick- requirement of a presentation taller and heavier than their mation, but only the intended networks or simply a large net- salami, we slice the data thinly ets were not pleased (the court al- more precious than silver You ask. Or you answer. Mark the envelopes wives? destination acknowledges the work. This is popularly divided like salami. lowed the cops to act against when fifty years of marriage had “Open Space” and address your answers Submitted by SivaRama transmission. Ethernet uses into LAN (Local Area Network Kuldeep Kumar Jain, them); (3) The cigarette compa- been completed, and in the and questions to: Krishna, [email protected]) Carrier Sense Multiple Access which covers only a few metres Chakradharpur nies were pleased (the pickets same manner came platinum and Collision Detect (CSMA/CD) Open Space, Sunday Times of India, Snailmail: D-268 Sushant Lok-I, of distance) and WAN (Wide II floor, S& B Towers, were pro “anti-tobacco league”); and diamond. In later years, the method to share network media. Area Network which covers kilo- Why do men wear neckties? (4) The anti-tobacco league was Gurgaon, Haryana 122001 40/1 M.G.Road, Bangalore - 560001; Email: idea of these anniversaries Many networks exist in the metres of distance). Ethernet is Although neckties serve no email: obviously angry; (5) The distribu- became more popular and world, often with different hard- [email protected] a popular LAN technology. practical purpose whatsoever, [email protected] tors (of pamphlets), needless to spread to anniversaries of ware and software. People con- Raksha Aithal, recd via email they are normally worn for fash- say,were happy. Website: www.mindsport.org

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INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 12, 2003 15 British identity helps East African Indians AFP he prime minister in- tionalism. He can speak to out-quick order issued by to feeling flattered and in- Meera Syal enters the tones the magic some of Southall’s Hindu Idi Amin hanging over his tensely grateful to Britain. newest edition of Britain’s T mantra “dual nation- and Muslim residents as a head. Being British has paid off in Who’s Who and half-a-hun- ality” in Delhi and at one fellow East African Indian, Britain was reluctant to the end, he jokes, because he dred Indian names routine- stroke, the Sanskritisation transcending the Gujarati- open its doors to hordes of can now choose to officially ly feature in that intensely of a man we’ll call Raj, from Punjabi divide. He can talk Ugandan Indians brandish- become Indian. vulgar but readable com- Southall via Uganda, be- to Sikhs of the Raj or Lohar Should anyone wonder pendium, the Rich List. And comes a wondrous and caste as a fellow Ramgarhia, that the dual nationality it’s all because Indira Gand- many-splendoured thing. easily transcending differ- promise has brought on a hi’s India could not find it Raj says so himself, wryly ences in geographical ori- EURO new mood of jokey cynicism within itself to offer the and with an attractive, hu- gin. among Britain’s East Nakers, Patels, Madhvanis mourous self-deprecation With a richly-descriptive, VISION African Indians, the com- and Raj safe harbour when that he has surely acquired multiple layer of identities munity that pulled itself up they needed it most. after 40 years of living to explain why he is where Rashmee Z Ahmed by its bootstraps, never took Of course, the cynicism among Englishman. he is at this point in time, he a day off and officially and carping will not keep As a British East African still has no trouble cate- ing British passports. India caused us to be gloriously Raj from applying for dual Sikh of the Tharkan caste, gorising himself. Raj is not was calling on the UK to stereotyped as “paragon im- nationality when it eventu- take responsibility for its Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is given a traditional Maori welcome upon his arrival at Raj is the 21st century’s an Indian from India, but an migrants”? Those were un- ally becomes law. But, for a media conference in New Plymouth, New Zealand, on Saturday. Cruise is starring in model Person of Indian Ori- Indian from the heart. own, one of whom hap- certain times for Johnny him and many others, it is pened to be Raj. The Last Samurai which will be filmed on the side of Mt Taranaki which was chosen gin. He is religious, with a It sounds dashing and in- Blackface, with MP Enoch no longer a dream come because of its resemblance to Mt Fuji in Japan. set of recognisable Indian tensely romantic but that Yet, four decades on, Raj Powell warning that Eng- true. Instead, like Kellogs rituals. He monitors dias- cheery catch-all phrase, phir finds he has been miracu- lish rivers would “foam cornflakes, it will be a con- poric Internet bulletin bhi dil hai Hindustani didn’t lously upgraded to top-dog with much blood” as a con- venience ration, saving the boards and subscribes to the get Raj very far in the early status. He is now a first- sequence of uncontrolled need ever to queue again for Hollywood’s box office bonanza Zee and Star TV brand of 1970s. Then, he was poten- class candidate for Indian immigration. a visa to visit a newly-pos- micro-electronic trans-na- tially stateless, with a get- dual nationality. He admits Now, actress-writer sessive Motherland. o Bollywood is bawl- es, and sounds of war. box office in the US. And ing over going bust, is Another explanation is they came in all shapes and S it, having made pre- that movie-going has be- sizes and stories. AFP cisely two hit movies out of come an event. Advance They included highly its usual assembly-line quo- hype and publicity, pre- promoted blockbusters Stolen Beatles Americans fight ta of 800 or so? Well, too views on television and in- such as Spiderman, Star bad. ternet, and snazzy new mul- Wars: Episode II — Attack of Hollywood is laughing all tiplexes mean going to the the Clones, The Lord of the tapes found archaic laws the way to the bank. News movies have become a so- Rings: The Two Towers and just filtering out of Ameri- cial occasion. Thus there Harry Potter and the Cham- London: A haul of 500 original Beatles tapes Los Angeles: There is good news for Ameri- can filmdom suggests it has are now “date flicks”, ber of Secrets. There were stolen in the 1970s and containing tracks ca’s cigar-smoking dogs and confused been yet another year of “groupie movies”, “cult cin- action movies like XXX and thought never to have been released has been bathers. The tiny but influential Libertarian box office bonanza for ema” and the like in the US. Die Another Day, and sus- found in Holland after a joint operation be- party plans to strike hundreds of bizarre and moviedom in the world’s More and more people are penseful flicks like Signs, tween British and Dutch police, officers in archaic local laws banning “antisocial” ac- most competitive entertain- Bourne Identity and Minor- London said Saturday. tivities from the statute book. ment market. ity Report. There was even Police described the tapes by the British The “blue laws”, largely Victorian city or- Receipts from the year an animation hit — Scooby- pop legends as “priceless”. The only record- dinances dealing with long forgotten or 2002 show Americans spent ONLY IN Doo. Among the hits were ings from them which have been heard before unimaginable social vices, such as a ban on a staggering $9.37 billion on comedies such as My Big were on bootleg copies. saying “oh boy” in Jonesboro, Georgia, are movie tickets, an increase AMERICA! Fat Greek Wedding,a $5 Two people were arrested in west London rarely used in prosecutions but can still en- of about $1 billion, or 12 per million movie that has on Friday and another three in a town close rich the legal profession. cent, over the previous year. Chidanand Rajghatta grossed over $80 million, to Amsterdam when officers cracked a pira- The laws date back to 1659, when the Puri- That comes on top of an 8 and Monsoon Wedding, cy racket. tans banned Christmas. That law was re- per cent increase in 2001, going to movies on the Mira Nair’s marriage mer- The tapes contain what are known as the pealed, but Massachusetts still requires that the year of 9/11 when every- opening weekend — much riment that has taken $20 “Get Back” sessions. There was to be an al- dogs have their hind legs tied together dur- one was supposed to be like Broadway shows in the million plus. bum of that name in 1969 but the project was ing April to prevent sexual activity. glued to the television after past — making the opening There is also a new cate- shelved. The Libertarian party, which has won 300 September 11. The two weekend receipts a new gory of films called sleeper Instead some of the songs, including the local council seats across America on a plat- years reversed a declining measure of success. hits — small budget movies song Get Back itself, became part of the Bea- form of opposing “unnecessary” govern- trend of going to the movies But that’s only part of with limited release that be- tles’ Let It Be album. ment interference, said it was time to make a in America. the story. The truth is come successes because of The tapes disappeared shortly after the stand against such laws. George Getz, a party How? Simple. Escapism. everyone from movie word of mouth publicity. 1969 “Get Back” sessions, which saw the band spokesman, said it would be “working from Americans began doing moguls to small studios Among the latest is Drum- returning to a back to basics approach to within” to scrap as many as possible during what Indians have been do- also made better, cuter, line, an elegant film about recording. the year. Some of the strangest laws attempt ing for years. They went to smarter, snazzier, crispier marching bands that is ex- The reels contain dozens of entire songs, to regulate marital tensions: in Michigan, for darkened movie theatres movies in 2002. Compared pected to gross $50 million as well as snippets of tracks which the Beat- example, it is illegal for a woman to cut her for a couple of three hours to Bollywood’s two-hit year, plus. Unlike Bollywood, les attempt and then abandon during the re- A model presents a creation of French fashion designer hair without her husband’s permission. In to escape from news of ter- a record 22 films broke the Hollywood had something hearsals. Pirate copies have turned up in Pierre Cardin at a show marking 50 years of his career in Kentucky a man cannot buy a hat unless his rorism, stock market crash- $100 million mark at the for everybody in 2002. Florence on Friday. Britain, Europe and the US over the years. AFP wife approves. The Sunday Times

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16 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 12, 2003 INTERNATIONAL Foreigners line US offers $1m Microsoft up to beat Skipping TV commercials prize to boost A watch that tells you the time, and more Microsoft is promoting its new Smart Personal Objects Technology, nod to $1 bn INS deadline robot warfare or SPOT, which will bring enhanced functions to ordinary devices. The first SPOT-enabled watches will be produced by three settlement Los Angeles: Facing a dead- Washington: The US De- line, thousands of men from won’t be easy any more companies Fossil, Citizen and Suunto and are expected Seattle: Microsoft fence Department says it is to hit display counters by the fall. Heres an example of Corp. said on Friday mostly Arab or Muslim coun- offering a $1 million cash tries lined up to register with By Bill Carter NYT how someone might use one. that it would pay up to leading television pro- prize to the winner of a $1.1 billion to settle US immigration authorities planned robot vehicle race under a post-Sept. 11 crack- Aducer and two major The watch owner logs onto the SPOT Web site to customize class action lawsuits advertisers in the US have between Los Angeles and Las brought by California down that has alarmed civil Vegas. the content his watch will receive. If hes planning a liberties groups and stirred joined forces to present a residents who claimed live variety show with no The “Grand Challenge,” trip, he can adjust his preferences to receive the company had fears of mass arrests. scheduled to take place on information specific to his destination city. Lisa Hinks, a British exec- commercial interruptions. abused its market posi- February 28, 2004, is intended tion and overcharged utive, clutched her baby and Instead, the advertising to spur development of tech- for software. wept as she arrived at the messages will be incorpo- The watch has a built-in radio antenna that nologies that could be used The settlement will INS office here with her rated into the show. by the US military. receives data on the FM band. It can receive be paid out to up to 13 Tunisian-born husband. She The advertisers are buy- The contest was the brain- instant messages, news updates and is million elligible busi- said she learned about Fri- ing six hours of air time to create what the pro- child of the Defence Ad- synchronized to atomic clock accuracy. nesses and consumers day’s deadline watching tele- gramme’s producer, vanced Research Projects in the form of vouch- vision. ‘‘Nobody told us Michael Davies, called “a Agency, or DARPA, the Pen- ers to buy computers about it, nobody. Immigra- contemporary,hip Ed Sulli- tagon’s cradle for revolution- and software, includ- tion has our details. It makes van show” for the youth- ary technologies. ing products made by us feel like criminals.’’ “The race is intended to oriented WB Network. Producer Michael Davies plans to weave advertisements Microsoft rivals. Rakya Ahmed, who ar- spur the accelerated develop- The hour-long pro- so tightly into TV shows that viewers will not be able to Upon arrival in a new time zone, the watch The settlement came rived with an 18-year-old ment of autonomous robotic gramme, to be broadcast for bypass them. automatically updates the time. on the same day that a friend from Yemen holding vehicle technologies for mili- six weeks this summer, will federal judge in Balti- an expired tourist visa, which make it easy for in the US and changed the tary applications,” said Jan The owner can check local traffic before try to highlight the compa- more refused to dis- added: ‘‘We don’t know what viewers to skip commer- face of prime time. Walker, a DARPA spokes- he rents a car or pull up a weather forecast. nies’ products in various miss antitrust charges they are going to do with cials. While the move is billed woman, on Friday.It offered a ways, like putting singers A prototype designed by Fossil. brought against the him.’’ The show is already as a forward-looking re- unique chance to help shape on a set dominated by a drawing wide attention in sponse to a technological The digital display is customizable. company by competi- The Immigration and Nat- “this promising new dimen- logo or building the television industry.The threat to the business, it actor Sun Microsystems uralization Service has de- sion of our national de- Inc. and two small soft- comedy routines around a idea has been given credi- tually harks back to televi- SOURCE: Microsoft Corp. AP manded that all males aged fence,” she added. Reuters product. bility because Davies, a na- sion’s earliest days, when a ware companies. 16 and over from the 13 na- Robots are already playing The experiment reflects tive of Britain, produced single sponsor bought a a growing role in the US ar- tions, who do not have resi- growing anxiety among ad- ABC’s landmark Who time period and presented a senal, including devices that dent status, appear before an vertisers and network exec- Wants to Be a Millionaire, show and featured only its INS agent by Friday night to scout enemy positions, sniff Ink-jet printers to produce gadgets utives about the rise of per- the programme that started own products in its com- be photographed, questioned for chemical and biological sonal video recorders, the reality television craze mercials. NYT News Service London: Printers could soon print a complete and fully as- further developed so that ink- and give fingerprints. Agencies warfare agents and slither down sewers or under doors be pumping out remote con- sembled device,” according jet cartridges can deal with to collect intelligence. trol devices, electronic toys to New Scientist magazine. the polymers needed for the DUBYAMAIL In a separate category are and radios if engineers in The Berkeley researchers casing and circuit printing. I am a great fan of Dubyaman because remotely piloted aircraft California have their way. have already figured out how “This merging of flexible it is not the run-of-the-mill type. Three such as the RQ-1 Predator,be- Scientists at the University of to print electronic compo- materials with electronics cheers for Dubyaman! ing used for surveillance and California in Berkeley are nents including transistors has been dubbed flexonics —Abhishek Banerjee, Jaipur as armed attack drones in the devising technology that will and semiconductor compo- and could do away with nents. the conventional print cir- This is a fantastic and humorous strip. US-declared war on terror. enable ink-jet printers to pro- But we are bored with your obsession Among those encouraged duce fully assembled gadg- “The trick is to print layer cuit board,” the magazine with Hindutva. We want something dif- to attend were futurists, in- ets. upon layer of conducting said. ferent. But take care that the strip does ventors, robotic engineers, “Instead of creating a cas- polymers in such a way that The electronics are embed- not hurt the common man. software designers, technolo- ing and then laboriously fill- the circuitry the device re- ded into the device instead of —Dr Manish Mishra, Rewa gy companies, universities ing it with electronic circuit quires is built up as part of being soldered to it but if the the bodywork,” the magazine gadget breaks it can’t be e-mail: [email protected] and “trail-blazers,” the Pen- boards, components and tagon agency said. Reuters switches, the game plan is to said. fixed because the embedded John Canny, who is head- components cannot be re- ing the Berkeley team, be- placed so it must be thrown lieves the technology can be away. Reuters

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INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 12, 2003 17 Congressman BRIEFLY On the brink: Bush readies for war on Iraq, Kim thumbs nose at diplomatic bid against US Reuters INTERNATIONAL AP Reuters US to move North Korea sharing nuke in 35,000 threatens info with India more troops to restart By Chidanand Rajghatta TIMES NEWS NETWORK Washington: Alarmed at the to the Gulf missile test prospect of resumption of high-tech transfers between Washington: US Defence Beijing: North Korea New Delhi and Washington, Secretary Donald Rums- thumbed its nose at diplo- hawks in the US establish- feld has signed orders to matic efforts to resolve ment have already begun to deploy nearly 35,000 more the nuclear crisis Satur- raise the red flag of prolifer- American troops to the day by threatening to ation. Gulf in a rapidly growing restart missile tests a day build-up for a possible A prominent Democratic after pulling out of a key war with Iraq, US offi- Congressman from Massa- atomic treaty. cials say. Pyongyang’s ambassa- chusetts has written to Com- The officials said the dor to China said the merce Secretary Don Evans orders included plans to moratorium on missile cautioning against any send 7,000 Marines from tests was defunct now prospective sale of dual-use Camp Lejeune, North that the US had invalidat- nuclear technology to India, Carolina, and another saying it would be a hasty re- 7,000 from Camp Pendle- ed all agreements be- A flower vendor looks through her tween the two countries, ward for “bad behaviour” kiosk window covered with a thick lay- ton, California. while its envoys in Aus- since India had refused to er of frost in St Petersburg on Saturday. The order was the sign the Nuclear Non-Prolif- biggest since the Penta- tria said a controversial US naval officer Christopher Bryant hugs his son at nuclear reactor would be eration Treaty. Travel ban on Pak MPs lifted: Pak- gon began a very public The 1968 NPT, which con- surge of troops and forces Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, on Friday. Bryant is running soon. A South Korean demonstrator holds a crossed out istan has removed more than a dozen among 7,000 Marines who will proceed to the Gulf for portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at a secrates permanently nu- lawmakers from a list of people banned in recent weeks to more “That moratorium a possible attack against Iraq. about missile test fire will protest rally in Seoul on Saturday. clear status of the first five from leaving the country because of cor- than double the 60,000 US nuclear powers while deny- ruption cases and loan default, officials South Dakota, and will be no exception now that people packed into cen- forts to resolve the stand- troops now in the Gulf re- ing a roll-back or allowing said Saturday. “The names of 18 mem- gion while President send both F-15C fighters Blair wants Bush the US has made invalid tral Pyongyang on Satur- off before it destabilised others to join the club, is re- bers of the national assembly have been George W Bush decides and F-15E attack jets in the all the agreements day to hear speeches by the whole region. to go slow on Iraq garded by India as discrimi- taken off the exit control list (ECL) to let whether to order an inva- coming days along with reached between the US political leaders in de- His visit was the first natory. them perform their duties without any sion of Iraq over weapons Predator unmanned spy- London: British Prime and DPRK (North Ko- fence of the NPT within a series of diplomatic “Given our nation’s inter- hindrance,” an interior ministry official of mass destruction. planes and radar aircraft. Minister Tony Blair is to rea),” ambassador Choe drawal and pledge a fight missions to Seoul in com- said. AFP The Army is already Another 10,000 Army hold talks with US Presi- Kim-Su said in Beijing. to the death against at- ing days as South Korea est in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, I do not US e-mails to Iraqi generals: In a sending armoured and in- National Guard and Re- dent Bush “to prevent North Korean diplo- tempts to infringe their bids to mediate an end to believe that the US should al- novel use of information warfare, the Pen- fantry troops from two serve soldiers have been early military action in mats in Vienna also said sovereignty, the official the crisis. Choi and presi- tagon sent e-mail messages to Iraqi gen- bases in the state of Geor- put on alert for rapid mo- Iraq becoming in- that the controversial Korean Central News dent-elect Roh Moo-Hyun low a nation that has erals to encourage dissent and defec- gia and engineers, mili- bilisation. In Miami, a evitable”, the Times re- Yongbyon nuclear reactor Agency (KCNA) said. will meet US Assistant thumbed its nose at the NPT tions and to warn against carrying out tary police and intelli- spokesman for the Flori- ported Saturday. would be running in a The latest acts of Secretary of State James to obtain access to dual-use any order from President Saddam Hus- gence specialists from da National Guard said Blair will fly to the US matter of weeks but in- brinkmanship came Kelly after his arrival technology,” Edward J sein to use chemical or germ weapons Germany. more than 1,200 soldiers later this month to deliver sisted the move was the hours after French For- here Sunday while Japan- Markey said in the letter. against US or allied forces, a US official The Air Force this week in one of the guard’s com- a message that the UN result of a US decision to eign Minister Dominique ese Foreign Minister “Why should we assist India said. He said it was the first time this began sending B-1B bat units had been called should be given time to stop fuel shipments. de Villepin called for con- Yoriko Kawaguchi is ex- in building better weapons technique had been used. AP bombers from Ellsworth, to active duty. Reuters deal with Saddam. AFP More than one million certed international ef- pected Wednesday. AFP that will further destabilize that region?”

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18 SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 12, 2003 SPECIAL REPORT

1997: Cumulina — the first in a 1998: Pair of calves born in 2000: Five piglets were born in 2001: Bessie the cow gave 2001: Cc the kitten was cloned First there was Dolly... batch of 50 mice — was born Ishikawa Prefectural Livestock Virginia, US, produced by PPL birth to a wild Indian ox called a by scientists in Texas using a Now there’s Eve... In February 1997, scientists at on October 3 at University of Research Centre, Japan, pro- Therapeutics from an adult sow gaur. Scientists at Advanced cell from Rainbow, a tortoise Clonaid announces the birth of Scotland’s Roslin Institute un- Hawaii. Died of old age two duced by a similar technique as using a slightly different Cell Technology Inc, US, used shell cat. Now people could two human clone babies. veiled the sheep, cloned from years and seven months later. Dolly. Scientists said the new technique from Dolly’s. Three nucleus from a gaur’s skin cell. hope to clone their pets. But Claims unverified. Rival cloner the cell of a six-year-old ewe by The technique was believed to technique could be used to independent groups cloned Noah the gaur died within efforts to clone dogs have not Severino Antinori promises the nuclear transfer process. be more reliable than Dolly’s. breed better cattle strains. pigs in 2000. hours due to intestinal failure. been successful so far. real one early this year.

From ewe to Eve, it took only six years. Even as scientists debate the authenticity of the world’s first cloned human baby, Sunday Times answers key questions that can transform the world In your image: I, Me, Myself 1Can your clone be you? TOI Art

t was an outlandish idea which be- surrogate mother) who provided the nucleus. longed to the realm of Hollywood near- But because people are more than a product ly a decade ago. Science-fiction thrillers of their genes, a clone would have its own such as Gattaca, The 6th Day and Cloned personality, character, intelligence, and tal- Icaptivated the audience with this new- ents exactly as identical twins do (who are age idea. The possibility of having a geneti- natural clones stemming from the same egg). cally engineered clone left the viewer in a You cannot clone a person’s brain or mind, whirlwind of intrigue and fear even as it and chance factors, the environment, and a seemed too futuristic an idea to actually hap- person’s experiences contribute to individual pen in our lifetime. traits. Not any more. Eve, they say, is already This means that even if you wanted to, you born and Adams are soon to follow. Welcome cannot duplicate your identical self. Even if to a strange new world where ‘mini ME’ is you were to clone yourself several times, you just not a figment of Austin Power’s imagi- would not be able to create the same person nation. Soon, you could have a world full of a each time because every human life, no mat- million ‘mini MEs’, if that has been your se- ter how it’s conceived, is unique. A cloned cret desire. Hitler would not necessarily grow up to be a But is my clone actually my copy? No. mass murderer nor would a twin of Mother Clones aren’t exact copies. The recent re- Teresa become a humanitarian. search on human genomes has taught us we It is also impossible to copy a deceased are more than our genes. Cc, the world’s first family member or a past historical cloned kitty, does not look exactly like her figure through cloning the cells from their adult twin. The reason: Cc was cloned from a corpses, because you need live DNA to make calico (or tortoise-shell) cat whose fur pat- a clone. tern is determined by environmental as well as genetic factors. Scientists say personality, ● The word clone descends from a Greek even more than coat colour, is determined by word referring to a twig. The word as we un- a combination of genetics and environmen- derstand it today is derived from a discovery tal factors that are difficult to control. by British biologist JBS Haldane. From a There is some misunderstanding about study he conducted in 1963, he theorised it what constitutes a clone. A human clone would be possible for exact genetic duplicates would be the genetic identical twin, a gener- to be generated from all living organisms, ination or more younger, of the donor (not the cluding human beings. 2Has the clone arrived? 3Will it make the world a better place? f you’re inclined to be- Vithal C Nadkarni tional, ill-informed backlash used to patch up damaged have suffered a series of set- tissues for salvaging and sav- lieve these groups is threatening to blur the heart muscle following heart backs, which has seen their ing lives any less worthy? which are at the fore- f the Raelians in their distinction between the attacks or to form new neu- shares take a tumble in the But therapeutic cloning front of cloning, the an- UFOland are to be be- two forms of cloning. In ther- rons in the brains of Parkin- last two years. Nevertheless, is also not on the verge of Iswer’s clearly yes: lieved, Eve has arrived, apeutic cloning embryos are son’s and Alzheimer’s pa- it would be unwise to take a curing a disease or two. It Clonaid on the back of an ewe. created so scientists can tients. For diabetics stem short-term view: already ear- may take five years before IBut don’t expect her to mine them for stem cells. cells may be a source of new ly embryos without even a the first treatment for a rare Claim to fame: Eve, born be a dreadlocked Venus, a These so-called master islet cells in the pancreas. semblance of a nervous sys- condition such as Hunting- on December 26, 2002. Dr full-grown Raelian testing cells of the body have been Later, perhaps even whole tem are donated in certain ton’s disease becomes avail- Brigitte Boisselier, CEO of the waters of controversy hailed as a potential medical organs might be grown, all areas of research. In the UK, able, with treatments for Clonaid, announced that an with her delicate toe. She’s breakthrough of the 21st free from the threat of tissue for instance, these front-line more common diseases fol- unnamed woman had given still an infant who many sus- century because of their rejection. areas of research include in- lowing. Experts also caution birth to a female clone. Crit- pect may not be a clone at all. that in addition to proving ability, in theory, to replace However, the technology fertility, contraception and ics demanded evidence of the Even if the Raelians’ claim stem cell therapy works, damaged tissue. remains at a very early stage causes of miscarriage. Is techniques used and Michael Ian Wilmut Brigitte Boisselier turns out to be a hoax, companies will have to as- They could, one day, be and companies in the field such research into making Guillen, a French science cloning has already sure ordinary citizens, journalist, was chosen as the “Technology that “The media only want to changed the world. It their watchdogs and regu- independent verifier. But on pioneered Dolly would be talk about possible birth has further polarised an lators that they can pro- January 6, he backed out dangerous to use on defects, that the baby will acrimonious debate over duce batches of defect-free from this task as he felt the what many thought earlier cells that are uniform and entire exercise was an elabo- humans at the moment. be a monster, but the was both unthinkable and safe. rate hoax to garner publicity The likelihood is that such e-mails I get from people undoable. Ultimately,safety is like- for the Raelian movement attempts would result in tell us we are brave, we Only an extreme fringe ly to be the strongest ethi- which is the prime force be- would want to use cloning cal argument against hu- hind Clonaid. The move- many miscarriages and should go ahead.’’ to make copies of people, man cloning. On the other ment’s belief in aliens and deformities.” and such uses should be hand, if Eve is indeed a reluctance to furnish hard banned where they’re not Xerox copy of her mother, data on the cloning process already. Similarly, only an then the scientific hurdles only adds ammunition to the extreme fringe, which to human cloning may be sceptics’ guns. includes those who believe less formidable than it is Is Eve for real? Keep an in Immaculate Concep- now believed. open mind, advises Dr T C tion, would want to ban But research on cloning Anand Kumar. He’s a repro- therapeutic cloning. Imag- will still have to be regulat- ductive biologist, currently ine balancing a cloned ball ed stringently, even if its the chairman of HOPE Infer- of cells no bigger than conducted by those who tility Clinic, Bangalore: a pinprick against a fully- know most about what “Clonaid has not yet revealed grown thinking-feeling hu- they’re doing. Otherwise, details of the techniques man being. Eve’s emergence is likely used to produce their first But experts say an irra- to lead to yet another Fall. Graphic: Neelabh cloned human child, Eve, nor of her parents. It probably doesn’t want to do this for Severino Antinori Panos Zavos fear of being dragged to the courts. Given that there is no “We must counter an illog- “The technique would at ical fear of cloning. For first cost $ 50,000 or 4What’s the worst that can happen? proven technology and published data, to support their me, it’s illogical because more, but gradually it claim, I can only say let’s ● The process fails... A Japanese team cloned 12 male clone their heroes. For worried to provide spare body parts for their wait and watch, time and in reality it’s just thera- will come down to the Animal cloning shows that it usual- mice. The clones appeared active celebs, DCI is offering to record donor. Of course, you would have to progress in human knowl- peutic cloning to give the cost of in-vitro fertilisa- ly takes many eggs to get a single and healthy, gained weight normal- their DNA fingerprint, check that wait a number of years until the edge will sort the truth of the opportunity to millions of tion which is around pregnancy, 277 in Dolly’s case. Re- ly but the first cloned animal died it’s unique and store it. The client clone’s organs were mature enough, claim; truth will prevail searchers began by attempting to after only 311 days and, by day 800, will get copyright protection to pre- and your clone must be willing. men to become fathers.” $10,000-20,000.” ● while falsehood will die fuse 277 adult sheep cells with an 10 (83 per cent) of the animals were vent ‘‘actions such as DNA theft.’’ Skewed family relationships... away.” Meanwhile, Clonaid equal number of eggs. This yielded dead. And Dolly, the first cloned The fee: $ 1,500. Is the clone an offspring or a sib- claimed a second cloned baby India and the clone only 29 embryos, which in turn re- mammal, already has arthritis just ● Clone farming ling? If you take your own DNA and was born to a Dutch lesbian sulted in only 10 pregnant sheep, five years after being born. begins... give birth to your own clone, the big ‘‘There is no research going on in India on human or only one of which successfully anthropological question is: Will couple in January 2003. ● Someone clones Hitler or Human clones Again, no evidence has been animal cloning. Some stem cell research is going on made it to term and gave birth to could be your family comprise you and your Dolly. Given these odds, it would Osama bin Laden... daughter or you and your sister? forthcoming. More will be and this could involve the use of human embryos to Just possible, but they wouldn’t get “farmed” born this month, if the take almost 29 surrogate moms to Family identities and lin- isolate stem cells. But cloning as it is understood in produce one viable human clone. what they wanted. First, they would eages would thus claims are to be believed. need some living cells from Hitler’s terms of nuclear transfer to egg cell cytoplasm is not ● The clones are unhealthy... become ambigu- Antinori & Zavos body — unless it was frozen or oth- ous. being carried out.This area is not a priority for India.’’ Harry Griffin, assistant director of erwise preserved soon after death, Claim to fame: Cloned the Roslin Institute which success- they would probably be unusable. baby scheduled to be born in G Padmanaban, former director, Indian Institute of Science fully cloned Dolly says: ‘‘It would be More importantly,because of differ- January 2003. Dr Antinori wholly irresponsible to clone a hu- ences in the environment of the became a household name man being, given the present state baby by any other means. But land. The announcement in womb and upbringing clone Hitlers among infertile couples of technology.the success rate with critics harp on the unknown would not act, think or even neces- when he helped a 63-year-old February 1997 got everybody animal cloning is about 1-2 per cent sarily look like the original. woman give birth to a child dangers of ending up with wondering about where we only. The risks are far too great for in 1994. This Italian gynae- babies with genetic defects or were heading on the repro- the woman and for the child.’’ Of ● An overkill of Madonna... cologist and Dr Zavos, the di- medical problems. ductive front. The ethical the small number of animals cloned A hundred Madonnas in the neigh- rector and chief andrologist questions on whether human (little more than 1 per cent) most bourhood is unlikely to please at the Andrology Institute of Roslin Institute cloning should be allowed at have severe abnormailities: mal- Madonna. Which is why a new Cali- America, Kentucky,USA, are Claim to fame: Dolly, the all got a whole new dimen- functioning livers, abnormal blood fornian company is trying to capi-

working full-tilt to steal the sheep. The most famous sion and there was an ur- vessels, heart problems, underde- talise on DNA copyrighting. The Imaging: Neelabh thunder away from Clonaid. sheep in modern times, she gency to find an answer be- veloped lungs, immune system defi- DNA Copyright Institute believes a Their stated aim is to help was cloned by Dr Wilmut of fore things really got out of ciencies and hidden genetic defects. lot of people are going to want to people who cannot have a the Roslin Institute, Scot- hand.

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SPORT SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA New Delhi, January 12, 2003 19 BRIEFLY Same old tail: India almost lose their head SPORT AFP Reuters By Ahmed Abbas Rizvi TIMES NEWS NETWORK SCOREBOARD Auckland: If you ever won- New Zealand: dered what the Japanese S Fleming c Dravid b Nehra 14 Kamikaze pilots were like, M Sinclair b Srinath 18 C Harris lbw b Agarkar 0 watch a rerun of Saturday’s C Cairns b Srinath 13 One-day International cricket S Styris c Bangar b Ganguly 42 between India and New Zealand L Vincent not out 53 at the Eden Park here. The eras B McCullum run out 0 K Mills c Dravid b Srinath 0 are different and the two per- A Adams b Zaheer 2 formed on different spheres, D Tuffey run out 1 but the intentions of the Indian S Bond not out 31 Extras: (b 4, lb 11, nb 8, w 2) 25 batsmen and the Japaese were Total: (For 9 wkts, in 50 overs) 199 identical: suicidal. Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-28, 3-47, 4-50, 5- And no, it can’t be called 130, 6-131, 7-134, 8-144, 9-147. hara-kiri, for that was a ritual Bowling: Srinath 10-2-13-3, Zaheer 10-0- 53-1, Nehra 10-1-31-1, Agarkar 8-0-34-1, to avoid disgrace; the Indians Bangar 4-0-22-0, Ganguly 8-2-31-1. were instead dying to embrace India: disgrace. It’s just fate, and S Ganguly c McCullum b Adams 23 V Sehwag c Fleming b Mills 112 Virender Sehwag’s virtuosity, R Dravid lbw b Styris 21 that defeated their efforts and S Tendulkar c McCullum b Tuffey 1 Minnesota Timberwolves’ Kevin Y Singh c Fleming b Harris 8 Garnett reacts to a foul call during their M Kaif b Adams 7 NBA game against the Sacramento S Bangar lbw b Adams 1 A Agarkar run out 0 Kings at the Target Centre in Z Khan run out 1 Minneapolis on Friday. Minnesota won J Srinath not out 0 115-109 in overtime. A Nehra not out 1 Extras: (lb 4, nb 9, w 12) 25 Maldives thrash Bhutan: A brilliant Total: (For 9 wkts, in 49.5 overs) 200 Fall of wickets: 1-70, 2-142, 3-159, 4-182, hat-trick by Ali Shiham helped Maldives 5-187, 6-194, 7-194, 8-197, 9-198. trounce newcomer Bhutan 6-0 in the Bowling: Tuffey 10-0-46-1, Bond 6-1-20-0, South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Adams 9.5-0-41-3, Mills 10-1-43-1, Styris 10-1-40-1, Harris 3-0-6-1. soccer championship in Dhaka on Satur- New Zealand’s Daryl Tuffey is airborne as he is run out by Rahul Dravid at Auckland’s Eden Park on Saturday. India won by one wicket. day. Host Bangladesh defeated Nepal 1-0 in the second match.Maldives dominated taking India to victory single- batsmen had struggled against Styris, which brought to an end with four goals in the first half of the match handedly, and he actually did. some disciplined Indian bowl- a defiant 80-run fifth wicket at Bangabandhu National Stadium. The The second highest contributor ing, led once again by the many- partnership. Viru da jawaab nahin Bhutanese, playing their first international to the Indian score was Mr Ex- medalled Karnataka speedster Srinath finished with an im- match, were helpless against the Maldives India emerged victorious by tras at 25. The end did no justice Javagal Srinath. Even the slog pressive analysis of 10-2-13-3 — MAN OF THE MATCH If there is one Indian who attacks, led by striker Ali Umar. PTI one wicket and a ball to spare. to Sehwag’s majestic effort. overs didn’t prove too produc- the most economical effort by has redeemed himself in the It was the most thrilling Rarely do you see such mag- tive for the Black Caps as they an Indian against the Kiwis and one-dayers against the Kiwis, it’s Virender Sehwag. The Kerala on top: In Shimoga, three new match of the tour, bizarre nificent, nah contemptuous, crawled from 132 for six at the the 10th against any country. It dashing opener hit his second century of the series in Auck- national records were set in hepthathlon, though. Chasing 200 for victory, land to ensure that India made the scoreline respectable at 2- javelin and penthlon events on the final batsmanship as the 21,000-weekend of the 40th over to 147 for wasn’t surprising because he Sehwag with a masterful 112 day of the 18th National junior athletics end crowd witnessed on Satur- nine in 46.4 overs. has been the one constant Indi- 4 with one to go. Batting was by no means easy on the Eden and an opening partnership of meet on Saturday today with Kerala win- day as Sehwag blasted away to But Bond’s career-best, un- an success story on this tour, Park track and Shane Bond was breathing fire from the word ning the team championship with a haul 70 with Sourav Ganguly,had set his fifth One-day International beaten 15-ball 31 — and his 52- having taken 16 of the 43 New go. Sehwag who has shown definite signs of maturing on this of 56 medals, including 20 gold. Hosts the stage for an emphatic win. century and the third against run partnership for the last Zealand wickets to fall in the six difficult tour, not only weathered the early storm, but also Karnataka took the third spot in the medal When Sehwag departed, the Kiwis. His 139-ball knock of wicket with Lou Vincent off One-day Internationals of this kept the scoreboard moving in typical fashion. The unique tally with 28 medals, behind Tamil Nadu fourth out, the Indians needed 112 was a kaleidoscope of bril- just 3.2 overs — took the Black series — the highest thus far on aspect of his innings on Saturday was the amount of runs he just 18 runs from seven overs. It who bagged 50. (PTI) liant, blazing strokeplay — the Caps score zooming to 199. either side with Daryl Tuffey accumulated behind the wicket on the off-side with trade- seemed that the one over that bat sashaying down in an arc The Kiwis scored 48 runs second at nine wickets. His mark slashes over the slips and ferocious cuts towards the Enev wins title: Fifth seed Todor Enev the Indians were docked for and ruthlessly dismissing the from the last three overs of combined bowling figures read point region. When he was dismissed for a brilliant 112, India of Bulgaria won the ITF men’s futures ten- slow over-rate wouldn’t matter ball from its presence. And the their innings and 37 from the 57.4-8-173-16 — that means a were only 17 runs adrift of the target which was achieved de- nis tournament in Lucknow with an upset at all. But the notorious Indian three maximums he hit — each last two as Bond hauled Sourav wicket every 21.62 balls at an av- spite a late-order collapse. It was clear that for India Sehwag straight-set victory over third seed Satoshi witlessness came to the fore and one of them high into the Ganguly high into the stands erage of 10.81. was the difference between victory and defeat. Iwabuchi of Japan on Saturday. Enev they lost the next five wickets stands — were cruel excesses of twice in the penultimate over, The other success story for dominated proceedings right from the for just 16 runs. And Shane his mastery. and then he and Vincent took a the Indians has been Sehwag. word go for a 6-2 6-2 win. PTI Bond wasn’t even there to bowl! Aside Sehwag, the only other maximum each off Zaheer in He has scored two centuries and The wickets just fell inexpli- batsman to make an impact the final over which was worth 295 runs in this series when BETTING METER cably in a heap and defeat was, rather surprisingly, Shane 19. most batsmen have looked TENNIS loomed large. But last man Bond. His fearsome reputation Ganguly,whose strike-rate in weepy and apologetic. All the Ashish Nehra pulled the penul- Australian Open with the ball walks before him, limited overs cricket (42.2) is as other Indian batsmen combined Hewitt 5/2 timate delivery to the ropes for but few, if any, had any inkling good as Harbhajan’s (41.2), fin- have scored 631 runs. Sehwag Agassi 5/1 victory and saved India from of how frightening his willow ished with one for 31 from eight also leads the run aggregates Safin 10/1 disgrace. could be. overs. But he had much impres- for the One-day series by far Sehwag is off side king Srichaphan 16/1 Who would have envisioned It was probably just a sive figures earlier with just with Mathew Sinclair second at such an end when Sehwag was as per ladbrokes.com slugfest, but even then it was eight runs from his first five 143 runs. Third man at the crease? He seemed to be impressive. For all the Kiwis overs and the scalp of Scott On to Hamilton now. 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Point Square leg On Side On I played my natural 10 runs Side On India will participate despite row: Dalmiya 7 runs Off Side Off Cover Mid wicket game, says Sehwag TIMES NEWS NETWORK out the vexed issue. that they can persuade their in- stated by the IDI (the marketing 20 runs 12 runs Kolkata: BCCI president Jagmo- Addressing a press conference dividual sponsors not to adver- arm of the ICC). TIMES NEWS NETWORK han Dalmiya a day after the Indian players tise their products with them Reacting to the possibility of Mid off Mid on agreed to sign the PNA condi- (the players) as models only for the controversy being settled by 14 runs 5 runs Auckland: Virender Sehwag, who scored a put a most unlikely item on tionally,Dalmiya said: “The Play- the duration of the World Cup arbitration in the CAS in Luz- blazing 112 at the Eden Park on Saturday for his wishlist to er Terms were modified twice by (47 days) and not 30 days before zane and not through third par- India, said he was delighted with his effort as * Sehwag c Fleming b Mills 112 solve the con- ICC on December 23 and January and five days after their exit ty mediation, the BCCI presi- it had helped India win the match. ‘‘I am very tract tangle on 6, but none of the amendments from the tournament (for final- dent said: “ We are ready for it. happy because this time India won the Saturday. He removed our ists, it’s 20 The time has come to test the le- TURNING POINT match,’’ said the beaming Man of the Match, said that the concerns days after gality of the clauses.” who was disappointed at Napier’s despite CONTRACT ROW irender Sehwag was the difference between the Blues and ICC should di- about the ef- the meet). The BCCI had taken the first scoring 108 because India had lost the match. the Blacks. He gave the strong NRI presence at the Eden vorce commerce from cricket fects of the restrictive clauses. Similarly, the BCCI has step towards resolution of the V Asked about his gameplan for the match, Park some more reasons to be proud of the dual citizenship. and deal with both issues sepa- We sent the PNA to our players in backed the players’ condition dispute by adopting Clause Sehwag said: ‘‘I decided to play my natural But if the Black Caps had not missed two chances to run him rately. Stating that the Indian New Zealand and agreed to con- that the imaging clause (giving 31.4C of the PNA, seeking non- game and go for my shots, because the ball out when he was miles out of the non-striking crease early in team “will participate” in the ditionally sign the PNA”. official sponsors the right to use binding mediation. However, was doing a little and if I had decided to de- his innings, it could have been another story, another ending. World Cup irrespective of the He said that there were reser- images of any participating Dalmiya said that if the ICC fend, I could have nicked one.’’ Besides, the Najafgarh Bradman also had the luck going his outcome of the contracts contro- vations on both endorsements player for tournament-related wanted to speed up the process Sehwag virtually won the match on his way when some away-going balls missed the edge of his bat. versy,he would seek the arbitra- and the imaging issues. The promotion) be restricted to two by going in for arbirtation, the own for India, as the second-best contribu- However, it indeed was a special effort from him. tion route “if necessary” to sort players have already mentioned months and not three months as BCCI would agree. tion by an Indian batsman was Sourav Gan- guly’s 23. The Indian skipper Sourav Gangu- ly too was delighted with the win, their second in consecutive matches after a losing Englishmen succumb to their nerves streak of five One-dayers. ‘‘It’s good to get Hobart: Australia snatched a sev- tum was lost as spinner Brad Hogg back strain after bowling seven back to winning ways, he said, blaming the en-run win in a cliff-hanging One- took three wickets. overs for 31 runs. There was no im- tosses, which he won on Saturday,for defeats. day International against England In the final overs, captain Nass- mediate indication of the serious- ‘‘I kept losing important tosses, which made here on Saturday after the tourists er Hussain still threatened to hit ness of the condition. “I knew if a big difference in the series. I believe the toss squandered a magnificent open- England to victory. But medium- we could get a couple of wickets contributes about 10 per cent to the fate of the ing partnership. pacer Watson conceded only four we could put pressure on their match and that is a lot in One-dayers.’’ In a hectic finish, young all- runs while taking the wicket of new batsmen and turn this thing But Ganguly accepted that the Indians rounder Shane Watson held his Alec Stewart in the 48th over. around,” said a relieved Aus- should have won the match comfortably. nerve and helped restrict England Then, in the final over, he clean- tralian captain Ricky Ponting. Asked if the Indians had choked, Ganguly to 264 for seven wickets from their bowled Hussain for 43 to assure A crestfallen Hussain said it disagreed. ‘‘It’s not that we haven’t been in 50 overs as they attempted to pass victory. Australia were hampered was a disappointing but said they this situation.’’ Australia’s 271 for four wickets. by the loss of spearhead Glenn Mc- had not been outplayed and had He also defended Mohd Kaif, who was dis- Australia’s total was built on an Grath, who left the field with a produced some good cricket. AFP missed in the last over, attempting an ambi- unbeaten 101 by man of the match tious pull. ‘‘It happens. He is a young fella and Damien Martyn. He was helped by SCORE BOARD it was a pressure game,’’ said Ganguly. Michael Bevan’s 52 and Jimmy Australia: A Gilchrist lbw b Anderson 2, M Hayden tyn 82, N Knight b Bichel 85, I Blackwell c Gilchrist ‘‘I just thought he left it too late. If he had Maher’s 49 not out. c & b Harmison 21, R Ponting c Stewart b Ander- b Hogg 12, N Hussain b Watson 43, O Shah c to take a chance, he should have taken Harris The Australian total looked in- son 15, D Martyn not out 101, M Bevan b Black- Ponting b Hogg 8, P Collingwood c Maher b Hogg on.’’ The skipper was also happy with his adequate as England openers Mar- well 52, J Maher not out 49; Extras: (lb-9, w-22) 1, A Stewart c Martyn b Watson 16, R Irani not out 31; Total: (For 4 wkts, in 50 overs) 271 3,A Caddick not out 2; Extras: (b-2, lb-2, w-2, nb- own batting. ‘‘I thought today was the best I cus Trescothick (82) and Nick Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-25, 3-53, 4-171; Bowl- 6) 12; Total: (For 7 wkts, in 50 overs) 264 batted in the series,’’ he said. Knight (85) put on 165 runs to give ing: Caddick 10-0-54-0, Anderson 10-1-40-2, Fall of wickets: 1-165, 2-189, 3-193, 4-209, 5- ‘‘I was hitting the ball well. It’s going to England a marvellous platform. Harmison 8-0-58-1, Irani 9-0-55-0, Collingwood 211, 6-252, 7-262; Bowling: McGrath 7-1-31-0, come. I’ve been around for eight years with But as soon they were parted, 3-0-14-0, Blackwell 10-1-41-1. Lee 10-0-65-0, Watson 8-0-36-2, Bichel 10-0- England: M Trescothick c sub (Symonds) b Mar- 39-1, Hogg 9-0-55-3, Martyn 6-0-34-1. some runs behind me.’’ wickets fell regularly and momen- Indian cricket: Magic and madness continues THE SPORTING LIFE making it a Rs 2000 crore in- as the flat-track bullies flex though the latter refuses to dustry, the employment this their muscles, the spinners give up cricket even at 37. But Ayaz Memon industry generates for play- will scythe through oppo- that is only because Waugh ers, coaches, administrators nents on slow turners, the has been luckier with in- I was at the ting endorsements and mak- and other associates, and not matches will be won with juries than Rafter. Cricket Club ing excuses,’’ said a third. forgetting the wealth of tal- ease, fans and sponsors will On a different note, the of India on There were plenty more in ent. A Tendulkar is unique, a go into overdrive and all will success of Rafter and Waugh Saturday af- consonance with such senti- Sehwag makes the adrenalin be well with the world. (to name only two) makes ternoon when ments. Are these then the soar anywhere, a Dravid can Find a more fascinating one marvel at the Australian India were defining characteristics of find a place in the Hall of saga in sports anywhere else system that throws so many making a Indian cricket, or is it just Fame of any era. in the world? brilliant champions with hash of a sim- knee-jerk reaction to poor There are several more ✬✬✬ such amazing regularity.The ple run chase in the sixth performance? gifted players to suggest that Pat Rafter’s premature re- Aussies excel at cricket, ten- One-day International. Instant gratification is the India could be the leading tirement tinged my week nis, hockey, rugby, sailing, The buzz in the bar of the name of the game nowadays side in the world. with regret. A few years back athletics — and both sexes. In venerated CCI that, alas, sees where public expectation is Yet, currently we languish I saw him at Wimbledon population terms, they are a very little first-class cricket concerned, evoking instant in the bottom half, and look where he had the girls swoon- small nation. But a love was hardly gratifying. In fact rah-rahs or rebuke, depend- incapable of raising the level ing over his pony-tail and of the outdoors overrides caustic, as India fumbled, ing on the result. There are of performance above boot- bronzed body,and rivals fum- everything else, and with stumbled and then barely also many — and splendid — lace level when confronted ing over his ability to rifle in that comes a desire to excel, scraped through to the fin- virtues to Indian cricket with conditions that are not aces in crunch situations. to win. ishing mark. which can be easily obscured Kolkata, Mumbai or Chen- It takes some courage to The strong sporting ethos ‘‘We are masters at snatch- by a spell of poor perform- nai. Nevertheless, it would be quit the game at 29 — ignor- in many ways defines every- ing defeat from the jaws of ances, as has happened in folly to go by the results in ing the moolah and the fame day life, and then provides victory,’’ said an irritated New Zealand in the past few New Zealand. We are not a that chases high-ranking ten- champions. old-timer, finding solace in weeks. terrible side. We are only nis players even if they are You can’t put the cart be- another gin and tonic. For instance, the sport has mediocre, schizophrenic, un- not as swift and fit as they fore the horse. Before we de- ‘‘Badshahs at home, and a fanatical following, the ambitious. But once the ac- used to be — to enjoy father- mand champions and buddhus overseas,’’ said a huge commercial interest tion shifts to the Indian sub- hood and work for charity. medals, let’s get a sporting second. ‘‘We excel only in get- that follows this following continent, the runs will flow Shades of Steve Waugh here, ethos.

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Leave more outside the off Quick footwork and swaying needed Go back and across Watch your backlift

Graeme Pollock on Sourav Ganguly: It’s naive Virender Sehwag’s coach Yograj Singh on Yuvraj Singh: Anshuman Gaekwad to look for technique in Sourav Ganguly’s batting. AN Sharma on his ward: I’d like to see him In New Zealand, Yuvraj has got on Rahul Dravid: He was never renowned for that but is a class act play his drives close to the body. He’s out to some brilliant catches. When I was the coach in ODIs. He needs to leave more balls outside stretching his luck a little too far which We did talk about how he could of the Indian team, the offstump. Indians love to hit boundaries can run out against quality fast bowling counter the movement which will once or twice I did and none more than in South Africa. He also needs to have a be there in South Africa as well. I point out to Rahul Ganguly himself. good defensive technique to last on suggested that he stand a little Dravid about his He gives his wicket away if the fast wickets. Though, he has got outside the crease and then go backlift. I think there’s he can’t hit big shots which runs in New Zealand, I’d have liked to back and across to meet the ball. too much bottom-hand won’t be there early in the in- see some fast footwork and even By doing that a batsman can count- in it. Consequently, he nings in South Africa. He’d be more importantly swaying away er the late movement. For the slot tends to miss the ball, his tested with short balls and being from the line of the ball as it was kicking from a he’s batting at, it’s imperative to play head falls over and gets out an instinctive puller and hooker length. But it won’t be wise to shuffle him in out the entire 50 overs. If he can do that lbw. You’d notice that he should look for a trap from fine leg to the batting order and should open the innings India will invariably post a big total. He also mistimes the ball square leg region. against one and all. He being needs to play more in the ‘V’ and with because of this. a good square cutter of the the punch in his strokes he doesn’t need He’ll have to play a number of strokes In general, I’d say our ball should help him but can’t say the flourish which takes batsmen should leave as many

A FEW DOs AND DON’Ts off his chest and the waist area. The the same about the hook and the his bat away from the balls as possible in SA. key is patience. pull. body.

By Bobilli Vijay Kumar & ...And what the others must do Dinesh Chopra WHEN & WHERE Punjab Ranji coach Bhupinder Singh Sr. on Dinesh Just when the entire world WILL TWO SWALLOWS MAKE AN Indian cricketers are bad Mongia: He’s making a comeback and looks visibly tight in was giving up on tourists, a fact illustrated the middle. I’ve seen him as a youngster coming up in them, the ma- once again in New Chandigarh and normally, he’s a very free-flowing batsman harajas have Zealand. TNN looks at with a good cricketing brain. I’d like to see him leave more gone and set two the venues and the alien balls outside the offstump and let the bowler bowl at him matches on fire. conditions that India will rather than chasing it. There’s also a tendency to play more towards The sombre play their six pool match- cover and extra cover than midoff and midon. That too needs to be clouds have al- es in the World Cup: plugged. He’s played most of his cricket on Mohali, one of the fastest ready started INDIAN SUMMER? oland Bank Park, Paarl (Vs tracks, and is a good player of horizontal bat strokes but should try to running for cov- BHolland on Feb 12): India’s play the pull stroke down. er; the abuses and curses The Indian team is back in business. Two victories in the last two matches have reinstated the players Cup opener will be played at the Cricketer turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar on the Big have even made way for bou- picturesque setting of the Four — Ganguly, Dravid, Tendulkar and Sehwag: The way they quets and praises; and ac- as heroes. Experts in South Africa too believe that the condition in the World Cup will be better for Boland Park. While the modest batted in New Zealand will have no bear- cording to last dispatches, In- Tendulkar and company. Times News Network sees if the team still needs to go in for an operation resources of Holland are not a worry, the Indians will get a fine ing on how they’ll perform in South dia were finally spotted, alive opportunity to launch their cam- Africa as conditions will be different. In- and kicking. More interest- burly all-rounder Brian line. As I see it, 240-250 should bowlers theory.“The wickets Wessels has a piece of advice ingly, the cricket fan is also McMillan agrees. “The Indi- be a winning score. Anything will afford good bounce and for the Indian openers: “They paign on a bright note. India dia open their campaign against Holland played the first-ever ODI played back in business. an fast bowlers should enjoy less than that and a decent movement and India are have to be wary early on and a hundred by Sourav Ganguly can at this smallish ground, a sensa- the conditions if they don’t team would scale it,” says clubbed with the two most when there will be some set things for him. Rahul Dravid will be Never mind that their he- tional tie against Zimbabwe in perhaps the most consistent. He’s rotating the strike well, manoeuvring roes literally gasped to victo- get carried with the pace and Bacher. potent new-ball attacks (Aus- movement.” That is, of 1996-97. And the last time they the ball and helping India win matches. Sachin Tendulkar is one bats- ry at Auckland; never mind bounce.” Srinath, Nehra and But the ghosts of New tralia and Pakistan). They course, anathema to our ma- figured here, they ran up a mas- man we don’t need to talk about, he should do well. Virender Sehwag that they again took the old, Zaheer have proved that they Zealand are still lurking in will suit bowlers like Mc- harajas: they believe in the sive 351/3 against Kenya in has all the strokes and can be really destructive. I don’t think anyone tortuous route home: canter, don’t always get carried the dark. Master batsman Grath, Gillespie and Razzaq lofty concept: Have-bat-will- 2001-02 with Tendulkar-Gangu- can make him or Ganguly change their games. cave in, crash and almost col- away; they, in fact, usually Graeme Pollock says he is who hit the deck and land the swing. More importantly,the ly amassing a record 258 for the seem to bowl better when the not too convinced about In- ball consistently on the think-tank will probably be Former India cricketer Yashpal Sharma on Mohammed Kaif: lapse near the finish line. first wicket. Hopefully, the condi- The good news is that Jav- team is defending small tar- dia’s batting. “I see a problem seam.” arguing over the line-up even During my days as the Ranji coach for Uttar Pradesh, I’ve worked very tions will help leave the memo- agal Srinath survived two de- gets. (for India) as apart from Ten- He sees the only silver lin- when the team is landing in closely with Kaif. Though he’s technically sound I can see ries of New Zealand behind. liveries at the death; the good “I see Ashish Nehra play- dulkar and Dravid, there ing for the Indian batsmen in Durban. certain flaws creeping into his batting. These are more to do omen is that Ashish Nehra ing the role that Kallis plays aren’t any good backfoot the overhead conditions. Dr Bacher agrees. “India uperSport Park, Centurion with One-day cricket — things like opening the face of his (Vs Australia on Feb 15 evaded the closing trap and for South Africa as a swinger. players.” “They don’t play much of a S bat or playing around his front pad. He’s a tough character have one of the most destruc- and Vs Pakistan on Mar 1): In smashed the penultimate He keeps the ball full and He even sees a corollary to role in day matches but cer- and should soon overcome the problems. May be he needs to tive batting lineups. They all probability, India’s fortunes in ball for a boundary. Srinath moves it around as good the good-wickets-good-for- tain venues can really be talk to the seniors. Generally, I’d like to see the team get together for a should enjoy the conditions the Cup will be decided in this and Nehra looked pretty as pace.” He feels Agarkar and our- windy in the evenings. And camp before the World Cup and practice under lights. Any place which here as most of their batters small city. India play their tough- they punched the air in the Ganguly too can be handy if the ball can dart around has floodlights can be an option. like hitting on the up or est adversaries in Pool A — end. It looked like they had they put the ball at the right a bit there.” India through the line.” He is only Australia and Pakistan — here. Pat Symcox, former Test off-spinner on Kumble and Harbhajan: just conquered the Everest. spots. should just not think worried about their ability to The good thing is that India have For my money Anil Kumble should be a bigger The bad news is that the The big problem for the that they’ve wok- won all their three ODIs here. play under lights. Maybe, he threat than Harbhajan Singh. Traditionally on hard dark clouds haven’t really Indian bowlers, however,is en up by mis- History, thus, is on their side. and bouncy wickets in Australia and South Africa, vanished: they are just lurk- that there are going to be take in should worry about the Indi- The pitch is, however, one of the wrist spinners have excelled. Probably, one of the ing round the next seaming lot of runs in most of Wellington or an team’s ability to rebound. quickest in South Africa. It also things that the spinners need to do is bowl a little track. Srinath and his band the pitches. “They will Christchurch. Will the two victories turn gives ample opportunity to bats- slower in the air and keep it tight without experimenting too much. But of fast bowlers may have ex- mostly face batting Former them around? Or will they men, with the ball generally the key again would be how Indian fielders can bring pressure on the posed the Kiwi batting; wickets where batsmen South African return to complacency coming on to the bat. Tendulkar, batsmen in those middle overs when Kumble or Harbhajan are bowling. Virender Sehwag may have can hit through the captain Kepler mode? Sehwag and Co should like it. It Ajit Ninan I’d also be interested in seeing Dravid keep wickets to the spinners. scored another heart-in- would be important to keep up mouth hundred; but the rest the tempo here (and not wait till of the team is still flirting their last match) to ensure that a A seaming solution outside the off-stump and is New Zealand fiasco is averted. looking as dangerous and arare Sports Club, Harare Former coach and selector Madan Lal on Nehra: In a tournament suicidal as ever. H(Vs Zimbabwe on Feb 19): like the World Cup the team that does the basics right ends Thank God that there is Politics permitting, Zimbabwe’s up winning more times than not. Our bowlers must keep this only one more ordeal to face premier venue is set to host in mind. They should bowl wicket to wicket and pitch it at a in New Zealand. three games, including one good length on the South African wickets. None of our The victories may or may against India. Zimbabwe, who bowlers are express and any error in line and length can not grasp the falling curve grievously hurt India’s chances prove costly. Ashish Nehra is a good potential and can get and give it an upward push; in the 1999 World Cup by breakthroughs for the team. His ability to move the ball is a huge asset the flurry of wickets and snatching a thrilling win, remain but he needs to focus on the job and not spray the ball all over the hint of runs may or may not a major irritant and will be even place. The real test would be when they are put under pressure — salvage the team’s reputa- more dangerous on home turf. either in the first 15 overs or the last ten. tion; but they have arrived as India they have a mixed record Graeme Pollock, former South African great on seamers: The little straws that the players here, having won 2 and lost 2. bowlers should be aiming to hit the top of the batsman’s pad. were desperately looking for. The HSC has swung between extremes of very high and low Srinath is the best bet for that. His back-of-the-length bowl- They may still need to totals. While South Africa’s ing is ideally suited for South African wickets. work on their techniques, 303/5 in 1995-96 is the highest Lately, he’s been bowling full and with change of their temperaments and here, teams have often strug- pace as well though there’s a definite scope of im- their fighting spirits; they gled to reach 200. The generally provement in his variations as he is susceptible may still need to keep those dry conditions will suit India when attacked. Srinath’s natural angle is an asset appointments with motiva- though as the ball will not seam against the lefties. Zaheer Khan too has that zing tors, experts and psychia- around much. while Ashish Nehra looks good enough to be running through trists. The only thing is that a side. Ajit Agarkar has shown the spark but has seldom they can do all those with he Oval, Pietermaritzburg bloomed. It’s very important that all these bowlers to be disciplined. smiles on their faces. T(Vs Namibia on Feb 23): It’s only befitting that India play — The experts spoke to Dinesh Chopra The best news, however, is emerging from South Africa. Namibia, in the same city where Former cricketers and avid the real Mahatma Gandhi was born on a cold winter night in its lovers of the Indian team are railway station. The Oval is was not too worried about their recently upgraded at a cost of dismal performances in New two million rand. Unusually, a gi- Zealand: they see Ganguly ant lime tree occupies a regal and boys rise from the ashes position inside the boundary. all over again. Hopefully, the Indians will use The brain, spirit and legs the serene setting to unwind behind the World Cup, Dr Ali and regroup in as they take on Bacher, has ensured that his the babies of international crick- sponsors and his country’s et. cricket fans would get full value for their money. ingsmead, Durban (Vs England on Feb 26): The “There’s no ambiguity,” he K sports-crazy city of Durban, told Times news Network. which will be India’s base during “The instructions to the cu- the World Cup, was founded by rators and groundsmen are Vasco da Gama in 1497. very clear. Make good One- Kingsmead boasts of a good day cricket wickets.” He cricket wicket that favours both adds, “By that I mean there’ll batsmen and bowlers. But swing be no lateral movement, just bowlers can thrive here as India true bounce and a good car- found out while getting shot out ry.” for 100 and 66 in a Test in The Indian team might as 1996-97. Caddick, Hoggard and well pack all their worries Co can look forward to the con- and apprehensions in their test. Thanfully, there will be no bags and throw them into the Bond or Tuffey to worry them. ocean. — Shashank Shekhar South Africa’s big and

Solution: BRIDGE CHESS Black won with Pravin Thipsay 1...Bxg2!! 2.Kxg2 Rg4+ Prakash Paranjpe 3.Kf1 (There is nothing better. 3.Kh3 loses to Kuiicov - Alexandrova 3...Rh4 ch!! 4.Kxh4, Qxh2 ch ouble Dummy, Single of these hands?’ was her West could hold a wide suits. Sabine judged that Ukraine, 2002 5.Kg4, Qg2 ch! 6.Kh4,Bf6 DDummy, and ‘Which query. range of strength for his 3D West was more likely to side would you bet on?’ giv- Here is the fourth deal bid after his partner passed hold the missing HK. he King in chess needs en all for hands and the from the set, posed as a usual in the first seat. At the ad- She had to tackle trumps Tto be guarded all the lead, are the well-known play problem. She opened a verse vulnerability, he was at the earliest, so she played time with Pawns and variants of Bridge prob- light 1Nt in the more likely to hold a small Heart to HA at trick Pieces. Slight negligence lems. Sabine Auken, one of South seat after E Deal- ♠ A Q T 8 a stronger hand three. The HK crashed! The in the safety of the King er ♥ J 7 4 3 the most enterprising East dealt and EW Vul rather than a very picture was getting clearer. can lead to disaster, as we ♦ K 4 women players in Interna- passed. West over- ♣ Q 6 2 weak one. Further, If West held three side-suit will see from the following tional Bridge, added a new called 3D, North the small Diamond Kings in addition to DAQ, he position. In the diagram, type to the list. While doubled to show card that he would have doubled 1Nt. material is equal but white Daniela von Arnim, her reg- values, Sabine took chose to play at Spurning the Spade finesse, has no pieces around his ular partner, is away from out to 3S, and North trick had to have Sabine played a Spade to King and this was exploit- the bridge scene looking af- raised to 4S. West ♠ some more infor- Dummy’s Ace and played ed by black with a brilliant mate! The other alterna- ter her baby girl Lara, led the DA and con- J 9 3 2 mation about his the SQ next. East won the SK ♥ A Q 6 sacrificial comibination. tive 3.Kh1 fails to 3..Qb7 ch Sabine decided to nurture tinued with the D6. hand. He had a and continued with a third ♦ 9 8 7 Position: 4.f3, Rxf3!! 5.Nxf3, Qxf3 ch.6 young bridge talent. In a re- Sabine won the DK ♣ range to choose trump. A8 3 White: Kg1; Qc2; R-d1,e2; Rg2. Rxg2 7.Qxg2, Qxd1 ch cent article, she presented while East followed from. He chose the At this point, Sabine was in N-d2,d2; p-a3,b3,f2,g2,h2. etc) 3..Qxh2 4. Re3 Bd4 four hands from a with the D3 and the DJ. At D6 from DQT652. Usually, a a position to make her con- 5.Qc4+ Kh8 6.Ke2 Qh5! tournament where she part- this point, Sabine paused to middle card from a long tract irrespective of the Black: Kg8; Qc7; R-d4,f8; B- 7.f3 Rg2+ 8.Nf2 Rxf2+! nered Martin Schaltz, an 18- consider her options and suit is more or less a neu- position of the Club King. b7,g7; p-a7,b6,c5,g6,h7. year old Danish player. tried to build a crude picture tral card. It indicates a lack How would you have Problem: Black to play 9.Kxf2 Qh2+ and Black ‘Where was Martin in each of the defenders’ hands. of preference for any of the continued? and win. soon won.

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Reuters CRPF claim title International — Basketball: NBA League: Golden State 104 Washington 99, New Jersey 94 Toronto 79, New York 114 Philadelphia 112, Atlanta 84 Houston 75, Indiana 101 Orlando 97 (OT), Dallas 103 Boston 78, Minnesota 115 Sacra- with facile win mento 109 (OT), Milwaukee 93 Chicago 85 (OT), Detroit 101 New Orleans 99 (OT), Phoenix 96 Memphis 90, Utah 92 By Vineeta Pandey Hockey Federation selector Miami 76, Denver 82 Portland 81, LA Lak- TIMES NEWS NETWORK was present during the entire ers 115 Cleveland 99, LA Clippers 90 tournament which saw some Seattle 88. Kota: Sportspersons are su- Football: French Ligue: of the best players of the perstitious. They live on faith 1: Lyon 1 Marseille 0. country in action. Rallying: Dakar Rally, Zilla, Libya: Stage and hard work. So, it wasn’t Against PSB, CRPF played 9, Special 567km, Sabha - Zilla: Leading very surprising when two Motorbikes: 1 Richard Sainct (Fra) to a simple plan: Hit and run CRPF personnel stood guard- 6hrs 1min 23secs, 2 Fabrizio Meoni ahead. After assessing their (Ita) 6:03.07, 3 Jean De Azevedo (Bra) ing since early morning a rivals for initial fifteen min- 6:06.27. particular bench besides the Overall leaders: 1 Stephane Peterhansel ground, on the right side of utes, they unleashed the pow- & Jean-Paul Cottret (Fra) 20hrs 31mins the technical committee. er with some quick runs into 58secs, 2 Hiroshi Masuoka (Jpn) & An- the rival territory. A perfect dreas Schulz (Ger) 20:48.50, 3 Gregoire “That bench has been lucky De Mevius (Bel) & Alain Guehennec (Fra) for all those who sat there,” move starting with short 21:41.48. said CRPF coach Kishore passes, good interception and Tennis: ATP Heineken Open, Auckland: perfect trapping, ended in a Quarter-finals: Felix Mantilla (Esp) beat Singh. 1-Jiri Novak (Cze) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7- But luck was was not the spectacular goal in the 27th 3), 4-Gustavo Kuerten (Bra) beat 7-Guiller- only thing on which CRPF minute with Jolen Topno mo Coria (Arg) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, Dominik were depending on. They combining well with Tanveer Hrbaty (Svk) beat David Ferrer (Esp) 7-5, Jamal and Vincent Hemran 6-3, Mariano Zabaleta (Arg) beat Stefan were also counting on hard- Koubek (Aut) 6-2, 6-1. work and experience to see to score from the right. They Semi-finals: 4-Gustavo Kuerten (Bra) beat them through against a were ably supported by Top- Mariano Zabaleta (Arg) 6-3, 6-3, Dominik Hrbaty (Svk) beat Felix Mantilla (Esp) 6-2, youthful Punjab and Sind er Kujur, Prabhat Saini. New Jersey Jets’ Jason Kidd (C) scores on a jump shot as 6-2. Bank side in the DCM All-In- The young PSB academy WTA Canberra Women’s Classic: Final: boys succumbed to big match Toronto Raptors’ Rafer Alston (L) and Chris Jefferies look 2-Meghann Shaughnessy (US) beat 5- dia hockey tournament final. on during the first half NBA action in Toronto on Friday. And they accomplished their pressure. They tried to fight- Francesca Schiavone (Ita) 6-1, 6-1. dreams with a 2-0 victory to back but poor ball control bag the title. and mispasses spoiled their Though the policemen had chances. They, infact, got lost a lot while beating Indi- frustated as the match pro- Prevalence all set to win Derby an Airlines in the semifinals gressed and started shouting on Friday,they still managed at each other. Taking advan- TIMES NEWS NETWORK Selections: Best Wishes Plate (div.I): should claim the HSBC tage of the confusion in the 1,200m: 12.40pm: Black N Blue 1, Top Salver, the feature event of to pull out something from New Delhi: Prevalence, win- Colours 2, Beauty of Iran 3. Best Wishes rival ranks, CRPF sealed vic- the Mumbai races on Sunday. the reserves to outplay PSB. ner of the 1000 and 2000 Plate (div.II): 1,200m: Red Heptad 1, Royal tory via a penalty stroke con- Story 2, Macumba 3. RP Vohra Memorial Selections: Florescence Plate: The team played with re- Guineas, is all set to complete 1,100m: 2.00pm: Attia In Sunlight 1, Ex- newed vigor and zeal and verted by Mukesh Kumar. Cup: 1,100m: True Hero 1, Taurian 2, Time a classic hat trick by winning To Wyn 3. Good Luck Plate (div.II): tarordinary 2, With Tradition 3. Ahmed I The winner got a cheque of Rahimtoola Trophy: 1,000m: Zeimiel 1, that helped it subdue the the last blue riband race -the 1,100m: Good Luck Plate (Div.II): 1,100m: bankmen with ease. But, alas Rs 40,000 while the runners- Stellar Angel 1, Gangotri 2, Kenilworth 3. Artistic Blue 2, Dudleys 3. Ardilles Plate: North India Derby (Gr III), 1,600m: Complete Man 1, Star Gift 2, Cya- their efforts might not bear up got Rs 25,000 along with Good Luck Plate (DIv.I): 1,100m: Prince the main event of the Delhi Honey 1, The Arowana 2, Strides of Success vana 3. Greater Mumbai Police Trophy: much fruit as no Indian the trophies. 1,600m: Indian Gold 1, Zeta Zones 2, Ice races scheduled for Sunday. 3. Mount Shivalik North India Derby (GR III): 1,600m: 3.20pm: Prevalence 1, Noble Touch 3. HSBC Salver: 1,400m: Palazzio 1, The Mount Shivalik group of Nancy 2, Dhammapada 3. Best of Luck Star Magic 2, Angara 3. Karl Umrigar Tro- Nigeria to bid for 2010 World Cup companies is the sponsorer Plate: 1,200m: Forest Fragrance 1,Alanis 2, phy: 1,100m: Wikhed Idea 1, Hidden Drag- of the Derby for the first time Poras 3. on 2, Only For Don 3. Night Crown Plate: Lagos: Despite daunting poverty and social turmoil, Nigeria 1,400m: Marshal Zeto 1, Island Pearl 2, in the history of the National Palazzio set for glory: Amorous Girl 3. Zyna’s Plate: 1,000m: is counting on its soccer passion to bolster a bid to host the Capital racing circuit. Palazzio, who is in fine nick, 5.40pm:Secret Path 1, Blue Butterfly 2. 2010 World Cup alongside up to four neighbouring West African nations. Nigeria submitted a letter of intent to bid for soccer’s greatest tournament to FIFA in late December, Segun Odegbami, a former soccer star and chairman of Nige- ria’s 15-member bid committee, informed on Saturday. Nigeria face competition from five other African bidders - Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia. AP

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AFP G R A F F I T I AFP Agassi warms up Melbourne: Andre Agassi, each won back-to-back seeking his third Australian matches on Saturday to Open championship in four reach the singles final of the years, warmed up by cruis- rain-affected Heineken Open. ing past Sebastien Grosjean Quarterfinals and semifi- for the Kooyong Classic title nals were played on the same on Saturday. day to make up for time lost Agassi’s 6-2, 6-3 victory in to rain which doused the slightly more than an hour tournament on three straight gave him his third Kooyong days. Kuerten, formerly the title in four years.“I felt pret- world’s top-ranked player, ty good about the standard of now 37th, beat seventh-seed- tennis today,” Agassi said of ed Guillermo Coria of Ar- his test against Grosjean, gentina 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 in the known for his quickness and quarterfinals to become the shot-making skills. tournament’s last seed. The Frenchman was Kim takes crown: In Syd- plagued on Saturday by a ney, second-seeded Kim Cli- rash of shots into the net as jsters had a 6-4, 6-3 win over Agassi kept him under pres- sixth-seeded Lindsay Daven- sure. At 32, Agassi is the old- port in the women’s champi- est among the seeded men onship match of the Sydney players in the Australian International. Open. Australian pair Paul Hanley Kuerten books summit and Nathan Healey com- clash: In Auckland, fourth- bined for a 7-6 (3), 6-4 win seeded Gustavo Kuerten of over India’s Mahesh Bhu- Kim Clijsters plays a volley at the Sydney International tennis Japanese Hiroshi Masuoka and codriver German Andreas Schulz battle the Libyan desert during the ninth leg of the 25th Brazil and former champion pathi and Josua Eagle of tournament. Clijsters won the title with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Dakar Rally. Masuoka held onto his second place overall behind Peterhansel. Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia Australia. Agencies Lindsay Davenport on Saturday. Shaq defends comic act: appeal for better understand- Promise of cash: Cash- lems, Lazio were third in Serie Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal ing between races. strapped Italian first division A, just one point behind lead- defended himself on Friday club Lazio said on Friday they ers AC Milan, ahead of the saying he has nothing against Goalie keeps out cancer: could pay the salaries out- weekend’s matches. Organising hazards Asians. O’Neal added he was Deportivo La Coruna goal- standing to their squad up to only trying to be funny when keeper Jose Francisco Molina the end of September last Referee won’t play ball: he used a fake Chinese ac- will recommence training in year. The Rome giants have Italian referee Pierluigi Collina cent to talk about Yao Ming. “I nine days after overcoming a been trying to right their ship refused to be wired up with a at the Nationals was trying to be a comedian. testicular tumour, the soccer with last week’s resignation as microphone for Friday’s By Indraneel Das To say I don’t like Asians is club said. The 32-year-old an- club president by Sergio French league encounter be- the Nationals, the organisers TIMES NEWS NETWORK crazy,” he said. In June during nounced his temporary retire- Cragnotti and the launch of a tween reigning champions were in a state of quagmire. Lyon and leaders Marseille. Reason: players were appre- a television interview Shaq ment almost three months banking package designed to Jammu: If Queensland in Collina, 42 and designated hensive about the security said, “Tell Yao Ming, ‘Ching ago and moved to his home put the outfit on a solid finan- New Zealand is the most pic- chong yang wah ah soh’.” cial footing. Cragnotti’s the world’s best referee for and were unwilling to travel town, the eastern city of Va- the fifth year, was brought in turesque cricket venue in the The quote was replayed on a lencia, where he received canned food company Cirio to Jammu. The Raghunath radio show last month and put the club up for sale after to officiate the game because world, then perhaps Jammu chemotherapy treatment. Temple incident incited the was the subject of a recent running into money problems France’s men in black were is the best cue sport venue in already existing fear among column in an Asian-based Spanish newspapers on Sat- of their own. The players are attending a training course. India, if not in the world. urday said that Molina’s team- the players who were reluc- magazine. Yao said on Friday currently owed four months’ But he had reservations about Tucked away in the tranquil- tant to come. “That was the mates had reacted to the he can understand why some salary. Several banks have the idea, which was tried out lity of the lesser Himalayas worst moment we faced,” news with delight. Molina, people might be offended by agreed to loan the troubled in Marseille’s French Cup win the Hari Niwas Palace is said Siddharth Sharma, pres- who has played nine times for over Bastia last weekend and the comment. Yao added he Serie A club around 50 million perched atop a hillock over- ident of the J&K billiards believed O’Neal was simply Spain, joined Deportivo from euros to ease its debts. De- refused to take part in the ex- looking the vast expanse of and Snooker Association. making a joke but made an Atletico de Madrid in 2000. spite their off-the-field prob- periment. the Tawi valley. However, with the support “It’s one of the best,” said of the state government and Yasin Merchant. For Ashok the Billiards and Snooker Shandilya it’s a sweet remi- Federation of India the ven- Lee carves his niche in Korean history niscence of England. Players ue got a clean chit. Except for and officials alike love the Geet Sethi almost all the top Sydney: Lee Hyung-taik gave sports- Reuters until this morning actually,’’ Choi said. venue. That, however, looked players have come. loving Koreans something to celebrate ‘‘The president has been very busy with a remote possibility a couple Walkovers are a different sto- on Saturday when he upset world No. 4 North Korea, he called and we were of months back. ry altogether. “We convinced Juan Carlos Ferrero to win the Sydney shocked. Tennis ... the president ... this It was one month prior to the players through a letter International tennis tournament. doesn’t really happen that much.’’ by the deputy chief minister Lee became the first Korean to win an He’d been inspired by the success of and the J&K police,” ex- ATP tour title and his coach, Choi Hee- Asian No. 1 Paradorn Srichaphan of plained Sharma. june, said the triumph sparked national Thailand, who jumped more than 110 Another impediment on celebrations in South Korea and places in the rankings in 2002 and was their way was acquiring ma- prompted a telephone call from Presi- seeded 11th going into next week’s Aus- jor sponsors for the big event. dent Kim Dae-jung. tralian Open. “It’s not like Ahmedabad Kim had been bunkered down in cri- ‘‘The last six months, Paradorn has where there were big indus- sis talks since neighbouring North Ko- been playing so good, it makes me work trial houses to back you up,” rea withdrew from a global treaty on harder.’’Paradorn won the Indian Open explained Gupta. With the nuclear weapons. in Chennai last week and was a role- help of Kamal Rhometra, the Choi said Kim and the head of Sam- model for Asian players, Lee said. No 1 player of the state, the sung, the Korean firm that sponsors Lee Choi said both Paradorn and Lee had association managed to rope and his training partners and coaches, learned to overcome cultural attitudes in sponsors like the J&K had watched the match on TV and that stifled competition. ‘‘Westerners Bank, State Sports Council phoned to offer congratulations. are very aggressive, and in oriental cul- and Coca Cola. Lee’s 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) win was broad- ture, you can’t look straight in the eye to cast live to South Korea, Choi said, giv- Lee Hyung-taik celebrates after beating your coaches or elders. With that kind ing the sport an instant boost. ‘‘Tennis Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final of the of attitude, when you get into a tight sit- was not a very popular sport in Korea, Sydney International on Saturday. uation like today,you fall,’’ Choi said. AP

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